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Summary: Yuna's starting to give up hope on finding him and she's not sure what to do with her life…or to keep it, but will a dream and a trip to Zanarkand bring him back or will she lose him forever?

Angel

Second Chapter: A Look at the Past

He opened his eyes and realized he was in Luca. What's going on? His voice sounded distant, as if he was in an empty room. He looked around and saw that everything was frozen like in Zanarkand, the day it was destroyed. He looked around once again until he saw his father standing in front of him. What do you want? He couldn't help but sound hateful, he was staring at the guy that had been his enemy for his entire life, after all. His father walked up to him and smiled, "Look." he cocked his head toward a place accross from where they were standing, there, right before them, was the very first promise that he made to her playing before his eyes, and accross from that, was his angel, on her knees, crying. He began to walk to her but his father stopped him, "Hang on, lover boy, you're time will come." he crossed his arms stubbornly and stood there and watched as the past replayed before him. "Just do that when we get separated and I'll come running..." they froze again, faded, and reappeared in another part of Luca, near the Highroad. He watched again and both him and Yuna let out tears at watching this. They watched as they laughed together and, on a more serious note, she made a promise to him, "If we should get separated, just whistle, I'll come running, I promise." his knees went weak and he almost fell, wishing he could be in that moment right then. Suddenly everything froze except for him, his father, and Yuna. Both Yuna and Tidus looked around, confused and Tidus looked to his father questioningly. "Are you ready?" Huh? For what? "To tell her." What are you talking about? Tell her what? "You two have the chance to be together again." Really?! What do I do? Just tell me and I'll do it! "You can go to her now and t-" he was already running toward her but stopped dead in his tracks.

He brought his fingers to his mouth and...

Yuna looked around frantically, Is that you? she was surprised to see that her voice sounded distant. Where are you? there it was again, a whistle. She brought her fingers to her mouth and let out the loudest whistle she could. She stood onto her feet and looked straight ahead and she looked as if she was in a trance because she walked ever so slowly, ever so carefully. She felt her lips begin to curl a smile at the realization that it was him, nothing else. He just stood there, smiling at her, she knew it was him. Really and truly him. She walked to him until she was only a mere few feet away from him. "You whistled?" he put his hands on his hips and she ran up to him, smiling fully and laughing. Once she reached him he picked her up and spun her around and brought her down, kissing her softly, feeling those lips he had longed for for so long. She smiled for a moment, looking at him lovingly but her smile disappeared when he let her down and she turned her back to him. Yuna...suddenly, everything turned white around them and Tidus and his father disappeared. She was alone. Again. She fell to her knees again and looked down and smiled sadly. "I knew it was just a dream..." it wasn't real. She knew it. Once again she only saw him in her dreams. "Soon I'll wake up and it'll all be over.." she put her head down and watched as her tears soaked the ground. Don't cry.. she heard a faint child's voice and she looked up to see a small boy stared down at her. "Y-you're the boy that Tidus saw in Zanarkand?" he nodded and smiled though she could barely see because of the hood covering his small face.

Yuna. Listen. You have the chance to be with Tidus again. She gasped and stood, walking over to him and leaned down, looking at him, telling him that he had her full attention. Yuna..just a moment ago, when you saw him, embraced him...that was really him, you weren't dreaming..but that's beside the point, you have to go to the small old hill and sing a song there, the song matters not, just what you're feeling, but once you sing that song, you will hear a whistle, and you have to go to the small lake by that hill, by that very place where you and your group sat, and you stand there and he will appear..She would be with him again. She couldn't believe it…he disappeared and she was alone. Again. She would have to do the rest all on her own. Suddenly, Tidus reappeared and lifted her to her feet. He smiled, Yuna…we'll meet again, I know it. She smiled, "I can't wait!" she became excited at that moment, realizing that her nightmare was over. Yuna…that song that you sing…will be our song. He looked at her dreamily and she looked down and warm tears began to form in her eyes again. He lifted her head up by her chin with his fingers and wiped her tears softly. You've been very lonely, haven't you? She nodded slowly, her eyes closed, I've been lonely too, Yuna, but it'll all be over soon, I promise...we'll meet again, but it won't be sad...and he faded away.

