Hello Everyone! Sorry for the long wait, so I tried to make it long, but I'm not so sure that I did. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Whenever someone reviews I'm always excited! It means a lot to hear what you guys think of my story. Newhooo u no the drill.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately none of these characters are mine. They all belong to the big old company and creative genius' at SquareSoft.

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Chapter 3

He rolled over. Flopped on his stomach, then to his side, the other side and then back onto his back. Sleep would just not claim him into dreams as he laid awake, azure eyes staring, blankly at the ceiling.

He heard Yuna sigh as she rolled over to face him. She had a cute little smile on her face and he could see her stomach showing a bit as her shirt rode up, and the covers loosely hung from her waist.

Tidus didn't want to disturb her dreams, so he got up as quietly as he could, and left the room heading for the kitchen.

"Son of a BITCH!" he yelled as he tripped down a few steps and stubbed his toe on a dining chair.

+So much for the stealthy approach.+

He ran his hands through his blond hair as he stared at the contents of the fridge.

+Mmmm… left over lasagna.+ He put it on a plate and proceeded to warm it up in the microwave. He drummed his fingers on the opposite counter while he waited, careful not to stay too close to the microwave. He wouldn't want his little friends getting hurt.

The microwave beeped, and he went across the kitchen, and took the lasagna out almost burning his fingers in the process. He headed towards the table, where he noticed a small figure hunched over the table. It stirred and its mismatched eyes looked straight at him and a smile appeared on its face.

+Yuna.+

"Hey, sleepyhead! Want some lasagna?" he asked her while getting another fork for her out of the drawer.

She nodded her head, surprised at the amount of energy he had at 3:30 a.m. He sat across from her and started to cut the lasagna into pieces.

"Why'd you get up for?" Tidus inquired.

"I heard someone yelling and I woke up not seeing you in your bed, so I came down here to check it out," she said. "Besides," she added. "I wouldn't want you to meet up with the local freak that roams the school, at this pleasant hour."

"Yuna. It's not very nice to talk about people behind their backs you know," a figure said from the doorway.

Yuna sighed. "Speak of the devil."

A freakish looking boy, maybe two years older than Yuna and Tidus, stepped into the light. He had blue hair that seemed to grow in the strangest way from his head and he had abnormally large hands. He also had what looked like varicose veins on his face and his eyes were an icy blue.

+Definitely a freak in my books+ Tidus thought.

"Am I interrupting something?" he inquired with a soft laugh, not expecting the answer Tidus gave him.

"Yes!" Tidus answered before he could stop himself. He had no idea how he would get himself out of this one.

Yuna didn't even blink. She seemed totally unfazed by his response. Perhaps she was just a very good actress in situations like these?

"Oh and what might that be?" he said with resentment and jealously seeping into his voice.

"Eating. That's something normal people do. Now scram, or your nether regions will be as cold as the Netherlands," Yuna said as a ball of glowing ice and snow formed in her hand.

Seymour stared at her for a second with a look of remembrance and anguish, and turned around, briefly saying good-bye as he went off to who knows where.

Tidus briefly wondered if she had done that to him before, because the look on his face said it all.

"What's up with him?" Tidus asked.

"I told you he was weird," Yuna replied, while grabbing her fork Tidus got for her, and eating a piece of lasagna.

The next few minutes were followed with an awkward silence as Tidus tried desperately not to gobble his food in one bite, while Yuna was trying to wrack her mind for conversation topics.

He had told her some basic things about himself and she the same. Most of the time last night was spent showing him the place although almost all of the chat that went on afterwards was about his home Zanarkand. It sounded wonderful.

"Hey," he said. "You mentioned earlier that your birthday was yesterday right?"

"Ya," she replied. Yuna had told him this as she proudly flaunted her new sword to him.

"Wanna go to Zanarkand then? It'll be for your birthday you know?" He asked her a goofy grin appearing on his face.

That question startled her. "We can't," she simply stated. "We have to train," even though every fiber in her body wanted her to go. She had never been anywhere outside of the perimeter of the school, and seeing a wonderfully, mechanical city would give her a thrill.

"It's Saturday. No training today," he smiled believing he had won the cause. "Anyway we can learn more about each other this way."

This definitely won the argument for Yuna. Besides if she was brought into the future she mine as well see it.

"Well, seeing the city would be great, but the downside would be being there with you," she replied as she stuck her nose in the air. He looked kinda hurt so she added, "I'm being sarcastic blondie."

