FFX-2 101% Past and Present combined
Chapter 2
Never trust anyone
Yuna/Tidus
Shuyin/Lenne
Shuyin/Yuna
What happens if the Fayth misinterpreted Yuna's wishers and brought back Shuyin instead of Tidus?
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Fortunately enough for Yuna, she managed to cross the waterfalls with her additional acquaintance who followed her silently, with ease. Shuyin all the while sighed sadly to himself, letting his feet carry him to the direction where this woman...The blonde shook his head at himself at the degrading title he had administered upon her. 'What was that woman's name again...Yun...Yuna?'
Shuyin rose his head as he watched the female walk just a mere few paces ahead of him, her brunette hair bouncing gently from her bare shoulders. The blond's eyes moved lower down at the bare expanse of the girl's back. Shuyin's eyes blushed darkly in embarrassment as he knew that he was the cause for the slight shivers which crawled along the girl's bare back.. "Yuna?"
The brunette froze.
"I am really sorry for you clothes.....if I had clothes on my back, I would have given them to you....."
The blond heard the girl's deep sigh. "It's alright..... you have already apologised........." Yuna said softly, shaking her head with indifference.
"But......" Shuyin began not really knowing how to continue his thoughts.
"..........."
"My airship is not to far from here." Yuna said quietly as she continued onwards, ignoring the odd look that Shuyin gave her from behind.
She saw the sight of the Celsius in the distance and Yuna couldn't help but sigh in relief. She didn't know how long she could stomach the odd feeling that had crept up inside of her when Shuyin smiled at her with 'his' smile. All she wanted at the moment was to crawl into her bed and go to sleep and hope that when she awoke, that everything in her life was normal again. The next time she looked up, she realised that she had got to her destination, where the shadow of the Celsius blocked the light from the moon which earlier lit up the sky.
"You have a nice ship Yuna." Shuyin commented with a slight smile, eyeing the gigantic piece of machina in awe. It was certainly not what he expected, but then again, he wasn't sure what to expect anymore after living such a warped up life, or more correctly warped up death. A sudden idea rose into his head which made him suddenly light up with joy. 'I could hijack this ship and save Lenne.' the blond thought with delight. 'And it would be so easy if this girl is the only one in control.' The cogs in his head were delightfully turning before they instantly froze at the next few words.
"Oh no, it isn't mine." Yuna began with a shake of her head. "It belongs to Brother."
The blond's eyes narrowed in question. 'Another...damnit. I thought it was only her and me.' "Your brother?" Shuyin asked idly, unconsciously scowling as he folded his arms in thought.
Yuna caught the blond's expression, but was unsure upon her analysis. "Oh? No...no.....Rikku's brother. You can meet him tomorrow," the brunette answered watching in confusion as the creases around the blond's eyes seemed to relax somewhat.
"Hnnn." Shuyin answered, the cogs once again turning in his head.
"Is there anyone on board now?" he asked, hoping that his luck would give him the answer he craved the most.
Yuna pouted in thought, trying to remember Buddy's and Brothers last words at the party, before the remembrance of their plans of resting in the Inn. "Um....I don't think anyone's here except us, because there was a party earlier on and most people are either resting in their homes, or at the inn."
Shuyin couldn't help but smirk at the chance that was suddenly in front of him.
"I see..." he answered indifferently but inside he was reeling in happiness at the hand that fate had given him. 'Perfect.' He muttered under his breath, his eyes twinkling in delight as he watched Yuna move closer to the ship.
Yuna took a few steps towards the ship and then moved out of the blond's view. She then returned soon after with a smile on her face as the ship suddenly shuddered and Shuyin saw a bright flashing light glare from the ship. He was aware of the sound of steel moving, as a door hatchet opened and a pair of stairs materialised to his vision.
Yuna watched silently at the awe in the blond's eyes at the ship. She always thought how Tidus would have reacted to the Celsius. She assumed it would have been positive and rather energetic like the time he was onboard Cid's machina-ship before their final bout with Sin. She smiled sadly at the thought.
"Come on...I think we both need some spare clothes." Yuna commented jogging towards the metal stairway and walking through, not really wanting for the blond to follow. As soon as she stepped through the portal, the halls suddenly flooded with light.
Yuna's heart thumped frantically in her chest. "Light? Oh no....is there someone here?"
Yuna couldn't help but shriek out in alarm as she felt a hand touch her shoulder, turning around suddenly at Shuyin who was standing behind her.
"What's wrong......." His eyes looked downwards hastily before rising again to meet the brunette's face, trying to look calm and easy going as possible.
