Thanks for the reviews. They make me wanna hurry and update. I just got back from vacation. excuse for not updating sooner. lol
This chapter is probably not the best, I don't really like Tidus but I tried hard.
Tidus
The alarm Auron had set for the two went off at 7:00 in the morning. Today was the group's first day of work. Tidus groaned and reached to turn it off, but Auron smacked his hand away and turned it off himself. "Get up, buddy we can't be late for our first day of work!" Auron chuckled, moving away from the bed and opening his dresser drawer.
First day of work huh? I'm a f#$in janitor… Tidus rolled out of bed and stood at the dresser for a minute. He ran his hands through his hair a few times to make it look halfway decent since he forgot to pack a brush or comb. Auron left the room to wake up the others.
Man…why do I keep thinking about Yuna? She's with that weirdo Seymour…If it wasn't for Rikku butting in and stupid me for not standing up for Yuna instead…
Many thoughts and regrets ran back and forth through his mind while he pulled in a short sleeved black dress shirt and a pair of jeans. The boss mentioned right before the group left that they would have to dress semi formally, even the janitor.
Tidus walked into the kitchen to find a quick breakfast. Lulu was sitting there alone eating a cup of yogurt. "Good morning Tidus. Are you ready for work?"
"Work?!" He replied laughing. Lulu was wearing a silver blouse and a long black skirt with her hair pulled back in a long ponytail. Her make up was already fully applied and she smelled fresh. Damn what time did she get up this morning? It took me 10 minutes to just get out of bed! Lulu chuckled. "You are a silly boy." Tidus grabbed a box of cheerios and made cereal. Rikku and Yuna coincidently came into the room at the same time. They walked right past each other without saying anything. Tidus could feel the tension in the room, but didn't want to say anything that might start another fight. Yuna wore a pink blouse and white skirt, Rikku had on a shorter black skirt with a blue and black blouse. Seymour and Wakka joined the group in the kitchen wearing almost identical dark green dress shirts, but Wakka wore blue jeans and Seymour's were black. Auron wore an orange dress shirt with black dress pants.
"Good mornin Yuna." Tidus said as she sat across from him. Ugh here comes Seymour. It'll be me and him battlin it out next. If I can take him…
"Ready for work today?!" he tried to sound cheerful even though he was feeling incredibly low today. She smiled and laughed softly.
"I'm really shy sometimes, being a waitress may prove to be hard for me." Yuna admitted then looked up at Seymour. He returned a warm gaze and smile then sat next to her.
Tidus then turned his focus on his cereal.
"Good morning Roommates!" Michael greeted the group as they entered the entrance area of the club. He was a tall black man with no facial hair and short curly black hair. He wore a white dress shirt and black pants. "I'm glad I can depend on you to show up on time. In fact you are 3 minutes early."
The group chuckled.
Come on just get on with the job… Tidus crossed his arms and looked around at the empty club. It didn't open until 10AM and there wasn't loud music until after 5PM. Michael handed Yuna her waitress outfit. "The restrooms are that way." He said resting a hand on her shoulder and pointing her in the right direction.
"From now on you don't have to come to work until 4 PM, but every extra hour you work is another 10 dollars added on to your paycheck and every hour you miss from 4PM to 12 AM is a minus 30 dollars taken off your paycheck. Your work days are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday." Everyone exchanged glances and nodded to show they understood. Thank God we don't work on Friday or Saturday nights. Tidus thought.
Later on that night….
Tidus was helping Yuna wipe down tables. "So uh Yuna, tell me about yourself!" He said loudly over the music. They were playing "Move your body" by Nina Sky.
She looked over at him. Great time to have a conversation like this… "What do you wanna know?!"
"Anything!" he yelled back. That waitress outfit is killin me.
"Can we talk later? I can't really hear you!" she said pointing to her ear. But I'd love to hear more about you.
