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Chapter 7
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'Paine..' A voice whispered gently, lightly waking the warrior up who had been asleep for a while now, 'I think you should go back to the Village and apologize to Rikku.'
Paine sat up quickly, her back straight and turned to the black mage like she was some sort of psycho.
'What are you talking about?' The goth-like girl snarled back irritably, 'I am not taking any orders from you!'
Even though Paine thought she had sounded a bit childish when she said it, she didn't really care, no one could order her around, no one! Lulu was silent for a moment, looking out to the horizon and sighed a bit. The minutes ticked by, making Paine feel a bit uncomfortable and guilty of what she had said before, when finally Lulu decided to say something.
'You can never hold grudges against anyone forever..' The mage calmly said, still looking at the horizon her face in a sort of distance way, 'No matter how much you try.'
Paine rised her eyebrow in confusion. What in the farplane was that supposed to mean? Paine asked herself thinking hard of what Lulu had just said.
Before Paine could say anything smart back, Lulu had already stood up and headed back to Besaid, her leather dress jingling in the wind.
'I guess she's right..' Paine contemplated, standing up then brushed herself off and got ready for what was about to happen. It was time for apologizing, that one word just made Paine feel uneasy.
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When the door had slammed on Tidus' nose, Yuna had suddenly woken up and was afraid they had left her to go somewhere to do something! Yunashut her eyes tight, she didn't have to cry, she didn't need to cry but she wanted to cry.. the sadness was piling one on top of the other inside her like a nearly finished tower. Were her worst fears coming true? Before the waterworks had started sprinkling she heard footsteps walking to her bedside.
'Oh, Yuna..' The tender voice whispered her name, making it sound like the most sweetest thing in the whole of Spira, 'Damn, Yuna.. your so pretty!' To Yuna's bliss, it was Tidus! She felt like smiling embarrassingly but didn't, because she knew he'd know that she wasn't asleep and, though it sounded really selfish, she wanted to hear more praise. So she just lay there under the blankets as still as a statue quietly waiting patiently for the sound of his voice.
'I know you can't hear me cause your asleep...' He said sitting on the bed and stroking her cheek oh-so very lightly, 'But, Oh Yuna, I love you.. so- so much!' His voice came out in a strangled and choking sort of way, putting his head on her stomache and sobbed uncontrollably.
Yuna opened her eyes, looking at him forlornly and wanting so bad to reach out to wipe his salty tears away but she didn't get the chance, for Tidus had looked up at her. Just in time she had quickly closed them and was scared that he saw her close it. Thankfully though, he did not notice.
'Yuna.. I wish and I hope that I will never leave you again! EVER!' The blitzer said making Yuna feel all emotional again, 'I swear.. I swear that if I had the chance.. I'd have never let you go!' He smiled through his already dried eyes and leaned over to kiss Yuna on the forehead. He suddenly burst out laughing to Yuna's confusion.
'Ok you can stop now, stop it, Yuna!' He said in fits of laughter, 'I know your not awake! I knew it all along!' She opened her eyes, which were filled with hurt and anger.
'I don't believe it!' She shouted angrily pushing him off her, 'How could you!' She suddenly bursted into tears making Tidus quickly wrap his arms around the fragile girl.
'Yuna, I'm so sorry..' He whispered in her ear feeling extremely guilty, 'I was joking about before.. I didn't know you were awake at first but then I saw you open your eyes and..' The Ex-High summoner whimpered nuzzling into his soft sun kissed neck feeling a bit better but still very furious.
'So you mean.. when you said that you'd never let me go, if you had the chance, was that a lie!' Yuna replied angrily at him her voice muffled in his neck. Tidus sighed exasperatedly, shaking his head, lifting her up so she could sit on his lap and face him.
'No, Yuna, that was the truth..' Tidus said firmly watching her saddened face, 'I'd never lie to you.'
She smiled weakly at him and nodded, feeling happy once more. She put her arms around his neck and they both stayed in a contented adoring cuddle until Yuna had wrecked it by opening her mouth.
'Tidus.. I-I..um.. had a dream..' Yuna began pulling back from their embrace, not really sure how to say how he and Rikku had got it on in her dream.
'You can tell me! So, what's it 'bout?' He asked anxiously putting his arms around her waist again and pulled her close to his torso. Yuna swallowed a little to Tidus inquisitiveness.
'Ok.. well.. it starts out with-' The door suddenly opened and Rikku came trotting in smiling widely.
