Author's Notes: Ok, I am staying home sick today, so I finally have time to work on my fanfiction. Yes, actually, I really am sick. I'm not the kind of person who would fake sick, especially not on the Dean Of Student's (who is in charge of enforcing the dress code, so we can't wear any of our favorite outfits, like
my Rikku outfit. It is about as far from dress code as it can be.)60thBirthday. I had such wonderful pranks planned! Oh well. Anyway, since I was really sick last night, I got to sleep in this morning, instead of waking up at 6am to go to school like I normally do. Which is good, because I do most of my prewriting
for stories mentally when I'm pretending to be asleep in the mornings. Unfortunately, I have to go to church on Sundays, so I can't sleep in as long as I'd like to. Basically, I usually only write on Saturdays.
In this chapter, I sort of get into talking about Lulu and Chappu's death, which is hard for me because Lulu is far from being one of my favorite characters. Well, hopefully I do a good job on this chapter. Just so you guys know, this really is going to be a novel. I'm not going to give up half way through. I wouldn't do that to you guys.

Disclaimer: I've said it once, and I'll say it again. Final Fantasy X Does NOT Belong to me, or for that
matter to anyone else writing a fanfiction. Everyone already knows we don't own it, why do we have to
say this again, and again, and again. That's why they call it a FAN fiction. We are all FANS of FFX. We
don't own the rights to the characters. Squaresoft does. So Don't Sue us!

A Few Die Hard Fans
Chapter 2

You know? Chappu died soon after I got back from Kilika, so I never really knew him like Lulu
and Wakka did. Well, I did know him pretty well. I admit it, I cried when I found out he died, but he
wasn't my brother. Or Fiancée.
Lulu was always kind of grumpy, but Chappu was everything to her. After he died, she took to
wearing nothing but black, and wearing her hair covering half her face. Wakka and I tried to cheer her up,
but there was nothing we could do. I did my best to keep Wakka in good sprits, but he to was a lost cause.
I tried to keep him focused on Blitzball, but it was several years before he was anything like back to
normal. It was nice, when Tidus showed up. We could laugh again.
None of us knew it then, but the day Tidus washed up on the besaid shore? That's when everything changed. For me, Wakka, Lulu, Kimahri, and especially Yuna. That very day, Yuna became a summoner. It made me sad to think that she would soon embark on her pilgrimage. I felt lucky that I would at least get to come with her as far as Luca. I longed to be one of her gaurdions, so I wouldn't have to part from Wakka, but I was no fighter. Wakka had promised to show me the art of attacking with a Blitzball, and I hoped he would. Soon. Before the Blitzball tournament, so I could continue on with them. However, as it is I will just travel as far as Luca to watch the Blitzball tournament, then return to Besaid.
What would I do without Wakka? He thinks of me as just a friend. Like a little sister. How could I let him know how I really feel? Well, lets just take things as they come.
Wakka, Tidus and I set off towards Besaid. Tidus ran ahead, and Wakka gave me a look behind his back. Yes! Wakka is going to pull the trick we play on every newcomer to besaid. We took the center path in the woods, which led to a sheer 40 foot drop. Tidus approached the cliff, a puzzled look on his face. Wakka crossed his arms, and edged behind Tidus. I fought to hold back laughter. Wakka slowly uncrossed his arms, a grave look on his face, and slapped Tidus hard on the back.
"Whoa!" Tidus yelled, as he lost his balance and stumbled off the edge. Wakka and I exchanged high fives and giggles. We took a running start, and did synchronized swan dives off the edge of the cliff. We hit the water on either side of Tidus, who was sputtering for breath. After coming to the surface for breath, Wakka and I collapsed into giggles again. Tidus looked furious.
"Hey, don't look so mad, Tidus!" I said
"Yeah, we do that to everyone on their first trip to the island." Wakka explained.
"Well, not Kimahri." I proclaimed
"We didn't dare do that to a Ronso." Wakka offered.
"Huh? What's a Ronso?" Tidus asked.
"You don't know what a Ronso is?" Wakka looked confused.
"The Toxin!" I muttered in Wakka's ear. I was kind of clinging to his shoulder. I can't tread water as long as he can.
"Oh, right." Wakka looked embarased. "They are one of the three races of Spira."
"Not counting the Al Bhed. They aren't represented by a Maester, because they aren't Yevonites."
Tidus looked very confused.
"Never mind." I said. "The thing about Ronso? Their skin is blue."
"What?" Tidus exclaimed "You mean like blue blue?"
"Uh, yeah," Wakka said, looking exasperated, "Blue, as in blue, ya?"
"That's really weird," Tidus said. "Anyway, I'm hungry. Can we hurry up and get to the village already?"

Author's Notes: Well, I didn't get as far as I thought I would. Oh well. I'll update again as soon as I can. I'm planning on rewriting the entire game like this, and don't worry, it will get more interesting as soon as we embark for Kilika. Review please? I have decided that flames are ok, as long as you say something constructive, not just "This sucks!" If anyone has any advice, I will be more than willing to listen. Does anyone actually want to read more of this? Let me know! Please? Just review, ok?