Tease Me, Tease Me Not- Chapter 16: Blitzoff.
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Hey guys! Spades here. The ending scene in this is one of my favorite moments in this fanfic. There's so much fluff that it makes my brain overload. Enjoy.
And once again, yes I did write all those song/poems by myself for all of you who keep asking.
"The ship's almost docked!" Rikku shouted as she was leaning over the rail of the ship, "I bet if we head down now we'll be able to avoid most of the crowds and get off of the ship faster."
"Sounds good to me, ya?" Wakka said as the group turned around and headed back to the elevator to be the first one's in line to depart from the ship.
After waiting in line for several minutes the man by the gate announced, "The ship has docked. Please present your member cards as you walk through the gate." The group did so and made their way off of the unsteady bridge and onto land.
"Wow! This place is amazing!" Yuna said in astonishment.
"You haven't seen anything yet. Just wait until the sun finishes setting and all the lights turn on!" Tidus said as he made his way down the road of various shops, "Let's get some corndogs!"
After taking a corner the group noticed a vender selling corndogs, "There's one!"
Everyone bought themselves a corndog and headed back towards the stadium, "I can't believe we didn't get off the ship until five!" Rikku said, "It's around 5:15, did you guys want to head over early? The game doesn't start until six so we'd be waiting for almost half an hour…"
"With the way things are going time wise I think the best thing to do is to just go sit down and avoid the crowd," Paine said.
"I guess she's right," Yuna said, "We can always do more shopping after the game…" The group nodded and decided to head for the entrance.
"Tickets please." The man standing by the entrance said. Lulu walked over to him and handed him seven tickets, "Proceed."
"So where are our seats?" Tidus asked as they walked into the stadium that was almost all the way empty.
"Section B, row number 3…" Lulu said as she gazed down at the piece of paper in her hand.
Rikku was running up and down all the isles like a four year-old saying, "This is so cool!" Gippal just looked away pretending that he wasn't seeing anything.
"Check it out! Out seats are almost in the front, ya?" Wakka said as he took a seat next to Lulu at the end of the isle.
"Lets go Yuna," Tidus said as he grabbed her hand and guided her down the isle. Yuna looked down in her hand in Tidus' and started to blush.
Rikku sighed, "Sitting is boring. Lets go for a walk around the stadium or something."
"Maybe we could go see if any of the players are walking around," Gippal suggested.
"Whatever," Paine said as she stood up and started to walk off.
"Hey wait up!" Rikku shouted from behind her, "Which way to the locker rooms? There're bound to be some players running around there."
"I think there're on the other side." They all walked to the other side of the stadium to be greeted by the "Locker Room" sign.
"Awesome!" Rikku shouted.
"Don't be stupid. They're never going to allow seven random people in the locker rooms," Paine said to Rikku.
"Hey Lulu, who's playing anyway?" Yuna asked.
"Zanarkand Abes versus the Besaid Aurochs." Tidus froze and his eyes widened. He started to shake.
"What's the matter, brudda? You don't look so hot, ya?" Wakka said.
"I'm just not feeling well that's all. I think I need to go back to the—" Tidus was cut off by a familiar voice.
"If it isn't the cry baby!" A tall, tan man walked out of the locker room wearing a blitzball jersey numbered 'fourteen' reeking of alcohol.
"Oh my Yevon! It's…It's…" Yuna stuttered as she raised a finger to point at the man in front of her.
"Jecht!" Rikku finished.
"Glad to know you've heard of me," he said.
"How could anyone not have!" Gippal shouted, overcome with joy and excitement, "You're the highest paid blitzball player in all of Spira! Plus you have the record for most goals scored in a game AND in a career! Not to mention you're the creator of the world famous 'Jecht shot'!"
"Damn right!" he said. Rikku was jumping up and down along with Yuna, "Hey kid! Come to watch me show you how it's done? Or are you just here to cry?"
