You didn't break your promise - A story of Auron and a lost character, FFX
"Auron!" I screamed as I clumsily ran after him down the Highbridge. He turned around as I clashed into him, my sobs bubbling out of my throat. My body pressed against his, the bruising already starting from the metal on his jacket. He put his arms around me and I buried my face in his chest. My tears started to be absorbed by his clothes. I slowly brought my head up and wiped away my tears. The guardian looked down at me and smiled. I reached one hand up and gently placed it on his cheek.
"I have to go." Auron soothed, in an attempt to make it less hard on both of us. I sniffled and shook my head 'no'.
"I know... But-" I was cut off by his lips meeting mine. He let go of my body and took a step back. " I ... I have one thing to ask of you before you leave." The gaurdian nodded. "Don't die."
"I promise." He said in a calming tone.
"And, I love you." The tears made a heavy stream down my cheeks, though my sobs had subsided.
Auron took my hand and squeezed it. "I love you too."
*Ten years later*
Sitting in the blitzball stadium in Luca somehow made me think of my foolish 15 year old self. It made me think of how I let Auron go on Braska's pilgrimage, how I couldn't stop him. Maybe it was the age difference. How could a 25 year old respect a 15 year old in a relationship? No, that wasn't it. He did well respecting me, but how could he let Braska down? He couldn't. This made me think how I couldn't stop Yuna from her pilgrimage. These strands of thoughts ran through my head almost daily.
I heard a buzzer. The Auroch's had lost to the Goers. It was a nice game, but I think their heads were somewhere else.
Then I started to hear screaming in the stadium. It was overflowing with fiends. I raced to the locker room where Lulu and Yuna were.
Lulu and I ran out of the stadium guarding Yuna. Once into the clearing we all halted. It must have been an Aeon. It was the most powerful thing I had ever seen. Its monstrous size captivated me. It took out foes so easily; who could ever posses and control such a power?
Once my mind could control my body, we resumed running toward the Mi'ihen Highroad.
We sat there panting, waiting for the others. I stood there leaning on the railing swimming in a pool of thoughts. Thoughts about life and thoughts about death. I wondered about who I would and wouldn't see at the Farplane. I prayed that you weren't there. What I didn't know then was that I would find out a lot sooner than I thought I would. My thoughts were interrupted by Yuna gasping.
"Sir Auron?" I heard her choke out, but it was those words that made me turn around faster than lightning.
My pigtails swung around as my body made one big jerky movement. My eyes violently distorted my vision and I fell. Drawing all attention. I shook my head trying to straighten my vision when I saw boots at my knees. I looked up slightly and saw a hand being offered. I accepted and with their help I now stood straight, with my vision in check.
I looked at him, and he looked at me. It was him. Auron. He wasn't dead. He embraced me and I started to cry uncontrollably.
"I love you." He whispered in my ear.
"After ten years, you didn't break your promise." He chuckled and kissed my forehead.