Chapter 7: The Immature Jock
"Hi Tidus," she replied, ignoring the butterflies swarming in her stomach right now.
"Whatcha doing here, all by yourself?" he questioned, "I didn't see you at school today, thought you were sick or something,"
"Yeah, I was," she said truthfully, "I'm here with Lulu, she just went off to get some ice cream," for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to tell him Baralai was here too.
Besides, what she said wasn't a complete lie. It was true, she had been sick with a hangover, and Lulu did go get some ice cream with Baralai.
"Oh," he said, "I'm here with Gip, it's his little sisters birthday,"
"I didn't know Gippal had a little sister,"
Why was she shaking, god-damn it stop shaking, she berated herself. It's only a guy, this is a normal conversation, and it's not like he's asking you to make-out or anything…
"Are you okay?" he asked, interrupting her thoughts.
"Y-yeah, I guess I'm still feeling a bit sick," she lied.
Pull yourself together, Yuna! She screamed inwardly, and suddenly as if obeying her command, she stopped shaking. Phew.
"Well, for a sec there you looked kinda queasy," he shrugged.
Okay, it wasn't the end of the world. He didn't notice she was shaking, he just thought she looked like she had turned a shade of green. Was it normal that she had felt like vomiting at a time like this?
"Better go," she joked, "Wouldn't want you to catch it," Stupid, stupid, stupid, she berated herself, walking away.
"Wait!" he suddenly cried, and she turned around.
"Yes?" she said, expectantly.
"Me and my friends are having some type of Friday night bash to-"
"Tidus?" a voice said, behind Yuna. It was Rikku. Figures she'd ruin everything.
"What do you want?" his voice suddenly became cold. Yuna was confused for a second. Weren't they going out?
"We need to talk," she said, biting her lip. Did it look like Rikku was going to…cry?
"Well, there's nothing to talk about," he snapped, "We're over,"
Over? Tidus and Rikku broke up? Yuna seemed almost bouncing inside, as horrible as it was.
"Tidus please!" her voice almost seemed desperate, and then she looked to Yuna, narrowing her eyes, as if to say 'Fuck off'. Baralai and Lulu soon came to the rescue, ice cream in hand.
"Hey Yuna we got you some ice-Oh," Baralai suddenly realized she wasn't alone, glanced at her, glanced at Tidus, then at Rikku. Seeing the situation, he took Yuna by the hand, who seemed to be in a daze.
"Yuna," he whispered, "Take the hint,"
"Listen Tidus, I'll see you later," she said, clearing her throat, "It seems like you and Rikku have some things you need to discuss,"
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She was walking off! Right when he had had the courage to ask her out, Rikku just had to come and ruin everything.
"Look, I'm sorry about last night, I was completely wasted and I had no idea what I was doing," she said, "I really miss you, Tidus,"
He looked into her swirly green eyes, to see if she was lying. But she wasn't, which was weird. He blinked, and then, as if remembering something, his eyes became cold.
"There's nothing left to say, okay, just drop it and go fuck Seymour,"
"Tidus, I love you, you know I do," she begged. Tidus shut up automatically. Rikku loved him? Since when?
"Well, if you love me so much, then you'll stay away," and he turned away, but she refused to let him go, grabbing him by the arm, she spun him around and kissed him on the lips.
For a moment, he felt himself react, kissing her back. Then he pushed it her away, roughly. She fell to the ground.
"I said we're over!" he practically shouted, "Do I have to spell it out to you? Are you stupid?"
Rikku started to cry, which was completely unlike her. Rikku did not cry for anyone, let alone him. She manipulated people to do whatever she wanted them to do.
This was all an act, he concluded. But the look in her eyes told him different. Suddenly, he felt guilty.
He had just humiliated her in front of all these people when she had confessed her feelings for him. His angry expression turned to a soft one, and he kneeled down, stroking the side of her cheek.
"I'm sorry," he whispered, "I don't know what came over me. Are you okay?"
Rikku couldn't say anything, she just wrapped her arms around him and sobbed.
"Shhh…" he whispered into her ear. They stayed in this position for awhile, trying to ignore everyone that was looking at them.
"Rikku," he let go of her, "Listen, I know I should've explained things better, but we, can't get back together."
She looked confused for a second. "Why?"
"I think I like someone else," he confessed. "Don't get me wrong. You're a great girl, you're beautiful, talented, everything a guy would want. But we're just not right for each other,"
He was being way too nice about this.
"I humiliate myself in front of all these people, and that's all you have to say?" she said incredulously, "Fuck you," she stormed off, leaving him in the dust.
"Damn," Gippal laughed, approaching him after, "Girl doesn't know how to take a hint,"
"Yeah, gees, sorry Gip," Tidus tried to laugh it off, "Where's Melinda?"
"Off on some kiddy ride," he shrugged, "Don't think I'll stick around much longer,"
"Why not? There's tons of cool rides here,"
"Not really feeling up to it," he said casually. "Plus, we need to get back, party starts at 7 and it's already 4,"
"Which leaves us with 3 hours to set it up…good point, let's go,"
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"What was that all about?" Lulu asked.
