MAJORFFX-2 SPOILERS. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED FFX-2 WITH AT
LEAST THE GOOD ENDING OR YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED.
I don't own Squaresoft or any characters or anything to do with them. (unfortunately I just brought their games from the shops =(
Umm, hi. This was written on a...spur of the moment...kinda thing...umm...some of the information may be wrong – I couldn't remember. Did Yuna actually know about all of the dream stuff? Well...she does in this even if she didn't. Hah. I think. Please tell me if I get any of the information wrong. Oh and also this is supposed to be a short fic. I think there's gonna be two chapters, but this may be it. Who knows? Aaanyway...on with the fic I suppose.
"So..." The Al Bhed hit the floor of the bridge with a soft "thump" and sighed, staring up at her two fellow sphere hunters with a look of boredom in her eyes. It was a look the others very rarely saw. "Umm...now what?" Rikku asked.
"Well...I suppose...I suppose we do our job." Yuna replied, a hint of disappointment in her voice. She nodded to herself absently, as if backing up her statement. "We hunt spheres." She looked towards the front, staring at the clouds rolling by as Brother flew them around Spira, waiting for Buddy to pick up a sphere wave. Without another word she walked up to the glass and looked down onto the surface to see where they were. It seemed they were just coming over to Kilika.
It had been only three days since they had flown away from Luca, listening to the speech being made by Gippal, Baralai and Nooj before it faded away as they flew higher into the sky. So far, no new sphere waves had been picked up, apart from one false alarm, and so the Gullwings had been sitting around in the Celcius eagerly awaiting a find. Although, even though for Rikku and Paine the journey was finished, for Yuna, there was still something left. Something she refused to believe couldn't be done. Well, more couldn't be found than couldn't be done.
Yuna suddenly looked up in surprise. She had heard something. Something high pitched. Looking down, she saw they were flying over the sea of Besaid, and she was sure she could see something. No...someone. Her eyes widened, and she drew her fingers to her lips, whistling with an almost frantic, desperate tone.
"Brother! Land here! LAND HERE!" She said, not sure whether to smile and run up the first person she came in eye contact with to hug them or attack Brother to make her point clear. Seeing the state Yuna was in, Brother quickly started to land. Not that he wouldn't have anyway. It was Yuna who was asking after all. Yuna ran down to the opening, and as they landed she opened the door. Even as the door was opening and the ramp was unfolding Yuna ran down, and, not waiting for it to hit the water, jumped down and ran up to the figure in the water, lifting her arms up and smiling. Tidus turned round, smiled, and welcomed Yuna by taking her into the embrace she had been waiting for.
"Are...are you real?" Yuna said as she buried her face in Tidus' shoulder, sounding as if she was about to cry.
"I think so..." Tidus replied, pulling away from the embrace. The two both studied the other for a moment. Tidus hadn't changed at all. That was apparent. But Yuna...Tidus tried to hide his surprise. Whatever he had been expecting, it wasn't this. Then again he hadn't really been expecting to see Yuna at all. She looked different, but not just in the way she dressed, even though that was a big change. She seemed much more confident in what she did. "Do I pass?" Tidus asked. He was given a nod and a smile from Yuna. Tilting her head, the brunette gave Tidus a loving look.
"You're back." She said happily.
"...I am back." Tidus said as if he couldn't quite believe it, and he couldn't. He really couldn't. Yuna took her hands away and placed them by her side as Tidus muttered, "I'm home..." before she was drawn into another embrace.
"Welcome home..." The brunette said, smiling and closing her eyes as she wrapped her arms round his waist. "Yes...home..." While they shared their embrace, Rikku and Paine walked outside, both smiling as they watched the two. Rikku giggled a little, and Paine just smiled, staring out into the water.
"Hey! Get a room you two!" Came a voice from the beach. Yuna and Tidus broke up to see that all of a sudden the Besaid beach was full of people, including Wakka and Lulu. Rikku looked over and giggled again, smiling. All the villagers were there, and all were cheering happily. Wakka raised his hand in greeting.
