Choices

By LightningShadow

Auron watched Rikku. If her chest wasn't rising and falling with her constant ragged breathing, you'd have thought her dead.

Tidus, back on Spira, was thinking the same.

"Rikku... please wake up." He begged.

But neither she or Yuna would awaken.

Rikku saw the kid die before her eyes, mauled by the Iron Giant. She screamed, and all those around her unconcious body heard her screams of agony.

"RIKKU!" Auron and Tidus yelled simultaneously.

She couldn't stop it either... everything she tried to do to it went right through the creature.

Rikku gazed at the child. The poor thing didn't even have a chance.
The Iron Giant had pretty much ripped his whole torso to shreds.

Rikku said an Al Bhed prayer for the little boy, and kept walking through the Thunder Plains.

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Tidus wondered whether or not to call Cid and get them picked up by airship seems they were still on the beach.
So he gently stole Rikkus communicator from her pocket and called Cid.

"Cid? Yeah, its Tidus. Um... Rikku and Yuna have collapsed and I need your help to get them to a safer place."

Cid started.

"They WHAT! What have you done to them?" he demanded.

Tidus hung his head.

"Yuna took me to rescue Rikku... and then they both fell unconcious." It was partly truth, but Rikku had been unconcious for days.

Cid sighed rather loudly.
"Oh alright. Where are ya?"

Tidus looked around.

"Besaid beach."

Cid laughed. "Alright, I'll come and get ya."

A few minutes later the roar of the airship was heard, and Cid landed.

He helped Tidus put the girls into the Cabin, and sat him down to have a long, long talk...

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Rikku woke up in the In Between gasping.
"The boy... is he OK?" she stammered. Auron was immediately drawn to her.

"Rikku?" he said gently.
She looked at him, scared.

"I saw a boy... die..." she sobbed, clinging to Aurons coat.

Auron hugged her gently, the passionate hugging being saved for Tidus later.

"Your spirit was there... right?"

She nodded, lying back down on the bed.

"I couldn't help him... he was mauled on the Thunder Plains by an Iron Giant... And why aren't I back on Spira yet?"

Tears poured down her face again.
"What about Yunie? Is she OK?"

Jecht, who had just come in, chuckled.

"You can see if ya like kiddo." he laughed, leading her from the room.

Rikku watched the room change into the airship setting.
Yuna and herself were lying on beds, unconcious.

Tidus was sitting within arms reach of both of them, holding one girls hand in each of his.

"Geez... can't he choose one girl and stick with her?" Braska chuckled.

A moan came from Yunas bed and Tidus' attention was drawn to her.

Rikku scowled as Tidus hugged Yuna tightly as she awoke, glad she was alive.

"Rikku... where is she... is she OK?" Yuna breathed, hugging Tidus back.

When Tidus looked at Rikkus bed, she wasn't breathing.

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Short chappie I know but this needed to be updated. :P