A/N look how fast I go hope you like this chappy we get to see Tida and Yune interacte....cute... enjoy and review i think this one is shorter than my others sorry i have an exam soon but its esyish to write long one so i will write more next time
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"Hey over here" they where outside the temple now the new Sumoner standing in a crowd of people. Wakka was beckoning to her she went and stood beside him.
"Wait till you see this" he said then turned to the brunette Summoner "Ready?"
"Ok" he smiled back not even noticing Tida and she walked to the middle of a beautiful painting on the ground. He carried with him now a bright staff with an intricate symbol on the top. The young man looked very nervous but swung the staff in purposeful confident movements as the crowed hushed. In the sky the clouds parted and a huge bird came rushing towards the earth. It was coming so fast it looked as if it would collide with but spread its wings in time slowed and landed gracefully in front of the man.
I had never seen anything like it in my life. Sure, it was a little scary, but still...I could feel a strange kind of gentleness coming from it.
The dusty pink and purple bird allowed the man to stroke it head and even seemed to enjoy it. It stayed a moment longer then dipped its head and Flew up and away. Once the mystical bird had flown away the Summoner was swamped by the people who had gathered including Wakka. Tida was forgotten for the moment and lingered back to Shy to approach the beautiful man that could wield such power.
I remember... That night, we talked for the first time. I didn't know it then, but after that night, everything changed. For everyone... For me...
To celebrate the initiation of the new Summoner a fest was held on the beach bon fires where lit and the entire village came to pay respects and offer congratulations. Tida was still standing out of the way of the Summoner not really understanding what being cerebrated. At the moment she was with Wakka and the rest of the team.
"Let me introduce you to the team." He said clapping her on the shoulder.
"This is Tida she wanted into the tournament so bad, I let her on the team. Her memory's a little fuzzy, so don't mind her if she says anything odd!" He gave Tida a push
"Come on, say hi." Tida looked at the crowed of men appraising her Blitz ball fit body and smiled. She shook her long soft spikes.
"Uh... Hi, guys" she said a little awkwardly but still with some self-assuredness. Tida Glanced at Wakka with a cheeky glint in her eye
"So, what's our goal?" she chanted
"To do our best!" the team said back. Tida giggled. They where so much like Wakka. She was about to rally them when Wakka cut in.
"Nope, we got a new goal now! Our new goal...is victory! To win every match, defeat every opposing team! To bring the Crystal Cup back to our island! That's all we need to do to win! Easy, ya?" She had forgotten for a moment that she wasn't captain it hurt a little to be riminded that she was no longer home and when the team started to chant 'Victory! Victory! Victory! Yeah" she felt her work was done for the moment of moved off quietly. It was going to be hard not to be captian and she hated not being recognized.
She went and stood by the bon fire relaxing in its heat. She had been glancing over at the constant throng of people around the young Summoner and was surprised when she made eye contact with the brown haired man. He held her gaze rather shyly and Tida smiled back before someone distracted him with a question. She wondered over to him without realize that she was actually doing so.
"You heathen" one of the old men near the Summoner said to Tida.
"Stay away from the summoner!" croaked an old women. Tida stopped in her tracks and bit her lip.
"You're a bad girl!" a child said stepping protectively in front of the Summoner like the others. Tida didn't want to case any trouble and began to back away. The Summoner broke through the people while the old man warned him
"Lord Yune! Be careful" he didn't make any real attempt to stop him.
"Wait." A soft hand reached out and stopped Tida from backing away.
"It was really my fault to begin with." He said back to the old man before turning to Tida "I'm Yune. Thank you so much for your help earlier." He had a gental voice that was deep but quiet. Close up she could see that Yune had one blue eye and one green. It made Tida look twice. But closer up he was even more attractive.
"I'm sorry about that. Wasn't that... Wasn't I not supposed to... Guess I...kind of overreacted." Tida stumbled Yune was sill touching her arm and she was acutely aware of it.
"Oh, no. I was...overconfident." Yune said taking away his hand. Tida also noticed he was wearing a shirt now. It was white looped over his neck and a wide yellow band held it in place round his middle. He also had wide flaring sleeves of a soft purple tied on to his lower arm. All of him seemed to be a soft dusty color and it intrigued Tida.
"Um, I saw that aeon thing. That's amazing!" Tida stepped forward and shook her hair. Yune smiled at her praise but looked away shortly before asking.
"Do you think I can become high summoner?" He seemed so young and vulnerable and positively cute all over. Tida was about to turn on some charm when a small girl who obviously had a crush on the much older Yune dashed up.
"Lord Yune, come play with me some more!" she grabbed on to his arm, Yune bent down to her and nodded.
