~*~Ya know, I was looking at my titles and I noticed that most of them are song titles…hmm…maybe I should just do that...tell me what you think! I usually don't do this, but RnR the question: should I use song titles as chapter titles??~*~

The entire gang was seated around a huge wooden table inside the inn. Sitting there patiently, they could only try to cease the calling from their stomachs that was crying for the smell of the fabulous foods within the kitchen. I entered the room and everyone greeted me with a big hello. Being greeted to a group like them was a great feeling so all I could do was smile right back at them and wave.

"Hey girli," Wakka said, "how bout you have a seat right over here." He patted the empty chair next to him and I being my bright self couldn't refuse. I knew that everything between Wakka and I was ok now so I hugged him a good morning. After hugging him, I looked across the table to find Auron sitting directly in front of me. My mouth slightly opened from the surprise because I wasn't expecting that. I cleared my throat and tried my best to keep my eyes off of him, but it was no good. He was a stunning man and was candy to my eyes. My cheeks grew hot and I reached out to get a sip of water. Shaking uncontrollably, I knocked the glass over instead and spilled my drink all over me. I screeched in freight and pushed back on the chair to cause a disturbing noise. Everyone looked at me and tried not to laugh.

"Good one Rikku!" Tidus snickered and continued talking to Lulu. She wasn't paying attention though.

"You alright?" she asked and started to get out of her seat.

"No, no, no, Lulu, I'm ok, don't worry about me. It's just a little water." I laughed as if I was playing around. Honestly, I wanted to pound a face in or two. "Excuse me." I said directly in Auron's direction, and left my seat. Walking past Auron who was eating a biscuit at the moment, I caught a glimpse of him laughing to himself discreetly.

I closed the door behind me and leaned against its frame as a sigh was released from my lips. Planning to spill the drink was quite the cleaver one. While walking away, I managed to slip a couple of biscuits in my pocket to settle my little tummy. I wasn't exactly the one who gets extremely hungry, so stealing a couple of biscuits would settle me for the day. I wiped my head with some cool water from the sink and then opened the window to catch the cold breeze. Walking around in the little room made me think of Auron and how he had laughed at me when I left the table. I giggled to myself and blushed at the thought of his face smiling. Thinking about him made me happy; and this happiness felt so good! I rubbed my arm and thought about him and how good he looked in his jacket. That jacket was so stunning on him and it brought out the best of him. I looked down in sadness and thought about what I was doing. I didn't know this guy and I figured I would wait till I knew a little more about him and then think about him. Was he thinking of me at times? What's the use, there's no point in wondering about it. I turned the door knob and left the bathroom so I could return to the table. Shaking my head and slapping a smile on my face as I approached the table, I laughed as if I was apart of their conversation. They looked at me with confusion in their eyes and I sat down with a cool expression.

"Oh my, oh sooooo know!" I said in a snobby tone. The group laughed at me and my humor and continued eating the food that was placed on their plates.

Tidus told the group hilarious stories and jokes that he knew and we all laughed in amusement. He was quite the story teller and it made me realize that it was good to have him as a friend. I looked across the table and saw one person missing. Thinking to myself that this would be a good opportunity to say my apologizes to Auron, I left my seat.

"I'll be outside if you guys need me, ok?!" I said to them and they nodded their heads in agreement. I ran out of the room and headed to the doorway.

While running out of the inn, my foot got caught in a small hole right outside of the doorway and I fell straight to the ground. I arose to my feet and held my side in pain. I walked out of the inn and raised my head to the top of the doorframe. There was a small sign above the door that was written in black that said:

"Fydlr Yuin Cdab"

I scratched my head and read the Al Bhed warning. "Watch your step?" I said in confusion, "But how come it's just in Al Bhed?"

I looked below the sign and saw another sign that said the same thing, only in English. I opened my mouth and was stunned.

"Ha ha ha!" I said sarcastically and turned around. I rubbed my hip again and raised a fist to the sign, "Cdibet fynhehk.*" and left the inn.

Fixing her hair and her earrings, I made my way to the grassy section right in front of the sea. My swirl eyes filled with the beauty of the sea and the fascinating sights of the ruins. I lowered myself to the ground and rested my body on Spira's smooth ground, letting the grass blow against my skin. The morning here was perfect; smooth breeze, calm sea, birds singing. This was a place where I wanted to live. I didn't want to leave this place because of the surroundings. Happiness ran throughout my body; I was so overwhelmed with this place and its beautiful offerings.

Seeing the tall grass beside me, I began to roll down the hill; letting the grass mark my presence and guide me through the hill. I rolled down the hill until the grass got so thick, it stopped me all together. I smiled and laughed at the little joy that I just experienced and rolled from side to side. My eyes began to swirl and it caused me to giggle again from the sensation. The sun lifted higher into the air and filled the inn's area with warmth. I closed my eyes to shield myself from the light and to hopefully catch a couple Z's.

