Disclaimer: I don't own anything from FFX or from FFX2, and if I did, I'd
be a happy person. This is my first attempt at an Aurikku fic, so try not
to be too harsh on me!
Chapter 1: Thunder and Pain
After leaving Guadosalam, the party was heading toward Macalania Temple to confront Maester Seymour Guado. There wasn't much talking going on as they walked; Tidus and Yuna were in the front along with Auron. Lulu and Wakka followed a few steps behind them, as did Khimari. Lastly, the young Al Bhed teen, Rikku, brought up the rear. Tidus and Yuna were talking in low voices; most likely about what was to happen once the temple was reached. Auron wasn't paying any attention to them, or anyone else for that matter. Wakka, Lulu, and Khimari were silent as they walked, except for Wakka's occasional comments.
The group finally reached the Thunder Plains as they all stopped. The ground was gray, the sky and even the clouds were gray. Everything held an air of eeriness that sent a shiver through the young Rikku. In the distance, there were several malformed pillars that served as lightning rods. Upon seeing this, Rikku huddled up as if the very sight of the place scared her more than the thought of Sin. Her voice was soft, and full of fear, "Oh no..we're here." Lightning crashed across the sky as thunder rumbled all around them from the bolt. As the bolt of lightning hit the pillar closest to them, Rikku let out a cry of fear.
Tidus's eyes grew wide as he watched the lightning, "How are we supposed to cross that?!" The black mage, Lulu, spoke up, "See the lightning rod towers? The lightning is drawn to them.hopefully." Wakka nodded as she finished, "We head north, not to close but not to far away from the towers either, ya?" Tidus nodded and then Lulu spoke again, "Meaning, we should avoid wide open areas." Just as she finished talking, lightning flashed across the sky and thunder roared. Once more, Rikku shrieked and cowered in fear of it, "I think I left something in Guadosalam." Auron hadn't said much until Rikku had said that, "It was nice knowing you."
Looking kind of hurt at the guardian's cold remark she shuddered, "Okay, okay! I'll go!" With that said, they started off across the plains. No one said anything as they made their way cautiously over the plains. It wasn't long before they encountered Shelinda standing underneath one of the many lightning rods, "Ah, good day!" Tidus nodded to her as she did the sign of the prayer, "Hi there." With a smile on her face, Shelinda spoke up, "Is it true? I heard that Maester Seymour and Lady Yuna are to be wed! It's such great news! I have to tell everyone!" Without a second thought, Tidus spoke, "Where'd you hear that?" At his question, she looked a bit unsettled, "From the Guado. They were all very excited!"
This only made Tidus's thoughts about the Guado even more true, "I'm afraid you heard wrong. Yuna's going to turn him down." The woman's face fell at this news, "Oh.really?" He nodded, "Yep, no wedding!" With a sigh, she looked up at him, "I see.that's unfortunate. Well, I'm sure that people would have rejoiced all over Spira." Yuna bade her farewell and then the group continued along their journey over the plains. Just as the group got underneath a tower, two bolts of lightning struck the tower causing Tidus and Yuna to both gasp.
Wakka started laughing, "That was a close one, ya?!" Lulu looked to him and then frowned her obvious disapproval, "Stop kidding around." He quickly quieted down, "Yes ma'am." A very fearful Rikku was holding her arms close to herself, "Eh heh heh heh heh heh heh." With a look of confusion, Wakka turned to her, "Hmmm? What's wrong?" The only thing she could do was stand there, "Heh heh heh heh heh." Tidus looked to her, " 'Heh heh heh heh.' You're giving me the creeps!" At that moment, lightning happened to strike a nearby tower. Rikku let out a scream and then fell on her knees, covering her ears. Just as quickly as she fell to her knees, she crawled up and grabbed ahold of Tidus's leg, "I wanna go home! I hate lightning! I hate thunder! Let's go rest over there! Please?"
Auron stepped up to them and then looked down at her, "This storm never stops, better to cross quickly." Rikku looked up at him, "I know, but.just for a little while?" Tidus shook his head, "Heh, well? What now?" With a sigh, Auron and everyone else, except Rikku and Tidus, walked by one of Rin's many travel agencies. Rikku was almost in tears, "Pretty please? Just a few minutes? I'm scared of lightning! Let's rest, please? Pretty please?" Everyone ignored her pleas, which only made it worse, "I'm too young to die! You're all mean.cruel! Your moms would be ashamed of you!" When no one acknowledged her, she yelled once more, "Are you having fun doing this to me?"
