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Anyways, I am this story's original creator, and you do not have my
permission to claim you made it yourself. Also, this is my first fic, so be
a little nice, at least! Now, enjoy!
Setting: Right after Yuna makes her speech in the Blitzball stadium in FFX.
Narrator: Lulu
I watched Yuna step down from her podium. The child shined brightly, showing hope. But I knew inside she was worried. I remembered the hug Tidus gave her right before he ran into the sky. She saw me, and I rushed to her.
"Yuna, that was a wonderful speech! Everyone was cheering!"
She smiled very faintly. "Thank you, Lulu."
"Are you tired?"
"A little...maybe." The two of us walked past the cheering crowds and the music being played. It was a grand celebration--Luca had never been so full of people.
"It's been a big day for all of us. Why don't we travel back to Besaid? You can rest there. I'm sure everyone would want to talk to you, a Great Summoner!"
Her eyes lit up. "Oh Lulu! That would be wonderful! I've missed Besaid! I can finally see it again!"
As they walked on, Rikku and Kimahri walked up to them.
Rikku said "Yuna! Great job up there!" She gave her the thumbs-up sign.
Kimahri stood proudly beside her. "Kimahri's clansmen will want to hear the tale of this magnificent day, Yuna."
She looked at him. "Wait....does this mean you'll head back to Mt. Gagazet now?"
He nodded. "Ronsos need Kimahri. Kimahri will show them how to fight like warriors!" He pounded his chest. He turned to Yuna. "Goodbye, Yuna. Kimahri will visit sometimes."
Yuna's eyes became teary. "So...it's not really good-bye, right? I'm sick of good-byes."
"No Yuna, we will meet again. Until then, the Ronso will make a statue of you in our homeland!" He smiled, and turned to leave.
As I watched him go, Wakka approached us. I snickered at his stupid blitzball uniform that he never takes off, and turned to face the sea.
"Hey everyone! Great speech, ya?" I shuddered at that word. He uses it too much.
"Oh...it wasn't that great of a speech, everyone." Yuna said, blushing. "I...I messed up at the end, and I choked up a little."
"Hey, don't worry about it. No one noticed! You were fine!"
"Yeah!" Rikku said. "You were fantastic, Yunie!" She jumped up and down energetically.
I smiled at her and nodded, then turned back to the sea.
"Well...everyone, I want to go back to Besaid now." She turned to Rikku. "Rikku, will you come back with us? We can make a home for you there!"
She smiled. "Really? Oh, that would be great, Yuna! Maybe I can teach you how to swim underwater now!"
"Hey hey hey! I wanted to teach her that!" Wakka cut in.
"Too bad!" Rikku said. "I called it!"
Yuna stopped smiling. "Thanks, everyone...but...I mean, there's someone else that I want to teach that to me, and...well..."
"Oh." The two said. There was a moment of silence, and we walked on. After a minute, we reached the dock.
"Come on everyone!" Yuna said, running on board. The people on board recognized her, and she was quickly surrounded.
Shaking my head, I moved to the side of the deck and looked out into the ocean. Oh, if only you could see this day, Chappu. This time, Sin is finally dead. We could've been happy now, together. But...you are gone from this world, never knowing happiness.
I looked out into the sea, lost in my thoughts.
Narrator: Wakka
I smiled as I stepped on board, seeing Yuna talking to everyone. In my heart, though, I knew she wasn't happy. She would never be, unless...he returned to her. I had never known what love could possibly be like, but just by looking at Yuna, I had a good idea of it.
As I walked, I bumped into Lulu. She turned to me, saying, "Do you mind???" I could see the sparks flare in her.
"Uh...I was just wondering if you'd like me to....uh...teach you how to breathe underwater once we get back to Besaid?"
Her eyes became misty. "No thanks, Wakka. The water is no place for me."
"Aw, c'mon! It'd be great! You need to have some fun!"
She looked out into the ocean. "The water--it is full bad memories." She turned and walked down the stairs into the cabins.
Oh. She was thinking about Chappu.