"Hey, nobody asked you to watch, Wakka!" Tidus joked, waving his arm in front of him. Wakka turned to face Lulu and chucked. Lulu smiled, and looked down at her baby, rocking him gently.
From the airship Rikku waved happily and bounced up and down, shouting "Hiya!" to everyone. Tidus laughed and grabbed Yuna's hand, taking the two of them through the water towards the beach. Yuna smiled and soon took over Tidus, resulting in him almost tripping up.
"You know..." Tidus said as they ran. "You've changed!"
"Well...you've missed a few things!" Yuna replied, giggling.
"I wanna hear everything!" Tidus said happily. Yuna nodded.
"I'll tell you...but not now. For now, lets go meet everyone!" She said. They were getting closer and closer to the beach. Yuna felt happier than she had done in a while. In fact if anyone looked at her then they would definitely see a change in her. She felt so happy at that moment that it was almost a glow emanating from her. "I'm so happy to see you..." Yuna said, looking at Tidus and smiling. He nodded in agreement. "I...I gave up hope after a while."
The two finally stepped onto the soft sand, and were greeted by cheers from everyone. Yuna smiled to herself. They'd be cheering even more if they knew that she had saved Spira again. That was just a few days ago...she sighed. Only a few days ago she had been standing a few metres from Shuin, watching him and Lenne finally fade away together after 1000 years of waiting. Thinking of Shuin made Yuna look up to Tidus again, and then her mind drifted to the sphere. Shaking her head a little, the two walked up to Wakka and Lulu.
"Long time no see!" Tidus commented. Lulu smiled a little.
"It's good to see you again." She said. Wakka nodded in agreement.
"Hey! Wait up!" Rikku said. Both Rikku and Paine were nearly at the shore, which reminded Yuna of something.
"Oh, this is Paine. She's a fellow sphere hunter along with me and Rikku."
"Hi!" Tidus.
"She was part of the Sphere Hunting group we joined before we came along." Yuna explained. "We're called the Gullwings."
"This is too much...Sphere Hunters?" Tidus asked. Rikku giggled.
"We hunt spheres!" She told him.
"You're right Yuna..." Tidus said, turning to her, a confused look on his face. "Things really have changed."
Yuna, Rikku, Tidus and Paine sat on two opposite beds in the Celcius, listening to the former explain the basis of what had been happening over the time that Tidus had been gone.
"And so...we saved Spira...just this time we did so without anybody knowing, or so we guessed." Yuna finished. Tidus had interrupted a few times, such as when Yuna mentioned Shuin and his resemblance to him, and when Yuna told them about what had happened when she was in the Farplane with Shuin.
"I...see." The thing that had confused him most was the fact that Shuin had lived in Zanarkand 1000 years ago, and that he had been the star player of the Zanarkand Abes, exactly the same as him. Yuna had also briefly explained the Bevelle war and why Vegnagun was significant, as they had learned from Maechen. "I don't remember any war, or any Shuin..." He muttered. "And...1000 years ago I was the star player..."
"The dream..." Yuna said. She was trying to remember what the Bahamut fayth had told them before, about dreams of the fayth. "Shuin...he...must have lived in the real Zanarkand." Tidus looked up. "Shuin must have lived in the real Zanarkand...1000 years ago." She shook her head. "Apart from that I can't really guess..."
"But...if I was only a dream...how am I back here?" Tidus asked, sounding bemused.
"The only thing that matters is that you're here." Yuna said, smiling and walking over to Tidus, hugging him. "I have somewhere I want to go. Wanna come?"
"Sure." Tidus smiled and nodded.
"The campsite..." Tidus muttered, walking over to hill, turning to Yuna, who just smiled.
"So...are you back for good now?" Yuna asked, sounding hopeful. Tidus turned back and walked up to the top of the hill, staring out into the ruins of Zanarkand for a moment.
