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Full Summary: Now that the eternal Calm has begun. Life on Spira is settling down. But now that the fear of Sin is no longer around... How are several of the Ex-guardians going to do with their lives? Simple, teach Lulu how to swim.
Note: Lulu/Wakka for all you guys who didn't know.
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Things were definitely settling down now. It was easy to see, now that the threat of Sin was gone for good now, life in Spira had visibly slowed down. People could finally take the time to enjoy life without worrying that it would soon come to an end.
To no longer be in a hurry to live a much as possible before it was too late. People had all the time in the world now.
And unfortunately, that left a certain Black Mage with little a little too much time now.
Lulu let out a tired sigh; she had read this book four times now. She could almost recall it word for word. All of her other books and scrolls had met with similar results. Now that Sin was gone for good, there was so much time to do things, but for Lulu, not enough things to do.
Setting down her book, Lulu stood up and began to pace around the small room of her hut. After Sin's defeat, Yuna, Rikku, Wakka, Kimari and herself had the returned to Besaid, where a they were obviously greeted with a hero's welcome.
But during all the celebrations, Lulu could see that it did nothing for Yuna's disposition. If anything, Yuna's depression had worsened. If it had not been for that, Lulu probably would have been more reluctant to let Rikku take her away.
After a short while, Rikku eventually had to go back to her father in helping to rebuild their home. Along the way of packing, Rikku had suggested the idea of Yuna coming with her, a little "Family Bonding" you might say. Surprisingly, Yuna liked this idea quite a bit. A chance for her to get in touch with some sort of family.
Though, Lulu and Yuna held a bond like sisters, Lulu understood Yuna's need to find real family, something loving... To Lulu, as long as it made Yuna happy, it was fine by her. And by the letters, they received from her now and then, seemed to show that Yuna was indeed enjoying herself; all the better, Lulu thought.
But still, with Yuna gone, there went a lot of her companionship as well. But she wasn't entirely alone; she still had Wakka and Kimari around. Well, for as good of a conversation Kimari was worth...
But at least there was Wakka. Lulu, gave a small grin; yes at least there was Wakka, who now spend most of his retired time from Blitzball training the younger children how to play. But still, he was better company than most.
As she continued her pacing, Lulu's stomach gave a soft grumble. She looked out the window of her hut to see that the sun was beginning to set soon.
Soon Wakka would be by to cook dinner. Lulu's face turned pink with a soft blush. Maybe she should us this extra time to learn how to cook. Since returning home, Wakka had done almost all the cooking, since in Lulu's years of learning the arts of magic, she had never learned how to properly cook. The few times that she had tried had resulted in Wakka being incapacitated for nearly two days.
And if on cue, Wakka stepped into the hut, covered in both water and sweat, a bright smile on his face as he entered. Lulu, knew how much of a Wakka enjoyed teaching those kids.
"Hey Lu, haven't been waiting long, ya?" Wakka asked as he walked to the table, setting down his blitz ball and slumping into a nearby chair.
"Man, I tell you! Those kids... They're getting good, ya. I think they've really got what it takes." If it was possible, Wakka's smile grew larger as he leaned back in his chair, hands thread together behind his head.
"So you've said..." She hadn't said it in a condescending tone, more like it had a detached feeling to it. She had yet to stop pacing in the room. Though she had slowed down a bit since he entered.
"You been spending a lot of time in here you know..." He said offhandedly, as if he was noting the weather. "Maybe you should come out and see the kids practice ya?"
Lulu paused for a moment. In most situations she would have almost immediately declined. But in her current state of... Well, boredom, she put a bit more thought into it.
"I don't know Wakka..." She said uncertainly.
"Oh, come on Lu! I've seen how you sulk around here! You've read that book, what? Six times now?" Wakka was now sitting up straight in his seat, both hands gripping the sides of the table.
"Four times." She remarked quietly. She didn't really know why she said it. Probably form lack of being able to come up with a decent response and from the surprise of realizing just how observant Wakka really was.
"Same thing. You need to get out and have some fun! I know you don't really care much for the whole runn'in around and having fun thing, but I can't just let you sit around here like this, ya?" Wakka looked at her intently, she had stopped pacing and was now staring idly at the stove off to the far wall.
"I have nothing against having fun." She said sternly.
"Okay then, why don't you come and see the kids practice tomorrow? Hey! I got an idea, you can help me coach them, ya?" Now he was looking at her with a spark of excitement, something Lulu found impossible to not notice.
"I don't know Wakka." She said half-heartedly.
"Please? Come on Lu? I really don't want to see you crammed in here all day. I promise, you'll have a lot of fun with the kids! They're a really nice bunch!" Lulu looked at him uncertainly. She did like the prospect of getting out and doing something, but Blitzball? Swimming around and playing ball?... wait, swimming?
A sudden thought just hit her.
"I can't Wakka." She said softly.
"Why not?" He almost looked pleadingly at her.
"I... I have a bit of a problem." She stated. Wakka tilted his head to the side and gave her a quizzical look.
"Heh, what kinda of problem? There's no problem you can't handle, ya?" Lulu stared at him for a minute; he sure had a lot of faith in her. "What could possibly, be holding you back, ya?"
