Chapter 5: Headache.

"No yeeling!"

Brother clamped his hands to his ears. Lulu's face was red hot. Why? Why had she let Rikku talk her into coming?

Now she was in labor! On the airship!

Wakka was running round frantically. Yuna looked panic stricken while Rikku was as hyper as usual!

"We got a resting area for you Lulu! Let's get you there and you can lie down and we will figure out what to do! Wakka give your wife a lift!" Wakka scooped Lulu in his arms and followed Rikku into a lift. Yuna followed them looking wonderful in her new dress. "Wakka!" Lulu whimpered, her arms around his neck tightening as another contraction zipped through her body.

He felt so useless, what could he do? Her pain was from inside her. He held her closer to him. She seemed so small even though she was the size of a house.

She screamed again.

Yuna winced. If Tidus, providing they got him back, wanted kids she would totally refuse! Then she thought of the joy of having him back and sharing herself with him. She smiled, their baby.

She blinked and looked at Lulu's determined face, red and sweaty. Wakka whispered comforting things into her ear. Yuna felt her heart fall.

Would she ever find Tidus?

'Stop it! Concentrate on Lulu!"

She took hold of Lulu's hand and gave it a squeeze. The lift stopped at the cabin Rikku ran ahead to get a bed ready. Wakka jogged with Lulu, trying to keep her as comfortable as possible. He laid her gently on the bed.

Rikku disappeared to get water, towels, flannels and some blankets. Yuna drenched one of the flannels, rigged it and laid it on Lulu's forehead. Wakka had positioned himself so that Lulu's head was resting on his chest, his body supporting her from behind. Their hands were intertwined.

Rikku began to undo the buckles of Lulu's skirt. Yuna looked at poor Lulu. Her eyes were wide with terror, her hands were shaking in Wakka's.

Another contraction, Lulu screamed, Wakka looked distressed.

"You've done this before, ya?" Wakka asked as Rikku put on some gloves.

"Yeah! I've seen it done! What do you think us Al'Behd women do?" Lulu screamed again. "Just help me get it out!" Wakka looked shocked and held onto Lulu more tightly. Yuna stepped beside Rikku,

"What's going on?"

"OK! Lu you need to start pushing now ok? When your next contraction comes push as hard as you can, Wakka breath with her!"

Wakka took deep breathes with Lulu.

"Stop panting on me you idiot!" Lulu screeched through clenched teeth. Wakka looked at Rikku worriedly.

"Your doing fine! Mother's always get huffy!" Rikku laughed to try and lighten the mood. Yuna kept changing the flannel with a fresh one, she held Lulu's hand and spoke to her in a calm, soothing voice.

"You're doing great Lu! I can see the head! One more push!"

Yuna clamped hold of Lulu's hand and was rewarded with broken fingers. There was one last scream then there was a cry. A baby cry. Yuna grabbed a towel and wrapped it around the squirming baby in Rikku's arms.

"It's a...boy! You got a boy!" She beamed as she handed the baby to Lulu. Lulu sat up strait, still leaning against Wakka. She cradled the baby in her arms.

"Hello. Hello little one. I'm your mama," She kissed the baby on the forehead, tears were streaming down her face.

"And this is your papa!" She held him up to Wakka. He gazed down at his son in amazement. He was crying too. He wrapped a arm around Lulu and another around her cradling arms. He kissed her cheek.

"I'm so proud of you," He wept with her. The baby kept crying, his arms twisting themselves in Lulu's long black hair.

Yuna and Rikku grinned at each other.

"Thank you," Lulu choked out to all of them. To Rikku and Yuna for helping deliver. To Wakka for loving her. And to her son for coming out of her.

"We'll leave you two to it. Call if you need anything," Rikku smiled and pulled Yuna with her back to where Brother and Cid were waiting.

"It's a boy!" Brother was holding his head in his hands like he had a headache.

"Ah! Yeeling no more!" He sighed.

"Bro it's yelling not yeeling!" Brother's face went red and he glared at his sister.

"I drive ship!" He cried and ran to the bridge. Cid shook his head and followed him.

"Families!" Rikku threw her hands up in the air in exasperation.

"Hey keep it down! We don't want to put Lu and Wakka off!"

"Well the kid's out of her now and I don't think they would give him up if he was going to explode!" Yuna hit her lightly.

"I'm tired. I'm gonna have a nap," She strode to the room she and Rikku would be sharing. She hoped he would come back to her if she dreamt. She shivered in anticipation, if he could touch her surly she could touch him!

She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. She was in the flowery place again. It looked familiar now as she looked at it properly. She couldn't place it. It looked like the Farplane but no pyraflies flew around and Tidus had been here.

She sat waiting patiently.

'1-2-3-4-5 Toes on that foot and 1-2-3-4-5 on that one'

She sighed bored already and laid on her back in the flowers. They were so pretty, blue and green roses like the ones on her skirt.

"Not as beautiful as you," She sat up. He was there with a grin on his face. She smiled up at him. He laughed and plonked down beside her.

"Thank you," He smiled. "Why were you waiting for me Tidus?"

"I'll always be waiting for you Yuna," She blushed. He grinned at her and tweaked a strand of her hair.

"It's strange seeing you again," She stuttered, "I don't know what to say and there's so many questions!" He smiled sadly.

"Your gonna have to wake up sooner or later Yuna. You can't sleep forever,"
"Are you trying to get rid of me? Or are you saying I talk to much!" She pocked him in the side. He laughed again.

"How come I can touch you?" She whispered.

"I'm getting stronger! Soon I'll be with you again and Blitzin'!" She laughed with happiness.

"You wont disappear again will you?" He shrugged and put an arm around her waist.

"Not if I can help it," She snuggled closer to him.

"It was awful seeing you go," She whispered.

"Yeah. Well it had to be done so Sin could be destroyed," She stiffened.

Tidus disappeared after Sin had been destroyed. That was why he disappeared. How could he get that mixed up? 'He did go through an awful ordeal. Maybe he forgot most of it.

"I need you to help me Yuna," She looked up at him quizzically.

"I need you to find me sphere. It will help me get stronger so...I'll get back to you sooner," He whispered in her ear.

"Where will I find it?" He smiled, like he had won a marvelous victory.

"Ask in Bevelle. A man called Barali will know,"

"How do you know?" She felt that feeling again. Something wasn't right. She shook her head. This was Tidus! She would do anything to help him.

"I've been doing some homework," He smiled again, that odd smile like he had won a battle she hadn't been aware of.

He patted her thigh, leapt up and jogged away.

'That was strange!'

She stood up and gazed after him. Something was wrong. Something she couldn't place. He turned and waved at her. She waved back. He carried on running away from her like he had when he had disappeared.

'But I will see him again soon'