Here we are. lol Another update. I really thank everyone for reading, reviewing and enjoying this story. You guys mean so much to me.

Yuna stood to her feet, Rikku was well and their friends soon followed. Tidus waited for a reply, however, all he got were open mouthed stares from everyone. He cleared his throat, raising an eyebrow.

"So. . . which one of you is- -" Tidus began.

"YUNA!!!" Yuna shouted, startling everyone. "I'm. . ." She calmed herself a bit. "I'm Yuna."

Tidus smiled a heavenly smile that sent goose bumps up Yuna's spine, however, the fear of being near a man still lurked deep within her. "Nice to meet you." He held out his hand for Yuna to shake, however, Yuna only took a step back from him.

Tidus somehow managed to get his hand back from her in one piece. "Pleasure."

"This is

on my left and Lacey on my right." Rikku said while Lacey and Bri waved at him with dreamy eyes. Tidus just grinned only to look back at Yuna who had fear in her narrowed eyes.

"You're a cop, aren't you?" Yuna asked and Tidus nodded his head, shoving his hands in his pockets. "Who sent you. . . and why?"

"Your father hired me to protect you." Tidus stated matter-of-factly. "I was told about the circumstances at hand and- -" Yuna looked away in shame, her cheeks flushing a shade of pink. Tidus instantly saw what all Seymour had taken from Yuna. Her self worth, her dignity. . . her trust. All of it just gone and he couldn't help but to feel his heart ache for her. He'd seen these cases before, but there was something about Yuna that just made he stand out from the rest. He then slowly approached her. "Yuna. . ." Yuna brought her eyes up toward his own stained with tears that refused to fall, the wind whipped her hair in a graceful manner. Instead of saying what he wanted to say to her right then and there, he bit his bottom lip. "I'll meet you here after school to pick you up." Yuna nodded her head. "Right now I have other matters at hand that need to be taken care of. Have a good day at school." He then turned away and headed for his car.

"Love the shake. . ." Rikku eyed his backside big time. "Rao, pypo, oui fyhd y vno du ku fedr dryd cryga?"

"Rikku!" Yuna said only to hit her on the arm.

"Relax, Yunie." Rikku said with a cocky giggle. "He couldn't possibly understand what I said."

Tidus opened his car door, turning to Rikku with a smile. "Oui luimth'd ryhtma so cryga, secc. Ryja y hela tyo." He just chuckled to himself, placed his shades upon his face only to get in the car and drive away, leaving everyone stunned.

Seymour wrapped a towel around his waist, his blue hair soaking wet. He wiped the fog from the bathroom mirror only to stare at his own reflection. He instantly focused his eyes towards the scratch upon his face, tracing the outline of it with his fingertip.

"Please don't!" Yuna's pleading words echoed throughout his mind.

The memory of him pinning her arms down into the mattress and ripping her shirt flashed before his eyes, the sound of her pleading screams haunting his memory. And the image of her mournful face was forever burned in his mind.

One with a normal mind would think that Seymour would maybe feel remorse for hurting Yuna, however, he only smiled in a smugly manner as he thought of what to be an accomplishment when there came a knock at the door. Seymour furrowed his brow, bewildered by who could be knocking on his dorm room. Upon leaving the bathroom, he proceeded to the front door and opened it only to find a tall blonde with black shades upon her face.

"Seymour Guado." Tidus began as he removed his shades and put them away. "At last we meet and not a very pleasant one might I add."

"May I help you?" Seymour asked.

"Yes, you can." Tidus said. "You can help me and everyone else out a lot by staying away from Yuna. And any other woman for that matter considering the fact that you clearly do not know how to treat a woman like they should be treated."

"Who the hell are you?" Seymour asked through narrow, angered eyes. Tidus immediately flashed his badge and Seymour went white as a ghost. "Tidus. . ."

"In the flesh, baby!" Tidus boasted. "You know all about me and I know ALL about you, Seymour Guado. You have gotten away with rape countless of times because the girls backed down. Well, this time YOU are going down." Tidus then flashed him a set of papers. "This here is a protective order." A scowl look crossed Seymour's face as Tidus shoved the papers at him. "And as of 3:15 this afternoon, YOU violated that order. You are to appear in court at 9 am Tuesday morning where you could serve possible jail time until the trial and/or pay a maximum fine of up to $4,000,555,000 gil. So, I firmly ADVISE you to stay away from Yuna and anyone who associates with her." He flashed Seymour a cocky grin. "Have a good day." He then put his shades back on and then walked away.

The end of the day had arrived and as promised, Tidus was at the front of the school waiting on Yuna. He leaned against the side of it, facing the front of the school, the wind caressing his golden strands of hair. He crossed his arms over his chest, adjusting his shades upon his face, however, her jerked them off after about 10 seconds and began to get a bit uneasy. He was just about to head towards the school when he happened to see Yuna exiting the building and he sighed in relief, however, narrowed his eyes once he saw another blonde walking beside her. Shuyin waved goodbye to Yuna and sprinted off towards the building for blitzball practice. Yuna then looked and saw Tidus awaiting her and she approached him at a very slow pace.

"Who was that?" Tidus demanded to know.

"Shuyin?" Yuna asked.

"Is that his name?" Tidus asked.

"He's just a friend." Yuna said.

"Okay." Tidus said. "I was just wondering is all." He then stepped aside and opened his car door for Yuna to get in. Yuna shot him a very uneasy glare. "I'm not going to hurt you, Yuna." He assured her. "I am here to keep you safe." Though still unsure of him, Yuna got into the car and Tidus closed the door only to walk to the other side, get in and then pulled out.

There was an awkward silence between the two of them as they headed towards her home. Tidus let out sigh, trying to think of something to break that silence. He looked over at Yuna who was looking out the window. He then glanced at what she was wearing and his mouth dropped open cause she was just down right sexy. He cleared his throat and quickly looked away. "You look great today." Yuna's wide, bi-colored eyes shot straight at him, the fright within them. Tidus only glanced at her with a smile. Yuna returned a tiny, nervous smile to him as well only to turn her attention back towards the scenery. "Did. . . you have a good day at school?" Yuna nodded her head. "Damn, is she gonna talk to me?" Tidus shook his head. "I want to talk to you about Seymour, Yuna." Yuna bit her bottom lip.

"What about him." Yuna muttered through clinched teeth.

"There is a protective order out against him now. If he comes near you or your friends, call the police. And where he showed himself down at that cafe place he's gotta go to court in the morning. Don't worry though. You don't have to be there." Yuna nodded her head.

"He'll find a way out of this, you know." Yuna said softly. "Seymour always gets what he wants." She shrugged her shoulders. "It's the way of the world."

"Well, that may be so, but this time he messed with the wrong girl." Tidus said. "Do you know why he did that to you, Yuna?" Yuna just shrugged her shoulders, not wanting to reply to that question, lowering her head in shame. Tidus saw this as well. "Yuna. . . you've nothing to be ashamed about. Yuna looked at him with innocent eyes. "Seymour is the one who should be ashamed. He committed the crime, not you." Yuna listened carefully. "Yuna, rape isn't about sex. It's about power. You wouldn't give in to Seymour's demands. Therefore, he just took it anyway and forced you to do what he wanted you to do to show you who was in control. Well, it's time that you fought back, sweety. You do not walk with your head and eyes lowered to the ground. You walk with your head held high and you smile. Show that bastard that he is not going to win." Yuna just looked at Tidus in astonishment as they drove on down the road towards her home.

TRANSLATION 1 - "Hey, baby, you want a fry to go with that shake?"

TRANSLATION 2 - "You couldn't handle my shake, miss. Have a nice day."