(Edited on July 3rd, 2005)
I have come to the realization that I am completely anal. When I was rereading this a few days ago, I realized a million mistakes...therefore I'm goign to fix them. None of them are crucial...a few page breaks missing (soemthing happened when I uploaded them on March 1st...I have no idea what happened), a few word mixups here and there...BUT THEY ANNOY ME. Therefore, I'm at work for six hours on the day before the 4th of July (First of all it's a Sunday and we're always dead on Sundays...AND everyone is on vacation. BORING) so I thought I would go through this and fix it. Knowing that I spent so much time editing it this year, I want it to be perfect. Therefore...Here's the fully finished edition of Zanarkand A-East. (hopefully...lol!)
(Edited on March 1, 2005)
Okay, so here's the deal. I while back I picked up this fic to randomly read again, and I was amazed at how many mistakes there were...So I edited it. It took a LOOOOOONG ASS time, but I personally like the way the new version ended up. It's longer (I added probably about 15,000 words or more), but I feel that it is more complete of a storyline and it actually makes sense. I didn't take out any of the author's notes, because I like them...it gives me a rough idea of when I actually wrote chapters. D It makes me happy. Anyway, I really hope you enjoy this more than the first version...I spent a lot of time editing and revising! Thank you all for reading!
Hey everyone! This is my second fan fic, and I personally like it a lot more than my first one. (My first one is called This Is My Story. It's from Yuna's POV about what happens when she gets Tidus back at the end of X-2) I was kind of suffering from writers block for that story, so I decided to keep my mind off of it by writing another story in a different direction. (I know how This Is My Story is going to end, but I have to fill in the chapters between, and that's where I'm stuck) Zanarkand A-East is loosely based off of X and X-2 in a funny new story. Yuna moves from a private school in Bevelle to a public school in the heart of Zanarkand when her father has to undergo a job transfer. There she meets Tidus-the cocky star of the Zanarkand Abes-and his best friend Rikku-who happens to be head cheerleader. (Paine, Gippal, Baralai, Nooj, Leblanc, Brother, Wakka, Lulu, the Aurochs-who are the Zanarkand Abes in this story, Braska, etc make appearances --or they're at least mentioned-- as well) When Yuna has to start tutoring Tidus in Spiran History so he doesn't fail and get kicked off the blitz team, things start to heat up and get screwed up. I hope you enjoy this fic, because I had a lot of fun writing it! Please read and respond!
1. Welcome To Zanarkand A-East
"Wake up, Yuna," Yuna's mother said to her as she gently shook her shoulders. "It's time for your first day of school and you don't want to be late."
"Oh no, I wouldn't want that," Yuna groaned as she turned over and put her pillow over her head. Her mother laughed and moved the pillow. "Mom!"
"Up, up, up, Yuna!" Yuna's mother opened Yuna's blinds so the sun hit Yuna's face and she left the room. Yuna rolled over to try to shield the sun from her eyes, but with the way her bed was positioned, it was no use. She sighed and motivated herself to get up.
It would be Yuna's first day at Zanarkand's A-East High School. She just recently moved from the religious city Bevelle to the bustling metropolis of Zanarkand, and she was not thrilled in the least bit. The main reason was because it was the first quarter of her senior year. Everyone is already going to have their groups of friends set, and I'll be the oddgirl out... Yuna thought as she walked past some half empty boxes to her closet. She sighed again and picked out her outfit. She wasn't sure what to wear, so she put on her favorite purple top, black skirt, and brown knee high boots. She looked fashionable and not overly dressed, so she was happy with herself. She carefully applied her makeup, brushed her hair, and then looked at her appearance in the full length mirror that was set next to her vanity table. She smiled at her reflection and walked downstairs where her parents were sitting.
"Morning, Yuna," her father said as Yuna gave him a hug and a kiss. "Are you excited for your first day of school?"
"I don't think the word 'no' has a strong enough meaning for this situation," she replied, grabbing an apple off of the fruit tray that was placed on the counter.
"Yuna, don't be that way," her mother said as she kissed Yuna on the side of her head. "Now, you better get going or else you'll be late."
"All right," Yuna sighed reluctantly as she grabbed her keys off of the counter and her purse from the closet. "Hopefully, I'll be back in one piece tonight."
"Have fun, dear," Yuna's mother said as Yuna quickly waved and left the house.
When Yuna drove up to Zanarkand's A-East High school, dread overcame her. She took the keys out of the ignition, but sat in her car to absorb everything that was going on outside of her car. Girls were chatting in circles, boys were throwing around blitzballs, a few students were quickly copying homework from each other before classes started, people discussing who was going to be homecoming queen and king, and so on. The high school was the largest in the district, and there must've been about three thousand kids that attended there. Coming from the tiny private Yu Yevon Academy in Bevelle and now going to this large public high school was a huge culture shock for Yuna. She slowly got out of her red Mustang convertible, locked it, and walked toward the entrance. She tried not to make eye contact with anyone in fear that she would blush. I feel like everyone is staring at me...She thought to herself as she opened the door.
"Yo, Tidus!" Tidus whipped around to see another classmate come toward him. "Awesome game last night, man!"
"Well, what can I say?" Tidus flashed the boy a cocky smile as he gave him a high five. He wasn't even sure who the guy was, but he didn't care. It was just another compliment to add to his book. He ran his fingers through his blonde hair and opened his locker. A short blonde girl wearing a tight skirt and a short pink shirt walked up to him and playfully touched his shoulder.
"Hey, Tidus," she said seductively and Tidus smiled back. Oh, it's good to be me…he thought to himself. Nothing was better than flirting with girls after an awesome win in blitzball the night before. "What are you doing later?"
