A/N Thanks for the reviews, I knew there would be mixed emotions about the Gippal thing, but I couldn't help it. Moving on. Oh, and I've been working on details.

Trying, trying . . . I'm not sure. I don't think it's working.

Thanks for the reviews again. :)
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Chapter 9

Tidus watched as Gippal finally left. There was tension between those two - and it was far from hate. Why did I have to let Him save her? She's my girl, not his.

I need to stop thinking about this. I bled, that means I am real. Yes, I'm real, and Yuna's mine.

T: "Yuna?"

She turned and looked at him, his amazing blue eyes and cute blonde hair, what was he thinking?

He scratched just behind his head, the way he did when he was unsure of something.

T: "Ya'll seem close."

Yuna's eyes widened. That's exactly what I told Rikku. He's probably thinking something happened between us.

She smiled and put a hand at her side, "Don't be silly, He's Rikku's X, not mine."

T: "Rikku's?" Feeling a bit relieved.

Y: "Yeah, apparently they had a fling before Rikku left for the pilgrimage, but she won't admit to it."

T: "I see, so he wasn't one of those offers you were talking about."

Y: "Of course Not! That was Baralai," Extreme blushing, "I mean the x- leader of Baralai's group."

Tidus smiled, "Sure. I believe you." Sarcasm.

Yuna placed a hand to her mouth, "Oh my, I'm serious. It wasn't Baralai."

"If you say so," He teased.

Yuna shook her head. She smiled as she tossed her hand into the air again:

"Besides - you're my boyfriend now." - "Right?"

He looked at the smiling Yuna. It was the first time the actual question had come up and of course he had full intentions of telling her yes. But she did toss me into the water. It's payback time. "Well, Yuna, it appears that you get several offers, besides just me."

She looked at him and tossed her head slightly just to the side, curious as to why he didn't answer the question.

T: "If that's the case how do I know you won't find someone else?"

Yuna started to worry. What if he had seen Gippal kiss her? No, he would've already said so, so that means he's teasing me . . . right? Or maybe he doesn't want to be my boyfriend. She couldn't take it, and crossed her arms.

Y: "Are you, or are you not?" She snapped.

T: "Am I not what?" Wow, her eyes are amazing when she's angry, and it's so rare to actually see Yuna angry. I don't want to see this often, but a gaze like that, from her eyes, is unbelievable, and sexy.

Y: Now really pissed off, "Are you not a boyfriend."

T: "Well," he crossed his arms just as Yuna's arms were crossed, "Who's boyfriend should I be?" He smiled at her.

Y: "Forget it." she said and stormed out of the cave.

Tidus: I've really done it this time. She sure is pretty; I'd better go fix this.

He walked out into the sunlight and found Yuna standing by the hover, her back to him and she was tapping her foot angrily.

Y: How dare he, I can't believe he didn't answer me, maybe I should just leave. I can't believe him. She thought about it while she angrily tapped her foot and debated on whether or not to ride the hover back, or whether or not she should start crying.

Tidus walked up to her, and slid his arms just over her shoulders, hugging her just above her chest.

She could FEEL him and she started to relax into him, forgetting her anger. This time, he wasn't fading away, he was with her, and he was real. She could feel his warmth. She could feel Him.

T: "Yuna," "of course, I'm yours." "I love you." He held onto her for a few minutes.

After a few moments she felt him relaxing, getting ready to move,

Y: "No, don't move yet. I want this to last a little longer."

And they stayed that way.

Yuna finally turned towards him, his arms never left her and she wrapped her arms around his waste and rested his head on his shoulder. Y: "I love you too."

He leaned his head against hers, then pulled back so that he could look at her, and she looked back, he reached down and kissed her.

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Benzo and Shinra were still inside the cave.

Benzo: "Well, I guess since it's been destroyed, it won't be possible to return the parts."

Shinra: "Yeah, I wonder how we'll be able to repay for the missing pieces."

Benzo: "We'll probably have to work for what we borrowed."

Shinra: "Maybe we can get jobs at Djose to help with their machina parts."

Benzo: "That wouldn't be too bad."

Shinra: "I'm still curious about what that little boy on the Farplane said."

Benzo: "I hope the cactus are ok, let's go check on them."

They walked out and saw that all was calm, Benzo went over to Marnela, and Shinra waited for him to finish talking to the cactus.

Benzo came back. "All is fine, here at the Cactuar Nation."

Shinra: "Well, let's go back, we'll be having to face the temple at djose, and the diggers here."

They headed towards the hover and found the two kissing.

Shinra: "Grown-ups. I hope I never grow up."

Benzo: "Yeah, they're weird."

The couple pulled away from each other and Yuna saw the two walking up.

She smiled as Tidus let go of her and she placed her hands behind her back and turned to the boys.

Y: "Ready to head back?"

Benzo: "Yeah." He sighed, knowing they were going to be in trouble for taking the parts.

And they rode the hover back to see Nhadala.