The Dream that Became Reality-Chapter 1
DISCLAIMER: All Characters and names associated with Final Fantasy X are property of Squaresoft.
Tidus stood at the entrance in Guadosalam, looking outside. Jecht and Auron watched as Tidus turned and waved to them. Just as Tidus was going to walk out, Auron called his name. Tidus turned. "Aren't you going to be needing this?" Auron said, holding up the Brotherhood. Tidus grinned, "You bet!" He exclaimed, taking the sword from his mentor's hand. Jecht looked his son in the eye. "You take care of Yuna…Braska's mean with that staff." He said in a serious tone, when suddenly he burst out laughing. Somehow, the mention of her name stung him deep inside. He had made his choice, but his father wasn't making it any easier. Tidus faked a smile. "I will dad." Jecht nodded and Tidus leaped out of the Farplane.
***
Tidus walked around Guadosalam, seemingly unnoticed by the Guados, who were still a bit angry with him over all the incidents with Seymour. Tidus walked over to Giera Guado's house. He pushed the door open and got a less than warm welcome from the blitzer. "IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA PLAY FOR YOUR PANSY ASS AUROCHS, YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!" Tidus put his hands up in protest. "Easy man, I don't play blitzball anymore…I'm kinda in retirement." Giera calmed down. "Oh…well in that case welcome!" He patted Tidus on the shoulder. Tidus was confused by his sudden change in attitude, but accepted the welcome anyway. "So what brings you to Guadosalam?" He asked as he motioned Tidus to sit at the table. Tidus hesitated for a minute, wondering what his reaction would be. "Well…I was wondering if you could take me to Luca?" He waited for an answer. Giera looked at him blankly. "Whatever for?" Tidus sighed. "I'm..meeting a friend." Giera thought for a minute. "Well, we're leaving this afternoon at 2:30 so if you can hang tight till then, well then yeah sure." Tidus nodded in thanks, said goodbye, and decided to go walk around for awhile.
***
2:30 came quicker than he expected, and the trip to Luca went by uneventful. Although he thought of how he was going to explain his problem and the reasoning behind it. Finally, they came to Luca, and Tidus set out to find his love.
***
Tidus walked to the blitzball entrance, and found Biggs and Wedge there, who were not only the guards to the stadium, but played on the Besaid Aurochs. "Tidus? Is that you?" Biggs asked, looking at him. Tidus nodded, with a smile. "How's it goin guys? Miss me?" Wedge nodded. "You bet! Since you disappeared, Wakka retired and it's basically been just me and Biggs, and we've only won 5 of our last 10 games." Tidus cringed. "Damn…well if things go well, I'm gonna see if I can come back and play." They both looked happy. Wedge grew serious. "So, how come you disappeared?" He asked. Tidus rubbed the back of his head. "Uh…I'll have to tell you guys that story some other time, but right now I got some important business to deal with, so I'll catch you guys later." He walked away before they had a chance to say anything.
***
Tidus walked into the stadium and smiled. This place was like home to him, although it was 2 of the teams that he hated to play against the most, the Guado Glories and the Al Bhed Psyches. As he looked into the sphere pool, he realized that Rikku's brother was playing. His heart skipped a beat. This meant that Rikku was probably here! He walked over to the Psyches fan section. He looked around and couldn't see her. He was beginning to lose hope when suddenly he caught a flash of blonde hair in the crowd. As he went to focus on it, he was shocked at what he saw. Rikku seemed to have totally changed. She wore a blue bandana sort of thing on her head and a few strands of her hair were braided, and she had a red scarf with yellow ends around her neck. She wore a yellow bikini and dark green shorts with big pockets on the front for holding things and a yellow belt. She had white frilly sleeves on her arms and blue and white shoes on. She really had changed. Then again I've been gone for 2 years, he thought to himself. He walked over and stood behind her, just as her brother scored and made it 3-1 for the Psyches. All the fans in the section stood up and yelled, and then Tidus noticed that there was another girl beside Rikku, who seemed to be uninterested in the game. Rikku poked the girl in the ribs. "My brother's pretty good eh?" She chirped. The girl sighed. "Sure." She replied with little interest. Tidus decided this would be a good time to step in. "Yeah that sure was a nice goal, although he should work on his technique." He grinned, waiting for her response. He saw her stand completely straight and not move for a minute. Slowly she turned around, and as she caught a glimpse of Tidus' smiling face, her green eyes went wide. "Oh my god…Tidus? You…You're back!" She practically leaped into his arms. Tidus laughed. "Relax, I missed you too!" He hugged her back. Rikku let him go and just looked at him. "Well before I go too insane I guess I'll introduce you to my friend." She turned to the girl. "Tidus, meet Paine, Paine meet Tidus." Tidus grinned weakly, noticing the red color of her eyes. She looked him up and down for a second, thinking of where she saw him before. Suddenly it came to mind. "Wait a minute…you're Sir Tidus aren't you?" Tidus looked confused. "Sure..?" She laughed. "Yes you are, I've seen your statue in Besaid, you're the one that sacrificed your life for Yuna." Tidus nodded, finally understanding. He scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. "But could ya do me a favour and stop it with the 'sir' bit?" He asked. Paine and Rikku both laughed. "Sure thing," Paine paused. She chuckled to herself. "And here I was thinking you were another dumb blonde." Rikku laughed but then stopped. "Hey…" This caused Tidus to laugh now, as Paine rolled her eyes. "See what I mean?" Tidus shook his head at her too. "Rikku, you really give us blondes a bad name." He said with a fake frown. Rikku stuck her tongue out and punched Tidus in the shoulder. After everyone finally stopped laughing, they realized that the game was over and everyone was leaving, so they did the same.
