Blood, Stakes, and Tears

By The Al Bhed Slayer

Disclaimer: I do not own FFX or BTVS! If I did there's be flying monkeys and a pyramid made entirely of Pepsi cans!!!!!! Oh and I don't own the song "Build a Bridge" by Limp Bizkit.

Distribution: Have an archive you like this ta be at??? Just tell me!

Pairings: Auron/Rikku(mostly them), Tidus/Yuna, Wakka/Lulu

Summary: It's a modern day tie in with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After Willow did that spell to awaken each slayer, the power of the slayer was not limited to one dimension. Meanwhile in Spira, Rikku Newsted is an ordinary girl until a mysterious man comes to her with a valuable piece of information that'll turn her life upside-down. After all…every slayer needs her watcher.

A/N: My very first Aurikku! Yay-ness! I'm new to the FFX world so please don't sue me if I screw something up. Vampires in Spira? Think of the possibilities.

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Build a bridge to your mind

Takes me there every time

Lay it all on the line

There's a way

How did everything come to this moment? Why did I agree to come back here? I'm not sure I'll ever know completely. Though I'd never go back to hunting demons, I came back to Bevelle to train one of many of the most skilled demon hunters. I could just imagine what Braska and Jecht would say if they knew. The Watcher's Council didn't necessarily give me much of a choice. But that didn't matter. All that mattered was that I needed to find this Slayer and help her until her last breath. Which, I'd been told, might be sooner than I thought, seeing that Slayer lore has revealed that most of these girls won't live to see twenty. I didn't know why I agreed to this. I couldn't get close to this girl, or else I'd be replaced. I supposed that wouldn't be too hard, seeing as the last people I got close to were dead, and I wouldn't have that happen again.

Be that as it may, I'd help this girl as long as I had to. Even if I did get too close, I would refrain from taking action. I'd been trusted with a sacred duty which I planned on fulfilling the best I can, until her death…

…or mine.

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Build a bridge, make a path
Overlook the aftermath
Make my tears be your bath
If there's a way

Something's seriously wrong, I could feel it. I didn't know how, but I could. Nothing added up anymore. The nightmares, the bizarre serial murders, and the huge list of missing persons. But, of course nothing had been right for a while since Dad was…found dead and Brother went missing. He was never found and no one knew where to even begin to look. It was hard for me to move on, I doubt I ever will, but I still pushed forward. I was sent to live with my cousin, Yuna in Bevelle. Yunie's been great so far, and I was actually starting to feel at home again…until the murders began.

Each dead person, the report was the same: Puncturing neck wound, excessive blood loss. And with every murder, eventually followed a missing persons report. The nightmares slowly started getting worse too. Each night, before a murder, I would have a nightmare. I would see horrifying things people wouldn't even conceive, along ear shattering screams. At one point, I even tried just staying awake all night. Bad idea.

I didn't know what's going on, part of me never wanted to, but the other part had this growing force telling me to figure all of it out and stop it. But how could I possibly fight when I didn't know what I was fighting? How could someone like me help at all?

Maybe I should've never asked.

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Only if you'll take a ride
Go with me to the other side

Flipping through channels on the TV, Rikku stretched out on the couch, yawning. With Yuna going out, there was nothing to do but see what was on. Naturally, she would've gone with her, but her instincts told her to stay put. More like screamed at me to stay put, she thought. Besides, Yunie and her new boyfriend some time alone.

Restless, she sat up, folding her arms, as Yuna sped in and out of rooms like a chicken with it's head cut off. A grin spread across Rikku's face, amused at the hurried actions of her cousin. At the sound of the doorbell, the brunette stopped in her place before rushing to the door. She turned to the younger girl. "Are you sure you don't want to come with us?"

I want to! Please take me with you! The blonde thought for a moment before answering. True, she was bored out of her mind, but she knew something wanted her to stay at home. Which is actually more of a reason to go… "Nah. I'll be fine."

"Okay, if you're really sure," Yuna responded, picking up her purse and answering the door. In the threshold stood Tidus, grinning like an idiot, as they greeted each other and walked out, the door shutting behind them.

The young Al Bhed, irked by the fact that something was forcing her to stay home, stood and stomped off to the kitchen. Finding absolutely nothing of interest, she groaned irately, heading back to the couch, turning back on the television. Damn TV! All these useless channels and there's nothing on! How is that even possible?

One hour later…

Staring at the ceiling intently, the silence in the room was almost driving her crazy. "This is ridiculous! I should've just gone with Yunie."

Realizing she was talking to herself at that point, she got up off the couch, grabbed her coat off the chair, and angrily headed to the door. Just as she reached the door to turn the knob, there came a knock. Startled, she jumped back, staring at the door for a moment. Why does this feel like some freaky horror movie?

Even though it's gonna crumble down

I'll keep building til you come around

Even though it's gonna fall apart, break my heart

Slowly reaching for the knob once more, she took a deep breath, quickly turned it and swung the door open. For some odd reason she expected nothing, like in a bizarre movie. Or maybe even a murderer, who had finally come to finish off her family. Of course, she was completely wrong on all counts. There, stood a tall man, staring at her behind dark mirrored sunglasses, wearing a long black trench coat, with an impossibly high collar (A/N: Hey! Something's gotta be by the book!). His dark hair obviously seemed to be graying and she could see the beginning of a scar, though his glasses and collar kept the rest hidden. He might even seem kinda attractive, if, ya know, I knew he wasn't here to kill me!

Not fazed by the girl's shocked reaction to him, the man stood in silence for a moment before speaking. "Rikku Newsted?"

Still a bit afraid, she nodded slowly. Stammering as she finally found her voice, she finally spoke, "W-who are y-you?"

"Auron Benson." He told her immediately, expecting her reaction. "We have some things to talk about."

I'll keep building til I die

TBC…

A/N: Hiya people! So…Any good? It took me forever to come up with original last names. So now that you've read the first chapter, REVIEW PLEASE!!!!