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 3: Tidus
Tidus smiled a little as he watched Rikku walk off to a save sphere, probably going onto the airship to get some last minute supplies for Yuna's big party. Rikku was cute, but she really wasn't his type... and besides, he was already with Yuna. Rikku had come to wish congratulations to Tidus, and her way of expressing happiness was with a kiss. She did kiss me with a little more... passion... than I would have liked, Tidus thought. He grinned as he walked down to the campfire, at the center of the party.
Tidus took a look around, and immediately he noticed that something was wrong. The children were not cheery, the adults were either frowning or looking confused and the rest of his party was standing, dumbfounded.
Tidus came up to where they were standing, and sputtered, "W-What's wrong?" Lulu stated matter-of-factly, "Yuna just ran off into the woods. It appeared that something bothered her in some way. "No kidding, I went into her tent because she had screamed for some reason, and now this?" Wakka said, scratching his orange hair in confusion. "Its not like her, ya?"
Tidus began to worry, as he did not know what could have made Yuna so upset. He drew his Caladborg, and said to the others, "I'm going after her!" Lulu nodded her head, and then said, "Kimahri has already followed her in. Go, and see what you can do. Maybe you can calm her down."
Tidus nodded and began his run into the forest. As he was doing it, it became apparent that the crowd was becoming restless, as it wasn't much of a birthday party if the birthday girl wasn't even there. Auron stepped into the centre of the village, and everyone started to quiet down.
"Everyone, remain calm. It appears that Yuna has become... overwhelmed because of your generous support, and she has taken some time for herself. I assure you, don't be alarmed." The villagers listened to Auron's speech, and then broke into a cheer for themselves, because they now felt proud that they had made Yuna so happy.
Auron sighed and stepped off the podium, wondering, as all the rest of the party was, what really happened to Yuna, and what provoked her to go running away from camp. Auron only hoped that everything was all right.
Tidus was having a problem with annoying fiends in the forest, for they appeared to be everywhere. A particularly mean looking Water Flan barred Tidus' path, but his toughness was soon reduced to a pile of quivering sludge as the Caladborg sliced through its skin easily. A Garuda swooped over the treetops, but could not reach Tidus as he was protected by the thick tree's and the underbrush.
Tidus, huffing and puffing, finally caught up to Kimahri, who was calmly looking in all directions of the forest.
"Pant... wheeze... Kimahri, I've b-been looking for you," Tidus grunted as he sliced a running fiend, the fiend whimpering and falling backwards, pyreflies doing their dance as the creature's existence ended. Kimahri said nothing, and ran through a fork in the trail. Tidus shrugged, and ran down the other fork.
Tidus tripped. He hit a particularly large rock and stumbled, flying face first into the ground, his sword escaping his grip and landing a few feet away from Tidus. He groaned, then looked up and saw another fiend. Without his sword, Tidus was helpless, and the fiend roared, licked its lips and crashed its teeth into Tidus.
Tidus cried out, as the fiend sunk his teeth into Tidus' chest. Blood began to trickle, then flow out of an ever increasing wound in Tidus' chest. There was nothing that Tidus could do to get away from the fiend, and he closed his eyes as he was ready to be bitten again.
Suddenly, the fiend cried, and ran away from Tidus, whimpering in disgust as he had just lost his dinner for the night. He turned to see Yuna standing there, her staff in her hands. It was obvious that she had cast a spell to scare the fiend away.
Yuna looked at Tidus' wound, realized that it was deep, and cast Curaga on Tidus. She then cast Regen, just to make sure that he would be all right.
Tidus got up, picked up his sword, looked at Yuna, and said, "Yuna! I can't believe I found you! Are you..."
Yuna hit him with her staff. The blow was even harder than she had ever hit a fiend. Tidus, taken completely by surprise, fell backwards to the ground, his sword once again flew from his hands and landed in a thick bush. The force of the sharp staff had opened another cut, this time on Tidus' cheek.
