Once again thank you to all of my reviewers! In answer to Songstress Yuna Diamond, I think I just may actually make a sequel! I even think I have a title and everything made up for it! Hmm, I just need a plot...Anyway, I'm kind of dragging this story out, so it's actually already much longer than I planned it to be. And I'm uploading this chapter a day earlier than I originally was going to, but hey, why not, right? Okay, just a reminder, I don't own Final Fantasy X or X-2, or any characters involved, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, here's chapter ten! By the way, the next chapter is going to be more of a Tidus' view kind of chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Why Don't You Remember?!?

"I've never been in a fight before, but there's a first time for everything, isn't there!" Lea

said, and she was so angry that she was turning red, "How many times do I have to tell you?

TIDUS IS MINE!"

Yuna backed up, deciding that the last thing she was going to be afraid of was Lea.

"He's not yours," Yuna just said, deciding that she wasn't going to be a smart-mouth.

Not now.

"He is too!" Lea squealed, "And I'll make sure it stays that way!"

Lea's normally cool aqua eyes were suddenly burning, and Yuna decided that for the time

being, it would be best to stay away from her. Maybe near Tidus or Zed.

Where was Zed? Yuna gave a sweet smile to Lea, and pushed her way through the

crowd, deciding to find Zed and stay away from Lea.

"Get back here!" she heard Lea saying, and Yuna couldn't help but almost laugh at how

childish Lea truly was.

Zed was no where to be found, so Yuna spent her time concentrating on staying away

from Lea, and soon the coach was saying his words, beaming at how proud he was of his team.

Photographers snapped their cameras, and reporters and the sphere-cameras were everywhere.

Soon the coach was done, saying, "Now's the time for a party!"

Many of the other team members left, all of them obviously quite upset that they had lost

the tournament. The Abes were greeted with a large trophy, which was given to Tidus, and then

was given to the coach, who was beaming so much that Yuna figured he might faint.

"Have any problems?" Yuna heard Tidus say as he greeted her, and the entire floor burst

out in dance as a band began to play.

"Not exactly..." Yuna said, deciding it best not to tell Tidus about Lea's childish threats.

Now all Yuna wanted to do was clear up all of the questions she had going on in her

head, but she decided that for now it would be best to wait. Tidus introduced her to many

people, and she could tell he didn't feel like dancing.

"I know, when what's his face tackled you, I was all like, "Yeah, I've got your back"!

But then the stupid moron next to him tackled me! Oh, that was your brother, sorry, I meant, you

know that..." it went on and on as Tidus and a million other people went on and on about the

game. Yuna couldn't help but feel bored. She had already watched the game, and Tidus had

already told her all about it on the way back to his house, and now she was hearing it all again.

Besides, all she could concentrate on were the many questions she had to ask Tidus.

Why didn't that kiss count? Did he love her? Would he go back to Spira? Would he

even help her find a way? Did he know who the Fayth was? What had happened to Zed? Why

was Lea all over him? All of these questions popped into her head, in no specific order, and

none of them made too much sense. She just couldn't wait to be alone with him.

At the rate of things, she didn't think they would ever get a moment alone, however, as

more reporters came, and more pictures were taken.

Finally, after about two hours, things calmed down, and it was only Tidus and some

others still discussing the game.

After yet another hour, everybody had either moved on, or was dancing. Something non-

related to the game, anyhow.

"Wanna dance?" Tidus finally asked, but Yuna knew he didn't want to.

"Uh, only if you want to," Yuna said, trying to make it sound as if she really didn't want

to dance either.

"Good, 'cause I'm wiped," he just said, leaning against the wall.

Everything around them was now completely calm, being that the actual party was a

slight ways a way.

Taking a breath, Yuna decided now was the time to ask Tidus some questions. But where

to start? After a few seconds of thought, she decided to start with Zed.

"So, how exactly was Zed injured?" she smiled, decided that talking about Zed was the

perfect way to open up.

