~*~Hey peeps. I am terribly sorry for the lack of updating. I have been currently working on some computer pics for my story. I am probably going to put them on my site soon, just so you guys can see how much of a dork I really am…. X.o

And for all of those who are reading this and sent me the nice little reviews….bless your soul. You guys make me wanna continue writing this fic. For a while, I was contemplating whether or not I wanted to continue this fic…. It was because I had no time. But then after all the reviews I saw, I realized that you guys do want me to continue and that your (somehow lol) enjoying my fic. Thans a lot everyone, for your support and kind words : ) ~*~

I ran back towards the table in a huge relief to know that I was returning to the huge table of various foods. When I reached the table that held all the fabulous  fruits and sweets, I dug my hands forcefully into the huge pile and immediately shoved them quickly into my mouth.

Hey, what could I say? I couldn't help myself!

I reached out to the plate that held my most favorite type of goods in Spira : chocolates. One by one, I tossed them into my mouth, letting my stomach finally fill up with real, delicious food rather than Wakka's cooking. I put more chocolates into my mouth while continuing to delight myself in this never ending buffet of sweets. Behind me in the distance, the sound of a door creaked open and then shortly after, footsteps followed.

I swallowed the last bit of food that was currently chewing in my mouth when my instincts commanded me to turn around. My back no longer faced theirs and I found Yunie walking out of the room with Seymour, the Guado. Yuna paced herself down some steps and then towards a table to her left where she picked up a small glass of water. Bringing the glass to her mouth, she quickly let the water rush into her mouth and down her throat, drinking the precious water as if she was traveling in the desert for 3 weeks. The water was trickling down her chin and on her shirt, and Yuna was not one bit concerned about her rude behavior. I tilted my head and tried to figure out what was wrong with her and why she was acting weird all of a sudden. I watched as my cousin placed the glass back onto the table in a rush and then wipe her little mouth from the extra water that remained. To me, she seemed lost for words. The Summoner gasped for air after consuming the large amount of water in such little time. After she caught her breath, she opened her multicolored eyes to find that everyone had already surrounded her in a large circle; being very concerned for her. She looked to all of us, scanning for one person in particular.

"Wow Yunie," I said, "your face is beat red!"

Yuna smiled a bit, her eyes still searching among the guardians for the one whom which she was seeking.

Tidus faced Yuna with concern in his eyes, "You, alright?" he asked her gently.

Yuna seemed a bit relieved once she saw Tidus there beside her. Then, as if someone had removed her savior from the picture, her eyes lowered to the floor. A moment later, she held her head up to them, trying her hardest to confront the large group of people. "He…he asked me to marry him."

Tidus was thrown back by her news. "You…you serious?!"

Auron immediately left the wall he was leaning on and began approaching the Guado Maester. Somehow, deep inside, he knew this was coming. "You know what Yuna must do."

I knew the dilemma my cousin was in so I placed a hand on her shoulders for comfort and looked up to her face. "Oh Yunie, what are you gonna do?"

Yuna didn't say anything to me; she seemed to be lost in a sea of thoughts. Her hand wrapped around my back slowly and then began to rub in small circles, as to insure me of her safety.

I looked up to her and frowned in her direction. I could read her face better than I could read my own language; she wasn't happy. I hugged her again to let my family member know that I was indeed there for her. While my cousin and I embraced, I felt a small tug on my shirt from behind me. I turned my head and found Lulu who was hoping to speak to Yuna herself. I backed away and allowed the black mage before me to my troubled cousin. Seeing that my Summoner was currently being addressed by Lulu, I turned my body around to find Seymour and Auron talking to each other on the opposite side of the room.

Seymour faced the red clad and continued talking to him "She must be a leader for the people. I proposed to Lady Yuna as a Maester of Yeavon."

I placed a hand on my hips and laughed under my breath. Yeah, ok. Whatever Seymour.

