A/N: I decided I'd update a little quicker this time. o And…before someone points it out..I'M SORRY. ; . ; I have like no imagination for names and this one's so pretty…even if it's a cosmetics store. Hehe. 'sweatdrop' x . x; You'll know what I mean once you come upon it. :b
By the way…this is kind of a song chapter, so it made the drabble seem like twice as long as it was supposed to be so it looks like a one-shot more than a drabble. XD Meh. Oh well.
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Stairway to Heaven
Rated: K+
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
"I hope you know…how much I love you…"
The mirror swayed image in front of her stared straight into her eyes. Ocean blue meeting emerald green and sky blue. He listened to her words patiently.
"I know it's been a while, but…I just…the farplane scares me sometimes and…"
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
All the memories flooded her mind. All the moments of passion and love and arguments and apologies. And their life…
Oh, thinking about our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothing can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
...and his death.
That's over now…
Tears began forming in her eyes and just as she was about to clean them away a cold feeling invaded her face. As her eyes cleared she could see his almost transparent hand touching her cheek.
You keep me comin' back for more
"It's alright. Please don't cry, Yuna…I hate seeing you sad. Sephora doesn't like it either."
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
Yuna turned to see her small daughter watching the scene with sorrow clear in her eyes. The farplane didn't only scare Yuna…she had apparently passed down that fear to her child. Every time they came into the farplane she could feel the anxiety and confusion coming out of Sephora. She always asked why she could still see daddy even though he was supposed to be gone. And she always asked why he couldn't come out of that cold place…why he couldn't come home. Every time she would explain to her that that was just a ghost; just daddy's spirit. But that seemed to bring Sephora's confusion to a deeper state. That's why she didn't like the farplane. Because it blurred the line between death and life; a black and white that should have no grays in between. Yuna smiled towards the small being and beckoned to her with her hand.
"Come here, Sephora. Say hi to your father."
The girl hesitated for a second before stepping forward to the blurry image of her dad.
"Hey Sephi!" Tidus' distant voice greeted as cheerfully as possible. "How's my little girl doing?"
And lovin' is all that I need
And I'm finally there in your heart
Yuna watched in helplessness as her daughter struggled to determine whether she should answer or not. The high summoner's girl tugged at her dress nervously before answering with a small "Good."
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven
"I'm glad..." He replied. Sephora began to back way from the figure, but his voice stopped her as he continued. "Don't be scared Seph. Maybe…maybe my body isn't here, but it's still me; It's still dad."
Now nothing can change what you mean to me
She didn't move a muscle as she listened, half scared, half curious of the form that resembled her father. The spirit seemed to sigh. "I…I know it's hard to understand, but remember that you'll always, always be able to visit me here. I might not be there to teach you how to blitz like I said I would, but hey, that's why good old Wakka's there, right?"
There's a lot that I could say
Yuna's eyes widened in amazement as she watched the little girl smile to her father's spirit for the first time.
But just hold me now…
Cause our love will light the way
"And your mom's actually not bad at all…I mean she's no me, but she can teach you the basics." Yuna chuckled at his humor. Dead or not…Tidus would always be Tidus.
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
Even…even if this was just what he would have said if he were alive. As realistic as it seemed that was what the farplane was; recollections of a people's souls….Sephora wasn't talking to her father; she was barely talking to his shadow.
"D-daddy…?"
"I'm here…Sephi."
I'll be standing there by you
"I love you."
And your loving is all that I need
When I'm finally there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see….
We're in heaven
A/N: I wrote this without the song first and then I listened to Heaven 911 remix and was like "OMFG! That would fit so perfectly with the drabble!" So I just had to mix them both together. :b So sorry it's a little long.
Song & Lyrics: DJ Sammy