Author's note: Hey guys the good stuff is coming soon, just after this chapter and I think that the good stuff will be heading this way... I hope-- okay time for me to shut up and on with the show!

p.s.: I think that I have used Ifrit but I think that I ment to use Valefor, anyway it fitted in... kind of....

Disclamer: Okay I haven't said this in a long time but I don't own any of the characters that are created by Square-Enix but I almost did because I went to the permissions department to get the copyright 'cause I was selling posters of it. But, my computer froze and I didn't! (sniff sniff) Okay time for me to shut up and on with the story!

Tidus POV

Chapter Six: Cheat!

It was still night as we were traveling to Luca. I wondered who would drive the airship at night... would Rikku be up that late or would Uncle Cid? Shaking my head, I looked around, it was quiet, kind of, I mean with out the sound of the machina.

All of a sudden my stomach made a sound... no, it was Yuna beide me, turning to her, I ask, "When was the last time that you ate?" Across the room Jecht smirked, Yuna fell silent. I shook her shoulders lighty , "Yuna?"

"Oh... right... I dunno- maybe," she counted with her fingers, "one day and a half? But, I'm not hungry." Her stomach made another sound and I eyed her. "Okay, maybe a little."

Standing, I lightly noogied her head and recieved a playful punch on my arm. "Wait," I said. "I'm gonna get you something to eat, don't blame me if it tastes bad, though. What do you want anyway?''

"Your choice," she replied.

I raised and eyebrow in question, my choice? Okay, so I'll just give her something. Walking to the supplies room, I came back with food in my hands on a plate. Yuna sat there, still in the same spot. "Here." I handed her the plate and she just gazed down at it. "Why aren't you eating when you're hungry?"

"I, uh... ahem-- I'm to shy to eat infront of alot of people."

"Well, come with me." Yuna followed my lead and I lead her to a department, it wasn't a room for eating but for sleeping, eh, it'll do anyway. "Is this better?" sighing, I jumped ontot a bed after taking my shoes off.

Yuna took offher black knee length leather boots and sat cross legged on the bed with the plate of food on her lap. "Mmmmm." She beamed down at the plate, "Who made this?"

Rolling over to my side-my left side-I faced her, "I did"

"No!' Yuna gestured, she said it like a question.

"Yep. You better beieve it. Why, think I can't cook?" She shook her head sending her hair fly in different directions. "Or is it just that you think that it's toxic?"

Yuna threw a pillow at me and stuck her hands out, palms facing me, when I got ready to fire. "Hey! You can't throw," her white finger pointed down at the food on her plate, "see?"

I sighed as I set down my weapon, "Yeah, you got the point..." I piped down and let her finish her food. When she finished her food I said, "Just put it on the counter." I didn't know why they had a counter in a sleeping department but hey, it didn't do any harm, did it? When Yuna sat on the bed's surface again, I threw the pillow as soon as her back faced me when she shifted in her position. Yuna didn't see it coming but dodged it right away, the pillow collided into the wall.

On the other side of the wall, I thoughtI heard Lulu say, " Stop acting so childish in there, behave yourselves." Okay, so she was most likely screaming.

Repling, I screamed over the sound of machinary, "Yesss, Lulu!" She was quiet which ment satisfactory. Taking that off my mind, I turned to Yuna and asked, "How'd you dodge that pllow without even seeing it?"

She laughed softly, "It's all elementary, my boy."

"Yuna."

"Okay, okay. Blitzball, remember. I play. And, by playing I have skills. It's more likely the focus on hearing and correct timing."

"Whoa... but it was cool even it I didn't don't really understand what you ment, could you define that?"

"Okay... I could dodge it because what do you think I'd do if there was an unexpected attacking player headed right after me without meknowing? I would dodge, It's that simple. Look, you'll get it if you know how to play, it isn't that complicated."

...I wanted to what her homeland was like, that was Zanarkand, right? Was blitzball there different or the same? I wanted to anything about her home. "Yuna, what's Zanarkand like?"

"Well, " she paused and met my gaze, seeming to be swimming there for a moment. "Well, it's really different from Spira, that's what I can say. You haven't been there, ever?" I shook my head. "Anyway, Zanarkand is more like a futuristic city, with all the machina and all but I'm not sure how it's like now."

