Tease Me, Tease Me Not- Chapter 19: The Whole Truth
Woot! Chapter 19 has arrived. And I feel that I should tell you all that I am an extremely busy girl. I'm currently editing two stories with mutiple chapters for another person, finishing up the rest of this fanfic, starting a new fanfic which requires a ton of research, getting ready for school while doing the shopping for that, all while working 5 days of doubles a week.
At this point I have no life. I sacrifice my life for the greater good of this fanfic, therefore, worship my ass! lol.
This chapter holds some serious plot twists which I have been wanting to reveal since the first chapter. I'm so excited! So what are you doing still reading this? Find out what's gonna happen!
Yuna awoke with a moan and slowly opened her eyes. She found herself lying on a squishy bed and looked around the dismal room with pale white walls and immediately recognized it as the nurse's office. Tidus had heard her move and rushed out of the chair in the corner of the room and over to Yuna's side, "What happened?" Yuna asked.
"You fainted, but I caught you before you hit the floor. Who was that guy?" Tidus asked.
Yuna paused for a moment pondering the same question, "Seymour…" Yuna said in shock as she realized whom it was.
"You called," said the figure that had just recently appeared in the doorway. Tidus looked at him and sensed the same feelings he felt for Seymour only a few moments before, a blind-unrelenting hatred.
"Why…why are you here?" Yuna asked almost in tears.
"To find you of course, I've been looking for you everywhere," Seymour took a step further into the room.
"Stay out of here," Yuna said.
"I only wish to talk with you," he said with another step.
"MURDERER!" Yuna screamed.
"My dear Yuna, must we go through this every time we meet? Now why don't we get out of this horrid place and return back to my house," Seymour said with his evil grin.
"No…" Yuna said under her breath.
"What was that, my sweet?"
"NO!" Yuna screamed at the top of her lungs, "You have no control over me now."
The nurse came running into the room, "What's going on in here. I thought I heard someone scream."
The nurse looked at Seymour, "One visitor at a time."
"Then I shall bid you farewell, my dear Yuna," Seymour left the room with Tidus staring a hole into the back of his head. Tidus could not remember hating someone as much as he hated Seymour at that moment. The nurse left Tidus and Yuna alone to talk as she exited the room.
Yuna was still in a daze. Tidus opened his mouth to speak but before he could Yuna cut him off, "Before you say anything, I should probably explain a few things."
Yuna shifted in the bed and sighed, "Remember our date on the Moonflow when we rode on the chocobos?"
"Yeah…"
"Well that's where I think the best starting point to explain all this is. When I talked you about my past, you know, how my ex-boyfriend abused and raped me. Then our horrible break up after Lulu told my father," Yuna sighed again, "Seymour is my ex boyfriend…"
Tidus froze and his fists tightened, turning his knuckles white as Yuna looked up to him for a response He was the one that caused her all that pain. I swear that some how, I'll make him pay for it! "But wait a second, there's still one thing I don't understand: Why did you scream 'Murderer'?" Tidus asked.
"That's the other half to all of this, Seymour killed my father." Yuna felt the tears well up in her eyes that were now stinging.
"Huh?" Tidus said quite confused.
"My father died four days after he made me stop seeing Seymour. Seymour threatened him on a daily basis until one day two police officers showed up at my door saying my father had been shot. I knew it was Seymour, but I could never prove it. He took everything away from me. My father and I had moved to Luca my freshman year, so Lulu and I thought the best thing to do was to move back to Besaid."
Tidus was having trouble processing so many thoughts at once. All he could manage to say was, "Wow." Yuna couldn't hold in her tears any more and burst out crying. Tidus wrapped her in his arms and ran his hands through her hair, "Don't worry, I wont let him hurt you." Yuna sobbed on his shoulder until she felt empty inside. Everything inside her seemed to pour away with her tears: her doubt, her sorrow and even her fear.
