"YUUUUUUUUNIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!" yelled out Rikku as she looked around for her cousin. She had been looking for the last hour all over the town of Besaid and had no luck. It was as if she had completely disappeared. Rikku was started to get frustrated as she neared the beach shore.
She was about to yell out again, when something caught her attention. A shrilling whistle could be heard all around the beach. Whoever was doing it was doing so quite loudly. She looked around, but couldn't see anyone on the beach. She was about to turn back though, when a glint of white caught here eye in the water. She looked closely and came to realization.
Yuna had waded out into the sea again, whistling for everything she was worth. She had first started doing this everyday for the first year after Sin and Yu Yevon had been destroyed. Gradually, it had decreased, but never fully stop.
"Ohhhh Yunie, frah femm oui cdub rindehk ouincamv mega drec?" she asked herself in her native tongue.
She shook her head and headed back to the village. She entered Wakka's hut, where most of the former Guardians were assembled. Three were obviously missing: Auron, Kimahri, and Tidus. Rikku shook those thoughts from her head, however, and greeted what was left of their 'family.' Kimahri had disappeared two years ago on a trip to Mount Gagazet. The only thing he does is sends post cards and presents to Yuna every now and then, and assured her that he was fine.
"Hey Rikku, ya found Yuna yet?" asked Wakka, spinning World Champion around on one finger, obviously bored.
"She's in one of her moods again. She's at the beach whistling her heart out."
Lulu sighed. "She's been doing this more and more within the last two months. I thought it died down last year, but it only just started up again."
"She's hurting herself by doing this," said Rikku. "Guys, we have to do something to snap her out of this!"
"For once, Rikku's right,". "Guys, we have to do something to snap her out of this!"
"For once, Rikku's right," said Wakka, earning a glare from said girl. "We gotta find some way to snap her outta dis."
They all sat there thinking in silence. After ten minutes, Wakka exclaimed, "Hey, I know! Maybe we should take Yuna to Luca!"
"Luca?" asked Lulu. "Why in the fayth's name would you want to take Yuna to Luca for?"
"Well, da new blitzball season is starting up dis Saturday. First match is de Aurochs against da Goers, and I've had da team in intensive training, ya?"
Lulu frowned, going in deep thought. "I don't know Wakka. Seeing blitzball again might only worsen her mood. Remember, Tidus used to be a blitzball player too, or have you already forgotten?"
Wakka thought a second before answering, "Ya, dat might be a problem, but hey! You forget dat Yuna used to watch blitzball eva since she was a little girl. Who knows, the event might play out on her either way, but hey, it's better dan doing nothing, ya?"
"I think it's a good idea!" Rikku exclaimed all of a sudden. "It might cheer her up or make her sad, but either way, it would mean that Yuna will be away from Besaid for a while. She won't be as cooped up as she is now. I think that a change in scenery would do her good!"
Wakka and Lulu looked at her baffled, eyes wide as dishes. Wakka, unfortunately, was the first to recover.
"Ya know way Rikku? I dink dat dat's de most sense I've eva heard come outta ya since we first met you, ya?"
"SHUT IT WAKKA!"
*BANG!*
"Owwww………. dat hurt…….."
She kept whistling into the wind, hoping, praying to any deity that looked over to them that he'd come back to her. It started with the dreams two months ago. Dreams of Tidus and Kimahri, somewhere familiar, yet never being able to place it. It was a calm place, tranquil and full of sunny weather and beautiful landscape. It was weird. She could never hear what either of them said, but she noticed one thing though: the sash that Tidus kept tied around his eyes. The sash mystified her. He wore it wherever he went, whether it was training, or eating, or even sleeping. It didn't make any sense to her, but then again, sense was the last thing she worried about.
'Those dreams…. they seem too real to just be dreams…. Tidus, love, where are you…."
She whistled again, letting the winds carry the sound with it wherever it went, hoping that Tidus heard it and that he'd come back.
"Tidus…" she whispered to herself. "Everyday you're not with me a little more of me dies….. please Tidus….. come back to me love….."
Tidus woke up with a start. Had he really been dreaming that? It was night time in the Calm Planes, and everything was quiet except the sound of his heavy breathing.
'Jeeze…. what was that? Too real to be a dream…..'
