OKAYS!! I'm writing this, and I am going through a hard time. My boyfriend and I broke up

after almost 18 months and I'm in heartache right now. Maybe it's reflected in my writing.

Ah well. I don't own FFX characters, I love them. Even they can't entertain me now, this story

keeps my mind off all the questions *who what when where and why* so here goes, enjoy!!(?)

Oh yeah, this doesn't really involve Tidus in this chapter, cuz it's all Yuna while she is awake.

Just explaining :-)

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Yuna fell through the air for what felt like an eternity,, just wind and the feeling of falling.

Suddenly, she slammed into the ground and hit her face hard on the dirt floor. Groaning, she

rolled unto her back and rubbed her nose, staring at the straw thatched ceiling. Another dream.

Sitting up, she whimper as pain shot up her back, and she felt her nose start to bleed.

Quickly getting up, she went over to a basin and started wetting a cloth to put on her nose.

Looking up in the mirror, she stopped. Reaching out she touched the mirror, and stared at her

own reflection. Blood seeped from her nose, over her lips, and down her chin. Her eyes held

such misery, and they had big black circles underneath them. Her mouth seemed like it was in a

permanent upside down position, and she blinked. "Is that me?" she said out loud, touching the

reflection of her face. "What has happened to you Yuna? You are a living person without a soul

anymore." She put the cloth to her face, and started to wipe the blood away. Turning around, she

walked towards her bed, but stopped at the window.

The sky was black, with little white stars. It looked like someone had taken a pin and punched

holes in it. There was no moon, only the sky, and the sky went on forever. Sitting in a chair,

holding the cloth to her face, she stared at the sky, thinking about everything. What did her life

mean to her, what reason did she have to live, where was the old Yuna?

A long time after she sat in the chair, she got up and slowly walked to her bed, laying on her

back, and staring at the ceiling.

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Rikku dropped the bag on the deck of the S.S. Liki and she sighed in relief. "Yuna, what could

you possibly bring that would make this bag weigh a thousand tons!?" Yuna giggled to herself,

and looked at Rikku. "They are mostly presents for Kimhari, Wakka, and Lulu. The bag with all

our stuff I carried." Rikku glared at Yuna, and Yuna burst out laughing. Yuna turned towards the

people on the dock and waved. Rikku smiled. It was like having the old Yuna back. As the boat

set sail, Rikku walked up to the front of the boat and leaned against the ropes. The water was

crystal clear, and a warm breezes lifted her hair slightly. "You know, Rikku," Yuna said as she

walked up behind her "You look much older with your hair down rather than up." Rikku grinned.

"I missed my ponytail...BUT I still have my braids and feathers!" Yuna laughed. "Yuna, you look

older with YOUR hair put back!" Yuna patted her head. This morning she had decided to wear a

high ponytail, and she borrowed Rikku's shorts and tank. She never showed this much skin....but

in a sense, she felt freer. Spreading her arms wide, she closed her eyes and felt the warm sun on

her face, the breeze on her skin. Taking a deep breathe, she opened her eyes. Rikku was looking

at her with a hesitant look on her face, as if she didn't want to bother Yuna. "Is something wrong

Rikku?" Rikku shook her head. "No, it's just...can you tell me WHY you think it's your fault

Tidus died?"

Yuna sighed. "If he hadn't have met me, and we hadn't gotten so close, maybe he didn't have to

die. Maybe if I had distanced myself like Lulu told me I should have, maybe he wouldn't have

been so involved with keeping me alive, in turn losing his own life." Rikku grabbed Yuna's

shoulders and shook her slightly. "Don't you ever let me hear you say that again. No, don't even

THINK it Yunie! It's not true and you know it. You can't help falling in love, and no matter how

much you try to fight it, you can't. It's uncontrollable and there is nothing you can do to change

what happened. Okay?" Yuna closed her eyes and sighed. "I know you are right Rikku....it still

feels likes my fault." Rikku turned away. "It isn't Yunie, it really isn't."

Yuna turned back to the water and watched the dolphins jump out of the water. She remembered

Tidus and she smiled a bittersweet smile.

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NO it isn't the end! I have about....three more chapters? YEAH THAT'S IT! The next one is all

Tidus and it is supposed to be about the time this is happening. But since the Farplane really has

no sense of time... :-) OKAY you better read, or I will come to your house and steal your bread!

R&R!!!