Just around the corner.
Ok, I'm in a bad mood. I have already attempted this chapter three times! First and second time I couldn't because it just didn't work right. Then I finally got the facts right for what I needed then wrote THREE PARAGRAPHS but I needed a date for it, and I checked and somehow I deleted my chapter. (Sobs) ill stop my stupid snivelling and write the chapter again shall I? Yes yes I shall.
Disclaimer: you know what? I've asked and asked squaresoft and they refuse to let me keep Tidus so I guess I am going to have to kidnap him from their big soft square building or sumat... who's with me!
Yuna POV
I don't understand much of what happened three nights ago, that was when Wakka and Rikku blurted out what they did. It left me shocked and confused. Mentally I screamed at myself to laugh away their statement, to convince myself that it wasn't true, that they just banged their heads. I wanted to stay and prove I didn't believe them, the rest of me however had other ideas.
I walked away from my best friends into the darkness, the shadows smothering their yells of protest at my leaving. I paid no heed to them and followed a beam of moonlight that the trees didn't manage to block to the hilltop overlooking the village. My thoughts were awhirl with confusion, one side of me told me that they were lying, that he wasn't alive and wasn't coming back. I knew that was my common sense and I should have listened to it, but my other side was questioning, what if they weren't lying? What it the fayth wanted to reward Sins vanquisher? Maybe he was alive? That side was naïve. I knew he couldn't come back but still my fingers found their familiar place in my mouth and I took the familiar deep breath and blew.
The shrill whistle echoed around the village, it crossed into every hut and shouted in the ear of every sleeping inhabitant, waking them up, it ran around the fire where I had first talked to him. It even made it to the beach in the opposite direction. I knew that if my love could hear it then he would come running. Just like he promised, I stopped blowing when I ran out of breath and waited. The echoes died but no returning call was made, no quick footsteps sprinting to meet me. Nothing except a hand on my shoulder and Lulu's concerned voice telling me I should get home and sleep.
That night was when my hope died, I knew then that he wasn't coming back but it didn't stop me from mourning, I sat on a hill near the beach and stared across the ocean just remembering, remembering the warmth of his arms when he placed them around me. The way my hand fitted exactly in his. The way he would always cheer me up. That night was when I promised myself I would stop crying, it proved easier said than done though. I can still feel my tears bubbling up sometimes.
This morning when I woke up after my dream I found my pillow soaked with tears and my eyes bright red, I thought back to what Wakka and Rikku had said, true I thought back to it a lot but this time I seriously considered it could be true. Lulu had gave both of them a stern telling off when we got back and they hadn't said a word about it since, I figured I should ask Rikku to put my mind at ease.
Around about dinnertime I cornered Rikku just behind my hut, we were planting some herbs in the patch of grass there and Wakka and Lulu had gone for some lunch. I grabbed Rikku and whispered.
"You know the other night when me and Lu found you an Wakka out cold on the bridges?" Rikku shuddered, I could tell that she didn't care about being knocked out cold just that she wanted to be believed.
"Yeah, I remember." She answered,
"Well, when I revived you and Wakka you both said that Tidus was alive." Rikku looked shocked, she probably never thought I would bring him up in conversation.
"Oh, I know I said that." She didn't like the way this conversation and obviously thought I would cry then she would get in trouble off Lu. I didn't care; I wanted to know everything that happened.
"What did you see when you were in that fight?" I demanded, her eyes went round as saucers and began to speak quietly and un-Rikku like.
"You know that Lulu had sent me to see Jassu and Keepa off to Kilika. Well I didn't want to so I walked as slow as possible, when I got near the bridges I saw a machina fight, they were attacking two people, I noticed one was Wakka, I mean how could you not recognise that bright orange hair? Well, I started to jump in and take down some machina, I was really excited but when I saw Wakka collapse I panicked, I always thought he was really strong and could never be beaten you know? Well I really went for it, trying to get to Wakka then I saw him, you know... Tidus. I was so shocked! But then I saw he was in trouble so I tried to help them both. One of the machina caught me on the leg and cut it. I think I banged my head after that and that was it." Rikku finished her story looking pretty sincere. I shook my head,
"But what of Tidus! What happened to him?!" I begged. Rikku paused to look thoughtful,
"Well, maybe I didn't pass out straight away. I thought it was a dream, it was really dark but I could hear him yelling, then it went quiet and a light turned on and I saw some machina fly away carrying him, but he looked dead..." she paused, I sank my head. I believed Rikku that Tidus had been alive but it was looking slim that he still was. Rikku saw that I suddenly became depressed and held my chin up. "Listen Yuna," she made me look into her eyes and they looked amazingly fierce. "Don't cry, or give up hope. I know that he is not dead, he told me, he told me yesterday when I took a nap, don't give up on him. I know he is alive and I am going to prove it to you!" she stopped, I looked behind and saw Wakka and Lulu looking nothing short of, well, scared. Seems like they had never seen Rikku take anything seriously and this was a first time. I looked back at Rikku and her composure looked dejected, she thought I didn't believer her. I realised that now was the time when I should confess my dream.
