A/N: This story has been getting views steadily for a couple of weeks. I appreciate that you all are reading this. Also, some of you may say that Yuna is very out of character. Think of the nicest person you know. Does he or she get made and say or do things he or she doesn't mean? That's how Yuna will be in this chapter. So I hope everyone has that in mind as they read. So I'd like to continue where we left off last time.
Sphere Eight: Unpardonable
I awakened the next day after learning that Rikku was carrying my child. I still didn't know what to do, but I did know that I wouldn't abandon her. Not even for Yuna. My mother had always told me, that when you take action and it has consequences, that you have to stand your ground and brace the tsunami. I smiled, thinking of my mother. She died when I was very young. I was about seven when my old man had gone missing. Mom... didn't last long after. I turned the sphere to look at Rikku's face as I kissed her cheek and swung out of the bed. I changed into my uniform and headed out onto the beach. Wakka was waiting for me, and he did not look happy. The rest of the team was there, limbering up for practice. Wakka took me aside and he spoke.
"You're my best friend brudda. But you need to explain to Yuna. You and Rikku both. I know how you feel, but at the very least, Yuna deserves an explanation, ya?"
I smiled both inwardly and outwardly.
"I will. I promise."
Wakka gave me a high five and I laughed as we dove into the ocean for swim practice. It felt really nice to be in the ocean again. I swam down as far as I could with a blitzball and I came up in a perfect Sphere Shot. I grinned as I plunged back under the water, and the entire team was grinning back at me. Wakka gave me a thumbs up and I laughed.
"You act like that's the first time I ever showed you that."
I said as I came out of the water. The practice lasted for over an hour. By the time we were half finished, Yuna, Lulu and Rikku had awakened and shown up on the beach to watch us practice. Wakka had me perform the Jecht Shot several times, just to keep me ready. I was too tired to go on after the second attempt. Wakka laughed loudly.
"Our team is going to dominate this season."
I nodded and we high fived again. Lulu came over and she spoke in a very hushed voice.
"You need to talk to Yuna. At least have a reason for doing what you did."
I could feel the softness of her words. I'd known Lulu long enough to know that she wasn't exactly mad at Rikku and I. We were all friends. Lulu just didn't want to see Yuna hurt, because the two women were like sisters. I nodded. Rikku was at my side almost immediately after. She took my arm and together we approached Yuna. Yuna's face was collected, but her eyes were red. She whispered to us.
"Can we talk somewhere a little more private?"
I nodded and I pointed to the rocky overhang. Yuna jumped up almost instantly, amazing me. Rikku held on to me as I pulled her up. We sat in a circle, talking in hushed voices. Yuna started the conversation.
"I don't even know where to begin? Why did you run off?"
She asked. I cracked my neck before answering.
"It was just a little too sudden, the way you came at me. I was happy to see you again, its just we spent two years apart. I didn't know what to do when you forced your tongue down my throat, Yuna."
She smiled, rather sadly.
"I love you though. I always will. So how did it happen?"
I opened my mouth to speak, but Rikku cut in.
"We were excavating machina in the Bikanel Desert, and he saved me from something that said Spira was going to be in danger again soon. He called himself Titan. That dog we came back with is his pet. And then we got really drunk and then it happened."
I nodded. For the most part, that was what happened. Yuna pressed us though.
"Do you two love each other? Was it just that one time?"
Rikku looked very uncomfortable talking about this. She spoke a few minutes later.
"I love him."
Yuna nodded and she looked at me. Her gaze was a piercing one, much like that of a falcon's. I nodded and I held Rikku's hand.
"I love her too."
Yuna looked down and she whispered.
"I know. I love you too though Tidus. Can we at least still be close friends? It would be almost a crime if we let this come between us."
Rikku nudged my arm and I hugged Yuna.
"Of course we can."
Yuna kissed my cheek and she smiled.
"I'm at least glad for that."
Rikku nodded and she smiled, her green eyes bright and happy. Yuna hugged her cousin and she rubbed her stomach.
"How far along are you?"
Rikku shrugged.
"Anywhere from one to four weeks."
I felt Yuna's eyes on me again. I scratched the back of my head and I looked out over the ocean. Rikku suddenly realized what she had said and she looked away.
"It wasn't just that one time?"
I nodded while still looking away. I could hear the pain in her voice. Rikku spoke up.
"Maybe if you would have been a little more subtle."
Yuna looked like she had been slapped. I turned to see her face blood red.
"Maybe if you weren't so skanky and stole him from me!"
Rikku was on her feet and she had me by the hand.
"I didn't steal him, drama queen. He chose me over you, simple as that. I'm not going to stand here and listen to you say things like that. Especially not in front of everyone!"
Rikku was extremely angry as attempted to climb off the rocky overhang and splatted right on the ground. I turned to see Yuna smirking and running into the jungle.
"Rikku!"
I was already at her side. She looked okay, but was scratched and bloody. I nuzzled her and I carried her back to our house on the beach.
"You ok?"
I whispered once I had laid her on our bed. She was holding her stomach and I held her as she spoke.
"It hurts. Can you close the door and check what happened?"
I nodded and I closed the blinds and the door. Rikku sat up slowly and I saw that the bedsheets were stained with blood. I could feel the sadness welling up inside of me as I thought about the worst. Rikku saw it too. Her eyes filled with tears and she screamed.
"Why did this happen? I was so happy. Why did this happen?"
Rikku held on to me and she cried in to my chest. Yuna's smirking face made me seethe.
"Hey, were you pushed or did you trip off that overhang?"
I asked. Rikku thought back and she sniffled her response between sobs.
"I felt a really big push on my butt. Why do you... Yuna pushed me?"
I hesitated but I nodded. Rikku completely broke then. She threw her arms around me and she whispered.
"I think we lost our baby."
I felt that hit me. I was going to be a father, and that was stolen from me.
"This is... unpardonable."
I whispered. I started to pull away to go to Wakka and Lulu, but she held me fast and tight.
"Don't go now. Stay with me."
I couldn't ignore her plea. I laid next to her and I held her close to me as she cried her heart out. In the back of my mind, I knew that Yuna had done it. She was the only person up there besides me. Rikku eventually cried herself to sleep and I placed a kiss on her lips before I headed out to Besaid Village. This could not go unmitigated.
TO BE CONTINUED...
