XXIII: For His Honor
Tidus opened his eyes as the morning sun peeked through the window. He rolled closer to Yuna and wrapped an arm around her waist. He pulled her back to his bare chest and laid soft kisses on her shoulders. For the past two weeks he woke up every morning beside her. He never grew tired of seeing her sleeping by his side.
Her eyes fluttered open with his soft touch and she turned to face him. His arms wrapped around her in a tender embrace. He felt her soft skin the entire length of his body, both of them wearing nothing but the sheet kept them warm. She sent him a devilish smile as her hands reached underneath the sheets, feeling every contour of his body. "Again?" He asked, surprised but completely willing. She pulled the sheets over their heads and greeted his mouth with a warm kiss. She climbed on top of him; her long legs straddled his hips, as she leaned forward to kiss his face. The sheet fell from her shoulders and the orange glow of the morning sun fell on her bare porcelain skin...
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Wakka sat up in bed with Lulu asleep beside him. Carefully, he swung his legs out of the bed to put on his sandals. He leaned over to give Lulu a kiss before he left for an early morning coaching session. He kissed her cheek softly; she felt the stubble of his unshaven chin, but he left before she could open her eyes.
She lay alone in Wakka's dark room; the sunlight seeped through a small crack in the door leaving a bright slit of light on the floor. She closed her eyes and fell asleep again. She began to dream...
She was walking; a yellow mist all around her, like the mist of the farplane. An image of a young man appeared before her. It was Chappu. He stared at her with a cold angry scowl. "Chappu? Is that you?" She asked. She began to approach the image; her hand stretched out to touch him.
"No!" He said sternly, refusing her touch. "How could you Lulu?" He said to her as he stepped back.
"Chappu..." She trailed off in remorse; words could never explain.
"He's my brother, Lulu. How could you do this to me?"
"I'm so sorry..." Lulu said as the image began to fade into the yellow mist. "Chappu... please don't go. Let me explain... I'm sorry..."
"I'm sorry..." Lulu mumbled as she tossed and turned in her sleep. She sat up quickly in bed expecting to see an image of Chappu, but when her eyes opened she saw nothing but darkness. 'It was a dream.' She thought as she realized where she was. The bed was empty beside her; Wakka was gone. She then remembered him leaving early that morning. She fell back into the soft bed and stared up at the dark ceiling. 'What have I done?' She thought as she remembered the horrible dream.
The disturbing dream was so real. Her soul was ridden with shame as she cried in Wakka's bed. She had to speak to him. She climbed out of bed and left Wakka's hut. The bright sun blinded her eyes. She saw Wakka instructing some young blitzball players. When he saw her walking towards him, he waved and blew a whistle that hung around his neck. "Hey guys! Let's take a break, ya?" The young men all dispersed and Wakka ran up to Lulu. "Hey Lu." He said as he hugged her and kissed her cheek. His smile faded when he noticed that she didn't respond. He saw the distress in her tawny brown eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked.
Lulu took his hand and led him to a bench where they sat down. Wakka was worried as he waited for her to speak. "I had a dream about Chappu." She said with her eyes to the ground, her head hanging sadly. "He was very angry." Wakka placed a hand on her face; her eyes were glazed over, ready to spout tears at any moment.
He took her hands in his. "It's okay, Lu. It was only a dream." He said, trying to comfort her.
She pulled her hands away, and then looked into his eyes with a heartbreaking gaze. "Maybe we shouldn't be... Maybe we sh..." The painful words wouldn't even exit her mouth. Her head dropped and a tear fell from her eye.
Wakka just stared at her, his heart being torn from his chest. "Lu. You don't mean that..." He could barely whisper. She stood up and began to walk away. He caught her by the hand and looked down into her sad eyes, each of his hands on her shoulders. "You don't mean that?"
"I... No..." She shook her head, confused. Then with one piercing glare, she looked into his eyes. "I don't know."
She broke from his grip and walked away. Wakka stood alone in the center of the village. Her words struck him so hard that he couldn't run after her. He couldn't move. His body ached all the way down to his soul; all he could do is watch as she walked away.
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Plenty more coming...
