Hey, this chapter is kind of long (or at least I think so...) so enjoy!!
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Chapter 4
'What is he!?' I thought as I barely blocked his attack. He was fast, and everytime I tried to hit him, he's either too fast for me or my attacks didn't hurt him at all.
'Where is Wakka? They just left us behind!' The blue beast started to charge up energy, and I was actually scared as to what he was going to do. Before I knew it, he was gone. Then he came out of the sky and soared down at me!
"Kimahri! Stop!" Yuna yelled. I thought it was too late, but he quickly missed me. We gave each other the evil look and then he walked away, not saying a word. Not even saying sorry!
"Who the heck is he!?" I said frustrated.
"Kimahri is another guardian of mine. He's from the Ronso tribe, and has protected me for along time." Yuna explained.
"Hrmgh!" I grunted.
"Come on, we might miss the boat." Wakka called out. I started walking when I felt someone touching my shoulder. I looked around.
"Thanks for trying to protect me." Rikku said. I just nodded at her and brushed my thumb across my cheek. It was a Zanarkand way of saying, 'No problem!'
Along the way, we fought more fiends. Mostly, it was just Wakka, Lulu and I fighting while Rikku was behind me because she was still weak from the toxins. Kimahri was gone somewhere and Yuna stayed behind Wakka and Lulu while holding her staff. Finally, we reached the beach where I first woke up on Besaid. This time, we went the other direction towards the docks. There was already people at the pier waiting to see Yuna sail away. As I walked on board, the village people were crying and waving at Yuna. But she just smiled back at them and waving good-bye. I suppose she had a big impression on the village. Soon, the boat started to move and we were off at sea...
"We were here..."Wakka pointed a small green dot on the map, "and we're going here...then we sail to Luca for the tournement."
"Cool. Hey, can I borrow your binoculars?" I asked and he handed them over. I looked out back at the green land of Besaid, and before I knew it, someone snatch the binoculars away from me.
"Hey!"
"Just one moment." said Rikku cheerfully as she looked at the island. I just grunted, and leaned my back aganist the side of the boat looked around the deck. There were more people then I thought, and they were crowding around Yuna. I overheard two people talking.
"So that's Lady Yuna, huh?" said the first man.
"Yeah. Word is she's Lord Braska's daughter." said the second man.
"Wha?! Really!?"
I looked over at Rikku, who was also looking at Yuna, and the binoculars were gone. "Who's Lord Braska. Do you know?"
"Well, he's Yuna's dad. And I think he's...nah, never mind."
"What?"
"It's nothing."
"Tell me!" I whined.
"You're sometimes annoying, you know that. You remind me of my brother." She said but then she frowned. We both stared at each other thinking of the same thing.
"Was your brother...on the ship?" I asked quietly.
"Yeah, but...he's such a hard-headed person. I'm sure he's alright." She said, turning around and looking out at the water.
"Who else was on that ship?" I asked. She didn't answer and quickly looked around the deck.
"Let's not talk here." She said and I followed her up the second deck, where no one was on. She leaned on the railing facing me. "Most of the crew where my brother's friends. I only knew two people on the ship. My brother...and Keyakku."
My heart started to race for some reason. I had to walk next to her, leaning on the railing to calm down. "Keyakku?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Yeah. Cid, our leader of the Al Bhed, send out ten men, including me, to find some artifacts or any machina parts that might be useful. My brother was the leader of the expedition, and Keyakku was second in command." Rikku started explaining. "Originally, the journey was suppose to be for a week, but...well, with Sin's encounter, we were traveling for only five days." She turned around to look at the water again. "But, you know...during those five days was something...more."
"Rikku! Vnud yht lahdan!" Brother said. (Rikku! Front and center!)
Rikku walked out onto the deck facing brother in her swimming gear.
"Rikku. Fa'ja beldat cusadrehk uh dra nytyn. Cfes tufh drana yht caa fryd oui lyh veht." (Rikku. We've picked something on the radar. Swim down there and see what you can find.)
Rikku nodded her head and walked towards a man who was also going underwater with her. Together, they jumped off the ship and swam into the dark waters. They were wearing helmets with comunication systems inside so they could talk to each other under the water.
"Rikku! Drana ed ec!" Keyakku said. (Rikku! There it is!)
Rikku looked at the direction he was pointing and saw a huge dome. And the more she looked harder, the more the thing looked bigger. Rikku gave the thumbs up to Keyakku, and together they swam closer to the dome and placed small tracking devices, so that next time they can come back to search the huge object with more advance machina. Keyakku and Rikku swam back up on board. No one was on deck yet as they both took off their helmets.
Keyakku's golden, spiky, blond hair was slightly damp, and his piercing green, spiral eyes were a little darker then Rikku's. He was heavily tanned, only two years older, and was head taller than Rikku. He wrapped his arm around Rikku's shoulder as they walked back inside the ship.
"Kuut zyp, tynmehk." He said softly and Rikku giggled. (Good job, darling.)
I just started at her as she looked out at sea. I wanted to just burst out and ask who the hell is Keyakku. I wanted to know what did she meant by "more". For some reason I felt angry, but I tried not to show it. Keeping my cool, I asked.
"So...is Keyakku like, uh, a childhood friend or something?"
Still looking at the sea she replied, "Well, not exactly. I've meant him when I was young, but I didn't really talked to him. As I got older, we talked to each other more often because we were always assign the same missions."
"Like what kind of missions? Was it only just you two? Where did you go most of the time." I asked quickly.
"Just missions in the desert. Finding any forgotten machinas or anything special." She said shrugging her shoulders.
"Is Keyakku-"
"Why are you asking me all this? You're starting to sound like my dad." She interrupted, turning around, glaring at me with irritation, and crossing her arms.
