For the next month, Yuna helped train Tidus with his senses, and Tidus in returned trained her in sword fighting. Kimahri would sometimes join them and in no time Yuna was proficient in the sword. She now used a custom made sword called Sharp Edge. It was similar to Caladbolg, only lighter, and didn't resonate. When they didn't train, they spent as much time together as they could muster, and for the first time since he returned, Tidus was truly happy.
A week after they had settled in, Tidus asked Kimahri, as a matriarch of the Ronso's, to wed him and Yuna. Then they booted Kimahri out of the house for two weeks and had their honeymoon, hidden from the world, just the two of them, and the quiet of the Calm Lands. For the first time since he faded from her life, Yuna was truly content, happy to finally be together with her soul mate.
They had just made their way to the dojo to practice Tidus's dodging ability. Yuna had loaded her hand guns with blanks, ready to shoot at Tidus, when a blur shot right past her and skidded in front of Tidus.
"Shadow…" mumbled Tidus.
Shadow barked and whined repeatedly and desperate, and Yuna smiled as she watched the mental conversation.
He had explained to her that Shadow was his familiar, a creature created by ancient magic and the desire for a partner. The creature and master would be able to share feelings and thoughts, allowing for mental conversations.
She watched as Tidus's expression suddenly became grim, then a sad smile formed on his face.
"What is it love?" asked Yuna. "What did your little spirit wolf say?"
Tidus sighed, suddenly feeling the weight that he hadn't felt since their reunion at Macalania Lake.
"It appears that your Guardians will be visiting us later on today."
Silence. It was a shock that she had been expecting, but not this soon. Her hands went to her mouth, her eyes wide in shock as she let the news sink in. Finally, she asked, "How… how long?"
"Three hours, maybe less," he said, that small sad smile still present. "I knew we wouldn't be able to hide from them forever, but I just thought that we'd have more time, you know?"
She nodded, totally sympathizing with him. They had just been wedded, started their new lives in seclusion, and in only a month they had been discovered.
"Oh well," he mumbled. "However bad this might seem to be, we won't let this get in the way of our training. Warm up while I go talk this over with Kimahri over the matter. I'll have him greet them when they arrive. Shadow, keep Yuna company while I give Kimahri his instructions."
Two hours after they had arrived in the Calm Lands, they stopped at a nearby inn to rest up. Wakka had gone on ahead to scout the area for any signs of Yuna, while Rikku and Lulu stayed behind to inquire information from the attendants of the hotel. Unfortunately however, they would always avoid their questions.
After about an hour of asking around, they finally decided to take a break and go to the room they had rented.
"Something's not right," stated Lulu. "They seemed to know more than they let on."
"Yeah, but what can we do? It's not like we can use force on them, or they'd kick us out," said Rikku, looking through the wallet that she had managed to pick pocket. "Ooh, there's 700 gill in this one!"
Lulu sighed. "Rikku, when are you gonna learn that stealing is wrong?"
"Hey, if I didn't steal, we'd be starving!" she countered. They would've continued bickering, but the door suddenly burst open and in walked Wakka, grinning like a maniac, followed by unexpected company.
"Well now, who'd have thought we'd be seeing old blue and hairy again," remarked Lulu, looking mildly surprised at Kimahri.
"Yuna and husband instruct Kimahri to bring guests to house," he stated.
The girls stared at him like he had gone mad. "Did you say… husband?" asked Rikku. "As in… Yunie's husband?"
The Ronso only nodded, waiting for them to pack their belongings. They stared at him like if he had suddenly grown three horns and had scales for skin.
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
Wakka's grin widened as he saw the two girls go unconscious. "Told ya dat dey'd feint. Dat's 500 gill you owe me, ya?"
Half an hour later, after the girls had gained consciousness and after Lulu fried the hell out of Wakka for making a bet on them, they were on their way to what they deemed was Yuna's house.
"When we arrive, you will sit in kitchen and wait. Yuna and husband are in middle of training now."
"Training? What training? And who is this husband of hers anyway?" asked Rikku.
"Husband train her in art of sword, so Yuna can protect herself if he can't do it," he stated, but avoided the second question. "That house up ahead."
Soon they had arrived at the impressive looking flat. They entered and saw a few pictures up. Some they recognized, some they didn't. They just imagined that Kimahri might have put them up.
They went to the kitchen and sat down around the table while Kimahri proceeded to make his special blend of Ronso Bean coffee for the three guardians.
They soon heard a scuffling behind them and turned to see Shadow at the doorway. It made eye contact with Rikku and barred his fangs.
"EEEEEEEEEEP! That thing is here!?" she shrieked. She never really liked dogs…
"Of course he's still here. He's the guardian of our land."
They all looked up from Shadow to see Yuna, now clad in a more revealing version of her summoner outfit. Her guns were in hostlers around her waist with a spare clip or two in different pouches. "Down boy, don't scare our guests," she ordered. The dog whined and lowered his head in shame. Yuna smiled at him as her former Guardians looked at her like she was mad. "No boy, you've done nothing wrong, but try to be a little nicer, they did come to visit me, didn't they?"
The spirit wolf barked happily, and trotted out of the kitchen, it's spirits higher.
As Shadow departed, they all looked at her expectedly, and she looked back with as much expectancy as them.
"Well?" asked both Yuna and Lulu at once.
"You first. As wonderful as it is seeing you all again, I highly doubt that this is a social call," said Yuna, sitting down and thanking Kimahri as he handed her a mug of coffee."
"Well, first of all we want to know what the hell you were thinking, running away like that without saying a word," said Lulu.
"That would be my fault," said a voice from behind. They all turned and the visitors gasped. Tidus was standing there, long haired with that sash covering his eyes. Shadow was sitting next to him, panting in happiness that he was able to be next to his master again.
"Tidus, hon, I thought you were sleeping," said Yuna, smirking as her Guardians witnessed the exchange between them.
"Yes, well, a certain spirit wolf here thought that you gave him the okay to slobber me back to life," he said grinning. "Actually, I was wondering why you didn't wake me up, seeing as we have guests present."
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
They stopped talking as they heard the thumping noise nearby, only to discover that Yuna's Guardians had gone sickly pale and had feinted at the sight of their thought-to-be-dead friend.
"… was it something I said?"
To Be Continued…
A/N: Hey guys. First off, I'd like to offer my sincerest apologies for the delay of this chapter. I'd also like to apologize for the length of the chapter. My first excuse is college. Do you know how much work they give in PC Repair? And lets not even mention remedial math. My next one is writers block. I had no idea how I was going to present this chapter, and my beta reader hasn't been on AIM lately so getting her to pre-read has been somewhat of a hassle, although I don't blame her entirely (as she has her own story to write. Go Eve!). Last, but certainly not least, I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS CHAPTER! It's sloppy, and scattered, and seemed to go nowhere. But I promise that I'll make the next one better, for you fluff lovers. Next chapter is gonna be pure WAFF, Fluff, joy, whatever you guys call it nowadays.
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