"He was about to ask me out!" she wailed, "Tidus Yokinoshi was about to ask me out, but she had to come and ruin everything!"
They both looked at her as if to say 'I told you so'.
"What?" she said, "Are you two just PURPOSELY trying to rub it in my face? You could at least say 'Okay Yuna, go to the party tonight! Maybe Tidus likes you now',"
"Yuna, just cause he wants to get laid doesn't mean he likes you," Baralai pointed out, and then said, "Listen…let's not talk about this anymore, we're here to have fun right?"
"Yeah, but this sucks," she mumbled, and then stopped. Rikku and Tidus were making out a few feet away from her. (A/N: That's when Rikku kissed Tidus)
"Looks like they sure made up fast," Lulu said sarcastically, "Yuna, let's not look at this, okay? It's only going to make you depressed, and Baralai's right. We came here to have fun, not to get stuck in some Tidus drama,"
Yuna tore her eyes away from the scene unfolding in front of her, and let out a smile, "Alright, you're right," she admitted, "So one of you wanna go on the Ferris Wheel with me?"
"We're at Shelinda's, and the first ride you want to go on is the Ferris Wheel?" Baralai looked as though he couldn't believe her.
"Why not?" her eyes pleaded with him.
"Fine," he gave in to her puppy dog look, and then mumbling to himself, "I'm going soft,"
"Well, you two have fun," Lulu smirked at Baralai, who gave her a dirty look back, and then winked, taking Yuna's hand in his.
Lulu's jaw dropped, her eyes narrowing back at him. She suddenly then felt very alone, standing by herself in the middle of the amusement park waiting for Yuna and Baralai to finish the ride. And then she felt two muscular arms wrap around her, kissing her neck.
Who the fuck…
"Hey Lu," his deep voice sent shivers down her spine.
"Wakka, get your hands off me," she shrugged him off, upset, "Just because you helped me at the party doesn't mean I'm your own personal grope slave now,"
"Are you sure you want that?" he suddenly positioned himself, so he could look her in the eye. This was the most serious she had ever seen him since 7th grade, when Chappu died.
"Yes, I'm sure," she snapped, slowly faltering into his gaze. "I'm sure…"
Time seemed to have momentarily stopped, and Wakka seemed to be leaning in towards her. He had never been this bold before, and it was literally scaring Lulu. Every muscle in her body ached, and for once, she didn't resist it.
"Lu," he snapped her out of her it. He just had to say something, she wasn't even breathing for crying out loud. She looked terrified.
"Look me in the eyes, and tell me that you don't want me, and I'll leave you alone,"
She stopped herself, suddenly realizing where she was, and who he was.
"Is that the best pick-up line you've got? Because it isn't working,"
"Looked like it was to me," he smirked. Her mouth shut for once in her life, she couldn't think of anything to reply to Wakka, because she couldn't deny it. She could easily lie to him, but for some reason her mouth just wouldn't allow it.
"Answer me," he demanded, roughly, both his hands grasping her shoulders.
She looked him over for a moment. He was incredibly good-looking. So what if he was an idiot, and he was just attracted to her? Her eyes wandered to his mouth, his full lips seemed so appealing right now, but was it the right time? Lulu wasn't even sure about him.
Ah, screw him, she decided, and screw time, she added, crushing her lips to his. He responded, pressing his lips back against hers, positioning his hands on her waist. Their tongues made contact, and she just had to add herself that he was an incredibly good kisser.
Her hands traced up and down his back, pushing him closer to her, so that they would be touching. She felt him stiffen a little, and then relax. It was apparent he wasn't used to be this close.
His hands removed themselves from their limp position above Lulu's deriere, and began caressing her, slowly. She didn't care that the entire world was watching, and that Baralai and Yuna would be back soon.
She didn't care that Wakka knew she was extremely attracted to him, and she didn't even care that he might just be using her. All she cared about was this moment in time, and that was all that mattered.
"Ahem!" she was about ready to cast a Firaga spell on whoever interrupted them.
"Wak, we gotta split,"
Wakka was glaring in Gippal's direction, who was apparently trying very hard not to look frightened.
"I'll be in the car," Gippal said, recoiling hastily. Wakka was grinning from ear-to-ear at Lulu, who squirmed free from his grasp.
The two looked at each other. What could they say? What could Lulu possibly say to explain that? Wakka decided to ruin the moment by saying something incredibly stupid.
"Damn Lu, didn't know you wanted me that bad," he chuckled. List of things not to say after making out with the girl you've liked for 2 years.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" she practically spat, her eyes shooting daggers at him. "I can't believe you Wakka,"
"What, I can't blame you, ya? I mean my sexy body is a bit too much for some girls to handle,"
"I highly doubt that, by the way you reacted to me," she scoffed.
"Didn't seem like that to me,"
Lulu couldn't listen to this anymore, and walked off in the opposite direction. Wakka was no longer nice, he was a complete idiot, jerk, and in Lulu's mind, forever an immature jock.
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Wow, that was surprisingly dramatic. Twisted… That chapter sucked. Agh.
