Ureta Tsumi (A Ripened Sin)
Chapter Three: A Palpitating Heart
By: NurikoLuver (Trudy Haley)
Author's Notes: Hmm...hope you enjoy? R/R, please! ^_^ Constructive critism only.
Yuna had made her decision. This was it. She was going to marry Seymour.
"You can't do this!" Rikku protested. "You don't even LOVE Seymour."
"Yeah! You can't just can't go off and get hitched to make Spira happy! It's got to make you happy!" Tidus retaliated.
"You can't just sacrafice your own happiness for everyone else," Rikku said.
"No!" Kimahari took his step into the temporary limelight. "This Yuna's decision."
"Kimahari's right," Lulu spoke up. "As a summoner, it is her duty to make the people of Spira never give up. As guardians, Tidus and Rikku, you should know that."
Rikku suddenly felt ashamed. She should have supported Yunie all the way, but...still. She just couldn't see her cousin marrying Seymour. He was creepy and those strange veins...Rikku shuddered at the mere thought.
And with that said, the journey through the Thunder Plains continued.
Rikku still wasn't feeling in tip-top shape, but she was good at faking it. Clutching Auron's hand tightly, she grasped it tightly, she swang it back and forth with her own. As long as she acted cheerful, everyone else seemed content, no one worried about her. And for all it was worth- Rikku was glad. She didn't want anyone having to worry about her; everyone was already so worried about defeating Sin and themselves, she didn't want to add her minor difficulties to their problems.
Besides, acting giddy was something that seemed to come natural to Rikku. Besides, they were almost out of the Thunder Plains. Certainly that was something to be glad about.
But Yunie...with every second closer they were to getting out of the Thunder Plains, the closer they were getting to Yunie's betrothal.
Rikku stumbled over her feet and tripped.
For a moment, it seemed like she was going to pull Auron down with her, but he caught her before she touched the ground. Auron snickered.
"Clumbsy, aren't we?"
"Hmmph!" Rikku retorted, never letting go of his hand.
When they started to fall behind the group, Rikku decided to ask him something that had been on her mind for awhile. "Auron, what kind of girl do you think Tidus would like?" Rikku smiled up at at Auron, pivoting her head sidewards in curiosity.
Auron shrugged in response.
"Didn't you watch over Tidus when he was little??" Rikku was worried that maybe she was getting mixed up again.
"Yes...but I don't know myself," admitted Auron. "Tidus was too much into Blitzball to worry about girls."
"Oh."
Auron must have sensed the disapointment in Rikku's voice. "You like him?"
"N-No! I mean- I mean, of course not! It's for a friend of mine, you know?"
"Oh?" Auron's seemed skeptical until he realized that Rikku's words COULD have truth in them. "I see. Yuna?"
Rikku giggled nervously. "I-I've been sworn to secrecy."
"Hmmm..." mused Auron.
They walked side-by-side for a few minutes in silence.
"Auron, you know about guys, right?"
"I hope so. After all, I *AM* one."
Rikku smiled at the joke. "Well...what kind of girl do guys usually prefer?"
"I'm not a typical guy."
"Well, don'tcha KNOW about typical guys? I mean, you're a guy, so you hang out with normal guys, don'tcha?"
"Well, if you consider Jecht and Braska 'normal guys'."
"Good point," smiled Rikku.
"Why are you so interested in guys all of a sudden?" Auron inquired.
"I already told you, it's for my FRIEND," Rikku emphasized. "She's a bit shy when it comes to even TALKING to guys. And talking to someone like you, it'd scare her away from guys forever."
"Hmph," laughed Auron. "Interesting friend you have."
"Well you ARE scary."
"Scary?"
"Yeah. Look, we'd better hurry up to the rest of the group before they leave us behind," grinned Rikku. Gesturing at Macalania Woods, which was now in eyesight. They quickened their pace so they reached the rest of the group just as they entered.
"Waow!" Rikku turned around completely, in awe of the pulchritude of the sparkling woods. "I've never seen anything so beautiful!"
