Honestly, people, would someone who owns Final Fantasy X be using to post their idea of how something should happen? No, they would just have it done like that! so, apparently I don't own ffx. At the beginning I used much to large of a vocabulary for a four year old, I know, so bear with me. Also, if any of you watch Law and order SVU then you might see a connection between Lulu and Olivia Benson. If you sue me, all you will get is a handful of pennies, maybe a few nickels, AND, if you're lucky, a dime or two (and I'm not kidding.)

Standing there, I felt small raindrops falling upon my face. I've never understood why people associated rain with sadness. To me, the rain cleanses Spira. I love the rain, as the rain soaks through my clothes I wish that I could stand there forever, but mom will be worried. Reluctantly I begin my way home. Once I'm inside, mom comes up to me with a towel large enough to wrap around me twice.
As she wrung out my long ebony hair she spoke. "You know those boys, Wakka and Chappu?"
I can't say I wasn't impressed, my mother had always had problems remembering people's names. "Yea, what about them?"
"Try talking to them, ok? Try being friendly."
I was surprised, mom had never questioned my solitude, and I never would have thought that she would ever push me into making friends, of which I had none, I spend most of my time alone. The other girls didn't understand in my lack of interest for imaginary games and silly little dolls. "What?!"
"I think that they could use someone to be friendly to them right now..." She softly replied.
"Why?! What's so special about them?"
"Lulu..."She turned, and though I can't see her eyes, I know that she's crying. "Their parents died last night. They were traveling to Luca when Sin struck."
That was why I hadn't seen their smiling faces out today. I felt awful. Turning on my heel, I ran out the door as fast as my short legs would carry me. Soon I found them. They sat on the stairs leading up to the temple, their faces mirroring their pain. Slowing my pace, I walk up to them. "I'm sorry, I just heard." I give them a small smile, and surprisingly, they both returned it, giving me weak grins. It was strange, what happened then. I felt a sense of understanding, trust, and...friendship form between us, something that had never really happened to me before.
Then Wakka, who is six, stands up suddenly, and I take a step back. "It's just not fair! First we lose our parents, then we lose our home!" He exclaims, then he grabs Chappu's hand and drags him into the Temple, their new home. I walk back to my house, dragging my feet though the muddy puddles and vowing silently that I'll be back tomorrow. Skipping dinner, I tell my parents how much I love them, then go to bed.