Tidus winced, trying to hold back the pain, and sputtered, "Y-Yuna? W-What was that for?" "Don't lie to me, you bastard," Yuna said. "I saw you with Rikku. If you liked her more than me, why did you say all that bullshit to me? About your love?" Yuna's anger was making her say things that she never would have imagined saying before, and as she broke down into tears, it got worse. "I-I loved you, T-Tidus!" She cried on, and managed to continue, "B-But now, I j-just want you to stay the fu... just stay away!" Though Yuna was incredibly upset, she couldn't bring herself to swear anymore at Tidus, she just wanted to get away.
Tidus, shocked, now realized what had happened, and that it was all a misunderstanding. "Yuna, you have to believe me! This is all a misunderstan..." He stopped short as she hit him again, this time in the chest, which had just recently been cut open by a fiend. His chest started to bleed again, and Tidus, weak from the beatings and from the fact that his true love was hitting him, started to slip into an almost unconscious state.
Yuna looked at Tidus, and then ran away. She didn't know where she was going, but she was going as far away from Besaid as she could. She didn't care about anything, now that her love was gone, all hope had been erased from her mind.
Kimahri found Tidus half an hour later, and he became confused as to what was going on. Saying nothing, he used an X Potion on Tidus, picked him up, draped him over his shoulder, and took him back to camp.
When Kimahri got back to camp, he grunted for the others to follow him into a tent. Saying nothing to the confused islanders, Kimahri and the rest of the party followed him into the tent. Kimahri dropped Tidus onto a table, and slapped him lightly, waking him up. Tidus opened his eyes, and thinking about what had just happened, began to cry.
The group just watched as Tidus cried, tears falling down his face as he had lost the one thing that meant the most to him. He kept crying, and started to punch the table, the salty tears falling onto the table as his emotions swept over him.
"I... loved... her..."
What is going to happen to Tidus and Yuna? Find out next chapter: Tidus & Yuna
***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 3: Tidus
Tidus smiled a little as he watched Rikku walk off to a save sphere, probably going onto the airship to get some last minute supplies for Yuna's big party. Rikku was cute, but she really wasn't his type... and besides, he was already with Yuna. Rikku had come to wish congratulations to Tidus, and her way of expressing happiness was with a kiss. She did kiss me with a little more... passion... than I would have liked, Tidus thought. He grinned as he walked down to the campfire, at the center of the party.
Tidus took a look around, and immediately he noticed that something was wrong. The children were not cheery, the adults were either frowning or looking confused and the rest of his party was standing, dumbfounded.
Tidus came up to where they were standing, and sputtered, "W-What's wrong?" Lulu stated matter-of-factly, "Yuna just ran off into the woods. It appeared that something bothered her in some way. "No kidding, I went into her tent because she had screamed for some reason, and now this?" Wakka said, scratching his orange hair in confusion. "Its not like her, ya?"
Tidus began to worry, as he did not know what could have made Yuna so upset. He drew his Caladborg, and said to the others, "I'm going after her!" Lulu nodded her head, and then said, "Kimahri has already followed her in. Go, and see what you can do. Maybe you can calm her down."
Tidus nodded and began his run into the forest. As he was doing it, it became apparent that the crowd was becoming restless, as it wasn't much of a birthday party if the birthday girl wasn't even there. Auron stepped into the centre of the village, and everyone started to quiet down.
"Everyone, remain calm. It appears that Yuna has become... overwhelmed because of your generous support, and she has taken some time for herself. I assure you, don't be alarmed." The villagers listened to Auron's speech, and then broke into a cheer for themselves, because they now felt proud that they had made Yuna so happy.
Auron sighed and stepped off the podium, wondering, as all the rest of the party was, what really happened to Yuna, and what provoked her to go running away from camp. Auron only hoped that everything was all right.