They finally stopped as Auron shook his head, "Fine, we rest. She's worse than the storm." Everyone entered the building, Rikku was certainly glad to be in there. Yuna, who was still looking slightly upset walked over to the woman behind the counter, "I'm.a little tired. Do you have a room available?" The clerk smiled cheerfully, "Ah, Lady Summoner. Yes, just over that way." With a nod, Yuna walked toward the hall, "Thank you." Everyone watched as she walked down the hall without speaking, Wakka looked concerned, "Uh, Yuna?"
Lulu shook her head a bit, "It's not like her." Rikku watched as Tidus followed after her a few moments later. Those two were so much in love that it made her a bit jealous to watch them together. She had also noted that Lulu and Wakka had somewhat of a thing going on, but she was never quite able to tell if it was love, or a serious friendship. With everyone else all paired up, that only left Auron, Khimari and herself without someone. It made her feel kind of lonely to know that she didn't have someone that cared for her. Sure, she was their friend, but none of them loved her like she really wanted them to.
The lone guardian must have noticed the frown on her face since he looked in her direction, "Something troubling you?" She snapped out of her daze and then shook her head, "No, it's nothing." He chuckled low in his throat, "You're a poorer liar than Yuna, but I'm not going to make you talk to me if you don't want to." Inside, she was glad that he hadn't forced her to tell him what she was concerned about. Now that she thought about it more, she noticed that he was actually quite a nice looking man, even if he was old enough to be her father. With a smile, she thought about the day that they had first met back near the Moonflow.
{I remember that day more clearly than any other day in my life. I had just been washed up on the banks of the Moonflow after being beaten up inside my machina. Tidus happened to come by and see me there. I was happy to see that he was alive after Sin had attacked our ship when I first met him. Seeing Yuna, I thought about possibly joining their group as another one of her guardians. I talked with her about it and then she called Sir Auron, as I knew him, over to me. He looked down, "Look at me." I obeyed, but with closed eyes, I didn't know if he would hate me or not. That's when I heard him speak again, "Open your eyes." With a moment of hesitation, I opened my eyes, and I was rewarded with a soft smile and a warm gaze. For a while it would be the last ones I received from him.}
Chapter 1: Thunder and Pain
After leaving Guadosalam, the party was heading toward Macalania Temple to confront Maester Seymour Guado. There wasn't much talking going on as they walked; Tidus and Yuna were in the front along with Auron. Lulu and Wakka followed a few steps behind them, as did Khimari. Lastly, the young Al Bhed teen, Rikku, brought up the rear. Tidus and Yuna were talking in low voices; most likely about what was to happen once the temple was reached. Auron wasn't paying any attention to them, or anyone else for that matter. Wakka, Lulu, and Khimari were silent as they walked, except for Wakka's occasional comments.
The group finally reached the Thunder Plains as they all stopped. The ground was gray, the sky and even the clouds were gray. Everything held an air of eeriness that sent a shiver through the young Rikku. In the distance, there were several malformed pillars that served as lightning rods. Upon seeing this, Rikku huddled up as if the very sight of the place scared her more than the thought of Sin. Her voice was soft, and full of fear, "Oh no..we're here." Lightning crashed across the sky as thunder rumbled all around them from the bolt. As the bolt of lightning hit the pillar closest to them, Rikku let out a cry of fear.
Tidus's eyes grew wide as he watched the lightning, "How are we supposed to cross that?!" The black mage, Lulu, spoke up, "See the lightning rod towers? The lightning is drawn to them.hopefully." Wakka nodded as she finished, "We head north, not to close but not to far away from the towers either, ya?" Tidus nodded and then Lulu spoke again, "Meaning, we should avoid wide open areas." Just as she finished talking, lightning flashed across the sky and thunder roared. Once more, Rikku shrieked and cowered in fear of it, "I think I left something in Guadosalam." Auron hadn't said much until Rikku had said that, "It was nice knowing you."
Looking kind of hurt at the guardian's cold remark she shuddered, "Okay, okay! I'll go!" With that said, they started off across the plains. No one said anything as they made their way cautiously over the plains. It wasn't long before they encountered Shelinda standing underneath one of the many lightning rods, "Ah, good day!" Tidus nodded to her as she did the sign of the prayer, "Hi there." With a smile on her face, Shelinda spoke up, "Is it true? I heard that Maester Seymour and Lady Yuna are to be wed! It's such great news! I have to tell everyone!" Without a second thought, Tidus spoke, "Where'd you hear that?" At his question, she looked a bit unsettled, "From the Guado. They were all very excited!"