"So, tomorrow, then" Yune said holding her gaze more intensely than Tida had seen anyone do before. She forgot her charm.
"Tomorrow?"
"We're going on the same boat, aren't we?" Yune said still looking directly at Tida with his mismatched eyes.
"Oh, really?" Tida's stomach fluttered with the thought.
"We can talk more. You can tell me all about Zanarkand!" the girl got impatient and swung on Yune's arm Yune relent and faded off with the girl not saying goodbye to Tida.
Tida watched him leave. He was tall and willowy the way Tida like guys but he seemed so gentle witch was not what she had ever known it mad her uneasy she decided maybe she should stay away.
"He's nice, ya" Wakka said behind her.
"Mmn" Tida said wondering if Wakka meant it in the same way as her.
"I know what your thinking Vixen and don't get any ideas" Wakka said leaning on her back.
"No promises there, big guy. Hey, but what if he, like, comes on to me?" she teased but secretly wonder what would happen with the quiet boy.
"That's not going to happen." Wakka said with such certainty that It crushed some of Tida's hopes before she reminded herself that she was staying away from Yune anyhow.
" If you get tired, let me know. I had a bed made for you." Wakka said letting one arm drape across her shoulders. Tida wonder if she should get ideas about him.
"Your bed?" she asked in the most innocent tone.
"Vixen!" Wakka chided before pushing her away it wasnt long before he came back.
"Ready for bed?" he asked with a brotherly concern. Tida warmed to his concern and nodded she wasn't going to get to talk to Yune again and so wanted to go to bed.
She dreamed of the Summoner that night. They where on a wharf and Tida was flirting like mad with him. Her father stepped out of the shadows and was laughing at the idea of her with a man. Tidas confidents crumbled and she fumbled. She felt embarrassed but Yune didn't look put off he was just looking at her with the same shy stare. She faced her father and mumbled quietly.
"I hate you" he didn't seem to hear her so she screamed it
"I HATE YOU"
The volume woke her up and she was disorientated until she reslied where she was. There were more voices coming from outside the tent. The quality of them made her listen closer but she could distinguish what they where saying so she went to the door of the hut. It was actually more a curtain that anything else and pushed it aside.
"He's dead, okay? Dead!" she heard a soft deadly feminine voice say.
The speakers were outside lit by the glow of a dyeing fire. One was Wakka he had his back to her the other was the female guardian from before who had protested to her presence in the temples secrets room.
The women outfit was remarkable she didn't look like she belonged to the island. Her dress was made of a heavy material and open at the skirt with only a mesh of crisscross belts to cover her legs. Around the top of her low cut, off the shoulder dress was a thick ruff of fur. Emerging from this was her pale shoulders neck and head. Her eyes were heavily, but neatly shadowed and she had dark purple lips. She seemed like a creature of the night but was beautiful non the less. Her hair was up and braided with long pins as decorations. Her arms where crossed as she spoke to Wakka.
"She does look a lot like Chappu. I was surprised, too, the first time I saw her I thought she was a man but you look a second time and she is obviously a women No man I know acts like that" Tida scowled, like what she thought.
"But no matter what she looks like, she isn't Chappu. You shouldn't have brought her here in the first place!"
"Yeah, but Lulu ...she needed our help!" so Lulu was the woman's name Tida wondered how long the argument had been going on Wakka sounded pathetic as if he was giving in.
"Excuses again?" the woman spat
"Yeah, but..." Wakka lost the women cut him off with ample volume and spite.
"That's it. No more. Enough, Wakka!" she turned in a flurry and walked off her outfit accentuating her floating ghost like movement.
Wakka sighed and made only a halfhearted attempt to go after her before giving up and heading towards the lodge. Tida tried to close the curtain and get back into bed so Wakka wouldn't know she had been listening. She wasn't quick enough Wakka entered the lodge just as she turned around. They stood in awkward silence for a moment before Tida spoke.
"Scary!" she joked with a short laugh. That got a smile from Wakka so she continued
"So, who's Chappu?"
"My little brother Chappu. He looked like you."
"Are you saying I look like a boy" Tida hadn't ever been called a boy before she may play sport and not sport long hair like most girls but no one had ever called her a boy before. She quickly thought about the way she looked. I guess with my spikes and the blitz uniform, although tighter on girls I could look like a boy. Here most of the women around here wear skirts or obviously female clothing.
"No no" Wakka quickly assure her.
"It just odd you guys could be brother and sister and with your short hair on first glance you looked like him" Wakka got a bit flustered. But his assertion had alleviated Tidas fear and made her think about letting her hair grow. There was another silence not so awkard but still uncomfortable. Wakka scratched his arm.
