OMG. OMG! Can you believe I put a new story up! When I finished with "Lust for Sin; Beast of Blood", I promised I was done with fanfiction! But when summer started, I realized that I haven't been fanfiction free during summer for two years! I tried to concentrate on original work, but couldn't...all I could think of was fanfiction! But I couldn't think of a good story idea. Then yesterday, I was sitting outside, when my brother got a phone call. He answered it like this: "Hello? Well, I was swimming." and BOOM! Inspiration struck like NONE other:D! So, here I am! xD! Okay, this story is going to be rated PG-13, but it's going to have a few serious things in it that could probably be R-ish, but nothing serious. It'll be okay. My friends probably saw worse in movies when they were 12. XD So anyway, enough of my rambling! (Sorry, I'm really excited:D) Oh, and also, I don't know about the title for this...I'll probably change it. ENJOY!
Chapter 1: Graduation
"Finally, the last day of school!" Tidus said, smiling gleefully, "Last day of school for the rest of my life!"
"Totally not fair, man," his best friend Gippal said, "My old man's making me go to two years of technical school."
"No schooling for me, and I'm gonna make a million more than you," Tidus said, in a kidding tone, although it was serious. He was going straight to the professional blitz league, of course.
"Just one more class," Gippal said, grabbing his books at his lockers, "Then graduation, parties, and we're out of this place!"
"Forever!" Tidus cried, high-fiving his friend.
The bell rang, and Tidus and Gippal both laughed.
"And the last time we'll ever be late," Tidus said, waving goodbye to his friend.
Tidus was smiling widely. It was indeed the last day of school.
He had barely graduated, making it through with the minimum to graduate. Of course, teachers were always nice when you were the star blitzer. He had to admit, without that game, he wouldn't be graduating.
It wasn't his fault that he would rather mess around than actually try and study. He had a life, after all.
He was walking slowly toward his classroom, in no particular hurry despite the fact that he was late. His hands were shoved absent mindedly in his pockets, and he brought nothing with him, despite the fact that he was expected to turn his books in. He would just lie and say he lost them, although they were in fact buried inside of his locker, not touched since he received them at the beginning of the year. Some unlucky freshman could receive his locker next year and worry about cleaning it out then.
He had almost reached the classroom, when he heard someone call his name. He turned around, only to see two girls leaning against their lockers, obviously watching him.
He walked over to them, and stood in front of them, saying, "'Afternoon, ladies."
"Hey Tidus," the first one said, the leader, "Do you know Yuna?"
"Yuna?" Tidus asked, "Nope, never heard o' her."
"She moved here like three years ago," the other girl said, the blonde, "She's really smart. Probably like valedictorian or something."
"Nope, never heard o' her," Tidus repeated himself.
To be honest, he didn't want to stand there and talk to them. The girls' names were Dona and Leblanc, and together, they led a group of three—no, four.
"Oh, she's the fourth one of you guys," Tidus said, "I know who she is now."
Dona smiled and said, "Yeah. That's her."
Dona, Leblanc, and Rikku, the third member, were cheerleaders. They were notorious because of their fathers. Dona's father was in charge of the government's treasury, Leblanc's was the police chief, and Rikku's father was mostly known for owning the hottest club in all of Bevelle. They ran a tight little group—hence the small amount of numbers—and it was nearly impossible to get in unless you were 'somebody'. Tidus didn't really hang out with them, despite the fact that he had quite the fling with Dona two years ago. They were far too clique-y for his liking.
"What about her?" Tidus asked.
"We think you two would make a cute couple," Dona said, smiling, "We've arranged for you two to sit next to each other at graduation."
"How'd you manage that?" Tidus asked, "If she's number one, doesn't she lead?"
"We had some things changed," Dona said.
Tidus just nodded slowly, as if he comprehended. That was just how influential their fathers were. They could do as they pleased.
"Alright," Tidus just said, "But maybe I'm already busy with some other girls?"
"We know you're not, love," Leblanc said, giggling slightly, "We do our research."
So yeah, it was true. Tidus had just been dumped by Elma, the captain of the girls' blitzball team, because she had decided she was a lesbian, or at least, that's how Tidus took it. It hadn't been the nicest dumping, knowing he got dumped for a girl. Heck, he was shuddering at the fact.
"Look, I gotta get to class," Tidus said, "I'll see you later."
"Right," Dona said, "And Yuna too. You'll lover her Tidus."
He walked away from them, swiftly. There was something about them that was just creepy. They were by far the most powerful people he had met, and for some reason, that gave him the creeps. Knowing they could do as they pleased really bothered him. He figured Yuna was just like them.
Sighing, he erased the thought from his mind, and hurried into his class, knowing he was walking in even later than usual.
"Oh well," he told himself, "It's the last day of school…"
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Tidus was late to graduation, arriving with Gippal, both of them in nothing but shorts and their robes, despite the fact that they were supposed to be dressed nicely. They went their separate ways, which were clear across from each other, Tidus up front and at the right, and Gippal in the back and to the left. He figured teachers had made it that way on purpose, afraid that they would start some time of practical joke. He snickered to himself, remembering how they had originally planned to, and took a seat at his own spot, realizing that while everybody else had walked in as a class, Gippal and he had walked in completely solo, quite fashionably late.
