Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or anything from any of the Final Fantasy Series.

A/N: from now on, when I mention names you know that: Shuyin Tidus and Lenne Yuna. I hope you don't get confused, I'm sure you'll understand though. Oh, and I didn't forget about your requests reviewers! To:

AMC – I will put something like what you suggested, eventually; the bedroom scene, only it's a little different.

Dante – I'll see what I can do about Sora. If I do put him in somewhere, it would be farther up in the story, maybe. Plus, he's so adorable in his usual demeanor, it's hard to change him. And it's funny, because the same day you reviewed, I got Kingdom Hearts.

::.Chapter Three.::

Oh Yuna is sooooo dead once I get back! Tidus thought angrily. He was currently in Gippal's yellow sports car, speeding down the city streets. This guy drives even wilder than I do! Tidus thought as the car swerved, making a horrible screeching sound causing many angry drivers to honk at them.

"Here we are, man. The hottest club in town, my all time favourite."

"Don't you think I should go home? I mean…I am married." Tidus asked curiously, even though he truly didn't want to. Besides, he always had time to flirt with the ladies.

"What's with you, man? Besides your wife said you could come- damn is she a fine woman! You sure landed a good one Ti!" Gippal muttered the last part under his breath, thinking back to when Lenne came down to greet him. Although no one else knew, he was secretly attracted to her.

"Whatever." Tidus replied simply. How is it possible for him to like Yuna!? She's so…

"Hurry up."

The two men entered the flashy club to meet dancing men and women, people drinking at the bar as well as dining at tables, and people chattering away, having fun. Whichever club this was, Tidus surprisingly had never been to it, but he was regretting it with each passing minute. The women here are hot! Tidus thought, instantly forgetting about his 'tie' with Yuna. Afterall, he was still young and ready to have fun. Tidus and Gippal sat down on a barstool, ready to order drinks.

"Hey man, that blonde chick is checkin you out." Gippal sniggered, "I hope she has a sister!"

"She's all mine." Tidus gave his cocky smile her way, before realizing Gippal was looking down at his hand.

"Hey man, you don't have your wedding ring on." Gippal said, a little shocked. The Shuyin he knew never forgot to wear his band, besides he wasn't this eager with women, afterall he had an 'everlasting' love for Lenne, or so he would say. And he would always call Lenne almost every half-hour to check up on her.

Tidus froze. It wasn't until now that he realized he and Yuna weren't even wearing wedding rings, and there was no way to hide that. He had just made a major mistake and he was only two hours on the job! Think Tidus, think! Tidus wracked his brain for a good lie that he would actually believe.

"Well I had my wedding band and Lenne's wedding ring in the jewelry shop. I decided to have an inscription written on both of ours, you know, to surprise her."

Gippal rose his hand to hi-five Tidus. Okay, the old Shuyin's here for sure. I thought I was talkin to a stranger there a minute ago, he was probably just joking around before… Gippal thought.

The two sat down for a drink with Tidus, secretly taking in the 'scenery'. He was actually enjoying this…

Yuna closed the front door and skipped upstairs to 'her' bedroom, well it was for now anyway. Finally, that annoying jerk is gone! Maybe, I can actually enjoy this time here without him…

She made her way to the bedroom, looking out the huge window. Outside, she spotted a field of red and white roses, ivy vines crawling up the gray brick wall, and beautiful flowers in bloom. Everything is perfect here…Lenne and Shuyin have perfect lives, they even have a wonderful daughter. When is it time for my happy ending? When will I meet the right guy? Yuna contemplated these things as she gazed out the window, watching the wind carry leaves across the stone path in the garden.

"Mommy?"

Yuna turned to see Naomi smiling adorably, holding a little stuffed, pink bunny in her arms. Yuna motioned for her to come, her maternal instincts taking over. Hugging the child in her arms, Yuna began to hum softly, enjoying this pleasant moment with her 'daughter'. She never realized how much alike Naomi and herself did look, Tidus was right. No wonder I could easily pull off being Lenne, even Naomi looks like me, Yuna thought. Yuna looked down at the cute, little girl in her arms, noticing that she had fallen asleep, a little smile plastered on her face.

"I always thought you were a good mother, Lenne." Yuna heard Mrs. Anizan's soft voice from behind. She sat down next to Yuna, making sure not to wake her granddaughter.

"Ever since I met you, when Shuyin brought you over here, I knew he made the right choice. You two are young, but together I know you'll live happily for a long time. Seeing my Shuyin so happy is the greatest gift you could give me, besides a grandchild of course!" Mrs. Anizan chuckled at the last part.

