Okay guys, here's chapter 11 of A World Away!. this chapter was not origionally in my notes, but after conferring with my editor, we decided to add a little more suspense and drama. FantasyGoddess, thanks (again) for your help. it was fun editing my own chapter after somebody wrote it. Enjoy!

Chapter 11: Whether We're a Room Apart or a World Away,

I'll Always be in Your Heart.

Lenne's POV

The doorknob turned and Yuna leapt back. Breathing hard as she brought one hand up in front of her, holding it close to her heart. In her hand she was holding the charm on the necklace Tidus had given her for her birthday.

"Please tell me! Is Tidus okay? Is he alive?" Yuna asked.

The doctor smiled and said, "We were able to resuscitate him, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask that you not see him for a little while. We want to monitor him just in case there's a problem."

Yuna nodded her head as a few tears slid down her face.

Her mom asked the question that I thought Yuna would ask, though, she was upset. "How long before we can see him doctor?"

"I'd say in the next couple of hours." he looked at his watch. "It's three thirty, so why don't you all get some lunch in the cafeteria and come back at five thirty?"

"Is he going to make it?" Yuna asked.

"It's hard to say. It depends on his will to live. Does he have any family?"

"No, I'm the only one. His parents were killed in a plane crash about a year ago." she replied.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." and he looked it. "Your fiancé is in the best care Spira has to offer here at Bevelle Memorial. I assure you, we will take the best of care with him. If you need anything feel free to let us know."

Braska saw this as an opportunity to ask, "Yuna, would you like to come back to the house or stay here each night sweetheart?"

"I'm staying here. I won't leave him."

"I'll go tell the nurse to get a room for you. Hopefully, we can get you one near his for now."

"Is there any chance I can stay in his room?" asked Yuna.

"At this point in time, I'd have to say no. We need easy access to him in case anything goes wrong. It is likely in the next couple of days though."

Yuna turned to me and asked, "Lenne, would you mind bringing my car when you head back with mom and Daddy?"

"Sure," I replied, "I'll even stay if you want me to."

She looked at me with pleading eyes. "Would you please?"

"I'll go tell the nurse to get a room ready." said the doctor as he turned and walked away.

"Yuna, I'm your best friend. I'm not about to let you go at this alone" I said as I placed both hands on her shoulders. "I'm here for you, always. Don't forget that."

"How about you come back to the house and gather your things pumpkin. We can eat there as well. I'm not a fan of hospital food." said Braska.

"Actually, I'm not really hungry. I'll just stay here." she said as a nurse came up and told her she would be staying in one of the suites that the hospital offered on the eighth floor, the same as Tidus'.

"I'll just head to the room." said Yuna as she headed towards the room.

As we rounded the corner by the nurse's station, Yuna glanced at the blonde haired nurse as she did paperwork.

Yuna had a pained expression on her face as we walked past her. My guess was she was feeling sorry for taking out her frustration on the poor girl. Though something else seemed to be bothering her.

I was about to say something about it to Yuna when, again fiddling with the charm on her necklace, she spoke, "You know Lenne, I feel bad for the way I yelled at the nurse."

"Well, you were very upset, I'm sure she understands." I replied.

"Yeah." she sighed a heavy sigh looking pale. "At least Tidus will be okay."

A few minutes later. Yuna's POV

Lenne and I were walking to the room. I swallowed, feeling sick. It's just morning sickness or the stress. I thought.

"Lenne why don't you just go with my parents. I'll be fine." she looked at me like she didn't believe me.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"Yes," I replied, "Don't worry. I'll see you in a while."

"Alright." she said, walking back to the elevator and getting in, leaving me by the door of the room. The elevator door closed as I swallowed again, placing my hands on my stomach. I started to walk over to the bathroom with my hand over my mouth. When I took a few steps I got very dizzy. I was breathing hard trying to walk straight.

