Tidus and Rikku
The storm seemed like it was increasing since Tidus found it harder to see now. It was like battling against a sea storm on land. It was dark too with tons of lightning. It was kind of weird how someone like Rikku who was so scared of thunder to be out at a time like this.
"This sucks. I should've asked Yuna to tell me which way to go. It's like I'm walking blind." He mumbled. "I could probably fall off this dome if I don't watch it." His soaked clothes that stuck on his skin made him itch and just made him want to just shake himself off of all the water and scream in frustration.
He took a few more steps guessing where he'd be going. The floor of the ceiling and the ground below seemed to have merged since he couldn't tell where to step and the next step may be his death.
"Rikku?! Rikku, where the hell are you?!" Another thunder roared across the skies. Yelling was certainly going to be no help either. As he took a few more steps down wherever he was going, his foot stepped on the wrong stone as he slipped. "Wha?!" And before he could've completely slide off, a hand grabbed him saving his fall.
"Tidus, you idiot." A familiar voice was all he could hear. The strength that held his hand was weak. And it was getting weaker. He grabbed against the edge of the stone and hauled himself up saving his savior the energy to hold him up. "Are you alright?" Another strike of thunder. "Ai ai ai." She crouched down.
"Rikku? It's you?" Tidus kneeled down to her level. It was definitely her. The sperky blonde hair, the beautiful green Al Bhed eyes that had enlightened him since he came to Spira.
"Yeah, it's me." She grumbled. He didn't know whether to hug her with joy and relief that she was alright and that she save his life, or whether to yell at her for making him so worried.
"Why'd you run off?" he asked almost yelling against the roar of the storm. She didn't answer though. He knew she heard her. "Rikku!"
"Because..." she got up. "I'm not needed."
"Not needed?! Are you crazy?!" he stood up as well. "How could we customize our weapons without you around at all?"
"Oh, is that what I'm used for? There are plenty of people that can do this crap." She said walking off.
"Wait. Rikku!" Tidus grabbed her shoulder.
"What?!" she turned around. Tidus kept his mouth shut, his eyes retreated in shock. He didn't know if it was tears or just the rain. But her voice did seem to hurt. And it really ached for something as well. "If it is about Yuna, I don't want to hear it. You love her, and it doesn't take words to say it. I'm going home." She fiercely said.
"Your home was destroyed though, Rikku." He mentioned with concern.
"So? At least I'll find a place to call home! Bevelle, Kilika, Besaid, Luca. Plenty of places!"
"Rikku," he said softer. "You...are home." And Tidus began to laugh. "Man, I sound cheezy." Rikku only stared at him. The look on her face was hard to tell. Was she going to cry? Get mad? Walk off? Smile?
"I don't know, Tidus." She said. Even though she was in doubt, her words cut like a knife in his heart. It was as if she didn't believe him. "I don't feel so much at home when I'm with you guys anyways." She explained turning around and walking off.
"Rikku, wait!" Tidus went after her. How could he see her face every morning if she had left now? How could he go on like this? "Please, Rikku. Stay with us."
The look in his eyes was so cute. It was almost hard to resist breaking his heart. Rikku shook hear head tied between not knowing what to decide. But then...does he get the message now that I...or should I be the first to admit? She looked around although there wasn't much to see anyways in the pitch black of a stormy night. Another thunder struck the skies as she jumped in fright.
Tidus caught her frightened jump surprisingly as he blushed holding onto her arms. He was definitely not like that with Yuna. Sure, he kissed her, but it felt so sudden. He even felt it wasn't even a strong relationship they had and something just made him do it so. But no matter what, when he did kiss the summoner, it wasn't love. It wasn't like that fluttery feeling he got in his stomach every time he'd look into Yuna's eyes. It wasn't that leap in the heart that you always get when he thought about her.
But then when he swam with her in that lake, at that time, he thought it could have been love. At that time he thought of course. But after that, it went on and he never felt anything anymore. And it wasn't the kind of love that you settle down with another. There was just nothing there.
But when he arrived on this mysterious world called Spira, there was her. Rikku. From the first moment he saw her, he was overjoyed. She saved him and was what brought him all the way here in the first place. That was a price that he could never pay back in return.
But from that point on, it was her that always drifted in his mind. When Rikku and he got separated, it was always Rikku this Rikku that. And he was always looking for her to find her some day to thank her.
Of course, in the back of his mind, it was going to be much more than just "thanking" her. But stuff happens, and the way things are made it this way. And he'd have to find a way to work it out with her before he lost her again. This time, forever.
"Are you okay, Rikku?" he asked releasing her as she brushed off the warmth. Perhaps she was sensitive or something. 'Perhaps she likes me the way I...nah, do I SERIOUSLY like her THAT way though?'
"Y-yeah. I'm okay. Really." She rolled her eyes and turned around, her back facing him. "Tidus?"
"Yeah?" his hands rested on her shoulders peacefully. She winced at the warm touch. It was like a warming glow in the dark, frozen rain.
"C...can we go back? Please?"
