Author's Notes: I know you guys are probably getting sick of me, and thank you Ink for pointing that out, but I just want to make sure people know what I'm doing. I've considered all your suggestions, especially the reviewer jynxie, and Noelle, I've already done what you suggested, lol, this was written far before you suggested Tidus and Yuna work together to find Lindsay, but I think it's funny that you thought of it too. I'm done ranting and raving now, if I get anymore reviews like that, I'm just going to ignore and let you guys read and find out for yourselves what I'm going to do with this, k? Please keep reviewing, I love writing this, and love reading the reviews. Love you all. -Rose

You Were Mine

Chapter 10

Hero

"Why do you always do this to me?

Why couldn't you just see through me?

How come you act like this?

Like you just don't care at all

Do you expect me to believe I was the only one to fall?

           

I can feel I can feel you near me

Even though you're far away

I can feel I can feel you baby, why…"

            "So, I'm confused," Yuna said as they kept driving. "How do you know she's with someone she knows?"

            Tidus seemed flustered and unable to concentrate. He knew the girl's name…it was on the tip of his tongue…damn! "I don't know, I just remember Lindsay saying she left behind her best friend, and never knew what happened to her. She said they were really close, and wanted to find her again."

            Yuna still didn't get it. "So why does that say she was the kidnapper?"

            "She always said she was kind possessive; got jealous really easy and stuff. All I can think is that she's taken her now that she knows we are back, and she wants to keep her from leaving again. Only problem we have is…"

            "You don't know her name."

            "I didn't once, but…"

            "Not a clue now?"

            "Not a clue."

            Yuna suddenly had an idea. "You say they were really close?"

            "Yeah, totally. They knew each other for years. Shared an apartment together. Why?"

            "Well don't you think after Lindsay disappeared she would've been more than a little unstable and crushed?"

            Tidus hadn't thought of that. Cocking his head to the side, he turned to Yuna. "Where is this going?"

            "Rikku works at the Counseling Center, Tidus."

            "Really?" His hopes were lifting.

            "Really, she's been working there for the past year and a half."

            He thought for a moment, then looked at Yuna and instructed her to turn left from where they were.

            "Rikku! Hey, it's Tidus again, how's it going?" he said in a bubbly way as she answered her phone.

            Silence was heard on the other end, and then the sarcastic reply of, "Oh, just wonderfully, Tidus. Did I mention I loved my so-called 'get-together' with you earlier? It was so much fun to sit by myself and look like a moron for a half an hour."

Tidus's eyes shot wide open and he covered his mouth to stifle a curse. "Aw man, Rikku, I'm so sorry…"

            "Sorry for what?" Yuna asked from Tidus's kitchen table, wondering what he could possibly be sorry for, but he waved off her question.

            "Like you didn't know, right? Like you totally forgot about your 7 AM phone call to me?" Tidus just couldn't do anything right these days. Women were always pissed off at him for some reason or another.

            "Rikku, something happened yesterday afternoon," he began.

            "Yeah, something happened yesterday afternoon," she retorted. "You didn't show up!"

            "No, Rik, not that." He began to tell her what happened at the Grocery Store, and in jail.

            Her anger wore away quickly, and she felt her stomach churn. This girl he was dating had already been gone for 2 days, and hope was fading fast. "What can I do, she asked softly, hoping for a way to aid him in finding her.

            "Actually, you could help out incredibly if you gave us some information."

            "Us?"

            "Yuna and me."

            Rikku raised an eyebrow. He'd said a friend bailed him out of jail, but never mentioned that it was Yuna. She decided not to comment on it now…he needed her help and she'd save the teasing about them getting together again for later.

            "What information?"

            "Okay," he said, letting out a sigh of relief that she hadn't said anything about he and Yuna being together. "You work at the Counseling Center, my sources say. Confirm that?"

            "Yeah…I have been for a while now."

            "Lindsay said she had a best friend in Luca when she moved from Zanarkand that she was really close to, and left behind when she disappeared like me. They were sharing an apartment, too. Did you by any chance treat anyone with that scenario?"

            Rikku made a "duh" face. "Of course, Tidus, Yuna came, as well as a lot of others. There were a lot of cases of parted members that disappeared. Not necessarily on the day you did, either."

            Tidus hesitated. Yuna really had been heartbroken. She'd been to the point of having to seek counseling. "Would it be possible to look specifically at which patients came in with that case?" He felt like a stranger, talking to Rikku in such a professional manner.

            "Well, it's all confidential, Tidus…"

            "This is an emergency, Rik. Isn't there some way around that?"

            She chewed on the inside of her cheek, a habit she couldn't seem to break when she was thinking hard about something. Suddenly, a light bulb lit up inside her might like a bright flash.

            "I've got it! I have a way for you to get into those files." A smile consumed her features at the good idea.

            "Yuna too?" He needed her help as well, she was involved now. Yuna head came up as her name was said, and wondered where he was volunteering for her to go.

            "Well," she pondered for a moment, then said, "Yeah, there's a way for Yuna to come too, but there's a catch to it."

            Tidus didn't like the sound of that. "…What catch?"

            "You'll need to pretend you're married."

            Tidus's face fell into his free hand. With a sigh, he conceded. "Okay," he said, looking over at the awaiting woman sitting at his table. "Done."

            Rikku squealed with delight. Maybe this was her chance to get them back together! She'd be killing two Chocobos (AN: That IS what they're still called in FFX, isn't it? I hope so) with one stone! They could get Lindsay back, but maybe, just maybe, Tidus would go back to the love he left behind so long ago. "Good, good! I'll meet you there in fifteen minutes, kay? And this time don't ditch me!"

            He laughed slightly, but a hint of nervousness was heart in it as well. "I won't. I'll see you there." With that, he hung up the phone, and prepared to face whatever reaction Yuna was going to have to all of this.