Yuna's eyes went very large at she refrained from looking any lower. When they were both on the beach, the darkness covered their modesties, but now.... She jumped in fright when she heard a sound which sounded almost to familiarly like footsteps.
Yuna's face flared a brilliant red, half stumbling in the process as she dashed towards the elevator and towards the cabin, squealing in shock as the blond obediently followed her as if nothing was wrong.
Yuna shook her head and slammed her hand against the button watching as the double doors closed just a few inches where the blond's hand was reaching before descending downwards.
"?"
Shuyin blinked in confusion, waiting in slight irritation for the elevator to return to his floor. He stepped inside, eyeing the red glowing plate which was neatly marked as 'Cabin'. The blond punched in the button and felt the elevator shift before moving downwards.
The doors dinged open just in time for Shuyin to see the brunette dash into another set of doors and slam them shut.
"Hey!" Shuyin cried out in mock anger pushing past the elevator and jogging towards the doors which he realised, after turning the handle, were locked shut.
"What is that woman up to?" 'Does she know what I am planning?'
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Yuna slapped her head at her foolishness as she trudged into the cabin. It was that darn chocobo making all the sound. "...and here I thought it was Rikku or something.' She heard a sharp knocking along the outside of the door and a muffled voice. Her face paled to know who was standing outside that door, in direct lighting, with no clothes....
'What am I going to do?' Yuna looked down at her chest and scrambled towards the nearest closest and pulled on the first article of clothing that came into her hand.
"Yu...Yuna....what.....g.....ing..on?"
Yuna unlocked the room and swung the door wide open, her chest heaving from the sudden outburst of adrenaline.
"Are you alright?" He questioned, eyeing the plain white halter neck that the brunette now sported.
"Um.....you still need clothes..." Yuna panted, turning her head from the blonde.
"Uh huh."
Yuna nodded in acknowledgment, refusing to look at the blond lest be tempted to look down further. Her face seemed to be resonating its own heat now, and she more than likely knew that Shuyin was clearly aware of it. She wished that there was some light switch which could turn off all the lights. She had a fleeting thought of cutting the wires to the electric system but she had a good feeling that Brother and Buddy would not like that. She backed towards her clothing quarters and pulled open her wardrobes and drawers, hoping to find something that may at least fit him.
'I have to find some clothes for him, before I blush to death,' Yuna thought frantically, pulling open all of her drawers and tossing all types of articles of clothing over her head, in an attempt to speed up her searching.
Shuyin all the while watched the restless woman with a look akin to puzzlement. "Women are weird." Shuyin commented as he stared down at the various articles of clothing which was aimlessly tossed in his direction.
He rose an eyebrow. "Urr...these are all women's clothes," Shuyin commented picking up a tight fitted black shirt and then a pair of black bikini briefs.
Yuna blushed, pausing her destruction on the drawers. "Well err....I am a woman." Yuna countered, her eyes going wide as saucers when she saw that the blond was handling her underwear. In an instance, she crossed the room and snatched it out of his fingers, blushing deeply as she threw it back into the drawers.
"Wow...I would have never guessed." Shuyin commented sarcastically. "But seriously Miss Yuna, unless I magically find a way to shrink my shoulders and waist size, or perhaps rearrange my bone structure, I have a rather good feeling that these clothes won't fit me."
"................" 'I have to try. Perhaps Brother may have some of his spare dungarees lying around nearby.' Yuna thought, as she sifted through the piles of coloured clothing.
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"Um.....I can't find anything suitable...." Yuna said after a moment, pulling her hands out of the drawers, refusing to turn around to look at the blonde.
"I could wake up my friends in Besaid." Yuna added over her shoulder, her brow creasing with worry.
'I didn't want them to find out just yet......' Yuna thought, her eyes raising upwards to the wooden barrier which concealed the beds from view.
'Beds? Bed-sheet?'
"I got it!" Yuna exclaimed far too enthusiastically than she would have liked as she turned towards the staircase of the cabin.
"Oh really?" Came the deep masculine tone which caused the brunette to lightly shudder in response. 'He sounds too much like him'.
"Just a minute." She called over her shoulder as she clambered up the stairs, wrenching a fresh blue duvet off the nearest bed, pleased with its suitability for a simple wrap.
"Here. Catch." Yuna said a second before she tossed the large sheet over the banister hearing a slight muffle of surprise as the heavy bundle landed directly upon the blond's head.
"Thanks." The blond commented sarcastically, as he pulled the heavy burden off his head and wrapped it around his muscular frame like a cloak.