I swore at myself for being such an idiot. Of course Lulu wouldn't like the water. Great, now I was on bad terms with her. It's never wise to have that happen to you. Sighing, I picked up my blitzball (the one I always carry around me for a weapon) and started to practice spin maneuvers.
Setting: Besaid's Shores
The four of us stepped off the ship. We were greeted by Besaid's entire village, and possibly people from other places. Everyone waved except Lulu.
"Home again!" Yuna cried, rushing off the ship and greeting everyone. We all stepped off as well. Breathing in the fresh air, I turned to Lulu and said, "It's good to be home, right Lu?"
"Hmph." She turned away and started to walk to the village. Shaking my head I looked in the other direction and saw my old friends, the Auroches, running down the hill.
"Cap'n Wakka!" They all cried at the same time. I had always wondered how they say and do each other's movements at the exact same time. I rushed forward to greet them. "Hey you guys! You're looking good, ya? And as well you should be! I hear you won another championship recently! Congratulations on that!"
They bowed, then all talked at once.
"Alright, alright, easy, take it easy. Let's go back to the village, ya? We can talk about what's been going on there!"
"Yeah!" They cheered. The team ran ahead of me, racing each other back to the village. I chuckled. Rounding the bend in the road, I saw Lulu standing on the cliff, looking into the sky.
I got up my courage and walked to her. "Hey...Lu? You okay?"
She turned to me, about to say something, but was interrupted by a Condor and Water Flan. She and I went into battle. I pulled out my trusty blitzball, and she had her doll out. She went first.
"I am so not in the mood for this." She complained. "So I think I'll torture you a little bit. How does a slow death sound to you?" She used Bio on the Condor. The flan, mad at her for attacking its friend, used the spell Water on her. Lulu was drenched in it. She opened her mouth, but could say no words. She fell to the ground.
Witnessing this, Wakka turned to the flan angrily and gave it a quick lesson with his blitzball. After destroying it, he easily dodged the Condor's attack, and he vanished because of the poison. After the battle was over, he rushed over and knelt next to Lulu, helping her up.
Narrator: Lulu
I didn't fall to the ground because I ran out of health. Nor was it because I didn't like the idea of a flan, of all things, outsmarting me, the black mage (although it made me mad enough). It was simply because I hate water. The coldness of it, like death's grip. And then there's the way it seems to swallow you, with no way out.
I shook my head and looked up. Someone was standing there...Chappu? No, just Wakka. Looking at his face, he looked very worried. Was it because of me?
He helped me up. "You alright Lu?"
"I...I..."
"Hey, something's bothering you, ya? This is the first time a flan around here has ever beaten you, a black mage! Tell me what's wrong."
"Well..." I looked around, and then spotted a rock that we could sit on. Motioning him to it, we sat down and I began. "I've been thinking. Now that Sin is gone, people will be happy now, right?"
He nodded.
"But...those that died...can never be...can never..."
"You're still thinking about him, aren't you?"
I gasped a little. How did he know? "Y...Yes..."
"Is that why you're afraid of water? Because he was killed near it?"
I said nothing. How could I?
"Lulu, if Chappu were here right now, he would absolutely yell at me for seeing you like this. Did I ever tell you what he said to me right before I left for that tournament in Luca? The last time I ever saw him?"
I looked at Wakka, shaking my head in wonder.
"He said...'take care of her!' And he smiled. I asked him what he meant, but he only shook his head and left the dock."
"Really, Wakka?"
"Yes. And I intend to keep that promise, ya?"
We sat for a moment in silence. Then I said, standing up, "Thanks Wakka. That really helped. Maybe now I can finally let go of him..."
He stood up. "He would want that. Now, let's head back to the village, ya? All of my old teammates want to talk to me!" He puffed out his chest. I chuckled a little.
"You're a good friend, Wakka. Well, alright, I suppose Yuna will want to talk to me."
He nodded and the two walked back to the village, greeted by friends. They went their separate ways from there, but what had just happened stayed in their minds.
