Best Friends or More?

::Chapter Seven::.

Yuna tossed and turned in her bed - falling asleep, at this point, seemed impossible. If her sleeping trouble hadn't been enough to bother her, she already couldn't stop the stream of seemingly endless tears falling down her face.

When Tidus had told her he didn't like her, she had literally ran out of the room. She remembered it so clearly and so vividly and couldn't stop replaying the moment over and over in her head. As upsetting as those words escaped sounded to her, she just couldn't do much of anything other than accept the fact that her feelings would probably never be returned.

"Wh-what about you?" she had asked hesitantly.

He had looked up at her, with that longing stare and said, "No, Yuna... I don't."

She had widened her eyes in complete and utter shock, biting her lip to keep from screaming at him, and immediately felt the tears starting to rise. She blinked and one tear had fallen from her blue eye. She knew he had seen it, but she had stood up and bolted out of his door and into her own bedroom.

She slammed the door to her room, locked it, and threw herself on her own bed, instantly letting the sobs escape her mouth. The tears had never stopped and he came knocking on her door numerous times. She heard him take a shower and turn off the light and t.v. in his own room.

Choosing to do the same, she had tried so hard to sleep. But the tears prevented her from doing so.

Now she lie, awake and still. Tears continued to fall from her eyes, but she stood silent and breathing steadily, biting her lip every time she felt the need to sob again,

Her thoughts raced wildly and her teeth clenched, as well as her fists. The tears of sadness, had easily turned to tears of pure anger.

How could he do this to her? How could he just break her heart so simply, without even a second thought?

She would think of a plan. A good one. To get him back...permanently.


Tidus lie on his back in complete darkness, staring up at the ceiling in confusion.

Why did you say that to her, you idiot! He pounded his fist on his mattress. I mean, all this time, haven't you always believed you loved her? Haven't you always wished she was yours? So what the hell were you thinking?

He heaved a sigh and slapped his forehead. Maybe you were just too afraid to admit your feelings... Maybe the only reason you have them is too keep them bottled up... Wait! What am I saying!? I love Yuna! But maybe our relationship was never meant to be more than just friends... I obvioulsy screwed that up, now! Why didn't I just keep my big mouth shut!?

He sighed tiredly again and rolled over. Maybe you could find love with Dona... It's easier to find love with someone you aren't such good friends with... Or were good friends with, rather...


Still tired and grouchy from lack of sleep, Yuna groaned inwardly as she reached the school. Instead of taking Tidus' car with him, she d snuck out of the house earlier than usual to walk to school. She would have to talk to Shuyin about getting a ride in the morning with him. He feet ached too much for her to talk everyday.

"Rao, pypa," she heard a familiar voice say. Before she could turn to see who it was, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and leaned his chin on her head.

"Pypa?" she questioned in confusion, noticing the word that obviously wasn't english. She already knew 'rao' meant 'hey' from Rikku. She looked up at him.

"It means 'babe'," Shuyin explained with a grin, "I've been picking up on my Al Bhed lately."

Yuna giggled slightly, but her smile soon faded when she saw Tidus pull up in his car with Dona. She sighed, hoping Shuyin wouldn't hear.

Unfortunately, he did. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"N-nothing," Yuna answered quickly, "I'm just...still a little tired I guess."

Tidus waved politely to her, but she shot him an icy glare and quickly looked away, obviously telling him she wasn't going to talk to him.

"You didn't get a ride with Goldilocks?" Shuyin asked, releasing her from his arms.

Yuna laughed and said, "Y'know, you're blonde, too."

"There's nothing wrong with making fun of yourself once in a while," Shuyin responded shrugging, "Anyway, how'd you get to school?"

"I, uh, walked."

"You're kidding me, right?"

"Nope. I woke up early and walked all the way here."

"Why didn't you come with blondie?"

Yuna scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Don't mention him to me. I don't wanna talk about it."

"Oh..." Shuyin said simply, finally understanding, "So, you'll just hitch a ride with me every morning."

She looked up at him and smiled. "Thanks Shuyin."

"Hu bnupmas," Shuyin responded casually, "It means 'no problem'."

Yuna smiled, "Really, though. Thanks."

"Anything for my girlfriend," Shuyin said, almost carefully.

It surprised Yuna, but she was glad he said it. Even though noticed how he stressed the word 'girlfriend'... Now she had someone else to replace Tidus... She knew that wasn't the best way to think of someone, but she couldn't deny it. Maybe she'd warm up to him once they went out a few more times together.

She saw out of the corner of her eye, a tall, long haired brunette look at them but ignored it. Shuyin glanced toward her, too.

"Crymm fa ku?" he asked, offering his hand to her.

"What the hell does that mean?" Yuna asked, smiling, taking his hand in her own.

"'Shall we go'," Shuyin translated, kissing the top of Yuna's head.

She felt her cheeks grow hot, but couldn't help smiling.


Tidus watched enviously as Yuna entered the school building hand in hand with Shuyin.

"Damn him!" he mumbled angrily to himself as they passed him. She didn't look his way - didn't acknowledge his existence. Hell, who could blame her? He shattered her heart into tiny pieces and didn't know how to put it back together...

"Hey, baby," a sweet sounding seductive voice came from behind him. He rolled his eyes and turned around to face his girlfriend. Why was she always popping up everywhere?

"What's up, hun?" he managed to muster with a smile. What was I thinking? She's hot and all, but could I really find love with her? Yevon, I'm stupid...

