I'm back hot puffs! Don't ask (inside joke with Mike, Jon and Sarah) LoLz. Anyways, I'm back with my next chapter. I was kinda thinking of ending my story a few chapters short for some odd reason. I don't know yet. All depends on how much you people like and review my story.

Disclaimer like always: Don't-Own-Anything-Associated-With-Squaresoft except for Tidus. (Sneaks into Squaresoft headquarters and kidnaps Tidus) Muahahahahahahahahahaha!

Chapter 7

Tidus lay on his bed staring at his calendar. May 15. Only a month and a ½ of school left. The play was going well and Tidus' Al Bhed speech was going, well...unexpected. Since school was almost over that means that Yuna was soon going to leave.

They broke up half a month ago and now wasn't speaking to each other ever since. Dona was still acting like she and Tidus were together but now Tidus always seemed to try and get away from her as much as possible.

"Another useless day of school I have. Ah well, might as well get it over with." Tidus said to himself as he stood up. He walked out of his house then continued to school.

'Why am I still not over Yuna? She told me what was for the best but still, I cannot. What is this feeling that I'm expressing for her? Great, if I keep thinking to myself like this I'm gonna go insane. That and be late for school. Better hurry up.' Tidus thought to himself.

As Tidus entered the school and walked down the hallway, he spotted Graav at Yuna's locker talking with her. Soon after Yuna walked off but Graav followed, swinging his arm around her shoulder.

'What does she see in him if they are together? I doubt it. Yuna had hated him ever since that night in the café. I still regret not being there for her at the time. We'd probably still be together if that never happened. Look here I go again thinking to myself. Better get to class.' Tidus thought.

Arriving just in time, Seymour was just about to give out his instructions. "Class, our performance is in 5 weeks so we better get working a little faster. Today instead of our regular schedule, we will be practicing some more plus work on the backstage props." Professor Seymour told them.

The class began to rehearse the play once more from the beginning as the other students worked on the props. Tidus was playing around with some lights, choosing the best ones, Dona was working on costumes and others were working on the set. Everything was going well.

Now and then Tidus would stop what he was doing and watch the students perform the play. He would mostly be watching Yuna but when Graav would come in the scene, he would get angry and continue working on the lights.

Yuna knew that Tidus would sometimes be watching but pretended not to notice much. Now that she was spending a bit more time with Graav, she barely paid any attention to Tidus. You can say that he was trying to take Tidus' place in her life but Yuna never caught on to any the signs he was trying to send her.

"The costumes are finished!" Dona told everyone. They all cheered and laughed. "Lets try them on and see how they fit!" Shelinda said all happy and perky. The other agreed.

First up! Shelinda wore a long green dress complete with short sleeves and fancy designs around the trim of the bottom. Rikku wore a long blue dress with tank top straps.

Graav stepped in the room wearing a stunning general outfit complete with a red coat and white pants. He looked quite cute in it if I do say so myself. And finally, Yuna's outfit. She wore a beautiful long pink dress with short puffy sleeves and light red trims around the neck and bottom of the dress. All the girls crowded her as she walked into the room. Tidus caught a glance of her in the amazing outfit she was wearing and couldn't stop from staring. Once Yuna had stopped giggling and smiling from her classmate's compliments, she looked over at Tidus.

As soon as Tidus saw her looking at him, he quickly turned away and continued of what he was doing. Yuna slightly blushed when she saw him turn away.

After a long morning in English class from working on all the props, it was finally time for lunch. Tidus usually sat at the table in the corner of the cafeteria with the blitzball gang and Dona but not this time. He spotted Wakka eating lunch with Lulu and Rikku so decided to join them.

"Hey Tidus. Thought you would be eating lunch with your girlfriend." Rikku said as he sat down.

"She's not my girlfriend Rikku. I don't feel like hanging out with her." Tidus told her.

"Cause she is a bitch." Wakka said. Lulu and Rikku laughed.

