A/N:-I might start playing around with the time, if I do change the time, I'll use a really obvious quote or event

Chapter 3:- Middle Watch? Piece Of Cake!

Rikku's Thoughts - Moonflow, Present Time

"You're...not dead?"

Do I look dead to you? Honestly, blondes these days. Terrible.

"Girls only! Boys please wait over there!"

I can't believe it, its Yunie! I haven't seen her in...well okay, actually I've never actually seen her, except on spheres. But still. And she's a Summoner! Now I've got to stop her!

"Rikku, is it really you?"

"You betcha! What happened to you?"

She looked at me, I can't really tell what emotions are shown in her face. "Well, You see, I have followed in my Father's footsteps. I have, become a Summoner"

Poopie.

"Well," I flashed my pearly-white Rikku teeth "Now I gotta follow you, make sure you don't do summin stupid!"

She blinked, was I really that surprising? "You mean, become my Guardian?"

"Yuna, are you sure that this is a good idea, she is Al-Bhed. I do not think any of would have a problem with that but...You know how Wakka is"

Who is this lady?? And what right does she have to be so pretty? And collected? And...and...everything that I'm not?

"Oh, where are my manners? Rikku, I am proud to introduce Lulu, my second Guardian"

One day, I'm going to be just like her!

"Pleased to meetcha, Lulu!! So...can I?"

My cousin embraced me all smiles while Lulu stood at the side. "Rikku, I would be honoured if you would"

Wow, and here I thought all Guardians had to pas some sort of test, they all did look pretty tough...Of course Tidus was an exception..

"But, I would like to ask the permission of Sir Auron as well"

Of who?

"Over there..no...that's Kimahri, yes that one"

So, I have to prove to that guy that I have what it takes to be a Guardian?

Suddenly, this doesn't seem as easy as it was a few minutes ago...

Auron's Journal - Moonflow, Present Time

Braska kept a journal, this very one in fact. Jecht always said that diaries were for 'sissies' so that is why this is called a 'journal' not a diary.

It is a sign of getting old, well as old as you can get when you're dead.

When I was travelling with Braska, there was three of us, a blitzball player from Zanarkand, a rejected Summoner and an ex-warrior monk. Not a blitzball player from Zanarkand, a Summoner, an ex-warrior monk AND a black mage who needs to get a shirt, another blitzball player who needs a haircut and a Ronso I am indebt to. I think that is enough, or we'll draw too much attention to ourselves, not just from the general public, but from fiends. Contrary to what people think, you are more likely to be attacked by fiends if you are travelling in a group.

And now we have found a girl who is more likely than not Al-Bhed who both the boy and Yuna more than likely know. So we're more than likely to end up with another member of this riffraff (Dona's description is still ringing in my ears) group.

"I hope Rikku becomes a Guardian!" I don't think Tidus has ever realised that he daily proves that great minds think alike and that great minds and retards don't.

"Sir Auron? I would like Rikku to be my Guardian"

A young girl shuffled her way over, head down, blonde bangs hiding her eyes.

"Show me your face"

Rikku's Thoughts - Moonflow, Present Time

Oh I don't think so. How stupid do I look?

This tough girl look doesn't work for me. Shame.

Right, lemme get this straight. I have to convince this guy, who I believe is the Sir Auron, to allow me to become a Guardian. Not easy.

"Look at me"

He'll take one look at me, and an old Guado couple will find my body drifting down the Moonflow later! Please no!

But, he can't do that! I'm Yunie cousin, Yunie's his Summoner!!

And so, I took the plunge.

Please don't kill me, please don't kill me...

"Open your eyes"

I think I might temporarily convert to Yevon, if it keeps me alive...

"Huh? Oh okay"

Auron's Journal - Moonflow, Present Time

So she's Al-Bhed. Hm.

"As I thought"

She opened her other eye.

Green eyes with spiralling pupils. The trademark of a pure-blooded Al-Bhed. Thankfully Wakka has not noticed.

They are...Strangely familiar...

Why?

Her eyes..they are filled with the sorrow, the same sorrow I see in everyone but the tiniest of children. But she also has hope. That is the difference between the Al-Bhed and the rest. They hope for another way, but, will they find it in time?

Every Al-Bhed is different from Spirians, even if the Al-Bhed lost everything, they would still continue to hold their head up high.

"Umm...No good?"

I studied her for a moment.

"Are you sure?"

She looked up at me, smiling brightly, also familiar...

Rikku's Thoughts - Moonflow, Present Time

Oh...He's not gonna kill me! I'm going to live!!!

"100 per cent!"

I looked at him properly for the first time, and to be honest, I found it really hard to conceal my shock.

He only had one eye.

The right side of his face...It was...Indescribable.

I noticed this in one nano-milli-zany-billi-second and covered it with a bright smile (I perfected that one the other day)

Thankfully, I don't think Mr. Red noticed. He reminds me of another Mr. Red. But he was a dream because he wasn't there in the morning. So he has the honour of being called Mr. Red. Not that he will ever know that...

"So, anyway...Can I?"

He turned away, and walked. Damn he's tall. "If Yuna wishes it" I looked at Yunie. Recently I've been brushing up on my ESP, now is the time to test it.

'Come on Yuna, say yes, say yes!'

"Yes, I do wish it"

Yes!

Oh tysh. The Thunder Plains. Ah well, I shall take it all in my stride like my father would.

Or I would be a Rikku and cower in fear under a table...

"Rikku's a good girl...She helped me a bunch"

Uh-huh, yes I did thank you very much. "Well, I'm for it!! The more the merrier!"

Ooo, he's Wakka, gots to be careful about him, he's the Yevonite. Mental note to self, must convert Wakka later.

"Right on! Well, I'll just have to be the merriest!" And I will be! "Rikku at your service!"

Auron's Journal - Moonflow path, Present Time

She is..Good, I suppose. Rather weak and frail, but that is to be expected from one so young and, she is a girl. (I am certainly not being sexist when I say this) But I must correct myself, she may act rather immature, but she seems to have gone through more than most do in half a century. She isn't a girl. More of a young woman.

She got the middle watch, the worst watch to get, I might add. I noticed Kimahri step forward to offer his watch in exchange, but she said no and that she would catch up easily enough.

Sitting in front of the fire, fiddling with little bits of fiend she'd stolen, she was almost a different person from the hyperactive nymphet that we have all quickly gotten used to. When I took over from her, all she did was thank me a slip into her bedroll.

But even though she seems very familiar, the memory is almost taunting me.

A/N: Sorry this took sooo long, I've been ill...So very sorry, but it gave me time to plan it all out, now there's only a little bit to get straight and then the next chapter will be here. I know Auron probably seemed a little OOC at the beginning, but it kinda couldn't have been helped .

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