Chapter Four:
Painful Beginnings.
Ok, this is based around
Wakka, but I hope it's good, it's turned to sadness, I tiny bit a
fluffy goodness. This might be a long chapter, so, get ready to
read!
"I'm sorry you all, but, I must go with
Auron.goodbye then." Clariesse said, walking towards the
platform Auron had just disappeared on. She started to dance,
performing her own sending. Wakka ran forward wrapping his arms
around her waist and kissing her passionately, though nobody saw it,
she replied to it in her own way. She pulled away, tears flowing
silently down her face. "Goodbye, Rikku, take care of yourself,
since I can no longer, see you soon Tidus, good luck." Put her
arms around Wakka's neck, hugging him before her body dissolved into
pyreflies.
Wakka woke up in a cold sweat
since he had the dream again. Her death replaying over and over in
his head, was she really gone? What was he thinking? It had been two
years since Yuna defeated Sin, Kimahri had gone back to Mt. Gagazet
to teach the young surviving Ronso's of Lady Yuna's pilgrimage and
showing them how they could help rebuild the race of the great and
mighty Ronso; Rikku traveled around Spira spreading the talent of the
Al Bhed, showing people how Machina comes in handy; Yuna had her own
duties to Temples and the rebuilding of Yevon; and well now Lulu and
him were expecting a baby. He almost felt guilty since it was going
against his dead brother and his dead girlfriend, Clariesse.
He
missed Clariesse so much, her cheerfulness that always lighted up his
life, had disappeared. Yet, right now he felt as though something was
sitting by his side, just as Clariesse had always, comforting him if
something was wrong. But this time, there wasn't Clariesse's soothing
voice telling him to layback and sleep, there wasn't Clariesse to
hold while she played teddy bear, there wasn't a kiss to assure him
it was ok. He frowned through the darkness. Wakka looked around him,
but she really wasn't there. Why though? How long had she been dead?
So many questions had wandered his mind, but those questions wouldn't
be answered.
Before he had time to dwell on this there was a
soft knock on the door. "Who is it?" he asked, fighting
back a few tears.
"It's just me." Rikku's voice came
through the door. What was she doing here?
"You can come
in, the door isn't locked." Rikku stepped in, looking exactly
the way she did when the pilgrimage ended, only being 17 now instead
of bubbly 15. "What's up? Why my room and not Lulu or Yuna's?"
she shook her head and came over to him, sitting on the chair next to
his bed. He realized she looked like she had been crying. Then it hit
him, this had to be harder on Rikku than him, after all Clariesse was
her big sister. I mean. Wakka felt worse than Lulu when Chappu
died.
"I've just been."
"Thinking? Me
too." Wakka finished her sentence for her. Rikku looked at him
more tears streaming steadily down her face. He looked out his
window, staring at the dark clouds. He heard Rikku whine as lightning
cracked through the sky. "Rikku, I'm sorry." Wakka said
turning back around to look at her, she only shook her head as if to
say, 'don't be sorry, I'm ok'.
"I only came here to say,
thank you. Thank you for making my sister happy in her miserable
life. She didn't have a very good life around Pops, but I noticed she
was a lot happier around you. Thank you, Wakka, thank you for doing
something I thought was impossible." Rikku said, standing up to
hug Wakka and leave the room.
"Yo! Rikku!" Wakka
said, she came running back in.
"Huh?"
"You're
welcome, I guess." She only smiled to that, nodding her head and
leaving. He laid back and tried to sleep, but he couldn't. He decided
to get up and go down to the beach. So, he heaved himself out of bed,
glancing at the clock that read 6:30am. Great, that means he could
make it in time for the sunrise. He had always watched it with
Clariesse, back in their days on Besaid. As he walked out unto the
sandy grounds, looking at the stars disappeared and the rays on
sunlight peeking over the horizon, he smiled to himself.
As
he's standing there, a spirit that nobody could see was watching him.
