Ah, here we are again, reader. I open my email today and find myself looking at 2 new messages, both of which are from every body's favorite website, And I get that warm happy feeling that authors get when someone looks at their work and goes "hey, this is pretty darn good! Keep goin'!" I love that feeling. Big props to my three best reviewers: Saddened Soul, Heather, and AiDAiTAiSuKix33, they like me, they really like me! But listen to me ramble, on with the story!
Chapter 3: A Midnight Conversation
Yuna looked on patiently as she watched Rikku fumble with the packs strapped to her chocobo's saddle. Quickly she spun around to look at Yuna with her always-cheerful green eyes.
"Alright! Time to..." she began to announce, but something stopped her. "Yunie, I almost forgot!" she cried. She turned back to the pack and dug around in one of the packs.
"She does that often." Tidus mentioned, already sitting on the bird and waiting. Rikku gave her friend a death glare, then held up a bundle of cloth.
"Here it is Yunie, go try it on!" Rikku insisted, shoving the bundle at her cousin. Seeing Yuna's look of confusion, she put her hands on her hips impatiently. "Well, ya really don't wanna go around dressed in that do ya? It's a bad color for me anyway, try it on!" Yuna looked down at her dress. The pretty lace neckline was tattered, the waist where the blade had gone through had a huge hole and was stained brown with blood, and the skirt was torn and covered in dirt. Rikku laughed at her cousin, then handed her the bundle and followed her into the cover of the forest to help her put it on.
"Perfect!" Rikku exclaimed. Grabbing Yuna by the wrist to bring her back to the clearing. She stepped back to admire her work as Yuna twirled around, liking the way the cloth spun around her. She wore a silvery white blouse with a purple lace up vest over it and a matching half-skirt for riding. Rikku grinned and pulled something else from her pack. "The finishing touch." She explained, unfolding a blue cloak with white lace trim. She pulled it over her cousin's shoulders and clipped it on with a flower shaped brooch.
"Definitely better on you than Rikku." Tidus complimented. Rikku crossed her arms, frowning at him, while Yuna blushed and smiled.
"Alright NOW it's really time to get going!" Rikku announced, hopping onto the chocobo's back and pulling Yuna up with her. They set off at a slower pace for Yuna, but still the bouncy step of the bird was enough to unbalance Yuna. Rikku laughed as she felt her cousin get a death grip on her waist.
"Better get used to it, Yunie!" she called back to her.
Tidus was right in thinking that it would be dark soon, it was nightfall by the time they reached to border between Macalania and the Thunder Plains. They chose a spot that was secluded and out of the way.
"Less likely to be hit by bandits and fiends." Tidus explained, clearly ignoring Yuna's look of alarm at the mention of danger. Rikku scowled at him before putting Yuna's fears to rest. Rikku made their dinner that night, Yuna had never seen such a small girl eat so much but clear Tidus had. He looked like he was ready to club her over the head.
Soon they drifted into slumber, all except for Yuna. The excited and scared thoughts in her head bounced around and kept her from sleep. She leaned up against a tree, one hand on her bandaged wound, looking around in the blue moonlight. She began to wander, questions burning in her mind.
"Yuna?" She jumped at the sound of Tidus' voice and his hand on her shoulder. She turned around and smiled half-heartedly.
"You have got to stop sneaking up on me." She scolded
"Heh, sorry about that." He apologized nervously.
"So," she began, "Did I wake you?" Tidus shook his head.
"Not really, it's just you worry me wandering around. A fiend or something could attack you again. You forget you're a princess. There are many who would use that to their advantage." He said softly.
"Sorry." She said. She looked at him intently, noticing the way his pale hair and light blue eyes radiated in the moonlight and made his tan skin glow. She felt the wind pick up and watched few soft locks of hair brush against his face. His stunning image sent an involuntary shudder down her spine. Apparently totally oblivious, Tidus had interpreted this the wrong way.
"Cold, huh?" he asked. Yuna nodded, wanting to cover the real reason, "Rikku was out of her mind when she gave this cloak to you. It's pretty and everything, but it's cold here, doesn't get much warmer until we reach the Moonflow." He pulled the warm, dark blue cape off and wrapped it around Yuna. He smoothed it on her shoulders with his hands and Yuna felt as though she'd felt from his touch. Why am I falling apart, she asked herself as she pulled the open edges across her chest.
"Thank you," she paused, "For everything." Tidus chuckled in response.
"I'm not sure if you knew this Yuna, but it's kinda in the job description." He smiled and ruffled her hair affectionately. "Now get some sleep! I you're too tired tomorrow I'm not carrying you!" he said, settling back where he had been sleeping before.
"Point taken." She replied drowsily. She curled up next to Rikku and fell asleep, wrapped in his warmth and breathing in his soft scent.
Awwwwwwww! How sweet! Ahem, anyway, I promised you fluff and I deliver what I promise. You know, a harsh reality came to my attention as I typed this chapter. It's August already, and the school year is fast approaching. I better get working on this fast, I'm thinking that 9th grade is gonna hit me like a ton of bricks. Ouch! Well see ya next time!