Rikku let go of my chin and I stepped forward,
"I think I should tell you something, since you said that Tidus was alive three nights ago and I whistled, but noone came, my hope died." Lulu stepped to comfort me; I brushed her away, and carried on.
"Last night in my dream it flared up again. I was in Macalania woods with Tidus; he told me that he was still alive. I didn't believe him either, taking it as a mean trick of my mind, but now I know, Rikku has shown me that he is alive and I am going to rescue him and bring him back." I turned to Rikku,
"Rikku, please will you come with me?" Her drooping shoulders bounced up and her face perked up,
"Of course! Anywhere you go, you know that I will be there with you when you need me." I smiled and faced Wakka and Lulu again, I began to ask if they would join us when Lulu stopped me.
"Don't worry Yuna, We will always be your guide and companions" Wakka nodded his agreement. I sighed happily and ran and pulled Wakka and Lulu into a hug. Rikku danced about and moaned sulkily that we left her out, laughing I grabbed her into the hug and we all stood there for ages, just enjoying the company. I smiled. I had the best best friends in the world.
I know, a bit mushy at the end but I liked it hope you guys did too, after all it took me AGES to write all this, (breathes sigh of relief that its done) its half 11 on the first night of the school holidays and I'm going major shopping tomorrow with my birthday money, so now I have a good reason to be happy. If you don't want a sad me on your doorstep then you must review! Besides my badger labs have just received better funding so now I have atomic badgers (laughs evilly) THEY SHALL RULE THE WORLD AND I SHALL BE THEIR LEADER! Just review plz
Ok, I'm in a bad mood. I have already attempted this chapter three times! First and second time I couldn't because it just didn't work right. Then I finally got the facts right for what I needed then wrote THREE PARAGRAPHS but I needed a date for it, and I checked and somehow I deleted my chapter. (Sobs) ill stop my stupid snivelling and write the chapter again shall I? Yes yes I shall.
Disclaimer: you know what? I've asked and asked squaresoft and they refuse to let me keep Tidus so I guess I am going to have to kidnap him from their big soft square building or sumat... who's with me!
Yuna POV
I don't understand much of what happened three nights ago, that was when Wakka and Rikku blurted out what they did. It left me shocked and confused. Mentally I screamed at myself to laugh away their statement, to convince myself that it wasn't true, that they just banged their heads. I wanted to stay and prove I didn't believe them, the rest of me however had other ideas.
I walked away from my best friends into the darkness, the shadows smothering their yells of protest at my leaving. I paid no heed to them and followed a beam of moonlight that the trees didn't manage to block to the hilltop overlooking the village. My thoughts were awhirl with confusion, one side of me told me that they were lying, that he wasn't alive and wasn't coming back. I knew that was my common sense and I should have listened to it, but my other side was questioning, what if they weren't lying? What it the fayth wanted to reward Sins vanquisher? Maybe he was alive? That side was naïve. I knew he couldn't come back but still my fingers found their familiar place in my mouth and I took the familiar deep breath and blew.
The shrill whistle echoed around the village, it crossed into every hut and shouted in the ear of every sleeping inhabitant, waking them up, it ran around the fire where I had first talked to him. It even made it to the beach in the opposite direction. I knew that if my love could hear it then he would come running. Just like he promised, I stopped blowing when I ran out of breath and waited. The echoes died but no returning call was made, no quick footsteps sprinting to meet me. Nothing except a hand on my shoulder and Lulu's concerned voice telling me I should get home and sleep.
That night was when my hope died, I knew then that he wasn't coming back but it didn't stop me from mourning, I sat on a hill near the beach and stared across the ocean just remembering, remembering the warmth of his arms when he placed them around me. The way my hand fitted exactly in his. The way he would always cheer me up. That night was when I promised myself I would stop crying, it proved easier said than done though. I can still feel my tears bubbling up sometimes.
