Hazukashiki Omou
By: Lil Dorothy
Part 2
The stars glistered in the darkened sky. The moon enhanced it; making it pleasant. Rikku stretched her arms and legs, if fear of them becoming stiff in the long wait. She stared into the sky until Auron asked, "What time is it?" The first words since the watch had begun. ''Around 12 o' clock,'' Rikku finally answered. Auron glanced at her with wonder. He watched her hug her knees and stared into the flame with heavy eyes. Deepened with the flickering flames. ''You tired?'' He asked her. Rikku smiled. ''Didn't know you were concerned.'' Auron looked at her. ' Concerned? Just…" ''Curiosity, that's all.'' He said.
Rikku rose and started to walk from the campsite. ''Where are you going?'' ''To get some water,'' She started off the trail to the nearest pond. Rikku arrived in the short while. She splashed water upon her. It had been a long time since she has been on watch this long. The last time was at least a month ago, so she had much sleep since then. Her last watch had been with Lulu. Mentor, wise, formal…Many words could describe Lulu, at least in Rikku's eyes. She insisted on being like her, which Lulu found flattering in the young girl's unbreakable determination.
She had finished her last gulp of water. Rikku hopped up and ran into something. ''What the-'' She looked up to find a dazed Tidus. ''Hi Tidus.'' She chirped, ''What are you doing-'' She noticed Auron standing behind him. ''The boy was just on his way to do his business.'' Rikku turned away. ''I'll be going then. Ah heheh.'' She walked away in sheer embarrassment. Rikku's gulped down the lumps in her throat. ''How humiliating.''
Auron and Tidus had returned after a ten-minute period. Tidus returned to his tent and Auron took his place. Rikku saw him take another drink from his jug. ''You like to drink, don't you?'' Auron found this amusing, and chuckled. ''Helps me stay up.'' Rikku scratched her head. ''Don't you ever get hangovers?'' ''No,'' Rikku was now comfortable with the conversation. ''How come you never talk about yourself?'' she asked him. ''Some things are best left unsaid,'' he said. ''I'm..'' Drawn to this world…I'm dead. " not full of chatter..'' Rikku was silent after that. ''You should rest.'' Auron offered. She now had realized she was tired. Rikku buried her face within her knees and closed her eyes.
'No fiends at all, and still we sit here.' Rikku thought, 'I don't have to worry about tomorrow…Wakka and Tidus will be watching.'' She fell asleep in a matter of minutes, dreaming her dreams, while being watched over by Auron, whom stayed up the whole night with undisturbed silence.
Morning----
Tidus was one of the early birds of the group. He hopped out his tent that he shared with Wakka and stretched his arms. He walked towards the ledge of the place they took rest upon and saw the sun rise. ''You're up early.'' He turned around to find Auron. '' 'Sup Auron?'' Auron grumbled. "Where's your coat?'' Tidus asked. Auron pointed towards a sleeping Rikku. Sure enough, Auron's dark scarlet coat covered Rikku's small figure. Tidus gave Auron a sly look. ''What?'' Auron asked. ''You didn't!'' Tidus snickered, the smug look remaining. ''I…didn't what?'' ''Don't act all innocent! I knew exactly what you did.'' Tidus continued, ''You seduced her, didn't you?'' Auron raised an eyebrow. ''That's bullshit. She's way to young… I couldn't. I'd feel guilty. ''
Tidus shot a look over in Rikku's direction. She had just woken up and was yawning. Rikku had all her clothes on, everything was in place. Tidus gulped a lump in his throat. His baffled face proved everything. ''S-sorry Auron. I'll be…somewhere.'' Tidus started in a power walk, but Auron caught him by the hood of his shirt. ''Do not…accuse me of perversity.'' ''Y-yes.''
Wakka saw the whole seen between them. He ran up to Tidus and got him in a headlock. ''What wit you and Sir Auron? He seemed pretty angry, ya?'' Tidus struggled and began to turn blue. ''Let me go Wakka!!'' he struggled out. ''Okay.'' Wakka said, letting go of the blue blonde. ''Now what happened?'' Tidus rubbed his throat. ''Nothing happened. He…was just telling me something, that's all. You know how Auron can be at times.'' Wakka stared at his companion. ''I can tell you lying, ya. You're blinking a lot, and your eyebrows twitching.'' Tidus gritted his teeth. 'Damn, Auron is gonna kill me if I tell Wakka what I said.'
Tidus looked around in discomfort. ''He was telling me that last night,'' ''Yes?'' Wakka insisted. ''That…I..'' Tidus choked out. Tidus saw Lulu approaching and said, ''There's Lulu,'' Wakka turned around ''Morning' Lu,'' Wakka told her. Relief swept over him like cold water. "I do not want to do that ever again…''
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Cliffhanger!! Bwahahahah!!
Sorry I took so long to write another chapter. I've been one vacation, and school's cutting' in. (Damn math homework.) But any way, which you think the story will be? Aurikku or Tikku. Read to find out