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Tidus POV
Opening his eyes he saw water surrounding him, over his legs, body, head everything. Lazily he stretched his legs wide, realizing that this water was fairly deep, no ocean in Zanarkand or the far-plane was ever this deep. Startled he swam to the surface of the sea. Breaking through to air, he breathed in deeply getting as much air as he could into his water filled lungs.
Leaning back he stared up at the familiar blue sky with clouds. Similar to..Spira.
"I really am back." He whispered smiling. Back in Spria.
Yuna.
A smile appeared on his face the moment she popped into his thoughts.
He looked straight ahead at the familiar island. Besaid.
The familiar golden beach and rich green colored trees.
This is Besaid.
His home. His new home.
"I'm coming Yuna." He whispered, anxiously swimming closer to the waters edge.
"Wait! My clothes? My bag?" Tidus asked, looking around the water.
"Heck who cares, I'm here. Yuna's all that matters to me right now." Tidus chuckled, nearing the shore.
A smile planted on his lips as he neared the island, his thoughts drifted on one girl that changed his life. "Yuna." The word escaped his lips as he smirked brightly.
His steps quickened as he neared the shores of Besaid.
"I'm coming." He smiled, his steps turning into a jog as he ran through the forest and to the familiar village he first went to the last time he was here.
Jerking to a stop a fined stepped in front of him, blocking his way, his path to his love.
"Great day to bother me stupid fiend, I don't have any weapons. Darn." He cursed, scrunching his hands up into a fist, ready to fight his way through to the village.
The fiend in a shape of a reptile lizard, took a bite at his arm.
Wincing he stepped back. "Ouch."
He was thrown a couple of feet back, landing to the floor with a thud.
"I only came back to the one I love, you're not going to be in my way Fiend." He cursed again, grabbing the closest stone and throwing it to the fined.
It dissolved into preyflies, disappearing into the sky.
He winced again at the wound, studying it carefully.
It was a deep open wound; he would need bandages fast, if only Yuna was here to cast that cure spell on him.
The poison seeped fast into his blood stream.
His eyes defeating him, sending him into darkness.
"Yuna." The last words echoed from his lips as he collapsed to the ground.
Meanwhile
"Come on ya. Hurry up, before Lu finds out I've escaped looking after Vidinia ya?" Wakka pleaded the rest of the team of the Besaid Aurochs.
They all chuckled at Wakka's response.
The five of them ran down the road to the shores of Besaid.
"Woah!" Wakka cursed as he tripped over a big log.
"Wakka ya? I think you just stepped on a man?" one of the team members spoke with that similar accent.
The five hovered around the log which was a body.
Wakka gasped. "Brudda?" His eyes widen. "Tidus?" His word ended in a whisper.
Tidus laid there clutching his hand, his eyes closed. You could see the slow rise and fall of his chest, thankfully he was still alive. Just barely. His face was pale, his arms and legs bruised. His arm and clothes stained with blood. It looked like Sin had just attacked him.
"Sorry guys, I cannot blitz today ya? I gotta get back to the village, you go ahead and blitz. I'll take him to the village ya?" Wakka asked, taking Tidus carefully into his arms.
They all nodded and left Wakka to go to the beach.
"What are you doing here Brudda? What happened?" Wakka whispered, looking at the pale Tidus in his arms.
Quickly as he could Wakka ran to the village, carefully not to brush Tidus against any nasty branches that stuck out.
Stepping into the village was a surprise; no one came up to Wakka to help, well because there was no one outside. It was the middle of the day; bright blistering sunlight had an effect called sun tan which most of the Besaid people hated.
Quietly and quickly Wakka rushed towards the hut he and Lulu owned.
But after taking a step something fell out from Tidus' pocket.
Coming to a jolt Wakka bent down slowly to grab the necklace that fell onto the floor, it was a necklace with a lovely ring strung through it.
"Brudda what's this?" Wakka whispered, studying the ring closely.
He rose to his feet and started towards the hut.
Entering the hut, he saw Lu by the lounge and Yuna sitting with her back against him.
Vidinia laid in the play pen, sound fully sleeping.
Lulu saw Wakka standing there with Tidus in his arms. Her eyes widen at that.
"I just wish I can see him again Lulu, if only." Yuna whispered, glancing down at her laced hands.
"Wakka?" Lulu asked, standing up furiously.
"I..uh..found him..in the forest. He's hurt." Wakka spoke.
Yuna turned around quickly at Lulu's words, startled when she saw something she could never bring herself to imagine.
"Tidus." The word escaped her lips in a whisper.
Quickly Lulu rushed over to Wakka's side, carefully taking Tidus' head in her hands. "What happened to him?"
Wakka shook his head. "I don't know ya, I was going to the beach when I tripped over him. It looks like a fiend attacked him."
Yuna stayed planted at her spot, trying to take in everything.
The one man, she has not seen and mourned for is here, in the same roof, only meters apart.
"Bring him to the guest room; he can rest there till he wakes." Lulu suggested, guiding Wakka to the spare room in their hut.
Wakka's and Yuna's eyes met for a second, but seemed like an eternity.
The look in Yuna's eyes was of pure sadness and happiness. Tidus was here, alive, with her. But only barely, he was hurt badly, so close to death.
Her legs moved slowly, following Wakka and Lulu towards the room they were taking Tidus.
They set him down on the bed.
"Uh..We need some spare clothes for him, their all filled with blood." Lulu spoke, starting to unbutton Tidus' shirt and stripping off his pants.
