Going Under
Chapter Five
Celestial Failure

Yuna had turned away from him, now, and was focusing on the fire that danced before them. Sighing, Auron sat down on a rock near it, and, with a sigh, threw a couple more pieces of wood on it. Yuna stepped around it, then, and took a seat near him. He resisted an urge to wrap an arm around her, simply turning his own attention to the fire.

"Good night, Auron." Yuna said, causing Auron to turn towards her.

"Good night, Yuna." he said, and then, as a second thought, removed his coat and covered her with it after she began to sleep. In desperate need of sleep himself, he slumped against the rock, falling into a deep slumber.

*!*

"Auron?" a voice called to him. A voice he recognized. A voice that belonged to Yuna.

"Hrmphmmf." Auron responded, opening his good eye to her. She was kneeling beside him, her face inches away from his own. Once he awakened, however, she backed away and sat back on her heels.

"Ah. I see." she said, and smiled a little. He half-smiled back.

"We need food." he said, then began to stand up. "I'll go find something."

"Are you sure? I can help..." she said, and Auron shook his head.

"Stay here, in case something or someone attempts to raid the area." he said, and she nodded.

"All right. But be careful." she said, and he nodded. He came back in about fifteen minutes with some kind of a plant, and something that vaguely resembled a fish.

"Did you know there was a lake over to the right of here?" he asked, and she shook her head as he sat down, then stuck a stick through the fish, which caused Yuna to flinch slightly.

"Sorry." she said, noticing the look of annoyance he was giving her. She shrugged slightly, then smiled a little. "I've been meaning to ask you for a long time...what exactly is in that jug you carry?"

"How long has it been since the Final Summoning, Yuna?" he asked, and she reached for the plant.

"About four years." she said, and he nodded, then unscrewed the top and handed it to her. She put the opening to her lips, then spit it out rather quickly, a look of pure disgust on her face. He obviously thought her behaviour was amusing, considering he began to laugh. Auron...laughing?

"Not a taste for sake, Lady Yuna?" he asked, and Yuna shook her head like a dog out of water. He chuckled some more, then, and she handed the jug back to him.

"Yuck." she said, and he screwed the lid back on.

"You had better get used to it, unless you enjoy drinking lake water." he said, and she smiled.

"Bring on the lake water." she said, and stood up.

"Going so soon?" he asked, and she nodded.

"I have to get that taste out of my mouth. That, and that fish is making me want to...no other way to put this...gag." she said, and he smiled at her.

Yuna began to walk in the direction he had pointed in when he first returned, and it didn't take her long to find the small lake. She could see her reflection in the lake, and chuckled slightly at her appearance.

Once Lady Yuna fixes her hair, we leave!

Yuna sighed, then, and after a few seconds of consideration, stuck her head in the water. She sat up, then, and looked down at her reflection, which was heavily distorted by ripples formed from the water droplets falling from her hair. She laughed a little, then, and stuck her hand in the water, then brought it up to her mouth, drinking a little. It wasn't half bad.

She followed her previous action, then, and drank until she was no longer thirsty (which was quite a while) and began to stand up. She got halfway up before the wolf knocked her into the water.