Authors note: Hiya all! Sorry this chapter was a while in coming - my puter had to be fixed so I didn't have it for afew days *grumbles* but anyway - here I am now.. and you should be able to expect a new chappy every day! Huzzah!
NEWSFLASH** ya.. I'm in the process of beginning a new Auron/Rikku/Wakka ficcy (set after ffx) and a new Aerith/Cloud ficcy (based on the characters from KH ^.^) so i'll keep you updated!
Thanks goes to:
Blurry: Not mad are ya? I updated asap anyways - considering my circumstances ^.^"
Aurora Lockwood: Pretty name! Thanks for putting me on your list too! *glomps* I'll try extra hard to make my loyal readers happy! ^____^
Ater Serpens: Ya, I like Jecht in here too! lol I'm happy that my story could portray Jecht in abit of a diff light too.. I personally dun think that his reasons for being the way he was in ffx were ever really delved into enough in the game.. but meh - just my opinion ^.^
Demon Star: Don't worry ok? Rikku will get her way with that sexy stiff Auron soon enough ^.^ it'll just take a little effort.. where's the fun if there's no challenge for her?! hehe.. not long now anyways.. so dun cry! ^.^
Target: Your complaint about the Brotherhood is perfectly valid - but i already answered it in the previous chapter's A/N - go see ^.^
Oracle Thunder: Relax! this is most definately an Auron/Rikku ficcy - that won't change ever! Jecht is just thrown in spice things up abit! *grins* wonder if he'll get any? lol ^.^ But dun worry, I love the A/R pairing too much to ever go with anything else for either of them!
Oh deary me.. this is a long A/N! I'm sorry peoples!! But thank you all for your patience! Oh and..
This chappy is dedicated to Tuatha Danaan! For all the pointers and sweetness - Thank you! ^.^ .. hope i got the whole 's' thing right - at least mostly!
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"The Power Of Change"
*a Rikku and Auron romance*
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Chapter Nine: 'Unforseen Occurance '
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..There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors,
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours..
~"Can You Feel The Love Tonight" by Elton John~
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NOTE: for those of you who haven't been reading my A/N's - if you have queries as to why Jecht has a brotherhood sword - check my chappy 8 A/N!!!! Plz - no more asking about it now! lol
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The next morning found Auron and Lord Braska by the edge of the Farplain - paying a visit to the summoner's deceased wife.
The stoic guardian had taken to leaning against a gnarled root some distance away from where Braska stood, his dark eyes shut as he attempted to block out any thoughts plaguing his mind and simply doze a little.
The previous night had been spent lying awake in that uncomfortable bed at the inn - his mind completely overtaken by visions of a certain Al Bhed girl - it had suprised him at first. After he'd left Rikku to rest and speak to Braska, Auron had busied himself with cleaning and remodelling his current sword into a stronger and more efficient one - searching the shops and merchants nearby for any useful items he could use for it. This seemed to have calmed the emotions he'd felt earlier sufficiently and so he'd eventually concluded them to be merely reactions to the event that had taken place, something which Auron had figured was than in the past - and forgotten about.
However, as the day had drawn to a close and Jecht and Braska had both retired to their sleeping quaters, Auron was left with nothing but silence, himself and his faithful jug of Sake by his side.. and so the jumble of feelings somehow found their way into his mind above the varying crescendo of Jecht's snoring in the background, where they had remained for the duration of the night. The longer he sat in the dark, and the more he drank.. the more Rikku had appeared infront of his eyes, in his thoughts.. everywhere around him.
Abruptly Auron was jerked out of his reminiscence by a delicate sneeze coming from the direction of the path leading back to Guadosalam. His dark eyes drifted over to make contact with a set of deep green ones - holding a look he couldn't interpret at that moment. Rikku had clasped her hands over her nose and mouth in an attempt to muffle the sound, but Braska had heard it too and turned to the Al Bhed as his wife's image vanished in a burst of pyreflies.
'Rikku! You're out of bed? You know that the doctor specified that--'
'Yeh, I know..' she quickly broke in, snuggling further down into the fluffy white robe she'd wrapped around herself on leaving the house, 'but please, Lord Braska,' the girl pleaded quietly, shifting her eyes from Auron's to the summoner's, 'Any longer in there and I would have forgotten what sunshine looked like! ..Besides, I had a cramp in my leg!.. and Jecht said that exercise helps with those types of things,' she half-heartedly skipped on the spot, nearly tripping in her still-weakened state but gathering herself together with an embarrassed laugh. 'Oh and.. who knows when I'll see Guadosalam and the Farplain again?'
