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"And what I am to you

Is not real

And what I am to you

You do not need

And what I am to you

Is not what you mean to me

You give me miles and miles of mountains

And I ask for the sea"


Damien Rice "Volcano"


Chapter Five:

Auron wandered around the ship as it headed towards Farplane. Kaeli was at the bridge with Brother because he wanted to show Kaeli the intricate workings of flying an airship. No one else was invited for the little lesson so Yuna retired to her room, with the sphere in hand and Rikku left to go to the "club." He wanted to stay at the bridge, not to keep an eye on Kaeli and Brother, but to hear what Brother had to say about flying an airship. Unfortunately, after Yuna and Rikku left, Brother simply gave Auron a look and did not stop giving him the look nor start his lesson on flying an airship until Auron left. Looking back, he should've stayed but not one to dwell on the past, Auron decided to use the time to explore the ship and familiarized himself with it.

He walked past the sleeping quarters and mess hall Rikku pointed out earlier. He stopped by a shop and was glad to see that the gils he left in his pockets before he was sent was still there. He bought a few bottles of Mega Potions and a couple Phoenix Downs. He continued on and he couldn't help but wondered what Brother and Kaeli were doing. He quickly scolded himself, it was certainly none of his business. He turned a corner and noticed music was playing behind one of the door. Curious, he opened the door and...

In front of Auron was a room lighted by a singular ball hanging from the ceiling. Light of every color seemed to be emitting from it. People were chatting with one another. Other people were swaying to the music. The music was oddly familiar to Auron despite the fact that he didn't know the song. It wasn't until he realized that Rikku was the one singing that made the song so familiar. It was Rikku's voice...singing...out loud with people dancing and just...having a good time. Rikku danced and swayed to the her own singing, eyes closed and completely lost in the moment. Auron was beyond confused and as he slowly backed away from the controlled chaos that was in the room, the door automatically shut closed; closing the bizarre scene that was in front of him. He let out a sigh of relief, until he sensed someone standing behind him.

He turned around and in front of him was Kaeli. He saw her puzzled expression so he simply guided her by the arm so she could witness the scene for herself. The door opened and again, the scene of lights, music, people dancing, and Rikku singing was in front of them, except this time, Rikku was singing another song. He pulled Kaeli back and the door shut. Auron turned Kaeli around and she simply stood there blinking at him. Her expression, coupled with what he had just witness, struck Auron as unbelievably funny. He laughed out loud and he heard Kaeli joined him in laughter. When they stopped, Auron looked down and saw Kaeli smiling at him. It was the first time he saw her smile without reserved and he returned in kind.

"How was the demonstration?"

Kaeli continued to smile, "It was okay...he was more interested in asking me to go to the "club" with him. I turned him down..." Her smile faltered then, "After that I excused myself and walked around the ship. Then I saw you."

Auron looked at the young woman in front of him and was secretly pleased that she turned down Brother's invitation.

"So how do you like the ship."

Kaeli chewed on her lower lip for a moment, "I like it...it's awfully red though..."

Auron laughed again, "That's exactly what I thought when I first saw the ship."

Kaeli laughed, "Well, you've seem to be wandering around for a while, can you tell me where the shop is? I want to buy a few items before we land."

Auron led the way. They walked in silence for a while until Kaeli said, "Does Yuna love...this Tidus that much?"

Auron looked ahead and pointed to the left corridor and motioned that they should turn here, "Yes, I believe so. There was a bond..."

Kaeli nodded. She looked ahead and saw the shop. She quickly took off and headed for the stand. Auron walked behind her and when he caught up with Kaeli, he could see that she was buying potions...a lot of potions.

"Thank you miss!" said the very happy and now very rich merchant.

Auron watched Kaeli put the tiny bottles in a type of bag. She then swung it around her lower back and tied it around her waist.

"You know, you can buy the ether tablets to replenish your magic points...so you can perform a simple cura spell. Ether tablets are a lot lot easier to carry than all those potion bottles. Of course, if you don't know how to perform a cura spell, learning it is pretty simple. In fact, Yuna would be more than happy to teach you."

Kaeli looked up at Auron with a funny look on her face but she simply murmured, "I'll think about it."

Out of nowhere, Yuna's voice floated down the hallway, "We're there! Come meet us in the bridge Auron and Kaeli."

Auron looked at Kaeli and together they walked back towards the bridge.