Blushing, Lulu, mumbled something under her breath. This was quite embarrassing. Wakka looked at her with a confused look.
"What? I couldn't hear what you said."
"Ican'tswim." She said quickly.
"What?" He replied. Lulu let out a frustrated sigh.
"I can't swim." She said softly. When she looked up at him, she was surprised to find him smiling brightly again.
"That it? You can't swim?" For a moment, Wakka almost looked about ready to laugh. You're kidding, ya? Lulu, we live right at the beach! How can you NOT know how to swim?!"
Lulu frowned at him, and crossed her arms over her chest.
"I just never learned, alright? While studying magic, there were a number of things, I neglected to learn..."
"Ya, cooking being one of them." Wakka gave a small chuckle as Lulu gave him a crossed look.
"You think this is funny?" She asked crossly.
"No, your cooking is no laughing matter..." Wakka sighed. "I should know..." He mumbled under his breath. Lulu decided to pretend she hadn't heard that.
"So, I can't help you teach, I don't know how to swim." Thinking that she had won the argument, she sat down at the table, across from Wakka. But Wakka only smiled at her even brighter.
"Well, you know what that means now, ya?" Lulu looked at him curiously. What was he up to?
"What?" She asked curiously.
"I'm gonna have to teach you how to swim!" Wakka exclaimed excitedly.
"T-teach me how to swim?" She stuttered.
"Yeah, what's wrong with that? You got nothing better to do, it's something useful since we live so close to the beach and you'll be able to help me with the kids, ya?" Wakka was back to excited planning mode. "Come on Lu, you got nothing else to do, and you finally get to learn how to swim! What else you got to do?"
Lulu was completely shocked. Not for the reasons you might think. You see, she has always seen herself as somewhat of Wakka's intellectual better. Always being able to think things out better than him. So when a moment comes when she can't find a way out of his logical reasoning, she might not be able to help but feel a bit... Dumbfounded.
"I'll take that as a yes, ya?" Wakka smiled as she just stared blankly at him. "I'll go get dinner ready now, ya?"
With that, the large islander left the table and began to get things prepared for dinner. Plans for his first swimming lesson already going through his head.
And all the while, Lulu sat at the table thinking over what had just happened.
'So... Swimming lessons... That can't be so bad... Can it?' She had no idea what was in store for her.
To be continued.
So what did you guys think? Yeah, I know it might need some corrections here and there, but what do you guys think of the basic plot? There's definitely more to come.
Thanks for reading!
The ever illusive,
Hyper Guyver.
Full Summary: Now that the eternal Calm has begun. Life on Spira is settling down. But now that the fear of Sin is no longer around... How are several of the Ex-guardians going to do with their lives? Simple, teach Lulu how to swim.
Note: Lulu/Wakka for all you guys who didn't know.
**
Things were definitely settling down now. It was easy to see, now that the threat of Sin was gone for good now, life in Spira had visibly slowed down. People could finally take the time to enjoy life without worrying that it would soon come to an end.
To no longer be in a hurry to live a much as possible before it was too late. People had all the time in the world now.
And unfortunately, that left a certain Black Mage with little a little too much time now.
Lulu let out a tired sigh; she had read this book four times now. She could almost recall it word for word. All of her other books and scrolls had met with similar results. Now that Sin was gone for good, there was so much time to do things, but for Lulu, not enough things to do.
Setting down her book, Lulu stood up and began to pace around the small room of her hut. After Sin's defeat, Yuna, Rikku, Wakka, Kimari and herself had the returned to Besaid, where a they were obviously greeted with a hero's welcome.
But during all the celebrations, Lulu could see that it did nothing for Yuna's disposition. If anything, Yuna's depression had worsened. If it had not been for that, Lulu probably would have been more reluctant to let Rikku take her away.
After a short while, Rikku eventually had to go back to her father in helping to rebuild their home. Along the way of packing, Rikku had suggested the idea of Yuna coming with her, a little "Family Bonding" you might say. Surprisingly, Yuna liked this idea quite a bit. A chance for her to get in touch with some sort of family.
Though, Lulu and Yuna held a bond like sisters, Lulu understood Yuna's need to find real family, something loving... To Lulu, as long as it made Yuna happy, it was fine by her. And by the letters, they received from her now and then, seemed to show that Yuna was indeed enjoying herself; all the better, Lulu thought.
But still, with Yuna gone, there went a lot of her companionship as well. But she wasn't entirely alone; she still had Wakka and Kimari around. Well, for as good of a conversation Kimari was worth...
But at least there was Wakka. Lulu, gave a small grin; yes at least there was Wakka, who now spend most of his retired time from Blitzball training the younger children how to play. But still, he was better company than most.
As she continued her pacing, Lulu's stomach gave a soft grumble. She looked out the window of her hut to see that the sun was beginning to set soon.
Soon Wakka would be by to cook dinner. Lulu's face turned pink with a soft blush. Maybe she should us this extra time to learn how to cook. Since returning home, Wakka had done almost all the cooking, since in Lulu's years of learning the arts of magic, she had never learned how to properly cook. The few times that she had tried had resulted in Wakka being incapacitated for nearly two days.
