Cracka Cracka Boom
Chapter 7: Legendary Shish Kabob
"Rikku, are you okay? Your face is all red!"
I was met with the concerned eyes of Yunie as I reached camp once more. "Uhh, I think I got sunburned."
"Not in this weather, you didn't. You can't get sunburned when it's this cold."
I glared at Auron. Why did he have to be such a jerk? First he makes me realize that I do, in fact, have hormones, and then he turns against me? "It's a special kind of sunburn!" I shot at him, glaring daggers. A lightning bolt struck Auron's bedroll, which was VERY close to Auron, making both him and Tidus jump.
"Wow!" Tidus said, his eyes widening. "You're aim's getting better and better, Rikku!"
"What are you talking about?" I growled as I stomped over to my bedroll. "I missed."
I got a small amount of satisfaction from the way Auron gulped. It didn't however, soothe my nerves. I groaned as Mr. Legend walked over to me and glared at him.
"If you don't want to join Ixion in the hell I will put him into, I suggest you don't speak," I snapped. I was way more pissed than I thought I was just a few minutes earlier. How could the bastard embarrass be like that? I hate men.
"Rikku, I really think--"
"I don't care what you think."
Auron's eyes widened at my waspish tone. He confused the hell out of me, so much. How could he act like there was...something...there, and then go and do something like he had in the alcove?
"Rikku, you're being a baby," Auron began, wincing as a lightning bolt hit a few meters from where he was standing, but he wouldn't move. "Yuna doesn't have time for you to be absorbed in your problems."
"It wouldn't BE a problem if I wasn't falling in love with you!"
Holy. Shit.
My eyes widened as I clamped a hand over my mouth. Did I just say that out loud? From the look on Auron's face, I did. From the look on Tidus's face, I should kill myself. From the look on Yuna's face, Ixion had been telling her things.
"Um, I mean, uh, er...that is to say, um...yeah...you know, I....I mean, um..."
Yuna shook her head and smiled at me. That stupid all knowing smile that meant she'd help me remove my foot from my mouth. Tysh! This really, really SUCKS.
Okay, Rikku, think. You can say something more eloquent than you just did, right? Right. Good. I looked around in a panic. Tidus had started to giggle, and was being hushed by Yuna, who was having a hard time containing herself.
Were they...laughing at my feelings?
Electricity bounced throughout the air, ricocheting off every single object of my confusion. Mainly, my friends. It never hurt them, though; I don't know why. I wasn't in control of my emotions enough to stop it, but even so, all it did was shock them. Auron more than others. Okay, so it zapped him. About once every five seconds.
I stared wide eyed at Yuna. How could she laugh at me? Yuna seemed to know where my thoughts were going and shook her head. "Look at Auron, Rikku," she told me, still giggling.
Auron stood before me, not having changed. I couldn't tell a difference, except...
Waaaaaaaait a minute.
Was he...drooling?
I stood closer, poking at his cheek. Oh, yes, he was indeed drooling. I waved a hand in front of his face and received no response, not even a blink. Ixion chose then to smash a light bulb through my ear and into my brain.
"He's in shock!" I cried, gripping Auron's hand, raising it high, and dropping it. Not only did he let me, but he barely wobbled. His eyelashes were also gathering frost. He was, quite literally, frozen with surprise.
I couldn't stop the evil smirk from forming. "This holds promise," I murmured to myself. "Embarrass me, will he..."
"Um, Rikku?" Tidus said.
"What?" I asked, glaring at him. It was finally my turn to be evil, and he was NOT going to stop me. A lightning bolt in the distance emphasized my unspoken point. Perhaps he realized this, or perhaps he was just shaking from the cold. We'll say it's me though. The more my ego gets boosted, the more Trouble Auron is in. Capital T. It's more fun that way.
"I don't know what he did to you, but now would NOT be a time to take advantage of him."
"Why not?" I asked, faking a pout. Let them think I'm submissive. The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they are when you kill them. So to speak.
"Him, big sword." Tidus demonstrated by throwing his arms wide, taking in all of Mt. Gagazet. "You, tiny girl." He chose to model this with less than a centimeter between his index finger and thumb. "Big sword smash." He brought his fist into his palm. "You get me?"
I called a bolt about an inch from Tidus's nose. "Pee wee girl, use thunder, smash primitive party pooper. Shrimp girl then use big sword," I gestured with my arms to take in all of Mt. Gagazet as he had done, "as a lightning conductor to fry Mr. Legendary Jerk. Small girl skewer him with big sword, cook him over big pit. Mean people make good shish kabob. You get me?"
You could have fit a baseball in Tidus's eyelids. I chuckled to myself as Yuna tugged Tidus away. Hmmm, well now. I look at the frozen Auron with a positively demonic look in my eyes.
