Friday. May 12th
3:45pm; Tidus and Yuna's Apartment
As the months continued on, things were not all what they seemed. Tidus had gotten the job that Shuyin had offered him and was doing extremely well. With the money that was made had bought a two-room apartment complete with furniture for him and Yuna and for when the baby was to arrive.
Speaking of the baby, it was due in two weeks. Since so close to the delivery, Yuna had taken the last month of school at home since she was unable to attend on a regular basis in her condition.
"Okay so I'll be gone for 5 days. I baby isn't due for at least another 14 days so I'll be back in no time." Tidus began as he packed up his things to head to Luca for he Blitzball tournament.
"I'm sure everything will be fine." Yuna replied watching him.
"You have my hotel number in case of emergencies, right?"
"Yes, yes, don't worry Tidus. You'll only be gone for a couple of days. I think I can manage without you for a bit." She chuckled.
"Okay." He then zipped up his luggage and looked back over at Yuna. "Well I'm off then."
"Do your best." She replied giving his a hug. "We'll be watching."
Just then there came a loud car horn beep from outside. Tidus pulled away from Yuna and walked over to the balcony and looked down to see Wakka waiting for him in his car. "Yo Tidus, hurry up, ya? We're gonna be late!"
"Be right down!" He then returned inside and grabbed his bag. "I'll call you as soon as I get to the hotel."
"Okay. Have a safe trip."
Tidus then kissed her goodbye then left. Yuna remained as she sat on their couch and began to flip through the T.V until the phone began to ring.
"Hello?" Yuna asked.
"Hey Yunie!" Came Rikku's overly excited voice. "Lenne and I are just happen to be in the area. You mind if we stop by?"
"Of course. Tidus just left so I could use some company."
"You got it! Be right there!"
"Took ya long enough." Wakka complained as Tidus threw his bag in the back seat and sat down in the passenger seat.
"Sorry, just wanted to make sure I had everything." Tidus replied.
"We're going to Luca for 5 days for a blitz tournament. They're giving us the uniforms there. What could you have brought with you besides clothes?"
"Well you know, stuff." Tidus sweat dropped.
"So it looks like you and Yuna living together is going well. Excited about your little bundle of joy coming soon?"
"Can't wait. I feel so excited yet scared in case I might screw up."
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Wakka laughed. "Nah, you'll make a great dad."
"You think?" Tidus asked looking over at Wakka.
"Sure. You did well up to this point. Besides, if ya screwed up now, just think of what Cid would do to ya. I'm surprised that he even let Yuna move in with you."
"I know that he is just testing me. So far it looks good. I mean, I have a good job, a place for Yuna and the baby and most of all, Yuna is happy. What more could Cid expect from me besides my parenting skills for once the baby is born? Other than that I can't think of anything else."
"Hmmm…I think I might know." Wakka thought.
"Oh, you do, eh? Care to share?"
"Marriage." Wakka replied as he continued to drive down to the port.
"Ehh, oh yeah. That."
"I'm sure he expects you and Yuna to tie the knot, don't ya think so? I'm sure you've thought about it."
"I have…" He trailed off oddly. "I would love to marry Yuna."
"Well what's stopping ya?"
"Do you think that is what she wants? I mean…what if she says no?"
"Well why would she say no? Dude, she is having your child, she fell in love with you, she moved in with you. Can't you tell? Everything up to now is crying out for marriage. She's waiting. And you better ask her before she delivers that baby." Wakka explained.
"…Alright then. I'll do it."
"You serious?" Wakka asked.
"Yeah. I mean, you say she is ready and I know that I am." He then chuckled. "I'll ask her when we get back from Luca."
"Looks like my best pal is finally a man."
"Wow, I still can't believe that you're going to be having a baby, Yunie!" Rikku began as she and Lenne sat on her couch with her.
"And so soon too. Are you nervous?" Lenne asked.
"You know, I was at first but now not so much." Yuna replied taking a sip of water.
"And how you been doing with contractions?" Lenne asked.
"There off and on, nothing major."
"Ha, ha, its like the baby is trying not to make you uncomfortable. Like it doesn't want to come out."
"Well he better come out soon, it's been the hardest 9 months of my life." Yuna teased.
As the days slowly went by, Tidus was bored out of his mind lying on his bed of his hotel room.
"Don't be so lazy Tidus. Our first game of the tournament is in a few hours. If we win it, we'll be in the finals. From there, only two more games and we'll be the champs. Three games is all it takes."
"Don't worry, I'll be fully energized for the game." Tidus sat up. "While I was out in the town yesterday, I picked something up for Yuna."
Oh?" Wakka asked walking over to his bed. "And what could we have here."
Tidus took it out of his pocket and revealed the shiny piece of jewellery. "An engagement ring."
"So you're really going through this, eh?" Wakka asked smiling. "She'll love it, ya?"
"I hope so. I feel really good about this, you know?"
"Well I bet you do. Yuna is a sweet girl." He then paused as Tidus placed it back in his pocket. "Well, I say we head down to the pool for some warm-ups. Seymour will complain if all we do is hang in our hotel room."
"Yeah, I guess. Geez, that guy really has to lighten up."
"Hurry up guys, the Besaid Aurochs are up playing next!" Yuna called the others from the living room. Rikku, Lulu and Lenne then all joined with Yuna with a bowl of popcorn.
"Hope we didn't miss anything yet." Lenne replied excitedly. "Its so exciting that we'll see the guys on TV."
"Welcome to this year's High School blitz tournament being held here in Luca. High School blitz teams from all over Spira have come to play their hearts out for the chance of getting Blitzball scholarship programs for College and University. Our next two teams, The Besaid Aurochs against the Kilika Beasts. Truly an exciting moment, let the game begin!" The announcer announced.