Braska laughed and shook his head, a smile softening his handsome features. 'You sound just like my late wife when you talk like that! Such determination! Very well, guardian, but you must promise me that you'll be careful today - we can't have you weak and lagging when we cross the Thunder plains tomorrow.'
Was it just Auron's imagination, or did Rikku's face pale at Braska's last words?
Nodding in agreement to the summoner's terms as he walked the path back towards Guadosalam, she faced Auron with a delicate smile on her lips - taking afew steps closer to him.
He's so.. perfect.
Even in her weakened state her being craved to be closer to Auron.. craved to mean as much to him as he ment to her. It seemed all those hours alone in that prickly old bed had sent Rikku's mind spiralling into overdrive - driving her crazy with need and had eventually resulted in a dull pain within the depths of her heart when he didn't visit again.
Now that Auron was here - and Braska and Jecht weren't - what would she do? she finally had him alone and completely to herself!
The dark guardian fixed his eyes on Rikku's with the same feeling that hadn't let up for hours. It was one he couldn't describe.. both longing and loathing.. but as a single emotion and with more intensity than anything he'd ever felt before.
What in Spira is wrong with me..? This woman is driving me crazy.. .
'Auron..,' she began - tentitively reaching towards him with a trembling hand and brushing a single strand of hair from his face with a delicate sigh. He could feel the bed-warmth radiating from her body as she stood so close, hightening the desire he was trying so hard to supress and causing him to screw his eyes shut tightly.
Yevon.. I think.. I think that I'm in..
'Rikku..don't.' Auron's voice came out forcefully, suprising Rikku with the undertone of anger she could detect in his words. He stepped out of her reach and pushed her hand away roughly, turning eyes filled with emotion away from hers and drawing in a harsh breath.
Than Auron was heading back for Guadosalam, taking long strides and clenching his fists by his side as he moved. What had he almost convinced himself that he'd felt? He couldn't believe that was true! That he was really..? No! The feeling was just caused from lack of sleep! This is what Auron finally chose to believe as he walked towards Maester Jyscal's manor for the meeting they had scheduled with him. On his way there he'd noticed Jecht heading up towards the Farplain and so felt sure that the blitzer would notify Rikku of their plans - thus allowing him some time alone to speak with Braska in the foyer of the luxurious building and hopefully a small intermission from the Al Bhed's presence.
The summoner stood silently in the center of a circular room when Auron arrived, turning his head to regaurd the expression on the dark guardian's face with some curiousity.
'Trouble with a certain female Al Bhed?'
Auron felt a little suprised that he'd been so easy to read. Is that what emotion did to you? made your feelings so blatantly obvious to people around you?
'It isn't important, my Lord.' he simply answered, resisting Braska's probing gaze and instead taking to studying the portraits of past Maesters that hung on the walls of the room.
'I know that look.., ' the summoner spoke, 'It was the very same one I carried after first meeting my wife.' A ghost of a smile appeared on Braska's face as he turned back to face the door from which the Maester was to appear in due time. 'The feeling gets harder to resist over time - you'll see.'
'Hmph. There is no feeling, ' Auron husked. 'Even on the off-chance that there ever was.. I do not care for it. My lord, this pilgrimage is my only concern - nothing else matters.'
Braska sighed and shook his head slightly. 'I understand your dedication.. and thank you for it, but it isn't everything that's important in your life - you'll come to see that at some point.'
The double doors behind Auron slid open to reveal Jecht and Rikku, who hurried in ahead of their fellow guardian without a word or glance toward him. He was grateful for this - one look from that Al Bhed would probably stick with him for the rest of the day.. Auron didn't want to spend another sleepless night thinking of her.
Rikku looked over at Jecht afew times and smiled as they all waited - the dark guardian noticed through narrowing eyes - a guesture which the blitzer returned with suprising warmth.
It made Auron uncomfortable.
Finally, in an attempt to break the exchanges between the two, he came to stand between their line of vision and addressed the doorsman nearby with an impatient tone.
'How long must we wait? Has the maester forgotten that we're here?'
The small group was shocked at Auron's blatant question - the guado by the door regaurding him with a look of warning before simply replying, 'you'd do best to hold your tongue and be a little more patient, guardian.'
'Hmph.'Auron felt the color rising in his cheeks when he heard a quiet giggle to the side of him, quickly covering it up with a scowl but daring not to look at the Al Bhed girl who found the situation somewhat humorous. Braska chuckled too, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he did.
'Auron.. we have the time - just relax a little!'
