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Yes, the words that are in italics are still thoughts!
"'Ey, can't we get something to eat or drink? All that blitz practice made kinda made me hungry," Wakka complained. "Let's go get smoothies or something.."
"Well, okay, but make it fast. They might leave the mall soon!" Tidus said as they got into the car. He drove to Beclem's Smoothie Shop. (A/N: Hah, I'm so original.)
'It's quiet … too quiet …' Tidus thought. All he could hear was the rain, softly hitting the car. He turned on the radio so there would at least be some noise.
"…This just in. A car traveling on the Besaid Highway crashed into a car that was traveling on the wrong side of the road. Apparently the car that got hit could not see the other car as the rain was just too hard. Three lanes are blocked on the Besaid Highway, and we strongly recommend choosing a different route if you were planning to travel on the Besaid Highway," the voice in the radio station said.
"That's right, Crystal. The car that was traveling on the wrong side of the freeway was traveling 120 miles per hour on an 80 miles per hour freeway. Authorities are using photo identification, and cell phones, they are contacting friends of the people who were on the cars," Another voice said. "Also …"
Wakka tuned out, and said, "Whoa, sounds devastating, ya?"
"Yeah, I sure feel sorry for the people who were in that crash. I mean traveling on the wrong side of the highway and crashing into a car that was actually traveling on the right side? Wow …" Tidus said as he pulled up to Beclem's Smoothie Shop.
Wakka got out of the car, "You want anything?" he asked.
"I think I just want a banana milkshake, that's it," Tidus told him.
"All right, I'll be right back, ya?" Wakka closed the door to the car and ran off inside.
Ring, ring …
It was Tidus' cell phone. His cell phone said that Yuna was calling. "Hello?" he answered.
"Hello, is this Tidus Aikona?" someone asked.
"Uh, who is this?" Tidus asked. It sounded nothing like Yuna.
"Oh, excuse my manners. Mr. Aikona, I'm an attendant for the Luca Hospital," the attendant explained.
"Uh … huh?" Tidus said slowly.
"You have heard about the recent car accident in the Besaid Highway, yes?" the person asked.
"Yes, yes I have …" Tidus said. To him, whatever this person was going to tell him, probably wasn't going to be good. 'Stupid gut feelings …'
"Well, because of photo identification and some contact numbers on this cell phone --"
'Oh so that's why it said Yuna was calling …' Tidus thought to himself.
"—we now know that you and Yuna are friends, are you not?" The guy rushed on without waiting for an answer. "We need you to go to Luca Hospital immediately. You seem to be the closest one to Yuna. Oh yes, there is also this other girl named Rikku."
"Okay but I …" Tidus was cut off.
Beep, beep, beep …
"What? He hung up on me!" Tidus said, shaking his head. "Some kind of attendant he is. Now, where's Wakka?"
"Finally! I got the smoothies!" Wakka said as he was about to walk out. "Such a long line!"
Ring, ring …
Wakka looked at his cell phone. Lulu appeared to be calling.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is this Wakka Sabool?"
This attendant and Wakka carried on pretty much the same conversation Tidus and the other attendant had. As soon as Wakka learned what happened, his eyes widened and he ran out of the restaurant and all the way to Tidus' car.
"Brudda! Step on it, ya?" Wakka exclaimed as he stumbled into the car. "Lulu …"
"Yeah, I know," Tidus said as he started up the car. "Same thing to Yuna."
Tidus drove off, almost knocking down the smoothies from Wakka's grip.
"Whoa there Tidus, don't wanna mess with the smoothies, ya? Might dirty up your car," Wakka said as he held on tighter to the smoothies.
"Wakka! How could you think about the smoothies in a time like this?" Tidus questioned.
"Uh .. I just can. I still wanna drink it, ya know?" Wakka said.
"Wakka, I think whatever happened to Yuna, Lulu, and Rikku isn't good. They might be seriously hurt. We might have to stay at the hospital for a while. Better enjoy your smoothie now while you can," Tidus said. "Because we're almost there."
As they neared Luca Hospital, Tidus increased his speed.
"Tidus, I know you're worried about Yuna, but we could get in our own car accident if we're traveling fast enough," Wakka tried to reason.
"Oh. Right," Tidus said as he went off the exit to Luca Hospital.
Once Tidus had parked his car they quickly went inside the building. The hospital had many people inside of it, but neither could see any sign of Yuna, Lulu, or Rikku.
"How will we know where to go?" Wakka asked Tidus.
