Dreams and Tears
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in the following story, they belong to Squaresoft. If I did own them, "I'd love 'em and hug 'em and call 'em George." Apologies to whoever created that big red-haired monster in the Bugs Bunny cartoon.
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There was water all around him, he could feel it on his skin. He wanted to open his eyes, but he felt so disoriented and tired. Where was he, did he actually make back to Spira? Endless questions bounced back and forth in his mind, then he heard it, the one thing that answered all the questions. "It can't be. There's no way it could be possible," he thought. Even though he was submersed in the water, he could hear clear as day. He listened to whistle repeatedly, until it stopped suddenly. He decided to swim to the surface.
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Yuna stood on the pier whistling the way Tidus had shown her while they were walking through Luca. She kept doing it over and over, hoping that he would hear her. She dreamt that he would come back just to see her. The dream was so real, it was like a vision of the future. "Come on, Yuna. It's time," interrupted Lulu.
"Okay, I'm coming." Yuna followed after her guardian towards the stadium, yet she felt the urge to look towards the sea one last time and whispered a little prayer, "Please come back to me, Tidus."
*
Tidus kept on swimming towards the surface. He wondered why the whistling had stopped so abruptly. He was worried that he had wasted too much time listening to that sweet sound. He wanted to see the face of his beloved. Finally he reached the surface and felt the warm sea breeze brush against his face. As he looked around, the sight of a blitzball stadium caught his eye. He knew where he was, "I'm at Luca. It worked, I made it back to Spira." He began to swim towards the metropolis with all his speed, he'd be able to see Yuna soon.
*
Yuna saw that all her guardians were gathered together. They were there to support her and cheer her on as she gave her speech to the people of Spira. She was their figurehead and source of inspiration. She would guide them on to a bright and glorious future. She was happy, yet a little sad. She looked over her friends and regretted that two of them were missing. Auron was gone forever, never able to return to the mortal coil. Tidus was never really alive, he was a dream. But she loved him the same. She let out a small sigh.
"You okay Yuna, ya?" asked the red-haired Wakka.
"Yes, I'm just trying to gather my thoughts. I'll beginning shortly," came her reply.
"May I present to you this day, the savior of Spira, Yuna Braska." A large cheer and a great multitude of applause was heard coming from the stadium.
"Are you ready, Yunie?" asked her cousin, Rikku.
"Yes, let's go my friends."
*
Tidus placed his hands on the dock and pulled himself up to the wooden deck. He began to shake the excess water off and walk along the pier. He saw that the streets were empty and wondered where all the citizens were. He could think of only one place that could hold that amount of people. He left for the stadium.
When he reached the gates he saw that everyone was inside celebrating. Over a loudspeaker he heard an announcement that Yuna was going to speak. He rushed up to the ramp to the balcony where Maesters Mika and Seymour had sat. He had a feeling that was where he would find Yuna.
*
Yuna walked out onto the balcony and went to the railing to speak. She looked at each of the guardians and nodded to each of them in turn. They were proud of her. As she began, the crowd gathered before her went silent.
"Everyone…everyone has lost something precious. Everyone has lost homes, dreams, and friends," she said to the people. "Everybody now Sin is dead. Everybody…Spira is ours again. Working together we can build new homes and begin again. The journey will be hard, but we will rebuild Spira. The road is ahead, let's start out today." A large cheer rose from the crowd.
*
Tidus ran up the ramp and listened Yuna give her speech. He thought that it was wonderful and very inspirational. He couldn't believe that she could be so strong at this time. He was proud of her and couldn't wait to see the look on her face when she saw him again.
As he neared the door, he looked inside. Everyone was there. He saw Wakka and Lulu standing side by side. He noticed Rikku silently cheering on her cousin and Kimarhi looking at his young charde with pride.
He entered and the guardians turned to look at the new arrival. He placed his finger on his lips to silence each of them. They all looked at him in amazement and wonder.
*
Yuna let the cheer subside and continued, "Just one more thing, the people and friends we have lost…and the dreams that are gone, never forget them." She had finished her speech and felt exhausted. She would need to lean on someone's shoulder after she left the balcony. She turned around and stared at her love. "Tidus, is that really you?" she asked.
"Yeah. I'm here to stay this time. I'll never leave you again, Yuna" he replied.
"But how did you do it? I thought you were a dream and couldn't come back. It's amazing," Rikku said excitedly.
"Remember I said that this was my story. I decided that it should have a happy ending," he explained. Yuna ran over to him and embraced him. He looked down at the young woman and said, "I love you, Yuna." With that he bent his head down and kissed her soft lips.
When they finished, Yuna wrapped her arms tighter around Tidus to make sure he was still there. She felt his taut muscles under her hands and was happy. Still clutching her lover, she told her friends, "As Auron said before he left, 'This is our world now.'"
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Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this, I loved writing this alternate ending to the story. I know I placed the events in a different order, but it made it better, right? (Heh heh)
Does anybody know what Yuna's last name was, because I have no idea. Her speech is as close as I could get to the original, I really need to learn shorthand to take notes.
And yes, Auron actually did say that. Actually, it was "This is your world now." I couldn't help but put it in.
I really have to wonder how a one-shot turned into a four part story.
Please review if you liked it. Heck, do it if you didn't. I don't care, they'll all help me in the end.
