Hiya!! I'm back for my second last chapter! Hoped you liked Chapter 10. Anyways, mostly in this chapter Tidus confesses his love for Yuna and- enough about that. You'll find out once you read. Whelps, here is the chapter for ya. Enjoy!
Author: Shelinda you bitch! What are you doing here?
Shelinda: To rescue Tidus of course! Why else would I be here?
Author: To piss me off! Now get out of here (takes out flamethrower)
Shelinda: eeeek!! (Grabs Tidus and runs away) Jen doesn't own us!!
Author: (flared up) get back here with my Tidus!!
Chapter 11
Wednesday. Night of the Prom.
The day of the prom and Tidus still didn't have a date to go with. He desperately wanted to go with Yuna but for some odd reason, she blew him off. Worse yet was she was upset about it. Tidus needed answers and there was no one to turn to for them. Or at least that is what he thought. Besides Yuna being the one acting weird, Rikku was too. He knew that whatever was wrong with Yuna that Rikku knew.
Tidus' first class had been canceled because the teacher never showed up and there was no replacement for him so that gave him the opportunity to wonder around the school in search for Rikku.
As he stood outside of the History homeroom, there inside he spotted Rikku. Damn. So he had no other choice and wait until class was over. As he continued to wait, dun, dun, dun! Dona approached him.
Tidus looked over at her. "Hey Dona. Thanks for making Graav reconsider the part for me." Tidus told her.
"But of course. Its what you wanted, right? You wanted to share the ending kiss with her rather her kissing Graav. Am I right?" Dona asked. Tidus nodded. "But it seems that Yuna is upset over something. What ever could it be?"
"That is what I'm trying to find out. Rikku is the only one who knows so I'm waiting for her to finish her class so I can talk to her about it." Tidus explained.
"Oh, I see."
"I just don't know why she said no when I asked her-"
"To the prom?" Dona said finishing his sentence.
"How did you know about that?" Asked Tidus.
"I have my sources, baby. But of course you know why Yuna is upset, right?" Dona asked. Tidus shrugged. "Oh, I see. Maybe I should tell you then but then you wouldn't want to go to the prom with me tonight." Dona told him.
"Well I wanted to go with Yuna but she blew me off for some odd reason."
"Oh well." Dona said as she began to walk away.
Tidus looked over at her and ran after her, grabbing her arm. "You know, don't you?"
"Maybe..." Dona trailed off.
"Tell me. I'm not sure how you know but tell me!! I'm desperate!" Tidus begged.
"Well did it ever occur to you that maybe she isn't attending the prom?" Dona asked. Tidus thought for a moment. Then it hit him!
"Yuna isn't going to the prom!!" Tidus said.
"Yes! Now do you get it!?" Dona asked.
"But why?"
Dona sighed. "Because she is leaving tonight. Back home. To Zanarkand." She told him.
Knowing this now, Tidus was devastated. Why was she leaving a few days early? Why didn't she want to attend the prom?
"Well now that I don't have a date and you don't have one either, why don't we pair up?" Asked Dona. Then soon after the bell rang. Tidus turned around without giving Dona an answer and saw Rikku heading for next class in the opposite direction of Tidus. He then began to run after her when his Al Bhed teacher stopped him.
"Mr. Tidus. I find your speech reflected on this year to be amazing. I would love you to read it today in our assembly being held in the auditorium." He asked.
"Really? Well um...sure. Is anyone else reading there's?" Asked Tidus.
"Yes. Yuna will also be reading hers and a few other students including Shelinda, Issaru and Wakka." He told him. Tidus smiled. "Great! I'll see you when its time for the assembly then."
Tidus was then going to walk off to catch up to Rikku when he said, "Actually the assembly is in 5 minutes and will be lasting until lunch. SO come along Mr. Tidus." He said then dragged him into the auditorium.
"Good morning students. This will be our last assembly of the year. To begin things off, I would like to applause the grade 12 class for an excellent job on Friday night." Principal Jecht said then began to clap, as did the rest of the students. Most of the grade 12 students smiled while others didn't care and began to daydream.
"Mr. Tincd of the grade 12 Al Bhed would like to say a few words." Jecht said then handed the microphone to him.
"Thanks Mr. Jecht. Wow! What a year this has been. To start it off, I have a few students from my class who wrote speeches and are going to present them." Mr. Tincd then handed the microphone to the selected students as they said their magnificent speeches. Then soon after it was Yuna's turn to present.
