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Conversations

Previously on "I've Missed You":

"Rikku"

"What?"

"We need to talk"


Rikku looked down to the sand below her feet. She nodded her head and stood up to face Auron. She felt a little intimidated by him standing so close. The cool night wind blew her hair in her eyes and clouded her vision. Auron lifted his hand to her and pushed the strands back behind her ear. Rikku blushed and mumbled her thanks, stepping back from him.

Auron took a breath and looked at her. She stood avoiding his gaze and he suddenly lost any confidence he had built up. It amazed him that they were in this situation. How did this happen?

Rikku sighed and looked up at Auron to see a confused and disbelieving look across his tired, handsome face. She lost her nerve at that moment. Not that she had much to begin with. What do I say?

"Rikku," Auron started gruffly, " there is nothing between Kyra and myself. What you saw in the hallway was a misunderstanding. I would appreciate it if you keep what you saw to yourself."

Wait, I didn't mean to sound so harsh!

Rikku felt her heartbeat speed up after his words. Oh, that is what this is about. She felt disappointment take over her senses and wished she didn't feel it. She wasn't supposed to feel this way about Auron.

"Oh, I wasn't going to Auron" Rikku almost whispered. She looked down at her feet and fell silent.

Auron was silent for a moment as well. He could sense the nervous tension pulling them apart. I have to say something!

"Rikku, about what happened in Luca..." Auron paused trying to form the right words. The kiss was...how do I say it!

..the kiss, I mean, it was..."

"A mistake" Rikku finished for him. "I understand Auron. It was a romantic moment, us in the dark and the rain. I took advantage too. It didn't mean anything. You don't have to feel guilty."

What did I just say! That's not true!

Auron felt like the wind was knocked out of him. Does she really feel like that? Auron was quickly becoming annoyed with himself. He wondered how he let this girl get under his skin.

"I see. Very well as long as we are clear, goodnight Rikku."

"Goodnight Auron"

Auron turned and walked back to the house.

Rikku waited a moment and followed behind him.


"Wait a second, let me get this straight. Auron and Rikku like each other?"

"Yup"

"Hold on, Rikku has a thing for Auron and vise versa?"

"Yes I believe I made that clear!"

Yuna and Tidus were laughing together at his utter shock and surprise. They had been standing on the balcony together and were quietly overseeing what was going on down on the beach.

"Hey Yuna, what do you think they are talking about?" As hard as he was trying, Tidus couldn't hear the conversation.

"I don't know" Yuna replied with a hint of concern in her voice. Like Tidus, she couldn't hear the conversation. However, she was really good at reading body language.

"I can't hear them," she told Tidus, "but I don't like what their body language is telling me."

"Why"

"Well, when they first started talking, they were both acting really nervous. Then Rikku tensed up and started to look almost defensive."

"Yeah your right. And as soon as she tensed up Auron did too!"

Yuna smiled in mild surprise. Tidus noticed the look and laughed.

"Auron has that look with me most of the time I talk to him, so I can spot it from a mile away. Hey Auron's coming this way!"

Yuna looked back over to the beach. Auron had left Rikku and was now walking back to the house. Rikku followed a little while later and the two entered through opposite ends of the house.

Yuna and Tidus looked at each other. "I got Auron, you get Rikku." Yuna nodded and headed off to find her cousin.


That didn't turn out to be too hard because Rikku was in her room. Yuna knocked softly and entered, finding Rikku on her bed.

"Hey Rikku, I saw you come in from the beach. Is everything ok?"

Rikku looked up at her cousin through watery eyes. "Yunie, I made a big mistake"

"What happened?"

"I was so stupid. Auron doesn't like me."

"Did he tell you that?"

"Pretty much"

"What exactly did he say?"

"Well he was being really cold and he was going to tell me that the kiss we had was a mistake."

"Was going to tell you?"

"Yeah I beat him to the punch. I told him it was a mistake and he shouldn't feel bad about it because I don't"

"Oh Rikku," Yuna sighed.

"I know, I know, I shouldn't have lied. But I couldn't stand it Yuna! I knew he was going to tell me that there was nothing between us and I had to tell him first. I couldn't tell him how I feel! I feel so stupid thinking he actually liked me."

"Rikku, I think he might have responded to you differently if you hadn't lied."

"I don't know Yunie, I guess I'll never know"


Tidus felt weird tracking Auron down so he could talk to him about feelings. Well, it was time Auron grew up anyway and we had the talk about the birds and the bees.

Tidus chuckled to himself and knocked on Auron's door. When he didn't get an answer, he just walked in hoping not to find the older man in the buff.

Auron was clothed and standing by the window now glaring at Tidus.

"What don't you understand about 'go away'?"

"You didn't say go away!"

Auron blinked. "Oh. Well I am saying it now so go away."

Tidus smiled and flopped down onto Auron's bed. "Man, Rikku must have done a number on you to be losing your mind like that."

