Chapter 3
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Sorry for not updating in a while. I had writer's block, and I got a new puppy! And it was a total surprise! Don't expect updates that often.... I have midterms coming up..... boo. High School sucks
BTW.... the fiend in here isn't in the game
Disclaimer: All chars belong to square.
SPOILERS
= thoughts
[ ] = translation of Al Bhed
"Nayto Rikku?"[Ready Rikku?] Her brother asked
Rikku was seated at the front of a machina, She was worried about what they were about to do. Her father had told them that her cousin, Yuna had begun a pilgrimage of her own. Rikku didn't know Yuna that well but she remembered meeting her once when she was little. It was right before Braska's pilgrimage. Her aunt Rini and Yuna came to visit.
~~~~~~ *I know most of this would probably be in Al Bhed but ......*
"This is your cousin Yuna..." Aunt Rini said showing Rikku the girl clinging to her robes. "Yuna.... this is Rikku."
Cid smiled at his sister. He had distanced himself from Rini when she married a Yevonite, but it all seemed wrong now.
"And I'm your Uncle Cid Yuna!"
Yuna smiled a bit and let go of her mother's robes. She looked toward Rikku.
"Wanna play!?" Rikku said jumping up and down. A new playmate would be fun!
"Ummmm..... Ok!"
Rikku grabbed Yuna's hand and led her to her room.
The normally timid girl warmed up to Rikku. Soon the two girls were laughing and giggling . Then Rikku showed Yuna her dolls
"Can we play house? Yuna asked holding a doll. She picked up a comb and gently combed it's hair.
"Sure!" Rikku said and dragged out her doll house.
They played house, and took Rikku's boy dolls and had weddings with thier girl ones.
They had a lot of fun.
~~~~~~~
Rikku laughed at the thought of the memory. She never saw Yuna again. She remembered Aunt Rini grabbing Yuna in tears after Cid had begun aguing with her about something.
Too bad, I bet Yuna and I would have been great friends....
Yuna had grown up with Yevonites, her mind was corrupted. They were going to stop her from going on this foolish pilgrimage. However...... Rikku still had her doubts. If Yunie was really determined then maybe they shouldn't.
Rikku, concentrate! You have to do what Tytto says!
Rikku put on her helmet. She turned on the machina and made it go into the river.
They were going to kidnap Yuna. Her brother and his team would grab Yuna from the Shoopuf and put her in the air bubble the machina made. Her guardains might attack, but they were prepared for that.
Rikku kept her hands on the controls. Ready at a moment's notice. But then, her mind began to wander. She wondred if Tidus were still alive. He was kind to her........ Rikku wished she could see him again.
Then..... her brother had Yuna! He put Yuna in the bubble and swam away. Rikku pressed buttons and moved levers, all in preparation for the machina to rise to the surface.
Suddenly, everything flashed red.
"YMAND, YMAND!"[ALERT, ALERT!] The machina's warning system had gone on.
Yunie's guardians had come to attack!
Rikku looked at the screen and saw that one of them was Tidus! He was alive! But......... he was attacking! Oh well..... she had to fight back!
The fight lasted a long time, Tidus' sword was equipped with lightning strike. The machina was taking a lot of damage. Rikku frantically flipped switches, trying to save the machina, but soon everything failed and Tidus and the other guy grabbed Yuna.
Tysh ed![Damn it!] I failed! Tytto's not gonna be happy....
Soon the machina began to sink. Rikku decided NOW was a good time to ditch it. She took and deep breath and went out into the water.
Rikku was weak from the fight, but she managed to swim up toward the surface. She filled her lungs with much needed air. Treading water, the tired Rikku needed to get to shore.
She began to swim with the little strength she had left. Her muscles felt weak and begged for her to give up. Swim, Rikku! She edged herself on. After what seemed like a long time, Rikku felt solid ground beneath her feet. She collapsed on the ground and reached for a potion and drank it in a hurry.
