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Wow.. 1563 hits.. quite a lot of pplz.. hmm.. +lookz round nervously and starts coughing+ ok, ok.. yeh IM BAD.. YESH.. VERY+has sad look on face+ im soooo sorry.. im such a bad author! Pleaz forgive me for my lack of not writing.. I guess.. when I let my guard down.. all the assignments and hw jus came rushn back +starts crying+ waaahh.. IM SORRY! Ok enuff of wastin tym here is the chappie u all deserv and absolutely NEED to read.. +bows evn tho ppl start throwing tomatoes and brown gunk+


Chapter 9

'My lady? MY LADY?'

Yuna sits up suddenly, her back all rigid. Beads of sweat pouring from her head and down her neck. She looks around the dark hut, forgetting for a moment where in Spira she was.

'Yuna?' A familiar sleepy voice murmurs in the dark making the summoner turn her head towards the figure, 'It's only 3.. do you wanna leave me that bad?'

'Tidus?' She whispers putting out her hand to try feel for him but not touching anything except for air.

'I'm here, Yuna..' He replies as she feels herself grasp a firm hand and sees to blue orbs come into view. She sighs, relief in her voice but suddenly looks at him in confusion, forgetting everything the night before.

'Did we..?' He shakes his head, a smile on his face. She smiles back as she puts her hand around his neck and forces him to pull closer to her.

'You didn't answer my question, Yuna..' He whispers in her ear as she puts her head on his broad shoulder.

'Of course, I don't!' The summoner whispers a bit agitated, 'I just-'

'-really wanna see the rents.' The blitzer finishes as his fiance nods silently. 'So why didja wake up so early?' He pulls back to look at Yuna's face in the dark. She stares back at him, looking at his azure colored eyes, wanting so badly to know for sure that he wont ever dissapear again or when she leaves he would still be there when she gets back.

'I had a dream..' She begins as Tidus continues to watch her intently, 'Of my parents in the sphere..' He pulls her back into a hug, caressing the small bare space on the back of her neck and kisses her cheeks lightly.

'Don't worry Yuna.. I'm here..' Tidus softly whispers as Yuna closes her eyes leaning in more closer to him, adoring his every feel and then starts to open her mouth to kiss him back.

'HEY STOP, YA!' The couple look up confused. 'Not in my hut your not!' Wakka is standing at the doorway rudely pointing at the both of them making it look like they've been doing something wrong.

Yuna shakes her head desperately as she lets go of Tidus hold on her. 'Wakka.. we weren't-'

'Oh no! No, no, NO!' Wakka screams interrupting the surprised girl and starts glaring at Tidus angrily, 'You two aint married yet, ya!' Yuna stares at Tidus, a bit scared because of how angry he looked and how his fists were tightening. The young man also glares back and stands up so they're both facing each other. The summoner cups her hands to her face in unease as she sees Tidus point his finger at Wakka's fuming face.

'GET THIS STRAIGHT, OKAY? I DID NOT HAVE-'

'That's enough..' Everyone turns towards the shadow of the black mage who comes forward from the darkness, not knowing she was there for awhile, for it seems like she was contrasted into the dimness of the hut. 'Wakka.. I will talk..' The Ex captain of the Aurochs looks doubtfully at his wife but thinks twice about it and steps back so she could come forward. She nods, thanking him mentally and turns to the couple still sitting on the mattress that was laid out in the lounge where Yuna was sleeping. Lulu stares at Tidus, his head hanging low, and then to Yuna who is worriedly looking up at her motherly-figure like friend.

'Tidus.. come with me..' Lulu turns around and heads back out the door into the other room not waiting if the cocky young man was following. He sits their silently for a few moments before deciding to go and depart from the other two leaving them behind, both in an uncomfortable silence.

'So.. when are you leaving, ya?' Wakka managed to say after a while, to him the silence becoming unbearable. Yuna looked up at the broad man and shrugged a bit, keeping an ear out to what was going on in the other room. Wakka sighed making the younger woman stare up at him with concern.

'I'm sorry, Wakka..' She apologised as he came up beside her and sat down on the mattress laid out in the loungeroom. 'I-I didn't mean to- I'm sorry..' He shakes his head and pats her on the shoulder.

'Don't worry, ya?' He says nodding to her as she looks down onto her palms.

