I'll Travel Through Time
Author's Notes: Wow… I can't believe it myself, but I've finally found the time (and patience) to do an update! God, it's been a year… I can't believe it... Sorry to have kept you waiting so long... I've been busy and VEERY LAZY. I must apologize for that… Really…
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Chapter 3
Kilika sure is different 16 years from now… Rikku thought as she got down the ship.
"What's wrong, Rikku?" Braska asked.
"Nothing. It's just that… I haven't been to Kilika before…" Rikku lied as she looked around. She'd been to Kilika a couple of times but it wasn't this peaceful… 10 years from now, Kilika got destroyed by Sin… and 6 years after that, Kilika looked so lively. But now, it just looked peaceful, nothing else.
"Well, you should enjoy your stay here. We'll be leaving for Luca again in three hours." Braska told her.
"Yes, I will Braska." She then looked at Auron, who was with Jecht. He didn't look that mad, he just looked a bit upset. It's okay with me… He hasn't warmed up to me yet… But Braska and Jecht… Braska has an Al Bhed wife… and Jecht knows little about the Al Bhed… but Auron… she thought.
"Let's do some exploring again, Auron… just like the last time we've been here." Jecht said. Yet again, the oldest man was drunk.
"The last time we explored, you just dragged me when I was asleep into the woods! You were drunk then! So you are now as well! I'm not going to be dragged into those woods again!" Auron said, quite annoyed.
"Aww, c'mon, Auron… don't be such an ass… It'll be great this time. Plus yer awake. I won't be able to drag you anymore… And another plus, you've got your friggin' sword with ya…" Jecht replied to the younger guardian.
Braska just chuckled at the sight of the two. He just remembered he had recorded that scene in a sphere. He got his small bag and got the blue sphere. "Auron, Jecht! Look at this." He told the two.
"Could I take a look too, Braska?" Rikku asked.
"Of course." The summoner replied.
"What is it, my lord?"
"What the heck do you want, Braska?" Jecht asked and received a nasty death glare from Auron.
"Perhaps you two are unaware of this sphere… I recorded the two of you that time…" Braska said with a smile on his face.
"What?" Jecht and Auron simultaneously asked.
"Hell, where are ye, Auron? Let's go do some explorin'!" Jecht said in the middle of the night as he entered Auron's room in the inn.
The next scene was of Auron sleeping soundly on a bed… but only until Jecht grabbed him by his shirt and dragged him out of the inn.
"Aww, you're so cute when you're sleeping, Auron!" Rikku told the red-clad guardian.
"Hmph."
The next scene unfolded to an Auron waking up. "Huh? What the—"
"Good yer awake, Auron! Let's do some exploring! You might not know... maybe there are treasures in this here woods!" Jecht said in a drunken way.
It took a while for Auron's mind to register what was happening. "LET GO OF ME, JECHT! LET GO, DAMMIT!" He yelled loudly. "If I had my katana—"
"But you don't have yer katana, Auron. So c'mon… let's go!"
The two entered the woods… Auron was still being dragged and was yelling, "JECHT, I'LL KILL YOU WHEN I HAVE THE CHANCE!"
"How did you capture that in a sphere, my lord?" Auron asked, quite confused.
Braska just smiled wider. "I was hiding behind the houses. I was going to surprise you with this."
"I didn't know you were like that, Braska." Jecht said, bewildered.
"Me too." Said Auron.
"Rikku, would you like to explore? You said it was your first time here…" Braska offered.
Rikku just sweat dropped. And scratched the back of her head. "Uh… no… no thanks, Braska… I really don't need to…"
"Okay… If you need help, I'll be at the inn." Braska then walked calmly towards the inn.
"Hey, Braska! Lemme go with ya!" Jecht said and threw his arm around Braska's shoulder. "I might even find a good bar here!"
Braska just chuckled. "You're already drunk, Jecht."
Auron just placed his hand on his forehead and shook his head. "Jecht... what an idiot…"
"Auron, let's go explore…" Rikku said with a smile.
Auron's cheeks reddened a bit as he raised an eyebrow. "W-what…? I thought you told Braska you don't want to explore."
"Ahaha!" Now it was time for Rikku to blush. "W-well… because I changed my mind… I think it'd be wonderful there. So… will you go with me…?"
Auron frowned. He still didn't trust Rikku that much… He could still remember what happened at that very day she joined them. "I don't think so Rikku… It's just that…"
"But I already said I was sorry! I thought you said it was okay…" Rikku said in a disappointed tone.
"I'm sorry, Rikku…" Auron walked off towards the weapon shop.