What's wrong with me? I wondered. I leaned against the wall just inside my room and started to sweat, my heartbeat rapid. I had a sudden pain shoot through the lower part of my stomach. I cringed trying to handle the pain. I need to find a doctor. I thought, but I could not force myself to leave the wall, I was too dizzy. Another pain shot through my stomach that brought me to my hands and knees. Then it turned into a constant pain like someone was beating on my lower stomach. I groaned in pain, but there was no one there to hear. I was in that room all alone. The hall was just as empty.

Then it felt like I was bleeding. Oh Yevon no, the baby! I reached up and held the necklace to bring me comfort like so many times before. Another burst of pain and I lost consciousness.

Lenne's POV

The elevator stopped. Getting out with Braska and Cemahla we walked towards the front doors of the hospital. Yuna had told me to go with her parents saying that she was alright. But, she was acting weird and she looked awfully pale. Probably just the stress taking its toll on her. I thought. Little did I know how right I was.

Walking up to the limo, I paused. Oh Yevon, I forgot to get her keys. I told her parents what I had forgotten and that I would be back in a moment, turned and walked back into the hospital. At least I can check on Yuna while I'm there. I thought as I pressed the button for the eighth floor in the elevator. The elevator stopped, the doors opened and I got out and headed for Yuna's room. As soon as I walked in I froze. There on the floor was Yuna.

"YUNA!" I screamed, running over to her. I fell to my knees beside her. "YUNA! YUNA!" I shouted, shaking her, trying to wake her up, only she wasn't waking up. "HELP! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!" I screamed and, as if by miracle, a nurse stuck her head in the door. It was the same one Yuna had screamed at, and when she saw us on the floor, she rushed in.

"What happened?" she asked.

"I don't know. I came in and found her like this. I tried to wake her, but couldn't." I replied, looking along her unconscious body I noticed she was bleeding. Oh Yevon no, not the baby.

"I'll go get a doctor." said the nurse, who then got up and ran out the door and down the hall.

Yuna... she was pale and clammy, and she had dark circles under her eyes. I pulled out my cell and called Braska. "Braska?! It's Lenne. Get up here to Yuna's room. She's unconscious."

"What!? We'll be right up." Click and the phone went dead.

The nurse rushed back in ahead of a couple of paramedics with a hospital gurney. They rolled Yuna onto her back, counted to three, picked her up and placed her on the gurney. Then they raised the gurney and rolled her towards the door. Her hand slipped over the edge and her necklace fell out of her limp hand and hit the floor. I picked it up, holding it in my hand. "She must have pulled it off when she fell unconscious." I said to myself. Oh Yevon Yuna, hold on. I thought.

Walking out of the room, I looked down the hall to see Braska and Cemahla marching down the hall. They stopped in front of me.

"Where did they take her?" Braska barked.

"To the ER." I said. "She-" but before I could finish what I was saying, Braska turned heel and marched to the elevator. Cemahla and I ran after him. We all got into the elevator.

"What happened Lenne honey?" asked Cemahla.

"I don't know. When I walked into the room, I found her passed out on the floor. I think she might have had a miscarriage." I replied.

Cemahla gasped, bringing her hand to her heart. "Oh, Yevon, no." she said.

I looked over at Braska who was standing there stone faced, emotion clearly written on his face.

The elevator stopped and as soon as the doors were open, he shot out with me and his wife running after him again. We made it to the ER ward with Braska charging ahead with me and Cemahla in tow.

"Wheres my daughter?" he asked as he walked up to the nurses desk.

"What's her..." she started to say, but was cut short.

"Yuna Higurashi!" he barked.

"She passed out on the eighth floor and said they were bringing her here." I added.

"I'm sorry but the only information I have on her condition at the moment is what room she's in. Room 23." Braska charged off into the ER. "Sir, you cant go in there! Sir please..." the nurse pleaded. Cemahla and I took off after him.

We stopped just short of the doors. I looked down the hall to see a doctor running. He pushed past us and ran into the ER. I stood there wondering what was happening to Yuna. What if...? No, she'll pull through. I told myself, tears stinging my eyes at the thought. I looked over at Yuna's parents. Yevon knows what was going through their heads.

