The Mind of the Serpent

A/N~ This story is mainly focused on Rikku. The upcoming chapters will be much more exciting, we promise! Please Read and Review, we'd really appreciate it.

Disclaimer~ We do not own Final Fantasy X or any of the characters. Square does! Square owns everything! Well, maybe not Zeke, but he comes in later...heh

~Zoheret and Dove~



Prologue

Thirty minutes had passed since he'd arrived at the cliff over looking the village of Besaid. Thirty minutes ago he was supposed to meet someone here.
The sun had set. It was dark, but light enough to see clearly.
Sighing, he crossed his arms and leaned back. He'd been having strange reoccuring dreams about his brother Chappu. Chappu had been trying to tell him something, but he could never make out the words. The whole thing was rather unsettling.
He turned his gaze from the ocean and looked behind him.
"You're late, ya?" he called out as he recognized the figure striding toward him.
"I was delayed. All that matters is that I'm here now." The figure responded.
Wakka returned his gaze to the ocean. "It's strange..." he muttered.
The figure nodded, its eyes staring at the clumps of grass a few feet away.
Wakka turned back to look at the figure, and noticed its eyes were wide in surprise.
"What's-"
The figure stumbled forward, knocking into him.

Suddenly he was falling, falling, falling to his death.

The serpent that had been watching them let out a small hiss, and slithered away...

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The grave was on a small hill near Besaid.
Engraved on the tombstone was the name, Wakka. Four solemn figures circled around. It was a cheerful day, the exact opposite of what they were feeling.
Lulu stared at the engraving in disbelief and shock.
Rikku took a step forward, dropped a rose on the freshly turned soil, and stepped back, hugging herself.
Kimahri turned around, and slowly walked away, keeping his emotions to himself.
Yuna was crying silently, another of her Guardians was gone, another of her friends dead.
Lulu suddenly spun on her heels, and began hurridly walking away, near a run.
Rikku glanced at Yuna and sighed. "It'll be okay, Yunie." She said.
"Everything will be fine."
She looked back at the tombstone, wondering if what she said was the truth.