When Tidus felt that she was done he cradled her in his arms and carried her out of the room. The nurse caught them before they left, "Where are you two going?"
"She's sick and I was taking her home," Tidus said.
Yuna looked up to the nurse with red, puffy eyes, "Alright, you can take her home. But you better come right back here once she's in bed."
Tidus nodded and continued his way back to his car. When he went to go place Yuna in the car he looked down to find that she had fallen asleep in his arms. He smiled and placed her in his car as gently as possible.
Soon enough they arrived, not at Yuna's, but at Tidus' house. You'll be taken care of better here… Tidus picked her up and started to carry her towards the house before a butler opened the door in front of him. The butler gave him an odd look, "Good evening, Young Master."
"Hello Monty, I'm only home for a few minutes. I just need to drop her off," Yuna nuzzled deeper into Tidus' shirt before he handed her over to Monty, "Could you take her up to my room and have one of the maids look after her for me. Make sure she gets anything she needs."
"Of course, sir." Tidus walked back to his car with the mansion doors closing behind him. He drove back to school knowing that Yuna would be safe until he returned for her.
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Yuna turned over in the soft cushions she was laying against. These are the softest blankets I have ever felt. And this pillow feels like a cloud. Did Lulu buy me a new bed or something? And they smell so familiar… Wait a second, this can't be my bed!
Yuna immediately shot herself out from underneath the covers and sat up. Where am I?
"Oh good, you're awake!" Yuna looked towards the doorway of the massive room around her to see a woman in a maid's uniform, "I'll go fetch you something to eat." Before Yuna could say anything the maid was off.
What's going on? She looked around at her surroundings and instantly noticed a few select items: a DDR machine, a large screen TV, and several blitzballs. Is this Tidus' room?
The maid returned with a tray full of freshly made cookies, brownies and small cakes with a glass of milk, "Here you are, Miss. The Young Master said to give you everything you need and to watch over you until he returns from school."
Young Master? It must be Tidus! I wonder how long until he comes back… "May I ask what time it is?"
"Of course Miss, I believe it is close to two in the afternoon." The maid said as she laid the snacks down on the desk and gazed down at the watch on her wrist.
"And what time does Tidus usually get back from school?" Yuna asked hoping it wouldn't be too much longer.
"The Young Master is usually home at 3:15. Is there anything else I can help you with Miss?" the maid asked.
"No thank you, but please call me Yuna."
"As you wish Miss Yuna. If you need anything there is a buzzer next to the bed," the maid bowed and exited the room to return to the rest of her duties.
Yuna sat up and started to look around the room after grabbing a cookie. He's got so much stuff. Yuna examined the series of guitars and picks. And found herself staring at a single dusky book on a deck near Tidus' computer. Yuna let curiosity take over as she slowly opened the book.
Inside she found nothing more than pictures. She gazed through the pictures of Tidus as a five year old with ice cream smeared across his face, smiling into the camera. Yuna's huge smile suddenly vanished as she turned the next page. There was a picture of a girl Yuna recognized as Lenne hugging Tidus, who looked happier than he had ever been, from behind. He doesn't have a single picture of me anywhere…
The maid walked in again causing Yuna to suddenly shut the book, "Oh sorry to disturb you Miss Yuna, I just came to change the sheets." The maid noticed what book Yuna had in her possession and was trying to keep hidden, "Don't worry about the book. The Young Master wouldn't mind. But I have something I know you would like to see that even the Young Master has yet to see."
The maid ran out of the room and returned with a package, "These just arrive this morning. I'm sure you will enjoy them, Miss Yuna." The maid bowed and left the room once again."
Yuna opened the package to reveal pictures from the cruise. She flipped through with a huge grin across her face. Most of the pictures where ones of either her or her with someone else in view. One picture was a close up of Yuna's chest. To that one, she found herself laughing.
She put the pictures back in the package as neatly as possible and looked over at the Blitzball clock on the wall, 3:27. I wonder what's taking him so long.
