Author's Notes – Okay, here's more. I have no idea how am I going to make
this story more interesting, but let's follow my idea for a while, okay? =)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------
I must have felt so emotionally happy that I was tired from the kissing. I awoke to find a sphere in front of me directly. A smiling Rikku was holding the sphere. I gave her a 'What?' expression.
"I never seen you smiling in your sleep before," she explained. "So here's your chance." I gave her an instant irritated frown. She held her arms akimbo. "There you go again, always forcing yourself to frown when you actually look cute when smiling," she pushed my cheeks up with her fingers, forcing a fake smile on my visage. "Now that's a cute-looking guardian!"
I chuckled. Rikku was always so determined and outgoing. Her previous action only made me admire her more. Thinking that I was to leave her after all was over, my smile drooped to another frown again.
"Something's the matter?" Rikku asked, looking at me.
"No," I replied immediately but said 'yes' in my mind. "Nothing's the matter." She started to throw a tantrum.
"There you go again!" she shouted. "Always hiding in your own world! Can't you just voice out your feelings?" Rikku turned behind to show her displeasure. "Why is it that your eye has to tell me the truth?"
'My eye gave away my feelings,' I cursed my own vision. I got up from the floor. "Let's leave; Yuna is expecting us back in Spira," I replied before walking away. 'Auron you idiot! Can't you just say an apology to placate her?' My conscience tormented me. As I walked away, I felt someone run behind me and wrapped her arms around my torso.
"Auron," Rikku replied, still wrapping her arms around my body. "It's not that I'm angry, but you cannot be this cold all the time." I held up her hands and kissed them.
"E muja oui," I spoke. She looked.
"Tell me the same thing in Yevonish," she retorted. I tried to, but it was too embarrassed to say it out.
"I'm sorry," I replied, hanging my head low. "I can't say it."
"Oh...??" she replied sarcastically. "You're too embarrassed to say it, right?" I remained quiet. A slap came across my cheek. "To think I trusted you, and everything." Rikku ran off.
"Wait!" I cried out to her but it was too late. She was gone. It was not long before I heard her piercing scream. I rushed out to where the sound came from.
"Yunalesca?!?" I exclaimed in shock, as I saw Rikku being held by the fiendish summoner through the hand. I drew out my katana. Yunalesca raised her hands and wrapped one around Rikku's neck.
"If you want her to live," the summoner replied. "Drop your weapons." I dropped my katana. She gave a sinister laugh as she and Rikku vanished in a puff of smoke. I grabbed back my sword to rush towards the spot where they once stood.
"Rikku...." I lamented as I looked at the burnt spot.
"Go and get her," the same voice came, Ellone's voice.
"How would I know where she is?"
"Use your heart, for your hearts are connected if you have true love."
I closed my eye to think about Rikku, and opened my eye again. "She's back in Zanarkand?!? How did she go that far?"
"All sorceresses have the power to teleport," Ellone replied.
"How can I get back?" I asked. "It's so far away." Ellone smiled and looked to the sky before vanishing again. "Wait!" I exclaimed but it was too late again. Soon, a familiar red airship filled the sky. It became stranded at a cliff at the outskirts of the city. Knowing that this was help, I sped to the site, attempting to reach through the mega-city's winding paths.
***
I stood at the front of the airship. Familiar figures stood in front of its opening.
"How did you come here?" I asked. The summoner came up to me.
"Oh," Yuna explained. "We have some means, by the way, where's Rikku?" I stopped silent, berating myself for not being able to take care of her Al Bhed cousin.
"Yeah, Auron," Tidus exclaimed. "Where is she?"
"Taken by Yunalesca..." came my soft reply. I looked at the ground with guilt. The group gasped.
"Where is she?" a familiar voice asked. It was Lulu. "How did Yunalesca get revived?" I cleared my throat and looked up with a stern look.
"Zanarkand," I replied. "Yunalesca is a sorceress-cum-summoner. Her body was kept in the heavens with her soul probably wandering around here."
"What?!?" a stern voice came from inside the ship, with the person running up to me and giving me a powerful blow across my face. I fell but did not retaliate. "I thought my daughter would be safe with you, yet she vanished again! It's your fault; I'm not Al Bhed if I don't give you a wallop!" He proceeded to bring me up. However, he was restrained by Yuna's guardians.
