Tease Me, Tease Me Not- Chapter 20: Tears of the Night
I have finally reached 20 Chapters! Thank God! I had an interesting time writing this Chapter, I think I rewrote the ending close to four or five times. Plus I have to practically beat my mom off the computer as she is obsessed with it.
This Chapter doesn't contain any plot twists, it's more of a minor detail/fluff chapter to make you all feel fuzzy inside and make you all go, "AWWWWW!"
Yuna had just finished telling Rikku, Gippal, and Wakka about her horrible past and was waiting for their response as she finished her last sentence. "Yunie…" was all that Rikku could manage to say. Gippal continued to stare at the floor while Wakka had a facial expression that looked as if he had just eaten a bug.
"So when I saw Seymour this morning…I panicked. I was afraid of facing my past," Yuna said.
"That no good Seymour! He's just an…a…dirty bastard!" Rikku screamed. Everyone's head snapped towards her in shock. It wasn't like Rikku to swear, ever. Even Gippal had only heard it once or twice in his life. Yuna giggled.
Rikku turned a shade of red. "Well, what do we do now, ya?" Wakka asked.
"Go kick Seymour's butt!" Rikku said.
"Or poke him with a stick until he dies from internal bleeding," Gippal added at the end.
"I say that for now we go eat dinner," Tidus said as he stood up and uncrossed his arms, heading down towards the dining room. The others followed closely behind him until they reached a gigantic room with a table big enough for almost thirty people and an over hanging crystal chandelier. Yuna gawked at the sheer magnificence of the room.
Tidus took his seat near the far end of the table. There were so many places to sit; Yuna had no idea which one to take. Tidus noticed her confusion, "Yuna why don't you come sit by me?" Yuna sat in the chair next to Tidus and let the maid lay her napkin across her lap, "My Old Man always liked things over done."
Yuna was glad Tidus was talking again; he had remained silent since Lulu had showed up. It was like he was in an inescapable daze, but he had really just been in deep thought. When the second course appeared from the kitchen, Rikku decided to bring up the same topic again, "So what do we do now?"
"There are more of us then there are of him, ya? He can't take on all of us. If we all watch over Yuna she should be fine," Wakka stuffed a piece of meat in his mouth.
Yuna didn't want to face the reality that Seymour had actually returned for her so she had been trying her hardest to avoid the subject, "Do you think he knows where I live?"
"He found out where you go to school, so it's a possibility," Gippal said.
"You all can't be with me at home. He could easily sneak into my apartment, hurt Lulu in some way and then go for me. He'd probably go back for all of you later for standing in his way. I don't want to see you guys get hurt!"
"Yuna you're over reacting, we'll be fine. It's you we're worried about," Rikku said, "But you were right that he could get to you pretty easily at your apartment and I'm sure he knows where you live."
The group sat in thought and pondered what to do with Yuna. Rikku opened her mouth to speak but quickly shut it again, realizing that her idea would be close to useless. Tidus munched away at his meal until he finally said, "Just stay here."
Everyone looked at Tidus. "I couldn't!" Yuna said her voice filled with shock, "I wouldn't want to be a bother to you or have you get sick of me. Plus I take up a lot of space."
Tidus laughed, "Bother? I'd love to have you around! This place can get really lonely at times. And incase you haven't noticed, we have plenty of room to spare."
"Awesome! Not only will Yuna be escaping her stalker, but she'll get to stay with her honey bun too!" Rikku said with a giggle.
Tidus and Yuna both started turning shades of red, "Lulu, would you please talk some sense into them?"
"I think it's a great idea. You'll be safe here, and I'm sure this place has more than enough security cameras floating around." Yuna sighed and didn't dare ask Wakka or Gippal their opinion, as it would only strengthen the case against her.
"All in favor of Yuna staying at Tidus', say 'I'!" Rikku shouted.
"I!" Everyone but Yuna shouted.
"Alright…" She sighed, "But at least give me tonight to gather up my stuff and run back here." They all nodded and continued to eat their dinner before all the courses were complete.
