Hey people and here is the next chapter. I wonder when I'm gonna end it? Maybe 12 like the last one...or 13...or 14...15...or 20, I have no idea. Ah well I'll just keep going until I'm done. ! Sry I took so long to update! I've been really busy and couldn't use the computer much. I so sorry to everyone who has been waiting for so long! Please forgive me!

Chapter 11

After the field trip was over the next few months went by smoothly and before you knew it, it was the end of December and was vacation time. Shuyin still hasn't told Lenne how he feels about her and is killing him like hell. Maybe he is just waiting for the right moment. Who knows?

Everyone was off school for two weeks since it was their winter vacation. Yuna had gone to Guadosalam where her mother was currently staying for the two weeks and Rikku went back home to spend time with Cid.

Paine was always out with Wakka all the time so that left Tidus all alone at the apartment with nothing to do.

Lenne and Shuyin would occasionally stop by and hang out but that was about it. Tidus was bored. Nothing to do and no one to see. He was going to go insane if he didn't do anything sometime soon.

Soon after he decided to call Yuna and see how she was enjoying his vacation. Tidus picked up the phone and called Yuna on her cell phone.

"Hello?" Yuna asked.

"Hey Yuna, its Tidus. How is Guadosalam?" Tidus asked.

"Oh it's um, great. I think I might come back early though." Yuna replied.

"Why?" Tidus asked.

"Not feeling well and besides, I miss you." Yuna told him.

"Oh, okay. Can't wait to see you again. Love ya." Tidus said.

"Love ya." Yuna replied then both hung up.

Coming back early. Something was up, but that? Tidus thought.

Soon after his phone rang. Tidus picked it up.

"Hello?" Tidus asked.

"Hey Tidus, its Paine. The gang and I are down at the bar. Come." She said.

"Okay sounds great! I'll be there in a bit." Tidus said then hung up.

He finally had something to do. Hang at the bar with some friends. What could be better? Well besides making out with your girlfriend but both were equally important. He placed his coat on and left the apartment.

Upon arriving at the bar Tidus found everyone at the usual pool table and he approached them.

"Hey everyone, Tidus has arrived." Paine shouted.

The whole Zanarkand Team was there along with Shuyin, Lenne, Paine, Wakka and even Leblanc. Well, Leblanc was at a table with the cheerleading squad doing their nails but, ya, they were there.

"Hey guys. This vacation sucks, not much to do." Tidus told them sitting down at a table with Paine and Lenne while Wakka and Shuyin played pool.

"I'm not complaining, its 'okay.'" Lenne told him.

"Have you talked to Yuna lately, Tidus?" Paine asked.

"Yeah. She said that she's coming home early from Guadosalam cause she's not feeling well. I think something is up." Tidus replied.

Everyone then silenced and stopped what they were doing except Shuyin and Lenne who had no idea what was going on.

"Oh, well at least we'll be seeing her again." Wakka said nervously.

"Yeah." Paine said joining in with Wakka.

Tidus looked at them suspiciously. "Do you two know something I don't?" he asked.

Both went back to what they were doing. "Nope. Nothing at all." Wakka told him.

Tidus sighed. Soon after, Leblanc spotted Tidus with others and decided to join them. She walked over to their table and sat down beside Tidus.

"Hey Tidus, baby, don't you look nice today. I love what you did with your hair. Its so well gelled." Leblanc said flirting with him.

"Um, thanks, I think." Tidus replied with a shifty eye look.

"So..." Paine started trying to break the silence between them.

Everyone looked at Paine.

"Say Tidus, I have cheerleading practice with the blitzball team after school tomorrow, you wanna come and cheer me on?" Leblanc asked moving closer to him.

"Um, I'll think about it." Tidus said moving away from her.

"Whelps I'm outta here. See ya all at school tom." Wakka said, kissing Paine on the cheek then leaving the bar.

An hour had gone by and the gang was still at the bar. Lenne and Shuyin were playing pool, Leblanc had left because they were 'boring,' Tidus was sitting at the table staring at his drink doing nothing, and Paine was also sitting at the table watching Lenne and Shuyin have fun playing pool.

"Hey Tidus, why so sad?" Paine asked.

Tidus pulled out of his thoughts and looked at Paine. "Something is up with Yuna and I want to know and you aren't telling me." Tidus replied.

Paine didn't reply.

"Paine...?" Tidus asked.

"Sorry Tidus. I, uh, got too go." Paine said then quickly stood up and ran out the bar. Tidus threw his coat on and ran out the bar, following Paine.

As Tidus spotted her walking up a snowy street, he quickly walked up to her and grabbed her arm.

"Paine tell me." Tidus said releasing his grip off of her.

Paine looked at her sadly. "Its best I don't. When Yuna returns just be by her side and be happy to see her." Paine told him. She slowly moved away from him and walked onto a bus.

Tidus then turned around and began to walk back to his apartment as a snow storm slightly started to form.

Yuna stared out the window of the Zanarkand Express bus on her way back home.

I shouldn't be sad. Why am I? At least I got to see my mother. I wonder how the others are doing? I'll probably see them at school tomorrow. I just feel like crying but can't. I have to be strong... Yuna thought.

"Attention everyone. Stop #14 to Zanarkand will be in 10 minutes. Gather your belongings and get ready to leave." The bus driver announced over a speaker box.

