Path between Light and Darkness

Path between Light and Darkness
Chapter 3: Friendship
Yuna greeted me at the school gate the following day. I hung out with her for most of the day. She started acting a little odd in first period, and I had a feeling something was wrong. Although, I left it up to her to tell me. She finally talked to me about her problem at lunch.
"Tidus?" I glanced up at Yuna from my food. She appeared even more worried than before. "What's wrong?" I queried.
"I-."
"Hello, there, Yuna." A grey-haired teen called. His maroon eyes unsettled me a bit, and I saw Yuna shiver under his gaze.
"Hello, Seymour." she said. I growled silently at him. Finally, he turned his attention to me. I met his glare with one of my own.
"Oh, hello, Tidus." He sneered as he said my name. My glare became more venomous. He focused his gaze back to Yuna. "It was good to see you again, Yuna." He smirked at me, smiled at her, and strolled away slowly. Before he was out of sight, he glanced back at me and grinned disturbingly.
"How can you stand that guy?" I murmured.
"Oh, he's just a little rough around the edges." Yuna assured. "He was one of my best friends since we were little, but lately we've been drifting apart. The gap seems to increase everyday."
"Huh?! I mean what?!" I composed myself. "He doesn't seem to be the best friend type."
She stared at me strangely, "What do you mean?"
"Well, lightly speaking, he… hates my guts."
"But I like you as a friend."
"You really mean it?"
"Of course, silly. You're a good person, and no one has ever befriended me for so long except for Rikku and Paine, obviously."
"Thanks, Yuna, it means a lot to me that you say that. Hey! I got an idea! We can hang out over at the Play Island this after school!" She gave me a quizzical look. "Just as friends." I clarified.
"Oh, well that sounds like fun!"
"Meet me after school by the docks. I'll bring food and anything else we need. See you after school." I dashed away down the hall for class, eager for school to end. I heard Yuna whisper behind me, "Yeah, see you."
The rest of the day flew by without anything happening, and I told my plan to Rikku and Paine my plans with Yuna after school so they wouldn't worry. I raced home and bounded up the steps to my room. I changed my clothes to a blue shirt, sky blue pants, and sandals. I went downstairs and snatched two sea-salt ice cream bars from the freezer. "Tidus, is that you?" my mom called.
"Yeah! I'm going out with Yuna for a bit; I'll be back before 11:00!"
"Okay! Just be careful!" She warned.
I met Yuna at the docks. When she turned to face me, I gasped in awe of her. Her swimsuit hugged her curves perfectly and accented the light tan of her skin. However, her long hair radiated a golden glow in the sunlight. Her uneven eyes sparkled like the ocean waves around her. 'Whoa! She's beautiful!' I thought. "Um, Tidus, what are you staring at?" she asked timidly.
"Oh! Uh, it's just that… you look very pretty in your swimsuit." I blushed harshly as I said this, and I could tell she was too by the pink on her cheeks. "Thank you. Maybe we should go now." She suggested.
"Uh, right! Let's get going!" We climbed into my boat together, and I rowed us to the island. "Wow! It's beautiful!" she exclaimed. I just smiled at her as we got closer to the island.
I helped her out and sat down on the beach; she mirrored my example. I breathed a relieved sigh and lied down on my back. "This place is amazing. I never thought an island can be so breathtaking."
"Yeah, Destiny Islands is full of surprises." I remarked.
"Is the Twilight Town part of it this unique, too?" I glanced up at her. I sat up so that I was facing her. "Well, yeah it is. If you go to the balcony of the clock tower you can see the whole Destiny archipelago, the sunset, and the Twilight Forest all in one view. It's pretty awesome."
"Wow, all that in one view. I would like to see it sometime."
"Don't worry. I'll take you one day. It's a promise." she smiled that brilliant smile at me. I handed her one of the sea-salt ice creams, "Here. Eat this." She licked it and immediately grimaced, "What kind of ice cream is this?"
"Wait for it." I urged. She gazed at me quizzically for a moment before she hummed a satisfying "Mmmmm."
"Salty but sweet." I told her as I licked my own bar. We ate our ice creams in silence just enjoying each other's company. Purple crept across the sky as the sun set below the horizon. "We'd better get back home now before my parents kill me, especially my dad." I said. Yuna nodded in agreement. I rowed us back to the main island and watched Yuna run home. "Thanks, Tidus, see ya at school tomorrow!" she yelled back at me.
"Bye!" I answered loudly. I turned and raced off to my own abode. My mom and dad were in the kitchen. "Have fun today, kid?" my dad asked.
I gazed playfully at both of them: "You have no idea." They looked at each other eyebrows raised. I grinned widely and went to bed.