As much FF-X stuff as I've seen, I haven't really seen a Tidus/Yuna fic that is really in-depth. So, here's a nice little one-shot to get my brain rolling in their direction. This shall be an exploration of Tidus emotions after he finds out what will happen to Yuna when she gets the final aeon.
Holding My Breath
They all just stared at me. Stared at me like I had killed something, like I had said something they all didn't want to think about. And I had. We were all escorting Yuna to her death. And they knew it.
If they had told me, I would never have said all those things to her, about going to Zanarkand, I would have found every way not to let her go. I wouldn't have been so excited about going to get Sin. I would have formed a plan first, and I wouldn't have made all those jokes with her. 'I want my journey to be filled with laughter.' If I had known that she was talking about her whole life, not just some pilgrimage…
But…she's so calm. How can she keep going like this? How can she smile when she knows she's gonna die? There's gotta be a way to save her. I won't let her die!
How could they all just let her? I know she follows her heart, yeah, but…isn't there a point when self-sacrifice is just silly? What's the point if Sin is just gonna come back? Maybe Seymour is right, in a way. Not that I think he's right, I mean, I think he has a point. It all just sucks. Yuna shouldn't have to give up her life so everyone can have ten years of peace. Someone needs to do something for real! Beat Sin forever!
But how do we do that? How many years have people's lives been torn apart by Sin coming and going? It's like Auron said, the cycle of death just goes on. And until someone stops it, more summoners will die and nothing will ever change!
Well, I'm gonna change it. I'm not gonna let Yuna die. I'll find a way. We'll all find a way. I mean, Auron's been there before, right? He's gotta know more, and I can't just let her die. Maybe if Sin's my old man, I do have a chance, right?
In the meantime, I guess I just have to make sure that Yuna's journey is full of laughter, just like she wants. I'll stay with her always. I guess…I guess that's what you do when you love someone. If she dies, I want to go down with her. I want to be the person fighting til the end; I want my last thought to be how I did my best as her guardian, if she has to die.
But I won't let her die. I won't.