Rikku laid on the ground until she heard footsteps. Standing up she unzipped her wet suit and took off her headgear. She turned and saw that Tidus had been watching her. The stupid jerk had almost killed her!
"Uhhhhh..... you're not dead?" He asked stupidly
Rikku rolled her eyes.
"Last time I checked I wasn't!" She snapped.
"How'd you get here!?" Tidus asked ignoring her last comment.
"You attacked me.....you big meanie!" That wasn't the nicest thing to say to Tidus........ she knew. Right now Rikku was pissed and tired. When you're pissed and tired, you're mean to anyone. However, seeing Tidus alive again made Rikku feel........... happier. Seeing him once again..... she felt different. She felt different about Tidus........ but she couldn't quite put her finger on the reason.
"Oh...... that machina.... that was you?"
Rikku nodded, then, being pissed and tired caught up with her.
"And.... you attacked me!"
"But you attacked us!!!!" Tidus defended
"It's not what you think......" If only Tidus knew. Did he know he was helping lead Yuna to her death? Wait...... Tidus was from Zanarkand. His feelings toward her apparently hadn't changed... so his "memory" wasn't back. Otherwise being a Yevonnite, he would have called her a heathen. He... might not know what he was doing! If Tidus knew he surely woudn't have helped with Yuna's pilgrimage.
" 'Ey this some friend of yours?" The rest of the group had caught up with Tidus. The other guy who had helped Tidus fight her, came.
"Uh..... this is Rikku she an Al Bhe.....uh....." Tidus stopped in mid sentence. That's right, his friends were Yevonites. If they knew...... It wouldn't be pretty.
"Lulu, Yuna, I told you about her..." So he had told them...... Yuna she didn't mind. Hopefully Yuna hadn't changed much since she was 7. Then she wouldn't hate the Al Bhed. But this Lulu person.....
"She saved your life, ya? Then your meeting must be the blessing of Yevon!" The guy with the accent made the prayer sign. Rikku just stood there innocently. She had no idea what to do. She was a teenage Al Bhed alone against a group of Yevonites. Tidus would probably defend her. Maybe Yuna would too. But still, the guy in the red looked really strong......
"Uh..... Wakka........." The woman in black said
"We need to talk......" Yunie said
Rikku walked over to the woman in black, whom she presumed was Lulu, and Yuna.
"I think its best if we talk alone." Lulu whispered in her ear.
Rikku nodded. Feeling some confidence sneak in,she turned around to the guys.
"Girls only! Boys wait over here please!"
Tidus looked over at her and just grinned. Whenever he grinned, she felt light on her feet for some reason. Rikku smiled back and walked over to Lulu and Yuna. As she walked she heard the guy with the accent mumble something. "ahhhhhhh.......... women....."
Suddenly Yunie threw her arms around Rikku.
"It's good to see you again!"
Rikku was overjoyed. Yunie, despite being cared for by Yevonites for ten years, still had no hate for her. Yunie was still her cousin and her friend.
"You too!"
Rikku had a lot of catching up to do with Yunie. They had to talk about what's happened the past ten years!
Lulu smiled at the too. "It's nice that you too have met again, but I'm afraid I must interrupt. We need to discuss something."
Yuna nodded and turned to her cousin. Rikku nodded as well.
"I assume eveyone there knows you're Al Bhed. Except for Wakka." Lulu began
"Who's Wakka? The guy with the accent?"
"yes" Yunie said. "But the problem is, he strongly dislikes the Al Bhed."
Rikku felt saddend by this. Yevonites blindly follow thier faith, and have prejudice to the Al Bhed without even thinking! This just made Rikku sick. She wished Yevonites would just understand them. They weren't evil, they just didn't believe in the religion!
"Luckily, he's too dense to notice your eyes." Lulu said with a smile.
So she would have to play along that she wasn't Al Bhed. It's not that hard. But she wouldn't like it....
Rikku learned that the guy in red was Sir Auron. He was another of her Uncle's guardians. The ronso was Kimarhi. Kimarhi had cared for Yuna for the past ten years.
