Hazukashiki Omou
By: Lil Dorothy
Part 1
"Lulu, do you know where we are?'' Tidus asked. Lulu looked at the surroundings. She shook her head, which made him frustrated. Almost as frustrated as Rikku was. The fighting for the item for the Aeon in the Remiem Temple was quite boring. She knew that it was very important and they needed it. They had gotten one from Belgemine, and the other, they had to fight for. Rikku knew that. Auron had noticed the frustration building upon her face. "Rikku? Why are you so quiet?" Rikku snapped out of her unpleasant state. "Oh. Nothing's wrong. I was just…uh.". "When are we stopping? My feet are killin' me!" Tidus interrupted. His outburst changed the subject, which relieved her. She, for one, didn't want to share her feelings amongst the group right now. "Let's wait till we find a clearing." Auron answered. "Then we rest." Of course, this was obeyed.
Eventually, they had came to a clearing. Firewood was collected, and tents were set up. Tidus had gone straight to bed. His soft snoring left unnoticed. Wakka was sitting in the ground, gazing up at the purple-pinkish sky. Auron sat on a log and was drinking from his jug. Yuna and Lulu was in the tent, and Kimahri…he was just off somewhere. Which left Rikku unoccupied. A perfect time to think about how many fiends they had caught within the forest they had been in. However, Rikku just stared off. The pinkish sky hypnotized her. Leaving her in a dazed state.
"Sir Auron?'' Yuna asked the almost drunken man. "Do you know where Rikku is?" Auron gulped down his wine, and wiped his mouth with his wrist. "She is over there near the pond." Yuna bowed and walked away. He almost sighed and strapped on his jug to his scarlet jacket. "The youth." Yuna approached her transfixed relative. "Rikku?" Rikku turned and looked at Yuna. Yuna's eyes were sad somehow. "Is bothering you?" Rikku smiled a false smile. "No. I'm just thinkin' about how great it will be to defeat Sin and…" Lying is clear like water. You can see right through it. "..how me and Tidus are trying to keep you from dying when you do so."
"It's getting late. I think we should go to bed." Rikku stood up and stretched. " Remember? It's my turn to watch for fiends." Rikku pointed out. "Oh. I see." Yuna replied. "Well…then I will…see you in the morning then." "Okay." Yuna turned then stopped. "Who's going to watch with you Rikku?'' Rikku shrugged. "Who's ever left, I guess." Yuna giggled a little. "What's so funny?'' Yuna stopped and said, "Sir Auron…has been drinking. Yet he's the only one left because Kimahri has left of somewhere. Let's hope that Sir Auron hasn't had too much wine." Rikku gave Yuna a funny look. "Oh, go on to bed. Young summoneresses need their beauty rest." Yuna smiled then ran off.
Rikku rubbed her head in dismay. "Sheesh, this is great. I'll be watching for fiends with a half drunk warrior monk." She set her eyes upon Auron. He didn't seem drunk. A lot of things couldn't be told about him. Whether he's sick, cold, or wounded, the same cold expression laid upon his aged face. No one but he could know. Ashamed… What dilemma. Rikku saw him rise from the log he took refuge on and was walking towards her. She clamped her mouth shut as he approached, in fear of saying something wrong. Rikku knew that he wouldn't hurt her…but if he's drunk, she wasn't going to push her luck.
"Rikku. Why are you so pale?" He asked her. "Um…uh, well…" Rikku started to stay then stopped. He chuckled. "We have to scout around for fiends." Auron told her. "But we practically killed all of them…" Rikku whined. "Some like to be tricky, and attack when you're off guard." She took this as a lecture, and decided to do as told. "Where do we search first?" she asked him. "We wait, not search. That way, we don't worry about the campsite. "Oh."
The night seemed to drag on. Tidus's snoring was heard. So were the light cries and squeaks of Lulu's Moogle. Rikku yawned. Auron drank. Wakka was mumbling something in his sleep. The silence of the forest. Rikku knew that it was gonna be one long night..
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So how do you like the story so far. I'll be writing more soon, okay?
Lil Dorothy