"I'm not sure," he answered as he bluntly checked out the girl. She was definitely an underclassman, always an easy target for a guy like Tidus. He smiled as he asked flirtatiously, "Why do you ask?"
Before the girl had a chance to answer, another blonde girl moved her out of the way and glared at Tidus. He scowled at her as he reached back into his locker to grab his books for his next class.
"Aw, Rikku, what was that for?" The blonde girl put her hands on her hips and glared at Tidus.
"Tidus, I may not be your girlfriend, but I am your best friend. That means, don't hit on girls like that because I won't be able to afford the bail to get you out of jail." She sighed and hugged Tidus. "I'm only looking out for you, ya know."
"Yeah I know, but still. I like to flirt." Rikku rolled her eyes at him as he gave her an exaggerated smile. "Anyway, where is Gippal? Why aren't you drooping all over his arm like you usually are?"
"Oh, he had to go talk to Nooj and Baralai about something. Who knows what it's about, but it's all right." She leant against the lockers next to Tidus' and looked at her perfectly manicured nails. Being head cheerleader and best friends with the player of the A-East Zanarkand Abes definitely gave her high popularity status, and she knew it. "So, uh, did you see the new girl this morning at the registration desk?"
"Wait," Tidus said as his jaw dropped. "There's a new girl in school and I wasn't the first guy to lay eyes on her? Damn it, I must've missed the memo or something." He shut his locker and he and Rikku started to walk to their next class.
"Yeah, she looks like your type oddly enough." It was easy to tell if Rikku had a devious thought in her head, due to the fact that her green eyes sparkled with delight, and at this moment, her eyes were definitely sparkling. "An easy catch."
"What do you mean? Like head cheerleader, blonde...that kind of perfect type?" Tidus knew that he could get any girl that he wanted to, so he didn't have a specific 'type.' He brought the Abes to victory the last two years and he was confident that he was going to do it again this year when the time came. He figured that any girl who was able to spend one night with him was one hell of a lucky girl.
"No, actually she's the opposite. I hear she came from Yu Yevon Academy in Bevelle. She was on her way to be valedictorian, president of the writing club, class president, all those goody goody kind of things." Rikku gave Tidus a huge vindictive smile and he thought about it for a second. "Well, what do you think?"
"Hmmm," he thought aloud with a chuckle. "That sounds do able. You've done your research, I see."
"Of course I did," she said as she tapped him on the back. "I told you, I gotta look out for you. I don't want you to end up with another dud like last time."
"Hey!" Tidus went on the defensive, but as he thought about it, he shrugged. "Yeah, you're probably right. I don't know what I was thinking when I settled for Dona. Call it an act of sex deprivation or something along those lines. Anyway, about this new girl, have you met her yet?"
"Nope, not yet. I heard word of her," she said as she moved a tendril of hair out of her face. "If there is a new girl at school, I'm always the first to know."
"Well, that's not necessarily true. I'm usually the first person to know, but I guess you can come a close second." Tidus held the door to their classroom open for Rikku and walked in behind her.
"Gee, thanks," she retorted sarcastically as they took their seats. "So what are your plans for the rest of the day? Did you want to do something later or will you be too busy flirting with every girl in a short skirt that walks by?"
"How about we do something and I flirt at the same time? I can multitask," he flashed her a cocky smile and she just shook her head at him. "No, in all seriousness, I have practice and it's going to be a lengthy one. The guys are starting the slack off, so I need to whip their asses into shape before the game next week. It's against the Duggles, so it might be an easy win, but I'm not pulling any chances."
"Ah, our wonderful C-South rivals. That sounds like lots of fun." Rikku pulled her compact out of her purse to fix her make up as she spoke. "I have rehearsal tonight too. Tryouts for the extra spot we have available are going to be held next week, so we need to talk about who actually has a chance."
"Extra spot? Huh? Why is there an extra spot?" Tidus asked as he watched their teacher, Mr. Rin, walk into the room.
"Because Calli's a klutz and sprained her ankle at practice last week. Now she can't do the back handsprings needed for the routine, so we had to kick her out. Only temporarily until her ankle heels, but until then we need a replacement." Tidus smiled at his friend and watched Mr. Rin pass out the papers that he held in his hands. "Oh yeah, that's right. We have a test today, don't we?"
"What? Fuck!" Tidus cried, perhaps a little too loudly as he shook his head. Mr. Rin glared at him for the swearing as he continued to pass out papers. "Shit, if I fail another test, Rin is going to have it in for me, that's for sure."
"I even told you about this test when I called you last night, too. Actually, now that I think about it, I believe that was the reason why I called you in the first place. I guess that just proves how much you listen to me when I talk to you," Rikku slowly exhaled as she handed a test to Tidus and sighed. "Good luck."
"Yeah, I'm going to need it." He replied as he looked at the test. Damn it...Tidus thought. This test might as well be in Al Bhed...He sighed as he grabbed a pen out of his pocket and started to randomly pick answers. His concentration was interrupted when there was a slight knock at the door.
Mr. Rin looked up from his desk in a confused manner and the entire class watched as he walked over to the door and opened it. Tidus' jaw drop as he saw the beautiful brunette walk through the doorway and into the classroom. His eyes started their gaze at her legs and slowly moved upward to see every inch of her body. He looked over at Rikku, who wasn't paying attention to anything but the test, then looked back at Yuna.
With a smile, the brunette blushed as she looked at Mr. Rin, and said, "Hi, I'm Yuna." And by hearing those words, everything changed for Tidus.