Disclaimer: Don't own nothing... probably never will... :'(
A/N: Oh gawd, the first chapter was so obviously written by a guy, can't you
tell? Haha, just playing. For the second chapter, we'll look into the
female mind for a bit. I don't know if I'll do the rest of my chapters in
first person but we'll see. Anyway, review please!!
~~~~~~~~~~ Fallen Universe By Cron'Dawg & Tidus's Lil Angel ~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 2: Objection
"So Tawny, what do you think of Kevin?" Tidus asked me as we walked along
the rocky path to our house. We lived together in the house I grew up in.
It was much better than living in a big old mansion, that's for sure. I had
the chance to rule over Chrisanta as sort of an apology from Lord Rhykii,
but I declined. First of all, I was only eighteen and wanted to get out and
see the world, and second, I knew I'd never be able to rule an entire region
all by myself. Lady Veronica, my mentor, could do a much better job, so
that's why I asked her to take my place until I was ready. She agreed
without much thought. Although she was too proud and sophisticated to show
it, I knew she was overjoyed.
"He's nice," I replied thoughtfully. "He didn't say much though."
"Ah, he was just playing host tonight," Tidus told me with a grin. "He's
actaully a really nice guy if you get to know him better."
"You know him long?" I asked. He hadn't told me very much about this Kevin
guy before I'd met him, so the conversations we *did* have were quite short.
"Sort of," he told me. "Wakka introduced me to him a little while after I
washed up on the shore in Besaid."
I nodded in acknowledgement. "Where's he from? I take it not from Spira
right?"
Tidus rubbed the back of his neck in his usual manner whenever he got
nervous. "Well, uh... He's actually from another planet..."
I raised an eyebrow. "Another planet?" I echoed. I busted out laughing,
but Tidus didn't. "Wait... you're serious? Kevin's from another planet??"
"Yeah. I know it sounds weird, but true."
I shook my head. "Poor Wakka... He must've had a confusing day with the
two of you tagging along. You saying you were from Zanarkand, Kevin saying
he was from a totally different planet..."
"Okay, okay. I get it."
I smiled. I thought Kevin was a little weird myself, but I'd never say
anything to Tidus. He really seemed to like the guy, but he seemed distant
to me. Maybe Tidus was right though. He was busy taking care of everything
at the party. I had to admit though, Kevin was sort of good-looking. But I
was very happy with Tidus, the love of my life. We've been through too much
together for me to ever let him go. Besides... Kevin seemed to be involved
with Rikku...
~*~*~*~
"Morning Rikku!" I called in a singsong voice as I approached the front gate
leading to the small yard. She was taking care of the small garden at the
side of the house, but stood and threw her arms around me when she saw me.
"Tawny!! Hi!!" I hugged her back and we both went to sit down in the
chairs that were set outside. "I'm really sorry about not saying much last
night, but I was just really under a lot of stress."
"You? Stress? I don't think I've ever heard those two words used together
before," I said with a laugh. She laughed too, but I knew she was serious
about the whole stress thing. I heard footsteps coming up the path and
soon, Kevin came striding towards us.
"Hey Ri," he said as he bent down to kiss her. Ri? Since when did people
start calling her Ri? Or was it just him that called her that? He turned
to me. "Hey Tawny," he said with a nod. I smiled back and said hello. I
saw the way he looked at my friend as he sat down and inwardly sighed.
Boys...
"I don't mean to be nosy or anything, but... Are you two dating or
something?" They glanced at each other then smiled back at me. Kevin took
her hand.
"Yeah..."
I simply nodded. What else could I do? I felt funny sitting there watching
the two lovebirds hold hands. I mean I love romance as much as any other
girl, but for some reason, this was just different. Rikku was always this
bubbly bundle of energy. It was hard for me to think of her as a hopeless
romantic. Then again, it was hard for me to think *I* was a hopeless
romantic.
"What are you doing up this way?" Kevin asked me as I snapped back to
reality.
"Oh, I was just coming up to see Rikku. I didn't get a chance to really
talk to her last night. Or you for that matter," I said with a small smile.
He smiled as well. "Yeah sorry about that. There were more people than I'd
expected."
"It's okay. I understand. Oh! And I meant to ask you, Yuna and Placeus
are going on their honeymoon in a few days. Me and Tidus were sort of
thinking it would be nice to see them off, would you guys wanna come too?"
Rikku and Kevin exchanged glances, seeming to be asking one another with
only their eyes if they agreed on coming with us. "Sure! That'd be great!"
Rikku exclaimed with a grin.
I smiled back and gave a nod. "Okay then, we'll all meet at the docks the
morning they leave?"
They both nodded. "You'll have to let us know when they're going," Kevin
stated.
"I will. I'm sure I'll be able to get it out of Yuna without much trouble,"
I said with a smirk. "She wanted to keep it a secret, but I'll find out."
The two of them smiled at me and suddenly I wished Tidus was there as well.
