And another (very short sorry, but its there) chapter! And for all you Harry Potter lovers, look up 'The realm of lament' by Lemon-X-drop. She rules. And also, 'Snakes and Ladders' :)

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CHAPTER 7

TEARS

A single red rose. A rose with petals of silk.

He held the rose out to her. "For me?" She questioned, her voice on the edge of squeaky. He nodded, and she took it carefully, looking down at it. Slowly she twirled it between her fingers. She didn't ever look up once at him. Not When Rikku came bounding up, complimenting her every 5 minutes and squealing her head off. Not when Lulu arrived with Wakka and said something she registered as remotely friendly. Not when Squall came over and hugged her and told her she was great, and he forgave her for breaking her nose. Not even when – she dimly remembered it now, lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling, - when he said good bye, very softly, before Rikku arrived.

Yuna rubbed her eyes, and picked up the rose of the millionth time. Why was she feeling so sad? Where were all these feelings coming from? He gave her a rose, she should be happy. But she wasn't. Why? Her feelings were too mixed. She didn't know what was wrong with her. Usually she was very good with these types of things. What she really wanted now was her mom. She wanted her mom to hold her and stroke her hair, and explain why she was feeling sad.

Tears pricked at the corners of her eyes. Her mom. The funeral. The divorce. Everything was blurry. The people shaking her hand. A tear leaked out. Her mom holding her hand right before she died. The tear hit the pillow. Her last words.

"I promise…" She whispered, and shut her eyes, letting the tears leak out. They fell silently, and seemed never ending. She picked up the rose again, and drew the blanket over her knees, hugging her knees close to her. She twirled the rose between her fingers. Between her tears she looked down at it.

The thorns had been removed. And something written on the stem.

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