A/N: hey all! Thanks for the awesome reviews and opinions guys! I will take into consideration everyone's opinion, although a majority is all for the lemony goodness...we'll see! Soon! See note at end of chappie please!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy or any of the characters...some rich guy does.
Nirvana
The group sat around the large table staring at the object in the center.
"So 'dis little mirror is gonna open these chests?"
"Yes"
"Chests that have been locked for one thousand years?"
"Yes"
"Chests that-"
"Wakka are you done?" Auron snapped.
"Sorry" the blitzer said sheepishly. "It just seems like it's not grand enough. It's just a little mirror. Rikku probably has a bigger mirror in her pouches to look at her big head."
"HEY!"
Being the awesome blitzball player he was, Wakka caught the cup Rikku beamed at his head.
"Just kidding Rikku. I'm just saying it seems a little too easy."
"What's so easy about it?" Yuna commented. "We still don't know where the chests are located."
Obviously, the group was looking at the celestial mirror, formally the cloudy mirror Tidus won. They took it to the crystal in Macalania and we're now planing their next move.
"Wakka, I don't think you understand how hard this is-" Auron began.
"HEY!" Rikku screamed as she bolted from her chair, succeeding in giving everyone a mild heart attack.
"What Rikku! Damn!" Tidus said clutching his chest. Everyone turned to the excited Al-Bhed with the evil glint in her eye.
"You guys remember that monster arena in the Calm Lands?" She asked.
"The one we wouldn't let you hunt for treasure in?" Lulu asked.
"Do you remember what I said I found outside the arena?" she asked slyly. Tidus and Wakka shrugged and Yuna and Lulu exchanged a confused glance. Auron looked like he was trying to remember...
"Rikku found a locked chest" Kimahri supplied.
"Exactly"
A short while later, the gang stood at the entrance of the monster arena. The excited owner was desperately vying for their attention.
"Look I have great new weapons! I'll give you a discount!" He pleaded.
"Discount?" Lulu asked, mildly interested. She looked over her shoulder at the man while Auron and Tidus examined the chest. Before she could inquire further, Wakka pulled her arm to focus her attention back to the chest. Lulu glared up at the man with a cutting remark on the tip of her tongue, but was quickly shut up.
"Don't even say anything Lucretia!" Wakka snapped.
"Shhhhhh!" Lulu hissed in fear, throwing her hands over Wakka's big fat mouth. Her eyes darted around nervously at her companions to make sure no one heard her given birth name.
"Are you insane!" she asked as she glared at Wakka.
Wakka smirked under her hand and stuck his tongue out. Lulu jumped, pulling her hand back at the sensation and wiped the Wakka spit off on his shirt. Wakka chucked at her and walked over to join his friends. Lulu watched him walk away with a mix of annoyance and pride. He rarely spoke back to her and she kind of liked it.
Lulu walked up to the group in time to hear Rikku say, "Maybe only the person who can wield the weapon can open the box?". Smart girl, that one.
Auron passed the mirror on so everyone could try to open it. Finally, the mirror was given to Yuna. She stood over the box and angled the mirror over the lock. Her hand tensed at the sudden wave a heat that shot through her hand and the box unlocked. Holding her breath, Yuna lifted the lid.
"What's inside!" Tidus asked excitedly. Yuna pulled out the weapon and showed it to everyone.
"Awesome! Let me see!" Rikku said taking the staff. After examining it for a moment, she frowned. "It doesn't look like much"
"It needs to be powered up Rikku" Auron explained. "We need the sigil and the crest"
"Well, we have the crest, but not the sigil" Rikku said. "And I haven't quite worked all the kinks out of my machina yet."
"No matter. We'll find it." Auron reassured.
"DISCOUNT! 75 OFF!"
Seven heads turned to the loud salesman.
"Deal!" Lulu said before she could help herself.
An hour later, everyone was returning to the monster arena. Auron decided (and by decided, I mean Rikku forced him to) that since they had the arena weapons anyway, they should get some training in. They agreed to capture monsters for the agitating salesman and were given a small prize.
"What's this?" Auron asked.
"Blossom Crown" the owner said simply before walking back into the arena. Auron was suddenly overcome with a familiar scent and looked up to see Rikku leaning into him to get a better look at the object.
"Hey," she sighed, "do you think this has anything to do with that Flower Scepter that Yuna won from Belgamine?"
"To Remeim Temple" Auron announced.
"Lady Yuna, you have returned"
"Yes, I am looking for the aeons in this temple." Yuna said simply.
Belgamine just nodded. Yuna nodded back and she and Tidus walked to the back of the temple. They noticed a strange seal on the far wall.
"Use your flower thingies" Tidus offered. Yuna rolled her eyes, but sure enough the seal broke.
