V Day Ch 7
Wow...All I can say is thanks, everyone, for the reviews! It makes me happy to see people actually read my work. Now if I could get as many reviews on my Deviantart, I'll die happy. Maybe it's because my drawings suck...XD Anyway, there's been enough delay, so on with chapter 7!
Paine came out of her room (clad in normal gear in fears the guys would have broken back into the room to continue teasing her) in a surprisingly chilled out mood compared to the screaming wreck of a few hours ago. She had taken a long bath to relax, and it had helped. The guys were probably right about PMS – and the best thing for that was something sweet, like cinnamon. On toast. She would stuff her face, relax, and maybe apologize to the guys. She wouldn't really charge him 2500 Gil an hour. That was kind of harsh. She wandered over to the kitchen area, and rummaged around in the bread bin.
Gippal had eaten the last of her bread.
After leaving several nasty messages on his answerphone, Paine polished off the chocolates Baralai had bought her. She didn't want to eat them – the nerve of that guy, suggesting she couldn't get a date – but she was stressed out and hungry.
She checked the clock. Somehow, it had reached eleven without her even noticing. Rikku would be here soon. Maybe.
The horror that would await her when Rikku came had hardly even registered. She hadn't seen her much since the defeat of Vegnagun. She would probably insist on boring her with incredibly detailed details about her and Gippal – things she really wouldn't want to know. She'd insist on having girly make-overs and going out someplace, trying to get Paine a date. She might even – Yevon forbid – suggest a "nice guy" she knew from "work" (Paine didn't believe Rikku hanging around at the Machine Faction distracting Gippal and breaking things was actually work) and try to plan a date, because "No-one should be alone on Valentine's Day!"
Paine had given up on dating – for now. Maybe when she was old and broody she'd rope in some half-wit and have a nice little group of Paine Juniors, but in the meantime, she was perfectly fine with life on her own.
She just wished Rikku would understand that.
Speaking of that devil, the doorbell went. Paine threw the trash left over from the chocolates in the trash can, and opened the door. Somehow, it seemed a little loose at the hinges. Probably all the slamming.
"Hey Hey Hey! Sorry I'm late!" Rikku smiled sunnily. Way too sunnily for Paine. "I had to get some things for today! It's rare for you to ask me over, so I have all the girly gear!"
Girly. A word that sent shivers down Paine's spine. A word that horrified her even more than "Vegnagun" or "Sin" or "Romance" or even "Nooj, Gippal and Baralai are about to come in and eat your food, tease you and announce raunchy, last minute weddings." Not that that was a word.
Rikku opened up her plastic bag, and shoved it in Paine's face.
Make Up Kit. Pink Clothes. Hair Gel. Face Masks. A Book called "How To Win Dates And Influence Men".
It was like Hell in a bag.