"DADDY!" Shouted the 3 year old from her cot in the room her and her brother Daran shared.
This happened last year as well. Lenne loved her Father very much, maybe even more then her Mother. Last year when the tournament started, Tidus went to Luca with the Aurochs, but half way they had to come back as they discovered that Lenne had snuck on board to stay with her old man. She cried for him every night and didn't stop until a week later when he came back, and as Tidus left only yesterday she still had a way to go.
Yuna struggled out of bed and made her way to the twins room.
As always, Daran lay fast asleep in his cot. Daran was a VERY heavy sleeper, sometimes he wouldn't even wake up for feeding. This worried Yuna a little sometimes so she had to poke him awake, and even that didn't work most of the time.
Yuna wondered over to her daughter and picked her up while rubbing her back.
"Daddy's not here, Sweetheart. You'll see him tomorrow though, okay?" Yuna said, trying to comfort her daughter, but with no success.
"D-D-DADDY!" Cried the toddler, squirming in her Mothers arms.
Please, tire yourself out… Yuna thought sleepily.
3 hours had passed when Lenne had finally gone to sleep in Yuna's arms. Yuna, not wanting to wake her daughter, thought it would be best to take Lenne to bed and sleep like that. She was absolutely exhausted, she was struggling to keep both her eyes open.
As Yuna's head hit the pillow, she fell asleep instantly.
When Yuna woke next, she was cuddled up with her two children. Lenne to her right and Daran to her left.
She should have known really. It must have had something to do with them being twins. They couldn't sleep in different rooms, otherwise they'd be shouting for they're other half all night long until they got what they wanted. It was almost like they could communicate during their dreams. She smiled and carefully lifted herself from the twins grasp, desperately trying not to wake them.
She made her way to the kitchen, made herself a coffee and thought what the twins might want for breakfast. She looked in the fridge and decided on their favourite.
Sausages, eggs, beans, mushrooms, bacon and fried bread. Yuna thought as she gathered the ingredients.
Half way through cooking, she saw the steam rising from the pan and through the hallway. She set the timer in her mind to zero and counted until she heard, "Mamma, I smell chips."
30 seconds, a new record. Yuna thought happily as she turned to see her Son, Daran, standing in the hallway. Daran ran over to his Mother's legs and hugged them tightly. "I want chips Mamma, im weally hungwy."
Yuna understood as she kissed her Sons forehead. Every food in the world to him was chips. One day when Yuna and Tidus were out shopping, Wakka was in charge of the twins. Lenne sat in his lap playing with one of her toys, and Daran was up in his room, or so Wakka thought.
"Were back!" Tidus shouted through the doorway. He came in carrying in 5 bags and nearly fell when Lenne wrapped her arms around her Fathers legs.
Yuna came in a minuet after. Looking around, she asked, "Where's Daran?"
"In his room." Wakka said.
"No he's not." Tidus said from the kitchen. "Come here."
Yuna and Wakka went into the kitchen and Wakka couldn't breath from laughing so hard.
Daran was sat on the floor with the freezer door open and in his arms were a bag on frozen pea's. He reached into the bag and put some in his mouth. As he chewed the frozen vegetables, he looked up and said, "Chips!"
She giggled at the memory as she put a bib around her sons front.
"Go get Lenne and say breakfast is ready." Yuna said as she attended to the meal.
Daran thundered up the stairs shouting, "LENNYYY! CHIPS IS WEADY!"
She shook her head and put the food on plates. The twins came down and sat round the table and instantly Lenne came out with a question. "Where's Daddy?"
Yuna couldn't really tell her that Tidus had gone to Luca, she's be demanding that he'd come home every day and night until he did.
"He's in the Sphere Vision." Yuna lied. Yuna looked up at the clock and saw that Blitzball should be on round about now. "After breakfast you can see him."
"Okay." Lenne said with a mouth full of food. She defiantly got her manners from her Father, that for sure.
After breakfast, Yuna switched on the S.V and sat down with the kids, who were screaming and shouting for their Father to score a goal. When Tidus done his famous "Jecht shot", even Yuna cheered.
A few days later, Tidus returned to Besaid with the Aurochs, the crystal cup held firmly in Wakka's grasp.
