The S.S Winno was now making her way toward Kilika port, I stood up, anxious to get on and leave. I could see her coming in and slowing down as she made her approach, people running about preparing for her arrival. I paid no attention to the people behind me, and only on the vessle in front. Maybe I should have at least glanced behind. For out of no where, a blitzball hurled past my head, bounced off the winno and flew past my opposite side. Curious, and a little miffed, I spun around to see who it was that threw the ball.
"Hey pretty lady..." A rough looking man said walking up to me, blitzball under his arm. "Auron here wants to say he's sorry..an.."
Auron cut him off, marching up right between this strange man and I. "this is Jecht...he's..uh, travelling with us"
"Right..." I glared at the both of them, it would seem right now the only mature people here were me, and Braska who was standing silently behind the two, looking almost...embarassed. "Well, its time for me to go home now..I wish you a safe journey..."
"hey, whats wrong, we're going on the same ship as you..." the man called Jecht walked around Auron, and looked down at me. I stood my ground and looked right back up at him. I was so angry with Auron right now, that I dared not say a word to him.
"The ship is in Port..." Braska said, in his soft voice, walking past me, Auron and Jecht and up the plank onto the ship.I watched him walk by, then joined him, leaving Jecht and Auron to each other..
When neither Jecht or Auron boarded after me, I curiously glanced outside. They were in a heated argument. I wasn't sure what it was about, but I guessed that they got off on the wrong foot. It wasn;t worth interupting, not that I really wanted to anyway. I followed Braska for a couple of steps, before leaning against the wall, eyes on his back. He stoped where he was, as if he were seriously thinking about something, then turned.
With that smile of his that could stop any woman's heart, he spoke. "Auron..he Just dosn't want you to get hurt. A Guardian's job is very dangerous, he belives that you dont realise this..."
I opened my mouth to respond, but Braska held his hand up, he had more to say. "I think you do realise the..dangers, and I also realise it is your own choice. I would enjoy your company, however, I belive this is something you and Auron should discuss...we stay in Luca for one day, perhaps you can resolve your diffrences..."
"what about Jecht?" I cracked half a grin.
Braska chuckled. "well, I think it will take those two a little longer to see eye to eye..."
Just then Auron and Jecht came up the ramp, both of them looking very serious, and neither spoke a word to each other, or to Braska and I. frowning, I brushed past Auron and went up to the top deck, hoping he would get the hint and join me.....
He never did...
"Are all men so dense?" I sighed sitting on the steps leading into the stadium. I had my elbows on my knees and my chin on my hands, staring out at the people. I guess I was so lost in my own thoughts that I never noticed a boy sitting at my feet, staring up at me with a puzzled expression on his face.
He proably thought I was talking to him! My cheeks began to burn. Had the kid of been like, say five, it wouldnt have been so bad, but he looked to be about thirteen, and had the worst acne problem I had ever seen. He had bright orange hair, that was sort of flipped up, like a wave. He wore a yellow uniform, and a patch that said something like Besaid Youth Camp.
"I think so ya..." Came his crackling voice. "my friend Lu, she says that all the time..."
"Do you even know what Dense means...?" I asked the boy, trying not to giggle.
"Well, no...but I trust Lulu. Her and Chappu, my brudda, like each other...but he hasn't asked her out yet...She said we were both dense, so i think that means she likes us..."
"um..." I blinked.
"ya, so I gotta go, I have a blitz ball tourniment with the youth camp from Kilika...one day, I'm going to be a star, so you watch for the name Wakka..ya? bye!"
"bye?..." I raised my hand, half waving...then Auron came into view, and I let it drop to my lap.
"You asked me here?"
I sighed. "yes, actually..." I patted the stone steps for him to sit. He did, but wouldn;t look at me.
"I have enough money to fund your trip, let me travel with you and I will be able to help you..." I closed my eyes. "I want to help defeat sin, I want to contribute...you cannot stop me Auron...it's my choice..."
"Fine..." He stood to leave, but I grabbed his arm and held on to it. Pyreflies slid out from the space between our hands, and I pulled away as if it hurt, but really I didnt feel a thing.
"I suppose you cannot be hurt..."
"and what do you mean by that?" I stood up looking down at him, as I was still a few steps higher.
"I'm sorry. I wanted ..want to keep you safe.." He looked up at me, and tried to smile, but it just wasnt working.
"Don't worry..." I hoped down a couple of steps so that I was now looking up at him. "You gave me a sword, I've been using it well! "
"ok...we leave tomorow..Braska has to stop at every temple on his way to Zanarkand, so you go back to Djose, then Macalania and back to Bevelle where he will stop to visit his daughter, after that its the calm lands...mt gagazet...."
