Author's Note: ^_^ I finally found time to put up another chapter. ;D All's good!
Disclaimer: All the characters here belong to Squaresoft. I do not claim ownership to FFX-2. I am only writing this story for fun, not for profit. If you don't like to read Tidus/Rikku (Tikku) stories, please click the "x" at the corner. I don't like flames.
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The sun was shining very brightly, its tender rays seeping through the curtains. Rikku lay peacefully in Tidus's arms. As the warm sun hit her face, she stirred and turned her head towards Tidus. Last night was the most wonderful night she'd ever had. The way he touched her, the way he soothed her, the way he relaxed her muscles and put butterflies in her stomach. He enveloped her in kisses that trickled down her neck, and she could still feel the soft touch of his lips on her skin. "He loves me..." Rikku said to herself. But now, how was she going to break it to Yuna that she and Tidus had done something behind her back?
And then Tidus woke up.
And he jumped.
He was surprised to see that he was not only naked, but the female figure lying next to him was not Yuna, but Rikku! 'Oh shit what did I do last night!?' Tidus thought. He shook his head wildly and pressed his fist against his forehead. He felt a headache creeping up on him, and he knew that this situation was not going to be pretty. When Rikku turned to face him, he flashed her the most genuine Tidus smile ever. However, deep down in his heart he felt like he was getting torn up. He wasn't just lying to one woman, he was lying to two. Now how was he going to get out of this mess?
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When they had both gotten dressed and ready, they headed downstairs. Yuna came into the house just in time. "Hey guys, I bought breakfast!" Yuna yelled. She put the breakfast on the table. "So how was he yesterday, Rikku?"
"Erm. What?" Rikku said, getting nervous.
"I asked you how he was last night, are you listening?" Yuna asked.
"Last night!? What about last night!? I don't know anything about last night!" Rikku was so scared she was literally shaking.
"Oh you went out? I thought I told you to stay home with Tidus yesterday! I wanted to know if he was a good boy"--Yuna giggled--"and went to bed without throwing up all over the place."
"Oh. Oh. Ummm...he was great!" She grinned meekly at Yuna. 'For a moment there I thought she was talking about something else...'
"Yeah, you know I'm always a good boy!" Tidus grinned. He slung his arm around her shoulder. Rikku cringed with pain and walked away. Tidus was very aware of the fact that Rikku was watching him and that she would be upset, but this was his whole point. Last night was a mistake. Just a mistake.
When Yuna went away for a moment, Tidus put his hand on Rikku's shoulder. Her heart fluttered for a moment.
"Rikku..." Tidus started, unsure of what to say.
"Yes Tidus?" Rikku asked hopefully.
"I'm sorry."
"About what?" Rikku blinked, pretending that she didn't know what he was talking about. Maybe he wasn't talking about what she thought he was...
"Last night...I'm sorry. It was a mistake. I don't love you, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life with you, or anything else that I said to you. You know I love Yuna...and...well, I was just drunk. I'm sorry if I misled you," Tidus rushed. He hated to hurt a friend, but it was the only way...
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Rikku sat at the beach again. It was the only place she could go now. She stared into the ocean, so blue like his gorgeous azure eyes. The sky was the same sort of sapphire-aquamarine color as his eyes too. A fish soared through the air from the waters, which also flashed a pretty blue. Why do all these things have to be blue? Blue just reminded her of Tidus. Not that it mattered. She scolded herself for being upset, but deep down she couldn't hide it. She was hurt.
"I thought you said you loved me Tidus..." Rikku whispered to herself. She could feel the hurt welling up inside her and bubbling into tears. "You told me you loved me. Or was that just because you couldn't think, because you didn't understand what you were saying? Maybe I shouldn't have taken you so seriously because you were drunk after all. I just...I just wish--" She broke down crying again as she slowly walked closer to the ocean. With the tears blurring her vision and distorting her mind, all she could think of was Tidus. She was so upset that she lost control...
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"Where is Rikku?" Yuna said worriedly. It had been six hours since Rikku had left, and she still wasn't home.
"Oh don't worry Yuna. I'm sure Rikku can take care of herself. She's not young and helpless anymore," Tidus said. His stomach was buzzing. 'I think I'm a little too hungry...'
"Oh I guess you're right." But Yuna was still worried while she prepared dinner.
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At last it had been ten hours since Rikku had gone. She still wasn't home. Yuna knew that Rikku would only stay out for up to seven hours, no more. She knew Rikku would always come back within that time limit, no matter where she was or what she did. Today made no exception. Now she was extremely stressed out. Where could Rikku be? She hoped that she wasn't hurt, because it would be her fault that she didn't take good care of her cousin.
"Tidus, do you think you can go and try to find her? I'm really getting scared now. I don't know where she is or what happened to her..." Yuna tried to hide her fear, but it was too obvious. Tidus sensed this, and agreed to it. He walked out the door and hurried as quickly as he could around Besaid. He asked everyone if they'd seen her, and all of them said that she had gone to the beach. He smiled, knowing that the silly Al Bhed probably fell asleep at the beach. But when he got there, he didn't see her at all. He looked around the entire beach and he couldn't find her.
"Shit, where the hell is she?" Tidus thought. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt...afraid. He needed to find her. And he needed to find her now. He looked around some more but he couldn't find a trace of her. Finally he gave up and returned home, explaining everything to Yuna. Filled with mixed emotions, Yuna retired to her bed. She was so worried that she tossed and turned the entire night. Tidus stayed beside her, holding her close, comforting her. His mind stayed on Rikku, as much as he would have liked to be thinking about Yuna's feelings. But every second that he was awake, the name "Rikku" flashed through his mind. "Rikku...where are you?"
