Ok, sorry for the late update, lack of inspiration, and being damn busy at work has been the fault of this i'd say, plus my "Muse" has been gone for 3 weeks so my inspiration has been almost non-existant, this was a random bit inspired by the latest reviewer, XD!. And since I've seen in a lot of fics, something I really like, I'm going to steal it:D, which is of course responding to people's reviews, lol :P (Of Course these reviews are a bit old lol, when I posted my stories under the name MorhionG lol ;;, but still at least I'm responding, XD!)
SevenTowers: Thanks, I'll make sure to try and update as much as I can, )
Laheara: Thank you very much, I didn't think anyone would catch the whole "Wakka and Lulu" pre-pairing, I tried the best I could to keep in character, I very much appreciate it :). And as for the description of Tidus fading, and his feelings, I just put myself in his place, I know exactly how it would feel if I lost someone I loved more than anything...I knew exactly how he would crumble...how we all would. And your right, a general "outline" is a good idea, but I'm the kind of writer who writes when the inpsiration rushes him, so, lol :P. And yeh, I can't help it on grammer, I Worst Grammer guy, ev3er, lol :P
Love-J: Your putting me on your favorite stories list::blushes: well thank you very very much ). And you should feel special I hadn't reall much inspiration or drive to continue with another chapter today, but I read your review, and Idk, I just couldn't help it. And thank you very much, I fell in love with the characters of FFX and FFX-2, they are so "fleshed out" so to speak, so much angst, and emotion in them, I tried my best to make it a story with reading, worth "remembering" :).
Alright everyone, and without further adu, Chapter 4::dunt dunt duh:
"Yuna...it's time.." Waka said quietly. Yuna looked up from her seat in the small room and nodded. They had came to Luca, relucantly, as they did not know if Yuna had to the strength both physically and mentally to address the litterally millions of people that had arrived below them, perhaps only 50 feet, from the balcony and it's small seating room. It had been almost two weeks since Tidus' dissaperance, to say that anyone was beginning to heal from such a loss, would be anything but true. The small room was filled with so much sorrow, and so much grief, it hung in the very air, could be felt by anyone that walked anywhere near it..Wakka's normal upbeat and optomistic behavior, was now solemn and reserved, he had spoke very little since Tidus's dissaperance..as had any of them. Lulu had turned cold and stoic, her eyes betrayed no sign of emotion or thought at all, though it was known by all especially Waka, that she was battling her own private war, her grieving was more of a inward battle, but unshown, and unknown to the world. Rikku had taken it the hardest next to Yuna her self, as Tidus has been both a close friend and someone she really cared for, even if he had loved Yuna with all of him, she still loved him for who he was, and what he gave to them all. Not to mention the tole it had taken on someone she loved so very dearly...Yuna herself, it dug at her heart to see Yuna so..empty..so lost and alone...Her bright filled eyes were cold and glossly, while her eyes had rings of red, evident of long tear-filled nights.
The normal bubbly and energetic demenor she was accustomed to having, was lost somewhere within the battle of sorrow they all faced, she was as quiet as the rest of them, with movements slow and encombered, unlike her normal graceful and light-hearted footing. Kimahari stayed the ever-silent gaurdian and sentinel, in his own way he grieved, for Tidus had been a honorable Gaurdian, and true friend, and it did his heart well to see the affect he had on Yuna, he saw how happy she was with him and Mackalania Woods, it had been the happiest and most content he had seen her since those days 14 years ago when Yuna was first placed into his care and protection. He silently shared her pain, and in his own silent way he helped her through her sorrow, forever being the stone she had relied on him for so long to be..he knew what she need now most was time, time to heal, time to reflect...and most importantly...time to, "let go.."
