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After a few moments, Tidus and Yuna began to break out of their world, suddenly becoming very aware of their surroundings. Yuna looked around at the stadium and blushed a very bright red in embarrassment. Looking at her, the former guardian just chuckled and held out his hand, "Let's get out of here." Yuna nodded and let Tidus guide her out of the stadium leaving the still cheering citizens of Spira behind. The two laughed as they left the blitzball stadium behind, simply enjoying being together for the first time in two years.
The two finally came to a stop at the bottom of the steps leading up to the Mi'ihen Highroad. When they couple had once again found their breath Tidus began to draw the high summoner towards him but she put up her hand instead, "Wait," she said gently. She took a few steps back from her protector and was engulfed with a white light.
"Whoa, what was that?" She smiled cleverly as she took her hand in his.
"Oh nothing," she said absentmindedly, "just a dressphere."
Tidus' previous state of confusion remained, quite evidently, "A dressphere?"
"Uh, huh," Yuna continued to smile at him.
"Well," Tidus started, now fully looking at what Yuna was now wearing, "I like the outfit," he spotted the symbol for the Zanarkand Abes on her blouse, "and I especially like your taste." She smiled up at him, looking into his blue eyes. "You've changed so much," he sighed, "everyone's changed." He smiled at her sheepishly, "I kind of feel left out."
"Tidus," she out her hand on his cheek affectionately, "I like you just the way you are now."
"Do you?" He didn't really have to ask the question, he already knew the answer. His lips found hers again and felt as if he could stay that way forever. After expressing their feelings for each other a moment longer Yuna slowly broke off.
"Come on," still holding his hand, led him to the balcony nearby. "Do you remember this place?"
Tidus stared back into his love's eyes and brushed a lock of hair from her face, "How could I forget?" He asked, breaking into a small laugh, "You tried to get me to laugh out loud and by the time we were through everyone thought we had gone crazy!" The two laughed as together they walked down memory lane. As he brushed the lock away he kept his hand their, this time, Yuna enjoying the feeling. "Yuna, I don't know why, but I love you more than you can possibly imagine."
She looked back at him, "I think I can, because, that's how much I love you." She rested her head against his shoulder and Tidus comfortingly put his arms around her, "I don't know how I've lived the past two years without you."
Tidus ran his fingers through her hair, "You're strong Yuna, stronger than anyone I've ever met, you also had everyone helping you like Wakka, Lulu, Kimahri, and especially Rikku. And besides, I'm here now and that's all that matters."
Yuna leaned against him, "My protector," she sighed as he stayed in his arms, the two enjoying the silence surrounding them.
"YUNA?! COME IN YUNA?!" A voice nearly screamed the question and broke the silence surrounding them.
A second later another voice was heard in the air, "I'm sorry Yuna, I tried to keep him away from the comm. System, I even jammed it, but somehow he managed to-"
"Go to where you're suppose to go Shinra!" Tidus looked at Yuna with face that had become very common to him, confusion.
Yuna responded to the voice, "I'm here Brother, I'm fine."
"Thank you! You're not hurt! All I saw was that freaky guy who looked like Shuyin take you from the stadium! Buddy and Shinra kept trying to keep from the station!"
Yuna giggled slightly at hearing this, although deep down knowing of Brother's feelings for her, "I'm fine Brother, really."
Brother's voice reacted in a whoot of joy and the attempted to hide it, "Come back to Celsius at once!" And with that Brother's voice was gone.
Tidus then looked at Yuna with a teasing smile, "Freaky guy who looked like Shuyin huh?"
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"Who is the leader around here? Me! I am! This is my ship and I say where it goes, and it will now go to Besaid with him on board!"
"Tidus," Yuna corrected him.
"Whatever!"
Over on the side Paine whispered to Rikku, "Very dignified," and Rikku could barely stifle a giggle.
"This ship is not going to Besaid until he gets off!" Brother stood on the bridge of the Celsius openly whining to its crew. Yuna stood before him and next to her stood Tidus holding her hand.
"You let him before didn't you?"
Brother scratched the top of his head and tried to ignore Yuna and shrugged, "*Dryd fyc pavuna...."
