Hiya! Thanks for all the reviews! I feel so appreciated! I was showing my Nan how my story had gone so far and realised I had made some technical errors, eg: 'Shuin'. When I wrote this I hadn't played 10-2 yet, so I thought it didn't have a 'y'. Anyway, I'll change that before I go - oh! I'm going to go to Toronto for a week on the 14th so I won't be able to update for a while.
As I said last time, this chapter may suck - but this will be worse because I could not think of a way to do this one. 'Kay, here we go.
**Chapter 8**
The journey back was going slowly and when Lenne pointed out to Shuyin that Yuna and Tidus had gone, he began to get frustrated.
'Ok, I'll find them. You guys go,' he sighed before heading back down the empty alley the group had just passed through.
'Is Yunie ok? Where'd she go?' Rikku whined.
'I'm sure she's fine. She probably stopped for a good reason,' Lenne replied as she kept on walking towards the apartment with the others trailing behind her.
***
'Where the hell are they' Shuyin demanded. He began jogging down another silent road, glancing from side to side until he met a familiar couple just standing, staring at eachother.
'Hey! Guys, what have you been doing?' Shuyin called, a strange stab of jealousy making him feel strange inside.
As if stirring from a daydream Yuna looked to Shuyin, suddenly realising he was standing not far from them.
'Oh, Shuyin!' she jumped awkwardly, 'uh, we were just -'
'Walking,' Tidus jumped in,' We were walking,' he said removing his hand from hers.
'Didn't look like that to me!' Shuyin smiled, hiding the envious feeling he could feel when he saw Tidus slip something into one of his jacket pockets. 'Were already back at the apartment and noticed you weren't there, so I came back to look for you two'.
Tidus looked around awkwardly before stepping away from Yuna slightly. She looked at him oddly, turning her gaze back to Shuyin who gestured for them to follow.
Hesitantly, she followed the other blonde with Tidus hanging slightly behind her, continuing to avert his gaze. They walked in silence the whole way, all deep in their own thoughts of what had just occcured.
***
Once Yuna had stepped into her empty room, she kicked off her shoes and flopped onto her bed, still untidy from her rush earlier that morning. Rummaging around inside her bedside table's half open drawer, eventually finding a biro. Opening her sky blue purchase, Yuna wrote her name and personal information like she always did, then began work on describing the past days as detailed as she could; Rikku's luggage, arriving at Zanarkand, meeting her flat mates, her new watch, Tidus...
Pausing, Yuna fell back against her pillow and smiling to herself. Although she knew she still liked Shuyin there was something about Tidus that she felt drawn to. Yes, they were nearly identical, but there was something about him that Shuyin had never made her feel.
She remembered their eyes the most clearly - both a deep crystalline blue. However, Shuyin's were a deeper and sharper version of Tidus'. His were softer and much friendlier, they were beautiful in their own Tidus way and reminded her of the seas in Besaid - calm and clear.
Sighing, she closed her eyes and considered how stupid she was being. Eyes were just eyes, why should she care what they looked like? Tidus' were no different than any other peoples.
But somehow she could not forget the way he had looked at her earlier: as if she were the only person in Spira he would ever want to look at. She had felt precious in those few minutes in a way Shuyin had never done before.
***
The next couple of days passed uneventfully. Everyone was preparing for their first day at Uni the following day.
Yuna was sitting in her room, writing in her diary when she heard a gentle knock on the door. She closed the book and hid it in her draw just as Lenne walked in, friendly brown eyes meeting Yuna's mismatched ones.
'Hey Yuna! You okay? You look flushed,' the young woman asked upon slipping into the room and closing the door behind her.
Come to mention it, Yuna had been feeling quite warm for a while.
'Huh, I didn't even notice,' Yuna replied making room on her bed. Sitting down on the corner, Lenne watched her friend for a moment before asking her what she thought of Zanarkand so far. Even though this was probably the fiftieth time someone had asked her what she thought Yuna replied with just as much enthusiasm. She had been friends with Yuna from a young age and knew how she always got excited over the smallest of things. Lenne began to laugh.
'What?' she cried confusedly.
'Nothing. Don't worry,' Lenne smiled.
'You're laughing at me! Yuna realised,' What did I do?'
'I forgot already!' teased Lenne, a small twinkle in her chocolate eyes.
Yuna's eyes were filled with mock disbelief, 'really, well maybe this will help you remember!'
Pulling out the pillow from behind her, the tawny haired girl launched an attack on Lenne. Once it had collided with her head, sending feathers shooting out the end the poor girl cracked up, making Yuna look perplexed at her sudden outburst.
