XXVI: Moonflow Dream
Wakka stopped the chocobo and pulled a black woven shawl out of a bag. He wrapped it around Lulu's shoulders as her breath turned white before her face. It was summertime the last time they walked through this part of Spira. They didn't quite know what to expect from a winter on the Mi'ihen highroad because summers and winters didn't affect Besaid; the tiny tropical island was always warm.
"I wish we had Uncle Cid's airship right now." Yuna said as she rubbed the goose bumps off her cold arms. The Al Bhed were studying the airship; they wanted to understand what made it fly so they could build more. Tidus wrapped his arms around her, sharing his body heat.
Wakka and Lulu walked ahead of the other two. "Thank you." Lulu said as she snuggled her face into the shawl. Wakka smiled and nodded. He would probably always take care of her, even if they were only friends forever. He didn't want to ever see her sad, afraid, or lonely… he loved her too much.
"There isn't another travel agency until Guadosalam." Lulu said as she saw the Mi'ihen agency ahead.
"Good. We can buy some warmer blankets. It's cold here, ya?" Wakka said and then went to tell Tidus and Yuna that they would stop.
They purchased some blankets and food at the travel agency. The girls stalled inside, not wanting to go back out into the cold. Yuna remembered that Tidus always wanted to see the Moonflow at night. He said, "We'll come back after we beat sin." At the time, Yuna didn't know she would be alive after Sin. She owed it all to her handsome bright-eyed guardian. He wouldn't settle for anything less.
"I have a surprise for you." Yuna said to Tidus as he leafed through some Al Bhed books inside the agency. "We're going to see the Moonflow tonight."
His eyes lit up with excitement and he smiled. "You remembered." He said as he wrapped his arms around her.
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Tidus walked up to the edge of the Moonflow. It was even more beautiful than anyone had described it. The water glowed a turquoise blue as pyreflies bounced along the surface and into the air. "What do you think?" Yuna asked as she brought a blanket to wrap around his shoulders.
"Wow." Tidus said; it was all he could say as he stared at the thousands of pyreflies dancing in the air, illuminating the black sky. As they watched the glowing lake, Yuna warmed her cold hands on his skin. Tidus wrapped his arms around her, enveloping them both in the thick blanket.
Wakka took the bags off the chocobo and let the animal lie down to sleep. "We can rest here tonight." He said as he tied the chocobo's harness to a tree. Lulu was gathering some wood to build a small campfire.
Tidus and Yuna wrapped themselves in several thick blankets and cuddled inside. The small crackling fire thawed the frozen ground, and they fell asleep. Wakka made his bed a few feet from where Lulu slept.
Lulu woke several hours later, her frigid shivers ripping her from slumber. Wakka was playing with the dying embers of the fire, trying to get them to light again. She saw Tidus and Yuna still sleeping in each other's arms. "It got cold." She whispered as she moved closer to what was left of the fire.
"Guess you couldn't sleep either." Wakka said as he gave up on the fire and crawled back underneath his blankets. The icy white moonlight shone on their faces; the pyreflies were still bouncing on the lake. He watched her shiver as she rubbed her hands together to keep warm. It happened to be a perfect excuse to have her near him, but truthfully, he couldn't stand to see her cold. "Come over here." He said as he opened his blanket to let her in; she crawled inside. "Give me your hands." He placed her icy hands in his.
'You're so good to me Wakka.' She thought as her body warmed against his hot skin. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
As she closed her eyes, she felt the strong presence of the pyreflies around her, dancing happily on the lake. Pyreflies were the souls of the departed; however, a particular soul came to visit that night. She began to dream... She was back in Besaid, standing on the beach. Chappu walked to her out of the ocean. He looked as handsome as the day he left… tall and slender, he had the same red hair as his brother's with the same blue band around his forehead. He was smiling this time. "I'm sorry, Chappu." Lulu said.
Chappu took her hands in his, and looked into her sad eyes. "Lulu, I've made you so sad. It's only because I missed you so much... but he'll take care of you, Lulu. I always knew you loved him, and he loves you too."
Lulu took a deep breath. "Chappu, I never meant to hurt you."
"I know. Take care of my brother." He kissed her one last time. It had been two years since she'd felt his lips. She closed her eyes… this was the final kiss he never got to give her before he died. "Goodbye," he said. Lulu smiled as Chappu walked back out into the ocean, his feet floating on top of the water... until he faded away...
Lulu opened her eyes as the orange morning sunlight shone on her face. Wakka's warm body was behind her, his strong arm around her waist. She could feel him breathing on the back of her neck. She turned around to see his peaceful face as he slept. He looked so content just to be with her. Lulu smiled; her heart was finally free again.