"Um Sir Auron?" Yuna turned to the elder guardian. "I would like Rikku to be my guardian."
Auron made Rikku look at him. She knew it was to confirm that she was indeed Al Bhed. She expected Auron to say something, but the crimson warrior said nothing, except asking Yunie if she was sure.
Soon they continued on thier way
During the battles Rikku wanted to prove herself a worthy guardian. She amazed everyone with her mix ability and steal ability.
Tidus had impressed her however. Last time she ran into him, he could hardly stand up to the fiend. Now he was easily killing them in one blow.
"You've gotten better!" Rikku complimented him
"Really?! So have you!"
Soon they ran into a large fiend that resembled a pig. It was large and had long tusks. Rikku was on the sidelines for this battle. Auron, Lulu and Yuna were up against it.
Soon the hog ran for Yuna. Thinking quickly, Rikku pushed Yuna out of harm's way. Soon Rikku felt the impact of the hog's tusks. One had gone into her leg.
"RIKKU!!!!" Tidus yelled. He ran towards her and stabbed the hog. Tidus stabbed it with such fury that Rikkku wondred if he was still the same person. It scared her.
"Die you stupid thing!" Tidus yelled. He was on the back of the hog, stabbing it frantically with his sword. Soon the hog dissolved into pyreflies.
"Are you ok Rikku?" Tidus asked with worry in his eyes. He took out a potion and handed it to her. Everyone stayed quiet, watching the moment between the two.
Rikku drank the potion, but nothing happened. Blood kept pouring out of her wound. Tidus grabbed some cloth from his pack and put it on her wound.
"It's not working......." Rikku said, her hands trying to block the river of blood from her leg. Tidus saw that she was in a lot of pain.
Tidus went into the pack they had. He took out a roll of first aid tape and some disinfectant. Tidus cleaned up the blood and wraped Rikku's leg in the tape.
"Are you ok now?"
"Yeah I think so..." Then smiling at Tidus, she said "You're so sweet.."
Everyone was amazed at the scene before them. Especially Auron, who thought that Jecht's son had no sense at all. Lulu smirked a bit, knowing the chemistry between the two blonds. Wakka was confused. Kimarhi just stood there, smiling to himself. Yuna smiled as well, she wanted her guardians to be happy.
"Rikku.... why did you do that?" Yuna asked in her quiet voice.
"I'm your guardian Yunie, I'm supposed to protect you."
Everyone seemed surprised at the young Al Bhed's maturity.
"Yes....but.." Yuna began
"Enough, she was being a good guardian." Auron interrupted.
Rikku was pleased. She had proven herself to the others. However, it was at the cost of being able to walk.
"Um guys......" Rikku began. "I can't walk."
Silence.
"Waiting would delay the piligrimage." Lulu said , looking down.
"Can't Yuna just heal her?" Wakka asked
"It won't work. The hog's tusks have anti-magic shields on them. Any injuries they inflict, can't be healed." Lulu explained.
Rikku watched the others think. oooooooh what if they leave me here?! No, Tidus won't let them
"I'll carry her." Tidus said
What? He was going to carry her? Rikku hoped he would.
Why do I feel this way about him?!
"What are you talkin' bout ya?" Wakka said, obviously still confused. He seemed to still be trying to understand his new best friend.
Lulu was right about Wakka being dense...
"Umm yeah, What are you talking about?" Rikku asked
stupid....... don't you want him to carry you!?
"Look, Rikku can't walk, so I'll carry her!" Tidus said once again, moving his fist in that trademark way.
"Seems logical." Auron said and began to walk ahead.
Yuna and Lulu shrugged and followed him. Wakka, still confused, followed ,and then Kimarhi.
Tidus smiled and went over to Rikku.
Rikku felt her cheeks go red as he put his arm under her knees and the other under her head.
"Are you comfortable?"
Sorry to any Wakka lovers out there, but he is kinda dense......... I mean he never notices Rikku's Al Bhed until they tell him......
