Chapter 29: I Love and forgive you

Macalania had always held some sort of hold on me. Maybe it was the crystals that were on every thing or the peacefulness of the place.

"Wow…this is…interesting" Christie looked gob smacked like some of the others that hadn't seen the woods.

Yuna had taken hold of my hand, her eye glistening brighter than the crystals.

"I need to show you something" she pulled at my arms softly and I let her led me away.

"Don't wander far you two!" I heard Maroda call

"We won't!" Yuna shouted cheerfully before we disappeared round a bend in the path.

Yuna had led me to a small lake with a tree that stood in the middle, she let go of my hand and walked to the waters edge.

"This is the place Tidus and I first kissed…" she had that low voice again when she drifts in her memories. "It was my first kiss as well and I really enjoyed it, I also noticed how much I loved him…I need to be alone" I turned to leave but felt a strong grip on my wrist. "No, don't go…I love you" my heart leapt and Yuna pulled herself close to me. "You've healed me…don't go, please don't go!" Yuna was breaking into tears. "I don't want to be alone anymore! I don't want to be in the dark! Please tell me you love me!" I wiped a tear from her eye and smiled.

I moved closer to Yuna and she closed her eyes as I kissed her softly on the lips, I pulled away and Yuna smiled at me.

"That's not how you kiss, this is!" Yuna kissed me beautifully.

Her silk lips had the gentlest touch to them, and she held me so lovingly that our heartbeats became in time with one another. Yuna blushed and held her kiss, my face went red and I could see it reflected in her sparkling eyes. Yuna pulled away

"I-I" my mouth wouldn't work.

"I know" Yuna smiled and kissed me again, I love you Yuna.

We were coming back down the path to where everyone else was gathered. This was the last place we were seeing as my class had already seen Zanarkand – the other classes were going there. Auron was taking us back to an airship that would fly us to the waiting bus, it was a short ride and we climbed on the bus to start the long journey back. Christie had sat beside me on the bus, Yuna sat with Baralai because Paine quickly took a seat next to Rikku.

"I owe you an apology…" Christie had her eyes cast down on the seat "…I never meant to say those things to you"

"It's okay Christie, I understand"

"No, you don't…I just needed to vent my anger and I wanted to be alone…and-and, you were so worried about me and wanted to make it all go away, and-" tears started to form in Christie's eyes and she twisted the fabric of her jeans.

I reached over and flicked a tear from her eye.

"I forgive you" Christie grabbed me around the waist and buried her head.

Rikku popped her head over the seat.

"Christie can cry?!" a shocked expression over her face

"She is human Rikku…" Paine sighed and slapped her own forehead muttering "Idiot" she muttered under her breath.

"I'm sorry, I love you, I'm sorry, I love you" Christie was speaking the words over and over again, she came up and kissed me on the lips – I smiled at her.

"I know…I know…" I wiped a strand of her white hair out of her face.