Darcee :)
Tidus opened his eyes as the morning sun peeked through the window. He rolled closer to Yuna and wrapped an arm around her waist. He pulled her back to his bare chest and laid soft kisses on her shoulders. For the past two weeks he woke up every morning beside her. He never grew tired of seeing her sleeping by his side.
Her eyes fluttered open with his soft touch and she turned to face him. His arms wrapped around her in a tender embrace. He felt her soft skin the entire length of his body, both of them wearing nothing but the sheet kept them warm. She sent him a devilish smile as her hands reached underneath the sheets, feeling every contour of his body. "Again?" He asked, surprised but completely willing. She pulled the sheets over their heads and greeted his mouth with a warm kiss. She climbed on top of him; her long legs straddled his hips, as she leaned forward to kiss his face. The sheet fell from her shoulders and the orange glow of the morning sun fell on her bare porcelain skin...
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Wakka sat up in bed with Lulu asleep beside him. Carefully, he swung his legs out of the bed to put on his sandals. He leaned over to give Lulu a kiss before he left for an early morning coaching session. He kissed her cheek softly; she felt the stubble of his unshaven chin, but he left before she could open her eyes.
She lay alone in Wakka's dark room; the sunlight seeped through a small crack in the door leaving a bright slit of light on the floor. She closed her eyes and fell asleep again. She began to dream...
She was walking; a yellow mist all around her, like the mist of the farplane. An image of a young man appeared before her. It was Chappu. He stared at her with a cold angry scowl. "Chappu? Is that you?" She asked. She began to approach the image; her hand stretched out to touch him.
"No!" He said sternly, refusing her touch. "How could you Lulu?" He said to her as he stepped back.
"Chappu..." She trailed off in remorse; words could never explain.
"He's my brother, Lulu. How could you do this to me?"
"I'm so sorry..." Lulu said as the image began to fade into the yellow mist. "Chappu... please don't go. Let me explain... I'm sorry..."
"I'm sorry..." Lulu mumbled as she tossed and turned in her sleep. She sat up quickly in bed expecting to see an image of Chappu, but when her eyes opened she saw nothing but darkness. 'It was a dream.' She thought as she realized where she was. The bed was empty beside her; Wakka was gone. She then remembered him leaving early that morning. She fell back into the soft bed and stared up at the dark ceiling. 'What have I done?' She thought as she remembered the horrible dream.
The disturbing dream was so real. Her soul was ridden with shame as she cried in Wakka's bed. She had to speak to him. She climbed out of bed and left Wakka's hut. The bright sun blinded her eyes. She saw Wakka instructing some young blitzball players. When he saw her walking towards him, he waved and blew a whistle that hung around his neck. "Hey guys! Let's take a break, ya?" The young men all dispersed and Wakka ran up to Lulu. "Hey Lu." He said as he hugged her and kissed her cheek. His smile faded when he noticed that she didn't respond. He saw the distress in her tawny brown eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked.
Lulu took his hand and led him to a bench where they sat down. Wakka was worried as he waited for her to speak. "I had a dream about Chappu." She said with her eyes to the ground, her head hanging sadly. "He was very angry." Wakka placed a hand on her face; her eyes were glazed over, ready to spout tears at any moment.
He took her hands in his. "It's okay, Lu. It was only a dream." He said, trying to comfort her.
She pulled her hands away, and then looked into his eyes with a heartbreaking gaze. "Maybe we shouldn't be... Maybe we sh..." The painful words wouldn't even exit her mouth. Her head dropped and a tear fell from her eye.
Wakka just stared at her, his heart being torn from his chest. "Lu. You don't mean that..." He could barely whisper. She stood up and began to walk away. He caught her by the hand and looked down into her sad eyes, each of his hands on her shoulders. "You don't mean that?"
"I... No..." She shook her head, confused. Then with one piercing glare, she looked into his eyes. "I don't know."
She broke from his grip and walked away. Wakka stood alone in the center of the village. Her words struck him so hard that he couldn't run after her. He couldn't move. His body ached all the way down to his soul; all he could do is watch as she walked away.
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Plenty more coming...
Darcee :)