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Notes: I'm sorry I didn't say this before I was actually supposed to say it when I first started out this fic / But, Sin doesn't exist in this fic.
Disclaimer: Com'on, you know the drill, don't ya? Me no own Final Fantasy!
Will the words in italics ever stop being thoughts?
"Huh? What?" Tidus' eyes opened. "Morning already? Humph, what a dream. And it seemed so real."
Tidus yawned and stretched before glancing at the clock. He did a double take when he saw the time. "Ten o'clock! I'm supposed to meet Wakka at eleven!"
Hurriedly, Tidus went to his bathroom and did a quick shower. He glanced at the clock stuck on his bathroom mirror. "Ten fifteen … com'on Tidus, you can make it," he said to himself.
Brushing his teeth, Tidus tried to recall from his dream. 'It's always so weird. You can always get what happened in a bad dream so quickly, yet from a good dream … it's like you didn't even know it happened.' This dream was a bad dream, in Tidus' opinion. 'She was frustrated, and needed to go for a walk.'
Spitting out his toothpaste, Tidus washed his mouth out with water. "But why?" he said. "Why was she so frustrated? Was it something I did?" Nothing could answer these questions – well at least not now. "Ten thirty!" Tidus said as he went to dress up. Not caring what he wore (which was rare) Tidus threw on a plain white shirt with blue denim jeans. He couldn't care less about his appearance, because one, he might be late for Wakka if he spent a long time deciding what to wear. Two, who the hell cared? He just needed to know Yuna was all right.
"Ten forty-five. So, it'll probably take about ten minutes to get to Luca Hospital … so we'll probably be there around ten fifty-five…" Tidus said to himself. Grabbing his car keys and locking his houses door, he ran out and drove to Wakka's house. When he arrived, Tidus got out of his car and knocked on Wakka's door.
The door opened, and there stood Wakka with a surprised look on his face. "Oh. Uhh... hi Tidus. Come on in."
Tidus stepped in. He gave Wakka a strange look. "Wakka?"
"Yeah, brudda?" Wakka said, walking into the hallway that leads to his bedroom.
"… You woke up late, didn't you?" Tidus was totally on to him.
"Uh … no! Why would you think such a thing, ya? I was up early!" Wakka said, clearly lying.
Tidus didn't say anything, but continued to stare at Wakka.
"…Okay, okay! I woke up late, ya!" Wakka confessed. "And you? You, Tidus, the one who has been known to sleep until three in the afternoon, woke up early?"
"Uhh …" Tidus quickly changed the subject. "So, are you almost ready? We got to see if Yuna, Lulu, and Rikku are okay."
"Don't change the—" Wakka was about to say.
"Okay, I slept in, but at least I'm here on time!" Tidus pointed out.
Wakka just rolled his eyes, "I'll be ready in a second, ya?" he said as he disappeared into his bedroom.
Tidus still stood there by the doorway. Wakka couldn't take more then ten minutes, right?
Wrong.
Ten minutes later, Tidus could hear the shower water pouring down in the bathroom. Tidus eyes widened. 'He's going to wash his hair? Then, he's going to have to redo it, again? I know how much gel that takes! It's gonna take forever for him to style it!'
Tidus ran to the bathroom door and pounded on it. "Wakka! Get out of that shower! It'll take you forever to style it again!'
After much persuasion and bickering, Tidus somehow got Wakka out of the bathroom, with his hair just a little wet.
Again, Tidus drove to the Luca Hospital. Somehow, he was somewhat calmer then he was yesterday, and wasn't going as fast.
But still, he was faster then the speed he should be going.
"Tidus, don't you remember the conversation we had yesterday?" Wakka asked.
This relaxed Tidus a little, "Yeah." He said, and continued driving.
They reached Luca Hospital, and went back to rooms two-hundred-one and two-hundred-two. They would check on Rikku in room two-hundred-six later.
Shelinda was in Yuna's room, sitting next to her bed.
Tidus' face, once again, paled. "How is she, Doctor Shelinda?" he felt like one of those people in those soap operas that he only sees on the television. But now this was happening to him in real life.