Everyone looked over at Tidus who still looked as if he was going to be sick, only his expression contained more hate. Their faces looked extremely confused, "Tidus, do you know this guy?" Yuna asked.
"Ya," Tidus said in a low voice, "He's my old man…" The entire group gasped.
"Tidus! How come you never told me Jecht was your father!" Gippal shouted.
"I didn't think it was that important…" Tidus said not taking his eyes off of his father.
"Not that important! Your father is the best blitzball player in all of Spira and you figured you'd just over look it, ya!" Wakka started in too.
"Tidus?" Yuna asked. She was worried about the frightening look on his face, "Why don't we go back to our seats." Yuna wrapped her arm around Tidus' elbow and started to tug but he was resisting.
"And who is this?" Jecht asked as he looked over at Yuna, "Don't tell me a cry baby like you has a girlfriend like this!" Yuna blushed and continued to tug on Tidus' elbow.
More hate filled in Tidus' eyes, "Don't EVER let me hear you talking about Yuna like that!"
"And what are you gonna do about it? Cry?" Jecht smiled. Yuna could feel Tidus' arm muscle tighten up, "Wait a second…Yuna? I've heard that name some where…"
"Forget it. Lets just go Tidus." Yuna said.
"Now I remember. You're Braska's daughter, right? I should have seen it from the start. You've got his nose. We go way back to college. How is the old man doing?"
"He's dead…" Yuna all of a sudden got really quiet and stopped tugging at Tidus' elbow. Tidus took his gaze off of his father when he realized the lack of resistance on his elbow. He looked down at Yuna who looked like she was about to start crying.
"Jecht! We need you in here for warm ups!" someone from the locker rooms shouted.
"Catch ya later kid!" Jecht ran off into the locker room behind him. Yuna had snapped back to normal and had finally won the battle against Tidus' elbow. She then led him back towards his seat.
They filed down their row one at a time and sat in their seats. Tidus made no sound and just stared off into the sphere pool where the teams were starting their basic warm ups.
"I still can't believe that your dad's really Jecht. It would explain a few things though. Like your house, it's the size of this stadium. Only someone who gets paid millions could afford it and your blue sports car must cost a pretty penny as well," Gippal said.
"Not to mention your blitzball skills!" Rikku added, "No wonder you're the top player in our school." Tidus said nothing and continued to stare off into the sphere pool. Slowly but surely the stadium was starting to fill up with people until it was bursting with noise.
Before long the announcers started, "Hello! And welcome to the semi-final match between Zanarkand and Besaid! I'll be your announcer Bob and I will be joined by my co-announcer, Tom. How are feeling about today's match, Tom?"
"Well both teams have shown a great season but I'd have to place my money on Zanarkand. Their goalie has been on fire. But what really does it in for me is their star player, number fourteen, Jecht. He's had an unbeatable season so far and looks like he has no intention of letting Besaid walk away with the trophy."
"I would have to agree with you on that one, Tom. Plus their captain, Auron, has assembled quite the team this year. It looks like the teams are getting into their places as we speak! This should be an interesting match…"
"BLITZOFF!" And with that the ball was tossed into the air.
"Well it looks as if number twenty-seven, Graav of Zanarkand has won the blitzoff. He seems to have the ball and is rushing towards the goal. And number eight of Besaid has blocked him off. Now number eight has stolen the ball and is rushing through the water and…GOAL!"
"Wow, Bob! I wasn't expecting Besaid to make the first goal of the game. There goes the ball and it's caught by number sixty-two of Zanarkand! She's running down the sphere and passes it to Graav! He crosses the pool and tosses it to Luke. Oh, and he fumbles it!"
"That'll cost 'em one! Besaid takes the ball and passes it to number nine who shoots…and scores!"
"That was an amazing display. That makes it Besaid two and Zanarkand zip! Coach Auron seems to be getting a little discouraged."
"BLITZOFF!"
