Tidus' head emerged from the water. He took in a large gasp of air as water beaded off of his already wet face. He coughed a bit and swam toward the shore. He crawled out onto the sand; it clung to his wet skin and clothes. He shook his head, flinging water all over... He couldn't remember much...
Yuna?...Who was Yuna..... where was Yuna..... why was he thinking about Yuna? Questions raced through his mind. He got to his feet and wiped away some sand... how long had he been underwater?
"And to think, if you hadn't come floating out of the sea that day...." What? What was that? Who said that? Tidus vaguely remembered it from somewhere... a voice matched along to it... a medium tone, slightly accented...
"...Why are you still here, Sir? Please forgive me... we Guado are keen to the scent of the Farplane..." He was utterly confused... What was a Guado? What was the Farplane?
"Being dead has its.... advantages..." Another voice echoed through his mind..... He was almost certain of who had said this... he couldn't remember the name, but he had a voice and picture matched to it.
"After all this is over... promise you'll stay with Yuna." ...Lulu? Was that her name?
He closed his eyes as a beautiful scenery drifted into his mind... A glittering lake, shining as brightly as the moon. A girl... she was crying...
"...Yuna." he heard himself say. The girl stopped crying for a moment and lifted her head. He saw his hand set on her shoulder as he leaned into her for a kiss...
He opened his eyes, smiling. "...Yuna... wherever you are... I'll find you... You won't be alone for much longer." He lifted his feet from the devouring sand and treaded along the beach, toward a small village.
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Yuna watched as the sun set. She couldn't help but remember Tidus describing how beautiful it looked...
Lulu set her hand on Yuna's shoulder. "Are you all right?" Yuna nodded and smiled. It was fake, of course. "I'm fine..." Lulu set her hands on her hips. "Yuna, I know you... You are still grieving for Tidus... we all know you are... You don't have to smile if it's too hard." Yuna's smile faded a bit. She remembered telling Tidus the same thing.
Wakka spoke up, "Tidus might not be gone, ya? There's still chance he may be out there..." he looked out the window as if searching for Tidus.
Lulu nodded. "Yes, he could be wandering around Spira, somewhere...." She sounded a bit doubtful.
Yuna turned, looking out the window once again. Wakka cleared his throat. "Oh, before I forget, Rikku said she's comin' back to Besaid for a while... The rebuildin' of Home is goin' along great, ya?" he tried changing the subject.
Yuna smiled slightly. "It may do some good to have a visitor..." her voice was slightly monotone and very depressed. Lulu's purple lips spread into a smile. "Wherever Rikku is, you know there will be happiness..." Wakka laughed. "Yeah.."
Yuna continued to stare out at the sunset... Thoughts of Tidus rushed in and out of her mind. Where are you? Are you alive? Why did you leave me.......?
All of her questions had no answers. No answers for her, at least. She couldn't help thinking as her belief for Tidus being alive slipped away, "Another story has ended."
Yuna?...Who was Yuna..... where was Yuna..... why was he thinking about Yuna? Questions raced through his mind. He got to his feet and wiped away some sand... how long had he been underwater?
"And to think, if you hadn't come floating out of the sea that day...." What? What was that? Who said that? Tidus vaguely remembered it from somewhere... a voice matched along to it... a medium tone, slightly accented...
"...Why are you still here, Sir? Please forgive me... we Guado are keen to the scent of the Farplane..." He was utterly confused... What was a Guado? What was the Farplane?
"Being dead has its.... advantages..." Another voice echoed through his mind..... He was almost certain of who had said this... he couldn't remember the name, but he had a voice and picture matched to it.
"After all this is over... promise you'll stay with Yuna." ...Lulu? Was that her name?
He closed his eyes as a beautiful scenery drifted into his mind... A glittering lake, shining as brightly as the moon. A girl... she was crying...
"...Yuna." he heard himself say. The girl stopped crying for a moment and lifted her head. He saw his hand set on her shoulder as he leaned into her for a kiss...
He opened his eyes, smiling. "...Yuna... wherever you are... I'll find you... You won't be alone for much longer." He lifted his feet from the devouring sand and treaded along the beach, toward a small village.
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Yuna watched as the sun set. She couldn't help but remember Tidus describing how beautiful it looked...
Lulu set her hand on Yuna's shoulder. "Are you all right?" Yuna nodded and smiled. It was fake, of course. "I'm fine..." Lulu set her hands on her hips. "Yuna, I know you... You are still grieving for Tidus... we all know you are... You don't have to smile if it's too hard." Yuna's smile faded a bit. She remembered telling Tidus the same thing.
Wakka spoke up, "Tidus might not be gone, ya? There's still chance he may be out there..." he looked out the window as if searching for Tidus.
Lulu nodded. "Yes, he could be wandering around Spira, somewhere...." She sounded a bit doubtful.
Yuna turned, looking out the window once again. Wakka cleared his throat. "Oh, before I forget, Rikku said she's comin' back to Besaid for a while... The rebuildin' of Home is goin' along great, ya?" he tried changing the subject.
Yuna smiled slightly. "It may do some good to have a visitor..." her voice was slightly monotone and very depressed. Lulu's purple lips spread into a smile. "Wherever Rikku is, you know there will be happiness..." Wakka laughed. "Yeah.."
Yuna continued to stare out at the sunset... Thoughts of Tidus rushed in and out of her mind. Where are you? Are you alive? Why did you leave me.......?
All of her questions had no answers. No answers for her, at least. She couldn't help thinking as her belief for Tidus being alive slipped away, "Another story has ended."