Besaid - Waterfall Way - About five minutes later. Tidus is standing at the very edge of the road, putting his head under the waterfall.
"Don't you ever get tired of being wet?" Auron inquired irritably as Tidus let the water cascade down his back. "Knock it off, and get away from there! You're making the 'X's nervous." he added as the females gasped in fear when the boy leaned dangerously over the sheer drop at the edge of the road.
"Nope, I love the water." Tidus answered, completely ignoring the order. "There's nothing wrong with water. It's my friend." he said, sloshing over to walk beside the older guardian. "Phew! Maybe you should make friends with some water some time." he teased, taking a few steps away. "Here, let me introduce you!" he shook off, dog fashion, shedding water in all directions, then ran to walk beside Yuna, where he would be safe. He gasped, drawing in a breath that seemed to take in all the air in Spira with it.
The 'X's crowded around the young blitzer in concern as his hand flew to his left ear. "Tidus, what happened?" Yuna asked, thinking something terrible had happened to him. Her instincts were right on the gil, something terrible had happened.
"My earring. I lost my earring!" Tidus howled, falling to all fours in the dirt, where he crawled around frantically searching for the lost bauble. He crawled back and forth along the road whimpering and muttering frantically to himself.
Before long, the girls (who understand the emotional trauma of loosing jewelry) were aiding in the search. When the earring was finally found, the search party rejoiced, crowding around a happy Tidus as he put it back in his ear. There was much jumping up and down, and Tidus did a lot of giggling. (It was the knockers, it was all about the knockers!)
Auron frowned and rolled his eye to Yevon, begging him to witness his suffering. Yevon was out at the moment, leaving him at the mercy of the Spawn of Sin. Auron decided that if he were ever Sent, he would be sure to give Jecht a piece of his mind, and maybe his boot…possibly his sword too. Auron consoled himself with the knowledge that Tidus would get what was coming to him before the journey's end. Auron would be reimbursed for all of his suffering at Tidu's hands! A laugh made the entire party stop and turn. It was a laugh that could have come from the throat of the devil himself. Or and insane old hermit. In this case it was coming from the throat of a grouchy Unsent guardian. Auron choked it off as Yuna and her sane guardians turned to him. They were all eyes.
Thinking quickly, he said "Sorry, I just thought of something funny." and quickly walked passed them, motioning for Kimahri to follow.