Bright morning sun floods my room. Rolling out of bed, I quickly get dressed in a light blue knee-length skirt and black tank top. I run a brush through my dark hair and pull it up into a high ponytail before slipping out my bedroom door. Entering the living room I look around, Mom and Dad aren't up yet so I leave quietly, closing the door silently behind me. Mother will be fine with it, and Dad, well, who knows about him. It's not like he notices, he's never home anyway. Once outside, the wind began tugging skirt out in front of me, blowing my bangs across my pale face. I remove the long locks from their elastic prison. Once free, they swirl around my face in the strong gusts of cold air. Reaching up to the clear blue sky above, fingers outstretched, I joyfully pirouette. I am as free as the birds flying overhead. I can't help but smile but almost as quickly as my cheerfulness came over me, it was swept away in the wind, and I'm just feeling guilty. Chappu and Wakka have just lost their parents and I'm out hear laughing to the wind... Sighing, I continue into the temple. I can't imagine life without my parents. Both of them. I mean, it's true that I hardly ever see my dad, and things have been seemingly tense between him, mother and me, but he's still my father. I am his flesh and blood. I'm now climbing up the temple steps, then walking down the hallway leading to the entrance. I have to struggle to push the thick, heavy wooden doors, but once I do I find myself in the circular room of the main hall. I bow towards the statues of the high summoners, as is customary, then to the priest. He returns the gesture, then straightening, he points to a door on the left side of the stairs. I nod my thanks before turning and entering the entry way that he had indicated. Once in that room, some monk leads me through another door. There they were, Chappu and Wakka just sitting on the bed, like they were expecting me. Both looked like they were doing better than yesterday, though they weren't flashing the world one of their signature smiles, they cried no more. It surprised me, how much they were alike. Sure, Wakka was elder in his years, but just by two and he was more muscular, always would be, yet there could be no denying that they're brothers. They shared the same chocolate brown eyes, the same unruly red hair, the same grins that were usually plastered across their bright faces, and their love for blitzball. I never enjoyed the underwater sport much, but the two brothers sitting in front of me both one day wanted to join the Besaid Aurochs, and maybe they will. At the ages of four and six, they were already skilled at the game.
"What are we doing today?" Chappu asked like this was daily routine.
"We could go to the beach, ya?" Wakka replied, glancing questionably at me, like he wanted my approval. That surprised me, I would have figured that since he was older that he would decide for everyone, but he was treating me as an equal.
"Sure, but I'll have to change first." I answer.
"Ok, we'll meet at the village entrance." The older of the two brothers confirmed.
"Yey!" Chappu squeaked, then, jumping of the bed he yelled over his shoulder "Beat'cha there!" before darting out of the room.
Wakka glanced once more at me before chasing his younger brother, calling after him "Not in your wildest dreams! I could still beat you even if a fiend gnawed my leg off!"
I follow them out at a slower pace. I have no intentions of running. When I return to my house, I find everybody has left. I had kind of been hoping to see mother this morning, but apparently she has already left for work. Though I plan to be home before her, I quickly write her a quick note, just in case.
Mom- Went to beach with Wakka and Chappu. I'll be back before sundown.
Lulu xoxo
Then I hurry into my room and dig through my drawers. Finally I find my bathing suit, a small, black tie-halter bikini with grey lace. I change, pull my original clothes over my bikini, then slip on my flip-flops. I realize that none of us has towels, so I grab three from the clean laundry, then I add to the note.
P.S. I took three towels
Taking some fruit, fresh water, and some kind of crackers, I leave the house. When I arrive at where the three of us had decided to meet,Wakka is mildly surprised that I thought of bringing all of that. "Look how prepared she is, ya? You should have thought of those things." Wakka states, lightly punching his younger brother playfully in the arm.
"You're the older one, you should be taking care of me." Chappu retorted, ducking as Wakka went to fix a piece of hair that was sticking straight up. The trail we took wasn't the main one to the beach, instead it was narrow, cut right down a hillside. Wakka had said that he had a surprise for us, so Chappu and I found ourselves hiking through the undergrowth that is found everywhere on Besaid.
"Here we are!" Wakka exclaims proudly. When he steps aside and allows us off the path we are standing on a small beach, hidden from the view of the village.
"Pretty." I simply say, truthfully, it was breathtaking. The water was a beautiful green-blue color, the white sand twinkled like crystals, and there wasn't a trace of garbage to be seen.
"Let's go in!" Chappu squeaked excitedly. Quickly discarding our extra garments, we sprinted towards the warm water. Anywhere else three small children running to water's edge would scare adults to no end, but here in Besaid, you're taught how to swim before you can walk. Wakka comes up behind me and picks me up. I let out a shriek as he flings me into the water. I hit legs first, then stomach, followed closely by my arms and face. While underwater, I realize something important. I have friends. People other than my parents who care about me. Resurfacing, I'm both laughing and choking and I see Wakka standing by the water's edge in hysterics. Chappu, actually in the water as well, is laughing along. I swim back to shore and stealthily splash Wakka, completely surprising him. Chappu finds this quite funny and nearly falls he's shaking so much. Wakka takes four steps backwards before rushing forward and body slamming the water, right next to me. Chappu joins our little game and we spend awhile playing.
"I'm hungry." Wakka states.
"I brought food." As I say that, Wakka's face light's up.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's eat!"
Wakka, Chappu and I set up a picnic on our blankets.
"We should make this our place." I comment between bites of fruit.
"Huh?" Wakka was clearly quite confused. He wasn't one of the brightest people I've ever met, but that's what made him fun.
"You know, keep this place a secret. So it's like a retreat, we can come visit here whenever we want, without worrying that people might be here."
"And we won't tell anyone unless we all agree on it." Chappu spoke up, catching my drift.
"Sounds good to me." Wakka replied through a mouthful of cracker.

That's how the next two years passed. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays we had to go to the Temple for our basic studies, but every day we had free we spent together, usually at my house or on our secluded beach. My house quickly became more of a home than the Temple, and my parents, well. my mom anyway, became like their surrogate parents.