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While Tidus held Yuna, he realized she was shivering. It wasn't surprising, considering she was soaking wet. He reached for his jacket to put around her shoulders then realized he didn't have one. He couldn't even lend her his shirt as a towel since he was just as wet as she was. He got up then reached out a hand to pull help her up. "Let's go home, you look like you're freezing!"
Yuna nodded in agreement. She was still wondering how he was here when the spell didn't work. Apparently Tidus had somebody else's convenient arrival in mind.
"What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
"We heard somebody calling Yunie's name, so we came out to see what was going on!" Rikku answered.
"Speaking of mysterious appearances, you sure did get here at a good time, ya? Wakka inquired.
"I woke up in Luca, and had a horrible feeling that something was going to happen to Yuna. So I came here as fast as I could on the ship," Tidus said.
"That was a fast journey all the way from Luca. It usually takes a few days to travel that far," Lulu commented.
"Yeah, well," Tidus glanced down at the ground, "I kind of... threatened the captain to get here faster."
Rikku giggled. "All to be with Yunie! Cuuuute!"
Yuna blushed slightly and Tidus smiled at her, which made her blush even more. She shivered again so he put his arm around her.
"But how did you end up in Luca? That spell was supposed to bring you here," Wakka asked.
"Perhaps even with their combined powers, it wasn't enough to bring him all the way," Lulu suggested.
"Yeah! I bet that's it. You're so smart Lulu." Rikku told her.
Just then they approached and entered Yuna's home. "Kimahri get Yuna towel," Kimahri said.
"Thank you," she replied. "We'll be upstairs."
Rikku giggled. "We? Doing what?"
"Yeah, doing what?" Tidus teased her. Yuna blushed but instead of answering just headed up stairs. Since he had his arm around her still, he was obliged to follow.
When they reached her room Yuna said, "I need to get dressed." Tidus nodded for her to do so but didn't let go. She giggled. "I can't do that while you're holding on to me."
"Where there's a will, there's a way. I promised to never let go of you, remember?"
She smiled. "Just a minute won't hurt."
"I disagree. You look tired, maybe you'd like some help?"
She laughed again. It was so wonderful to have him back with her. "Come on, I mean it!"
He released her. "I need something dry to wear, too..."
"Hm." She walked over to her freshly washed laundry and pulled out some of his clothes. "I... washed it. Just in case." He took them and started to leave. "Wait."
"I thought you didn't want me here while you changed?"
"I didn't say that. I just don't want you to look. You can keep your back turned. I don't want you to leave just yet.."
"That's just cruel, knowing you're right there behind me. What'll you do if I peek?" Tidus teased. Realizing the worry in her voice when she said she didn't want him to go, he added, "And I'm not going anywhere." They both turned when they heard a knock at the door.
"Come in," Yuna said. The door opened with Kimahri holding a towel. "Thank you Kimahri." He gave it to her and left without another word. After they changed and dried off she took his clothes and laid both of their wet outfits on the window sill to dry.
"I guess I should go sleep on the couch," Tidus said. He knew there was no way she was going to want him to sleep in her bed, so he headed for the door.
Outside, the phantom waited. "Sleep all alone, please. Make my day," it growled to itself. To it's disappointment, Yuna laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Please don't go."
Tidus couldn't help but grin as he cast a glance at Yuna's bed. "Where do you plan on me sleeping?" His face dropped as she gestured towards a chair.
"Please?" She pleaded. Of course he nodded in agreement. How could he ever say no to her? He shut the door and settled down in the chair as she drifted off to sleep.
"No matter, your day will come. There's no escaping it. It's just a matter of time." The dark entity promised.
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Yuna awoke to the smell of sausage and bacon, and it didn't smell burnt this time. "Lulu must have managed to keep Rikku away from the stove today," she laughed to herself. She glanced over to where Tidus was sleeping -- or had been, since he wasn't there now. She looked at the window sill for his clothes but they were gone. It hadn't looked like he had been there at all. Had she just dreamt the entire thing? No, that couldn't be... Suddenly she felt something heavy jump on top of her.