Quill of Zanarkand grabbed the ball and was rushing down the pool when out of nowhere he was tackled from the side and thrown out of the pool, "Oh! That one's gonna hurt tomorrow morning. The paramedics are rushing over."
"With a hit like that I doubt he'll be getting back up. Looks like Coach Auron is gonna have to put in his replacement." Quill limped off to the locker rooms with the help of the paramedics.
"Looks like number fifty-four is taking his place."
"Zanarkand takes the ball and passes it to Jecht. He's stopped and taken position for…Oh my Yevon! Is it possible that we're about to witness the world famous Jecht shot? He takes his stance, kicks and… GOAL!"
"What a great shot!" BEEP! "And there goes the half time buzzer! With the score at Zanarkand one, Besaid two, what will the second half bring?"
"I don't know Bob but that last shot by Jecht must have raised the moral of some of the Zanarkand players. I'm sure Coach Auron will have some words for them back in the locker room."
"Can you guys believe that! The professionals are so good!" Rikku shouted.
"That's why they're professionals," Paine said.
"I can't believe we got to see the Jecht shot live, ya!" Wakka said forgetting about Tidus. Yuna couldn't help but watch him. He seemed so out of it.
"And here come the players for the start of the second half!" The players entered the pool and resumed their positions.
"The ball is caught by Jecht and he's racing down the sphere with number thirty-two chasing closely behind. Jecht goes for his shot and…he's kicked in the side by number thirty-two! He has to get a penalty for that one."
"But what is this? The referee doesn't call anything!" Bob said into the microphone. There was a series of boos coming from the crowd.
"This game is not going well for Zanarkand! One player down and their star player is injured! Coach Auron has called a timeout."
The groups clustered together in a circle, "I'm fine! Just let me get back in that pool!" Jecht said.
"But Jecht, your injured. You just got a full blow to your ribcage," Auron said.
"Will you just shut up and let me play! For Yevon's sake! There are no other replacements, so I'm gonna keep going. Let's do this!"
"It looks like the Zanarkand star player is still going to play!" Tom screamed.
The ball was tossed up into the water and Jecht once again caught it, "It looks as if number thirty-two is after Jecht again with help from number sixty-six. Oh my Yevon! Jecht is tackled by two people and thrown out of the pool."
"There is no way anyone could play after a hit like that!" Tidus had rose in his seat and was watching as the paramedics came rushing down to his father. All of a sudden he was running down the isles towards his father.
"Tidus!" Yuna screamed and took off to running behind him.
Tidus found himself blocked off by guards before he could reach Jecht who was being rolled off to the locker room, "Let me through! I have to see him!"
"Calm down kid! He's hurt and he has no time for fans," the guards said.
"But he's my father!" Tidus screamed. The guards gave him a funny look but Jecht raised his head.
"Let him by…"
"But sir…" the guard said trying to complain.
"I said: Let him by!" Jecht shouted. The guard lowered his arm and allowed Tidus through and Yuna snuck in behind him, "You better not cry!" Jecht said as he lay down on the ground. Tidus felt tears well up in his eyes but didn't allow them to fall.
Auron approached looking very pissed off, "Jecht, you're not playing now, no matter how much you complain."
Jecht smiled, "I'm not gonna. I want my kid to play." Jecht groaned.
Tidus' eyes grew huge, "What!"
Auron looked over at Tidus, "You can't be serious…"
"Make him play, Auron, trust me," Jecht said.
Auron sighed, "I really don't have a choice, do I?" Jecht smiled and slowly took of his jersey feeling like every bone in his body was bruised, if not broken.
"Here," Jecht chucked his jersey at Tidus, "Don't screw up!" Jecht was wheeled off to the to join the other injured player. Tidus looked down at the jersey and hesitated before slipping it over his head.
They exited the locker room to be greeted by a huge stadium full of people. Yuna looked at him and said nothing other than, "Be careful…" She ran off to go back to her seat. Tidus ran off to join the team.