Braska was pacing up and down with his usual stone face staring at the floor as he paced. Cemahla was standing in one place with her hands over her heart, her face showed real emotion and her mouth was tightly closed, so as not to release the thousands of words going through her mind. She would not dare utter them. Just in case everything took a turn for the worst.

Inside the ER. Yuna's POV.

I regained consciousness and noticed a dull pain in the crook of my arm, like a needle was stuck in there. I also noticed I was laying in a bed, and not on the floor like I was earlier. Then I slowly opened my eyes an saw that I had a needle in my arm with two tubes running to it. One of them was red and the other was clear. Then I noticed about four people in the room with me. Each was saying different things.

One sounded male, I assumed was either a doctor or paramedic. Another voice, which was female said "She's coming to." I looked at where the voice had come from and noticed it was the same nurse I had yelled at when I got here. I looked around the rest of the room, my eyes burning and blurry. I noticed my stomach felt numb. I tried to ask what was wrong with me, but I could not keep my eyes open any longer. Everything faded again as I closed my eyes.

4 Hours Later. Lenne's POV

We were all in Yuna's suite on the eighth floor. Yuna was lying on the bed, I was sitting in one of the chairs next to her on the left, her mother was sitting on the right stroking her daughter's hair. Braska was standing at the window looking out. Rikku, who had shown up about thirty minutes after Yuna was taken to the ER was fidgeting with her braids in the chair to my left.

She had called Braska asking where they were, and rushed over here in a panic when she heard the news. After Yuna was brought to her room, she had complained about getting a speeding ticket on the way here. "Well you shouldn't have driven so fast Rikku! You know better than that!" Braska had snapped.

I looked over at Yuna, who was sound asleep. The doctor had told us after she had gotten released to a room that she had almost had a compete miscarriage, and that if they hadn't of gotten to her when they did, Yuna would have lost the baby and possibly bled to death. She and the baby were fine now, but needs to have a couple of says of bed rest. The doctor also advised not to let her get to stressed.

Considering what's going on with Tidus right now, not getting stressed is easier said than done. I thought to my self as I held Yuna's hand. I felt it move and looked up to see Yuna's eyes opening. I heard Rikku gasp behind me and saw Braska turn away from the window out of the corner of my eye. Cemahla smiled with tears in her eyes. Braska walked over to his wife and looked at Yuna, smiling.

"Mmmm..." Yuna groaned, opening her eyes fully, looking around. She looked at her parents, then at me, and finally at Rikku. "Rikku?" she asked hoarsely.

"Yunie!" the blonde Al Behd shrieked. She ran to hug her cousin, but I threw my arm out to stop her, which she did.

"Not now Rikku, she just woke up," I said. She pouted at me, but didn't try again.

"How are you sweetheart?" Yuna's mother asked.

"How are you feeling pumpkin?" asked her father.

"We were worried about you." I added.

"Oh Yunie... we thought we were going to lose you!" shouted Rikku.

"Rikku! Calm down, she's fine." I told the hyperactive blonde.

"What happened?" asked Yuna. Her parents and Rikku looked at me. Noticing this, Yuna also directed her gaze at me.

"Well, after I left to go with your parents, I remembered that I forgot your keys, so I came back up to your room and found you passed out on the floor. Then I called for help and they took you to the ER."

"Why?" Yuna asked. "I remember not feeling well, then my stomach hurt and..." she trailed off. Suddenly her face was racked with panic. "THE BABY!" she screamed.

"Yuna, the baby is fine, and so are you." her mother told her, stroking her arm.

"Yes, they saved you and everything is fine." I added.

"What do you mean 'saved'?" she asked. "What happened?"

"Well..." I trailed off as the doctor came in.

"Hello everyone," said the doctor, "I'm Doctor Fauen." She shook our hands. "And how are we feeling?" she asked Yuna.