Almost home. Yuna thought with a weak smile, a tear escaping from her eye and softly rolling down her cheek. Yuna closed her eyes.

Tidus entered his apartment and found Wakka playing video games in the living room.

"Hey man, you're finally here. Come and play with me." Wakka said.

Tidus walked up to him and stood in front of the television with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Yo, I can see the T.V, move." Wakka told him.

"You know something and I want to know what it is." Tidus told him.

Wakka placed the PS2 controller down and turned the T.V off. "Its not a happy tale." Wakka said.

Tidus sat down on the couch beside him.

"So its like this, ya. A couple years ago Rikku told me this story about her aunt who is Yuna's mother. It happened when Yuna was seven." Wakka told him.

Flashback

"Daddy, is mommy coming home today?" Little Yuna asked.

"Yes dear. I'm going to pick mommy up now okay? Uncle Cid and cousin Rikku is staying with you until I come home." Braska told her.

"YAY! I can't wait! Mommy promised me a long bedtime story!" Yuna told Braska.

"Until then you behave." Braska said leaving the house.

About after an hour had gone by since Braska had left and both, Yuna and Rikku were extremely bored so they decided to watch some cartoons on T.V.

Another hour had gone by and it was nearly 11:00pm. The program that Yuna and Rikku were watching was cut off and the news was live on most channels.

"Good evening, you're watching the 11:00 news. Just not long ago an airplane spun out of control and crashed into the runway of the Zanarkand airport. The plane was originally coming in for a landing when a jet engine on the right wing of the plane failed causing the plane to crash. The cause of this is still unknown.

There had been reported of a few survivors but most didn't survive. Police are standing by to rush the injured to ambulances." A news reporter announced.

After a few minutes the regular shows were back on.

"That thing that happened sounds really baaaaaaad. Rikku said. Yuna nodded. After a few seconds of silence, Braska entered the house alone.

Yuna ran over to him and gave him a big happy hug. "YAY your back! Where's mommy?" Yuna asked excitedly.

Braska kneed down in front of Yuna and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Yuna honey, mommy isn't coming home today." Braska told her.

Yuna began to cry. "But she promised to read me a bedtime story!" Yuna told him.

"I'm sorry Yuna. Mommy won't we coming home for a very long time." Braska picked little Yuna up and carried her into her room where she soon slept knowing that her mom wasn't coming home.

It wasn't until she was about 10 years old when she figured out that her mom was dead. It hurt her so much everyday not able to hear, see, hug, and spend time with her mother anymore. Ever since the accident happened Yuna and Braska would visit her in the farplane as many times as possible.

End of Flashback

Tidus stood there feeling his heart drop. "Oh my God. Poor Yuna." Tidus said in despair.

Wakka didn't reply.

Tidus sat there in silence. "There must be something I can do to help her." Tidus thought.

"Just be there for her. She should be back now. I'll let you go over for the night." Wakka told him.

Tidus nodded. "I'll see you tomorrow at school then." Tidus told him then left the apartment. Wakka on the other side continued to play his video games and was proud of himself for helping Tidus out.

"Hey! Yunie is back!" Rikku shouted jumping up and down. "I just got home like 20 minutes ago but I'm glad to see my favorite cousin again!"

"Thanks Rikku. I think I'll just go to bed." Yuna said walking into her room.

Paine looked at Rikku. "How do you think it went with her and her mother?" Paine asked.

"Hopefully well. Obviously she is sad from the fact that her mom is gone." Rikku said. Paine agreed then both sat down on the couch and began to watch some TV.

About 10 minutes later, Tidus arrived and knocked on the door. Rikku answered.

"Hey, is Yuna here?" Tidus asked.

"Yeah, she is in her room. She said that she was going to bed but I doubt it. Come in." Rikku said letting Tidus in.

"Do you think…I can…see her?" Tidus asked. Rikku nodded.

Tidus made his way over to her door and quietly opened it and entered, closing it behind him.

"Yuna? Are you awake?" Tidus whispered.

Yuna rolled over on her bed and looked at Tidus. She then smiled.

"Are you okay?" Tidus asked sitting beside her on the bed.

Yuna sat up and hugged Tidus for a long period of time.

"I'm...fine. Thanks for coming over Tidus." Yuna said with a few tears dripping down her cheeks. Tidus pulled away from Yuna and stared at her, whipping the tears away from her face.

"I love you Yuna. I'll always be here for you, anytime." Tidus ensured her.

Yuna smiled, giving him a soft kiss then rested her head on his shoulder.

"Stay with me tonight. Please?" Yuna asked.

"You need your sleep, Yuna. I'll sleep on the couch if you need me, okay?" Tidus told her.

Yuna nodded and smiled. Tidus motioned her to lay down then her stood up and left the room. He felt bad about not sleeping with her but he knew that if she needed him that he'd be just outside her room. Hopefully things will turn out better in the morning.

Whelps there's the chapter for you. Again I'm sooooooooooooooooo sorry for keeping you all waiting. Some of you were even wondering if I was going to continue. Don't worry, there are plenty more chapters to come, just give me more time to write cause now with school and all I don't have as much time as I did before. Well, review and I'll try and get the next chapter up shortly.