~ Disclaimer ~ I don't own FFX, nor do I own Squaresoft. And if you don't
like how I write out the characters...remember, this is my fic and I
organize it how I want to organize it. Some characters may be OOC.Oh and, I
made it a Tidus/Rikku ficlet cause I just can't see Yuna getting the guy
with her English voice, I for one think it sounds like she's on a high. And
I may be wrong on some spelling of names.
-Title- Fools Love
- Author- CheezePilotOfPluto99X
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- Title - Returning
- Chapter - Three
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"...what?" Tidus inquired.
"..I...I shouldn't have said anything," Rikku replied as she turned her head away from Tidus.
Tears still came. They wouldn't stop. Rikku felt as if she pushed the envelope. "Rikku...what did..you mean by that?"
Rikku struggled to get away from Tidus. To let him laugh at her when she was gone. "I..meant whatever you want it to mean..I love you...Tidus..have since the first time we met, inside that temple. You can call it a real crush, you know. But...I've always been alone. My father, the airship leader..he was always busy. I was sent around to scout places. When I met you..I was hostile at first, I have been around men for as long as I can remember. I didn't know if I could trust you. But you were so..so..free. You had ideas...you knew a lot and you were unlike the other men I had met. You don't need to think of it seriously, you know."
Tidus searched Rikku's blank face. "But...this is coming from you after...Yuna and me. I take it as jealousy."
Rikku turned her head sharply to stare into his eyes. "Jealous I may be....I..I still have a heart, you know. And right now...it hurts. Let me up."
"No."
"I said...let me up!"
Tidus shook his head. Rikku pulled her arm free and prepared to punch him. He caught her fist and his face was blank. "Rikku....why did you say that to me? Is it because we are alone together?" He inquired.
"N-no....I...I don't know why it came out...but, it is all true!" Rikku exclaimed.
Tidus gazed into her eyes. "I...I don't know what to do about this. You took me by surprise...really. I had many girls, back home, say that to me. But they were only fans."
Rikku closed her eyes. "...I am a fellow Guardian...and fellow admirer, you know. Tidus...."
She felt a warm touch on her lips. Her eyes fluttered open and she realized Tidus had placed his warm lips ontop of hers. Rikku had no idea how to react, this was her first kiss. The fist that was inside of Tidus's palm released and their fingers entwined. Tidus broke away and stared at her. "..T-tidus...what was that?" Rikku stammered.
"...I don't know...a kiss...I just, sorry," Tidus said.
Rikku raised her head and kissed him back. Tidus held her into him tight, afraid to let her fall back into the cold snow beneath them. Rikku slowly edged away. "Tidus...what about Yunie??" She whispered.
"I don't know...I really don't know," he replied just as quietly.
They kissed once more before Tidus got up. He helped her up and held her in a tight embrace for only a minute. "Now...we have to get back to the group."
Rikku now felt as if he would go back to Yuna. Forgetting what happened between them. "Will...will you go back to Yunie?"
"...."
"Tidus.."
Tidus hesitated and smiled to reassure her he wouldn't. Rikku nodded. "I just feel bad that...we kissed..while you two..umm," Rikku fumbled with words.
"I am too, but we must bear our burden. We must defeat Sin," Tidus said.
Rikku nodded and took his hand into hers. They started to run northward.
"Wakka, do you see something in the distance?" Lulu inquired.
The group had stopped to rest on the outer reaches of Zanarkand. Yuna leaped to her feet, heart beating faster than a hummingbird's. "Hey! Guys!" Tidus's voice echoed through the outter canyon.
Auron turned around. "The two stress-reliefs are returning," he said with a laugh.
Wakka waved his arms. "Hey!!! You're both alive!!"
Yuna stepped forward but stopped. Seeing Tidus and Rikku holding hands tightly. She knew, it was for the best. She swallowed hard and started to wave. Kimarhi had gone ahead to scout the area.
"Are you two alright? It's been atleast three nights,ya." Wakka said with a grin.
Rikku hugged Wakka tight. "I missed you guys, you know!" She exclaimed.
"Whoa...three nights away and I get a hug.."
Tidus grinned and leaned back against a rock. "It's good to get out of that snow. Rikku and I nearly freezed to death out there. But thanks to me, we survived!" He gloated.
Rikku rolled her eyes. "Yeah, without him I would have died. But I wasn't the one jumping into battle blindly, you know," she said with a smile.
"Now, we can defeat Sin....to get everything over with," Yuna said with a sigh.
Auron raised his sword. "We leave now....just to be safe, and to get it over with. Ready, Tidus? To face your father?" He inquired.
Tidus jumped up and nodded. "Yes...I'm ready to face him."
Rikku twirled and Wakka caught her before she fell. "Well...we should get going now. Where's Kimarhi, ya?" Wakka inquired.
Kimarhi appeared near a path. "Kimarhi find path, it safe. We leave now, better chance to fight Sin," he reported.
The group began to leave the campsite, with Rikku and Tidus holding up the rear.
"Rikku...we still have to protect Yuna," Tidus said.
"I know, you know. I'll do anything to save Yunie," Rikku sighed.
Tidus grasped her hand and brought it to his lips. "Sin will not defeat us...just keep your song in your heart."
Rikku nodded and smiled. "Yeah."
