I do not own Final Fantasy
Tidus was back and with Yuna in Besaid. The Gullwings split apart after we destroyed Vegnagun and stopped Shuyin. Paine left with Nooj to settle a few things. Me. Well… I'm sitting here in Luca. Alone like usual. I have always been the outcast. I think it might be because I'm an Al-Bhed.
I was sitting on a bench in the middle of Luca when a little girl walked up to me.
"Um Excuse me…?" She asked
"Yes?" I asked her.
"Are you Rikku? Yuna's Guardian?" She asked looking around the square.
"Yea I am." I said then a woman with bright blue eyes and brown hair walked up and grabbed her hand and tugged her away. I heard her mumble "Don't talk to strangers. Especially and Al-Bhed." The little girl argued with the woman, who must have been her mother.
I stood up and walked toward the port. When I got there people's heads turned. They weren't used to seeing an Al-Bhed wearing a small top and miniskirt in town yet... Even though I was Yuna's guardian, people still treated me like I was an alien or something.
"People can be so rude and mean." I mumbled running to dock 2.
I heard someone yell and I turned around to see Tidus running at me.
"Oh. Hi." I said looking around him
"Yuna didn't come. She's babysitting for Lulu and Wakka." He replied looking at me from my toes to my eyes. I could feel my face turn red. Every time I spoke with him or even glanced in his direction, since the day I met him. I have always felt sick, all because of the butterflies he gives me.
He laughed "You okay?" He asked.
"Uh yea. I'm fine." I said looking down at my feet.
"Still wearing that outfit?" He asked me.
"Yea. " I shot back. "You like?" I asked twirling into a circle. Then stopped to face him.
"Same old same old Rikku." He mumbled. The smiled. "Why are you in Luca?"
"Where else can I go? I've been everywhere since the Gullwings split apart. There's no more sphere hunting to do." I told him and started walking back into town.
"Why not come back to Besaid? If you keep wondering off, when I need you, I won't be able to find you." He said grabbing my elbow.
I pulled away and thought about what he said. "He said when I need you…"
"Rikku?" He asked running in front of me.
"I guess." Then I looked at him "Only for a little while!" I said pointing a finger at him.
He smiled and grabbed my hand. "Let's go. There's a boat over on dock 4 that's about to leave." He said pulling me that way. We ran for a little while, hand in hand. My yellow-orange, scarf flew back and forth, almost tripping me a few times.
When we reached the boat, he let go of my hand and we walked up the ramp onto the deck. The warmth in my hand slowly faded from where he was holding it. I longed for him to place it back, but I knew he loved Yuna. And I couldn't take him, even if he loved me.
I sat on the edge of the front of the boat. We were the only people on it, besides the Captain and a few crew members. Tidus sat beside me. Throwing an arm onto my shoulders.
"So. Are you and Yuna gonna get married soon?" I asked him, but I regretted the words the second I said them. I felt a shiver crawl through his arm.
"Not that I know of." He whispered. "I still don't know if I'm going to fade again. After all I'm only a dream…"
"No you're not. You're here. After Sin was killed, the fayth disappeard to. You're here to stay, I can feel it." I flew at him, embracing him. He rapped and arm around me.
I must have fallen asleep because I felt a pillow underneath my head. We were back in Besaid.
I leaned up in a bed.
"Good Morning." I heard Lulu say.
"Lu!" I exclaimed.
"Shhh. The baby." She said rocking him back and forth.
"Oh, heehee." I stood up and stretched when someone knocked at the door.
"She awake?" It was Tidus.
I froze in place looking at Lulu. "Yes look for yourself." She said looking at me.
I smiled and walked over to Tidus who was by the door. "How did you get me off the boat?" I asked him as I walked outside. He followed and answered my question.
"Carried you." He said grinning. "You don't weigh a lot."
"Shut-up." I said playfully punching his arm.
"Rikku!" I heard someone yell, I turned toward the temple and Yuna came running at me.
"AH-!" I said as Yuna jumped at me.
She was laughing, Tidus was laughing, and I was too stunned to do anything.
"Tidus, you convinced her to come back." She said walking over to him and planting a kiss on his cheek. I felt my heart sink at the sight.
I started walking out of town. I wanted to go swimming. Yuna ran after me. "Tidus was right. You're always wondering off." She said stopping after a few minutes, Tidus stayed back in town.
"Yea, He was right." I said trying to be cheerful. "But right now I just want to go swimming…" I said.
"Maybe we could join you." She injected.
"No thanks." I said.
"Gippal on your mind?" Yuna asked with a smile.
"Far from it." I mumbled running off before she could question me anymore.