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(5/18/14) Hi guys! So I've decided to completely revamp Of Blitz Stars & Praetors after rereading the whole thing and seeing how ungodly my writing is. I'm not saying that my writing is better now, although, but I figured I should just organize and clean it up a bit. As you can see, I also changed the title and felt it was more fitting for the story. Hopefully you guys enjoy it!

P.S. A couple of scenes have also been revised. Some have been taken out and some have been added in. Hope you enjoy it!

P.S.S. Rikku is also a bit more OC in this story than I had previously written, just an FYI.

The Maester's Daughter

Prologue

Yuna

Rikku and I have been best friends since middle school.

She was a new student from Zanarkand and had just started to attend my school at that time.

Thirteen-year-old boys lusted over her as she strutted around the school in her usual skimpy short-shorts or skirts and tank-top.

She was one of the first ones in our grade to wear makeup. Her penciled on eyeliner would be a little bit smudged and her mascara would form black clumps along her already long eyelashes. But, soon enough, several girls followed suit with wearing messily applied make up and the skimpiest clothes they can get out of the house with once they noticed how much more attention Rikku received from the general male population than any other girl.

We had eighth grade science together. She came strolling into the class late, and from what I could remember, essentially all conversation in the room had stopped. It was her first day of school and throughout the day, the entire eighth grade class was more than aware about her arrival.

I remember when she eyed the empty seat next to me and plopped herself onto it. I didn't know anybody in that class, and if they did know me, I was just seen as the Maester's daughter.

They were all intimidated by me for some reason. Like they were afraid that if they pulled one wrong move on me, I'd run to my daddy and tell him to punish or evict their families.

However, I wasn't sure Rikku didn't know or just didn't care.

I gave her one confused look that spoke along the lines of "Are you sure you want to sit here?" and initially had a thought that we would never get along.

We were entirely different.

But, instantly, the two of us connected like a magnet and the surface of a refrigerator.

If there was anybody for her to turn to, it'd be me. She certainly had problems.

Tons of them.

There was her mom, her grades, her ex-boyfriends and pregnancy scares, her this, and her that.

But, through it all, I still stuck to her side and still do remain adhered onto it.

We hardly had any disputes amongst each other, and if we did, I would always be the bigger person to confront the issue and the two of us would resolve it together.

She certainly did have a lot of pride in herself, but once you catch her vulnerable, her cool and collected exterior breaks down to reveal a scared and alone and, just, simple Rikku.

And once you find Rikku vulnerable or she let's you see her that way, it's usually an indication that Rikku would want you in her life for basically eternity.

We've done so much together in the span of just us being friends than I had with my own father. She was there for almost all of my firsts and was there for almost all my lasts. Our bond had grown over first kisses and last breaths, as well as nights spent crying and laughing over everything in the world.

We were Rikku and Yuna and I knew for a fact that one boy couldn't possibly change that.

So hopefully you guys like the revamped version of Of Blitz Stars & Praetors! Sorry I keep changing it up basically almost every single freaking year, but, what's done is done! Thanks for reading, guys!

- igmv