Chapter 1 The fight
"You big meanie." Rikku had been fighting with Auron all day and things didn't seem like they were going to get any better. They were heading through the Macalania woods at the time.
"I'm mean? You're the one who threw the ice gem." Auron was getting more and more annoyed at Rikku by the minute.
"I was just having a little fun, besides Tidus and Kimahri thought it was funny."
"Don't bring me in to this." Tidus didn't feel like getting on to Auron's bad side today he seemed angrier than usual.
"Fine, Kimahri you thought it was funny didn't you?"
"Kimahri no laugh, Kimahri chokes." Though when Auron turned around to face Rikku again Kimahri's face showed a small smile.
"Rikku you need to grow up a little more, you need to act a little more like….me."
"Ha" Rikku had begun to laugh at the thought.
"What's so funny?" Auron asked Rikku with a look of confusion on his face.
"Nothing, nothing at all. You know what I think I will act more like you."
"You will?" Auron sounded puzzled.
"Yah you know what I think I will start right now." With that Rikku turned and ran off deeper into the woods.
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Yuna turned around a few minutes later. She seemed surprised Rikku wasn't back yet.
"I think we should wait for Rikku…" but Yuna stopped talking, something was clearly wrong. Tidus ran up to her.
"Are you ok Yuna? Yuna, Yuna say something!"
All of a sudden a smile crept across Yuna's face and she started laughing hysterically.
When Tidus turned around he started laughing too. Striding up to them her shoulders back, her nose in the air was Rikku. Not the normal Rikku but an Auron Rikku. She clearly meant it when she said she was going to start acting like Auron.
She looked ridiculous. A pink sweater sitting upon her shoulders drifting out behind her. Clearly acting as though it were Aurons cape. A leaf curved around her face covering her mouth and her right eye tightly shut. They also noticed she had something propped over her shoulder. Yet when she got closer they noticed that it was a stick but less than a foot long. Not the best imitation of Aurons sword since his was at least 5 foot.
Wakka turned around to see what everyone was laughing at. He smirked. "Das wrong yah." Rikku had just come to a halt in front of the group and turned towards Lulu whose jaw had dropped at least 3 inches in disbelief.
"What are you looking at?" She turned to face the rest of the group "let's get moving we have no time to waste."
"That's not funny Rikku." Auron replied looking annoyed.
"That's not funny Rikku." Rikku replied mimicking his low voice.
"Rikku stop it."
"Rikku stop it."
"Rikku!" This time Auron started to sound really annoyed.
"Rikku!" She mimicked again this time with a little giggle. That was Aurons last straw. Auron picked up his sword from its resting place upon his shoulder and stood into a striking position. He began advancing on Rikku who by now had stopped giggling.
"Aur-Auron I- I'm sorry… Th-Think of what your doing here!" Rikku pleaded she was now slowly backing away from the angry guardian who showed no signs of stopping. Rikku who was in panic remembered her only defense, her stick. So out of reaction she chucked the ½ ft stick at Auron, hitting him in the eye.
"Ow!" With that he dropped his sword to the ground and flung his hand up to his eye. This was Rikkus cue she ran up and tried to grab the sword. Bending down she grabbed for the sword and pulled up. Nothing happened. She stood there for a second trying to pull the sword from its place on the ground. Though with much effort it didn't budge. She again heard a low more angry growl. She looked up cautiously and to her horror saw a vicious Auron looking down at her. His blood shot eye staring deep into hers.
"Um Auron…." Rikku said in a terrified voice. Auron just glared down at her. Rikku made a run for it, but Auron's outstretched arm grabbed her and jerked her back to his side. Rikku made a soft squeak.
"Let's go for a little walk Rikku."
"Hey Auron didn't you hear me I'm I'm sorry. Please… Auron don't!! HEY! Look Auron it's a flying shoopuf!" Auron continued to face forward, dragging Rikku along with him. Rikku looked terrified, and suddenly jammed her elbow into Auron's stomach. He let her go immediately, and held his stomach. Rikku immediately took off the others had thought that what they had just experienced was terrifying, but also enjoyable. Half the group was laughing the other half just standing there with their mouths open looking at Auron.
"I am going to kill that girl." Auron muttered under his breath. Lulu had apparently over heard him for she seemed to come back to reality.
"Auron, she is only a girl. She's just um having a little fun." Lulu responded not really sure what to say.
"Lulu… that behavior is just not acceptable. She… Lulu… are you laughing?" Lulu was now reliving the incident in her head and found it quiet enjoyable.
"I-I'm sorry Auron but… the Great Auron being hurt being hurt by a stick it just doesn't make sense. You can handle a sword by not a stick. Lulu was trying to act serious but Auron could tell that she was trying to hold back the laughter inside her.
"Fine I won't hurt her, but she just better stay in line and stop acting so immature!" Auron seemed to be cooling down a bit.
Just then Rin form Rins travel agency came walking up the road and stopped in front of the group of guardians and the summoner.
"Whoa I could have sworn I just seen Auron running down the road." Auron glared at him.
Tidus seemed to come back from his laughter and managed to say, "Yah um, that was Rikku just now."
"Really she did a pretty good interpretation of Auron didn't she, she sure had me fooled." Auron continued to glare. "Well I must be going, but feel free to stay at my travel agency. It is always free for you to use." The group accepted his request and began heading towards the travel agency. they came to a clearing in the road they saw the building. Standing their looking at different size sticks was Rikku.
"Just Kidding." She said, and smiled at everyone in the group. They headed inside and got situated in their own rooms and settled down to sleep.
Tonight there adventure was just about to get started. Somewhere in the distance someone was saying a spell.
"Switch tonight, until things become right,
these two who are opposite
may take a moment may take forever
but make this a lesson they will remember."