"Okay! BE LIKE THAT! You're so mean! Can't you even trust me! I'm just gonna explore on my own and I don't care if the ship leaves without me!" Rikku said while in tears and ran off towards the forest.
"Rikku!" Auron cried out. She didn't stop from running and he just sighed. "She'll come back, I know she will…"
A few minutes later, Auron sat at the edge of the deck, busy thinking. Why am I always like that to Rikku? I know that I can trust her… but I keep on stopping myself from doing it…
"A SINSPAWN! A SINSPAWN IN THE FOREST!" He heard a villager cry out.
A sinspawn? In the forest? But… Rikku's there! Auron stood up immediately and drew out his katana. He then ran towards the forest with much haste.
Braska and Jecht, after hearing the sudden cry of panic, got out of the inn and saw Auron ran past them. "Auron!" Braska managed to cry out. Unfortunately, Auron didn't look back… he just continued to go towards the forest.
"Where's Rikku?" Jecht asked Braska.
"I don't know. But first, we must go after Auron! It's not like him to just run off alone…" Braska said worriedly.
Auron frowned and ran faster as he heard the Sinspawn in the distance. "Rikku…" He whispered unconsciously. His heart skipped a beat when he suddenly heard a lurching scream not far away from him. "RIKKU!"
He ran faster this time and found Rikku on the ground, frightened by the sight of the huge monster before her. "RIKKU!"
Rikku then looked at the direction where the voice came from. Her eyes widened when she realized who said it. "Au-Auron!"
Auron jumped up and slashed the sinspawn with his massive blade. "Rikku! Run! Now!" What he said wasn't a command… it was a plead to save herself…
Rikku couldn't move… probably from the shock. "Auron…" Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked at her fellow guardian trying his best to save her.
"Don't just stay there! Run away! Please!" He pleaded as he fought the gigantic monster. He got distracted for Rikku wasn't moving an inch and got hit with the monster's huge hand. He looked up at Rikku with a dazed expression. "Rikku… run… get help…" He said in between gasps for air.
"AURON! I can't leave you here alone!" Rikku finally cried out worriedly.
Auron frowned slightly and said, "Then let the both of us die here? Rikku… please at least save your own life! Braska would still have 2 guardians!" He stood up and held his chest. "GO NOW!"
Still hesitating, Rikku ran off to get help from the village. "PLEASE HELP!" She cried out blindly. She then ran into Braska and Jecht. "Braska! Jecht! Auron! Auron's there! Trying to fight the sinspawn! Please! Please save him!"
"Are you alright, Rikku?" Braska asked as Jecht went towards the sinspawn.
"Yes, I'm alright… but Auron…" Rikku sobbed. "Please just save him, Braska!"
Braska nodded and followed Jecht. Rikku then followed them. "Auron!" Braska cried out as he saw the guardian on the ground, severely wounded. "Rikku, stay with Auron! I'm going to summon!"
Rikku nodded shakily and knelt by Auron's side. Auron… why? Why did you save me if you hated me so much?
Braska then twirled his staff around and summoned Bahamut. "BAHAMUT! Dispose of this sinspawn and use Mega Flare!"
The gigantic Aeon then knelt down and focused its power into a gigantic beam that hit the massive monster. The sinspawn then dissipated into a frenzy of pyreflies.
After the fight, Braska immediately came to the aid of his most loyal guardian. "Auron, are you alright?"
"I think he blacked out, Braska… I'm sorry… it's just that… I was so mad at him, I came to this forest… but suddenly, there was a sinspawn… but he… he still…" Rikku sobbed once again as she remembered what Auron did for her.
Brown eyes met green spiral ones the moment Auron woke up. "Auron! Are you alright?" Rikku asked.
Auron nodded. "What about you?"
Rikku replied, "Yeah… I'm fine!"
There was a long silence between the two of them until Rikku spoke up. "Why… did you save me…?" Rikku looked down on the floor and continued. "I'm Al Bhed, right?"
Auron just looked at Rikku with compassion. "No matter what race you belong to, Rikku… you're still a human… entitled to the right to live. And you're a guardian as well… I had to save you…" He knew that it was only part of the real reason… Yet he didn't know the other reasons yet…
Rikku with her cheeks slightly pink, said, "I just wanna say my thanks… I'm so glad that you saved me… despite of my race…" She held his hand and smiled, which made him blush. "Thank you very much, Auron…"
With his face still red, Auron looked away and replied, "It's… alright…"
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Chapter preview: Traveling by ship is so nice isn't it? Doesn't it just bring people much closer to each other? Literally and figuratively?