Ureta Tsumi (A Ripened Sin)
Chapter Fifteen: E Muja Oui
By: NurikoLuver (Trudy Haley)
Author's Notes: Wai~! Uber-short chapter! I'll try and get another one done tonight, when I can actually *THINK*. Writing in the computer lab is a big no-no. `Specially when you can't listen to your music...
As usual, thanks for the comments and feedback. Love the feedback. Love the feedback! Wai~! Give me some encouraging words to write faster! ^_~
Seymour had kept his word. In a matter of minutes, they were whisked away from Bevelle on the S.S. Liki. Tidus, certainly, was the most disgruntled, being hauled off kicking and screaming. He could be aggressive when he wanted to. Auron shook his head at the boy. Now he was threatening to jump overboard.
Everyone else was a bit...calmer. Over the course of Yuna's pilgrimage, everyone came to realize that Yuna wasn't a little girl any more. She could make her own decisions.
But that didn't mean that everyone was pleased with her decision. They just didn't over-react the way that Tidus did.
Auron was still unsure about how he felt about the situation. Rikku...being used as a pawn. And Yuna, being used just as much by Seymour. No telling for what purpose, either. Why was Seymour so set on becoming the next Sin? Even if he DID deliver everyone in Spira to the afterlife, what purpose would he serve afterwards? Would he be an immortal Sin, spiraling around with no one to defeat it? Not a very noble purpose.
Auron sighed. It WAS Yuna's decision. They should all stand by it. But why?
And Rikku's words...
E muja oui.
He recognized the 'e' and 'oui' part. You. Rin often slipped into Al Bhed when they talked, so he had gotten used to some basic terms. So...what could it be?
I _ _ _ _ you.
What could it be? His mind scattered various four-letter words.
I know you. Possible. She did seem a bit disoriented.
I find you. No. Not proper Al Bhed.
I feel you. Probably not...Didn't make much sense, anyways.
I lead you. Where? Lead me? To what?
I take you. Where? When? What?
I hurt you. Yeah, well...maybe. Seeing her like that, it did hurt. But why would she bluntly point out the obvious?
I hate you.
That had to be it. Everything else sounded so impractical. She had to hate him. After all, he had hurt her. Maybe not directly, but...
He tried to shake the thought from his mind. No, she couldn't hate him...could she?
No. He'd have to stop thinking about her. There was nothing he could do right now.
"Are you okay? You seem preoccupied."
Auron looked up. Lulu? He nodded in recognition of her presence.
"I'm fine." Auron lied.
"You don't look that way."
"Really? I think you should be more concerned with other matters." Auron nodded towards Tidus, whose antics were causing the crew to with strain him to the lower deck.
Lulu scoffed at his words. "That's how Tidus NORMALLY behaves."
"And this ISN'T how *I* normally behave?"
"No..." Lulu paused for a second. "...You're worried about HER, aren't you?"
"Her?" Auron pretended to be dumbfounded.
"Her. Rikku."
"Why would I be worried about her? Rikku's a big girl now."
Lulu smirked. "It's not your fault, you know."
"What's not my fault?"
"Everything that happened."
"I know that already. She did it of her own free will."
"I don't think you REALLY know that."
Silence filled the air.
"Maybe I don't." Auron shrugged. "Either way, it's fine."
"That's not what you're really thinking."
"Since when have YOU become the resident psychic?" Auron trudged to the lower deck. "I'm going to get some sleep."
Lulu shrugged. "Okay."
"Lovely. Simply lovely." Seymour strutted around the specimen in interest. "Certainly, Cameo, your work is beautiful, as always." His boots click-clacked against the immaculate aqua marble floor as he paced around the young boy. Cameo leaned against the wall in the barren room, arms folded in contentment. He had done his work well.
"You shouldn't flatter me. You know I hate that." Cameo smiled at the praise. Seymour hardly ever spoke such words.
"Hmph." Seymour smirked. "Certainly your latest work has come out picture-perfect." He turned to Cameo. "What's his name again?"
"Nyx." Seymour turned back to the specimen.
"Nyx. Hm..." Seymour drew his hands to the obsidian-haired boy's chin, pivoting his face upwards. "It suits him well." Seymour patted Nyx's cheek. "Boy, I've got a job for you."
Seymour was greeted with silent conformation.
