Friendship renewed
A/N: Finally had the time to rewrite the chapter. I feel as if I'm rushing things do I'm going to take it slow. Sorry if it's too boring!!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own/create Final Fantasy X-X2, full copyrights go to Squaresoft.
That night I dreamed again. I never dreamed before, but for the past month, my nights have been full of adventures in Slumber land. Last night I dreamt that we where on yet another quest. But this time, Paine and Auron where with us.
I saw Paine in the distance waving to me. She seemed so happy and full of joy. 'Hey Rikku! Come over here!' I quickly began to make my way towards her and noticed I was running above the Calm Lands. I stopped for a moment and examined myself and my surroundings. I was in my former outfit (from my Pilgrimage days) and my hair was pulled back as it was in that time. As for where I was, I was floating above the Calm Lands, trying to catch up to Paine. My orange feathers blew across my face as I waited to see what my friend had to show me. She pulled out of nowhere a black box. 'Open it, it's for you'. I did what she said and saw that the little box was full of many big things. From the pile, I saw decoders. The same decoders I had found on Besaid, only this time I had a full set.
'You can't read them just yet! Silly!' Paine said in a childish voice. It was so unlike her. 'Please please Paine! I really want to see'. Seeing the sad look I gave her, she pitied me. 'Alright'. She opened the box once more... and I woke up.
[Narrator] Rikku slowly pushed herself out of bed and looked out her bedroom window. It was dawn, already. She yawned softly and put on her clothes. "Why not try something different today?" she said aloud as her voice echoed in the darkness. She ran over to a golden chest hidden behind her bed and pulled out a suit. "Ah, my old pilgrimage clothes!" she said. She put them on and ran outside.
The morning was chilly and the air was fresh. Beneath her, she could hear the waves crashing slowly into the cliff she stood on. "Rikku?" she heard a voice call from behind. "That voice, it's so familiar". She gasped and let out a small cry once she saw who was calling to her. "Auron?" she asked in a soft whisper. The man approached her and smiled. "Rikku, how nice to see you again" he said. Her eyes opened as she realized this man before her was really Auron!
"How... did... you get here?" she asked. The Farplane doesn't let it's dead return to earth, does it? He gave a small laugh. "Oh Rikku, it's been some time hasn't it?" She nodded her head, with the same look of terror plastered upon her face. "The Farplane let me come to visit you. You seem a little stressed out". She relaxed a little knowing the dead weren't running free. "So... how is it? Is it scary?" she asked. "The Farplane? It's a pretty place Rikku. It isn't what people say it is. I saw your mother there. She told me to say hi." Rikku shook a little. "She did? Why won't she come see me herself?" she asked, a little angered. "The thing is, the faith have let me go about the way I want to since I helped them wake up." Rikku leaned closer to him, and he drew back. It was as if she was going to kiss him, and he didn't want that. She leaned in as close as she could and swiped her hand across Auron's face. It slid right through. "So you're just a spirit then?" "Unfortunately". "Auron, why come and see me?" she asked in a gentle voice. "I never got to tell you good bye. Rikku, I was worried for you, very much so after Wakka had discovered your secret". "That doesn't explain much" she said crossing her arms. He smiled and continued, "I was afraid you would get hurt. I had never made a promise to Cid like I did to Braska and Jecht, but I pretended I did. I kept a special eye on you" he said.
Rikku smiled. "Really? Auron I though you hated me!" she said a little bewildered by his comment. Auron pulled his left arm out of his coat and waved it into the air. "Do you remember that dream you had?" he asked. Rikku's eyes opened wide. "I hope it isn't my little Tidus dream". She shook her head to avoid suspicion. "I know you know which one I'm talking about. It was during the Summoner's Cry". She was afraid to talk, if Auron knew, then he knew she loved Tidus! "How did you see that?" she asked horrified. She ran to Auron and tried to slap him, remembering too late that he couldn't feel it. "I wanted to tell you something in your dream, so I was allowed to enter your dream. You somehow pushed out of your dream, so I was not able to tell you. I didn't see anything except for me telling you to get back to the village and you leaving with Tidus". Rikku sighed loudly. "Silly man! Dreams are a private thing! What did you want to tell me?" she asked, concentrating hard on what Auron could possibly want to tell her.
Auron looked around, trying to avoid her gaze. "Hey Auron! Tell me!" she pleaded. "It sure is different from last time. I hardly recognize this place, and I hardly recognized you Rikku. Thank goodness for you're Al Bhed costume!" "Auron, think I can ask you something?" she looked at her feet. He nodded. "Auron... is he- is he there?" Auron turned to the Al Bhed, who was now shaking, afraid of his answer. "He? As in Tidus? No he is not." She wanted to jump for joy, but decided not to since Auron didn't know about her little obsession. "Now, back to what you were going to tell me?" Rikku asked in a pleading voice. "Of course. I want you to be careful, don't let your emotions change the way you think. Think with your head, not your heart." This piece of advice confused Rikku. "What?" she cooed. "Just keep that in mind. It will come in handy some day". She nodded slowly.
A/N: Finally had the time to rewrite the chapter. I feel as if I'm rushing things do I'm going to take it slow. Sorry if it's too boring!!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own/create Final Fantasy X-X2, full copyrights go to Squaresoft.
That night I dreamed again. I never dreamed before, but for the past month, my nights have been full of adventures in Slumber land. Last night I dreamt that we where on yet another quest. But this time, Paine and Auron where with us.
