A/N: Hello, all! This shall be my first try at a Tikku story as well as my second try at a FFX story! I'm sorry if it'll suck as hell but it hasn't started yet so we'll see. Thanks for choosing to read this! I hope that I'll be able to keep up the good Tikku tradition: D

The Irony of Relationships

Prologue

By Fanfic-Lover

A small girl around the age of seven pushed another girl to the ground. She had long black hair that was tied back with a sequenced red ribbon. She wore a clean beige shirt that had a midriff along with a pair of black shorts that were also sequenced. A few black strands fell into her face as she stared down at the other girl.

The other girl was about six years old and had short red hair that was nappy and greasy. She had dirt on her face and her clothes were torn and raggedy. Her bony legs had bruises and scratches all over them. She was crying as the first girl pushed her down again.

"Why are you doing this to me?" asked the second girl. "I didn't do anything to you."

"Because I just can't stand seeing you wretched poor people walking on our island," snapped the first girl as she kicked the second girl in the stomach.

A boy with blonde hair around the age of eight stood close by. He had a hesitant look on his face and he stepped forward. "You should stop, Kitana," he said softly. "It's not funny anymore."

"Of course, it's funny," replied Kitana. "Why don't you give a try, Tidus?"

He shook his head. "No, Kitana," he replied.

Kitana sighed and walked over. "Come on," she said as she took his arm and pulled him over. "Just give her a kick."

"That's mean, though," replied Tidus.

"You're no fun," countered Kitana as she pulled away. "I'll do it myself, then." With that, she kneeled down and pulled the girl's hair.

"Ow, stop that!"

"Stop it!" called a new voice.

Kitana, Tidus, and the girl looked up to see another girl. She looked about Tidus's age and had mid-length brown hair. She wore a dirtied white shirt over a blue worn-out skirt. Her hair looked nappy and she had dirt smudges on her face.

"And what if I don't?" asked Kitana with a snobby tone.

"Why are you doing this?" asked the third girl as she walked over. "Just leave her alone."

"Fine, then," replied Kitana as she released the girl.

The girl slowly got to her feet and walked over to the third girl's side. "Thank you, Yuna," she muttered before she ran off.

"Now, I'll just get to have fun with you," commented Kitana as she made her way to Yuna's side.

Taken by surprise, Yuna gasped when Kitana grabbed a hold of her hair and jerked her head back. Yuna yelped in pain when Kitana rammed a fist into her abdomen. Yuna doubled over and collapsed to her knees as she reveled in her body's pain. She looked up at Kitana with a look of unbearable pain. Kitana sneered and kicked Yuna's side.

Yuna yelped and fell to her side. She winced with Kitana jumped onto her. Then, she found herself not able to breath as Kitana covered her in punches. She prayed that someone would be able to come help her…but there was no one.

"Kitana, stop it!" exclaimed Tidus as he rushed over to his friend. He grabbed her arms and tried to pull her off Yuna. "That's enough, Kitana!"

Kitana pushed him away and resumed beating down on Yuna. Yuna's cries of pain rang out in Tidus's ears and he felt remorse for not being able to save the poor girl. Then, in the corner of his eye, he spotted another girl about a year or two younger than Kitana. She had blonde hair that was tied back in a bun with a rag. She wore an orange tank top with a tear on the side and green shorts with cutoffs.

The girl rushed over to where Kitana and Yuna were and rammed her foot into Kitana's side. Kitana rolled off Yuna and rolled away. The girl kneeled down by Yuna's side and helped her sit up. Yuna had bruises all over her arms and face and there was blood trickling down from her forehead.

"Yunie?" said the girl with a look of worry on her face.

"I…I'm fine, Rikku," replied Yuna with a weary smile.

"Why was she beating you up?" asked Rikku.

Yuna shook her head and took a deep breath. Rikku told her to not speak anymore and lay her back down. She got to her feet and walked over to Kitana's side. Then, she brought her foot back and swung it forward, ramming her foot into Kitana's side.

Kitana yelped in pain and rolled back. She looked up at Rikku and glared. "How dare you kick me!" she exclaimed. "You poor excuse for a person!"

Rikku's green eyes flared with anger. She trudged over to where Kitana had gotten to her feet and rammed her fist into Kitana's nose. Kitana fell back holding her nose as it began to bleed. Rikku pounced onto her and began hitting her.

"At least I am a person!" Rikku exclaimed.

Then, Rikku clamped her hands around Kitana's throat. She squeezed her hands around Kitana's throat and Kitana gasped out for air. Kitana tried her best to pull Rikku's hands off her throat but the younger girl was quite persistent. Then, her eyes became teary as her air supply ran short.

"Rikku, stop it!" exclaimed a boy as he ran up.

