Here it is, Tidus' chapter. Thank you so much to everybody who has reviewed so far!!! I was a lot quicker than I thought I was going to be in writing this one... :) Tidus may have a teeny bit of OOCness, however. He's kind of hard to write... for me, anyway. I tried meh best. As far as the Kimahri chapter goes, it probably won't come until I'm finished with school and find the time and motivation to do it. Reviews always help, though. ^^ Oh, and I know I have the quote again... it's a very good quote and it goes along with the story so I stuck it in again. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anybody, anything, blah blah blah, my dog is purple, j'aime manger les petits enfants, I enjoy throwing shoes at things whilst laughing evilly.... the usual disclaimer stuff.
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"There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer, no disease that enough love will not heal, no door that enough love will not bridge, no wall that enough love will not throw down, no sin that enough love will not redeem... It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all. If only you could love enough, you could be the happiest and most powerful being in the world... "
--Emmet Fox
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I can't stand to see her cry like this. It's eating my soul from within, and I want to break down too. With everything that is happening, I think we both feel really helpless. The world, fate, or destiny, whatever you want to it, they all seem like they're against us. Well, to me it seems like they are doing a damn good job of winning.
I try not to be selfish. I know it's really childish to want everything, but I do. I want to get rid of Sin, to finally free my old man from his horrible prison; I want me and Yuna and everybody else to go back to my Zanarkand and be happy.... forever. Is it so much to ask to be happy?
The pain, I see it in Yuna's eyes clearly even as she tries to avoid my gaze. I see it in the others too; with every mention of the inevitable doom that awaits Yuna and possibly the rest of us. Yuna, Auron, Lulu, Kimahri... they all try to be so strong but I know there is horrible anguish hidden underneath their faces. Wakka always tries to lift us all up with a bad joke now and again, but I see his pain too. Rikku.... she tries so hard to save Yuna and I know her intentions are very good but she still can't understand that if Yuna wants to do this, we can't stop her.
I still can't seem to realize it either. I keep telling myself that this is Yuna's decision, Yuna's path. But sometimes I just want to tell her what she is doing to the rest of us. How she is killing me inside, and how I can't stand to think about let alone comprehend what awaits her. Just because this is Yuna's decision doesn't mean that it affects her alone. It hurts all of us tremendously.
She's still crying. I know I need to be strong for her. I need to give her support and not let her see my pain because that will bring her down further and I couldn't handle that.
I decide that I need to do something to comfort her. I gently place both of my hands on her shoulders. Please look up, Yuna. You don't need to hide from me.
"Yuna." Her name escapes my brain and out of my mouth in an effort to get her to look at me. Yuna. Her name is so beautiful.
I see her head slowly tilt upwards, almost as if she is afraid to even glance at me. Her eyes eventually meet mine and she lets out one last muffled cry.
Wow. I have noticed her eyes before, but this... was amazing. Gorgeous shades of blue and green. It still hurts me to look at them, however, because the pain is still at their surface. I know she is trying to hide it from me, to hide herself. I'm sorry Yuna, but it's not going to work.
I can sense her looking in to mine too, and I try to make myself seem as strong as possible. Please Yuna, don't be scared.
I don't even think as a strange impulse causes me to move slowly towards her, and before I know it I am kissing her. She doesn't kiss back at first, she's probably more surprised at my actions than I am. I move my arm towards her neck and pull her closer and she eventually gives in and returns the kiss.
I love her so much but I've been waiting to do this for what seems like forever. We may have known each other for a short time, but I can't stand to think of her ever leaving me. It's strange... I don't know how I ever knew that this feeling was love. When it hits you for the first time, you just know... like you've known it forever. And when you finally receive it from someone else, it feels like a missing part of your existence has been filled. It's so incredible that I could never encompass it all.
I have forgotten about almost everything now except for just the two of us. By now the kiss has become very passionate, and my mind wanders and is so clouded that I pull Yuna down into the water and we fall. The water splashes around us and I can feel her grip me tighter as we go spiraling downwards.
I've always loved the water, and not just because of blitzball. Water contains so much power and magic to me, and it seems only right that we are twirling through it together, as one being in a wonderful dance.
It's like when it rains... all of those little raindrops splash together onto the ponds and lakes and rivers and they all join as one powerful whole being. When it is done raining, there are no separate individual raindrops. They are all one lake, one pond, or one river. When the raindrops are by themselves, they are weak and powerless, but when they all join together in the power of a waterfall or raging river they can carve through mountains and move entire structures. They become nearly unstoppable.
We are still kissing as we continue to move farther down into the seemingly bottomless sphere pool. My hand takes hers and I feel her face slowly separate from mine. We're gazing at each other again, and as I look into her eyes I see nothing but love and happiness. That makes me smile slightly, and she does the same. She slowly starts to float away from me and grabs my hands again. I'm looking down at her now, and she has a look of pure tranquility on her face. She looks like such an angel. I love her so much.
I'm absolutely beaming as we rotate around each other and our eyes meet once again. We embrace and I move my hand up to her face. Her eyes close as I tenderly brush it across her cheek. She opens her eyes and smiles. I love it when she smiles, especially now because I know that it's not a forced one. This is real.
She places her soft hand on my cheek and I savor her delicate touch. Her hand slowly moves down to my shoulder, and as she gazes at me I know what we both want. Before I know it impulse has taken over again and we're kissing once more. I pull her closer and I never want to let her go.
We're like the raindrops, twirling and weaving together so that we appear as one. Time, space, and everything else have lost all meaning as we become lost in each other. I love this feeling and I never want it to end, my childish self wants it to last forever. To twirl and weave for eternity like the raindrops.
I may be able to make this last for a long time. We will think of a way to defeat sin, free my old man, and save Yuna all at once. We will come to my Zanarkand, and my world will be perfect. We can do anything if we want to.
Love conquers all.