"Fine I guess," she replied. "What happened?"

"Well, you almost had a complete miscarriage." Yuna gasped. "But everything is fine now and so is the baby. Praise be to Yevon that your friend found you when she did. If it would have been any later you would have most definitely lost the child and possibly bled to death." the Doctor replied.

"Is the baby going to be okay?" Yuna asked, looking calmer.

"Yes, you're both going to be just fine, but you will need bed rest for the next couple of days. And no stress."

I cringed at the 'no stress' bit. Keeping Yuna calm was not going to be easy.

"Now, you should be getting back to sleep." she said to Yuna. Addressing me, Rikku, Braska and Cemahla, she said, "everyone, let's let her rest."

Yuna's parents hugged her and her mother said, "We'll come back in a while and see you sweetheart."

"Yes we will, pumpkin. Rest well." her father added as he kissed her on her forehead.

"Yes, daddy." she replied.

Rikku, who could not hold out any longer, ran over and hugged her. "Just rest Yunie, we'll see you later."

"Thanks Rikku." replied Yuna.

"I'll be there in a second." I told them as they walked out with the doctor.

I turned to Yuna, who was staring at the ceiling with tears running down her cheeks. "Why did it have to happen this way?" she asked.

"Yuna, you're going to be fine now, so is the baby as well as Tidus. Things will only improve." I told her, though, I wasn't completely sure myself.

She smiled at me through the tears and said, "Yes, you're right. I can't let it get to me again."

I nodded and hugged her. "Just relax and get some sleep okay?"

"I will."

I started to walk out and remembered that I had her necklace in my pocket. "Oh, here's your necklace." I said as I turned around and pulled it out.

"OH!" she gasped, reaching up to touch her bare neck.

"You must have pulled it off earlier when you fell unconscious." I continued as I placed it in her hand.

She looked down at the magnificent piece of jewelry in her hands as I smiled and walked out.

Yuna's POV

I looked down at my necklace as I held it in my hands. Lenne told me that I must have pulled it off as I passed out. "I don't even remember that." I told myself. Everyone had left me so I could rest, but how could I? I mean, my Yevon, I had almost lost my baby. "And it's all my fault, I got so stressed out that it happened. Now I can't even go be by Tidus' side. What would he have said if I lost our child?" I wondered aloud, starting to cry. Why did all this have to happen? I thought. I looked back down at the necklace, smiling through the tears, remembering when Tidus had given it to me.

Flashback

Tidus and I were on a wonderful day date. We were walking hand in hand passing people and shops. I rested my head on his shoulder as we walked and talked. It was two day til my birthday, April 23, and Tidus had not said a word about it. I wonder if he forgot about it? I thought to myself. No, he didn't forget. I scolded myself for even thinking so. I bet he has a surprise planned. I thought. "Tidus was always like that." I said out loud, smiling up at him.

Upon hearing me he looked down. Smiling he asked, "Tidus is always like what?" I smiled even brighter, hugging him tightly. He chuckled as he hugged me back just as tight.

We kept walking until I saw in a shop window the most beautiful necklace. I gasped letting go of Tidus and walked over to the shop window.

I felt my fiancé come up behind me. "like that necklace?" he asked.

"Oh yes. Its the most beautiful one I've ever seen." I looked over at Tidus who had a funny smile on his face. I cocked an eyebrow. "What's that smile for?" I asked.

"Nothing." he said shaking his head, looking down and chuckling. "Come on, let's go in and look at it." he said, guiding me into the shop with his hand in the small of my back.

We walked in to where the necklace was. I was in awe. It was perfect. It had a solid gold 18 inch chain, with a unique inch long charm on the end. The charm was diamond shaped and multicolored like a prism, but when you looked at it the two colors that stood out the most were green and blue. I picked up the charm in my hand and looked at it.

Tidus came up behind me, resting his head on my shoulder and wrapping his arms around my waist. "It looks just like your eyes." he said. I smiled.