"It's getting late," Lulu said, "I have to get home. Yuna, I'll take you back to the apartment so you can get you stuff and come back here in your own car. I'll see you guys at school tomorrow, and don't be late! We all have to be out on Yuna watch." Yuna and Lulu exited the manor and made their way back to the apartment in Lulu's car.
The apartment was just how it was when they left that morning, "So how do you feel about all this Yuna?"
"About what?" Yuna asked as she walked to the couch in the living room and grabbed her suitcase that was only half unpacked from her trip on the cruise ship.
"About moving in with Tidus."
Yuna paused for a second to think about it, "I'm not quite sure yet. I mean, I really like Tidus and all but I'm so use to the 'one night stands' that the thought of a long-term relationship kind of scares me."
Lulu smiled, "I figured as much. It wasn't that you 'didn't want to be a bother' it was just that you're reluctant to be in a serious relationship with a guy. Especially after Seymour." Yuna cringed at the mention of his name.
Lulu walked up to Yuna and gave her a hug, "I'm proud of you." Yuna smiled and dragged her suitcase into her room. She ran to her bed and plummeted into it. The whole day had been so long to her, even though she was unconscious through most of it.
It took her a moment before she realized what was at her bedside. "What's this?" she said as she picked up the glorious bouquet of snow-white roses. Yuna picked desperately though them to find a card. Before long she succeeded. Her eyes moved across the paper as she read:
For staying bright through the world's darkness,
All I could offer you is a bouquet of roses.
I looked for a bouquet of stars,
But for some reason they don't sell them at the store.
Love, Tidus
P.S. POTATO SALAD!
Yuna couldn't help but smile. She wondered how Tidus could sound poetic, but funny at the same time. She scanned over the card several times before returning it back to her nightstand. As she did she noticed another object close to where the flowers had been, there sat a small, golden butterfly pin. It was decorated with a series of gemstones that Yuna recognized as opal and emerald. She examined it in her hand before she sat it back down on the table. He's so sweet! Yuna thought.
The gifts only made her want to see Tidus more, so she quickly stuffed in her clothes, make-up, hair stuff and anything else she could think of before slamming it shut and locking the clasps. She walked out into the kitchen where Lulu was waiting patiently for her, "Got everything?"
"I think so. All that's left is to say good-bye to you. You sure that you don't want to come with me and live in a huge mansion?"
Lulu laughed. "I'm sure. Plus I wouldn't want you and Tidus time to be cut short on account of me!" Lulu joked.
Yuna sighed again, "I'll see you in school tomorrow then." With that Yuna exited the apartment and made her way down to her car. She shoved her suitcase into the trunk and drove to her new temporary home.
She pulled into the driveway and before she could even exit the car, a maid came running out to take her suitcase inside for her.
The doors opened magically for her as she approached them. This was her first time to actually enter the manor while being conscious, "Good evening, Madame." Tidus came running down the curving stairs and down to meet Yuna. "Hey Yuna," he said as he took her hand and led her inside, "I know it's getting late but I figured I could at least give you a small tour around this place."
Yuna nodded and followed him through the many rooms including a bowling alley, an arcade, several bathrooms and two kitchens among the many they visited, "That should be enough for today. We can cover the east wing tomorrow."
"You mean there's more!" Yuna screamed.
"Yeah, we only visited the west wing today. We still have the east, south, north, where the maids sleep and the whole outside which we separated into two sections," Tidus said as if it was nothing.
Yuna's jaw just hung in amazement, she knew this place was big but not THAT big. Tidus looked down at his watch realizing what time it was, "Wow, it's that time already? I guess I should show you to your room."
Yuna thought as she followed Tidus, I wasn't expecting my own room, but I should have knowing the size of this place.
Tidus and Yuna came to a door and before Tidus opened it he said, "I'm sorry it's such a mess, but it's the best we could do with only a few hours notice." Tidus opened the door and the first thing Yuna noticed was a king size bed draped with a pink canopy. The floors were made of a dark wood and the curtains to the windows were the same color pink as the canopy. The room was very open and to the side Yuna noticed an open door that led into a gigantic bathroom. For her, it was the cruise all over again.
"It's…It's…" Yuna stuttered.
