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"Wake up, Rikku."
"Huh?" Rikku sat up, rubbing her eyes with the back of her palms.. She opened her eyes only to see Yuna smiling down at her. Her own mismatched orbs peering into Rikku's. Rikku offered a smile before she noticed that the tent was gone, and her bedroll was the only thing left on the ground; besides herself. Everybody had packed whilst Rikku lay alseep. "Where is everything, Yunie?"
"We're setting up camp somewhere else. So Kimahri can try hunt butterflies in a better spot, ya."
Rikku took a glance over towards Wakka, who stood with the rest of the group. Their bedrolls were all wrapped up, and supplies were packed. Everybody had their own packs on, with the exception of Yuna; who's pack was also worn by Tidus.. And Lulu, who's moggle assisted in carrying the amount of items she couldn't cause to levitate with her magical abilities. Quickly, Rikku got up and began to roll up her own bedroll, despite the fact she had just awaken an was quite unkempt.
"No rush, Rikku." Her cousin was quite reassuring, but Rikku felt the obligation to hurry herself on Yuna's behalf. A few moments later, she had her bedroll wrapped up, and was carrying it in her arms.. Only then was it brought to Rikku's attention that her personal items such as spare clothing, weaponry, and such were missing from the ground around her bedding.
"Oh no! My stuff is gone!" Rikku seemed in a bit of a panic as she slung her bedroll over her shoulder; holding the leather straps to keep it in place. Tidus and Wakka chuckled at her surprise, in the midst of their own side conversation.
"Hm. Don't worry." Yuna headed towards the rest of the group, who were all waiting for her to lead the group.
"What you mean 'don't worry'? That was all my stuff, ya' know?" Rikku huffed, hesitantly following behind her cousin.
"Sir Auron volunteered responsibility. He's carrying your things." Spoke Yuna, quite casually and paying very little mind to the statement. It was natural of Auron to volunteer what services he could to help the group along, and to her, packing and carrying some of Rikku's items allowed them to leave camp quickly.. Atleast, quicker than waiting for Rikku to wake up and do it all herself.
"Ya' know, ya' could've just woke me up."
"You can thank Sir Auron for that too. It was on his advice we decided you needed your sleep." A slight smile tugged at the corners of Yuna's lips, but formed nothing more than the usual coy simper she always fashioned. Rikku shot a brief and inquisitive glance towards Auron, though the scarlet clad man was conveniently distracted by something far off into the distance.. Unable to notice, or unwilling to pay attention to the Al Bhed girl. She shrugged it off and joined her cousin at the front of the group, accompanied by Tidus and Yuna.
Wakka wandered in the center of thr group, attempting to strike up a conversation with the moggle which carried Lulu's items. He had made a good spirited bet with Lulu that he could eventually get the doll to talk. Unfortunately for Wakka.. The moggle had no true mouth, only one sewn onto it's visage. And so, any attempted conversation with the moggle would fail miserably unless Lulu decided to cast an incantation to allow it to speak, or somebody decided to play ventriloquist for fun. However, Wakka seemed to enjoy talking about himself to a creature that could only nod in compliance.
Kimahri, Lulu, and Auron brought up the rear as the silent trio.. Kimahri was nearest Wakka, unamused, nor paying attention to either the blitzer or the mog. Auron and Lulu dragged along behind him. Auron showed no interest in starting up a conversation, and Lulu seemed to feel the same, though her thoughts were swelling with ideas she wouldn't speak aloud.
Why is he carrying her things? We're all guardians. The mage took a glance from Rikku over to Yuna and Tidus.. Taking note that Yuna carried no weight upon her shoulders; while Tidus was bearing her burden. Tidus carried Yuna's things, sure.. But that was different.. She was his summoner.. And besides, it was quite obvious that they were interested in one another, though they never announced it officially. Perhaps..
"Lulu."
"Hmm..?" It was then Lulu abruptly snapped forth from her thoughts, and realized she was dragging far behind even Auron and Kimahri. She glanced to the one who spoke; Auron.. He had stopped and was waiting for her to regain her conscious thoughts and catch up. Quickly did she close the distance between them, items floating along in her wake.. She recasted the spell as she went along, so that her items wouldn't fall midtrek.. Just to be on the safe side. "Terribly sorry, Sir Auron." She spoke, quite subtle as they both began to walk behind the rest of the group again. Auron only offered a slight nod in compliance. They were quite a distance behind even Kimahri and Wakka by now.
"Sir Auron?"
His only reply was a brief grunt.
"If you don't mind me asking.. Why don't you allow Rikku to carry her items?" She glanced slyly up towards the man.. Her next sentence was mixed with sarcasm, and a slight jealousy. "I am sure she isn't just a child." Emphasis on child.. How she let it roll out on her tounge, drag out the word. She let her own feelings on the subject seep forth in that one word. She suspected there was more to the duo than what met the eye.. She presumed a relationship which didn't truly exist. And so, she picked out a sensitive topic. Their age.
