Title: Thunder Plains

Rating: Mature

Author: Raven Shadowrose

Pairing: Auron/OC

Summary: Auron and Seloria let their attraction to each other morph into something more at the Thunder Plains Travel Agency

A/N: Seloria joined the party at Kilika Woods after the party had been to the temple and she killed a fiend that had been about to attack Yuna. If there is sufficient interest in this story I may write some one shots on Auron and Seloria meeting and their developing attraction to each other. Inspiration for Seloria's hair came from the Dothraki in A Song of Ice and Fire, the Khal does not cut his hair until he is defeated in battle.

Chapter One... Seloria.

The lightning flashed and the thunder rolled outside the Travel Agency that we were currently staying in at Rikku's insistence. I wondered if my fellow guardians and Yuna were having as much trouble sleeping as I was. I wondered if Rikku was feeling any better than she had earlier on. I pulled a robe around my shirt and shorts, though it was raining outside it was warm in the Travel Agency. I walked past the other doors, all was quiet behind them, maybe everyone else was asleep. I followed the corridor out into the shop, the lights were off, it seemed that everyone from the shop had gone to bed. I jumped when I heard a voice from the far corner, "Can't sleep?" I turned around to see Auron sat in a chair.
"Sir Auron? You startled me." I let my heart slow down, he had really made me jump.
"My apologies." I noticed the small smirk that he was currently sporting, it made me wonder if he had enjoyed making me jump.
"I would say you aren't always as poker-faced as you make out that you are."
"What makes you say that, Seloria?"
"You almost laughed then." I saw the smirk creeping back onto his face.
"I'll deny everything." I smiled at the mirth that was lurking in his voice.

I sat down on the table opposite where Auron had sat himself in a chair, it was then I noticed he was fully dressed. "Don't you ever change out of that outfit?"
"Rarely."
"Not even to sleep?"
"I rarely sleep."
"Oh, doesn't that make you tired."
"No, I don't get tired easily. Why can't you sleep?" I sensed that Auron wanted to change the subject, I was still curious but I dropped it anyway.
"The thunder and lightning is not helping."
"I see, so you decided to come out here."
"Pretty much." I looked around the room, it looked very different than it had during the day.

When I looked back I noticed that Auron was studying me with his good eye, it was almost too intense for me to continue meeting his gaze. "You look different without your armour on."
"Do I?" Auron nodded.
"I don't believe I have ever seen your hair outside of your helmet before."
"You haven't, not many people have."
"I'm surprised it is as long as it is."
"I haven't had it cut for some time, it will continue to grow until I am defeated in battle."
"So the braid is a symbol of your skill."
"It is, there are stories of warriors who grow their hair until they are defeated and then it is cut off." Auron nodded again, it looked as though he was thinking about what I had said.

The silence continued for a few moments, Auron's gaze was still settled on me, I wondered what he was thinking. I looked around the room again and tried to come up with something to talk about with the man in front of me. "What do you think about the possibility of Yuna marrying Maester Seymour?" It was the first thing that entered my mind.
"As long as she carries on with the pilgrimage then it is her choice."
"I suppose you're right."
"It is her concern, I will go along with whatever she decides."
"I know she doesn't love him, it would all be an act for the people."
"It is Yuna's concern, all we can do is support her if she decides to go ahead with it."
"True, I will see to it that he ends up in little pieces if he hurts her."
"I don't doubt it," Auron said with a barely concealed smile. I was about to speak when Auron broke the silence.
"Seloria, do you wish to find love for yourself?" I was surprised by the question.
"I have not thought of it for some time."
"Why not?"
"I have been there once, Sin killed him."
"I'm sorry."
"I have vowed to avenge his death, I will not stop until I see it through."
"Don't let the thought of revenge consume your life."
"Why do you journey, Sir Auron?"
"A promise I made to a friend long ago. I too wish to avenge his death."
"Maybe you should take your own advice."
"Maybe I should." I sensed Auron looking at me again, it made me wonder what he was thinking.

I started to lose myself in my thoughts, it was easier than focusing on the man that was in front of me. I remembered the man I had once fallen in love with, Auron was right, I had let thoughts of avenging his death fill my life. Knowing that I would one day see his killer given death brought me comfort, it has kept me going for a long time. "I have never known love, like you have Seloria. It must be a great gift for those who find it."
"Never?"
"I was offered the hand of a High Priest's daughter when I was a Warrior Monk, though I did not love her. I refused and I was in disgrace for a long time afterwards."
"You've never told me that before, not in all the times we have talked together."
"Sometimes things are hard to say."
"True, they are."
"Sometimes they are easier to do than say." I had a brief moment of wondering what Auron meant until he closed the gap and his lips were on mine.

