1 A Tale of Two Guardians
A Romantic FFX Fic by Beretta
The beaches of Besaid were always a location of pure relaxation and fun in the sun. Such was the case for the youngest members of the seven. Tidus and Yuna frolicked in the water, tossing a blitzball back and forth, as Tidus took Yuna under as his protégé.
But as usual, Lulu had insisted that the two have a chaperone. So there they were, Wakka sitting on the sand watching Tidus and Yuna, as Lulu sat under the shade of a tree reading one of her books.
Watching the two of them was just one of Wakka's favorite things to stare at. It was like Chappu was with him as Tidus, and it just felt so relieving that Chappu would never be forgotten through Tidus. Much like Yuna was like a little sister to Lulu and Wakka, Tidus was a sort of sibling to Wakka. But Lulu…she still hadn't really warmed up to him. So she always sent Wakka to watch the two of them, so that nothing went wrong.
Wakka wanted Lulu to come see the joy that he had always been asked to watch. So his glance shifted from the young couple to Lulu. He waved and called out…"Hey Lulu, come sit over here, ya?"
Lulu looked up from her book. It never failed. She would get engrossed into her book, and someone would tear her away from it. She slipped her bookmark into place, and stood up. She picked up the front of her dress slightly, and walked through the sand to Wakka…"Is this important?"
"Sure it is!" Wakka exclaimed. "Just look at 'em!" He indicated Tidus and Yuna…"I've never seen them so happy before!"
Lulu groaned. She slowly sat on a beach towel next to Wakka…"If he tries anything, I'll snap his neck in half and use his hair to make a new plushie…" Lulu murmured. She was so protective of Yuna, it wasn't even funny. Because he was so much like Chappu…
Wakka looked back to Tidus and Yuna…"Aw come on Lulu! They've been through plenty together, I don't think he'd want to try anything now, ya?"
Lulu simply looked back at them before standing back up. She proceeded back to her palm tree, and sat there, picking up her plushie, examining it…
Wakka just sighed a frustrated sigh and watched Tidus and Yuna. Why couldn't Lulu just open her eyes and accept Tidus for who he was? His stomach then growled. He looked to the picnic basket they had brought. Was it time to have lunch? He started unfolding the blanket…
Lulu finished examining her Moogle plushie. She inserted two fingers into a small hole inside the side of the plushie, and pulled out a letter. It had been from Chappu. The paper had been folded and read many times, some of the ink had from past tears. Lulu tried to control herself, but it was no use. Tears streamed down her cheeks, as she sniffled quietly.
Wakka, having just taken a bite out of his sandwich ahead of time, stared pulling out the various components of your typical picnic. It was entirely packed by Yuna and Tidus, so Wakka just pulled out what was inside. Four sandwiches, a pitcher of fruit juice, some cookies Yuna had baked…He decided to let Lulu know of the lunch before Tidus and Yuna came and consumed it all. He began speaking as he turned to Lulu…"Ey Lulu? Come have some lu-."
He was cut off when he saw Lulu's face dripping with tears. His expression grew worried, as he got up and started to walk towards her.
Lulu caught sight of Wakka. She tried to brush aside her tears and mask her sorrow, but it wasn't much in the end. She stood up and looked to Wakka, her face slightly red…"I-I'm alright Wakka. I'm going to go for a walk…"
Wakka shook his head, his expression still worried. But that didn't mask his accent, as he followed her, speaking out…"Hey, I've known you for one heck of a while, I know when something's not right with you Lulu…" He thought for a moment… what usually bothers Lulu besides Tidus? Something snapped in his mind…"This is about Chappu, ya?"
She stopped when the name hit her ears like a sword. She lowered her head, and spoke, not facing Wakka…"That and everything…fighting because of the actions of people many ages ago…why do we have to do this Wakka? Chappu is gone…"
He started his slow approach towards Lulu again. He prayed that Tidus and Yuna were minding their own business, but not taking advantage of their chaperone's absence…"I dunno Lulu. I guess someone had to do something about it. And besides, people look up to us!." Once he was behind her, he placed his right hand on her shoulder…"How many people are capable of what we've done, ya?"
Lulu, who used to be proud of shaking off Wakka's touch, felt a sting in her heart. She turned around and began sobbing loudly, attaching her arms around Wakka and not letting go, letting years of sorrow out at once…"Why do I feel so alone Wakka?"