"...then Zanarkand..." I breathed, feeling a little excited that he was allowing me to go. I wanted to see where this woman from my dream lived. Then it was settled. I was going to go to Zanarkand.
"Hey pretty lady..." A rough looking man said walking up to me, blitzball under his arm. "Auron here wants to say he's sorry..an.."
Auron cut him off, marching up right between this strange man and I. "this is Jecht...he's..uh, travelling with us"
"Right..." I glared at the both of them, it would seem right now the only mature people here were me, and Braska who was standing silently behind the two, looking almost...embarassed. "Well, its time for me to go home now..I wish you a safe journey..."
"hey, whats wrong, we're going on the same ship as you..." the man called Jecht walked around Auron, and looked down at me. I stood my ground and looked right back up at him. I was so angry with Auron right now, that I dared not say a word to him.
"The ship is in Port..." Braska said, in his soft voice, walking past me, Auron and Jecht and up the plank onto the ship.I watched him walk by, then joined him, leaving Jecht and Auron to each other..
When neither Jecht or Auron boarded after me, I curiously glanced outside. They were in a heated argument. I wasn't sure what it was about, but I guessed that they got off on the wrong foot. It wasn;t worth interupting, not that I really wanted to anyway. I followed Braska for a couple of steps, before leaning against the wall, eyes on his back. He stoped where he was, as if he were seriously thinking about something, then turned.
With that smile of his that could stop any woman's heart, he spoke. "Auron..he Just dosn't want you to get hurt. A Guardian's job is very dangerous, he belives that you dont realise this..."
I opened my mouth to respond, but Braska held his hand up, he had more to say. "I think you do realise the..dangers, and I also realise it is your own choice. I would enjoy your company, however, I belive this is something you and Auron should discuss...we stay in Luca for one day, perhaps you can resolve your diffrences..."
"what about Jecht?" I cracked half a grin.
Braska chuckled. "well, I think it will take those two a little longer to see eye to eye..."
Just then Auron and Jecht came up the ramp, both of them looking very serious, and neither spoke a word to each other, or to Braska and I. frowning, I brushed past Auron and went up to the top deck, hoping he would get the hint and join me.....
He never did...
"Are all men so dense?" I sighed sitting on the steps leading into the stadium. I had my elbows on my knees and my chin on my hands, staring out at the people. I guess I was so lost in my own thoughts that I never noticed a boy sitting at my feet, staring up at me with a puzzled expression on his face.
He proably thought I was talking to him! My cheeks began to burn. Had the kid of been like, say five, it wouldnt have been so bad, but he looked to be about thirteen, and had the worst acne problem I had ever seen. He had bright orange hair, that was sort of flipped up, like a wave. He wore a yellow uniform, and a patch that said something like Besaid Youth Camp.
"I think so ya..." Came his crackling voice. "my friend Lu, she says that all the time..."
"Do you even know what Dense means...?" I asked the boy, trying not to giggle.
"Well, no...but I trust Lulu. Her and Chappu, my brudda, like each other...but he hasn't asked her out yet...She said we were both dense, so i think that means she likes us..."
"um..." I blinked.
"ya, so I gotta go, I have a blitz ball tourniment with the youth camp from Kilika...one day, I'm going to be a star, so you watch for the name Wakka..ya? bye!"
"bye?..." I raised my hand, half waving...then Auron came into view, and I let it drop to my lap.
"You asked me here?"
I sighed. "yes, actually..." I patted the stone steps for him to sit. He did, but wouldn;t look at me.
"I have enough money to fund your trip, let me travel with you and I will be able to help you..." I closed my eyes. "I want to help defeat sin, I want to contribute...you cannot stop me Auron...it's my choice..."
"Fine..." He stood to leave, but I grabbed his arm and held on to it. Pyreflies slid out from the space between our hands, and I pulled away as if it hurt, but really I didnt feel a thing.
"I suppose you cannot be hurt..."
"and what do you mean by that?" I stood up looking down at him, as I was still a few steps higher.
"I'm sorry. I wanted ..want to keep you safe.." He looked up at me, and tried to smile, but it just wasnt working.
"Don't worry..." I hoped down a couple of steps so that I was now looking up at him. "You gave me a sword, I've been using it well! "
"ok...we leave tomorow..Braska has to stop at every temple on his way to Zanarkand, so you go back to Djose, then Macalania and back to Bevelle where he will stop to visit his daughter, after that its the calm lands...mt gagazet...."
"...then Zanarkand..." I breathed, feeling a little excited that he was allowing me to go. I wanted to see where this woman from my dream lived. Then it was settled. I was going to go to Zanarkand.