A.N: A yuri fanfiction capturing Yuna and Rikku from Final Fantasy X. I wrote this a month ago but got bored of it. I hope you all like this!

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So, for Yuna’s birthday, Rikku would usually build a machina bot of some kind. However, this time around, Rikku decided to get innovative. Lulu gave her magic classes in the past, often during the time Rikku taught kids how to build machina. A waterga spell worked for the gel, and a blizzaga spell worked as a sealing agent around the gel. Rikku discovered different plants around Besaid, and so, without even knowing what this plant could do, Rikku used a type of lily to meld into the gel. It was a pink lily flower decorated with crimson thorns. The flower as well as the magical spells had created an orb that appeared to be the size of Rikku’s hand. Heck, Rikku didn’t even know this orb contained any power to it at all. Currently, Rikku’s magic was rusty, unlike Lulu’s.

“Hey, Yunie!” Rikku approached the brunette, hands held behind her back. Emerald orbs looked into those blue and green hues, and Rikku pulled a grin. “I’ve got a gift for ya!” Rikku exclaimed, soon revealing a cyan orb just resting in the palm of her hand. “Surprise! It’s a bath bomb!”

Admittedly, Yuna was a bit down from what happened at the end of her adventure. Sure, they saved Spira from the neverending cycle of Sin, but they lost a few dear friends in the process. She was notable not nearly as bright as she was before, though she seemed to get a bit more excited whenever Rikku was around. Maybe it was the energy; maybe it was just because she didn’t want her friend to worry. Yuna perked up a bit, eyeing the gift in Rikku’s hand.

“What is it?” Yuna checked, giving Rikku her full attention. “A gift for-” Before she could even finish, she observed her display. Truthfully, with Rikku’s antics, Yuna was expecting something a bit more…machine-y? “A bath bomb? What does it do?”

“I dunno!” Rikku answered.

Giving a noticeable shrug, Rikku took Yuna’s hand, and plopped the bath bomb into the palm. Rikku giggled, grinning widely from ear-to-ear when Yuna questioned what it could do. Green eyes cast their gaze down onto the bath bomb in Yuna’s hand, inspecting the pink flower deep at the core that seemed blurred by the frost.

“Lulu taught me how to make these kinda things…and you know…I have no idea how to use magic. It’s something new to me!” Rikku put, and quite honestly, it probably wasn’t a good idea to discuss what the fuzzy bomb could do. “I know I gave you that machina last year, but I wanted to give you something…else ths year. Try it out, Yunie!”

“You…don’t know?” Yuna was perplexed, looking at the orb. It did look very pretty, like something Shiva would drop. “But aren’t bombs supposed to…explode? Am I supposed to put it in the bath?” Yuna was a bit weary that she was being handed something with ‘bomb’ in the name by Rikku. “Well, I guess…you wanna come with me?”

“To keep you safe?” Rikku questioned, scratching the side of her face mousily with an index finger.

“Yes, that.”

“Well, sure. You’re supposed to put the bath bomb in the water!” Rikku exclaimed, now jumping up on the spot, swinging her arms out at the same time as if she was a jumping starfish at this point. “And then, it’ll explode! Because the bath bomb was made with magic; it could…it could do something! Like, turn you into a mermaid or something!” Rikku quipped, probably a bad joke about Yuna’s unknown swimming abilities. “Yeah, it’ll make things happen!”

Yuna let out a nervous sigh. Rikku sure wasn’t helping, but did she really make this? Even if Lulu was present, Yuna was very worried this was gonna go bad. She gestured Rikku.

“Can I bathe on Brother’s ship? I love the warm water,” stated Yuna. She gave Rikku a kind, sweet smile at her remark about the warm baths. It also helped that the bath was big enough for two on the ship.

“Yeah, let’s go!” Rikku squead, and then soon held onto Yuna’s free hand. “I love the warm baths, too! I have a dress sphere I love to use for those baths, too, if you remember my cute yellow onepiece! We can compare boob sizes, too!”