'I didn't hit you that hard', she smiled.
Lenne retaliated, grabbing the pillow off her own bed and hitting Yuna on the arm, her own feathers flying in different directions. Before the girls knew it, a fully developed pillow fight had begun, neither caring about the mess or noise they were making around them.
Obviously curious, Rikku ventured into the room surprised at what she saw.
'Hey, is this a private fight or can anyone join in?' she asked grabbing her own pillow and crashing it into the side of Yuna's head. The war continued, the girls making even more noise. This time, Wakka was brave enough to open the door and the same shocked look overcame his own face.
'My dream has nearly come true!' he said, the amazed tone in his voice visible to the fighting girls,' hey guys! Come quick, ya?!' the athlete bellowed as he was dragged into the room and pummelled by pillows.
Hearing Wakka's cries the brothers rushed to the girl's room, enjoying the sight in front of them: Wakka lay pinned to the floor by Lenne and Yuna, still hitting eachother, while Rikku continued slapping the orange haired teen with her pillow. Feathers lay scattered everywhere and the laughter emanating from the room was contagious as Tidus and Shuyin entered and joined in the fight. Both of the brothers went straight for Rikku, tackling her and dropping the helpless girl onto Lenne's bed behind her. Shuyin then went after Lenne, tugging her up and swinging her around to face him. However what he hadn't expected was for Lenne to hit him over the head with her pillow and looking very smug afterwards.
'Is that a challenge?' he asked raising his eyebrow and grinning at her. When she nodded at him, he excused himself from the others, picked her up, draping her slender body over his shoulder in a fireman style and carried her out the room, kicking and screaming madly.
Tidus attempted to keep Rikku pinned to the bed, but he could feel her squirming out of his grasp. Suddenly, something hit the back of his head. Turning, he saw Yuna behind him innocently holding her weapon behind her back. He smiled suspiciously at her, and forgetting Rikku grabbed up Lenne's dropped pillow. A smaller fight broke out between them as Rikku and Wakka recovered from being held down.
Before he knew it, Rikku was upon Tidus, beating him unmercilessly. He now had both girls against him. But he couldn't help but laugh as he saw Wakka rise to his feet and grab Rikku round the waist, dragging her away from Tidus and out the room, the same as Lenne and Shuyin.
This left Yuna and him to fight alone.
As they continued, soft thuds and laughter blocking all other sounds, Yuna gave a small shriek as she backed into her bed and fell down onto the soft mattress. She was soon greeted by Tidus who fell down on top her of her, not realising until the last moment. His face stopped only inches away from hers. All thoughts of fighting left his mind as he felt himself be drawn into the depths of her bi - coloured eyes.
He could feel her chest heaving under his own, her breath warm against his face and it only seemed to occur to her the way they were positioned. But still she made no signs of wanting to move. Instead she continued to stare back at him, scanning his face, memorising his features.
His eyes did the same, surveying every crease, every curve...he couldn't stop himself when his hand came up and brushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes. Silent, she smiled up at him, her girlishness becoming apparent to him as her cheeks began turning a deeper shade of pink.
Beaming at her innocence, he then felt her hand reach up to his face, pulling a stray feather from his fringe, then letting her fingers trail slightly down his face. Shivering with excitement from her touch, Tidus felt the sudden urge to move closer to her even though they were barely inches apart. As he angled his face towards her, a sudden scream echoed down the hall, making them both jump.
Realising what he'd almost done, Tidus blinked at Yuna's surprised face, her eyes focused on him still. Lost for words, he pushed himself up from the bed, feeling a look of embarrassment overtake his features as he scratched the back of his head. A similar look passed over Yuna's face as Tidus held out his hand for her. Taking it, he pulled her up to standing. They stood close to eachother again; Yuna's proximity was intoxicating Tidus, her scent making his knees weak. Her hand still held his own. The same urge he felt to be near her began to overwhelm him again as Tidus stared into her beautiful eyes.
'Yunie! Help me!' cried Rikku.
Turning to look out the door, Yuna seemed torn between going to help Rikku or staying with Tidus.
Seeing her indecision Tidus smiled, whispering,' go to her,' though every fibre of him screamed no.
Looking to him appreciatively, Yuna smiled at his kindness, unable to trust her voice. Reluctantly he removed his hand from hers, feeling his fingers linger slightly, and let her pass by him. Smiling at her back he waited till she had left before wiping his face with his hands. Sighing Tidus stepped out after her and headed to his room, avoiding Yuna's gaze in case he lost complete control of his actions.
