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Chapter 2:
Sweat dripped off of her brow for the second time that day. Her hair clung to the back of her neck and she wished she had tied it back this morning.
Lulu was working her extra hard this morning. First she had made Yuna do the usual 100 crunches and sit-ups, then her sword training, tiger paw marshal arts, kickboxing, and even her black and white magic training. What pissed Yuna off today was now Lulu had decided to add something new to the list. She was making Yuna do 100 laps around the perimeter of the school.
+Jeez, what crawled up her ass and died? Did she too forget it was my birthday+
The scenery around her was constant, and it seemed to never change. Trees, trees, trees all around her in a swirling mass of green and brown. It was almost nauseating. She was on her final lap and was thanking Yevon she was almost done. The sweat was driving her crazy and during her break she had definitely made up her mind that she was she was going to take another shower after the task at hand was done.
Finally coming to the last slope before she reached the school she breathed a sigh of relief knowing that after this she would be done for the day, or so she hoped. You never really knew what Lulu would throw at you next.
She jogged down the last stretch of land and into the campus where she saw Lulu waiting for her.
Lulu was beautiful to put it simply. Her ruby eyes were calm and serene and Yuna had never seen such a colour in her life. Her dark, long, locks of hair were kept in an entanglement of braids at the back of her head and she always presented herself in an elegant manner. She always wore her favourite "goth" looking dress, which had its assortment of belts on it, and a very low neckline trimmed with fur. When she would talk, you would listen. She had poise and grace, something Yuna doubted very much that she would ever gain or learn. If Lulu were to do 100 laps around the school, she wouldn't have broken into a sweat like Yuna had. Even though Yuna sometimes hated her guts for being so blunt and cold at times, she was grateful that she had taken her in. If it weren't for her, she probably would be roaming the streets alone or even worse… being stuck with that awful man Auron.
+FLASHBACK+
"Mister how'd we get here?" Yuna asked looking puzzled. She was confused because a moment ago they were in her house and now they were walking up a long driveway to a school of some sort.
"Call me Auron," he said simply while ignoring her question.
"But Mi..." she was cut off with a glare from him so he continued, "This is Lulu's School of Marshal Arts and Black and White Magic. You'll be staying here for awhile before you fulfill your destiny."
They had stopped in front of the entrance to the building, and he handed her, her things and a white, sealed envelope.
"Here," he said. "Tell the woman at the desk to give this to Lulu. Everything will be taken care of for you."
He turned around to start leaving when she called out, "Where are you going?"
Once again he ignored her question but said, "I'll be there when you need me Yuna." With that he continued walking back down the driveway leaving a very confused Yuna standing at the door.
+END OF FLASHBACK+
Lulu greeted her with a luke warm smile. "One hour and thirty minutes Yuna. Impressive."
All Yuna could do was smile and nod as she desperately tried to regain her composure and breath.
"Go freshen up, and if your lucky you might get a birthday present," Lulu stated matter-of-factly.
Yuna's eyes shot up. So, Lulu did know today was her birthday. But a present? All Lulu ever gave her was a card and a very bland, " Happy Birthday Yuna," and that was it. Never in her nine years here had she received a present from anyone. This new idea startled her but she could get used to it.
Yuna smiled and panted a quick, " Thanks Lu," and she went into her dorm room and took a shower.
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An hour later, a refreshed looking Yuna came down the stairs and into the kitchen where she knew Lulu would be waiting for her. She had decided to wear her favourite jeans and a yellow t-shirt that had Hello Kitty on it eating a popsicle that said, "Want a Lick?" She had bought that outfit not to long ago by working in her spare time around the campus doing chores and running errands.
Yuna was surprised to see her other friend Wakka with his arm around Lulu as she entered the kitchen.
+Always knew there was something going on between those two.+
Wakka had fire red hair that seemed to defy gravity because of the way it was styled. He was sometimes loud but he would always listen to you like everything you said was the most important thing in the world. He was a blitz ball player, but was slightly lacking in the fit department. He loved Yuna like a younger sister and would do anything to keep her from getting hurt. He decided that he needed to come to Lulu's school because he wanted to get back in shape for blitz season, but he never seemed to leave. Wakka was slightly older than Lulu by about two years making him twelve years older than Yuna, while Lulu was ten years older than her.
Lulu may have only been sixteen when she established her school, but it certainly didn't lack quality. It was Lulu, so it had to be good.
Wakka handed Yuna a long package. "For you, ya," he said.
"Thank you," she replied. She still couldn't believe this was happening.
She carefully ripped open the box and lifted the lid. What lay inside was beautiful. A long sword covered in a black sheath with strange gold markings on it covered the blade. The hilt of the sword was bound in black leather strips with two pieces hanging down with accents of gold beads. As she removed the sheath, she noticed a faint but beautiful design on the metal, of vines and what seemed like sakura blossoms. She also couldn't help but notice how light it was.
"It's beautiful," she breathed. She was in utter shock at just how wonderful this gift was.
"Well, we knew you needed a new one since your old one is rusting, and could hardly be removed from its sheath ya," Wakka stated simply as he scratched the back of his head rather embarrassed at Yuna's reaction.
"Thank you very much!" Yuna said, looking away from the sword very briefly to look at the couple. She was very happy and would treasure the thing for the rest of her life.
"No problem Yuna. You deserve it," Lulu said her eyes sparkling.
Suddenly there was a disturbance from the main hallway.
"Hey! Watch where your grabbing jackass," a voice said rather loudly.
+One of the security guards must be getting rid of a visitor…+
"Oh boy. I didn't think he'd come so soon," Lulu said while standing up from her chair.
"Who's here?" Yuna asked.
"Your new roommate," Lulu replied as she swiftly made her way out of the kitchen followed closely by Wakka.
+My new roommate? I'm gonna have a roommate+ Yuna quickly followed suit. Who was this new "roommate?" After nine years of having a room all to herself, could she handle sharing it?
Oh yes she definitely could. The site that greeted Yuna was the most gorgeous guy she had ever laid eyes upon in her life. Golden, spiky, layered hair of flaxen in natural messy way, bronze skin, well toned muscles, and Yevon those eyes! Blue azure, with flecks of light and navy blue. He was wearing baggy pants with a simple black shirt. She definitely wouldn't mind sharing. But would he?
She didn't want to be rude and she hated awkward silences, so she stuck out her hand and quickly said, "I'm Yuna, your roommate. Nice to meet you."
He grabbed her hand and looked straight into her eyes.
"Tidus," he simply said. "Nice to meet you too."
+Awesome! I get to learn how to kick ass and share a room with a chick. I like it here already+ he thought to himself.
The rest of the day went by pretty fast, as Yuna showed Tidus the campus and finally their room. They talked for awhile but finally it was staring to get late so Yuna decided to go to bed.
+Maybe things aren't going to be so bad here any more+ she thought to herself as she lay in bed. She could hear Tidus' faint snores coming from the bed beside her because he too decided rest was necessary.
She smiled as thoughts of the day flew by. Yuna, for the first time in nine years fell asleep with a smile on her face, her last thought being of Tidus.
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