A LOVING HOPE

BY

SHAKKO

It was just your average day for Yuna first her father would talk about the tribe and then blame all their bad luck on her but she idn't believe in luck so she didn't care as a child but as she got older she got more annoyed with her father Lord Sephiroth and his right hand man Cloud but she had, had enough. That night she planned to run away from the castle.

I see you comb your hair and gimme that grin.
It's making me spin now, spinnin' within.
Before I melt like snow, I say Hello -
How do you do!'

Somewhere else in the tribe a young man called Tidus was being crowded by girls sure as a kid he ha loved the attention. Everyone loved him but all the girls loved his blond hair and stirking blue eyes and all of them wanted to be his girlfriend but he always rejected them. That day though Tidus wasn't exactly happy so he yelled at them all to leave him alone and he went storming of he was extremaly annoyed about what they said about princess Yuna although he had never met her when her father brought her out for speeches he could tell she wasn't the monster the others said she was. She was just your average seventeen year old girl and from what Tidus saw she didn't seem the type tocause trouble.

I love the way you undress now.
Baby begin.
Do your caress, honey, my heart's in a mess.
I love your blue-eyed voice,
like Tiny Tim shines thru.
How do you do!'

That night Yuna made her escape and just as she was exiting the castle gates she ran straight into someone but she was surrisingly comfortable around them sure she didn't even feel comfortedby her own father but that was the east of her problems. this person or what sounded like a man talking to her but she didn't understand but she saw a hand being held out to her.

"Pardon I didn't quite catch that sorry." Yuna said looking down out of embarrassment.

"I asked if you were alright ad if you wanted to be helped up." The man said still holding out his hand.

"Thank you and I'm sorry about that I'm in a bit of a rush. I'm Yuna" Yuna said accepting his hand.

"I'm Tidus pleased to meet you princess." Tidus said after he helped her up then he kissed her hand like a true gentleman.

"Please don't call e princess I don't like it I just want to be normal Yuna tonight please." She begged Tidus.

"Ofcourse Yuna don't worry. Come on I'll show you around if you want." Tidus said still holding her hand.

"Okay lets go I don't wanna get caught incase i get caught with you cause my father ould have you executed and I don't want that to happen." Yuna said looking down away from Tidus' worried cerulean eyes.

"That's okay come on then." Tidus said pulling Yuna down the road.

Well, here we are crackin' jokes in the
corner of our mouths
and I feel like I'm laughing in a dream.
If I was young I could wait outside your school
cos your face is like the cover of a magazine
How do you do, do you do, the things that you do.
No one I know could ever keep up with you.
How do you do!'

Just as they reached the end of the road Tidus had noticed that Yuna was upset about something So he asked what was wrong but she was too deep in thought to notice what he said.

"Yuna are you alright. Hello earth to Yuna, come in Yuna." Tidus said stopping which only ended up her walking into his back but it brought her out of her trance.

"I'm so sorry Tidus maybe I should just go home instead of this, all I ever do is make things worse for everyone so maybe I shoud just accept the fae my father has in store for me." She said the last bit more to herself than Tidus but she started to feel tears appear in her eyes but she fought them back until she felt Tidus' arms go around her body in a tight hug and heard his sweet voice.

"It's ok to cry Yuna no need to hold it back just let me help you. Tell me whats wrong." Tidus said gently stroking Yuna's hair.

Yuna just held on o Tidus while staining his shirt with her tears as she let out all her pain, sadness and grief. When she calmed down she looked up into Tidus' ceruleon eyes with a smile but still a few tears in her eyes.

Did it ever make sense to you to say Bye
Bye Bye?
I see you in that chair with the perfect skin.
Well how have you been, baby, livin' in sin?
Hey, I gotta know, did you say Hello -
How do you do?'

"Feeling any better?" Tidus asked smiling.

"Yes thank you I needed that." Yuna said still smiling when suddenly they were interupted.

"Hey you let the princess go!" Someone had yelled from the end of the road.

