"My story isn't a very neat one, or a very understandable one at that. I came to this place for what reason? Why did I have to meet you that day? Would have things been better if I would have stayed in my world? Well I guess that's for you all to decide."

"Jecht is there any possible way for you to act your age and not like an annoying five year old?" Auron tried for the twentieth time to get Jecht to shut up. They were in dangerous territory and the way Jecht went on and on, they might disturb something.

"Well, pardon me for trying to make this trip a little more enjoyable with some talking but, fine, you want it that way, I'll be quiet. Not another word will pass these lips. You have no idea what you got yourself into Auron, now that I stopped talking you're going to miss me talking. Its going to be all quiet and th-" Auron sighed and just started to ignore him. That's all he could really do to block him out. Asking him to stop just made things worse and Lord Braska encouraged him. Auron looked around the forest that they had been traveling through. Something was …off, the whole forest seemed to have heard him want Jecht to be quiet. Quiet was the opposite thing you wanted to hear in a forest. Jecht had managed to get a few yards of them while going on about how now he would never speak again when he was tackled by a fiend. Jecht let out a yelp as he was picked up and thrown against a nearby tree. Just as they got their weapons out, the fiend was no longer a fiend but was a young woman. Though flanking her were two dragons and they were ready to kill them.

"What are you doing here? You should leave, you aren't welcome in this forest," Nothing this girl said was a question, nor polite. She did not want them there. The men stared, not sure how to take this in. The longer they waited, the more agitated she got, demonic features started to form on her. Big leather wings grew from her back, as red tattoos made their way around her body, even on her face under her scarlet red eyes. A horn grew from her jet black hair, and she was ready to kill all of them.

"Excuse me miss," Braska stepped forward slowly, it was obvious that there was more fiend that he couldn't see and if they didn't play their cards right, they weren't going to make it out of there, "but you're not from this world are you?" The girl was taken back by this statement, her demonic features disappearing along with her fearsome expression, "What makes you think that?" She asked softly still not sure how to take this.

"Well, in this world, Spira, there isn't any fiend like yourself or any race known to be human and fiend. You see, this man here is also not from here," He put his hand on Jecht, "and we are on our way to return him home. Now if you don't kill us, you could come with me and my guardians on my pilgrimage and at the end of it, you will be able to go home." The girl watched him closely to see if he was lying to her but to the best of her ability he was telling the truth. She did miss her home and though she had grown to love her fiend here, she needed to see her friends. Turning to the dragons by her sides she knelt down and spoke a language that they did not understand and stood up.

She walked over to Braska, "Fine, but if we get to the end of this and I'm not home I will kill you slowly and painfully. You got that?" Braska held out his but she just glared at him.

"I'm Rikai," with that said she turned from them and started walking.

"HEY, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING?" Jecht caught up with her yelling. Braska and Auron followed after and watched them bicker.

"You all want to get out of here right? Well then you better shut up and follow me," Rikai walked on as if they weren't even there. Rikai started climbing obstacles with ease then getting agitated at them for having to take awhile to follow her. "Could you move any slower?" She slid down the steep hill that they were trying to get over. She stopped when she reached Braska; she grabbed him harshly by the arm and with enough force, managed to get him pretty close to the top. Sliding down further, she got to Jecht and dragged him to where Braska was, completely disregarding the scratches and cuts he was receiving from her treatment of him. Before he could complain, she glared at him. That shut him up, at least for the moment. Making her way back down to Auron, she grabbed him only to have him push her away.

"I can handle this myself," Auron continued climbing up disregarding her. Rikai glared and followed swiftly. She quickly grabbed him by the back of his coat and pulled him back, forcing him to fall to the bottom of the hill. Regaining his footing, they both glared at each other for a moment then they both drew their weapons: his huge katana against her twin blades. She had an advantage, being at a higher height than him but that didn't prevent him reflecting her attack and forced her into a fallen dead tree. She hit with enough force to knock the breath out of her along with a small amount of blood. As she struggled to regain her breathing his blade pieced the tree next to her head, "Don't play with me. You will lose, and next time I won't hold back," As he started to pull back his sword, she managed to kick him in gut before he could dislodge his sword.

