A/N: Hello all! A new chapter for you! Bless for working well lately! This chapter worries me. I think I should warn you that they is major suggestiveness! Major, I went as far as I could go without tagging this story with a M rating. I don't want an M rating so this is all you get...for now:) By the way, all you dirty dirty readers make me laugh so much! A lot of you wanted more! I love it and I'll do my best to give you as much as I can. I hope you like this one and finally a few answers for you! Shout outs: (draw your attention to the question goddess-lil-angle asked)
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Mystery
Rikku opened her eyes slowly. The first thing she felt was the sunlight on her face making her squint. Then she felt a heavy, warm arm resting across her naked stomach. Rikku smiled to herself and looked over at Auron. It was a sight she never thought she would see.
Auron was sound asleep at Rikku's side. His hair was just as messy as Rikku imagined hers to be. He was lying on his side and the sheet only covered him up to his mid-thigh. Rikku made sure to appreciate the view. She let her eyes graze over his muscular thigh and then up over his rather large...well, you get the idea. She slowly followed his torso and let her eyes rest on his sleeping face. She had never seen him look so relaxed, so contempt, so-
"Rikku are you staring at me?"
If Auron's heavy hand had not been on her middle, Rikku would have jumped right out of her skin. She heard him chuckling lightly at her surprise.
"Auron don't do that to me!"
In one smooth motion, Auron rolled over on top of her. Rikku felt her breath catch in her chest as she looked up at him. His face was heartbreakingly close to hers and she could feel his eyes burning into hers. She just wanted to kiss him and never stop. She was completely his and they both knew it. The best part was that he was hers too.
"My apologies" he said in a husky tone.
Auron extracted a moan from her lips by nuzzling her neck swiftly and pressing his hips into hers. Rikku's hands flew to his back and she held on tight as if she was afraid he would leave. Auron changed his nuzzling into hard, frantic kisses causing Rikku's body to melt under him. She felt his knee press between her thighs and part her legs. She was very aware of both of their states of arousal and felt the need to voice her fears.
"Auron, what are you doing? I don't think I've recovered from last night yet!"
Auron halted his assault on her neck to look up at his Rikku. He smirked at her and kissed her forehead. He supported his weight above her by placing his hands next to either side of her head and then he lowered his hips.
"I think you would be surprised at how much you recovered Rikku"
Not too much later in the morning, Rikku ans Auron joined Tidus and Yuna for breakfast. Rikku was feeling a little bashful because she kept running the last hour over in her head again and again. She frequently found herself blushing and shivering at the table. No one seemed to notice and for that she was glad. She couldn't begin to even describe the feelings she was having. She couldn't remember ever being happier.
Across the table, Yuna was having the same problem. She jumped slightly every time Tidus brushed pass her or said her name. She hoped Rikku didn't notice because if she knew her cousin, and she knew Rikku pretty well, Rikku would want details. Yuna definitely couldn't talk about the details.
Tidus' behavior was quite the opposite of Yuna. He felt like he wanted to shout and scream his happiness all over Spira. He made sure he touched Yuna at every opportunity, a light kiss here, a small pat there. He could sense her uneasy mood and wanted to placate it. He knew Yuna was happy, she just needed to adjust.
Auron's mood was a little different from everyone else. Half of his was calm and happy for once. He found that last night (and this morning) with Rikku had been forever carved into his mind as one of his happiest memories. He had no doubt he was in love with her. The other half of him was feeling anxious. He wanted to protect Rikku and make sure she was okay. The first step in doing that was to talk to Shinra.
"So anybody want pancakes?" Tidus asked.
"NO!" Rikku yelled at him, laughing to herself.
"Okay okay!" Tidus said, defeated. "I guess I'm going to have to regain your trust in my culinary skills"
"What culinary skills! You can barely cook toast.!" Auron chuckled.
"Well, I have other skills to make up for it, right Yuna?" Tidus kissed her hand causing her to blush a deeper shade or red then Auron's coat. Rikku raised and eyebrow at her cousin. Was there something she and Yuna needed to talk about?
Yuna saw Rikku's inquisitive eyes and avoided any further eye contact with her. Rikku smelled a story!
"Hey Yunie! Will you come help me pick out an outfit for today?" she said in a cheery voice.
"Um..."
"Go Yuna. Tidus and I have things to discuss while you are gone." Auron said to her.
"Oh! Okay." Yuna stood up as Rikku took her hand and led her to her room. Rikku closed the door behind her and threw herself on the bed.
"Spill it! Why are you so jumpy today? Did something happen that I should know about?" Rikku waited for an answer. She could sense her cousin's hesitation and it made her more suspicious. Rikku decided to skip around the small talk.
"Did you and Tidus...you know?"
"What!" Yuna blushed, "Why would you ask that?"