"Here we go" she said as they entered the Chamber of the Fayth.
"Ah, well done Yuna. I truly can teach you no more" Belgamine smiled. "Will you fight me one last time?"
Yuna nodded and began the battle.
"Now I leave Spira's fate to you young summoner!" With that, Belgamine stepped back as the pyreflies glowed from her body. Yuna nodded and began the sending.
Immediately, Rikku was at Auron's side. She remembered the pain he endured last time Yuna sent someone and wanted to be there for him this time. She grabbed his hand and entwined her small fingers with his large ones. Auron looked down to smile at the girl, but was overcome with pain as his lost soul tried to go where it belonged. Falling to his knees and bringing Rikku with him, Auron cringed and grunted in discomfort.
Scared that he was going to leave her, Rikku threw her arms around him in an attempt to keep him with her. Auron squeezed her tighter than he should have and held on for all he was worth. Finally the sending was over and Rikku and Auron were left panting in each others arms. Each with a small feeling of embarrassment at their intimate embrace.
"Hey look on the ground there!" Wakka pointed to where Belgamine had been.
"What is it?" Auron asked, standing up and looking at Yuna. The summoner had picked the object up off the ground.
"Moon sigil" she smiled.
"Hello crystal! Did you miss us?"
"Rikku, the crystal can't hear you"
"How do you know?"
"Because I do"
"Where's you proof?"
"Will you two knock it off!" Rikku and Tidus smiled at being chastised by Lulu and ran ahead to where Yuna was waiting.
"Okay Yuna" Auron nodded.
Yuna nodded back and held up her weapon. The staff was lifted from her hand and was suspended in the air. She wondered what to do next and heard a small voice in her head.
"Use the Moon Crest?" it asked softly. Yuna pulled out and held up the crest and watched as it melded with the weapon.
"Use the Moon Sigil?" it asked again. Once more, Yuna held up the sigil and the weapon joined with the small object. The staff floated back to Yuna and she could feel the power that was in her hands. She felt like she was capable of defeating Sin with this weapon on her side.
"Nirvana" Auron said as they watched Yuna.
"Hmm?" Yuna asked, not sure what the older guardian said.
"That's the name of the weapon. Nirvana"
Back on the airship, Rikku was studying the weapon on the table. Yuna and the rest of the guardians were watching her in interest. She kept looking at the weapon with skepticism, then with a look of awe, then annoyance.
"Unbelievable!" she announced finally.
"What?" Wakka asked.
"How did they do this! I would never in a million years be able to customize a weapon this great!" Rikku said as she flopped back in her chair.
"So it's powerful?" Tidus asked.
"Powerful?" Rikku threw Tidus a look. "Well, it will let Yuna charge her overdrive three times faster, double the experience she gains, and her magic will only cost one MP. If you call that powerful, I guess it is."
"Wow" Tidus breathed, thinking about all that Rikku just said.
"Oh yeah, it also somehow has a damage limit break on it, even though I can't figure out how. It will let her aeons cause major damage during their attacks." Rikku added.
"When can I get mine?" Lulu, Wakka, and Tidus asked. Rikku rolled her eyes and Auron chuckled.
"Let me finish my machina. Make sure it's glitch free and all that." Rikku sighed.
Lulu was standing in her room on the airship, looking out the window at the setting sun. She could fell its warmth through the glass and she sighed, sinking to her bed. A knock at the door drew her attention away from the sunset.
"Come in"
"Hey Lu" Wakka said as he slipped into the room, closing the door lightly behind him. Lulu noticed that his usual uncomfortable nervousness that he had in her presence was gone. He walked over to the bed and looked at her.
"Move over" he told her. To surprised to argue, Lulu sat up and scooted down the bed farther as Wakka sat next to her. They sat in silence for a moment until Wakka broke the silence.
"Lulu, we need to talk." He looked over at the mage to find that she wasn't meeting his eyes. That was fine. He could talk and she could listen.
"Listen, I know we never really talk anymore but I want you to know that I understand. I know what you feel because I feel it too. I looked to Yevon for everything. It was how I lived my life, and now it's not there anymore."
Lulu felt her hand being pulled from her lap and opened her eyes to see Wakka holding it. She looked up into his big brown eyes and he continued talking.
"I know you have a lot going on in your pretty little head right now. Yevon hurt you too and your probably wondering how you should feel that Chappu died for those idiot maesters. I know your worried about Yuna and Rikku and everyone else. I know your scared Lu."
To her embarrassment, Lulu felt a hot tear slip down her face and she tried to pull away from Wakka, but he had her hand tight in his grip.