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©Erica Runge, 14th of March, 2003. All characters, etc ©Squaresoft and FFX. Songwords ©Elton John.
NEWSFLASH** ya.. I'm in the process of beginning a new Auron/Rikku/Wakka ficcy (set after ffx) and a new Aerith/Cloud ficcy (based on the characters from KH ^.^) so i'll keep you updated!
Thanks goes to:
Blurry: Not mad are ya? I updated asap anyways - considering my circumstances ^.^"
Aurora Lockwood: Pretty name! Thanks for putting me on your list too! *glomps* I'll try extra hard to make my loyal readers happy! ^____^
Ater Serpens: Ya, I like Jecht in here too! lol I'm happy that my story could portray Jecht in abit of a diff light too.. I personally dun think that his reasons for being the way he was in ffx were ever really delved into enough in the game.. but meh - just my opinion ^.^
Demon Star: Don't worry ok? Rikku will get her way with that sexy stiff Auron soon enough ^.^ it'll just take a little effort.. where's the fun if there's no challenge for her?! hehe.. not long now anyways.. so dun cry! ^.^
Target: Your complaint about the Brotherhood is perfectly valid - but i already answered it in the previous chapter's A/N - go see ^.^
Oracle Thunder: Relax! this is most definately an Auron/Rikku ficcy - that won't change ever! Jecht is just thrown in spice things up abit! *grins* wonder if he'll get any? lol ^.^ But dun worry, I love the A/R pairing too much to ever go with anything else for either of them!
Oh deary me.. this is a long A/N! I'm sorry peoples!! But thank you all for your patience! Oh and..
This chappy is dedicated to Tuatha Danaan! For all the pointers and sweetness - Thank you! ^.^ .. hope i got the whole 's' thing right - at least mostly!
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"The Power Of Change"
*a Rikku and Auron romance*
*************************************************************************************************
Chapter Nine: 'Unforseen Occurance '
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..There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors,
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours..
~"Can You Feel The Love Tonight" by Elton John~
*************************************************************************************************
NOTE: for those of you who haven't been reading my A/N's - if you have queries as to why Jecht has a brotherhood sword - check my chappy 8 A/N!!!! Plz - no more asking about it now! lol
*************************************************************************************************
The next morning found Auron and Lord Braska by the edge of the Farplain - paying a visit to the summoner's deceased wife.
The stoic guardian had taken to leaning against a gnarled root some distance away from where Braska stood, his dark eyes shut as he attempted to block out any thoughts plaguing his mind and simply doze a little.
The previous night had been spent lying awake in that uncomfortable bed at the inn - his mind completely overtaken by visions of a certain Al Bhed girl - it had suprised him at first. After he'd left Rikku to rest and speak to Braska, Auron had busied himself with cleaning and remodelling his current sword into a stronger and more efficient one - searching the shops and merchants nearby for any useful items he could use for it. This seemed to have calmed the emotions he'd felt earlier sufficiently and so he'd eventually concluded them to be merely reactions to the event that had taken place, something which Auron had figured was than in the past - and forgotten about.
However, as the day had drawn to a close and Jecht and Braska had both retired to their sleeping quaters, Auron was left with nothing but silence, himself and his faithful jug of Sake by his side.. and so the jumble of feelings somehow found their way into his mind above the varying crescendo of Jecht's snoring in the background, where they had remained for the duration of the night. The longer he sat in the dark, and the more he drank.. the more Rikku had appeared infront of his eyes, in his thoughts.. everywhere around him.
Abruptly Auron was jerked out of his reminiscence by a delicate sneeze coming from the direction of the path leading back to Guadosalam. His dark eyes drifted over to make contact with a set of deep green ones - holding a look he couldn't interpret at that moment. Rikku had clasped her hands over her nose and mouth in an attempt to muffle the sound, but Braska had heard it too and turned to the Al Bhed as his wife's image vanished in a burst of pyreflies.
'Rikku! You're out of bed? You know that the doctor specified that--'
'Yeh, I know..' she quickly broke in, snuggling further down into the fluffy white robe she'd wrapped around herself on leaving the house, 'but please, Lord Braska,' the girl pleaded quietly, shifting her eyes from Auron's to the summoner's, 'Any longer in there and I would have forgotten what sunshine looked like! ..Besides, I had a cramp in my leg!.. and Jecht said that exercise helps with those types of things,' she half-heartedly skipped on the spot, nearly tripping in her still-weakened state but gathering herself together with an embarrassed laugh. 'Oh and.. who knows when I'll see Guadosalam and the Farplain again?'