This time, it was Paine who was the one to cut in, "*Pavuna oui vuiht uid dryd ra fyc dra uha Yuna fyc muugehk vun? Dra uh cra mujat?"
"Eh," he waved a hand at Paine, "*Cu fryd?"
"*Cu oui yna zaymuic!" Rikku now stood before her older brother with her hands on her hips.
"*E ys hud!"
Tidus finally hung his head in defeat, tired of the argument in Al Bhed surrounding him. "I'll see you later." He quickly kissed Yuna's cheek and started for the lift.
"Wait! Where are you going?" She still held his hand tight.
He brought her hand to his face, kissed it as if she were royalty as the whole bridge watched, "I'm going back down to Luca," with that statement he continues his way towards the lift.
"Tidus!" Yuna cried but the guardian ignored her until he found a man in his way.
"What the hell is going on up here? One minute I hear everyone yelling at each other in the engine room and the next thing I hear is complete silence. Its as quiet as a tomb up here!" His eyes finished scanning everyone on the bridge but his gaze finally fell on Tidus. "You look familiar boy, who are you?"
Yuna stood up to answer her uncle's question, "He was once one of my guardians Uncle Cid."
Cid looked at Tidus for a moment longer until his face turned from wonderment to recognition. "I remember you now, you kept ranting on about not letting my niece die and how you had to apologize to her." Cid held out his hand to Tidus, "I also remember you ranting on about how you weren't going to let her die. And I appreciate that." Tidus took the older Al Bhed's hand shook it, "What's your name again boy?"
Tidus slightly lifted his head slightly to respond to Cid, "Tidus," he answered simply.
"Well, Tidus, its good to see you again. Say, you were heading off somewhere, mind if I ask where?"
Tidus shrugged, "I was heading back down to Luca, and then probably take a boat back down to Besaid."
"What are you talking about? We're on an airship! Brother, let's get going to Besaid!!!" Brother stood his ground and folded his arms, standing his ground. "Did you hear me?"
"E navica du dyga res du Besaid!" All of the Al Bhed on the bridge gasped in horror.
Paine grabbed Yuna by the arm and had them duck under Shinra's station. "Paine what's going on?"
"Brother's not listening to Cid, all hell's about to break loose." Buddy melted behind his chair, and Shinra, being the smallest, simply hid behind his station.
Rikku soon ran to join Yuna and Paine under the station quietly to herself over and over to herself, "Duck and cover, duck and cover." Tidus, also getting the hint, took a few steps back so that he was hidden behind the doorframe.
"*FRYD TET OUI CYO DU SA?!"
"*Oui raynt sa," although it was a bold statement on Brother's part everyone knew he was fighting a losing battle.
"*DRYD PUO SICD CYJAT YUNA'C MEVA SUNA DESAC DRYH OUI LYH LUIHD! YHT OUI'NA CESBMO KUEHK DU TAHO RES BYCCYKA?!"
"*Oac,"
"*OAC? OAC?! OUI FEMM CDYND DREC YENCREB KUEHK DU BESAID NEKRD HUF!! E TUH'D LYNA YPUID CUSA ZAYMUICO OUI RYJA UJAN DRYD PUO OUI FEMM DYGA RES YHT YUNA DU BESAID!"
"Oac vydran," and with that final note Brother climbed into his driver's seat with a regretful sigh.
Cid regained his posture in a fit of temper and began to look around the bridge, "Hey, where'd everyone go?"
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A former guardian and a group of sphere hunters known as the Gullwings, except for their leader, all stood at the bottom of the steps leading up to the Mi'ihen Highroad, all of them laughing. Buddy waved his arm in the direction of the airship, "We'll go back later," he added, "when things cool down a bit." He then looked in Tidus' direction, "By the way, I'm Buddy." Buddy held out his hand.
Tidus seemed a bit taken back but then laughed good-naturedly, "Yeah, I'm Tidus."
Buddy offered him a smile, "Yeah, I kind of figured that."
Slightly bending his knees, Tidus looked down at the youngest Al Bhed of the group, "And what's your name?"
"Shinra, I know everything."