"Uncle Cid," Yuna replied. "Stop it, he's feeling bad already!" I stared at the ground with just thoughts of Rikku flooding my mind.
***
I stood against the wall of one secluded room in the airship. I heard a door knock.
"Sir Auron?" the voice came. "It's me Lulu." I refused to respond. The door slid open automatically. The calm woman in black appeared.
"I know it's hard," she replied. "I've been through this before, when Chappu died." I closed off my ears mentally. "But Rikku isn't dead yet, so you have a chance."
"I don't have a chance anymore," I replied softly. "My story has already ended ten years ago. I'll go to the Farplane when all is over."
"What about Rikku?" Lulu asked me. "She will be heart-broken if you leave."
"She's still young," I answered. "She will find a new love in future." Lulu seemed speechless. I looked up to see her looking rather irritated.
"I can read your mind," she replied. "Your heart is now full of worry for her."
"Nonsense!" I shouted back. "She will just forget in due time." I felt another slap against my cheek.
"Sir Auron," Lulu advised angrily. "Cid has actually secretly entrusted your daughter to you, yet you will repay her back with such things? Please do some thinking!" She left the room hurriedly. I was too depressed to think about anything else and began to sit onto the floor. Feeling tired, I closed my eyes.
***
I felt a shake against my back. "Sir Auron? Sir Auron? Wake up," I heard the summoner's voice. I made a grunt.
"We're here," Yuna answered. "In Zanarkand." I opened my eye to look at her. She gasped. "Your eye...it's swollen." I felt my cheek. Surprisingly, two long streams of tears had flowed down my cheeks. "That's the result of bottling your feelings up too much." She advised.
I got up and proceeded to the entrance to the airship. Before us was the ruined city once more, with pyreflies flying in random directions through the air. I led the way down. In front was the Dome.
***
Inside the Dome, the Hymn of the Fayth was no more but instead filled with a strange sinister tune.
Fidos... Wecos... Lusec... Vinosec...
The tune got larger as we neared Yunalesca's room. Yunalesca materialized in her room.
"Well..." she replied. "I see that you have come." At that instant, the same winged woman from the craft emerged from the darkness. Every one of us drew out our weapons.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
Okay, ending of some chapters. This story is really short, so sorry, 'cause this is just a side-story. =P As for now, no music needed to liven up the story! ^^
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------
I must have felt so emotionally happy that I was tired from the kissing. I awoke to find a sphere in front of me directly. A smiling Rikku was holding the sphere. I gave her a 'What?' expression.
"I never seen you smiling in your sleep before," she explained. "So here's your chance." I gave her an instant irritated frown. She held her arms akimbo. "There you go again, always forcing yourself to frown when you actually look cute when smiling," she pushed my cheeks up with her fingers, forcing a fake smile on my visage. "Now that's a cute-looking guardian!"
I chuckled. Rikku was always so determined and outgoing. Her previous action only made me admire her more. Thinking that I was to leave her after all was over, my smile drooped to another frown again.
"Something's the matter?" Rikku asked, looking at me.
"No," I replied immediately but said 'yes' in my mind. "Nothing's the matter." She started to throw a tantrum.
"There you go again!" she shouted. "Always hiding in your own world! Can't you just voice out your feelings?" Rikku turned behind to show her displeasure. "Why is it that your eye has to tell me the truth?"
'My eye gave away my feelings,' I cursed my own vision. I got up from the floor. "Let's leave; Yuna is expecting us back in Spira," I replied before walking away. 'Auron you idiot! Can't you just say an apology to placate her?' My conscience tormented me. As I walked away, I felt someone run behind me and wrapped her arms around my torso.
"Auron," Rikku replied, still wrapping her arms around my body. "It's not that I'm angry, but you cannot be this cold all the time." I held up her hands and kissed them.
"E muja oui," I spoke. She looked.
"Tell me the same thing in Yevonish," she retorted. I tried to, but it was too embarrassed to say it out.
"I'm sorry," I replied, hanging my head low. "I can't say it."
"Oh...??" she replied sarcastically. "You're too embarrassed to say it, right?" I remained quiet. A slap came across my cheek. "To think I trusted you, and everything." Rikku ran off.
"Wait!" I cried out to her but it was too late. She was gone. It was not long before I heard her piercing scream. I rushed out to where the sound came from.
"Yunalesca?!?" I exclaimed in shock, as I saw Rikku being held by the fiendish summoner through the hand. I drew out my katana. Yunalesca raised her hands and wrapped one around Rikku's neck.
