Chapter Three

Yuna and Rikku drove home while Rikku went on and on about Gippal. It was obvious to Yuna that her cousin obviously liked him and he wasn't just an old friend. This was surely going to end bad since nothing with Rikku ever went, as one would expect it to. "Yuna are you even listening to me?" Rikku asked as she let out a puff of frustration. Honestly where was Yuna's head today. She always listened when Rikku talked but today it was like an alien came and sucked Yuna's normalcy out of her and left a bit of alien in her. Seeing that her question was yet again going unanswered Rikku reached over and gave Yuna a pinch on the arm. At the quick flicker of pain Yuna was startled out of her thoughts and looked at the red mark on her arm. "What was that for Rikku?" she asked.

"You weren't listening to me that's what. What's up with you today?" Rikku asked in her demanding tone. She shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly before replying, 'It's nothing." Rikku rolled her eyes at her cousin. If there was one thing that was definitely true about Yuna it was that she was a horrible liar. But even Rikku didn't want to push it. Yuna was for the most part fair tempered but even she had her limits. Changing the subject seemed like a safe option at the moment so Rikku just let it go. "What are you going to do today?" she asked as she twirled her blonde hair around her long finger. Pulling into the driveway Yuna slowed to a stop and shut off the engine. Slowly her head turned and her bi colored eyes met her cousin's swirly green ones. "I'm just doing some studying. Nothing too interesting." She said after a moments pause.

Reaching to the backseat she hastily grabbed her backpack and bolted out of the car. She wasn't sure why she hadn't told her cousin Tidus was supposed to come work on their project. A part of her wanted to believe he would stick to what he said and come over but the other part wanted her to be realistic. In reality she didn't really expect him to show up to work on it and being prepared for that it wouldn't make her as mad or upset. The lock clicked and the door opened quietly and together Rikku and Yuna walked in their apartment in silence. The sunlight came in the carpet and lighted the home in small slivers. As if it were synchronized both backpacks dropped to the ground with a thud and Yuna marched up to the curtains and threw them open letting the light filter through the room. "That's much better." She commented cheerfully. Quite happy with her work she hopped off to the kitchen to look for something to make for dinner. Raising her eyebrows she couldn't believe she could forget something as simple as grocery shopping.

So distracted at having forgetting to get groceries she didn't notice Rikku tiptoe into the room with a mischievous smirk on her face. Covering the space between them quickly Rikku leaned closer and yelled, "YUNA!!!!!!!!!!" Nearly jumping out of her skin Yuna grabbed her chest and whirled around. "Rikku are you trying to give me a heart attack? She shrieked. Laughing at the look on Yuna's face it took her a few minutes before she could make a comment back at Yuna. "Sorry. But you were so distracted it was too easy." Rikku said between her giggles. Soon it was too funny for Yuna not to join in on the laughter. Soon the two were laughing because there was really no reason to laugh to begin with. Calming down first she frowned as she wondered what they could do for dinner. The obvious choices were to either go out for dinner or order in. Rikku would most likely want to go out but Yuna should stay on the slight chance that Tidus actually showed up. So how to get Rikku to stay? She didn't really want to be alone. That's when it hit her full force. "Rikku want to call Gippal and invite him over for dinner? I'm ordering pizza." Yuna said smiling. She couldn't believe the genius of her plan, it's the best one she's had all day. But Rikku was so excited at the prospect of having Gippal possibly come over she forgot to ask Yuna why she was ordering pizza, Yuna didn't really like it. Taking the phone she dialed his number and waited as patiently as she could for him to answer. "Gippal? Oihy'c untanehk bewwy. Tu oui fyhd du lusa ujan?" she said when he finally answered the phone. "Bewwy cuihtc knayd yc muhk yc hu fung ec ehjumjat." Came Gippal's reply. "nayd. Oui ymnayto ghuf frana E meja. Caa oui cuuh." Rikku shouted happily. Hanging up the phone she handed it over to Yuna. "Order pizza. Gip's on his way." She said. Yuna watched as Rikku bounced up the stairs humming probably going to get dolled up for him. Turning on the radio she tried to get started on her History of Spira assignment before the pizza got here. Tonight she didn't plan on studying all that much, tonight was just going to be a fun night between friends.

Where is the moment we needed the most

You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

They tell me your blue skies fade to grey

They tell me your passion's gone away

And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low

You're faking a smile with the coffee to go

You tell me your life's been way off line

You're falling to pieces everytime

And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me don't lie

You work at a smile and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

The camera don't lie

You're coming back down and you really don't mind

You had a bad day

You had a bad day

There was a knock at the door and she tossed it open to see Gippal standing there. "Don't worry. You don't have to work today. She's upstairs." She said closing the door behind him. Laying back down on the floor she continued listening to the song all thoughts of homework forgotten. Making small doodles on her paper she let her mind wonder.