"Well, it was about a year ago, and we were playing a game. Then, this big guy came,

and tackled him. But that wasn't the problem. When the guy tackled, Zed tried to dodge him,

but the guy ended up snagging on Zed's head, and it snapped Zed's neck back. It pulled

something, and kind of messed Zed up. It actually broke his neck, but at that moment, Zed didn't

care, so he kept playing. Then, he got knocked out of the pool on an illegal tackle by the same

guy. This time he basically destroyed his leg. They figured he'd be out for a while, and that's

when they realized his neck was broken also. So, he was out for a long time. He tried to come

back, but by then it was a little too late."

"Ouch," Yuna said, "Have you ever gotten a bad injury?"

"Me? Naw, not yet, anyway!" Tidus said, smiling.

A moment of silence passed, as Yuna tried to decide how to bring anything else up. She

didn't realize Tidus was eyeing her over, like he seemed to do often.

"I didn't tell you that you look nice, did I?" Tidus finally said, giving her a cheeky smile.

"Uh..." Yuna felt herself blush.

"And..." Tidus paused, "I'm sorry I haven't been the nicest guy recently. Uh...I've

been...Uh...Stressed, you know, about this game and all. But now that it's over..." He smiled

again at Yuna and took his hand, brushing her hair back.

Yuna couldn't help but relax at his touch. After all, even with his cocky appearance, he

was still the same Tidus under it all, right?

"After a kiss filled with love, he will remember." The Fayth's words were still clear in

Yuna's mind. Maybe now that the Fayth had said it, it would come true? Maybe the first kiss

was just some sort of test?

She didn't worry about having to test it out, however, because before she knew what was

even happening, Tidus had pulled her into a kiss, and thinking of the Fayth's words, Yuna did

her best to make it as passionate as she could manage, receiving a rather passionate response.

The two finally broke off, and Yuna stared into his eyes, praying to see some sort of

recognition– Anything.

"Do you remember anything?" she asked imploringly, after the two stared at each other

for a while.

"Like what?" Tidus just asked.

"You know, Spira, Sin...Me?" Yuna asked, feeling her heart sink.

"Huh?" Tidus just asked, confused, "Oh, you mean your district."

Now Yuna's heart sunk deep. Why didn't he remember? She felt like crying. She

wanted to explain it to him, but he wouldn't understand.

Biting her lip, to keep from crying, she noticed Tidus was looking at her, looking

somewhat confused and worried at the same time.

"Did I do something wrong?" he asked her, and now he just looked more confused than

worried.

Yuna was afraid to speak, for she thought that if she did, her voice would give way and

she would begin to cry.

"Did I say something wrong?" now Tidus looked thoughtful.

"Oh Tidus!" Yuna finally burst out, not caring that it caused a flow of tears, "The Fayth

said that if we kissed, you'd remember everything, but you don't!"

Tidus looked worried again, but didn't really seem as if he had listened to anything she

had said. He kissed her cheek, as if hoping that would cheer her up, but it didn't.

Yuna swallowed hard, trying to make sense out of everything. She had put all of her love

into the kiss. Surely he did too?

"Tidus?" she finally asked, deciding she needed to know that very instant, "Do you love

me?"

Tidus seemed shocked at her answer, and stared into her eyes, as if hoping that would

give him the answer.

"Uh..." he looked away from her, as if in thought, and then smiled and said, "Yeah.

Yuna, I love you."

"Then why isn't it working?" Yuna cried, burying her face in his shoulder.

She felt Tidus smile, and he said, "I don't know? Wanna try again?"

"Okay," Yuna said, and the two kissed again, long and even more passionate than the

first.

"Anything?" Yuna asked hopefully.

"Nope. Not a thing," Tidus said, and went for another kiss. Again, the two kissed.

"Anything?" now Yuna sounded almost helpless.

"Nothing," Tidus said with a shrug.

Yuna wanted to cry. The fayth said it would work, but it wasn't. Why wasn't it?

"Maybe we need to be alone?" Tidus suggested, and it was then that Yuna remembered

that there were people everywhere. She felt embarrassed, and looked up at all of the people,

expecting a camera to flash in her face at any second. No cameras flashed, but she did have to

agree with what Tidus said. Maybe it wouldn't work with all of the people around.

