Author's Note: Here I am with chapter two! I won't be able to go as fast as I did with Road Less Taken because I am distracted by Final Fantasy VII and all...*curses to himself* Emeralds...Anyway! I'll be posting at least a chapter a day or every other day, so don't get discouraged, hm? Here we go!
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Wakka's eyes widened greatly as the boy almost fell upon him, the kiss sending chills through the captain's body. It finally happened. Thoughts and feelings rushed through his head, and they seemed to run into one another. Wakka kissed back gently, his pain subsiding for the moment being. The two's lips stayed as one for what seemed like hours, and Tidus pulled back slowly, fluttering his eyes open lightly as he looked to Wakka, his face as red as a cherry.
Wakka's expression stayed stunned for a moment before he began to stutter, "W-where'd that come from..?"
Tidus looked down with a sharp pain wave go through him. 'He's gonna hate me forever now...'
"Tidus..?"
"Oh...I...I don't know...Wakka...I'm sorry."
Wakka shook his head, a small laugh escaping him. "No need to be sorry, I never said I didn't like it..."
The pause Wakka had left made Tidus' heart beat a bit faster. "...You liked it?"
The other man shook his head slowly.
Tidus' lips curled into a smile and he then slowly leaned in to kiss Wakka again, but the other slowly stopped him. Tidus looked confused. "What..?"
"Don't want to go too fast now, ya? I mean, we've established our liking of one-another, but I'm kinda injured here..."
Tidus laughed softly, embarrassed. "S-sorry..."
Wakka looked around the locker room for a moment, his eyes peering to the door. "Do you think they're coming back?"
"Don't think so...I know where Jassu and Keepa are though."
Wakka sighed with a small yawn afterward. "Ohh yeah, those two have had it for each other since...ever...They think I don't know, but they're just dense." He chuckled a bit, then winced as he felt his rib displace itself for a moment.
Tidus blinked and lied Wakka back on the bench. "Don't hurt yourself, hm?"
Wakka nodded gently, his eyes closing sharply before he let out a sharp sigh. "Gah...That hurts..."
Tidus heard the doorknob turn and he looked behind him to see Yuna and Lulu. "So, how's the body Wakka?" Lulu glided over to him, leaning down as she looked over his bruised abdomen. "Poor thing."
Yuna stood on the opposite side of the bench, looking over Wakka slowly. "Let me see if I can do anything to help you..." She reached for her staff, then lifted it above her head gently, tapping Wakka's chest very softly. A small, shimmering blue light covered him as he felt his muscles untense, his ribs realign and his bruises lighten up a bit. "That a new spell, Yuna?"
"Yes, I obtained Cura. It's rather helpful." Her tone was soft as usual and she smiled warmly, turning to Lulu, then Tidus. "Maybe we should just let him rest for a moment or two before we go, so we can go search for Sir Auron."
Tidus' heart stopped, or so it felt like it. "A-auron?" He said in disbelief.
"Yes, -Sir- Auron, he himself!" Yuna exclaimed. "someone said they saw him in a cafe in the center square...Haven't you heard of Sir Auron?"
Tidus glared gently to himself, a nod following a sigh. "Yes, I've heard of him..."
"I can take it by that tone you don't really like him?" Lulu's words were quick and to the point, her arms across her chest.
Tidus stammered a bit. "It's n-not that I don't -not- like him, but I just...I knew him a while ago, when I was a child, that's all."
"And there's something bad with that?"
"No...Nevermind Lulu, you're just...Egh."
Lulu scoffed a bit and quirked a brow at the young blonde boy. "I'm 'egh'? Wow, that's nice."
"I...I didn't mean it that way..!" He sighed a bit, shaking his head to himself as she walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Yuna blinked for a moment, then looked to Tidus. "That wasn't very good."
"No...It wasn't," he responded, running a hand across his face.
"You're lucky she didn't fry you on the spot, y'know?" Wakka chimed in, a small laugh coming from him.
"Quiet you."
"Are you feeling any better now Wakka? Think you can walk?" Yuna, as always getting to the point, just like Lulu. "I'm sure that we could wait if you needed more time."
Wakka shook his head gently, looking to the summoner. "Nah, I'm fine." He got up with a small groan, his muscles tight now from being cured, and he stretched for a moment.
"Ready when you are," Tidus stated.
Yuna stood by the door and opened it, peering out and down the hall.