"He's dead?" Tida sais just clarifying what she already knew.
"He was with the Crusaders when they fought Sin last year. He didn't make it. I first heard on the day of the tournament." The look of pain on Wakka face evoked sympathy from Tida she didn't usually feel. Being a starlet ment she was shelterd from a lot of sad things.
"Oh, I'm sorry so that's why...." Tida began but Wakka interrupted
"I became a guardian to fight Sin, ya?" Tida gave a small smile Wakka was still standing just where he enterd looking vulnerable.
"Revenge, then?" She asked prompting him to talk.
"That was the idea. I'm more worried about a stupid game now than avenging my brother. Well, after the next tournament, I'll be a guardian full-time. I know it kinda looks like I'm using you, but I'm not." Tida said quickly when he realized what he just stated.
"Don't worry. I mean, I owe you a lot. You really helped me out, you know? What I mean is...thanks, Wakka." Tida understood that the superficial resemblance to his brother meant that her and Wakka would just be friends. Even if she hadn't minded about the age difference there was nothing there. She smiled glad to have a friend in the foreign place.
"Stop, you're embarrassing me!" Wakka was grinning now no longer looking sad.
Tida woke next morning as the sun was filtering through the gently flapping curtain. She yawned and stretched before siting up and shaking her head. Long hair would be a pain to keep but it might be nice she had never had long hair. That's it Tida thought from now its growing. Her mind made up she stepped out of the lodge spotted Wakka near the entrance to the town and hogged over to him. Wakka greeted her he was with Lulu who only looked at her with out doing anything.
"Hey! Sleepyhead! Something I want to give you." Wakka unsheathed a bright blue blade.
"Whoa! You're giving this...to me?"
It was beautifully made and the blade was of water wet bubbles rose when it was moved. It had red tassels dangling from it and what looked like a hole cut out of the top. It was beautiful and Tida took it gently moving it in her hand to get a feeling for it. It was much bigger than the sword Ject had sent to her but its material made it light this blade would make her fast.
"Yeah, use it well!" Wakka smiled at her.
"That's the sword you gave Chappu." Lulu finally spoke accusing Wakka
"Well, he never used it." Wakka answered firmly before changing the subject "Where's Yune?" Tida sheathed her new sword
"We're taking the same boat as Yune, right? Why do we gotta wait here?" Tida wasn't really objecting she just was curious. She'd be more than happy to wait for the beautiful summoner but had mixed feeling about seeing him. She was attracted to him but Tida was attracted to alot of guys and used to being able to have authority over them. Not dominating but she felt they would do whatever she want she liked that feeling that was love to her. Yune on the other hand wielded forces she had never seen before, those aeons, and on top of that Tida was so pulled to him it made her fell like she would do anything he said.
"Yune came to this village ten years ago, when the last Calm started." Wakka interrupted her thought by answering her question.
"The Calm?" Tida looked to Wakka for another answer he ignored it and finished his explanation
"Since then, he's been like a little brother to me and Lulu. But he had the talent... he became an apprentice. Now, today, he leaves as a summoner." Wakka sounded very proud as he spoke and Tida could see the same pride reflected in Lulu
"This is our journey... We should leave together." Lulu finally spoke to the blonde girl with out a hint of malice. They where interrupted by the sound of someone struggling behind them. They all turned to met met with the sight of the slim Summoner Yune dragging an overstuffed bag and obviolsy having problems.
Tida couldn't suppress a smile he looked so funny the bag was way to heavy for him but he was pushing on valiantly.
"You really don't need all that luggage." Lulu said and when Tida looked at her she could see the older women was smiling too. Yune stopped hauling the bag and turned around with smile a sheepish but dazzling smile for the three.
"They're not really my things. They're gifts for the temples we're to visit." Yune flicked his ponytail back, it seemed to be a nervous habit Tida thought, and fiddled with a sleeve
"This isn't a vacation, Yune" Wakka mock glared at the younger man joking with him.
"I guess...I guess you're right" Yune straightened the sleeve he was playing with and just left the bag where it was. He joined the three griped Lulus had and gently cuffing Wakka shoulder. He squeezed Lulus hand before letting go and Turning to Tida. Yune just smiled and nodded Tida returned the gesture but could think of a million other things shed rather do.
Wakka watched the two carefully. He liked the girl her had rescued but he wasn't going to encourage her to take to much of an interest in Yune, for obvious reasons. Wakka knew Yune like a brother and could tell, although the Summoner hid it well from everyone else, that he was attracted to Tida. It could turn in to a bad situation. When he finished observing their greeting Wakka clapped his hand together and said.