Please review!!!!
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Sorry for not updating in a while. I had writer's block, and I got a new puppy! And it was a total surprise! Don't expect updates that often.... I have midterms coming up..... boo. High School sucks
BTW.... the fiend in here isn't in the game
Disclaimer: All chars belong to square.
SPOILERS
= thoughts
[ ] = translation of Al Bhed
"Nayto Rikku?"[Ready Rikku?] Her brother asked
Rikku was seated at the front of a machina, She was worried about what they were about to do. Her father had told them that her cousin, Yuna had begun a pilgrimage of her own. Rikku didn't know Yuna that well but she remembered meeting her once when she was little. It was right before Braska's pilgrimage. Her aunt Rini and Yuna came to visit.
~~~~~~ *I know most of this would probably be in Al Bhed but ......*
"This is your cousin Yuna..." Aunt Rini said showing Rikku the girl clinging to her robes. "Yuna.... this is Rikku."
Cid smiled at his sister. He had distanced himself from Rini when she married a Yevonite, but it all seemed wrong now.
"And I'm your Uncle Cid Yuna!"
Yuna smiled a bit and let go of her mother's robes. She looked toward Rikku.
"Wanna play!?" Rikku said jumping up and down. A new playmate would be fun!
"Ummmm..... Ok!"
Rikku grabbed Yuna's hand and led her to her room.
The normally timid girl warmed up to Rikku. Soon the two girls were laughing and giggling . Then Rikku showed Yuna her dolls
"Can we play house? Yuna asked holding a doll. She picked up a comb and gently combed it's hair.
"Sure!" Rikku said and dragged out her doll house.
They played house, and took Rikku's boy dolls and had weddings with thier girl ones.
They had a lot of fun.
~~~~~~~
Rikku laughed at the thought of the memory. She never saw Yuna again. She remembered Aunt Rini grabbing Yuna in tears after Cid had begun aguing with her about something.
Too bad, I bet Yuna and I would have been great friends....
Yuna had grown up with Yevonites, her mind was corrupted. They were going to stop her from going on this foolish pilgrimage. However...... Rikku still had her doubts. If Yunie was really determined then maybe they shouldn't.
Rikku, concentrate! You have to do what Tytto says!
Rikku put on her helmet. She turned on the machina and made it go into the river.
They were going to kidnap Yuna. Her brother and his team would grab Yuna from the Shoopuf and put her in the air bubble the machina made. Her guardains might attack, but they were prepared for that.
Rikku kept her hands on the controls. Ready at a moment's notice. But then, her mind began to wander. She wondred if Tidus were still alive. He was kind to her........ Rikku wished she could see him again.
Then..... her brother had Yuna! He put Yuna in the bubble and swam away. Rikku pressed buttons and moved levers, all in preparation for the machina to rise to the surface.
Suddenly, everything flashed red.
"YMAND, YMAND!"[ALERT, ALERT!] The machina's warning system had gone on.
Yunie's guardians had come to attack!
Rikku looked at the screen and saw that one of them was Tidus! He was alive! But......... he was attacking! Oh well..... she had to fight back!
The fight lasted a long time, Tidus' sword was equipped with lightning strike. The machina was taking a lot of damage. Rikku frantically flipped switches, trying to save the machina, but soon everything failed and Tidus and the other guy grabbed Yuna.
Tysh ed![Damn it!] I failed! Tytto's not gonna be happy....
Soon the machina began to sink. Rikku decided NOW was a good time to ditch it. She took and deep breath and went out into the water.
Rikku was weak from the fight, but she managed to swim up toward the surface. She filled her lungs with much needed air. Treading water, the tired Rikku needed to get to shore.
She began to swim with the little strength she had left. Her muscles felt weak and begged for her to give up. Swim, Rikku! She edged herself on. After what seemed like a long time, Rikku felt solid ground beneath her feet. She collapsed on the ground and reached for a potion and drank it in a hurry.
