by PrettyGothGirl
All Disclaimers Apply
Summary: Yuna finds a backbone for another five minutes and speaks out.
Author's Note: Geez, PGG, how many of these have you done for this week? You're asking. My answer... SIX. That is one
for everyday this week. :P Nyah. And Yuna, Yuna, some times I wonder about her. LOL
Yuna fiddled with her fork and pushed her food around on her plate, glancing at Rikku. She bit her lip, pushed more food around and looked at Rikku, looked away. Pushed more food around, took a bite- the cycle continued until Rikku, wiping the last of her syrup up with a bit of toast set her utensils down and spun on her stool to face Yuna.
"Spit it out."
Paine stopped picking at her food and turned her head. In fact, the entire bar got quiet, Barkeep and Darling pausing in their duties to watch.
"You're going out tonight, aren't you?" Yuna asked.
Rikku nodded. "Just like I have been, Pop's orders."
"Well," Yuna pushed her toast about more. "We hardly ever see you outside of work." Rikku waited. Yuna continued. "And well, it's fun but it's still work and we used to do things together outside of it." Yuna threw her fork down. "We don't play together anymore."
"Pops-"
"And I don't like that either. You normally stand up to him about your life, and now you're just letting him tell you what to do, who to see and where to go." Yuna set her face and almost pouted.
Tidus nodded. "She's got a point, Rikku."
Rikku squirmed in her seat. "Well, you can stand up to Pops to a certain degree and-" She winced. "He is more than just my father."
Paine snorted.
Anikki shook his head. "Rikku's right. If he was asking her to date these men as vydran that's one thing." He peered at Rikku. "He invoked Elder's authority."
Rikku shuddered. "Yeah, and I can't back out of it." She sighed. "Don't worry, he'll run out of boring tasteless men soon. Or so I hope." She muttered. Criminals were boring and tasteless, not that she was dating them but- oh this was getting so confusing.
"It doesn't have to be every night though!" Yuna crossed her arms. "Does it?"
"Pops is overly enthusiastic. He knows he won't be getting grandkids out of Anikki."
Anikki huffed. "Maybe eventually!"
Rikku rolled her eyes. "I'll talk to Pops about doing less."
"We could go somewhere tonight!" Yuna looked eager.
Rikku bit her lip. "That's rather short notice. I don't know."
"We haven't been out in ages and no boys allowed. You should have had enough of them by now. Come on Rikku, please." Yuna widened her eyes.
"Hey!" Tidus glared at his girlfriend. "No boys?"
"We'll have a no girls night here. Invite Gippal." Dachi smirked.
Tidus instantly grinned. "I withdraw my objection."
Rikku inwardly debated. It wasn't Pops she had to worry about really. All she had to do was tell Gippal and she could- oh to heck with it. "All right, tonight."
"But what about-" Anikki squawked.
She glared at him. "I'll talk to Pops about setting it up again in a few days. It shouldn't be a big deal."
"Meaning, it isn't Gippal and she doesn't care." Paine said without any inflection. Tidus snickered in agreement.
Rikku flushed. "I wouldn't say that!"
Paine shook her head. "Minus four respect points."
"Why am I losing respect points?" Rikku hopped off her stool and crossed her arms.
"For lying."
"These dates shouldn't be a big deal! They're informal and you know, chatty." Rikku shrugged.
"You'd rather be out with Gippal and if it was Gippal you would care." Paine's look was level.
Rikku rolled her eyes and flipped her ponytail. "Sure, because that egomaniac would definitely show me a good time. Oh please, Paine."
Tidus choked and Dachi pounded his back.
"He may be jealous of all the men Cid is setting you up with, but you're hurt that Cid won't set Gippal up with you." Paine said.
Rikku flushed. The problem was Cid was setting her up with Gippal and no one else. She was having plenty of 'good times' with Gippal. All this lying was going to give her ulcers. "I have to go talk to Pops." She marched out from the cabin.
"See. She's running. Now we know I'm right."
Rikku turned her head and stuck out her tongue at her.
"Rikku and Gippal sitting in a tree-" Tidus warbled.
"I'll kill him if he kisses her!" Anikki snarled.
"He's already done that." Dachi said. "Remember?"
"Dachi!" Rikku shouted and started to race back down the hall. "That was a secret!"
"I don't want to." Anikki groaned.
"And I was right about that too." Paine nodded. "Minus four more respect points."
Rikku skidded to a halt. She growled, threw up her hands. "Forget it. I'm leaving."
"She said nothing happened!" Yuna wailed.
"And you believed her." Tidus snorted.
"Not really."
"Good. You're learning."
At that point, the lift closed and thankfully drowned them out.
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