Yuna, oblivious to the sarcasm bowed with gratitude. "You're welcome," she answered with a small smile, which suddenly froze as she heard light footsteps make their way up the staircase. A familiar head of blonde hair rose above the banister and Yuna once again frowned at the inappropriateness of the situation. Here she was, alone with a man who just recently wanted to use Vegnagun and destroy all of Spira, had murdered hundreds of warriors within the Den of Woe, and had almost assaulted her just a few moments ago. There was something really odd about him, and although he had not tried anything just recently, Yuna still felt wary of him when he turned his stark blue eyes at her, which sent shivers up her spine. It was like 'he' was here once more, but not quite at the same time.
"So, what now?" Yuna asked causing the blond to shrug.
"I thought we were gonna nap, unless you are in the mood for something else?"
Shuyin said with a hint of dark amusement, expecting the brunette to flare up in embarrassment. That was why he was very surprised when the girl gave him a blank look, unaware of the dirty thoughts which had suddenly rose into his own head.
'She is so innocent.....' Shuyin thought in awe, as Yuna continued to blink at him as if he merely asked what the time was. '..I can use her purity against her....for Lenne..'
Yuna rubbed the backs of her elbows, unsure how to answer. "Um.....what do you mean?"
Shuyin tried to hold back a laugh. "You know," he replied in a teasing tone, his eyebrows rising into a devilish arch.
Yuna blushed at the sheer intensity of his gaze, and the playful manner he was emanating, but she couldn't help but feel there was a spark of danger to this 'game' they were playing. "I don't understand." Yuna answered weakly, deciding to take the honest route. 'What mood. Its too dark outside to do anything and there is no board games or anything on board to play with...'
"How old are you Yuna?" Shuyin then blurted out suddenly, taking one step towards the confused brunette
"19."
"So young," he mused softly, closing his eyes in thought with a gentle frown. 'The age I was before my life and happiness. crumbled down before me.'
Yuna pulled her hands behind her back, tugging her long braid in a shy habit of nervousness. "Um.... why do you say that?"
The blond's eyes opened, staring at Yuna as if he had awakened from a dream. "I'm 1019 years of age," he answered after a moment with a sigh. "A thousand years separate us...... I am an old ruin hidden within my body of youth." Shuyin said to himself as he stared down at his bare unmarred hands, flexing his wrists as his smooth skin clenched around his knuckles. He rose his head again turning to stare at Yuna, noting the large wooden dresser behind her and the large mirror which displayed his visage.
"I have not once seen my face for over a millennia." Shuyin said in awe as his trembling fingers rose slowly upwards to trace the side of his face, raising towards his brow before siding down his cheek. "I look different....no.....I just feel different." He whispered to himself as he took a few steps towards the mirror and stared at the man who seemed so different , so unlike he had ever seen before.
"I used to look at my face back then and feel so proud....call it vanity... I was the Number 1 Star Player of the Zanarkand Abes, and I knew I was a 'looker' , and that many girls had the hots for me.....It made me feel so confident......But now...things have changed......all I can see in my face is pain.... and weakness...I don't feel like the perfect guy that believed he could take on the world back then. I feel defeated. My eyes look.... blank...how can I look the same but look so different?" Shuyin asked as he stared into his eyes which seemed darker than usual, contrasting to the unnatural pallor of his face. He couldn't help but notice the large wet clumps of sand which had nested in his tousled hair. Shuyin believed he couldn't look anymore of a mess if he tried.
"I look like crap..." the blond uttered dejectedly to himself as he stared down at his scrawny form, seeming pasty underneath the duvet wrapped around him. 'How will I be able to manipulate this Yuna girl with my looks when I look like I have been run over by a dozen chocobos.'
Yuna watched with interest at the blond who had his eyes fixed on his reflection, bearing a present frown that was plastered across his face.
"I wouldn't say that.... You should see when I am in Bikanel Oasis, I always end up coated head to foot in the wet sand after Rikku pushes me into the water, and a nearby Hypello accused me of being a man-eating fiend when I tried to attack my friends who were laughing..."
Shuyin couldn't help but crack a smile. "I'd like to see that."
Yuna shook her head. "Um...no you wouldn't....But if you want to know, I can show you the shower...."
"Have you got a lover Yuna?" Shuyin interjected before Yuna managed to finish her sentence.
Yuna abruptly blinked in confusion bending her head down in embarrassment. "I...I......no.." she said coyly, raising her head but to her surprise, Shuyin in that space of time had crossed the distance between, and was now standing much closer than a polite distance to her.
"You're very beautiful.." Shuyin answered softly raising one of his hands to trace the paleness of her cheek, tilting his head to engage her reaction.