"If you would like me to give you her items, so that you can bring them up to her, be my guest." He tugged on the straps of one of the packs that was slung over his back; indicating it was up for grabs if Lulu wanted to return it to it's rightful owner. He was curt, and brief in his reply.. Seeming to pay no mind to her tone. "And if she were only a child.. Do you think I would have allowed her into the group? Or do you question my judgement?"
She pursed those violet laquered lips slightly, before quite briefly replying. "No. Of course not."
Auron glanced down at her from the corner of his left eye, from behind the shades.. Offering a light nod. "Then, I suggest you not pry into such affairs."
" 'Such affairs', Sir Auron? "
"Yes. Matters which are none of your concern."
After that, nothing was spoken between the mage and the unsent guardian until they reached their next campsite. A small clearing, near a stream and aquatic plants.. Leading into a shallow, yet elagant pool of crystalline water. "Now this is nice." Tidus was the first to speak, before the group seperated and began to set up their individual tents, and unpack their belongings. Wakka unpacked Lulu's load with the moggle doll as she set up the fire; he was still attempting a conversation with the plushie.
"So.. Um.. Ya' cast magic, ya?"
And the moggle nodded. Wakka wasn't having much luck. Lulu only smirked as she raised one hand upwards, before thrusting it downwards, causing a pile of nearby foliage to burst into flames, forming a temporary camp fire. Unfortunately, the moggle imiated her while Wakka tried to speak with it, accidentally casting the fira spell itself and burning the very tip of the blitzer's bizarre hair.. Wakka quickly smothered it out before the rest of his hair was consumed in flames and flickers.
The majority of the group were caught in laughter at the incident, with the exception of Auron and Kimahri who began to head off from camp.
" 'ey Auron, where you going? " Tidus called out to his decade long mentor.
"Kimahri and I will scout the area for fiends."
"Very well then." Lulu interupted. "Rikku, would you like to come with me to find firewood?" Everybody know Lulu was incharge of the fires, due to her superior magic ability.. However, she never asked for assistance. Auron arched a single brow at this, and interrupted Rikku before she could respond.
"That won't be neccessary." He huffed lightly, readjusting how his massive blade rested upon his shoulder.
"What's the problem, Auron? Besides, isn't it Rikku's choice?"
"It's alright! I'll go!" Rikku squealed. It wasn't obvious to her as it was to Auron, Lulu didn't just want to search for firewood. She wanted to search for answers. And so Lulu and Rikku set off on their own course, whilst Auron and Kimahri left on their own. Leaving the latter to set up for camp.
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Am I making Lulu too evilish? Don't worry! She isn't! The next few chapters will center on her, Auron and Rikku! Thank you for the reviews! I appreciate them.
people who have reviewed so far, but I hope more
people would.
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"Wake up, Rikku."
"Huh?" Rikku sat up, rubbing her eyes with the back of her palms.. She opened her eyes only to see Yuna smiling down at her. Her own mismatched orbs peering into Rikku's. Rikku offered a smile before she noticed that the tent was gone, and her bedroll was the only thing left on the ground; besides herself. Everybody had packed whilst Rikku lay alseep. "Where is everything, Yunie?"
"We're setting up camp somewhere else. So Kimahri can try hunt butterflies in a better spot, ya."
Rikku took a glance over towards Wakka, who stood with the rest of the group. Their bedrolls were all wrapped up, and supplies were packed. Everybody had their own packs on, with the exception of Yuna; who's pack was also worn by Tidus.. And Lulu, who's moggle assisted in carrying the amount of items she couldn't cause to levitate with her magical abilities. Quickly, Rikku got up and began to roll up her own bedroll, despite the fact she had just awaken an was quite unkempt.
"No rush, Rikku." Her cousin was quite reassuring, but Rikku felt the obligation to hurry herself on Yuna's behalf. A few moments later, she had her bedroll wrapped up, and was carrying it in her arms.. Only then was it brought to Rikku's attention that her personal items such as spare clothing, weaponry, and such were missing from the ground around her bedding.
"Oh no! My stuff is gone!" Rikku seemed in a bit of a panic as she slung her bedroll over her shoulder; holding the leather straps to keep it in place. Tidus and Wakka chuckled at her surprise, in the midst of their own side conversation.
"Hm. Don't worry." Yuna headed towards the rest of the group, who were all waiting for her to lead the group.
"What you mean 'don't worry'? That was all my stuff, ya' know?" Rikku huffed, hesitantly following behind her cousin.
"Sir Auron volunteered responsibility. He's carrying your things." Spoke Yuna, quite casually and paying very little mind to the statement. It was natural of Auron to volunteer what services he could to help the group along, and to her, packing and carrying some of Rikku's items allowed them to leave camp quickly.. Atleast, quicker than waiting for Rikku to wake up and do it all herself.
"Ya' know, ya' could've just woke me up."
"You can thank Sir Auron for that too. It was on his advice we decided you needed your sleep." A slight smile tugged at the corners of Yuna's lips, but formed nothing more than the usual coy simper she always fashioned. Rikku shot a brief and inquisitive glance towards Auron, though the scarlet clad man was conveniently distracted by something far off into the distance.. Unable to notice, or unwilling to pay attention to the Al Bhed girl. She shrugged it off and joined her cousin at the front of the group, accompanied by Tidus and Yuna.
