XIII: Almost There
"Is that it!?" Tidus shouted from the bow of the ship. "Is that Besaid?"
"I don't even see what you're pointing to." Zalitz said.
"Those trees. Way over there." Zalitz watched Tidus jump up and down pointing.
Zalitz smiled, seeing the speck of green that Tidus convinced him of being Besaid. "Yeah, I think that's it. We should get there tonight." Tidus anxiously paced around the ship. He was so excited. He would finally be with Yuna again.
It was dusk, and the sky above the tiny island glowed in red and orange. A gentle breeze pushed the tiny ship along, and provided some much needed relief from the blazing hot sun.
"Hey, Zalitz. Do you think your grandpa would mind if you stayed in Besaid for a couple of days?" Tidus was still sitting at the bow of the ship, his eyes fixed on the tiny island. Zalitz joined him. The wind was pushing the sails straight ahead; Zalitz didn't need to steer the ship at all.
"That would be great. I don't think he would mind."
"Great! I want you to meet all of my friends. Yuna, Kimahri, Wakka, Lulu and Rikku." Tidus said with an exciting smile.
"Tell me about them." Zalitz insisted.
"Well…" Tidus started. "Kimahri is a Ronso. He doesn't talk much. Mostly he just watches over everyone. And Wakka. He's a retired blitzball player. He's really cool. And Lulu, she's really nice, and she's so smart. She can do just about anything with magic. And Rikku. She's really fun to be with. You'd like her… and she's kinda pretty." Tidus nudged him causing Zalitz to blush.
"I've never had a girlfriend before." Zalitz said. "Hey! She's only kinda pretty?" Zalitz joked two seconds later.
Tidus laughed. "Well, no. She's pretty. Just don't tell Yuna I said that."
The two of them laughed together for hours. As night came over the sea, they sailed closer and closer to Besaid. Now they could see the lights of the village. Tidus twirled the small ring around on his silver chain. He thought of Yuna, and how he would ask her to be his wife. He probably wouldn't ask her tonight, but still, he replayed the scene over and over again in his mind. He wanted it to be perfect.
Tidus fidgeted nervously as he watched the torches in the small village draw near. He would be home within an hour.
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"Is that it!?" Tidus shouted from the bow of the ship. "Is that Besaid?"
"I don't even see what you're pointing to." Zalitz said.
"Those trees. Way over there." Zalitz watched Tidus jump up and down pointing.
Zalitz smiled, seeing the speck of green that Tidus convinced him of being Besaid. "Yeah, I think that's it. We should get there tonight." Tidus anxiously paced around the ship. He was so excited. He would finally be with Yuna again.
It was dusk, and the sky above the tiny island glowed in red and orange. A gentle breeze pushed the tiny ship along, and provided some much needed relief from the blazing hot sun.
"Hey, Zalitz. Do you think your grandpa would mind if you stayed in Besaid for a couple of days?" Tidus was still sitting at the bow of the ship, his eyes fixed on the tiny island. Zalitz joined him. The wind was pushing the sails straight ahead; Zalitz didn't need to steer the ship at all.
"That would be great. I don't think he would mind."
"Great! I want you to meet all of my friends. Yuna, Kimahri, Wakka, Lulu and Rikku." Tidus said with an exciting smile.
"Tell me about them." Zalitz insisted.
"Well…" Tidus started. "Kimahri is a Ronso. He doesn't talk much. Mostly he just watches over everyone. And Wakka. He's a retired blitzball player. He's really cool. And Lulu, she's really nice, and she's so smart. She can do just about anything with magic. And Rikku. She's really fun to be with. You'd like her… and she's kinda pretty." Tidus nudged him causing Zalitz to blush.
"I've never had a girlfriend before." Zalitz said. "Hey! She's only kinda pretty?" Zalitz joked two seconds later.
Tidus laughed. "Well, no. She's pretty. Just don't tell Yuna I said that."
The two of them laughed together for hours. As night came over the sea, they sailed closer and closer to Besaid. Now they could see the lights of the village. Tidus twirled the small ring around on his silver chain. He thought of Yuna, and how he would ask her to be his wife. He probably wouldn't ask her tonight, but still, he replayed the scene over and over again in his mind. He wanted it to be perfect.
Tidus fidgeted nervously as he watched the torches in the small village draw near. He would be home within an hour.
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