Finding Yuna [Tikku]
[A/N] Chapter 7 came a little faster! Thank you soo much for the reviews, they make me happy hint hint Thanks to fireball20 for the idea of explaining Rikku's emotions, I guess it is a little confusing... I'll try to fix that, promise! Here we go again!
[Rikku's thoughts]
What am I doing? I said I would run away with him, I said I would leave everything behind, and I said I would break Yuna's heart... who am I? I don't recognize myself, since when do I hurt other people's feelings just so I could be happy? I looked up to see Tidus' reaction. He was surprised, but I could see a small smile at the corners of his lips forming. "So he wants me to come?" I asked myself... maybe there is hope for me after all.
What is it about him that makes me feel all weak inside? Since the first time I saw him, in Baaj Temple, I knew we'd be close friends. I guess I could 'read' him, we were so alike. Then Sin came and took him away from me, I felt torn inside, I felt lost. For the next few days I couldn't work... my mind would continuously go back to him. I would sleep and wake up to see his eyes.
Then we met again, on the Moonflow. My heart skipped a beat when I first saw him again... I'm not sure why I felt that way, we were just friends, right? The way he talked to me, the way he stood up for me, it seemed like we were more than just friends... and I believed it... I knew I loved him. He was the first non Al Bhed boy to ever consider talking to me, I suppose that's why I liked him so much from the beginning. Then I began to get to know him, and found out he was an amazing guy... and I needed him there with me.
When he asked me run away with him, I felt the way I did when I met him on the Moonflow... I knew I needed to go to be able to be happy... but somehow, I knew it wasn't the right thing to do. I wasn't thinking...
[Narrator]
The two swam right out of the cave and headed off to the beach. "How exactly do we get off the Isle?" Rikku asked with a hint of regret in her voice. "Maybe we shouldn't go?" he asked himself. Good question, the surge of emotions he was feeling made him say stupid things. She just made him so happy. He got an idea that might keep him here longer. "How about we sneak in at night and find Auron, just to say hi, and then we leave?" Rikku looked up at him, small beads were beginning to form at her eyes. "We... we can't..."
Confusion spread across his face. Was Auron not here? He though if everyone else was, he would be too... "He's... Far...plane" Rikku managed to say. A tear fell onto her face, leaving a wet streak upon her cheek. Without thinking, he brushed off the tear and took her into his arms. "Farplane, huh?" he whispered into her ear. She slowly nodded. Not knowing how to comfort Rikku, he just held her there. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. His first reaction was to stroke her head, and he did.
Thinking of Auron made Rikku really sad... he was gone... forever. "Wait, Rikku you idiot!" she yelled to herself. "He came back to visit... to tell me to think with my head..." she told herself. He knew Tidus was coming, he knew Rikku would overreact, he knew she would not think with her head. "I can't come with you" she said as she pulled away from his warm embrace. He didn't seem too shocked at the comment. "I... I know... I just hopped..." slowly, they began to walk towards Besaid Gates.
Lulu stood there, with a look of sheer anger spread across her face. She didn't manage to see Tidus, only Rikku stood in front of her. "Rikku! Where in the name of Yevon where you? We waited all night for you and-"she got cut off by the sudden appearance of Tidus. "Heya Lulu, you're looking great" he said with one hand behind his head. Lulu looked like she was going to faint. "Tidus?" she managed to say. He smiled and ran right up beside her, giving her a big hug. "You... you're... back!" she said, smiling. He nodded his head and looked around. "Where is everyone?" he asked.
In a matter of seconds, Wakka and Paine both appeared. "Hey Brudda, you finally made it to the village, ya?" he asked. "Where were you?" he asked, pulling Tidus aside. He shrugged and ran back to meet Paine. "Hello, I've heard a lot about you" she said smiling. He brushed his hair with his gloved hand and laughed. "Yeah, I am great aren't I?" he asked jokingly. "Course!" Rikku piped up, beginning to laugh.