Well, that's Part 1 of 2. I really hope you guys like it so far! :)
Setting: Right after Yuna makes her speech in the Blitzball stadium in FFX.
Narrator: Lulu
I watched Yuna step down from her podium. The child shined brightly, showing hope. But I knew inside she was worried. I remembered the hug Tidus gave her right before he ran into the sky. She saw me, and I rushed to her.
"Yuna, that was a wonderful speech! Everyone was cheering!"
She smiled very faintly. "Thank you, Lulu."
"Are you tired?"
"A little...maybe." The two of us walked past the cheering crowds and the music being played. It was a grand celebration--Luca had never been so full of people.
"It's been a big day for all of us. Why don't we travel back to Besaid? You can rest there. I'm sure everyone would want to talk to you, a Great Summoner!"
Her eyes lit up. "Oh Lulu! That would be wonderful! I've missed Besaid! I can finally see it again!"
As they walked on, Rikku and Kimahri walked up to them.
Rikku said "Yuna! Great job up there!" She gave her the thumbs-up sign.
Kimahri stood proudly beside her. "Kimahri's clansmen will want to hear the tale of this magnificent day, Yuna."
She looked at him. "Wait....does this mean you'll head back to Mt. Gagazet now?"
He nodded. "Ronsos need Kimahri. Kimahri will show them how to fight like warriors!" He pounded his chest. He turned to Yuna. "Goodbye, Yuna. Kimahri will visit sometimes."
Yuna's eyes became teary. "So...it's not really good-bye, right? I'm sick of good-byes."
"No Yuna, we will meet again. Until then, the Ronso will make a statue of you in our homeland!" He smiled, and turned to leave.
As I watched him go, Wakka approached us. I snickered at his stupid blitzball uniform that he never takes off, and turned to face the sea.
"Hey everyone! Great speech, ya?" I shuddered at that word. He uses it too much.
"Oh...it wasn't that great of a speech, everyone." Yuna said, blushing. "I...I messed up at the end, and I choked up a little."
"Hey, don't worry about it. No one noticed! You were fine!"
"Yeah!" Rikku said. "You were fantastic, Yunie!" She jumped up and down energetically.
I smiled at her and nodded, then turned back to the sea.
"Well...everyone, I want to go back to Besaid now." She turned to Rikku. "Rikku, will you come back with us? We can make a home for you there!"
She smiled. "Really? Oh, that would be great, Yuna! Maybe I can teach you how to swim underwater now!"
"Hey hey hey! I wanted to teach her that!" Wakka cut in.
"Too bad!" Rikku said. "I called it!"
Yuna stopped smiling. "Thanks, everyone...but...I mean, there's someone else that I want to teach that to me, and...well..."
"Oh." The two said. There was a moment of silence, and we walked on. After a minute, we reached the dock.
"Come on everyone!" Yuna said, running on board. The people on board recognized her, and she was quickly surrounded.
Shaking my head, I moved to the side of the deck and looked out into the ocean. Oh, if only you could see this day, Chappu. This time, Sin is finally dead. We could've been happy now, together. But...you are gone from this world, never knowing happiness.
I looked out into the sea, lost in my thoughts.
Narrator: Wakka
I smiled as I stepped on board, seeing Yuna talking to everyone. In my heart, though, I knew she wasn't happy. She would never be, unless...he returned to her. I had never known what love could possibly be like, but just by looking at Yuna, I had a good idea of it.
As I walked, I bumped into Lulu. She turned to me, saying, "Do you mind???" I could see the sparks flare in her.
"Uh...I was just wondering if you'd like me to....uh...teach you how to breathe underwater once we get back to Besaid?"
Her eyes became misty. "No thanks, Wakka. The water is no place for me."
"Aw, c'mon! It'd be great! You need to have some fun!"
She looked out into the ocean. "The water--it is full bad memories." She turned and walked down the stairs into the cabins.
Oh. She was thinking about Chappu.
