Rikkus second chance
Chapter 3
By shadows/of/flame

Hello!

My disclaimer is boring, but I've decided to add it on here:

Disclaimer:

This is my story, as Tidus said, so no one can use it on any other websites. I don't own Tidus (sigh), Auron (sigh) or any other Squaresoft characters I use in my stories.

Blah blah blah. Sorry if theres any mistakes - I type fast and tend to not see mistakes when editing.
Its my schools holidays at the mo, so in 2 weeks I won't be able to write as much stories and update as much as I have, but I will try. Sorry!

Rikku woke up slowly and groggily, the anaesthetic still clouding her system. She saw Tidus kneeling on the ground by a pile of dressings, obviously having just rebandaged her wound.

"Hey there blondie." she teased.

He looked at her and grinned.

"Unless you dyed your hair, you are blonde too."

Rikku laughed as he disposed of the bandages.

"Oh haha."

Tidus walked over to her and smiled. His smile rivalled that of the sun.

"How've you been?" Tidus asked, sitting on a chair beside her bed comfortably. He wsa completely oblivious that Rikku was still dwelling on his smile.

"Sun... what? Oh... Well, my salvage ship was blown up, and Yunies engaged."

Tidus nodded in understanding.

"Yuna would do that."

"??? Would what???" Rikku asked, double crossed and confused.

"Run into a situation like that. Getting married." He replied.

"Nah." Rikku countered.

"Aye?" Tidus asked skeptically.

"They are in "lurve."" the Al Bhed chirped cheerfully.

The expression on Tidus' face changed drastically.

"Oh well..." Tidus sighed. "It was fine, while it lasted."

"Um... what do you mean?" she asked.

"We were in love once." the blitzball player explained. "I suppose thats how it goes."

"Thats how love goes? Then love is a rose. It has its thorns and its lovely smell!" Rikku giggled.

"Yeah. The thorns hurt. Did I tell you the time on the pilgrimage that Auron put 12 roses in my bed? I sat on them and it took half the night to get them out."

"Maybe he loved you." Rikku giggled.

"No way! Hey... nice fish. Does it have a name?"

"Its name is Tidus."

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Rikku finally got to sleep. How could she sleep, when Tidus told such true and yet funny stories? The two had stayed up late, telling each other stories of things that they did on Valentines Day, April Fools and such.

(is there Valentines Day and April Fools in America? There is in NZ)

She had an awful dream. She had travelled for days and had finally reached the Thunder Plains where Wakka had said he'd meet her, but instead there was all the guys who had had an impact on her life. They were just standing there. Then all the monsters in the world were coming towards her. Rikku tried to fight them off, but she didn't have her weapons, and her arm was still killing her.

"He... help!" she screamed at the men just standing around.

They hesitated. She was about to get impaled by a ferocious looking pair of Gemini when, as someone came foward to help her, she was impaled by the Gemini, and woke up screaming.

"I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! I'm dying! Help! Don't just stand there!"

She was gently shaken awake by Tidus, who was peering at her through the darkness that swallowed up his features.

"Rikku! Rikku! What happened! Are you alright?" he asked, worried at the terrified look on her face.

Tears poured down her face.

"Bad dream... really bad dream..." she murmured.

Tidus looked even more concerned.

"Its alright. Its not real. It won't happen OK?"

Rikku clung to him, her tears flowing onto his PJs.

"Please don't leave. I'm afraid of the dark." she fibbed, but knew he'd buy into it.

And he did.

He smiled, and stretched out over the end of her bed.

She tried to rock herself to sleep, honoured that she had her own little guardian...

Her own little guardian.

The words hit her like a hammer blow.

'Like Yunie had her guardians on her pilgrimage.'

Tidus wanted to give her a Rikku a hug, knowing she was petrified and that she could still die of the horrific wound in her right shoulder. But he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he settled second best to Rikkus teddy bear and fell asleep.

Aww...

The teddy bear is dedicated to Elly and the Gundam Wing fan.

Sorry that I'm saving fishes and teddies but I like dedicating them to nice reviewers. I might be going mad... Watch out...