Chapter Fourteen: The Truth of the Four and the Party

Early the next morning, Wakka knocked on their bedroom door. Yuna wrapped herself in the bedsheet, and Tidus cracked the door open slightly, still fully dressed.

"Hey Tidus. I heard you were hurt brudda. Just wanted to come check up on you. Your cousin told me you took out that bird, ya? Well, we're having a party tonight. A big one; in honor of you and your family."

Tidus nodded, and smiled.

"Sure thing. Just let us sleep. It's barely dawn."

"Ya I know. Just get some sleep."

Wakka left them in peace, and Yuna stood by the window, still wrapped in their sheets. Tidus hugged her from behind, and slipped the sheets off her shoulders. She turned around and stood before him, smiling.

"Come get me Tidus."

And so he did, taking every precaution not to get her pregnant again. They laid there, her head on his chest, him stroking her hair softly, both of them sweating, panting and gasping for air. They both got up, showered and dressed for the day, for Wakka had killed their chance for sleep.

"Tidus?"

He was deep in thought, thinking about the next of the Great Four.

"Hm? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about the remaining three."

Yuna nodded, and pinned him down, kissing his neck.

"Tell me all about them."

"1500 years ago, four great beings descended to Zanarkand. Where they came from, or why they came, no one knows. They were the Phoenix, Bird of Fire; Minotaur, Beast of the Earth; Tiamat, Dragon of the Wind; and Leviathan, Snake of the Water. These were the original Aeons. Using their power, Zanarkand became the city it was 1000 years ago. However, the Great Four Demons rebelled and freed themselves from their restraints. Tiamat took to the air. Leviathan dove deep into the sea. Phoenix departed for the volcano on Besaid. The Minotaur is deep in the jungle of Besaid. He sealed himself in stone, awaiting the time of his rebirth. He is invulnerable as long as he is set in stone. He will awaken soon, and I will be there to kill him."

Yuna shook her head.

"Not alone you won't. Miliyah and me aren't about to let you die again. We're in this together. And don't try the "It's too dangerous for you Yuna" bull on me Tidus. We beat Sin together."

Tidus nodded, and smiled. She was indeed strong.

"Together. Minotaur will awaken in one week. We need to be ready for this battle. But for now, let's go down to the party. It's nearly noon."

They nodded, and went to their children's room and watched them. They both woke up, and smiled at their mother and father. Their eyes were starting to take their permanent color. Yunalyn's right eye was starting to lose its blue, and was darkening to green. Her blonde hair was growing slowly, and now covered her entire head. Zaonus's blue eyes were an intense shade of green, and he had his mother's hair. Dark brown hair was starting to grow around his head. Tidus picked up his daughter and kissed her forehead.

"She looks so much like you. She has your eyes."

"She has your hair Tidus."

The four of them smiled, and Tidus held them all in his arms.

"Let's get these guys dressed, and then hit the party. Where's Miliyah?"

As if on cue, the now-familiar raven hair swept into the room.

"I've been here watching you two all day. I probably don't need to say this, but could you two keep it down when you decide to shake the sheets? Felt like an earthquake. Didn't know he was capable of making you scream Yuna. Anyway, these guys are hungry. You might want to feed them Yuna. We're out of that cheap stuff though. So I bought new, better stuff."

She nodded and fed the twins. The looked up at their mom and dad, and smiled, nuzzling their heads into their chest. Yunalyn looked at her father, and smiled.

"Let's head down to the party. We need to introduce our babies to the villagers. All ten of them."

They left the house and smiled at the sight of the party. It wasn't your typical Besaidian party. It was more on the scale of a Luca festival. There were booths with games, rides, and shops. There were the people in the costumes of moogles and cactuars. The only thing that was the same was the fire pit in the very center of the village. Lulu appeared and spoke, breaking their dumbfounded silence.

"I'm going to beat Wakka to death with my bare hands. How much did he spend on all of this? This village isn't big enough for all of this. Where is he?"

As if hearing people talk about him, he walked up to them. Lulu snapped, and it took Tidus, Yuna and Miliyah to hold her back. Lulu calmed down and stood.

"Wakka, is this…"

"Awesome ya? Don't worry about the cost of it. This is a gift from Spira for the heroes of the entire land. That would be the five of us. Yes you too Miliyah. We figured you helped this big lug out during the pilgrimage. So they decided to have the yearly festival in our hometown of Besaid. So enjoy yourselves. You're both old enough for a cold one now, so drink your cares away you two."

And with that, Wakka was gone into the seething crowd of people. Two boys came up to Tidus with Blitzballs in hand.

"Let me guess. You want an autograph right?"

The boys were timid, but nodded fervently.

"Show us your new move sometime Tidus!"

So he gave them both his autograph, and they left. Yuna handed Yunalyn to him, and he rocked his daughter in his arms softly. Yuna and Zaonus disappeared for a brief moment, and reappeared with a little outfit for his son. It was the Abes uniform, the one Tidus had always worn, in his son's size. A tear crept down his cheek. He hugged Yuna, and whispered to her.

"I love you so much. When we go to battle with the Minotaur, we can't take these two. I don't want them to witness a battle of this caliber at this age. Or better yet ever. I doubt there is a greater enemy than these four. But for now, let's have some fun!"

They stopped and tried exotic drinks. They were strangely good.

"Is this what Wakka was talking about when he said cold ones? It's like what we had in Zanarkand. We called it wine."

Yuna smiled, and nodded.

"Here we call it grog Tidus. It a hell of a lot stronger, so don't drink too much. I've seen you when you get thirsty."

"Yeah, like I'm going to get drunk in front of our children. Now Wakka… Oh shit, where is he? I've actually seen him drunk. He's horrible. Speak of the devil."

As if on cue, Wakka came up and looked at them.

"What are you two doing? Just hanging out here? Aww, now that's cute. Zaonus looks like Tidus used to. By the way, practice starts in a week. You better be there brudda."

He sauntered off again, towards the grog tent.

"Let's not tell him about the Minotaur, until he's good and drunk. Let's go eat. Night is approaching, and we're all gathering around the fire. There's a ramen place. Come on Tidus."

They walked to the ramen stand, and Miliyah sat there at the bar, talking to Baralai.

"Yuna, who's that?"

She shuddered.

"Baralai. Why is he here? He's the former Praetor of New Yevon."

"New Yevon?"

"It's complicated. There were three people who helped us. All friends of Paine. Baralai, Nooj and Gippal. If the three of them are here, something big is going on."

They steered away from the ramen stand, to the fire pit, still hungry. Miliyah brought them two big bowls of ramen, and helped herself to Tidus's.

"If you're wondering why Baralai was here, he's with me. He asked me out a week ago. So I said yes."

Yuna smiled.

"That's good that you found someone. He treats you good I hope."

She nodded, as the sun set below the horizon, and the people of Besaid gathered around the fire pit. Tidus and Yuna sat at the head, waiting for Wakka. He came up stumbling, and tripped over a rock. Lulu held her baby in her arms, and Wakka sat next to her. Tidus held little Yunalyn, and Yuna held baby Zaonus. Wakka stood and spoke in a clear voice.

"Our very own High Summoner Yuna and her husband Tidus have some very big news. There are two new citizens of Besaid. Tidus, why don't you take over?"

He nodded and stood, as Yuna spoke.

"Almost a year ago, we were married here on Besaid. Shortly after, I became pregnant. We hid that fact, for we wanted it to be a surprise. We stand here today to introduce our children to you all. Their names are Yunalyn and Zaonus. And this is their story too."

Tidus and Yuna kissed each other, and then their children, as a great cheer was raised on Besaid that night.