He laid there only in his boxers, no shirt.
Wakka let out a chuckle. "If Tidus finds out that we saw him totally naked, he'll scream."
Lulu smiled. "Yeah. That's true, but well. I'm sure he won't scream if he found out Yuna saw him, he'll probably blush and run away."
Yuna blushed at her comment and stepped closer to lend a helping hand.
"Here, let me take that." Yuna said, motioning to the bloody clothes that Wakka held.
"You stay here ya? I'll take care of this. Be with him now Yuna, you'll be the first he wants to see ya?" Wakka asked, staring warmly into her eyes.
Yuna nodded. "Yes." She answered in a whisper.
Wakka nodded and walked out of the room, taking the bloody clothes with him.
Lulu tucked in Tidus carefully, laying the covers over his semi naked body.
"Maybe you should take care of this for now?" Lulu asked, taking the necklace off from his neck and passing it to Yuna.
Yuna nodded and took the necklace, finding no place to keep it, she wore it on her neck, feeling the warmth that was still left behind by its beholder, Tidus.
She smiled, quickly laying her hands to trace the necklace.
"I'll go get some bandages to fix his arm up ok. You just stay with him, I'm sure you're the first one he wants to see when he wakes. Can you just imagine, him waking up and seeing me. He won't be too happy with that." Lulu smiled.
Yuna giggled at the thought of that. Tidus waking up to see Lulu staring at him blankly, that was funny.
"Just be by his side, it's all he needs from you. Don't worry me and Wakka will manage. I'll be back in a few minutes ok." Lulu asked.
Yuna nodded. "Ok."
Lulu smiled before walking out the door.
Her eyes drifted down to Tidus' sleeping form.
So many things were going through her head at once. The man she's been mourning over for the past three years is finally here, breathing and alive.
She wanted to cry, smile, laugh, and jump around for joy all at once. So simply she took his hand in hers and leaned her head against it sighing as her forehead came in contact with his warm hand.
'Tidus took off his glove.' She thought, feeling the gentle touch of his bare skin against her head.
She never knew his hand had this kind of effect upon her. It seem to make her melt.
'I'll have to ask him about this later.' She thought, brushing her forehead against his hand.
"So many years Tidus, and here you are. Wake up for me ok? I've missed you so much." She whispered to his sleeping form.
She closed her eyes and smiled at the warmth he gave her just from his hand against her forehead. "I can hardly take this all in, one minute I'm talking to Lulu about you and the next you Wakka appears in the hut holding you in his arms." The tears flowed freely over his hand, dripping onto the bed.
"Wake up. Open those eyes. I love you so much Tidus, please..you just came back, don't go so fast. Three years of pain, and here you are but I'm still in pain, because you're in this state. Stay alive..for me." She ended in a whisper, the tears flowing as she spoke.
Unconsciously Yuna gently pressed her lips against his hand, though it was dirty and stained with blood. She didn't care, love makes you do things that you don't regularly do, and this was one of them.
Her lips curled to a smile when she realized what she was doing.
Startled Yuna heard someone walk into the room, but made no effort to move from the position she was in.
Her forehead rested firmly against his hand, her eyes closed.
She felt someone sit on the bed and opened her eyes to see that it was Lulu who was bandaging Tidus' other arm that was badly hurt.
"I'm sorry to startle you Yuna. I'm just bandaging his arm, I'll be quick." Lulu apologized.
Yuna smiled. "No, please take your time. I was just talking to him, of course he didn't respond. Only I did the talking. He's back Lu, but I'm still scared why?" Yuna asked.
"Don't be scared ya?" Wakka spoke. "Just be happy that he's back with us, savor the moment." Wakka stood at the door.
Yuna smiled. "Thanks." She spoke.
Wakka smirked. "No problem ya, oh and Tidus he uh..dropped this..I think you should look after it Yuna." Wakka passed a necklace with a small ring attached to it.
Yuna blushed as she took the chain from Wakka.
It looked somewhat like a wedding ring.
She traced her fingers over the tip of the ring.
"Thanks." Yuna blushed, placing the necklace over her neck.
"I'll keep these till he wakes I guess." Yuna whispered.
"I wasn't sure if I should keep it for him. But, well I think he'll trust you more than me." Wakka chuckled.
"I'm sure that isn't true." Yuna blushed.
Wakka smirked, and then walked out of the room.
"I think." Lulu started, taking up all the left over bandages she left. "That out of all of us you're the closets to his heart, infact you might even already be in it. Actually, I think it's pretty certain that you're in, whether you like it or not. "
Yuna remained quiet, a blush appearing on her face.
Lulu stood up. "Now you stay with him, no coming outside for anything. You want something to drink, eat, call me. I'll get it. You stay by his side ok." Lulu instructed.
Yuna giggled. "Yes, I will be sure to stay here till he wakes."
Lulu smiled. "Good." With that she left, leaving Yuna to sit by Tidus' side to wait for his waking.
To see your eyes
To hear your words
To feel your touch
Of a loving gesture
I love you
Say it back to me
I want to hear it
From your lips only
Please hear my words
Take them in
Realize that I love you
Nothing will change that
Your touch is all I need
Loving and gentle it is
Make me smile and mean it
I just want to feel your touch
A simple breath of words
Like I and Love and you
Is easy enough to say
Say it freely from your heart
Feel the small gesture
Of a hug or a kiss or a touch
Easy for anyone to know
That you are loved by someone
Smile with me
Feel that happiness
Of love between two people
Connected souls of love