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So they got onto the airship, with the first stop being in Bevelle to drop Paine off and then off to the Al Bhed Home. Tidus and Rikku stood out on the deck. After they both stood in silence for awhile, Rikku finally spoke. "It's really good to have you back Tidus." She said. Tidus grinned. "Yeah? It's good to be back." She nodded. Again there was silence. Tidus thought about whether to tell her or not, but decided against it and instead asked about Home. "So it's rebuilt?" Rikku nodded enthusiastically. "Since everybody uses machina, it's now the largest city in Spira thanks to all the high-tech stuff, so I've been busy doing repairing and building machina." She said. "Sounds cool." Tidus added. "Guess what? We're gonna go see Yunie tomorrow!" She chirped. Tidus cringed, it's now or never, he thought to himself. "Uh…actually I wanted to talk to you about something first." He swallowed hard. Rikku looked at him oddly but asked him what was wrong. "Well…you know I've basically always loved Yuna and all…and that I've always had like a brother/sister love for you Rikku…but I feel as if that love has grown to something more." Rikku looked hard at him. "What're you trying to say?" Tidus was really worried now. "Rikku…what I'm trying to say is I…well I…" He stammered.
"I love you."
Author's Note: Well now you all know what Tidus' big decision was and how he made it. By the way, in case you guys are wondering what Rikku's costume looks like (although I'm sure that you all know what it looks like anyway) go to www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ffx-2/art/rikku01.jpg and check it out. Check out Chapter 2 to find out Rikku's reaction!!
DISCLAIMER: All Characters and names associated with Final Fantasy X are property of Squaresoft.
Tidus stood at the entrance in Guadosalam, looking outside. Jecht and Auron watched as Tidus turned and waved to them. Just as Tidus was going to walk out, Auron called his name. Tidus turned. "Aren't you going to be needing this?" Auron said, holding up the Brotherhood. Tidus grinned, "You bet!" He exclaimed, taking the sword from his mentor's hand. Jecht looked his son in the eye. "You take care of Yuna…Braska's mean with that staff." He said in a serious tone, when suddenly he burst out laughing. Somehow, the mention of her name stung him deep inside. He had made his choice, but his father wasn't making it any easier. Tidus faked a smile. "I will dad." Jecht nodded and Tidus leaped out of the Farplane.
***
Tidus walked around Guadosalam, seemingly unnoticed by the Guados, who were still a bit angry with him over all the incidents with Seymour. Tidus walked over to Giera Guado's house. He pushed the door open and got a less than warm welcome from the blitzer. "IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA PLAY FOR YOUR PANSY ASS AUROCHS, YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!" Tidus put his hands up in protest. "Easy man, I don't play blitzball anymore…I'm kinda in retirement." Giera calmed down. "Oh…well in that case welcome!" He patted Tidus on the shoulder. Tidus was confused by his sudden change in attitude, but accepted the welcome anyway. "So what brings you to Guadosalam?" He asked as he motioned Tidus to sit at the table. Tidus hesitated for a minute, wondering what his reaction would be. "Well…I was wondering if you could take me to Luca?" He waited for an answer. Giera looked at him blankly. "Whatever for?" Tidus sighed. "I'm..meeting a friend." Giera thought for a minute. "Well, we're leaving this afternoon at 2:30 so if you can hang tight till then, well then yeah sure." Tidus nodded in thanks, said goodbye, and decided to go walk around for awhile.
***
2:30 came quicker than he expected, and the trip to Luca went by uneventful. Although he thought of how he was going to explain his problem and the reasoning behind it. Finally, they came to Luca, and Tidus set out to find his love.
