High above Spira, there was a flash. Then there was another. And another and another and another. Each flash revealed a person, dropping down out of the sky towards the ground far below. Five in a row: Kairi, Paine, Rikku, Yuna and Tidus. A few moments later, Kairi landed on the deck, dropping to her hands and knees. She stood up, brushing herself off as Paine landed a few feet away, followed closely by Rikku, who nearly landed on top of Kairi. Yuna landed a moment later. Tidus managed to be somehow falling head first once again, landing badly. He sat up, grimacing, as Yuna put her hand to her head.

"Oh no, not again…" she murmured, stumbling backwards. Kairi, Rikku and Paine all stepped forward to catch her, but Tidus was on his feet behind her as she collapsed, so she fell directly into his arms. Tidus sat down, cradling her in his lap, calling to her quietly.

"Yuna?" When she didn't react, he frowned, worried and feeling helpless. "Yuna!" His voice was louder this time, and he shook her gently. She murmured something incomprehensible and snuggled closer to him. Rikku sat down next to Tidus.

"What's wrong with Yunie?" She asked. Tidus looked at her, at a loss for words.

"She's asleep." a voice told them. Looking for the source of the voice, they saw the Fayth.

"Wonderful. You grace us with your almighty presence once again." Paine said, looking unimpressed. The Fayth ignored her, speaking instead to Tidus.

"As I said before, Yuna and Yuna alone could bring you back." He paused, hearing a faint yell.

"What was that?" Tidus asked, bewildered.

"Sounded like Brother." Rikku observed. Paine rolled her eyes.

"Great. What is it this time?" She asked coldly (my, my, Paine's in quite a mood, isn't she?). The Fayth smiled slightly.

"Last night, after the three of you so suddenly fell asleep on the bridge, Brother, Buddy and Shinra took you to the cabin beds. You're not exactly in the cabin anymore, are you? As to why Yuna's asleep…" he looked at Tidus again. "She alone brought you back, and the task exhausted her. She'll wake up soon enough." With nothing more to say, he disappeared. Rikku frowned.

"What is with that guy?" Paine nudged her.

"We'd better go explain ourselves." She said, leading Rikku inside. At the door, she turned back to Tidus. "Take Yuna to the cabin. Barkeep should be more than willing to give you a hand." She glanced at Kairi, thinking, then beckoned for her to follow. "It's about time you met the Gullwing crew." She said, stepping into the elevator as Kairi ran over and disappeared into the elevator compartment with the other two. Tidus was left alone on the deck of the ship, still holding the sleeping Yuna. It was the first chance he got to take a good look at his surroundings.

"This ship's one great big machina. Man, things really have changed…"

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Tidus stepped into the cabin, taking in his surroundings. This ship is amazing…he thought. It took him a moment to notice the Hypello standing behind the bar, watching him suspiciously. Tidus started over to him. Once the creature noticed he was carrying Yuna, he scrambled out from behind the bar, running over to where Tidus stood.

"Oh dearsh, whatsh happeneded to Mish Yoona?" he asked. Tidus couldn't help but smile.

"She'll be alright, I just need to get her somewhere for her to sleep."

"Okaysh! Pleesh folloo me!" The Hypello led him up the stairs and prepared a bed for Yuna. Tidus laid her down gently, then sighed, sitting on the bed next to her. She's heavier than she looks. He thought, stretching out his arms. The Hypello looked at him.

"Are yoo alright shir? I can getsh yoo a glash of water if yoo'd like." He offered. Tidus nodded.

"That would be great, actually. Are you Barkeep?"

"I am shir. And whoo mightsh yoo be?" He asked, leaping down the stairs. Tidus looked over the railing as Barkeep prepared two glasses of water.

"My name's Tidus." He called, sitting back down. The hypello returned with the glasses, setting one on the table next to the bed for Yuna, and handing one to Tidus, who drank his all in one go.

"Ish there anything elsh yoo might be needingsh?" Tidus shook his head, and Barkeep bounded back downstairs. Tidus let his mind wander as he watched Yuna sleep. He came to reflect on how lucky he was. Three times he was sure he was dead, and three times he'd lived, not to mention the fact that he found his soulmate, lost her and, even after two years of separation, she came to find him again. A quiet yawn brought him back to reality. He looked at Yuna, who was stretching and smiling sleepily at him.

"I must be dreaming…"she murmured.

"Why do you say that?" Tidus asked, smiling slightly.

"I dreamt I went to Zanarkand to get you." She started, pausing to yawn again. Tidus would have argued, but she really had been dreaming when she'd been in Zanarkand. "Now I'm here and you're here and it's all too good to be true."

"It is true though, Yuna." Tidus replied, running his fingers through her hair. She sighed, smiling sadly.

"I wish I could believe you…" she whispered. Tidus thought a moment, then smiled knowingly.

"You know, you can't physically feel anything in a dream…" With that, he kissed her, gently, lovingly and deliberately. Yuna tensed for a moment, then relaxed completely, letting Tidus' lips explore hers. When he finally pulled away, Yuna's lips were tingling and almost numb. She touched her fingers to her lips, her eyes still closed. Tidus' smile widened.

"Did you feel that?" he asked quietly. She nodded and opened her eyes. "Now do you believe me?" he asked, his voice still barely above a whisper. Yuna sat up, smiling innocently.

"Maybe." she said casually. Tidus raised his eyebrows.

"Maybe? Why only maybe?" He wanted to know, curious about the mischievous glint in her eyes. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling herself into his lap and smiling shyly.

"I'll believe you if you kiss me again." she whispered. Tidus laughed softly.

"Gladly."

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Hurrah! Finally, I got some REAL fluff going on! I know this chappie's rather short, but it's lots of short chappies very often, or fewer long chappies not very often at all, so, I figured that plan A would be a little better, hm? I really quite like where this fic is going, and I'm excited! YAY FOR FICS! ahem R+R please!