'I CAN'T DO IT!' Screamed a voice in the other room making Wakka and Yuna look up in surprise.

'YOU HAVE TO FOR HER!' Another voice shouted back then followed by silence. The two companions looked at each other questioningly as Tidus came through the door, his face full of anger.

'Yuna..' He managed to say with as much gentleness he could muster, before storming out the door. The young girl looked to the other door where a tired-looking Lulu stood shaking her head a bit and mumbling things the other two couldn't understand.

'Go Yuna..' She forcefully said with the flick of her hand to the direction of the door. Yuna bowed her head, concerned about the black mage, but did as she was told and ran out the door to follow him.

'Tidus?' She puffed her way up to the young man who turned at once to her voice and had a unnaturally sad look upon his face.

'Tidus.. what- what happened? What's wrong?' Yuna asked pleadingly as she noticed small tears were in the side of his eyes. He looked at her, shaking his head and kept on walking towards the ocean. 'Tidus tell me! PLEASE!' He stopped in his tracks, not looking at her but instead looking ahead, as she came and stood beside him extremely worried.

He mumbled something that Yuna couldn't catch. 'Tidus.. please..' The young woman begged him as Tidus looked at her, the same sad look on his face. All of a sudden he put his arms around her in an embrace, making Yuna start to cry from all the unusual things that he was doing.

'Tidus, what's-'

'YunaIdontwantyoutogo..' Tidus quickly said. Yuna looked up at his tanned handsome face in confusion, he took this as a sign of not understanding him. 'Yuna I don't want you to go..' He repeated a bit more slower than before. She stepped back, letting go of his embrace, her face was motionless. He reached over to comfort her and say sorry but she shrugged him off angrily.

'I guess this is pay back right?' She seethed avoiding his shocked gaze then turned on her heel and quickly walked back to the village.

'Damn it!' He whispered furiously in his head and also slapped himself mentally as he watched his Yuna walk off in a very bad mood, 'Damn, I blew it!'

.x.x.x.

How could he just say that? Didn't he know that I haven't seen my parents since they've died? Angered by these thoughts, Yuna didn't notice her bubbly cousin as she came into view up ahead.

'Yunie?' The Al Bhed asked her voice full of concern whilst she watched the angry-looking girl walk past her, not noticing the blondie at all. Yuna needed to turn around but she didn't want to, so she pretended that she didn't hear Rikku and kept right on walking to her hut. The theif watched her cousin walk off and she started to pout a bit disbelievingly.

'Why doesn't anyone tell me anything anymore?' Rikku cried out loud a bit frustrated.

'Who does?' Rikku turns around to face a grinning yet somehow sad looking Tidus. He walked up to her while she gave him a sulky look.

'Aww shuddup!' She exclaimed playfully. The young girl looked at him curiously as he stared towards Yuna's hut, the same miserable look, from before, visable on his face. 'HEY! What's wrong?' The Al Bhed swatted him on the arm, trying her best to get his undivided attention back to her. He put on a bright but exaggerated fake smile and shook his head.

'Riks..' He said slowly as she looked at him in confusion, 'No one doesn't tell you anything because there's nothing to say, yeah? So don't take what Yuna said.. or in this case didn't say.. too seriously 'kay?' Tidus looked towards Yuna's hut again and this time sighed, still looking depressed.

'Good way to say it!' Rikku screeched at him sarcastically then said more gently, 'So..? I'm here! Tell me what's wrong already!' He laughed nervously, shaking his head to her annoyance as she threw her arms up in the air.

'TIDUS!' She cried pleadingly, reminding him scaringly so, of Yuna when she said his name. Tidus knew he had to tell her sooner or later, so it was probably the best time and unwillingly he did.

'We got into fight..' He mumbled though making it clear enough so as the thief could hear. Rikku's eyes went huge with shock, amazement, sorry, happiness but mostly sadness. Even though Rikku loved Tidus it didn't mean she didn't have one little inch of care for her cousin!

'What happened?' She replied in the same level of voice as he had said it. Tidus shrugged not wanting to go into further detail making the annoyed girl even.. well.. more annoyed.

'OK OK!' He exclaimed catching sight of Rikku's cat-like death glare.

'Yeah, you better go on!' Rikku warned him scrunching up her fist and showed it teasingly in front of his face.