Auron glared at him harder.

Tidus sat up and gave Auron his full attention. "Tell me what happened."

"No."

"Tell me what happened and I'll leave you alone."

"No."

"Please, please, please, please, please, please, please..."

Auron pressed the bridge of his nose with two fingers and sighed, remembering what happened the last time Tidus pleaded with him like this.

"Fine"

Tidus stopped his pleading and smiled. "That wasn't hard was it?"

Auron shot Tidus another death glare and sat down in the armchair across from the bed.

"If you must know, I was under the impression that there was...something...between Rikku and myself."

"What kinda something?"

Auron inhaled slowly. "Not that it's any of you business, but we kissed"

"Go on"

Auron raised an eyebrow at Tidus.

"Oh! I mean, what! You and Rikku kissed! The shock!"

Auron rolled his eye and continued. "Yes we kissed. I approached her tonight about it and found out that it was a misunderstanding."

"How is a kiss a misunderstand?"

Auron didn't know. "Well, it just was".

Tidus sighed and leaned back putting his arms above his head. "Do you want it to not to be a misunderstanding?"

Auron thought for a moment. "I am not sure. I don't know for sure what I am thinking. All I know is that we shouldn't be together. By all accounts, it just doesn't make sense. She's Rikku, I'm Auron. We just don't fit. But when we kissed, I know that in that one moment she made more sense to me than anything in my life has in the past fifteen years."

Tidus was shocked into silence. Auron had never revealed his feelings like this to him before. He didn't want to do anything stupid to ruin it.

"I'm glad you told me Auron! I can help you work it out. Just like Braska."

Auron's head snapped up in surprise. "How did you know about Braska?"

Tidus smiled at Auron. "When we were in Guadosalam, I went to see Jetch. He told me about Braska helping you out."

"Oh, well what did your dad say to you?"

"He said a few things. We can talk about it later. I think you should go talk to Rikku again."

"What! Why?" Auron had no intention of going through that again.

"I think you feel guilty about how you left things and you want to do the right thing."

Auron sighed in defeat.

"You better be off my bed when I get back."


Rikku had been quiet for a few moments. Yuna sat with her on the bed and placed a hand on her shoulder. "What are you thinking Rikku?"

Rikku looked at her cousin. She had never been able to hide anything from Yuna.

"I don't know. Well, I guess I am thinking about what would have happened if I told him how I feel. But I am still a little uncertain, so I don't know if that would have been the right thing."

"Why are you uncertain Rikku?"

"Yunie, it's Auron!" she yelled, " I'm not sure what was there between us, ya know? He's so different from me. He's mean and he's cold and he is old! He's almost as old as my dad Yuna! How would my dad react? He would kill me! I just wonder if it is better if I just date Gippal!

"Rikku..."

"But Yunie, I have this feeling in my gut about him and it kills me that he doesn't feel the same. I really like that he is different. He's so many things that I'm not. I feel balanced when he's with me."

"Like he is your other half?"

"No not exactly. More like he compliments me and I do the same for him. He is so masculine and I'm, well, I'm Rikku. I know it's crazy I got all that from a kiss, but I did. Does that make me pathetic?"

Yuna laughed. "No it does not make you pathetic Rikku. I think you should talk to him."

"I don't know Yunie..."

"Will you promise me that you will try?"

"I'll try Yuna"

Yuna smiled and stood to leave. "Goodnight Rikku"

"Goodnight Yunie and thanks!"


Auron walked to Rikku's room ready to talk to her again. He wasn't going to mess up this time. He walked up to her door and heard voices coming from inside. It was Yuna speaking softly.

Then he hear Rikku yelling.

"He's so different from me. He's mean and he's cold and he is old! He's almost as old as my dad Yuna! How would my dad react? He would kill me! I just wonder if it is better if I just date Gippal!"

Auron let his hand drop from the doorknob and he walked back to his room.


Tidus entered Yuna's room and jumped on the bed next to her.

"I did good Yuna! I got Auron to open up to me! He's going to talk to Rikku!"

Yuna laughed at his enthusiasm. "Good job Tidus! I think Rikku is ready to talk too!"

Tidus smiled. "It seems to me cupid is having a hard time bringing these two together. Maybe he needs some help."

Yuna eyed Tidus. "What are you planning?"

Tidus grinned slyly. "Nothing...yet."

"Well, actually Tidus I agree. I think a little help from us might help nature take its course"

"Now your talking!"

Tidus jumped across the bed at Yuna and pulled her in for a kiss.

"We launch operation Aurikku tomorrow!"

"Hey that's cleaver. Did you come up with that yourself?"

He pulled her in for another kiss.


A/N: Another chapter gone. Next chapter we get to see our good old friend from Gagazet. Lots of fun with operation Aurikku too. I'm not to sure about the next update. Definately before Monday. Maybe sooner, we'll see. I hope you all liked this chapter! Let me know what you think!