'So what you guys up to, huh?' The Blonde asked cheekily winking at the young couple who were on the bed facing each other their bodies making contact. Yuna blushed furiously while Tidus winked back jokingly. Did they do it while I was gone? Rikku thought stunned and upset.
'Hahaha.. no,' Tidus said in a flat sarcastic voice as if reading Rikku's mind, 'Of course we didn't!'
Yuna got up from the bed and went over to Rikku whilst Tidus followed behind her putting his hands on the bi-colored eyed girl's shoulders.
'So, why, dear cousin, have you interrupted our.. very important meeting here?' Yuna asked in her most
superior voice trying her best to keep in her giggles, 'Well? Please answer the High summoner!'
Tidus nudged her a bit then whispered in her ear, correcting her teasingly. 'Ex- High summoner, Yuna.' She smiled a bit her face lightening up then quickly put it to a stiff severe one.
Thinking this wasn't funny, she glared at the them angrily making her eyes look like menacingly cat-like green slits.
'Oh, so this is how you act to you dear cousin?' Rikku accused them agitatedly then stormed back out the door. Yuna was astounded, turned to her lover who was giving her a woopsy-daisies look and patted her gently before following the fuming blonde Al Bhed.
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'Hey wait, Rikku! Oh, C'mon! It was a joke!' Tidus explained trying to keep the girl calm then mistakeningly put his hand on her shoulder.
'Get lost!' Rikku retorted back pushing his hand off her shoulder, 'I just want to be alone!'
Tidus backed off a bit but urged himself to keep up with her, no matter what. He tried once more to comfort her again.
'Rikku, listen to me!' He shouted running in front of her so she wont get to go anywhere without passing him, 'It was stupid to do that joke and I'm sorry, okay!'
Rikku froze, her body stood still and her eyes averted to the floor. She wanted so badly to hear that but now it just felt like nothing, she felt empty and lonely once more.
'Tidus, please,' The blonde girl pleaded, 'Just leave me alone.. this has nothing to do with the joke anymore..' She pushed past the confused blitzer, running as fast as she could anywhere but back to the village. Before she realised, she had arrived at the beach, and looked frantically around for a place to hide from her secret crush who was close behind her, trying to catch up. Rikku finally spotted somewhere to hide and quickly ducked inside just in time.
'Where'd she go now?' He asked himself out loud, scratching the back of his neck thoughtfully, not knowing that Rikku was right behind him near the palm trees.
Her back was against the tree, her chest rising and falling rapidly. The yound Al Bhed was scared he could hear her heart beat which was drumming so loud, she didn't know how he couldn't.
'Rikku.. where are you?' He asked in a sing-song voice, 'I know where you are..!' Rikku shut her eyes tight then heard Tidus' voice say, 'GOTCHA!' but didn't feel his hands. She opened up her green swirls then peered cautiously in front of the tree.
'NOW I GOTCHA!' Tidus shouted at her face then grabbed her arm before she could escape again.
'Lemme go!' She cried trying to wrench her arm free, 'Please just go away!' He stared at the girl who was helplessly trying to run and felt sudden sorrow for her.
'Rikku, just calm down!' Tidus whispered urgently pulling her close to him, 'I'll help you! Just tell me what's wrong!' She looked up at his glowing sapphire eyes which were looking back at her filled with distress and concern.
'I-I just I- want-' She began nearly giving in to the young blitzer, 'NO! Just go away! Go away, leave me alone!' She finally pulled free and started running off to the other end of the beach.
Go away, go away, go away! Rikku thought clamping her eyes tight while little trickles of tears dropped down her face, she was running again and didn't know which direction she was heading. She could hear the soft padding feet on the sand, of someone running after her but she kept right on running, her eyes still closed, feeling that if she stopped she would lose.
Before she knew it, for her eyes were still closed, she had come to the end of the beach and her legs felt like they had been stung a million times, she collapsed onto the soft orangey sand.
'Rikku.. Rikku.. you there? Can you hear me?' It had been only a few minutes since she had collapsed and Tidus was trying desperately to snap her back to reality.
The girl's eyes opened up slowly, to Tidus' relief, and she smiled a bit as if she had just won a race.
'Hehe.. were you worried?' Rikku whispered hoarsely looking up at him with a hint of amusement in her eyes.
He smiled back at her, happy that she was alive and awake.