Yuna watched her the entire time. Her eyes watering with each word that passed her lips, each more touching than the last. It was times like this that she felt as if she truly belonged, but she knew she didn't. I feel like such a traitor, living this lie. I feel so guilty taking advantage of them like this. The silent tears dripped down Yuna's cheeks now, she was overwhelmed with emotion. Mrs. Anizan hugged her daughter in-law in a comforting manner.

Yuna wasn't accustomed to this type of attention, at least that she could remember. Ever since her mother died, she never realized how much she needed a motherly figure in her life until now.

"Mrs. Anizan—

"Mrs. Anizan sounds so formal dear, just call me 'mom'."

Yuna nodded, drying the remainder of her tears away. Naomi fidgeted a little in Yuna's arms, but settled down when Yuna started rocking her gently back and forth.

"Lenne dear, be sure to call Shuyin, he needs to be back before 8:00. We're having a formal dinner with the Sierras' tonight. Oh, and wear that black dress we bought together before your trip." Mrs. Anizan said, as she got up to leave, exiting the room.

Yuna gasped, and stared at the door wide-eyed. Okay, I can handle this... Oh, who am I kidding!? The trouble has just begun…

Yuna lay Naomi carefully, down on the bed, while she searched frantically for her cell phone. She had to call Tidus, and hopefully they could work something out. Picking up her cell phone she dialed quietly, waiting for a response.

"Yo."

"Tidus, come home now, we have a major crisis on our hands! Don't ask questions just come! Now!" Yuna harshly, whispered.

"What are you talking about, honey. You said, you didn't mind me coming here." Tidus said, saying the 'honey' part flatly, losing emphasis.

"Don't play these stupid games now Tidus. Come on! I promise I'll owe you back, somehow. You can bother me as much as you like after this, just come home, got it?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm on my way. Bye."

Yuna sighed, being the Anizan's was getting really hard, and it was only the first day.

::: One Hour Later :::

"Tidus! What took you so long?! I called you, telling you to be here as soon as possible!" Yuna complained.

Tidus waved her anger off, and walked past her. "What's the big deal? I was actually enjoying myself there."

"Listen, you can have time to check out as many girls as possible when this is all over, but for now I'm stuck with you being my husband, so listen up."

"Your 'mom' just reminded me, that we have to go to a formal dinner with the Sierras', and news flash we don't know them. Being this couple is harder than I thought…"

"Hey, Yuna ever realize we're not even wearing wedding rings?" Tidus asked almost sarcastically.

Yuna looked down at her hand, and then looked up at Tidus. "What did you tell Gippal?"

"Don't worry, I made up some thing about getting inscriptions on our rings." Tidus stated matter-of-factly.

"Awwww, how sweet. I'm starting to wish I was really married…well, to someone else, I mean" Yuna hastily added. If she looked close enough, she could see the little part of him that was actually crestfallen, but he hid it well.

"Whatever." He replied, flatly. Ugh, he should stop hanging around my brother so much. Yuna thought.

"It's 7:15 already. Get dressed, we have to be there by 8:25, we have reservations you know."

Tidus and Yuna rummaged through all of the drawers and closets, searching for clothes. Yuna found the black dress, and ran into the washroom to change. She couldn't believe she actually had the chance to wear something this expensive. She looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, surprised at her reflection.

The black dress fit snug on her, displaying curves she never knew she had. It was pretty long, but slim fitting. It had thin spaghetti straps, and a beautiful intricate design of snaking vines in what seemed to be silver gems or shiny beads, crawling up one side of her black dress, accentuating it's striking look. From the hips down, it draped beautifully around her, exposing some leg because of the large slit coming down one end. Yuna wasn't usually one for much jewelry, but this time she wore a silver link chain with several strands dangling downwards and matching earrings but she decided not to wear any make-up except maybe some lip-gloss (she didn't care for it anyway). To finish her look, she wore black high-heeled shoes, with a tie up lace that were fastened to her calf.

Meanwhile, Tidus struggled to properly fasten his bow tie. Getting into the tux was hard enough, and was quite uncomfortable, he wasn't used to dressing up for such occasions. His regular attire was mainly baggy pants or jeans and regular t-shirts when he wasn't on business, but this was different. His expensive black tux -which he guessed was made of pure Egyptian cotton, or something of the sort- wasn't anything he was used to wearing, but he had to admit that the white silk shirt did feel good on his skin. Just then, Yuna walked out, he could tell she was a little nervous from the way her eyes were somewhere other than his. She's…stunning. I've, never seen this side of her before…but she's too…calm and conservative, she's definitely not in my books.

"Having trouble with that? I would've thought your father would teach you how to fix a bow tie." Yuna teased breaking him out of his thoughts. He looks handsome in a suit; I've never seen him this way before…Shutup Yuna! What are you thinking?! He's an annoying jerk that doesn't know when to shutup. Yuna argued with herself.