"Who the hell are you?" One of the players asked.
"I'm Tidus," he sighed, "Jecht's son…" The group looked at each other confused, "Look we can still win this! We only need one goal to tie and two to win! Just give me the ball and I'll do the rest." The team broke off and entered the sphere pool.
"Well look what we have here folks! Zanarkand managed to find a replacement player at the last minute! But I've never seen this player before. Have you Bob?"
"Never and he's wearing Jecht's jersey number fourteen. There goes the ball and Zanarkand catches it. Check out that new player! He's fast!"
"Graav passes to the unknown player and he managed to break through two players. It looks like he's going for a shot and he scores!" The crowd erupted with cheers. Yuna was standing in her seat screaming at the top of her lungs.
"We have just received information on this unknown, last minute player. His name is Tidus and…I DON'T BELIVE IT!" Bob screamed.
"What is it Tom?"
"This is the son of the one and only star player of Zanarkand: Jecht!" There were gasps coming from the crowd, "Apparently, he is on the Besaid High blitzball team and is the top player for the season. He certainly has his father's genes in him!"
Tidus rolled his eyes and continued his pursuit of one of the players on the other team. He looked up at the clock, "Shit!" There were only a few seconds left and they were tied. He wanted to win to prove himself to his father so he struggled to pick up his speed.
"Look at him go!" Tidus stole the ball from the opposing player and passed it to Graav. He rushed the ball down as fast as he could. Tidus positioned himself in front of the goal waiting for the ball to come his way.
"I think Jecht's son is going to attempt a shot." Graaz threw the ball across the water as he was about to be tackled by someone. Tidus squatted down and shot himself up in the air.
"He couldn't be…!" Bob screamed.
"I think so Bob. He's going to attempt the Jecht shot!" Yuna gave an extra scream right as the ball made contact with Tidus' foot. The ball flew by the goalie and in to the goal as the buzzer went off. There was an uproar from the crowd with a series of screams. The entire team ran into Tidus and tackled him. "And Zanarkand wins the game!" They left the pool with other team, who's heads were sagging.
Yuna jumped out of her seat and ran down the isle. Rikku, Wakka, Lulu, Paine and Gippal weren't far behind. Tidus was being carried on top of the team. He pulled his way off when he spotted Yuna. The television crew was swarming around him, "Tidus! How did you learn your father's shot?" "Will you be playing in the championships?" "How does it feel to have won this for the team?"
Tidus pushed them out of the way to meet up with Yuna. She rushed into his arms and he lifted her off of the ground. He looked into her eyes and without so much as a second guess: he kissed her.
They pulled away from each other and they smiled. Yuna hugged him again and then turned to notice that the whole thing had been caught on camera and had been and still were shown across all the screens across the stadium. The entire crowd had broken out into whistles. Yuna immediately blushed and froze. Tidus had his arm around Yuna's waist and was scratching the back of his head nervously. He had on the hugest grin.
"Who are you Miss?" "Is this your boyfriend?" "What can you tell us about Tidus?" Yuna just smiled and looked over to see the rest of the group battling their way through the crowd. Before she knew it she and Tidus were tackled by Rikku, Gippal, Lulu, Wakka and even Paine.
They pushed themselves off of the ground and smiled for the camera, "Can we get a picture of all of you for the newspaper?" One of the reporters asked.
Tidus grabbed a hold of Yuna and pulled her close to him, Gippal and Rikku were giving each other bunny ears, and Paine was leaning against Wakka who had picked up Lulu and cradled her in his arms (to her surprise). The whole photo was quite comical.
There you all go! Tidus and Yuna have kissed (finally). By the way, some of the best producers of Tidus/Yuna fanfics and I have gotten together and created a C2 called TidusxYuna4EVER. It contains some of our favorite stories. You should really check it out. I am off to finish chapter 18. See you all in the next chapter but REVIEW before then or you get no Chapter 17!
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