A/N - Hello! Even though I should be studying for Semester finals now, I decided to post the next chapter.( Well, I am considering making chapters significantly longer from here on out. What do you think? There will be more action to come, I promise! Oh, and as for the PG-13 rating, well, since I have had a few people ask me about it, I've decide to move a scene from chapter 7 to chapter 5. OK, now on to the story!

Disclaimer - I don't own Final Fantasy X.never did.never will.

Chapter 5 - Secrets and Food Mountain

Lulu just knew it. Ever since Yuna's celebration party, she sensed that something was wrong. Her dreams, which seemed more like visions, often prophesized anger, pain, and even death in Yuna's near future. For the first few mornings, Lulu tried to ignore the dreams at first, but as the weeks wore on; the visions became more graphic, eventually turning into nightmares. The letter in her hand only served as visual conformation of what she had been suspecting for months.

Yuna was going to be murdered.

The dark mage knew better than to tell Wakka, Rikku, or anyone else for that matter about her newly found out revelation. If this kind of information was leaked out to the public, Spira would return back to it's chaotic state and the eternal calm that they all worked so hard for would cease to exist. Lulu refused to show the letter to anyone. As much as she trusted her husband and her small Al-Bhed companion, the responsibilities that presented themselves within the small white envelope outweighed her deepest personal desires to explain the situation to her friends.

"Lulu!! Why can't I read the letter?" Rikku stubbornly pouted. "Why, why, why, why why!!" The Al-Bhed continued. "And what are we going to the Farplane for?" "Are we just gonna walk there?" "I'm still hungry!" "Where is Yuna?" "Who was that small boy that delivered the letter?" "Why is." Lulu stopped walking and turned around to face Rikku. Her crimson eyes glared at the small girl. Rikku immediately stopped her series of questions and starred back into those deep red pools of sadness that seemed devoid of any emotion whatsoever. Lulu broke her gaze at Rikku and swiftly turned around to continue making her way out of the restaurant. The young girl was left speechless. As Lulu turned around, Rikku noticed several drops of liquid run down the dark mage's pale cheeks. She knew that in order to figure out what was going on, she would have to carefully observe Lulu. So Rikku took a deep breath and followed Lulu out of Luca Café.

Wakka just sat there. His instincts told him that something was askew in this whole matter and it all had to do with Yuna. He couldn't stand the thought of Yuna being hurt. Ever since their travels together, Wakka had become sort of a father figure in Yuna's life. He cared for her with the utmost compassion, and Yuna occasionally found him to be.well, overprotective. Before the blitzer could finish his thoughts, a voice interrupted him. "Excuse me sir. In my 15 years as head cook in this restaurant, may I say that you are, by far, my favorite customer!" Wakka snapped out of his trance and looked up to see 4 chefs carrying with them a bright silver cart containing the most delicious foods that he had ever seen. There were trays of filled with all sorts of grilled fish, smoked ham, roasted turkey, chickens of all sizes.plates of spaghetti, noodles, fettuccini, rice.chocolate pies, apple pies, pecan pies.baskets of fruits and vegetables.and a hamburger with small salad next to it. He looked up at the adoring chefs towering over him. His gaze then shifted to sharp set of knives, which conveniently hung from the side of the head chef's red apron. *How am I gonna get myself out of this one* Wakka thought to himself. Upon seeing such a vast amount of food on display, people gathered around the hungry redhead and began their rhythmic chanting - "EAT!. EAT!. EAT! EAT! EAT!" "Bon Apetite!" the head chef added. Soon, all eyes were on Wakka and the inordinate amount of food that sat before him. Spectators watching from the rear placed bets on whether or not Wakka could finish what became known as "Food Mountain". Wakka felt himself begin to sink into his seat. Before Wakka had a chance to tackle 'Food Mountain', the power suddenly went out. While everybody began to wonder what was going on, Wakka felt a soft hand tap his sandal. "This way" Rikku whispered. Wakka slid under the table and then proceeded to crawl on the floor towards the exit. 5 minutes later, the generator kicked in and to the crowd's disappointment, Wakka and the cart of food had both disappeared. All that remained was a small brown bag filled with thousands of Gil.

"Hey you guys really saved me back there. Say, How did the lights go out?" Wakka inquired. "Thundaga" the dark mage responded coldly. "You know Wakka, you can be so careless at times." Rikku teased. "Hey! Where did all of that food go? I was gonna finish that, ya!" Lulu became angry upon hearing Wakka's statement. The most sincere person she knew was on the verge of assassination and all Wakka could think about was food? *Of course he doesn't know that, so why yell at him?* Lulu thought. This triggered her to release a depressed sigh. She mentally shrugged it off and then turned her attention too more pressing matters. "It's getting late. We better head back to the boat and get some sleep." Lulu began to walk away from the group when she was stopped by Wakka's voice. "Hey Lu! Why don't you wanna tell Rikku and me about the letter? You trust us, ya?" Lulu knew that this question would come up sooner or later. She hadn't expected Wakka to ask her, but nonetheless, she figured that she better make up some excuse until she was sure that it would be safe to tell them. "I.umm.well you see." Lulu hesitated. "It's ok, Lulu." Rikku interrupted. "You don't have to talk about it now." There was a long pause. Lulu and especially Wakka were confused as to why Rikku would say this. "I think I understand. Lulu will tell us what's in the letter when she's ready. Isn't that right, Lulu?" the dark mage slowly nodded her head, confused, yet amazed by Rikku's words. The three guardians continued to walk towards the boat in silence as the brilliant sun began to set in the distance.

A/N - I am really sorry about this chapter! I meant to stay true to my word but. I got so carried away with Wakka and his love for food! (. To make up for this, I will post the next chapter in a few days. Oh, and please review the story so far.I really need some feedback as to where you think the story should go. Thanks to a certain Innocent Yuna for reviewing! Oh, and I won't say much, but there will be some action (hopefully) in the next chapter. ~Darkblitzer