Rikku NEVER helped, but the Al Bhed was good for giving the brunette all the support she needed, like on the pilgrimage! Rikku pulled Yuna along the deck above the Besaid water, pulling her along to the Celsius ship that was thankfully in view. Brother loved Yuna as much as Rikku did, which was probably why he at all times parked at Besaid often.

“Also, I don’t know if Paine is on the ship…or she could be hanging out with Gippal or Nooj…who knows,” exclaimed Rikku, sounding a little rushed at this point. “I’m super excited! I wonder what this bath bomb will do, Yunie. I wanna see the results so bad!”

“C-compare boob sizes!? Rikku!” Yuna spat, turning beat red in the face.

Yuna was so close to begin scolding Rikku for her wild ideas, even if she often tended to go along with them. As Rikku rambled on and on, Yuna greeted Brother and everyone like she at all times did when she boarded the Celsius airship. Yuna at all times found Brother’s determination to learn her language admirable. She paused, being practically pulled away.

“We’ll see it, Rikku, we’ll see it-!” Yuna reminded the other, as they were already headed towards the bathsm, even if she was incredibly nervous about the whole boob comparing idea. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad? “But Rikku, don’t start doing things you shouldn’t be doing,” she mentioned.

“Rana fa yna!” Rikku exclaimed, excited. Sometimes, when Rikku was excited or nervous, she’d talk in her mother tongue instead of the language Yuna was most knowledgeable with. “Lusa rana!” she extended out a hand and eagerly grabbed Yuna’s wrist, soon yanking the brunette along. “Oops-” Rikku realised, and then giggled, “I meant to say ‘come here’!”

Here they go again.

Yuna couldn’t help but smile everytime it happened. Seeing Rikku so excited, it was a bit contagious. How could she not laugh? She had to help bring her back in; if only for the sake of actually being able to figure out her.

“Rikku; Rikku…” Yuna lightly pulled her arm a bit, as if trying to ‘ground’ Rikku.

Rikku leapt to the bath area, making a loud smack on the ground with her booties when she landed. Both hands started turning the taps, making the water pour into the bowl of the bath; both hot and cold. Pressing the button in between the taps, bubbles started to form in the water as it poured, creating a jacuzzi already.

“You remember my cute swimming cossie, Yunie?” Rikku questioned, “Wanna see it?”

Green and blue orbs watched the water begin as she sat on the edge of the tub, watching the water fuzz while it poured. “Sure, let’s see your dress sphere!” Yuna humoured, eagerly awaiting to see Rikku wearing her cossie while she still nervously moved the bath bomb in her palm. This bath bomb seemed…tame? In good taste?

At that answer, Rikku then pulled up a vivid yellow dress sphere, soon popping herself in her favourite yellow onepiece. This onepiece outlined her figure tastefully, capturing the small curve of Rikku’s figure.

“It looks…good,” Yuna murmured, sounding a little weak, as her mind was too preoccupied by this damn bath bomb.

“Gee, thanks a bunch! I’m super-duper glad you think so, Yunie!” Rikku chimed, and then, she marched over to Yuna sitting at the edge of the jacuzzi. Both her index fingers poked at the corners of Yuna’s lips, and then, without much effort, Rikku pulled this frown upward into a smile. “What’s up, Yunie? There’s a little storm cloud above your head.”

Even though Rikku sounded like she was teasing half the time, she was usually the type to comfort Yuna whenever she was preoccupied or even down. Emerald hues dropped their gaze down to the clear cyan bath bomb sitting in Yuna’s palms, watching it move in Yuna’s hands.

“Is it this, Yunie?” Rikku questioned, tilting her head to one side while she gawped at Yuna. “Hmm…maybe I’ll just have to MAKE you use it!”

Beaming widely from ear-to-ear, Rikku abruptly pushed Yuna into the bath while it was still running with water, and along with it, Rikku chucked the single bath bomb into the jacuzzi as well.

“R-RIKKU!” Yuna squealed, splashing into the water.

The acid in this bath bomb started to fizz up, causing a bubbly rukus in the pouring water. The once spherical blend of smoothing, fragrant extracts started to break aside. Water splurged from this orb, along with leftover frost that melded the mold. The flower within this orb began to use its power on the brunette that fell into the tub, as the magic immediately began to work on her body. This bath bomb wasn’t only created with magic, but starfruit juice was used to help bind the extracts together, too. And of course, the scent of starfruit rose from this fizzy bomb and filled the atmosphere of the bath area.

