Sorry for taking so long to update. My internet was messing up so I couldn't type for a while. Then when it finally started to work, I had writer's block. Well, it's here now so on to the next chapter!

CHAPTER 2

Yuna was mortified. Her mission was practically over. Tidus had found her out. She tried to say something but the words just wouldn't come out.

"Yunie?! What happened?! Yunie!"

The words of Yuna's worried cousin were heard over her small microphone. Still she didn't respond. Everything happened too fast.

'Yuna! Is it really you?' Tidus thought. He slowly proceeded toward her.

Yuna recoiled. She had to act fast. She couldn't let Tidus get any closer. She instantly ran up the stairs and out of the stadium.

"Wait!" Tidus yelled as he ran after her. It had been too many years since he laid eyes on her face, too many years that he had been apart from her.

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By the time Yuna made it outside, the other two girls were already waiting for her.

"Yunie! Your alright!" the blonde girl practically knocked Yuna over by her tight embrace.

"Yes Rikku I'm fine, but I must leave right now. !" Yuna answered as she tried to force the overly protective girl off of her.

"What happened?" Rikku asked. The girl with black hair seemed to be pondering about something.

"I've been found out! He's coming as we speak! Paine, I need to borrow your Warrior dressphere."

"What happened to yours?" Paine asked assuming that it was stolen or lost.

"I didn't bring it. I assumed that I could fulfill this mission without it. So please, can I borrow it?! Yuna said hastily.

Paine immediately drew the sphere out of her grid.

"Here, take care of it. We can't stall him. The enemy will be on the other side of Zanarkand. Rikku and I need enough time to fend them off."

Yuna nodded showing she understood. She changed her dressphere and took off down the wide road.

"Yuna! We're counting on you! Be careful!" Paine yelled to her.

"Come on! We don't have much time!" Rikku yelled as she tugged at Paine's shirt.

"Let's go!" Paine answered as she ran the opposite way of Yuna. Rikku soon followed.

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Tidus was breathing heavily when he made it to the entrance. He looked in all directions but Yuna was nowhere in sight.

"Damn!" he yelled in anger. Maybe it...wasn't Yuna. Maybe it was just some crazy fan that resembled her...But then again, no girl from Zanarkand can instantly change their clothes.

Tidus' thoughts were interrupted when he heard a loud 'clang' from the left road. A metal part from the sphere pool had been in Yuna's path. Yuna had destroyed it with her sword.

"My sword!" Tidus yelled. 'No way could a sword like his be made in Zanarkand. It is Yuna. But why is she running from me?'

Yuna heard the remark from Tidus and took off running again. Tidus went after her again, only this time, he was a little closer. The chase seemed to last for hours. Both were starting to get tired from running so fast and so long. Yuna thought the path she was on was inevitable but Tidus knew better. Up ahead , the road was parted. The lava below had marred it when it overflowed just this morning. No sign had been put up yet so she had no idea about it. Yuna had nowhere else to run, She was trapped. There was nothing but lava in front of her.

"Please, go away!" she yelled back to Tidus.

"You spoke" Tidus responded. "I was getting the feeling that you lost it."

He found it a little strange to be making jokes at a time like this. Maybe it was Yuna? Or maybe he just snapped.

"It's been too long since I've heard you're voice, Yuna."

Yuna looked up. Tidus really hadn't changed. His bright blonde hair, ocean-like eyes, and his adorable way of cheering her up. He started to get closer to her, but she suddenly turned around.

"Tidus...I can't look upon you like you are now. I can't fall in love with you again."

Tidus was shocked. He lowered his head a bit trying not to show his dismayed face.

"I see... someone else has taken my place in your heart"

Yuna turned back to face him.

"No! No that's not the reason...its, just."

Yuna pondered her statement before answering.

"Tidus, it's because I love you so much, that I can't."

Tidus raised is head in confusion.

"huh?" he answered.

Yuna sighed.

"I don't have time to explain. I put you in too much danger already. Rikku should be somewhere to the right. Go find her. She will lead you to safety. Hurry!"

Tidus didn't move. He seemed oblivious to her order.

"Tidus please! Go! I'll be fine!"

But Tidus didn't go. He ran up to her and embraced her tightly. Yuna was silent. She hadn't felt his embrace in years.

"Yuna. Although you aren't a summoner, I'll still be you guardian. I made a promise to you that to this day I haven't forgotten:

Wherever you go, I go

A tear started to form in Yuna's eye. She embraced him tighter

"Tidus...I-"

A sudden crash from below interrupted her. A being the size of a skyscraper rose up hitting the bridges while doing so. Yuna lost her balance and fell over.

"Yuna!" Tidus yelled barely grabbing her hand in time. Yuna was screaming. The boiling lava was only about five feet away from her foot.

"Tidus!" Yuna yelled back. It looked like either she was getting closer to the lava or the lava was getting closer to her.

"Don't worry Yuna! I've got y-"the lava fiend had swung its arm in an attempt to try to hit Tidus. Tidus dodged the attack but ended up falling off the road as well. Luckily, he was able to hang on to the end.

"No! I'm not letting go. I'm not making this meeting our last Yuna."

"...Tidus" Yuna whispered under her breath.

The monster couldn't take the wait. He unleashed a heat whirl on the two. Tidus didn't have enough strength to pull both himself and Yuna up. They were doomed.