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Note, when there's italics in someone's POV it's their thoughts.
Chapter 2: The ArrivalLulu, Yuna and Rikku's Apartment
BRING BRING… BRING BRINGYuna opened her eyes slowly and stretched yawning. She hit her alarm clock but the annoying noise refused to stop. Fully awake now she looked at the time, "What!" she screeched, "It's only 7:00am, school doesn't start until 8:30."
She tumbled out of bed and stumbled down the corridor to the phone and she was about to pick it up when Rikku bounded past her, almost sending her flying and snatched the phone and screamed, "HELLO, HELLO?" down the line and laughing.
Yuna groaned and made herself some coffee before listening to Rikku's high-pitched conversation. She tapped her gingerly on the shoulder.
"Rikku, who the hell called this early?" Yuna asked, annoyed.
"Yeah, bye," Rikku said and hung up, "Oh it was Gippal and Baralai checking what time school starts!"
Yuna nodded, "What about Tidus and his friend Auron?"
"Baralai's dad bought them a decent apartment uptown, Baralai and Gippal are actually living in a mansion that their parents bought them. They don't get along with Auron that well," Rikku said, already losing interest and pouring some coco pops into a bowl, then adding mountains of sugar as usual.
"So why do Baralai and Gippal hang out with Auron then?" Yuna asked, confused.
"Auron's like a big brother to Tidus, I think he's like the only family Tidus has ever really had and Auron feels the same way, although he doesn't show it," Rikku spoke casually, shoveling in her coco pops and mixing it with dr pepper.
Yuna turned away from the carnage and noticed that Lulu wasn't up yet. Well, no surprise there. "Ooooh, Rikku?" she called.
"Yes Yunie," Rikku replied sweetly, her mouth still half full.
"Lulu isn't up yet!" Yuna said with an evil smirk.
"Ooooh," Rikku said, spilling half the food in her mouth onto the floor, "I can handle that!"
"Let's do it together this morning, just wait for me to get dressed," Yuna grinned.
"OK but don't be too long," Rikku warned, tapping her fingers on the kitchen table.
Yuna rushed into her room and threw on some clothes she had set out the evening before. Then she crept with Rikku up to Lulu's room, the door covered with 'Danger' and "Keep Out' signs. Slowly and carefully, they opened the door and sneaked inside, stifling giggles. Lulu had the covers pulled over her head and her alarm clock lay in pieces by the wall.
"Lulu," they called, "Wake up now!"
"GET THE HELL OUT OF MY ROOM NOW!" she screamed, not lifting her head off her pillow.
"OK Lulu, you asked for it," Rikku laughed and turned to Yuna shaking with silent laughter. As one, they threw themselves onto Lulu's bed and bounced on her until she gave way and got out of bed glaring at the two.
"And if you two don't leave now to let me get dressed I'll send Thundaga spells on both of you," Lulu threatened. Yuna and Rikku immediately fled the room with petrified looks on their faces.
Eventually, they were all ready to go to school, and they all piled into Lulu's red car and drove to Besaid High.
Besaid HighYuna, Rikku and Lulu walked into school and immediately Rikku screamed and ran off in the direction of Gippal, who was standing next to a locker with Baralai.
"Gippie Gippie Gippie!" she shouted before she reached him, and then she leaped on him. Gippal looked like he was used to this as he managed to shake her off quite quickly as Yuna and Lulu joined them.
"Hey Cid's girl," he teased making her pout.
"Shut up you big meanie, I do have a name you know!" Rikku said happily.
"OK sorry Neggi," he replied, using her Al Bhed name that he remembered she hated.
But instead of the annoyed face he had been expecting suddenly her face became serious, "No Gippal, the Al Bhed are hated around here. You can't call me that."
Hearing the words 'Al Bhed' being used in a conversation, Wakka walked over from his locker, "Talking about the Al Bhed then? Horrible scums aren't they? I can't believe they're allowed in civilized society, I actually heard the other day that there are some in this school," he turned away and spat on the floor, emphasizing his distaste.
It was lucky that he did that because Gippal's one good eye was flashing with anger and he made to punch Wakka. Seeing this, Baralai managed to restrain him and calm him down with a few choice words whispered in his ear. Before they could continue the discussion, Gippal saw Auron over Wakka's shoulder, and a cheeky smile adorned his face.
"Hey Auron," Gippal greeted, "You turned up just in time to slag off the Al Bhed and praise Yevon," he said in a sarcastic voice. Luckily Wakka didn't catch the sarcastic tone and did the Yevon prayer bow to Auron who raised one eyebrow and tightened his fists.
Observing Auron getting a little stressed and Gippal doing nothing to stop the impeding disaster, in fact, he was grinning like a mad man Baralai asked, "Where's Tidus anyway?"
All three girls' eyes lit up at the sound of his name. "Yeah Auron," Rikku asked "Where is he? Oh by the way I'm Rikku and this is Yuna and Lulu and we all think that Tidus is a hottie!"