Tidus grinned happily. So much enthusiastic joy filled him. Just having her there made him so alive and free. But the thought of what Yuna might think suddenly struck him to. But it didn't matter now. 'It doesn't matter. I need to take Rikku back. Now.'
"Okay. Let's go." He whispered to her as they continued back.
As soon as they walked back into the dome, tired and weary, obviously starving, they all stood up immediately. The looks on their faces was either furious or relief. He couldn't tell. But Lulu obviously wasn't too happy either.
"Where were you?" Lulu demanded first. Rikku looked away and shrugged it off. "Do you know HOW worried we've been? Running off in the storm like that for NO apparent reason at all, and probably getting the flu right now. This is going to delay Yuna's journey for a few days because of all of this!"
"Lulu," Yuna interrupted. "I'm pretty sure Rikku has a very good reason. Perhaps right now, I should talk to her and see what's bothering her."
"It's very irresponsible as a guardian though."
"As a guardian, yes, Lulu. But remember, she's still only sixteen years old. It's the age where the child begins to learn what the world is like." Yuna said optimistically. Lulu nodded keeping silent as Wakka and Auron didn't say anything to argue at all. Sure, Auron didn't care. Few days. So what? And Wakka of course, seemed a little upset but nothing to bad, perhaps.
Yuna walked over to where they were as the trio began talking a lot more quietly.
"Rikku, is something the matter? We all were really worried."
"Sure you were."
Yuna frowned keeping her mouth shut.
"Just because you're sixteen, doesn't mean you also get to use it as an excuse for the foolish choices you've chosen."
"I don't care." She kicked the ground. Tidus looked solemnly against the floor. "You have too many guardians. One leaving won't make any difference at all."
"Do you want people to look at you and question why you gave up as a guardian? How do you think people will look at you then?" Yuna asked.
"I'm not Miss Perfect, I have to give up myself for everyone!" Rikku scolded back. "I may not be the nicest person in the world, but people have ALWAYS had looked down on the Al Bhed. I don't care what people have said about me before, now, and I don't care what they think about me later as well!" she said storming off towards the corner of the dome and slumped there. Yuna sighed shaking her head.
"Perhaps I might as well just get some sleep," she mentioned as she went closer towards the fire. Tidus looked towards Rikku one more time and gave a small smile towards her. Which might've caught Rikku's eye because she looked up almost surprised by Tidus's reaction.
'Brave girl. It's good. Not caring what other people think about you. Even if you are one of the outcasts.' Tidus turned towards the fire. 'I wished I could be like that too, Rikku.' He thought.
A/N:: Much to your dismay, this hasn't ended yet! D;;. There hasn't been enough TidusXRikku in this to end the whole thing!
The storm seemed like it was increasing since Tidus found it harder to see now. It was like battling against a sea storm on land. It was dark too with tons of lightning. It was kind of weird how someone like Rikku who was so scared of thunder to be out at a time like this.
"This sucks. I should've asked Yuna to tell me which way to go. It's like I'm walking blind." He mumbled. "I could probably fall off this dome if I don't watch it." His soaked clothes that stuck on his skin made him itch and just made him want to just shake himself off of all the water and scream in frustration.
He took a few more steps guessing where he'd be going. The floor of the ceiling and the ground below seemed to have merged since he couldn't tell where to step and the next step may be his death.
"Rikku?! Rikku, where the hell are you?!" Another thunder roared across the skies. Yelling was certainly going to be no help either. As he took a few more steps down wherever he was going, his foot stepped on the wrong stone as he slipped. "Wha?!" And before he could've completely slide off, a hand grabbed him saving his fall.
"Tidus, you idiot." A familiar voice was all he could hear. The strength that held his hand was weak. And it was getting weaker. He grabbed against the edge of the stone and hauled himself up saving his savior the energy to hold him up. "Are you alright?" Another strike of thunder. "Ai ai ai." She crouched down.
"Rikku? It's you?" Tidus kneeled down to her level. It was definitely her. The sperky blonde hair, the beautiful green Al Bhed eyes that had enlightened him since he came to Spira.
"Yeah, it's me." She grumbled. He didn't know whether to hug her with joy and relief that she was alright and that she save his life, or whether to yell at her for making him so worried.
"Why'd you run off?" he asked almost yelling against the roar of the storm. She didn't answer though. He knew she heard her. "Rikku!"
"Because..." she got up. "I'm not needed."
"Not needed?! Are you crazy?!" he stood up as well. "How could we customize our weapons without you around at all?"
"Oh, is that what I'm used for? There are plenty of people that can do this crap." She said walking off.
"Wait. Rikku!" Tidus grabbed her shoulder.
"What?!" she turned around. Tidus kept his mouth shut, his eyes retreated in shock. He didn't know if it was tears or just the rain. But her voice did seem to hurt. And it really ached for something as well. "If it is about Yuna, I don't want to hear it. You love her, and it doesn't take words to say it. I'm going home." She fiercely said.
"Your home was destroyed though, Rikku." He mentioned with concern.
"So? At least I'll find a place to call home! Bevelle, Kilika, Besaid, Luca. Plenty of places!"
