A/N: wehell lookie here! this was a quickie cuz I figured I needed to release some Tikku energies I was vibing, and FAST before I overloaded. yes, Yuna seems mean, but that's just to turn Tidus off some more! C'mon, she gets the guy in the games! why not let Rikku get him in the fan fics! TIKKU LOVERS DO NOT DESPAIR! mwahahaha...oh yeah...forgot to put this...I DON'T OWN ANYTHING CEPT THIS FIC! but I plan to buy the rights to Rikku once I win the lottery a coupla times, so that may change! ;D

3 in the Morning

"Wakey wakey sleepy head!"

Rikku started from her sleep, a wrenching crick in her neck and back, her arm still fast asleep from leaning on the porch swing boards.

"What the…?" she squinted in the morning sunlight, wondering how she'd gotten here…she barely remembered anything! Yuna put a plate of good smelling food on the wicker table along with a glass of water.

"You looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you! And it's been cool out, you were okay. Plus Tidus stayed with you for who knows how long before I came home to let him in! Silly…he should have just come back and got his keys!"

Rikku felt her mind finally started to process words again. "Tidus…stayed with me? All night?" she felt the heat going to her face and stared hard at the food, trying to control it before Yuna noticed.

"Not ALL night. Just until 3 when I got home." the way she said it, it was like she'd only left them on the porch for ten minutes, not 3 hours. Rikku sat up and dug into the scrambled eggs and bacon. It tasted sooo good. She had to restrain the satisfied moans that wanted to escape once she bit into the rich juicy bacon.

"I'm glad to see you're eating…" a voice said from the door. She looked up. Tidus smiled at her. "Very admirable. You didn't barf, I can tell you that."

Rikku smiled, and with a mouthful of egg, that was no mean feat. "Thanks…for bringing me here and all…I was kinda loopy last night…" she was laughing nervously.

"Yeah…it's okay. I would've brought you inside, but Yuna insisted…you're so light, it wouldn't have made a difference. And I doubt that swing was good for your back…"

Rikku rubbed her lower back, feeling a twinge of pain just as he mentioned it. "You're right…this thing sucks as a bed!" she finished her breakfast and headed inside to do the dishes for Yunie. Once she'd cleaned abut every bowl in the sink, she patted her hands dry and started for the door, planning maybe to go home and get some real sleep before having to face Tidus over what happened last night. But he caught her arm just as she reached the door.

"I brought you here, but you had…weeds or something on your legs…where'd you go during the party?" he asked gently. Rikku looked down and saw a few green flecks still stuck to her calves. She brushed them off quickly. "Oh nowhere! There's a pretty pond by that house and I thought I'd pay it a visit…everyone was getting a bit too rowdy for me!" she winked. Tidus made an "o" with his mouth but never said a word.

"I should go…I need to get some real sleep!" she took her arm from his hand and headed for the steps. Tidus watched her go with that same sad look in his eyes. Just as he'd expected. He wondered if maybe someday she'd take him to that pretty pond. So he could get weeds on his legs too. And pruny toes. And stare and stare at her the whole time…like he'd guiltily done the night before until 3 in the morning.

3 o'clock in the morning...he turned and headed for the house. "YUNA!"

A/N: there ya go! some short fluffiness for ya. the pruny toes thing was inspired by my cousins teasing me for how pruny my toes get after going in the pool, and who had toes that pruned like that? Of course I got catty and said "sexy people." hears the groans and retreats behind her desk Remember guys! Only sexy people get pruny toes! WOOHOO!