Okay, sort of an image dump. First off, for the Halloween Art Challenge:


Rikku as Magical Girl 1 by ~prettygothgirl on deviantART
Rikku in Frills For Great Justice
Happy Halloween 2009!


Phoenix by ~prettygothgirl on deviantART
The Phoenix from Desert Rose

And for a preview of stuff to come... *glares at DeviantArt* check out these finely crafted links from my scrapbook:

Desert Rose Series 4: Front
Desert Rose Series 4: Back
Quality Time Series 1
Tyibreha Portrait 2: Iola
Yuna and Paine Redesigns
Magical Girl Picture (above) Rough
Magical Girl Picture 2 Rough

Twenty-One | Twenty-Two | Twenty-Three

Title: Gut Punch
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,624
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Chapter 22: Yoorvin reveals his plans, Gippal admits he’s a traitor and Rikku gets in her metaphysical punch to the gut.
A/N: And now xXx! Vin Diesel, yum! Such a great/horrid movie. I love it to bits. Not much to say about the chapter. And did you know at fanfiction.net they've taken out the email section in anonymous reviews? I'm kind of pissed. Now there is no way for the people there to get your email without having an account. Why have anonymous reviews in the first place? /rant

( circumstances, drat! )

Twenty | Twenty-One | Twenty-Two

Title: Sweet Distracting Revenge
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,362
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Chapter 21: Gippal’s plan for distraction doesn’t work out as well as he hopes, as Rikku works in some just vengeance for his treatment of her.
A/N: Happy Birthday pearlrose86! I am trying to be more disciplined in my writing/hobbies. We'll see how long it lasts. And I do plan on drawing Rikku's dress before I finish posting the five or so chapters she wears it in. That way, I can stay away from the purple prose as much as possible. Oye. And we continue our treatment of Casino Royale!

( fashionably late versus fashionably distracting )

Int. 22 | Twenty | Twenty-One

Title: Mirrors
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,048
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Chapter 20: Rikku stares into a mirror and contemplates why she is here and Gippal wishes for a better mirror.
Truncated A/N: Happy Birthday kj_mom! This was supposed to be an interlude and it turned into a chapter. So, the last interlude was the err, last interlude for a while. YAY! And yes, I'm looking for someone to bounce story ideas with. Qualifications listed here.

( reflections with few answers )

Int. 21 | Int. 22 | Twenty

Title: Interlude 22
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 929
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 22: Gippal corners Rikku and tries to manipulate her into his way of doing things.
A/N: Happy Birthday ninja_butterfly! Sorry, sorry, I meant to update this sooner. I have excuses and to me they are good ones, but they shouldn't keep me from doing what I love to do. *sigh* Anyways, Quality Time onward... or is that Quality Time Hoooooo!

( Gippal should know better than to try to make Rikku's choices for her )

Int. 20 | Int. 21 | Int. 22

Title: Interlude 21
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 549
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 21: Gippal appeals to Cid, Cid appeals to Rikku and Rikku lets loose.
A/N: Happy Birthday mariamcardoso! Eeps, I'm gonna have to start typing some of the other interludes and chapters I've got done soon.

( Rikku lets Cid know exactly what is on her mind )

Nineteen | Int. 20 | Int. 21

Title: Interlude 20
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 454
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 20: Gippal tries to talk to Rikku, and Shinra gets suspicious.
A/N: Happy Early Birthday mandyiam! Rikku and Gippal aren't doing too well with this keeping things a secret. Since, it is so short, I shall have to post more soon. :) If you haven't yet, you should considering nominating in Best of Rikku/Gippal 2008. taking requests! And does anyone know if Underworld 3 has any good 'love' scenes?

( Gippal knows he screwed up )

Int. 19 | Nineteen | Int. 20

Title: Woman's Intuition
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,402
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Chapter 19: Gippal discovers the location of some of the hovers, he has a hunch and decides to check it out himself. Rikku worries.
Author's Note: Happy Birthday lily_lily! I'm taking requests. So, this was the chapter I was stuck on for about six months, I finally said the hell with it recently and this is what it is. Best of Rikku/Gippal 2008, Nominate, I command you!

( it's not paranoia, when you're right )

Eighteen | Int. 19 | Nineteen

Title: Interlude 19
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 443
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 19: The two take a baby step forward, but even that baby step raises suspicions.
Author's Note: Happy Birthday fae_of_the_rose! And also for calixa, as I promised, more. *waves* Okay, I've considered, reorganized my "outline" and managed to get something I hope is relatively 'set' up to chapter 32 (yes, 32). However, I still need ideas. If you have ideas that you want to see or recommendations of sci fi/fantasy/action movies/books/comics/whathaveyou with cheesy romance/action scenes (action scenes with sexual tension are good), please share. In other words, I'm taking requests.

