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"Where are they, ya? It can't take that long to make five sandwiches!" Wakka complained.
Lulu nodded her head, "I agree. They've been in there for at least fifteen minutes."
Rikku leaped up from her spot on the couch; "I'll go check on them!" she ran off to the kitchen door and pushed it open, just in time to see Yuna open the refrigerator. But both Yuna and Tidus heard the kitchen door opening, and both looked at her with confusion.
"Yes?" they asked, simultaneously.
"What's taking you two so long? You've been in here forever!" Rikku asked, just as her stomach started grumbling.
Yuna gave a small laugh, "Sorry, Rikku."
She had taken out several items from the refrigerator. Rikku looked upon them. Mayonnaise, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato … man, was Rikku so hungry! She watched Yuna open up the freezer door and Yuna appeared to be searching for something. When she did, she pulled out a pack of bacon from the freezer.
"Tidus, do you have some peanut butter and jelly? We could make all kinds of sandwiches, so everyone would be happy," Yuna asked.
"Sure do," Tidus began rummaging through cabinets. He opened one, scanned it with his eyes, and found it wasn't there. He opened up another one, and after sifting through it's contents, he brought it out. He gave it to Yuna, and she nodded.
"So, I guess we're almost ready, Rikku," Yuna said, turning her attention back to her cousin. "Sorry for the delay."
"That's all right, but what did you guys do? You were in here for fifteen minutes!" Rikku cried, remembering what Lulu had said.
"Uh, just talking," Yuna lied.
"Oh, really? Hmm … I see … okay, sorry for disturbing!" Rikku said, a sly smile creeping up on her face. She left the way she came back in, leaving Tidus and Yuna alone.
Tidus rolled his eyes, "Knowing her, she's thinking evil thoughts again."
Yuna laughed, "Oh well, she may think them but will she say them?"
A small smirk came upon Tidus' face. 'You may have remembered something, Yuna, but you still have a lot to learn about Rikku … she blabs about everything to anyone.'
" … Apparently, they were just talking," Rikku added, talking to Lulu. Once Rikku had gotten out of the kitchen, she sat down near Lulu and started talking to her. She was hopefully out of Tidus' and Yuna's earshot, so, she started talking about her 'encounter in the kitchen.'
Though she didn't look like it, Lulu was listening very closely to Rikku. Wakka was on a seat away from Rikku and Lulu, and he kept on sending her questioning looks. He wanted to know what Rikku was telling Lulu, but obviously Lulu couldn't tell him right now.
"Rikku, do you have to meddle in everyone's business?" Lulu asked her. Though she enjoyed hearing what Rikku was telling her, she couldn't show that. She didn't want her to know that.
"But it's Yunie!" Rikku almost exclaimed. She stopped herself, as she remembered that Yuna and Tidus were still in the kitchen. "Do you think she's getting happier everyday that she spends with Tidus?"
"She's definitely opening up more," Lulu said, thoughtfully.
"So what kind of sandwiches should we make?" Tidus asked Yuna.
"All kinds," she replied. "We can make BLTs first. Can you fry the bacon?"
Tidus got the frying pan out and started frying bacon, "I guess we should start hurrying. Rikku may be okay now, but she starts getting really mad when she's very hungry."
"I could predict that," Yuna said, giggling. And they set to work.
"Finally, ya? We've been waiting forever," Wakka said as soon as Yuna and Tidus came out of the kitchen with trays of sandwiches. He stared at the food that was lying on the trays. "But … I guess I can forgive you. These look pretty good."
"Sorry," Yuna and Tidus apologized at the same time. They set the trays on a table in front of the couches. Hungry, Lulu, Rikku, and Wakka all dug in and ate their favorite kinds of sandwiches. Because Yuna and Tidus had made so many, there was enough to fit everyone's tastes.
"Yum," Rikku said, after her first few bites. "I don't know if this is really delicious or if I'm just really hungry!"
Tidus glared at Rikku, "Is that an insult? Are you saying we don't cook good food?"
"No, no, not at all!" Rikku shook her head in a hurry and continued eating.
"Both of you made so many," Lulu said. "Is that why you took so long?"
Although Lulu knew the real reason why they had taken so long, she wanted to see what Tidus and Yuna would say to them. Would they tell the truth? Probably not … but who knows?
"Um," Tidus started, as he glanced over to Yuna. She gave a slight shrug. "Uh, yeah. That's why we took so long."
Yuna piped up, "We wanted to make sure that we had enough sandwiches to fit everyone's taste. Tidus told me you all like different kinds of sandwiches." Of course, Tidus hadn't actually told her that. But Yuna had thought that if she gave a reason, it would be more believable.
"I see," Lulu said, giving a slight nod. Yuna have a small hesitant laugh in response.
A few hours later, everyone finally left. And they left just in time, too. Soon, storm clouds had covered the sky. It seemed only a few minutes before there was a blue sky. Now the sky was riddled with grey clouds.
Yuna peeked at the storm through one of the windows, "Wow," she breathed in. "Look at those clouds. They're so dark …"
"Huh? Lemme see!" Tidus had been surfing through the channels, but wanted to see why Yuna was so interested in the storm. He stood next to Yuna, and looked out the window. "Hm. Dark clouds. Yeah, rain's definitely going to come."