And if on cue, Wakka stepped into the hut, covered in both water and sweat, a bright smile on his face as he entered. Lulu, knew how much of a Wakka enjoyed teaching those kids.
"Hey Lu, haven't been waiting long, ya?" Wakka asked as he walked to the table, setting down his blitz ball and slumping into a nearby chair.
"Man, I tell you! Those kids... They're getting good, ya. I think they've really got what it takes." If it was possible, Wakka's smile grew larger as he leaned back in his chair, hands thread together behind his head.
"So you've said..." She hadn't said it in a condescending tone, more like it had a detached feeling to it. She had yet to stop pacing in the room. Though she had slowed down a bit since he entered.
"You been spending a lot of time in here you know..." He said offhandedly, as if he was noting the weather. "Maybe you should come out and see the kids practice ya?"
Lulu paused for a moment. In most situations she would have almost immediately declined. But in her current state of... Well, boredom, she put a bit more thought into it.
"I don't know Wakka..." She said uncertainly.
"Oh, come on Lu! I've seen how you sulk around here! You've read that book, what? Six times now?" Wakka was now sitting up straight in his seat, both hands gripping the sides of the table.
"Four times." She remarked quietly. She didn't really know why she said it. Probably form lack of being able to come up with a decent response and from the surprise of realizing just how observant Wakka really was.
"Same thing. You need to get out and have some fun! I know you don't really care much for the whole runn'in around and having fun thing, but I can't just let you sit around here like this, ya?" Wakka looked at her intently, she had stopped pacing and was now staring idly at the stove off to the far wall.
"I have nothing against having fun." She said sternly.
"Okay then, why don't you come and see the kids practice tomorrow? Hey! I got an idea, you can help me coach them, ya?" Now he was looking at her with a spark of excitement, something Lulu found impossible to not notice.
"I don't know Wakka." She said half-heartedly.
"Please? Come on Lu? I really don't want to see you crammed in here all day. I promise, you'll have a lot of fun with the kids! They're a really nice bunch!" Lulu looked at him uncertainly. She did like the prospect of getting out and doing something, but Blitzball? Swimming around and playing ball?... wait, swimming?
A sudden thought just hit her.
"I can't Wakka." She said softly.
"Why not?" He almost looked pleadingly at her.
"I... I have a bit of a problem." She stated. Wakka tilted his head to the side and gave her a quizzical look.
"Heh, what kinda of problem? There's no problem you can't handle, ya?" Lulu stared at him for a minute; he sure had a lot of faith in her. "What could possibly, be holding you back, ya?"
Blushing, Lulu, mumbled something under her breath. This was quite embarrassing. Wakka looked at her with a confused look.
"What? I couldn't hear what you said."
"Ican'tswim." She said quickly.
"What?" He replied. Lulu let out a frustrated sigh.
"I can't swim." She said softly. When she looked up at him, she was surprised to find him smiling brightly again.
"That it? You can't swim?" For a moment, Wakka almost looked about ready to laugh. You're kidding, ya? Lulu, we live right at the beach! How can you NOT know how to swim?!"
Lulu frowned at him, and crossed her arms over her chest.
"I just never learned, alright? While studying magic, there were a number of things, I neglected to learn..."
"Ya, cooking being one of them." Wakka gave a small chuckle as Lulu gave him a crossed look.
"You think this is funny?" She asked crossly.
"No, your cooking is no laughing matter..." Wakka sighed. "I should know..." He mumbled under his breath. Lulu decided to pretend she hadn't heard that.
"So, I can't help you teach, I don't know how to swim." Thinking that she had won the argument, she sat down at the table, across from Wakka. But Wakka only smiled at her even brighter.
"Well, you know what that means now, ya?" Lulu looked at him curiously. What was he up to?
"What?" She asked curiously.
"I'm gonna have to teach you how to swim!" Wakka exclaimed excitedly.
"T-teach me how to swim?" She stuttered.
"Yeah, what's wrong with that? You got nothing better to do, it's something useful since we live so close to the beach and you'll be able to help me with the kids, ya?" Wakka was back to excited planning mode. "Come on Lu, you got nothing else to do, and you finally get to learn how to swim! What else you got to do?"
Lulu was completely shocked. Not for the reasons you might think. You see, she has always seen herself as somewhat of Wakka's intellectual better. Always being able to think things out better than him. So when a moment comes when she can't find a way out of his logical reasoning, she might not be able to help but feel a bit... Dumbfounded.
"I'll take that as a yes, ya?" Wakka smiled as she just stared blankly at him. "I'll go get dinner ready now, ya?"
With that, the large islander left the table and began to get things prepared for dinner. Plans for his first swimming lesson already going through his head.
And all the while, Lulu sat at the table thinking over what had just happened.
'So... Swimming lessons... That can't be so bad... Can it?' She had no idea what was in store for her.
To be continued.
So what did you guys think? Yeah, I know it might need some corrections here and there, but what do you guys think of the basic plot? There's definitely more to come.
Thanks for reading!
The ever illusive,
Hyper Guyver.