He grinned, relieved that she was only joking. "Well then it's a date!"

She looked at him curiously. What did he mean?

He noticed the look she was giving him so he tried to explain himself. "I uh… Well you see what I mean is…"

"It's okay. I think I get what you're saying," she said giving him a smile. "You meant to say "It's settled then, we'll go to Zanarkand together," but not together."

It hurt her on the inside for her to say that, but it would hurt more if they got together and broke up or if she developed feelings for him and he didn't like her back. This way it was better, she hoped. She was protecting herself and him from getting hurt.

"…Yah," he said putting on a fake grin. Maybe she didn't like him in that way, but having her, as a friend was still good.

+No it isn't you idiot! You like her+ he thought.

He sighed. He didn't want to argue with himself. Anyway he just met the girl, plenty of time for her to like him back. With that new positive thought in his head he shouted happily, "Off to Zanarkand then!" and he raced up the stairs with Yuna behind him.

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Hovering cars, flashy adds lining the streets, and people dressed in the funniest way roamed Zanarkand.

+Was that a robot+ Yuna thought, half scared and half amazed at the idea of a world with robots in it. When she was younger, she had often dreamed of cities like this, but now that they were real she didn't know what to think.

She was having the time of her life she admitted. Tidus knew Zanarkand like the back of his hand and he would always drag her by the hand whenever he remembered something about the area. He was really fun to be around. People were always shouting, "Jecht's boy!" or whispering quietly "Isn't that Jecht's kid?" Whenever he heard this he would smile and wave, but Yuna noticed something swirling behind those baby blues, and it definitely wasn't happy memories. She decided she would ask him later.

During lunch he pulled out something unexpected.

"I uh… got this for you while we were in that store and you were in the change room," he said pulling out a long blue jewelry box.

"What's it for?" Yuna asked stupidly.

"It was your birthday yesterday, so I figured I get you something," he replied. He started to fidget with his hands as he waited for her to open it.

It was a necklace. Yuna didn't own any jewelry, but she guessed this cost a lot of gil with the looks of it. It was a silver chain with three flowers attached to the middle. Each flower had a stone in it; an emerald on the right, a sapphire on the left, and a diamond in the middle. It was gorgeous.

"Wow!" Yuna breathed. The sword didn't even compare to this. This was by far the best birthday she had ever had.

"When I saw it I thought of your eyes," he said not looking at her.

"Awww!" She exclaimed. "You really didn't have to. It must of cost you a fortune!"

"Hehehehe. It didn't cost me a cent. It was of the expense of Jecht himself," he smirked proud of his quick thinking. He had decided to pay it with the help of one of Jecht's credit cards that he said he could use as long as he didn't push it.

"Whose Jecht?" she asked still holding onto the necklace. She obviously liked it very much.

"My father," he replied. "But me and him don't get along very well, despite what the public thinks."

"Oh, I'm sorry," she said. Her intention wasn't to pry. "I didn't mean to upset you."

"It's alright. Everyone has something they like to hide," he replied with a grim smile.

"Ya, I guess your right. Everyone does," and she got up and gave him a hug.

Her tiny frame felt good in his arms and he wanted to hold her forever.

"Thank you," she whispered, her hot breath tickling his neck.

"Your welcome," he replied, trying to cram this feeling during the moment in his head.

"I'll treasure it always," she said pulling away from the hug allowing for him to put it on her.

With that they got up and left the restaurant, many people believing that they were a couple, as they eyed each other as they walked.

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They were headed home after the long day spent in Zanarkand, when Yuna noticed a picture with the word Jecht flashing in the distance. She stopped to check it out. Jecht looked like a very handsome man. +Must be where Tidus gets it from+ she thought smiling to hersef.

"Hey Tidus…" she stopped and looked around. He wasn't anywhere in site and the crowd seemed to be closing in on her.

+Oh shit.+

This was not good. No recognizable landmarks, no people she knew and her guide had disappeared in the short amount of time she had stopped to look at his father.

"Poopie…"she trailed off. Yup, she was definitely, and hopelessly lost.

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Dun, Dun, Dun! Uh oh seems like Yuna's gotten herself into some trouble. Will Tidus find her? Or maybe she'll find her own way back home? Well I guess you'll find out soon enough. Im not sure if I can update this weekend since Im going to be really busy. Oh and unfortunately Im going to have to get a new email since I cant remember my password. Newhoo Review plz!

Until then,

StarHottie