XV: Welcome Home
Tidus stood at the bow of the ship and watched the lights of the town grow closer and closer. Now they could hear voices… people singing and laughing. "It sounds like they're celebrating." Tidus said.
They docked their small ship, and Tidus jumped out, racing for the village. "Hey, wait up." Zalitz yelled to him.
"I'm sorry. I'm just excited." They continued along the dark path. They could see the torches and the bonfire through the trees. As they walked through the first of the crowd, the townspeople stopped talking. They stopped dancing and everyone stared in awe.
Rikku noticed the crowd had stopped talking. She looked to see what everyone was staring at, and was the first to see him. "Tidus!" she yelled. She sprinted to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, almost knocking him over with her speed. "Is it really you?" she asked.
"Yeah. It's me." He smiled.
Wakka and Lulu heard Rikku yell and rushed over to see what was wrong. "Rikku! What's wrong?" Lulu yelled. Then Tidus turned around. They saw his face and stared in disbelief. Wakka approached Tidus cautiously, not sure what to think.
"You're back!?" Wakka and Lulu were still apprehensive about coming any closer. "But how?" Wakka asked.
Tidus shrugged his shoulders. "I don't really know." He answered.
"Hey, it doesn't matter. Welcome back, brudda." Wakka gave his friend a hug.
"Hi, Lulu." Tidus said. Lulu walked over to take a closer look, still not believing that he was real.
"Welcome home," she said and she also gave him a hug. She felt Tidus' warm skin in their embrace. He was quite real.
Kimahri put his hand on Tidus's shoulder. "Tidus back," he said. Tidus nodded.
"Where's Yuna." Tidus asked as he scanned the faces in the crowd.
"Oh, man, she's in bad shape." Wakka said.
"She hasn't stopped crying since you left." Rikku added.
"I'll go to her. Where is she?"
"I saw her walk into the woods earlier." Rikku said.
Before Rikku could finish her sentence, Tidus darted out of the town and into the woods. "I'll be right back," he called behind him, as he disappeared into the forest.
Rikku caught the eye of the handsome young stranger that Tidus brought with him. "Hi! Who are you?" Rikku asked.
"My name is Zalitz," he answered.
"I'm Rikku," the perky blonde said.
"Rikku? Tidus told me a lot about you."
"Really?" Rikku took him by the arm and showed him around their small village. The town was shaken. Their faces rejoiced when Tidus was reunited with his friends, but the next reunion would be a private one. The people started dancing and laughing again, and resumed their celebration.
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Thanx for reading...
Darcee :)
Tidus stood at the bow of the ship and watched the lights of the town grow closer and closer. Now they could hear voices… people singing and laughing. "It sounds like they're celebrating." Tidus said.
They docked their small ship, and Tidus jumped out, racing for the village. "Hey, wait up." Zalitz yelled to him.
"I'm sorry. I'm just excited." They continued along the dark path. They could see the torches and the bonfire through the trees. As they walked through the first of the crowd, the townspeople stopped talking. They stopped dancing and everyone stared in awe.
Rikku noticed the crowd had stopped talking. She looked to see what everyone was staring at, and was the first to see him. "Tidus!" she yelled. She sprinted to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, almost knocking him over with her speed. "Is it really you?" she asked.
"Yeah. It's me." He smiled.
Wakka and Lulu heard Rikku yell and rushed over to see what was wrong. "Rikku! What's wrong?" Lulu yelled. Then Tidus turned around. They saw his face and stared in disbelief. Wakka approached Tidus cautiously, not sure what to think.
"You're back!?" Wakka and Lulu were still apprehensive about coming any closer. "But how?" Wakka asked.
Tidus shrugged his shoulders. "I don't really know." He answered.
"Hey, it doesn't matter. Welcome back, brudda." Wakka gave his friend a hug.
"Hi, Lulu." Tidus said. Lulu walked over to take a closer look, still not believing that he was real.
"Welcome home," she said and she also gave him a hug. She felt Tidus' warm skin in their embrace. He was quite real.
Kimahri put his hand on Tidus's shoulder. "Tidus back," he said. Tidus nodded.
"Where's Yuna." Tidus asked as he scanned the faces in the crowd.
"Oh, man, she's in bad shape." Wakka said.
"She hasn't stopped crying since you left." Rikku added.
"I'll go to her. Where is she?"
"I saw her walk into the woods earlier." Rikku said.
Before Rikku could finish her sentence, Tidus darted out of the town and into the woods. "I'll be right back," he called behind him, as he disappeared into the forest.
Rikku caught the eye of the handsome young stranger that Tidus brought with him. "Hi! Who are you?" Rikku asked.
"My name is Zalitz," he answered.
"I'm Rikku," the perky blonde said.
"Rikku? Tidus told me a lot about you."
"Really?" Rikku took him by the arm and showed him around their small village. The town was shaken. Their faces rejoiced when Tidus was reunited with his friends, but the next reunion would be a private one. The people started dancing and laughing again, and resumed their celebration.
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Thanx for reading...
Darcee :)