"I...I guess so..." Tidus replied. "...The fayth must be dreaming for me..." Yuna smiled and ran up to Tidus, hugging him from behind.
"The fayth said so?" She asked. When she didn't get an answer, she backed away from him slowly and pushed him down the hill into the water.
"HEY!" Tidus shouted up at Yuna. "What did you do that for?"
"You didn't disappear..." Yuna said happily, clasping her hands together behind her back and giving a small smile to Tidus.
"Huh......no...I didn't." He confirmed, looking down at his hands to check. Yuna smiled, and nodded, silent for a while as she stared into the ruins of Zanarkand. Sighing, she jumped down and hugged Tidus. However the romantic scene didn't last for very long. Tidus smiled, but took himself out of the embrace and walked up the hill, sitting himself down at the top of it. Yuna frowned, tilting her head in a questioning manner, before following him up and sitting beside him. They were both silent for a few minutes.
Finally Tidus spoke, but didn't look toward Yuna.
"So...this Shuin guy. Did you like him?" He asked quietly. Yuna looked toward him in surprise.
"W...well...he looked a lot like you...when I first saw him in the sphere I was sure it was you...it was the same in the Farplane. He looked...well the resemblance was startling so say the least." She explained, choosing her words carefully. "But...hmm." She thought for a moment, trying to think of a way to explain. "You remember I told you about the dress spheres?" She was given a positive sounding grunt in reply. "Well there was one in particular...the Songstress dress sphere. From what I gathered from Shinra...it contained Lenne's memories. That's why all the strange things happened at the concert in the Thunder Plains, and I'm guessing that's why I could sing 1000 Words...it was Lenne's song, so otherwise it wouldn't have been possible. I remember the words to me. So...when Shuin hugged me, Lenne's feelings took over...in a way. I didn't want to enjoy it but Lenne was. If...that makes any sense." She sighed, staring ahead. "It was strange...his movements, attacks, voice...they were all so much like you. I almost didn't want to fight him. But it was the only way to save Spira...
"So...what you're saying is that it wasn't you doing the liking, it was this Lenne person?" Tidus asked, still not looking to Yuna.
"Umm...I suppose so." Yuna asked. Even she wasn't too sure about it all. "I love you...and only you. You must know that..."
"I do." Tidus confirmed. "It's just strange to hear of someone else who looks like me..."
"Or maybe it's the other way round." Yuna said suddenly. At this point, Tidus turned to look at Yuna.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked.
"Maybe you're a reincarnation of Shuin...I mean...think about it...according to the fayth you came from the Dream Zanarkand, and you said you travelled 1000 years into the future to get here. Shuin lived in the real Zanarkand 1000 years ago and he was the star player of the Zanarkand Abes...maybe the Fayth made you as a reincarnation of Shuin...they just couldn't remember all the details. So the Dream Zanarkand you came from...it may have been in present time Spira."
Tidus was silent for a while, as if taking all this in. "You know this for a fact?" He asked.
"No...I'm just assuming." Yuna said plainly. "But it seems fair...wouldn't you say?"
It seemed like an age before Tidus finally gave his short reply of "yeah..." but Yuna wasn't convinced. Sighing, the brunette brought her knees to her chest, and cautiously placed her head on his shoulder. Tidus smiled a little, and put his arm round Yuna. "I suppose I'm here...that's all that matters, right?"
"Right." Yuna said, nodding and closing her eyes. "For a while I gave up hope...but...my heart never let go. And finally...well." She gave a small smile. "It was all worth it..." She opened her eyes and for a second or two she was sure she could see pyreflies in front of her forming the figures of Shuin and Lenne. In her mind she heard that one line playing over and over in her head for a minute.
"1000 years and this is the only moment we get?" Shuin's voice echoed until finally the pyreflies dispersed.