Green orbs observed the scene, detailing every efficient thing that could happen to poor Yunie!

“Woohoo!” Rikku struck, and then dived into the jacuzzi, causing warm water to splash everywhere around her in the process.

Lifting her torso above the water, Yuna gave Rikku a glare, and this caused her to send a ray of water right into Rikku’s face.

“Warn me next time!”

“Hey! Yunie!” Rikku squeed.

Yuna just giggled, “I guess that was fun, Rikku. But I don’t feel any different.”

“You don’t?” Rikku tilted her head to one side, blonde eyebrows pitching, “that’s just weird, I guess.”

“But come here, Rikku,” encouraged Yuna, while she held out a single hand, resting the index finger underneath Rikku’s chin.

A pinkish blush dusted Rikku’s cheekbones, and especially at the smile Yuna presented. Rikku nervously scratched her third temple, intoning a small ‘hmm’ in the process. Both of them were still in the tub, still bathing in the warm water. The bath bomb was still working its magic, it seemed. Rikku inched closer to Yuna, placing her hands onto the brunette’s thighs. But Yuna brought their faces close, made their noses touch in the process.

“Do you think that maybe…this was a weird bath bomb that’s supposed to raise the love hormone, or…?” Yuna questioned, snickering at the possibility.

“M-maybe…I guess that’d make sense…”

“Not a mermaid, but it raises my oxytocin levels instead…and I feel so…so in love right now.”

Seconds after their noses touched, Yuna stole a kiss from the Al Bhed woman, all whilst her other hand ran fingers down Rikku’s back. Rikku’s back was arched, rear sticking out. Rikku’s voice quivered behind the kiss, and during the time their lips parted, Rikku started to scream. Both hands held either side of her face as Rikku shook her head madly.

“I’m not blushing; I’M NOT BLUSHING!” Rikku squealed, “Yunie! YUNIE!”

Yuna just laughed at the scene.

“Stop screaming, Rikku! You’ll attract Brother!”

“Is everything okay? Ec ajanodrehk ugyo?” Brother checked, calling out from the pilot’s seat.

“B-but…Yunie…” Rikku calmed down a little, lowering her hands again “Yunie…”

When Rikku lowered her hands, Yuna grabbed both of them with her own, and held those shivering hands close to her chest. Yuna could feel Rikku’s risen pulse; feeling that heartbeat practically thump out of her chest now. Yuna still smiled, while her green and blue orbs kept their gaze fixed on the sweet blush that stained Rikku’s features.

“I’m sorry, Rikku. I hope I didn’t upset you,” she whispered, still keeping hold of Rikku’s hands.

“Yunie…”

Rikku was lost for words. Her spiral green orbs glanced up at Yuna, catching the brunette’s gaze with her own. A small smile curled along Rikku’s lips.

“Yunie…”

“Yes, Rikku?”

“Yunie…”

In the speed of lightning, Rikku lunged forward and smacked her lips against Yuna’s. Her slender arms threw themselves around Yuna’s collar, while her knees straddled Yuna’s lap. The water splashed beneath Rikku when she shifted, soaking through the bottom of her lemon-coloured onepiece and Yuna’s blue shorts. Lips melded with Yuna’s, and all that could be heard in the atmosphere were constant drones that rumbled in Rikku’s throat. Yuna’s eyes widened in the process.

“Mm…mmm…mmh…-” Yuna intoned behind the kiss, her hand gripping at the back of Rikku’s onepiece at this point.

Releasing from Yuna’s lips, Rikku sat down in Yuna’s lap. Returning an arm from around Yuna’s collar, Rikku brushed a few brunette strands out of Yuna’s face.

“Hehe! You’re so pretty, Yunie,” she complimented, presenting the brunette with a toothy grin.

“That…was nice…I guess.”

“You guess?! YUNIE!” Rikku pouted, giving Yuna puppy eyes now.

When Rikku cuddled Yuna, she pressed her small chest against Yuna’s.