"But you just left there like a day or two ago. What could have changed then?" I asked.

"Things are different then they are here. Things there move fast, even time itself seems to be moving that speed, also. By coming to Spira, I actually remembered how beautiful sunsets and sunrises can be. I missed a how lot of them back home."

It sounded all dreamy even if Yuna had mentioned machina in her description."I wish I could go there...."

"You could after the pilgrimage," Yuna suggested.

I gulped, "I don't think so."

"Why?"

"Well It's because I have to summon the Final Aeon and by doing that I will have to die. 'Summoners have to sacrifice their lives when calling upon the Final Aeon for many others,' that's what my father told me when I was little and that's what happened to him on his pilgrimage and that will also happen to me someday."

"That mean's... you'll die?" Yuna's words were quiet coming out of her mouth, I nodded."But there mustbe another way!"

"I don't know. That's the only way I think, it's by the teachings of Yevon, that's the whole land of Spira knows."

"What if the teachings of Yevon aren't real?"

I shrugged, "I don't know...." We just sat there and a heavy blanket of silnce arose upon us until the door got knocked on.

"Hey," Yuna broke the atmosphere, "who could that be?" Hopping off the bed, she went to the door and opened it. "Lulu? Hi."

Lulu nodded and smiled. "Just came to say good-night. It's time for...."

"Betime, right?' Yuna smiled about it.

"Yes," Lulu said. "Lights off in five mintues." Yuna nodded and closed the door. Walking to her bed Yuna plopped herself on the surface and got under the covers.

I asked, "Bedtime?"

"Yeah. Lulu said light off in five minutes. You turn the lights off, I'm already in bed."

Groaning to get out of my position on the bed, I stood up and flicked the lights off by flipping the power switch down. Getting to my bed, I jumped under the covers and stared at Yuna, her blanket was pulled right under her eyes. "How does your eyes twinkle like that in the night?" I asked.

"Hmm. You're just teasing me."

"No, really they're beautiful."

At first Yuna was Quiet then she said, "Your eyes do that too, you know."

"What the twinkling thing?"

"Yep."

"Now you're the one who's teas--"

"No talking, go to sleep!" Lulu had interrupted us again.

I shouted, "Yeah, whatever! We'll go to sleep!" Again, Lulu had grown quiet, I think it ment her way of saying okay or something. Looking at Yuna again, her twinkling bi-coloured eyes were closed, even though one was blue and the other was green, I found them fairly beautiful. Though her eyes were closed, I knew that she was still awake. Following her gesture, I closed my eyes and tried to drift off.

"Wake up, we're in Luca!"

Groaning to open my eyes, I found an active Yuna pouncing at me. I pulled the covers up higher over my head and said, "Yuna, stop...." My mind drifted off.

Her small hands took me by the shoulders and she shook me, "Come on wake up! What's wth you?" When she stopped to wait for a reply from me, I grabbed her around her small waist and pulled her to me after pulling the covers aside.

"Oh, come on Tidus, it's a new day!"

I muttered, "Less talking, more sleeping."

"Oh, please, can you just wake up?!" Yuna grabbed the front of my shirt and fluctuated me. "I don't want to do this but I'll have to!" she said playfully.

"Okay, okay! Get off, I'm waking up." Yuna got off me and I stood up, slowly. Streching,I yawned and ran outthe door, Yuna lingered behind.

"Wait!" She called out.

Yuna's POV

Catching up to him wasn't that hard... okay, so it was, kind of-- even if he just woke up. And, when he woke up, he looked fine, exactly, I wonder how does he do that? Or is it that I'm starting to love him so much, every thing looked fine to me about him?

Walking out of the airship, I put on my shades and caught up to Tidus. Auron and the others were standing at a pillar seeming to be waiting for us... but Wakka wasn't there.... Oh right he ws playing in a-- oh fudge, I'm playing, too! "Tidus, slow down!''

Abruptly he stopped and I bumped into him, looking up his face wasn't hard, but we were in public! "What?"

"I have to play today, you know! I might make it as late! Look wakka isn't there, he must be there already! Look!" He turned and smiled. "Okay, I have to go, see ya later." I planted a soft kiss on his cheek and made my way to the stadium when he gave me the directions. It was big but not as big as the one back in zanarkand.