"You took the words right out of my mouth, Wakka." Tidus joked.

Everyone laughed.

"So Rikku, where is your cousin?" Wakka asked.

"Professor Seymour wanted to talk to the people performing the play for a few minutes. She'll be here in a couple of minutes." Rikku told him. Tidus' face turned red.

'She's coming to sit with us? Shit, what am I going to say to her? What if she talks to me? Holy shit what if nothing happens?' Tidus thought.

"Hey Tidus, you okay?" Wakka asked.

"Huh? Yeah, sure. Why...you asking?" Asked Tidus.

"Your face turned red a few seconds ago then you just stared at the table like you were in some kind of trance." He told him.

"S...orry. But nothings wrong. I'm fine." Tidus ensured him. Wakka smiled.

Soon after, Yuna came walking over to their table sat in between Rikku and Tidus. "Sorry I'm late. Professor Seymour needed to talk about the play." Yuna told them.

"Its okay. There is still 10 more minutes of lunch." Lulu told him.

Wakka looked at his watch. "That reminds me. Lu, we have to get to our next class early, remember?" Wakka said.

"That's right. We better get going then. See ya all later." Lulu said as she and Wakka left the cafeteria.

"So Yunie, you think that you're up to being the princess for the play now?" Rikku asked.

"Totally. Even though it's a major role, I can handle it now." Yuna told her.

"That's great!" Rikku said.

"I'm going over to Graav's house today after school. Can you tell Cid for me?"

"Sure thing. Hey Tidus, you're being really quiet. What's up?" Rikku asked as both girls looked over at him.

"Uh...nothing. Just had been doing some thinking lately." He told her.

"Uh huh." Rikku replied looking over at Bickson at another table smiling at her. Rikku blushed and waved at him. Bickson waved his arm signaling for her to come over to his table. "Sorry guys. Gonna go over to Bickson. See ya around." Rikku said leaving the table and heading over to Bickson's.

Yuna and Tidus sat there without saying a word to each other.

'This is so awkward. Maybe I should say something to him, but what? I'm too shy to begin the conversation. Maybe I should just wait until he speaks.' Yuna thought.

'This tension between us is killing me. I should tell her how I feel. Maybe she'll feel the same way. Yeah right. Ever since Graav has been hanging out, seems she likes him more then me. If I don't say anything I'll lose my chance.' Tidus thought.

Wanting to say something to each other, finally, someone spoke. "I don't know why this is so weird, Yuna. I hate it. I was hoping that we could change it." Tidus confessed.

"I feel the same way." Yuna told him.

"You do!!?" Tidus asked shocked.

"Yeah. I mean, before we were dating I thought you were a complete loser with all your blitzball stuff but after that night up in the blitzball stadium I was beginning to think that you're an amazing person. Once we started dating, Dona always came around took you away and well, after we broke up I...I felt really alone." Yuna explained.

Tidus looked down at the table. "Oh..."

"But now since Graav has been hanging around me a lot, I don't feel so alone anymore." Yuna said.

"Are you two...um...together?" Asked Tidus.

"What!? Are you joking? Of course not! After that night in the café, I don't think so!" Yuna told him. Both laughed. Rikku looked over at them and smiled knowing now at least their talking to each other.

The bell rang and everyone was off to his or her next class. Tidus and Yuna stood up from their chairs. "Oh by the way. Everyone is coming over to my place tonight for a sleepover. If you like, you can come." Yuna said slightly blushing. Tidus smiled. He loved the way she looked all cute and innocent blushing.

"Of course. I'll be there." Tidus told her.

"Great! Well then. Come around 8:00. See ya then!" Yuna said walking off to her next class.

As Tidus left the cafeteria, "Tidus baby, there you are." Dona said as she approached him. Tidus pouted.

"What do you WANT Dona!?" Tidus asked impatiently with a tone.

"Why were you hanging around those losers at lunch?" Asked Dona.