"Okay! Off we go!"
The group started of up the hill Wakka and Tida went first with Yune and Lulu following. The two behind where silent so Tida took it as an indication to not talk either. The four reached the top of a hill, the slope over looked Besaid village and three of the party stopped and turned around. Tida walked a couple more steps before she too stopped.
Yune was standing furthest away from her gazing out over the village Lulu stood beside him but was watching the summoner not the activity below.
"Take your time" Lulu said their was an aura of sadness about them that made Tida fidget. In hope to lift their sprits she suggested they get moveing.
"Let's get going, man!" she pinched Wakka on the arm to emphasize he request.
"We're gonna wait." Wakka shook her off before touching Yune on the shoulder
"Are you ready?" He asked. Yune turned around and smiled a crooked smile before nodding. Tida felt a little off put and kept silent for a long time. But when they had only move a couple of steps and where praying at an ancient looking stone for some time she became restless again and pinched Wakkas arm to get his attention.
"What's going on?" She took great care not to sound like she was demanding. Wakka was praying too but didn't mind answering her question.
"It's an ancient custom. People leaving the island pray here for a safe trip. Chappu didn't pray that day. Said he'd miss his boat." The red head choked a little when he mentioned his brother and Tida was seriously doubting speaking ever again she was causing to much trouble. The group continued to pray and Tida looked at the statue. It was hard to see what it was but there was no doubt it was holy. Even Tida could feel it, a girl who had never had a religion before. She prayed once to the stone hoping for a safe trip and thought it was nice to be comforted this way. Wakka had seen her praying and was positively glowing she didn't realize it meant that much to him. The others moved on but Tida lingerd a while not really knowing why. She heard Wakka shout to her and she spun around and made her way to catch up.
She was passing under a long dilapidated structure when a blurred movement caught her eye. Something was jumping from high up on the old structure and quickly it came to a shuddering hault right in front of her. It was that blue lion creature from the other day it was on fours lips pulled back baring deadly fangs. Its yellow eyes where reduced to mere slits as it glared at Tida. The threat caused her to reach for her sword the one from Wakka. At the sight of the sword the blue fur of the creature bristled and the leather straps of his outfit creaked as it muscles flexed.
Getting up off all fours it ran at Tida with a huge heavy lance she hadn't seen. Tida had just enough time to dodge and take a swipe that misted before the lion creature had pivoted and was charging again. She threw herself the other way as it came back for her when she heard Wakkas voice.
"That's enough!" The blue lion stopped its attack and turned to face Wakka. The mans face was stern but there was a tinge of amusement to. Tida spotted Yune behind Wakka motioning to the lion to join them. That seemed to be all it need with a last snarl at Tida he walked with a heavy gate to the man beckoning him. But walked pat him an out of site Tida was still in the dirt and shaking with adrenaline and fear. Wakka came over and helped her up With Yune hovering not far behind him looking concerned.
" What's with that guy?" Tida said still shaking but covering up her fear.
"Kimahri Ronso, of the Ronso tribe. He's learned the fiends' way of fighting." Lulu spoke but Tida noticed she hadn't come over.
"That's not what I meant!" Tida wanted to know why Lulu, and more obviously this Kimahri guy had a problem with her what had she done.
"He's another of Yuna's guardians." Wakka said dusting her off Tida still wasn't getting the answer she wanted and pushed the fusing Wakka away. She was just about to ask it more outright when Yunes soft rich voice answerd
"Sometimes we don't understand him either. Kimahri doesn't talk much anyway." Tida looked at Yune who had a slightsmile on his face. Tida wondered if he knew what she was talking about. In a rare moment of confidents around Yune she gave him a sidelong glance smiled, Wakka "Hmphed" at this but Tida didn't hear. Yune blushed slightly which delighted Tida as he stumbled over what he was saying.
"But he has protected me since I was a child!" he finished quickly. Lulu came up behind him touched his arm indicating that they should keep going Yune nodded glanced at Tida and left. Wakka walked with Tida but rolled his eyes when they stared moveing.
"What?" Tida asked Wakka didn't answer.
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Like it? I was trying to show a little more of the attraction between the two mains than in th game. Cose in the game its like one minute nothing then POW make out water scene.... Once again not complaining beautiful fmv .... So I was just trying to communicate the atmosphere a little earlier. I want the power they have over eachother to shift occasionly... Yune wins most of the time cose he doesn't show any love for ages and that kills Tida.... Well he actually dose she is just a little thick.... Oooo how angsty...oh I cant wait to write water make out scene heheh
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