".Th..thank you." Yuna answered, looking down trying not to look at his face, before realising that she was getting a great view of a pair of manly pectorals. Her face shot up immediately in embarrassment to be looking at his body in such a...... girlish manner? She took a few steps back in coyness, yelping slightly when he she felt the back of her calf connect with the end of a bed behind her.
Shuyin couldn't hide the ghost of a smirk which rose on his face. 'So she does find me attractive. This act may work after all...' He felt something shift inside of him, and he felt that he was once more the boisterous Blitzball teen that everyone liked and loved. The blond inched his face closer to Yuna's flushed one. "I merely speak the truth. Your face is exquisite," Shuyin pressed on, eyeing for the first time that Yuna had two coloured eyes, one as dark forests of green, and one as pure as the never-ending sea. 'She's a very pretty girl..'
Shuyin moved his face even closer that he swore he could hear the sound fast thumps coming from her chest. "Tell me Yuna, do you believe in love at first sight?" he asked in his best husky tone possible, raising his other hand that was once clutching the bedding to his chest, to Yuna's bare shoulder.
Yuna's eyes dilated in shock but didn't make any move to remove his hands off her face and shoulder.
Shuyin took her silence as a cue to continue on as he brushed an idle bang out of the girl's vision. He tried to make himself look as alluring as possible to the charm the awe struck female into his trap. "We are two different entities, taken from two different worlds and spliced together. A thousand years separates us. I have only truly met you today, yet it feels as if I have know you forever. We are both different. In need of a friend. A special person to be with. Are you willing to make the reach between us? To go beyond our suffering. To help me heal...to bring back hope into my life, forever and always?"
Yuna swallowed deeply at the in-depth words. Her mind seemed to freeze at the proposition he was wooing her with. 'Always.....no.....Tidus.....I....'
Her mind suddenly went blank as she felt the hand wrap itself around her waist and she couldn't help but gasp when she was forcefully drawn to the blond's solid chest. Yuna gazed up in surprise when she felt the blond move his head down to the side of her cheek and neck, nuzzling her face in a sensual way which made Yuna once again lost for words. She stood there silently in the blond's arms, her hands frozen and her mind blank to everything that had happened earlier and how she had fell into such an embrace.
'Tidus...'
"Kiss me Yuna," Yuna's head rose up in surprise and became lost in the passionate pools of blue, and the soft lips which were beckoning her to reach forward and.... Her mind suddenly exploded into a thousand of pyreflies for before she knew it, Shuyin had latched his bronze lips against her. Yuna froze in shock, unable to move as she felt the warm stroke of his tongue slide across her bottom lip. She gasped in surprise and that was all it took for the blond to plunge his tongue into her sweet nectar depths, wrapping his arms firmly around her hips as he pushed her down with his body weight upon the bed.
Yuna felt swept up with the emotions which had flooded the core of her body and the man above her which was ravishing her mouth with her lips. Shuyin pulled his lips from hers, staring at her flush face and her lips that were now slightly plump from his kissing. He stroked the side of her neck soothingly, watching the girl's eyes lower. He listened to her erratic breathing as her chest rose heavily up and down, before raising his eyes to see her lips part in an attempt to speak.
"..Ti...Tidus...."
'Tidus? What the heck?' And then with utmost haste, his eyes hardened and his soft grip increased till he was clenching the pulse upon the girls neck.
"Shuyin! What...what are you doing..." Yuna gasped out in horror as she felt her whole body become drowsy, her eyes slowly going closed to the firm grip against her neck.
"Sorry Yuna, you should never trust anyone. Especially me...."
Those were the last few words Yuna heard before her world fell to darkness.....
The blond's face blanched in surprise as he peeled his hands away from the unconscious girl. "Tidus? How in Spira does she know that name? I haven't heard anyone call me that since I last played Blitzball, and that was a thousand years ago ...." He stood in surprise as the information sunk in, his face frowning in confusion. "No matter. I can find that out another time,." Shuyin muttered to himself rubbing his forehead as an oncoming headache began to make himself aware.
"Now the girl is out of commission, I have this ship for my own..." The blond thought with tainted happiness, as he stared towards the direction of the door which lead to the elevator. He was so close to his goal, and there was no way he was going to slip up now. He was a winner, for what he aimed for, he achieved, what he wanted, he got instantly. And he wanted this ship, and he would go through any means to get it.
A wicked smirk rose to his lips at his victory, which soon disappeared as his eyes fell once again on the girl on the bed.
"What should I do with this girl?" Shuyin thought out aloud, watching Yuna's rise and fall of her breast.
