CHAPTER 4

"Rikku E muja oui!"

"Hey why's Sir Auron speaking in Al Bhed?" Wakka asked as he walked towards the annoyed 15-year-old.

"I dunno!" Rikku said guiltily, "I didn't do anything! Why're you pestering me???"

Tidus and Wakka looked at each other before turning to her.

"Because he said your name," Tidus said, "So what he say?"

"Why would Rikku know what Sir Auron's saying?" Wakka questioned, "It's not like she's Al Bhed ya?" Tidus gulped as Rikku glared at him.

"Hahaha well he's bound to figure it out anyway!" he explained quickly.

"What're you talking about???"

Ignoring Rikku's glares, Tidus laughed nervously. "Uh should I tell him then?"

"Tell me what ya?"

"I'm an Al Bhed," Rikku mumbled.

Rikku repeated her sentence five times before Wakka finally reacted to how they'd expected him to.

"I can't believe I breathe the same air as an Al Bhed!" snapped the ginger head man, "For almost 3 months ya! So those freaky things you do with those broken down machina-"

"Hey you thought what she did was cool before!" Tidus said fiercely. Rikku smiled as he defended her some more.

"Ya but that was before I knew she was an Al Bhed!" Wakka snapped back, "They're the reason why Sin comes back every time ya! Cuz of all those machina they make!"

"Rikku is not to be blamed for Sin's revival!"

Rikku cursed softly in Al Bhed as Auron stood in front of her, scowling at Wakka.

"But it's the Al Bhed that-"

"Rikku is not to be blamed for Sin's revival."

The sternness in Auron's voice silenced Wakka. Grumbling slightly, the former Besaid Aurochs captain and coach walked off.

"Go Auron!" Tidus said, "Standing up for your lackey! So what'd you say in Al Bhed?"

Auron looked at Rikku with what seemed like longing in his eyes, well, from what Tidus could tell through the black sunglasses.

"PLEASE don't say it!!!" Rikku thought, smiling nervously at the 35-year-old.

"I love you." Rikku swore in all the languages she knew in her head as Tidus stared blankly at Auron.

"G-Gosh Auron!" started the 17-year-old, "I mean; you're a great guy and all but I just don't like men that way-"

"Not you, you fool!" Auron snapped.

"Oh ok well in that case congrats!" Tidus said with relief, "So who's the lucky girl? Or… guy?"

"It's me you puup!" Rikku yelled loudly, "Auron's in love with me!"

"Do my ears deceive me?" Lulu asked as she, Wakka, Kimahri and Yuna, who was busy pulling petals out of flowers to see if Seymour loved her, stared at the young Al Bhed.

"No he's just-"

"Yes, I love her," Auron interrupted, "With all my heart."

"Since when, ya?" Wakka asked, clearly still mad but was obviously interested in where this was going.

"Since she saved my life from the Jumbo Cactuar," the samurai answered.

Tidus turned to Rikku suspiciously.

"Stop giving me that look!"

"Well tell us then," Tidus said, "What was in that potion?"

Rikku looked at her companions plus Wakka and sighed.

"It was an accident," she said quickly, "I wasn't looking when I mixed the two potions together!"

"And Yuna drank it," Lulu stated, turning to the lovelorn Yuna.

"No it cannot be," said the Summoner, "I am in love with Maester Seymour."

"As I am with Rikku," Auron said.

"No you're not!" Rikku snapped, "You're just under a spell!"

"Well can you make an antidote?"

"Uh that's the problem… I have no idea how to fix it…"

"What're we gonna do then???"

Lulu watched as Yuna stared into space and Auron stared at Rikku.

"Maybe we should ask someone oh high status to help us," the Black Mage said, "Someone who has so much experience…"

"Who?" Tidus asked, looking at Yuna sadly, "All I can think of is that Mika guy…"

"So that's it ya?" Wakka said, "We gonna go see Maester Mika now?"

"If it is for Yuna's sake," Kimahri started, "Kimahri will go."

"We're going to Bevelle anyway right?" Rikku said, "So let's go!"

"First we have to get pass Guadosalam without Yuna seeing Maester Seymour," Lulu said.

"No problem!" Tidus said excitedly, "We'll just disguise ourselves!"

"Off we go then!" Rikku said again, "To Guadosalam!"

"To see my love???" Yuna asked.

"Yes…"

OMG I am sooooooo sorry I took forever to post this up… I've had a major writer's block! Sorry! I'll try and post up the next one ASAP k?