Truth [Tikku]
[A/N] Well well, chapter 6 is here!! I'm going to have a lot more time to write now, since exams are over. Oh and just to reassure everyone, the "decoders" thing will be explained in this chapter! I know it's a little confusing, but... yeah... Thanks for all the reviews!!
[Narrator]
Rikku awoke the next morning, still in the caves, and leaned over to wake Tidus up. Her arm touched the cold floor beside her, but not Tidus. "Huh?" she yelled as she stretched out her arms. "Where are you Tidus?" she asked, a little louder. The wind blew through the caves' opening as she slowly rose from where she sat. It blew her hair onto her face, which made her continuously replace it behind her ear. "He's probably so excited to see Yunie that he left already" she though, a little saddened by the idea that he would leave her. Her thoughts were soon stopped by the sound of water slashing around.
Rikku took a step into the shallow water and smiled to see Tidus swimming. His hair was soaking wet, as were his clothes but he was smiling. "Look what I found!" he yelled as he held up yet another decoder. Rikku's eyes must have jumped right out of their sockets, since Tidus quickly asked what was wrong.
Slowly, she got the courage to swim closer to Tidus to look at the decoder in his hand and she quickly noticed he was beaming. She stood up and pressed her hand on her hip, "Why are you so happy?" she demanded. "I found my own decoders" he said with amazing power. "Own..." she echoed. Why would Tidus drop the decoders here?
Rikku stood silently looking at the little cylinder in Tidus' gloved hand. "Care to explain why this is yours?" she managed to say, through clenched teeth. "Well, alright... but it's a pretty long story I wanted to tell everyone else. But since you're Rikku, my best friend, I might as well". She slowly made her way to the cave entrance and sat there, with one foot in the water and the other bent, where her head now rested. The feathers in her hair fell to the floor as she gave a thumbs up. Tidus caught his breath and began.
"Well, it all started when I awoke in water, I just sat there, submerged in liquid for days on end until I had the courage to head to the surface. It was all so surreal for me... hadn't I sacrificed myself the nights before? I found myself thinking about the night on the ship and of Yuna" Rikku winced at the sound of her name. "Why always about her?" she thought as she pouted. "I said something to her I don't quite think I meant... she was the only one that heard, but it didn't feel right. Then I thought about you, Rikku. You just stood there with tears in your eyes, trying to hold back the surge of emotions you felt. I was holding back my tears too, Rikku. It was hard leaving everyone. I remember the last thing I saw was you running towards the ledge of the platform and waving and then all I saw was Wakka's hair in the distance.
"I began to see land, and began my swimming journey to the town of Luca. I got lucky, a fisherman told me he would bring me to Besaid in his new fishing ship, since he wanted to try it long distance anyways. In a few days, we hovered over Besaid. I wasn't sure if you guys were there, and the man told me not to get out and check, since the Yevonites had a terrible feud with the Machina Ship owners (which means the man who owned the ship I was in). I figured if the group had gone there, the famous Al Bhed girl Rikku would be there too, so I dropped the decoders.
"The decoders said 'Tidus wants to visit, meet at beach?' I know perfectly well that the decoders are used to signal an Island of a ship's presence, so I flew over Besaid everyday and expected to see you at the beach, like I asked. You didn't show up for a really long time, so I was about to give up when we tried at night. I could have sworn the beautiful girl in the bathing suit was you, so I asked him to drop me off. That and the fact that Wakka's hair was noticeable from 5 miles out. Then we landed, and you where there. I was so relieved that it was in fact you. That is my story".
Rikku eyes narrowed when the said she was 'beautiful'. He was probably just being nice, she told herself, but part of her believed he meant it. She felt her cheeks turn bright red, and quickly placed her two hands on them.
"Maybe we should go and see Yunie now?" Rikku asked quietly. Tidus lowered a brow. "Why does she keep insisting I see Yuna?" he asked himself, slightly irritated. He didn't want to go back, he had no reason to. "Would she come with me?" he asked himself, thinking Rikku would run away with him. He slapped himself at the though, he didn't want to ruin Rikku's perfect life her on Besaid just because he wanted to be with her... he finally realized to what extent he did love her.
"Run away with me" he said quickly, mentally kicking himself. Rikku stood up, her eyes wide open. A big smile was spread across her face, although she tried so hard to hide it. The sun made her eyes shine, and he pretended to see sparks in her eyes. She was at loss of words, what could she say? "But... Yunie... loves" she managed to stutter. "No, she doesn't. Come" Rikku didn't know what hit her at that very moment, but she grabbed his arm and pulled him away. "Let's go" she said, more excited than ever.
