Part II:
You Are Home
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"Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know singing
You are home...where I wanted to go..."
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Tidus began to stir up a bit as he quietly began to regain consciousness, he had remembered something eerie however before beginning to open his blue eyes to look at his surroundings.
A dark light coming from the Farplane?
'That's odd,' he mused as he slowly awoke from this terrible dream - of course, he was still back in the Farplane. He known that for sure, the sun was still shining, the water was streaming peacefully -- and the smell of the ocean scent coming into his thoughts...
'Wait, since when there was a huge ocean in the Farplane?!' wide eyes endured the glowing sparkling reflections of the bright sun into the now drifting beach ocean. Tidus growing in a maximum state of confusion.
'Don't panic, you're still in the Farplane. You can't possibly come back to Spira right? Of course not.' But easily - telling himself that he was still in the Farplane only grew into more of a worry secession emotion. The scent was different, the area was a bit more tropical and relaxing, and the ocean began to drift on splashing onto the sand...
How in the hell did he end up back here?
~oOo~
Yuna instantly swiped the curtain door of her tent as she exited away from her last night's rest. It would be a long time that she ever slept well, possibly never. Her eyes began to squint as she felt the burning sun upon her bicolored eyes. Sometimes she had loved Besaid so much, but during days including this...
'It's so hot today!' she screamed in her head, as she began to fan herself with her hand - doing very little help with the wind speed that was cooling her face. Sweat began to pour from her forehead, as she began to follow Rikku down the beaten path to meet the welcoming visitors. She had missed walking around Besaid for a while; it had been a slight memory since her last peaceful walk around the beautiful beaches. Before her pilgrimage started, the docks where it held the many boats. She tried not to frown at such precious moments as the young Blitzball player came up into her mind...
"Yuna," he called out to her, opening his arms to her. She had desperately tried to run to him, to be caught into his warm safe keeping.
"Yunie!" Rikku cried as she pulled at her arm roughly. Her eyes spreading wide as she began to realize she had almost crept over to the edge of the deep slope down below into the ever cold, wandering ditch. Her mouth opened, but did not let out a scream until at last Rikku's strength - growing strangely, pulled her back into safety.
"What on Spira were you thinking, Yunie? You almost got yourself hurt!" the young Al Bhed shrieked with worry, pulling Yuna to her feet.
Yuna frowned, brushing off the dirt that remained on her gunner outfit that she had been continuously wearing in remembrance of her journey...and of him. Instantly she checked if she had any cuts or markings that were on her pale toned body, placing a hand on her guns that were wrapped securely around her waist.
Knowing that nothing was shedding a wince of pain, she sighed.
"Sorry. I - I really don't know...what came over me." she said softly, as she raked her fingers into her soft brown locks.
Already, she had been delusional. She couldn't help it if she had still remained feelings for the true dream that she fell in love with. It wasn't a sin to love a dream. After all, dreams can come true...right?
Wrong.
Everything: the time he had to leave her. Without ever saying a treasured and memorable goodbye to him, or to even feel his touch anymore had become to be a completely life living nightmare...
~oOo~
Tidus bent down to reach out a palm, cupping the now cool freshness of the ocean water. His eyebrows ceased from confusion, he could instantly feel the sand squishing on the soles of his shoes. The wind that was gently blowing out of no where. He could see the clear skies that rose over his head, the birds flying a cast to the west - into the near sun. He was squinting now, the dry and hot air forming drops of perspiration.
He was really on land.
He smiled, although somewhat scared and confused of what to do and where he was - he indeed felt free from the Farplane. Although, Jecht, Auron, and Braska might be worrying over him now. But now he could lie down right on the sandy shores and relax...
He closed his eyes as he felt a slender hand on his chest, softly rubbing his muscular form.
He smiled bratfully, as he reached to grab her hand into his, kissing the palm. His heart beating his regular beating, and he could now know that she could feel the temptation rising inside. Opening his eyes now, he fixed his eyes into her blue and green ones, both facial expressions that wore of joy and happiness. She smiled at him, reaching out to cup his face, pressing a soft-light kiss on his lips.
He touched her other hand that remained frozen upon his face as he nuzzled her nose with his, lovingly. Creating a soft giggle coming from her.
"I've missed you," he told her, kissing her nose. Her hair coming loose, spreading around wildly around her face. But he fixed all that, as he began to brush away the few strands away, placing them behind her ear. She wrapped her hands around his neck as she began to smile, pulling him on top of her.
"And I missed you..."
Tidus instantly awoke as he felt the burning sun on his face. His face wet with sweat coming from the heat, the temperature rising above the normal. He made a face of disappointment when he began to reach out for her warm slender body coming into contact with his. He stood up as he looked at the now designs he had made with his gloved hand while searching for her. Groaning with anger that it wasn't real, he smacked back down onto the sand, his eyes wandering around the sky.
There were many questions to ask now: where the hell was he...and he ever wondered if Yuna was still in contact with the precious memories of him and her - together.
END PART TWO
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Next Chapter: How exactly did Tidus return from the Farplane? Will he ever return to Yuna? Find out in Part III: Empty Words.
Author's Note~ Sorry about the long awaited update, but I want to get this fic done before I continue on with my other FFX fic. This is not a very long story, but volleyball and school projects are getting in my way - plus I think a lot of it is causing a slight writer's block. :-/ But not to worry, for all the From The Heart fans the next chapter is coming on its way. :-) Take care...