If it distracted Tidus and Yuna from the two of them, he wouldn't care if they were having sex on the beach right now. He placed his hands on Lulu's back, the upper one rubbing her shoulders…"It's okay Lulu, Chappu's always gonna be with you. Just think of Tidus as his way of staying in your memory, ya?"
Suddenly, she felt warm, and fuzzy…because of both Chappu and Wakka. She loosened her grip, and through tear stained eyes, looked up to him…"I guess…ya?" She giggled, her sorrow disappearing. She actually smiled…
Wakka grinned, Lulu seemed to be back to normal, or at least civil anyway. He patted her back once more, and placed his hands on her elbows…"You know Lulu, you're allowed to talk to people about these things, ya?" He chuckled…"And quit crying over Chappu! You're makin all his friends on the Farplane jealous!"
Lulu blushed, and smiled. She picked up her plushie from the ground, removed the letter from inside, and handed Wakka the plushie…"Go on and serve lunch. I need to go talk to someone, ok?"
"Sure thing Lulu!"
Lulu nodded, and walked back towards the beach, walking along the shoreline away from Tidus and Yuna…
Wakka looked at the Moogle plushie in his hands…he spoke to it…"Is there something about Lulu you're not telling me, eh?" He laughed, and made his way towards the picnic area…"Hey, lovebirds! Lunch is on!"
Tidus and Yuna made their way over to the picnic area, as Wakka started handing them their food…
Lulu had made it a decent distance away from the others, until she reached a large rock sticking out of the sand. She picked up the hem of her dress and sat upon it. She looked to the letter, then to the clear skies and the sun…"I'll be strong Chappu…no more tears. You'll always be with me…" With that said, her fingers darted around the letter, tearing it into nothingness, the wind carrying the shreds of paper across the horizon.
She then got up from the stone, and walked back towards the others. Rather than sit with them, she headed back to her tree, to read. She wasn't all that hungry.
Wakka nodded and smiled to Lulu as she walked back. Hopefully she was feeling better. The trio had just finished off their sandwiches, and were staring to feast on Yuna's cookies. Wakka smiled as he ate them. They were actually pretty good. He looked to Tidus. He looked like he thought the same thing. If food was the way to a man's heart, Yuna had the bragging rights to Tidus for about at least another thousand years.
He thought Lulu just had to try one. He turned around, and yelled out to her…"Eh, heads up Lulu!" He tossed one of the cookies at her.
The cookie landed nicely in Lulu's lap. She looked at it for a moment, then slipped it between her index and middle finger. She took a bite into it…she smiled. They were pretty good! She gave a thumbs-up to Yuna, and a little wink to Wakka, before turning back to her book…
Wakka smiled, and looked back to Tidus and Yuna. He spoke…"Hey, I been meaning to ask you guys, what's all that screaming I keep hearing at night coming from your tent?"
Both Tidus and Yuna blushed madly. Tidus scratched the back of his head…"Er…um…"
As if on some kind of parental instinct, you'd think an exclamation mark had appeared above her head. She lowered her book, and looked over to the three…"They DIDN'T?!"
Wakka opted to try and cover for the two of them, seeing as he did owe Tidus a favor…"They did! Tidus pulled off the Jecht Mark Three shot! Yuna was so proud!"
Lulu rolled her eyes. Sure Wakka was cute and sweet, but when it came right down, he couldn't lie his way out of a wet paper bag. She gave him a dirty look and gestured for him to come to her.
Wakka blinked…"Uh-oh…why don't you two try that fruit punch I made?" He left the couple to try it out, whilst he walked over to Lulu, expecting a slap/good shot of Thundara…he sat down in front of her, and started…"Well they've been together almost a year now, you didn't think it would never happen did ya?"
Lulu looked up. She curled her fingers to her right hand around the wild frock that was Wakka's hair, and played with it…"You didn't have to put them through the grinder like that…" Her voice was actually a bit different than normal. It sounded…friendly.
Wakka shrugged…"Ah well, too late now…" He looked to Tidus and Yuna, then back at Lulu…"Besides, if he knows how much you protect Yuna, you think he's gonna pull something that'll make YOU mad?"
