V: Morning in Besaid
Yuna turned in bed and the warm sun greeted her face. She smiled, after having a wonderful dream. She and Tidus were together... he held her and said to her, "I'll never let you go…" When she turned to see that her bed was empty, her heart sank, and the smile washed off her lips revealing a sad frown. 'If only I could just keep dreaming...' She pulled the sheets over her head and closed her eyes. In her mind he looked just as handsome as the day he left her. In her memory he would stay young and beautiful forever, he would never grow old. It had only been a few weeks, but it felt like an eternity already. 'I hope I never forget you, Tidus.' She thought as she remembered his sparkling blue eyes and beaming smile.
"Wake up, sleepy head." Rikku said as she barged into the room and yanked the sheets from her hiding cousin.
"Rikku, go away." Yuna grumbled as she buried her head in her arms, hiding her face in the mattress. She curled herself into a warm cozy ball in the middle of her bed. "I'm dreaming."
Rikku sat beside Yuna on her bed and gently rubbed her back. "Yunie, come on, you can dream again later." Yuna climbed out of bed reluctantly. Rikku left her cousin to get ready.
After dressing and fixing her hair, Yuna left her hut to greet the day. Forcing a smile, she tried her best to say "Hello" to her neighbors. She took a deep breath of crisp morning air. If only for a moment she could stop grieving her lost love, she would notice that it was a beautiful day. She found herself standing before the Besaid Temple... the place where she and Tidus first met… she would never look at it the same way again.
The people of Besaid were adjusting to their new lives, their new freedom from Sin. Rikku was bursting with energy, running around the town introducing herself to everyone. She had already made as many new friends as there were people in Besaid.
Kimahri watched Yuna walk through the town. She was so good at putting on a front for her people, but that made him worry the most. He knew her, and knew that she wasn't doing well. Kimahri didn't want to leave her now, and soon he would have to break her heart again by saying goodbye… one more friend gone from her life. Yuna was his family, but there was something missing. Kimahri was the only Ronso in Besaid… he felt lonely sometimes.
Yuna didn't notice a group of young boys playing around with a blitzball. Wakka was teaching them how to play. One of the less accurate players kicked the ball and accidentally sent it flying towards Yuna. "Yuna! Look out!" Wakka yelled to warn her. Lost in her thoughts, she didn't see the ball. It cracked her in the side, sending her to the ground.
Wakka and the young blitzball players rushed to her side. "Are you okay?" They asked. She nodded as they helped her to her feet. "Hey, Yuna. Wanna be on our team?" Yuna forced a smile at the young athletes, and they ran off to practice some more.
"Wakka, I thought you were done with blitzball," Yuna asked, brushing the dirt off of her arms.
"Well, I've been thinking." Wakka replied. "Sin's gone for good now, ya? Well, we're kinda out of work. So, I'm gonna coach the Besaid Aurochs."
Just then, a skinny little blitzball player ran up to them. "Don't forget us, Coach Wakka."
"I'll be over in just a minute," Wakka said as he sent the little boy over to his friends. "Oh, and I'm coaching the Junior Aurochs too."
"Wakka, that's a great idea." Yuna said. "I suppose Spira has no use for a summoner anymore." Yuna thought out loud.
Wakka noticed her dazzling blue and green eyes had become dull and lifeless. When Tidus disappeared three weeks ago, a part of Yuna's soul left with him. "Yuna, you don't have to think about that right now. You just take it easy, ya?" He placed a hand affectionately on her shoulder. He'd know Yuna for ten years now, and he'd never seen her look so lost. She let a meager smile form on her lips. "Hey, have you seen Lulu? I haven't seen her all day." Wakka asked.
Yuna hadn't seen Lulu either, and shook her head in response. Three boys ran up behind Wakka and pulled him away. "Come on, coach Wakka." They all begged in unison.
'It can't get much worse than this,' she thought as she rubbed her sore ribs. Yuna pushed back the tears that climbed from her throat. She couldn't put Tidus out of her mind. She recalled the last time she saw him… seeing his frightened face when his arms started to fade… and wanting so much to kiss him one last time when it was too late… then she saw him disappear into the mist… 'Take me with you,' she thought.
A path lied ahead leading to the Besaid falls. She vanished into the woods to remove herself from the quaint village. The townspeople meant well, but she didn't want their cheering. The alluring beauty of the falls drew her in. She reached out a hand to touch the cascading water, and the spray left droplets on her skin. Protruding from the sheet of water was a rock that hung over the turbulent rapids. She carelessly climbed out onto the slippery stone and looked down. The height made her dizzy. Finally alone she could let herself cry. 'I'm sorry, Tidus,' Yuna thought. 'You spent months finding a way to keep me alive... I couldn't save you.'
She watched the white water churn below. 'If I fell...' Knowing that she couldn't swim, she stepped closer to the edge. The breeze from the falling water pushed at her back. 'I could just... It would be so easy...' Her aching heart pulled her closer to the edge of the rock until her toes peeked over the side. 'If I fell... I could see you again.' Slowly, she let her body lean forward. She closed her eyes...