I defiantly knew something was up. Auron and I have not trusted this guy since the first day we met him back at the operation in Mi'Ihen. I continued to watch them from the rest of the group when I decided that I would venture a little closer as to hear what they might be discussing. Walking as not to disturb my distance between the two gentlemen, I stopped at the table of goodies and acted as if I was consuming more food.

"Spira is no playhouse." Auron said to him. He looked directly into the Maesters face and watched as Seymour grew irritated of him.  "A moment's diversion may amuse the audience, but it changes nothing."

Seymour stared into the warrior's eye for a moment and then cleared his throat. "Even so, the actors must play their parts." The Maester eyed Auron with irritation and then smiled as if to say 'Excuse me'. He walked over towards Yuna and the rest of the guardians surrounding her. Making his way closer to his 'bride-to-be', he reached out and lightly pushed me out of the way.

"Heeeeey!" I protested. How dare he have the nerve to push me like that! I crossed my arms and stomped my foot. I knew that I couldn't say anything to him he was a Maester and all. But he had no right to do that to me!

I walked back over to the table where I picked up an apple and placed it in my pocket.

After Seymour had rudely shoved me out his presence, I turned my eyes back to Auron and suddenly felt my mouth open slightly at the sight of him. He was standing against a table, lonely and all by himself. I bit my lower lip, thoughts about how I should approach him to make him feel like someone was there for him.

Wait a minute. Me, feel bad for him? Ha! No way, he was being mean to me right now!

The red warrior had turned his head to my direction and caught me glancing at him. With a small shriek, I turned my back to him and crossed my arms over my chest, acting as if I was still mad at him. The feeling of his eye hawking me in the back never left. I felt that eerie stare on me and I couldn't help but sigh after he did so. Still, my arms were crossed and I was now tapping my foot impatiently. Auron continued to stare at my back, hoping that his continuous glance would break the ice between us. No matter how hard he tried, I wouldn't surrender to him or his vicious stares. Keeping my back to him, I then felt something other than hate in my heart. Heat was flowing to my cheeks faster than lightning hit the ground. A blush, almost as red as Auron's kimono, had colored my cheeks, making me feel embarrassed. A small smile left my lips as I turned my head back to his direction. Auron was still looking towards me, making it clear that his glance had not left since then. Our eyes continued to lock as the others in the group listened to the Maester of the Guado. His head nodded once to me and my cheeks flourished with a light pink again as he did so.

I turned my head from his and bit my lip to contain myself from smiling. It didn't work though, no matter how hard I was trying to restrain myself of the smile that I was vulnerable too, it reached to my lips from the pit of my stomach.

"There is no need to answer right away. Please, think it over." He said to the Summoner lightly, ignoring that he had pushed me completely. I shook my head quickly to awaken from the trans that Auron had put me in. I looked up to Seymour and grunted to him as he ignored the fact that he pushed me and not apologized.

"We will do so then." Auron had said to him as he walked up beside me. I stared up to him and sucked my teeth, remembering that I was still mad at him. I don't know who he was either, but what right did he have to walk up to me? I'm mad at you, shoo!, I thought to myself. Weird how just a minute ago I was smiling at him- Tysh ed Auron!

I listened to what Auron had said about how we were leaving. Then it grew to me about how Yunie had really no say in this at all! I grew angry at the fact that Yunie was being pushed around like a doll between marriage and fate! I kept thinking about her when all of a sudden, my anger left my body and threw my mouth.

"Oh be quiet Auron!" I said loudly to him. "You don't care about Yunie or, or how she feels!" I stomped my foot to him and eyed in his direction.

Oh tysh, what did I get myself into?

The warrior just looked down to me and I only saw frustration within his face. "Yuna's pilgrimage is all that she should be concerned about." he said to me as his tone grew with some hint of anger.

My eyes were connected with his and I remained standing in front of him as he continued to lecture me with my arms crossed. I was waiting on what he had to say about this matter.

