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And instead of replying to all the review individually, i can do it now because I am a lazy person, not that I'm not grateful for the reviews. Thankies to Blonde Goddess for being the first reviewer, thankies to shynote for the reviews on both chapters and the thing you said in the second one was a careless error on my part and i'll try to clear that up in this chapter, if i don't, sorry anyway.Thankies to .14karatgold. for your review, and how do you know if it makes it better, i could make it worse, a lot worse when Tidus does finally meet Yuna. I'm the writer, for all you know, one of them could die! But i'm not that mean of a person...or am i? Thankies to FFLOVeR (Hopie that's right, i'm doing this of the top of my head) for that review and i try to update at least once a week or more. It depends on if me feel like writing. Okie doky enjoy, review, and bash until your heart's content if it sucks. Sorry to take up time with all this...by the way, there's more at the bottom. Ha and again Ha! Beware my chickens of doom! (Don't ask about it i don't own that quote either, my friend does)

Chapter Two

Yuna opened her door and quietly went up the stairs. She opened the basement door a little bit to look around the kitchen. She looked around to make sure her father wasn't around and then broke out into a run for the door in the living room. Yuna saw her father passed out on the couch as she ran out the front door. As soon as I get back in tonight, he'll probably beat me, but hopefully he'll be at the bar, like usual. She ran out onto the sidewalk and looked over her shoulder to make sure he hadn't woken up when she shut the door.

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Tidus sat down at the table the waitress had led him too. She gave him one menu and pulled out her notepad.

"Um, two menus, please, I'm waiting for someone," Tidus said with a smile. "And I'm not going to order until she gets here, thanks,"

The waitress nodded and then left another menu next to his. Tidus scooted it across from him. He sat waiting for her, passing the time by drumming his fingers on the table to the music playing on the speakers over head. He looked over at the entrance and saw the doors open. He smiled as he saw Yuna walk in, looking nervously around for him. He waved at her and then she slowly made her way over to where he sat. She sat across from him and gave him a small smile and then looked away at the waitress who had came back.

"Are you paying for hers as well as your own?" She asked Tidus with a smile.

"Of course, what kind of gentleman would I be if didn't?" He said with a shrug. Yuna gave him a confused look. She hadn't intended on him paying.

"What would you like to drink then?" She asked Yuna.

"Water's fine," Yuna said with a forced smile.

"Same here." Tidus said.

"Do you know what you want to eat yet?" She asked writing that down.

"A salad, thousand island dressing please?" Yuna asked handing the waitress the menu.

"That's all you want?" Tidus asked Yuna with a piercing look. Yuna nodded. "I want a fish platter, and chicken, and some pasta, make sure to bring out all the sides."

He's probably getting those different things for me since I just ordered a salad. So mission: don't cost him a lot, didn't work.

"Okay, it'll be out in a few minutes," the waitress said walking away from them.

Tidus looked over at Yuna who was looking at the table. He waved a hand in front of her face making her jump and look up at him.

"Spira to Yuna," Tidus said with a smile, "You okay?"

"Yeah," She said again forcing a smile. "Just thinking is all."

"So, about your old man," Tidus said leaning over onto the table slightly on his elbows.

"Please don't tell anyone, it's really not that bad, he usually only hits me in the morning and when I get home from school and sometimes when I lock my door when he goes to make sure I'm at home. But I don't…It's nothing to worry about." Yuna pleaded. "Don't tell."

"Yuna, your dad beats you, that's not okay," Tidus said a little too loud.

"Tidus be quiet, you're too loud," Yuna whined. "Just forget about it, you don't know anything!"

"Listen, chill out or I'll drag you down to the Yevonite station and tell them," Tidus said harshly, his tone then softened, "Look Yuna, you just don't need to stay there anymore."

"It's not like I have anywhere else to go, and besides, I'm seventeen, legally I still have to live with him," Yuna looked down. "I'm his, to do whatever he wants with me, whether it's beat me, starve me, care about me, it's his choice."

"That's not true, you don't belong to him, you're not an object, just runaway or something," Tidus said trying to convince her to get out.

