A/N: Woo! 2 chapters at once! Man I got hit by the bug this time. I actually have this all outlined out I just gotta get it down on paper, or in my Open Office docs as the case may be. I hope it's been O.K. so far. I'm kinda nervous bout getting Auron's personality right. Oh, if you have any questions about her clothes here are some explanations. If I missed anything let me know.

Tabi-traditional spit toed boots.f

Hadagi- A thick warm woven shirt that samurai usually wore. She has one cause it's warm for the wintertime.

Ninjato- Traditional shinobi(ninja) straight blade. It's shorter then a normal katana usually.

Senbon- Yes, I borrowed it from Naruto but hey, it's my story right?! They are needles usually used for acupuncture but have many other uses if you have imagination.

Disclaimer: I don't own Final fantasy, if you think I do you need therapy!

The storm had subsided but she quickly located the place where Auron had been found and after rummaging around a bit she found a pack full of supplies, and his huge ass sword. She flung the pack on her back and threw the sword over her shoulder. Carrying it how she'd seen him do in the game. "Man, this does make it easier to carry, but shit. He has to have some SERIOUS upper body strength to wield this thing." she grumbled as she got to the hut. She opened the door and propped the huge sword next to the jamb.

"Good god that thing's heavy."

"Hmph."

She glared at him. "Grumpy a bit?" after handing him his pack of supplies she went over to the fire, stirred the coals, added some fuel and checked the water. After adding some green leafs and a stick of cinnamon to the tea pot. "Tea should be ready soon. Unless you'd rather dip into your jug over there." She motioned to his sake jug and smirked. He only grunted in response as she pulled the tatami out for him and hung her sleeping bag up to warm from the fire. "Have a seat and I'll tell you about this new world you're in."

The hours seemed to pass by in relative peace. Yuki had explained the world they were in, she wasn't quite sure he believed her but she knew that once they got back to her shishou's home he'd see for himself. "And well it seems that I'm going to have to cut this training expedition short because of you. Man, my shishou is going to really ream me out." She sighed and he sent her a sidelong glance.

"Why cut it short? I'm not going anywhere anytime soon it seems."

She eyed him. "Uh huh. You don't want to get back to Spira or anything? I need to find a way to get you back there sometime. Hey, how far through Yuna's pilgrimage is she anyway."

He leaned against the wall with a cup of sake in his hand and glanced at Yuki. "She finished it." The girl gaped at him for a second before getting a thoughtful look on her face.

"So...Sin is gone..."

He nodded.

"You're suppose to be in the Farplane."

He nodded again and took another sip.

"But what about Tidus? I mean that kid gets to go back to Spira so Yuna can have her happy ending."

He gave her a sidelong glance and shrugged. "He was in the Farplane with Jecht, Braska and I; last I knew."

She shook her head. "No, I'm sure that's right. There is a continuation of the story for spira in Yuna's perspective. It's HER story. She becomes a sphere hunter after finding one that has an image of a boy that looks really similar to Tidus. I didn't finish that story. It became a 'pretty princess' dress up game. Ugh." she made a disgusted face at the memory of FFX-2 it was...bad to say the least.

"Sooo. This means you really DONT have anywhere to go...except continuing a dead existence?"

He nodded again.

She sighed in frustration and rubbed her sore shoulder where the sword had rested stretching out she lay next to the fire. "I'm beat..." she mumbled.

"Then get some sleep. I'll take watch if you want."

She shook her head and sat up. "Nuh uh. I'm not going to risk you turning into Pyreflies or something by the time I wake up. And anyway, you just barely recovered from some severe hypothermia. So you are going to go to sleep I will stay up." She retrieved the tatami she wove and laid it down where the bed had been before. Then she got the sleeping bag and lay it down. "Watch wont need to be taken here, not really. I have traps set around the perimeter. So if anything the means harm comes near I'll know." She got to her feet. "And anyway, I want to go out and carve out some meat from the boar that almost had you for supper." She stretched and pulled her thick Hadagi on to keep warm in the snow, pulled on her Tabi, tied her pants in place and fastened her leg pouch with a couple kunai. After fastening her Ninjato she made for the door. "You Mr.-big-bad-guardian-ronin-I-don't-need-sleep Go and sleep. I want to make sure you're core temperature is up. And alcohol wont do that." she gestured to the sake in his hand.

"When I come back I'll have some substantial food for us."

He merely stared into the fire and she let out an exasperated sigh before heading out. She found the boar carcass easily enough and brought out her kunai to slit into it's belly. She pulled out what she usually used for her face hood and after pulling out the liver, the heart and cutting out some good size chunks of meat she put them in the cloth and wrapped them up. She easily made her way back to the hut but stopped in her tracks as she heard something in the trees. Looking up she saw a pink face. "Hello Mr. Monkey." She grinned but it faltered as the creature bared it's fangs at her.

"Oookay. I mean no harm...really... eh..heh."nervously she edged herself into the hut and shut the door behind her. Auron was still where she left him and she made a sound of malcontent. "Do you ever listen to what's good for you?" she muttered.

He only grunted in response. She set up a boiling pot and set the heart in it with some water and salt she found around the hut, then pulled out a small pan she began to fry the liver. "Hungry?" she motioned to the cooking meat. She put the chunks she pulled out from the boar's ribs on sticks over the fire and let them set to roast while she finished the liver up. She pulled out some chop sticks and looked over at Auron. "Um...I only have one set...Here, I don't know if you know how to use them. But I can just spear some meat with one of my senbon."she pulled out a couple thin needles and demonstrated by spearing a piece of dripping liver before popping it into her mouth. "Ooh. Hot...but goood!" She smiled and chewed her food.