He stepped back a bit before going on. 'I told her not to go.. and she got pissed at me. I feel so bad coz I didn't even try to apologise! I'm not being a good boyfriend.. I don't deserve her..' Tidus looked down at the ground embarassingly. Did he just confess that all? (AN: Yep.. he did.. lolzThe green eyed girl looked at him forlornly, seeing him look so vulnerable made her just want to..

'Rikku..?' Tidus voice gasped in alarm as she captured his lips in hers, she put her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. The boy put his arms around her waist and for a few seconds they were both in a position were neither of them could control. All of a sudden, as if Tidus finally realised it was Rikku, as in Yuna's cousin, Rikku! he let go, gently pushing her away.

Shaking his head, quietly saying. 'Rikku.. I can't do this.. I can't-'

'Tidus, I love you!' The shattered Al Bhed blurted out before she could stop herself wanting him to accept her and finally return his love. The usually cocky Zanarkandian looked at her sadly, his face showing no signs of shock as if all along he sort of knew.

'I love you too Rikku..' He continued in a low whisper as she started smiling at him her face filling with happiness, 'But.. not in your way.. not.. in that way..' Rikku's eyes began to water as the young man continued on. 'I love Yuna.. and only Yuna.. even if she decides to go with someone else.. even if.. something happened and we weren't together.. I love Yuna.. and I always will.. no matter where.. or what happens.. she will always be the one I love.. I love.. I love my one and only Yuna..' His voice came out loud and strong on his last words, his speech surprised him and more to the fact, Rikku! She looked on the ground her face extremely miserable, her heart feeling like it was being ripped open and torn in two. Her shoulders sagged as she felt herself being pulled into a warm brotherly embrace.

'I'm sorry Riks..' He soothed as he stroked her blonde hair while she kept on sobbing in his chest, 'I hate it how your sad but.. I can't do it.. I can't do this.. you know, Riks?' He pulled her face up so he could see her. The young theif nodded sadly, trying to crack a smile but only managing a somewhat deformed frown. She dug into his neck and kept right on crying while Tidus kept on comforting her.

'I'll always love you, Tidus.. you know..' She whispered in between hiccups. He leaned forward right next to her ear.

'I know.. Riks..' He murmured sadly still feeling bad for her sake, whilst she kept on hiccupping in his chest, 'I know..'

.x.x.x.

She closed the door in disbelief. Staring at it unblinkingly, she slumped to the ground in a heap on the floor whilst tears threatened to pour from her eyes. She knew it all along! She just was too blind and so stupid to not see! They were having an affair behind her back and he probably didn't have care about her at all!

The waterworks started working full blast as Yuna pulled her legs up to her chest and put her head on her knees, letting the unwanted tears fall. Rikku.. she couldn't believe it.. had kissed Tidus.. HER TIDUS! Her cousin.. kissed her fiance? Didn't she care for Yuna? Didn't she give one damn thing about her? Why did he let her? Why couldn't he have stopped her and said to back off cause he's with Yuna? (AN: and he did.. lolz.. but she don't know :O!) Yuna's fists tightened, banging them on the ground as hard as she could, before standing and straightening herself up.

'I'm not letting this get to me..' She assured herself whilst the mixed emotions inside of her were totally saying something else, 'I guess now I have another reason why I want to leave!' She added her voice dripping with sarcasm as she wiped away the tears on her face.

The young summoner looked up at the clock which read 5:00 am and at that moment she decided to leave. The girl took the Commsphere on her side desk and contacted the Gullwing's airship, telling them to come to Besaid in 10 minutes so she can leave. Brother was on the other end, happily nodding at her then started shouting orders to head to Besaid immediately. The half Al Bhed switched off the Commsphere and sighed. What would Lulu think? Running away like this? Running from them? She could see Lulu's grim expression, saying that she was making a bad decision but Yuna shook the thought away and pulled out a bag from under her bed. Starting to angrily pull dress spheres from her drawer and shoving them inside. A few minutes later, Yuna was all ready until she heard the voice of someone she didn't want to hear for a very long time.

'Yunie?' The voice repated again from the outside whilst Yuna glared at the unlocked door like she was daring her cousin to come in. 'Yunie? I know your in here.. just.. I won't open the door unless you want me to! So let me in.. please?'

