Promises Not Forgotten
- by eternallyyuna@aol.com
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Ahh, look at that. Chapter 3 already. I'm just so efficient *cough* Well, it's lame and repetitive but it's back for your enjoyment all the same. Funny how I already know how I'm going to end it. Oo, it'll be great. But um, that's not coming for a bit. Heh. Anyhow, enjoy Chapter 3, The Journey Home!
"It was truly something.. truly something from a world I didn't know."
The road to Luca was relatively easy. There were merchants here and there; some passersby but not too many crowds. Tidus wasn't really remembered by anyone but it didn't bother him much. He really had only been in each place for a limited amount of time. Some people noticed Rikku. She waved and smiled, returning their kind greetings.
"Spira seems to be doing so much better," Tidus said, trying to strike a conversation with her. The silence was starting to get on his nerves, "I mean.. with Sin not around and all." Rikku smiled and nodded.
"Yup! And now everyone is starting to use machina.. though some of the diehards won't give up on the no machines rule. Some things will never change I guess," Rikku answered, scratching the back of her head, "We'll hitch a ride to Besaid," she exclaimed as they arrived into the city of Luca.
It was one of the larger cities of Spira and totally open to the sea. It was the Blitzball capital and was always full of life. The streets were covered in merchants with carts and adobe-like houses lined the streets. The buildings grew tall, apparently expanded over the 4 months of Tidus's absence. He stood almost flabbergasted by the magnificent sight before him. It was much more complex than it had ever been.
The two walked to the docks and boarded a ship, the S.S.Minnow, and prepared to leave for Besaid. Tidus was apparently getting a little antsy.
"I really don't know what to say, Rikku. It's been so long."
"Don't worry too much about it, Tidus! Everything'll be fine!" She reassured him. A sigh escaped Tidus's lips. It wouldn't be long before he'd see her again.
Yuna.
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Yuna had cleaned herself up, rinsing the excess blood from her hands and clothing. There wasn't too much but enough to worry someone.. specifically Lulu. Her cuts weren't life threatening but they weren't mere paper cuts either. She slid her fingers through her hair, letting the brown lockes fall down back into her face. Her face was going back to it's normal shade and her eyes were beginning to look less red. A smile appeared on her face. A fake one.. but a smile all the same.
"I'll still wait, Tidus." She stood up from her bed and walked outside into the courtyard of Besaid. The sun was so bright that she had to shield her eyes from it. A low rumble escaped from her stomach. Trying slightly not to be noticed to will, she quickly walked over to Lulu and Wakka's home to meet them for breakfast.
"You're late, Yuna," Lulu said without looking up from her cooking when Yuna walked in. Yuna bowed.
"I'm sorry." She clenched her hands slightly. A pain shot up her arms. Yuna winced a little and clasped her hands together. Lulu obviously sensed something was wrong. Upon turning around from her cooking, she saw the bloodstained cloth wrapped around her two hands. She gasped, dropping the pitcher full of water in her hands to the ground.
"Yuna! What happened? What did you do?" Lulu ran over to her and took Yuna's hand's gently into hers to examine the cuts.
"It's.. nothing. Really. I was.. I was.. Carving something and the.. the knife slipped," Yuna replied. She smiled slightly to try and support her confession. Or rather, her false one. Lulu questioned her story but believed it all the same.
"Well, it's not that bad.. You've taken care if it alright. Just don't handle anymore knives now," Lulu said, trying to make a stern impression upon her. She then turned around to clean up the now broken pitcher and mop up the water.
"So what were you carving anyways?" Lulu asked, curious to understand Yuna's accident a bit more.
"My heart," Yuna said.
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Riding the S.S.Minnow was bringing back so many memories to Tidus. He remembered his ride on it with Yuna. How he did the Jecht Shot and everyone was impressed. He smiled a bit, realizing that maybe those happy times in the beginning were soon to return to him.
Rikku snuck up behind him. He was startled when she punched him slightly in the back. Chuckling a bit, he turned to her.
"How much longer, you think?"
"Not long now! We just passed Kilika so we're almost there," Rikku explained to Tidus. She could see the desperation in his eyes. Sometimes he was the easiest person to understand but also one of the most complicated.
"Sooo.. Tidus. Whatcha gonna do now that your back? You can always get a job, you know?" Rikku's curiosity on Tidus's upcoming future was at its peak. She just had to ask him. Shrugging a bit, Tidus replied to her:
"I dunno.. Blitz I guess. But I wanna spend time with Yuna.. and all of you guys." He turned to her, with a large grin on his face, "You know, live it with you all till the end this time."
Rikku nodded, feeling a little teary-eyed. He did have a way with words.. even if they weren't the most ethically right statements, he was always prepared to defend his beliefs. Tidus had so much hope within him. And she couldn't help but feel a bit happier herself.
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I had to end this one happier than the last ^^; It was imperative! Truly! So next chapter I think you can assume who will encounter who *cough* Anyhow, I'll write the next as soon as I can. Thank you so much for the comments, guys! They mean a lot to me!