I thought of all the times I had talked with Auron, I'd had some suspicions that we had been growing closer. I hadn't known that it would lead to him kissing me like he was currently doing. I closed my eyes and lost myself in kissing Auron. It had been a long time since anyone had paid attention to me the way he was doing now. My heart beat quicker as Auron pushed his tongue between my lips and kissed me harder, it sent shivers down my spine. I felt Auron move away from my mouth, I saw the beginning of a satisfied smile twitch at the corners of his lips. "Why, how, when?" I tried to form a coherent sentence, though I was having some trouble.
"The when is easy, since the first time I joined you on a watch. I am not sure about the how and the why, all I know is that I have developed some level of feelings for you."
"You feel something for me?"
"I do." I hadn't expected Auron to say anything like that to me, I wasn't sure how to react to what he had revealed to me.

I looked at Auron, he was totally sincere about how he felt something for me. "Seloria, I will understand if you do not want what I am offering you. I don't know how much time we'll have, or even if we'll make it to the end of this pilgrimage alive. All I can offer you is the present." I swallowed heavily, I was trying my hardest to be brave. I stood up, I tried to look as though my legs had not turned to jelly. "I don't know any of those things either, if the present is all you have to give then I'll take it. It might be all I have to offer you as well." Auron looked up at me and he stood up.
"You should go to bed, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." I knew Auron was right, he was looking right at me, I wondered if he was waiting for an invitation to join me. I swallowed heavily, we might not get another chance to be together. "Come with me." As I turned to go back to my room, I noticed that Auron was following me. I took a deep breath, I was not sure what would happen once we got into my room.

I heard Auron close the door and the sound of his boots as he walked towards me, I sensed that he had stopped a few inches behind me. His hands landed on my shoulders and I stood there waiting for him to do something. I felt his fingers trail down my arms and undo the belt of my robe, it slipped off my arms and I threw it onto a chair. I turned to face Auron and I looked up at him, he was gazing into my eyes. "Seloria, your eyes, I've always noticed the colour, they're beautiful"
"Really?"
"Really." I watched as Auron removed his red haori and his boots, he was left in just his black shirt and pants. He placed his haori onto the chair and he came back to me, he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me close to him.

My heart skipped a beat as Auron's lips touched mine, I kissed him back and unconsciously tangled my fingers in his hair. I felt Auron's tongue slide between my lips and his fingers moved over my spine, I faintly heard myself gasp and I pressed my body closer to his. Auron moved away from my lips, he picked me up in his arms and he lay me down on the bed. "Do you want this Seloria? I won't continue unless you tell me you want this."
"I want this, I want you."
"Very well." I saw the look in Auron's eye, it was one of heat and need, I knew he wanted me. He kissed me again, more insistently this time. His hand moved under my shirt and rested against the bare skin of my belly. I moaned into his mouth, I couldn't help myself, I wanted him too.

I pulled Auron's shirt out of his pants and took it off over his head, I needed to see more of him. I took a few moments to look at his bare skin, he had a lot of scars. "Being a guardian to Braska meant that I had to fight to protect him, hence the scars."
"They are part of you." I ran my fingers over the biggest scar and Auron shivered, it seemed as though his skin was sensitive there.
"Seloria, you're overdressed." Auron's hands hovered over my shirt and I sat up to allow him to take it off. I watched him as he gazed at my now naked chest. "You're beautiful." I heard the reverence in Auron's voice, he truly believed what he was saying.
"Thank you." I closed my eyes as Auron caressed my naked skin, his lips moved over my neck and I ran my fingers up his back and into his hair. I tugged on Auron's hair and he growled into my neck, the sound sent shivers right through me.

Auron lifted his head and looked at me, the lust was obvious in his good eye. "Auron, what are you thinking?"
"You want this, you are sure you won't regret this?"
"I'm sure, I won't regret any of this or you." I knew I had said the right thing, there was a brief hint of a smile on Auron's face. I pulled him back down to me and kissed him, I moved my hands up his back and ran my fingers over his spine. I heard Auron groan into the kiss, he was obviously enjoying the touch of my hands on his body.