"Uh Right! Ok!" Tidus said tossing his rag into his bucket of water and pushing the janitor's cart in the opposite direction. What's a better time to talk? She's got Seymour following her like a shadow. He let out a deep sigh and headed for the women's bathroom to clean up.
Back at home…
Tidus knocked on the girl's leopard room door. I hope Rikku ain't in there.
Yuna opened the door. "Hey Tidus what's up?" she asked smiling. Tidus watched as her gaze went from him up to the man standing behind him. "Hi Seymour."
He smirked. "Would you like to join me in the hot tub?" He was already dressed in just his blue trunks.
Who does he think he is!? Screw this… Tidus walked back to his bedroom without saying anything to either of him. He lay down on his bed staring at the moon and star decorated ceiling feeling sorry for himself for letting someone else grab the girl he wanted.
"Now don't you be crying on TV you hear me?" That was the last thing he heard his dad tell him before he left. Tidus didn't have a very good relationship with his father, and his mother died when he was young. So he spent most of his time surfing and hanging out with women to keep his mind off his home life. Tidus sighed and sat up. He hadn't been into the confessional room yet so he thought he'd do that.
The confessional room had a blue and purple shiny wall behind a black comfortable chair and a camera set right in front of it. He sat down and turned the camera on.
"Uh… So far, the house and the roommates have been cool. I kinda like that Yuna girl, but she's going with Seymour. Oh well, there's probably millions of hot chicks in Vegas." He sighed again. "Rikku's cute too, but we are too much alike opposites attract right? Lulu's hot, but she could almost be my mother she so mature. I'm all about havin fun ya know. You can only be young once. That's all I have to say for now…" He shut off the camera and went back to his bedroom. Auron was back. He had changed into his night wear and was heading to bed. "You better get some rest. I heard the ladies talking about taking a shopping trip tomorrow."
Shopping?! Is Auron serious? "And you're all for it?" Tidus asked with confusion obvious in his voice. Auron nodded.
"I've got to pick my son up some souvenirs." He said lying down in the bed and pulling the covers up to his shoulders. Tidus changed into his sleepwear but didn't go to sleep. He roamed around the house to see if Yuna was up. Sure enough she was just coming out of the shower.
"Hey Yuna." He said softly while slowly walking up to her. Her hair was pulled up into a bun and her pajamas were light pink. His were dark blue boxers and a T-shirt.
"Yes Tidus, I think now would be a time to talk everyone else is finally quiet." Yuna smiled and laughed softly. She followed him into the living room and they sat down on the multi colored couch. If Seymour walks in here I'll kick his ass. I've finally got her alone nothing is going to stop me from just talking with her.
"I kinda feel like I know the rest of the people in the house, but we've hardly ever spoken." Tidus said running his hands through his hair. He does this many times when he gets nervous.
"Yeah well… tell me about you. There's not much to me. My parents are no longer living, I live with my grandmother. She's very overprotective so I don't get out very much. I had to beg everyday and do extra extra chores just to come onto this show." She laughed softly and rested her hands in her lap. Tidus smiled.
"My mom's dead, but my dear old dad is still around." Tidus said sarcastically. "My dad was a pro surfer when he was my age. He always rubs it in my face that I won't be as good as he is."
"That's a bad thing for a parent to do to their child." Yuna added looking at him sympathetically.
"Yeah, well I avoid him by just staying out and partying, surfing, hitting on hot chicks. He doesn't care what I do as long as I don't ever cry. You're the first person besides my ex girlfriend that I've told about my father. I don't even like talking about him." Tidus said.
Yuna just smiled. Then it hit her that she told Seymour she'd sleep with him in his bed tonight. Just sleeping. "I want to talk more with you Tidus, but I must get to bed."
"Ok, me too I guess. Aren't you girls going shopping tomorrow?" Tidus asked. Yuna nodded.
"If everyone wakes up in time. Good night Tidus." She said waving to him then turning to leave. Tidus sat there for a while thinking about the conversation he just had, then eventually went to sleep himself.