Uh oh...
"Uh..."
"You know, when I said that you were annoying like my brother, I take it back, your worse! It's like you hate Keyakku. I can tell from the way you say his name. Sure, when we found you abandon at that temple, no one trusted you at first, and only I did, but Keyakku was the one who told me to give you food."
All of a sudden I felt my stomach growl again. Luckily she didn't heard.
"So stop bugging me about Keyakku. He's really nice." And with that she turned around and walked down the stairs. But I was angry even more when she said that.
I wanted to run after her, but I felt something on my leg. I reached into my pocket and the crystal I found earlier, was burning hot. Strangely enough, the heat didn't hurted me physically, but I felt its anger, rage and fury deep inside me through the crystal. Although through all the pressure I felt, the clear crystal stayed blue. The images were back again, and they were zooming and swirling around like crazy inside. The more the images were spinning, the more the crystal began to vibrate. I tried to squeeze it to make it stop, but its vibration grew stronger. I didn't know what was wrong with it, and I thought it was going to burst. I wanted it to calm down. Closing my eyes, I wasn't even thinking of anything else but to stop it from shaking, and make it stop burning up my heart and conscience.
Then, it got cold, and it stopped vibrating. I opened my eyes and it was giving off the blue aura again. Except this time, the image I saw was a little girl.
She was in the shadows like the rest of the images I saw, so I couldn't see her face. There wasn't much on the background, because it was too blurry to make it out. However, it looked like a little girl was dancing and spinning in circles with her head looking up at the sky. Then there was a soft hum. I placed the crystal right next to my ear and I heard the little girl singing. It wasn't much of words, but she was just la-la-ling a melody.
The sun was slowly falling and the moon was rising, the time when the sun and the moon both meet each other. As I listened under the orange sky, I felt calm somewhere deep within my heart. I felt...
Warm.
The sun was gone, and the stars were out with constellations that I don't even know their names. Still leaning on the railing, I stared at the endless, night sky. The wind was blowing quietly...
"The wind feels nice." said a voice. I turned my head slightly and there was Yuna walking next to me. I just nodded my head.
"Hmm." I replied.
Then, there was a long and awkward pause, with just us standing next to each other, thinking about what we just said, about the weather. I had to look away to hide a smile and raise an eyebrow at the stupid way of starting a conversation. I heard a giggle, and then I started laughing. We both end up laughing.
"You're..." Yuna started again. I looked at her to see what she wanted, "...uh, a blitzball player from Zanarkand? Wakka told me." I looked back at the water.
"Hmm, Wakka. I bet he doesn't believe a word I said." I sighed and looked up at the sky.
"Someone told me, that on special blitzball tournaments, in Zanarkand, the stadium is lit and is bright as the sun, but at night. And that the stands were always full-"
"How did you know that?!" I quickly asked, jumping back. There is no way she could...
"My father's guardian, Jecht, told me." She simply said. I stared at her face, making sure she wasn't joking. But she wasn't. I didn't meant it, but I frowned at her, and then I looked away and returned to leaning on the rail.
"...Jecht is my father's name." I said crossly.
"Really? What a blessing from Yevon! Your father and my father both met before. And now-"
"It's not him. It can't be." I said, cutting her off. She looked at me. "Ten years ago...my old man died. He said he'd go off to train at sea, and he didn't return since."
"But... wait a minute. I remember, ten years, three months and 15 days ago, I first met Jecht. Because that was the day my father left." She said. I looked at her again with disbelief at first, but then I started doing the math in my head...
"The date fits, doesn't it?" she said staring back at me. I tried not to look at her, it was too weird.
"Sure, the date is right but...he couldn't end up here." I said turning around and looking at the water again. How could he travel in time?
"So. You're here too, right?" With my back still facing her, my eyes widen. I turned around and she just smilied back, but I just open my mouth slightly and rather stupidly. It was all too...weird.
"Lady Yuna?" someone called.
"Oh, I must go." she walked towards the stairs, but she turned around and did that prayer again. "It was nice talking to you, Tidus." And she disappeared.
After awhile of thinking too much, I realized how hungry I was. As I searched through the cabins inside the ship, I opened a door, and there was Rikku sitting on the bed. We both stared at each other for a long time. Her eyes still showed that she was angry, but I felt awful.
"Umm..." I said softly, but she got up and quickly walked out of the room. I grabbed her arm before she reached the door. "Wait." I said more firmly. She turned her head around, glaring at me.
"What?" She said bitterly. It hurted.
"Listen," I released her arm, "I'm sorry about what happen. I didn't mean for it to come out that way. All I care now is to make sure you're getting better." I finished, waiting for her reply. She stood there with her arms crossed and her hair was down again. Her face slowly soften, and then she gave a small, barely visible, smile.
"Well, I'm sorry for giving you that...tantrum. I'm just worried," her eyes were starting to twinke, "and, after all, you do try to protect me now because of Sin's toxin and-" She stopped suddenly and her eyes widen with shock.
"Rikku?" I walked closer and then I saw her skin turning pale. "Rikku? What's wrong?" I asked, getting more frighten. She placed her hands and arms close to her chest, closing her eyes and started shaking.
"Argh! It hurts! This pain...uuuggghh. Owww! It hurts." She dropped to her knees and began crying. "My heart! It feels like it's burning up! Make it stop! Make it stop! MAKE IT STOP!! ARGH!!" She cried louder.
"Rikku!!" I didn't know what to do. I couldn't leave her, so I just wrapped my arms around her hoping she'd stop shaking.
I whispered in her ear as she continued to scream, "It's okay. I'm here. I promise. I'm always here."
There! I'm sorry i havn't update sooner, but ...well, lots is going on, like getting ready for the exams and all. So please review, and tell me what you think! Love ya!
