Fantasy Ways

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Chapter 11: New Systems

It was the second day of school and both the new freshmen from Besaid are ready to hit the day. The trip to school went exactly according to yesterday's journey, being amazed by the fluorescent lights that shone day till night and the numerous crowds that roamed every inch of 'the city that never sleeps'. Yuna was in an optimistic attitude; she went for a stroll after the chauffer dropped them at school, Rikku didn't follow because she was too busy gossiping to her new companions. Yuna made her way through coarse concrete, lush areas and then she decided to head towards the library.

'Wow...this library's huge! Let's see...' she paused and turned her pupils 180 degrees. 'Aha! Computers, just what I've been looking for!' pacing herself closer to the computers she admires the sources of information that were stacked on the 5 metre bookcases. Facing a rather unpleasant graphitized frame on one of the monitors, her fingers began pressing the keys, she waited and while the CPU was trying to recognize the username so she looked around and sighted the same person who smiled at her on the first day of school. 'Uh oh, there's that freaky guy again. Meh...I'll just ignore him.' She looks back at her screen, occupies herself with email and ignores the student with long blue hair who was searching in the religious sections.

'Hmm...alright let's see...' Yuna clicked her inbox and found 2 replies from her previous emails that she sent yesterday, but also found an email from an anonymous person.

Message 1: From Kairi – To Yuna

Hey can you sort of not talk too properly? LOL, yeah everyone's great! A lot has changed ever since you and Rik went...Anyways guess what? Rika's still has a big mouth and she managed to get a boyfriend and guess who it is? Mark! I don't' know how she does it, but I guess Mark really likes her. Uh oh, teacher coming around cya!

Kairi

Reply to Message 1: From Yuna – To Kairi

LOL, ok fine, I won't write too properly. Anyway I sorta knew that Rika would end up with Mark, it was totally obvious! Anyway I met the Tidus! You know the Tidus who's the extremely, brilliant, unbeatable Blitzball player and his team that Rikku mentions about? He's quite a stunning guy and he's totally hilarious at times.

Yuna

'Ok it is five till school starts, better hurry.' Yuna closed the window and opened up her next message in a scurry.

Message 2: From Yumi & Yuki – To Yuna

Hi Yuna! We totally need more models! I mean me and Yumi are just not enough; ever since you guys left us, the Besai Moogles no longer exist! And you know what that means? No more makeup or fashion! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry about Yuki, she's just a bit more obsessed than I am...but that doesn't mean that I'm not into that stuff! Yeah and you heard about Rika? She's so lucky! It's so not fair how me and Yuki still don't have a boyfriend...Anyways go to run! Bye!

Yumi & Yuki

Yuna couldn't help but giggle at the two fashion freaks; she wasn't surprised that they still don't have a boyfriend because she knows that if any one of them did, their boyfriends would be having a complete makeover.

Reply to Message 2: From Yuna – To Yumi & Yuki

You guys sound so desperate to have a boyfriend, I don't see why you would be...but you guys were great even if me and Rik aren't in the team! I'm really sorry, but it's sorta my dad's orders and I don't really know what the heck is going on, I really miss you guys...well let's hope that this year ends quickly and then I'll be back!

Yuna

Yuna had to rush her last message because the bell had just gone off and everyone was scattering back to their homerooms, she didn't get the chance to see the anonymous email. While she made her way out of the library she knew that pair of eyes was set on her.

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Yuna arrived just in time for house group when Ms Brown called the role. She quickly sneaked down the organized isle and sat next to Rikku who saved her a seat.

'Psst...' Rikku hissed like a snake trying to get her cousin's attention. 'Hey did you hear that from now on that we need to wear school uniforms?' She asked as if to give information to the clueless Yuna.

'No? And I don't really mind, at least I don't need to prepare clothes each day.' Yuna replied with a positive sigh knowing that uniforms were always essential.

'Apparently a couple of Monica's people complained about the graffiti on chairs and how in art, paint gets on their new outfit and etcetera...HERE!' Rikku supplied Yuna with information she picked up from the conversations she had earlier in the morning and while Ms Brown called out her name she was completely self-conscious and shot her hand up like a pistol being fired.

