I hadn't met Rikku before, only heard Yuna (or 'Yunie', as she is
affectionately known) talk about her. She's actually very sweet but
deadlier than I imagined.
"Hi!" she said her voice like an excited bird. "I'm Rikku, pleased to meet you!"
"My name's Lulu." I said in my usual monotone. She smiled.
"Guess where we're going next! GUADOSALAM! How cool is that gonna be? I've waited YEARS to see these Guado guys."
"Rikku?"
"Uh-huh?"
"Are you an Al Bhed?" she gasped at how straight forward I was.
"Yes but... Was it the eyes? It's always the eyes." She shuffled her feet. I smiled and patted her shoulder.
"Don't sound so glum. Guadosalam right?" Piped up Ruthy.
"Wow! A Cait Sith!" she said, bending down to shake Ruthy's paw.
"That's my breed, don't wear it out!" he smiled and they got talking. I walked over to where Yuna had sat down. She looked tranquil, like water. All of her fans had left her be now and I needed to talk to her.
"Yuna, you do know that if Wakka finds out about you or Rikku..."
"I know that. I'm willing to take the risk. He should understand. I hope he does." I don't know how she knew, whether it was written on my forehead or something, but she said, "Did anything happen with Sir Auron when I was away?"
"No." I snapped. "Why would you think that?"
"I know you're one of his biggest fans and you were both all alone on the shoopuf... Kimahri might have mentioned something."
I shook my head. "What did he say?"
"Only that he'd never tell Wakka or anybody else. He was really disappointed Lulu." Yuna's voice changed slightly. It wasn't pity, something different, something new for me. "I think... I don't think he trusts you anymore."
"I know." I sat down beside her. I relaxed my shoulders. Rikku and Ruthy were playing tag in the distance. I heard Wakka shout, "Don't let him near your legs!" I smiled and looked at the dusty road between my feet. "Kimahri thinks I'm going to fail again." Yuna hugged me. "The thing is, Yuna, that he doesn't trust me around you. You're very special to all of us, especially Kimahri."
"I know." She smiled. I hugged her until we had to leave.
"Hi!" she said her voice like an excited bird. "I'm Rikku, pleased to meet you!"
"My name's Lulu." I said in my usual monotone. She smiled.
"Guess where we're going next! GUADOSALAM! How cool is that gonna be? I've waited YEARS to see these Guado guys."
"Rikku?"
"Uh-huh?"
"Are you an Al Bhed?" she gasped at how straight forward I was.
"Yes but... Was it the eyes? It's always the eyes." She shuffled her feet. I smiled and patted her shoulder.
"Don't sound so glum. Guadosalam right?" Piped up Ruthy.
"Wow! A Cait Sith!" she said, bending down to shake Ruthy's paw.
"That's my breed, don't wear it out!" he smiled and they got talking. I walked over to where Yuna had sat down. She looked tranquil, like water. All of her fans had left her be now and I needed to talk to her.
"Yuna, you do know that if Wakka finds out about you or Rikku..."
"I know that. I'm willing to take the risk. He should understand. I hope he does." I don't know how she knew, whether it was written on my forehead or something, but she said, "Did anything happen with Sir Auron when I was away?"
"No." I snapped. "Why would you think that?"
"I know you're one of his biggest fans and you were both all alone on the shoopuf... Kimahri might have mentioned something."
I shook my head. "What did he say?"
"Only that he'd never tell Wakka or anybody else. He was really disappointed Lulu." Yuna's voice changed slightly. It wasn't pity, something different, something new for me. "I think... I don't think he trusts you anymore."
"I know." I sat down beside her. I relaxed my shoulders. Rikku and Ruthy were playing tag in the distance. I heard Wakka shout, "Don't let him near your legs!" I smiled and looked at the dusty road between my feet. "Kimahri thinks I'm going to fail again." Yuna hugged me. "The thing is, Yuna, that he doesn't trust me around you. You're very special to all of us, especially Kimahri."
"I know." She smiled. I hugged her until we had to leave.