Chapter 5: Home For the Weekend
Mattius2k04: *Tidus POV*
After the first day of school, coming into my dorms was surprisingly. . .normal. It felt like I was already home in a way, though I hadn't quite adjusted to the smell of grass and flowers over the ocean where I used to blitz. Wakka was already waiting for me, unpacking his stuff in the room next to mine. It was a pretty big place, for a dorm anyways. It was located on the first floor, near the back, where there were more cafés and small shops. From what I heard, Balamb used to be much smaller, but after the Ultimecia thing, money started pouring into it's funds. The president of Esthar donated a whole load of cash too. Damn, even my old man donated a couple thousand gil. Not much, but hey, it's the thought that counts, especially with my old man.
"Ey!" Wakka cried out from the kitchen. Oh no, he wasn't doing what I think he was doing was he? "I got food!"
"Oh Hyne, you didn't cook it, did you?" I sighed.
"No." Wakka retorted. "I got it from that café. Eat up! We got a big day ahead of us!"
"Uhh. . .Wakka, it's Saturday. No school. They just got us to go today as an intro to our classes buddy." I responded. His expression was unchanged.
"I know! That means we can train, ya?" Wakka replied. "Get a head start on the missions!"
"Uhh, I don't know." I replied. "Might just relax, practice my blitz in the new Sphere Pool they got back there."
"Well, Blitz is a new sport. Not many people good at it. It's what, 2 years old? You'd be one of the best, ya?"
"People just started playing it. . ." I repeated to myself. "But that means they'll be just as excited as I am. Gotta keep up my skill too, ya know! At any rate, I'm going to go out."
"W-what about your food, brudda?!" Wakka asked anxiously. "I had to spend 12 gil for this of my own money!"
"Uhh, yeah well I know you like eating," I responded, "so just eat my food for me. Here's my share of the money." I slapped 6 gil down on the counter top, like it was nothing. Actually, when you're the son of a rich couple, you make a lot of money. Plus I had a job for a while, so I made a lot of extra spending cash. "If you want to come, your welcome you know." I offered.
"Nah," Wakka refused, "I got some housework to do."
"You? Housework?" I joked. "Remember the last time? You tried vacuuming and you shorted the circuit out. Your fosters had a hell of a time explaining to those hydro guys that you destroyed a block of electricity with a vacuum cleaner."
"Yeah, well. . ." Wakka stopped, unsure of what to say. ". . .This time, I won't start runnin' in the house with it."
"You do that. Don't make too much of a scene, it's only our first week here. I don't want to get kicked out." I warned. "I'm out. Have fun."
I stepped out the door, walking down the luminescent hall with my hands in my pockets. It was turning dark earlier now, I guess thanks to the nearing of winter. "Man, this place is great!" I muttered happily, as a group of pretty girls walked by me. I turned to look back at them, and noticed one was looking back at me.
"Get a good stare, cutie?" She laughed, and her friends turned with her. They giggled and waved, some of them blushed, and turned back to where they were going.
"Ugh, don't forget about Yuna." I whispered. I decided to take a train back to Balamb City tomorrow, straight to the middle of downtown.
Mattius2k04: *Tidus POV*
After the first day of school, coming into my dorms was surprisingly. . .normal. It felt like I was already home in a way, though I hadn't quite adjusted to the smell of grass and flowers over the ocean where I used to blitz. Wakka was already waiting for me, unpacking his stuff in the room next to mine. It was a pretty big place, for a dorm anyways. It was located on the first floor, near the back, where there were more cafés and small shops. From what I heard, Balamb used to be much smaller, but after the Ultimecia thing, money started pouring into it's funds. The president of Esthar donated a whole load of cash too. Damn, even my old man donated a couple thousand gil. Not much, but hey, it's the thought that counts, especially with my old man.
"Ey!" Wakka cried out from the kitchen. Oh no, he wasn't doing what I think he was doing was he? "I got food!"
"Oh Hyne, you didn't cook it, did you?" I sighed.
"No." Wakka retorted. "I got it from that café. Eat up! We got a big day ahead of us!"
"Uhh. . .Wakka, it's Saturday. No school. They just got us to go today as an intro to our classes buddy." I responded. His expression was unchanged.
"I know! That means we can train, ya?" Wakka replied. "Get a head start on the missions!"
"Uhh, I don't know." I replied. "Might just relax, practice my blitz in the new Sphere Pool they got back there."
"Well, Blitz is a new sport. Not many people good at it. It's what, 2 years old? You'd be one of the best, ya?"
"People just started playing it. . ." I repeated to myself. "But that means they'll be just as excited as I am. Gotta keep up my skill too, ya know! At any rate, I'm going to go out."
"W-what about your food, brudda?!" Wakka asked anxiously. "I had to spend 12 gil for this of my own money!"
"Uhh, yeah well I know you like eating," I responded, "so just eat my food for me. Here's my share of the money." I slapped 6 gil down on the counter top, like it was nothing. Actually, when you're the son of a rich couple, you make a lot of money. Plus I had a job for a while, so I made a lot of extra spending cash. "If you want to come, your welcome you know." I offered.
"Nah," Wakka refused, "I got some housework to do."
"You? Housework?" I joked. "Remember the last time? You tried vacuuming and you shorted the circuit out. Your fosters had a hell of a time explaining to those hydro guys that you destroyed a block of electricity with a vacuum cleaner."
"Yeah, well. . ." Wakka stopped, unsure of what to say. ". . .This time, I won't start runnin' in the house with it."
"You do that. Don't make too much of a scene, it's only our first week here. I don't want to get kicked out." I warned. "I'm out. Have fun."
I stepped out the door, walking down the luminescent hall with my hands in my pockets. It was turning dark earlier now, I guess thanks to the nearing of winter. "Man, this place is great!" I muttered happily, as a group of pretty girls walked by me. I turned to look back at them, and noticed one was looking back at me.
"Get a good stare, cutie?" She laughed, and her friends turned with her. They giggled and waved, some of them blushed, and turned back to where they were going.
"Ugh, don't forget about Yuna." I whispered. I decided to take a train back to Balamb City tomorrow, straight to the middle of downtown.