"You don't need to say it," Tidus said, "I know it's not much but it was the best we could do…"
"Are you kidding?" Yuna said, "This place is amazing! My room back at the apartment wasn't even half the size of this!"
Tidus grinned, "Well if your amazed by this I can't wait to see the expression on your face when you see your real room finished."
Yuna paused, "Real room?"
"Yeah, this is only temporary. Your real room should be finished in less than a few days, if not tomorrow night. We just had to put you somewhere until it was finished."
Yuna found it was getting harder for her to breathe, "You mean it's gonna be bigger than this?"
"Of course, I want you to feel at home here. Anyway, it's late. I'll leave you to your new room to unpack and if you need anything just ring the bell and a maid will come to get you. And if you need me, I'm in the room two doors down." With that he left Yuna alone in her new room.
Yuna laughed to herself. This is like being on the cruise all over again. Only this time it's just me and Tidus. She couldn't help but smile at the thought of this. Maybe Seymour coming back wont be so bad with all of my new friends around me. And I know Tidus wouldn't let anything happen me. He's treated me so nice, I feel like I can really trust him.
Yuna unpacked her stuff and was about to go to sleep when she heard a knock at the door, "Come in!"
A maid entered her room carrying something in her arms, "The Young Master requested that you be given this set of night clothes. He even picked them out himself." The maid handed the clothes to Yuna. Her hand ran across the surface realizing that they were made of what seemed like the finest silk. The maid bowed and left Yuna to try on her new pajamas.
She slipped on the new pajamas and looked at herself in the full length mirror in the bathroom. It was pink silk, laced in white around the trim with the bottom cutting off just below Yuna's butt and the top narrowly covering her chest. It looked quite nice on her. Yuna laughed to herself. I bet he did pick these out himself! The little pervert…She joked.
Yuna sat on the bed and slowly covered herself up under one of the many blankets. She reached over to the lamp on the desk and clicked it off. She sat for a few moments in the darkness with only the moonlight to comfort her. She felt an immediate sense of loneliness. I see what Tidus meant about this place feeling lonely at times, it's so eerily open.
She laid in silence and pondered the past few day's events. I still can't believe he's back. After everything Seymour's done to me do I really deserve more torment? He took away my home, my father and even my life. I've lived every day in fear that he would return and when I finally found happiness and the courage to move on he comes back to destroy it!
Yuna started to cry against her pillow. Why me…? Yuna never felt more lonely at that moment then she had ever felt. She gripped her pillow against her and hugged it close. She sniffled and tried to wipe the tears away from her eyes but were instantly replaced with even more tears.
Before she knew what she was doing, she had risen from her bed and walked out of her room. She stood in the hallway and allowed her legs to carry her down the hall and into the room two doors down. She slowly opened the door and crept in as quietly as she could. The only light Yuna could see by was the moonlight coming from the window.
Tears were still running down Yuna's face as she approached the bed. She slowly climbed into the bed underneath the covers she wrapped her arms around Tidus, who had his back to her. The second Yuna made contact with him his eyes snapped open, "Yuna?"
He rolled over to face a teary eyed Yuna, "What's the matter? Did something scare you?"
Yuna shook her head, "I just…I mean I…" She pushed herself against Tidus' chest, "I'm sorry…"
Tidus patted her on the head, "Don't worry. I'm here for you." He pulled Yuna towards him and let her cry against him, "Everything's alright." He stroked through her hair and tried his best to comfort her. Yuna looked up at Tidus and he wiped away a tear rolling down her cheek with his thumb.
Yuna nuzzled deeper against Tidus' bare chest to absorb the warmth flowing from him. She laidbeside him for what seemed like hoursbefore she allowed herself to drift off into a blissful slumber.
AWWWWWW! It's so sweet and cute! I love that ending. But what shall happen tomorrow in school? What's going on in Tidus' mind during all of this? And what will happen when Yuna wakes up next to Tidus in the morning? All I will say is that the ending contains so much fluff it burns! And if you enjoy the song "1000 Words" definately read the next chapter.
And remember kiddies, only around 2 to 3 chapters remain. The clock is ticking closer to the exciting conclusion of Tease Me, Tease Me Not! Until next time!
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