"Those are my friends." Tidus said then began to walk away. Dona followed.

"Are you trying to avoid me?"

"NO! Why would ever think that, Dona?" Tidus said sarcastically. Dona glared at him.

"Your still not over Yuna, aren't you?" Dona asked angered.

"Look Dona, I have to get to class. I'll talk with you later." Tidus said then walked into a classroom.

Dona stood there for a moment and smiled evilly. "We'll see how you feel about Yuna once I'm done with her!" Dona said then headed off to her magic class. That is 'black magic' class! Muahahahahahahah!

Yuna and Dona were in the same class together after lunch, learning new magic spells.

"Okay class, listen up. Black magic comes in handy in many situations but should never be used for jokes. Today we'll be studying the fire type magic. Fire, Fira and Firaga are all in the same magic group. Spells are powerful ways of attacking enemies or protecting others. Today I'll be paring you all up in two's and you'll be practicing Fira spells. Lets see. We'll have: Boris and Dona, Emily and Luc, Chris and Datto, Yuna and Issaru, and Thomas and Billy. I expect everyone to make progress today." The teacher instructed.

So everyone met up with his or her partners at different tables to begin the experiment. "Uh...hello. I'm Yuna." Yuna said as she approached Issaru.

"Greetings, I'm Issaru. I guess were partners." He said. Yuna nodded. "Well, lets get to work then." Issaru said pulling out a piece of paper and pen. Yuna smiled.

As the students began summoning their spells and writing down each other's progress, Dona, who was very upset, carefully watched Yuna and Issaru who seemed to be getting along great and was making progress. Issaru could create a ball of fine no prob and Yuna seemed to struggle a bit since she had never studied black magic before.

"Concentrate Yuna. It's just like summoning an Aeon. You must focus." Issaru explained.

"Sorry. I'm just used to white magic, that's all."

"Its okay." Issaru stood behind her, his hands on hers positioning how her staff should be held. At first, his position startled her and made her feel very uncomfortable but soon adjusted it, shyly blushing at him.

"Clear your thoughts and concentrate only on summoning the magic." Issaru told her. Just as he told her, Yuna paid no attention to her surroundings and concentrated on nothing but the magic and successfully created a ball of fire. Yuna looked up and smiled in excitement.

"Ah! I actually did it!" Yuna said. Issaru laughed in delight. Yuna wrote down her progress just as the bell rang to go home. "Thanks so much Issaru!" Yuna told him.

"Like I said, all you have to do is concentrate and you can accomplish any magic spell." Issaru said. Yuna smiled and said goodbye then headed out the room.

As Yuna walked down the hall heading for the front doors, Dona ran up to her. "Hey Yuna. What would Tidus think about you and Issaru?" Dona said acting full of worry.

"What are you talking about?" Asked Yuna.

"You may fool others but you can't fool me, Yuna. I saw Issaru pulling the moves on you. Why do you think he stood so close to you the way you did?" Dona said.

"Well...uh.."

"And you were blushing at him, Yuna, Yuna, Yuna. What would Tidus think?"

"If you haven't noticed, Dona, Tidus and I broke up and we have no intentions of who each other dates." Yuna told her.

"True, but if YOU haven't noticed, Tidus still isn't over you." She said with a smile.

"Why are you telling me this Dona?" Yuna asked as she stopped walking.

"No particular reason." Dona said as she walked passed her and motioned out of the school smiling. Yuna stood there with a confused look on her face then headed out of the school soon after.

"Lets practice the play a bit then do our homework. But I can stay only until 8:00 cause my cousin and I are having a sleepover party." Rikku explained to Bickson.

"That's okay. We have plenty of time." Bickson said then kissed her.

"Now since you're not in the play then you can help me with my lines." Rikku suggested. Bickson smiled and agreed.

Rikku headed him a script and told him which parts he had to say just before Rikku's. "What? I have to play the princess?" Bickson asked shocked but was only joking.