Wakka gave the boy a wink, walking towards the exit. He and Yuna began to walk down the hall.
"Wait for me you two!" Tidus shouted, running out of the locker room, closing the door behind him.
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Wakka's eyes widened greatly as the boy almost fell upon him, the kiss sending chills through the captain's body. It finally happened. Thoughts and feelings rushed through his head, and they seemed to run into one another. Wakka kissed back gently, his pain subsiding for the moment being. The two's lips stayed as one for what seemed like hours, and Tidus pulled back slowly, fluttering his eyes open lightly as he looked to Wakka, his face as red as a cherry.
Wakka's expression stayed stunned for a moment before he began to stutter, "W-where'd that come from..?"
Tidus looked down with a sharp pain wave go through him. 'He's gonna hate me forever now...'
"Tidus..?"
"Oh...I...I don't know...Wakka...I'm sorry."
Wakka shook his head, a small laugh escaping him. "No need to be sorry, I never said I didn't like it..."
The pause Wakka had left made Tidus' heart beat a bit faster. "...You liked it?"
The other man shook his head slowly.
Tidus' lips curled into a smile and he then slowly leaned in to kiss Wakka again, but the other slowly stopped him. Tidus looked confused. "What..?"
"Don't want to go too fast now, ya? I mean, we've established our liking of one-another, but I'm kinda injured here..."
Tidus laughed softly, embarrassed. "S-sorry..."
Wakka looked around the locker room for a moment, his eyes peering to the door. "Do you think they're coming back?"
"Don't think so...I know where Jassu and Keepa are though."
Wakka sighed with a small yawn afterward. "Ohh yeah, those two have had it for each other since...ever...They think I don't know, but they're just dense." He chuckled a bit, then winced as he felt his rib displace itself for a moment.
Tidus blinked and lied Wakka back on the bench. "Don't hurt yourself, hm?"
Wakka nodded gently, his eyes closing sharply before he let out a sharp sigh. "Gah...That hurts..."
Tidus heard the doorknob turn and he looked behind him to see Yuna and Lulu. "So, how's the body Wakka?" Lulu glided over to him, leaning down as she looked over his bruised abdomen. "Poor thing."
Yuna stood on the opposite side of the bench, looking over Wakka slowly. "Let me see if I can do anything to help you..." She reached for her staff, then lifted it above her head gently, tapping Wakka's chest very softly. A small, shimmering blue light covered him as he felt his muscles untense, his ribs realign and his bruises lighten up a bit. "That a new spell, Yuna?"
"Yes, I obtained Cura. It's rather helpful." Her tone was soft as usual and she smiled warmly, turning to Lulu, then Tidus. "Maybe we should just let him rest for a moment or two before we go, so we can go search for Sir Auron."
Tidus' heart stopped, or so it felt like it. "A-auron?" He said in disbelief.
"Yes, -Sir- Auron, he himself!" Yuna exclaimed. "someone said they saw him in a cafe in the center square...Haven't you heard of Sir Auron?"
Tidus glared gently to himself, a nod following a sigh. "Yes, I've heard of him..."
"I can take it by that tone you don't really like him?" Lulu's words were quick and to the point, her arms across her chest.
Tidus stammered a bit. "It's n-not that I don't -not- like him, but I just...I knew him a while ago, when I was a child, that's all."
"And there's something bad with that?"
"No...Nevermind Lulu, you're just...Egh."
Lulu scoffed a bit and quirked a brow at the young blonde boy. "I'm 'egh'? Wow, that's nice."
"I...I didn't mean it that way..!" He sighed a bit, shaking his head to himself as she walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Yuna blinked for a moment, then looked to Tidus. "That wasn't very good."
"No...It wasn't," he responded, running a hand across his face.
"You're lucky she didn't fry you on the spot, y'know?" Wakka chimed in, a small laugh coming from him.
"Quiet you."
"Are you feeling any better now Wakka? Think you can walk?" Yuna, as always getting to the point, just like Lulu. "I'm sure that we could wait if you needed more time."
Wakka shook his head gently, looking to the summoner. "Nah, I'm fine." He got up with a small groan, his muscles tight now from being cured, and he stretched for a moment.
"Ready when you are," Tidus stated.
Yuna stood by the door and opened it, peering out and down the hall.
Wakka gave the boy a wink, walking towards the exit. He and Yuna began to walk down the hall.
"Wait for me you two!" Tidus shouted, running out of the locker room, closing the door behind him.