Chapter four: Leave me alone

"I'm so hungry," Tidus said as Yuna and him sat down at a table.

"Me too," Yuna said as she smiled as Tidus started eating. "Um, can you help me find that place on my hand where the burn has healed?" She asked holding up her hands.

Tidus quit eating and walked around to Yuna's side of the table. He was looking around on her hands for the healed area when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Gipple, Sora, and Riku.

"Don't mind if we join do ya man?" Gipple said sitting down next to Yuna not even waiting for Tidus' reply. Sora and Riku went around to the other side where Tidus left his food and sat down.

"No, not now, since you've sat down already," Tidus said turning back to Yuna's hand who was just staring at her tray. "Here, it's right here," Tidus put her hand in front of her and showed her where it was after wrapping it back up.

"I'm not hungry anymore," Yuna said getting up.

Tidus grabbed her shoulders and said, "You can't leave, until I do, I carry your tray," He lightly pushed her back down and she just sat looking away from the people around her.

"You ain't got nothing to worry 'bout," Gipple said, "We're not that bad, just as bad as him," He pointed to Tidus.

"Yeah," Riku and Sora said at the same time.

Tidus sat beside Yuna after sliding his tray next to hers. He leaned in and whispered, "Sorry, I'll hurry." Yuna just nodded.

"What you two talking about?" Gipple asked.

"Nothing," Tidus said as he continued to eat.

Riku suddenly busted out laughing. Everybody turned to look and saw Dona whispering something in Sora and Riku's ears. Riku was laughing but Sora looked at Tidus with uneasy eyes. Tidus got up and walked around to Dona. He grabbed her by her arm and led her away.

"Listen, stop saying all those things about Yuna," Tidus said in an angry voice.

"How do you know that's what I said?" Dona asked.

"I just do, so cut it out, she feels like shit when you do that, she hasn't did anything to you," Tidus said.

"Why? I would think you wouldn't care," Dona said messing with her nails.

"Well I do and you need to stop, okay, everyone's treating her like shit because of you," Tidus said in a harsh voice.

"Whatever, she's not even worth it," Dona said, she pulled her arm from Tidus' grasp and walked off.

Tidus sighed and went back to the table. Yuna was still looking at her tray. Tidus felt bad about what had just happened, but then cheered up a bit when he saw Gipple trying to make Yuna feel better. Gipple was poking her arm as he said random things like 'chocobo' or 'chocolate cookies.' He sat down next to her and looked at her face, she had a mist over her eyes like she wanted to cry but she didn't. Tidus sighed and got up, he walked over to a food machine and got out some money. He bought a nutri-grain bar and a drink and walked over and stuffed it in his bag. He picked it up and Yuna's, and put them on his back. He picked up their trays and said, "C'mon," Yuna got up and walked with Tidus. He threw their trash away, put the trays away and Tidus led her to their lockers, they got their stuff and he walked to the courtyard where they had been yesterday. He reached in his bag and pulled out the bar and drink and put them next to Yuna. Then he leaned over and put his head in his hands.

"Are you okay?" Tidus asked, looking up at her.

"Yeah I'm fine," Yuna said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, but I think she'll stop," Tidus said as he opened her drink. "Need help?"

"No, I think my hands are getting better," Yuna said as she took the drink from him. Her hands hurt a little but the burn was healing considering she hadn't used her hands much and the cream they had been putting it. "How much do I owe you?"

"For what the food?" Tidus said as Yuna looked down towards the drink and bar. "No, you owe me jack, hurry up and eat the bell's about to ring," Tidus said as he stood.

"Where are you going?" Yuna said as she looked towards Tidus' back, he was walking inside the building.

"Don't worry about it I'll see you later okay," Tidus said with a wave.

"Tidus!?" Yuna yelled as he entered the building. Yuna grabbed her bag and stuffed her food in it, which hurt her hands considering how much it had in it, and ran after him. She caught up with him and he just kept on walking.

"Are you mad at me or something," Yuna asked, Tidus stopped and turned to look at her for a while and then just kept on walking. "Tidus?" Yuna grabbed his arm. "What did I do?"

"Yuna let go of me now, go follow someone else right now," Tidus said, his voice was as harsh as it was when he talked to Dona. Yuna let her hands drop, Tidus continued to walk towards the office. Yuna took a deep breath and followed him. They both walked through the halls with Yuna only a little ways behind him. Tidus stopped and turned around.

"Yuna…Stop following me, now go to the damn class before the bell rings, if you don't go now, you'll wish you had later," Tidus said in the same tone as before.

"What's wrong with you?" Yuna asked close to tears, Tidus had never talked to her the way he was now.

"Yuna go to damn class," Tidus said in a more harsh tone.

"Fine, see you later, okay? Bye," Yuna said mustering up a meek smile.

Tidus stared at her in disbelief at what she had said "Yuna…" Tidus started his tone becoming softer.

"Bye," Yuna turned around and walked off.

"Dammit," Tidus said hitting himself in the head. Tidus just turned around and headed to the office.

When Yuna got to class she looked around and saw the seats Tidus and her sat in yesterday. She walked over and sat her stuff down.

"Where's your boyfriend, slut?" Dona said as she walked over and sat beside Yuna.

"Please just leave me alone Dona," Yuna said laying her head on the top of her hands.

"Oh baby get dumped? Hadn't even been a day yet huh?" Dona said with a laugh.

"Leave me alone!" Yuna said standing and walking over to another desk with her bags in her hands. She was in tears when she sat the stuff down on the desk from the heavy weight of the bag on her hands. The bell rang and all the other students entered the room. Gipple came in and saw Yuna but no Tidus, he walked over and sat next to her.

"Where's T?" Gipple asked, "What you crying about?"