Tidus studied Lulu up and down. "You look different somehow" he replied. She smiled as Wakka came holding Junior. Tidus' eyes opened wide. "You two?" he asked quizzically. Rikku giggled. "Hopefully he looks like Lulu. Pity if he has the burden of looking like Wakka" Rikku said, bursting with laughter. Everyone joined until Wakka understood. "Hey, ya!" he said. Lulu took his face and kissed his cheek. "I still love him" she added.
The night was filled with laughter and story telling, until finally he noticed something was missing. Someone was missing...
[Rikku] I hadn't even noticed Yuna didn't come down to dinner. "Where did she go?" I asked Paine after the meal. She gave a small sigh and said she had no idea, Yuna wasn't in the house, and she hadn't been around all day. I had to find her, she shouldn't miss this. He's back for her! It all of a sudden struck me hard. He's here for her. It was never for me.
"Rikku? You 'kay?" Tidus asked. I looked him right in the face and gave a small "Yup". "Yuna's missing though" I added, trying to change the subject. He gasped. "Yeah, I know! I just found out" I repeated. He looked deep in thought, it was as if he was having an inner debate. "I guess we should find her" he said. I nodded and asked who would help.
It was at that very second Wakka decided to show up. "Guys! Heard the news yet?" he said breathlessly. I supposed he ran from the beach all the way here. I shook my head. "No, what happened" . I had a strange feeling this was about Yuna. "Yuna, she's gone. She's been drafted to Bevelle, and has to live there for a year to become an official citizen again. Apparently it's mandatory for her to do this as a High Summoner, ya? I think it's rubbish" Wakka added.
I looked around at everyone and stopped as I saw two blue eyes looking into my own. He looked so confused and sad yet relieved somehow. "What now?" he asked. I looked at him carefully, and for once in my life I took Auron's advice. Think with your head, not your heart. My head says go. "Well then ladies, we're going to Bevelle"
[A/N] Sorry for the HUGE delay, I've been so lazy!!! This chappy was a little strange and boring, but thank you for reading :D I've started the next chapter, I promise it'll be up soon. THANK YOU FOR R/R-ing! You all deserve cookies!
[A/N] Chapter 7 came a little faster! Thank you soo much for the reviews, they make me happy hint hint Thanks to fireball20 for the idea of explaining Rikku's emotions, I guess it is a little confusing... I'll try to fix that, promise! Here we go again!
[Rikku's thoughts]
What am I doing? I said I would run away with him, I said I would leave everything behind, and I said I would break Yuna's heart... who am I? I don't recognize myself, since when do I hurt other people's feelings just so I could be happy? I looked up to see Tidus' reaction. He was surprised, but I could see a small smile at the corners of his lips forming. "So he wants me to come?" I asked myself... maybe there is hope for me after all.
What is it about him that makes me feel all weak inside? Since the first time I saw him, in Baaj Temple, I knew we'd be close friends. I guess I could 'read' him, we were so alike. Then Sin came and took him away from me, I felt torn inside, I felt lost. For the next few days I couldn't work... my mind would continuously go back to him. I would sleep and wake up to see his eyes.
Then we met again, on the Moonflow. My heart skipped a beat when I first saw him again... I'm not sure why I felt that way, we were just friends, right? The way he talked to me, the way he stood up for me, it seemed like we were more than just friends... and I believed it... I knew I loved him. He was the first non Al Bhed boy to ever consider talking to me, I suppose that's why I liked him so much from the beginning. Then I began to get to know him, and found out he was an amazing guy... and I needed him there with me.
When he asked me run away with him, I felt the way I did when I met him on the Moonflow... I knew I needed to go to be able to be happy... but somehow, I knew it wasn't the right thing to do. I wasn't thinking...
[Narrator]
The two swam right out of the cave and headed off to the beach. "How exactly do we get off the Isle?" Rikku asked with a hint of regret in her voice. "Maybe we shouldn't go?" he asked himself. Good question, the surge of emotions he was feeling made him say stupid things. She just made him so happy. He got an idea that might keep him here longer. "How about we sneak in at night and find Auron, just to say hi, and then we leave?" Rikku looked up at him, small beads were beginning to form at her eyes. "We... we can't..."