He grabbed Rikku around the shoulders and pulled her off Kitana. Rikku struggled to free herself and shouted for him to release her. Kitana coughed for air as she sat up and Tidus went to her side. She glared up at Rikku with disgust.

"How dare you – "

Rikku kicked her feet up to free herself. Unfortunately, one of her shoes slipped off and flew into Kitana's face. Kitana fell back into Tidus's arms and she was clutching her nose as it began bleeding again. Rikku grinned at the sight and finally stopped struggling.

"Are you feeling better now, Rikku?" asked the boy who was holding her.

"Yeah," answered Rikku. The boy released her and stepped back as she faced him. "Next time, try to stay out of it, Gippal."

"But, you could've killed her…" protested Gippal.

"I wasn't going to," countered Rikku.

"Oh yes, you were…" replied Gippal. "Any longer and she would've suffocated."

"Good, then!" exclaimed Rikku. "It's people like her who treat the people on this side of the border badly! What's one less going to do to the population!"

"Rikku!" snapped Gippal.

Rikku was going to reply when she winced as something hit her in the head. She turned around to see that her shoe was in front of her and Kitana was on her feet. Kitana had a sneer on her face as she glared at Rikku. Angered, Rikku picked up her shoe and flung it at Kitana.

Just as it would've hit Kitana, Tidus reached out and caught the shoe. He tossed it back at Rikku's feet as she glared at him. "That's enough," he said sternly before taking a hold of Kitana's arm and pulled her towards the border. "Come on, Kitana."

"No!" exclaimed Kitana. "She hit me! That scum hit me! She should be punished for it!"

"I said 'that's enough', Kitana!" snapped Tidus and pulled her away.

Rikku folded her arms across her chest as she shifted her weight to one leg. "Lucky wench," she mumbled. "I would've been glad to give her another beating for beating up Yunie."

Gippal sighed. "As much as I enjoy watching you fight…" he started. "Don't you think it's a bit risky with you doing all this, Rikku?"

Rikku faced her friend. "Why?" she asked.

"You're practically endangering this side," explained Gippal. "What if the rich side decides to take out the poor side?"

Rikku waved off the issue. "Don't worry, Gippal," she replied. "That'll never happen."

"But, aren't Tidus and Kitana like one of the richest people on Besaid?" asked Gippal.

"So?" replied Rikku. "I'm not going to let them do anything like that."

"I guess," said Gippal.

Rikku shrugged and returned to Yuna's side. She helped her cousin up and proceeded towards the border. Gippal took Yuna's other side and helped Rikku. He stopped at the borderline and Rikku looked at him.

"Aren't you coming?" she asked.

"No," replied Gippal. "You know that I don't belong on that side."

"So, who cares?"

Gippal shook his head. "No, it's okay," he replied. "Tell Yuna that I hope she's okay."

With that said, Gippal turned and headed back towards the huts. Rikku watched his retreating back until he disappeared between the huts. Then, she resumed on her way to get Yuna back to Yuna's house. Hopefully, she'd be able to find a way to explain to Uncle Braska what had happened to his precious daughter.

(S)(C)(E)(N)(E) (C)(H)(A)(N)(G)(E)

Rikku entered her estate and kicked the door shut. She entered the hallway and headed for her room. She heard her father tinkering with his machina in his office down the hall. With a groan of exhaustion, she stretched and proceeded towards her room.

"Rikku?" called Cid stopping his daughter in mid-step. "If that's you, could you come in here?"

Rikku huffed and turned around. She headed to her father's office and entered. She stood in the doorway and took in her father's office. It was filled with machina pieces and paperwork. There was a small window in the upper right that let the sun shine in. In the center of the back of the room was where Cid's desk stood and he was tinkering with a machina piece.

"What is it, Pops?" she asked as she walked over to the desk.

"Braska called me and told me that Yuna was beaten up?" asked Cid as he looked up at his daughter.

"Yeah," answered Rikku with a nod.

"Do you know who beat her up?" asked Cid.

"Yeah," answered Rikku. "I think her name was Kitana."

"Was there anyone else with her?"

"A boy by the name of Tidus. But, he wasn't doing anything. He was trying to stop Kitana, though."

"I see," replied Cid. "Very well, I'm going to have a talk with Kitana's parents."

"What about Tidus?" Rikku asked.

"There's nothing to do with him if he didn't do anything," answered Cid. "You can go along with your daily things now."

"Okay, Pops," replied Rikku and left the room.

A/N: There you have it! The first chapter in my first Tikku story! I hope that I'll be doing okay. sighs By the way, if you've noticed that there's a bit of OOCness…I'm terribly sorry for the way it is but we can all live and be happy it's a Tikku, right? Also, in case you haven't noticed, this is an alternate universe fanfic. Thanks for reading and please review! But, please…do not flame because you do not like the fact that it's a Tikku fic! Please, do not!