She woke up and instantly smiled when she realized what was going to happed. She looked to her sides to find Paine and Rikku there looking at her worriedly. "Yunie?" she looked to Rikku who was lookin at her like she had two heads. She looked over to Paine who was looking at her the same way. She jumped up on her feet with her back to them and smiled fully. "Guess what?" she turned toward them, "What?" Rikku jumped up excitedly and looked at her expectantly. Paine, who looked as though she wasn't interested, stood up and looked at her expectantly with her arms crossed. She looked down with her hands cupped on her chest, "He came to me.." she whispered. "What? You mean in a dream?" Rikku walked closer to her and Yuna nodded. "What happened?" Paine walked up sounding more interested. "I..I watched our past..his promise to me...and mine to him..." she looked down remembering the very moment as if it was still happening and she smiled a little, "Then, everything froze and I heard it, he was calling to me..and I saw him, not just in my dream, but it was really him." they both gasped, "Yuna.." she looked up and smiled, shaking her head, "As I held him, I felt so happy..but when I realized it was just a dream, I turned my back to him...and he disappeared..." She looked down and Rikku and Paine both walked up to her and looked at her sadly, Rikku put her hand on her shoulder. "Yunie...?" she felt her tears well up with tears again but she continued,

"Then, that little boy appeared." Rikku rested her head in her hands behind her head, "So...that means?" Yuna shook her head, "The boy that Tidus had seen in Zanarkand that he told me about on the pilgrimage Rikku looked at her confused, "Ohhhhh....." Pain rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, "Don't bother trying to explain it to her, she'll only get confused." Rikku turned to her and clenched her fists, puffing air from her nose, Yuna laughed and went on, "He told me that I have to go to that hill in Zanarkand and sing a song, any song I want and I'll hear a whistle and I'll go to the little lake next to the hill and he will appear..." she quietly drifted off, sounding like she was about to cry, and she was, she was so happy that tears were forming in her eyes. "Oh, Yunie! That's great!" Rikku walked up and took her hands in hers, jumping up and down. Paine stood there, her arms still crossed and let a small smile curl her lips, "I'm glad to know that things are turning up for you." Yuna nodded her head and closed her eyes, "Thank you, I'm sure things will work out for you." she looked down again,"I hope they do..." she drifted off again, this time sounding sad. Rikku jumped up and down impatiently,

"What song are you gonna sing?" she looked down for a moment and closed her eyes, holding her hands together and began to humn a bittersweet melody that sounded like the feeling of someone's arms around you, like a love that's trying to be found again. "Yuna..." Paine looked at her with shock and walked up to her a little bit, "Where did that come from?" Yuna closed her eyes again, "I had heard it somewhere..." she drifted off, sounding as if she was deep in thought, "Where?" Rikku jumped in front of her, surprising her a bit. "In the farplane, after we defeated Vegnagun, I was walking and he appeared, and held me, though I couldn't feel him...I knew it was him, you know? Well, as he held me, I felt it inside of me and ever since then, I felt the words play over and over again." Both Paine and Rikku watched, shocked, thinking of what was to come. "Well, let's go!" Yuna jumped up, smiling and put her arm in front of her, "Y!" "R!" "P!" They all jumped up and Yuna turned to brother, "Let's go to Zanarkand!"

So...? Let me know what ya thought! Okay, this is the last time, I promise, but I decided the story is when it's over, last time REALLY! Okay, next chappie is the big song! Are you ready?! Well, since you guys want fluff, I'll try, but I don't know if it'll be in the next one. But I promise, it will be in there! Review! Please! Love you guys! Bless!

Kitty.