a small spoiler in this chapter.not very big, doesn't give away too much about the end and you should be fine if you've gone past Zanarkand in the game.

Chapter 2: He's Not, But He Is

Yuna never left his side, never. She had stayed up all night by his side, watching him with loving eyes. But still, she could not truly believe it was him. For most of her waking time, she kept worrying that when he woke up, he would some how look different, talk different, act different. But, she shook the thoughts away. When he woke up, she would worry about that. Right now, she really just needed to worry about his health.

Mustering up her magical energy to the cores of the fingers that grasped her rod, she began to channel her magic and draw a magic circle in her mind for the spell. As the lines formed in her mind, she began to mumble secret words that would send the magic out to him. First she had cast curaga, healing the cuts and bruises that were found all over his body. Then she had cast ensuna to drive any abnormities from his body.

It had been a while since she had cast these spells since she had found no need for them now that Sin was gone, therefore her powers had weakened and as well, her mental strength. She had spent her energy, and she barely had to the strength to keep herself standing. Her rod dropped to the floor, her eyes began to roll to the back of her sockets and she fell against the sleeping Tidus, and entered her own world of sleep.

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"I love you," she whisper sadly as she stared off to the distance. She felt a cold tingling sensation cover her. At first, she was shocked by the feeling, then, she saw his translucent arms around her. Her heart ached, and she felt as if she was on the verge of tears.

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He woke up to her mumbling. Incoherent at first, then clearer.

"I love you." she said, at least that's what he thought she said.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts, then, looked again at the sleeping girl draped over his chest. She looked so young, yet, so mature.

He breathed in, then out. He looked at his surroundings, they looked old, like the stuff you would find in museums and history books.

"Where am I?" he mumbled as he turned his gaze back to the girl.

The girl's eyes began to flicker and a slight groan escaped her lips. She was coming to.

"Oh, no!" she exclaimed as she got up. "I fainted!"

He watched her as she panicked and turn around in circles, trying to figure out what to do next. When she had finally gathered her bearings, she noticed Tidus sitting up on the couch, watching her amusingly.

"Oh.you're finally wake," Yuna smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"Weak, very weak," he said as he brought his hand to his head. "And I ache everywhere."

"I'm so glad you're back," Yuna's smile faded, replaced by a sad expression. "I missed you."

Tidus looked at her with questioning eyes. "Excuse me.do I know you?"

Yuna stared at him for a while, then slowly turned around and left the room. Wakka was the first to pass by her.

"He's okay?" Wakka asked. "He's not dying or anything, ya?"

"He's okay," Yuna said quietly.

"Is something wrong?" The look on Yuna's face was begin to worry him; those expressionless eyes, staring off into nothingness.

"I-I need to speak to Lulu," she replied. "I need to ask her something."

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Lulu watched Tidus closely from the door. He looked normal to her, but what was with his memory loss. As much as she knew, she had never heard of a dream or an unsent losing his-or-her memory. But then again, Tidus was the only dream she had ever met.

"Do you think it's really him?" Riku asked as she watched eagerly.

"It's hard to say at this point," Lulu replied. She didn't want to choose sides yet. "It could be. It certainly looks like him."

"Yunie must be so happy," Rika smiled widely.

"She might be," Lulu nodded. "Maybe."

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"So.what do you remember last?" Yuna asked.

Tidus scratched the back of his head as he got up from the couch. "You know, it's all a blur. All I can remember millions of people running around, screaming as these huge machina were rolling into Zanarkand. Flashes of blue light just kept appearing."

Yuna looked at him oddly. What were the images that he claims he saw? The Tidus she knew had never mentioned these things from the Zanarkand he came from.

"You don't remember the battle we had with sin and your father?" she asked, fearing what the answer might be.

"Sin?" he gave her a questioning look. "What's a Sin? And my father? What has he got to do with anything?"

Yuna held her breath. It wasn't him. He's not Tidus, at least not the Tidus she knew.

"You aren't him," Yuna closed her eyes. "What are you doing here?"

He gave her a puzzled look, his eyebrows furrowed and he spoke, "Did I say something wrong?"

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That night, Yuna asked Riku, Lulu, Wakka and Kimahri to meet with her outside by the wharf. She needed their advice.they would know what to do. Tidus isn't.who she thought he would be. He looked and sounded the same, but.something just wasn't there.

"I don't understand," Riku shook her head vigorously. "I thought.this was what you wanted. I thought you wanted him back. Aren't you happy?"

"This probably is what Yuna wanted," Lulu began, "But, what she means if that, the Tidus that's here right now seems to be different from the Tidus who was with us when Yuna went on her Pilgrimage."

"So, what is it that you want to do, Yuna?" Wakka asked. "Perhaps we there's a way we can find out where he came from and who he really is. Maybe he's like a copy of the Tidus we all know. Wouldn't that be a rio-"

Wakka stopped in mid-sentence as Lulu shot a threatening look his way. He bit his lip knowing that he had gone too far, as always.

"Guadosalam," Kimahri simply said. "The Guado would know."

"Yes," Yuna nodded. "That's a good idea. Perhaps our answers lie in Guadosalam."

"But you said that the last thing he remembered was Zanarkand," Rika said. "Maybe.the answers lie there as well."

"Perhaps," Lulu said, thinking it over. "Auron had said that memories were left there, like a giant memory sphere. Perhaps we might be able to see something if we went there."

Yuna gave a slight nod. She knew she could rely on them to help her.

"Then we're on the road again," Yuna said, smiling.

"Just like old times, ya?" Wakka smiled. "So we leave tomorrow?"

"I think that would be the best if we want to sort out this problem as soon as possible," Lulu nodded.

"Tomorrow morning it is then," Yuna confirmed as she and her friends began to walk back to the house.

A/N: smilez sorry about the first chapter.giving away most of the plot. Well.just that part about Tidus, but you know, I have to write something to show this isn't just the typical Yuna/Tidus fanfic where he comes back and they just start smooching their mouths off just right there. Yeah.I don't like that too much. Well.from now on, I promise no more spoiling of the plot.

I don't like this chapter all too much, I was writing this and I as reading 'Confessions of a Shopahoic' at the same time, so it looks like I kinda switched styles after the first part. Sorry.lots of spelling errors.most likely. I can't remember how to spell the names of some places and spells from the game and I'm too lazy to go check. I'm trying to write as much as I can before I leave for a trip at the end of the month and I don't have very good internet access.. Maybe I'll work on the story on the plane.when I'm not reading, listening to music or drawing. :P

Oh, and to "Sarah" I don't really want spoil the game for you if you haven't finished it yet, but Tidus died in Zanarkand during the war against Bevelle.at least that's what I think. I've written too much already and I feel like I'm just droning on, so I'll shut up now. :P