"Yes, it IS very pretty," smiled Yuna. "Just one of those places where you could stay forever."
"Well, I don't think for-EVER!" Rikku said. "I bet there's just a million fiends just hovering around, ready to eat'cha!" Rikku attempted to imitate a Chimera, wobbling from side to side, hunched over.
Tidus yawned. "It's been a long day, maybe we should camp out."
"Kimahri agree."
"Well, I'll go gather some firewood for a campfire," Tidus offered.
"Hey, Tidus, want some help?" Rikku offered.
"Um..." Tidus scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Sure, if you want, Rikku."
"Goodie!"
Tidus smiled and shook his head and the two walked deeper into the Macalania Forrest. Rikku reflexively took his hand, causing Tidus to blush. But he interpreted Rikku's laid-back attitude as nothing more than a gesture of friendship.
"Tidus...do you have anyone you LIKE?" Rikku inquired.
"Um...well," Tidus didn't know how to answer.
"No, no, it's just for a friend of mine!" Rikku was quick to add.
"Well...yeah!" Tidus smiled.
"Oh waow!" He...he likes someone! Maybe even me! Rikku was giddy with happiness. Those butterflies started to form in her tummy again. That feeling...Rikku LOVED.
For a couple of minutes, Rikku meditated in silence on the sounds of the forrest: the faint howing of a Chimera, the buzzing of the various insects that inhabited Macalania. Rikku tried to figure out a way to say what she needed to tell him. Instead, she changed the topic.
"Tidus...I just wanted to thank you about earlier..."
"Hmm?" Tidus stared at Rikku quizzically.
"For saving me like that...you know?"
"What are you talking about? I didn't save you..." Rikku's heart skipped a beat. "Auron did."
"AURON?!"
Whoo-hoo. We're headed off to the Global Junior Championship VI in a few minutes! Whoo-hoo, hot Japanese boys! (Yes, get to practice my Japanese again!) I'll try and finish another chapter tonight. After all, I have no life. ^_^
Chapter Three: A Palpitating Heart
By: NurikoLuver (Trudy Haley)
Author's Notes: Hmm...hope you enjoy? R/R, please! ^_^ Constructive critism only.
Yuna had made her decision. This was it. She was going to marry Seymour.
"You can't do this!" Rikku protested. "You don't even LOVE Seymour."
"Yeah! You can't just can't go off and get hitched to make Spira happy! It's got to make you happy!" Tidus retaliated.
"You can't just sacrafice your own happiness for everyone else," Rikku said.
"No!" Kimahari took his step into the temporary limelight. "This Yuna's decision."
"Kimahari's right," Lulu spoke up. "As a summoner, it is her duty to make the people of Spira never give up. As guardians, Tidus and Rikku, you should know that."
Rikku suddenly felt ashamed. She should have supported Yunie all the way, but...still. She just couldn't see her cousin marrying Seymour. He was creepy and those strange veins...Rikku shuddered at the mere thought.
And with that said, the journey through the Thunder Plains continued.
Rikku still wasn't feeling in tip-top shape, but she was good at faking it. Clutching Auron's hand tightly, she grasped it tightly, she swang it back and forth with her own. As long as she acted cheerful, everyone else seemed content, no one worried about her. And for all it was worth- Rikku was glad. She didn't want anyone having to worry about her; everyone was already so worried about defeating Sin and themselves, she didn't want to add her minor difficulties to their problems.
Besides, acting giddy was something that seemed to come natural to Rikku. Besides, they were almost out of the Thunder Plains. Certainly that was something to be glad about.
But Yunie...with every second closer they were to getting out of the Thunder Plains, the closer they were getting to Yunie's betrothal.
Rikku stumbled over her feet and tripped.
For a moment, it seemed like she was going to pull Auron down with her, but he caught her before she touched the ground. Auron snickered.
"Clumbsy, aren't we?"
"Hmmph!" Rikku retorted, never letting go of his hand.