"Just wanted to say goodbye to my boyfriend," she said, practically screaming the last word, "Before we go to our classes." She smiled and pulled him into a forceful kiss. Her eyes stayed open, however, to watch Yuna glare furiously at her. She smirked - not that anyone could see.

Tidus pulled away mid-kiss and said hastily, "Dona, I gotta get to class. I'll see ya around."

He quickly glanced at Yuna, who, for the first time, wasn't looking back at him. She was busy saying goodbye to her own boyfriend.

Sighing, he stepped into a stairwell and out of sight.


Yuna exhaled happily as she stepped into Seymour's history class. She noticed his eyes glued to her the entire time until she sat down in the back of the room, but didn't care much. She felt lighter than air.

But, unfortunately, that feeling soon faded into hatred as Dona chose a seat next to her.

"Why, hello there, Yuna," she greeted in a phony sweet voice.

Yuna chose to ignore her, for she feared if she opened her mouth, she would say something she'd regret.

"What's the matter?" Dona asked, still mocking her, "Cat got your tongue? ...Or maybe Shuyin." She laughed spitefully.

Yuna gritted her teeth to keep her mouth closed.

"You know that boy Tidus, right?" Dona continued, "Great kisser. I mean, seriously, do you know how soft his lips are!?"

"Dona, shut up," Yuna said through clenched teeth. "You don't wanna push me."

"Or what? You're gonna sic that little best friend on me?" She looked up in mock thought. "Oh, right. He belongs to me, now."

"HE DOESN'T BELONG TO ANYONE!" Yuna shrieked standing up. "Especially not you. Even if you wanted to, you couldn't keep a man more than a week."

"I am not like that!" Dona defended. "Besides, he wouldn't be with me at all if you just knew how to satisfy him." She smirked. By then, the whole class was watching them argue - even Seymour.

"You whore!" Yuna shouted, fuming.

"I am not a whore... Just 'cause I can do it better than you, doesn't mean I do it all the time," Dona quipped.

"Slut!" Yuna hissed.

"Bitch! Why don't you just get over yourself, already? You weren't good enough, so he came to someone that was!"

With one final scream, Yuna lunged at Dona, who had put up her hands to defend herself. She felt a hand grasp her arm and looked at its owner in surprise. Seymour had grabbed her and yanked her back.

"Ms. Yuna, as much as I would love to see a cat fight take place in my very own classroom, I cannot allow it," he drawled steadily. She could see the amusement in his eyes and scoffed at him inwardly. "Now, please take your seat." His hand brushed against her breast as he turned away from her and she couldn't help but make a face in disgust. She felt like she needed to take a bath... Too much violation in one morning.


After Spiran history, Yuna scanned the hallways for Tidus.

A few minutes passed and she finally caught a glimpse of his blonde hair. She made her way toward him, pushing aggressively through the crowds of kids.

"Tidus," she called out to him angrily. He turned his head to see a trampled looking Yuna fixing her hair. After going through that kind of sea of kids, he didn't really blame her.

"Tidus," she said again, panting as she shifted her hold on her backpack strap.

"...Can I help you?" he asked awkwardly. They hadn't spoken in a while and it felt weird to talk to her again normally.

"Yeah, you can," Yuna stated bitterly, "By telling your stupid whore of a girlfriend to get off my back. She thinks I actually care about your relationship with her. You better tell her something unless you want a bruised and broken girl on your hands."

Tidus was shocked to hear her speak this way, but he quickly regained his composure to say, "Don't talk about Dona that way! You don't see me going around telling everybody that your boyfriend is a man-whore!"

Yuna's eyes squinted into slits. "Tidus... Go to hell." With that, she turned on her heel and walked away.

Feeling a wave of guilt wash over him, Tidus called out her name.

"Go to hell!" she repeated without even bothering to turn around.

Tidus sighed to himself and slammed his locker.


Two weeks passed, and in that time Tidus and Yuna distanced themselves from one another to such an extent that it was like the other didn't exist. No matter how annoying Rikku, Lulu, and Paine got, Yuna refused to speak with Tidus. No matter how much protesting Wakka, Gippal, and Baralai tried, Tidus wouldn't make up with Yuna.

Yuna went out with her friends and Tidus went out with his. There were no more group nights, no matter how much their friends pleaded. Sometimes Yuna would get Tidus' friends, and sometimes Tidus got Yuna's friends, due to the fact that they were all couples.

Everyone but Tidus and Yuna - the supposedly 'best couple out of the group'.

Yuna, not being able to cope with the fact that she had to live under the same roof (as nice as that roof was) with the person she despised, she deicded to pack up her stuff and leave.

"What's all this for?" questioned Tidus when he came home. She was carrying out the rest of her belongings.

"I'm moving in with Shuyin," Yuna replied quietly. She turned away from him, not allowing him to see the tears form in her eyes, and continued out the door.

Tidus' knees felt weak and he thought he might collapse at any second. What he wanted to say to her so long, finally escaped his lips in a whisper, "I'm so sorry, Yuna..."

But she wasn't there to hear it.

And she wouldn't be for a long time.


MUAHAHAHAHAHA! Major cliffy, I know. Well, sorta. Yeah, it is, isn't it? Anyway, review and I'll post faster, like I promised! Luckily, my head feels so much better and I was able to take another day off from school to recover... It was like a vacation, this week. I will probably get another chapter out this weekend, but I'm not so sure about chapter nine, yet. I need to prepare for my math state exam next week, so it'll be a while 'til I'm able to update like this again. So, bask in the lovely privilege you have of reading new chapters every other day while you still can. Muahahaha!

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