Lulu let go of his hair, letting it stick up naturally…"If Braska was still around, he'd have both our asses if we had a pregnant summoner on our hands…And what are you implying about making ME mad?" She grabbed Wakka's face, and held it an inch from hers, raising her left eyebrow a-la The Rock…
Wakka sweatdropped, nervous. Lulu was the LAST person you'd probably want mad at you. He tried to think of something…"Well uh…your magics hurt a LOT, I don't think he'd want to chance it??" He hoped that idea would pass. He didn't want to offend Lulu in any way, not that he was afraid, but he cared for Lulu.
Lulu shook her head, and let his face go, leaning against the tree trunk…"Are you kidding? He'd cut me up good…" She stared up into the sky…
Wakka sat down next to her, leaning against the tree as well. If the trunk was divided into four pieces, Wakka would be sitting in one piece, and Lulu sitting in the one next, so they weren't really beside each other.
A thought crossed Lulu's mind. She looked to Wakka, or at least what of Wakka she could see…"Wakka? What do you remember about childhood?"
He blinked a few time at her question. He could remember her as a child…he always thought she was cute, but politics were politics…"Yeah…why you askin?"
Lulu smiled, setting her hand closest to Wakka down in the sand between them…"You were always so cute and adorable when you were little. Always wanting to settle conflicts with peace…"
Wakka blushed lightly, but was in a good enough spot to hide it. He scratched the back of his head…"Aw shucks…" He decided to talk about her in turn…"All us guys thought you were pretty cute, but when you started shocking the heck out of anyone who disagreed with you, we all kinda stayed away, ya?"
Lulu sighed a bit, looking down at her lap, or at least what could be seen, due to…natural circumstances for her…"Really? I guess I was a bit…mean…"
Wakka shook his head…"Naaah…You were just protectin' the ones you cared about!" His hand slowly linked with Lulu's hand in the sand, holding it gently…"And that's what bein' a guardian's all about, eh?"
Lulu looked down at their linked hands, and felt the same fuzzy feeling overcoming her again. She looked up to Wakka, a smile crossing her lips. She wiggled over towards Wakka, and leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder…"Yeah…I guess it is…
*****
Off to a decent start aren't we? Aww…it's cute isn't it? Well, if you give enough R&Rs, I might just continue it!
A Romantic FFX Fic by Beretta
The beaches of Besaid were always a location of pure relaxation and fun in the sun. Such was the case for the youngest members of the seven. Tidus and Yuna frolicked in the water, tossing a blitzball back and forth, as Tidus took Yuna under as his protégé.
But as usual, Lulu had insisted that the two have a chaperone. So there they were, Wakka sitting on the sand watching Tidus and Yuna, as Lulu sat under the shade of a tree reading one of her books.
Watching the two of them was just one of Wakka's favorite things to stare at. It was like Chappu was with him as Tidus, and it just felt so relieving that Chappu would never be forgotten through Tidus. Much like Yuna was like a little sister to Lulu and Wakka, Tidus was a sort of sibling to Wakka. But Lulu…she still hadn't really warmed up to him. So she always sent Wakka to watch the two of them, so that nothing went wrong.
Wakka wanted Lulu to come see the joy that he had always been asked to watch. So his glance shifted from the young couple to Lulu. He waved and called out…"Hey Lulu, come sit over here, ya?"
Lulu looked up from her book. It never failed. She would get engrossed into her book, and someone would tear her away from it. She slipped her bookmark into place, and stood up. She picked up the front of her dress slightly, and walked through the sand to Wakka…"Is this important?"
"Sure it is!" Wakka exclaimed. "Just look at 'em!" He indicated Tidus and Yuna…"I've never seen them so happy before!"
Lulu groaned. She slowly sat on a beach towel next to Wakka…"If he tries anything, I'll snap his neck in half and use his hair to make a new plushie…" Lulu murmured. She was so protective of Yuna, it wasn't even funny. Because he was so much like Chappu…
Wakka looked back to Tidus and Yuna…"Aw come on Lulu! They've been through plenty together, I don't think he'd want to try anything now, ya?"