The blitzball player seemed a bit surprised at the Al Bhed's answer, "Well then Shinra, its nice to meet you."
Rikku now stood up by Tidus and Shinra, "Sure, and if Shinra doesn't know the answer to your question he'll just give you an excuse, like how when Yunie beat him at a sphere break tournament he said his goggles had fogged up." Shinra coughed uncomfortably, "Or he'll use his most famous excuse, 'I'm just a kid.'"
Shinra shook his head and pointed to Luca, "Well, if I didn't know everything, which I do, then how would I know that according to my calculations adding the time on the airship, our conversation that is presently taking place, the size of the blitzball stadium, the amount of people held within the blitzball stadium during Yuna's concert, and the estimated time to walk from the blitzball stadium to here, that a mob of people are coming this way to barrage Tidus with questions?"
True to Shinra's word a mob of citizens coming from the blitzball stadium appeared a moment later. At first, no one bothered to notice the bystanders standing by the stairs until one particular voice shrieked, "Sir Tidus!"
This apparently caught anyone in the area's attention to have everyone staring at the group. Shinra crossed his arms smugly, "I told you so,"
Buddy tapped Shinra on the shoulder, "Did you also anticipate that we would be shoved out of the way so that everyone could be able to get an up close look at Yuna?"
Shinra's confidence quickly disappeared, "Uh oh,"
A crowd gathered no later than the words from Buddy's mouth around Yuna and Tidus and the Gullwings all disappeared into the sea of citizens. "Sir Tidus! I had heard rumors of your return from sightings of you in Bevelle but I had no idea they were all true!"
Yuna whispered quietly to Tidus, "Bevelle?"
He responded back, "I'll tell you all about it later sweetheart." Yuna blushed a bright red, glad no one had heard what her former guardian had said. Tidus lifted his head slightly and looked around at the newly formed crowd surrounding them, "Yuna, I remember people wanting to talk to you on your pilgrimage but not this many people."
She whispered back into his ear, "When we defeated Sin and brought the Eternal Calm, all of us became instant celebrities throughout all of Spira. There were also many questions raised when no one had heard anything of you and Sir Auron. Then even more questions were asked when people began to spread that you were from Zanarkand."
"What'd you tell them?"
Yuna shrugged, "I honestly tried to avoid the subject."
"Ah," Tidus lifted his head back up fully and looked at the Yevon dressed woman who had called to him a few moments earlier, "Shelinda, right?"
The former Yevon nun squealed in delight, "I am delighted you remember me Sir Tidus!"
Tidus became confused once more, "Sir Tidus? What's with the title?"
"You were the guardian to a high summoner remember?"
Without anyone noticing he lightly kissed her cheek, "I'll always be your guardian Yuna." He gave a small laugh, "Although I can't help but shudder, people always called Auron sir." Yuna laughed at his joke remembering how she always had addressed Auron as Sir Auron, but that was his proper title after all.
"Sir Tidus, we'll be on at any moment, so get ready!"
"Uh, get ready for what?" He looked at the high summoner, "Yuna, what is she talking about?" But Yuna could only laugh in reply.
"And we're on! Hello citizens of Spira! We're here in Luca in the aftermath of Lady Yuna's most recent concert. But at the same time there was a surprise for all, whether it be the spectators in the stands or Lady Yuna herself! Someone none of us were expecting to see, here he is, none other than Sir Tidus." The camera's view suddenly shifted from Shelinda to also view Tidus into the screen, who looked very alarmed indeed. "Sir Tidus, I'm sure the public's dying to know, where have you been the past two years?"
Tidus scratched the back of his head uneasily, "I, um, honestly don't know, When Yuna sent the aeons I guess I kind of went with them."
"Whatever do you mean Sir Tidus?"
"Uh, well, the Zanarkand I come from-"
"So the rumors that you come from the great machina city, Zanarkand, are true? Please Sir Tidus, tell us all about it!"
"Um, the buildings are really tall, and they're a lot more cramped together than in Luca. We also had a great blitzball stadium where games were played at night that was built over the water." Shelinda and the crowd stared at him all the more interested, "But that's not the one in Spira!" He said waving his hands frantically, "Well, it sort of is, my Zanarkand is kind of based off your Zanarkand and is," Tidus looked around the crowd, lost for words.
