Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anyone else in his world. I also don't own the rights to Final Fantasy, although I do own a copy of the game.
A/N: This was just a random idea that I had, and it's taken over. I don't even know why. Dumbledore casts a spell, which puts the witches and wizards into a Muggle game, but will they be able to return? And who are they playing? But obviously, Draco is Tidus and Harry will be Yuna. The similarities are too close.
There will be three stories, and each one will have the characters in a different universe. And if you can't tell this story is Draco/Harry. But they probably won't actually get together until the third story.
Back to Draco, who isn't back with the others yet. Don't worry though, each member of the main cast will… hopefully… get at least one chapter.
Dreaming
Chapter 10: Draco's Dilemma
Draco was standing on the docks, talking to Auron, and he was extremely pissed off. "Hey, you! Don't just stand there! All of this is your fault" He grew angrier with each word, and the fact that Auron was just calmly letting him rant. "Getting' swallowed by Sin! Ending up here in Spira! Not being able to go back to Zanarkand-everything, everything! I'm telling you, it's all your fault"
Auron just laughed.
"Who are you, anyway" Draco asked. "You knew my old man, didn't you? And you also knew Yuna's father"
"That's correct" Auron replied, stoically.
'It really doesn't add up,' he thought, trying to work it out. "Hey, man, there's no way. That's just impossible" he yelled.
"Nothing impossible about it" the man replied calmly. "Jecht, Braska, and I... Together we defeated Sin ten years ago." Then he stared at Draco. "Then I went to Zanarkand where I watched over you. So that one day I could bring you to Spira."
"Why did it have to be me" he asked, groaning.
The reply was simple. "Jecht asked me to."
"Is he alive" The question seemed obvious to Tidus, but Draco could tell that there was something strange in the direction they were heading.
"It depends on what you mean by 'alive'", Auron stated. "He is no longer human. But then... I saw something of Jecht there in that shell, couldn't you? You must have felt him when you came in contact with Sin."
There was a sudden flash in his mind, the instant that he had seen Sin, and he gasped. "It can't be..."
Auron just gazed at him coolly. "It is. Sin is Jecht."
Draco was outraged. "No! That's ridiculous! No way! I don't believe you"
"But it is the truth. You'll see for yourself. Come with me" Auron said, turning to go.
"If I say no" Draco asked.
"Every story must have an ending."
"I don't care about your stories" he yelled, knowing that he really didn't have a choice."
Auron's response was pure Snape. "I see. Sorry you feel that way. Fine, then. Come or don't come. It's your decision."
"What am I supposed to say? You tell me it's my decision... But I don't have a choice, do I" he shouted, furious. "You're the only one who can tell me what's going on, anyways! I have to go with you! I have to"
"Irritating, I know. Or are you afraid" Auron asked, and Draco glared at him. "It's all right."
'Malfoys don't get scared,' he thought, shoving the memory of his trip into the Forbidden Forest away.
They started walking, and as they reached the last dock, he called out"Auron? Will I ever go home? Back to Zanarkand"
"That's up to Jecht" Auron replied. "I'm going to offer my services to Yuna. Come."
As they started up the stairs leading out of town, Draco heard Wakka ask"Do you think he's gonna stay here"
"Sir Auron knows him, apparently" Lulu replied. "You were right. He did meet someone he knew." She sounded a bit miffed.
"Do you think he'll find a way back to Zanarkand" Yuna wondered.
He heard Wakka speak again, as he turned the corner. "In any case, I'll miss having him around."
"He's still in town, isn't he" Yuna asked. "I think I'll go see him... Oh"
They had just arrived, and he was almost happy to see her looking flushed when she saw him appear.
Wakka was surprised too. "Whoa."
"Sir Auron" Yuna turned to the man, obviously wondering what he was going to say.
"Yuna." Auron appeared calm as ever. Draco wondered if anything got the man excited.
"Sir"
Auron gazed at her. "I wish to become your guardian. Do you accept"
"You serious" Wakka asked. He was probably remembering Dona's comment about too many guardians.
Auron just looked at them. "You refuse"
Yuna shook her head, hurriedly. "No, no! We accept! Right, everyone"
"O-Of course! No problem at all" Wakka exclaimed, just as quickly.
Lulu wasn't as accepting, or so it seemed. "But... why"
"I promised Braska" Auron stated.
"You promised my father" Yuna asked, and she looked sad for a moment. Then she smiled. "Thank you, Sir Auron! You're welcome to join us"
Auron grabbed Draco's shoulder, pulling him forward. "And… he comes too."
Draco grinned, embarrassed. "Hi... guys. Eh... howdy"
"This one I promised Jecht" Auron said, and Yuna looked up quickly.
"Is Sir Jecht alive" she asked.
Auron's answer was evasive. "Can't say. Haven't seen him in ten years." Draco turned to see the expression on his face, but it hadn't changed.
"I... see." She didn't really.
"You'll meet eventually." Draco wanted to laugh at the absurd truth behind that statement, but wisely held back.
Yuna smiled again. "Yes, I'm looking forward to it"
'Yeah,' Draco thought, 'you're looking forward to killing Sin, but you don't know the whole story.'
Auron turned to Lulu, and began talking to her. "What's our itinerary? Where are we headed"
While they were talking, Yuna beckoned Draco over to the edge of the landing, above the streets of Luca. "Hey! Come with me" As he stood beside her, she grinned at him. "Hey, watch" She began to whistle just like he'd shown her.
"Hey, you got pretty good" he said, looking down.
She stared at him. "You sound sad."
"Yeah, maybe." He really wasn't in the mood for conversation at the moment.
"Wanna scream" she asked, and he remembered Kilika.
He shook his head. "I really don't think that's gonna help this time" he replied.
She looked down as well, and when she spoke again, she sounded almost as sad as he did. "You know what? It's embarrassing to say this myself... But summoners and their guardians are kind of like Spira's ray of light. A lot of people in Spira depend on us. I learned to practice smiling when I'm sad, you know? I know it's hard."
Draco nodded. "Yeah... I understand. I think" he said. And he really did. 'Like Potter. Everyone depending on him, but no one he can really depend on.'
"Right, now let's see what you can do" He was stunned. She wanted him to pretend to smile?
"Huh"
"Come on"
Draco felt the edges of his mouth curve up in a smile against his will. He managed a weak grin, but felt really embarrassed. "This is weird"
She wasn't going to go easy on him, however. "Next, try laughing out loud"
He stared at this girl in amazement. "What"
"Come on, show me" she exclaimed.
Draco forced himself to laugh, and it sounded like it. He heard the sound, and grimaced.
"You probably shouldn't laugh anymore" Yuna said, but then she came to stand beside him, and they both began the fake laughter again.
Then they looked at each other, and burst into real laughter.
"Too funny" she giggled.
Draco was having trouble stopping. "It was your idea"
At those words, she sobered up quickly. "Um... thank you" she said, turning back to stare out at the town. "I want my journey to be full of laughter."
"Okay" Draco agreed. He resolved to make it happen.
"If we should get separated, just whistle" she stated, looking at him. "I'll come running. I promise."
"Well, let's go" he said, turning… to find the others staring at them as though they'd grown three heads. "What're you looking at" he asked Wakka.
"We were just worried you guys might've gone crazy" Wakka replied.
Yuna blushed, and did the respectful bowing thing again. "Sorry! Well then, alright. Now, we will go to the temple of Djose." Then she looked back at Draco. "And guardians? Don't forget to smile"
Draco felt strangely happy when she looked at him, and he grinned. 'If she really is Potter,' he thought, 'I hope he still feels the same when he finds out who I am.'