How he was tempted to look at her.
***
What do you think - too sudden? Anyway, be back soon with more chapters!
As I said last time, this chapter may suck - but this will be worse because I could not think of a way to do this one. 'Kay, here we go.
**Chapter 8**
The journey back was going slowly and when Lenne pointed out to Shuyin that Yuna and Tidus had gone, he began to get frustrated.
'Ok, I'll find them. You guys go,' he sighed before heading back down the empty alley the group had just passed through.
'Is Yunie ok? Where'd she go?' Rikku whined.
'I'm sure she's fine. She probably stopped for a good reason,' Lenne replied as she kept on walking towards the apartment with the others trailing behind her.
***
'Where the hell are they' Shuyin demanded. He began jogging down another silent road, glancing from side to side until he met a familiar couple just standing, staring at eachother.
'Hey! Guys, what have you been doing?' Shuyin called, a strange stab of jealousy making him feel strange inside.
As if stirring from a daydream Yuna looked to Shuyin, suddenly realising he was standing not far from them.
'Oh, Shuyin!' she jumped awkwardly, 'uh, we were just -'
'Walking,' Tidus jumped in,' We were walking,' he said removing his hand from hers.
'Didn't look like that to me!' Shuyin smiled, hiding the envious feeling he could feel when he saw Tidus slip something into one of his jacket pockets. 'Were already back at the apartment and noticed you weren't there, so I came back to look for you two'.
Tidus looked around awkwardly before stepping away from Yuna slightly. She looked at him oddly, turning her gaze back to Shuyin who gestured for them to follow.
Hesitantly, she followed the other blonde with Tidus hanging slightly behind her, continuing to avert his gaze. They walked in silence the whole way, all deep in their own thoughts of what had just occcured.
***
Once Yuna had stepped into her empty room, she kicked off her shoes and flopped onto her bed, still untidy from her rush earlier that morning. Rummaging around inside her bedside table's half open drawer, eventually finding a biro. Opening her sky blue purchase, Yuna wrote her name and personal information like she always did, then began work on describing the past days as detailed as she could; Rikku's luggage, arriving at Zanarkand, meeting her flat mates, her new watch, Tidus...
Pausing, Yuna fell back against her pillow and smiling to herself. Although she knew she still liked Shuyin there was something about Tidus that she felt drawn to. Yes, they were nearly identical, but there was something about him that Shuyin had never made her feel.
She remembered their eyes the most clearly - both a deep crystalline blue. However, Shuyin's were a deeper and sharper version of Tidus'. His were softer and much friendlier, they were beautiful in their own Tidus way and reminded her of the seas in Besaid - calm and clear.
Sighing, she closed her eyes and considered how stupid she was being. Eyes were just eyes, why should she care what they looked like? Tidus' were no different than any other peoples.
But somehow she could not forget the way he had looked at her earlier: as if she were the only person in Spira he would ever want to look at. She had felt precious in those few minutes in a way Shuyin had never done before.
***
The next couple of days passed uneventfully. Everyone was preparing for their first day at Uni the following day.
Yuna was sitting in her room, writing in her diary when she heard a gentle knock on the door. She closed the book and hid it in her draw just as Lenne walked in, friendly brown eyes meeting Yuna's mismatched ones.
'Hey Yuna! You okay? You look flushed,' the young woman asked upon slipping into the room and closing the door behind her.
Come to mention it, Yuna had been feeling quite warm for a while.
'Huh, I didn't even notice,' Yuna replied making room on her bed. Sitting down on the corner, Lenne watched her friend for a moment before asking her what she thought of Zanarkand so far. Even though this was probably the fiftieth time someone had asked her what she thought Yuna replied with just as much enthusiasm. She had been friends with Yuna from a young age and knew how she always got excited over the smallest of things. Lenne began to laugh.
'What?' she cried confusedly.
'Nothing. Don't worry,' Lenne smiled.
'You're laughing at me! Yuna realised,' What did I do?'
'I forgot already!' teased Lenne, a small twinkle in her chocolate eyes.
Yuna's eyes were filled with mock disbelief, 'really, well maybe this will help you remember!'
Pulling out the pillow from behind her, the tawny haired girl launched an attack on Lenne. Once it had collided with her head, sending feathers shooting out the end the poor girl cracked up, making Yuna look perplexed at her sudden outburst.
'I didn't hit you that hard', she smiled.