***
Tidus walked to the blitzball entrance, and found Biggs and Wedge there, who were not only the guards to the stadium, but played on the Besaid Aurochs. "Tidus? Is that you?" Biggs asked, looking at him. Tidus nodded, with a smile. "How's it goin guys? Miss me?" Wedge nodded. "You bet! Since you disappeared, Wakka retired and it's basically been just me and Biggs, and we've only won 5 of our last 10 games." Tidus cringed. "Damn…well if things go well, I'm gonna see if I can come back and play." They both looked happy. Wedge grew serious. "So, how come you disappeared?" He asked. Tidus rubbed the back of his head. "Uh…I'll have to tell you guys that story some other time, but right now I got some important business to deal with, so I'll catch you guys later." He walked away before they had a chance to say anything.
***
Tidus walked into the stadium and smiled. This place was like home to him, although it was 2 of the teams that he hated to play against the most, the Guado Glories and the Al Bhed Psyches. As he looked into the sphere pool, he realized that Rikku's brother was playing. His heart skipped a beat. This meant that Rikku was probably here! He walked over to the Psyches fan section. He looked around and couldn't see her. He was beginning to lose hope when suddenly he caught a flash of blonde hair in the crowd. As he went to focus on it, he was shocked at what he saw. Rikku seemed to have totally changed. She wore a blue bandana sort of thing on her head and a few strands of her hair were braided, and she had a red scarf with yellow ends around her neck. She wore a yellow bikini and dark green shorts with big pockets on the front for holding things and a yellow belt. She had white frilly sleeves on her arms and blue and white shoes on. She really had changed. Then again I've been gone for 2 years, he thought to himself. He walked over and stood behind her, just as her brother scored and made it 3-1 for the Psyches. All the fans in the section stood up and yelled, and then Tidus noticed that there was another girl beside Rikku, who seemed to be uninterested in the game. Rikku poked the girl in the ribs. "My brother's pretty good eh?" She chirped. The girl sighed. "Sure." She replied with little interest. Tidus decided this would be a good time to step in. "Yeah that sure was a nice goal, although he should work on his technique." He grinned, waiting for her response. He saw her stand completely straight and not move for a minute. Slowly she turned around, and as she caught a glimpse of Tidus' smiling face, her green eyes went wide. "Oh my god…Tidus? You…You're back!" She practically leaped into his arms. Tidus laughed. "Relax, I missed you too!" He hugged her back. Rikku let him go and just looked at him. "Well before I go too insane I guess I'll introduce you to my friend." She turned to the girl. "Tidus, meet Paine, Paine meet Tidus." Tidus grinned weakly, noticing the red color of her eyes. She looked him up and down for a second, thinking of where she saw him before. Suddenly it came to mind. "Wait a minute…you're Sir Tidus aren't you?" Tidus looked confused. "Sure..?" She laughed. "Yes you are, I've seen your statue in Besaid, you're the one that sacrificed your life for Yuna." Tidus nodded, finally understanding. He scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. "But could ya do me a favour and stop it with the 'sir' bit?" He asked. Paine and Rikku both laughed. "Sure thing," Paine paused. She chuckled to herself. "And here I was thinking you were another dumb blonde." Rikku laughed but then stopped. "Hey…" This caused Tidus to laugh now, as Paine rolled her eyes. "See what I mean?" Tidus shook his head at her too. "Rikku, you really give us blondes a bad name." He said with a fake frown. Rikku stuck her tongue out and punched Tidus in the shoulder. After everyone finally stopped laughing, they realized that the game was over and everyone was leaving, so they did the same.
***
So they got onto the airship, with the first stop being in Bevelle to drop Paine off and then off to the Al Bhed Home. Tidus and Rikku stood out on the deck. After they both stood in silence for awhile, Rikku finally spoke. "It's really good to have you back Tidus." She said. Tidus grinned. "Yeah? It's good to be back." She nodded. Again there was silence. Tidus thought about whether to tell her or not, but decided against it and instead asked about Home. "So it's rebuilt?" Rikku nodded enthusiastically. "Since everybody uses machina, it's now the largest city in Spira thanks to all the high-tech stuff, so I've been busy doing repairing and building machina." She said. "Sounds cool." Tidus added. "Guess what? We're gonna go see Yunie tomorrow!" She chirped. Tidus cringed, it's now or never, he thought to himself. "Uh…actually I wanted to talk to you about something first." He swallowed hard. Rikku looked at him oddly but asked him what was wrong. "Well…you know I've basically always loved Yuna and all…and that I've always had like a brother/sister love for you Rikku…but I feel as if that love has grown to something more." Rikku looked hard at him. "What're you trying to say?" Tidus was really worried now. "Rikku…what I'm trying to say is I…well I…" He stammered.
"I love you."
Author's Note: Well now you all know what Tidus' big decision was and how he made it. By the way, in case you guys are wondering what Rikku's costume looks like (although I'm sure that you all know what it looks like anyway) go to www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ffx-2/art/rikku01.jpg and check it out. Check out Chapter 2 to find out Rikku's reaction!!