A/N: Wow another chapter! And so soon! You have no idea what the world threw at me to stop me from writing this chapter. I will list but 2. one was the entire series of subbed FullMetal Achemist. An Awesome anime btw, And two, I finally got a copy or World Of Warcraft. Awesome game. Neways, I'm not a huge can of cats, so for fear of Rubymuto's cat (I could handlt an angry mob) I thought I had better update… Thanks to all you guys who review. Makes me feel special… heh… Neways, on with the show.
.:How Can I Not Love You:.
Yuna laughed at Rikku.
"I'm sorry Rikku, you're right. It doesn't explain why I wasn't in classes. I guess I just slept in. I don't remember setting my alarm…" Yuna smiled as she thought back to that night.
"Well that's simply not a good enough reason!" Rikku pouted and put her hands on her hips. "I think you should be punished."
"You know… I hate to say this…" Paine crossed her arms, "but I agree with Rikku…"
At this Tidus laughed, the normal sparkle returning to his eyes. Yuna looked at him but something about him wasn't right, she was she there was something he still wasn't telling her. She thought of asking him about it but she didn't want to darken the mood again.
"Ohhhh punishment. That sounds fun…" Tidus grinned mischievously at Yuna as he lent over and gave her a sly kiss.
Rikku's face lit up as if she had just been stuck on the head by the proverbial light bulb. "No Tidus for TWO WHOLE days! That's the punishment!"
Both Yuna and Tidus spun around to face Rikku with their mouths open in silent protest. Paine Actually laughed.
"You know, Rikku, there may be hope for you yet." She smiled. "Yes, I agree with Rikku. Seeing as how it takes two to tango, you both should be punished, and what better way to do it? Beside Yuna, exams are soon and we can't have you missing more classes…" Yuna pouted even harder at Paine's rational explanation. But two whole days? They had only just met and now they weren't allowed to see each other?
"Oh that sounds fair. I don't want to interrupt your studies, Yuna…" He looked at her and something in his eyes told her he was planning something.
"That's the spirit!" Rikku applauded Tidus' agreement to the punishment.
"So no seeing each other until Wednesday night. Deal?" Paine asked?
"Deal!" Tidus nodded. Yuna looked worried. She eyed Tidus again, but the mischief in his eyes was either gone, or very well hidden.
"Well… I don't like your plan. It sucks. But I suppose I have to go along with it to shut you two up…" She looked at Paine and Rikku and they both nodded. "Ok, well do I at least get to finish the pizza and say goodbye?" She asked.
"Ok. But no more than, uh, 10 minutes!" Rikku sat back down and watched as Yuna got up and got the pizza. They all ate together, talking about unimportant things that didn't dampen the mood.
When they had finished eating, Paine and Rikku watched as Tidus and Yuna walked hand in hand through the front door. "TEN MINUTES!" Rikku called after then as a reminder. She was answered by the door being closed behind them and Paine smirking.
Tidus and Yuna stood near his bike in the cool night air. The moon was high in the sky as Tidus bent down and kissed Yuna so passionately her knees buckled. When he pulled away, she looked up at him and saw that same darkness hiding behind his eyes.
"I'm sorry I lied to you, Yuna… I didn't want to, it's just that my past isn't something I like to talk about. Out of sight, out of mind, ya know?"
"Mmm" Yuna agreed. "Although," She wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her head in his shoulder, "I know there are things you're still not telling me." She whispered into the night, so quietly that Tidus almost didn't hear her. His eyes began to feel dry so he squeezed them shut, as if turning off his link with his past. He wrapped his arms around Yuna's smaller figure, placing a gentle hand upon the back of her head, feeling her soft hair beneath his slightly calloused fingertips. He buried them into the stands as if wiping then clean and hugged Yuna closer, greedily taking in the warmth of her body as the cold atmosphere tugged him away from her.
" 'If we are to survive, we must find the home we have lost…' " Tidus hugged Yuna closer still. "Someone told me a story once and when I see you next I'll tell it to you. But for now, trust that I have told you all I can. I'll take you up on that promise of being able to tell you when I'm ready…" He whispered into Yuna's hair and then pulled back, with his hands on her shoulders, and looked at her for approval. She smiled at him and he kissed her forehead. "Thanks." He let her go and went to put his helmet on.
"See you in 2 days." Yuna said,
"It's gonna seem more like 2 years…" Tidus said though his helmet as he straddled his bike.
He flipped down the visor and as soon as his face was gone from her sight, Yuna had that strange feeling in her belly like something wasn't quite right. Shaking her head and waving goodbye as he drove down the street, Yuna sighed and decided the queasy feeling in her stomach was just its way of telling her she ate too much pizza. Running her fingers through here hair as if still feeling Tidus' there, she turned and walked solemnly back inside.