"Can we leave?" Yuna asked.

Tidus smiled and nodded, and Yuna saw him look around, as if looking for someone.

Then he reached out his hand for her to take, and led her out of the door.

The two walked through the almost deserted streets, without really saying much at all.

"So, like, what will happen when I remember?" Tidus asked, although he really didn't

seem to interested in the topic.

"We can find a way back to Spira," Yuna said surely, "And then, you and I can go back to

Spira!"

Tidus stopped. "Whoa, wait a minute, there's no way I'm leaving. Even if this place is

true..."

"Wait, you do believe me though, don't you?" Yuna asked, stopping also.

"Uh..." Tidus looked in thought again, and had a worried expression on his face. Finally,

he looked up at the sky, and sighed, and said, "Yeah, of course I believe you. And you're right.

Once I remember everything that you've told me about, then we'll go back to Spira."

Yuna couldn't have been happier. She had been so worried that he wouldn't want to go

back even when he remembered, and here he was agreeing to go when he didn't remember.

"I'm sure it'll work when we're alone," Yuna expressed this out loud. It just had to.

"Yeah, me to," Tidus said, and Yuna noticed a strange smile appear on Tidus' lips, and

then fade again.

Tidus let go of Yuna's hand and ran ahead, unlocking the door to his house, and walking

in, as Yuna followed behind him.

"Well, we're alone," Tidus said, shutting the door behind him, "Think it'll work now?"

Yuna gave a slow nod. Of course it would! Why wouldn't it? She loved him, he loved

her...What would go wrong? What even could go wrong?

Tidus sat down on a couch, and Yuna sat down next to him, deciding to herself that this

time would be it. This would be when Tidus would remember.

The two leaned together until their lips met, for the fourth time that night. Even if he

didn't remember, Yuna couldn't help but truly enjoy the kisses, and knowing that this one might

just be the one made the kiss even nicer. Before long, Yuna had leaned over on top of Tidus, and

the two were in a somewhat intense make-out.

When they finally broke off, Yuna immediately sat up, feeling somewhat embarrassed,

but at the same time too eager to know if it had worked to allow herself to blush.

She watched his face eagerly, hoping to see some sort of recognition, but none showed on

his face.

"You still don't remember anything, do you?" she asked, sighing and again feeling ready

to cry. Why wasn't it working? Had the Fayth lied? Had she completely imagined the Fayth

from the beginning?

"Sorry," Tidus said with a shrug and a cocky smile, "But we tried, right?"

Yuna felt a tear slip down her face, and she closed her eyes. What would happen if he

never remembered? Trying to swallow the tears, she decided that she'd just have to stay in

Zanarkand with Tidus, forever, whether he could remember what had happened in Spira or not.

"Yuna?" Tidus asked, and Yuna felt him brush off her tears with his finger, "Are you sure

we just had to kiss? There wasn't more to it, or anything?"

Yuna shook her head, but couldn't quite look Tidus in the eyes.

"It's really painful, you know," she said, "to know that you don't remember anything. It's

like we never had even met before I came here."

"I understand," Tidus said, putting one arm around her, and the other around her stomach,

and leaning his head on her shoulder, "Maybe I'll remember with time. You know, like maybe

tomorrow I'll remember?"

Yuna leaned her head against his, and said, "Maybe you're right. After all, the Fayth

didn't say that you'd remember right away or anything."

"So, we'll just have to wait 'till then," Tidus said.

Yuna nodded, and looked up at the clock. It was getting extremely late, and she was

feeling quite tired. She noticed Tidus had closed his eyes. He was probably even more tired than

she, being that he had played a Blitzball game just hours earlier.

"Are you tired?" she asked the Blitzball player.

"A little," he said, not opening his eyes.

"Me too," Yuna said, and the two just sat there, not moving in silence, Yuna still hoping

that Tidus might remember something, anything about Spira. In fact, suddenly Yuna felt

incredibly tired, and looked over at the clock. It was basically the next morning already, being

that it was almost midnight. Feeling drowsy at the thought of being tired, Yuna fell asleep right

there in Tidus' arms.