A/N: My first FFX fic so be gentle. This is a Tidus/Yuna, my favorite
couple. To any of my friends or family reading this: well, he he, I guess
playing FFX for about 12 hours straight did pay off ^_^
Part I: Yuna's depression
The wind ruffled her drapes gently which didn't help her state of unability to sleep. Stepping onto her balcony, she breathed in the scent of the newly- rebuilt Zanarkand. She smiled wryly. She had it rebuilt because she wanted him to always be with her...now that she was thinking about it, it was kind of funny. Part of her had hoped he would come back with the ressurection of his home...obviously, it was false hope. Of course she knew that from the start;call it denial if you must. Still, it was nice to have dreams and hopes, no matter how stupid, naive, or childish they were and always would be.
'It's because of your sacrifice that the people of Spira can rejoice in the bringing of the Eternal Calm. Tidus, if only you could be here to experience the aftermath you worked so hard for...' she felt a tear slide down her cheek. It was the begining of spring, supposedly the season of renewing hope and love. It felt like winter to her. It always would. That was one thing that no one could understand. They couldn't understand why she always used that extra blanket and why she wore long sleeved wool sweaters and sweatpants in the middle of summer. She was perhaps the only one besides her aeons who knew why.
"Tidus," she whispered. She felt the presence of Shiva, her aeon with the power of ice, at her side. Yuna had given her aeons the freedom of leaving her whenever they wished. Oddly, none of them left. It was as if they were part of her.
"Hey hon, how are you doing?" Shiva asked while tenderly hugging Yuna from behind. Yuna shook her head, a lump forming in her throat. She felt Shiva's suprisingly warm hands stroke her face tenderly. Yuna and Shiva had a special relationship, almost as if they were mother and daughter. Shiva was the one who tucked her in at night and brought her food up to her since she refused to leave her room. Lulu and Rikku tried several times to cheer her up but only brought her more gloom. They reminded her of the long pilgramage she had with Tidus at her side the whole time.
"If you ever need me, whistle and I'll come running," Tidus had said to her one day. Every day she thought of doing so but ended up sobbing into her pillow. Then Ifrit and Shiva would try to comfort her. It always worked.
"Do you ever consider visiting Lulu and Wakka in Besaid? I hear Lulu's with child and Wakka won't stop talking about it," Ifrit said. Yuna shook her head. There were just too many memories of him no matter where she went. Besaid would most likely put the most salt in the wound since that was where they first met. Enough with this.
"Shiva, could you sing me the Yevon hym? I haven't heard that in a while and I need something to help me sleep," Yuna said, crawling back into bed.
"Sure thing hon. Anything else you want?" she asked in a motherly voice. Yuna looked away.
"No, the hym would be good enough for now. I need to sleep," she said, laying on her back. Shiva smiled sympathetically and stroked Yuna's hair as she sang.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nothing but darkness and that uneasy feeling. That was all she felt.
"Shiva? Ifrit? Where are you?" Yuna called out. She looked down. Barefoot and wearing a beautiful satin dress. It reached her ankles and was spaghetti strapped with a semi-tight bust and rectangular neckline. Oddly, when she walked it looked like ripples forming in water beneath her feet. She was in the Fareplane. The place where people's spirits resided after the sending. She looked around and saw only a couple familiar faces; her parents and even some childhood friends. She found herself looking for Him but never found him. Could this mean........
"Is he still alive?" she whispered. Pyreflies surrounded her and she found herself at Moonflow. Confused, she tried to walk but noticed she was floating. Snapping her out of her trance was laughter. Laughter belonging to a teenage couple, she thought. However, when she looked, she saw herself and.....him. They were both soaking wet but didn't seem to care. Tidus was holding her arms and looking at the sky while laughing. She was laughing with a happy smile on her face, her eyes closed to savor the moment properly. Yuna was startled when he looked at her suddenly and smiled softly at her. Messy blonde hair now matted to his forehead due to the water and eyes that seemed to hold the ocean themselves. Yuna smiled, tears forming in her eyes and tried to go to him when she found she couldn't. Something, or rather someone, was in her way.
"Yuna, wake up hon! You're about to fall off the balcony!" Shiva's voice startled her from her dream. She opened her eyes and indeed, she somehow had managed to walk all the way to the balcony in her sleep. She fell to the floor in a heap and just sat there. She had cried all her tears away and now she was emotionally exhausted. She felt Ifrit's strong arms lift her up and carry her back to her bed where she fell asleep upon hitting the matress.
"Tidus," she whispered. She let out a deep sigh and drifted to dreamland.
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Meanwhile, in Besaid....
"Wakka, trust me. With her aeons there to take care of her she'll be fine," Lulu said for the one millionth time. Wakka continued to pace the floor.
"I'm just worried she might not be able to stop dreaming about him, ya know? I mean, the fact that he actually did love her just seems to hurt her so bad." He sat on his and Lulu's bed. The night air held a calm and peaceful feel to it but the future parents were anything but calm. Tidus' sacrifice took a huge toll on Yuna and it not only affected her, but her former guardians as well. Yuna kissed her husband and snuggled under the warm blankets. Wakka smiled at her and turned off the lamp before turning in himself. Something told him that something good was about to happen. He didn't know what, but if he didn't get some sleep, he probably wouldn't know.