And Yevon, it didn't feel great.
Shelinda actually smiled. "She's doing all right. Well, besides the fact that she has some cuts and bruises, and also the amnesia. But other then that, she's fine."
'Fine? She's fine? Having amnesia is fine?' Tidus wondered in his head. 'Ah, well I guess Doctor Shelinda has handled patients with stuff worse then amnesia.'
"How long will Yuna have to stay here?" Tidus questioned.
"I'd figure at least two weeks," Shelinda replied. "You know, just to make sure everything will be all right."
Tidus nodded. "Did she remember anything at all?"
Shelinda shook her head. "I haven't asked yet. She's still asleep."
A nurse came inside Yuna's room. "Doctor Shelinda, Ms. Rikku Alon has woken up. Would you like to check in with her? Or stay with Ms. Yuna Lesca?"
"Since Ms. Lesca is still asleep, I'll check on Ms. Alon," Shelinda told both Tidus and the nurse.
"Yes, doctor," the nurse replied.
"Would you make sure that they get their proper breakfast?" Shelinda asked the nurse.
"Yes, doctor," she said again, and left.
Shelinda smiled at Tidus. "Notify me when she wakes up. You know where Ms. Alon's room is, do you not?"
Tidus nodded his head again.
Shelinda went out of the room, and softly closed the door behind her.
Tidus sighed and sunk into a chair.
TIDUS POV
It always seemed that whenever something good happens to you, it's followed by something bad that happens to you. A run of good luck was followed by a run of bad luck. You get an A plus on your science exam, or whatever, and you get a C minus on the next. Or worse.
It was kinda like that with Yuna.
Yuna – she was one of the best things that came into my life.
She was my best friend. She was beautiful, smart, funny …
Hold it.
This seemed weird. I started feeling... something towards Yuna. Whatever. I'll just shake it off. My mom, when I was little, always told me that sometimes you don't realize how much you love someone or something until they're gone.
It was probably this way with Yuna … wasn't it?
NORMAL POV
Yuna opened her eyes. Once again, Tidus was staring into emerald green and sapphire eyes.
And Yuna stared back at his cerulean blue ones.
"Yuna?" Tidus asked, softly.
She flinched however, remembering what happened yesterday.
"Yuna. Yuna, I'm sorry, I –"
"Oh! She's awake?" Shelinda cut in. "Oh, good! Now, why didn't you tell me? Good thing I heard you!"
Tidus sighed and looked behind him. "Sorry. I uh … kinda forgot?"
"That's quite all right," Shelinda smiled. "Ms. Lesca …" she said as she came to Yuna's bedside again.
"How do you feel?" Shelinda asked, gently.
Yuna thought carefully before she answered. "Okay, I guess."
"How about your—" again, Tidus was cut off.
"Tidus, may I speak to you outside for a moment?" Shelinda asked.
Tidus nodded and went outside.
"You must not intimidate Yuna. She doesn't seem to remember you, so if you suddenly cut in, or anything like that, she might be afraid of you then," Shelinda explained. "And, considering how worried you really are, I don't think you want that to happen. Understood?"
"Understood," Tidus said weakly.
Shelinda walked back inside with Tidus right behind her.
"Ms. Lesca, is it all right if I ask you a few questions?" Shelinda asked.
Tidus just sat down in a chair, not saying a word, but following Yuna's every move.
"Um, I guess so," Yuna replied.
"All right," Shelinda started her questions. "What is … the last thing you remember?"
'Pleaseremember me Yuna ... please ...'Tidus thought in his head.
Yuna closed her eyes. "I remember … nothing. Nothing seems to come to mind."
"That's—" Shelinda started to comfort, but Yuna wouldn't hear of it.
"Nothing! Nothing comes to mind!" she said again, a tear rolling down her cheek. "I want to remember! I really do! I just … can't!"
"Yuna, calm down!" Shelinda told her. "Please. Calm down. It is all right."
Watching Yuna cry was tearing Tidus up inside. And all he could do was watch. That was all, or else Yuna would be afraid of him. Or so Shelinda says.
