A/N: Tuna, AU, Yuna leaves her long-time boy-friend, only to find someone new just around the corner. Someone New
Disclaimer: I do not own any of characters or names used in this fiction, all rights go to their respective owners. (I think)
Everybody said so.
But then it all started. Breakfast in bed became burnt toast, afternoon picnics became quick stops at Subway, and nights out on the town became nights locked in the bathroom. Shuyin had become obsessed with her. He refused to let her out unless she was going to work. But Yuna was like a bird that couldn't be caged. She began to sneak out at night and see her girlfriends and have a good time. There was a tree outside her window perfect for it. Though, each time, her friends would turn around and ask her why the Hell didn't she leave? He was obviously abusing her.
Each time Yuna gave the same reply, "When he lays a single finger on me, that's when I'll leave"
Because of course, she loved him, and people in love did stupid things.
One Friday, she got caught, and all Hell broke loose.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Yuna? I specifically said you weren't to leave the house!"
Yuna stood up straight and addressed her other half. "You have no control over me. I am a grown woman."
Bringing herself up to her full height, she strode towards the door, but as she passed Shuyin, an arm shot out and caught her in an iron grip.
She screamed and began to struggle, when the arm loosened. Yuna looked up at the man, his hair falling in his eyes.
"I'm leaving Shuyin: you and me, it's not working"
Shuyin's arm dropped and Yuna walked back into the room, pulled out her holiday suitcase, and began to pack essentials, Shuyin's eyes followed her every move, the arch of her back as she bent down, and the way her beautiful brown hair moved with her.
Yuna finished packing and moved to go out the door. He didn't move from his spot as she walked passed.
As she dragged her suitcase down the stairs, she heard a voice calling at her,
"You'll regret this Yuna! You're nothing without me!"
The Songstress bit her lip, and walked out the door.
Yuna stumbled across the pavement, her vision becoming blurred with tears, he wouldn't take her back, even if she begged, it was just a power thing. He'd just go back to Lenne now, she laughed to herself, she'd caught them once before, and was stupid enough to go back to him...
"Get out!" she screamed at him. She was trying to show anger, not sadness, but this was defied as tears threatened to spill from her eyes, and trail like an onslaught of rain down her flushed cheeks.
"I said GET OUT!"
"Babes, you don't understand!" He had tried consoling her, but she wouldn't listen. She screamed at him again and again, not even pausing long enough to let him explain. Not that it would have done any good. She caught him red-handed; he really did deserve everything she was throwing at him.
"Don't even try that with me! Don't call me "babes" either. I saw you with her! How could you do that to me? She's my friend I won't even to be able to look her in the eye without thinking of you and wanting to hurt you as badly as you did me! Bastard!"
She wasn't even trying to hold back her tears now: allowing them to spill freely down her cheeks to die gracefully upon her trembling lips.
"What does she have that I can't offer you?" He scanned the room quickly before reverting his piercing, cerulean gaze back to her livid face. She didn't see him take in his surroundings: only see his eyes roving the length of her body and travelling back up to meet her eyes. "I get it!" she screamed. "It's because she's skinnier and prettier than me, isn't it? Am I right, Shuyin? You men are all the same: so shallow that you'll ditch one woman for another because of their appearance! Well, you know what I say? You can have her, if you care so much about beauty. Just don't come crying to me if she cheats on you with someone BETTER LOOKING!"
Her hand connected with his cheek, a resounding smack echoing throughout the room. She ran out, disappearing into the solace of the adjoining en-suite. Shuyin turned immediately on his hell and without a backward glance, exited the house, his face smarting with her small handprint imbedded into the skin. Yuna would understand. She always did. That's why he would already be forgiven for what happened. She would come back.
And she had. Yuna regretted it everyday
Rikku woke up when the lightning crashed. It reminded her of when her old Home was struck and it burned down. She snuggled further into the embrace of her lover, and went to go back to sleep when she heard a knock at the door.
Auron woke immediately. He wrapped a protective arm around Rikku and whispered in her ear that he would get the door, and she was to stay put.
He stumbled out of the bed and picked his underwear off the floor and his robe off the chair, and went downstairs.
The next morning, Yuna was sitting at her best friends breakfast table while the best friend was dashing round the kitchen making waffles.
"You're the guest" Rikku exclaimed when she tried to help, "You don't have to do anything!"
The pair had been up most of the night talking over the events of the previous eve, and it was evident in their eyes.
Auron chose to sleep through it all.
"Well Yuna, like I was saying, he's just completely out of his mind! And besides, you were way too good for him, and it's time to move on!"
Auron stomped into the kitchen and picked up a mug of black coffee Rikku had already placed out for him. She ran over and pecked him on the cheek.
"Cheer up grumpy! But like I was saying, because of everything you've been though, I made you my special 'trouble with the boyfriend' waffles!"
"Trouble with the boyfriend?" Auron's eyebrow was twitching.
"Oh not you poppet!" Rikku waved him away dismissively, "We were talking about Shuyin, and now we're not. Yuna, I love you to bits, and you can crash here as long as you want, but, my cousin's coming to stay here later on today. He's looking for a property around here because he's been accepted onto the local Blitz team and wants to hang out until he can find the right place."
Rikku picked up her friend's plate and dropped it into the sink to soak.
"I don't believe you've met him yet, you know Tidus?"
A/N: Yes, I'm an Aurikku writer at heart, so I had to put a little in there, but it will mainly be Tuna, so y'know!
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