"Boo." Tidus grinned at her. "You were off in your own world, I couldn't resist.... hey, is everything all right?"
Yuna wiped the troubled expression off her face and smiled. "No, you just startled me is all."
"Didn't mean to scare you." He set a tray with breakfast on it in front of her.
"Spoiling me already?"
"Yeah.. well, Rikku made it, I just set it on the tray." He laughed and handed her one of the two forks he was holding.
"Mmm. She's getting better." They both laughed, even though he hadn't had her cooking from the day before. She looked at him and saw he had that look... the one where a person is trying to decide whether to say something or not. "What is it?"
"I was just wondering..." Yuna nodded for him to continue. "Last night, out in the water. Why did you... why did you do it?"
She glanced down, unable to look him in the eye. "I guess.... you went through all that trouble to be with me. I felt I owed you the same."
He looked sad. "I'd never want you to hurt yourself, Yuna."
"I know... but I also... missed you."
*Could her feelings for me really be that strong?* Tidus wondered. He put his arms around her and kissed her, a long, soft kiss. "I missed you too. Come on, let's go downstairs." He grabbed a plate as they got up.
"You're starting to make sleeping in a habit, ya?" Wakka teased Yuna as they came down the stairs.
"Well she can now! She defeated Sin and everything!" Rikku said in defense.
"I guess that's true, eh?"
Yuna just smiled and sat beside Tidus on the couch, where Lulu was reading the spell book. "What'cha reading?"
Rikku read the current page over her shoulder. "Ooh! A love spell! Have somebody in mind?"
Lulu sighed, "I'm making sure there won't be any side effects to the teleportation spell."
"And if there are?" Yuna asked.
"Then we'll know how to deal with them," she reassured the ever-worried Yuna.
"Don't worry Yuna. Everything is perfect... what could go wrong now?" Tidus said.
"Why did you say that?! Whenever somebody says that everything goes wrong!!" Rikku yelled at him.
"Oops.." Tidus said, "Well, I'm sure it'll be okay." Rikku put her hand to her forehead and sighed.
Trying to change the subject, Yuna said, "I think I left my scepter on the beach."
"Want to go get it?" Tidus asked.
"Do you even need it? It's not like you'll be summoning anytime soon, you know?" Rikku said.
"I'd like to have it."
"If she wants it then let's go get it!" Tidus exclaimed.
"Shouldn't argue with the lady, ya?" Wakka said. "Lulu?" She still had her nose in the book. "Lu, come on." Still getting no response, he took the book away from her.
"I wouldn't want to be getting that look from her!" Rikku said, referring to the death glare Wakka was receiving. Lulu snatched the book back and set it down on a nearby stand, leaving it open to the page she was at.
"Let's go!"
As they shut the door, the wind it created blew the pages in the book. At the bottom of the page it read "WARNING: Powerful spells can attract or even create demonic creatures. They will go after the subject that the spell was cast on if--" The rest was on the next page, which appeared to be ripped out.
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"Sure is cloudy today," Rikku commented.
"One of the sunniest days of my life," Tidus said, smiling at Yuna.
Rikku looked confused. "Huh? What are you talking about? The sun isn't out a--" she saw him staring at Yuna and finally got a clue (for once). "Oh... hehe!"
Yuna leaned against him and he put his arm around her and gave her a brief kiss. Just then he felt the air turn to ice and he turned behind him. "What is that?!"
*I've found you once again! You won't get away from me this time,* the phantom thought. *Your blood will be mine soon enough.* It lunged towards the spot Tidus and Yuna were standing, and Tidus jumped in front of Yuna to protect her.