Tidus shook his head. 'Sleep now, think in morning,' he thought to himself as he laid back in his bed. However, that dream kept his mind racing. After an hour of restlessly laying there he gave up. He got up on his left side of the bed and felt for Caladbolg. He swung it carefully, making sure not to hit anything. Slowly, the sounds resonated across the room and back, giving him a mental picture of his surroundings. He swung a few more times, getting mental glimpses of the silently running grandfather clock in the corner of his room.
'Five in the morning… bet Kimahri's already up and running. Wonder if he made coffee…'
He sheathed his sword as soon as he found his walking stick. Tapping it on the floor ahead of him as he went along, he managed his way around. Although the taps weren't as efficient as the resonating sound of Caladbolg, it was safer than waving the damn sword around. He was about to go outside, when it started. Rain. Lot's of rain. 'Oh boy. Hope Kimahri isn't out there,' he thought with a smile before noticing the familiar effects of the rain. Each rain drop produced a unique sound, therefore giving him a view that was just as good if not better than the resonating sounds of Caladbolg.
He propped the stick under his arm and made his way towards the kitchen. As expected, a smoking hot cup of coffee was waiting for him on the small kitchen table.
He sat down and started to slowly sip his scorching black coffee while pondering on his most current dream.
'So….. Yuna can tell that I'm alive….. she can probably tell when I'm close by too….. maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to go to Luca after all…..'
The sudden smell of wet cat informed Tidus that Kimahri had indeed been outside and had just arrived in the house. He felt the smell grow stronger as he heard the *squish, squish* of his bare, soaked, fur covered feet.
"That was Kimahri's coffee," he mumbled as he wearily walked in.
"If it keeps raining when I'm done, I'll make you another batch."
"That okay. Only Ronso know how to make Ronso special blend."
"Really? What's in it?"
"Fertilized Ronso beans."
*PHTTT!*
Kimahri smiled in satisfaction as Tidus excused himself and hurried to the bathroom, hoping that it didn't stop raining all the way there so as not to trip and hurt himself.
Kimahri then sat down and took the abandoned mug and chugged down the remaining contents. He purred, and said to himself, "No one messes with Kimahri's coffee….."
Fifteen minutes later, Tidus managed to make his way back, feeling a little better. "That was a dirty trick Kimahri," groaned Tidus, all the coffee now out of his system. "A low and dirty trick. I'm lucky that it hasn't stopped raining, or I'd have probably hurt myself."
"Kimahri no like it when people take away coffee. Kimahri getting old. Need good coffee in morning," was his reply.
Tidus just groaned and decided then and there that he would only drink decaf from now on. They were silent until Tidus remembered that he needed to tell Kimahri about what happened.
"Listen Kimahri, I know this is gonna sound a little weird, but I need to tell you something."
He then proceeded to tell Kimahri about the dreams he had been experiencing for the last two month, including his most resent one just a few hours ago. And hour later Tidus finished and Kimahri stood there in silence. After a minute, Tidus began to worry that the Ronso had fallen asleep. "So, what do you think?" he asked, just to make sure.
He heard some shuffling before hearing Kimahri's answer.
"Dreams mean nothing. Dreams help mind rest."
Tidus sat there, pondering. He had gone to school while in Zanarkand, and had learned something similar in his Neuroscience class a long while ago.
'These dreams though….. they go beyond anything I've ever heard of…..'
The more he thought, the more he got confused. 'Maybe I should just ignore them….. yeah, Kimahri's right. Dreams are just that. Dreams.'
They sat there in silence, until, surprisingly, Kimahri broke the silence. "So you still plan to go to Luca?"
"Of course! I have yet to miss an opening season game since my return, and I'm sure as hell not gonna start now!"
"Then we pack today. Is long walk from here to Luca, we must leave tomorrow."
Tidus nodded, just as the rain started to die down slightly, much to his displeasure.
"I'll make my way back to my room then. Since all of my clothing are the same, I won't need to worry about what goes with what."
That much at least was true. Tidus wore now wore a black muscle shirt, black leather pants, black hiking boots, and a black sleeveless trench coat to hide Caladbolg.
He sighed, as he made his way to his room to start an early packing. 'Well, at least the came should be interesting…..'
To Be Continued……
A/N: Alrighty then! That concludes this chapter. Hopefully, it'll measure up to your expectations. If not, review or email me at chikujin@spidefreak.zzn.com and I'll see what changes I can make. Well, that's about it. So until next time, I'll be watching you…..