( losing is tough )

Seventeen | Eighteen | Int. 19

Title: Innocent Question
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,244
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Part Eighteen: Rikku has a question and it leads to some interesting answers.
Author's Note: Happy Birthday Lostandneverfound! Okay! Really long time since we posted any of this. I hope we remember what we're doing. This chapter's inspiration is Gone in 60 Seconds (the Angelina Jolie version). :D Fun times.

( it was an innocent question, really! )

Int. 18 | Seventeen | Eighteen

Title: Sleep Tight
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 2,000
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Part Seventeen: Rikku and Gippal get a taste of what things could be like if circumstances weren't against them and they weren't so stubborn.
Author's Note: (glares at characters) That's right. Stubborn! This wasn't supposed to be a chapter, but then Gippal wanted to look and next thing I knew I was 40 or so words away from my limit so I just filled it in. Anyways, this hopefully gives me some time to work on the next chapter, which is back to the main story.

( night, night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite )
cross posted to quitethecouple and FF.net

Int. 17 | Int. 18 | Seventeen

Title: Interlude Eighteen
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 949
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 18: If Gippal is getting the third degree, think about poor Rikku... who can't get away from Tidus.
Author's Note: The next post is a chapter. I promise!

( poke poke )
cross posted to quitethecouple and FF.net

Int. 16 | Int. 17 | Int. 18

Title: Interlude Seventeen
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 940
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 17: Gippal returns to Djose to find more than one crisis on his hands.
Author's Note: I'm trucking along in writing here. Actually I'm working on more icons than I should because iconing is just as addictive as writing, (note previous posts) perhaps moreso. Yes, there will be a chapter soon. Patience, please

( I have a what... there's a what... and he said what! )
cross posted to quitehtecouple and FF.net

Int. 15 | Int. 16 | Int. 17

Title: Interlude Sixteen
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 771
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 16: Rikku wants five more minutes and Yuna isn't giving her any of it.
Author's Note: So, if you say QT aloud it sounds like cutie. (Long story) Who knew? Well, now we all do. LOL Also, I now have a DeviantArt page (yes now I'm there too...) and if you would like to see some of the outfits from Desert Rose I've posted drawings of them there! In case anyone is actually interested. If not... forget I said anything. I will eventually get to cutie :P I want to work with a different medium on those though! So... onto the story!

( five more minutes )
Cross posted to quitethecouple and FF.net

Sixteen | Int. 15 | Int. 16

Title: Interlude Fifteen
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 311
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 15: Rikku and Yoorvin's second in command get into a little bargaining cat-fight.
Author's Note: So, this really should be added to the end of the last chapter but... sigh yeah. I didn't have it finished and I feel really bad about not having a full chapter and then again, I think i need some more interludes between them. So... here we are the first interlude that job related. Oops. Apologies on the length.

( ggrrrr reow )
cross posted to quitethecouple and FF.net

Fifteen | Sixteen | Int. 15

Title: Our Buddy Yoorvin
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,243
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Part Sixteen: Cid gets some surface information and Rikku and Gippal try the direct approach.
Author's Note: This is sort of a mix between a chapter and a interlude I guess. Plotty plot plot. I hope to get back to super sexiness soon. LOL Oh and xXx inspiration.

( don't look down! )
cross posted to quitethecouple and FF.net

Int. 14 | Fifteen | Sixteen

Title: A Taste of Jealousy
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 1,380
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Part Fifteen: Rikku gets a taste of jealousy and she doesn't like it.
Author's Note: Ahem, Matrix Reloaded. Awesome scene. I was going to add a kissing scene on the end and then couldn't think of a good reason. LOL Oh well. There. we are caught up! In Quality Time that is.

( Rikku the green eyed... wait, she already has green eyes )

Int. 13 | Int. 14 | Fifteen

Title: Interlude 14
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 615
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 14: Rikku takes her aka Yuna's concerns to Gippal, who is being a typical male.
Author's Note: Ah HAH, here is the problem. Rikku is female and Gippal is male! Things are never going to work out if they remain their genders! So, they must become... umm... oh well.

( woman speaks but man doesn't listen and it all goes downhill from there )

Int. 12 | Int. 13 | Int. 14

Title: Interlude 13
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 790
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 13: Yuna finds a backbone for another five minutes and speaks out.
Author's Note: Yes, I did six of these. Why? Because I could.

( it would be nice if Yuna could keep her backbone )

Int. 11 | Int. 12 | Int. 13

Title: Interlude 12
Series: Quality Time
Author: prettygothgirl
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Rikku/Gippal
Warnings: None
Words: 997
Summary: Cid contrives to have Rikku and Gippal spend some quality time together. Interlude 12: Gippal doesn't want to get into trouble with Rikku and precedes to do so immediately!
Author's Note: I have been very lax with updating this journal. Bad sad me. I'm trying to cut back on the italics. I hope it is working. They're bad for the health.

( doing exactly what he didn't want to do )