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Notes: Well, through your reviews, it's obvious that you guys like that little preview in the bottom. I'm glad! Haha, well, in the end, you'll be able to see if you got that little preview this time! You might've! You might've not :( And don't cheat by scrolling down RIGHT NOW! XD If you do, no cookies for you!
Anyways. Almost one page of reviews:) That's great! Same old, same old notes for this chapter. Words in 'italics' are thoughts.
Disclaimer: Same old, same old disclaimer as well. Me no own Final fantasy or any of its characters.
Enjoy this chapter.
Tidus closed his eyes. "Just sit and pray that everything will be all right in the end, Wakka. Just sit and pray."
"You're … really worried about her, aren't you?" Lulu said, looking at Tidus directly.
"You think?" Tidus said his tone a bit on the cold side. "Sorry, Lulu. Yeah. I really am worried."
"We're all worried, Tidus, ya? We'll get through this together," Wakka said, honestly.
Tidus smiled at Wakka. "Yeah. I know. Thanks Wakka."
"You're worried about something else, aren't you?" Lulu said, looking at him again.
Tidus stared at Lulu, bewildered. "How do you know this stuff?"
"It's just in the tone of your voice. Now, if you say what you're worried about, you may seem less worried."
"…I'm worried about this stupid science test on Thursday I have! I hardly studied for it!" Tidus admitted.
Wakka's mouth dropped wide open. "Yevon! I forgot about that test!"
Lulu's eyes narrowed. "You two seem more worried about that test more than Yuna, Rikku, or myself."
"Sorry, Lulu, but we can be worried about more then one thing. Don't feel neglected," Tidus said, joking.
Lulu narrowed her eyes even more.
Tidus decided to back off. Black magic – he really didn't want to deal with that right now. Lulu probably didn't even have enough strength to cast any kind of spell on him, but he didn't want to press his luck.
"Okay, okay, sorry, Lulu …" Tidus apologized. To himself, he whispered: "Geez …"
"What was that?" Lulu asked back.
"Oh! I think I hear Shelinda calling me … yep, she says that Yuna's examination is done … see ya later Lulu and Wakka!" Tidus said, going to the next room – Yuna's room.
Surprisingly, Yuna was laughing.
"Did … something funny happen and I didn't catch it?" Tidus asked her.
"Well, you did … er, 'catch it.' You were right in the middle of it!" Yuna said, through bits of laughter.
"What?" Tidus asked, confused.
"What you and … um, I'm guessing 'Lulu' were talking about. It was, well, funny!" Yuna said. "She doesn't seem like the person you want to mess with."
Tidus eye's widened. "We were that loud?"
Yuna nodded her head, a big smile plastered on her face.
Tidus then noticed that Shelinda was gone. "Hey, where is Dr. Shelinda anyway?"
"Oh. She was done a while ago, I guess you didn't see her going down the hall to some other person's room," Yuna told him.
After Yuna said that, Tidus quickly glanced at his watch. 'Twelve o' clock. I should probably go home around three or four to start studying …'
"Do you have to leave?" Yuna said, after he put his wrist back down.
"Not now," Tidus said. He sat down on a chair near Yuna's bed.
Yuna slowly nodded her head. "That's … good. It's so boring here all by myself …"
One of Tidus' eye brows arched up. 'The old Yuna … never really said her feelings out loud like this. Only to her most trusted friends she would … but not to some one she had just "met." Is … Yuna starting to trust me?'
"Tidus? Tidus?" Yuna said, trying to get Tidus' attention back.
"Huh? I mean, yeah?"
"I asked if you thought so too …" Yuna said, a small smile beginning to form.
"Thought about … what?" Tidus asked. He felt like those times at school where you just 'space out' and at that same exact time, the teacher asks you for an answer and you don't know what to say … since you weren't listening.
"About if you thought that lying in a hospital bed all day would be boring too," Yuna said. The smile had formed a smirk by now.
"Oh yeah. Definitely," Tidus said, agreeing with her.
Silence swept through the room.
Yuna stared down at her hands. Then back to Tidus. She really wanted to know about her friends and what she was like before she had this 'condition' – so Shelinda calls it.
"Tidus?" Yuna asked.
"Yeah?"
"Why can't you tell me everything about my past now? I'll understand more, you know!" Yuna asked.
Tidus had said that he didn't want to confuse Yuna. She was still healing, but was it really going to make a difference weather he told her now or later? Would it, really? He just didn't want to take chances … not after what had happened.
"Please?" Yuna asked, putting on puppy dog eyes.
Tidus inwardly laughed. He had done that to Yuna so many times …
Flashback
Two people were standing in Yuna Lesca's room, obviously arguing about something.
"Please, Yuna? Please?" Ten year old Tidus pleaded.
"No! No!" A ten year old Yuna rejected. Tidus was only a few months older then her.
"Aw, Yuna, why not?" Tidus asked.
"You know I don't like playing Blitzball, Tidus! I know it's a fun sport you, but for me, it's not," Yuna explained.
"Well, what else are you gonna do?" Tidus asked, still not giving up in convincing her to play Blitzball with Wakka and himself. He knew that if Yuna played, she was going to somehow convince Lulu to play too. "Play dolls?"
To Tidus,Blitzball would be fun, but apparently for Yuna, it was the complete opposite.
Yuna looked horrified. "I don't play dolls anymore, Tidus, and you know that!"
"Really?" Tidus asked.
"Really!" Yuna replied back.
Tidus smirked. "Then what's …" he started digging under Yuna's bed.
