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Tidus wakes up and stretches. He feels water flowing all around him. He lets out a small sound of shock he's back in Spira. He smiles and swims up towards the light with only one thing on his mind. "I've got to get to Yuna." He has no clue how much time has passed since he faded away but he doesn't think of that only of Yuna.
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Yuna had just finished her speech now she was sitting alone on her bed thinking of the one she recently lost. "Tidus" she whispers his name to herself. A knock on the door snaps her back into reality.
"Yunie are you alright?" Rikku's voice is heard.
"Oh...um...yes I'm fine. You can come in." Yuna puts on a fake smile.
"You looked very upset when you left the stadium I just thought I'd come to see if you were okay and if you wanted to go to the party their having downstairs."
"No I don't think so I'm going to stay here." Yuna keeps her pretend smile on but her voice is sad.
"Oh okay then I'm gonna go back downstairs now" Rikku says before she makes her exit.
Yuna goes back to sitting on her bed the fake smile is gone. Her mind wanders to the last part of her speech, "Or the dreams that have faded", she missed Tidus so much. Another knock on her door the fake smile goes back on. This time it's Wakka.
"Yuna how 'bout you go to the party, it's being held in honor of you."
"You go and have fun but I'm going to remain here."
"Okay then you know where to find me if needed ya?" Wakka leaves and Lulu enters.
Yuna's fake smile doesn't flicker she keeps it strong for the sake of others.
"You know what? It's embarrassing to say this myself but summoners and their guardians are kind of like Spira's ray of light. A lot of people in Spira depend on us. I learned to practice smiling when I'm feeling sad, you know? I know it's hard."
She remembers telling Tidus this once.
"You're not going to join in on any of the festivities?" Lulu asks.
"I'm sorry but I don't feel like it right now. Maybe I'll come down later."
"Alright but remember people expect to see you there. You're still their ray of light. They still depend on you even though Sin is gone. They want you to show them the new way."
That does it for Yuna. She can't deprive the people of anything. She must go to the party for the people she must be strong and happy for them. Lulu and Yuna leave the room and go to the party. There, Yuna joins the people. They all seem to be happy and having a great time but Yuna (despite the smiles and the laughing) is not happy. One image reigns over all her thoughts Tidus.
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Tidus gets out of the water and staggers onto dry land. "Yuna…" he murmurs before falling over from exhaustion. In his dream he see something from the past. It's him and Yuna in Luca.
Tidus whistles and says "Hey, use that if we get separated. Then I'll come running, okay?"
The scene changes…they're still in Luca but it's after the blitzball game.
Yuna's saying something "If we should get separated, just whistle. I'll come running, I promise."
Tidus wakes up and hears in the distance a whistle. Looking around for the source of it he finds no one but himself. Another whistle as if carried there by the wind from the past sounds. He smiles and pulls himself up he's going to find Yuna. Before he leaves the beach he lets out a return whistle hoping it gets carried to Yuna wherever she is.
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Yuna is back in her room this time with Kimahri. He's standing by the door getting ready to go and Yuna is by the window.
"Yuna did good thing tonight."
"Thank you Kimahri."
Kimahri leaves the room and Yuna is alone once more. "Nobody mentioned Tidus tonight. Have they all forgotten him so soon? Will I forget him? Tidus I miss you come back," she begs. The sound of a whistle makes Yuna lift her head off her knees and wipe her streaming eyes. Tidus is here somewhere in Spira and she is going to find him.
Yuna creeps down from her room unnoticed. As she passes Wakka's room she hears voices.
"I'm worried about Yuna." Lulu says.
"Me to." This voice belongs to Rikku.
"Yuna's really upset about Tidus ya? She misses him."
"Kimahri worried."
"I tried not mentioning him tonight but it was obvious that he was on her mind." It's Lulu again.
They're discussing her and Tidus Yuna realizes. She creeps past the door and continues down the streets of Luca. He's not in Luca Yuna senses and decides that if she has to she will search the world for him.