Well you need a blue sky holiday

The point is they laugh at what you say

And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me don't lie

You work at a smile and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

The camera don't lie

You're coming back down and you really don't mind

You had a bad day

Sometimes the system goes on the blink

And the whole thing turns out wrong

You might not make it back and you know

That you could be well oh that strong

And I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most

Oh you and I

You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

A second knock sounded on the door and this time Yuna clicked off the c.d. player. This time she opened the door more slowly and when it opened fully she saw a pizza delivery boy standing there. Handing him over the money she owed him in exchange for three large pizzas Yuna thanked him and closed the door. "Bewwy'c rana! kad ouin piddc tufh rana!" she called up to Gippal and Rikku. Sitting the pizza down on the coffee table she hurried to the kitchen to get them plates to eat off of. Coming back from the kitchen she nearly knocked Gippal over. Managing to keep a grip on the plates she flushed with embarrassment. "I'm so sorry. Are you alright?" she asked worried. "I'm fine." He said. "If your sure." She answered. Handing out the plates they dug into the pizza and talked about school and their friends.

Around six o'clock Yuna stretched out of the floor and sighed. She still had to finish her homework and had decided she had put it off for long enough. "I'm going to go upstairs you guys. I'll see ya later." She said. Taking the pizza boxes she threw them in the trash on her way up to her room. Thrusting the door opened she went in and flopped down on her bed. Her room was her sanctuary and she was glad she could just relax in it now. Not like it had been when she had lived with her dad. Pushing those thoughts aside she made herself get up and change into her silky pajama bottoms and white tank top. Lazily she reached over and grabbed her c.d. player remote and hit the power button and then she pressed the play button.

She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
Guess she knows from the smiles and the look in their eyes
Everyone's got a theory about the bitter one

They're saying
Mama never loved her much
And daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot

To come (and she'll say to him)

She's saying

I would fly you to the moon and back
If you'll be if you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby

Ooh-ooh

She can't remember a time
When she felt needed
If love was red then she was colour-blind
All her friends they've been tried for treason
And crimes that were never defined

She's saying

Love is like a barren place
And reaching out for human faith is
Is like a journey I just don't have a map for
So baby gonna take a dive and push the shift to overdrive
Send a signal that she's hanging all her hopes on the stars

(What a pleasant dream) just saying

The song ended and Yuna sighed as she heard a knock on her door. Deciding that the sooner she got up and listened to Rikku the sooner she could go to bed. She would get the homework done in the morning if she could get up early. Swinging the door open she said "Rikku I'm really not in the mood right now." Looking up she was shocked to see Tidus standing in her doorframe. "Oh, I wasn't expecting you." She said. Waiting for him to say something, anything she stared at the floor hoping it would give her something to do. "Well I said I would come and work on our project." Tidus replied after a period of silence. Lifting her head her eyes met his and she stepped aside, it was just her way of saying come in without actually saying it. Glancing around her room he saw that it was different than the room she had at her fathers house seven years ago. Then it had been different shades of pink and now it was a baby blue color. On the walls there were a few posters of some blitzball teams and on her stands were pictures of her family. There were no pictures of him from when they were younger, not that he expected her to keep them after what he did. "There's no pictures of me." He said as he turned to face her. A flicker of anger flittered across her face but it was gone in a second. Angrily she stomped over to the closet and pulled out a box. Opening it she scooped a handful of pictures out and thrust them into his hands. "I never got rid of them. Just packed them away. Memories are just memories, and I didn't want to have to look at them." She mumbled.

Sitting on her bed she watched as he shuffled through the pictures she wondered what was going through his head. Emotions would flicker across his face but she didn't know him well enough anymore to know what they meant. Finally he turned and sat down next to her. He had never felt so speechless before because seeing those photographs reminded him of all the good times they had then and what an idiot he had been to just throw it all away. "You know what forget the project and get dressed into something else. I want to take you somewhere." Tidus said putting the photos down. Glancing at him skeptically she didn't know what made her get up and do as he asked all she knew is that she returned from the bathroom she was dressed in her favorite pair of jeans and a yellow t-shirt. "Where to?" she asked with a faint hint of a smile. Grinning he shook his head and grabbed her hand running downstairs pulling her with him. Opening the door to his car they both got in and he took off down the road to a place they had been so long ago whenever she needed to get away.

AN: First I would like to thank Miko, wikki6,x-animosity-x, Morph, mini mo, and tiicklemyFANCY for their reviews. I have made this chapter longer than the others and I hope that it is much better now. So please leave a review and let me know what you think.

AN2: I do not own To The Moon and Back Savage Garden does. I also do not own Daniel Powter does.