Lulu simply looked back at them before standing back up. She proceeded back to her palm tree, and sat there, picking up her plushie, examining it…
Wakka just sighed a frustrated sigh and watched Tidus and Yuna. Why couldn't Lulu just open her eyes and accept Tidus for who he was? His stomach then growled. He looked to the picnic basket they had brought. Was it time to have lunch? He started unfolding the blanket…
Lulu finished examining her Moogle plushie. She inserted two fingers into a small hole inside the side of the plushie, and pulled out a letter. It had been from Chappu. The paper had been folded and read many times, some of the ink had from past tears. Lulu tried to control herself, but it was no use. Tears streamed down her cheeks, as she sniffled quietly.
Wakka, having just taken a bite out of his sandwich ahead of time, stared pulling out the various components of your typical picnic. It was entirely packed by Yuna and Tidus, so Wakka just pulled out what was inside. Four sandwiches, a pitcher of fruit juice, some cookies Yuna had baked…He decided to let Lulu know of the lunch before Tidus and Yuna came and consumed it all. He began speaking as he turned to Lulu…"Ey Lulu? Come have some lu-."
He was cut off when he saw Lulu's face dripping with tears. His expression grew worried, as he got up and started to walk towards her.
Lulu caught sight of Wakka. She tried to brush aside her tears and mask her sorrow, but it wasn't much in the end. She stood up and looked to Wakka, her face slightly red…"I-I'm alright Wakka. I'm going to go for a walk…"
Wakka shook his head, his expression still worried. But that didn't mask his accent, as he followed her, speaking out…"Hey, I've known you for one heck of a while, I know when something's not right with you Lulu…" He thought for a moment… what usually bothers Lulu besides Tidus? Something snapped in his mind…"This is about Chappu, ya?"
She stopped when the name hit her ears like a sword. She lowered her head, and spoke, not facing Wakka…"That and everything…fighting because of the actions of people many ages ago…why do we have to do this Wakka? Chappu is gone…"
He started his slow approach towards Lulu again. He prayed that Tidus and Yuna were minding their own business, but not taking advantage of their chaperone's absence…"I dunno Lulu. I guess someone had to do something about it. And besides, people look up to us!." Once he was behind her, he placed his right hand on her shoulder…"How many people are capable of what we've done, ya?"
Lulu, who used to be proud of shaking off Wakka's touch, felt a sting in her heart. She turned around and began sobbing loudly, attaching her arms around Wakka and not letting go, letting years of sorrow out at once…"Why do I feel so alone Wakka?"
If it distracted Tidus and Yuna from the two of them, he wouldn't care if they were having sex on the beach right now. He placed his hands on Lulu's back, the upper one rubbing her shoulders…"It's okay Lulu, Chappu's always gonna be with you. Just think of Tidus as his way of staying in your memory, ya?"
Suddenly, she felt warm, and fuzzy…because of both Chappu and Wakka. She loosened her grip, and through tear stained eyes, looked up to him…"I guess…ya?" She giggled, her sorrow disappearing. She actually smiled…
Wakka grinned, Lulu seemed to be back to normal, or at least civil anyway. He patted her back once more, and placed his hands on her elbows…"You know Lulu, you're allowed to talk to people about these things, ya?" He chuckled…"And quit crying over Chappu! You're makin all his friends on the Farplane jealous!"
Lulu blushed, and smiled. She picked up her plushie from the ground, removed the letter from inside, and handed Wakka the plushie…"Go on and serve lunch. I need to go talk to someone, ok?"
"Sure thing Lulu!"
Lulu nodded, and walked back towards the beach, walking along the shoreline away from Tidus and Yuna…
Wakka looked at the Moogle plushie in his hands…he spoke to it…"Is there something about Lulu you're not telling me, eh?" He laughed, and made his way towards the picnic area…"Hey, lovebirds! Lunch is on!"
Tidus and Yuna made their way over to the picnic area, as Wakka started handing them their food…
Lulu had made it a decent distance away from the others, until she reached a large rock sticking out of the sand. She picked up the hem of her dress and sat upon it. She looked to the letter, then to the clear skies and the sun…"I'll be strong Chappu…no more tears. You'll always be with me…" With that said, her fingers darted around the letter, tearing it into nothingness, the wind carrying the shreds of paper across the horizon.
She then got up from the stone, and walked back towards the others. Rather than sit with them, she headed back to her tree, to read. She wasn't all that hungry.
Wakka nodded and smiled to Lulu as she walked back. Hopefully she was feeling better. The trio had just finished off their sandwiches, and were staring to feast on Yuna's cookies. Wakka smiled as he ate them. They were actually pretty good. He looked to Tidus. He looked like he thought the same thing. If food was the way to a man's heart, Yuna had the bragging rights to Tidus for about at least another thousand years.