This only made Tidus's thoughts about the Guado even more true, "I'm afraid you heard wrong. Yuna's going to turn him down." The woman's face fell at this news, "Oh.really?" He nodded, "Yep, no wedding!" With a sigh, she looked up at him, "I see.that's unfortunate. Well, I'm sure that people would have rejoiced all over Spira." Yuna bade her farewell and then the group continued along their journey over the plains. Just as the group got underneath a tower, two bolts of lightning struck the tower causing Tidus and Yuna to both gasp.
Wakka started laughing, "That was a close one, ya?!" Lulu looked to him and then frowned her obvious disapproval, "Stop kidding around." He quickly quieted down, "Yes ma'am." A very fearful Rikku was holding her arms close to herself, "Eh heh heh heh heh heh heh." With a look of confusion, Wakka turned to her, "Hmmm? What's wrong?" The only thing she could do was stand there, "Heh heh heh heh heh." Tidus looked to her, " 'Heh heh heh heh.' You're giving me the creeps!" At that moment, lightning happened to strike a nearby tower. Rikku let out a scream and then fell on her knees, covering her ears. Just as quickly as she fell to her knees, she crawled up and grabbed ahold of Tidus's leg, "I wanna go home! I hate lightning! I hate thunder! Let's go rest over there! Please?"
Auron stepped up to them and then looked down at her, "This storm never stops, better to cross quickly." Rikku looked up at him, "I know, but.just for a little while?" Tidus shook his head, "Heh, well? What now?" With a sigh, Auron and everyone else, except Rikku and Tidus, walked by one of Rin's many travel agencies. Rikku was almost in tears, "Pretty please? Just a few minutes? I'm scared of lightning! Let's rest, please? Pretty please?" Everyone ignored her pleas, which only made it worse, "I'm too young to die! You're all mean.cruel! Your moms would be ashamed of you!" When no one acknowledged her, she yelled once more, "Are you having fun doing this to me?"
They finally stopped as Auron shook his head, "Fine, we rest. She's worse than the storm." Everyone entered the building, Rikku was certainly glad to be in there. Yuna, who was still looking slightly upset walked over to the woman behind the counter, "I'm.a little tired. Do you have a room available?" The clerk smiled cheerfully, "Ah, Lady Summoner. Yes, just over that way." With a nod, Yuna walked toward the hall, "Thank you." Everyone watched as she walked down the hall without speaking, Wakka looked concerned, "Uh, Yuna?"
Lulu shook her head a bit, "It's not like her." Rikku watched as Tidus followed after her a few moments later. Those two were so much in love that it made her a bit jealous to watch them together. She had also noted that Lulu and Wakka had somewhat of a thing going on, but she was never quite able to tell if it was love, or a serious friendship. With everyone else all paired up, that only left Auron, Khimari and herself without someone. It made her feel kind of lonely to know that she didn't have someone that cared for her. Sure, she was their friend, but none of them loved her like she really wanted them to.
The lone guardian must have noticed the frown on her face since he looked in her direction, "Something troubling you?" She snapped out of her daze and then shook her head, "No, it's nothing." He chuckled low in his throat, "You're a poorer liar than Yuna, but I'm not going to make you talk to me if you don't want to." Inside, she was glad that he hadn't forced her to tell him what she was concerned about. Now that she thought about it more, she noticed that he was actually quite a nice looking man, even if he was old enough to be her father. With a smile, she thought about the day that they had first met back near the Moonflow.
{I remember that day more clearly than any other day in my life. I had just been washed up on the banks of the Moonflow after being beaten up inside my machina. Tidus happened to come by and see me there. I was happy to see that he was alive after Sin had attacked our ship when I first met him. Seeing Yuna, I thought about possibly joining their group as another one of her guardians. I talked with her about it and then she called Sir Auron, as I knew him, over to me. He looked down, "Look at me." I obeyed, but with closed eyes, I didn't know if he would hate me or not. That's when I heard him speak again, "Open your eyes." With a moment of hesitation, I opened my eyes, and I was rewarded with a soft smile and a warm gaze. For a while it would be the last ones I received from him.}