Dream of me
Think what you feel, that, only that will heal…
Chapter 3
"Excuse me, did a young lady just pass through here?" The assistant at the desk nodded "She got a room, second one on the right." Auron thanked her and walked through to the back of the agency.
Meanwhile Rikku had hastily procured a room and had practically run into it. She slammed the door and leant against it. 'Don't panic…..don't panic…..' she thought, panicking. She mentally slapped herself and breathed deeply. "Ok," she said aloud "I'll just be very careful…" Rikku groaned and sat down on the bed, she was getting a headache.
"Ok…think this through…in past…. Seen Auron, Braska and Jecht…" Suddenly thunder decided to make itself heard very loudly.
"TYSH ED!!!!"( Auron started slightly at the…expostulation coming from behind the door Lerina, he had been told, was residing in. He sighed slightly, thinking for what could have been the fiftieth time, 'why am I doing this?' He brushed a stray piece of hair from his eyes. He took a deep breath and knocked.
Rikku stiffened, as there was a gentle knock at the door. She decided to keep quiet and hope whomever it was found something better to do. She had felt a little better after a little venting of excess emotion (i.e. swearing in a very loud voice). But now she would have to deal with the synonymously named 'person at door'. She sighed and then immediately clapped a horrified hand over her mouth. "Lerina? It's Auron…can you open the door?"
Her shoulders sagged in disappointment 'so much for that plan…' she thought bitterly while walking over to the door. She tugged it open grumpily "Hello?" she said even more delightfully.
Auron raised an eyebrow at her obvious reluctance. For a moment he stared into her swirling green eyes 'I never thought they really did swirl' he thought randomly. Rikku, however, was rather intimidated by his intense look. "Did you want something?" she forced out. He snapped back to reality "Oh yes, I wanted to…Can I come in?" He had noticed a few curious glances from the other occupants of the agency. "Of course." She widened the door to allow him entry. She stepped in, she shut the door and turned to face him. " I came to apologise, I was rather short with you." He finished and watched her defiantly, as if to see if she would dare to contradict him.
His face was more open without his collar, she thought. He was looking slightly embarrassed. "Thanks but I suppose you were sort of shocked by these…" she gestured casually at the guns. "I only use them for fiends, y'know?" She looked at him closely to gauge his reaction. He smiled. He SMILED?! She thought, her eyes widening, Auron and smiling = WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ON?! . He replied "That's something along the lines of what Braska said, by the way why did you…swear before…?" he laughed slightly. Not the bitter chuckles he had heard from the future Auron but a natural laugh with amusement.
"I…. Dropped my…." She scrabbled around for something, unfortunately the only thing she could see was her teddy bear, which was poking out of her travel bag. "My teddy bear…" she finished lamely. He raised an eyebrow, again. "Okay, Okay! Overburdened emotions, evil thunder...." she muttered darkly. This time there was no doubt about it, Auron was laughing. Rikku found herself laughing too. After several minutes of hilarity, the laughter faded away. "Um, I don't think we told you our names." Auron said hesitantly.
"S'okay. I already know, with Braska being a summoner and everything."
"I suppose."
"Um, where are you heading next?"
" Kilika."
"Oh, I heard it's nice there…"
"Where are you headed to?"
"Kilika." Rikku replied automatically then slapped herself mentally. It sounded like she wanted to stalk them now. Auron readjusted his coat "Would…you like to travel with us?"
"Maybe not…I'm an Al-Bhed, y'know?"
"Sunglasses? And just using the claws?"
"We-ell…."
"You really want to travel the rest of the Thunder Plains alone?"
"I'm in!!!"
Much as she knew she really shouldn't, her fear of travelling in the Thunder Plains once more by herself didn't sound appealing. Auron grinned and walked out.
She sank down onto the bed, her legs obstinately refusing to support her. 'Maybe that wasn't the cleverest thing to do…' she thought despondently. But she refused to feel guilty. It wasn't as if there was a guide to not making mistakes in the past and not mucking up the future. Once again she vowed to find out whomever, or whatever, had sent her into the past.
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Shiva stood next to Valefor, who was watching the smoky pool with interest. It showed a depressed looking Rikku. The ice aeon spoke in her tinkling voice "I hope this works…" The spirits of the fayth were at the Farplane, there souls having being freed after the defeat of Sin and Yu Yevon. Valefor, not in his aeon form, was a serious yet handsome looking young man.
Yojimbo walked into the room. His dog gambled happily at his feet, "Still messing with the mortals? How's it going?" he commented nonchalantly walking over to Shiva.
She crossed her arms and looked at him. She wasn't the Ice Queen for nothing. He threw up his arms in surrender. "Woah lady! I'm sorry." She looked slightly mollified. "Do you know where Ifrit is?" she inquired. "He was supposed to be here!"
Yojimbo laughed "He decided he quite enjoyed burning things." Indeed, in the Farplane there was a surplus of stuff to burn without it actually harming things. Ifrit took full advantage of this, he still had his powers of fire and still enjoyed the odd pyromania spree.
Shiva, however, was wrathful. She growled and some ice formed on the roof. She stalked out muttering how Ifrit would regret ever existing. Valefor finally looked up "Hell hath no fury…" he smirked. Yojimbo chuckled and walked over to the pool. Rikku was shoving some random things into a bag. "How's it going?" he asked seriously.
"A bad start but its getting better." Valefor replied patting Yojimbo's dog, who promptly went ecstatic barking happily. "The shadow is growing stronger…" the former warrior aeon remarked worriedly. "Why didn't we use the summoner and her guardian?" he finished. Valefor scratched his head. "Yuna and Tidus have been through enough. No, these two have strong enough souls."
The Magus sisters wandered in carrying bunches of flowers. "What's wrong with Shiva? She looked angry…" Sandy said, glancing back at the doorway. "Ifrit is so going to regret being late…" said Yojimbo evilly. "Did it work? Anima is worried she didn't do it right…" said the eldest of the sisters. "Yeah, it worked fine." Valefor yawned, stretching. "It's up to them now…"
"Won't it affect the future?"
"We won't let that happen…We can't let that happen…"
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Btw "Tysh ed" is "Damn it" Al bhed.