Rikku laid on the ground until she heard footsteps. Standing up she unzipped her wet suit and took off her headgear. She turned and saw that Tidus had been watching her. The stupid jerk had almost killed her!
"Uhhhhh..... you're not dead?" He asked stupidly
Rikku rolled her eyes.
"Last time I checked I wasn't!" She snapped.
"How'd you get here!?" Tidus asked ignoring her last comment.
"You attacked me.....you big meanie!" That wasn't the nicest thing to say to Tidus........ she knew. Right now Rikku was pissed and tired. When you're pissed and tired, you're mean to anyone. However, seeing Tidus alive again made Rikku feel........... happier. Seeing him once again..... she felt different. She felt different about Tidus........ but she couldn't quite put her finger on the reason.
"Oh...... that machina.... that was you?"
Rikku nodded, then, being pissed and tired caught up with her.
"And.... you attacked me!"
"But you attacked us!!!!" Tidus defended
"It's not what you think......" If only Tidus knew. Did he know he was helping lead Yuna to her death? Wait...... Tidus was from Zanarkand. His feelings toward her apparently hadn't changed... so his "memory" wasn't back. Otherwise being a Yevonnite, he would have called her a heathen. He... might not know what he was doing! If Tidus knew he surely woudn't have helped with Yuna's pilgrimage.
" 'Ey this some friend of yours?" The rest of the group had caught up with Tidus. The other guy who had helped Tidus fight her, came.
"Uh..... this is Rikku she an Al Bhe.....uh....." Tidus stopped in mid sentence. That's right, his friends were Yevonites. If they knew...... It wouldn't be pretty.
"Lulu, Yuna, I told you about her..." So he had told them...... Yuna she didn't mind. Hopefully Yuna hadn't changed much since she was 7. Then she wouldn't hate the Al Bhed. But this Lulu person.....
"She saved your life, ya? Then your meeting must be the blessing of Yevon!" The guy with the accent made the prayer sign. Rikku just stood there innocently. She had no idea what to do. She was a teenage Al Bhed alone against a group of Yevonites. Tidus would probably defend her. Maybe Yuna would too. But still, the guy in the red looked really strong......
"Uh..... Wakka........." The woman in black said
"We need to talk......" Yunie said
Rikku walked over to the woman in black, whom she presumed was Lulu, and Yuna.
"I think its best if we talk alone." Lulu whispered in her ear.
Rikku nodded. Feeling some confidence sneak in,she turned around to the guys.
"Girls only! Boys wait over here please!"
Tidus looked over at her and just grinned. Whenever he grinned, she felt light on her feet for some reason. Rikku smiled back and walked over to Lulu and Yuna. As she walked she heard the guy with the accent mumble something. "ahhhhhhh.......... women....."
Suddenly Yunie threw her arms around Rikku.
"It's good to see you again!"
Rikku was overjoyed. Yunie, despite being cared for by Yevonites for ten years, still had no hate for her. Yunie was still her cousin and her friend.
"You too!"
Rikku had a lot of catching up to do with Yunie. They had to talk about what's happened the past ten years!
Lulu smiled at the too. "It's nice that you too have met again, but I'm afraid I must interrupt. We need to discuss something."
Yuna nodded and turned to her cousin. Rikku nodded as well.
"I assume eveyone there knows you're Al Bhed. Except for Wakka." Lulu began
"Who's Wakka? The guy with the accent?"
"yes" Yunie said. "But the problem is, he strongly dislikes the Al Bhed."
Rikku felt saddend by this. Yevonites blindly follow thier faith, and have prejudice to the Al Bhed without even thinking! This just made Rikku sick. She wished Yevonites would just understand them. They weren't evil, they just didn't believe in the religion!
"Luckily, he's too dense to notice your eyes." Lulu said with a smile.
So she would have to play along that she wasn't Al Bhed. It's not that hard. But she wouldn't like it....
Rikku learned that the guy in red was Sir Auron. He was another of her Uncle's guardians. The ronso was Kimarhi. Kimarhi had cared for Yuna for the past ten years.