Seymour turned to Cameo. "Does he not talk?"
Cameo sighed. "When he wants to. Not much. You shouldn't be offended."
Seymour nodded and turned back to Nyx. "You want your revenge, don't you? That revenge you want, I will give it to you."
Nyx sniffed the air.
"Tomorrow, you shall go. I will send you to Besaid."
"It's good to be home, yah!" Wakka was obviously trying to fill the void that filled the air since their departure. His efforts encouraged the others. A troupe of actors. Better not make Wakka feel stupid.
Auron sighed, inhaling the cold night wind. "Not exactly home for me." Damn. He didn't mean to sound so cynical.
"Well, for now, it is." Lulu nodded. "I think it would be best if we all rest up. It's been a long journey."
"A long journey?! Are we just going to sit here while Yuna's off with Seymour?! We shouldn't sleep, we should think of a plan!" Tidus bounced around the group with a seemingly un-endless energy. "I'm not about to just sit here. You may have given up your titles as guardians, but *I* haven't!"
Auron quickly lost his patience. "None of us has given up our title as guardians. We are simply doing what we think is best for right now. Or do you not value Rikku's life as much as Yuna's?"
Tidus quickly shut up.
"Kimahri will think plan."
"I will too!" Tidus declared. "Just gimme awhile. We'll find a way to save Yuna AND Rikku." He bounded off into the Crusader's Lounge, prepared to do some brainstorming.
Auron shook his head at the boy. He was just so reckless. He couldn't even begin to count the times in a day that Tidus spoke without thinking.
As patient as he was, Auron couldn't even begin to understand the source of his sudden outburst.
The guardians slowly drifted away to their various homes or hotels, leaving Auron and Lulu alone in a soft glow of moonlight.
"You're not going to bed?" Lulu asked.
"Not right now. I think I have some thinking to do."
"Okay, if you say so." Lulu began to walk away before turning around. "I'll be in my room if you need me."
What did that mean? She'd be in her room if he needed her? Auron sighed. Women could be so confusing. They always seemed to speak in a language of riddles, as if bluntness was unheard of. Just taking that one statement, he could come up with hundreds of different possible assumptions. How was he supposed to take it?
He decided not to take it at all.
Chapter Fifteen: E Muja Oui
By: NurikoLuver (Trudy Haley)
Author's Notes: Wai~! Uber-short chapter! I'll try and get another one done tonight, when I can actually *THINK*. Writing in the computer lab is a big no-no. `Specially when you can't listen to your music...
As usual, thanks for the comments and feedback. Love the feedback. Love the feedback! Wai~! Give me some encouraging words to write faster! ^_~
Seymour had kept his word. In a matter of minutes, they were whisked away from Bevelle on the S.S. Liki. Tidus, certainly, was the most disgruntled, being hauled off kicking and screaming. He could be aggressive when he wanted to. Auron shook his head at the boy. Now he was threatening to jump overboard.
Everyone else was a bit...calmer. Over the course of Yuna's pilgrimage, everyone came to realize that Yuna wasn't a little girl any more. She could make her own decisions.
But that didn't mean that everyone was pleased with her decision. They just didn't over-react the way that Tidus did.
Auron was still unsure about how he felt about the situation. Rikku...being used as a pawn. And Yuna, being used just as much by Seymour. No telling for what purpose, either. Why was Seymour so set on becoming the next Sin? Even if he DID deliver everyone in Spira to the afterlife, what purpose would he serve afterwards? Would he be an immortal Sin, spiraling around with no one to defeat it? Not a very noble purpose.
Auron sighed. It WAS Yuna's decision. They should all stand by it. But why?
And Rikku's words...
E muja oui.
He recognized the 'e' and 'oui' part. You. Rin often slipped into Al Bhed when they talked, so he had gotten used to some basic terms. So...what could it be?
I _ _ _ _ you.
What could it be? His mind scattered various four-letter words.
I know you. Possible. She did seem a bit disoriented.
I find you. No. Not proper Al Bhed.
I feel you. Probably not...Didn't make much sense, anyways.
I lead you. Where? Lead me? To what?
I take you. Where? When? What?
I hurt you. Yeah, well...maybe. Seeing her like that, it did hurt. But why would she bluntly point out the obvious?
I hate you.
That had to be it. Everything else sounded so impractical. She had to hate him. After all, he had hurt her. Maybe not directly, but...
