A Dream From the Shadows
Chapter 2
Rikku couldn't keep quiet anymore. She had to ask him. "Auron?" she began, as she stepped closer to the two men. "Do you know this guy?" She knew it was an obvious, but she also knew that Auron wouldn't give an obvious answer.
"Of course I do," Auron explained. "Don't worry, he's a friend."
"So where did you two meet?" Rikky prodded.
"I think introductions and stories should wait until everyone is here. Seeing as Wakka's game is almost over, it shouldn't be long."
Rikku knew she'd expload with curiosity by then. "Aww, come on..." she begged.
"Just go find the others and bring them back. Then we can talk." Auron offered.
"Fine. But I'm gonna get back really fast."
"Great. The sooner, the better." Auron turned back to Traum, who was looking out the doorway. His strange eyes following Rikku as she left.
"Traum!" Auron yelled to snap him out of it. "Don't get any ideas, okay?"
"Who, me?" Traum smirked. "Why, I would never think of such a thing."
"My hair's gray, not my memory, Traum," Auron accused. "Don't think I've forgotten your past history on the subject."
"Well, I'm not making any promises," said Traum, still smirking. "But are there any others?"
Auron sighed. "Two. But one is absolutely off limits."
"Summoner, huh?" Traum guessed, looking disappointed.
"That's right. The other's a mage. You're on your own there, but watch out," Auron warned.
"Hmm, what's wrong? Is she dangerous?" Traum asked, intrigued.
"Only to you. Just try not to scare them too bad, alright?" Auron suggested.
"Aww, you know I love the dangerous ones." Traum reminded. "And I can't be worse than the things you've all seen before, right?"
Auron raised an eyebrow. "Well, you did quite a number on poor little Rikku back there. And could you have eased up on the knife?" Auron rubbed his throat.
"I knew you could take it." Traum lightly punched him in the arm. Auron barely moved. "See?" Traum continued. "I told you. You learned from the best."
Auron noticed the others coming. "One more thing," he whispered as the group neared them. "If you hurt any of them, it's your ass."
"Oh, Auron," Traum whispered back. "Always the gentleman." He noticed the look in Auron's eye. "But, if that's how you want it, I'll try to play nice." Traum smiled again.
"Thanks," Auron threw in just before everyone arrived.
Chapter 2
Rikku couldn't keep quiet anymore. She had to ask him. "Auron?" she began, as she stepped closer to the two men. "Do you know this guy?" She knew it was an obvious, but she also knew that Auron wouldn't give an obvious answer.
"Of course I do," Auron explained. "Don't worry, he's a friend."
"So where did you two meet?" Rikky prodded.
"I think introductions and stories should wait until everyone is here. Seeing as Wakka's game is almost over, it shouldn't be long."
Rikku knew she'd expload with curiosity by then. "Aww, come on..." she begged.
"Just go find the others and bring them back. Then we can talk." Auron offered.
"Fine. But I'm gonna get back really fast."
"Great. The sooner, the better." Auron turned back to Traum, who was looking out the doorway. His strange eyes following Rikku as she left.
"Traum!" Auron yelled to snap him out of it. "Don't get any ideas, okay?"
"Who, me?" Traum smirked. "Why, I would never think of such a thing."
"My hair's gray, not my memory, Traum," Auron accused. "Don't think I've forgotten your past history on the subject."
"Well, I'm not making any promises," said Traum, still smirking. "But are there any others?"
Auron sighed. "Two. But one is absolutely off limits."
"Summoner, huh?" Traum guessed, looking disappointed.
"That's right. The other's a mage. You're on your own there, but watch out," Auron warned.
"Hmm, what's wrong? Is she dangerous?" Traum asked, intrigued.
"Only to you. Just try not to scare them too bad, alright?" Auron suggested.
"Aww, you know I love the dangerous ones." Traum reminded. "And I can't be worse than the things you've all seen before, right?"
Auron raised an eyebrow. "Well, you did quite a number on poor little Rikku back there. And could you have eased up on the knife?" Auron rubbed his throat.
"I knew you could take it." Traum lightly punched him in the arm. Auron barely moved. "See?" Traum continued. "I told you. You learned from the best."
Auron noticed the others coming. "One more thing," he whispered as the group neared them. "If you hurt any of them, it's your ass."
"Oh, Auron," Traum whispered back. "Always the gentleman." He noticed the look in Auron's eye. "But, if that's how you want it, I'll try to play nice." Traum smiled again.
"Thanks," Auron threw in just before everyone arrived.