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Cloud Love

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Zanarkand High

Chapter 8

Lying in bed, Yuna was replaying the date she had with Tidus a few hours ago. She smiled to herself when she thought about the kiss on the Ferris wheel. Her eyes closed and she fell into a peaceful sleep.

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Yuna could feel someone bouncing on the end of her bed and opened her eyes to see Rikku bouncing up and down waiting for her to wake up.

"Oh Yevon! No on can ever sleep peacefully when you're around, can they? Just leave me sleep a little longer," Yuna said sleepily rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Yunie. It's a school day and you'll be late for school if you don't get up and get ready," Rikku said simply before jumping off Yuna's bed and going over to her walk-in closet and rummaging through all the clothes.

"Rikku, what are you doing going through all my clothes?" Yuna sat up on her bed and watched as Rikku pick out different items of clothing.

"I'm choosing the best outfit for you to wear to school today, dumby. What else did you think I was doing?" Rikku said and continued to go through all of Yuna's clothes.

After ten minutes or so Rikku came out holding a tight royal blue shirt and a pair of black denim skinny leg jeans. Rikku laid the clothes on Yuna's bed.

"Wait here Yunie. I'll be back in a tick."

Rikku walked out of her bedroom and in a few minutes came back holding a neatly wrapped up box.

"Since your 18th birthday is coming up in a few weeks, I decided to get you something. It's the only decent gift I could really find and I hope you like it. I was going to save it and give it to you on your birthday but I'll just give it to you now," Rikku explained and gave Yuna the box.

Yuna lifted the lid of the box to find a pair of dark brown leather boots with small heels. Her eyes widened as she took the boots out of the box.

"Rikku! I've wanted these boots since like, forever! How did you know?"

"Yunie, you've been eyeing those boots every time we go out. How could I not know?" Rikku said smiling and feeling happy that her cousin liked her gift.

"But they're so expensive. I asked for the price the last time I went into that store and the clerk told me it was like $500 or something." Yuna exclaimed her eyes still wide as she remembered how much the boots cost.

"There's nothing that money can't do," Rikku said smiling widely.

"Where did you get all the money from?"

"Yunie, pops owns the whole machina company in Spira so I've got millions in my bank account, $500 is nothing," Rikku explained.

"Oh yeah, I forgot," Yuna said suddenly remembering that her uncle is very rich.

They talked for a few more minutes before Rikku left to get herself ready before seeing Gippal leaving the room. Yuna quickly got dressed in what Rikku had chosen for her and put on her new boots. She walked back into her closet and took a white tie belt and wrapped it around just below her breast and tied it into a bow at the back. Yuna walked back into her room again and checked her diary to see what she subjects she had for the day. All her books and things were in her locker at school so she didn't need to take anything from home. Yuna got her white side bag and walked out into the lounge room to wait for Rikku.

Soon enough, Rikku came bouncing out into the room wearing a really short light orange skirt, a white bonds singlet with a silver belt tied around her petite waist and her all time favorite yellow Havaianas thongs.

They walked out the door to see Tidus leaning on the side of his car looking at the ground.

"Tidus! What are you doing here?" Yuna exclaimed.

"I just thought that instead of taking the bus that you guys would wanna get a lift to school with me," Tidus said casually.

Rikku turned to look at Yuna who had a small smile planted on her lips.

"Um, yeah. That would be great. Thanks," Yuna said.

Yuna quickly got into the passenger seat next to Tidus and Rikku got into the back where she sat smiling to herself because Tidus and Yuna looked so cute together.

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As they started to walk into the school, Yuna was greeted warmly by many people walking past.

This is so weird…No one has ever really wanted to talk to me before…What's changed?

"Oh Yevon! I totally love what your wearing today, Yuna," a girl who has never talked to her from her English class complimented as she walked by.

"Thanks," Yuna said.

"Yunie, people are noticing you and what you're wearing, aren't you happy?" Rikku whispered.

"It's different, but I guess it feels good to be liked by people and not the reject of the school," Yuna replied.

More and more people greeted them and Tidus as they walked towards their lockers. A few of the guys who walked past winked at Yuna.

"You're a HOT one, maybe you'd like to hang out sometime…in my bedroom maybe?" one of them said licking his lips.

"Back off, smart ass! She's my girl," Tidus threatened at them.

"Sorry, but I can't help it if my ass is educated," the guy mocked and walked away laughing with his friends.

Tidus clenched his fists and was about togo after him, but Yuna put a hand to his chest and stopped him.

"Tidus, he's not worth it. Let it go. How about we get to homeroom now?"

Tidus sighed and followed Yuna and Rikku towards their homeroom.