Rikku and Paine turned from their conversation on the couch when they heard the front door open and watched as Yuna walked over to them and sat down.
"I hope he's going to be ok…" Yuna said as she sat back and brought her knees up.
"He'll be fine! He has to survive 2 days if he wants to see you!" Rikku said happily. "And besides, I know for a fact that absence makes the heart grow fonder."
"You know, this is getting scary…" Paine commented.
"What is?" Rikku looked at her.
"The fact that I'm starting to agree with you a lot more than I used too. Its quite disturbing…" Paine smiled at Rikku who pursed her lips in an attempt not to say anything, for fear of retribution.
Yuna laughed at her friends and yawned. "Wow, I suddenly got really tired. Maybe I should get some sleep tonight…"
"I'm gonna bang on your door tomorrow to make sure you go to uni…" Rikku added as Yuna stood up and made her way to the stairs.
"Please do, I feel like I could sleep for a 100 years so I probably won't wake up with just my alarm clock." Yuna turned and waved to Rikku and Paine before continuing up the stairs and into her room.
Rikku turned to Paine when Yuna was out of earshot and asked, "Do you think we did the right thing? I mean is not really our place to tell Yunie what she can and can't do…"
"I don't think Yuna would have agreed to it if she didn't think it was a good idea. To be honest with you, I think she may be a little… frighted… of the intensity of it all. She really does need to do a lot of thinking and I believe that to do that she needs to spend some time away from what it is she needs to think about." Paine was staring off into the distance, as if the words she was saying were coming from somewhere else, some other situation that was running through her head.
"You know, sometimes I think my advanced programming book makes more sense than you do." Rikku laughed and Paine turned slowly with a smile. Although she didn't always show it, Paine valued her two housemates more than anything she ever had. They accepted her for who she was, and in return, as a kind of payment for their understanding, she would do the same; accept them, just as they were. Isn't that what it means to be a friend? She thought to herself. "Thanks Rikku." She said sincerely.
"Uh, Ooookaayyy…" Rikku looked nervous. "Who are you and what have you done with Paine…" She asked with a smile.
"Don't get to used to it." Paine smiled again and Rikku returned her smile warmly. "I'm just glad you and Yuna are here, that's all."
"I'm glad you're here too, Paine." Rikku leapt up and jumped on Paine as she hugged the older girl. To Rikku's surprise, Paine hugged back.
The two girls stayed like that, in comfortable friendship, for a few minutes until Paine stirred. "Ok, I'm going to go to bed. You should too. We all have uni tomorrow."
"Mmm" Rikku nodded and stood up, pulling Paine with her. Both girls made their way to their rooms and just before Rikku closed her door she called quietly to Paine. "You should be friendly more often. It suits you." She smiled and yawned.
"I'll think about it." Paine smirked in reply and closed her door quietly, followed by Rikku.
As Paine and Rikku were talking, Yuna lay in her bed, slowly drifting off to sleep as all the thoughts of the last few days raced though her mind. Finally her eyes closed and she slept. As she slept she dreamt…
It felt like she was awake, but somehow she knew she wasn't. It was dark. She could hear soft whistle type noises and quiet moaning as if thousands of voices we softly calling to her. The ground where she lay was soft, but it wasn't her bed. She moved her fingers slightly and realised that it felt more like leaves, or grass.
She could hear water falling, but there was no sound coming from where it should have been hitting the ground. The air smelt strongly of flowers, so strong that the scent irritated her nose. It was almost as if she had her face pressed into a bouquet.
A small breeze swept across her, tugging gently at her hair. This roused her curiosity. Wondering where she was, she slowing opened her eyes. Blinking at first to adjust to the light. There WERE flowers. Everywhere! They were right in front of her face. White ones, cream ones, blue ones, purple ones. Flowers like none she had ever seen before.
She slowly brought her arms underneath her and pushed herself up to a sitting position. Looking slowing around, she saw that she was on some kind of plateau, covered in the strange flowers.
All around her small lights danced, leaving behind them a trail of multicoloured luminescent sparkles. She could see now the source of the water sound. From various other plateaus around her crystal clear water was cascading from their edges. Lights in the sky that reminded her of pictures she had seen of the aurora borealis lights in the northern hemisphere waved and shimmered, casting an eerie green light across everything she saw.
Slowing getting to her feet, she watched as one the small balls of lights spun around her. Turning slowing to follow it as it went behind her, her body suddenly started to tingle. A blue-ish glow shimmered from her clothes and out of the blue came dozens of glowing balls of light.
