The feeling of wholesome adrenaline gushed through the fledgling blonde Al Bhed heiress. Rikku stood on the platform of her airship, the Celsius, seeing an all too acquainted blonde ascend from the abysmal cerulean seawaters of Besaid. His customarily bristly hair had been smoothened by the water, and the beam on his face was all too utterly transmissible.

Rikku felt her feet begin to travel in the direction of the young Blitzer but abruptly stopped as a flash of brown hair diverted her gaze. Her cousin, High Summoner Yuna and finally been reunified with her vanished dearest. Rikku recoiled subconsciously as she watched Yuna share a passionate kiss with Tidus, tears of cheerfulness rolling down her face. The feeling of frost water being emptied over her body was all Rikku had felt.

'Fryd ec drec vaamehk... Zaymuicmo? '' Rikku whispered feeling peculiarly imprudent for her error.

Paine shot at glace over at her words. Rikku only spoke in Al Bhed when she needed to say something that no one could comprehend… however Paine did notice the abrupt modification in Rikku's distinctive overactive temperament. Rikku swiftly perceived this, and collected herself, putting on the counterfeit artificial smile she had worn since her journey began two years earlier. Paine frowned somewhat, not being fooled that easily. Just as Paine was about to question her friend, Rikku jumped off the airship. Rikku flowed gently to the ground, her eyes unfocused. With a gentle splash, she landed in the waist deep waters. Yuna turned around, and faced her cousin, bliss coated all over her face.

"Rikku!" Yuna shouted in elation, wanting to celebrate this moment with her closest friend.

Rikku opened her arms, and welcomed Yuna into the embrace.

"He's back!" Yuna whispered gingerly into Rikku's ear.

"I'm so happy for you." Rikku smiled lightly, feeling her world deteriorating.

Yuna felt the stiffening of Rikku's body, and pulled away slightly, just far enough so she could see her cousin's expression. Yuna's sharp eyes searched her Cousin, who carefully averted her eyes to the body of fish swimming nearby.

"Rikku?" Yuna asked, alarmed.

"Y.. yeah?" Rikku lightly stuttered.

"What's…" Yuna started, but was cut off of Tidus jumped and tackled Rikku.

"Rikku! I'm so happy to see you!" Tidus grinned animatedly, his smile wide.

"… It's nice to see you Tidus." Rikku grinned back, " But would you mind getting off of me? You're kinda crushing me!" Rikku giggled slightly.

"Sorry!" Tidus laughed, as he quickly jumped off.

Rikku chuckled nervously, standing up out of the water. Yuna watched her Cousin intently, who avoided her gaze.

'She can read me to well. I don't want to ruin their love life. I could never do that to Yunnie. Or Tidus. I will never let them know of my feelings… or of my past… No, that's one thing that will ever live within me.' Rikku thought, watching everyone start to celebrate, ' Gah! Pull yourself together Rikku! Stop it! You didn't grow this strong for no reason!'

She watched as they all emerged onto the sandy beach, as the Aurochs moved to the shore, Wakka and Lulu excited as well. Paine walked up behind Rikku, and gently nudged Rikku towards the shore.

"Look, I know something is bothering you. I won't ask what it is though… Cause I know you wouldn't tell me, until you're ready. Unless you want Yuna down your throat, relentlessly asking you what's wrong, you better just pull yourself together. Whatever it is, you can let go tonight when you're alone. Got it?" Paine said soft enough so only Rikku could hear.

Rikku nodded her head, admiring the insight that Paine had.

'She's kinda like Lulu… No wonder I look up to her.' Rikku thought absentmindedly as she began to swim towards the shore as well.

Yuna took Rikku's hand into her own, and they began to walk back out to the water.

"Don't worry everyone, we'll meet you back at the village!" Yuna shouted cheerfully, as they all began to walk back to the village.

While Yuna was talking, Rikku dove under the salty water. She forced her eyes open, sighing inwardly in relief as she noted that her eyes were still conditioned for salt water. Under the water, Rikku carefully did a front flip, giggling to herself as a tickling sensation formed. Rikku broke the surface, as Yuna turned back around, her expression soft.

"Rikku…Sweetie… You know you can always talk to me, right?" Yuna pressed, taking Rikku's hands into her own.

"I…Of course." Rikku nodded.

"And as my Cousin and my best friend… you wouldn't push me away would you?" Yuna asked.

"Of course not! I love you Yunnie… I don't… I don't know what I would do without you… and I would…Never hurt you." Rikku sighed.

"Well the only way you could hurt me is if you keep lying to me. I know something bothered you back there, even though you look fine now." Yuna soothed, her hand pushing some of Rikku's loose braids out of her eyes.

"It's nothing... Really!" Rikku exclaimed, seeing Yuna's skeptical expression, "I just was really shocked to see him again, ya know? After all of these years looking for Him.. and after the whole Lenne and Shuynin thing… I don't know? I guess you're not the only one who has to get used to all of this again." Rikku chuckled.

"Oh Rikku…. Don't worry. The Fayth wouldn't dare take him away again… that was their promise! It may be a hard thing to get used to… but we're strong enough to start this new journey… but there's something else on your mind." Yuna noted.

"I guess… I guess I just got used to seeing you all the time… being with you all the time. I guess I'm worried that you and him will leave and I won't see you again." Rikku sighed.

"I won't be leaving, and neither will he. We'll be living in Besaid, you can count on that Rikku." Yuna encouraged.

"I know." Rikku smiled, pushing her feelings out of her heart.

"Good, now let's continue back to the party!" Yuna giggled, rushing off with Rikku following behind.

'Let my story begin…'


Translation - Fryd ec drec vaamehk... Zaymuicmo= What is this feeling... Jealously?


Alright! So, this is only the Prologue to my story. I plan on making this story quite long and eventful. Keep in mind, I do have another story I am working on, so I will probably update this story once every two weeks, give or take. This story is a RikkuXGippal and TidusXYuna pairing, but my main character will be Rikku. I hope you will all enjoy this story. PM me with any questions, or visit my homepage (Facebook) if you have any other questions. Thank you for reading!~~

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