Hearts in Ice
Chapter Four: Cold and Empty
Summary Tidus hasn't stopped thinking about Shiva since that day at Macalania Temple. Auron warned him about falling in love with the Aeon, and Tidus is slowly letting the advice slip away. So in a final attempt to draw Tidus from her, Auron tells his story about him and the Ice Goddess.
Note Weeee! Beans and cheddar cheese! Tidus may seem a little OOC in this chapter, but it's something I can strangely picture him doing so...Yeah...Ok, I have received some emails and reviews about my former InuYasha story Boys of Summer. I may have it back up after I finish Hearts in Ice, but it depends on how many people want it back! So, should Boys of Summer return to Fanfiction.net? Or not? Just answer in your review!
Cerulean eyes danced across his memory. Bright, endless pools of crystal blue. Unreadable in the slightest way of emotion. Tidus had brushed away this memory many times before, but the Aeon still managed to haunt his thoughts as the group made their way through the seemingly endless Macalania Woods. Around ten o'clock, Yuna stopped the group in a cove of trees.
"We should set up came here for tonight." The young Summoner murmured sleepily, retrieving her bag.
Everyone gave their silent agreements and started unpacking their gear. Tidus picked a comfortable spot on the ground and spread his mat out. Before the Blitzball star's head even hit the flat piece of lumpy material that he called a pillow, Rikku was already snoring along with Wakka while Lulu threw random pieces of rock at him. Yuna's breathing was calm and even, and even Auron managed to look peaceful in his state of sleep. Tidus folded his arms under his head to give his aching neck more support. His gaze traveled up to the night sky where the stars were twinkling brightly in the sky. The way they sparkled reminded him of the way the reflection of the torches in the Ante Chamber danced in Shiva's eyes. He groaned and got up to answer a call of nature, completely unaware of the dark figure following him.
He stopped after a while and turned to a bush, about to do his business when someone...Or something...Grabbed his shoulder.
"Are you being stubborn, or just plain stupid?" Came a deep ominous voice.
Tidus, his little pit stop forgotten, turned to face his unwanted visitor, and came face to face with Auron. Auron looked down at the sound of a slight trickling, then chuckled.
"And here I thought you were potty trained. Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Auron couldn't believe he just caused the poor boy to wet his pants.
Tidus blushed from pure embarrassment and ran back to came, the air cold against his slightly wet shorts and damp legs. Auron waited, leaning on a tree for five minutes until Tidus came back wearing another pair of shorts. His blush of embarrassment was gone and was replaced by an annoyed expression plastered across his face.
"Now, what do you mean by, 'Are you being stubborn, or just plain stupid'?" Tidus asked, annoyed by Auron's cocky little smile.
"I'm talking about how you are still thinking about Shiva like I never warned you about her."
Tidus looked at Auron, shock spreading across his handsome features like wildfire. He...He wasn't being that obvious...Was he? He sat on the ground, his arm propped on a single raised knee.
"What makes you think that I'm still thinking about Shiva?" Tidus asked, his gaze locked on a small lavender colored plant a few inches from his foot.
Auron reached into his jacket and pulled out a worn, brown leather covered sketch booklet that Tidus kept hidden from the others, and sketched scenery whenever it caught his fancy.
"This makes it pretty obvious. All six pages of her images." The elder man declared, throwing the book at Tidus.
The younger boy picked up his sketch book and moved to stand, only to have Auron push him back down on the hard ground.
"I need to tell you this Tidus...Before it happens to you too." Auron said, sitting down across from Tidus.
"It happened ten years ago when Braska first received Shiva from Macalania Temple. At first I treated her like any other Aeon... Never thought any different of her. But soon enough she became more interesting to me. I became interested in how different she really was from other Aeons.. She was.....The first, woman I guess, I showed any affection towards."
Tidus couldn't believe what he was hearing. Auron, old anti-social Auron in love? But then he remembered, Auron was a young man when he served under Braska. And a lot can happen when you're younger.
"Of course I knew she wasn't human, but I didn't care. I don't think I have ever felt the same about anyone else. Aeon or human...I knew that she could never feel the same. She was....Perfect and I was just Auron. A mere mortal. Someone who uses her powers to fight with. I didn't want to be like that. I wasn't like that. But she never would think different. So I am telling you now, if you fall in love, even against my advice, be prepared for tears to flow." And with those words, Auron surprisingly wiped his eyes, and walked back to camp.
Tidus didn't make an immediate move back to came, but instead started turning through his sketch pad, looking at the images of Shiva he had constructed. All completely from memory, Shiva was standing, dancing, lying down, he had even drawn her on the back of one of her famous Ice Phoenixes. he smiled to himself and closed his book. if loving Shiva was going to bring tears, he was willing to risk a few tears. But little did he know as he lay down that night, he had no clue what he was getting himself into.
END- I know all of these chapters have been short....But they will eventually get longer as Tidus and Shiva's love progresses! NEVER FEAR!