To be continued...
Chapter 4: And Then There Were Two
Chapter 3: A Midnight Conversation
Yuna looked on patiently as she watched Rikku fumble with the packs strapped to her chocobo's saddle. Quickly she spun around to look at Yuna with her always-cheerful green eyes.
"Alright! Time to..." she began to announce, but something stopped her. "Yunie, I almost forgot!" she cried. She turned back to the pack and dug around in one of the packs.
"She does that often." Tidus mentioned, already sitting on the bird and waiting. Rikku gave her friend a death glare, then held up a bundle of cloth.
"Here it is Yunie, go try it on!" Rikku insisted, shoving the bundle at her cousin. Seeing Yuna's look of confusion, she put her hands on her hips impatiently. "Well, ya really don't wanna go around dressed in that do ya? It's a bad color for me anyway, try it on!" Yuna looked down at her dress. The pretty lace neckline was tattered, the waist where the blade had gone through had a huge hole and was stained brown with blood, and the skirt was torn and covered in dirt. Rikku laughed at her cousin, then handed her the bundle and followed her into the cover of the forest to help her put it on.
"Perfect!" Rikku exclaimed. Grabbing Yuna by the wrist to bring her back to the clearing. She stepped back to admire her work as Yuna twirled around, liking the way the cloth spun around her. She wore a silvery white blouse with a purple lace up vest over it and a matching half-skirt for riding. Rikku grinned and pulled something else from her pack. "The finishing touch." She explained, unfolding a blue cloak with white lace trim. She pulled it over her cousin's shoulders and clipped it on with a flower shaped brooch.
"Definitely better on you than Rikku." Tidus complimented. Rikku crossed her arms, frowning at him, while Yuna blushed and smiled.
"Alright NOW it's really time to get going!" Rikku announced, hopping onto the chocobo's back and pulling Yuna up with her. They set off at a slower pace for Yuna, but still the bouncy step of the bird was enough to unbalance Yuna. Rikku laughed as she felt her cousin get a death grip on her waist.
"Better get used to it, Yunie!" she called back to her.
Tidus was right in thinking that it would be dark soon, it was nightfall by the time they reached to border between Macalania and the Thunder Plains. They chose a spot that was secluded and out of the way.
"Less likely to be hit by bandits and fiends." Tidus explained, clearly ignoring Yuna's look of alarm at the mention of danger. Rikku scowled at him before putting Yuna's fears to rest. Rikku made their dinner that night, Yuna had never seen such a small girl eat so much but clear Tidus had. He looked like he was ready to club her over the head.
Soon they drifted into slumber, all except for Yuna. The excited and scared thoughts in her head bounced around and kept her from sleep. She leaned up against a tree, one hand on her bandaged wound, looking around in the blue moonlight. She began to wander, questions burning in her mind.
"Yuna?" She jumped at the sound of Tidus' voice and his hand on her shoulder. She turned around and smiled half-heartedly.
"You have got to stop sneaking up on me." She scolded
"Heh, sorry about that." He apologized nervously.
"So," she began, "Did I wake you?" Tidus shook his head.
"Not really, it's just you worry me wandering around. A fiend or something could attack you again. You forget you're a princess. There are many who would use that to their advantage." He said softly.
"Sorry." She said. She looked at him intently, noticing the way his pale hair and light blue eyes radiated in the moonlight and made his tan skin glow. She felt the wind pick up and watched few soft locks of hair brush against his face. His stunning image sent an involuntary shudder down her spine. Apparently totally oblivious, Tidus had interpreted this the wrong way.
"Cold, huh?" he asked. Yuna nodded, wanting to cover the real reason, "Rikku was out of her mind when she gave this cloak to you. It's pretty and everything, but it's cold here, doesn't get much warmer until we reach the Moonflow." He pulled the warm, dark blue cape off and wrapped it around Yuna. He smoothed it on her shoulders with his hands and Yuna felt as though she'd felt from his touch. Why am I falling apart, she asked herself as she pulled the open edges across her chest.
"Thank you," she paused, "For everything." Tidus chuckled in response.
"I'm not sure if you knew this Yuna, but it's kinda in the job description." He smiled and ruffled her hair affectionately. "Now get some sleep! I you're too tired tomorrow I'm not carrying you!" he said, settling back where he had been sleeping before.
"Point taken." She replied drowsily. She curled up next to Rikku and fell asleep, wrapped in his warmth and breathing in his soft scent.
Awwwwwwww! How sweet! Ahem, anyway, I promised you fluff and I deliver what I promise. You know, a harsh reality came to my attention as I typed this chapter. It's August already, and the school year is fast approaching. I better get working on this fast, I'm thinking that 9th grade is gonna hit me like a ton of bricks. Ouch! Well see ya next time!
To be continued...
Chapter 4: And Then There Were Two
