A/n: nothing really to say this chapter. I want to thank my only reviewers of the chapter though: kyritawuv and xTidusLuvrNoellex. I appreciate your reviews. I really hope I get more reviews though. But no matter what, I will continue this story.
Also, I agree with you guys about Hilary Duff... not as beautiful as Yuna, and definitely not as cool as Yuna!
-chloè
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Chapter 3.
It's A Mystery.
"Yuna, wake up! You have so many chores to do!"
Yuna yawned not wanting to open her bi-colored eyes. She could hear her step mom having fits down stairs,
"Darn it, Yuna! Get your arse down here and clean up right now!"
Back to reality... Yuna thought opening her tired eyes. She realized she had feel asleep on the keyboard, again. She had done it many times before; chatting with blitzer4life all night.
She put on some new clothes and headed downstairs. Her step mom stood there with impatience in her eyes. Yuna headed towards her step sister's rooms and cleaned up their rooms right away, then she grabbed her backpack, hearing the horn from Lulu's van.
"Remember you have to work tonight!"
Reminded her step mom. Yuna approached her with the biggest puppy eyes,
"Fiona can I please take off tonight? I really need to go to the autumn dance! Please?"
She begged. Fiona glared at her with big eyes and shook her head,
"No way! You need to stop putting yourself before others, Yuna. Now get to school, and remember, you must work tonight."
She confirmed. Yuna drooped her head into her neck, and headed outside, getting into the passenger side of Lulu's car.
"You won't believe this! Blitzer4life invited me to meet him at midnight in the center of the dance floor at the autumn dance and Fiona won't let me go"
"You're still talking to that secret admirer of yours? Come on, Yuna! Chatting isn't even realistic, you know! It's a waste of energy, at least that's what I think."
Lulu said in interruption. Yuna's jaw dropped,
"Oh come on, Lu! I thought you were on my side! Anyways, this guy IM-ed the most beautiful poem last night..."
She said dreamily. Lulu rolled her eyes,
"Sounds too good to be true, don't you think so?"
"Lulu! Why do you have to always be so negative? I mean, can't you just be happy for me?"
Yuna asked surprised by her friend's sudden negativity. Lulu sighed heavily as she stopped at a red light,
"I just think you shouldn't get your hopes up."
Just then, a car zoomed by them, jamming loud hip-hop and R&B music. Yuna looked over Lulu's head and realized it was 'the group'.
"There goes our parking spot..."
Lulu said in a monotone voice.
"So how did things go with Wakka last night?"
Yuna asked juicy for details. Lulu shook her head disappointedly,
"Not too well. I got to his house and his little brother was home and was all over me. Then Wakka started to yell at him, and they got in a huge fight"
"Over you?"
Yuna cut her off in question. Lulu laughed,
"Doubt that, but they were fighting over something!"
"Oh, did you guys get the project done though?"
Inquired Yuna.
"No. Wakka said that he has blitz practice so I would have to do the rest of the project."
Replied Lulu as they drove up to the school. The normal 'group' was situated in their parking spot. Lulu occupied a parking space far away from them. Her and Yuna got out, dragging their backpacks along with them.
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Yuna grabbed her books and headed into her gym class a bit late. This was the only class she had with Tidus in it. Mr. Arnold turned around from talking about football and faced her,
"Why hello there, Miss Lesca, late as always?"
Yuna could hear some kids snicker and Dona's group saying stuff like 'diner girl' and other dirty comments.
"S-sorry."
Yuna said realizing the anger in Mr. Arnold's tone. She bashfully walked over to the only unoccupied place, which was far in the corner.
"That's that total freak from the diner. She works there like 24/7 and her mom's that fat ass Fiona chick."
She heard a guy comment to another guy. Yuna burned with anger; Fiona was not her mother, nor would she ever call her mother. Fiona treated Yuna like dirt, nothing else.
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"I think I dazed out in gym class today again."
Yuna murmured walking by Lulu down the hall. Lulu chuckled,
"Don't you always? I mean, Tidus Murray's in your class, am I right? You like him, don't you?"
