Chapter 1

Yuna

It had been quite sometime since Tidus left and my heart still longed for him. Sometimes I could still fell his arms around me. I would go to the beach and pray to see him swimming in the cool Besaid waters. But every time I got my hopes up, they were crushed again. I began to accept the fact that he wasn't coming back. EVER. Though this cold hard fact broke my soul into pieces, it was the reality and I had to face it. My pilgrimage was over and I figured I could take the time to relax and forget for a while. Though I realized, I'd been doing anything but. My mind was always far from relaxed. I constantly thought of him. I'd dream of seeing his face and holding his hand. This was absolute torture. I was on the beach one day, whistling, like tidus had taught me to. Rikku was there too I remember..

"Aw Yunie don't be sad. You'll find him some day." Said Rikku as she pat my back. "If I know Tidus, he's out there looking for you as we speak."

I shook my head. "He's not in Spira any more Rikku. He's back to where he came from, now that Sin is gone. I fear there is no way for us to find each other now."

"Well, I know he's looking for a way to see you again. He loves you, I could tell from the look he got in his eye when he looked at you. Tidus is probably going through the same thing you are right now. You can't lose hope Yunie.He's out there somewhere." Rikku added trying her best to cheer me up.

I let out a sigh. "But how long will I have to wait? My heart is ripping its self apart from being away from him. It's killing me." I drew lines in the sand with the end of my staff.

Rikku looked me over. "Try to be positive please!" She begged. "You know what always cheers me up? A make over!"

I looked at her. "Are yo serious?"

"Yup, a hundred percent serious."

"Rikku no, please no. Ah let go!" I said as Rikku grabbed my wrist in her vise grip and dragged me up the beach. I pulled with all my strength and dug my heal into the ground. "Rikku HAVE MERCY!"

Rikku laughed and tugged harder. "I have just the look Yunie, you'll look great I promise."

"I like my clothes the way they are, I don't need a new 'look'!" I protested, stubbornly.

"Aw come on! Tidus would love it!" Rikku shot back with a triumphant smile.

I bowed my head. "Fine do as you must."

Rikku squealed with delight and hugged me tight. "You're not going to regret it I promise!"

Rikku dragged me into her little tent. She had set it up not to long ago, and she wasn't planing on keeping there for much longer. She was off to 'bigger and better things' as she put it. Rikku had begged me to go, but I had refused. If Tidus DID come back what would he do if I wasn't here? Rikku sat me down in a chair and began to stare at me. "What?" I demanded getting a little irritated yet trying to keep it cool.

"Well, you need a change in outfit. Your old one say 'summoner' and that's old news. Hm I wonder.." Rikku rushed off to a chest that was hidden I the corner of the tent, and pushed open the lid. "I know I had it in here somewhere." she mumbled as she threw everything that was in the chest all over the floor. Finally she smiled. "This is great, exactly what I had in mind! Come over here Yunie!" She squeaked. "Go behind here and change into these."

Rikku flung some clothes at ne and pushed me behind a curtain. "What the heck are these?" I asked as took a better look at the clothes.

"Yunie this isn't like you. What happened to your sweet attitude? Come on just put them on. For me? You'll look great I promise."

I shook my head and began to undress. This was insane, yet I was kind of having fun. Rikku brought it out of me. I pulled on the pants Rikku had given me first. They were really short and kind of looked like a skirt. Then came the shirt, which was low cut and held together by a black string. On the back it had a pink hood. I frowned, feeling a little naked. I wasn't used to showing so much skin. "Well. Um, this is different." I said.

"Le me see! Let me see!" Squeaked Rikku in excitement.

I walked out from behind the curtain and looked in a mirror. I look good, no great. Rikku had been right. "So what do you think?" I asked already knowing the answer.

"I think it's time to do your hair." Rikku answered and grabbed my wrist again. And before I knew it she had pulled me back into the chair. "This part is going to take forever." she said as she drew out a pair of scissors.

"Do you know what you're doing?" I asked with an uneasy smile.

"'course I do!"

"Well ok." I shrugged at let her go about cutting my hair. It had grown quite long in the time between the end of my pilgrimage and now. It DID need to be cut so I didn't mind much.

"Aw it's perfect.. Now I need to braid it!" Rikku exclaimed.

"Braid it? You cut most of it off!"

"True but.. This is what needs to be braided." Rikku held up a good size chink of hair that she hadn't cut.

"Well..ok.." I answered unsure if Rikku actually knew what she was doing.

It took a few more minutes but soon Rikku declared me ready to go. "Hmm there! You look great!"

I stood up and looked in the mirror. I did look good, but somehow it wasn't me. I shrugged. "Thanks, Rikku." I said and left the room, going towards the water. For the rest of the day I occupied myself with walking along the beach and whistling to my long lost love. I knew he couldn't hear me, but I just felt closer to him when I did it. "My long lost love..."

Yay chapter one is now complete chapter two will come out as soon as I can write it. Please excuse my spelling/ grammar mistakes if you find any.. I really did use a spelling/ grammar checker...:)