Okay, here's chapter three. I usually try to update every other day, but sometimes I get confused as to when I updated and when I didn't. That being said, I was actually going to update this last night, but I didn't have time to write it up until midnight, and then I was too tired! However, if I get around to writing it, chapter four will be put up late tomorrow. But if it isn't…That means I'm in Japan. That's right folks, I'll be in Japan for ten days! YAY! So don't expect an update during those days!

Chapter 3: A Few Answers

Tidus awoke on Yuna's cushy couch, unable to remember where he was for quite some time. It finally came back to him, Yuna's party, Yuna suddenly coming on to him, the night's events, and Yuna and him finally falling asleep sometime early in the morning.

Now he was alone, and he wondered momentarily where Yuna was. He then heard the shower running from the door nearby, and figured she was in there. He sighed and laid his head back down, thinking.

Never in his life would he have imagined Yuna to have come on to him like that. Was it her friends' influence? Did they really want her to go out with him that bad that they'd convinced her to date him?

Or was it all some joke? She didn't seem the type to play him like that, but it could be. Perhaps it was some kind of bet? Some dare her friends had with her?

She had obviously planned on taking it much further. Although she proceeded with nervousness, she hadn't dragged him into that closet planning on doing nothing. And she never would have led him to her bedroom. It had been him, after all, that had directed her to the couch.

Why had he directed her to the couch? If she'd wanted to give him something, why hadn't he taken it? These thoughts bothered him. Did he really like Yuna? He convinced himself that he was looking for a nice, serious romance for the summer, just for something new, but wondered if that was what it truly was.

He stretched then and sat up, yawning as he did so. He looked at the time, and realized that it was almost noon. Momentarily, he wondered if Yuna's parents were home, but then brushed the thought out of his mind, telling himself it didn't really matter.

The door to the bathroom opened then, and Yuna came out, dressed in a simple t-shirt and skirt, nothing as revealing as what she had on the night before.

She smiled at him and said, "Are you finally up?"

He smiled back, but didn't say anything. There was too much in his mind. Questions kept floating to his mouth, but he kept them in. He wanted to know why she had a sudden change of heart.

"Your parents home?" he asked, deciding it was the one question he could safely ask her.

She smiled slightly and said, "No, my father's out of the city for this entire week."

"Sounds like my old man," Tidus said, "Mine spends the entire summer in Zanarkand."

"Hmm…Sounds like we have a lot in common," Yuna said, crossing her arms, "What about your mother?"

"She died like ten years ago," Tidus said simply.

"I'm sorry," Yuna said, but then gave a wry smile and said, "If it makes you feel any better, mine died as well."

"Really?" Tidus asked, taking a seat on the couch again.

"Yeah," Yuna said, taking a seat next to Tidus, "She died when I was very young."

They were both silent then, unknowing what to say.

Finally, Yuna turned to Tidus and smiled, and said, "Do you want to go swimming?"

"Sure!" Tidus said. He did, after all, have swimming trunks on. Gippal and he had worn their trunks to Yuna's, with t-shirts. His t-shirt was now cast aside on the floor, but he picked it up and threw it on, not caring that he was pretty much a mess. He was just going to get wet anyway.

"Go on out," Yuna said, "I'll grab some iced tea or something."

"No alcohol," Tidus put in.

Yuna gave him a strange smile and said, "I only drink when my friends are here."

With that she disappeared out the door, before he had time to let her words soak in.

He thought that was a weird response. He shrugged though, telling himself that he probably wouldn't drink either if it wasn't the 'cool' thing to do. It was kind of stupid, after all.

Yuna had sliding doors from her living room that led to the pool. He realized he really loved her house's layout. His house was away from the pool, with just the guesthouse—that he practically lived in anyway—being near it.

He tossed his shirt off again, wondering why he'd bothered to put it on, and dove in. He swam a few laps as he always did, wondering what Yuna was doing that was taking so long.

She finally came out, only her t-shirt was cast aside and she had a floral print bikini top on instead, and a tray with iced tea and crackers on it.

She was cute, he decided, far cuter than most of the girls he toyed around with.

She then slipped her skirt off, revealing plain swim bottoms on underneath, with a little frill on them, and walked toward the ladder, climbing slowly into the pool.

"Just jump!" Tidus said, diving underwater and swimming over to her.

"It's too cold!" Yuna argued, as she continued to inch her way in.

Tidus surfaced as he reached her, and grabbed her hands, pulling her in. She screeched as she fell into the water, and splashed him, telling him how mean he was.

He laughed and swim around her, as she stood there shivering.

"You're a wimp," he said teasingly, "Your pool is heated. Mine's not, ya know. I do things the tough way."

"Whatever, she said, splashing him again, "It's still cold!"

He laughed and swam around, leaving her standing there and shivering. He found a large floating raft that had been left out from the party, and jumped up on it, kicking his way over to Yuna.

"Hey, hop on!" he said, and she did as told, hopping on next to him.

The two lay there, on their stomachs, for some time, Yuna shivering and Tidus laughing at her.