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Author's Note: A little weird and rushed, I know, but I'm just way too excited lol.
Disclaimer: All the characters here belong to Squaresoft. I do not claim ownership to FFX-2. I am only writing this story for fun, not for profit. If you don't like to read Tidus/Rikku (Tikku) stories, please click the "x" at the corner. I don't like flames.
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The sun was shining very brightly, its tender rays seeping through the curtains. Rikku lay peacefully in Tidus's arms. As the warm sun hit her face, she stirred and turned her head towards Tidus. Last night was the most wonderful night she'd ever had. The way he touched her, the way he soothed her, the way he relaxed her muscles and put butterflies in her stomach. He enveloped her in kisses that trickled down her neck, and she could still feel the soft touch of his lips on her skin. "He loves me..." Rikku said to herself. But now, how was she going to break it to Yuna that she and Tidus had done something behind her back?
And then Tidus woke up.
And he jumped.
He was surprised to see that he was not only naked, but the female figure lying next to him was not Yuna, but Rikku! 'Oh shit what did I do last night!?' Tidus thought. He shook his head wildly and pressed his fist against his forehead. He felt a headache creeping up on him, and he knew that this situation was not going to be pretty. When Rikku turned to face him, he flashed her the most genuine Tidus smile ever. However, deep down in his heart he felt like he was getting torn up. He wasn't just lying to one woman, he was lying to two. Now how was he going to get out of this mess?
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When they had both gotten dressed and ready, they headed downstairs. Yuna came into the house just in time. "Hey guys, I bought breakfast!" Yuna yelled. She put the breakfast on the table. "So how was he yesterday, Rikku?"
"Erm. What?" Rikku said, getting nervous.
"I asked you how he was last night, are you listening?" Yuna asked.
"Last night!? What about last night!? I don't know anything about last night!" Rikku was so scared she was literally shaking.
"Oh you went out? I thought I told you to stay home with Tidus yesterday! I wanted to know if he was a good boy"--Yuna giggled--"and went to bed without throwing up all over the place."
"Oh. Oh. Ummm...he was great!" She grinned meekly at Yuna. 'For a moment there I thought she was talking about something else...'
"Yeah, you know I'm always a good boy!" Tidus grinned. He slung his arm around her shoulder. Rikku cringed with pain and walked away. Tidus was very aware of the fact that Rikku was watching him and that she would be upset, but this was his whole point. Last night was a mistake. Just a mistake.
When Yuna went away for a moment, Tidus put his hand on Rikku's shoulder. Her heart fluttered for a moment.
"Rikku..." Tidus started, unsure of what to say.
"Yes Tidus?" Rikku asked hopefully.
"I'm sorry."
"About what?" Rikku blinked, pretending that she didn't know what he was talking about. Maybe he wasn't talking about what she thought he was...
"Last night...I'm sorry. It was a mistake. I don't love you, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life with you, or anything else that I said to you. You know I love Yuna...and...well, I was just drunk. I'm sorry if I misled you," Tidus rushed. He hated to hurt a friend, but it was the only way...
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Rikku sat at the beach again. It was the only place she could go now. She stared into the ocean, so blue like his gorgeous azure eyes. The sky was the same sort of sapphire-aquamarine color as his eyes too. A fish soared through the air from the waters, which also flashed a pretty blue. Why do all these things have to be blue? Blue just reminded her of Tidus. Not that it mattered. She scolded herself for being upset, but deep down she couldn't hide it. She was hurt.
"I thought you said you loved me Tidus..." Rikku whispered to herself. She could feel the hurt welling up inside her and bubbling into tears. "You told me you loved me. Or was that just because you couldn't think, because you didn't understand what you were saying? Maybe I shouldn't have taken you so seriously because you were drunk after all. I just...I just wish--" She broke down crying again as she slowly walked closer to the ocean. With the tears blurring her vision and distorting her mind, all she could think of was Tidus. She was so upset that she lost control...
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"Where is Rikku?" Yuna said worriedly. It had been six hours since Rikku had left, and she still wasn't home.
"Oh don't worry Yuna. I'm sure Rikku can take care of herself. She's not young and helpless anymore," Tidus said. His stomach was buzzing. 'I think I'm a little too hungry...'
"Oh I guess you're right." But Yuna was still worried while she prepared dinner.
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At last it had been ten hours since Rikku had gone. She still wasn't home. Yuna knew that Rikku would only stay out for up to seven hours, no more. She knew Rikku would always come back within that time limit, no matter where she was or what she did. Today made no exception. Now she was extremely stressed out. Where could Rikku be? She hoped that she wasn't hurt, because it would be her fault that she didn't take good care of her cousin.
"Tidus, do you think you can go and try to find her? I'm really getting scared now. I don't know where she is or what happened to her..." Yuna tried to hide her fear, but it was too obvious. Tidus sensed this, and agreed to it. He walked out the door and hurried as quickly as he could around Besaid. He asked everyone if they'd seen her, and all of them said that she had gone to the beach. He smiled, knowing that the silly Al Bhed probably fell asleep at the beach. But when he got there, he didn't see her at all. He looked around the entire beach and he couldn't find her.
"Shit, where the hell is she?" Tidus thought. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt...afraid. He needed to find her. And he needed to find her now. He looked around some more but he couldn't find a trace of her. Finally he gave up and returned home, explaining everything to Yuna. Filled with mixed emotions, Yuna retired to her bed. She was so worried that she tossed and turned the entire night. Tidus stayed beside her, holding her close, comforting her. His mind stayed on Rikku, as much as he would have liked to be thinking about Yuna's feelings. But every second that he was awake, the name "Rikku" flashed through his mind. "Rikku...where are you?"
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Author's Note: A little weird and rushed, I know, but I'm just way too excited lol.