"No! You can't have him!" Yuna yelled. She noticed her scepter laying on the ground near her and picked it up. She cast all the protective spells on Tidus that she knew -- Shell, Protect, Reflect and Regen. While she was trying to think up some more, Tidus jumped out of the way (while keeping Yuna behind him, of course) of the demon's attack.
*Such a powerful girl. Why does she waste her power on him when it won't do her any good? There are much better uses for such power. Oh yes..." it salivated at the thought.
Noticing it was distracted, Tidus drew his sword and hit it hard.... but it went right through it, as if it were nothing more than a shadow. Was it anything more? All of the color was drained from Yuna's face... she knew he couldn't hurt it.
"I'll do Blitzball Ace on it! Nothing is immune to that!" He gathered up all his energy and prepared for a set of massive hits. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh... it sliced through air but nothing more. Regardless, he pushed his sword into the ground and jumped off of it into the air. Yuna, even though she was sure it was hopeless, threw him the blitzball to finish off the attack. Tidus kicked it with all his might, but the ball just bounced straight through the fiend. "It didn't work.. How could it have not worked..."
"Lulu, do a black magic spell!" Yuna cried. Before Lulu had the chance to react, the creature made a barrier, cutting everybody off from Tidus, Yuna and itself. Lulu couldn't get through.
"I'm sorry," Lulu said. The four on the other side tried to find a way to break the barrier, but all hope looked lost.
"You know Holy! Cast it!" Tidus called to her. Yuna summoned her remaining strength and cast Holy upon the unholy creature... and watched in horror as it bounced back to her. "Yuna! NO!" He grabbed her by the waist and held her close, hoping to take the damage instead. It worked, and they both fell to the ground as dust flew everywhere. He gripped her tightly, refusing to let go. Finally the dust settled, and they looked around to find the gang standing over them. The phantom appeared to have left.
"Where'd it go?" Tidus groaned. Yuna was still in shock and didn't answer.
"Wow! How'd you survive that?!" Rikku asked.
"It must have been the Shell Yuna cast on me," He smiled at her, grateful to be alive.
"I can't believe you did that! You could have been killed! You come back, make more promises, and then do something like that. If I lost you again--"
"Shh," he comforted, "I'm okay, just a few bruises. I'm not going anywhere." Tidus hugged her.
She was still upset but relented anyway. What was she going to do, tell him to never save her life? She wanted to but it hardly seemed fair. Instead she kissed him long and passionately. "Don't leave me."
"Okay lovebirds, do either of you know what that was?" Wakka interrupted.
"Hey, I was enjoying that, why'd you have to interrupt?" Tidus complained. Yuna elbowed him playfully and giggled. Somehow he always cheered her up when her spirits were low.
"Maybe it was just a fiend that escaped the Crusaders?" Rikku suggested.
"That was no ordinary fiend," Lulu said.
"Maybe Rikku is right. They do get into the village every now and then, and that one would be hard to catch," Yuna said.
Lulu gave her a questioning look. "There hasn't been a fiend in the village for 5 years."
"Well there's one now. And 5 years ago... that was then. Now and then." Yuna could see nobody else thought so. "Or... maybe not."
"What's your theory, Lulu?" Wakka asked.
"A repercussion from their spell."
"Would you like to add "I told you so" on the end of that?" Tidus teased.
"It being implied is enough," she said.
"How do we get rid of it? Physical attacks don't hurt it, and using magic was even worse!" Rikku asked.
"We'll have to check the spell book and see."
As they headed back to the house, Rikku said, "Look at the bright side... at least it's sunny now!"
Lulu looked up at the sky. "How bizarre, I've never seen the weather change so quickly."
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Back at the house, Lulu picked up the book. "This isn't the page I left it on."
"Maybe you should try a bookmark?" Rikku suggested.
Lulu was too busy watching Yuna to respond. "You look exhausted."
"I guess... it was a hard battle," Yuna said.
"You should get some rest," Lulu instructed.
"But what about Tidus, if the--"
"Don't worry 'bout it. We'll take care of him. We are guardians after all, ya?" Wakka said.
