Chapter 6: Puzzle.

"The calm will have finished by the time you decide on a name Wakka!"

Lulu poked him. He smiled. He had his arms wrapped around her waist. They were gazing down at their son who was sleeping soundly in a makeshift cot Rikku had quickly put together.

"Well you think of one!"

"Well it would be an odd one like...Walu. Besides it's tradition for the father to choose a name,"

"It's hard!" He complained.

"Hey! I gave birth to him!" She nudged him again. "It's the least you can do!"

There was a tentative knock at the door.

"Ya?" Yuna pocked her head through the door.

"Am I disturbing?"

"No, no. Come in Bed head," Yuna stroked her hair and grinned sheepishly at them.

"How you guys doing?" She came over to them and gazed at the baby who was sucking his thumb.

"Fine! Everything's fine. Apart from the fact our baby is going to be nameless for the rest of his life!" Lulu glared at Wakka but couldn't keep her face strait and chuckled.

"Well what's wrong with Walu?" Yuna tried to smother a laugh and ended up snorting. Lulu was laughing to.

"Wakka I just combined our names!" Yuna laughed freely.

"Hey you could have said Luka. As in Luca! Get it?" Wakka looked at her as though it was the crappest joke ever, while Lulu laughed harder. Then Wakka laughed with her.

"I like it Yuna but it is kinda obsessive! I'm not that keen on Blitzball! Am I?"

Yuna grinned thinking of another blitzer.

"I'll leave you two to it,"

She smiled and hurried away to find Rikku. She wanted to discuss what Tidus had said with her.

Brother crossed his arms.

He was majorly pissed off. Rikku didn't understand! He loved Yuna! He wouldn't leave her ever! And this Tidus had! Now Yuna was ill. Yeah on the mend with the help of all the potions Rikku was ramming down her throat but that was beside the point.

Rikku stared at him. He didn't understand how Yuna felt! Yuna loved Tidus! She had seen it! No two other people deserved to be together apart from them. Then she felt sorry for her brother. He loved someone he could never have. She knelt next to him. "Brother...Yuna loves Tidus! He's the fact she's getting better. She was dying before he came to her in that dream, now look at her!" Brother stared at the floor. His angel promised to another. He wanted her to be happy. He really did.

"Yeah," He sighed. "Me sleep," Rikku patted his arm. He was at the door just as Yuna was coming in.

He looked at her with fondness and care. Then shook his head and hurried past her.

"Is he OK?" Yuna asked when he was out of earshot.

"Is he ever OK?" Rikku smiled at her.

"Can I talk to you?" Rikku looked at her concerned.

"You ok Yunie? You feelin' ill? Lie down!" Rikku flapped her arms around. Yuna laughed.

"Nah. I'm ok! I had another dream,"

"Ooooooooo! What did he say? Was he ok?" Rikku leapt around the room clapping her hands.

"It was odd. He was...strange!" Rikku stared at her. They sat down at a table.

"What was wrong?" She nervously drummed her fingers on the table.

"He...said he wanted me to find a sphere for him," She stared at the table, "A man called Barali will know where to find it,"

Rikku stared at her.

"Maybe you should talk to Lulu and Wakka,"

"Their busy choosing a name for their baby,"

"Yuna! This is important! Now get your ass down there!" Rikku leaped up pulling Yuna with her.

"Barali...Rings a bell," Wakka scratched his chin. Lulu had her head to one side, thinking hard. The baby was sleeping soundly in her arms.

"I think he...er...why would he know where that sphere is?" She handed the baby to Wakka and began to pace.

"Barali...What did you think Rikku?"

"He was in with Maester Mika and Kinoc. You now training to be a maester,"

"What's bad with that?" Yuna turned and stared at her. "My dad was 'in' with them"

"Yuna I didn't mean it like that," Rikku clenched her fists. "I think he was in with Seymour too,"

Yuna shivered. Seymour. The name made her cold. He had nearly killed them all. Four times!

"Did you ask Tidus about this?"

"Yeah he just said he did his homework," Wakka laughed.

"Type of thing he would say! But how could he know about a bloke called Barali? Come to think of it how did you Ri?" Rikku went red.

"I dated a mate of his, Gippal," Rikku went all dazed. Lulu hit her on the head.

"Hey!" Rikku tried to swipe her but fell off the bed. Lulu laughed which woke the baby.

"Oh no! I just got him off!" Lulu took him into another room to calm him down. Wakka was still scratching his chin.

"I'm not sure Yuna. Be careful ya? We're nearly in Bevelle."

"Sure thing," She sighed. Why couldn't things just be normal? Why couldn't he be here? Why why why?

She rubbed her eyes, feeling tired already. She wanted to see him again, but would it be like last time? Would it be strange again? She didn't want things to be strange with him. She wanted them to be perfect. She drifted to her bed like a iron cutting was attracted to a magnet. She lay down and let her eyes close.

He was there waiting for her. A smile on his face.

"You seen Barali yet?"

"We're not in Bevelle yet!"

"We're?"

"Yeah Rikku, Wakka and Lu," He looked angry and shocked.

"They know!"

"Yeah. Why? Something wrong?" He looked at her for a moment and smiled.

"I just wanted you all to myself," He whispered in her ear. She smiled and laughed.

"Well how else could I get to Bevelle without the aid of Rikku's ship? Hmm?" He grinned and laid down in the flowers. Yuna laid down next to him and took hold of his hand. He held it tightly. He brought her hand up and kissed each finger. Then held it to his chest. She could almost feel his heart beat.

"How are things?" He asked.

"Lulu and Wakka still haven't named their son yet,"

"They got a baby?"

"Yeah! Lu gave birth yesterday! He so cute!"

"They'll be vulnerable then" Her head jerked to look at him. He seemed to have been unaware he had said it.

"Well how are things with you?" She asked.

"Oh. So so I suppose. Wish I could spend more time with you. But then again no one is ever happy with what they have," His fingers were making small circles on her hand. He smiled absentmindedly to him self. Yuna felt it again. That feeling that something wasn't right. She hated it. Despised it. It was destroying her time with Tidus. She looked at him. He was far away, thinking.

She leaned over and kissed him. He hadn't kissed her since he had first seen her and she had wanted him to be all over her. She raised her head abit. He looked at her and grinned.

"Now is that the proper conduct of a summoner and one of her guardians?"

"You think I treated Sir Auron like this?" He laughed and stroked her hair. With his thumb he traced her lips,

"You got to wake up Yuna," He kissed her forehead lightly. "Don't forget about Barali,"

He kissed her again then faded.

She smiled to herself.

That hadn't been bad.

Had it?