"Hey Tidus look. Yuna is up next." Wakka said who was off to the side of the stage with Tidus so they wouldn't be noticed by the crowd. Mr. Tincd handed Yuna the microphone and her speech to her.
"Ahem! I'd like to dedicate this speech to someone who will remain anonymous. 'The most important words come from inside the heart. But yours seemed gentle in my dreams but they were nothing but lies. I kind of liked it your way. How you shyly placed your eyes on me but when I first saw you smiling at me, was it real or just my fantasy? I never knew and never will.'" Yuna presented then dripped her head into despair. Mr. Tincd then walked over to her and took the microphone as she walked off the stage and into her seat.
"Woah! I think that speech was about you Tidus!" Wakka told him. Tidus looked down at his speech and thought for a moment. He wasn't sure if he should read his anymore.
"Next we have Tidus with his speech." Mr. Tincd said signaling him to come on the stage.
"Uhh..." Tidus trailed off.
"C'mon man! That's you!" Wakka said then pushed him onto the stage. Tidus weakly smiled at everyone then proceeded to Mr. Tincd and took the microphone from him.
"Hi everyone. At first I really wasn't sure if I should read this but now that I'm here I guess I don't have a choice." The students slightly laughed.
"Well here it goes. 'The only thing I can hear from my heart is to run because if something happens, you know I'd always come to you quickly. You are always gonna be the one even if I fall in love with someone else. So please give me a reason not to let you go because I don't want to say goodbye. I don't want you to leave me here alone.'" He said.
Some of the students began to cry from the beautiful speech he presented.
Mr. Tincd stepped off the stage and Jecht continued the assembly. Yuna, who was heart broken from Tidus' speech stood up and literally ran out of the assembly. Rikku then followed her. Tidus was then going to follow but wasn't allowed to leave until the assembly was finished.
Lunch time! The most exciting time of the day. Rikku, Bickson, Lulu and Wakka sat at a table and chatted. Tidus who arrived late that lunch spotted them in the corner and walked up to their table.
"So for prom I have this really pretty dress! It's a short dark navy blue with tank top straps and I have these really cute black dress shoes to match it!" Rikku said excitedly.
"That sounds great! I have a long dark black dress with long puffy sleeves and black high heel shoes." Lulu told her.
Rikku eyes sparkled. "Wow! Were gonna look great tonight!" Rikku said. Wakka and Bickson rolled their eyes.
Tidus approached them. "Rikku! Why the hell didn't you tell me that Yuna was leaving tonight!?" Tidus asked furiously. Everyone at the table was quiet as a mouse.
"Eh...well...um...how did you find out!?" Asked Rikku.
"Don't change the subject! Tell me why you didn't tell me!" Tidus demanded.
"Calm down man! She didn't tell ya cause Yuna didn't want you to know." Wakka said.
"What!? All of you knew as well?" Everyone nodded.
Tidus couldn't believe what he was hearing. "I can't believe this! You all knew and didn't tell me!" Tidus asked. No one replied. Tidus' head dripped into despair.
"Like I told ya a couple months back Tidus. You should have went after her if ya know what I mean." Wakka told him.
Tidus turned away from everyone as the sound of thunder and lighting filled the sky.
"Attention students this is the principal speaking. It looks like were in for a thunderstorm. I recommend everyone to stay inside until further notice. By no reason is for anyone to leave the school without permission. That is all." Jecht announced over the P.A.
Tidus looked up then turned around facing everyone, "Rikku, where is Yuna now? I got to tell her something really important." Tidus asked.
"Uh...well...She said that she wasn't feeling well so she went home to pack her things." Rikku told him.
"What time is she leaving?"
"Around 7:30."
"She is leaving just when our prom begins? That sucks." Wakka said. The bell rang soon after and everyone left for his or her last 2 periods of the day.
Throughout the rest of the day, Tidus had paid no attention to any of his classes. He mostly thought of what Wakka told him. To forget about Yuna. He knew he could do no such thing. As the end of the day rolled by, he made his way home and locked himself in his room.
'There, that's everything.' Yuna thought as she finished her packing. Cid entered her room.
"Are ya all done kid?" He asked. Yuna nodded. Cid picked up her 2 bags and took them downstairs.