Yuna went back to Tidus' bed and fell back on it. Before long she heard some one approaching the door. Tidus walked into the room, "How're you feeling?"
"Fine now. I guess all I needed was some sleep. Why did you bring me to your house anyway?" Yuna asked as she blushed a little.
"I wanted to be sure you'd be safe and get anything you needed since I couldn't be here for you," Tidus said as he gave Yuna a small hug.
"So where is everyone else?"
"I checked with the office and they said Lulu got sent off to go look at colleges this morning, which is why we didn't see her in the morning. Rikku, Gippal, and Wakka all have detention today so they wont be here for another hour or two."
"Why did they get detention?" Yuna questioned.
Tidus chuckled and scratched the back of his head, "They started a fight with the nurse when she told them only one of us could visit you."
"They got detention for that?" Yuna said puzzled.
"Well that's just part of it. They also sort of tried to sneak out of school so they could go see you, but the nurse knew they would try something after I went to drop you off. They managed to make it past the office but the nurse was waiting for them at the door."
Yuna felt an instant sense of guilt. It was her fault they had to go to detention after school. Tidus felt she was a little upset, "Cheer up, Yuna! They'll all be here soon enough."
A maid came rushing into the room, "Young Master, you have a phone call." Tidus nodded and picked up the phone, "Hello?"
The maid looked over at Yuna while Tidus was on the phone and said, "How are you feeling Miss Yuna?"
"Better thanks to you."
The maid blushed, "You are too kind Miss." She bowed again and left the room.
Tidus hung up the phone and turned to Yuna, "That was Lulu. She says she's on her way over. In the mean time, I still have to challenge you to a rematch at DDR!"
Yuna giggled, "I forgot you had a DDR machine in your room. You have the most magnificent house I've ever seen! And I haven't even seen anything other than you room."
Tidus grinned and turned on the DDR machine so that he was, once again, completely shown up by Yuna. It wasn't long before there was a knock on Tidus' door, "Come in!"
"Young Master, this lady says you are expecting her…" Lulu was standing in the doorway with a somber expression across her face.
"Yeah. Come on in Lulu," Tidus said as he shut off the power to the machine.
Lulu entered the room and sat down on the couch by the big screen TV, "So how are you feeling Yuna? All Tidus told me was that you fainted."
Yuna's happy smile soon faded when she realized Tidus hadn't told her, "You didn't tell her, Tidus."
"I figured you would want to tell her."
"Tell me what?"
Yuna sighed and started to fidget with her hands, "He found me."
"Who found you?"
"He found me," Yuna said.
It took a second before Lulu figured out what she meant. "Seymour…?"
Yuna nodded, "Uh-huh. He's transferred to our school and wants me back again." Lulu's face turned whiter than her usual pale skin tone.
"Have you told the others?"
"No. I'm not sure if I want them to know," Yuna said softly.
Lulu shook her head, "You have the choice whether or not to, but personally I think you should tell them. They have the right to know what's going on. But it's your decision."
"I know I should. It's just so hard to talk about, especially when all I want to do is to forget. Not only that but I don't want them mixed up in this crazy mess. You saw what happened to my father, I'm still shocked you're still here with me right now. Gippal, Rikku and Wakka wont take something like this lightly, they'll want to kill Seymour and if they get in the way the same thing that happened to my father might happen to one of them."
"That may all be true Yuna, but the more people around you, the less change you have of getting hurt. He can't possibly get all of us," Lulu said.
"I'm just worried for them, that's all," Yuna said with her head drooping.
"The same goes for them. They're worried for you, too."
Yuna sighed again, "Alright, I'll tell them."
All hail the mighty plot twists! YAY! Seymour was Yuna's ex-boyfriend who abused her and killed her father...that one's been boiling up inside me for a while now. But now you all know! And I can continue to write the ending to this story. With the way things are going there are about 4 more chapters left, maybe even 3, but unlikely. It all depends on how I write it.
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