Tidus was having a problem with annoying fiends in the forest, for they appeared to be everywhere. A particularly mean looking Water Flan barred Tidus' path, but his toughness was soon reduced to a pile of quivering sludge as the Caladborg sliced through its skin easily. A Garuda swooped over the treetops, but could not reach Tidus as he was protected by the thick tree's and the underbrush.
Tidus, huffing and puffing, finally caught up to Kimahri, who was calmly looking in all directions of the forest.
"Pant... wheeze... Kimahri, I've b-been looking for you," Tidus grunted as he sliced a running fiend, the fiend whimpering and falling backwards, pyreflies doing their dance as the creature's existence ended. Kimahri said nothing, and ran through a fork in the trail. Tidus shrugged, and ran down the other fork.
Tidus tripped. He hit a particularly large rock and stumbled, flying face first into the ground, his sword escaping his grip and landing a few feet away from Tidus. He groaned, then looked up and saw another fiend. Without his sword, Tidus was helpless, and the fiend roared, licked its lips and crashed its teeth into Tidus.
Tidus cried out, as the fiend sunk his teeth into Tidus' chest. Blood began to trickle, then flow out of an ever increasing wound in Tidus' chest. There was nothing that Tidus could do to get away from the fiend, and he closed his eyes as he was ready to be bitten again.
Suddenly, the fiend cried, and ran away from Tidus, whimpering in disgust as he had just lost his dinner for the night. He turned to see Yuna standing there, her staff in her hands. It was obvious that she had cast a spell to scare the fiend away.
Yuna looked at Tidus' wound, realized that it was deep, and cast Curaga on Tidus. She then cast Regen, just to make sure that he would be all right.
Tidus got up, picked up his sword, looked at Yuna, and said, "Yuna! I can't believe I found you! Are you..."
Yuna hit him with her staff. The blow was even harder than she had ever hit a fiend. Tidus, taken completely by surprise, fell backwards to the ground, his sword once again flew from his hands and landed in a thick bush. The force of the sharp staff had opened another cut, this time on Tidus' cheek.
Tidus winced, trying to hold back the pain, and sputtered, "Y-Yuna? W-What was that for?" "Don't lie to me, you bastard," Yuna said. "I saw you with Rikku. If you liked her more than me, why did you say all that bullshit to me? About your love?" Yuna's anger was making her say things that she never would have imagined saying before, and as she broke down into tears, it got worse. "I-I loved you, T-Tidus!" She cried on, and managed to continue, "B-But now, I j-just want you to stay the fu... just stay away!" Though Yuna was incredibly upset, she couldn't bring herself to swear anymore at Tidus, she just wanted to get away.
Tidus, shocked, now realized what had happened, and that it was all a misunderstanding. "Yuna, you have to believe me! This is all a misunderstan..." He stopped short as she hit him again, this time in the chest, which had just recently been cut open by a fiend. His chest started to bleed again, and Tidus, weak from the beatings and from the fact that his true love was hitting him, started to slip into an almost unconscious state.
Yuna looked at Tidus, and then ran away. She didn't know where she was going, but she was going as far away from Besaid as she could. She didn't care about anything, now that her love was gone, all hope had been erased from her mind.
Kimahri found Tidus half an hour later, and he became confused as to what was going on. Saying nothing, he used an X Potion on Tidus, picked him up, draped him over his shoulder, and took him back to camp.
When Kimahri got back to camp, he grunted for the others to follow him into a tent. Saying nothing to the confused islanders, Kimahri and the rest of the party followed him into the tent. Kimahri dropped Tidus onto a table, and slapped him lightly, waking him up. Tidus opened his eyes, and thinking about what had just happened, began to cry.
The group just watched as Tidus cried, tears falling down his face as he had lost the one thing that meant the most to him. He kept crying, and started to punch the table, the salty tears falling onto the table as his emotions swept over him.
"I... loved... her..."
What is going to happen to Tidus and Yuna? Find out next chapter: Tidus & Yuna