Why was I so freaked out about being there with them by myself? Rikku was
the same old Rikku I'd always known and loved like my own sister, and Kevin,
well... he was just someone I'd have to get to know better, that's all.
Nothing to feel awkward about right?
"You wanna stay for lunch?" Rikku asked me as she stood.
"No, that's okay," I replied quickly, standing as well. "I uh... have a lot
to do today. A lot of errands to run." I was lying, but thankfully neither
of them realized that.
"Okay then. We'll see you later then." Kevin didn't say anything else, but
nodded a goodbye and they both entered the house. I let out a sigh and
headed home.
~*~*~*~
The six of us stood together at the dock, exchanging hugs as the last few
people boarded the boat. "I'm gonna miss you Yunie!" Rikku cried as she
threw her arms around our friend. Yuna looked like she was going to bawl.
Ha, she never was good with goodbyes, even if she was only going to be gone
for a month.
She turned to me as more tears well up in her eyes. "Aw don't cry Yuna," I
told her as we embraced. "It's only for a month, you'll be back soon."
She let go of me and wiped her eyes. She smiled weakly. "I know, I think
it's just because of the baby that I'm so emotional." I giggled and nodded
in agreement. She seemed to feel better that I felt the same way as she
did.
Placeus came over to us and I hugged him goodbye as well. He was a good
guy, plain and simple. I knew he loved Yuna a lot, just by the way he
looked at her. He'd always been a great person though; he was my brother's
absolute best friend. Everytime he and Yuna showed any kind of affection
though, I saw a flash of jealousy wash over Kevin's face for a split second.
But then he'd glance over at Rikku and look happy again. I wouldn't say
anything about to anyone though, probably not even Tidus.
"Well, I guess we'd better go Yuna," Placeus told her. The two of them
began walking up the ramp and disappeared within the crowd of people.
"Where'd they say they were going again?" Tidus asked me.
I brushed the golden hair out of my eyes. "Um, I think someplace called
Vaghney Island..."
~*~*~*~
*What they did to my brother is unforgiveable. They think they can just get
away with it so easily? Well they most certainly thought wrong. I will
avenge my brother's sending by destroying them all. He will not have died
in vain...*
How was it? Okay maybe it was a little bit short, but my computer was
really being a brat lately and everytime I'd try to work on this, it would
freeze and I didn't wanna risk losing what I already had. Sorry for all the
rambling... Anyway please review and I'll see you in my next chapter!!
Bye!!!
A/N: Oh gawd, the first chapter was so obviously written by a guy, can't you
tell? Haha, just playing. For the second chapter, we'll look into the
female mind for a bit. I don't know if I'll do the rest of my chapters in
first person but we'll see. Anyway, review please!!
~~~~~~~~~~ Fallen Universe By Cron'Dawg & Tidus's Lil Angel ~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 2: Objection
"So Tawny, what do you think of Kevin?" Tidus asked me as we walked along
the rocky path to our house. We lived together in the house I grew up in.
It was much better than living in a big old mansion, that's for sure. I had
the chance to rule over Chrisanta as sort of an apology from Lord Rhykii,
but I declined. First of all, I was only eighteen and wanted to get out and
see the world, and second, I knew I'd never be able to rule an entire region
all by myself. Lady Veronica, my mentor, could do a much better job, so
that's why I asked her to take my place until I was ready. She agreed
without much thought. Although she was too proud and sophisticated to show
it, I knew she was overjoyed.
"He's nice," I replied thoughtfully. "He didn't say much though."
"Ah, he was just playing host tonight," Tidus told me with a grin. "He's
actaully a really nice guy if you get to know him better."
"You know him long?" I asked. He hadn't told me very much about this Kevin
guy before I'd met him, so the conversations we *did* have were quite short.
"Sort of," he told me. "Wakka introduced me to him a little while after I
washed up on the shore in Besaid."
I nodded in acknowledgement. "Where's he from? I take it not from Spira
right?"
Tidus rubbed the back of his neck in his usual manner whenever he got
nervous. "Well, uh... He's actually from another planet..."
I raised an eyebrow. "Another planet?" I echoed. I busted out laughing,
but Tidus didn't. "Wait... you're serious? Kevin's from another planet??"
"Yeah. I know it sounds weird, but true."
I shook my head. "Poor Wakka... He must've had a confusing day with the
two of you tagging along. You saying you were from Zanarkand, Kevin saying
he was from a totally different planet..."
"Okay, okay. I get it."
I smiled. I thought Kevin was a little weird myself, but I'd never say
anything to Tidus. He really seemed to like the guy, but he seemed distant
to me. Maybe Tidus was right though. He was busy taking care of everything
at the party. I had to admit though, Kevin was sort of good-looking. But I
was very happy with Tidus, the love of my life. We've been through too much
together for me to ever let him go. Besides... Kevin seemed to be involved
with Rikku...