'Jeez, Rikku! You scared the living daylights out of me, ya know?' He exclaimed trying to make the whole collapsing thing into some sort of joke then pulled her into a bear hug, 'You really got me scared..' His voice had become soft and affectionate on his last words making Rikku feel like 'awww'ing.
'Don't worry, Ti!' The hyper-active girl replied her face breaking into another grin, 'I'm here!'
Tidus pulled her into another hug crying a bit behind her face then wiping it quickly off, he didn't want to look like a wimp in front of Rikku, or anyone else for that matter!
'Rikku, can you be my lil sis?' Tidus asked suddenly, always wanting to have a sibling to take care of and to hang out with, 'I could always be there for you and I'd always look after you!'
His face lightened up making him look more brighter than the sun's rays. She smiled back, hiding her true feeling, not wanting to be his "sister" but something way more.
'Well..' She scratched her chin pretending to think hard about it, 'I guess- no! I'm sorry! You're just not cut out for the job! You cannot, and most definitely ever, be my big brother!' She stood up, smiling to herself, and started walking back to the other side of the beach. Tidus walked after her stepping into rhythm with her footing, also pouting a bit.
'Well then, how may I have the privilage of becoming your beloved big brother?' Tidus asked bowing down to the blonde head. She giggled a bit also bowing too.
'Dunno..' She simply said then kept on walking, 'Maybe you could do something to impre- TIDUS!'
Tidus started tickling Rikku making her fall on the sand trying to gasp for air but he kept tickling her sides until he finally heard what he wanted to hear.
'OK, OK!' Rikku screamed knowing that she was defeated, 'I give up! FINE! You can be my big bro!'
He smiled mischeivously and kept on tickling her.
'He-he-HEY!' Her laughing was uncontrollable, 'S-st-STOP! T-Tidus!' He finally let go then they both lay on the sand beside each other whilst looking up at the sky.
'Wait.. a sec!' Rikku suddenly said breaking the moment of silence, sitting up then turned towards the sleepy Tidus, 'If your gonna be my big bro.. then- HEY- Yunie will be-'
'STOP! NO!' Tidus called out digustedly, holding his hands in front of the surprised Al Bhed, not wanting to hear the rest, 'Its not legal, Rikku, Jeez! It's just, ya' know, acting like siblings!'
Rikku giggled prissily. 'Okay! Don't worry! Me got it the first time!' She winked at him, playfully swatting him on the arm. 'C'mon, big bro! We should be heading back! We can all finally watch the sphere!'
She stood up from the sand, brushing little particles of grains off her miniskirt.
'OK! Lil sis!' He replied happily, liking the idea of this whole sibling stuff then remembering someone very special to him. Yuna might get worried.. He started hurrying back to the village, Rikku just close behind him.
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Lulu stood by the oven waiting for her cooking to finish and also wondering about what she had said to Paine earlier. You can never hold grudges against anyone forever, no matter how much you try.. The words whirled inside her head, revolving round and around and around-
'Lu?' The mage was jolted back to the real world and suddenly gasped, the oven was burning up and smoke was coming out of it.
'Water!' Lulu screamed out, a stream of water came from her hands onto the oven's base. She wiped her brow feeling very tired of the magic she had done, not having to use it and didn't need to, for a while now. Wakka walked over to his wife sensing something was wrong and put his muscular arms around her leather bound dress.
'Whass wrong, Lu?' The Blitzer asked worriedly seeing Lulu flinch when he had touched her. She shook her head, her face stern but her eyes filled with something he couldn't put his finger on.
'Nothing.' She whispered softly her voice quivered a bit, then she turned back to the oven trying her best to fix up her burnt cooking.
Wakka watched his wife dejectedly, what was wrong with her? Did he do something to make her upset? He felt like he had connected with her for the past year they were married but now it seemed like she was drifting away. Wakka sighed which Lulu noticed but tried to ignore, suddenly there was rapping at the door and Lulu couldn't help feel thankful.
'Lulu? Wakka? Could I come in?' Wakka opened the door and the couple watched the young warrior walk inside without invitation.
'Could I stay here for awhile?' Paine asked walking over to the chair at the dining table then sat down. 'I don't really know anyone and I don't want to disturb the business with Yuna and Tidus.' Wakka's mouth dropped open.
'Wha happened, ya?' He asked in bewilderment, 'Did they-' Paine shook her head chuckling a bit, indicating Wakka to sigh with relief.