"Roll any further and you'll fall into the sea."

The smile never left my face, "Hi Auron." I knew it was him and I wasn't afraid like I was earlier this morning.

I thought to myself: Just forget about being mad. Life's to short to be mad at people.

I rested my hands against my chest and inhaled the wonderful smells of the salty sea and the crisp grass.

"Full?" he asked, keeping his eyes to the ruins.

"Mmmmm, maybe." I teased. I leaned my head towards him and smiled. "How 'bout you sit down?"

Auron stared at me with that same blah expression, acting as if I was a wild animal or something.

I giggled and then supported myself with my elbow. "Come on, I won't bite."

Auron chuckled under his breath, "I've heard that one before."

"Well, I won't bite hard." I teased and winked at him as my eyes began to swirl again from the happiness dwelling inside of me.

Auron looked at her and smirked a bit from her cute imply. He watched as the breeze moved her hair, making him seem like he was in huge trans. The wind captured the locks of her blonde hair and gently rubbed them against her cheek, her long and slender neck, and her cute little nose. The man thought about Rikku's suggestion again and then remembered what happened last time he refused. Rikku refused to talk to him that whole entire night. Auron thought to himself about how for the first time in years, he felt alone. He was atoned to Rikku's well thought questions and laughter. But that night when he refused to answer her question, he felt horrible. That was something he never wanted to experience again. He never wanted to see Rikku's face that sad ever again. So now he didn't say anything, and just sat down next to her.

Rikku smiled and then frowned, "Hey, I'm sorry about last night." She apologized, "I didn't mean to-"

"Didn't mean to get drunk and almost pass out in the bathroom?"

I slapped my hand on my head, "No-Auron!" After his embarrassing statement, I couldn't help but laugh. "And for your information, I wasn't drunk!"

"You're right."

I sat up proudly and placed my hands behind my back, leaning against my palms, "I know I am."

"You weren't drunk; you were really drunk."

I opened my mouth in shock and turned my face to him. I could not believe he had the nerve to say that. Laughing uncontrollably, I nudged his arm with my hand, "AURON!"

We both laughed at the silly moment and reminisced about how stupid I looked last night. After our laughter faded into the morning air, I looked at him and watched as he slowly stopped laughing at my embarrassing night.

Watching him sitting here next to me, laughing about the little things and such, it made me think about how he has such an adorable smile. His smile was a rare one, kinda like the birds high up in Mt.Gagazet with the neon pink feathers. When you see those type of birds, you know that you are in good hands and that you are the luckiest man alive. The same meant for Auron, and I never wanted to see it leave. The past couple days, I have been trying to loosen him up and view life as one big amusement park. Nothing seemed to work though; he always had a negative attitude. Now here is this same man, cryptic and wise as anyone could be and he was sitting next to the most positive girl in Spira, laughing with me. He really was a hard person to understand but I guess that's what attracted me to him.

"So really Auron, where ya from?"

The man adjusted the grey leather collar and stared into the ruins, "Luca, if I remember correctly."

"Wow, really?!" I said with such excitement, "I've never been to Luca before."

"I could understand," Auron said with slight disappointment, "they don't have much love for the Al Bhed."

I slumped into the ground and sat Indian style with my elbows touching my knees and my chin resting in my palms, "Practically anyone does." I said with a sadden tone. As I sat there sulking about my heritage, I looked over to him and noticed that he had returned to his normal self by starring off into the distance and staying focused on the ruins. I sat up and turned my body to him, "Hey Auron,"

He turned his head to me and didn't say anything. I grunted a bit and held my hands up to my face and wiggled them around, "Say you'll take me to Luca one day with you."

Auron looked back to the ocean and began getting up to leave. I watched him stand up and just before he left, I begged to him, "Please?"

He stopped and turned his head to me and then faced the inn again, "One day." He looked around and then headed into the inn once again.

I sighed heavily and shook my head, tying to figure him out once more. I stood to my feet and found Yuna walking over to me from the inn's entrance. "Yunie!" I shouted while waving my hands in the air, "Over here!"

The summoner smirked peacefully and made her way to where I was sitting.

"Good morning." She said lightly.

"Morning Yunie, howd'ja sleep?"

"Alright." She smiled, "And we all know how you slept."

She laughed and covered her mouth politely. I placed my hands on my hip and stomped my foot, "Who spilled the beans?!"

Yuna turned to the inn and nodded her head to Auron.

I looked over to him and shook my angered fist in the air, "Meanie!"