After watching her love be interrogated with question in the past few minutes she finally cut in on his behalf, "Was a dream of the fayth. I'm sorry but we have to get going." Yuna held Tidus' hand as the two slowly made their way out of the crowd.
Somehow as the couple just got out, Shelinda stood in their path once more. "Sir Tidus, as puzzling as your answers were," Tidus couldn't help but let out a chuckle, "I'm sure the public is just as interested as I am, may I ask you one more question?"
Tidus looked at Yuna as she nodded, "I guess it couldn't hurt."
Shelinda beamed, "From the way you made your sudden appearance it can be assumed that you and Lady Yuna have a bit of a romance between you," Yuna, still holding her guardian's hand blushed just as red as she did when she first left the blitzball stadium. "When and how exactly did this relationship bloom?"
The crowd around them now watched in absolute silence as they focused on the once Zanarkand Abes star player, "Well, I guess you could say it started when I first came to Spira. At the time, Yuna was in the Cloister of Trials in Besaid and I woke up on the beach their. I was lost and whenever I told someone I was from Zanarkand they just gave me a strange look," he waved his arm embarrassingly, "almost like I was crazy."
"Well," Shelinda started, "I'm sure the next person we meet who says they're from Zanarkand I suppose we'll just have to believe them."
Tidus smiled good-naturedly and continued on, "The Wakka and the others began to help me out of the situation I found myself in. I traveled with Yuna and her guardians for awhile and after the blitzball tournament in Luca I became one of Yuna's guardians." Tidus' hair ruffled as a cool breeze past them by, no one but himself caring to stop and appreciate it, he took a breath and continued on, "As Yuna and I began to get to know each other even more, I guess it just started something like that." They began to start off until Shelinda interrupted them with one last question.
"Sir Tidus, could you say that it was love at first sight?"
Shelinda's latest question caught everyone's attention, including the former summoner standing next to him, but he just smiled and answered as if it were the easiest question in the world. "Yeah, it was."
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Yeah, I know, it's been like forever and you're all pretty much ready to shoot me of you could. But Alaina and Bri well, oh well, I think I'm going to try and have all the chapters this long but unfortunately you're going to have to give me a minimum of two weeks to get it out. I apologize but quality over quantity right? Anyway, as for the personal responses it just takes a bit too long for me but know that you're reviews are much appreciated. So, on that note, review!
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Dryd fyc pavuna...
That was before...
Pavuna oui vuiht uid dryd ra fyc dra uha Yuna fyc muugehk vun? Dra uh cra mujat?
Before you found out that he was the one Yuna was looking for? The one she loved?
Cu fryd?
So what?
Cu oui yna zaymuic!
So you are jealous!
E ys hud!
I am not!
E navica du dyga res du Besaid!
I refuse to take him to Besaid!
FRYD TET OUI CYO DU SA?!
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?!
Oui raynt sa.
You heard me.
DRYD PUO SICD CYJAT YUNA'C MEVA SUNA DESAC DRYH OUI LYH LUIHD! YHT OUI'NA CESBMO KUEHK DU TAHO RES BYCCYKA?!
THAT BOY MUST SAVED YUNA'S LIFE MORE TIMES THAN YOU CAN COUNT! AND YOU'RE SIMPLY GOING TO DENY HIM PASSAGE?!
Oac,
Yes,
OAC? OAC?! OUI FEMM CDYND DREC YENCREB KUEHK DU BESAID NEKRD HUF!! E TUH'D LYNA YPUID CUSA ZAYMUICO OUI RYJA UJAN DRYD PUO OUI FEMM DYGA RES YHT YUNA DU BESAID!
YES? YES?! YOU WILL START THIS AIRSHIP GOING TO BESAID RIGHT NOW!! I DON'T CARE ABOUT SOME JEALOUSY YOU HAVE OVER THAT BOY YOU WILL TAKE HIM AND YUNA TO BESAID!