"I don't use this pool much," Yuna admitted, as she bent her arms on the raft and laid her head on them, "It's more here for looks."

Tidus laughed and said, "I use mine like everyday."

"I don't really care much for swimming," Yuna said, closing her eyes, "It bores me."

As much as Tidus could have sat there, continuing to make small talk, he suddenly realized that the questions in his head were driving him nuts. He watched Yuna's face as she lay there, with her eyes closed, just enjoying the sun's warmth. She seemed so sweet, so innocent. She brought him iced tea and crackers, for Yevon's sake!

"Yuna?" Tidus finally said, lying his head down as well, facing her, "Can I ask you some questions?"

"Mm-hmm," Yuna said, not opening her eyes.

"How come at graduation, you totally despised me, and yesterday we totally made-out for like five hours straight?"

Yuna was silent, and just continued to lie there.

Tidus was about to repeat his question, but she answered before she could.

"My friends said I should give you a chance."

"So that meant we had to make-out?" Tidus asked, hoping she didn't get angry at him or anything.

She opened her eyes and looked at him, deep into his own eyes, but said, "Well, I guess I was a little tipsy."

"A little?" Tidus asked, giving her an amused smile.

"Okay, maybe a lot," Yuna admitted, "But I…I don't know."

"It really surprised me," Tidus said, "I thought maybe it was all a joke or something. I'm not used to being played."

Again, Yuna didn't answer for a while, but she finally sighed and said, "It's not a joke. I'm serious. I guess I was expecting you to totally take advantage of me, though."

"Did you want me to?"

"…I told myself I did, but I'm glad you didn't." She shot him a nice little smile, one that convinced him she was actually quite shy.

"You don't seem like the type," Tidus mused softly, "I never would have expected you to hang with Leblanc and Dona's crowd."

At this Yuna smiled wider and said, "Not many people do."

"They're so…Well, you know, you have to act and dress a certain way to hang with them, am I right?"

Yuna smiled even wider yet and said, "Yes. There's rules and everything."

"And you like that?"

Yuna shrugged and kind of nodded to her surroundings.

"When you live here," she said, "There's really not much of a choice." She giggled then and said, "You don't know who my father is, do you?"

"Nope," Tidus answered.

"I didn't think you did," Yuna said, giggling, "He's the Maester of Yevon."

"No way," Tidus said, his jaw dropping, "How did I not know that?"

"Well, it's not like I go spewing it out," Yuna said, giggling.

"So that explains it," Tidus said, "Still, aren't Dona and Leblanc horrible peers to hang with?"

Yuna's smile disappeared and she swallowed, but then smiled again and said, "Nope. We're all best friends."

Tidus shook his head, and said, "Everyone's afraid of them."

"I know," Yuna said, "but I can't say I understand why."

She enclosed her hand in his then, and said, "But I'm glad they pushed me into being with you."

As much as he wished he didn't, he had to admit that he was too.

"Same here," he voiced out loud.

"I'm still shocked you didn't take advantage of me," Yuna said though, looking down at their enclosed hands.

To this, Tidus wanted to say "me too", but he didn't. She seemed to be waiting for him to say something like that, but he couldn't. He simply remained quiet.

Yuna laughed to herself and said, "Leblanc, Dona, and Rikku were trying to explain to me what to do in the situation. But I was so nervous! I hadn't even kissed anybody!"

"So you did want to?" Tidus asked.

"Well I told myself I did," Yuna said, "Dona and Leblanc decided that…" At this she drifted off, leaving her sentence unfinished.

"…That what?" Tidus asked.

"Nothing," Yuna said, smiling at him.

"Come on, you can tell me," Tidus said, giving her hand a squeeze, as if that would make her tell him.

"It's really silly, actually," Yuna said, although her smile was completely wiped off her face. She seemed to be trying to think of something to say to change the subject.

"Yeah, but you started to tell me and now I want to know."

"I can't say," she said, giggling, although he could tell the giggles were forced, "It's against the code to tell the rules."

"Yeah, but aren't I an exception?" Tidus asked.

"Don't worry about it," Yuna said, again trying to force a giggle.

"Well I do," Tidus said, sighing, "I kind of worry about you…"

Yuna laughed, this time probably for real, and said, "What's to worry about?"

Tidus didn't say anything, but he didn't smile at her, either. He gave her a look that told her he wasn't pleased with not knowing.

"It's really silly," Yuna said again, "And it doesn't matter."

Again, Tidus didn't say anything, and just continued to give her that look.

"Fine," Yuna finally said, exasperated, "Leblanc and Dona have decided that I can't go into to college and still be a virgin, let alone never having kissed anybody. There."

"Oh," Tidus said, turning thoughtful, "Is that all?"

"Yeah," Yuna said, letting go of his hand, "That is."

He was about to say something, when she suddenly turned to him sharply, and said, "But it's okay. I'll worry about it later."

He wanted to ask her why she would 'worry' about it, but he didn't get the chance. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and without thinking, he leaned in to kiss her, and they laid there, in the hot summer sun, kissing, floating off to nowhere.