She came up behind him, standing next to him. Wakka felt a chill as
he looked around, seeing right through Clariesse's ghost. She smiled,
silvery tears streaming down her see-through face. The sun came up
over the horizon and Wakka sat down and Clariesse hugged him from
behind, even though she knew he couldn't feel it she had to hug him
anyway. She whispered in his ear.
"I'm sorry and it's ok
about Lulu." she disappeared. Wakka spun around, looking around.
He could have sworn he heard her voice. Did she think it was ok?
Before he had time to think about how weird that was.
"Hey,
Wakka!" Wakka spun around to see Yuna walking by. "I'm
gonna see how well I can do today."
"Alright, well
see you later!" Wakka got up to go check on Lulu. As he did,
Yuna jumped into the cold water and came up, she took a deep breath
and went under. She started counting in her head.
'1. 2. 3.
4.' It was awhile before she came up. '43. 44.' She came up, gasping
for air. 'My two minutes and 44 seconds, and Wakka pudgy stomach.'
She smiled as Wakka came to get her, going back to the temple, to see
an old man standing there. He started telling Wakka and Yuna about
how he saw her two years ago in the stadium and how his grandson was
in some crew of Spira's youth, asking Yuna if there was anything she
could do to stop him. She told him she'd see if she could and then
turning to Wakka to say something to him.
"What is it
Yuna?"
"Let's go back down to the beach,
please."
"Alright." They started walking there
when they were stopped by a voice.
"YUNA-SAMA!!!"
Yuna and Wakka spun around. "Yuna-sama."
"She's
not joining anything." Wakka said immediately.
"Are
you sure? But, then, will you be starting something of your own?"
the soldier asked. Yuna looked down, deep in thought.
"Please
leave." Yuna said.
"But, miss-"
"Please
leave." She said finally, looking up. The soldier bowed and
left.
"YUUUUUUNAAAAA!!! WAAAAAKKKAAAAAA!!!" came a
shout. Rikku came running, smiling as she came to a halt in front of
Yuna, she scratched the side of her head. "There's something I
think you need to see." they followed Rikku back to her ship.
Rikku immediately started to poke at Wakka's stomach, giggling as she
did.
"Stop it!" Wakka said, turning around to face
away from Rikku, crossing his arms across his chest.
"So
how's Lulu, eh?" Rikku asked, resting her arms and hands on top
of her own head. Wakka turned around, raised his shoulders in a shrug
and sighed. "Ieee! Yuna, here, look at this!" Rikku pulled
something out of her pocket, it was a movie sphere, Yuna turned it on
to see an image. Tidus. He was beating of bars, screaming.
"LET
ME OUT! Let me see her! I only used the Machina to save the SUMMONER!
LET ME SEE HER!!! YAAAAA-AAAAAAHH!" he continued beating on the
bars and screaming until the sphere ran out of the tape.
"Where
was this? What's it about? I mean, he's dead I thought." Wakka
said, as Yuna gave it back to Rikku, looking away to look off the
ship, deep in thought.
"I don't know, Kimahri found it
somewhere. What do you think Yunie?" Rikku asked, looking in her
direction. She remained silent. She was thinking a lot about him,
should she? She thought he was dead, but if he wasn't, then they
should find him . . .
"I've decided . . . to look for
him." She pronounced. Wakka sighed and shrugged, Rikku jumped up
and down, waving her arm in the air. "Good! We can leave to go
get Kimahri, maybe he can help!"
"Oh, geez, let me
go get Lulu . . . she won't like this." Wakka said, running off
the ship.
"Good! You'll need to go under cover! So let's
see!" Rikku said, rummaging through a treasure chest like thing
on the ship.
Yuna turned out towards the water. 'It is my
story after all, my 2 minutes 44 seconds and Wakka's pudgy stomach.'
What happens now? Is Tidus really alive? Will Wakka
ever the get the muscle back in his stomach (I think not since he's
so lazy). Find out later!