Oac vydran,
Yes father,
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After a few moments, Tidus and Yuna began to break out of their world, suddenly becoming very aware of their surroundings. Yuna looked around at the stadium and blushed a very bright red in embarrassment. Looking at her, the former guardian just chuckled and held out his hand, "Let's get out of here." Yuna nodded and let Tidus guide her out of the stadium leaving the still cheering citizens of Spira behind. The two laughed as they left the blitzball stadium behind, simply enjoying being together for the first time in two years.
The two finally came to a stop at the bottom of the steps leading up to the Mi'ihen Highroad. When they couple had once again found their breath Tidus began to draw the high summoner towards him but she put up her hand instead, "Wait," she said gently. She took a few steps back from her protector and was engulfed with a white light.
"Whoa, what was that?" She smiled cleverly as she took her hand in his.
"Oh nothing," she said absentmindedly, "just a dressphere."
Tidus' previous state of confusion remained, quite evidently, "A dressphere?"
"Uh, huh," Yuna continued to smile at him.
"Well," Tidus started, now fully looking at what Yuna was now wearing, "I like the outfit," he spotted the symbol for the Zanarkand Abes on her blouse, "and I especially like your taste." She smiled up at him, looking into his blue eyes. "You've changed so much," he sighed, "everyone's changed." He smiled at her sheepishly, "I kind of feel left out."
"Tidus," she out her hand on his cheek affectionately, "I like you just the way you are now."
"Do you?" He didn't really have to ask the question, he already knew the answer. His lips found hers again and felt as if he could stay that way forever. After expressing their feelings for each other a moment longer Yuna slowly broke off.
"Come on," still holding his hand, led him to the balcony nearby. "Do you remember this place?"
Tidus stared back into his love's eyes and brushed a lock of hair from her face, "How could I forget?" He asked, breaking into a small laugh, "You tried to get me to laugh out loud and by the time we were through everyone thought we had gone crazy!" The two laughed as together they walked down memory lane. As he brushed the lock away he kept his hand their, this time, Yuna enjoying the feeling. "Yuna, I don't know why, but I love you more than you can possibly imagine."
She looked back at him, "I think I can, because, that's how much I love you." She rested her head against his shoulder and Tidus comfortingly put his arms around her, "I don't know how I've lived the past two years without you."
Tidus ran his fingers through her hair, "You're strong Yuna, stronger than anyone I've ever met, you also had everyone helping you like Wakka, Lulu, Kimahri, and especially Rikku. And besides, I'm here now and that's all that matters."
Yuna leaned against him, "My protector," she sighed as he stayed in his arms, the two enjoying the silence surrounding them.
"YUNA?! COME IN YUNA?!" A voice nearly screamed the question and broke the silence surrounding them.
A second later another voice was heard in the air, "I'm sorry Yuna, I tried to keep him away from the comm. System, I even jammed it, but somehow he managed to-"
"Go to where you're suppose to go Shinra!" Tidus looked at Yuna with face that had become very common to him, confusion.
Yuna responded to the voice, "I'm here Brother, I'm fine."
"Thank you! You're not hurt! All I saw was that freaky guy who looked like Shuyin take you from the stadium! Buddy and Shinra kept trying to keep from the station!"
Yuna giggled slightly at hearing this, although deep down knowing of Brother's feelings for her, "I'm fine Brother, really."
Brother's voice reacted in a whoot of joy and the attempted to hide it, "Come back to Celsius at once!" And with that Brother's voice was gone.
Tidus then looked at Yuna with a teasing smile, "Freaky guy who looked like Shuyin huh?"
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"Who is the leader around here? Me! I am! This is my ship and I say where it goes, and it will now go to Besaid with him on board!"
"Tidus," Yuna corrected him.
"Whatever!"
Over on the side Paine whispered to Rikku, "Very dignified," and Rikku could barely stifle a giggle.
"This ship is not going to Besaid until he gets off!" Brother stood on the bridge of the Celsius openly whining to its crew. Yuna stood before him and next to her stood Tidus holding her hand.
"You let him before didn't you?"
Brother scratched the top of his head and tried to ignore Yuna and shrugged, "*Dryd fyc pavuna...."