It was fun time.
"Rikku, are you okay? Your face is all red!"
I was met with the concerned eyes of Yunie as I reached camp once more. "Uhh, I think I got sunburned."
"Not in this weather, you didn't. You can't get sunburned when it's this cold."
I glared at Auron. Why did he have to be such a jerk? First he makes me realize that I do, in fact, have hormones, and then he turns against me? "It's a special kind of sunburn!" I shot at him, glaring daggers. A lightning bolt struck Auron's bedroll, which was VERY close to Auron, making both him and Tidus jump.
"Wow!" Tidus said, his eyes widening. "You're aim's getting better and better, Rikku!"
"What are you talking about?" I growled as I stomped over to my bedroll. "I missed."
I got a small amount of satisfaction from the way Auron gulped. It didn't however, soothe my nerves. I groaned as Mr. Legend walked over to me and glared at him.
"If you don't want to join Ixion in the hell I will put him into, I suggest you don't speak," I snapped. I was way more pissed than I thought I was just a few minutes earlier. How could the bastard embarrass be like that? I hate men.
"Rikku, I really think--"
"I don't care what you think."
Auron's eyes widened at my waspish tone. He confused the hell out of me, so much. How could he act like there was...something...there, and then go and do something like he had in the alcove?
"Rikku, you're being a baby," Auron began, wincing as a lightning bolt hit a few meters from where he was standing, but he wouldn't move. "Yuna doesn't have time for you to be absorbed in your problems."
"It wouldn't BE a problem if I wasn't falling in love with you!"
Holy. Shit.
My eyes widened as I clamped a hand over my mouth. Did I just say that out loud? From the look on Auron's face, I did. From the look on Tidus's face, I should kill myself. From the look on Yuna's face, Ixion had been telling her things.
"Um, I mean, uh, er...that is to say, um...yeah...you know, I....I mean, um..."
Yuna shook her head and smiled at me. That stupid all knowing smile that meant she'd help me remove my foot from my mouth. Tysh! This really, really SUCKS.
Okay, Rikku, think. You can say something more eloquent than you just did, right? Right. Good. I looked around in a panic. Tidus had started to giggle, and was being hushed by Yuna, who was having a hard time containing herself.
Were they...laughing at my feelings?
Electricity bounced throughout the air, ricocheting off every single object of my confusion. Mainly, my friends. It never hurt them, though; I don't know why. I wasn't in control of my emotions enough to stop it, but even so, all it did was shock them. Auron more than others. Okay, so it zapped him. About once every five seconds.
I stared wide eyed at Yuna. How could she laugh at me? Yuna seemed to know where my thoughts were going and shook her head. "Look at Auron, Rikku," she told me, still giggling.
Auron stood before me, not having changed. I couldn't tell a difference, except...
Waaaaaaaait a minute.
Was he...drooling?
I stood closer, poking at his cheek. Oh, yes, he was indeed drooling. I waved a hand in front of his face and received no response, not even a blink. Ixion chose then to smash a light bulb through my ear and into my brain.
"He's in shock!" I cried, gripping Auron's hand, raising it high, and dropping it. Not only did he let me, but he barely wobbled. His eyelashes were also gathering frost. He was, quite literally, frozen with surprise.
I couldn't stop the evil smirk from forming. "This holds promise," I murmured to myself. "Embarrass me, will he..."
"Um, Rikku?" Tidus said.
"What?" I asked, glaring at him. It was finally my turn to be evil, and he was NOT going to stop me. A lightning bolt in the distance emphasized my unspoken point. Perhaps he realized this, or perhaps he was just shaking from the cold. We'll say it's me though. The more my ego gets boosted, the more Trouble Auron is in. Capital T. It's more fun that way.
"I don't know what he did to you, but now would NOT be a time to take advantage of him."
"Why not?" I asked, faking a pout. Let them think I'm submissive. The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they are when you kill them. So to speak.
"Him, big sword." Tidus demonstrated by throwing his arms wide, taking in all of Mt. Gagazet. "You, tiny girl." He chose to model this with less than a centimeter between his index finger and thumb. "Big sword smash." He brought his fist into his palm. "You get me?"
I called a bolt about an inch from Tidus's nose. "Pee wee girl, use thunder, smash primitive party pooper. Shrimp girl then use big sword," I gestured with my arms to take in all of Mt. Gagazet as he had done, "as a lightning conductor to fry Mr. Legendary Jerk. Small girl skewer him with big sword, cook him over big pit. Mean people make good shish kabob. You get me?"
You could have fit a baseball in Tidus's eyelids. I chuckled to myself as Yuna tugged Tidus away. Hmmm, well now. I look at the frozen Auron with a positively demonic look in my eyes.
It was fun time.