As they stepped into homeroom, a few people spotted Yuna and started whistling. Soon everyone in the class turned around to see what was going on. Everyone, even Dona looked surprised.

Yuna saw Lulu, Wakka and Gippal sitting near the back corner and made her way towards them with Rikku and Tidus following behind.

"Wow, Yuna. Looking good," Gippal praised.

"What about me, Gippal?" Rikku asked teasingly while twirling round in circles.

"You look great to, babe," Gippal said and Rikku fell onto his lap.

"You really do look fine, Yuna. What's with the change, ya?" Wakka asked.

"Rikku decided to give me a make-over," Yuna replied.

"Yuna, you seriously look good," Lulu added.

"Thanks, Lulu," Yuna smiled.

Yuna quickly glanced over to Dona who looked really irritated and smiled to herself.

Lulu noticed Dona aswell and said, "Looks like Dona is jealous of all the attention you're attracting."

Dona is jealous of me? This is far than strange…

Yuna snapped out of her thoughts as the teacher walked into the class. She sat down and marked the roll and everyone filed out of the room to go to their classes.

"Yuna!" she heard Tidus' voice calling her from behind.

Yuna whirled around and faced him.

"What do you have first and second period?" Tidus asked.

"Um…let me check," Yuna pulled out her student diary and put it back a moment later. "I have double period of PE. I think Rikku does too. What do yo have?"

"I have English and then science. Well how about I meet you guys at the cafeteria later?" he suggested.

"Ok."

They both headed off towards their classes. Yuna walked into the change room and got dressed in a pair of white tracksuit pants with two pale pink stripes down the side and a tight fitting black T-shirt. She walked out and saw Rikku waiting outside the gym for her.

"There you are Yunie. Most people are in the gym already. Let's go."

The two cousins walked into the gym to find people setting up the volleyball nets.

"Oh yay! We're playing volleyball today," Rikku exclaimed excitedly.

Yuna spotted Dona and her group of skanky friends glaring at her.

Soon, everyone was divided into two equal teams, Yuna was unfortunately put in Dona's team.

Dona started serving the ball first and Yuna was just standing a few spaces in front of her. Everyone was watching her serve the ball. Dona quickly let go of the ball and it flew straight towards Yuna but before she could put up her hands to protect herself, the ball hit her square in the face really hard.

Yuna doubled over with a hand over her face. She could feel her face becoming red because of the pain and thehumiliation in front of the class.Rikku came over to her side instantly when she saw Yuna fall to the ground.

"Oh, Yunie! Your nose is bleeding!" Rikku exclaimed.

Yuna took her hand away to see her hand all covered with thick, red blood. She and Rikku turned around and glared at Dona.

Dona merely shrugged and said in a bored, sarcastic voice, "Oops."

The sport teacher jogged over to see what was happening. "Everyone, move away, move away!" She stared down at Yuna and quickly instructed Rikku to take Yuna to the nurse's office.

The teacher turned around and looked straight at Dona.

"That was done on purpose, wasn't it?"

"Why, whatever do you mean? It was an accident. I just need a little more practicing in serving the ball," Dona replied in a fake, sweet voice.

"I'll let you off this time, Dona. But if I see anything else like this, I'll make sure you get suspended."

The teacher walked off leaving Dona standing there looking stunned.

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Yuna was sitting on the bed holding a tissue to her nose.

Rikku sitting in chair by her side said, "Yunie, ya know she did that on purpose."

"Yeah."

"Don't worry, she just envies you. All of a sudden, you've become better than she is and she hates you for that," Rikku continued.

"She's so mean."

"Well ya don't say, Yunie. She's like the queen of cruelty."

The nurse came back to the office and wrote a note so that Yuna could leave school and go home.

"Can I take her home? Please," Rikku pleaded the nurse.

"People don't usually come back to school once they've been let out," the nurse said simply.

"I promise I'll come back after I've taken her home. You can trust me."

The nurse looked at Rikku for a bit and nodded.

Yuna and Rikku walked out to the main office and signed out. As they walked out the door Yuna suddenly remembered that Rikku didn't bring her car today because they got a lift with Tidus.

"Um…Rikku? How are we getting home? You don't have your car."

"Oh yeah! I forgot. Let me just call Tidus and ask him to take you home," Rikku said taking out her cell phone.

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What did you reckon of that chapter? I wonder what's gonna happen next…that wasn't a big cliffy but i think there will be one coming up in chapter 9 or ten...no promises on that though...It was pretty mean what Dona did wasn't it? Anyway, please give me a review. Tell me what you think of this chappie. I can't promises that I will update during his holidays but I'll try…ok? Well I'll leave it here for now…