He thought Lulu just had to try one. He turned around, and yelled out to her…"Eh, heads up Lulu!" He tossed one of the cookies at her.
The cookie landed nicely in Lulu's lap. She looked at it for a moment, then slipped it between her index and middle finger. She took a bite into it…she smiled. They were pretty good! She gave a thumbs-up to Yuna, and a little wink to Wakka, before turning back to her book…
Wakka smiled, and looked back to Tidus and Yuna. He spoke…"Hey, I been meaning to ask you guys, what's all that screaming I keep hearing at night coming from your tent?"
Both Tidus and Yuna blushed madly. Tidus scratched the back of his head…"Er…um…"
As if on some kind of parental instinct, you'd think an exclamation mark had appeared above her head. She lowered her book, and looked over to the three…"They DIDN'T?!"
Wakka opted to try and cover for the two of them, seeing as he did owe Tidus a favor…"They did! Tidus pulled off the Jecht Mark Three shot! Yuna was so proud!"
Lulu rolled her eyes. Sure Wakka was cute and sweet, but when it came right down, he couldn't lie his way out of a wet paper bag. She gave him a dirty look and gestured for him to come to her.
Wakka blinked…"Uh-oh…why don't you two try that fruit punch I made?" He left the couple to try it out, whilst he walked over to Lulu, expecting a slap/good shot of Thundara…he sat down in front of her, and started…"Well they've been together almost a year now, you didn't think it would never happen did ya?"
Lulu looked up. She curled her fingers to her right hand around the wild frock that was Wakka's hair, and played with it…"You didn't have to put them through the grinder like that…" Her voice was actually a bit different than normal. It sounded…friendly.
Wakka shrugged…"Ah well, too late now…" He looked to Tidus and Yuna, then back at Lulu…"Besides, if he knows how much you protect Yuna, you think he's gonna pull something that'll make YOU mad?"
Lulu let go of his hair, letting it stick up naturally…"If Braska was still around, he'd have both our asses if we had a pregnant summoner on our hands…And what are you implying about making ME mad?" She grabbed Wakka's face, and held it an inch from hers, raising her left eyebrow a-la The Rock…
Wakka sweatdropped, nervous. Lulu was the LAST person you'd probably want mad at you. He tried to think of something…"Well uh…your magics hurt a LOT, I don't think he'd want to chance it??" He hoped that idea would pass. He didn't want to offend Lulu in any way, not that he was afraid, but he cared for Lulu.
Lulu shook her head, and let his face go, leaning against the tree trunk…"Are you kidding? He'd cut me up good…" She stared up into the sky…
Wakka sat down next to her, leaning against the tree as well. If the trunk was divided into four pieces, Wakka would be sitting in one piece, and Lulu sitting in the one next, so they weren't really beside each other.
A thought crossed Lulu's mind. She looked to Wakka, or at least what of Wakka she could see…"Wakka? What do you remember about childhood?"
He blinked a few time at her question. He could remember her as a child…he always thought she was cute, but politics were politics…"Yeah…why you askin?"
Lulu smiled, setting her hand closest to Wakka down in the sand between them…"You were always so cute and adorable when you were little. Always wanting to settle conflicts with peace…"
Wakka blushed lightly, but was in a good enough spot to hide it. He scratched the back of his head…"Aw shucks…" He decided to talk about her in turn…"All us guys thought you were pretty cute, but when you started shocking the heck out of anyone who disagreed with you, we all kinda stayed away, ya?"
Lulu sighed a bit, looking down at her lap, or at least what could be seen, due to…natural circumstances for her…"Really? I guess I was a bit…mean…"
Wakka shook his head…"Naaah…You were just protectin' the ones you cared about!" His hand slowly linked with Lulu's hand in the sand, holding it gently…"And that's what bein' a guardian's all about, eh?"
Lulu looked down at their linked hands, and felt the same fuzzy feeling overcoming her again. She looked up to Wakka, a smile crossing her lips. She wiggled over towards Wakka, and leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder…"Yeah…I guess it is…
*****
Off to a decent start aren't we? Aww…it's cute isn't it? Well, if you give enough R&Rs, I might just continue it!