But it was Yuna herself who had changed the most of them all. Her green and blue eyes that normally held such "hope" such "promise" for Spira, for life itself..Were dead, lifeless globes within a still body, they held no glint of promise or compassion..they were still and unmoving, only glancing occasionally at her surroundings, where were "took in" but never "seen". To Yuna, she may have recided in Spira, but her heart and soul spiriled into a place of madness and dispair, she was nothing more than a puppet without it's marrionette, and danced only because it knew nothing else to do. She had eaten precious little since Tidus had vanished, it had taken Waka and Lulu almost a week to convince her to finally eat. She slept what seemed to be constantly...but there wasn't a night since his disspearance that she didn't cry herself to sleep..her dreams only replaying the scene over and over in her head. Even in her dreams she was plauged with sorrow, with grief. And so she approached the platform, appearing to speak in front of millions upon millions of people, there to celebrate the eternal calm. There to congratulate and honor "Lady Yuna" She was there addressing them only because serving and protecting Spira was all she knew how to do, it was all she had left, the rest of her had become consumed in the flames of madness...
Resting her hands firmly on the silver gaurd rails of the large platform, she was silent for a moment, not a single eye wasn't fixed on her, anxiously awaiting their honored gaurdian and savior to utter her words of wisdom and grace to them all. As she looked at them all, she saw the looks of awe and adimiration, of renewed hope and the fire that shown in their eyes, the fire of change, of promise. And for the first time since Tidus left, she found her voice, her will, her strength to address them to speak to the millions she devoted her life, and everything she held dear to...
"Everyone...everyone has lost something precious. Everyone here has lost
homes, dreams, and friends. Everybody... Now, Sin is finally dead."
The Crowd went wild with applause as Yuna exclaimed the death of the mighty Sin...though she was numb to the roar of the crowd as the image of Tidus holding her in his arms displayed in her mind and she spoke her words, her eyes brimming with tears which threatened to spill at any moment onto the marble platform. She closed her eyes against the tears, and forced her self to continue...
"Now, Spira is ours again. Working together... Now we can make new homes
for ourselves, and new dreams. Although I know the journey will be
hard, we have lots of time. Together, we will rebuild Spira. The road is ahead
of us, so let's start out today."
Her words held such promise, such "hope", she ment what she had said, there was to be a "new beginning" in all of Spira, a new chance for everyone to live their lives, happy and without fear. It was this that she held onto, it was this that drove her to stand there and speak, even as her vision hazed with tears. Kimahari, Lulu, Wakka, and Riku, looked at each other, and hearing such hope, and such promise pour from her very heart, they smiled for the first time in weeks, they smiled at the chance of a new beginning and a new hope and life for all of them. They watched on as Yuna clenched her fists and forced herself to continue, to finish what she began..
"Just, one more thing... The people and the friends that we have lost, or
the dreams that have faded..."
Memories flooded her mind as she spoke, her and Tidus laughing loudly into the wind, they were laughing their defiance, and their hardship into that wind..she remembered the look he gave her as they looked up at each other, both's gazes entinetly fixed on each other's eyes. His eyes held a silent "thank you" to her, a thank you for teaching him to love life, to see hope, to know compassion...and her eyes held a silent "thank you" as well, for believing in her, for filling her journy with laughter and joy, and for wanting to see the girl behind the green and blue eyes...the girl behind the title...she loved how he looked at her, all he wanted to see was "Just Yuna", not the title, or the popularity, just "her" her heart, her soul...She would never in her life forget those eyes...those eyes...it was the first thing she fell in love with, and the rest came tumbling down with it as she saw into them, as she saw just who he was...
Tears cascaded down her face like falling rain, as the memories came in tormenting waves, the sun began it's slow decent behind her as she tried to look for the words to finish, her tears sparkled and glinted like specks of diamonds as they gracefully made their way to the marble platform. And as Yuna found her words through forced back sobs, it began to rain, as if Spira itself understood such torment, and it to wept from such sorrow..such unrelentless pain...
And as rain ran down her face, mixing with her sorrow-filled tears...she uttered her last words...
"Never forget them..."
Ok, hope you like the 4th chappy, please read and review and tell me what you think, belive me I really cherishe everyone's reviews, you guys give me the motivation and drive to help continue these stories, even if most of the times they are personal anyway, lol :P
So read, review, and hopefully enjoy
until the next chappy! )
- Morhion