Thanks. (
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in the following story, they belong to Squaresoft. If I did own them, "I'd love 'em and hug 'em and call 'em George." Apologies to whoever created that big red-haired monster in the Bugs Bunny cartoon.
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There was water all around him, he could feel it on his skin. He wanted to open his eyes, but he felt so disoriented and tired. Where was he, did he actually make back to Spira? Endless questions bounced back and forth in his mind, then he heard it, the one thing that answered all the questions. "It can't be. There's no way it could be possible," he thought. Even though he was submersed in the water, he could hear clear as day. He listened to whistle repeatedly, until it stopped suddenly. He decided to swim to the surface.
*
Yuna stood on the pier whistling the way Tidus had shown her while they were walking through Luca. She kept doing it over and over, hoping that he would hear her. She dreamt that he would come back just to see her. The dream was so real, it was like a vision of the future. "Come on, Yuna. It's time," interrupted Lulu.
"Okay, I'm coming." Yuna followed after her guardian towards the stadium, yet she felt the urge to look towards the sea one last time and whispered a little prayer, "Please come back to me, Tidus."
*
Tidus kept on swimming towards the surface. He wondered why the whistling had stopped so abruptly. He was worried that he had wasted too much time listening to that sweet sound. He wanted to see the face of his beloved. Finally he reached the surface and felt the warm sea breeze brush against his face. As he looked around, the sight of a blitzball stadium caught his eye. He knew where he was, "I'm at Luca. It worked, I made it back to Spira." He began to swim towards the metropolis with all his speed, he'd be able to see Yuna soon.
*
Yuna saw that all her guardians were gathered together. They were there to support her and cheer her on as she gave her speech to the people of Spira. She was their figurehead and source of inspiration. She would guide them on to a bright and glorious future. She was happy, yet a little sad. She looked over her friends and regretted that two of them were missing. Auron was gone forever, never able to return to the mortal coil. Tidus was never really alive, he was a dream. But she loved him the same. She let out a small sigh.
"You okay Yuna, ya?" asked the red-haired Wakka.
"Yes, I'm just trying to gather my thoughts. I'll beginning shortly," came her reply.
"May I present to you this day, the savior of Spira, Yuna Braska." A large cheer and a great multitude of applause was heard coming from the stadium.
"Are you ready, Yunie?" asked her cousin, Rikku.
"Yes, let's go my friends."
*
Tidus placed his hands on the dock and pulled himself up to the wooden deck. He began to shake the excess water off and walk along the pier. He saw that the streets were empty and wondered where all the citizens were. He could think of only one place that could hold that amount of people. He left for the stadium.
When he reached the gates he saw that everyone was inside celebrating. Over a loudspeaker he heard an announcement that Yuna was going to speak. He rushed up to the ramp to the balcony where Maesters Mika and Seymour had sat. He had a feeling that was where he would find Yuna.
*
Yuna walked out onto the balcony and went to the railing to speak. She looked at each of the guardians and nodded to each of them in turn. They were proud of her. As she began, the crowd gathered before her went silent.
"Everyone…everyone has lost something precious. Everyone has lost homes, dreams, and friends," she said to the people. "Everybody now Sin is dead. Everybody…Spira is ours again. Working together we can build new homes and begin again. The journey will be hard, but we will rebuild Spira. The road is ahead, let's start out today." A large cheer rose from the crowd.
*
Tidus ran up the ramp and listened Yuna give her speech. He thought that it was wonderful and very inspirational. He couldn't believe that she could be so strong at this time. He was proud of her and couldn't wait to see the look on her face when she saw him again.
As he neared the door, he looked inside. Everyone was there. He saw Wakka and Lulu standing side by side. He noticed Rikku silently cheering on her cousin and Kimarhi looking at his young charde with pride.
He entered and the guardians turned to look at the new arrival. He placed his finger on his lips to silence each of them. They all looked at him in amazement and wonder.
*
Yuna let the cheer subside and continued, "Just one more thing, the people and friends we have lost…and the dreams that are gone, never forget them." She had finished her speech and felt exhausted. She would need to lean on someone's shoulder after she left the balcony. She turned around and stared at her love. "Tidus, is that really you?" she asked.
"Yeah. I'm here to stay this time. I'll never leave you again, Yuna" he replied.
"But how did you do it? I thought you were a dream and couldn't come back. It's amazing," Rikku said excitedly.
"Remember I said that this was my story. I decided that it should have a happy ending," he explained. Yuna ran over to him and embraced him. He looked down at the young woman and said, "I love you, Yuna." With that he bent his head down and kissed her soft lips.
When they finished, Yuna wrapped her arms tighter around Tidus to make sure he was still there. She felt his taut muscles under her hands and was happy. Still clutching her lover, she told her friends, "As Auron said before he left, 'This is our world now.'"
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Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this, I loved writing this alternate ending to the story. I know I placed the events in a different order, but it made it better, right? (Heh heh)
Does anybody know what Yuna's last name was, because I have no idea. Her speech is as close as I could get to the original, I really need to learn shorthand to take notes.
And yes, Auron actually did say that. Actually, it was "This is your world now." I couldn't help but put it in.
I really have to wonder how a one-shot turned into a four part story.
Please review if you liked it. Heck, do it if you didn't. I don't care, they'll all help me in the end.
Thanks. (