This time, it was Paine who was the one to cut in, "*Pavuna oui vuiht uid dryd ra fyc dra uha Yuna fyc muugehk vun? Dra uh cra mujat?"
"Eh," he waved a hand at Paine, "*Cu fryd?"
"*Cu oui yna zaymuic!" Rikku now stood before her older brother with her hands on her hips.
"*E ys hud!"
Tidus finally hung his head in defeat, tired of the argument in Al Bhed surrounding him. "I'll see you later." He quickly kissed Yuna's cheek and started for the lift.
"Wait! Where are you going?" She still held his hand tight.
He brought her hand to his face, kissed it as if she were royalty as the whole bridge watched, "I'm going back down to Luca," with that statement he continues his way towards the lift.
"Tidus!" Yuna cried but the guardian ignored her until he found a man in his way.
"What the hell is going on up here? One minute I hear everyone yelling at each other in the engine room and the next thing I hear is complete silence. Its as quiet as a tomb up here!" His eyes finished scanning everyone on the bridge but his gaze finally fell on Tidus. "You look familiar boy, who are you?"
Yuna stood up to answer her uncle's question, "He was once one of my guardians Uncle Cid."
Cid looked at Tidus for a moment longer until his face turned from wonderment to recognition. "I remember you now, you kept ranting on about not letting my niece die and how you had to apologize to her." Cid held out his hand to Tidus, "I also remember you ranting on about how you weren't going to let her die. And I appreciate that." Tidus took the older Al Bhed's hand shook it, "What's your name again boy?"
Tidus slightly lifted his head slightly to respond to Cid, "Tidus," he answered simply.
"Well, Tidus, its good to see you again. Say, you were heading off somewhere, mind if I ask where?"
Tidus shrugged, "I was heading back down to Luca, and then probably take a boat back down to Besaid."
"What are you talking about? We're on an airship! Brother, let's get going to Besaid!!!" Brother stood his ground and folded his arms, standing his ground. "Did you hear me?"
"E navica du dyga res du Besaid!" All of the Al Bhed on the bridge gasped in horror.
Paine grabbed Yuna by the arm and had them duck under Shinra's station. "Paine what's going on?"
"Brother's not listening to Cid, all hell's about to break loose." Buddy melted behind his chair, and Shinra, being the smallest, simply hid behind his station.
Rikku soon ran to join Yuna and Paine under the station quietly to herself over and over to herself, "Duck and cover, duck and cover." Tidus, also getting the hint, took a few steps back so that he was hidden behind the doorframe.
"*FRYD TET OUI CYO DU SA?!"
"*Oui raynt sa," although it was a bold statement on Brother's part everyone knew he was fighting a losing battle.
"*DRYD PUO SICD CYJAT YUNA'C MEVA SUNA DESAC DRYH OUI LYH LUIHD! YHT OUI'NA CESBMO KUEHK DU TAHO RES BYCCYKA?!"
"*Oac,"
"*OAC? OAC?! OUI FEMM CDYND DREC YENCREB KUEHK DU BESAID NEKRD HUF!! E TUH'D LYNA YPUID CUSA ZAYMUICO OUI RYJA UJAN DRYD PUO OUI FEMM DYGA RES YHT YUNA DU BESAID!"
"Oac vydran," and with that final note Brother climbed into his driver's seat with a regretful sigh.
Cid regained his posture in a fit of temper and began to look around the bridge, "Hey, where'd everyone go?"
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A former guardian and a group of sphere hunters known as the Gullwings, except for their leader, all stood at the bottom of the steps leading up to the Mi'ihen Highroad, all of them laughing. Buddy waved his arm in the direction of the airship, "We'll go back later," he added, "when things cool down a bit." He then looked in Tidus' direction, "By the way, I'm Buddy." Buddy held out his hand.
Tidus seemed a bit taken back but then laughed good-naturedly, "Yeah, I'm Tidus."
Buddy offered him a smile, "Yeah, I kind of figured that."
Slightly bending his knees, Tidus looked down at the youngest Al Bhed of the group, "And what's your name?"
"Shinra, I know everything."