"I know that she is going to give me problems when I wake up.....I could kill her....but...no.....Lenne would hate me for that....after all this girl did help me somewhat...I guess I owe not to take her life, yet.." The blond mused padding closer to the bed. 'And besides, I still need to get s few more answers out of her.'
"You are a lucky girl Yuna, for I'm giving you the chance to live longer." Shuyin said softly, leaning down to brush his lips against the girl's forehead. "Sweet dreams."
And with that, the blond made a move towards the stairs and left the cabin, not forgetting to pet one of the feathered chocobos on the way out before he locked the door behind him.
"Now, the fun begins," Shuyin said in a cheeky chuckle to himself, grinning wildly as he dashed to the elevator and closed the doors shut. His eyes crossed over the control panel, before firmly pumping his hand down upon the floor for the bridge.
He felt the elevator once again rumble to life, and before he knew it, he was standing out on the hallway to the bridge. Jogging over the metal platform, Shuyin crossed the portal to the bridge, gaping due to the sheer size of the machine surrounding him.
"How awesome!" Shuyin said in delight, knowing that he was a man who had always held an inside interest for technology. Walking to the captain's seat within the centre of the room, Shuyin easily leapt in and got himself comfortable, not forgetting to cross the seatbelts across his form. He gazed down at the panel before him, trying to decipher the language which he clearly noted was Al Bhed.
"How the heck do I start this thing? Come on Shu, what looks like a button that will start this thing?" the blonde asked himself as he gazed at the three rows of keyboards alongside a large metal gear stick.
"Come on you stupid piece of machina. Stupid machine." Shuyin groaned, slamming his fists over random buttons in an attempt to bring the screen to life. After a few minutes of random hitting and twisting of various buttons and togs, the blonde slammed his head upon the side of the panel with irritation.
"Gah! It was much easier to work Vegnagun. All you need to have was a hint of musical talent." Shuyin moaned, repeatedly thumping his head none too gently upon the side of the metal panel. "Come on. Please work. I am so close to saving Lenne. This is too cruel." Shuyin groaned to himself, rising his head to glare at the annoying piece of machina with all of its grey and black buttons, and that abnormally large red one just in front of his nose.
'Red button?'
Shuyin's eyes widened before narrowing in mock annoyance. "Hey. I swear that wasn't there before." he whined to himself as he moved his a digit towards the red push button. "Come on, this better work."
Nothing happened for a moment and Shuyin was getting to the point that he would wake up Yuna in the Cabin to see if she can sort it out. But suddenly a gleam flashed across the screen and suddenly, the screen booted to life and the map of Spira rose to his vision. "Hey! It worked. Now....urrr....what's that?" Shuyin paused his mid celebration as a warning signal rose on the screen before transforming into a Password identification.
"A password?!? Oh come on. This is getting beyond stupid....." Shuyin exclaimed as he thumped the panel in front of him, watching as a slip of paper slid beneath a hidden slot above the panel and into his lap.
"What the..." the blonde asked in puzzlement, picking up the note and eyeing the less than legible text. "PASSWORD- YUNAPALOOZA"
The blonde reread the password once. Then twice.
"Yuna-Pa-what the heck? What's with these crazy Spirians of today? Can't they think of a normal password or something Urgh..." Shuyin groaned as he punched in the letters, and to his amazement the screen before him flickered to life.
"Celsius online and normal."
"It has a voice?!?" Shuyin answered in surprise, trying to find where the voice came from.
"Mode- Autopilot or manual,". It took a moment for Shuyin to realise that the ship was dressing him.
A sweat drop fell down his face. "Urrr....Autopilot?"
"Autopilot confirmed. Destination required,"
"Wait! I haven't decided yet,"
"Waitihavyetdecideyet does not exist, please try another destination."
Shuyin felt his blood begin to boil. "What the hell.......Take me to.... 'Zanarkand'."
"Zanarkand Ruins confirmed. 10 seconds before take off."
Shuyin's eyes widened in surprise as lights started to flicker above him and the cockpit trembled before him before the sound of the engine roared to life.
The blond could only gasp as he felt himself lurch in his seat as the Celsius began to hastily move forward, and by the time he realised that he had closed his eyes and had to reopen them, he was soaring through the air.
"Don't worry Lenne, my love, I'm coming for you...." And with that the Celsius zipped across the sky towards the direction of the rising sun.
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What do you guys think? I enjoyed writing this chapter as I have been trying to gage how an in character Yuna would react to being alone with Shuyin and vice versa.
I wanted the ending to show how a snippet of what Shuyin is like, and try to show a hint of Tidus' personality, as my aim is to see how I can develop Shuyin's dark spirit into goodness with the progress of this story.
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