Disclaimer: Final Fantasy X belongs to Square Enix.
The Drink
"Man, I could really go for a drink right now," Jecht groaned as he wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders. "I've been craving one—,"
"I thought you gave up drinking!" Tidus exclaimed, immediately on his feet. His blue eyes pierced Jecht's quickly. "Don't tell me that was a lie!"
"It wasn't," the father grumbled. "I gave up drinking, not drinking."
Tidus gave a confused squawk.
Jecht elaborated, "I gave up getting drunk, not drinking." He emphasized the last word with a wave of his hand. "I'm parched." Ignoring his son's glare, Jecht called to Auron, "Hey, Auron, give me some of whatever's in that jug of yours!"
"No." The denial was quick, and Auron returned to his quiet conversation with Braska even faster.
Rolling his eyes, Jecht stood up and walked over to his fellow guardian, snatching the grey jug from Auron's hip. "Stingy as always," Jecht scolded. Deft fingers unscrewed the cap swiftly and brought the container to his lips.
Auron merely smirked as Jecht continued to tip the jug and his body back further and further in an attempt to drink even a drip. The blitzer finally gave up with an annoyed yell.
"It's empty!"
Auron blinked. "I could have told you that."
"Where did it all go?"
"A couple of Banishing Blades and Tornadoes," Auron answered off-handedly. "I ran out during the last battle."
"The last battle?" Jecht repeated, frowning.
Auron nodded.
Tidus piped in, "So, basically, Dad, it's your fault Auron has no grog left." The blonde broke into a fit of laughter and was quickly joined by Braska. Auron simply gave a small crooked grin.
Jecht could only stand there fuming and be comforted by his wife.
What's this? It's a small apology-gift for posting the last chapter so late. Thought we might need a bit of humor after all the drama.
As for Tidus "squawking," there is definitely at least once in the game where he gets all confused and ends up sounding like a bird. I'm not making this up, I swear.
And if I confused anyone (I apologize), but this whole idea came from Auron's Overdrives. If you've never seen the last two…look up a video.
Thanks for reading. Reviews are greatly appreciated!-randomcat23