Part I: Yuna's depression
The wind ruffled her drapes gently which didn't help her state of unability to sleep. Stepping onto her balcony, she breathed in the scent of the newly- rebuilt Zanarkand. She smiled wryly. She had it rebuilt because she wanted him to always be with her...now that she was thinking about it, it was kind of funny. Part of her had hoped he would come back with the ressurection of his home...obviously, it was false hope. Of course she knew that from the start;call it denial if you must. Still, it was nice to have dreams and hopes, no matter how stupid, naive, or childish they were and always would be.
'It's because of your sacrifice that the people of Spira can rejoice in the bringing of the Eternal Calm. Tidus, if only you could be here to experience the aftermath you worked so hard for...' she felt a tear slide down her cheek. It was the begining of spring, supposedly the season of renewing hope and love. It felt like winter to her. It always would. That was one thing that no one could understand. They couldn't understand why she always used that extra blanket and why she wore long sleeved wool sweaters and sweatpants in the middle of summer. She was perhaps the only one besides her aeons who knew why.
"Tidus," she whispered. She felt the presence of Shiva, her aeon with the power of ice, at her side. Yuna had given her aeons the freedom of leaving her whenever they wished. Oddly, none of them left. It was as if they were part of her.
"Hey hon, how are you doing?" Shiva asked while tenderly hugging Yuna from behind. Yuna shook her head, a lump forming in her throat. She felt Shiva's suprisingly warm hands stroke her face tenderly. Yuna and Shiva had a special relationship, almost as if they were mother and daughter. Shiva was the one who tucked her in at night and brought her food up to her since she refused to leave her room. Lulu and Rikku tried several times to cheer her up but only brought her more gloom. They reminded her of the long pilgramage she had with Tidus at her side the whole time.
"If you ever need me, whistle and I'll come running," Tidus had said to her one day. Every day she thought of doing so but ended up sobbing into her pillow. Then Ifrit and Shiva would try to comfort her. It always worked.
"Do you ever consider visiting Lulu and Wakka in Besaid? I hear Lulu's with child and Wakka won't stop talking about it," Ifrit said. Yuna shook her head. There were just too many memories of him no matter where she went. Besaid would most likely put the most salt in the wound since that was where they first met. Enough with this.
"Shiva, could you sing me the Yevon hym? I haven't heard that in a while and I need something to help me sleep," Yuna said, crawling back into bed.
"Sure thing hon. Anything else you want?" she asked in a motherly voice. Yuna looked away.
"No, the hym would be good enough for now. I need to sleep," she said, laying on her back. Shiva smiled sympathetically and stroked Yuna's hair as she sang.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nothing but darkness and that uneasy feeling. That was all she felt.
"Shiva? Ifrit? Where are you?" Yuna called out. She looked down. Barefoot and wearing a beautiful satin dress. It reached her ankles and was spaghetti strapped with a semi-tight bust and rectangular neckline. Oddly, when she walked it looked like ripples forming in water beneath her feet. She was in the Fareplane. The place where people's spirits resided after the sending. She looked around and saw only a couple familiar faces; her parents and even some childhood friends. She found herself looking for Him but never found him. Could this mean........
"Is he still alive?" she whispered. Pyreflies surrounded her and she found herself at Moonflow. Confused, she tried to walk but noticed she was floating. Snapping her out of her trance was laughter. Laughter belonging to a teenage couple, she thought. However, when she looked, she saw herself and.....him. They were both soaking wet but didn't seem to care. Tidus was holding her arms and looking at the sky while laughing. She was laughing with a happy smile on her face, her eyes closed to savor the moment properly. Yuna was startled when he looked at her suddenly and smiled softly at her. Messy blonde hair now matted to his forehead due to the water and eyes that seemed to hold the ocean themselves. Yuna smiled, tears forming in her eyes and tried to go to him when she found she couldn't. Something, or rather someone, was in her way.
"Yuna, wake up hon! You're about to fall off the balcony!" Shiva's voice startled her from her dream. She opened her eyes and indeed, she somehow had managed to walk all the way to the balcony in her sleep. She fell to the floor in a heap and just sat there. She had cried all her tears away and now she was emotionally exhausted. She felt Ifrit's strong arms lift her up and carry her back to her bed where she fell asleep upon hitting the matress.
"Tidus," she whispered. She let out a deep sigh and drifted to dreamland.
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Meanwhile, in Besaid....
"Wakka, trust me. With her aeons there to take care of her she'll be fine," Lulu said for the one millionth time. Wakka continued to pace the floor.
"I'm just worried she might not be able to stop dreaming about him, ya know? I mean, the fact that he actually did love her just seems to hurt her so bad." He sat on his and Lulu's bed. The night air held a calm and peaceful feel to it but the future parents were anything but calm. Tidus' sacrifice took a huge toll on Yuna and it not only affected her, but her former guardians as well. Yuna kissed her husband and snuggled under the warm blankets. Wakka smiled at her and turned off the lamp before turning in himself. Something told him that something good was about to happen. He didn't know what, but if he didn't get some sleep, he probably wouldn't know.