The blitzball player seemed a bit surprised at the Al Bhed's answer, "Well then Shinra, its nice to meet you."
Rikku now stood up by Tidus and Shinra, "Sure, and if Shinra doesn't know the answer to your question he'll just give you an excuse, like how when Yunie beat him at a sphere break tournament he said his goggles had fogged up." Shinra coughed uncomfortably, "Or he'll use his most famous excuse, 'I'm just a kid.'"
Shinra shook his head and pointed to Luca, "Well, if I didn't know everything, which I do, then how would I know that according to my calculations adding the time on the airship, our conversation that is presently taking place, the size of the blitzball stadium, the amount of people held within the blitzball stadium during Yuna's concert, and the estimated time to walk from the blitzball stadium to here, that a mob of people are coming this way to barrage Tidus with questions?"
True to Shinra's word a mob of citizens coming from the blitzball stadium appeared a moment later. At first, no one bothered to notice the bystanders standing by the stairs until one particular voice shrieked, "Sir Tidus!"
This apparently caught anyone in the area's attention to have everyone staring at the group. Shinra crossed his arms smugly, "I told you so,"
Buddy tapped Shinra on the shoulder, "Did you also anticipate that we would be shoved out of the way so that everyone could be able to get an up close look at Yuna?"
Shinra's confidence quickly disappeared, "Uh oh,"
A crowd gathered no later than the words from Buddy's mouth around Yuna and Tidus and the Gullwings all disappeared into the sea of citizens. "Sir Tidus! I had heard rumors of your return from sightings of you in Bevelle but I had no idea they were all true!"
Yuna whispered quietly to Tidus, "Bevelle?"
He responded back, "I'll tell you all about it later sweetheart." Yuna blushed a bright red, glad no one had heard what her former guardian had said. Tidus lifted his head slightly and looked around at the newly formed crowd surrounding them, "Yuna, I remember people wanting to talk to you on your pilgrimage but not this many people."
She whispered back into his ear, "When we defeated Sin and brought the Eternal Calm, all of us became instant celebrities throughout all of Spira. There were also many questions raised when no one had heard anything of you and Sir Auron. Then even more questions were asked when people began to spread that you were from Zanarkand."
"What'd you tell them?"
Yuna shrugged, "I honestly tried to avoid the subject."
"Ah," Tidus lifted his head back up fully and looked at the Yevon dressed woman who had called to him a few moments earlier, "Shelinda, right?"
The former Yevon nun squealed in delight, "I am delighted you remember me Sir Tidus!"
Tidus became confused once more, "Sir Tidus? What's with the title?"
"You were the guardian to a high summoner remember?"
Without anyone noticing he lightly kissed her cheek, "I'll always be your guardian Yuna." He gave a small laugh, "Although I can't help but shudder, people always called Auron sir." Yuna laughed at his joke remembering how she always had addressed Auron as Sir Auron, but that was his proper title after all.
"Sir Tidus, we'll be on at any moment, so get ready!"
"Uh, get ready for what?" He looked at the high summoner, "Yuna, what is she talking about?" But Yuna could only laugh in reply.
"And we're on! Hello citizens of Spira! We're here in Luca in the aftermath of Lady Yuna's most recent concert. But at the same time there was a surprise for all, whether it be the spectators in the stands or Lady Yuna herself! Someone none of us were expecting to see, here he is, none other than Sir Tidus." The camera's view suddenly shifted from Shelinda to also view Tidus into the screen, who looked very alarmed indeed. "Sir Tidus, I'm sure the public's dying to know, where have you been the past two years?"
Tidus scratched the back of his head uneasily, "I, um, honestly don't know, When Yuna sent the aeons I guess I kind of went with them."
"Whatever do you mean Sir Tidus?"
"Uh, well, the Zanarkand I come from-"
"So the rumors that you come from the great machina city, Zanarkand, are true? Please Sir Tidus, tell us all about it!"
"Um, the buildings are really tall, and they're a lot more cramped together than in Luca. We also had a great blitzball stadium where games were played at night that was built over the water." Shelinda and the crowd stared at him all the more interested, "But that's not the one in Spira!" He said waving his hands frantically, "Well, it sort of is, my Zanarkand is kind of based off your Zanarkand and is," Tidus looked around the crowd, lost for words.
