Hello again! Happy Thanksgiving! For a bit of confusion on my last update, you can translate the al bhed at Oh! And my new fanfic is now out so be sure to read it!

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, places, and monsters. They are owned by SquareEnix®. Drop Dead Gorgeous is owned by Aerosmith. Memory is owned by Sugarcult. Ocean Avenue is owned by Yellowcard.

Chapter 6: It Takes Two to Tango

When the fire lights up slowly

Burning in your feet

Going up your legs

Dance steps that you will forever repeat

You take your partners hand

And let the fire go

Feel the closeness of your bodies

It takes two to tango

Break:

Seymour stood on the podium in front of the fighters and smiled as he watched them assemble in front of him. "All contestants! We are now done the practice round. This is the real battle!" he cried out over the heads of the crowd," We now fight co-ed and for eliminatory status. Lose two matches and you leave!"

"Now, the top 5 fighters from yesterday's men and women will have a by in this round" he announced," For the men these are: Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, Wakka Trenor, Sora, and Kimahri Ronso!"

The crowd cheered and then stopped as they waited for the women's top 5. "The women's top 5 are: Yuna Sayer, Tifa Lockheart, Robin, Rikku Sanders, and Lulu Heller!,"Seymour yelled enthusiastically.

The crowd cheered again at the sound of the Sayer name. Seymour smirked and said," Now that we have named the bys, there will be messages in your cabins of your opponent match-ups."

Break:

Yuna and Tidus walked back to the girl's cabin with their hands interlocked. "Well I think that you should have gotten the by," she said consolingly.

Tidus smiled at her," I'm actually relieved I didn't get the by! I like fighting, gets the blood pumping," and then he added with a devilish grin," and then I'm in more of a mood for this!"

He wrapped Yuna in his arms and gave her a deep, long, passionate kiss. Yuna's eyes opened wide and she let her lips press against his. When he pulled back she whispered," I hope you fight every damn time."

He chuckled and said," Then mi'lady, I will. And," he added," in return, you must accompany me to the post-fight dance today."

Yuna smiled and kissed him again," Of course I will."

Tidus laughed and accompanied her to the steps of the cabin.

Break:

Auron was shining his katana and thinking. That kiss had felt like cool water on a hot day and it had eased his aching soul, but somehow it didn't feel right. How could he be her first love? She was so young and beautiful, and he was old and scarred. The more he thought about it, the more he hardened his resolve. I must never speak to her again.

Break:

The men in cabin 101 sat and watched the screen of the computer. Tidus was fighting a man named Riku, and Auron was paired up to fight Taniv, the Pyrefly Master. The horn blew and Tidus picked up his sword and moved toward the door of the cabin. Auron followed him and opened the door," Are you ready?," he asked.

"Always," responded Tidus.

Wakka and Kimahri nodded their heads in a sign of good luck and let them leave.

The crowd greeted them with a deafening roar as they emerged from the locker rooms. Tidus waved to Yuna and she waved back. Rikku waved at Auron, but was almost put to tears when he turned his back to her and didn't return it. Yuna saw the pained expression on her face and asked," What's wrong Rikku?"

"Nothing Yunie, nothing at all," she answered sadly.

Tidus faced his opposition, a boy about his age with white hair, a yellow and black muscle shirt, and purple pants. A weird, wing-like sword was held in his right hand and he stared at Tidus as if he was afraid of nothing. The announcer read off the names and the bell rang, and they both disappeared. All that the crowd could see of them was flashes of light as metal clashed throughout the arena. Both had cast haste on themselves and they were moving faster than the eye could see. Flash! Clang! Shoom! Clang! The noise of swords colliding met every ear in the crowd. Tidus rushed around Riku trying to confuse him of his position. Then, Riku tripped, and Tidus homed in for 10 slashes that sent Riku off the platform edge. Tidus came to a stop and threw up.

Break:

Taniv was a scrawny, tanned boy who looked like he weighed no more than 50 pounds. Auron almost felt sorry for the boy, but he still lowered his sword into an instant kill stance. The announcer read the names and rang the bell. Auron lunged forward and took a big swipe at the boy, but he slashed air as the boy appeared on the other side of the platform. The boy laughed and said," Big man swing sword stupidly! No real skill."

Then he pulled out a small jar and held it out in front of him. It glowed slightly and something was moving around inside of it. Taniv unscrewed the lid on the jar and out flew a single pyrefly. It swirled around in little loops as it flew towards the sky. Suddenly it froze as Taniv put his hand to his head and concentrated, it flew down and changed into a tiny cactuar appeared on the ground. It rushed forward and shot a needle at Auron, but it bounced harmlessly of his sword. He sliced it with one stroke and 6 pyreflies emerged from its dead body. These 6 pyreflies dropped and formed 3 dingoes, which began to growl at Auron. He did a roundhouse slice and killed all three of them, but 18 knew pyreflies emerged from the dead bodies to form 9 new dingoes. Auron blinked in surprise, He can control pyreflies?! The dingoes hurled themselves at him only to meet his swinging blade. Auron watched helplessly as 54 pyreflies rose from the carcasses and formed 6 Grendels. They roared and charged at him with fire spurting from their mouths as Auron raised his sword with fire in his eyes. "Dragon Fang!," he cried as he leapt into the air and brought his sword down into the ground. Searing fire emerged from the blade and immolated the three fiends instantly, but 80 pyreflies emerged from the bodies. Auron groaned.

Auron kneeled, gasping for breath as he stared up at the humongous Barbados that stood before him. He had sliced through 16 evil eyes, 13 Epaajis, 10 Chimeras, 50 more Dingoes, a Defender Z, and finally a Behemoth king. Now he heard the boy laughing at him. "Fool! You cannot kill a pyrefly! You will lose!"