Wakka wandered in the center of thr group, attempting to strike up a conversation with the moggle which carried Lulu's items. He had made a good spirited bet with Lulu that he could eventually get the doll to talk. Unfortunately for Wakka.. The moggle had no true mouth, only one sewn onto it's visage. And so, any attempted conversation with the moggle would fail miserably unless Lulu decided to cast an incantation to allow it to speak, or somebody decided to play ventriloquist for fun. However, Wakka seemed to enjoy talking about himself to a creature that could only nod in compliance.
Kimahri, Lulu, and Auron brought up the rear as the silent trio.. Kimahri was nearest Wakka, unamused, nor paying attention to either the blitzer or the mog. Auron and Lulu dragged along behind him. Auron showed no interest in starting up a conversation, and Lulu seemed to feel the same, though her thoughts were swelling with ideas she wouldn't speak aloud.
Why is he carrying her things? We're all guardians. The mage took a glance from Rikku over to Yuna and Tidus.. Taking note that Yuna carried no weight upon her shoulders; while Tidus was bearing her burden. Tidus carried Yuna's things, sure.. But that was different.. She was his summoner.. And besides, it was quite obvious that they were interested in one another, though they never announced it officially. Perhaps..
"Lulu."
"Hmm..?" It was then Lulu abruptly snapped forth from her thoughts, and realized she was dragging far behind even Auron and Kimahri. She glanced to the one who spoke; Auron.. He had stopped and was waiting for her to regain her conscious thoughts and catch up. Quickly did she close the distance between them, items floating along in her wake.. She recasted the spell as she went along, so that her items wouldn't fall midtrek.. Just to be on the safe side. "Terribly sorry, Sir Auron." She spoke, quite subtle as they both began to walk behind the rest of the group again. Auron only offered a slight nod in compliance. They were quite a distance behind even Kimahri and Wakka by now.
"Sir Auron?"
His only reply was a brief grunt.
"If you don't mind me asking.. Why don't you allow Rikku to carry her items?" She glanced slyly up towards the man.. Her next sentence was mixed with sarcasm, and a slight jealousy. "I am sure she isn't just a child." Emphasis on child.. How she let it roll out on her tounge, drag out the word. She let her own feelings on the subject seep forth in that one word. She suspected there was more to the duo than what met the eye.. She presumed a relationship which didn't truly exist. And so, she picked out a sensitive topic. Their age.
"If you would like me to give you her items, so that you can bring them up to her, be my guest." He tugged on the straps of one of the packs that was slung over his back; indicating it was up for grabs if Lulu wanted to return it to it's rightful owner. He was curt, and brief in his reply.. Seeming to pay no mind to her tone. "And if she were only a child.. Do you think I would have allowed her into the group? Or do you question my judgement?"
She pursed those violet laquered lips slightly, before quite briefly replying. "No. Of course not."
Auron glanced down at her from the corner of his left eye, from behind the shades.. Offering a light nod. "Then, I suggest you not pry into such affairs."
" 'Such affairs', Sir Auron? "
"Yes. Matters which are none of your concern."
After that, nothing was spoken between the mage and the unsent guardian until they reached their next campsite. A small clearing, near a stream and aquatic plants.. Leading into a shallow, yet elagant pool of crystalline water. "Now this is nice." Tidus was the first to speak, before the group seperated and began to set up their individual tents, and unpack their belongings. Wakka unpacked Lulu's load with the moggle doll as she set up the fire; he was still attempting a conversation with the plushie.
"So.. Um.. Ya' cast magic, ya?"
And the moggle nodded. Wakka wasn't having much luck. Lulu only smirked as she raised one hand upwards, before thrusting it downwards, causing a pile of nearby foliage to burst into flames, forming a temporary camp fire. Unfortunately, the moggle imiated her while Wakka tried to speak with it, accidentally casting the fira spell itself and burning the very tip of the blitzer's bizarre hair.. Wakka quickly smothered it out before the rest of his hair was consumed in flames and flickers.
The majority of the group were caught in laughter at the incident, with the exception of Auron and Kimahri who began to head off from camp.
" 'ey Auron, where you going? " Tidus called out to his decade long mentor.
"Kimahri and I will scout the area for fiends."
"Very well then." Lulu interupted. "Rikku, would you like to come with me to find firewood?" Everybody know Lulu was incharge of the fires, due to her superior magic ability.. However, she never asked for assistance. Auron arched a single brow at this, and interrupted Rikku before she could respond.
"That won't be neccessary." He huffed lightly, readjusting how his massive blade rested upon his shoulder.
"What's the problem, Auron? Besides, isn't it Rikku's choice?"
"It's alright! I'll go!" Rikku squealed. It wasn't obvious to her as it was to Auron, Lulu didn't just want to search for firewood. She wanted to search for answers. And so Lulu and Rikku set off on their own course, whilst Auron and Kimahri left on their own. Leaving the latter to set up for camp.
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Am I making Lulu too evilish? Don't worry! She isn't! The next few chapters will center on her, Auron and Rikku! Thank you for the reviews! I appreciate them.