'Present.' Yuna reacted as soon as she knew that her name was after Rikku's. The teacher cleared her throat.

'As you have probably heard, uniforms will be required due to complaints, everyone is expected to be in their full uniforms by next week or else they will be meeting the principal. You will all receive your uniforms tomorrow.' Ms Brown declared in a smart tone. Discussion fell upon the class and everyone was practically for it.

'Cool, now that I get a uniform I won't have to worry about getting the dirt off it...'

'I wonder what they'll look like...'

'Hey Yunie I wonder if the uniforms will be one of those dresses, or a two piece things?' Rikku didn't mind wearing clothes provided from the school.

'Well I hope it's one of those...one top and a skirt types. They're awesome!' Yuna said acknowledging her likings in the design on the Japanese style uniforms. The whole class continued babbling, it seemed quieter than usual because someone was absent. 'Hey Rikku, do you know if Tidus is here today, and don't you dare get any ideas!' She asked timidly first, then changing almost immediately after what she thought about yesterday.

'Yunie he's either late or later than usual and obviously today he's later than usual...' Rikku couldn't help but giggle at Yuna's concern for Tidus' absence.

'Hey I was just asking, you don't have to make a big deal out of it.' Yuna squealed back at the annoying Rikku and at that moment is when a member of the homeroom came in.

'Young Tidus, why are you late?' Ms Brown questioned as her eyes peeked up from her small glasses that sat on her nose.

'I'm not late, school hasn't even started yet.' He answered back in the most impolite way. Ms Brown ticked his name off the role and continued on with her work. Tidus went back to his usual habits, walked in style with the bag on his left shoulder letting the straps hit his legs, he dumped his bag on the floor and swung his leg around a chair that he could fetch and sat in his group.

'Hey T, did you hear about the new uniform thing?' Gippal queried in a pissed off manner.

'No? What new uniform thing?' He rocked his chair closer to the group and began to listen inattentively.

'I wouldn't mind wearing a uniform; at least all my good clothes won't get filthy.' Shuyin started after hearing the issue of the uniform being brought up.

'Meh couldn't care less. Uniform or no uniform, it's all the same.' Tidus folded his hands, put them behind his head and closed his eyes to signal his tiredness, when the bell rang it completely knocked him off that position.

'Hey see yous later, c'mon B let's go.' Gippal swayed his head back and fro, he insisted to get to math first since he was heading the same way as Baralai was. Baralai was already a few steps ahead of Gippal; he was already near the door with his books which just made Gippal covetous of his organization skills.

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'Hey Yunie, what did I tell ya?' Rikku came back with a big grin across her face.

'Yeah, yeah, whatever, just stop bugging me and get to whatever class you have.' Yuna let out a sigh, she had absolutely no interest in what Rikku would have to say about what she found out from having a big mouth; her skills taught by Rika were rather annoying than impressive. 'Why am I stuck with an irritating 15 year old child-like person that can't be mature for once? And to think...my cousin, a relative...sometimes I worry about her.' Yuna had to admit, she did like Tidus as a normal friend, but she didn't understand what was so wrong about being nice to him.

Yuna shot up and quickly dashed towards her locker for her math books, while Rikku was still chatting with Paine and Lulu.

'Do you think Yuna has this thing for Tidus?' Rikku asked nosily while keeping one eye at Yuna as she whacked the books back up when they slammed on top of her hands as she searched for her books.

'Yeah I definitely think so!' A red-headed girl named Amy squealed while Rikku nodded to reinforce the idea.

'Rikku it's only been one day and judging by yesterday's reaction, I don't think so.' Paine folded her arms and crossed her knees showing off her calmness of the situation. Lulu couldn't care less about what Rikku had said, even if she had only known her for a day or so, it seemed like Lulu knew her too well.

'Aw c'mon you guys...I was just tryin to have some fun here.' Rikku whined with her arms swinging from side to side.

'Rikku, it's school, so no fun really exists.' Gippal broke in while sprinting in the room when he just caught the last few words she said.