"I told you I don't have any place to go!" Yuna cried as Tidus put his finger to his lip to silence her. She looked over to where he was jerking his head and saw the waitress bringing them their drinks.

"Two waters," She said placing them down on the table, "Your food should be here in a few minutes," She said smiling as she walked away.

"Anyway," Tidus said as she left, "I'll let you come stay with me in Zanarkand."

"I can't just run away to Zanarkand, I'm almost eighteen, a few more months won't kill me," Yuna said with a shake of her head, "I hope."

"C'mon Yuna you just can't stay there," Tidus said softly, then his tone changed, "Listen up," Tidus got up and moved beside her. "You have two choices, you can leave with me, or I can tell the Yevs what you're dad does,"

"Tidus that's not fair!" Yuna cried as she pushed him away from her, causing him to nearly fall out of the booth, and made the two receive a few stares from other people in the café.

"Yuna, I'm only trying to help you. You don't deserve what he's doing to you," Tidus said softly.

"Yes I do, my mom died because of me!" Yuna cried as tears began forming in her eyes.

"That's ridiculous, how could it be your fault?" Tidus asked scooting next to her.

"It was my fault though," Yuna cried as she leaned on to Tidus's chest as tear flowed down her face.

Though surprised by Yuna's actions, Tidus put his arms around her to try and stop her crying, she needed to calm down, they were receiving a few weird looks. "How is it your fault?"

"She was coming to pick me up from daycare, I was three," Yuna explained, "She had got out of the car, I was watching at the window of the daycare, suddenly out of nowhere, a truck…." Yuna stopped and looked up at him, "it was a hit and run, it was my fault, if I hadn't of been at daycare, if I didn't exist," Yuna tried to stop crying, but the tears continued to fall.

"Yuna," Tidus started.

"No! It was my fault, I deserve it," Yuna said as she looked up at him, "I…" She started, "He's going to be so mad, I probably won't be able to go to school tomorrow if it's too bad," Yuna sighed. "Dona would hurt me too if she knew I was with someone like you. I don't want to go home to that, I can't…" She paused and shook her head, "I need to head home now before it gets worse."

"I'm not going to let you go home, you can stay with me at the hotel or something but you won't go home," Tidus said as he put his hand on his head, "But you need all your stuff don't you?"

"I can just go home, it won't be too bad," Yuna said as she leaned back from Tidus, waiting on him to get up so she could leave. "I'll just run into my room and lock the door, he'll just beat me when I get up in the morning, it can't be that bad, no worse than anything else he's ever did, I'll be fine," Yuna said urging him to get up.

"Yuna, I'm going to go in and get your stuff and then we'll leave," Tidus said with a shrug.

"Tidus you can't just go in and take my stuff out of my home! You just don't understand! I can't leave!" Yuna cried out.

"Shh! Be quiet, I have a plan," Tidus whispered into her ear, "all you have to do is follow me in and then we'll leave."

"Are you sure it will work?" Yuna asked. "What if something happens?" Yuna asked looking up and then back down. "He'll be so mad at me when I go in, for even trying to sneak out and get back in tonight."

"He won't hurt you, I'll be between you two the whole time," Tidus smiled and hugged her. "You'll come out without a scratch on you, I promise."

Yuna looked over behind Tidus and saw the waitress coming back with their food, she eased herself away from him and pointed to the waitress who had been stopped by another customer at a table. Tidus sighed and then got up and went to the other side of the table.

Yuna slowly picked at her salad while Tidus watched her. He could tell she was trying to make it seem like she wasn't hungry, but he could see it in her eyes when she would look up at him.

"You can eat whatever of mine you want," He said pushing his plates to the middle of the table.

"No, I'm not hungry really," Yuna said with a sigh.

Tidus shook his head and then finished off the pasta he ordered. Tidus paid though Yuna protested many times. The two stood, and Tidus then led her out of the cafe and out into the cold night to get a taxi to Yuna's house.

Now that the chapter is over, i have one thing to say...Would you people be mad if i had a chapter ready just didn't feel like posting...Cause i think...Never mind...I don't have the next chapter done i promise cough Bye bye...

BTW: If you want to...You could send suggestions for future chapters considering my brain does not work well.