'No of course they didn't!' Lulu said firmly not believing it in the first place, 'Yuna would've been more careful than that!' Paine nodded at Lulu's comment and wandered over to baby Vidina who was crying in his cradle beside the woven bamboo couch. She crouched down to pick him up and miraculously the baby fell silent, staring up at the red eyed stranger wondering who she was.
The warrior faintly smiled at him touching his nose lightly. 'Hey you..' She cooed, rocking him in her arms til his eyes started to close. She leaned in to kiss his forehead then suddenly stopped half away, noticing that his parents were staring at her. Paine backed off awkwardly then put baby Vidina in the cradle again, feeling like she was caught doing a crime.
Lulu raised her eyebrow at the goth-like girl while Wakka walked over to check up on the sleeping Vidina.
'Wow, your good, ya?' Wakka exclaimed surpisedly staring at the warrior who suddenly looked bored, 'Do you want to babysit sometime?' Paine was taken aback, she- babysit?
'Leave her alone Wakka..' Lulu interjected flicking her hand at his comment, 'She doesn't want to do it.'
Paine glared at her a bit not wanting to be put down, she could do it.. right?
'I.. I'll have a try.' Paine finally said smiling weakly at the parents. Lulu turned back to her burnt cooking then decided to put the chicken in the bin.
'Hey look!' Wakka said making the other two women turn to look at what he was staring at, 'They probably left the sphere here!' Paine walked back to the table and saw the blue shiny sphere Rikku had been clutching a few hours ago. She picked it up staring at it curiously when there was another knock on the door.
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Where are they? Yuna wondered to herself, saying the same words over and over again every 10 seconds and wishing they'd come back even though it had only been a few minutes since they'd left.
Well, I guess I should go somewhere to occupy myself with.. The half Al Bhed thought, still standing outside her hut's door watching the Besaid people do their daily chores and other things.
She smiled happily, leaning on her hut's door, staring at a little group of children running around the village trying to catch one another. She was happy at last! Tidus was here, her long lost love, the calm was going to stay forever that way and she was going to become a bride!
'Lady Yuna!' She looked down at the little girl who was part of the group who were chasing each other, 'I- I-' The little girl looked down at the ground and Yuna noticed her blush. The Ex High-summoner crouched down so as to look at the little girl's blushing face and smiled up at her.
'Yes? What, may I ask, do you want?' The little girl stared at Yuna for a couple of seconds as if she had just been stunned then finally she spoke.
'Do you wanna come play with us Lady Yuna?' The little girl averted her eyes back to the ground moving her foot around the dirt in tiny pattern-like circles.
Yuna smiled and looked over the girl's shoulder. The other little kids were standing a distance away staring at Yuna and the little girl in awe.
'Well..' Yuna stood up then looked at the sky pretending to think, 'Only for a few minutes but I have to go somewhere soon.' The little girl grinned widely gesturing Yuna to follow her to her group of friends.
The little kids stared at Yuna, gobsmacked that the High summoner was actually going to play! With them!
'Ok guys!' Yuna exclaimed breaking the little kids from their trance, 'So what are we playing?'
A little boy came forward with amazingly bright baby blue eyes and light colored skin, he bowed down to her making Yuna blush very lightly.
'Leedthy thummonar,' He said in a very lispy voice, 'We are gointh down to tha beachth tooth play Blichtzth wid thay Aurochths!' He started running off to the beach followed by his other little gang of kids.
'C'mon Lady Yuna!' The little girl exclaimed making Yuna notice that she didn't run after them, 'We should go!'
Yuna stared after the other kids who were about to dissapear from view then she turned towards the curious girl and shook her head.
'Im very sorry but I need somewhere to attend to..' Yuna watched the little girl's face fall like a ton of bricks then she quickly added, 'Maybe next time!'
The little girl smiled at the Summoner. 'Promise?' Yuna kneeled down before the girl and bowed her head.
'I promise on the fayth!' This made the little girl nod happily finally feeling settled then turn around and start running off to the beach.
'Yevon, Tidus!' Yuna whispered angrily to herself feeling alone again, 'Where are you?' She started walking to Lulu and Wakka's hut wanting to stay somewhere or do something except wait.
A/N: Hey guys sori bout the wait! And I hoped u lykt this chappie.. if I do say so myself its going pretty well! ANYhooz plz review cause I'll be waiting! Next chappie will be up soon enuff while uze wait ya gotta REVIEW! Hehe P.. KK bye bye! Til next tym! Alwaiz Ren
