Sorry about the wait, I've been wierdly busy lately. But here it is, Chapter Four!

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Still don't own Final Fantasy X-2.


Not So Ordinay

Chapter Four - Perfect and Perverted

Wow, talk about irony. Here I was thinking about wanting to settle down, and now Gippal is all I can think about. It doesn't help I haven't so much as touched a guy since before the whole Vegnagun incident. And Gippal is just such a incredibly sexy man...

"Ahh!" Yeah, I've been in the shower for awhile thinking about this certain gorgeous Al-Bhed...so long that I ran out of hot water. What a bummer. Back to reality!

After I turned the water off, I stepped carefully out of the shower and wrapped my towel around myself. Glancing in the mirror, I couldn't help but smile one of the most mischievous grins I've smiled in awhile. Yeah, I was going to dress to impress, that's for sure. And thankfully, I still know what impresses Gippal. Some good 'ol T and A.

I opened the bathroom door a crack, making sure Gippal stayed in the bridge with Brother. Even if my goal was seducing Gippal, I wanted to do it on my own terms, which means no more towel-clad encounters.

Why when you need that one very special sexy outfit, do all of your clothes seem old and simply not good enough? Every girl knows exactly what I'm talking about. Tapping my finger against my cheek, I contemplated the various skimpy outfits in my possession.

And there it was hidden in the very corner of my closet...the PERFECT outfit.

Since I'm so messy, I probably haven't seen this dress in a year-or-so. It was a light yellow (my favorite color, of course!) gauzy tube top sun dress. Okay, so it sounds sorta plain...but the length was just right, mid-thigh, and it fits me in all the right places. To top it off, I made sure I put my best push-up on underneath. Ahh, a girl's best friend. I brushed my hair, put it up in it's usual ponytail, and pulled it back a little bit with a yellow bandanna. I went so far as to even clasp on a pretty little necklace. Hey, it helps to draw attention to the cleavage.

Glancing in the mirror again, I knew I was a force to be reckoned with. I slipped on some white flip flops and down to the Bridge I went, pirouetting and dancing around like my usual self.

I have to admit as much as I miss the adventures, I sure like being able to delve into the softer part of my wardrobe. Sun dresses and flip flops just aren't good fiend crushing gear.

Alright, time for my unveiling. The doors to the bridge slid open and there was Gippal...unconscious on the floor?

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO, BROTHER?" I ran to Gippal's side and checked his pulse. You can never be sure enough with Brother. He might be able to push poor Gippal around, but now he had to deal with me.

"Well...uh...he was saying naughty things about you Rikku! I was upholding your honor!" Total bullshit. Gippal probably slipped about me being in a towel. As if it's not Brother's fault for interrupting me in the first place. Ooh was Brother in trouble for messing up my grand entrance. I stood up over Gippal and just as I was about to start spewing every insult and threat in the book...

"Nice view, Cid's girl. I wish I could always wake up to this." I wasn't expecting my "grand entrance" to be Gippal's eyes up my dress. I figured I could save that bit until later. Hoo boy, I think I'm turning into as big a pervert as Gippal. And that is a feat and a half.

"Gippal, are you sure you don't want me to let Brother at you again?" I bent down and smiled sweetly. He didn't even flinch. Damn him for knowing me too well.

"Aw c'mon Cid's girl, you'd never let him beat up such a handsome man as myself...err...twice in one day." I giggled. He had no reason to fear Brother when I was around, that's for sure. I have a good reign over him, being very close with Yuna and all. Brother was holding his tongue pretty nicely, I half-expected to look up and see steam coming out of his ears. I guess after he was off the hook from my wrath he retreated to piloting the ship.

Gippal got up, and offered a hand to help me up as well. I took it graciously.

"You poor thing, Brother really surprised you with that left hook, hmm?" Poor Gippal, I could see the beginning of a bruise on his cheek.

He threw me a half-hearted smile. "Yeah...I'm sure I can come up with some good story to tell everyone in Besaid. Something like 'Well, Rikku likes it rough, but she just got a little too feisty..' Think they'll believe something like that?"

I tried the smartass grin on him, "I'm sure Yuna would. She's heard me going at it before."

A weird glint passed through his eyes. It was so fast, I barely caught it. It looked almost like...jealousy?

"Sheesh Cid's girl, a little too much information there."

"Are you ever going to call me by my name, Gippal? We're twenty and twenty-one now. You're such a...meanie." And I was scolding him about acting immature.

"Meanie? I'm sure you could do better than that. I sure hope you don't scream things like 'meanie' while you're 'going at it'." Ahh, another Gippal smirk to add to my mile-high collection.

I could play this game too. I winked at him. "C'mon Gippal, it was only four years ago. I'm sure you still remember what I scream."

It worked, too. His mouth dropped. I'm almost positive he's realizing just how much I've grown up. It wasn't all 'owie' and 'meanie' anymore. But hey, every once in awhile one was necessary. Yes, Cid's girl could do the flirty, playful, dirty banter too.

"It's been awhile, hasn't it? I'd love to see how things have changed."

This whole seducing Gippal thing was coming fairly easily to me. I bet it's the push-up.

"Hey guys, we've reached Besaid!" Of course, right in the middle of a juicy conversation. Guess things could continue after I talked to Yunie.


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