The group entered Zanarkand. What they didn't know was the cost of this battle.
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Yeah, this was a short chapter. Sorry, it's late and I'm tired. So...hope you liked this chapter. I think Chapter four will be sad.
-Title- Fools Love
- Author- CheezePilotOfPluto99X
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Title - Returning
- Chapter - Three
---------------
"...what?" Tidus inquired.
"..I...I shouldn't have said anything," Rikku replied as she turned her head away from Tidus.
Tears still came. They wouldn't stop. Rikku felt as if she pushed the envelope. "Rikku...what did..you mean by that?"
Rikku struggled to get away from Tidus. To let him laugh at her when she was gone. "I..meant whatever you want it to mean..I love you...Tidus..have since the first time we met, inside that temple. You can call it a real crush, you know. But...I've always been alone. My father, the airship leader..he was always busy. I was sent around to scout places. When I met you..I was hostile at first, I have been around men for as long as I can remember. I didn't know if I could trust you. But you were so..so..free. You had ideas...you knew a lot and you were unlike the other men I had met. You don't need to think of it seriously, you know."
Tidus searched Rikku's blank face. "But...this is coming from you after...Yuna and me. I take it as jealousy."
Rikku turned her head sharply to stare into his eyes. "Jealous I may be....I..I still have a heart, you know. And right now...it hurts. Let me up."
"No."
"I said...let me up!"
Tidus shook his head. Rikku pulled her arm free and prepared to punch him. He caught her fist and his face was blank. "Rikku....why did you say that to me? Is it because we are alone together?" He inquired.
"N-no....I...I don't know why it came out...but, it is all true!" Rikku exclaimed.
Tidus gazed into her eyes. "I...I don't know what to do about this. You took me by surprise...really. I had many girls, back home, say that to me. But they were only fans."
Rikku closed her eyes. "...I am a fellow Guardian...and fellow admirer, you know. Tidus...."
She felt a warm touch on her lips. Her eyes fluttered open and she realized Tidus had placed his warm lips ontop of hers. Rikku had no idea how to react, this was her first kiss. The fist that was inside of Tidus's palm released and their fingers entwined. Tidus broke away and stared at her. "..T-tidus...what was that?" Rikku stammered.
"...I don't know...a kiss...I just, sorry," Tidus said.
Rikku raised her head and kissed him back. Tidus held her into him tight, afraid to let her fall back into the cold snow beneath them. Rikku slowly edged away. "Tidus...what about Yunie??" She whispered.
"I don't know...I really don't know," he replied just as quietly.
They kissed once more before Tidus got up. He helped her up and held her in a tight embrace for only a minute. "Now...we have to get back to the group."
Rikku now felt as if he would go back to Yuna. Forgetting what happened between them. "Will...will you go back to Yunie?"
"...."
"Tidus.."
Tidus hesitated and smiled to reassure her he wouldn't. Rikku nodded. "I just feel bad that...we kissed..while you two..umm," Rikku fumbled with words.
"I am too, but we must bear our burden. We must defeat Sin," Tidus said.
Rikku nodded and took his hand into hers. They started to run northward.
"Wakka, do you see something in the distance?" Lulu inquired.
The group had stopped to rest on the outer reaches of Zanarkand. Yuna leaped to her feet, heart beating faster than a hummingbird's. "Hey! Guys!" Tidus's voice echoed through the outter canyon.
Auron turned around. "The two stress-reliefs are returning," he said with a laugh.
Wakka waved his arms. "Hey!!! You're both alive!!"
Yuna stepped forward but stopped. Seeing Tidus and Rikku holding hands tightly. She knew, it was for the best. She swallowed hard and started to wave. Kimarhi had gone ahead to scout the area.
"Are you two alright? It's been atleast three nights,ya." Wakka said with a grin.
Rikku hugged Wakka tight. "I missed you guys, you know!" She exclaimed.
"Whoa...three nights away and I get a hug.."
Tidus grinned and leaned back against a rock. "It's good to get out of that snow. Rikku and I nearly freezed to death out there. But thanks to me, we survived!" He gloated.
Rikku rolled her eyes. "Yeah, without him I would have died. But I wasn't the one jumping into battle blindly, you know," she said with a smile.
"Now, we can defeat Sin....to get everything over with," Yuna said with a sigh.
Auron raised his sword. "We leave now....just to be safe, and to get it over with. Ready, Tidus? To face your father?" He inquired.
Tidus jumped up and nodded. "Yes...I'm ready to face him."
Rikku twirled and Wakka caught her before she fell. "Well...we should get going now. Where's Kimarhi, ya?" Wakka inquired.
Kimarhi appeared near a path. "Kimarhi find path, it safe. We leave now, better chance to fight Sin," he reported.
The group began to leave the campsite, with Rikku and Tidus holding up the rear.
"Rikku...we still have to protect Yuna," Tidus said.
"I know, you know. I'll do anything to save Yunie," Rikku sighed.
Tidus grasped her hand and brought it to his lips. "Sin will not defeat us...just keep your song in your heart."
Rikku nodded and smiled. "Yeah."
The group entered Zanarkand. What they didn't know was the cost of this battle.
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Yeah, this was a short chapter. Sorry, it's late and I'm tired. So...hope you liked this chapter. I think Chapter four will be sad.