Braska laughed and shook his head, a smile softening his handsome features. 'You sound just like my late wife when you talk like that! Such determination! Very well, guardian, but you must promise me that you'll be careful today - we can't have you weak and lagging when we cross the Thunder plains tomorrow.'
Was it just Auron's imagination, or did Rikku's face pale at Braska's last words?
Nodding in agreement to the summoner's terms as he walked the path back towards Guadosalam, she faced Auron with a delicate smile on her lips - taking afew steps closer to him.
He's so.. perfect.
Even in her weakened state her being craved to be closer to Auron.. craved to mean as much to him as he ment to her. It seemed all those hours alone in that prickly old bed had sent Rikku's mind spiralling into overdrive - driving her crazy with need and had eventually resulted in a dull pain within the depths of her heart when he didn't visit again.
Now that Auron was here - and Braska and Jecht weren't - what would she do? she finally had him alone and completely to herself!
The dark guardian fixed his eyes on Rikku's with the same feeling that hadn't let up for hours. It was one he couldn't describe.. both longing and loathing.. but as a single emotion and with more intensity than anything he'd ever felt before.
What in Spira is wrong with me..? This woman is driving me crazy.. .
'Auron..,' she began - tentitively reaching towards him with a trembling hand and brushing a single strand of hair from his face with a delicate sigh. He could feel the bed-warmth radiating from her body as she stood so close, hightening the desire he was trying so hard to supress and causing him to screw his eyes shut tightly.
Yevon.. I think.. I think that I'm in..
'Rikku..don't.' Auron's voice came out forcefully, suprising Rikku with the undertone of anger she could detect in his words. He stepped out of her reach and pushed her hand away roughly, turning eyes filled with emotion away from hers and drawing in a harsh breath.
Than Auron was heading back for Guadosalam, taking long strides and clenching his fists by his side as he moved. What had he almost convinced himself that he'd felt? He couldn't believe that was true! That he was really..? No! The feeling was just caused from lack of sleep! This is what Auron finally chose to believe as he walked towards Maester Jyscal's manor for the meeting they had scheduled with him. On his way there he'd noticed Jecht heading up towards the Farplain and so felt sure that the blitzer would notify Rikku of their plans - thus allowing him some time alone to speak with Braska in the foyer of the luxurious building and hopefully a small intermission from the Al Bhed's presence.
The summoner stood silently in the center of a circular room when Auron arrived, turning his head to regaurd the expression on the dark guardian's face with some curiousity.
'Trouble with a certain female Al Bhed?'
Auron felt a little suprised that he'd been so easy to read. Is that what emotion did to you? made your feelings so blatantly obvious to people around you?
'It isn't important, my Lord.' he simply answered, resisting Braska's probing gaze and instead taking to studying the portraits of past Maesters that hung on the walls of the room.
'I know that look.., ' the summoner spoke, 'It was the very same one I carried after first meeting my wife.' A ghost of a smile appeared on Braska's face as he turned back to face the door from which the Maester was to appear in due time. 'The feeling gets harder to resist over time - you'll see.'
'Hmph. There is no feeling, ' Auron husked. 'Even on the off-chance that there ever was.. I do not care for it. My lord, this pilgrimage is my only concern - nothing else matters.'
Braska sighed and shook his head slightly. 'I understand your dedication.. and thank you for it, but it isn't everything that's important in your life - you'll come to see that at some point.'
The double doors behind Auron slid open to reveal Jecht and Rikku, who hurried in ahead of their fellow guardian without a word or glance toward him. He was grateful for this - one look from that Al Bhed would probably stick with him for the rest of the day.. Auron didn't want to spend another sleepless night thinking of her.
Rikku looked over at Jecht afew times and smiled as they all waited - the dark guardian noticed through narrowing eyes - a guesture which the blitzer returned with suprising warmth.
It made Auron uncomfortable.
Finally, in an attempt to break the exchanges between the two, he came to stand between their line of vision and addressed the doorsman nearby with an impatient tone.
'How long must we wait? Has the maester forgotten that we're here?'
The small group was shocked at Auron's blatant question - the guado by the door regaurding him with a look of warning before simply replying, 'you'd do best to hold your tongue and be a little more patient, guardian.'
'Hmph.'Auron felt the color rising in his cheeks when he heard a quiet giggle to the side of him, quickly covering it up with a scowl but daring not to look at the Al Bhed girl who found the situation somewhat humorous. Braska chuckled too, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he did.
'Auron.. we have the time - just relax a little!'
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©Erica Runge, 14th of March, 2003. All characters, etc ©Squaresoft and FFX. Songwords ©Elton John.