"Oh no, it's Cloud my fathers best worrior you beter run leave me here I'll be fine." Yuna said gtting really scaed because she new her father' would hang Tidus if he was caught bu he didn't move.

"I won't leave you to be hurt anymore." Tidus said takingoff while holding Yuna's hand and pulling her behind him.

As they ran Cloud was falling behind but stll trying to catch them although he soon lost them because Tidus ad run down one of the many allyways that there was and had hoped the ence while helping Yuna also.

"I think we lost him." Tidus whispered to Yuna.

"Yeah thank you again your to kind for helping me again." Yuna said bowing slightly.

"No need for any thank you's or bowing so please don't." Tidus said pulling Yuna from her bow and into his arms. (he still doesn't know his own strength)

"Ok." Yuna said looking down blushing.

"Hey why don't we make a promise." Tidus suggested looking at Yuna's blushing face.

"What do you have in mind." Yuna asked finally looking into his eyes again.

"Well how about... if you whistle I'll come running to help with anything that needs done." Tidus said stll thinking.

"That sounds like a god idea but I dont'...know...how...to...whistle." Yuna said looking down again.

"I'll teach you." Tidus said smiling and letting go of Yuna.

Yuna missed his warmth but watched him whistle and copyed him but with all the whistling it attracted Cloud's attention and so he found their hiding place but in the end Tidus got to the castle with no trouble at all Tidus even helpedYuna in through her window.

Well, here we are spending time in the louder part of town
and it feels like everything's surreal.
When I get old I will wait outside your house
cos your hands have got the power meant to heal.
How do you do, do you do, the things that you do.
No one I know could ever keep up with you.
How do you do!
Did it ever make sense to you to say Bye
Bye Bye?'

"Thank you again for all your help Tidus." Yuna said smiling again.

"No problem if you want we can meet up again tomorrow night aswell." Tidus suggested.

"I don't know if I'll be out tomorrow but maybe the night after that." Yuna said.

"Ok see you then." Tidus said before he headed towards the window.

"Wait." Yuna said grabbing Tidus' hand. "There's something I want to tell you." Yun added looking into Tidus' eyes.

"Ok." Tidus said turning around and squeezed Yuna's hand gently.

"I think my father' killed his brother and that he plans to kill me." Yuna said crying again.

"What why do you think that." Tidus asked shocked but that didn't stop him from hugging Yuna.

"I heard Sephiroth talk about how smoothly he had killed my real father Braska and that he wanted me dead like my father and mother." Yuna said holding onto Tidus for dear life.

"Don't worry I won't let them harm you I'll get you out of here no matter what." Tidus said softly stroking Yuna's hair.

"Yunie are you alright who are you talking to." Came a warm voice from the oher side of the door.

"Yes Rikku everything is fine." Yuna answered.

"Can I come in?" Rikku asked.

"In a minute." Yuna said looking at Tidus again only to see him lean into kiss her and she immedatly wrapped her arms around his neck hile his went to her waist. Sadly they had to break apart when suddenly the door opened and in popped a head.

"Who is this Yunie?" Rikku asked walking in completely. Seeing Yuna and Tidus blsh made her grin slightly.

"This is Tidus, Tidus this is my cousin Rikku." Yuna said letting go of Tidus.

"Pleased to meet you but I'm thinking you should go now it's almost dawn." Rikku said looking outside.

"Ok seeya later Rikku. Good bye Yuna hope to see ya soon." Tidus said stealing a quick kiss before leaving through the window.

Rikku and Yuna ran to the window just in time for to see Tidus and his horse Mayanaka (Yuna had been given a lift home remember.) run off to some part of town then suddenly Rikku turned to Yuna.

"I take it operation get out of hell worked out well didn't it. You have to tell me everything." Rikku said but as Yuna told the story the two girls hadn't seen it before bu a pair of gold reyes were watching their every move.

Author-Oh who is this mysterious person I wonder well the only thing you can do to find out about it is to read more chaptors when they get put up. R&R please am accepting flamz for this fic