Auron rolled his eyes, "Yeah well that's no surprise. He got mobbed by girls when he took off his motorbike helmet," strangely enough, Auron found he could not take his eyes off the hyper Al Bhed.
"He rides a motorbike?" Yuna repeated, eyes wide.
"Yeah I do babes," a voice called from behind the girls who spun around to meet amazing azure eyes, a cheeky grin and tousled blonde hair. Yuna blushed; Rikku gave him an obvious once over and Lulu just smiled.
"Hi I'm Lulu and this is Rikku and Yuna," Lulu introduced them, the only one not to lose her voice momentarily. Rikku and Yuna just smiled, Yuna shyly looking down and Rikku very flirtatiously.
Tidus POVWhoa they're all hot but that brunette wolf whistle I can't see her eyes though.
Normal POVYuna lifted her head and met Tidus' incredible eyes with hers.
Tidus POVHmmm I like… and she's not a slut like the normal girls I date although I am considering giving the blonde a once over… nah Auron's totally checking her out. I'll let him have that one.
Normal POVTearing his eyes from Rikku, Auron told Tidus, "We found you three new girls who think you are totally hot." A cocky grin spread across Tidus' face and the three girls blushed. Rikku hit Auron, "You big meanie! Shut up!" with a grin on her face.
A tingling sensation lingered where Rikku had hit him. Auron was surprised: how could this little blonde affect him so strongly… they had only just met…
"Have you got your timetables yet?" Lulu asked everyone.
"Yeah, me and Baralai collected ours from reception," Gippal told her.
"Me and Tidus haven't had the chance since someone was impossible to wake up this morning," Auron growled, shooting death glares at Tidus.
"Hey man you'd be dead to the world too if you'd been up 'til 4 in the morning…" Tidus stopped himself grinning.
"Getting high," Auron coughed, laughter dancing in his eyes.
"Well what else was I meant to do man?" Tidus protested.
"Sleep, that's what traditionalists like me do at night," Auron shot back.
"Wait a minute man," Wakka cut in.
Tidus looked up, "Hey man. Who the fuck are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am! You were taking drugs to get high! That is strictly against the teachings of Yevon!" Wakka lectured.
Tidus looked with incredulity at Wakka's stony expression then cracked up with laughter. He rolled around on the floor in hysterics laughing so hard he cried. Tidus looked up at Yuna, Lulu and Rikku who were trying so hard not to laugh. Yuna was biting her fist, Lulu her lip and Rikku had both of her hands covering her face with strange sounds coming from the gaps between her fingers. In between gasps of laughter he asked them, "This guy just pissing with me right?" Yuna slowly shook her head, her eyes dancing. Tidus shook with even more laughter and noticed that Gippal and Baralai were also laughing and even Auron was chuckling, a rare occurrence. Wakka however, looked furious and made to kick Tidus. Tidus rolled out of the way and stood up with the help of Yuna and Rikku. "What next man… Hey I know! That fucking weird Yevonite prayer bow thingy," he tried to explain, throwing his hands around in strange gestures and doing kung fu like moves. This time Wakka made to punch him, his face a mask of rage but Tidus dodged, still laughing and Rikku kicked Wakka in the balls.
"Hey he's new, leave him alone you big meanie," she told Wakka, who was writhing in pain on the floor. Tidus was also on the floor, but again because of laughter, even worse than last time.
"Yeah," Yuna and Lulu backed her up. Wakka struggled to his feet.
"I don't care if he's new I'm gonna kill that little shit! Heck, I bet he's Al Bhed too!" Wakka tried a charge at Tidus but found himself dangling in the air. Auron had moved with surprising swiftness and now gripping Wakka's shirt and holding him up at arms length.
"You wouldn't dare," Auron growled, his eyes flashing dangerously, "If you touch him, you'll regret it," with that, he threw Wakka into some lockers. Wakka scrambled to his feet, eyes wide with fear and fled. A shocked silence fell over the corridor.
"Yeah man and don't you fucking forget it!" Tidus shouted after him, cocky once more. Auron turned his head slowly and gave Tidus an exasperated stare. "Well man, someone had to say it!" Tidus explained.
"Do we even want to know how you two got chucked out of your old school?" Yuna enquired, smiling. She was still amazed that someone would have the nerve to denounce Yevon and then throw one of his main followers into some lockers.
"No!" Gippal and Baralai shouted.
"Nah, nah guys, I'll tell them," Tidus waved them off, "I think it's quite funny, and I'm proud of it!"
Auron rolled his eyes, "Oh god…" he muttered.
After he had finished telling the tale of how he had got stoned in the headmaster's chair and Auron then beating up the headmaster the three girls stood looking vaguely impressed.
"Yeah well I've been waiting for someone to take the piss out of Yevon," Lulu looked at Tidus with a smile and patted him on the head, "And then for someone to hurt one of Yevon's main followers," here she nodded to Auron, "For a long time. So well done guys!" she finished.