Tidus pointed to a desk, "We'll ask the receptionist."
Tidus walked up to the receptionist desk, and asked, "Hello, I'm Tidus Aikona, and I got a call from some attendant that my friend Yuna Lesca is somewhere in here? May I know what room number she is in?"
"And I'm Wakka Sabool, and I got the same call, except for a girl named Lulu Palena, and also Rikku Alon," Wakka explained.
"Oh yes, they just came in about twenty minutes ago? Yes, they're all in the same floor. Ms. Lesca is in room two-hundred-one on the second floor. Ms. Palena is in room two-hundred-two, right next to Ms. Lesca. And Ms. Alon is across the hallway from Ms. Palena, in room two-hundred-six," the receptionist told them. "You will remember all that, right?"
Tidus and Wakka nodded their heads slowly.
"The elevator is right around the corner."
Tidus' heart beat faster and faster while they took the elevator to the second floor. Once they got off, it seemed as if his heart was going to explode out of his chest.
"Here we are, two-hundred-one. That's Yuna's room isn't it?" Tidus asked Wakka.
"No, didn't she say that Lulu was in room two-hundred-one and Yuna was in room two-hundred-two? And Rikku is in two-hundred-six, ya?" Wakka told him.
"Okay … if you say so Wakka," Tidus said glumly as he opened the door to two-hundred-two.
Instead of Yuna, he saw Lulu lying on the bed like a rag doll. Her usual pale skin seemed even paler, almost pure white. Her hair was still in braids, but they were covering her face. A mask, that his so many bruises.
She was hooked up to a machine, and judging by the looks of it, Tidus knew it was monitoring her heart rate. He listened to the soft beeps for a while, as if it could soothe him. But it couldn't. It just made him feel more nervous, if that was possible.
Tidus quickly exited the room. He didn't want to know what Yuna looked like, if she was anything like that.
Wakka was already leaning against the wall when Tidus got out of Lulu's room.
"Sure Wakka, whatever you say," Tidus said with sarcasm.
"'Ey, simple mistake, ya?" Wakka said in return.
Suddenly a doctor came speeding toward them and was about to go into Yuna's room when she noticed Tidus and Wakka standing near Lulu's room.
"Oh, hello there," she said in a calm voice. "I'm Shelinda, and I'm going to be the doctor for Ms. Lesca, Ms. Alon, and Ms. Palena," she explained. "We need to get x-rays for Ms. Alon, apparently she just woke up."
"Is … is Yuna all right?" Tidus said, meekly.
"Ms. Lesca? She seems fine, but we're not quite sure yet. She's not awake. However we have inspected her and she seems to have some cuts, bruises, and some trauma in her head. It doesn't look like anything major though, but like I said, we're not so sure," Shelinda explained.
Tidus' skin went pale.
"And ... and how is Lu—uh, Ms. Palena?" Wakka asked.
"She seems better then Ms. Lesca. She has less cuts and bruises, but there are still some. And no trauma. We'll x-ray her once she gets up. Ms. Lesca as well," Shelinda said.
"And Ms. Alon?" Tidus questioned further. He needed to know that everyone was all right.
Shelinda was about to walk off as Tidus asked the question.
"Oh, I'm sorry, do you need to go? Are you in a rush?" Tidus asked.
"No, it's fine. Ms. Alon has even less cuts then Ms. Palena. Absolutely no trauma at all, and some bruises. She seemed to be the least injured one of the group."
"Doctor Shelinda! Ms. Alon's x rays have just come in," a nurse said, peeking her head out from Rikku's door.
"I'm needed. Go ahead and check out Ms. Palena and Ms. Lesca, if you wish," Shelinda said, and she was off.
Without a word, Tidus sped into Yuna's room. She looked just like Lulu—a rag doll. And her skin was as pale as Lulu's. She could see bruises all over her arm. She was also hooked up to a machine that was monitoring her heart rate.
"Yuna …" Tidus said softly, stroking her hair. "Yuna … I don't know if you hear me, but please ... wake up. I want to know you're all right."
As if on cue, Yuna's eyes fluttered open, and Tidus found himself staring into emerald green and sapphire eyes.
Then, those words came. Those words that Tidus never wanted to hear. Those words that he thought that he never thought he would hear.
"Who are you?" Yuna asked.
And so comes the conclusion of another chapter! XD Yes, another cliffy I guess? I'm sorry. But review and you'll know what's going to be going on!
Humph, that last sentence didn't seem to make much sense …