"Well…"

Before he could come up a remark, Yuna started fixing it expertly. Tidus didn't really know what to think at this point, he was…shocked. Yuna hardly ever made contact with him, and now, well…he could even feel her soft hands brushing against his skin and her smell of jasmine.

"Um…thanks." Tidus awkwardly said. Yuna nodded and smiled faintly, there was definitely an uncomfortable silence suffocating the two.

"We…should go now." Yuna notified.

The Anizan's family 'Rolls Royce' stopped in front of the "Fancy Fiddles" restaurant, clearly the most high-class bistro there is. Tidus and Yuna were shocked at how beautifully decorated this place was; it was like nothing they had ever seen. I guess you could say, only the richest of the rich came here, and apparently the Anizan's were on the list.

Mr. and Mrs. Anizan entered first, with Tidus and Yuna straggling a bit behind taking in all the sights. They headed forward, the attendant leading them to their table. Yuna released a sigh when she realized the Sierras' weren't there yet, at least they could buy a little more time. Sitting down beside each other, Tidus and Yuna glanced over the menu. Yuna held up her menu so that it was covering their faces so that the Anizans couldn't hear them talking.

"Tidus, don't screw up. One little mistake and we're in hot water."

"Relax, you'll get an ulcer thinking like that. Talking about hot water, did you see how expensive the lobster is!? Geez, I'd be happy with a burger and fries."

Yuna couldn't help but giggle at his joke. But it figures, Tidus and I would be happy with the simplest of things. The two hadn't realized until now, how close their faces were. Yuna backed away, embarrassed with her actions and blushed slightly. Tidus turned around also, he was uncomfortable, after all, this was his best friend's sister, not to mention the girl he would always fight with. Being so close to her was…different.

All of a sudden, Yuna caught a glint of gold in the corner of her eye. She quickly turned around to see a woman who looked like she was in her late 30s or early 40s. Yuna looked at her curiously. Somehow, she seems…

"Lenne dear, the Sierras' are here. You two remember them, right? It has been a while hasn't it?" Mrs. Anizan motioned towards Tidus and Yuna, who were busily studying the couple in front of them, and that women was apparently Mrs. Sierra, and then noticed a girl, about Yuna's age.

"It has been a while, hasn't it?" Tidus extended a hand to shake Mr. Sierra's hand, playing along with the little piece of information he knew.

He just grunted in response, I guess he's not one to talk much that could be in our favor Tidus thought.

Mrs. Sierra smiled peacefully at Yuna, like she hadn't seen her in two years. Yuna smiled a little, but was covertly studying the woman. Something about her just seems so…

"Can't say 'hello' huh?" Yuna turned to the voice that was disrupting her thoughts.

"After all, I am your best friend Lennie! Gee, you look kinda upset, you okay?"

"Uh, yes of course." Yuna absently replied.

The mysterious girl rose to hug Yuna who embraced her back, but was frightened somewhat, she didn't even know the girl's name and was 'supposedly' her best friend! Yuna gasped for air after hugging the girl, "Woah! I need to breathe sometimes you know!" Yuna exclaimed.

The girl giggled a little, "Well, that's what you get when you don't even phone your best friend, Rikku!"

So that's the girl's name! Rikku, huh? "Well, it's been a long time Lennie, lets do something fun together sometime!"

"Sure." Even Tidus could tell Yuna seemed distant. What is with her? Tidus thought nervously.

He took this time, however to look Rikku over. She was a very attractive girl. Her wild, blonde hair was styled in a funky/formal fashion. Tidus didn't even think such a style existed, but I guess when you're Rikku anything could happen. Her blonde hair was crimped and several strands fell around her face while the rest was tied up in a tight bun with a butterfly clip. Her red, Japanese kimono style dress was tight on her but came down with two slits at the legs. It looked like a kimono but, it was a long flowing dress with a 'flying butterfly' pattern on it. The red really brought out her golden tresses.

"Shuyin, don't think you can escape so easily! I haven't seen you for sooooooo long!" Rikku emphasized each word and gave Tidus a bone-crushing hug.

Throughout the whole dinner, Yuna kept feeling strange vibes from Mrs. Sierra. But she had no problems with Rikku however, except for her constant badgering about the trip to Zanarkand and her life with Shuyin. Rikku seemed like someone Yuna would usually have as a best friend, in a normal situation. Tidus however, was stuffing his gullet the whole time, I guess he was never really one to take a long time to get accustomed to things.

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A/N: okay, this chapter was a little rushed, but only because I'll be going on a three day trip, and won't be able to update for awhile. Why didn't I update 'Just Wait For Me' as well? Well, writer's block has gotten the better of me, for now. But I won't give up on it, so don't worry. Now review please, tell me what you think!