Chapter 4

His car slowed to a stop and they got out of the car. Glancing around she gave a smile before running to the ledge leaving Tidus to follow her. This was the ledge where they had come when they were younger to get away. It overlooked the abandoned temple and it was somehow beautiful in it's own way. "I haven't been here in years." She commented as Tidus sat down next to her. Meeting his gaze she knew that he knew she hadn't been here since the last time they'd been here together. She saw some kind of emotion in the depths of his eyes but couldn't quite put a name to the emotion. Looking away a faint blush crept on her cheeks but she just ignored it and looked to the sky. He watched her as she turned her face away and looked to the sky and even with the fading sunset he could tell that there was a slight blush on Yuna's face something he could ever remember seeing. Turning his face he stared at the sky with Yuna something that they used to do often. Before I was a jerk. A voice in his mind reminded him. "Yuna how late can you stay?" he asked. Smiling her beautiful smile Yuna thought about it. I want to stay longer the moon always looks so pretty when above an ocean or lake. "Can we stay longer? Unless you have a curfew." She said hoping she didn't sound so eager. There was one more perk to living with Rikku, it meant that her dad couldn't control her anymore.

Jecht would probably be furious if he wasn't home by 11 with it being blitzball season and everything but for once Tidus didn't care. He was with Yuna again and that was more important than the punishment that Tidus would receive from his father. Besides Jecht would probably be so drunk he wouldn't notice Tidus was missing. "We'll stay longer." He answered. "yay!" Yuna said excitedly. Seeing Yuna this way again made Tidus feel all the more guilty for hurting her feelings but that was the past and couldn't be taken back no matter how much he wanted it to never have happened. Throwing herself on the ground she stared at the stars trying to ignore the butterflies fluttering in her stomach. Never before had she felt that feeling and she guessed it was because of Tidus. Glancing to the sky again she marveled at the beauty of the moon over Zanarkand. Usually when you were in the heart of the city you couldn't see the moon or the stars. True they were still in Zanarkand but they were on the outskirts where hardly anything was still in business.

Lying down beside her he scooted closer to get the same view of the moon as she. He hadn't seen the moon for a very long time, since his mother died. The only time she had spent time with him was when his dad was away playing blitzball. Staring at the sky it reminded him of a song he heard on the radio by a popular songstress by the name of Lenne, who was the same age as Tidus and Yuna.

Sparks from the fire rise up to the sky

Higher and higher oh I want to fly

Out of the story this time I'll be free

Wake up for a moment from that dream of me

Just a legend cold words on a page

Lift up my eyes and I'm soaring away

On silver wings spread out to the sun

I'm leaving this city for the skies above.

O'er the ruins an ancient light

Never lost, never failing

Follow me on my path to the heights

Before the shadows fade into night

Running back but I'm out of time.

I could tell everything

Hear the words that fill my mind

How can I say she was mine

Singing the words aloud from memory he didn't know Yuna could hear him. He didn't think they were that close together, or maybe she just had exceptionally good hearing. Catching her eyes on him he flushed with embarrassment. Singing was something he hadn't wanted anyone to hear him do because it wasn't right for him to sing songs which were in his opinion girly. "That's one of my favorites." She whispered quietly. Hearing him sing that song had made her jumpy on the inside. It wasn't just the fact that he actually wasn't that bad but then again she couldn't name why her insides were jumpy.

Saying nothing he just stared back up at the moon shining brightly, casting its white glow on everything below it. Feeling movement he saw that Yuna had sat straight up and was obviously thinking hard about something. Hesitantly he sat up and put an arm around her. "Yuna are you alright?" he asked. Thinking over everything he had said since they had gotten here he decided he had said nothing to offend her. Holding her close he waited for an answer and when she pushed him away to face him he felt weird. Since he had seen her again really seen her just not a glance of passing by he had felt strange things happening to him and he was powerless to stop it. Summoning all her courage to do what she had set her mind on she leaned forward and placed her lips on his. When their lips met at first it was hesitant and after the initial surprise at her actions Tidus let his mind go and let him kiss her freely, forgetting everything but this moment.

Pulling away after what seemed to be an eternity she lowered her eyes as heat rose to her cheeks. Feeling foolish and mentally yelling at herself for acting on her desires she waited for him to say anything at all to let her know how he felt about it. A hand touched her cheek and her eyes looked up into his. Kissing her again he gave her a smile, one that was genuine and real, not a fake one he usually reserved for others. But he still said nothing and she was growing uneasy. "Want to stay here tonight?" he asked. He knew it sounded bad but it wasn't the way he meant it to sound. He was merely asking her to spend the night so they could talk about things. Shocked and somehow surprise Yuna nodded slowly not trusting herself to speak. Though she wanted to believe that his intentions were honest she still couldn't help but doubt him. Standing he went back to the car and grabbed the blankets he kept in his car at all times. Seeing her questioning eyes he said, "Whenever I don't feel like staying in the dorm I crash at Gippal's. I prefer my blankets over his."

Placing a blanket on the ground he sat down on it and covered up with the other. Without thinking she crawled under the blanket with him and scooted closer so she could rest her head on his chest. Closing her eyes she wished that tonight would never end because more than likely tomorrow they would go back to only talking when they need to. "What do we do now?" she asked hating that she was the first to bring this up. "That's up to you. If you rather forget that this ever happened I can understand. I haven't been the nicest person to you." He answered. This was a test for her trust and faith in him because he didn't want to get too attached to her if she was just going to hurt him like he had her. "I think that maybe we should try this out. Us I mean." He wanted to get up and dance around in a dance of joy but that wouldn't be very manly. "I guess this means you're my girlfriend." He asked. Knowing some girls didn't always make their feelings clear he wanted clarification. "I guess so." She answered.

Making Yuna happy meant the world to Tidus and he just hoped that he wouldn't do anything to mess it up again. True they had never dated to begin with but they had been the best of friends and he realized how much he had missed her over the years. How could he have thought he was happy hanging around with Dona and her snobby friends? Tonight they were going to stay here and hopefully things would work out for the best. "We should get some sleep, we have an early class tomorrow morning." He said. Filled with confidence he pulled her closer and rested his cheek against her hair. Feeling her breathing turn to that of one sleeping he finally felt secure enough to fall asleep, knowing she was by his side.

AN: So sorry it took so long to update. I couldn't get the chapter out the way I wanted it and I'm not too sure how this one went. Thanx to everyone who reviewed this chapter! I'm looking forward to getting reviews for this chapter because that's how I know what to do. If there is anything you would like to see in the coming chapters feel free to let me know and I'll see what I can do. The song used in this chapter does not belong to me nor does Lenne actually sing it. The song is titled The Skies Above and I don't know who wrote it but it definitely does not belong to me. Please read and review. Till next time. :D