He walked back towards the couch, "But it's nothing special."
"Really?" Yuna said, as she turned and watched him sit back down in the couch. "I don't know how, but those clouds look familiar."
Tidus looked up at her from his sitting position on the couch, "Well. They are clouds. You know those big puffy white things you see in the sky every day? Except now they're grey."
"That's not what I meant," Yuna said, laughing and shaking her head at the same time. "Oh, never mind. You're right; my imagination's just making things up again."
She went into the kitchen to do the dishes. She had offered to wash the dishes tonight. It gave her some peace and quiet (unless Tidus wanted to come in and talk – she wouldn't mind that either.) Just as she was about to put some gloves on, lightning flashed through the kitchen window.
'Lightning …?' Yuna thought, as she just stood there. 'One one thousand … two one thousand … three one thousand … four one thousand … five one thousand …'
Thunder.
Terrified, Yuna ran out of the kitchen and back into the living room. Tidus was still sitting there in a lazy sitting position on the couch. He had only changed slightly since Yuna was last there. He was reading a Blitzball magazine this time. But as soon as Yuna ran into the room, he raised an eyebrow, "Something wrong?"
"Um … there's a storm and it's only five miles away," Yuna informed him. "Maybe you should flip to the news or something, and check up on the weather. You know, just in case."
"It's probably just a rain storm …" Tidus reassured her.
She walked closer to him, "Please? It'll only take a quick second. You're barely watching anyway," she teased.
The remote was in the coffee table in front of the couch. Grinning, Yuna strode over and hastily grabbed the remote from the control.
"Hey, wait! I was watching too!" Tidus complained.
"Too bad," Yuna said, searching for the news channel. What was it again? Thirty-nine …? Or wasn't it three? Maybe it was ten … she tried to remember, but her thinking was interrupted by Tidus as he tried to grab the remote from her.
"I'm not gonna let you change it that easy," he said in a playful voice. He grabbed her hands and tried to pry them open with his own hands. Because Tidus was such a Blitzball athlete, he was a lot stronger then Yuna.
As soon as his hands were on Yuna's she felt something surge through her. It surprised her, and she felt a bit dizzy for a second.
Noticing a change in Yuna, Tidus looked into her eyes, "Yuna? You okay?"
She was okay, but she didn't respond. Her eyes become glazed as she focused on something in her memory.
-- Flashback --
"Hold still, Yuna!"
"Owie!" The little Yuna cried. "I'm trying, Mommy, but whatever you're doing – it stings!"
"I know, honey," Leah said, gently. She was holding Yuna's hands, trying to wash a cut that had surfaced onto Yuna's skin. "What a way to start a life in Besaid, Yuna. You fall down and trip on your first step inside Besaid."
"When are we going to meet Daddy, Mommy?" Yuna questioned.
Right before they had to move to Besaid, Braska was sent away to the Kilika Islands. The Kilikans were recently attacked by a few fiends that had somehow gotten into town. Braska was sent there to teach white magic to some of the civilians, so they could heal the wounded ones. No one had known why or how the fiends had gotten into town, but Braska was also supposed to teach black magic for the ones that wanted to learn self-defensive magics.
"I don't know, honey," Leah Lesca paused, and look outside a window. She had to move their stuff in all by herself. That was what she was told. But most people in Besaid were so kind – they had offered to help. They had left Bevelle just yesterday. Some of the stuff was being shipped over from another ship. Some of the stuff came with them on the ship they had sailed on. Many Besaidians that were on the beach at the time saw all the stuff they had to carry, and helped them move it into town. Many trips had to be taken between the dock and their house.
But now they were living semi-comfortably. Leah still had to unpack many things. She had all this in her hands.
"Aww," Yuna whimpered. "I thought he would come back soon …"
--End Flashback--
Tidus noticed the glazed look in Yuna's eyes. It was the same he saw in the kitchen hours ago. When Yuna remembered something from her memory. He didn't know what triggered it, but so far, it only seemed to happen when Yuna and he were together.
Inside, Tidus was actually excited, 'She's remembering things … it's taken a while, but now they're all coming back to her. Just from today! It's taken so long … maybe that's why they're all coming at once.'
Soon, the glazed look disappeared from Yuna's eyes. Tidus smiled and looked at her expectantly.
"Tidus!" she said, joyously. "You won't believe what just happened!"
"You remembered something?"
"That's right!" Yuna said. She was extremely happy. It was such a nice feeling – being able to recall something from the past. Something that had happened to her long ago. "Wait … how did you know that?"
"I know these things," Tidus said laughing.
Yuna smiled. Then she noticed that Tidus was still holding her hand from when he tried to get the remote from her. Yuna could feel herself blush slightly, but she said, "Um, Tidus? Can … I … have my hands back?"
Tidus hadn't even noticed the two were still touching hands, "Oh. Uh. Sorry."
Yuna opened her mouth to say something when there was lightning.
'One one thousand … two one thousand … three one thousand … four one thousand …'
Thunder.
A storm was coming – and it was only four miles away.
And that, my friends, is where I leave you. Again, sorry for the looooooong delay. Um, it is now summer! Woo! So I'll probably be making more chapters – I'll be making up for it, I promise! I really do!
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