Lenne retaliated, grabbing the pillow off her own bed and hitting Yuna on the arm, her own feathers flying in different directions. Before the girls knew it, a fully developed pillow fight had begun, neither caring about the mess or noise they were making around them.
Obviously curious, Rikku ventured into the room surprised at what she saw.
'Hey, is this a private fight or can anyone join in?' she asked grabbing her own pillow and crashing it into the side of Yuna's head. The war continued, the girls making even more noise. This time, Wakka was brave enough to open the door and the same shocked look overcame his own face.
'My dream has nearly come true!' he said, the amazed tone in his voice visible to the fighting girls,' hey guys! Come quick, ya?!' the athlete bellowed as he was dragged into the room and pummelled by pillows.
Hearing Wakka's cries the brothers rushed to the girl's room, enjoying the sight in front of them: Wakka lay pinned to the floor by Lenne and Yuna, still hitting eachother, while Rikku continued slapping the orange haired teen with her pillow. Feathers lay scattered everywhere and the laughter emanating from the room was contagious as Tidus and Shuyin entered and joined in the fight. Both of the brothers went straight for Rikku, tackling her and dropping the helpless girl onto Lenne's bed behind her. Shuyin then went after Lenne, tugging her up and swinging her around to face him. However what he hadn't expected was for Lenne to hit him over the head with her pillow and looking very smug afterwards.
'Is that a challenge?' he asked raising his eyebrow and grinning at her. When she nodded at him, he excused himself from the others, picked her up, draping her slender body over his shoulder in a fireman style and carried her out the room, kicking and screaming madly.
Tidus attempted to keep Rikku pinned to the bed, but he could feel her squirming out of his grasp. Suddenly, something hit the back of his head. Turning, he saw Yuna behind him innocently holding her weapon behind her back. He smiled suspiciously at her, and forgetting Rikku grabbed up Lenne's dropped pillow. A smaller fight broke out between them as Rikku and Wakka recovered from being held down.
Before he knew it, Rikku was upon Tidus, beating him unmercilessly. He now had both girls against him. But he couldn't help but laugh as he saw Wakka rise to his feet and grab Rikku round the waist, dragging her away from Tidus and out the room, the same as Lenne and Shuyin.
This left Yuna and him to fight alone.
As they continued, soft thuds and laughter blocking all other sounds, Yuna gave a small shriek as she backed into her bed and fell down onto the soft mattress. She was soon greeted by Tidus who fell down on top her of her, not realising until the last moment. His face stopped only inches away from hers. All thoughts of fighting left his mind as he felt himself be drawn into the depths of her bi - coloured eyes.
He could feel her chest heaving under his own, her breath warm against his face and it only seemed to occur to her the way they were positioned. But still she made no signs of wanting to move. Instead she continued to stare back at him, scanning his face, memorising his features.
His eyes did the same, surveying every crease, every curve...he couldn't stop himself when his hand came up and brushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes. Silent, she smiled up at him, her girlishness becoming apparent to him as her cheeks began turning a deeper shade of pink.
Beaming at her innocence, he then felt her hand reach up to his face, pulling a stray feather from his fringe, then letting her fingers trail slightly down his face. Shivering with excitement from her touch, Tidus felt the sudden urge to move closer to her even though they were barely inches apart. As he angled his face towards her, a sudden scream echoed down the hall, making them both jump.
Realising what he'd almost done, Tidus blinked at Yuna's surprised face, her eyes focused on him still. Lost for words, he pushed himself up from the bed, feeling a look of embarrassment overtake his features as he scratched the back of his head. A similar look passed over Yuna's face as Tidus held out his hand for her. Taking it, he pulled her up to standing. They stood close to eachother again; Yuna's proximity was intoxicating Tidus, her scent making his knees weak. Her hand still held his own. The same urge he felt to be near her began to overwhelm him again as Tidus stared into her beautiful eyes.
'Yunie! Help me!' cried Rikku.
Turning to look out the door, Yuna seemed torn between going to help Rikku or staying with Tidus.
Seeing her indecision Tidus smiled, whispering,' go to her,' though every fibre of him screamed no.
Looking to him appreciatively, Yuna smiled at his kindness, unable to trust her voice. Reluctantly he removed his hand from hers, feeling his fingers linger slightly, and let her pass by him. Smiling at her back he waited till she had left before wiping his face with his hands. Sighing Tidus stepped out after her and headed to his room, avoiding Yuna's gaze in case he lost complete control of his actions.
How he was tempted to look at her.
***
What do you think - too sudden? Anyway, be back soon with more chapters!