This morning when I woke up after my dream I found my pillow soaked with tears and my eyes bright red, I thought back to what Wakka and Rikku had said, true I thought back to it a lot but this time I seriously considered it could be true. Lulu had gave both of them a stern telling off when we got back and they hadn't said a word about it since, I figured I should ask Rikku to put my mind at ease.
Around about dinnertime I cornered Rikku just behind my hut, we were planting some herbs in the patch of grass there and Wakka and Lulu had gone for some lunch. I grabbed Rikku and whispered.
"You know the other night when me and Lu found you an Wakka out cold on the bridges?" Rikku shuddered, I could tell that she didn't care about being knocked out cold just that she wanted to be believed.
"Yeah, I remember." She answered,
"Well, when I revived you and Wakka you both said that Tidus was alive." Rikku looked shocked, she probably never thought I would bring him up in conversation.
"Oh, I know I said that." She didn't like the way this conversation and obviously thought I would cry then she would get in trouble off Lu. I didn't care; I wanted to know everything that happened.
"What did you see when you were in that fight?" I demanded, her eyes went round as saucers and began to speak quietly and un-Rikku like.
"You know that Lulu had sent me to see Jassu and Keepa off to Kilika. Well I didn't want to so I walked as slow as possible, when I got near the bridges I saw a machina fight, they were attacking two people, I noticed one was Wakka, I mean how could you not recognise that bright orange hair? Well, I started to jump in and take down some machina, I was really excited but when I saw Wakka collapse I panicked, I always thought he was really strong and could never be beaten you know? Well I really went for it, trying to get to Wakka then I saw him, you know... Tidus. I was so shocked! But then I saw he was in trouble so I tried to help them both. One of the machina caught me on the leg and cut it. I think I banged my head after that and that was it." Rikku finished her story looking pretty sincere. I shook my head,
"But what of Tidus! What happened to him?!" I begged. Rikku paused to look thoughtful,
"Well, maybe I didn't pass out straight away. I thought it was a dream, it was really dark but I could hear him yelling, then it went quiet and a light turned on and I saw some machina fly away carrying him, but he looked dead..." she paused, I sank my head. I believed Rikku that Tidus had been alive but it was looking slim that he still was. Rikku saw that I suddenly became depressed and held my chin up. "Listen Yuna," she made me look into her eyes and they looked amazingly fierce. "Don't cry, or give up hope. I know that he is not dead, he told me, he told me yesterday when I took a nap, don't give up on him. I know he is alive and I am going to prove it to you!" she stopped, I looked behind and saw Wakka and Lulu looking nothing short of, well, scared. Seems like they had never seen Rikku take anything seriously and this was a first time. I looked back at Rikku and her composure looked dejected, she thought I didn't believer her. I realised that now was the time when I should confess my dream.
Rikku let go of my chin and I stepped forward,
"I think I should tell you something, since you said that Tidus was alive three nights ago and I whistled, but noone came, my hope died." Lulu stepped to comfort me; I brushed her away, and carried on.
"Last night in my dream it flared up again. I was in Macalania woods with Tidus; he told me that he was still alive. I didn't believe him either, taking it as a mean trick of my mind, but now I know, Rikku has shown me that he is alive and I am going to rescue him and bring him back." I turned to Rikku,
"Rikku, please will you come with me?" Her drooping shoulders bounced up and her face perked up,
"Of course! Anywhere you go, you know that I will be there with you when you need me." I smiled and faced Wakka and Lulu again, I began to ask if they would join us when Lulu stopped me.
"Don't worry Yuna, We will always be your guide and companions" Wakka nodded his agreement. I sighed happily and ran and pulled Wakka and Lulu into a hug. Rikku danced about and moaned sulkily that we left her out, laughing I grabbed her into the hug and we all stood there for ages, just enjoying the company. I smiled. I had the best best friends in the world.
I know, a bit mushy at the end but I liked it hope you guys did too, after all it took me AGES to write all this, (breathes sigh of relief that its done) its half 11 on the first night of the school holidays and I'm going major shopping tomorrow with my birthday money, so now I have a good reason to be happy. If you don't want a sad me on your doorstep then you must review! Besides my badger labs have just received better funding so now I have atomic badgers (laughs evilly) THEY SHALL RULE THE WORLD AND I SHALL BE THEIR LEADER! Just review plz