- by eternallyyuna@aol.com
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Ahh, look at that. Chapter 3 already. I'm just so efficient *cough* Well, it's lame and repetitive but it's back for your enjoyment all the same. Funny how I already know how I'm going to end it. Oo, it'll be great. But um, that's not coming for a bit. Heh. Anyhow, enjoy Chapter 3, The Journey Home!
"It was truly something.. truly something from a world I didn't know."
The road to Luca was relatively easy. There were merchants here and there; some passersby but not too many crowds. Tidus wasn't really remembered by anyone but it didn't bother him much. He really had only been in each place for a limited amount of time. Some people noticed Rikku. She waved and smiled, returning their kind greetings.
"Spira seems to be doing so much better," Tidus said, trying to strike a conversation with her. The silence was starting to get on his nerves, "I mean.. with Sin not around and all." Rikku smiled and nodded.
"Yup! And now everyone is starting to use machina.. though some of the diehards won't give up on the no machines rule. Some things will never change I guess," Rikku answered, scratching the back of her head, "We'll hitch a ride to Besaid," she exclaimed as they arrived into the city of Luca.
It was one of the larger cities of Spira and totally open to the sea. It was the Blitzball capital and was always full of life. The streets were covered in merchants with carts and adobe-like houses lined the streets. The buildings grew tall, apparently expanded over the 4 months of Tidus's absence. He stood almost flabbergasted by the magnificent sight before him. It was much more complex than it had ever been.
The two walked to the docks and boarded a ship, the S.S.Minnow, and prepared to leave for Besaid. Tidus was apparently getting a little antsy.
"I really don't know what to say, Rikku. It's been so long."
"Don't worry too much about it, Tidus! Everything'll be fine!" She reassured him. A sigh escaped Tidus's lips. It wouldn't be long before he'd see her again.
Yuna.
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Yuna had cleaned herself up, rinsing the excess blood from her hands and clothing. There wasn't too much but enough to worry someone.. specifically Lulu. Her cuts weren't life threatening but they weren't mere paper cuts either. She slid her fingers through her hair, letting the brown lockes fall down back into her face. Her face was going back to it's normal shade and her eyes were beginning to look less red. A smile appeared on her face. A fake one.. but a smile all the same.
"I'll still wait, Tidus." She stood up from her bed and walked outside into the courtyard of Besaid. The sun was so bright that she had to shield her eyes from it. A low rumble escaped from her stomach. Trying slightly not to be noticed to will, she quickly walked over to Lulu and Wakka's home to meet them for breakfast.
"You're late, Yuna," Lulu said without looking up from her cooking when Yuna walked in. Yuna bowed.
"I'm sorry." She clenched her hands slightly. A pain shot up her arms. Yuna winced a little and clasped her hands together. Lulu obviously sensed something was wrong. Upon turning around from her cooking, she saw the bloodstained cloth wrapped around her two hands. She gasped, dropping the pitcher full of water in her hands to the ground.
"Yuna! What happened? What did you do?" Lulu ran over to her and took Yuna's hand's gently into hers to examine the cuts.
"It's.. nothing. Really. I was.. I was.. Carving something and the.. the knife slipped," Yuna replied. She smiled slightly to try and support her confession. Or rather, her false one. Lulu questioned her story but believed it all the same.
"Well, it's not that bad.. You've taken care if it alright. Just don't handle anymore knives now," Lulu said, trying to make a stern impression upon her. She then turned around to clean up the now broken pitcher and mop up the water.
"So what were you carving anyways?" Lulu asked, curious to understand Yuna's accident a bit more.
"My heart," Yuna said.
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Riding the S.S.Minnow was bringing back so many memories to Tidus. He remembered his ride on it with Yuna. How he did the Jecht Shot and everyone was impressed. He smiled a bit, realizing that maybe those happy times in the beginning were soon to return to him.
Rikku snuck up behind him. He was startled when she punched him slightly in the back. Chuckling a bit, he turned to her.
"How much longer, you think?"
"Not long now! We just passed Kilika so we're almost there," Rikku explained to Tidus. She could see the desperation in his eyes. Sometimes he was the easiest person to understand but also one of the most complicated.
"Sooo.. Tidus. Whatcha gonna do now that your back? You can always get a job, you know?" Rikku's curiosity on Tidus's upcoming future was at its peak. She just had to ask him. Shrugging a bit, Tidus replied to her:
"I dunno.. Blitz I guess. But I wanna spend time with Yuna.. and all of you guys." He turned to her, with a large grin on his face, "You know, live it with you all till the end this time."
Rikku nodded, feeling a little teary-eyed. He did have a way with words.. even if they weren't the most ethically right statements, he was always prepared to defend his beliefs. Tidus had so much hope within him. And she couldn't help but feel a bit happier herself.
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I had to end this one happier than the last ^^; It was imperative! Truly! So next chapter I think you can assume who will encounter who *cough* Anyhow, I'll write the next as soon as I can. Thank you so much for the comments, guys! They mean a lot to me!