I know that a few people read this story when it was a one shot, but it is now part of a collection of angsty romance one-shots. This one is the same as its original title, Thank You.

Disclaimer: I don't own FFX. Plain and simple.

Thank You

Lulu stared into the sunset as she lay down on the soft sand of Besaid beach. She gripped a handful and watched it slowly fall. She sighed and looked again at the sun as it faded away behind the clouds.

A breeze passed her as she realized how late it was and how cold it was getting, but she yearned to stay. She sat up, then laid back down as the moon began to show.

She didn't know why she was still here; the thought lingered in her mind for some time as she whispered his name.

'Chappu'.

Chappu was her everything; her first boyfriend, her first love, she had even lost her virginity to him. She remembered how they used to walk on the beach together, and talk while the waves lapped their feet. Ah, those were the good times. He became a Crusader, not for the betterment of mankind, or for Wakka, or his parents—Chappu had joined the Crusaders for HER. He had done it for his love, his Lulu, so that she would always be safe. His death hit the hardest on her, as she had given her heart to him, and he ripped it to pieces.

She felt hot tears roll down her cheeks. "No, I'm over him." Lulu tried, but she knew she was lying to herself. She knew she wasn't over him; she wasn't and never would be. He left a void in her heart, a space only he could take up. No one could ever take his place, no matter how hard they tried.

"Why can't I let him go?" Lulu sobbed as the tears poured down her cheeks, "Why does his memory have to haunt me forever?"

She sat there, sobbing her heart out, when she heard herself scream, "I HATE YOU, CHAPPU."

"Shhhhhhhh…" a voice in the distance whispered.

Lulu turned around to be face-to-face with Wakka. Lulu sniffled then turned away from him, not wanting him to see her crying.

She heard footsteps as Wakka approached her. She covered her face in her knees. She could not let him see her cry.

"Lulu, please come out." Wakka said boredly.

"No." Lulu said as Wakka strained his ears to hear her muffled speaking. Lulu was a stubborn girl, and she would not give in to him easily.

"Lulu, please look at me." Wakka groaned. She shook her head slightly.

Wakka sighed. This wasn't going to be easy.

"Lulu, can you lift your head up, or must I do it for you?" Wakka pleaded.

Lulu lifted her head up for a split second to scream at him, "GO AWAY, WAKKA!" before putting her face in its original state.

Wakka, unprepared for her sudden outburst, flinched, then directed his attention back to Lulu. "I'm not going away until you tell me what's wrong."

"Stay here all night, then." Lulu retorted coldly, but her tone was muffled by her legs.

"Why are you hiding, Lulu. Is it because you're afraid to let someone see you cry? Dammit Lulu, I know you're crying. Why do you need to hide from everyone who tries to help you?" Wakka yelled in pure frustration.

Lulu lifted her head from her knees and looked him straight in the eyes. "I don't know." Lulu said as calm as she could muster, which was very shaky, "I just don't know."

"That's all you can say? After all this time, that's all you can say?" Wakka yelled.

"I'm scared, Wakka. I'm supposed to be over Chappu, and I'm not." Lulu sobbed.

"Shh…I'm sorry Lulu for yelling at you." Wakka said as he sat down next to her and hugged her. "Believe it or not, I'm still not fully over his death either. But I channel it into blitzball instead of bottling it up like you do. Lu, it's not healthy." Wakka said as he rubbed her back in an effort to calm her down.

"But I don't have blitzball to channel it into. What am I supposed to do?" Lulu asked as she gripped Wakka tight.

"You can talk to me. I'll listen to you." Wakka told her as Lulu struggled to stop crying.

"Thank you." Lulu sniffled and tried to stop crying.

"Lulu, you can cry in front of me. I'm your best friend, remember." Wakka said as Lulu began to cry again.

"I miss him so much…" Lulu sobbed.

"I miss him too." Wakka said as he gripped her tighter and Lulu laid her head on his shoulder. "But I try to stay positive, and remember that it was meant to be this way."

"But in this plan, I got hurt so bad." Lulu cried as tears flowed down her cheeks.

"I know. But Chappu doesn't want you to mope around and shut out the world. He joined the Crusaders for you. He gave his life for you, so you shouldn't waste his sacrifice by being sad."

"I know, but it's like I can't move on." Lulu sobbed.

"It's hard sometimes, but you have to be strong. You may feel weak now, but you are a very strong girl, Lulu." Wakka told her. Lulu let go of his embrace and looked him straight in the eye and smiled.

"Thank you." Lulu told him as she leaned in and kissed him on the lips. It was going to be a short one, but both of them craved more, and the kiss lasted for nearly a minute before they were out of breath.

"We should get back to the te..." Lulu was cut off by Wakka who leaned in and kissed her. After fifteen seconds, Lulu broke the kiss. "Maybe we should stay here longer." Lulu said with a smile as she tackled Wakka to the ground.

"What the hell was that for?" Wakka asked cluelessly.

"For forcing me to forget Chappu and find another guy." Lulu said slyly.

"Who?" Wakka asked as he frantically searched for another male anywhere nearby.

"You." Lulu said as their lips caught in a passionate kiss.

I know this is probably horrible- my angst and romance talents have their limits (what they are, I don't know), but if anyone is way OOC, inform me and I'll change it. Well, review please.

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