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I was busy last couple nights so I couldn't update. Sorry! Oh, and I'll probably more spastic with my updates now. It might be two days or three days till the next update. I don't know. But I will make sure not to go over a week since an update.
Chapter 9: Not Yourself
Yuna cautiously ran her slender fingers over his scar. It was surprisingly smooth and easy to the touch. "Does it ever hurt?"
"No. Hasn't hurt in years." Tidus was looking straight at Yuna, but his eyes were distant. She noticed.
"Is something wrong?" She drew her hand back, afraid she had offended him somehow. He took hold of her retreating wrist, surprising the girl. His grip was firm, yet gentle.
"Don't leave me..." His voice was low and weary. "Please...just don't go..."
"I-I...uh..." she stuttered at a loss for words. What was with Tidus' sudden mood change? What about that distant look in his eyes? What was wrong.
"Mmm...Yuna..." Tidus' voice became raspy. "I've missed you..."
"T-TIDUS!" Yuna pushed off his chest, stumbling backward. "Something's wrong with you... You aren't being your self!"
"Oh-ho! But this is me!" He crouched down beside Yuna, grasping her shoulders. "These are my true colors!"
"Let GO!" She pulled at hold. His grip was too strong.
"Yuna...I must claim you as MINE!" Tidus pushed her over onto the cold deck. "And only MINE!"
Yuna blindly groped around the deck. She had to find something. She HAD to!
"You will be mine soon enough." He lowered his head, vigorously kissing her neck.
The fact that Tidus, or really his body, was kissing her in a passionate way sent waves of pleasure up her spine. No! This wasn't Tidus. This wasn't him.
He began to move his head further and further downward. She grunted.
Desperately, she searched to find something to wack him over the head with. Finally her hand reached a broken off wooden plank. She gave him a good hit on the head. His head fell.
She blushed at where his head had landed. Quickly, Yuna pried Tidus off of her, gently setting him down on the spot beside her.
"What was that?" the summoner whispered, pushing a few lone golden stands out of the knocked-out boy's face. She let her hands wander off along his cheek, heading around to the back of his head. A slight bump was beginning to form.
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He groaned. A soaring pain shot through his head. "Are you...you?" came a gentle voice. Was it Yuna?
"I think I am." Tidus slid his eyes open, meeting Yuna's worried gaze. "Why does my head hurt so bad?"
She took in a quick breath. "You don't remember?"
"...No." Tidus carefully rubbed the back of his head, feeling the now larger bump. "I blanked out after I felt your hand on my stomach..."
"You weren't yourself." She gripped his hand. "You started saying something about not wanting me to leave and missing me. Then...then you started saying about wanting to claim me. Making me yours, and only yours."
He blushed a deep crimson. "Th-that WASN'T me! I mean, I-I..." he trailed off. There wasn't much more he could really say.
"I understand. I didn't think that was you." She stood up, staring up at the sparkling stars. "It's getting late. C'mon."
He nodded, standing up. Tidus followed Yuna down to the lower deck, staring at the back of her head the whole time, still blushing. "I'm sorry...If I did anything to upset you," he muttered, staring forward. His hand swept down, scooping up his damp shirt.
"Don't worry about it." She ducked into the doorway, smiling. "I...didn't really mind it..." Yuna whispered the last part under her breath.
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Yuna woke up screaming, launching herself up into a seating position. A cold sweat covered her body, her breaths short and ragged. Thirty seconds later Tidus burst in the door. He had enough decency to pull on a pair of flannel pants over his boxers before leaving his room.
"What's wrong? What happened? I heard a scream!" he sputtered out his words a mile a minute.
"It's okay..." She clutched her chest, trying to calm down her speeding heart. "It was just...just a nightmare."
Inside the doorway Lulu sighed, motioning the others to go back to sleep. She knew Tidus could take care of this. She made sure to shut the door behind her as she left.
"Are you willing to talk about it. Usually that helps." Tidus whispered, crouching down beside her bed.
"I don't remember all of it..." She leaned forward, running a hand though her hair.
"Just tell what you remember." Tidus circled his thumb around the back of her hand.
"You were there, standing in a valley." Yuna began to calm down, along with her heartbeat. It was beginning to come back to her. "We were alone. The sky was clear and everything was peaceful. Until..."
"Something bad happened...I mean, this is a nightmare after all, right?" He grinned nervously. Leave it to him to say something stupid.
"The sky darkened, and the wind picked up. You began to..." Tears rimmed her eyes, threatening to fall. "To fade away... You began to fade right before me. I kept calling out but you didn't answer. You didn't even look back."
"Is that all you remember?" Tidus took a spot next to her on the bed. His knees were getting a little stiff.
She nodded. Tears flooded her eyes, falling down her cheeks. "Sorry I'm s-so emotional. I r-really don't know wh-why." She began to hiccup as the sobs grew.
"It's okay. I'm...uh...still here." Nothing else had come to mind, so he had just blurted it out. Thinking the 'uh' didn't help matters, he did the only thing he could think of. He embraced her.
Yuna's hiccups and sobs abruptly slowed down as soon as Tidus' arms comforted her. She relaxed, snuggling further into his warmth. "Don't go..." Yuna almost instantly regretted the words that just slipped out of her mouth. It sounded too much like 'Tidus' had before.
"I won't." He tightened his grip. "I won't fade away. I promise." Little did he know, those words would be coming into play.
End chapter
It was my daddy's birthday yesterday! He turned 46! Hee hee.
Okay, back on topic. The last line, it's most likely not what you think it is. Besides, that's WAAAAAAAAAY later on in the story. I mean, they're not even in Luca yet! They MIGHT be in Luca the next chapter. I really don't know. ...Oi...
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