 "No matter what may interfere with the journey, under no circumstance will Yuna abandon her pilgrimage." At that very moment, the room was quiet and the red warrior beamed down to me. "Understood?" he asked me as if I was a child who had just been scolded.

I felt my eyes quiver with tears as he just stood there and yelled at me. Why was he being like this? What happened? I couldn't handle it anymore so I turned my face away from his. I sniffled away my tears, trying to refrain myself from bursting into thousand of tears.

Standing there as he scolded me made me feel bad about myself. I didn't actually mean to burst out like that to him in that tone of voice; it's just that Yunie was someone who I cared for deeply. Plus the fact that Auron had the nerve to say something that arrogant at such a critical time drove me insane! Then, as I sat there and listened to his voice incline, I felt like I had been shot in the stomach. I lowered my head and then lifted it up to give Auron a wicked glance. My fists tightened against my sides and I suddenly stormed to the doorway.

Yuna saw Rikku and Auron's argument and felt utterly terrible about what had happened between them. They argued because of her and that was the last thing she wanted out of this journey. Her head lowered as Lulu's hand rubbed her back.

"Rik-" she called out, but Lulu quickly stopped her before she finished. Yuna looked up to her fellow friend.

"Just let her go." She said lightly, "She'll be fine."

Yuna brought a hand to her mouth and she bit it lightly. "I hope so.", she worried.

Seymour sighed under his breath and then turned his attention back to Yuna. "Lady Yuna, I await your favorable reply."  He said to her as he lowered gracefully and held her hand. Yuna watched as the Maester straightened himself to her again and then let a small smile escape from her lips to insure him of her satisfaction. The young girl turns her head towards her elder guardian and finds him already walking to the door to continue their journey. The group soon follows, leaving Seymour in their path as they exit his manor.

Seymour smirks as they leave, a vicious and devilish smile upon his face in which he knew would it would cause some trouble. A small clearing noise from his throat stops the gang from venturing out into his city.  Auron remains silent, as like the others, and was the only one who kept his eye glued to the doors frame.

"Why are you still here sir?" the Guado directs his question directly to the wise guardian. As if someone had invited and eerie silence in the home, it welcomed itself within the room and between the Guado and the ex-monk. Eyes upon eyes fell towards the red clad, wondering what the Maester meant by his imply. Auron's throat began to clog with his memories from the past, making it hard for him to swallow. His fist lying ever so gently to his side curled up into a tight fist, almost revealing white knuckles through his dark brown leather gloves.

Knowing the Seymour had made his mark, he bows as to cover up his disrespect. "I beg your pardon."

You're going to be begging a lot more than your pardon once I get my hands on you, the warrior thought as his back remained to the Maester.

Seymour glanced to the rest of Lady Yuna's guardians as if to see if anyone was watching him. They were temporarily watching their own guardian being placed under a spotlight by the Guado. With everyone's attention towards the warrior, he continued, "I'm sorry, but we Guado have a keen scent for the Farplane."

A closed eye and a chocked up throat was all Auron could have managed. Seymour had known about his state and was trying to turn him against his Summoner. Of all the things that the Guado could have brought up, he had to point that out to the rest of group. Seymour had now plucked his last nerve and if he dared to venture further into his privacy, he wouldn't know how much longer he could contain himself before attacking the overconfident Maester.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tidus approach his side and stand a couple feet away from him. Great, first Seymour bashes my pride in and now this boy is going to annoy me, what more can anyone ask for? He patiently watched as the boy walked and scanned him in a small circle, investigating their most trusted guardian.

The clad watched as the boy investigated him silently and then to his surprised, watched as the boy…sniffed him? He needed to get away from this. It was now or clobber the boy in the face. Auron sucked his teeth silently and then reached out and pushed the Zanarkand teen away from him. Tidus was astonished by his sudden actions and watched as the man left the manor and the group in a hurry.

~*~I promise that soon there will be some AuRikku stuff…it's just that lately I have been wandering when I should do it… lol damn me and my procrastinating self. ~*~