Just then the jeweler came out of the back of the store. "Can I help you with anything?" he asked.

"We were looking at this necklace." Tidus told him.

"Ahh, it is a beauty isn't it?"

"Yes,it is." I breathed.

"would you like to try it on?" asked the jeweler.

"Oh, I..." I trailed off.

"Sure she would." answered Tidus.

I looked at my fiancé as the jeweler started to hand it to me, but Tidus interjected, "Please, allow me." he said.

I smiled ant turned away from him as he placed the necklace around my neck and latched it. It fit perfectly.

"It looks beautiful on you." Tidus complemented me, and I blushed.

"Such a unique charm." I said out loud as I looked at it in a mirror.

"Yes, it is." the jeweler replied. "it's a rare Macalania diamond and all the colors represent all the colors of life, from the darkest and saddest to the brightest and happiest."

"That's lovely." I said turning the diamond in my hand.

"It also has a solid gold backing, so someone could engrave it if they chose to do so."

"Well, thank you." I said taking it off.

"Don't you want it?" my fiancé asked as the jeweler put the necklace away.

I shook my head, remembering the price tag. "No,it costs too much. Besides, I have jewelry."

Tidus opened his mouth like he was about to argue, but something stopped him, like he had changed his mind. "Ok, lets go." he said, taking my hand.

"Thank you." I told the jeweler as we walked out. He smiled and waved goodbye as we headed out the door.

Two days later, Yuna's birthday.

My birthday had finally arrived and Tidus was taking me out to dinner at a five star restaurant. I knew he didn't forget. I thought to myself smiling. I walked out of my room all dressed up and ready to go. I had on a little black dress with black high heeled sandals. Cliché, I know.

Walking down the stairs I saw Tidus standing at the bottom waiting for me. He looked so handsome in his light blue dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up halfway up his arms, khaki pants and black dress shoes. He smiled as I walked up next to him and put his arm out for me to take. I took his arm and we walked out the front door. We had a lovely dinner and were now walking hand in hand.

As we walked, I found my self thinking about that necklace again. It was just so perfect, there was something about it that was lovely to me, possibly what it represented. All the colors of life... I smiled at the thought. It was so true, there were so many colors to life.

I was so lost in thought that I didn't even notice that we had stopped walking. Or that Tidus was behind me with his arms wrapped around my shoulders. I snapped out of my thoughts and leaned into his embrace, sighing. Then I heard a tiny click and felt something sliding down my neck. Puzzled, I reached up and felt that necklace. Tidus just spent twenty six hundred Gil on this?! I thought. I turned to look at Tidus, who was smiling brightly. "Why?" was all I could ask as I once again held the charm in my hand. He just kept grinning.

"Turn it over." he said. I looked down at it, turning it. I gasped as what I saw engraved on the back of the gold behind the stone. Whether we're a room apart or a world away, I'll always be in your heart. When I finished reading it I was crying. Those were our words and they meant so much. Ever since Tidus became a soldier, the significance of those words hit me even harder.

I was sobbing now, looking at him. No words were needed. We embraced each other. As I closed my eyes, still hugging him, I heard him say, "Keep it close to your heart, always."

"I will, always."

End flashback

I was crying now, holding the necklace in my hands. "I have to be strong for Tidus and for our child." I said to myself. I put the necklace back around my neck, touching the charm one last time. "You're never coming off again." I murmured, placing both hands on my stomach. "Yes, I must be strong." I patted my stomach and left my hands there. I laid my head back on the pillow, falling into a safe and, finally, comfortable sleep.

Well, theres a bit of a look into Tidus and Yuna's life before the deployment. hope you all enjoyed the chapter. don't forget to review!

Author's Note 4/1/2010: I HAVE NOT forgotten about A World Away! I've been having problems in real life and still awaiting surgery to fix my back. I promise you, I am working on chapter 12 at this very moment, I've just hit a bit of writers block. keep checking back for more updates!