"Um Sir Auron?" Yuna turned to the elder guardian. "I would like Rikku to be my guardian."
Auron made Rikku look at him. She knew it was to confirm that she was indeed Al Bhed. She expected Auron to say something, but the crimson warrior said nothing, except asking Yunie if she was sure.
Soon they continued on thier way
During the battles Rikku wanted to prove herself a worthy guardian. She amazed everyone with her mix ability and steal ability.
Tidus had impressed her however. Last time she ran into him, he could hardly stand up to the fiend. Now he was easily killing them in one blow.
"You've gotten better!" Rikku complimented him
"Really?! So have you!"
Soon they ran into a large fiend that resembled a pig. It was large and had long tusks. Rikku was on the sidelines for this battle. Auron, Lulu and Yuna were up against it.
Soon the hog ran for Yuna. Thinking quickly, Rikku pushed Yuna out of harm's way. Soon Rikku felt the impact of the hog's tusks. One had gone into her leg.
"RIKKU!!!!" Tidus yelled. He ran towards her and stabbed the hog. Tidus stabbed it with such fury that Rikkku wondred if he was still the same person. It scared her.
"Die you stupid thing!" Tidus yelled. He was on the back of the hog, stabbing it frantically with his sword. Soon the hog dissolved into pyreflies.
"Are you ok Rikku?" Tidus asked with worry in his eyes. He took out a potion and handed it to her. Everyone stayed quiet, watching the moment between the two.
Rikku drank the potion, but nothing happened. Blood kept pouring out of her wound. Tidus grabbed some cloth from his pack and put it on her wound.
"It's not working......." Rikku said, her hands trying to block the river of blood from her leg. Tidus saw that she was in a lot of pain.
Tidus went into the pack they had. He took out a roll of first aid tape and some disinfectant. Tidus cleaned up the blood and wraped Rikku's leg in the tape.
"Are you ok now?"
"Yeah I think so..." Then smiling at Tidus, she said "You're so sweet.."
Everyone was amazed at the scene before them. Especially Auron, who thought that Jecht's son had no sense at all. Lulu smirked a bit, knowing the chemistry between the two blonds. Wakka was confused. Kimarhi just stood there, smiling to himself. Yuna smiled as well, she wanted her guardians to be happy.
"Rikku.... why did you do that?" Yuna asked in her quiet voice.
"I'm your guardian Yunie, I'm supposed to protect you."
Everyone seemed surprised at the young Al Bhed's maturity.
"Yes....but.." Yuna began
"Enough, she was being a good guardian." Auron interrupted.
Rikku was pleased. She had proven herself to the others. However, it was at the cost of being able to walk.
"Um guys......" Rikku began. "I can't walk."
Silence.
"Waiting would delay the piligrimage." Lulu said , looking down.
"Can't Yuna just heal her?" Wakka asked
"It won't work. The hog's tusks have anti-magic shields on them. Any injuries they inflict, can't be healed." Lulu explained.
Rikku watched the others think. oooooooh what if they leave me here?! No, Tidus won't let them
"I'll carry her." Tidus said
What? He was going to carry her? Rikku hoped he would.
Why do I feel this way about him?!
"What are you talkin' bout ya?" Wakka said, obviously still confused. He seemed to still be trying to understand his new best friend.
Lulu was right about Wakka being dense...
"Umm yeah, What are you talking about?" Rikku asked
stupid....... don't you want him to carry you!?
"Look, Rikku can't walk, so I'll carry her!" Tidus said once again, moving his fist in that trademark way.
"Seems logical." Auron said and began to walk ahead.
Yuna and Lulu shrugged and followed him. Wakka, still confused, followed ,and then Kimarhi.
Tidus smiled and went over to Rikku.
Rikku felt her cheeks go red as he put his arm under her knees and the other under her head.
"Are you comfortable?"
Sorry to any Wakka lovers out there, but he is kinda dense......... I mean he never notices Rikku's Al Bhed until they tell him......
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