It was only 6:30. Wakka, Lulu and Bickson had come over to celebrate her goodbye with her for a while before heading back home to get ready for prom. "Are you sure that you can't come to the prom Yunie!? I bet Tidus would be really happy if you did." Rikku said. "I can't. The only flight for today is at 7:30 and it is closed from tomorrow until next week so this is the only time I can go home." Yuna explained.
"Were gonna miss you a lot Yuna. But you are gonna come visit right?" Wakka asked.
"I'm not sure. Next year I start College. But for sure on the holidays." She said. Wakka nodded. "SO um...why didn't Tidus come over tonight?" Asked Yuna.
"Tidus? That wimp? He couldn't bear to come and say goodbye." Lulu told her.
"Oh...I see." Yuna trailed off.
Wakka looked down at his watch. "Well, its been fun be we got to get going if we want to attend the prom." Wakka said.
"We'll miss you Yunie!" Rikku said then gave her a hug. Lulu then too gave her a hug.
"It was nice meeting you." Lulu told her. Yuna nodded in agreement. Wakka gave her a hug as well and Bickson just shake her hand since they haven't known each other that much.
Soon after they all said their goodbyes then headed off. Yuna was happy to see them all one last time before she would leave. Yuna turned around and faced Cid. "Well I'll be going too now uncle Cid." Yuna told him.
"You want a ride to the bus stop?" He asked.
"No thanks. Its not that far." Yuna hugged Cid.
"Take care of yourself kid. Say Hi to Braska for me."
"I will. Well, bye." Yuna said picking up her things then heading outside. She used her umbrella to keep herself dry from the thunderstorm.
Tidus lay on his bed. Was he really going to stay there all night and miss the prom? Nah. Tidus stood up and walked out of his room where his father stood very disappointed. "What!?" Tidus asked uninterested.
"So that's it, eh? You're not even going to say goodbye to her? This might be the last time you'll ever see her again." Jecht told him.
"Why do you care?" He asked.
"Because I know how much you like her, son. Go." He told him. For once there was a smile on his face. Tidus smiled then headed down the stairs. But then suddenly he looked back and said,
"Dad..." Jecht turned around and said, "Yeah?"
"I'm not giving up blitzball if you wanted to know." He said then raced out of the house. Jecht smiled.
That night, it rained long and hard as Tidus ran up the street towards the bus stop dripping in water. It was cold, dark, wet, and gloomy but that didn't stop Tidus from running. He ran as fast as he could not caring if he bumped into people or his surroundings and most of all the rain. He didn't care about anything, only to see Yuna.
Nothing was going to stop him from seeing Yuna. As he raced into the parking lot of the buses, he quickly glanced at them seeing which one was heading for Zanarkand.
GuadoSalam...no, Luca…no, Bevelle...no. Then finally he spotted it. Bus #26: Zanarkand. He quickly ran up to the bus. As the people boarded the bus, Yuna was the last to do so. As he stepped onto the bus,
"Yuna!" Tidus called out.
Yuna turned around to see Tidus soaking wet and was saddened. "Don't go Yuna." Tidus begged.
"Tidus..." She said softly.
"I know I've been avoiding you for sometime now but it was just because I couldn't bear the thought of you leaving." Tidus confessed.
Yuna continued to stand there in the bus. " Tidus, I'm glad you came but I have to go."
"YOU CAN"T GO! Please!!" Tidus begged once more. The people on the started to become impatient.
"I must go home now. Give me one GOOD reason not to go, Tidus." Yuna asked.
"I love you." Tidus told her softly full of tenderness and love. Yuna's heart sank when she heard his words.
"Hey c'mon already!" A passenger shouted at Yuna. Yuna pulled away from her thoughts and said to Tidus,
"I'll take my chances Tidus. Goodbye." She said then proceeded into the back of the bus and sat down leaving Tidus standing outside in the cold wet rain as the bus drove off.
He continued to stand there until the bus became fully out of sight. Saddened in despair, he then began to walk away without knowing if telling Yuna that he loved her was even the right thing to do. Without knowing what to do anymore, he continued to walk into the darkness of the city as it continued to storm outside.
Well that was the chapter. How did you like the scene with Tidus and Yuna at the end??? Yeah, maybe Yuna was a little hard on him but...it just makes things more complicated for Tidus to handle!! Hoo-Haw I'm so evil!!
But of course how can I end the story like this, eh? I'm not. There is still one more chapter to go. My final chapter. Then you get the surprise at the end. Yeah…Well anyways R R and I'll continue with my final chapter. Thanks people, you guys rock!!