"Yes...it really was all worthwhile." Yuna said quietly, before once more closing her eyes and falling into sleep.
I don't own Squaresoft or any characters or anything to do with them. (unfortunately I just brought their games from the shops =(
Umm, hi. This was written on a...spur of the moment...kinda thing...umm...some of the information may be wrong – I couldn't remember. Did Yuna actually know about all of the dream stuff? Well...she does in this even if she didn't. Hah. I think. Please tell me if I get any of the information wrong. Oh and also this is supposed to be a short fic. I think there's gonna be two chapters, but this may be it. Who knows? Aaanyway...on with the fic I suppose.
"So..." The Al Bhed hit the floor of the bridge with a soft "thump" and sighed, staring up at her two fellow sphere hunters with a look of boredom in her eyes. It was a look the others very rarely saw. "Umm...now what?" Rikku asked.
"Well...I suppose...I suppose we do our job." Yuna replied, a hint of disappointment in her voice. She nodded to herself absently, as if backing up her statement. "We hunt spheres." She looked towards the front, staring at the clouds rolling by as Brother flew them around Spira, waiting for Buddy to pick up a sphere wave. Without another word she walked up to the glass and looked down onto the surface to see where they were. It seemed they were just coming over to Kilika.
It had been only three days since they had flown away from Luca, listening to the speech being made by Gippal, Baralai and Nooj before it faded away as they flew higher into the sky. So far, no new sphere waves had been picked up, apart from one false alarm, and so the Gullwings had been sitting around in the Celcius eagerly awaiting a find. Although, even though for Rikku and Paine the journey was finished, for Yuna, there was still something left. Something she refused to believe couldn't be done. Well, more couldn't be found than couldn't be done.
Yuna suddenly looked up in surprise. She had heard something. Something high pitched. Looking down, she saw they were flying over the sea of Besaid, and she was sure she could see something. No...someone. Her eyes widened, and she drew her fingers to her lips, whistling with an almost frantic, desperate tone.
"Brother! Land here! LAND HERE!" She said, not sure whether to smile and run up the first person she came in eye contact with to hug them or attack Brother to make her point clear. Seeing the state Yuna was in, Brother quickly started to land. Not that he wouldn't have anyway. It was Yuna who was asking after all. Yuna ran down to the opening, and as they landed she opened the door. Even as the door was opening and the ramp was unfolding Yuna ran down, and, not waiting for it to hit the water, jumped down and ran up to the figure in the water, lifting her arms up and smiling. Tidus turned round, smiled, and welcomed Yuna by taking her into the embrace she had been waiting for.
"Are...are you real?" Yuna said as she buried her face in Tidus' shoulder, sounding as if she was about to cry.
"I think so..." Tidus replied, pulling away from the embrace. The two both studied the other for a moment. Tidus hadn't changed at all. That was apparent. But Yuna...Tidus tried to hide his surprise. Whatever he had been expecting, it wasn't this. Then again he hadn't really been expecting to see Yuna at all. She looked different, but not just in the way she dressed, even though that was a big change. She seemed much more confident in what she did. "Do I pass?" Tidus asked. He was given a nod and a smile from Yuna. Tilting her head, the brunette gave Tidus a loving look.
"You're back." She said happily.
"...I am back." Tidus said as if he couldn't quite believe it, and he couldn't. He really couldn't. Yuna took her hands away and placed them by her side as Tidus muttered, "I'm home..." before she was drawn into another embrace.
"Welcome home..." The brunette said, smiling and closing her eyes as she wrapped her arms round his waist. "Yes...home..." While they shared their embrace, Rikku and Paine walked outside, both smiling as they watched the two. Rikku giggled a little, and Paine just smiled, staring out into the water.
"Hey! Get a room you two!" Came a voice from the beach. Yuna and Tidus broke up to see that all of a sudden the Besaid beach was full of people, including Wakka and Lulu. Rikku looked over and giggled again, smiling. All the villagers were there, and all were cheering happily. Wakka raised his hand in greeting.