She asked. Yuna blushed. She didn't like Tidus, but he was cute. She knew she would never get near him though. He wouldn't look at her in one million years.
"Hey! You're Lulu, right?"
A familiar voice said. The voice usually sounded snotty or taunting, but this time it was perky and cheerful; Rikku Gippert. Yuna titled her head watching Rikku's usual frowning face become a wide smile,
"Listen... I have one word to say to you,"
Rikku's sweetness faded and a huge frown was now smacked across her face. She jammed her finger into Lulu's face,
"Never touch Wakka! He's mine!"
She hissed, and stomped off in rage. Lulu started to walk again, completely ignoring what previously happened. Yuna rushed up to her,
"Um, excuse me? What was that about!"
She asked anxiously. Lulu ignored her question and stopped in the middle of the hallway,
"It's called Rikku Gippert... bitching."
She added and started to walk again. Yuna wasn't satisfied just yet though. She grabbed onto Lulu's arm,
"I believe she said that you were stealing Wakka from her! I think Wakka might like you, Lulu!"
She squealed in delight. Lulu yanked away from Yuna's grip,
"Yeah... right. I'll see you tonight at the autumn dance if you sneak out, or whatever."
Lulu said, walking away from Yuna.
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After school, Yuna headed to her favorite spot: the softball field. She liked to go there and practice some baseball lots of times. It reminded her of playing baseball with her father.
To her surprise, she saw Lulu waiting for her,
"You know me too well, Lu!"
Yuna exclaimed with a laugh. Lulu returned the laugh and pitched the ball to her. Yuna grabbed the bat and rubbed it onto the base,
"R-eaaady!"
She exclaimed with a giggle. Lulu pitched her the ball. Yuna hit it with ease and it flew over towards two familiar boys playing on the opposite side; Tidus Murray and Wakka DiMaggio.
"You have got to be kidding me..."
Lulu mumbled.
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"Whoa! A girl hit that, brudda!"
Wakka exclaimed before realizing that the girl was Yuna. Tidus grinned,
"Now that's something!"
He said picking the ball up.
"So, you going to the dance t'night with Dona?"
Wakka asked curiously. Tidus' lips curved to the side as he threw the ball back to Yuna who day-dreamingly said 'thank you!'.
"Your welcome!"
Tidus said back and then turned to face Wakka,
"Nah. I'm not going with Dona."
"What! Are you crazy, brudda? She's like the most popular girl in the school you guys are supposed to go together! Who else you gonna go with?"
Wakka asked patting his mitt. Tidus smiled and laughed,
"I dunno! It's a mystery!"
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"Why don't you go over to Wakka and say hi?"
Yuna asked with a teasing smile. Lulu rolled her eyes and leaned against the fence,
"Yeah... right. Speaking of which, have you talked to your little secret admirer lately? I mean, it's odd that he constantly IM-ed you and now he's not..."
"Well, he said if I want to meet him then I would have to meet him tonight and"
"Yuna, just go tonight! What do you have to lose? I mean, you're like overly obsessed with this guy and you won't even give-up a night to see him!"
Lulu bellowed at her. Yuna put her arms in front of her defensively,
"I'm sorry! But, it's Fiona! She'll kill me if she finds out that I snuck out."
"Who cares what Fiona thinks? She's not your mother!"
Lulu butted in. Yuna bit her lip and smiled,
"Guess you're right. Come on, I have to get a costume!"
She exclaimed with excitement.
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Tidus pulled his blue sports car up to the car shop that his father, Jecht, owned. It was called 'Jecht's', named after him of course. Tidus worked there, washing cars.
He heard some giggling and looked over yonder to see Yuna's strange-looking vehicle driving up. Tidus walked up to them casually as they talked to each other giggling like little girls.
"You need a wax!"
Tidus exclaimed. Yuna gasped,
"What!"
Tidus laughed,
"I was talking about the car!"
Yuna blushed a little. Tidus then started to write down what needed to be done. But suddenly two extremely dirty cars drove up into the car-wash beeping their horns loudly, giggling insanely,
"Tidus! We need our cars washed!"