The two teams then came out and began to play.
Yuna and the girls sat there eating popcorn watching the game. "I hope they win. They've been practicing for months."
"Well let's just hope that they don't screw up." Lulu joked calmly.
Just then, Yuna felt a light kick within her. "Oh." She softly groaned placing her hands on her stomach.
Rikku turned her head over at her cousin. "Another contraction?"
"Yeah, just a small one." She replied with a smile. After calming, down she resumed the game but then came another kick—more aggressive then the first. "Ah."
"Wow, two contractions in the last 5 seconds—that's a record, Yunie!" Rikku teased.
But Yuna couldn't even pay attention to what she had just said seeing that the pain was getting worse. She squinted her eyes to try and endure as much as she could without scream.
"…Yunie, you okay?" Rikku asked, seeing that her cousin was indeed in pain.
"…Ah…Rikku…" Yuna looked over at her with worried eyes. "I think my water just broke…"
"What? But--no, no, no, no, no! It's too early though!" She panicked, standing up and walking back and forth.
"Come on girls, we have to get Yuna to the hospital." Paine spoke helping Yuna up from the couch. "You, Rikku. Get a hold of Tidus as soon as possible and tell him to get his ass back here."
"……" Rikku sweat dropped. "Have you not realized that he is on the television screen at this very moment?"
"I'll go get some things from your room Yuna." Lenne helped out, rushing to get some baby things.
"Well call him after the game or call the coach and leave a message—anything! Use your head blondie." She then walked Yuna to the door and helped her slip her shoes on. "Oh and call Cid too. I'm sure he'll want to be at the hospital too."
"Okay I got all your things, Yuna." Lenne ran back into the main room. "Okay, let's get you to the hospital to have a baby!"
"Rikku you stay here and get a hold of Tidus and Cid. We'll call you on progress status later today." Lulu told her.
"What—but—I wanna come too!"
"You can come later." Lulu finished, walking out of the apartment with Lenne and Yuna.
Rikku plopped down on the couch and sighed. "…Poopie…" She then picked up the phone and began to make calls.
"Alright, we've reached the half time. Tied with 2-2, let's take a short 10 minute break for our players." The announcer spoke.
The two teams made their way our of the sphere pool and into the locker rooms.
"Isn't Seymour ever gonna join us in the pool?" Wakka asked. "All he's doing is watching us get our asses kicked. And if we lose this game, he's gonna be the one to kick our asses."
"Well, I don't know, he is the coach." Tidus replied drying himself off. "Go talk to him then."
"Oh, I will." Wakka replied walking off to where he was. Finally after a few minutes, he found him in the Besaid Aurochs office sitting in the big chair behind the desk watching the game on the television screen.
Wakka was then going to barge in, when he heard the phone ring and he picked it up.
"Hello? Seymour here." He began. "Oh, Rikku, how lovely for you to call me. Looking for a date for prom?" Seymour teased.
Wakka continued to listen. It was no doubt that same Rikku that he knew.
"Really? Yuna is going into labour early? Well isn't that…nice."
He had to make a silent gasp so that Seymour wouldn't hear but the news was without a doubt striking to him.
"Well you do know that he is in the middle of game right now. But I guess it's…really important for Yuna to have the father of her child with her during the birth. Okay then Rikku, I'll make sure to give him the message right away." He then hung up and resumed watching the TV.
Wakka couldn't believe what he was seeing. He wasn't going to give Tidus the message at all. How low could this guy sink to? He then quickly turned around and headed back to the lockers to inform Tidus.
At the hospital, Yuna was settled in one of the rooms and laid in bed to await the doctor.
Lenne and Lulu by her side, waited by the phone anxiously for Rikku to call them.
"Did she get a hold of them yet?" Yuna asked.
"Don't know yet. She hasn't called yet. And she isn't picking up the phone back at your place." Lulu replied.
"Quickly, turn the TV on and change to the game. If Tidus isn't playing then that means he's on his way back."
Lenne grabbed the remote and flipped through the channel until they came across the game that was on commercial.
"Tidus!" Wakka called running into the locker room.
"Huh?" He turned his head. "What's up?"
"You gotta leave—right away!"
"What? Why?"
"I just overheard Seymour talking in the office with Rikku on the phone and………Yuna's going into labour early."
"What? Right in the middle of the game? Oh Yevon, this isn't good."
"Now hurry up and get your ass back to Besaid and have a baby!"
Tidus nodded his head. "Right."
"Going somewhere?" Came Seymour's voice.
The two boys looked over to see him standing in the doorway.
"I have to go on maternity leave, Seymour. Yuna is having the baby."
"Oh my. I knew that there was an squealer outside my door…Wakka. But regardless what's going on, you are not permitted to leave."
"What? How could say such a thing?" Tidus shouted. "Did you not hear me, Seymour? Yuna-is-in-labour—RIGHT NOW!"
"Part of your Blitzball contract is for you to play all the games as well as the tournament. And I seem to be in charge for this game so—you listen to me. If you walk out that door, so does your Blitz scholarship, as well as your gym credit that your getting for this Blitz tournament so you'll be short in time for graduation and won't be attending the grad or prom."
"…You monster…" Tidus gritted his teeth.
"And as half time finishes, can all the team players make their way back into the sphere pool at the moment." The announcer came back on.
Seymour smiled. "Looks like you've got a game to play. Go."
Tidus stood there angered, glaring at Seymour. "You won't get away with this."
And that concludes that chapter. Keep on reading for Yuna's big moment in the next chapter. How far will Seymour go to keep them apart? Will Tidus make it back in time to whiteness his child's birth? Lave your review and I'll see you in the next chapter!