He looked to his right and saw a nerd by the name of Issaru, and then looked to his left and saw a girl who he didn't really recognize. He realized she couldn't be the 'Yuna' chick though, being that she was far too, well, innocent looking.
Her hair was cut right above the shoulders, and flipped out, and beneath her robe, she had on a knee-length skirt, unlike the other girls, most notably Dona's group, who wore their shortest skirts at all times, and she was listening intently to the principal who was speaking, unlike anybody else.
She turned her head then, seeing that he was staring at her, so he simply smiled at her and turned his head straight ahead at the principal.
"Are you Tidus?" he heard her whisper, and he looked back at her.
"Yeah," he said, giving her a questionable look.
She just smiled and looked away from him, and said, "I don't care what my friends say, I'm not interested in you."
"Excuse me?" Tidus found himself saying, "I'm not interested in you either."
"Good, then you understand," she just said, and smiled a surprisingly friendly smile, despite her hostile attitude.
"Are you Yuna?" Tidus found himself asking.
She simply nodded, and turned her attention completely back to the principal.
Tidus ignored the fact that she was ignoring him and said, "You hang out with Dona and Leblanc?"
She didn't reply, and just kept her attention focused forward.
Tidus felt himself growing rather angry. He wasn't used to being ignored.
"They said you were interested in me," he said, although that was pretty much a lie, "That's why they made us sit together."
"They say I need a boyfriend," Yuna said, looking at him, "But I'm not interested in having one like you."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Tidus asked, "If I stood up right now and asked if any of these girls wanted to date me, I bet every one of them would stand up and then proceed to do me right here in front of everyone."
Yuna rolled her eyes at him, and said, "I'd love to see that."
"I bet you would," he said, and then did something that entirely surprised her. He jumped up, hopped on his chair, causing the principal to stop his speech, and all focus went on Tidus.
"Who wants to sleep with me?" Tidus asked, to the entire student body and audience.
The principal put his hand on his forehead, looking disgraced, and Yuna blushed deeply.
Most of the girls started chatting excitedly and the boys laughed at Tidus' sudden, and strange, question.
Yuna was shocked to notice that most of the mothers in the audience even were checking Tidus out.
"Get down," Yuna said, in a voice that was barely a whisper.
Tidus did as she ordered, and the principal said, "May I continue," in which Tidus answered with a, "Be my guest."
"You think you can do whatever you want, don't you?" Yuna asked him in an angry voice.
"I can," Tidus just replied, raising his eyebrows.
"Why prove it to me?" Yuna asked, crossing her arms. Tidus then became aware that Issaru had been listening to their conversation quite intensely.
"Hey, you mind?" Tidus barked at Issaru and turned back to Yuna, "I proved it to you, 'cause now you've got my attention."
"What do you mean?" Yuna asked, glaring at him.
Tidus gave her a quick look-over and said, "I want you now."
She looked disgusted and once again turned her full attention to the principal, who, Tidus was sure to Yuna's relief, had finished, and the ceremony began, with her name being called first.
Tidus watched her, his eyes actually liking what he was seeing. He shook his head, reminding himself who she hung out with. But she seemed so unlike them… Maybe he had everybody figured all wrong.
She came back and sat, and everybody else but Tidus was announced in his row. He realized he was sitting in the row that was reserved for the top few of the class.
"Dona arranged for you to sit here, didn't she?" Yuna asked, giving Tidus an annoyed look.
"She did," he said, leaning close to her, "Your eyes are beautiful."
"What's with you?" Yuna cried, "One minute you're a total jerk to me, and the next you're all--."
"All what?" Tidus asked, his voice calm.
Damn, he thought to himself, Why the hell is she making my heart all…ugh, I'm not even going to go there.
"Your name is being called," Yuna said then, breaking his thoughts.
"Huh?"
"Your name," Yuna said again.
Tidus heard it then, and jumped up, running up to the stage, taking his diploma, and then taking a bow, causing most of the audience to laugh.
Tidus took his seat back next to Yuna and said, "Wanna go party with me after this?"
"Sorry," she said, "I don't party."
"Live a little, you're in college now," Tidus just said, smiling, "You are going to college, right?"
She ignored him.
"I'm not," he continued, "But that's 'cause I'm so amazing at blitz."
Still nothing from her.
"Come on Yuna," he said, nudging her, "You know you want to."
She turned to him sharply then, causing him to almost cower, and she said, almost yelling, "I don't give in to peer pressure!"
With that, she stood up and left, and Tidus just sat there, dumbfounded.
"You have to follow her out!" Issaru said then, pushing Tidus, "Hurry! There's a huge gap!"
"Shut-up dork," Tidus just said, but he stood up and ran after the girl, who was already halfway back to the school.
"Yuna!" he called after her, "At least take my number or something?"
She gave him the most disgusted look he'd received yet, and she said, "What, just because I'm the only girl in the whole school you haven't slept with?"
"Yeah," Tidus said, "Now you're getting it!"
He meant it as a joke, but she stomped off, not taking his number.
"Fine, but I'm not letting you go that easily!" he called after her.
Not surprisingly, she didn't answer.