Tidus turned to Yuna, "Hey what do you think babe?" he asked flirtatiously and sending a charming smile her way.
Yuna received a jealous glare from Rikku and blushed slightly, "Yeah it was funny, very funny," she said with a smile and patted him on the head as Lulu had done.
Tidus caught her hand, "Is that all I get?" he protested with a cute smile on his face.
"For now," Yuna said sweetly, her lips curved in a seemingly innocent smile. Tidus' eyebrows rose and he grinned knowingly and released her hand.
"Hey what about me?" Rikku yelled indignantly.
"Oh sorry Riks," Tidus said, turning away from Yuna with reluctance, "What do you think dinky dudette?"
"Hey! I'm not that little!" she argued, "Auron I'm not that small am I?" she asked, turning to Auron and giving him puppy dog eyes.
"Of course not," Auron said sarcastically, laughing at her inside.
"Anyway," Rikku continued, turning back to Tidus, "I thought it was really good," and with that she gave him a hug.
Yuna was surprised to feel a stab of jealousy as she saw Tidus hug her perky cousin back. They broke apart and Rikku skipped back, more hyper than before.
A bell suddenly rang, telling everyone to go to homeroom.
"Hey see you everyone!" Rikku said, then jumped on Auron and gave him a hug leaving him in shock.
"I don't do hugs," Auron told her, even though it had been quite enjoyable.
"Tch," Rikku sighed, "Just like Lulu then. Anyway, bye!" she ran off, Lulu trailing behind her. Gippal and Baralai set off for their homeroom and Auron started off to reception to get his timetable, leaving Tidus and Yuna alone.
"Well, I've got to get to class," Yuna said and turned to go only to feel Tidus' hand grabbing hers. She spun to meet his suddenly playful sapphire eyes.
"Hey babe I want a hug too," he pleaded, sending her puppy dog eyes. She sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close. She went to pull away and Tidus let go, but kept one arm firmly around her waist.
"Tidus, I have to get to class!" she said, seeing an idiotic yet charming look on his face.
"Yeah well ahem I kind of need your help with something," he told her.
She rolled her eyes, "What?" she asked suspiciously, sensing he had something planned.
"Well babe, I don't know the way to reception and you don't want me missing class do you?" he grinned cheekily at her.
Yuna couldn't help but smile and she agreed, receiving a kiss on the cheek from Tidus, which made her blush. They set off to reception, Tidus' arm still draped around her.
Unfortunately, Yuna's archenemies Dona and Leblanc strutted into view from around a corner. Tidus felt Yuna stiffen in his arm and wondered who the hell they were. Yuna meanwhile was dreading to think of all the new insults they had thought up over the holidays. She had managed to avoid them yesterday but she was sure they wouldn't hold back today. Dona had an all year round tan and wore the sluttiest clothes she could find. Today she was wearing a skirt that looked more like a big belt and a sleeveless top that looked more like a bra than anything else. Leblanc was dressed in the same way, but it looked as if she had tried to copy Dona.
Tidus POVAh she's just a slut, been there, done that, taken off the t-shirt… with my eyes closed. Hehehe I'm so brilliant I need a pat on the back… or something more, my eyes drifting to the girl I held in my right arm.
Normal POV"Hey," Dona said, to Tidus in a slutty way, "You're the one who came in on the motorbike right?"
"Yeah," Tidus said, not really interested.
"Are you actually going out with that freak?" Leblanc asked rudely, tossing her head.
Yuna felt her heart sink, Tidus would far prefer them to her, from what she'd heard from Rikku he liked slutty girls. They had only been flirting after all. But then she felt his other arm encircle her waist and him resting his head on her shoulder. He gave her another kiss on the cheek.
"Is that really any of your business?" Tidus asked them coldly, as Yuna relaxed back into his arms and gave Dona and Leblanc a triumphant look and stuck her tongue out. Luckily Tidus missed this but the two sluts did not.
"You'll soon realize she's just not good enough for you Tidus," Dona said, almost as cocky as Tidus himself, but in a bad way, "And when that moment comes… I'll be waiting," she flirted, showing off her cleavage.
"Tch, unlikely," Tidus rolled his eyes, "Come on babe, we're gonna be late and I haven't even got my timetable yet."
Dona and Leblanc stalked off down the corridor and out of sight, leaving Tidus and Yuna alone once more.
Yuna looked up at him, "Babe," she said, mimicking his name for her, "We already are late, come on," and Tidus withdrew his left arm and they continued to reception.
Holding his timetable in one hand and Yuna in the other Tidus remarked, "We have first period together babe!"
"Good," Yuna remarked cheekily, "You can explain why we're late then!"
woo hoo we did it chapter 2 ! we hoped you liked it chapter 3 up soon hopefully! we know we told you guys to review but we couldn't wait to update!