Title: The first time

Prompt: (35) Hold my hand

Words: 99

It had been right after Home was destroyed. I was crying, by myself, when someone came up behind me. I thought maybe they had already found Yunie and we're coming to tell me.

"Go 'way, Tidus. I wanna be alone."

"Rikku." I turned around to see Auron standing there. He looked almost...sad. "Please, come back up. The others are worried."

"No." I sat down on the floor. "Please....leave me alone."

"No." I looked up as Auron held out his hand to me. "Take my hand."

I did.

It was the first time we held hands.

But not the last.