What He Brought Back
Yuna was in a haze, laughing and smiling as she dined with her friends. Her boyfriend watching her carefree laughter with his neutral, cool faced demeanor. Yuna stayed in her foggy minded state even as she and Tidus walked home. Her blonde, tanned lover suggested a shower, to which the young woman full heartedly agreed to.
Tidus left her to her own devices in the shower, saying he'd await her in the bedroom. As Yuna began to scrub the grime and sweat off her body, the warm water began to help clear her head, basically sobering her up.
Dinner had been a blur, the more prominent thing she could recall was being kissed and held by her lover, while his eyes held that odd coolness to them. She must have been drugged somehow, for Tidus had no real magic talent within him, how else could dinner have been such a blur? And now, that thing within her boyfriend was waiting for her in bed? Yuna didn't intend to willingly sleep next to a strange entity, perhaps if she stayed in the shower long enough, the body of Tidus would fall asleep. Then the former summoner wouldn't have to worry about sleeping next to a fully awake entity, or whatever the thing was.
So Yuna stayed longer in the shower, taking her time as she shaved her legs, a time consuming event since they were so very long, and her razor was not very sharp.
The water was beginning to get cold when she heard the bathroom door open, her heart racing in her chest as she felt the other person coming nearer. As the shower curtain pulled aside, to her utter relief the young woman gazed into her boyfriends normal, aware eyes.
"Room for one more?" He chuckled bashfully as he slipped inside with her. They'd only recently started doing more intimate caressing with one another, and he still was sort of shy when entering the shower with her.
She pulled him to her, hugging him tightly in her joy as the water fell onto both their bare bodies. This was what she wanted always, to be with him intimately without the other side of him interrupting. Yuna kissed him, letting him know physically just how glad she was to have him there. Tidus kissed her warmly back, holding onto her body gently, yet firmly.
He was always careful with her body, touching her with a softness she adored. Tidus noticed the cool temperature of the water, and asked how long she'd been in there.
"A little while." Yuna brushed off the question, gesturing towards the curtain, "Maybe we should towel off."
"Sure." He gave her a squeeze before leaving her embrace, stepping out of the shower and waiting for her to shut off the flow.
Yuna turned off the faucet, and was helped out of the shower by her lover. He wrapped her in a soft towel, helping her dry off before drying his own body.
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That night, Yuna relaxed in bed with her lover, but the former summoner did not sleep. After a few hours, she carefully slipped out of bed and went into the living room to think.
What had he done to her to cause that hazy headed feeling? Was it truly a drug, or could it have been a form of...magic? Tidus was no master spell caster, but that didn't mean whatever was hiding inside him couldn't conjure. Yuna would have to start warding herself in the mornings, so he wouldn't see, and so that she could be protected from any other tricks the entity had planned for her. Yuna looked upon one of her book shelves and started researching a warding spell that covered more than one enchantment. She couldn't risk choosing the wrong ward, she'd have to use one that trumped all negative magic.
Hours she spent, reading through her spell books, yet none held the power to ward off multiple spells. At last, the young woman let sleep claim her, the lady falling into a deep sleep on the living room couch.
When Tidus awoke the next morning, he found her snoring, drooling a bit too, on the floor. Apparently she had started on the couch and had rolled around enough to fall off.
He gently picked her up and placed her body back onto the cushions, once placing her there, he noticed a book left on the floor. As he picked it up and looked at the title, his usual kind and warm eyes, turned. The being within him was reading the title of the book, and frowning.
"The summoner wishes to ward herself? Perhaps my plans need to move onto the next phase." He cooly spoke, placing the irritating reading material back upon its shelf, let her think he doesn't know a thing about her...concerns.
It was still early that morning, if no islanders were romping around, then perhaps he'd be able to perform his next stage. Tidus's body moved from Yunas side, and exited their home. The summoner slept on, only waking many hours later...
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