[A/N] Sorry for the stupidity ;; this was just a 'reflection' chapter. I decided to make two more after this one... so for all you wonderful people that reviewed... here it is :D
[A/N] Well well, chapter 6 is here!! I'm going to have a lot more time to write now, since exams are over. Oh and just to reassure everyone, the "decoders" thing will be explained in this chapter! I know it's a little confusing, but... yeah... Thanks for all the reviews!!
[Narrator]
Rikku awoke the next morning, still in the caves, and leaned over to wake Tidus up. Her arm touched the cold floor beside her, but not Tidus. "Huh?" she yelled as she stretched out her arms. "Where are you Tidus?" she asked, a little louder. The wind blew through the caves' opening as she slowly rose from where she sat. It blew her hair onto her face, which made her continuously replace it behind her ear. "He's probably so excited to see Yunie that he left already" she though, a little saddened by the idea that he would leave her. Her thoughts were soon stopped by the sound of water slashing around.
Rikku took a step into the shallow water and smiled to see Tidus swimming. His hair was soaking wet, as were his clothes but he was smiling. "Look what I found!" he yelled as he held up yet another decoder. Rikku's eyes must have jumped right out of their sockets, since Tidus quickly asked what was wrong.
Slowly, she got the courage to swim closer to Tidus to look at the decoder in his hand and she quickly noticed he was beaming. She stood up and pressed her hand on her hip, "Why are you so happy?" she demanded. "I found my own decoders" he said with amazing power. "Own..." she echoed. Why would Tidus drop the decoders here?
Rikku stood silently looking at the little cylinder in Tidus' gloved hand. "Care to explain why this is yours?" she managed to say, through clenched teeth. "Well, alright... but it's a pretty long story I wanted to tell everyone else. But since you're Rikku, my best friend, I might as well". She slowly made her way to the cave entrance and sat there, with one foot in the water and the other bent, where her head now rested. The feathers in her hair fell to the floor as she gave a thumbs up. Tidus caught his breath and began.
"Well, it all started when I awoke in water, I just sat there, submerged in liquid for days on end until I had the courage to head to the surface. It was all so surreal for me... hadn't I sacrificed myself the nights before? I found myself thinking about the night on the ship and of Yuna" Rikku winced at the sound of her name. "Why always about her?" she thought as she pouted. "I said something to her I don't quite think I meant... she was the only one that heard, but it didn't feel right. Then I thought about you, Rikku. You just stood there with tears in your eyes, trying to hold back the surge of emotions you felt. I was holding back my tears too, Rikku. It was hard leaving everyone. I remember the last thing I saw was you running towards the ledge of the platform and waving and then all I saw was Wakka's hair in the distance.
"I began to see land, and began my swimming journey to the town of Luca. I got lucky, a fisherman told me he would bring me to Besaid in his new fishing ship, since he wanted to try it long distance anyways. In a few days, we hovered over Besaid. I wasn't sure if you guys were there, and the man told me not to get out and check, since the Yevonites had a terrible feud with the Machina Ship owners (which means the man who owned the ship I was in). I figured if the group had gone there, the famous Al Bhed girl Rikku would be there too, so I dropped the decoders.
"The decoders said 'Tidus wants to visit, meet at beach?' I know perfectly well that the decoders are used to signal an Island of a ship's presence, so I flew over Besaid everyday and expected to see you at the beach, like I asked. You didn't show up for a really long time, so I was about to give up when we tried at night. I could have sworn the beautiful girl in the bathing suit was you, so I asked him to drop me off. That and the fact that Wakka's hair was noticeable from 5 miles out. Then we landed, and you where there. I was so relieved that it was in fact you. That is my story".
Rikku eyes narrowed when the said she was 'beautiful'. He was probably just being nice, she told herself, but part of her believed he meant it. She felt her cheeks turn bright red, and quickly placed her two hands on them.
"Maybe we should go and see Yunie now?" Rikku asked quietly. Tidus lowered a brow. "Why does she keep insisting I see Yuna?" he asked himself, slightly irritated. He didn't want to go back, he had no reason to. "Would she come with me?" he asked himself, thinking Rikku would run away with him. He slapped himself at the though, he didn't want to ruin Rikku's perfect life her on Besaid just because he wanted to be with her... he finally realized to what extent he did love her.
"Run away with me" he said quickly, mentally kicking himself. Rikku stood up, her eyes wide open. A big smile was spread across her face, although she tried so hard to hide it. The sun made her eyes shine, and he pretended to see sparks in her eyes. She was at loss of words, what could she say? "But... Yunie... loves" she managed to stutter. "No, she doesn't. Come" Rikku didn't know what hit her at that very moment, but she grabbed his arm and pulled him away. "Let's go" she said, more excited than ever.
[A/N] Sorry for the stupidity ;; this was just a 'reflection' chapter. I decided to make two more after this one... so for all you wonderful people that reviewed... here it is :D