Auron was resting against the inn's outside walls with one foot up against the wall. He looked over to our direction and shook his head as he chuckled lightly.

I placed my hand on my head and grunted in frustration. Looking back up to Yuna, I saw her seated on the ground, playing with some wildflowers in her hands. I also seated myself on the ground and plucked off several of the wildflowers growing from the tall grass.

"So what are you going to do after Sin?" she asked me politely.

Looking up to see her face, I really didn't have an answer to give her. "I-I, I don't know. Probably just go back to my father and my brothers."

Yuna smiled at me as I talked about my father.

Deep inside, I knew why she was smiling.

She was hiding the truth.

Something else though stopped me from smiling with her.

Maybe it was the fact that I knew what was going to happen to her after she defeated Sin.

But… Yunie….

Someone screamed from the inn. "Someone help, the Chocobo's!"

Yuna and I looked at each other and instantly knew what he had to do. We ran to the inn were we met up with the rest of the guardians.

"Hurry!" Auron yelled and we all ran to the huge beast that was beside of the building.

Auron, Tidus, and Wakka began the battle as us other guardians watched from what we call the safety point. Here, we could prepare ourselves for the same battle if anyone decided to switch from the battle line.

Waiting from the safety point, I was amazed how strong this monster was. It was a short stubby fiend, maybe a fifty feet tall. The fiend had huge arms that were twice his height and they were packed with mussels.  The monster had no neck, but a gross looking head with small beady red eyes, and a mouth as huge as a door. Its teeth were long and sharp, ready to shred anything into two. I wasn't planning on seeing any harmless Chocobo's entering that horrid thing; not until we were done with it!

Tidus held his sword high in the air as he ran quickly to the monster and struck down his sword, inflicting shier pain. He returned to his spot and continued to concentrate on a new strategy.  He looked over to our direction and then returned his body to the monster that was ready to swing at him with his powerful fists. Tidus guarded himself and jumped back as the monster swung and missed him by barley and inch.

Wakka equipped a poison strike unto his blitzball and attack forcefully onto the huge monster. The ball took immediate effect and the beast fell onto its back and onto the ground. The ground shook for a couple seconds and then became silent as the beast slept from the noxious strike.

"Now!" Auron yelled, "Attack with everything you have!" He ran up to the huge sleeping beast and raised his huge katana high in the air. His sword then slammed into the best as he let out a grunt in strength and the fiend let out a cry.  He ran back to the battle line and breathed in heavily as he looked our way.

"Lulu, switch!" he yelled and Lulu did not hesitate. She ran up to the man and guarded him from the fiend as he returned to the safety point with us. Auron breathed in heavily and then stood up straight with his sword against his shoulder. I looked up to him and watched as he squinted in concentration. Lulu casted a black magic spell of fire on the beast and it struck him viciously. Auron watched in awe as the young fighters continue to battle with the now awakened fiend. The way their strategy was planned was going to bring them to a grand finish.

Then suddenly without any warning, the beast had held out both arms and gored all three fighters at the same time. The impact was so hard on them, that it had pushed them back further towards the uncertain death. Wakka glanced behind him and almost fainted from the drastic height.

"Looks like we're being pushed back to our deaths!" he yelled and then looked back behind him once again. Tidus and Lulu also looked behind them and grunted in frustration. "Auron!" Tidus yelled out, "come here and fight!"

The man smirked silently and he looked down at me as he picked up his sword.

"Kick some butt!" I cheered and he shook his head in a silent laughter as he left to trade positions with Tidus.  Auron stood his ground and then struck the beast once again with his mighty sword.

The battle was something unlike any thing I ever seen before: a ping-pong competition against good and evil… literally! As our team slammed swords and casted fire and many other spells, the beast retaliated with a fierce gore.  Yuna and I did not participate in the battle that much; we mostly stayed back and healed the wounded fighters.

When we were healing Kimahri from his gaping wound, we heard Tidus let out a wild cry. I lifted my head up to see what he had in store for us today and to my surprise, he was beginning his overdrive attack.

He slowly ran up to the beast and then jumped high into the air. While floating in the air, he did several flips and turns that were most spectacular. He then raised his sword high in the air and watched as the beasts eyes met with his sharp edge of his sword. Tidus landed with the group and we all watched in awe as the fiend let out a final cry and fell to its back in defeat.

*Cdibet fynhehk = Stupid warning

~*~There, that should be enough Chappy's fer one day… don't cha think? I must continue writing the rest of the story though… ::praises Yeavon that I had off today from skool and that I have no play practice::

Oh yeah BTW…did I mention that this is my first Fanfic… ::shields herself with a Physic book to protect her from various items:: I don't think I did , did I?….whoops~*~