Hope Is Always There

Chapter 2

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Wing or Final Fantasy X…I wish I did though.

PAIRINGS: 1x5, 2xRikku, 3x4, WakkaxTidus, AuronxRin, LuluxYuna

"Unngh…" Duo groaned and covered his eyes as the bright sunlight hit his face. He gingerly opened his eyes to see a blonde girl looked at him worriedly with her bright green eyes. Seeing he was awake she started jumping up and down.

"WUFEI! UHA'C YFYGA!1" The girl ran out of the room as her yell woke the other 3 boys. They all sat up gingerly and rubbed their eyes. Damn that sun was bright. Duo actually backed away as the girl came running back in with a large bottle and 4 small glasses. She poured a generous amount into each glass and handed them round.

"Sorry about screaming earlier but you've been out for over a week. But don't worry, that's normal. Wufei will be here later. He's talking to Yunie right now and he hasn't seen her in aaaaaages so he wants to spend some time with her. Oh! I'm Rikku by the way. Here drink this it'll restore your strength." Duo blinked at the slightly hyper girl before sipping the drink.

Everyone made a face at their drink. Duo coughed violently. Rikku squealed and jumped up, smacking his back. Duo finally stopped.

"That is foul! What is it?" Rikku giggled.

"It's a Hi-Potion. I know it's icky but it works." Duo nodded and pinched his nose as he downed the drink. The others did the same. Rikku jumped up.

"Wufei told me to show you round the island if you were bored. So come on, sitting inside isn't healthy." She grabbed Duo and pulled him to his feet, dragging him out of the door. The others hurried after them.

Rikku showed them the small harbour, the temple and introduced them to some of the locals. She started running to a small secluded area of the beach where they could hear voices laughing and talking together. She crept up behind a man and covered his eyes. He yelped and automatically threw her off.

Rikku looked up into the smiling face of Wufei and grinned.

"E pnuikrd ouin vneahtc. E drehg e clynat dras druikr."2 Wufei laughed and smiled wider.

"E's cina oui tet Rikku 3 I'm glad to see you're awake. Are you in any pain?" Everyone shook their head. Quatre smiled.

"Your friend Rikku gave us a potion of some sort. It sorted everything out." Wufei smiled happily.

"I'm glad. This is Yuna by the way. She is a good friend of mine. Yuna this is Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton and Quatre Winner. They are from the war I told you about, the one on earth." The girl nodded, the beads in her hair clicking.

"I remember. I also remember you complaining about how frustrating it was to not be able to Summon." Wufei laughed along with her as the others sat in the sand next to them.

"True. But I think a blue; mostly naked woman freezing everyone would have freaked people out a bit. Are you staying for the celebration tonight?" Yuna nodded.

"Yes. The others are coming over also. Tidus and Wakka will be over later and Lulu is coming by tonight. I think even Kimahri is coming."

"What about Auron and Rin?"

"Maybe. Rin will probably bug Auron into it anyway. So what do you boys think of Kilika so far?" Duo and Quatre started rapidly sharing their thoughts about the island, with Trowa joining in quietly and Heero 'Hn'ing occasionally but mostly watching Wufei closely. The boy seemed so much more at ease here rather than when he was with them during the war. But then again, during the war he was supposed to be closed off from the rest of them.

Wufei's head shot up from where it had been resting on his hand as he listened. He looked around at the boys before sighing. Rikku stared at them as if she had just though of the same thing. Duo swallowed.

"What……?" Both Wufei and Rikku spoke at the same time.

"You don't have anything to wear tonight!" Wufei carried on after the outburst.

"Those clothes are filthy and there's no way they'll be clean by tonight. And you can't wear them anyway; they're your Preventers uniforms. I have a spare pair of pants and 2 tops but that's it. Rikku, get Tidus on the Comm. Sphere, he should have something that'll fit Duo at least. Wakka's clothes might fit Trowa." Rikku nodded and ran off. Wufei got up and helped Yuna to her feet, before they both started to run off. The Preventers looked at each other before Duo shrugged and they ran after their retreating friends.

By the time Wufei and his friends had finished Heero, Duo, Trowa and Quatre were decked out in clean outfits.

Heero was wearing a blue top similar to Wufei's bolero but it reached his waist, with black pants that covered both legs.

Duo was wearing a pair of baggy blue trousers and a black skin-tight sleeveless shirt.

Trowa was wearing black trousers and an emerald green t-shirt, while Quatre was wearing one of Wufei's bolero tops in sky-blue and gold, and darker blue trousers the same as Wufei's but without the buckles and belts.

Currently Rikku had gotten hold of some beads and was plating with their hair, braiding and twisting pieces of it. Except Heero, who wouldn't let her near his hair. The look on his face when she had called him a 'poopie head' had been priceless and Wufei had caught it all on a vid sphere.

"Rikku, there's some ribbon in the cupboard if you want to use that to put with the clips for Duo's hair. I have black, purple, red and blue. I think blue and black with his outfit though."

"Thankies Wuffie!"

Yuna poked her head around the door and mentioned that Auron and Rin had arrived with Lulu. Wufei and Rikku cheered and hurried to finish getting ready. Wufei turned to the boys.

"Oh Shiva! I totally forgot to tell you what we're celebrating! It's been 3 years since we defeated Sin. Sin is this total bitch of a thing that just destroys everything on a random whim. To defeat it a Summoner has to call a Final Aeon and use that to kill Sin. The Final Aeon is one of the Guardians who has offered to become a Fayth. The Summoner usually dies but Yuna and me found a way around that. There was no way to save our guardians though…" Wufei trailed off as he brought up unwanted memories. Rikku ran over and hugged him tightly.

"It's alright Wufei. Levi wouldn't want you to be sad now. He'd want you to be out there dancing like you didn't have a care in the world."

"I know Rikku. But I can't help remembering the last time I saw him. I'm just glad he didn't become Sin. At least I hope he didn't. I couldn't stand it if he was that thing." Rikku squeezed one last time before releasing him. The others were wise enough not to bring up the person they had heard mentioned while Wufei seemed so upset about it. Instead they all laughed as a blonde man came in and glomped Wufei straight off of his feet.

Wufei laughed at the man and pushed him off. He helped the man up.

"Rin! Act your damn age. You're 33 years old for Shiva's sake. These are the friends Rikku told you about by the way. There's Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton and Quatre Winner. Guys this is Rin. He's another friend of mine. And the guy at the door is his lover Auron."

They all turned and regarded the man at the door. He had black hair with grey streaks pulled back, wore sunglasses and a long red coat. He had a large scar across his eye and looked as though he'd seen a lot of action over the years. He simply raised an eyebrow at them and 'Hn'ed. Wufei and the others looked at Heero. Who raised his eyebrow and 'Hn'ed at them. They burst into laughter and Rin dragged Wufei to the door, claiming that the party was about to start. Wufei motioned for the others to follow him and they headed to the beach.

Razor – I guess I should translate the Al Bhed for you then.

1 Wufei! One's awake!

2 I brought your friends. I think I scared them though.

3 I'm sure you did Rikku

Woohoo! Another chapter! I love writing XD