He tried to shake the thought from his mind. No, she couldn't hate him...could she?
No. He'd have to stop thinking about her. There was nothing he could do right now.
"Are you okay? You seem preoccupied."
Auron looked up. Lulu? He nodded in recognition of her presence.
"I'm fine." Auron lied.
"You don't look that way."
"Really? I think you should be more concerned with other matters." Auron nodded towards Tidus, whose antics were causing the crew to with strain him to the lower deck.
Lulu scoffed at his words. "That's how Tidus NORMALLY behaves."
"And this ISN'T how *I* normally behave?"
"No..." Lulu paused for a second. "...You're worried about HER, aren't you?"
"Her?" Auron pretended to be dumbfounded.
"Her. Rikku."
"Why would I be worried about her? Rikku's a big girl now."
Lulu smirked. "It's not your fault, you know."
"What's not my fault?"
"Everything that happened."
"I know that already. She did it of her own free will."
"I don't think you REALLY know that."
Silence filled the air.
"Maybe I don't." Auron shrugged. "Either way, it's fine."
"That's not what you're really thinking."
"Since when have YOU become the resident psychic?" Auron trudged to the lower deck. "I'm going to get some sleep."
Lulu shrugged. "Okay."
"Lovely. Simply lovely." Seymour strutted around the specimen in interest. "Certainly, Cameo, your work is beautiful, as always." His boots click-clacked against the immaculate aqua marble floor as he paced around the young boy. Cameo leaned against the wall in the barren room, arms folded in contentment. He had done his work well.
"You shouldn't flatter me. You know I hate that." Cameo smiled at the praise. Seymour hardly ever spoke such words.
"Hmph." Seymour smirked. "Certainly your latest work has come out picture-perfect." He turned to Cameo. "What's his name again?"
"Nyx." Seymour turned back to the specimen.
"Nyx. Hm..." Seymour drew his hands to the obsidian-haired boy's chin, pivoting his face upwards. "It suits him well." Seymour patted Nyx's cheek. "Boy, I've got a job for you."
Seymour was greeted with silent conformation.
Seymour turned to Cameo. "Does he not talk?"
Cameo sighed. "When he wants to. Not much. You shouldn't be offended."
Seymour nodded and turned back to Nyx. "You want your revenge, don't you? That revenge you want, I will give it to you."
Nyx sniffed the air.
"Tomorrow, you shall go. I will send you to Besaid."
"It's good to be home, yah!" Wakka was obviously trying to fill the void that filled the air since their departure. His efforts encouraged the others. A troupe of actors. Better not make Wakka feel stupid.
Auron sighed, inhaling the cold night wind. "Not exactly home for me." Damn. He didn't mean to sound so cynical.
"Well, for now, it is." Lulu nodded. "I think it would be best if we all rest up. It's been a long journey."
"A long journey?! Are we just going to sit here while Yuna's off with Seymour?! We shouldn't sleep, we should think of a plan!" Tidus bounced around the group with a seemingly un-endless energy. "I'm not about to just sit here. You may have given up your titles as guardians, but *I* haven't!"
Auron quickly lost his patience. "None of us has given up our title as guardians. We are simply doing what we think is best for right now. Or do you not value Rikku's life as much as Yuna's?"
Tidus quickly shut up.
"Kimahri will think plan."
"I will too!" Tidus declared. "Just gimme awhile. We'll find a way to save Yuna AND Rikku." He bounded off into the Crusader's Lounge, prepared to do some brainstorming.
Auron shook his head at the boy. He was just so reckless. He couldn't even begin to count the times in a day that Tidus spoke without thinking.
As patient as he was, Auron couldn't even begin to understand the source of his sudden outburst.
The guardians slowly drifted away to their various homes or hotels, leaving Auron and Lulu alone in a soft glow of moonlight.
"You're not going to bed?" Lulu asked.
"Not right now. I think I have some thinking to do."
"Okay, if you say so." Lulu began to walk away before turning around. "I'll be in my room if you need me."
What did that mean? She'd be in her room if he needed her? Auron sighed. Women could be so confusing. They always seemed to speak in a language of riddles, as if bluntness was unheard of. Just taking that one statement, he could come up with hundreds of different possible assumptions. How was he supposed to take it?
He decided not to take it at all.