When they started to fall behind the group, Rikku decided to ask him something that had been on her mind for awhile. "Auron, what kind of girl do you think Tidus would like?" Rikku smiled up at at Auron, pivoting her head sidewards in curiosity.
Auron shrugged in response.
"Didn't you watch over Tidus when he was little??" Rikku was worried that maybe she was getting mixed up again.
"Yes...but I don't know myself," admitted Auron. "Tidus was too much into Blitzball to worry about girls."
"Oh."
Auron must have sensed the disapointment in Rikku's voice. "You like him?"
"N-No! I mean- I mean, of course not! It's for a friend of mine, you know?"
"Oh?" Auron's seemed skeptical until he realized that Rikku's words COULD have truth in them. "I see. Yuna?"
Rikku giggled nervously. "I-I've been sworn to secrecy."
"Hmmm..." mused Auron.
They walked side-by-side for a few minutes in silence.
"Auron, you know about guys, right?"
"I hope so. After all, I *AM* one."
Rikku smiled at the joke. "Well...what kind of girl do guys usually prefer?"
"I'm not a typical guy."
"Well, don'tcha KNOW about typical guys? I mean, you're a guy, so you hang out with normal guys, don'tcha?"
"Well, if you consider Jecht and Braska 'normal guys'."
"Good point," smiled Rikku.
"Why are you so interested in guys all of a sudden?" Auron inquired.
"I already told you, it's for my FRIEND," Rikku emphasized. "She's a bit shy when it comes to even TALKING to guys. And talking to someone like you, it'd scare her away from guys forever."
"Hmph," laughed Auron. "Interesting friend you have."
"Well you ARE scary."
"Scary?"
"Yeah. Look, we'd better hurry up to the rest of the group before they leave us behind," grinned Rikku. Gesturing at Macalania Woods, which was now in eyesight. They quickened their pace so they reached the rest of the group just as they entered.
"Waow!" Rikku turned around completely, in awe of the pulchritude of the sparkling woods. "I've never seen anything so beautiful!"
"Yes, it IS very pretty," smiled Yuna. "Just one of those places where you could stay forever."
"Well, I don't think for-EVER!" Rikku said. "I bet there's just a million fiends just hovering around, ready to eat'cha!" Rikku attempted to imitate a Chimera, wobbling from side to side, hunched over.
Tidus yawned. "It's been a long day, maybe we should camp out."
"Kimahri agree."
"Well, I'll go gather some firewood for a campfire," Tidus offered.
"Hey, Tidus, want some help?" Rikku offered.
"Um..." Tidus scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Sure, if you want, Rikku."
"Goodie!"
Tidus smiled and shook his head and the two walked deeper into the Macalania Forrest. Rikku reflexively took his hand, causing Tidus to blush. But he interpreted Rikku's laid-back attitude as nothing more than a gesture of friendship.
"Tidus...do you have anyone you LIKE?" Rikku inquired.
"Um...well," Tidus didn't know how to answer.
"No, no, it's just for a friend of mine!" Rikku was quick to add.
"Well...yeah!" Tidus smiled.
"Oh waow!" He...he likes someone! Maybe even me! Rikku was giddy with happiness. Those butterflies started to form in her tummy again. That feeling...Rikku LOVED.
For a couple of minutes, Rikku meditated in silence on the sounds of the forrest: the faint howing of a Chimera, the buzzing of the various insects that inhabited Macalania. Rikku tried to figure out a way to say what she needed to tell him. Instead, she changed the topic.
"Tidus...I just wanted to thank you about earlier..."
"Hmm?" Tidus stared at Rikku quizzically.
"For saving me like that...you know?"
"What are you talking about? I didn't save you..." Rikku's heart skipped a beat. "Auron did."
"AURON?!"
Whoo-hoo. We're headed off to the Global Junior Championship VI in a few minutes! Whoo-hoo, hot Japanese boys! (Yes, get to practice my Japanese again!) I'll try and finish another chapter tonight. After all, I have no life. ^_^