Chapter Four: Cold and Empty
Summary Tidus hasn't stopped thinking about Shiva since that day at Macalania Temple. Auron warned him about falling in love with the Aeon, and Tidus is slowly letting the advice slip away. So in a final attempt to draw Tidus from her, Auron tells his story about him and the Ice Goddess.
Note Weeee! Beans and cheddar cheese! Tidus may seem a little OOC in this chapter, but it's something I can strangely picture him doing so...Yeah...Ok, I have received some emails and reviews about my former InuYasha story Boys of Summer. I may have it back up after I finish Hearts in Ice, but it depends on how many people want it back! So, should Boys of Summer return to Fanfiction.net? Or not? Just answer in your review!
Cerulean eyes danced across his memory. Bright, endless pools of crystal blue. Unreadable in the slightest way of emotion. Tidus had brushed away this memory many times before, but the Aeon still managed to haunt his thoughts as the group made their way through the seemingly endless Macalania Woods. Around ten o'clock, Yuna stopped the group in a cove of trees.
"We should set up came here for tonight." The young Summoner murmured sleepily, retrieving her bag.
Everyone gave their silent agreements and started unpacking their gear. Tidus picked a comfortable spot on the ground and spread his mat out. Before the Blitzball star's head even hit the flat piece of lumpy material that he called a pillow, Rikku was already snoring along with Wakka while Lulu threw random pieces of rock at him. Yuna's breathing was calm and even, and even Auron managed to look peaceful in his state of sleep. Tidus folded his arms under his head to give his aching neck more support. His gaze traveled up to the night sky where the stars were twinkling brightly in the sky. The way they sparkled reminded him of the way the reflection of the torches in the Ante Chamber danced in Shiva's eyes. He groaned and got up to answer a call of nature, completely unaware of the dark figure following him.
He stopped after a while and turned to a bush, about to do his business when someone...Or something...Grabbed his shoulder.
"Are you being stubborn, or just plain stupid?" Came a deep ominous voice.
Tidus, his little pit stop forgotten, turned to face his unwanted visitor, and came face to face with Auron. Auron looked down at the sound of a slight trickling, then chuckled.
"And here I thought you were potty trained. Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Auron couldn't believe he just caused the poor boy to wet his pants.
Tidus blushed from pure embarrassment and ran back to came, the air cold against his slightly wet shorts and damp legs. Auron waited, leaning on a tree for five minutes until Tidus came back wearing another pair of shorts. His blush of embarrassment was gone and was replaced by an annoyed expression plastered across his face.
"Now, what do you mean by, 'Are you being stubborn, or just plain stupid'?" Tidus asked, annoyed by Auron's cocky little smile.
"I'm talking about how you are still thinking about Shiva like I never warned you about her."
Tidus looked at Auron, shock spreading across his handsome features like wildfire. He...He wasn't being that obvious...Was he? He sat on the ground, his arm propped on a single raised knee.
"What makes you think that I'm still thinking about Shiva?" Tidus asked, his gaze locked on a small lavender colored plant a few inches from his foot.
Auron reached into his jacket and pulled out a worn, brown leather covered sketch booklet that Tidus kept hidden from the others, and sketched scenery whenever it caught his fancy.
"This makes it pretty obvious. All six pages of her images." The elder man declared, throwing the book at Tidus.
The younger boy picked up his sketch book and moved to stand, only to have Auron push him back down on the hard ground.
"I need to tell you this Tidus...Before it happens to you too." Auron said, sitting down across from Tidus.
"It happened ten years ago when Braska first received Shiva from Macalania Temple. At first I treated her like any other Aeon... Never thought any different of her. But soon enough she became more interesting to me. I became interested in how different she really was from other Aeons.. She was.....The first, woman I guess, I showed any affection towards."
Tidus couldn't believe what he was hearing. Auron, old anti-social Auron in love? But then he remembered, Auron was a young man when he served under Braska. And a lot can happen when you're younger.
"Of course I knew she wasn't human, but I didn't care. I don't think I have ever felt the same about anyone else. Aeon or human...I knew that she could never feel the same. She was....Perfect and I was just Auron. A mere mortal. Someone who uses her powers to fight with. I didn't want to be like that. I wasn't like that. But she never would think different. So I am telling you now, if you fall in love, even against my advice, be prepared for tears to flow." And with those words, Auron surprisingly wiped his eyes, and walked back to camp.
Tidus didn't make an immediate move back to came, but instead started turning through his sketch pad, looking at the images of Shiva he had constructed. All completely from memory, Shiva was standing, dancing, lying down, he had even drawn her on the back of one of her famous Ice Phoenixes. he smiled to himself and closed his book. if loving Shiva was going to bring tears, he was willing to risk a few tears. But little did he know as he lay down that night, he had no clue what he was getting himself into.
END- I know all of these chapters have been short....But they will eventually get longer as Tidus and Shiva's love progresses! NEVER FEAR!