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!