Making it to the stadium, I looked for the locker room. Not having success I asked this guy who was just standing there. "Um, s'cuze me but do you know where the locker room for the blitzball team is?"

He lifted a brow, "Eh? Which team?"

Oh... I didn't know what the team's name was, "I'm not sure...."

"Then I can't help you."

"Wait! I think the captain's name is Wakka!"

Th man laughed seeming to be amussed. "Oh the Besaid Auroach! Why would you want to meet them? You should be visiting a team like the Luca Goers!"

"Hey, I was asking for some directions." I waited, was Wakka's team that sucky?

"Right," he tried to calm himself down from all the laguhing. "Hahaha.... Okay, down the stairs to your right."

"Are you tricking me? 'Cause if your are then you're sogonna getit the next time I see you." Okay so what I said was abit cocky but hey it worked, right?

"I'm not kidding!"

"Thanks." Walking off, he said something else.

"Wait. What team are you in and who are you?"

"I'm Yuna. I was playing for the Zanarkand Abes but I had to come here and so I'm filling in for Wakka's team... just for awhile." Just like I knew it would happen, the man's jaw opened. Ignoring it, I took his directions and walked off.

Right so now there's a door infront of me. Do I knock it or just open it? Konck it. Th door opened after I knocked once. Inside there was a team all dressed in the same uniforms but Wakka had this thing on his left shoulder. The room was quite small, a few benches but no lockers, then why was it called a locker room? With all eyes on me, I walked in.

In the middle of the room, denches were brought up together and wakka lay there on his back. "Hey," I said poking and looking down at him.

"I thought you weren't coming, ya!"

"So it is her!" One guy said.

Another guy slapped the one who just talked. "Hey, Datt show the lady some respect!"

"Whatever," Datt replied.

"Well I'm here. Am I late?" I asked.

"No, ya. Just on time."

"Good." I paused and looked at his sulky mood for awhile, "What's with you?"

One of the other teamates in the room stood up and said, "You okay? You don't look so well...."

Wakka grunted, "I'm fine Letty."

"Are you sure?" Letty said.

"Yeah," Wakka stood up sheepishly, "anyone ready for blitz?"

The whole team said, "Yeah!" And one by one they left the room.

I stood by the doorway and some of them patted my back as if to say, don't let us down or you're gonna get it.

They all went until Wakka and I were the only ones left there. "Don't worry, ya. Sometimes, they're always like that. Besides, if you let them down then I'll get killed for you." I nodded and put my shades in my pocket, I couldn't play with them on. Wakka patted me on the back, "Now let's play some blitz,ya!"

"Right," I followed him out the door.

When both teams were in the sphere pool, we got in our places and the buzzer sounded, which ment the game started. Blitzball had always made me fell better and so free when the water just passed through my hair.

Swimming up to the opposal player, I smacked the ball out of their hands and passed it to one of my teamates. The announcer said, "What's this? Yuna has taken the ball and is now passing it to Nazurut!" How'd he know my name? Probably Wakka told him. He contiued as we made our moves. "Oh, oh! Nazurut passes it to Letty and oh- the player in the Luca Goers steal the ball! Wakka swims up and steals it back, he passes it to Yuna.... What's this now?! Yuna seems to be leaving the sphere pool!"

Just like the tournament, I did my flip in the air and kicked the ball down with me when I fell back into the sphere pool. The buzzer sounded and that ment we had a goal. Wakka swam up to me smiling, "Keep it up, ya!" I nodded.

The announcer went on with his talking. "The Besaid Auroch seem to be player better this year, and with Yuna it seems to be a big help for the team!"

I hate to brag about it but Wakka's team, including me, made several swift goals. Though the Luca Goers got some goals, we were still in the lead. As the last goal was shot the team errupted in cheers and for what? The Besaid Auroch!

"And the Besaid Auroch finally win! after long years of determination , the Besaid Auroch actually pull it off against the Luca Goers! They wiill procceed to the finals, for now, teams must go their locker rooms and the finals will ressume shortly."

All grining, we went to the locker room.

"Oh, I can't wait for the next match,ya! You're like a charm!"