Confusion spread across his face. Was Auron not here? He though if everyone else was, he would be too... "He's... Far...plane" Rikku managed to say. A tear fell onto her face, leaving a wet streak upon her cheek. Without thinking, he brushed off the tear and took her into his arms. "Farplane, huh?" he whispered into her ear. She slowly nodded. Not knowing how to comfort Rikku, he just held her there. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. His first reaction was to stroke her head, and he did.
Thinking of Auron made Rikku really sad... he was gone... forever. "Wait, Rikku you idiot!" she yelled to herself. "He came back to visit... to tell me to think with my head..." she told herself. He knew Tidus was coming, he knew Rikku would overreact, he knew she would not think with her head. "I can't come with you" she said as she pulled away from his warm embrace. He didn't seem too shocked at the comment. "I... I know... I just hopped..." slowly, they began to walk towards Besaid Gates.
Lulu stood there, with a look of sheer anger spread across her face. She didn't manage to see Tidus, only Rikku stood in front of her. "Rikku! Where in the name of Yevon where you? We waited all night for you and-"she got cut off by the sudden appearance of Tidus. "Heya Lulu, you're looking great" he said with one hand behind his head. Lulu looked like she was going to faint. "Tidus?" she managed to say. He smiled and ran right up beside her, giving her a big hug. "You... you're... back!" she said, smiling. He nodded his head and looked around. "Where is everyone?" he asked.
In a matter of seconds, Wakka and Paine both appeared. "Hey Brudda, you finally made it to the village, ya?" he asked. "Where were you?" he asked, pulling Tidus aside. He shrugged and ran back to meet Paine. "Hello, I've heard a lot about you" she said smiling. He brushed his hair with his gloved hand and laughed. "Yeah, I am great aren't I?" he asked jokingly. "Course!" Rikku piped up, beginning to laugh.
Tidus studied Lulu up and down. "You look different somehow" he replied. She smiled as Wakka came holding Junior. Tidus' eyes opened wide. "You two?" he asked quizzically. Rikku giggled. "Hopefully he looks like Lulu. Pity if he has the burden of looking like Wakka" Rikku said, bursting with laughter. Everyone joined until Wakka understood. "Hey, ya!" he said. Lulu took his face and kissed his cheek. "I still love him" she added.
The night was filled with laughter and story telling, until finally he noticed something was missing. Someone was missing...
[Rikku] I hadn't even noticed Yuna didn't come down to dinner. "Where did she go?" I asked Paine after the meal. She gave a small sigh and said she had no idea, Yuna wasn't in the house, and she hadn't been around all day. I had to find her, she shouldn't miss this. He's back for her! It all of a sudden struck me hard. He's here for her. It was never for me.
"Rikku? You 'kay?" Tidus asked. I looked him right in the face and gave a small "Yup". "Yuna's missing though" I added, trying to change the subject. He gasped. "Yeah, I know! I just found out" I repeated. He looked deep in thought, it was as if he was having an inner debate. "I guess we should find her" he said. I nodded and asked who would help.
It was at that very second Wakka decided to show up. "Guys! Heard the news yet?" he said breathlessly. I supposed he ran from the beach all the way here. I shook my head. "No, what happened" . I had a strange feeling this was about Yuna. "Yuna, she's gone. She's been drafted to Bevelle, and has to live there for a year to become an official citizen again. Apparently it's mandatory for her to do this as a High Summoner, ya? I think it's rubbish" Wakka added.
I looked around at everyone and stopped as I saw two blue eyes looking into my own. He looked so confused and sad yet relieved somehow. "What now?" he asked. I looked at him carefully, and for once in my life I took Auron's advice. Think with your head, not your heart. My head says go. "Well then ladies, we're going to Bevelle"
[A/N] Sorry for the HUGE delay, I've been so lazy!!! This chappy was a little strange and boring, but thank you for reading :D I've started the next chapter, I promise it'll be up soon. THANK YOU FOR R/R-ing! You all deserve cookies!