"In the scene I'm talking with her so say the lines!" Rikku demanded with a smile. Bickson laughed then began.

Tidus entered his house then headed up the stairs. "Now hold on just a minute there, son." Jecht said as Tidus walked up the stairs. Tidus paused the turned to him.

"Yes?" Asked Tidus.

"Look um...I just want to say that I'm sorry for pushing you so hard the way I did before." Jecht confessed.

"Oh, I see.." Tidus said uninterested.

"Good news! I got you on pro blitzball team in Luca and-"

"Father, I don't...want to be on a pro blitzball team." Tidus confessed to him.

Jecht looked at him shocked. "But we decided it was for the best." He told Tidus.

"No, you decided it was for the best but I don't agree. I know that you have been proud of me these past 4 years but I think that before I join any pro blitzball team I...should go to collage first."

"I can't believe I'm hearing this from my own son. Collage? Is he serious?" Jecht said as he sat down on the sofa.

Tidus just continued up the stairs and got prepared for the sleepover. He took a shower, got dressed, packed a few things then headed back downstairs to find his father on the sofa looking very displeased with his decision. "I'm going over to a friend's for the night. Be back in the morning before school. See ya." Tidus said then left the house and headed for Yuna's.

As Tidus drove into her driveway, Wakka came skipping out of the house all drunk. He approached Tidus. "HeY man. It'S 'bout tIMe you showed uP." Wakka said.

"Uh...ya. Where is everyone?" Asked Tidus. Wakka took another drink of his beer then said,

"InsIDe, in YuNa's room." He told him.

Tidus gave Wakka a weak smile then walked into her house. As he looked around, the school's blitzball team was dancing in her living room each holding a vanilla coke listening to Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru. ( I had to put that in) "Simple and clean is the way your making me feel tonight-" Datto sang but was interrupted by Keppa.

"Aww that is so cute to say to me, man!" Both smiled and threw each other's arms around each other's shoulders and continued singing.

Soon after all the blitzers threw their arms around everyone's shoulder making a long chain all singing, 'When you walk away you don't hear me say please OH BABY, don't go! Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight. It's hard to let it go' Then all fell down laughing. Tidus laughed. He then looked over in another room to find Rikku and Bickson making out. Nothing new there.

He then made his way up the stairs and into Yuna's room where she and Lulu were talking. Yuna smiled. "Thanks for coming Tidus." She told him.

"No prob." Tidus said returning the smile. So after a few hours of dancing, drinking, and just having a hell of a time, most people went home while others fell a sleep.

"I'm bored." Rikku announced around 1:46 am after everyone had just finished drinking a whole lot of vanilla coke and were now sitting in Yuna's room doing absolutely nothing.

"So...what do you guys want to do?" Lulu asked. Everyone was silent.

"Hey Wakka!! Truth or dare!?" Rikku asked excitedly.

"C'mon Rikku. That game is for kids." Tidus told her.

"It is not! Its fun. Last time, Wakka had to go to school wearing pink bunny slippers for a month." Rikku said. Everyone laughed.

"That was so not funny." Wakka told them.

"Be right back guys. I think I'm gonna grab another vanilla coke from the kitchen." Tidus said then left the room. Rikku looked around the room and stopped on Yuna.

"Hay Yunie! Truth or dare? Just one time!" Rikku said. Yuna took a deep breath and said,

"Dare."

Rikku's happy expression turned wicked with a evil smile. She was going to enjoy this dare.

That's the chapter people. Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. Been busy. I left you with a cliffy so you'll have to read my next chapter to find out what happens. Muahahahahahahaha!! Don't forget to R R then I'll continue.

By the way, you people got to see Pirates of the Caribbean! That movie is so cool. Two words: Johnny Depp!!! Heheh! I already saw it twice so my advice is go see it or I'll send Rikku and her evil dares after you!! Bye bye!!