~*~*~*~
"Morning Rikku!" I called in a singsong voice as I approached the front gate
leading to the small yard. She was taking care of the small garden at the
side of the house, but stood and threw her arms around me when she saw me.
"Tawny!! Hi!!" I hugged her back and we both went to sit down in the
chairs that were set outside. "I'm really sorry about not saying much last
night, but I was just really under a lot of stress."
"You? Stress? I don't think I've ever heard those two words used together
before," I said with a laugh. She laughed too, but I knew she was serious
about the whole stress thing. I heard footsteps coming up the path and
soon, Kevin came striding towards us.
"Hey Ri," he said as he bent down to kiss her. Ri? Since when did people
start calling her Ri? Or was it just him that called her that? He turned
to me. "Hey Tawny," he said with a nod. I smiled back and said hello. I
saw the way he looked at my friend as he sat down and inwardly sighed.
Boys...
"I don't mean to be nosy or anything, but... Are you two dating or
something?" They glanced at each other then smiled back at me. Kevin took
her hand.
"Yeah..."
I simply nodded. What else could I do? I felt funny sitting there watching
the two lovebirds hold hands. I mean I love romance as much as any other
girl, but for some reason, this was just different. Rikku was always this
bubbly bundle of energy. It was hard for me to think of her as a hopeless
romantic. Then again, it was hard for me to think *I* was a hopeless
romantic.
"What are you doing up this way?" Kevin asked me as I snapped back to
reality.
"Oh, I was just coming up to see Rikku. I didn't get a chance to really
talk to her last night. Or you for that matter," I said with a small smile.
He smiled as well. "Yeah sorry about that. There were more people than I'd
expected."
"It's okay. I understand. Oh! And I meant to ask you, Yuna and Placeus
are going on their honeymoon in a few days. Me and Tidus were sort of
thinking it would be nice to see them off, would you guys wanna come too?"
Rikku and Kevin exchanged glances, seeming to be asking one another with
only their eyes if they agreed on coming with us. "Sure! That'd be great!"
Rikku exclaimed with a grin.
I smiled back and gave a nod. "Okay then, we'll all meet at the docks the
morning they leave?"
They both nodded. "You'll have to let us know when they're going," Kevin
stated.
"I will. I'm sure I'll be able to get it out of Yuna without much trouble,"
I said with a smirk. "She wanted to keep it a secret, but I'll find out."
The two of them smiled at me and suddenly I wished Tidus was there as well.
Why was I so freaked out about being there with them by myself? Rikku was
the same old Rikku I'd always known and loved like my own sister, and Kevin,
well... he was just someone I'd have to get to know better, that's all.
Nothing to feel awkward about right?
"You wanna stay for lunch?" Rikku asked me as she stood.
"No, that's okay," I replied quickly, standing as well. "I uh... have a lot
to do today. A lot of errands to run." I was lying, but thankfully neither
of them realized that.
"Okay then. We'll see you later then." Kevin didn't say anything else, but
nodded a goodbye and they both entered the house. I let out a sigh and
headed home.
~*~*~*~
The six of us stood together at the dock, exchanging hugs as the last few
people boarded the boat. "I'm gonna miss you Yunie!" Rikku cried as she
threw her arms around our friend. Yuna looked like she was going to bawl.
Ha, she never was good with goodbyes, even if she was only going to be gone
for a month.
She turned to me as more tears well up in her eyes. "Aw don't cry Yuna," I
told her as we embraced. "It's only for a month, you'll be back soon."
She let go of me and wiped her eyes. She smiled weakly. "I know, I think
it's just because of the baby that I'm so emotional." I giggled and nodded
in agreement. She seemed to feel better that I felt the same way as she
did.
Placeus came over to us and I hugged him goodbye as well. He was a good
guy, plain and simple. I knew he loved Yuna a lot, just by the way he
looked at her. He'd always been a great person though; he was my brother's
absolute best friend. Everytime he and Yuna showed any kind of affection
though, I saw a flash of jealousy wash over Kevin's face for a split second.
But then he'd glance over at Rikku and look happy again. I wouldn't say
anything about to anyone though, probably not even Tidus.
"Well, I guess we'd better go Yuna," Placeus told her. The two of them
began walking up the ramp and disappeared within the crowd of people.
"Where'd they say they were going again?" Tidus asked me.
I brushed the golden hair out of my eyes. "Um, I think someplace called
Vaghney Island..."
~*~*~*~
*What they did to my brother is unforgiveable. They think they can just get
away with it so easily? Well they most certainly thought wrong. I will
avenge my brother's sending by destroying them all. He will not have died
in vain...*
How was it? Okay maybe it was a little bit short, but my computer was
really being a brat lately and everytime I'd try to work on this, it would
freeze and I didn't wanna risk losing what I already had. Sorry for all the
rambling... Anyway please review and I'll see you in my next chapter!!
Bye!!!