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Darcee :)
Yuna turned in bed and the warm sun greeted her face. She smiled, after having a wonderful dream. She and Tidus were together... he held her and said to her, "I'll never let you go…" When she turned to see that her bed was empty, her heart sank, and the smile washed off her lips revealing a sad frown. 'If only I could just keep dreaming...' She pulled the sheets over her head and closed her eyes. In her mind he looked just as handsome as the day he left her. In her memory he would stay young and beautiful forever, he would never grow old. It had only been a few weeks, but it felt like an eternity already. 'I hope I never forget you, Tidus.' She thought as she remembered his sparkling blue eyes and beaming smile.
"Wake up, sleepy head." Rikku said as she barged into the room and yanked the sheets from her hiding cousin.
"Rikku, go away." Yuna grumbled as she buried her head in her arms, hiding her face in the mattress. She curled herself into a warm cozy ball in the middle of her bed. "I'm dreaming."
Rikku sat beside Yuna on her bed and gently rubbed her back. "Yunie, come on, you can dream again later." Yuna climbed out of bed reluctantly. Rikku left her cousin to get ready.
After dressing and fixing her hair, Yuna left her hut to greet the day. Forcing a smile, she tried her best to say "Hello" to her neighbors. She took a deep breath of crisp morning air. If only for a moment she could stop grieving her lost love, she would notice that it was a beautiful day. She found herself standing before the Besaid Temple... the place where she and Tidus first met… she would never look at it the same way again.
The people of Besaid were adjusting to their new lives, their new freedom from Sin. Rikku was bursting with energy, running around the town introducing herself to everyone. She had already made as many new friends as there were people in Besaid.
Kimahri watched Yuna walk through the town. She was so good at putting on a front for her people, but that made him worry the most. He knew her, and knew that she wasn't doing well. Kimahri didn't want to leave her now, and soon he would have to break her heart again by saying goodbye… one more friend gone from her life. Yuna was his family, but there was something missing. Kimahri was the only Ronso in Besaid… he felt lonely sometimes.
Yuna didn't notice a group of young boys playing around with a blitzball. Wakka was teaching them how to play. One of the less accurate players kicked the ball and accidentally sent it flying towards Yuna. "Yuna! Look out!" Wakka yelled to warn her. Lost in her thoughts, she didn't see the ball. It cracked her in the side, sending her to the ground.
Wakka and the young blitzball players rushed to her side. "Are you okay?" They asked. She nodded as they helped her to her feet. "Hey, Yuna. Wanna be on our team?" Yuna forced a smile at the young athletes, and they ran off to practice some more.
"Wakka, I thought you were done with blitzball," Yuna asked, brushing the dirt off of her arms.
"Well, I've been thinking." Wakka replied. "Sin's gone for good now, ya? Well, we're kinda out of work. So, I'm gonna coach the Besaid Aurochs."
Just then, a skinny little blitzball player ran up to them. "Don't forget us, Coach Wakka."
"I'll be over in just a minute," Wakka said as he sent the little boy over to his friends. "Oh, and I'm coaching the Junior Aurochs too."
"Wakka, that's a great idea." Yuna said. "I suppose Spira has no use for a summoner anymore." Yuna thought out loud.
Wakka noticed her dazzling blue and green eyes had become dull and lifeless. When Tidus disappeared three weeks ago, a part of Yuna's soul left with him. "Yuna, you don't have to think about that right now. You just take it easy, ya?" He placed a hand affectionately on her shoulder. He'd know Yuna for ten years now, and he'd never seen her look so lost. She let a meager smile form on her lips. "Hey, have you seen Lulu? I haven't seen her all day." Wakka asked.
Yuna hadn't seen Lulu either, and shook her head in response. Three boys ran up behind Wakka and pulled him away. "Come on, coach Wakka." They all begged in unison.
'It can't get much worse than this,' she thought as she rubbed her sore ribs. Yuna pushed back the tears that climbed from her throat. She couldn't put Tidus out of her mind. She recalled the last time she saw him… seeing his frightened face when his arms started to fade… and wanting so much to kiss him one last time when it was too late… then she saw him disappear into the mist… 'Take me with you,' she thought.
A path lied ahead leading to the Besaid falls. She vanished into the woods to remove herself from the quaint village. The townspeople meant well, but she didn't want their cheering. The alluring beauty of the falls drew her in. She reached out a hand to touch the cascading water, and the spray left droplets on her skin. Protruding from the sheet of water was a rock that hung over the turbulent rapids. She carelessly climbed out onto the slippery stone and looked down. The height made her dizzy. Finally alone she could let herself cry. 'I'm sorry, Tidus,' Yuna thought. 'You spent months finding a way to keep me alive... I couldn't save you.'
She watched the white water churn below. 'If I fell...' Knowing that she couldn't swim, she stepped closer to the edge. The breeze from the falling water pushed at her back. 'I could just... It would be so easy...' Her aching heart pulled her closer to the edge of the rock until her toes peeked over the side. 'If I fell... I could see you again.' Slowly, she let her body lean forward. She closed her eyes...
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Darcee :)