As a hand-to-hand brawl started out, Jecht and Braska watched from atop the hill, "Wow, I've never seen Auron get into it like that before. He must really dislike this girl. Was it a good idea for me to invite her along with us?" Braska cringed a bit when Rikai landed a hard hit into Auron's left kidney.

"Nah, I think he really likes her. Why else would he be getting in a fight with her? You know when you were a little kid, you picked on the girl you like. "HEY YOU TWO WE NEED TO BE GETTING TO THE TEMPLE!" Jecht yelled then turned and headed down the hill with Braska. Rikai was caught off guard by him yelling and Auron got her pinned to the ground, his body hovering over hers as they glared back at each other.

"Get off of me," She growled and she squirmed to break free from his grip. After minutes this, she gave up and just glared up at him.

"Are you done?"

"No."

"Well, we don't have the time to keep you like this. You are a guardian now so you need start acting like one. You need to protect Braska with your life until the end of his pilgrimage. Got that?" He slowly let of her arms go and got to his feet. Glaring with such anger that she was sure if she looked at him long enough that he would catch fire. She propped herself up on her elbows and she tried to gain her breathing back. Auron held his hand out for her, but she just swatted it away and got up.

"I don't need your help and I will do whatever I feel like. Remember, if it wasn't for me back there, my brethren would have torn you all to shreds and no one would ever know the wiser so you keep to yourself and me to my own. Now for the sake of time, take my hand so we can catch up with the others," she stood slowly and without waiting on him she grabbed his arm and her wings unfolded and she flew into the air. With some effort, she found the other two and landed a few yard away from them. She dropped Auron before landing but he caught himself and glared at her.

"Welcome back, did the both of you have a good time?" Braska smiled and laughed a bit as they continued on their journey. They managed to get about a mile away from the temple before Jecht started in on all the personal questions that he had already asked Braska and Auron and now, it was Rikai's turn.

"So how old are you? WHAT are you? What's your world like? How did you get here? Got a lover? Want one?"He kept going and going until she answered them.

"SHUT UP! I'LL ANSWER YOU JUST STOP ASKING! God," Rikai sighed and did her best to recall some of his questions and began answering them, "I'm 19 years old, I'm a dragon demon, it's a place just like this place." Her voice was harsh and uncaring. Jecht was taken back a little and got quiet, not sure how to respond. The silence was almost unbearable to the others, who were used to Jecht constantly talking. She was walking ahead of the group and couldn't see them. Braska was trying to think how she could be so even when talking about home. What happened to her to make her like this? Jecht stared off to the side thinking of his boy and wife he left behind and how terrible he felt without them. Auron was the only one looking at her. He didn't have anything that could relate to the others but Rikai was just as distant as he was.

"No and why would it matter having a 'lover'? I've done fine without one so why would I want one now?" This answer was still harsh but was not enough to keep Jecht from getting her answer other questions. Jecht went on and on but now, they were stupid, like what kind of food they have in her world and such. She answered boredly and with little emotion as possible trying to discourage him, until they managed to get to the temple.

"Auron and Jecht, why don't you rest for a while and let's let Rikai help me this time. Let her get the feel of being a guardian. Rikai, we'll head into to here. You two relax now." Braska and Rikai walked into the temple as Jecht and Auron stood there, not sure what to do.

"Let's head for a drink!" grabbing Auron's arm, Jecht dragged him into a nearby pub and ordered drinks. He chugged his and ordered a new one in seconds. "So, what do you think of that Rikai? In my opinion, if I wasn't married… with a kid I would totally take a whack at her but since I am, maybe you should? You know?" He chugged his second and ordered again. Auron ordered a more sophisticated beer and took small sips. Thinking of what Jecht was saying.

"What makes you think I would be interested in her? Let alone any female? You don't need someone to be happy. I'm happy just how I am; if I wanted to get married, I would have married the daughter of a high-ranking priest when I had the chance," Even as he spoke, his mind wondered back to Rikai.

"Well you know what? I think you two would make a great couple and the sex would be amazing too. Her strong body along with th-" an explosion came from the temple, stopping him in mid-sentence. They raced outside to find…