'Hey, I thought you were gone.' Rikku reacted back with an annoyed attitude.

'Just forgot a book...' He snatched his bag from the ground and practically punched his hand inside his filthy unwashed bag to find his text book. He stood there pushing the books that were in his bag from side to side and obviously he couldn't find it because he wasn't looking in his bag as he was searching and the book was next to Rikku's foot on the ground. 'Man, I hate books.' Gippal finally put his mind to the job by tipping all his decaying books on the desk in front of him. Rikku watched and couldn't help but giggle at his overconfidence in finding the book and not long after he realized that it was missing he started sweating. When Rikku saw a sweat drip off his face she thought it would have been enough tormenting him, so she bent down with a grin she left her position and showed up behind the concerned-looking Gippal. She tapped his shoulder and smiled with the book shoved right up his face, he smiled gratefully in return. Ms Brown left the room while the majority of the students exited to their classrooms except for Tidus and Yuna since they both had maths again this first period.

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'Yevon I'm tired...' Tidus yawned. 'Oh shit I've got two training lessons with my old man... I'm gona die...oh well I still have another 5 hours till training.' Tidus relaxed himself by sitting back with his hands crossed behind his head so that it'd support him as a pillow and his legs crossed over on the desk in front of him, for other people he looked normal, but for Yuna he looked like a drunk. She felt weird like a magical presence was overtaking her at that moment, one minute she was shaking her head and the next she was staring straight at Tidus with a cold grin and she smashed the locker door. Tidus was shocked out of his socks! He basically fell from his slumbered position and crashed onto the red carpet. Yuna cradled her books in her left arm as she cat walked back to her seat with the grin still marked on her face; she sat right a head of Tidus' seat.

'Hey! What's the big idea!? Can't you see I'm trying to get some rest here?!' Tidus yelled at the calm Yuna as he got up from the uncomfortable position on the floor. Yuna wasn't scared one bit from the volume that he projected but everyone else was. Yuna wasn't herself again, she just pretended that she didn't hear the loud comment by the short tempered Tidus and continued on smiling emotionlessly ahead.

'Man Yuna, you're new so I'll forgive you and you don't hear that from me a lot ok?' Tidus was waiting patiently, he was expecting an apology but he received none. Yuna didn't seem care that Tidus was talking to her, she just sat in silence. 'Guess she's in a bad mood? Oh well...none of my business.' Tidus returned to his seat and rested his head on his face. 'Now back to my nap.' He snored and went dreaming.

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Tidus' POV

'Whoa, this place is dark.' I said while I walked around but it felt more like floating like a ghost. I turned 360 degrees and as I did the whole darkness became brown with writing which seemed to be carved onto the brown, I held my hand out to explore the unknown but as soon as I touched the rough sandy surface it turned back into a dark world. I felt confused by the strange appearance of what seemed like a tablet with ancient scriptures. That was weird...why would I be dreaming about stuff like this! It should be of those lovely girls I dreamt of the other night. Then I spotted a tiny light ahead and was enthralled by it. One second I was making an attempt to run towards it but I was still like miles away and now I'm a millimeter within the range. My eye reopened revealing a torch shining across my face. I grabbed the torch with my firm hands and found Mr Tenaka looking up close at me. I backed off and nearly fell off my chair again. Giggle fell upon the room.

'Young man if you're not paying attention in class please do not snore.' Mr Tenaka said in front of the whole class making them giggle again. I raised my hand and scratched my head pretending I didn't have a clue what he just said; I guess you could say that I was acting dumb (as usual).

'Soz Mr T, you know math isn't my type of stuff.' I yawned as he commanded me to sit and open my text book which was still wet from yesterday. I didn't bother consulting Mr T because he would throw a spaz-attack lecture even if a math book got scratched. I just don't know why but I can't seem to concentrate at all today, I mean usually I at least stare at the teacher pretending that I knew everything but something's really bothering me today.

'Ok class, we've had enough entertainment for today now please go on with Chapter 12, you may work in pairs if you wish.' Mr Tenaka demanded.

