AN: The second part. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine.
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Rikku was visiting with Yuna and Lulu while Wakka was dreaming. "So, Yunie, what're your plans?"
Yuna looked to her cousin who was lounging on the rocks at the base of the temple. "I haven't decided yet. To tell you the truth, I didn't expect to be alive after the battle. I'm still trying to take in everything that happened."
Lulu rested her hand on Yuna's shoulder. "Time will heal your wounds, it heals everything."
"What about you, Lu? What's been going on with you and Wakka?" Rikku wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. "Come on, spill the beans sister."
Lulu rose angrily. "Me and that stubborn fool? Are you insane? I think you've been out in the sun too long, Rikku." She stormed away, leaving the girls behind with shocked expressions.
"I've never seen her so agitated. Guess we hit a nerve, huh, Yunie? How much you wanna bet we'll be hearing bells soon?"
Yuna just watched as her friend stormed off into the forest alone.
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Lulu stormed through the forest, charged with energy. "I can't believe Rikku, even to suggest such a thing. To think that Wakka and I…" A picture of him with a lopsided smile, scratching the back of his head popped into her mind. She forced her thoughts to return. "That Wakka and I…" She saw him in the soft light of a campfire, deep in thought. "That Wakka and I…" She saw him move in front of her, protecting her from fiends.
She sat on a rack and dropped her head into her hand. "What if she's right?" She shook her head sharply. "I can't. Chappu… I can't, especially with his brother. I cannot dishonor his memory so."
A small voice nagged in the back of her mind. But you've always cared for Wakka. You were just too afraid of how you felt. Chappu was safer.
"No. I was happy with Chappu. I loved him."
Yes, you did. But not as a lover. It was Wakka who made you weak-kneed, Wakka who caused your heart to pound. But you were too afraid of these feelings so you ran. If you loved him, there was a chance you could lose him, just like you did your parents. Chappu was safer; it wouldn't hurt as badly if he left. And now you're hiding behind his memory.
"I'm no coward!" Her voice rang in the quiet. "I don't run from anything or anyone." She rubbed her forehead with her palm. "But, maybe I am too cautious. If I've learned anything from Tidus and Yuna, it is that love is worth fighting for. No matter how short a time you are together. But, still…" She hesitated, fearful of another heart break. "I need to think this through." She made her way to the spot she and Wakka used to play as children.
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AN: You know the drill. Review please!