"If you want her to live," the summoner replied. "Drop your weapons." I dropped my katana. She gave a sinister laugh as she and Rikku vanished in a puff of smoke. I grabbed back my sword to rush towards the spot where they once stood.
"Rikku...." I lamented as I looked at the burnt spot.
"Go and get her," the same voice came, Ellone's voice.
"How would I know where she is?"
"Use your heart, for your hearts are connected if you have true love."
I closed my eye to think about Rikku, and opened my eye again. "She's back in Zanarkand?!? How did she go that far?"
"All sorceresses have the power to teleport," Ellone replied.
"How can I get back?" I asked. "It's so far away." Ellone smiled and looked to the sky before vanishing again. "Wait!" I exclaimed but it was too late again. Soon, a familiar red airship filled the sky. It became stranded at a cliff at the outskirts of the city. Knowing that this was help, I sped to the site, attempting to reach through the mega-city's winding paths.
***
I stood at the front of the airship. Familiar figures stood in front of its opening.
"How did you come here?" I asked. The summoner came up to me.
"Oh," Yuna explained. "We have some means, by the way, where's Rikku?" I stopped silent, berating myself for not being able to take care of her Al Bhed cousin.
"Yeah, Auron," Tidus exclaimed. "Where is she?"
"Taken by Yunalesca..." came my soft reply. I looked at the ground with guilt. The group gasped.
"Where is she?" a familiar voice asked. It was Lulu. "How did Yunalesca get revived?" I cleared my throat and looked up with a stern look.
"Zanarkand," I replied. "Yunalesca is a sorceress-cum-summoner. Her body was kept in the heavens with her soul probably wandering around here."
"What?!?" a stern voice came from inside the ship, with the person running up to me and giving me a powerful blow across my face. I fell but did not retaliate. "I thought my daughter would be safe with you, yet she vanished again! It's your fault; I'm not Al Bhed if I don't give you a wallop!" He proceeded to bring me up. However, he was restrained by Yuna's guardians.
"Uncle Cid," Yuna replied. "Stop it, he's feeling bad already!" I stared at the ground with just thoughts of Rikku flooding my mind.
***
I stood against the wall of one secluded room in the airship. I heard a door knock.
"Sir Auron?" the voice came. "It's me Lulu." I refused to respond. The door slid open automatically. The calm woman in black appeared.
"I know it's hard," she replied. "I've been through this before, when Chappu died." I closed off my ears mentally. "But Rikku isn't dead yet, so you have a chance."
"I don't have a chance anymore," I replied softly. "My story has already ended ten years ago. I'll go to the Farplane when all is over."
"What about Rikku?" Lulu asked me. "She will be heart-broken if you leave."
"She's still young," I answered. "She will find a new love in future." Lulu seemed speechless. I looked up to see her looking rather irritated.
"I can read your mind," she replied. "Your heart is now full of worry for her."
"Nonsense!" I shouted back. "She will just forget in due time." I felt another slap against my cheek.
"Sir Auron," Lulu advised angrily. "Cid has actually secretly entrusted your daughter to you, yet you will repay her back with such things? Please do some thinking!" She left the room hurriedly. I was too depressed to think about anything else and began to sit onto the floor. Feeling tired, I closed my eyes.
***
I felt a shake against my back. "Sir Auron? Sir Auron? Wake up," I heard the summoner's voice. I made a grunt.
"We're here," Yuna answered. "In Zanarkand." I opened my eye to look at her. She gasped. "Your eye...it's swollen." I felt my cheek. Surprisingly, two long streams of tears had flowed down my cheeks. "That's the result of bottling your feelings up too much." She advised.
I got up and proceeded to the entrance to the airship. Before us was the ruined city once more, with pyreflies flying in random directions through the air. I led the way down. In front was the Dome.
***
Inside the Dome, the Hymn of the Fayth was no more but instead filled with a strange sinister tune.
Fidos... Wecos... Lusec... Vinosec...
The tune got larger as we neared Yunalesca's room. Yunalesca materialized in her room.
"Well..." she replied. "I see that you have come." At that instant, the same winged woman from the craft emerged from the darkness. Every one of us drew out our weapons.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
Okay, ending of some chapters. This story is really short, so sorry, 'cause this is just a side-story. =P As for now, no music needed to liven up the story! ^^