Yuna gasped, her eyes widening. "What are you doing! Tidus?"
Tidus didn't stop rummaging under Yuna's bed.
"Stop that right now! Stop it! This is my room!" Yuna said.
Finally Tidus stopped. Then, giving her a big smile, he pulled his hand back out. In his hand was a 'Luca Pop Star Singer' doll. "So you don't play dolls anymore, huh?"
Again, Yuna had a horrified look on her face. "I … I … uh, that was under there for um, safe keeping!"
Tidus just stood there with a knowing look on his face.
Yuna stood as well, defeated. Then she got down on the ground, on her knees. "Please don't tell anyone! Please!"
"Only if you play Blitzball with us …" Tidus said.
For the third time that day, horror was written all over Yuna's face. Should she go play Blitzball and not let her secret of still playing dolls go out? Would it really matter if it did? She could just not go play Blitzball and not care if her secret was let out … still …
Tidus knew that Yuna was reconsidering. This called for drastic measures. "Please Yuna? Please?" He started doing his own puppy dog eyes at her.
Yuna turned away. "I … I …" then she couldn't resist and looked right at Tidus. "All right, fine, Tidus. Let's go play Blitzball."
Yuna was defeated, Tidus won! He started cheering.
Yuna just rolled her eyes.
In the end, when Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu went home, Yuna held Tidus back.
"You know what, Tidus? I really did like this day after all …"
End Flashback
"No … I can't … I cant take chances, Yuna," Tidus explained. "I'm sorry."
Yuna sighed. "Well, it was worth a try …"
After another hour of just talking about … well, nothing in particular, Tidus finally gave in and told Yuna just the personalities of everyone. Lulu, the black mage, with a quiet and almost 'dark' personality.
Rikku, the one who almost never shuts up. She was quite the opposite of Lulu, Tidus had explained. As he already told her, Rikku was Yuna's cousin. Rikku usually looked at the bright side of things.
Wakka, the strong Blitzball player. On the outside, he might look tough. And he is, but he isn't to the people who he cares about …
Soon after Tidus' explanation, Yuna dozed off. Tidus figured that was good, since sleeping might be able to heal her body as well.
He just sat back ins his chair and thought about how great it would be when Yuna would be able to come home …
And then, Tidus fell into deep slumber himself …
"And see, well, Lulu … she …" Tidus stopped. "Uh, Yuna? You listening?"
"I … I can't take it anymore … um … I just can't!" Yuna's voice was a bit angry, but you can tell she still held her normal 'calmness' to her voice.
"But why, Yuna? What happened? Are you okay?" Tidus asked her, gently.
"I'm just … I don't know if I can hold so much information! It's just frustrating! I … I'm going to go. I need some air," Yuna said, starting to lace up her shoes.
"Yuna, wait!" Tidus said, grabbing onto her arm.
"What is it?" There it was. Yuna's annoyed tone. One that Tidus would never really want to hear.
"I … um, you wouldn't know where to go!"
"You don't need to know where to go. I'm just going to walk around. And come back…"
Tidus POV
I awoke with a start. I had it. I had that weird dream again. You know, the one with Yuna running away saying she's had enough? It's sort of freaking me out. What has Yuna had enough of? It's so unclear … I want answers … I want to know why. Sure, it's just a dream, but aren't dreams a sign of the future? Aren't they sometimes?
I took this dream and tried to remember the last dream I had. This one had a bit more in it. And Yuna's voice sure was a lot different then what it was in the last dream. Whether it was different or not, Yuna sure did look annoyed … I just want answers … is that so much to ask for?
And strangely, I had this dream two times. For me, it's really rare that I have had a same dream twice. The only other time this happened was when I was thirteen years old and I dreamt that we were going to lose a school Blitzball game …
And we did.
We did, we did lose the game. And I got that 'losing the Blitzball game' dream three times.
This one I had two...
Pure coincidence. It had to be. Just because that dream happened doesn't mean this one will … It just had to be a coincidence. I'll just forget this … dreams are easy to forget anyway …
But not if they're nightmares.
All right! I'm done with this chappie! Hurrah! I think Yuna is really starting to trust Tidus now, huh? That's a good thing, to let you know XD So, you might've seen that little paragraph that you saw in the preview last chapter in this chapter. Yup, it's here! If you didn't see it, check again. I copied word for word. I think. If I didn't, don't sue me!
On another note, I'm planning to put out another story. I have NO IDEA what the title is going to be, that's where I need your help … in your reviews, can you guys try to make up a title? If I find one I like, I'll use it, and give you credit for making up that title :) I really stink at making titles, as you probably know.
Here's the summary: Tidus finds Yuna again, after long years without her in college. But when he does find her, he finds out she's going to get married – not to him, though! What's Tidus going to do about this? And, will old memories and probably an old love Tidus had for her come floating back? Obviously a Yuna and Tidus story :)
So, can you guys think of any title? Anyways, here's the small preview!For the next chapter, I mean. Not for this new story I'm going to be making.
(Tidus POV) The three weeks that Yuna had to stay in the hospital actually passed by really quickly. Yes, I did take that science test, and it was an absolute horror. Well, not really, but I did have a hard time taking it. Anyways, one day, Yuna and I were walking down the sidewalk near Besaid's "heart of the city."
And that's where we saw … him. Yes. Him … and we --- well I --- was absolutely disgusted to see HIM again.
Interested in seeing what the next chapter is? YOU BETTER! I mean … I hope you do. Anyways, review, and try to tell me a title! Please? XD