It was Rikku's turn to blush. "No reason"
Yuna eyed her cousin. "Rikku did you and Auron...?"
Both girls looked into each others faces and gasped.
"Oh my gosh! You did!" they both exclaimed together. They closed the distance between them and took hands like they used to on the pilgrimage.
"It was so amazing" Yuna sighed.
"It was so hot" Rikku sighed. "Details Yuna! I need details!"
Yuna blushed again. "Rikku I'm not ready to talk about details! Please don't force me!"
Rikku laughed. "It's okay Yunie! You can tell me later don't think I'm going to forget!" They both laughed with each other and smiled.
"So what do you suppose Auron and Tidus are talking about?" Yuna asked.
"I don't know. Let's go see!"
Yuna and Rikku walked back to the kitchen to find Auron and Tidus in conversation.
"It wasn't what I expected." Tidus was saying, " It was really hot and kind of wet . I almost got really excited and let it go prematurely. That would have been embarrassing."
Yuna stopped in her tracks and looked at Auron in horror.
"Hmmm, I never had that problem when I handled fire. I always had problems with ice."
Wait, what? Yuna thought.
"What are you two talking about?" Rikku asked innocently.
"Lulu was teaching Tidus how to cast fire yesterday. I was asking how it went." Auron told her.
Yuna breathed out in relief.
"Why? What did you think we were talking about?" Tidus asked truly confused.
"Nothing!" the girls replied. Rikku jumped into Auron's lap and kissed his cheek. She pulled away from him and looked up into his face.
"I find it surprising you can't cast ice well. You had plenty of practice being chilly and cold." she told him lightly.
Auron sighed. "I am working to mend my ways." He kissed her lips for a moment before standing up and setting her on her feet. He looked over at Tidus and Yuna and saw they were sitting like he and Rikku were moments before.
"Rikku, can you use the comm-sphere to see when Shinra is coming?" Auron wasn't sure why she was hesitating, but he didn't have a good feeling about it.
"Sure"
After a while, they sat in the living room waiting for Shinra to come. Lulu, Wakka, and Kyra had joined the group. Rikku wasn't particularly happy to see Kyra, but she was feeling a little smug. After all, Rikku's name was the one Auron was calling out last night. Not Kyra.
Finally Shinra showed up. He came in the room followed closely by Brother who was carrying a variety of equipment. Brother set everything down in the corner and waited for Shinra's instructions.
"Hello everyone" Shinra said. "Nice to see everyone. Nice to meet you Sir Auron"
Auron nodded at the...kid?...Auron wasn't exactly sure. "Thank you for coming. We appreciate you helping us."
Shinra dismissed Auron's comment with a wave of his gloved hand. "No problem. I owed Rikku one anyway. Ok let me set up my equipment and we can get started."
A few moments later Shinra was ready to begin. He set up a large video screen and was holding a remote in his hand.
"Oooooo" Wakka said in awe, "How are you going to find the guy? Advanced Al-Bhed technology?"
"Not really. The whole tournament was taped, so it's a matter of finding the right frame"
"What!" Tidus yelled, "We waited for that!" Tidus caught Auron's death glare and shut his trap.
"I mean...heh heh...proceed"
Kyra was sitting on the floor in front of the screen. "He came up to me after most of the battle was over. He was on my left side, right behind me."
"Ok, let's see" Shinra played the tape.
The group sat and watched the battles play out in fast speed. Shinra slowed the video sphere when it was the fight between everyone and Kyra's friends. They watched the fight flash by and looked for the right moment.
"There!" Lulu said pointing at the screen "Go back a frame Shinra! There was a figure behind Kyra."
Shinra did as Lulu suggested and backed it up a frame. Sure enough, the group saw a man standing behind Kyra. Shinra looked at his remote and then squinted at the screen.
"Okay let's zoom in!"
The group watched in anticipation as Shinra zoomed in the screen. Frame by frame the face of the man became clearer and clearer until he was recognizable.
"Is that!"
"It can't be! Can it?"
"Is that who I think it is!"
"No there has to be a mistake!"
Auron stood up and walked to the screen. He knew that face very well. He turned around and looked at Rikku. She was sitting with her hand pressed at the bridge of her nose avoiding his gaze.
"Yes" he said slowly, "That's him."
"That's Jecht"
A/N: DUN DUN DUN! Hee hee, what's going on in this story! Don't worry readers, there is a purpose to my madness I swear. Ok did you like the new Auron Rikku scene? As for Yuna and Tidus, I left it open for Yuna to tell Rikku what happened, which would be a flashback to their night together. The question is if you want to see it in the story. I was going to put it in this chapter, but I'm not sure if you all wanted to read that one. Regardless, more fluff coming and more answers:) I'll update sometime this weekend ok!