Squealed a somewhat familiar tone. Tidus bent down to Yuna's level and handed her a check,
"I'll be right back,"
He said, disappearing into the car-shop. Yuna glared at the two girls standing impatiently next to the cars, it was Hannah and Lisa. Yuna got out of her car and folded her arms standing next to them,
"So. How much did it cost you to get the car dirty?"
She asked with a fake sweetness. Hannah rolled her eyes,
"OMG like, what-ever, mother wants you back at home so you like better go, and stop day-dreaming, you're never going to get the eyes of Tidus! Hmph!"
She squealed in a 'I'm too-good-for-you' voice. Lisa smirked,
"Like ya, so like, leave, like, right now!"
"Girl, no one says like anymore."
Grumbled Hannah.
"Like, oops... heh, I mean, oops."
Lisa said blushing. Yuna glared at them, and then walked back towards her car. She got in and Lulu looked at her wonderingly,
"Oh my Yevon Lulu, I cannot stand them!"
Yuna whined, starting up the car. Lulu chuckled,
"I am so glad I don't have siblings."
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"This one?"
Yuna asked, holding up a costume. Lulu folded her arms impatiently,
"Whichever."
"You're gonna hafta pay extra..."
A snobby voice snarled. The two turned around to face Rikku Gippert. What was with her, showing up everywhere?
"Excuse me but we have every right to get the correct price! Just because you don't like girls that aren't stuck-up like you."
Yuna grumbled. Rikku stepped forward jabbing a finger into her face,
"What did you say FREAK?"
"You heard me!"
Yuna cried defensively. Rikku shoved her towards the clothing racket, causing Yuna to fall into the clothes,
"Get outta this shop! You don't deserve to be at the party tonight!"
She hissed. Lulu walked over to Yuna, helping her up. She glared at Rikku,
"Leave Yuna alone. What has she done to you?"
"Shut up, Anderson. I could get your butt kicked in a split second, and you know that! So don't try to play all innocent on me!"
Rikku shouted. Lulu dragged Yuna out of the shop, who was near tears.
"Don't listen to her, she's like that to everyone who's not popular."
Lulu said in a soothing tone. Yuna smiled, holding back tears,
"I just wish people would accept me for who I am. It seems like everyone dislikes me because of I work at the diner... and because I'm not popular. I feel like I don't fit in at all."
Just then, her cell-phone beeped, causing her to open it, wiping the tears from her eyes.
blitzer4life says: hey
princessgrl192 says: hi
blitzer4life says: sup
princessgrl192 says: do you ever feel like u don't fit in
blitzer4life says: yeah. I can be in the middle of a crowd and I feel like I don't fit in it happens all the time
princessgrl192 says: oh then thank yevon im not alone lol
blitzer4life says: lol
blitzer4life says: u shouldn't worry about what people say though because I've realized that most of the insults people have are just lies and I still don't get why they want 2 bring people down so badly
princessgrl192 says: because they don't have anything else better 2 do lol
blitzer4life says: possibly lol
blitzer4life says: well I gtg my dad is got me doin stuff so c ya 2night?
princessgrl192 says: yes tonight definitely
blitzer4life says: awesome well c ya then love ya
princessgrl192 says: love ya 2 bye
"Yevon..."
Lulu said watching as Yuna closed up her phone,
"Whoever it is really likes you..."
Lulu said with a laugh. Yuna pushed her playfully,
"Whatever! Anyways, I need to find a costume!"
Lulu looked down in deep thought for a second, then smiled,
"I have the perfect idea..."
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"Tidus, didn't I tell you that you're going to play blitzball... not go to college? As my son, you have to walk in my footsteps!"
Jecht lectured. Tidus looked down with rage,
"Why do I have to live your life? This is mine, and I want to go to college!"
He argued. Jecht frowned,
"Shut your mouth, boy. You're my son, which means you will do what I did. You're going to follow in my footsteps no matter what!"
He shouted poking a finger towards Tidus. Tidus gave him a frown and then brushed passed him angrily, slamming the door of the shop.
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End Of Third Chapter.