Flashback
Tidus found Yuna standing on the shore of the Besaid Beach. She was sitting on the sand, near the waves. Yuna appeared to be crying, but Tidus couldn't tell. He could only see her back. She was only fifteen, as was Tidus.
Tidus walked over without trying to make a sound, and sat next to Yuna.
"Whatcha up to?" he asked.
Yuna looked back at him, startled that someone saw her on the beach. She was the only one there, "Oh, nothing," she replied as she quickly wiped away your tears.
"Oh, then why aren't you at Lulu's house? She was looking for you," Tidus replied. He knew it was just 'nothing.' And mostly, when someone says nothingit usually isn'tjust nothing. There's got to be a whole lot of something going on in Yuna's head.
Yuna mentally slapped herself. This whole ordeal made her forget that she was going to visit Lulu's house to practice her black magic! "Oh! Um … uh, I think I, maybe, forgot?" Yuna laughed nervously.
"Yuna?"
"Yeah?"
"What's wrong? I know there's something that is," Tidus told her.
Knowing there was no way to get around this, she told him everything. "Seymour … I … he … Dona … she …" there was no way to explain. She didn't know how to finish what she started. Thinking about what had happened that day, she started to cry again. She continued to cry, even though she felt arms encircle her waist.
It was Tidus' arms. It was only a friendly hug, in Yuna's opinion, but she wished it could've been something more … She felt so alone right now. She needed someone, anyone.
"It's all right Yuna. Don't cry, please?" Tidus asked her.
Yuna cried into his chest, "It's too hard to not cry, Tidus. Seymour, he …" she sobbed.
'Seymour?' Tidus thought in his head. 'Seymour was making Yuna cry? I always hated him, the first time I laid eyes on him. I knew he was up to trouble, somehow. Now what has he done?'
"He … he came up to me today, while I was at the grocery store to, you know, get some food for myself," Yuna explained.
Yuna's mother had died of cancer, when she was only twelve. Braska, her father, never died, but was always traveling around Spira due to his occupation – teaching the white and black magics to Spirans. But one day, when he was supposed to come home, Braska never did. Yuna just figured that the black magic got to him, and he used it too violently. Yuna never thought about it much.
"Yeah?" Tidus urged her to go on.
"And … and while I was getting some meat, he came up to me. I don't know what really happened. He just came up to me and said 'Yuna. I don't think I love you anymore. And a relationship … shouldn't exist if one does not love the other.' And he just walked away! He just walked away! Without comforting me, without telling me why the hell this just happened …" Yuna stopped to catch her breath.
Tidus understood why Yuna was so upset. Who wouldn't?
Yuna continued, "When I was finally done at the grocery store, I decided to take the airship to Macalania Woods, to clear my mind. I was about to go the spring, to hear the water, and I saw Seymour there! I was about to go up to him to ask why he didn't love me anymore when …" Yuna trailed off.
"When what?" Tidus asked. He had stopped hugging Yuna, so she could continue with her story.
"I saw Dona with him. Kissing him. Hugging him. Touching him in every way, ways I don't feel comfortable speaking about. Yevon, it was the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life, so far."
Tidus eyes widened, "So that's why he cancelled hanging out with you for the last three weeks! He was with …"
Yuna didn't want to hear it anymore, so she plainly stated, "Exactly."
Tidus brought Yuna into a hug again, "Don't worry Yuna. You were too good for him anyways. I'm sure there's someone out there that's meant for you."
Yuna just cried once more.
End Flashback
Tidus winced at the memory. Yuna had been upset for the next few weeks after that. Very upset, even depressed, maybe? Or maybe depressed was too strong of a word …
Tidus felt now just what he felt like then. Except now, he couldn't do anything about it. All he could do was watch Yuna cry.
'Isn't there something wrong with this picture?' Tidus thought to himself.
Another chapter done! Sorry for the wait. I tried to make it a bit longer this time, but I know it still might be short. Review, review revieewwww! D
Also, check out my other story, "Forbidden Love!"