I saw Paine in the distance waving to me. She seemed so happy and full of joy. 'Hey Rikku! Come over here!' I quickly began to make my way towards her and noticed I was running above the Calm Lands. I stopped for a moment and examined myself and my surroundings. I was in my former outfit (from my Pilgrimage days) and my hair was pulled back as it was in that time. As for where I was, I was floating above the Calm Lands, trying to catch up to Paine. My orange feathers blew across my face as I waited to see what my friend had to show me. She pulled out of nowhere a black box. 'Open it, it's for you'. I did what she said and saw that the little box was full of many big things. From the pile, I saw decoders. The same decoders I had found on Besaid, only this time I had a full set.
'You can't read them just yet! Silly!' Paine said in a childish voice. It was so unlike her. 'Please please Paine! I really want to see'. Seeing the sad look I gave her, she pitied me. 'Alright'. She opened the box once more... and I woke up.
[Narrator] Rikku slowly pushed herself out of bed and looked out her bedroom window. It was dawn, already. She yawned softly and put on her clothes. "Why not try something different today?" she said aloud as her voice echoed in the darkness. She ran over to a golden chest hidden behind her bed and pulled out a suit. "Ah, my old pilgrimage clothes!" she said. She put them on and ran outside.
The morning was chilly and the air was fresh. Beneath her, she could hear the waves crashing slowly into the cliff she stood on. "Rikku?" she heard a voice call from behind. "That voice, it's so familiar". She gasped and let out a small cry once she saw who was calling to her. "Auron?" she asked in a soft whisper. The man approached her and smiled. "Rikku, how nice to see you again" he said. Her eyes opened as she realized this man before her was really Auron!
"How... did... you get here?" she asked. The Farplane doesn't let it's dead return to earth, does it? He gave a small laugh. "Oh Rikku, it's been some time hasn't it?" She nodded her head, with the same look of terror plastered upon her face. "The Farplane let me come to visit you. You seem a little stressed out". She relaxed a little knowing the dead weren't running free. "So... how is it? Is it scary?" she asked. "The Farplane? It's a pretty place Rikku. It isn't what people say it is. I saw your mother there. She told me to say hi." Rikku shook a little. "She did? Why won't she come see me herself?" she asked, a little angered. "The thing is, the faith have let me go about the way I want to since I helped them wake up." Rikku leaned closer to him, and he drew back. It was as if she was going to kiss him, and he didn't want that. She leaned in as close as she could and swiped her hand across Auron's face. It slid right through. "So you're just a spirit then?" "Unfortunately". "Auron, why come and see me?" she asked in a gentle voice. "I never got to tell you good bye. Rikku, I was worried for you, very much so after Wakka had discovered your secret". "That doesn't explain much" she said crossing her arms. He smiled and continued, "I was afraid you would get hurt. I had never made a promise to Cid like I did to Braska and Jecht, but I pretended I did. I kept a special eye on you" he said.
Rikku smiled. "Really? Auron I though you hated me!" she said a little bewildered by his comment. Auron pulled his left arm out of his coat and waved it into the air. "Do you remember that dream you had?" he asked. Rikku's eyes opened wide. "I hope it isn't my little Tidus dream". She shook her head to avoid suspicion. "I know you know which one I'm talking about. It was during the Summoner's Cry". She was afraid to talk, if Auron knew, then he knew she loved Tidus! "How did you see that?" she asked horrified. She ran to Auron and tried to slap him, remembering too late that he couldn't feel it. "I wanted to tell you something in your dream, so I was allowed to enter your dream. You somehow pushed out of your dream, so I was not able to tell you. I didn't see anything except for me telling you to get back to the village and you leaving with Tidus". Rikku sighed loudly. "Silly man! Dreams are a private thing! What did you want to tell me?" she asked, concentrating hard on what Auron could possibly want to tell her.
Auron looked around, trying to avoid her gaze. "Hey Auron! Tell me!" she pleaded. "It sure is different from last time. I hardly recognize this place, and I hardly recognized you Rikku. Thank goodness for you're Al Bhed costume!" "Auron, think I can ask you something?" she looked at her feet. He nodded. "Auron... is he- is he there?" Auron turned to the Al Bhed, who was now shaking, afraid of his answer. "He? As in Tidus? No he is not." She wanted to jump for joy, but decided not to since Auron didn't know about her little obsession. "Now, back to what you were going to tell me?" Rikku asked in a pleading voice. "Of course. I want you to be careful, don't let your emotions change the way you think. Think with your head, not your heart." This piece of advice confused Rikku. "What?" she cooed. "Just keep that in mind. It will come in handy some day". She nodded slowly.
Auron turned his head to see Rikku's face. She was looking at the horizon. "Rikku, you've really grown, I'd like to say". "Why thank you, Sir Auron! You look just the same". He laughed loudly. "You sound just like Yuna! I haven't seen her in a while" Rikku looked at him once more with her confused face. "Am I the only one you've seen?" she asked, a little excited. She felt so special! "Yes, I have nothing to say to anyone else" he explained to her. He lifted his gloved hand and brushed his hair, much like Wakka did when he was embarrassed. "Why didn't you ever talk to anyone? You seemed so dark and dreary" "Yes, I regret that now. It would have been fun to prance and dance around with the rest of you. But it's over now. Rikku, the Farplane is calling me back. Make sure not to tell anyone of my visit, I'm going to try to talk to them soon. And remember my advice. You'll need it soon." The man standing in front of her turned into a lone pyrefly. It flew around Rikku's head a few times. She playfully tried to catch it, and it quickly flew high into the air. She placed her hand above her eyes, covering them from the rising sun and laughed. "Auron, I knew you liked me!"
[A/N] No i don't mean Auron LOVES rikku with all this heart, he just doesnt hate her...Sigh sorry for another uneventful chapter, just a little foreshadowing! I really wanted to bring Auron back into this story, and so I did! I'm going to try really hard to post up chapter 4 soon, but exam time is coming, so we'll see how that works out..! Oh yea... to answer a few question this will end as a Tikku fic, so don't worry. R/R PLEASE!!