Things to take into consideration:
-Yuna POV
-Short (about a page long!)
-Slight misquoting (I think)
-Written while I was listening to "Endless Love Endless Road"
-Probably been done before
-Review to tell me so!
Dedicated to the Warriors Of Darkness, but mostly Kai, because you're the only one who beta-ed it. Tysh oui, Rinoa. You could've been more supportive, oh dearest best friend of mine.
Hopefully, this is somewhat original, if not a total waste of time, and you decide to take pity on me and tell me so. *stares pointedly at the WOD*
...Onwards...
LiarFFX vignette ala ling
As I stand on the sandy beach of Besaid, the Aurochs' ungainly blitzball practice sounding behind me, I think of my last moment with you.
"I'm sorry I couldn't show you Zanarkand."
But you did. You showed me a blitzball stadium, full to bursting with cheering fans, and the Abes, your teammates. You showed me a city with twinkling lights that never dimmed; the many different faces of people you saw everyday on the street. You showed me a sunrise, rose, vermilion, azure, and bittersweet nightshade, all blended in the breathtaking palette of an ancient sky. You showed me all of it, because you let me see into your sparkling vitality, your passionate spirit.
"I love you." Three simple words, constructed from my throat, my mouth, and my heart, with my soul placed right in the core.
I know you were no longer there, unable to be seen or heard, but I hoped, wherever you were, that you knew. Knew that you were worth the whole pilgrimage, worth all the pain, worth all the lies I had to tell.
But you lied to me too, you know.
In an unofficial ritual, I place my thumb and forefinger in my mouth and blow. Shrill and crisp, my whistling floats over the breaking waves, and I feel the eyes of everyone on the beach, everyone in the world, on my back.
You've gotten better. I can hear you now, in the broken tape recorder of my heart.
Whistling... it's almost like I can summon again. And I'd like to summon you, fly away on the wings of your love.
But you lied to me.
If you ever need me, I'll zoom right over.
But why don't you? I need you here, now, forever. Why don't you come when I need you most?
I don't sleep very often anymore. Lulu and Rikku often enlist the help of Kimahri or Wakka to carry me to bed. But I do not leave the plane of consciousness.
I try... oh, Almighty above you know I try... because, perhaps, this is all a dream, and when I wake up, you will be beside me, blond hair tousled endearingly, your features relaxed with a childish purity.
But it doesn't happen. It never does.
You lied to me... but I don't blame you. You didn't – couldn't – have known. But the pain I feel... the dull ache that begins, and ends, in my heart is almost too much to bear.
But I will continue to endure; even if it means lying to myself, for your sake... and the lingering hope that one day... we will be together again.
So we... I... can stop lying to my heart.
-Finis-
Gah. Crap happy fic here. Oh well. Shall I add to it? It'll take another five or so years. ^_^;;