"Lulu, I want you to know that you always have me. I'm here for you. You can talk to me if you need to, or I can give you a hug if you need one. I'll protect you and I'm here. All you have to do is ask."
Lulu blinked and looked up at him. Tears sprung to her eyes at his words. How could she have been so cold to her very best friend in the world? How could she have said all those horrible things to him, treat him like dirt, and crush him so many times?
Lulu felt her walls crumbling and she fell, sobbing into Wakka's arms. Wakka pulled her into his lap and held her to him, resting his head on her hair. Lulu continued to cry as Wakka whispered soothing words into her ear. It wasn't long before they fell fast asleep.
"Done! See, take that old showoffs!"
"Rikku, are you still jealous that they are better at customizing weapons than you?"
Rikku gasped at Auron and then she looked at him with huge sad eyes. "You think they are better than me?" She said in a small voice.
"Oh, no Rikku...no...I didn't mean it" Auron, said knowing he was in trouble.
"I know. I just get so frustrated when I can't understand how something works! I will find out one day Auron, mark my words!"
Auron laughed at the small Al-Bhed and pulled her closer. The two were sitting on the floor by her machina, just making sure it was going to work.
"Okay, I'm sleepy!" Rikku announced. She stood up and offered her hand to Auron. He took it and walked her to her room.
"Goodnight Rikku" he said placing a kiss on her forehead. Rikku frowned and held onto his hands when he tried to leave.
"Stay" she asked softly.
"Rikku..." he said unsurely.
"Just sleep next to me. Please." She asked.
"Okay" he agreed. It was really hard to say no to her.
"Good" Rikku smiled. She turned away and took off her shorts and top in front of him. Before he could even blush, she was in a tank top and her "sleepy pants" as she called them. Taking the various clips and ties out of her hair, she walked to Auron and started to unbuckle his coat. Auron felt his breath catch as she removed the heavy coat form his shoulders in a matter of seconds.
"Come on, bedtime." Rikku pulled him to the bed and jumped to her side. Auron concentrated on removing his boots and then he cautiously reclined on the bed. Rikku immediately snuggled up next to him and used his arms as her blankets.
"Night Auron!" she called from his chest. He felt her nuzzling his left breast as she settled into sleep. Auron felt a small flutter in his heart and then heard her laughing evilly.
"What?" he asked, not sure if he wanted to know.
"Oh, just wondering if Wakka took my advice" she answered softly.
"What did you do?"
Rikku looked up at his suspicious face and lowered her lips to his strong, but oh so sensitive neck. His glare turned into an expression of surprise as she placed slow, hot kisses on his neck.
His brain told him to push her way but his hands moved to her waist and stilled.
"Rikku" he said lowly, grabbing her hips with his hands and pulling her close to him. That was definitely not pushing her away.
Meanwhile, Lulu was waking up to find herself in a most surprising situation. She was asleep in Wakka's arms. Blinking a few times, she remembered what happened and sighed in relief. Carefully, as to not wake the sleeping man, Lulu moved to the edge of the bed. Afer a few minutes, she was almost able to stand up. Suddenly Wakka's arms closed in around her, pulling her against his chest.
"Where are you going?" he asked sleepily against her neck. Lulu shivered at the feel of his breath on her bare skin. She was trying to steady her breathing when Wakka pulled her lower half closer to his and her stomach was pressed against his. Wakka seemed to have fallen back asleep, but now she was trapped.
She sighed and closed her eyes, trying to get used to his warm body surrounding hers. Her mind kept repeating what he said to her earlier...
"Lulu, I want you to know that you always have me. I'm here for you. You can talk to me if you need to, or I can give you a hug if you need one. I'll protect you and I'm here. All you have to do is ask."
He had no idea what that meant to her.
A/N: Awww...a little Wakka/Lulu for you since I ignore them all the time.
So I have thought about it and yes there will be a lemon. HOWEVER, it may not be what you expect since Auron refuses to be with a sixteen year old...but it will happen.
Getting back to Tidus and Yuna next chapter and Lulu opens up to Wakka more, they talk about Chappu. And the return of Cid! Dun dun dun...Kimahri might have to hold Cid back when he finds out about who his daughter is dating...
Lol and how did you like Lulu's real name? Hilarious...
Oh one more thing...if you haven't noticed, I haven't updated "Who Am I Again" in a loooong time. That story is offically dead to me and I'll tell you why. It has nothing to do with anything anymore. I am eventually going to rewrite it so it will actually be about them losing their memories. But in the meantime, I am going to put up a whole new story soon! It is gonna be very AU, everyone's relationships with each other will be seriously messed up. Fear not, it will still be Aurikku (would I write anything else?) and Tidus/Yuna, but it will be different. Stay tuned for that soon.