"Yeah, Yuna, go take a nap. I'll be okay." Tidus was giving her those sweet puppy dog eyes and she couldn't tell him no.
"Be careful," she said.
"I will." Tidus gave her a reassuring hug. She started to head upstairs, but Tidus said, "Wait."
"Hm?" He wrapped his arms around her, held her close and kissed her. When he let her go she was smiling. *Mission accomplished.* He thought. Tidus just couldn't bear to see her sad. He watched her walk up the stairs and go into her room.
"This can't be good," Lulu muttered aloud.
"What is it?" Rikku asked.
Lulu read from the book, "'WARNING: Powerful spells can attract or even create demonic creatures. They will go after the subject that the spell was cast on if--' The rest is on another page, which has been ripped out."
"That can't be good," Wakka said.
"That's what I said," Lulu reminded him.
"Oh, yeah."
"Who would rip out a page like that? It's the sort of thing you want to keep, isn't it?" Rikku wondered.
"Unless you don't want somebody to stop you from casting a spell that would lure a demon to me," Tidus said with a sigh.
"Huh?" Rikku said.
"Yuna," Lulu said, realizing what Tidus was getting at. "That's why she was trying to come up with an excuse for the fiend."
"I can't believe she'd do that!" Wakka exclaimed. "Doesn't she trust us?"
"She's in love, she can't think," Lulu said. "Nothing on the page after it. We'll have to get the missing page if we have any hope of getting rid of it."
"Maybe we should go talk to her?" Rikku suggested.
Just then they all heard a loud crash from upstairs and what could have been a muffled cry. Needless to say they rushed upstairs to check on Yuna.
"Oh my Yevon," Lulu muttered. The room was a complete mess, it looked as if a wild animal had torn it apart.
"She's gone! Somebody kidnapped Yuna!" Tidus cried.
"Or something," Rikku added not-so-helpfully.
Wakka put his hand to his forehead and shook his head. "Not again.."
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While Tidus held Yuna, he realized she was shivering. It wasn't surprising, considering she was soaking wet. He reached for his jacket to put around her shoulders then realized he didn't have one. He couldn't even lend her his shirt as a towel since he was just as wet as she was. He got up then reached out a hand to pull help her up. "Let's go home, you look like you're freezing!"
Yuna nodded in agreement. She was still wondering how he was here when the spell didn't work. Apparently Tidus had somebody else's convenient arrival in mind.
"What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
"We heard somebody calling Yunie's name, so we came out to see what was going on!" Rikku answered.
"Speaking of mysterious appearances, you sure did get here at a good time, ya? Wakka inquired.
"I woke up in Luca, and had a horrible feeling that something was going to happen to Yuna. So I came here as fast as I could on the ship," Tidus said.
"That was a fast journey all the way from Luca. It usually takes a few days to travel that far," Lulu commented.
"Yeah, well," Tidus glanced down at the ground, "I kind of... threatened the captain to get here faster."
Rikku giggled. "All to be with Yunie! Cuuuute!"
Yuna blushed slightly and Tidus smiled at her, which made her blush even more. She shivered again so he put his arm around her.
"But how did you end up in Luca? That spell was supposed to bring you here," Wakka asked.
"Perhaps even with their combined powers, it wasn't enough to bring him all the way," Lulu suggested.
"Yeah! I bet that's it. You're so smart Lulu." Rikku told her.
Just then they approached and entered Yuna's home. "Kimahri get Yuna towel," Kimahri said.
"Thank you," she replied. "We'll be upstairs."
Rikku giggled. "We? Doing what?"
"Yeah, doing what?" Tidus teased her. Yuna blushed but instead of answering just headed up stairs. Since he had his arm around her still, he was obliged to follow.
When they reached her room Yuna said, "I need to get dressed." Tidus nodded for her to do so but didn't let go. She giggled. "I can't do that while you're holding on to me."