"Come on you're just grumpy cause you wanted some tail and couldn't." He coughed and she thought she might have seen a blush across his cheeks but obscured by his high collar and those damn glasses not to mention the low light from the fire she couldn't really be sure.

"I'm just teasing you Auron." Yuki said softly. "Here this is how you hold the sticks. You pinch the food with the ends and bring it to your mouth." She demonstrated and handed them to him.

He took them and expertly picked up a sizzling piece of meat, blew on it slightly and bit into it. "Not bad." he mumbled as she took another piece of liver before putting the pan next to him. "Help yourself. I'm looking forward to that heart, but it wont be done for a couple of hours. Boar heart is usually really tough and you gotta boil it for a while to tenderize it." He nodded in acknowledgment before getting another piece.

Time seemed to pass slowly and Yuki could barely contain herself. Throwing herself on her back she sighed. "Auron, tell me about spira?" She looked over at her stoic companion. He eyed her before giving a half smirk. "You already seem to know all about it. Why do you need me to say anything more?" She rolled over to her stomach and looked up at him.

"Maybe cause I just want to hear that sexy voice of yours?" She winked at him and he gave a half chuckle.

"You're just bored so you want to take it out on me. Is that it?"

She grinned at him "Maaaaybe."

He shook his head. "You remind me of someone. She is also hyper, and inquisitive and loved to bug me when she was bored."

Yuki gave a little V sign and giggled. "Ah...yes. The super cute Al Bhed. Rikku, thief and synthesis extraordinare. I'll take that as a compliment."

He chuckled but was cut short by her next comment.

"Especially since you find her sexy too."

He coughed and nearly choked on the bite of meat he had taken and she went over and pound him on the back. "Gods man, don't choke! I was just teasing!" She handed him some warm tea and he drank it gratefully. "Sheesh Auron, really."

"Hmph." he shot her a look before returning to his meal.

"Man, you really need to loosen up." She muttered before returning to the fireside. "We will leave for my shishou's home as soon as both of us get a couple hours of sleep. Maybe if we're lucky I can get you to spira alive. Rikku would be happy about that I'm sure." She smiled. "She's a lucky woman to have someone like you care for her...I have to say I'm jealous." The last part she had said so softly to herself that she didn't think Auron would hear it. And for that she was glad. "Go get some rest. I'll make sure the fire keeps up for the warmth." She gestured towards the make-shift bed and then returned to gazing into the flickering flames. She smiled when she saw Auron get to his feet before shedding his coat and boots. But before he slipped into the bed he draped the warm crimson fashion monstrosity over her shoulders. "We wouldn't want you getting cold either would we?" he said softly before retiring for some rest.

She smiled and drew the thick coat around her more secure. Not long had passed until Auron's breathing had evened out. She meditated for a couple of hours but eventually became bored as bored can be. The smell of him on the coat was not helping her libido any. She wanted to feel his hands on her skin again. I mean he was now a living wet dream. She softly licked her lips. Cripes he had tasted good. Yuki sighed as she remembered her days as a hormonal teenager, she fixated on so many of the fictional hero's and even Villans that she couldn't count them anymore. There were only two she still carried the small flame of obsession for. One was the deformed genius that stalked the cellars of a certain Parisian opera house. The other was sleeping not 5 feet away from her. And he had already shown he had feelings for a certain bubbly Al Bhed. A small part of her had cheered at that thought, she had been a Auron/Rikku pairing pusher for a while. But now since he's here, and alive, and warm...and oh god...she wanted him in the worse way. But she knew he SO was not going to slip up again. He didn't even know her, how could he like her?

She grumbled about the unfairness of it all and decided to just softly sing to pass the time.

Ieyui
Nobomenu
Renmiri
Yojuyogo
Hasatekanae
Kutamae

She froze when she heard him shift in his sleep but after he had settled she went into her favorite song. "Kaze ni naritai" From Sailor moon. She loved that song so much and could sing it well enough, her voice was a rich alto and it served her well when having to do the chants during any Shinto or Buddhist ceremonies. She was so lost in her song while staring at the flames that she didn't hear Auron come up next to her. "You sing well."

Yuki's eyes shot open and she jumped a good 3 feet in the air "Ohgeezedontdothattome!" She clutched her chest and glared at him as she saw him crack a smile then finally start to laugh.

Not a chuckle, or a snicker a full out laugh.

She stopped in mid freak-out and started laughing as well. It had been pretty funny now that she thought about her reaction. "Man Auron. Make some noise next time!" she giggled and decided to borrow a line from Rikku. "You could give a girl a heart attack you big meanie!" He had reduced to chuckles and smiled at her. "I'll make sure to knock loudly on something next time."

She nodded. "That'd be appreciated."

He smirked. "It's your turn for some rest."

She humphed. "I don't know if I can after that, I have an adrenaline rush still." He smirked at her and put a hand lightly on her shoulder. "Please?" She sighed heavily and dramatically. "Fiiiine! You big lug. But only if you sing me the hymn. I've always been curious about if you could carry a tune or not." He quirked his lips at her and folded his arms over his chest. "Absolutely not."

She pouted. "Awww comeonnnn! Auron please?"

He shook his head and finally with his half smile relented. "Fine. But only one time through."

"YES!" She pumped her fist in the air in triumph and grinned, leaning in she pecked him on the cheek boldly before diving into the bed. "Thanks for the compliment Auron-sama." She said in a now sleepy voice and waited for him to start.

He took a sip of cooled tea and started in. His low tenor voice made it easy for her to drift to sleep.