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'Yuna please, see me after class.' Mr Tenaka announced while walking pass Yuna's desk. Yuna showed no sign of agreement, it seemed like she wasn't human at all. But then what seemed like a statue that has just revived projected a faint 'yes'.

'Hey Lenne, can you help me on this question? I've tried it a billion times and it ain't working.' Shuyin and Lenne were positioned straight ahead of Yuna who was sitting by herself while Tidus was back to the usual routine sitting next to Monica who seemed quieter than usual.

'Shuyin, calm down.' Lenne pat his back as she knew that he could get a little frustrated when he tried and tried his best but still hasn't got an idea what the question was about, that's why they always sat next to each other because Lenne was his girlfriend and she could cool him down.

'Hey Mon, you seem awfully quiet today.' Tidus broke out wanting to know what's with the silence.

'Oh nothing, I'm just trying a lil harder in my math.' Monica looked down at her work intensively while trying to hide her smile to pretend to be serious for once; it appeared that she has been very focused but once you see her note book, there was nothing on it. Tidus couldn't believe what she said.

'Huh? Monica, studying? Gee, I guess someone's desperate for class president.' Tidus sniggered and he couldn't stand the people who were trying to show off their talents, like Monica who always pretends everything she does in schoolwork, but for Yuna Tidus had nothing against her. 'I betcha that it's gona be Yuna, she's way smarter and way whatever I can't think of because she's just way too talented. Ok why do I want Yuna to get it?' Tidus was once again mind chatting with himself, he has thought about a lot lately ever since the appearance of Yuna.

'I feel dizzy.' Yuna finally changed into a different position; she rested her cheeks on her palms while she felt a new control inside her, she had no idea what it was but it was something that made her not herself. The bell rang and she could feel the same feeling that crept up her senses, she could hear voices in her head even though no one spoke, it was like she could intrude conversations. She could not define each messed up gossips, there voices were overcrowding.

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The rest of day passed almost symmetrically like the day before, Tidus was as tired as ever but he still couldn't manage not to get away from Yuna as he had planned. As weeks went by quickly, Yuna and Tidus had gotten a bit closer each day in becoming friends, Monica was obviously jealous but she made no attempt because she knew exactly what Tidus would do, reject her. Yuna had also in the past few weeks learned about her newly found powers and had learned how to control them barely; she has not mastered them yet, but can determine what one is saying when she really focuses.

Rikku and Gippal weren't getting along very well, Rikku was still jealous of the way he handled girls before and after school. But since Gippal is one of those troublemakers and he's also one of the stubborn ones, he does not realize what Rikku is on to about him. Rikku has only known him for 5 weeks; she can't seem to get over-angered about what he does.

Not long in the fifth week of Zanarkand High, a freshly new assignment was proclaimed. The assessment was set in a group of two; all groups will have been already previously arranged by the teachers which means that anyone will be working with a person from a different class which has a high chance of not knowing their partner. This project is to do an oral; it is based on their partner's experiences during the time they have been in Zanarkand High. The purpose this new task is so that the people could get to know each other a little better, but it will still be marked according to the presentation and use of technology (e.g. sphere techs-a type of software that is part of the latest technology). It's due in five months.

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'Absolutely crap! Who's gona wana know other people? Especially from other classes! Well all I hope is that I don't end up with anyone from Seymour's group...anyone's better than them...' The thought of Seymour dismayed Tidus, the thing among Seymour and him was conflict, they were foes, opponents, and enemies, anything that fitted within that category, the reason for this behaviour was because when Tidus was still in primary school, Seymour and his gang of Guados always bullied him. Seymour was brought up rather as a forlorn infant after the death of his mother, his mother died because of a protecting her son from danger, his father later on died in the hands of an anonymous and the explanation-no one knows. The following of his mother's demise it was said that he had vast developments in religious practices.

'Interesting project, I wonder who my partner will be.' Questions were raised in the minds of those who had a slender interest in the task.

'Hmm...seems like everyone's thinking the same thing, I wonder who my partner will be...'

Yuna took awhile to sustain her powers within her limits, but with this new assignment, new uniforms and new president of the grade, this school is getting complicated by the minute!