"Daddy!" Lenne shouted as she ran out of the hut towards her Father. Tidus scooped her up, kissing her cheek and forehead. Next he scooped up Daran, who had nearly made him fall. He put both his children down and went to his girlfriend. He picked her up and kissed her. Her arms found their way around his neck, as always.
After a while they all made their way into the living room and re-watched the Blitz matches. They were at a very painful part when one of the opposing players did a venom attack at Tidus.
"That looked like it hurt." Yuna said. She had Daran in her arms as she herself was cuddled in Tidus' arms.
"Nah, I've had worse." Tidus said as he laughed a little.
"Don't remind me." Yuna said, maybe a little icier then she intended. She hated thinking about his past. Sure it was what it was; past, but it didn't really make talking about it easier.
"Just so you know, were going down to the beach tonight. Lulu can watch the twins for a while." Tidus said as he slipped his arms around Yuna. They were finally alone as the kids were taking a nap.
"Okay, but why?" Yuna asked. He had never really done this kind of thing before, and since they had been together for four years nearly, no wait… in actual fact, their anniversary was tonight, at 10pm or so. What is he up to?
"Just want to talk is all." Tidus said innocently.
"What are you up too, Slatter?" Yuna asked.
Tidus gave one of his you'll-find-out-soon-enough smiles. He kissed her and went out of the room.
It was 9pm when the twins were in bed and asleep. Lulu had come round to keep an eye on the kids while Tidus and Yuna went of to who knows where. Tidus and Yuna had arrived at the beach just in time. The sun was slowly setting, so the light was just catching the sea, making it sparkle like a thousand pyerflies.
They sat down and watched the Sun set until the last remaining lights were seen. Yuna couldn't help but say, "I love you, you know that?"
Tidus chuckled and said, "I love you too. I always have and I always will." Tidus said as he stood up and got off of the wooden slope and onto the sand so he was eye height with Yuna.
He swallowed hard and kissed her while taking something out of his pocket. He pulled back and said, "I want to… to be with you… till I die and… uhh…" He was stammering over his words until he finally gave up and said, "Im no good at these things." He got down on one knee and opened a bluish violate box. Inside was a diamond ring, an engagement ring.
"Yuna Carter, will you marry me?" Tidus said.
Yuna was lost for words. She didn't even look at the ring, she just threw her arms around his and nodded her head. When she finally found the right words, she said, " Of course I will."
Tidus smiled and slipped the ring onto her finger, picked her up and spun around several times.
Yuna had waited nearly a whole year for him to propose, she was starting to believe he didn't want her anymore. But that had all gone now.
Tidus began to kiss and nip her neck, tugging at her shirt. She understood this and couldn't say no. They spent all night on the beach, letting their bodies glisten in the moon light.
Morning arrived quickly for the two lovers, all to quickly. If they hadn't been where they were, they would have been caught, and since it was their own children who were looking, it made it 10 times more difficult.
They were eventually found (Yes, they were clothed) and they made their way back to the village.
A few days later
"Tidus bro, how've you been?" Rachel asked as she embraced her brother.
"Fine." That's all Tidus said as he tugged her away and looked down. She was getting very… fat.
"Yes, douche bag, im pregnant." Rachel said, resting her hands on her stomach.
"Im glad, I know you and Vin have been trying for a while." Tidus said as he poked his sisters belly. "How far are you?"
"6 months." Shouted Virin from behind. "I don't know what you were talking about, by the way. You said pregnant woman acted like mean, stubborn old cows."
"He said what?" Yuna demanded.
"No, I didn't say that, right Virin?" Tidus said as he winked at his brother in law.
"Um, yeah, you kinda did. You were calling Yuna all kind of names while I was in hospital."
"You were, huh?" Yuna said as she glared at her fiancé. "Ok, ill remember that."
"Auntie Wachel!" Shouted Daran. He ran straight to his Aunt, but was a little disappointed when she didn't pick him up.
Rachel had to explain to him she was pregnant and all the time he kept asking, "Do you love the baby?"
"Yes, I do."
"Then why did you eat it?"
Rachel sighed laughed and then stood up. "I need a sofa." She said.
"Come on, fatty." Tidus said as he moved towards the hut.
"Excuse me?" Rachel said as she stormed after him.
Yup, life was good.