"Hey, nobody asked you to watch, Wakka!" Tidus joked, waving his arm in front of him. Wakka turned to face Lulu and chucked. Lulu smiled, and looked down at her baby, rocking him gently.
From the airship Rikku waved happily and bounced up and down, shouting "Hiya!" to everyone. Tidus laughed and grabbed Yuna's hand, taking the two of them through the water towards the beach. Yuna smiled and soon took over Tidus, resulting in him almost tripping up.
"You know..." Tidus said as they ran. "You've changed!"
"Well...you've missed a few things!" Yuna replied, giggling.
"I wanna hear everything!" Tidus said happily. Yuna nodded.
"I'll tell you...but not now. For now, lets go meet everyone!" She said. They were getting closer and closer to the beach. Yuna felt happier than she had done in a while. In fact if anyone looked at her then they would definitely see a change in her. She felt so happy at that moment that it was almost a glow emanating from her. "I'm so happy to see you..." Yuna said, looking at Tidus and smiling. He nodded in agreement. "I...I gave up hope after a while."
The two finally stepped onto the soft sand, and were greeted by cheers from everyone. Yuna smiled to herself. They'd be cheering even more if they knew that she had saved Spira again. That was just a few days ago...she sighed. Only a few days ago she had been standing a few metres from Shuin, watching him and Lenne finally fade away together after 1000 years of waiting. Thinking of Shuin made Yuna look up to Tidus again, and then her mind drifted to the sphere. Shaking her head a little, the two walked up to Wakka and Lulu.
"Long time no see!" Tidus commented. Lulu smiled a little.
"It's good to see you again." She said. Wakka nodded in agreement.
"Hey! Wait up!" Rikku said. Both Rikku and Paine were nearly at the shore, which reminded Yuna of something.
"Oh, this is Paine. She's a fellow sphere hunter along with me and Rikku."
"Hi!" Tidus.
"She was part of the Sphere Hunting group we joined before we came along." Yuna explained. "We're called the Gullwings."
"This is too much...Sphere Hunters?" Tidus asked. Rikku giggled.
"We hunt spheres!" She told him.
"You're right Yuna..." Tidus said, turning to her, a confused look on his face. "Things really have changed."
Yuna, Rikku, Tidus and Paine sat on two opposite beds in the Celcius, listening to the former explain the basis of what had been happening over the time that Tidus had been gone.
"And so...we saved Spira...just this time we did so without anybody knowing, or so we guessed." Yuna finished. Tidus had interrupted a few times, such as when Yuna mentioned Shuin and his resemblance to him, and when Yuna told them about what had happened when she was in the Farplane with Shuin.
"I...see." The thing that had confused him most was the fact that Shuin had lived in Zanarkand 1000 years ago, and that he had been the star player of the Zanarkand Abes, exactly the same as him. Yuna had also briefly explained the Bevelle war and why Vegnagun was significant, as they had learned from Maechen. "I don't remember any war, or any Shuin..." He muttered. "And...1000 years ago I was the star player..."
"The dream..." Yuna said. She was trying to remember what the Bahamut fayth had told them before, about dreams of the fayth. "Shuin...he...must have lived in the real Zanarkand." Tidus looked up. "Shuin must have lived in the real Zanarkand...1000 years ago." She shook her head. "Apart from that I can't really guess..."
"But...if I was only a dream...how am I back here?" Tidus asked, sounding bemused.
"The only thing that matters is that you're here." Yuna said, smiling and walking over to Tidus, hugging him. "I have somewhere I want to go. Wanna come?"
"Sure." Tidus smiled and nodded.
"The campsite..." Tidus muttered, walking over to hill, turning to Yuna, who just smiled.
"So...are you back for good now?" Yuna asked, sounding hopeful. Tidus turned back and walked up to the top of the hill, staring out into the ruins of Zanarkand for a moment.