After watching her love be interrogated with question in the past few minutes she finally cut in on his behalf, "Was a dream of the fayth. I'm sorry but we have to get going." Yuna held Tidus' hand as the two slowly made their way out of the crowd.
Somehow as the couple just got out, Shelinda stood in their path once more. "Sir Tidus, as puzzling as your answers were," Tidus couldn't help but let out a chuckle, "I'm sure the public is just as interested as I am, may I ask you one more question?"
Tidus looked at Yuna as she nodded, "I guess it couldn't hurt."
Shelinda beamed, "From the way you made your sudden appearance it can be assumed that you and Lady Yuna have a bit of a romance between you," Yuna, still holding her guardian's hand blushed just as red as she did when she first left the blitzball stadium. "When and how exactly did this relationship bloom?"
The crowd around them now watched in absolute silence as they focused on the once Zanarkand Abes star player, "Well, I guess you could say it started when I first came to Spira. At the time, Yuna was in the Cloister of Trials in Besaid and I woke up on the beach their. I was lost and whenever I told someone I was from Zanarkand they just gave me a strange look," he waved his arm embarrassingly, "almost like I was crazy."
"Well," Shelinda started, "I'm sure the next person we meet who says they're from Zanarkand I suppose we'll just have to believe them."
Tidus smiled good-naturedly and continued on, "The Wakka and the others began to help me out of the situation I found myself in. I traveled with Yuna and her guardians for awhile and after the blitzball tournament in Luca I became one of Yuna's guardians." Tidus' hair ruffled as a cool breeze past them by, no one but himself caring to stop and appreciate it, he took a breath and continued on, "As Yuna and I began to get to know each other even more, I guess it just started something like that." They began to start off until Shelinda interrupted them with one last question.
"Sir Tidus, could you say that it was love at first sight?"
Shelinda's latest question caught everyone's attention, including the former summoner standing next to him, but he just smiled and answered as if it were the easiest question in the world. "Yeah, it was."
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Yeah, I know, it's been like forever and you're all pretty much ready to shoot me of you could. But Alaina and Bri well, oh well, I think I'm going to try and have all the chapters this long but unfortunately you're going to have to give me a minimum of two weeks to get it out. I apologize but quality over quantity right? Anyway, as for the personal responses it just takes a bit too long for me but know that you're reviews are much appreciated. So, on that note, review!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Al Bhed Translations:
Dryd fyc pavuna...
That was before...
Pavuna oui vuiht uid dryd ra fyc dra uha Yuna fyc muugehk vun? Dra uh cra mujat?
Before you found out that he was the one Yuna was looking for? The one she loved?
Cu fryd?
So what?
Cu oui yna zaymuic!
So you are jealous!
E ys hud!
I am not!
E navica du dyga res du Besaid!
I refuse to take him to Besaid!
FRYD TET OUI CYO DU SA?!
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?!
Oui raynt sa.
You heard me.
DRYD PUO SICD CYJAT YUNA'C MEVA SUNA DESAC DRYH OUI LYH LUIHD! YHT OUI'NA CESBMO KUEHK DU TAHO RES BYCCYKA?!
THAT BOY MUST SAVED YUNA'S LIFE MORE TIMES THAN YOU CAN COUNT! AND YOU'RE SIMPLY GOING TO DENY HIM PASSAGE?!
Oac,
Yes,
OAC? OAC?! OUI FEMM CDYND DREC YENCREB KUEHK DU BESAID NEKRD HUF!! E TUH'D LYNA YPUID CUSA ZAYMUICO OUI RYJA UJAN DRYD PUO OUI FEMM DYGA RES YHT YUNA DU BESAID!
YES? YES?! YOU WILL START THIS AIRSHIP GOING TO BESAID RIGHT NOW!! I DON'T CARE ABOUT SOME JEALOUSY YOU HAVE OVER THAT BOY YOU WILL TAKE HIM AND YUNA TO BESAID!
Oac vydran,
Yes father,