"Where there's a will, there's a way. I promised to never let go of you, remember?"
She smiled. "Just a minute won't hurt."
"I disagree. You look tired, maybe you'd like some help?"
She laughed again. It was so wonderful to have him back with her. "Come on, I mean it!"
He released her. "I need something dry to wear, too..."
"Hm." She walked over to her freshly washed laundry and pulled out some of his clothes. "I... washed it. Just in case." He took them and started to leave. "Wait."
"I thought you didn't want me here while you changed?"
"I didn't say that. I just don't want you to look. You can keep your back turned. I don't want you to leave just yet.."
"That's just cruel, knowing you're right there behind me. What'll you do if I peek?" Tidus teased. Realizing the worry in her voice when she said she didn't want him to go, he added, "And I'm not going anywhere." They both turned when they heard a knock at the door.
"Come in," Yuna said. The door opened with Kimahri holding a towel. "Thank you Kimahri." He gave it to her and left without another word. After they changed and dried off she took his clothes and laid both of their wet outfits on the window sill to dry.
"I guess I should go sleep on the couch," Tidus said. He knew there was no way she was going to want him to sleep in her bed, so he headed for the door.
Outside, the phantom waited. "Sleep all alone, please. Make my day," it growled to itself. To it's disappointment, Yuna laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Please don't go."
Tidus couldn't help but grin as he cast a glance at Yuna's bed. "Where do you plan on me sleeping?" His face dropped as she gestured towards a chair.
"Please?" She pleaded. Of course he nodded in agreement. How could he ever say no to her? He shut the door and settled down in the chair as she drifted off to sleep.
"No matter, your day will come. There's no escaping it. It's just a matter of time." The dark entity promised.
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Yuna awoke to the smell of sausage and bacon, and it didn't smell burnt this time. "Lulu must have managed to keep Rikku away from the stove today," she laughed to herself. She glanced over to where Tidus was sleeping -- or had been, since he wasn't there now. She looked at the window sill for his clothes but they were gone. It hadn't looked like he had been there at all. Had she just dreamt the entire thing? No, that couldn't be... Suddenly she felt something heavy jump on top of her.
"Boo." Tidus grinned at her. "You were off in your own world, I couldn't resist.... hey, is everything all right?"
Yuna wiped the troubled expression off her face and smiled. "No, you just startled me is all."
"Didn't mean to scare you." He set a tray with breakfast on it in front of her.
"Spoiling me already?"
"Yeah.. well, Rikku made it, I just set it on the tray." He laughed and handed her one of the two forks he was holding.
"Mmm. She's getting better." They both laughed, even though he hadn't had her cooking from the day before. She looked at him and saw he had that look... the one where a person is trying to decide whether to say something or not. "What is it?"
"I was just wondering..." Yuna nodded for him to continue. "Last night, out in the water. Why did you... why did you do it?"
She glanced down, unable to look him in the eye. "I guess.... you went through all that trouble to be with me. I felt I owed you the same."
He looked sad. "I'd never want you to hurt yourself, Yuna."
"I know... but I also... missed you."
*Could her feelings for me really be that strong?* Tidus wondered. He put his arms around her and kissed her, a long, soft kiss. "I missed you too. Come on, let's go downstairs." He grabbed a plate as they got up.
"You're starting to make sleeping in a habit, ya?" Wakka teased Yuna as they came down the stairs.
"Well she can now! She defeated Sin and everything!" Rikku said in defense.
"I guess that's true, eh?"
Yuna just smiled and sat beside Tidus on the couch, where Lulu was reading the spell book. "What'cha reading?"
Rikku read the current page over her shoulder. "Ooh! A love spell! Have somebody in mind?"
Lulu sighed, "I'm making sure there won't be any side effects to the teleportation spell."
"And if there are?" Yuna asked.
"Then we'll know how to deal with them," she reassured the ever-worried Yuna.
"Don't worry Yuna. Everything is perfect... what could go wrong now?" Tidus said.