"I...I guess so..." Tidus replied. "...The fayth must be dreaming for me..." Yuna smiled and ran up to Tidus, hugging him from behind.
"The fayth said so?" She asked. When she didn't get an answer, she backed away from him slowly and pushed him down the hill into the water.
"HEY!" Tidus shouted up at Yuna. "What did you do that for?"
"You didn't disappear..." Yuna said happily, clasping her hands together behind her back and giving a small smile to Tidus.
"Huh......no...I didn't." He confirmed, looking down at his hands to check. Yuna smiled, and nodded, silent for a while as she stared into the ruins of Zanarkand. Sighing, she jumped down and hugged Tidus. However the romantic scene didn't last for very long. Tidus smiled, but took himself out of the embrace and walked up the hill, sitting himself down at the top of it. Yuna frowned, tilting her head in a questioning manner, before following him up and sitting beside him. They were both silent for a few minutes.
Finally Tidus spoke, but didn't look toward Yuna.
"So...this Shuin guy. Did you like him?" He asked quietly. Yuna looked toward him in surprise.
"W...well...he looked a lot like you...when I first saw him in the sphere I was sure it was you...it was the same in the Farplane. He looked...well the resemblance was startling so say the least." She explained, choosing her words carefully. "But...hmm." She thought for a moment, trying to think of a way to explain. "You remember I told you about the dress spheres?" She was given a positive sounding grunt in reply. "Well there was one in particular...the Songstress dress sphere. From what I gathered from Shinra...it contained Lenne's memories. That's why all the strange things happened at the concert in the Thunder Plains, and I'm guessing that's why I could sing 1000 Words...it was Lenne's song, so otherwise it wouldn't have been possible. I remember the words to me. So...when Shuin hugged me, Lenne's feelings took over...in a way. I didn't want to enjoy it but Lenne was. If...that makes any sense." She sighed, staring ahead. "It was strange...his movements, attacks, voice...they were all so much like you. I almost didn't want to fight him. But it was the only way to save Spira...
"So...what you're saying is that it wasn't you doing the liking, it was this Lenne person?" Tidus asked, still not looking to Yuna.
"Umm...I suppose so." Yuna asked. Even she wasn't too sure about it all. "I love you...and only you. You must know that..."
"I do." Tidus confirmed. "It's just strange to hear of someone else who looks like me..."
"Or maybe it's the other way round." Yuna said suddenly. At this point, Tidus turned to look at Yuna.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked.
"Maybe you're a reincarnation of Shuin...I mean...think about it...according to the fayth you came from the Dream Zanarkand, and you said you travelled 1000 years into the future to get here. Shuin lived in the real Zanarkand 1000 years ago and he was the star player of the Zanarkand Abes...maybe the Fayth made you as a reincarnation of Shuin...they just couldn't remember all the details. So the Dream Zanarkand you came from...it may have been in present time Spira."
Tidus was silent for a while, as if taking all this in. "You know this for a fact?" He asked.
"No...I'm just assuming." Yuna said plainly. "But it seems fair...wouldn't you say?"
It seemed like an age before Tidus finally gave his short reply of "yeah..." but Yuna wasn't convinced. Sighing, the brunette brought her knees to her chest, and cautiously placed her head on his shoulder. Tidus smiled a little, and put his arm round Yuna. "I suppose I'm here...that's all that matters, right?"
"Right." Yuna said, nodding and closing her eyes. "For a while I gave up hope...but...my heart never let go. And finally...well." She gave a small smile. "It was all worth it..." She opened her eyes and for a second or two she was sure she could see pyreflies in front of her forming the figures of Shuin and Lenne. In her mind she heard that one line playing over and over in her head for a minute.
"1000 years and this is the only moment we get?" Shuin's voice echoed until finally the pyreflies dispersed.
"Yes...it really was all worthwhile." Yuna said quietly, before once more closing her eyes and falling into sleep.