- Never forget the dreams that have faded or lost,
For to lose those, or to let go,
Is the same as to die... -




Hello to all,

My first FF fic. I hope you enjoy it. As a small warning,
I really hope you've finished the game, or else you will get some major
spoilers. As another note, there are some scenes where Yuna actually uses
Black Magic(you can teach her in the game) so I'll be working with
that. Enjoy.

FFX software is Copyright Squaresoft 2001-02. I make no claims to it.






BLUE SEA
HEAVEN



Chapter 1



'Hope Springs Eternal'





'I love you.'

He turned around at her remark, willing, wishing the words to help him
stay; not go away.

Not daring to turn, face her deepest fear, she let her back and silence
say the words she hoped she'd never say again.

Goodbye...

And in an instant she hoped would last forever, she felt his embrace on
her. His touch -gentle and strong- made her feel safe and secure. She
closed her eyes to savor the peace that only he gave her, if only for
one last time...

'Don't leave...' she asked him, wishing against all reason that her words
would somehow do their deed.

'I won't,' he responded, his words given a slight tinge of remorse.

Tears in her eyes, she slowly turned, looking deeply into his eyes.
She had never felt so happy, or more releived.

His hand softly grazed her cheek, and she could feel the electricity
of his touch, his being, all that he was. He pulled her closer to him,
their lips inches apart...

'I'm just a dream...'


*And in that moment, Yuna woke up, sweating and panting. She looked around,
not immediately recognizing her surroundings.

"Tidus?" she called out, almost expecting a reply.

But, there was no reply. There never was.

She had been having the same dream for a while now. And it always ended
the same. It was as if she was trying to convince herself of something.

Something she knew was hard.

She closed her eyes, and tears began to flow from her eyelids.

Why did she have to suffer like this? Why couldn't she simply put it behind
her?

"Just a dream..." she said to herself softly, tryig to believe her own
words. "Just a dream..." she said again, her voice breaking up.

She vainly tried to wipe away the tears, but they simply kept coming.
And finally, a soft sob escaped her.

And another, and another...

She cuped her face in her hands and quietly began to cry.

"Tidus..." she said in between sobs.

Quietly, she removed her covers and stood. As swiftly as a mouse, she made
her way to the door of her small house. She needed to think right
now, and she knew just the place.

Making sure no one was around, she quickly and quietly walked out of Besaid
village, her figure mixing in with the night quite well, hiding her small
tour.

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Yuna stood still, looking out at the infinite ocean that surrounded her
home. She rubbed her left arm, trying to soothe away the coldness
of the night. She felt her eyes to be swollen and red from her crying.

She felt the wind blow her short hair around. With her hand, she wiped the
tears away once more, and then tried to fix her hair as the wind blew
it around. She looked over to her sides, checking if anyone else was
aorund, even though she knew at this hour, that would be scarse.

Sighting no one, she made her way to the dock, her bare feet carressed by
the warm water, her footprints in the sand washed away as quickly as
they were made.

Once at the very edge of the wodden dock, she stared at the pae water, her
reflection being distorted by endless ripples.

How much time she had done this was anyone's guess. Just staring at the
water, hoping, wishing...

Dreaming...

She sat on the edge, letting her feet into the warm water. She placed
her hands on her knees and stared into the night, endless, and at the
stars. They all seemed so far away to her, but they shined. Shined in
the night, as if standing together to face the challenge of the dark.

She rubbed her eye and sighed. She put her hand out, closed her eyes,
and concentrated. After a moment, her deed was done. She opened her
eyes to stare at her creation.

It was something she was quietly proud of. A blue flame sparkled in her
hand, softly and with a tinge of a power that was both fearfull and gentle
at the same time.

She smiled as she remembered the work it had cost her to do this. It wasn't
really a blue flame. It was really a blizzard spell mixed in with just
a tad of fire, just enough so the ice wouldn't melt quickly. it reminded
her of something precious...

She let the flame escape her hand, and let the wind make it dance around.
It was something really... magical. It reminded her of a pyrefly.

Of him...

She drew her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on her knees.

The small spell soon burnt out right before her eyes. The scene made her
smile a sad smile.

It wasn't too far than what had happened with him. Her brief and strange
relationship had been something so magical, and, as suddenly as he had come,
he had left.

"Dummy," she said sadly. She wanted to blame him for leaving, but time
had showed her, that he really didn't have a choice in the matter.

Sometimes, just sometimes, she wished she could go back and just not do
anything. Never fight Sin, quitting her pilgrimage on that day, and doing
as he had suggested; just leading a normal life.

At least then, he would've been there with her.

But, those were paths never walked, and time could not be turned back.
No matter how much you wished it.

Now, after many hard months, she was coming to terms with her loss. She
had to.

Yuna closed her eyes and began to relive everything. All the pain,
excitement, and him.

It was all she had left...

Dreams...

She let the wind play with her hair as much as it wanted to as she began her
tale...

"Listen to my story. I have to tell it to forget it," she said softly
to herself in an almost inaudible whisper.




End of Chapter 1


Author's Notes

Well, my first FF fic. I wanted to write something a little more human,
so I decided on using this storyline. I hope you all like my work.




'Till next time...


BlackDragon