"Why did you say that?! Whenever somebody says that everything goes wrong!!" Rikku yelled at him.
"Oops.." Tidus said, "Well, I'm sure it'll be okay." Rikku put her hand to her forehead and sighed.
Trying to change the subject, Yuna said, "I think I left my scepter on the beach."
"Want to go get it?" Tidus asked.
"Do you even need it? It's not like you'll be summoning anytime soon, you know?" Rikku said.
"I'd like to have it."
"If she wants it then let's go get it!" Tidus exclaimed.
"Shouldn't argue with the lady, ya?" Wakka said. "Lulu?" She still had her nose in the book. "Lu, come on." Still getting no response, he took the book away from her.
"I wouldn't want to be getting that look from her!" Rikku said, referring to the death glare Wakka was receiving. Lulu snatched the book back and set it down on a nearby stand, leaving it open to the page she was at.
"Let's go!"
As they shut the door, the wind it created blew the pages in the book. At the bottom of the page it read "WARNING: Powerful spells can attract or even create demonic creatures. They will go after the subject that the spell was cast on if--" The rest was on the next page, which appeared to be ripped out.
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"Sure is cloudy today," Rikku commented.
"One of the sunniest days of my life," Tidus said, smiling at Yuna.
Rikku looked confused. "Huh? What are you talking about? The sun isn't out a--" she saw him staring at Yuna and finally got a clue (for once). "Oh... hehe!"
Yuna leaned against him and he put his arm around her and gave her a brief kiss. Just then he felt the air turn to ice and he turned behind him. "What is that?!"
*I've found you once again! You won't get away from me this time,* the phantom thought. *Your blood will be mine soon enough.* It lunged towards the spot Tidus and Yuna were standing, and Tidus jumped in front of Yuna to protect her.
"No! You can't have him!" Yuna yelled. She noticed her scepter laying on the ground near her and picked it up. She cast all the protective spells on Tidus that she knew -- Shell, Protect, Reflect and Regen. While she was trying to think up some more, Tidus jumped out of the way (while keeping Yuna behind him, of course) of the demon's attack.
*Such a powerful girl. Why does she waste her power on him when it won't do her any good? There are much better uses for such power. Oh yes..." it salivated at the thought.
Noticing it was distracted, Tidus drew his sword and hit it hard.... but it went right through it, as if it were nothing more than a shadow. Was it anything more? All of the color was drained from Yuna's face... she knew he couldn't hurt it.
"I'll do Blitzball Ace on it! Nothing is immune to that!" He gathered up all his energy and prepared for a set of massive hits. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh... it sliced through air but nothing more. Regardless, he pushed his sword into the ground and jumped off of it into the air. Yuna, even though she was sure it was hopeless, threw him the blitzball to finish off the attack. Tidus kicked it with all his might, but the ball just bounced straight through the fiend. "It didn't work.. How could it have not worked..."
"Lulu, do a black magic spell!" Yuna cried. Before Lulu had the chance to react, the creature made a barrier, cutting everybody off from Tidus, Yuna and itself. Lulu couldn't get through.
"I'm sorry," Lulu said. The four on the other side tried to find a way to break the barrier, but all hope looked lost.
"You know Holy! Cast it!" Tidus called to her. Yuna summoned her remaining strength and cast Holy upon the unholy creature... and watched in horror as it bounced back to her. "Yuna! NO!" He grabbed her by the waist and held her close, hoping to take the damage instead. It worked, and they both fell to the ground as dust flew everywhere. He gripped her tightly, refusing to let go. Finally the dust settled, and they looked around to find the gang standing over them. The phantom appeared to have left.
"Where'd it go?" Tidus groaned. Yuna was still in shock and didn't answer.
"Wow! How'd you survive that?!" Rikku asked.
"It must have been the Shell Yuna cast on me," He smiled at her, grateful to be alive.