"It was nothing." They all stared at me. "In Zanarkand, there are harder teams and our team were tied up with being one of team." I wipped my forehead and leand back on the wall. "When do you think the next match will begi--"

"Would all teams make their way to the sphere pool!" It was the announcer and I had my answer.

"Well, I guess I know now. Let's play some seriuos blitz!" I shouted. They all cheered and followed after me.

As we waited for the next match, I stretched hoping that it would help me with my reflexes. The Besaid Auroch looked upwhen the announcer spoke. "Sorry to keep you waiting floks but the Besaid Auroch will have to compete against the Luca Goers once again."

Wakka made a slashing motion across his neck, "What? We won fair nad square, ya!"

The announcer contiued, "In the last goal, Nazurut violated the rules. In that matter they will have to compete against the Luca Goers again."

As we made it to the sphere pool Wakka slapped Nazurut on the back. "What did you do,ya? We could've been playing in the finals now but are we? No!"

I swam over to Wakka, "Don't worry. We'll make it this time, too,even if we won't have Nazurut doing what hedidlast time and helped us." The captain nodded gurdingly. "Okay, let's have a good game!"

The buzzer sounded and the game started. Having the ball passed to me I swiftly made it passed the Luca Goers and made a goal. On my way back to our side, something caught my eye, red water and one of my team mates near the bottom of the sphere pool. "Yuna!"

"What?" I felt it, an approaching player, I twirled to my right and dodged them but another one of their teamates wrapped theirselve's around me, I didn't even have the ball though. Frantically trying to get out of their hold, I looked for my teamates, finding all of them near the bottom of the sphere pool.

"What?" Somehting was wrong, I looked closely, the water was red--

"The Luca Goers are taking the lead while the Besaid Auroch are taking a nap." The announcer said. "How are the Besaid Auroch supposed to win now!?" One of the players on the other team shot a goal, I tried to get out of the comotion I was in.

"Let go, let go! This isn't right! Something is happening!" I struggled, kicking my leags out infront of me. "Let--" A cold searing pain shot through my body and I felt myself grow weak byeach passing second. The opposal player let go of me and I fell to the bottom of the sphere pool near my teamates, they went after the ball.Traces ofred water trailed behind me.... it was blood, I knew it. My head was on a turnabout, my mind slipped away and the world before my eyes turned black.

A clod slimy substance-I think liquid-seeped into my mouth and down my throat. I forced my eyes to open but slowly with alot of effort., Tidus' face was infront of me. "Hey, you okay? I was freaking out when I heard what happened."

The bitterness in my mouth, I tried to makewords out of it, I managed.

"What... Happened?"

He brushed some hair away from my face and said, "You got attacked during the game, like the others. And when I mean attacked, I mean it. A dagger pierced through your flesh, you felt it right?"

I nodded remembering the coldness seep through my body, "Yeah," I managed to say. "Seeing the guys all near the bottom of the sphere pool scared the shit out of me!"

Bowing, he kissed me gently, "Shhh, it's okay, you're healing."

"What was hat stuff you stuffed down my throat?"

"It won't kill you. It'll help you. It was a High- Potion. Others got stuff like, Antidote, Echo Screen, or Remedy. You didn't recover fully yet but you soon will."

"Okay... so who won?"

"You guys."

"But how?!" I screamed.

"They found out that the Luca Goers were cheating by putting you guys into ko's."

"Knock outs? Why?"

He gave e a smile. "Because they thought thatwith you being on the Besaid Auroch then you guys would be invincible. So, they cheated and managed to win. But, afterwards, they found out that they were cheating and you guys won-but by default."

"But we won,Wakka said that they didn't win in ten years!"

"Ya, what a drag." Tidus sighed. "You should get some sleep."

"Where are we?"

"In the airship," I nodded. Tidus bent and kissed me on the forehead, "'Night, Yuna."

"'Night." Puting the covers over me. Tidus gave me a light noogie, walking out afterwards, closing the door behind him.

I sighed and layed beck, what a day.

Author's note: Sorry to keep you waiting but I was caught up on school work so... I thought that I would make it longer to repay you guys. anyway the good stuff is coming on the next chapter and ther's gonna be a bit of a surprise, i think. Anyhow, hope you guys like it! Later days.

-Yuna-Blueo'Hara