I do not own Final Fantasy. I am
only using the characters and parts of the
storyline. Hello
everyone. This is my 4
I would also like to make another
thing clear about this fic. It's not just a drabble about Rikku
and Wakka. I include lines from the story to show Rikku's
perspective on things and the things that happen to her that you
don't see or hear. Her thoughts, her feelings throughout the game
and how she falls in love with Wakka. I plan on making this a story
of three parts. The story during FFX, the gap between FFX and FFX-2,
and during FFX-2.
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Rikku opened her eyes and looked around her. One moment she was controlling the Extractor and the next she was washed up on a Moonflow beach. Spitting out a mouthful of sand, she rested her head back down on the cool ground to try and clear her mind. Faintly but stronger, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching her.
"Wait, you're not dead?" She recognized that voice. Springing up, she unlatched the heavy backpack and let it fall to the ground. Reaching around her back, she began to unzip the zipper, finally ridding herself of the sweaty rubber suit. After throwing down the heavy mask, she shook the sand out of her hair and stood up fully.
"I thought I was done for back there," She said, dropping to the ground again.
"Rikku, you're Rikku!" Well duh… she thought. "Hey! How ya been?"
"Terrible," She said truthfully. The past few days had been nothing but trouble.
"Yeah, you don't look too good, what happened?"
"You beat me up, remember?" She said, pointing her finger at him, causing him to fall backwards.
"Huh? That Machina, that was you?" Rikku nodded.
"Mm-hmm…" She stood up and clutched her throbbing head. "That really hurt you know! You big meanie…"
"Wait! But you attacked us!" He exclaimed.
"Nu-uh! It's not exactly what you think," She said defensively.
"Yo!" They heard Wakka cry out down the path. Turning, they saw the rest of the party approach. "Friend of yours?" He asked Tidus when he came up to them.
"Uh, I guess you could say that," He said awkwardly, brushing his hair back.
"Nice to meet ya, I'm Rikku!" She said to the group.
"Yuna, Lulu, I told you about her, remember? She was the one that helped me before I was washed up in Besaid. She's an Al Bhe- Bhe… " He turned the rest of Al Bhed into a strange cough, remembering what Wakka had told him about how he felt about them.
"Wow, so you like, owe her your life! What luck meeting here, ya? Praise be to Yevon!" He said as he sank into the Prayer of Yevon, and then turned to her. "So uh, Rikku, you look a little beat up. You okay?"
"Uh, Wakka," Lulu said. He looked at her.
"What?"
"There's something we must discuss," Yuna said to him.
"Oh, go ahead," He said, a little curious. Rikku ran over to the two women and turned to Wakka.
"Girls only! Boys please wait over there!"
"Right, sorry Wakka," Lulu said,
dismissing him. The three walked away, leaving the rest of the group.
Yuna and Lulu turned to face Rikku.
"Rikku, if I asked you to become my Guardian, would you accept?" Rikku was surprised. She didn't think that they would want her to stay around for the rest of the day, let alone with them for Yuna's entire pilgrimage. Yuna noticed her hesitation. "You refuse?" She asked with a trace of hurt in her voice.
"Oh no, I would love to be your guardian!" She said excitedly, trying not to jump up and down. Lulu surveyed her.
"Any special traits or skills?" She asked her.
"Oh yeah, I know loads about machines and special potions." Rikku explained, waving her arms around. She tried to explain what she was good at without letting her Al Bhed heritage slip. Lulu and Yuna exchanged glances when Lulu nodded, and they walked back over to the rest of the party.
"Sir Auron?" Yuna said as she approached them. "I would like Rikku, to be my guardian." He took a few steps over to her. Rikku looked down.
"Show me your face," He demanded. "Huh?" She asked, still looking at the dirt. "Look at me," He said again. "Oh, okay," She raised her head, eyes squeezed shut. She knew what was going to happen next. "Open your eyes," Reluctantly, she lifted the lid of her left eye just enough to see the green swirled pupil. "As I thought," He said. Rikku waited for him to dismiss her. "Um, no good?" She asked nervously. "Are you sure?" He asked, and she looked up. "A hundred percent!" She said truthfully.
"So, anyway, can I?" She asked to Sir Auron, crossing her fingers that she could.
"If Yuna wishes it," He said, looking over at her. "Yes, I do!" Rikku restrained herself from jumping up and throwing her arms around the burly red clad man. Wakka grunted with displeasure and crossed his arms. There was something about her that he just, didn't like.
"Rikku's a good girl; she helped me out a bunch!" Tidus chimed in. Rikku turned and nodded and Wakka let his arms drop.
"Well I'm for it, the more the merrier!" He said, only half meaning it.
"Right-oh!"She said cheerfully. "Then I'll just have to be the merriest!" She walked over to Yuna. "Rikku, at your service!"
So Sir Auron knew that she was Al Bhed. He didn't seem too phased by it, though. He probably understood her desire to be something more, or she hoped. They all turned and started to trudge along the path to Guadosalam.
She couldn't help but notice Lulu out of the corner of her eye. She seemed so cool, so undisclosed. She was hugging the doll in her arms tightly as if she was scared, though her face showed nothing of the kind. It was hidden beneath a dark curtain of hair, her lips, though they were not covered by the veil of night, were dyed purple. I wonder what they looked like before. She thought to herself, turning away before the Black Mage noticed she was staring at her.
When they got to Guadosalam, Rikku watched as the green haired Tromell made off with Yuna.
"So we'll have a bit of time around here. You know, to see the city and stuff." Tidus said to her as the rest of the group went off.
"I'll see you a bit later, then." She smiled and turned.
"Wait," She looked back at him. "You should know this... um… don't let Wakka know you're an Al Bhed, okay?" The question caught her off guard.
"Why?" She asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Well, the thing with Wakka is… he doesn't really… um… like the Al Bhed. If he knew he would probably just shut you out. And with you both being Guardians, well, we don't want that, do we?" She let her arms hang at her sides again.
"I guess not…" Tidus gave her an awkward smile and walked past her and down the stairs of the nearby inn.
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