What's happening? She wondered as she kept watching the balls swim around her. Suddenly something off in the distance caught her eye, a movement. Staring at it more intently, she realised that a man was walking towards her. She had a sudden stirring in her heart, the man looked like Tidus and she felt as if she hadn't seen him for years. He heart leapt to her throat as he spoke.
"I've finally found you…"
Still not believing she replied, "Is that…really you?"
"It is me: Shuyin. I've waited so long… Lenne…"
Realising it wasn't Tidus; she spun away from Shuyin, not wanting him to see her disappointment. "But I'm not Lenne…" she whispered quietly into the distance.
"Lenne. I looked for you for so long. While I wandered, I realized something: this world hasn't really changed at all. Everyone's still fighting over nothing. Still dying like they used to. So long has passed and they can't leave the hatred behind.
I'm through waiting. I'll fix it. This world continues to fail us, and what's worse, I failed to protect you." Although Yuna couldn't see him, she heard the leather of his gloves creak as he clenched his fist. "Seymour will make that all go away. And we'll fade again, together. Help me do it, Lenne."
By the closeness of his voice, Yuna could tell Shuyin was standing right behind her. She could feel the warmth of his breath on her neck. It sent a shiver all over her body. Feeling warmth on her arm, she turned to see Shuyin's hand gently resting on it. But instead of pulling away, she just stood there, not sure exactly what it was she was feeling. Did she WANT Shuyin touch her? But what about Tidus? He mind screamed at her a million things at once.
Don't touch me… was the one clear thought that came rushing to the surface. At that moment, Shuyin spun her around and wrapped his arms over her. Lights flew from her body as a strange feeling spread though her. She liked this! These arms felt familiar to her.
But he wasn't Tidus, this want him. But then why was she enjoying being in his arms so much? Shuyin pulled gently away with his hands on her shoulders. He looked into her eyes with a stare that made her knees weak. Whose feelings are these? Lenne's? Mine? Shuyin hugged her again.
They stayed this way for a long time. Yuna never returned the embrace, but she was fighting not to. Something inside her was screaming at her to hold him because it was going to be the last time, but what did she care, right? This wasn't who she wanted to hold. She wanted Tidus, and this was NOT him.
She was puled from her thoughts as a warm hand brushed across her face, gently cupping her chin, Shuyin tilted it upwards. Yuna, still completely confused, didn't resist as Shuyin bent down and pushed his lips against hers. They we soft just like Tidus', but more forceful. They pressed down on her and she felt his tongue move from inside his mouth to caress her mouth, begging Yuna to deepen the kiss. From somewhere deep inside, a voice told her not to, but there was another voice, a more urgent one, telling her this was the last time she would see him…
She opened her mouth and kissed him back passionately. Shuyin seemed taken aback by this, but soon regained control. Running his hands all over her body, Shuyin had distracted Yuna enough to coax her to the ground. They lay now on the flowers, Shuyin on top, and Yuna pressed tightly beneath him.
Within a few minutes, both were minus their clothes and Shuyin was positioned above Yuna, ready to take her.
Yuna looked up at him. His face was so much like Tidus' and yet so different. She knew this wasn't Tidus, why was she doing this? At least Shuyin thought she was Lenne. It wasn't like he was cheating anyway. Lenne had disappeared, but he thought she was Lenne. Whereas Yuna was doing this even though she knew this wasn't Tidus. Why? Why was she doing this?
All thoughts left her mind as she suddenly felt a wave of pleasure shoot though her. Shuyin was easing himself into her repeatedly. It felt awesome; Yuna never wanted this feeling to end… But he's not Tidus, and I'm not Lenne…
"Shuyin, I'm not…" She began, but Shuyin shook his head as he continued to thrust and Yuna continued to pant in pleasure. He brought a finger up and placed it on her lips. Bending his head down, he placed his lips near her ear.
"That's ok. I know who you are…" Yuna couldn't contain her pleasure anymore, as she reached her climax, she ground her hips against Shuyin as if to push him deeper inside. Mid climax, Shuyin finished his sentence. "I know who you are…Yuna."
Yuna's eyes flashed open. She sat up instantly and put her head in her hands. Even her familiar bedroom surroundings seemed to scold her.
"What a nightmare…" She whispered to herself. But… If it was a nightmare…Why did I enjoy it so much…?
A/N: Oh ohhhhhh…. Heh. I know I stole a scene in there, but that's what I do. Obviously I don't own it. I think everyone here knows that. Hence the word 'FAN' fiction. Heh. Ok pls review and let me know what u think! More interesting-ness to come!