"Rikku," he said softer. "You...are home." And Tidus began to laugh. "Man, I sound cheezy." Rikku only stared at him. The look on her face was hard to tell. Was she going to cry? Get mad? Walk off? Smile?
"I don't know, Tidus." She said. Even though she was in doubt, her words cut like a knife in his heart. It was as if she didn't believe him. "I don't feel so much at home when I'm with you guys anyways." She explained turning around and walking off.
"Rikku, wait!" Tidus went after her. How could he see her face every morning if she had left now? How could he go on like this? "Please, Rikku. Stay with us."
The look in his eyes was so cute. It was almost hard to resist breaking his heart. Rikku shook hear head tied between not knowing what to decide. But then...does he get the message now that I...or should I be the first to admit? She looked around although there wasn't much to see anyways in the pitch black of a stormy night. Another thunder struck the skies as she jumped in fright.
Tidus caught her frightened jump surprisingly as he blushed holding onto her arms. He was definitely not like that with Yuna. Sure, he kissed her, but it felt so sudden. He even felt it wasn't even a strong relationship they had and something just made him do it so. But no matter what, when he did kiss the summoner, it wasn't love. It wasn't like that fluttery feeling he got in his stomach every time he'd look into Yuna's eyes. It wasn't that leap in the heart that you always get when he thought about her.
But then when he swam with her in that lake, at that time, he thought it could have been love. At that time he thought of course. But after that, it went on and he never felt anything anymore. And it wasn't the kind of love that you settle down with another. There was just nothing there.
But when he arrived on this mysterious world called Spira, there was her. Rikku. From the first moment he saw her, he was overjoyed. She saved him and was what brought him all the way here in the first place. That was a price that he could never pay back in return.
But from that point on, it was her that always drifted in his mind. When Rikku and he got separated, it was always Rikku this Rikku that. And he was always looking for her to find her some day to thank her.
Of course, in the back of his mind, it was going to be much more than just "thanking" her. But stuff happens, and the way things are made it this way. And he'd have to find a way to work it out with her before he lost her again. This time, forever.
"Are you okay, Rikku?" he asked releasing her as she brushed off the warmth. Perhaps she was sensitive or something. 'Perhaps she likes me the way I...nah, do I SERIOUSLY like her THAT way though?'
"Y-yeah. I'm okay. Really." She rolled her eyes and turned around, her back facing him. "Tidus?"
"Yeah?" his hands rested on her shoulders peacefully. She winced at the warm touch. It was like a warming glow in the dark, frozen rain.
"C...can we go back? Please?"
Tidus grinned happily. So much enthusiastic joy filled him. Just having her there made him so alive and free. But the thought of what Yuna might think suddenly struck him to. But it didn't matter now. 'It doesn't matter. I need to take Rikku back. Now.'
"Okay. Let's go." He whispered to her as they continued back.
As soon as they walked back into the dome, tired and weary, obviously starving, they all stood up immediately. The looks on their faces was either furious or relief. He couldn't tell. But Lulu obviously wasn't too happy either.
"Where were you?" Lulu demanded first. Rikku looked away and shrugged it off. "Do you know HOW worried we've been? Running off in the storm like that for NO apparent reason at all, and probably getting the flu right now. This is going to delay Yuna's journey for a few days because of all of this!"
"Lulu," Yuna interrupted. "I'm pretty sure Rikku has a very good reason. Perhaps right now, I should talk to her and see what's bothering her."
"It's very irresponsible as a guardian though."
"As a guardian, yes, Lulu. But remember, she's still only sixteen years old. It's the age where the child begins to learn what the world is like." Yuna said optimistically. Lulu nodded keeping silent as Wakka and Auron didn't say anything to argue at all. Sure, Auron didn't care. Few days. So what? And Wakka of course, seemed a little upset but nothing to bad, perhaps.
Yuna walked over to where they were as the trio began talking a lot more quietly.
"Rikku, is something the matter? We all were really worried."
"Sure you were."
Yuna frowned keeping her mouth shut.
"Just because you're sixteen, doesn't mean you also get to use it as an excuse for the foolish choices you've chosen."
"I don't care." She kicked the ground. Tidus looked solemnly against the floor. "You have too many guardians. One leaving won't make any difference at all."
"Do you want people to look at you and question why you gave up as a guardian? How do you think people will look at you then?" Yuna asked.
"I'm not Miss Perfect, I have to give up myself for everyone!" Rikku scolded back. "I may not be the nicest person in the world, but people have ALWAYS had looked down on the Al Bhed. I don't care what people have said about me before, now, and I don't care what they think about me later as well!" she said storming off towards the corner of the dome and slumped there. Yuna sighed shaking her head.
"Perhaps I might as well just get some sleep," she mentioned as she went closer towards the fire. Tidus looked towards Rikku one more time and gave a small smile towards her. Which might've caught Rikku's eye because she looked up almost surprised by Tidus's reaction.
'Brave girl. It's good. Not caring what other people think about you. Even if you are one of the outcasts.' Tidus turned towards the fire. 'I wished I could be like that too, Rikku.' He thought.
A/N:: Much to your dismay, this hasn't ended yet! D;;. There hasn't been enough TidusXRikku in this to end the whole thing!