Life's Little Problems

***DISCLAIMER*** I do not own the characters, locations or weapons in Final Fantasy 10 or any other part associated with the game. The fine people at Squaresoft, the minds that made this brilliant game, are the owners, as well they should be.

Chapter 2: Yuna

Yuna could not believe the warm and happy atmosphere that was surrounding the village of Besaid, as members of the community young and old alike were getting busy to celebrate one day. All this preparation for her birthday! She was so excited, and she had finally found someone she could share it with, someone who she thought was beautiful and who she loved with a passion, something she could have never said before. His name was Tidus.

Tidus was currently sitting at the campfire, telling little kids about his manly exploits. Yuna giggled a little, and then took the time to really look at her boyfriend. Tall, blond, dressed nicely, muscular, just what she had always wanted in a man. Yuna giggled again, and went back into her tent to rearrange her things. She had lately found herself to be very disorganized, mostly because she still couldn't believe that she had done it, beaten Sin without using the Final Aeon.

She put her staff down, and was about to leave the tent when a glint caught her eye. She turned swiftly. She thought she had seen something in the folds of one of her dresses.

She picked up the dress, and much to her surprise, out fell a sphere. She looked at it for a second, and then decided to play it back. Shocked, she saw an image of Seymour standing on the sphere.

Seymour laughed, and as Yuna watched, he said, "So Yuna, you have found the sphere I managed to... give you... after you killed me! I suppose you're wondering how I knew you would kill me. Well, Yuna, after seeing that resolve burn in your eyes, I knew you couldn't fail!" Seymour laughed again, and continued, "I need to tell you the truth about my enemy Tidus. There are flames of darkness burning in his heart. Yuna... Tidus must be stopped." Yuna's expression became confused, and at the same time angry. She took the sphere, raised it over her head and smashed it on the ground. It broke into pieces. Yuna stood there for a second, and then yelled at the pieces, "D-Don't say that about my Tidus! Y-You're just copying Lord Jyscal! T-that sounds e-exactly like what he said to me!" Yuna trembled, and then screamed loudly. Tidus had always told her that whenever something was going wrong, scream and the stress would go away. Thinking of Tidus always made her calmer.

Wakka burst into the tent, turning his head and sharply looking around in every corner. Finally, he spun his blitzball, put it away, and said, "Yuna, you OK? I heard a loud scream, ya?" Yuna shook her head, and said, "No, I'm fine. Thank you for coming to check though," Yuna grinned, "Cap'n Wakka."

Wakka chuckled, and said to Yuna, "Alright, as long as you're sure you're ok. I heard the scream, and I came running to make sure that you were OK. I thought there might be a fiend, Yevon forbid. What would I look like on Fiend Duty if a fiend got the birthday girl, ya?" Wakka reared back his head and laughed mightily, as if he had just told the world's funniest joke. Yuna smiled and said, "No Wakka, I wouldn't let a fiend get me." "Good," Wakka said. "Now, you just let me know if you need anything, ya?" "Yessir!" Yuna said happily, and with that, Wakka turned and exited the turn, rejoining the Aurochs on Fiend Duty.

Yuna looked at the birthday presents from her friends. She was excited because Tidus hadn't given her a present yet, and she was convinced that it was coming soon. Maybe tonight they would share a time of intimacy. "Oh!" Yuna said to herself. "How I would love that! Tidus... and me... in the same room... in the same bed..." Yuna began to feel woozy as she imagined the possibilities. She managed to get a hold of her thoughts, as she knew that she had to remain calm until later. After all, she was the birthday girl, she had a public appearance to keep.

Yuna decided that it was time to go out and meet the happy crowd. The food's aroma was starting to drift through the air, and she could tell that the islanders were anxious to get the party started. She did her air up in a bun, and she took off her dress and changed into a white dress much like the one that she got married to Seymour in. She sighed. The day that she and Seymour got married, the day that she had to her lips had to meet with his, that was the absolute worst day of her life, without comparison. Now, however, she was with Tidus, and she felt that nothing could go wrong.

Yuna stepped out of the tent, and the activity on the island stopped, as they all jerked their heads in her direction and marvelled at Yuna's sheer beauty. She truly was a beautiful person, brown hair tied back in a bun, a nice dress that did her body good, her eyes, her face... the islanders began to cheer, and the Aurochs began to sing their very own version of Happy Birthday. Yuna was touched by this show of affection, and she waved to the islanders with a big smile on her face.

Yuna turned and noticed her friends all standing together. Wakka was with the Aurochs, and was jollily singing Happy Birthday. Lulu was standing beside Auron with a big smile on her face. Auron, with a hint of a smile, was clapping slowly, and Kimahri was grinning. The only two people who didn't appear to be there were Rikku and Tidus. Yuna, wanting to see Tidus, began to scan the area around her looking for him.

When she finally saw Tidus, her birthday happiness shattered like the sphere that Seymour had given her. Tidus was standing with Rikku at a tree a few feet away from the temple. Tidus and Rikku were kissing, their lips locked passionately, and Tidus appeared to be enjoying it.

Yuna turned sharply and ran into the forest, not exactly where she was going or what she was going to do once she got there. The one she had loved, Tidus, had kissed another girl. He didn't want her anymore. The person she lived did not feel anything for her anymore. These were the thoughts that were pulsing through Yuna's mind as she ran through the forest.

She stumbled on a tree root and fell sharply to the ground. Dirt now covered her once seemingly perfect face, and a slow trickle of blood began to fall from a newly opened cut on her cheek. She sat on a rock and began to cry. She had lost the one she loved and she was feeling the pain, not only from the cut on her face but the pain inside.

She remembered the sphere that Seymour had given her. She knew that Seymour surely meant it to upset Yuna, as that seemed to be the only thing that Seymour was good for, upsetting people. Now, however, she thought seriously as she continued to sob. Was Seymour right about one thing? Is Tidus not as perfect as she thought he was. And why was Tidus kissing Rikku?

Yes, Prince-Of-Hate (John rolls eyes) I know that I didn't take the real ending of Final Fantasy 10 into thought, but hey, I'm the author! I have the power -_-! By the way, everybody, Prince-Of-Hate is an extremely good author who is working on a fic as we speak,so when its finished take a look at it! So, why was Tidus kissing Rikku? Find out in Chapter 3: Tidus.