Auron moved his hands up my body and his fingers circled my nipples, I bit my lip as they hardened under his caresses. I gasped as he suckled on my left nipple, the pleasure of it coursed through my body. I wrapped my leg around his and tried to pull his head closer to my body, I definitely needed him. I felt Auron's hand move inside my shorts, his fingers probing until they settled over my clitoris. He was moving his fingers gently over it and I groaned in frustration, I needed more from him. "Auron, please."
"Please what?"
"I need more than this, it's not enough."
"Not enough? Will this help?" I felt him slip a finger inside me and move it about, another one joined it a few seconds later and his thumb brushed against my clitoris. "Don't stop, please don't stop." There was a definite smile, he knew exactly what he was doing to me.

I closed my eyes as pleasure coiled itself in my belly, Auron was giving me exactly what I needed. I gripped the covers and moaned, his fingers were moving deep inside my body and his thumb was working around my clitoris in a way that was rapidly bringing me close. Auron's name slipped from my lips as he licked and sucked at my nipples. My grip on the covers tightened as an orgasm rushed through my body. I barely felt Auron remove his fingers from my body, the pleasure from his attentions was still running right through me.

I eventually opened my eyes to see Auron looking down at me, he was giving me a very lustful look. It was a look that promised a lot more pleasure to come. His hand rested on my belly, it was as though he was waiting for me to make the next move. I noticed that Auron had gained quite an erection, it must have happened during the time he was playing with my body. "My turn, you are way too overdressed, Sir Auron."
"What is it you want, Seloria?"
"Get undressed." Auron's gaze rested on me during the time it took him to get his pants off. I lowered my shorts and pushed Auron into the covers of the bed.

I saw a look of curiosity appear on Auron's face, it appeared as though he was thinking about something. "Seloria, have you, are you...?" It was there he tailed off, though I knew what he was trying to ask me. "I have done this before, if that is what you are trying to ask me."
"It was."
"Don't hold back, I want you, all of you." I crawled my way up Auron's body and settled my legs over his hips. I guided his erection inside my body and I heard the groan of pleasure that erupted from Auron's throat. "I'm no innocent, Sir Auron." I rocked my hips and I heard Auron groan again, I smiled, I knew what to do to turn him into a quivering jelly. My hands moved up Auron's chest and I circled his nipples with my fingers, they hardened under my touch and I heard Auron try to swallow the sound of his pleasure. I smiled again, I was learning more about what he liked.

Auron moved his hands up and down my body as I used my position to pleasure us both. I moaned when Auron's fingers moved over my clitoris, it wasn't long before I came, my body tightening around Auron's length still buried inside me. I was still coming down when I felt Auron flip me onto my back, he pushed my hands into the covers by my head and he buried himself further into my body. "Wrap your legs around my waist." I did as Auron asked and he buried his head into my neck and I felt his breath against my skin. I knew he was close to finishing, I heard it in the ragged breaths that were close to my ear.

Auron's grip tightened on my wrists, I moaned as he shifted his angle and he hit a spot deep inside me that caused my eyes to flutter shut. "Auron," I gasped, the pleasure he was giving me was almost too much to handle. "Seloria," he groaned. I felt him start to pulse inside me and a sudden warmth spread through my body as he came. I heard my name fall from his lips and his grip loosened on my wrists. I moved my lips to Auron's and I kissed him, he kissed me back and his tongue slipped inside my mouth. I took the moment that we had together to focus on how he felt buried inside my body.

A few moments later Auron parted our bodies and he lay on his back on the other side of the bed. I watched him as his breathing returned to normal and he gazed at the ceiling. Auron turned to look at me a few seconds later. "Seloria, thank you."
"Thank you, I think that is the first time someone has said that to me."
"I'll say it every time." I smiled, there was something quite courteous in the way he had thanked me for the time we had spent together.

Auron lifted his arm and he settled his gaze on my face, I knew what he wanted. I moved closer to him and settled my head on his chest, he dropped his arm and his fingers traced patterns up and down my spine. "You really are quite something, Seloria."
"You're not so bad yourself." I heard the quiet chuckle come from Auron, clearly he had liked my comment. I watched Auron as he fell asleep, it seems our activities had tired him out. I pulled the covers around us and snuggled closer to Auron, there were a few hours until we had to continue the journey. I took comfort from his warmth and his arms that had moved around me, sleep came easily to me and the storm outside was all but forgotten.