Is there actually a choice in that? Yuna thought icily still glaring daggers at the door.

'Yunie.. look.. well.. um.. Tidus wanted to come here and apologise but he doesn't want to get you more upset.. that's why I'm here to try and explain it for him. So can you let me in?' The knocking and calling continued on but still Yuna didn't open the door. How dare that girl come apologising to her for Tidus! Yuna sat on the bed and waited for Rikku to come bounding in. The summoner knew Rikku would give in to the temptations and break Yuna's privacy soon enough. To her surprise, after a few moments the noise stopped and got replaced by still silence.

'She won't let me in..' Rikku explained as she came walking back to the troubled Tidus, 'I'm sorry but I tried!' He shrugged like he didn't have a care in the world but his heart kept screaming 'TRY HARDER FOOL!'

'It's ok..' He said gently, trying to comfort Rikku who looked so sad with a deep frown on her face it was really creepy to the usual happy mischevious grin.

'Please don't think I'm trying to break you guys apart!' She confessed pleadingly, so he wouldn't jump to conclusions and think that she was trying to break their relationship.. even though she was hurting so badly inside. Yeah.. she finally gave up on his love but it didn't mean she'd stop hurting! He shook his head while he started grinning, a real genuine smile plastered on his face.

'Don't worry.. she'll.. forgive me.. soon..' He said in a very uncertain tone, pulling Rikku into a brotherly hug while the thought 'Or I hope so..' passed his mind. He looked up, still in the embrace and caught sight of Yuna coming there way holding.. a bag?

Yuna walked hurriedly passed the two who were hugging and tried her best to ignore her heart which was starting to ache real badly.

'Yuna wait!' Tidus shouted. The sound of his voice made her break into a brisk run as she could hear the soft padding of his feet somewhere distant behind her. She looked up and prayed that the airship would land onto the beach when she got there. To her luck, there it was, starting to land onto the calm blue ocean of Besaid and opening the ramp in perfect timing.

'YUNA! PLEASE WAIT!' Yuna could feel her eyes stinging as she ran up the long endless ramp, before she could even go to the top a hand pulled her back from behind, startling the already emotional girl.

'LET GO!' She screamed trying to wrench her arms free from Tidus' grasp. Her eyes was clamped tight so she didn't see the silent unexpressed tears forming in her boyfriend's eyes when he let her finally go. She stumbled back a bit, surprised that he let go so suddenly, but then steadied herself on the ramp.

'Yuna.. please.. don't go.. don't-'

But the cocky blitzer got cut of by a well deserved slap on the face by his one and only love. He touched his now reddening cheek and looked at his angry yet painful Yuna in surprise.

'Why..?'

'I saw you..' She interrupted coldly, catching sight of Rikku and Paine standing behind the ramp a few meters away onto the sandy beach, 'I saw you kiss..' She didn't finish her sentence because of how unbelievable it had looked and how unreal it had all felt when she saw them. 'I can't believe you would do that to me..' She turned around and started walking up the ramp, somewhere in her heart it was hoping that he would pull her back to him, apologising for everything and then start to cradle her in his arms lovingly while she cried on, but Yuna knew it all failed when she was, untouched, already at the top of the ramp. Something kept telling her to turn around to face them before she came back and she couldn't help but do so as the ramp creakily rose up.

Tidus was on the bottom of the ramp while beside him Rikku and Paine stood staring at Yuna, the ramp still rising steadily upwards. The summoner kept staring at Tidus, feeling like he could've at least done something to stop her, but then her heart filled with new found hope when his lips mimed three words she would always remember. I love you.

Then BOOM! the ramp had closed, shutting out the bright besaidan light, the sandy beach with it's palm trees and the image of her Tidus, standing their intently watching her with his beautiful blue crying eyes.


A/N: I hate breaking promises.. so I'm SOOO NOT gona promise I'll update next week.. but I swear to Yevon I will try! Spira's oath! Lolz.. well.. I hoped you lykt this chappie and PWEAAAZZZ review! I'd jus love to hear from ya ;P ANYwayz.. I sorta making Yuna really emotional haven't I? Well.. it's part of the plot so I can't undo it! KK well.. til next chappie! I hoped u lykt it evn tho in some parts they were a bit out of character..