by PrettyGothGirl
All standard disclaimers apply
Summary: Cid contrives for Rikku and Gippal to spend some quality time together. Interlude 8: Gippal is at a loss staring into his closet.
A/N: For Shelliebelle who pointed out that Gippal wasn't incensed at Rikku's whole "Dress sexy" comment. :D I am also taking requests, suggestions, etc.
Gippal did something he didn't do very often. He stared into the depths of his closet, one hand keeping the door open and the other clenching and unclenching at his side. He was at a loss on what to wear. Normally, this wasn't a problem. He'd just reach in and choose whatever came to hand because he knew he looked good no matter what he was wearing. It appeared however, that Rikku wasn't impressed.
He thought she was sexy. It had never occurred to him she might not think he was. And he didn't want to admit it, but it stung. He was Gippal! He had girls make eyes at him all the time. Rikku made eyes at him even! Fluttered her eyelashes and looked at him from under half closed eyelids. He knew that he was the only guy that Rikku made such eyes at. And if she wasn't making eyes at his face and body…
Well, stripping naked wasn't an option. He'd already done that and all he'd gotten out of that was a faint blush. All though it hadn't exactly been his choice to have her see him naked.
It wasn't fair. He'd been blatantly ogling her every chance he had and she didn't notice him. Even that first…
He blinked. How could he have forgotten that? She had said he was mouthwatering as usual. It must mean something that he was mouthwatering. He snorted. Right. It was girl talk. Girl talk he didn't want to take time to decipher. All he knew, this meant he was going to have put some effort into his clothing. Now why he'd forgotten to do it after her blatantly posing for him well… he was a guy and the whole kissing, peeling him out of his shirt later distracted him.
It was a good excuse. He was going to cling to that one. It wasn't he'd forgotten, he'd been distracted. Yes. That was good. Hopefully no one would ever ask, no one being Rikku. He certainly had felt sexy at the time.
He stared into his closet more. Not that it helped his current predicament, which should seem simple but wasn't. What to wear? His eyes narrowed as he watched in vain for his clothing to miraculously reproduce. What were those things that Rikku used? Dresspheres? Well, not that she used them out with him, but they were sounding pretty handy about now. And why did Rikku have this dressing sexy down to an art when he who was naturally sexy (he refused to believe otherwise) couldn't figure it out. Was this dressing sexy thing a girl art? Guys could dress sexy. He knew he could dress sexy. He was certain of it. He had excellent taste or else he wouldn't have chosen Cid's girl.
His brain changed coarse.
Which was another thing. What was he supposed to call her now? Sure, he understood that she wanted him to call her by her name. He even had the bruises to prove it. So, yeah, he would call her Rikku, though he couldn't guarantee he would remember all the time. He winced. Oh yeah, that was going to be fun. She'd just kick him or punch him or something again. It was just a bad habit. Well, her kicking him should help 'kick' it. He groaned at the bad pun, even if it was only in his own mind.
So, Rikku wanted him to call her Rikku. But, but what did this mean for the future? He didn't want to call her Rikku, just Rikku forever. He had other things in mind he wanted to call her and not all of them were sanitary. He reached into the closet and started pulling out clothes, throwing them onto his bed. She was so difficult. He wanted to have a pet name for her, something he called her and no one else, but how could he even dare to use one when she threw fits over him not using her name. It was all part of being a couple and he wanted and he thought she wanted to be a couple. He could be wrong. It had happened before, but it was so rare he wasn't willing to actively think about the possibility. Besides, she was showing signs of definite interest. She got upset and angry over the very idea of them pretending to be a couple. She kissed him! She peeled him out of his clothes. She said she enjoyed it. She flushed at him naked, definitely signs of interest.
He was going to give her a pet name whether she liked it or not. It wouldn't be Cid's girl, but it wouldn't be something for public consumption either.
Mind made up, he stalked to his bed and looked at the array of clothes thrown over it. Now back to the first problem, what to wear? Maybe something with tight pants…
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Next time on quality time... the new Captain Tight Pants... wait, Gippal's not a Captain, that's not going to work. Oh well. Anyways, next time Gippal in tight pants! As usual, reviews are love, love me?!