Those Who Come Closer
By - Aeris
**Warning: Since this story is set after the events of the game, it obviously contains SPOILERS.**
If you haven't finished Final Fantasy X, close this window now. You don't want to spoil this game, trust me.
But if you've finished, please go on and read ^-^ Please gimme reviews, I love em to death.
Yes, yes, I know, there are plenty of 'Tidus Returns' fics out there. But I promise you. This one will be different.
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It's been over a week, now. Since we killed Sin. So much has changed, now…for the better. I only wish that… he was here to see it all.
Him... the one who helped alter Spira's destiny of sorrow. The one who kept me from continuing the cycle. The one I fell in love with…
The one the Fayth called a dream. But I know… he was more than just a dream.
Maybe he was created in that way, but… could a dream have saved the world? He's real… I can feel it, deep down. I know he's out there, somewhere.
Until the day I see you again, my love, I'll come to this beach every day, and whistle. You said if I needed you... to whistle. Please, keep your promise… because I need you.
Tidus... I love you.
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"Yuna?"
Wakka walked alongside the Besaid shoreline, tossing a blitzball in his right hand. He stopped alongside the young woman, and placed his other hand on her shoulder. "Yuna… he's not coming back."
Yuna shook her head, turned and smiled at him. "Yes, he is."
Wakka opened his mouth to protest, but… decided it best to let her come to accept the fact on her own. "Allright, whatever you say. But when he does, tell him he owes me another game of blitz, ya?"
She laughed, light and happy, and nodded. "Sure." Yuna watched him walk away back to 'blitzball practice' with the other Aurochs. Then she turned around to face the sea once more, raised her two fingers to her lips, and blew out a whistle.
Closing her eyes, she hoped. Come back home, Tidus…
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Dark. All around, darkness. No light. No air.
…no air? There had been air before, hadn't there?
…where am I?
Another sensation- wet. He opened his eyes. He was underwater. Why was this so familiar?
A pyrefly wisped past his face and he came to realize everything. Flashes of the past came to him faster than bullets. Fiends, swords, magic, blitzball. People. Wakka, Lulu… Kimarhi, Rikku… Auron…
…Yuna.
Yuna…
'I love you.'
He stretched out his limbs and looked around. Was he back in Spira? How? He was a fading dream… the last thing he remembered was…
Dad…
Sin… fighting Sin. To save Spira. Sin…was Jecht. Jecht was dad. Dad was Sin?
He remembered it all within seconds, the pilgrimage, the battles, deaths, failures, and victories. The final battle with Sin, Yu Yevon, dispatching Yuna's Aeons… Yuna!
I've got to find her!!
He swam up and broke surface, breathing air for the first time in what seemed like a long time. Looking around, the environment seemed so familiar…he heard something familiar. A shrill sound…a whistle?
"Yuna!!" She turned to look at Tidus. He brought his fingers to his lips and whistled hard.
"What was that?"
"In Zanarkand, we do this to cheer on blitz players." He whistled again. "You try it, too! Put your fingers in your mouth like this."
"Like…this?"
"Uh-uh, not like that, like this." He showed her the proper way, "Then, you just blow."
She tried a couple more times but only succeeded in blowing air, "It's not working."
"Practice!"
"Okay." She smiled.
"Hey, use that if we get separated. Then I'll come running, okay? Well, guess we should just stick together, then, till you can do it?"
"Yes, sir!"
A wide smile came across Tidus's face. He was near the Besaid shoreline and saw a figure standing at the coast. The source of the noise.
"Yuna!!" He dove underwater and swam towards the shore.
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Yuna opened her eyes and stopped whistling for a moment. She heard a faint yell, almost like someone calling her name…
Her heart jumped in her throat. She saw a shadow moving in the water, and hope got the best of her as she ran towards the open sea.
Wakka looked over from the shore and yelled, "Yuna!!! Are you crazy?? What are you doin'?"
Yuna ignored him, following her instinct. She stopped where the water was waist-deep, and stood, looking out over the sea. The shadow was gone. Maybe it was all her imagination?
She stood there for a minute or two, staring out, before bowing her head down and sighing. Maybe it had been stupid to think he'd come back…
She turned around, looking at Wakka come running towards her. Suddenly she saw him stop halfway between her and the shore, his jaw gaping open, and she tilted her head in wonder. Before she could walk to him she felt, strong, dripping wet arms gently wrap around her neck and shoulders.
Her eyes widened, she jumped at the surprise, and yet stood still…this was familiar, too familiar…and it could only be one person holding her right now.
Tears of joy began streaming down her face, and Yuna turned around to hug the beloved form before her.
"Yuna… I'm back." Tidus looked down at her, hugging her tight in the water.
She looked up at him in wonder, "I knew you would come back… but how… the Fayth, you were fading… you jumped…"
"…I know. I don't understand this myself, but… we'll find out soon enough. All that matters is that I'm back, with you now…" She looked up at him and he lowered his face to hers, "And I'll never leave you again." He was about to kiss her, when…
"'EY!!! YOU'RE BACK!!!!" Wakka came running towards them faster than a chocobo. The two separated and Wakka engulfed Tidus in a bear hug. "Were'd ya go, man, we thought we'd neva see you again!!"
Tidus laughed and hugged back, while Yuna laughed along. He moved back and shook his head, "I didn't think I'd ever see any of you again, either."
He stepped beside Yuna and took her hand in his, "But I guess I have a lot of catching up to do with the group."
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-= This is the first fanfic I've written… in quite a long time. I guess I'm back, huh? I beat Final Fantasy X for the first time this morning, at 4am, and I was crying my eyes out. It's a beautiful game, very very beautiful, and never in my life have I cried over a game... So...yeah. It took this to give me my inspiration back. I'm thankful.
Well I don't plan on keeping this a one-hit-story. I plan to develop it into a multi chapter. And I hope that you readers read my fic… help me out, review my story, please, tell me what you think, give me ideas, etc… little things like that help me out a lot. PLEASE no flames though, please!
Next chapter-~ Tidus tells the story of his mysterious meeting with the young Fayth boy.