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please review :)
Darcee :)
Wakka stopped the chocobo and pulled a black woven shawl out of a bag. He wrapped it around Lulu's shoulders as her breath turned white before her face. It was summertime the last time they walked through this part of Spira. They didn't quite know what to expect from a winter on the Mi'ihen highroad because summers and winters didn't affect Besaid; the tiny tropical island was always warm.
"I wish we had Uncle Cid's airship right now." Yuna said as she rubbed the goose bumps off her cold arms. The Al Bhed were studying the airship; they wanted to understand what made it fly so they could build more. Tidus wrapped his arms around her, sharing his body heat.
Wakka and Lulu walked ahead of the other two. "Thank you." Lulu said as she snuggled her face into the shawl. Wakka smiled and nodded. He would probably always take care of her, even if they were only friends forever. He didn't want to ever see her sad, afraid, or lonely… he loved her too much.
"There isn't another travel agency until Guadosalam." Lulu said as she saw the Mi'ihen agency ahead.
"Good. We can buy some warmer blankets. It's cold here, ya?" Wakka said and then went to tell Tidus and Yuna that they would stop.
They purchased some blankets and food at the travel agency. The girls stalled inside, not wanting to go back out into the cold. Yuna remembered that Tidus always wanted to see the Moonflow at night. He said, "We'll come back after we beat sin." At the time, Yuna didn't know she would be alive after Sin. She owed it all to her handsome bright-eyed guardian. He wouldn't settle for anything less.
"I have a surprise for you." Yuna said to Tidus as he leafed through some Al Bhed books inside the agency. "We're going to see the Moonflow tonight."
His eyes lit up with excitement and he smiled. "You remembered." He said as he wrapped his arms around her.
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Tidus walked up to the edge of the Moonflow. It was even more beautiful than anyone had described it. The water glowed a turquoise blue as pyreflies bounced along the surface and into the air. "What do you think?" Yuna asked as she brought a blanket to wrap around his shoulders.
"Wow." Tidus said; it was all he could say as he stared at the thousands of pyreflies dancing in the air, illuminating the black sky. As they watched the glowing lake, Yuna warmed her cold hands on his skin. Tidus wrapped his arms around her, enveloping them both in the thick blanket.
Wakka took the bags off the chocobo and let the animal lie down to sleep. "We can rest here tonight." He said as he tied the chocobo's harness to a tree. Lulu was gathering some wood to build a small campfire.
Tidus and Yuna wrapped themselves in several thick blankets and cuddled inside. The small crackling fire thawed the frozen ground, and they fell asleep. Wakka made his bed a few feet from where Lulu slept.
Lulu woke several hours later, her frigid shivers ripping her from slumber. Wakka was playing with the dying embers of the fire, trying to get them to light again. She saw Tidus and Yuna still sleeping in each other's arms. "It got cold." She whispered as she moved closer to what was left of the fire.
"Guess you couldn't sleep either." Wakka said as he gave up on the fire and crawled back underneath his blankets. The icy white moonlight shone on their faces; the pyreflies were still bouncing on the lake. He watched her shiver as she rubbed her hands together to keep warm. It happened to be a perfect excuse to have her near him, but truthfully, he couldn't stand to see her cold. "Come over here." He said as he opened his blanket to let her in; she crawled inside. "Give me your hands." He placed her icy hands in his.
'You're so good to me Wakka.' She thought as her body warmed against his hot skin. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
As she closed her eyes, she felt the strong presence of the pyreflies around her, dancing happily on the lake. Pyreflies were the souls of the departed; however, a particular soul came to visit that night. She began to dream... She was back in Besaid, standing on the beach. Chappu walked to her out of the ocean. He looked as handsome as the day he left… tall and slender, he had the same red hair as his brother's with the same blue band around his forehead. He was smiling this time. "I'm sorry, Chappu." Lulu said.
Chappu took her hands in his, and looked into her sad eyes. "Lulu, I've made you so sad. It's only because I missed you so much... but he'll take care of you, Lulu. I always knew you loved him, and he loves you too."
Lulu took a deep breath. "Chappu, I never meant to hurt you."
"I know. Take care of my brother." He kissed her one last time. It had been two years since she'd felt his lips. She closed her eyes… this was the final kiss he never got to give her before he died. "Goodbye," he said. Lulu smiled as Chappu walked back out into the ocean, his feet floating on top of the water... until he faded away...
Lulu opened her eyes as the orange morning sunlight shone on her face. Wakka's warm body was behind her, his strong arm around her waist. She could feel him breathing on the back of her neck. She turned around to see his peaceful face as he slept. He looked so content just to be with her. Lulu smiled; her heart was finally free again.
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Thanks for reading...
please review :)
Darcee :)