Hey everyone! Sorry for the wait. My computer has been down for the count and so I was unable to update. Anyway enough rambling. This chapter explains a bit more about everything. Thanks to those of you who reviewed.
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, Squaresoft does.
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Chapter 5Tidus walked along the harbor in the early Zanarkand morning. The water shone and sparkled with the fresh new day, and everything seemed peaceful and tranquil. He was headed back to the Zanarkand Communication building, when he felt the earth beneath him start to grumble, and roar with fury.
"OH MY GHETTO!"
A massive sized monster emerged from the water in the middle of the sea, and began to head towards him.
He forced himself from the spot he was in, and had to put all his manliness behind him and scream like a sissy little girl. Tidus ran like there was no tomorrow, and he hoped to Yevon that there still was going to be one for him. He tried to shake the thought that he had seen that thing somewhere before, but it kept haunting him the moment one of its eyes bore into his.
Tidus, now beginning to pant, as he quickly distanced himself from the thousand-eyed monster, noticed a girl who looked rather familiar gawking at the monster from a distance, standing near the forest trail. She was with an older man in a red cloak that was standing near her, while the rest of Zanarkand panicked around them. It suddenly clicked.
"YUNA!" he called out.
She didn't move from her position. He ran up to her and gently shook her shoulders to snap her out of her trance, but with no luck. He grabbed her hand, and still no reaction from the brunette girl. Yuna kept staring at the monster with overwhelming fear in her mismatched eyes, while the older man watched the scene from afar.
"Yuna, we have to get the fuck out of here!" Tidus tried to tell her calmly.
She simply nodded her head, but didn't even look at him. She was paralyzed in the monster's trance.
Her hand still in his, he began running towards the path that lead outside of Zanarkand and back towards the marshal arts school, dragging her along with him.
"Remember Yuna!" the man in the red cloak called out to her, before he disappeared out of view. Somehow, just like the monster, this man seemed suspiciously familiar to Tidus as well.
As they delved deeper into the forest, the screams of terror became fainter, and the roar of the monster less terrifying as the trees encased a protective shell around them. He could hear Yuna's breathing matching his as she ran behind him. She unknowingly held onto him just as hard as he held onto her, but this went unnoticed to them both, as
they ran with fear in their hearts.
The trees began to thin once again as they exited the forest, and the school was up ahead of them.
Yuna broke free of his grasp, and sprinted the remainder of the way towards the school, leaving Tidus in the dust.
He stopped to catch his breath, and watch as Yuna ran through the gates of the school and into the building. Something must have been bothering her, he figured since they had escaped death and were safe now. Weren't they? He felt helpless once again, and wondered if he should follow her. Perhaps it had something to do with the man in the red jacket? What if he hurt her? He needed to find out, so he made up his mind and decided to follow her.
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Yuna had run into the school and up into her dormitory, tears streaming down her face, as she lay face-first in her pillow sobbing about everything. How much did she hate Auron now, because of everything he took away from her? How could Sin be her destiny? And why did she have to be so fucking curious to know what her destiny was in the first place? Perhaps that summoning thing had to do something with it? Maybe the purpose of her training and being at the marshal arts school was to defeat Sin? That lead to her thinking: Was Lulu in on this too? Did she know from the beginning and never tell Yuna anything about it, even when she asked her a zillion times and she denied knowing anything? Was that why Lulu never kicked her out? Maybe, just maybe if she were to defeat Sin she could go home? Her destiny would be fulfilled. Wouldn't it?
She smirked. She had figured it out. She was strong enough; she would do it. No one could stop her now; Yuna knew she was going to go home.
Yuna sat up and wiped her eyes, just as Tidus came into the room. He stopped when he noticed her puffy, red eyes and tear-stained face.
"Yuna," he said softly. He believed she was crying because what he did to her, and how she ended up with that man. Tidus was feeling really guilty now. His cerulean eyes were filled with remorse and concern as he took a step closer to her. "Are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm fine." She smiled. She couldn't tell him. He needed to be left in the dark. Tidus didn't need to know about her plans or how she ended up here. The only people that she believed knew the entire truth were of course Auron, Lulu and possibly Wakka. Yuna didn't want to cause any more trouble.
He walked towards her and sat down on the bed, but didn't face her. "Yuna," he started, "I'm really, really sorry about losing you in Zanarkand. It's my entire fault. I should have been paying closer attention to you. Will you ever forgive me?" he asked looking at her with those wonderful eyes of his.
She tilted her head and gave a half smile. "How can I not?"
He grinned, his eyes once again returning to their normal state, sparkling with delight. He grabbed her into a long hug and said his thanks to her.
When they finally pulled away, they were both grinning. The mood had suddenly turned lighter again, but of course good things don't always last.
"Yuna, who was that man with you?"
She frowned and fidgeted with her hands. "That was Auron. I guess you can say he's an old friend of mine."
"Did you say his name was Auron?"
She nodded.
"That's strange. I know I've seen him somewhere before. I just can't put my finger on it. It's kinda like that monster. It seems all too familiar to me."
"Well I'm not sure how you would know Auron, but that monster is called Sin. And that's really all I know."
"SIN! Holy Shit! I remember now! That thing attacked Spira 10 years ago until it was defeated somehow…" He frowned in concentration trying to remember the details.
"Well anyway, it doesn't really matter now I guess since it's back again."
"Mmm," she replied. She really didn't know what else to say.
"Yuna, how did I lose you? What happened?"
"I saw a picture of your dad, so I stopped and checked it out. He kinda looks like you," she told him.
"Oh… wait you don't have the hotts for him do you?" he asked while wrinkling his nose in disgust.
She laughed and shook her head no. Pretty soon they were both laughing at the thought of Yuna dating Jecht.
"Tidus, what about your mom? Did Jecht and her get divorced?"
He gave her a half smile and avoided her eyes, perhaps to try and prove to her that he didn't have any emotions when the subject of his mom came up. "She died when I was ten, in a car accident."
She gave him a look of sympathy and she put her hand on his shoulder. "Both of mine, died too. I've been here since I was six. Ever since then I've been training here under Lulu's care." Yuna wasn't exactly lying. It was the truth. Being a thousand years in the future technically made her parents dead. Now more than ever did she feel more alone.
He pulled Yuna into another embrace. "Its tough. I know. Do you remember them at all?" Tidus wished he couldn't remember his mom. He figured if he couldn't then the pain would be less.
"They haunt my dreams every night," she whispered solemnly.
He started to rub her back when there was a knock at the door.
"Sorry, if I'm interrupting anything, but I must speak with Yuna… now," headmaster Lulu demanded.
Yuna nodded and pulled away from Tidus, to follow Lulu. She guessed the talk had something to do with the arrival of Sin. Whatever Lulu was going to say to her, she was prepared for the worst and no matter what, she was going to make sure she would get back home.
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The room now empty, Tidus began to feel very tired. He laid down on Yuna's bed and closed his eyes. His mind kept wandering to everything that happened to them that day and yesterday. Somehow, something had changed within Yuna. Perhaps it had something to do with what she said to him the other day, when he gave her, her necklace.
"Everyone has something to hide," he mumbled before sleep consumed him and he fell into a dreamless sleep, ending his conscious thoughts.
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Well that's the fifth chapter for ya! Hope you guys liked it. Plz review.
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