Suddenly Jecht's voice filled his ears," You'll never kill a memory Auron! It'll stay with you forever! But you can fulfill it. And that means never losing!"

He blasted a roar from deep inside his chest and lunged at the Barbados with his katana raised. The slash cut it in half with one hit and blew Taniv off the platform with an amazing force. Auron leaned on his sword as his knees buckled. "No skill my ass,"he breathed.

Break:

The dance was held in a small clubhouse on the left part of the arena. Many of the fighters were there with their boyfriends and girlfriends, but Yuna and Tidus were definitely the center of attention. Tidus smiled as she signed autographs for little kids and talked with other people freely. She might hate the attention but she handles it well, he thought as she bounced over to him. "Enough of them. Wanna dance?," she asked foxily.

"Hell yes," he responded slyly.

The song was Drop Dead Gorgeous by a band named Aerosmith. The beat started and they began to dance to the beat:

Totally out of control She owns me I didn't know that she'd know

She stoned me

Tidus watched Yuna as she moved with him, waving to the techno voice and the distorted guitar. She is drop dead gorgeous, he thought dreamily.

Sweet Almond eyes just to see and be seen She's naturally drop dead gorgeous

She's tasting like cherries

She's love's grenadine

She's naturally drop dead gorgeous

Tidus felt the song blend with Yuna as her bright red dress flowed around her as she danced with an unseen passion. He danced the rest of the song out and took her arm and led her back to their special place at the top of the stadium were they exchanged many more affections.

Break:

Rikku watched Auron from afar at the dance. He sat looking at the couples with his usual mask of nonchalance. She wanted to walk over to him and slap and kiss him at the same time, but she restrained herself. Auron could see Rikku out of the corner of his eye. She looked so incredibly beautiful in a black tank top and jeans. Her hair was flowing over her shoulders, it reminded him of Shiva but more beautiful. Please stop plaguing me little girl, he thought. Rikku heard drums start on the amplifiers and immediately recognized the song.

There's a place off Ocean Avenue

Where I used to sit and talk to you

We were both 16 and it felt so right

Sleeping all day, staying up all night

Rikku walked up to Auron and grabbed his hand and pulled him onto the dance floor," I don't have a fucking clue about why you are suddenly ignoring me, but you can shove it up your hard ass and dance with me," she said to him as she began to dance in front of him. He smiled and threw his coat off to reveal a white muscle shirt and began to dance. Fuck you inner voice, he thought as he let the music envelope him.

If I could find you now things would get better We could leave this town and run forever I know somewhere somehow we'll be together Let these waves crash down and take me away
Auron, I've found you, and things are better, thought Rikku as she danced close to him and inhaled his scent. They danced like they were the only ones there, Rikku's hair flying untamed as Auron held her in his strong arms. The song ended and Auron picked her up and threw her over his shoulder and carried her out of the dance club laughing. They went to the pizza place just across the walkway for dinner.

Break:

Lulu and Wakka had been avoiding each other all day. Not because they did not like each other, just that whenever they saw one another painful memories would resurface. And so it came to be that they made eye contact at the dance. Wakka was sitting in the corner watching the other couples dance. I can't fight the feelings. I love her, he thought to himself, I'm sorry Chappu, I really do love her. Lulu was sitting in a chair by the bar watching him. I know it's not right, but he looks so much like him and he is so much like him. Forgive me Chappu. Then their eyes met and an awkward feeling washed over both of them. Wakka got up and walked toward her as she sat frozen to her seat. He reached her side and said," I can't hide the fact that I love you. I don't know why, but it feels like he wanted this. We can hide behind the illusion that it's wrong, ya. But that won't change the fact that we have something." Lulu remained speechless, then uttered," I have no feelings for you," trying to hide her cracking voice. She got up to leave and began to walk when she heard Wakka whisper," I love you Lulu. And nothing will ever change that. Not even a dead brother." Memory superimposed the present and Chappu stood in front of her on the beach at Bevelle. "I'll always love you, no matter what, ya. Nothing will ever change that." Tear began to flow freely down her face and she felt Wakka's blitz-trained arms wrap around her middle. "Forever?," she whispered. "Forever," he answered soothingly. She turned around and pulled him into a kiss. The D. J. began to play Memory by Sugarcult.
This may never start We could fall apart And I'd be your Memory Lost your sense of fear Feelings insincere Could I be your Memory
He pulled her onto the dance floor and they began to dance closely, matching each other's every move.
So get back, back, back to where we lasted Just like I imagined I could never feel this way So get back, back, back to the disaster My heart's beating faster Holding on to feel the same
They danced the song out and walked out of the club hand in hand.
Break: Cloud Strife walked over to the Guado butler. "What do you want old Guado?," he asked in an annoyed tone. The butler shuffled his feet," Um, my master wishes to know when you will, um, complete the task." Cloud chuckled, "Tell him soon. Very soon."

Break:

Preview of Chapter 7:
Well it seems that the Midgar assassin duo are taking orders from a certain Guado (guess who). Who will be their first target? And the competition heats up as doubles matches show up. Plus, how far is Yuna willing to go when she thinks Tidus is bored with her? All next chappie so keep checking.
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Post Chapter Completion Analysis: I got way to mushy in this one. Sorry! I'll make chapter 7 way more badass. Plus, I'm thinking of adding some of you as competitors for being such loyal fans. If you want to be a fighter, just tell me what kind of weapon you want to use, what you want to look like (not to complicated), and your personality. All right, stay cool and review! -fluffyisgod