"I can't believe you did that! You could have been killed! You come back, make more promises, and then do something like that. If I lost you again--"
"Shh," he comforted, "I'm okay, just a few bruises. I'm not going anywhere." Tidus hugged her.
She was still upset but relented anyway. What was she going to do, tell him to never save her life? She wanted to but it hardly seemed fair. Instead she kissed him long and passionately. "Don't leave me."
"Okay lovebirds, do either of you know what that was?" Wakka interrupted.
"Hey, I was enjoying that, why'd you have to interrupt?" Tidus complained. Yuna elbowed him playfully and giggled. Somehow he always cheered her up when her spirits were low.
"Maybe it was just a fiend that escaped the Crusaders?" Rikku suggested.
"That was no ordinary fiend," Lulu said.
"Maybe Rikku is right. They do get into the village every now and then, and that one would be hard to catch," Yuna said.
Lulu gave her a questioning look. "There hasn't been a fiend in the village for 5 years."
"Well there's one now. And 5 years ago... that was then. Now and then." Yuna could see nobody else thought so. "Or... maybe not."
"What's your theory, Lulu?" Wakka asked.
"A repercussion from their spell."
"Would you like to add "I told you so" on the end of that?" Tidus teased.
"It being implied is enough," she said.
"How do we get rid of it? Physical attacks don't hurt it, and using magic was even worse!" Rikku asked.
"We'll have to check the spell book and see."
As they headed back to the house, Rikku said, "Look at the bright side... at least it's sunny now!"
Lulu looked up at the sky. "How bizarre, I've never seen the weather change so quickly."
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Back at the house, Lulu picked up the book. "This isn't the page I left it on."
"Maybe you should try a bookmark?" Rikku suggested.
Lulu was too busy watching Yuna to respond. "You look exhausted."
"I guess... it was a hard battle," Yuna said.
"You should get some rest," Lulu instructed.
"But what about Tidus, if the--"
"Don't worry 'bout it. We'll take care of him. We are guardians after all, ya?" Wakka said.
"Yeah, Yuna, go take a nap. I'll be okay." Tidus was giving her those sweet puppy dog eyes and she couldn't tell him no.
"Be careful," she said.
"I will." Tidus gave her a reassuring hug. She started to head upstairs, but Tidus said, "Wait."
"Hm?" He wrapped his arms around her, held her close and kissed her. When he let her go she was smiling. *Mission accomplished.* He thought. Tidus just couldn't bear to see her sad. He watched her walk up the stairs and go into her room.
"This can't be good," Lulu muttered aloud.
"What is it?" Rikku asked.
Lulu read from the book, "'WARNING: Powerful spells can attract or even create demonic creatures. They will go after the subject that the spell was cast on if--' The rest is on another page, which has been ripped out."
"That can't be good," Wakka said.
"That's what I said," Lulu reminded him.
"Oh, yeah."
"Who would rip out a page like that? It's the sort of thing you want to keep, isn't it?" Rikku wondered.
"Unless you don't want somebody to stop you from casting a spell that would lure a demon to me," Tidus said with a sigh.
"Huh?" Rikku said.
"Yuna," Lulu said, realizing what Tidus was getting at. "That's why she was trying to come up with an excuse for the fiend."
"I can't believe she'd do that!" Wakka exclaimed. "Doesn't she trust us?"
"She's in love, she can't think," Lulu said. "Nothing on the page after it. We'll have to get the missing page if we have any hope of getting rid of it."
"Maybe we should go talk to her?" Rikku suggested.
Just then they all heard a loud crash from upstairs and what could have been a muffled cry. Needless to say they rushed upstairs to check on Yuna.
"Oh my Yevon," Lulu muttered. The room was a complete mess, it looked as if a wild animal had torn it apart.
"She's gone! Somebody kidnapped Yuna!" Tidus cried.
"Or something," Rikku added not-so-helpfully.
Wakka put his hand to his forehead and shook his head. "Not again.."
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