I swore at myself for being such an idiot. Of course Lulu wouldn't like the water. Great, now I was on bad terms with her. It's never wise to have that happen to you. Sighing, I picked up my blitzball (the one I always carry around me for a weapon) and started to practice spin maneuvers.
Setting: Besaid's Shores
The four of us stepped off the ship. We were greeted by Besaid's entire village, and possibly people from other places. Everyone waved except Lulu.
"Home again!" Yuna cried, rushing off the ship and greeting everyone. We all stepped off as well. Breathing in the fresh air, I turned to Lulu and said, "It's good to be home, right Lu?"
"Hmph." She turned away and started to walk to the village. Shaking my head I looked in the other direction and saw my old friends, the Auroches, running down the hill.
"Cap'n Wakka!" They all cried at the same time. I had always wondered how they say and do each other's movements at the exact same time. I rushed forward to greet them. "Hey you guys! You're looking good, ya? And as well you should be! I hear you won another championship recently! Congratulations on that!"
They bowed, then all talked at once.
"Alright, alright, easy, take it easy. Let's go back to the village, ya? We can talk about what's been going on there!"
"Yeah!" They cheered. The team ran ahead of me, racing each other back to the village. I chuckled. Rounding the bend in the road, I saw Lulu standing on the cliff, looking into the sky.
I got up my courage and walked to her. "Hey...Lu? You okay?"
She turned to me, about to say something, but was interrupted by a Condor and Water Flan. She and I went into battle. I pulled out my trusty blitzball, and she had her doll out. She went first.
"I am so not in the mood for this." She complained. "So I think I'll torture you a little bit. How does a slow death sound to you?" She used Bio on the Condor. The flan, mad at her for attacking its friend, used the spell Water on her. Lulu was drenched in it. She opened her mouth, but could say no words. She fell to the ground.
Witnessing this, Wakka turned to the flan angrily and gave it a quick lesson with his blitzball. After destroying it, he easily dodged the Condor's attack, and he vanished because of the poison. After the battle was over, he rushed over and knelt next to Lulu, helping her up.
Narrator: Lulu
I didn't fall to the ground because I ran out of health. Nor was it because I didn't like the idea of a flan, of all things, outsmarting me, the black mage (although it made me mad enough). It was simply because I hate water. The coldness of it, like death's grip. And then there's the way it seems to swallow you, with no way out.
I shook my head and looked up. Someone was standing there...Chappu? No, just Wakka. Looking at his face, he looked very worried. Was it because of me?
He helped me up. "You alright Lu?"
"I...I..."
"Hey, something's bothering you, ya? This is the first time a flan around here has ever beaten you, a black mage! Tell me what's wrong."
"Well..." I looked around, and then spotted a rock that we could sit on. Motioning him to it, we sat down and I began. "I've been thinking. Now that Sin is gone, people will be happy now, right?"
He nodded.
"But...those that died...can never be...can never..."
"You're still thinking about him, aren't you?"
I gasped a little. How did he know? "Y...Yes..."
"Is that why you're afraid of water? Because he was killed near it?"
I said nothing. How could I?
"Lulu, if Chappu were here right now, he would absolutely yell at me for seeing you like this. Did I ever tell you what he said to me right before I left for that tournament in Luca? The last time I ever saw him?"
I looked at Wakka, shaking my head in wonder.
"He said...'take care of her!' And he smiled. I asked him what he meant, but he only shook his head and left the dock."
"Really, Wakka?"
"Yes. And I intend to keep that promise, ya?"
We sat for a moment in silence. Then I said, standing up, "Thanks Wakka. That really helped. Maybe now I can finally let go of him..."
He stood up. "He would want that. Now, let's head back to the village, ya? All of my old teammates want to talk to me!" He puffed out his chest. I chuckled a little.
"You're a good friend, Wakka. Well, alright, I suppose Yuna will want to talk to me."
He nodded and the two walked back to the village, greeted by friends. They went their separate ways from there, but what had just happened stayed in their minds.
Well, that's Part 1 of 2. I really hope you guys like it so far! :)