[disclaimer-don't own any of this ffx2 characters... blah blah blah...]
Rikku stretched as she woke up. She looked to the bed on her left and saw Paine still sleeping. But when she looked to the bed on the right, she saw no one, and Yuna was supposed to be there. She went outside and saw Wakka.
"Morning!" Wakka greeted.
"Hey, have you seen Yuna?" Rikku concerned.
"Wasn't she in the lodge?"
"She wasn't there when I woke up."
"I don't think she left yet." Wakka scratched his head. Soon, Lulu came.
"Lu, have you seen Yuna?"
"Yuna? Not this morning, why?"
"She wasn't in the lodge and Wakka said he hasn't seen her." Rikku said.
"Hmm... well last night when everyone went to bed, Yuna said she was going to go to the beach. You think she's still there?" Lulu wondered.
"I'll check!" Rikku said and ran off.
"That's strange..." Lulu began. "Yuna seems... different."
"She does..." Wakka said. "I hope she's alright though." Lulu nodded and watched as Rikku began to search for her cousin.
Rikku arrived at the beach and stopped to catch her breath. Then she shaded her eyes from the sun. It was a beautiful day, but she had to make sure Yuna was okay. She was able to find Yuna easily. Yuna was lying on the sand near the water.
"Yunie!" Rikku called and rushed to her side. She gently shook Yuna. "Yuna, are you okay?" Yuna moaned and turned her head.
"Ti-dus..." she whispered. Rikku gasped and felt sorry for Yuna. She now knew that Yuna missed him terribly.
"It's okay Yuna..." Rikku said. Yuna moved around more. When she moved her arm, Rikku noticed the cut since Yuna's arm warmer was still off.
"Yu-Yuna... what happened..?" She gently lifted Yuna wrist and examined the cut. But Yuna pulled her wrist back.
"Rikku! Uh-Umm..."
"Yuna, what happened to your wrist? What's with the cut?" Rikku worriedly asked. Yuna grabbed her arm warmer and quickly put it on.
"It's nothing... Just got a little cut."
"A little cut? From what?"
"I-uh...It's nothing! Really, it's nothing."
"If it's nothing, then why are you hiding it?"
"Well, it really is nothing. Just forget about it." Yuna stood and began to leave, but Rikku stopped her.
"Tell me, Yuna. What is that cut from?" Rikku demanded.
"You want to know? Fine. It's from unhappiness and pain, that's what it's from. There, happy?"
"But Yuna, why?"
"I just told you! Unhappiness and pain." Yuna turned to leave again. But Rikku stepped in front of her and held her wrist.
"Yuna, is this because of Tidus?"
"It's none of your business." Yuna tugged her wrist back.
"Please tell me Yuna." Rikku begged. Angry, Yuna grabbed one of Rikku's daggers and pointed it at Rikku's throat.
"It's nothing... do you understand?"
"Ye-Yes... I'm sorry." Yuna shoved the handle of the dagger back into Rikku hand and walked away. But Rikku still didn't give up.
"Yuna, is there anyway I can help you? Anyway at all?" Yuna turned and faced Rikku.
"You want to help?" Rikku nodded. "Then shove that dagger into my heart."
"Wh-what?"
"Everyone was right before. Death will end everything. All the pain and suffering. So if you want to help, then kill me." Yuna removed her arm warmer and pulled Rikku's dagger across her wrist. Rikku pulled the dagger away, and ended up giving Yuna another cut. Blood dripped onto the clean sand.
"Come on Rikku. You want to help me don't you?" Yuna said, raising her voice a little. Rikku shook her head and held Yuna's wrist, hoping to stop the bleeding.
"Fine then, don't." Yuna cleaned her new wounds with the sea. Then she headed back to the village. Rikku fell on her knees crying. She looked at the blood on her hands from Yuna's wrist and cried more. She didn't know what to do now...
Rikku stretched as she woke up. She looked to the bed on her left and saw Paine still sleeping. But when she looked to the bed on the right, she saw no one, and Yuna was supposed to be there. She went outside and saw Wakka.
"Morning!" Wakka greeted.
"Hey, have you seen Yuna?" Rikku concerned.
"Wasn't she in the lodge?"
"She wasn't there when I woke up."
"I don't think she left yet." Wakka scratched his head. Soon, Lulu came.
"Lu, have you seen Yuna?"
"Yuna? Not this morning, why?"
"She wasn't in the lodge and Wakka said he hasn't seen her." Rikku said.
"Hmm... well last night when everyone went to bed, Yuna said she was going to go to the beach. You think she's still there?" Lulu wondered.
"I'll check!" Rikku said and ran off.
"That's strange..." Lulu began. "Yuna seems... different."
"She does..." Wakka said. "I hope she's alright though." Lulu nodded and watched as Rikku began to search for her cousin.
Rikku arrived at the beach and stopped to catch her breath. Then she shaded her eyes from the sun. It was a beautiful day, but she had to make sure Yuna was okay. She was able to find Yuna easily. Yuna was lying on the sand near the water.
"Yunie!" Rikku called and rushed to her side. She gently shook Yuna. "Yuna, are you okay?" Yuna moaned and turned her head.
"Ti-dus..." she whispered. Rikku gasped and felt sorry for Yuna. She now knew that Yuna missed him terribly.
"It's okay Yuna..." Rikku said. Yuna moved around more. When she moved her arm, Rikku noticed the cut since Yuna's arm warmer was still off.
"Yu-Yuna... what happened..?" She gently lifted Yuna wrist and examined the cut. But Yuna pulled her wrist back.
"Rikku! Uh-Umm..."
"Yuna, what happened to your wrist? What's with the cut?" Rikku worriedly asked. Yuna grabbed her arm warmer and quickly put it on.
"It's nothing... Just got a little cut."
"A little cut? From what?"
"I-uh...It's nothing! Really, it's nothing."
"If it's nothing, then why are you hiding it?"
"Well, it really is nothing. Just forget about it." Yuna stood and began to leave, but Rikku stopped her.
"Tell me, Yuna. What is that cut from?" Rikku demanded.
"You want to know? Fine. It's from unhappiness and pain, that's what it's from. There, happy?"
"But Yuna, why?"
"I just told you! Unhappiness and pain." Yuna turned to leave again. But Rikku stepped in front of her and held her wrist.
"Yuna, is this because of Tidus?"
"It's none of your business." Yuna tugged her wrist back.
"Please tell me Yuna." Rikku begged. Angry, Yuna grabbed one of Rikku's daggers and pointed it at Rikku's throat.
"It's nothing... do you understand?"
"Ye-Yes... I'm sorry." Yuna shoved the handle of the dagger back into Rikku hand and walked away. But Rikku still didn't give up.
"Yuna, is there anyway I can help you? Anyway at all?" Yuna turned and faced Rikku.
"You want to help?" Rikku nodded. "Then shove that dagger into my heart."
"Wh-what?"
"Everyone was right before. Death will end everything. All the pain and suffering. So if you want to help, then kill me." Yuna removed her arm warmer and pulled Rikku's dagger across her wrist. Rikku pulled the dagger away, and ended up giving Yuna another cut. Blood dripped onto the clean sand.
"Come on Rikku. You want to help me don't you?" Yuna said, raising her voice a little. Rikku shook her head and held Yuna's wrist, hoping to stop the bleeding.
"Fine then, don't." Yuna cleaned her new wounds with the sea. Then she headed back to the village. Rikku fell on her knees crying. She looked at the blood on her hands from Yuna's wrist and cried more. She didn't know what to do now...