((Hey peoples. It has been a while hasn't it? Well... blame it on school. It sucks up my time. But now that I am grounded... (hehehe... bad Government grade) I might be able to write some more. Yay. You know the drill, I own nothing. But thanks to all the people who like to read this.))

Auron leaned against the doorway, waiting for Tidus to come back, but he never did. An hour had passed since he had left him at the beach, maybe he was just slow. "And maybe I am overreacting," he mumbled to himself, placing his hand upon his brow, sighing. He must get his thoughts straight. He must do things one step at a time, because he was solely in charge now. He was all that Tidus had left. "Jecht, is this the reason that you wanted me to watch over him? Did you know that this would happen?"

But as he stood there, the sky erupted in thunder and lightning, almost if it was angry. The wind began to pick up as well; this was storm weather. "Tidus, where are you?" But when he walked out of the doorway and onto the street, he didn't see Tidus on the shore any longer. "No," he whispered, running down to the shore, reaching it quickly. "Tidus!" he yelled, searching around franticly, noticing his shirt and boots on the shore, picking them up as he looked out into the ocean, the waves choppy and menacing. Lighting erupted through the sky once more as the storm began to rage with fury. The water had changed a dark shade of blue, the sky almost pitch black, the lighting the only thing lighting it at times. It was then that the water spouts began, racing through the ocean as Auron pulled off his jacket, running into the water, diving in hoping to find Tidus, and hoping to find him alive.

Tidus had gone out pretty far, the water seeming to carry him off, his blonde hair plastered to his face. "I want her back," he screamed at the sea, thunder roaring again as lighting hit a point on shore. The water seemed to be growing angry, water sprouts beginning to form around Tidus. It was then that a brilliant light flashed throughout the sky, almost as it was pulling the young boy in. "This is not the time for you to go child," a voice whispered to Tidus, a small boy in a hood appearing before him, standing on the water. "Go back, for your purpose is the future and our slumber. We are ever so tired. Please, we want to stop dreaming." Tidus just floated there. But suddenly the lighting hit the boy, him screaming out in pain, alerting Auron to where he was, making the man swim even faster as he spotted Tidus' limp body sinking.

Auron dove under, managing to grab the boy's arm and pull him back to the surface. "Come on Tidus," he groaned out as he lifted the boy onto his back, swimming back to the shore. When the pair finally did reach the sand, he picked Tidus up, running until he placed him on the sand, trying to revive the boy. "I made a promise," he spoke, more to himself than to Tidus. "And I will see it through." But after the attempts didn't work, Auron began to worry.

Then, almost as if on queue, the heavens opened up, the sea beginning to calm itself. As the clouds parted, a ray of light lit the way for a single golden feather to materialize above Tidus, shimmering before it hit the boy in the chest, bursting into a million pieces and leaving the boy gasping for breath. He turned over, spewing water from his mouth as Auron gave a sigh of relief, patting the boy on the shoulder. "Never do that again. I don't think a man my age should be racing into the sea for wayward boys."

But as he spoke, Tidus began to cry, wiping the water from his mouth as he looked up at Auron. He spoke nothing, but his expression made it so he didn't have to. He just hugged Auron, owing the man his life once again, and probably not the last time.