Best Kept Secrets
By Philosophical Sphinx
This is a college Fic Alternate Reality Style TxY pairing

Disclaimer:
Final Fantasy and it's characters are trademarks of Square, This is a FAN Fic Thus The emphasis of Fan work done over a piece of Popular Fiction. I only own the story line for this particular story. Due to this I ask Do not Sue me I am just a mere poor struggling college student that has no money so there is nothing to get by suing so don't bother, it pointless, so forget it, Fan fiction is legal as long as Square has no problems with it which as is commonly known they don't so leave me be okay...

Notes on content:
Thoughts are labeled with 'this' not "this" which is obviously for quotes.
Time advances and flashbacks have headings in Italics.
Scene changes identified with line breaks.

Best Kept Secrets
Chapter 6
A Look Back

Nobody was paying attention to him; he merely was just following the orders he was given. The blond haired man reached his boss' black jeep. He opened the passenger door and moved to sit inside, adjusting his Zanarkand Police cap as he moved. Turning his head to look in across to the entrance of the tall, historical university building, he watched his boss bring out the girl who they were to escort back home.

Settling into his seat, he moved so as to remove the gun holstered in its delicate designed belt case at his waste. This he did every time he was seated so as to feel more comfortable. If something were to happen in front of him, the gun would be at the ready to protect what he was in charge of.

Sitting calmly, he tried to clear his head. There were many things that had disrupted this poor boy's life within the past several days, not to mention the last few hours.

His life was no longer balanced, not that it ever was to begin with. Just in a few more hours he knew he would still have a large adjustment to make. Only a few people that knew about this man knew of his past. He was once the most prominent student and athlete in Zanarkand. His past before that, he preferred not never discuss. His home however destroyed, it was time to move on; he always had to move on.

The whole time he was watching his boss, this blond was contemplating something he had only just realized upon the earlier events. He felt stupid for not knowing sooner, but he had not chided himself. Looking across the lush green, well kept lawn, he saw his new assignment walking slowly towards him. His mind wandering to the events from earlier in the day.

Flashback

Tidus and Nooj both bolted out of the car racing towards the chaos before them. What he saw were people of all types trying to flock away from the werewolves that were entering the scene. The people were running towards the large beautifully detailed brick architecture before them.

" Come on" Nooj called out, just being sure that Tidus was with him.

" Right behind you." He called to his boss. He knew that he had to stay near Nooj, as this was a building that he had never ventured into before. Tidus heard the stories about the place when he had to do assignments in the past about the oldest buildings in all Spira; the university was just one of the many surviving buildings that was amongst the largest.

He watched as he ran by his boss' side. He swore as he always did, knowing the old story about werewolves seen only at full moons; how he wished that were so. The fact remained that there were many breeds of werewolves and vampires, and the majority, like humans were capable of being out any time of day. All that they needed was enough food to supply energy early enough to keep up their strength.

" Shoot them down, don't falter no matter what you see."

Looking straight ahead, Tidus did not even cringe when he saw some familiar yet distorted faces.

" We have changeling werewolves." Tidus heard Nooj groan. He knew that was bound to happen. Some of these werewolves were companions lost in the last attack at Zanarkand.

Racing ahead of him and towards an unsuspecting brunette were Shaft and Naya. He blanketed his mind to prevent flashbacks of when they played together on the Zanarkand Abes Blitz team.

He aimed and fired at the old friends in their partially torn yellow Zanarkand Jerseys, that they always wore. Their once pleasant features now displaced by the whiskers and other features they gained upon their transformations.

The silver bullets pierced them, ensuring there to be no survival. After they fell, he moved on, still again towards the building that loomed ahead.

Silver bullets filled the active air as Nooj spotted many who were in his way. The new enemies were nothing more than those picked up by the enemy in recent weeks. He knew many students that fell were there. It did not stop him from his job, he let the bullets fly as he scanned the area looking for those he had to protect, and those he needed to watch.

Across from him, Tidus was at his heels trying to stop any fiend from attacking anyone else. He scanned the area looking for others, taking note that at that moment most of the werewolves were gone, or were they?

Running further ahead in a blur of maroon military robes, Nooj was limping towards a small clustered group who were standing directly in front of a side door.

Tidus ran across to meet him as he approached a group of worried students being cornered by still another werewolf.

Of the group, the white haired boy in a green robe and a blond haired boy in a brown shirt were trying to help shield a blond haired girl who was cowering away from the door.

Nooj took down the creature immediately while shouting at the group. "Baralai, where is she?"

The white haired boy looked up at his professor and sighed." Someone took her inside already."

" Are you sure?"

The whole group nodded.

Tidus watched the scene and scanned the area, content to find that no more fiends were visibly running around. Satisfied that the fiends had either been destroyed or retreated he turned back to his advisor.

Nooj looked over at him and then to the rest of the group. "Come on we need to make sure she really is safe..."

End Flashback

Across the lawn Nooj was walking his student to that same car. " Feeling any better?"

The girl nodded.

" Good, I hoped the wound was not to severe."

" Will daddy be mad at me?" she asked him.

Nooj shook his head, allowing his long bangs to move freely around. "Why would he?"

" Well because I let it happen."

" Yuna, this was not your fault." He turned to her, adjusting his trademark glasses so he could give her a piercing gaze. " So what if you got attacked."

" But, what about. ."

" They have been everywhere, I believe the Zanarkand attacks were related." Nooj grabbed her hand with his gloved one and sighed. " Yuna don't worry."

" How?"

" It has nothing to do with you." Nooj continued as they walked. "The enemy was just recruiting again."

" I..."

" This happens all the time."

" Professor?"

" You just happen to be dealing with a technicality that has nothing to do with these events." Nooj sighed.

Yuna was beginning to realize that she was losing the argument. She also knew that Nooj was not the type of person that she wanted to argue with. He cared about her well-being.

" I have things taken care of, there is nothing you need to worry about."

Yuna nodded and continued to follow her professor to his car.

Tidus sighed and continued to look out of his window in the jeep. He had seen people that morning that he had thought that he had lost. He knew now after pointing his gun at them that they were now permanently gone.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Tidus watched as Nooj was slowly walking along the worn pavement with the girl at his heels. This girl was more important than he originally thought.

How could he be that dumb, the news broadcast he heard while waiting for his advisor should have been a major clue to the issue.

He was in Bevelle with his new job; he was assigned the death wish job. Tidus had finally come to realization. It was no ordinary person that he was to protect; he was now in charge of protecting the princess herself. From now on he was the guardian of Emperor Braska's daughter.

To Be Continued
AN: Up now is a reedited chapter 6. The story discusses even more as more of Tidus is revealed. Yet there is a lot more to each character. Trust me. I have plans for everyone. Please tell me what you think. Chapter 8 will have been well worth the year long wait. I promise that with the summer months more and more chapters will be up. I now have a lot more time in which I can devote to finally begin finishing this story. Or Should I say posting the story as I have it completed on my computer. Please let me know about what you think.
Sphinx