"I don't know where he is," Yuna said and then she held up her hands to Gipple.

"Oh, why is the bandage coming off?"

"From where I carried my bag with my hands, it rubbed against the burnt spots," Yuna said and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Oh, need some help?" Gipple asked. Yuna nodded and he wrapped her hands back up.

The tardy bell rang and the teacher shut the door. Yuna looked at Gipple and smiled.

"Um since Tidus isn't here, could you help me?" Yuna asked in her soft tone.

"Sure, just tell T he has to do my homework for this class, alright?" Gipple said with a cocky smile.

Halfway through the period, Yuna was reading from a textbook, when the intercom came on.

"Mr. Sater?" The voice said.

"Yes?"

"Could you please send Dona Eller and Yuna Farber to the office with their things?"

"They're on their way,"

"Thank you,"

"You two go to the office," Mr. Sater said.

Gipple helped Yuna put all her stuff in her bag and then put it on her shoulder like he had seen Tidus do where it wouldn't fall. Dona and Yuna exited the room.

"I don't know what the hell you did, Farber, but if I'm in trouble I'll make you regret the day you came to this school," Dona said in her usually tone when she talked to Yuna.

"I don't know why were going up there," Yuna said.

Dona just walked ahead leaving Yuna behind. When Yuna got to the office, all she could see was Dona opening the door to the office's conference room. She followed her into the room after talking to the secretary. Inside Tidus, Dona, the principal, Mr. Simpson, and the assistant principal, Mrs. Ruggiero sat around the table. Tidus looked up at her and motioned for her to come sit next to him. Yuna looked at him for a while and then went over and sat beside him.

"Well, the reason we called the two of you up here is because of what Mr. Clark has told us," Mrs. Ruggiero said.

"What?" Yuna said looking at Tidus.

"Ms. Dona, can we ask why you have being saying the things about Yuna?" Mrs. Ruggiero asked.

"She started it, since she got here she's been calling me a whore or slut or something," Dona said mustering up fake tears. "She's the one doing it,"

"Man, that's a load of crap, Yuna hadn't been here two whole days and you're saying things about her that aren't true!" Tidus yelled across the table.

"Mr. Clark, please settle down" Mr. Simpson said looking at Dona. "Ms. Dona, Tidus has already told us what you are saying to Ms. Yuna, and I'm going to have to give you a few days of ISS."
What? It's a lie, Yuna's the one saying those things," Dona said, her fake tears drying from anger.

"Either way, this meeting is over," Mrs. Ruggiero said, "Yuna please let us know if this continues,"

Yuna nodded and looked over at Tidus. He looked at her and smiled, then stood, grabbing his bag and hers. He followed the others out of the room, with Yuna behind him.

"Why didn't you just tell me what you were doing?" Yuna asked as they walked behind Dona to their class.

"I was too mad at her," Tidus said pointing at Dona. "You're okay right?"

"Huh?" Yuna said cocking her head to one side.

"About me acting like I did then, at lunch," Tidus said.

"I thought I had did something, I couldn't concentrate at all during class, I was too busy trying to think of what I did," Yuna said as Dona turned and looked at them. They had reached the classroom and Dona was blocking the way to the door.

"This isn't over Farber, it's far from over. You'll regret the day you came to this school," Dona just said as she turned back around and opened the door and walked in with two of them behind her,

Tidus helped Yuna for the rest of the period, and then Tidus walked Yuna to Lenne's room.

"See you later," Tidus said, he walked over to Yuna and gave her bag to her.

"Bye," Yuna turned and entered the room.

Like yesterday, the room was empty except for Lenne. She was also on the computer again.

"Lenne?" Yuna said walking over to her desk.

"Oh, hi Yuna," Lenne said walking around from her desk.

"Is there no one else in this class beside me?" Yuna asked.

"No there's more, they just don't have it this period. By the way, I have some good news or some bad news depends on how you look at it," Lenne said motioning for Yuna to sit next to her on the bench in front of her desk.

"Next Wednesday, the school is holding a memorial for the soldiers in the war," Lenne said.

"Yeah?" Yuna said cocking her head to the side.

"So, Mr. Simpson, has asked me to pick a student to do a solo in the program and make a speech," Lenne said nodding.

"So?" Yuna said.

"So I chose you," Lenne said with a smile.

"What? Why me?" Yuna yelled in surprise

"Because you're good," Lenne said, "So let's practice,"

"But I didn't agree to it,"

"I bet it would really surprise Tidus," Lenne said trying to convince Yuna.

"Yeah, but I'm not so sure if I could do it," Yuna said.

"Well, at least try it okay?" Lenne said. Yuna nodded. "Alright let's get started."

After Tidus got out of the pool early, Wakka came up to him and grabbed him from behind.

"Wow, Wakka, I gotta go!" Tidus said trying to break free from Wakka's firm grip.

"Where you going?" Wakka asked as he let go of Tidus.

"To get Yuna," Tidus said heading towards the door.

"Oh the same one from yesterday?" Wakka asked.

"Yeah," Tidus yelled as he ran to the music room.

Chapter five: Leave me alone part 2

Tidus and Yuna had finished their last class, and were stopping at their lockers before they went to find Rikku. Tidus and Yuna finished and walked outside to the parking lot. Tidus looked around and then looked at Yuna.

"Do you see Rikku's car?" Tidus asked looking where the car had been this morning.

"Maybe she left?" Yuna said.

"Yeah, let's go,"

Tidus and Yuna got in the car and drove in silence until they reached the house only to see Rikku's car already in the driveway. They got out and walked into the house.

"Rikku!" Yuna yelled as she laid her things on the couch. Tidus did as she did, and followed her into the kitchen. Yuna walked over to the fridge and saw a note on the fridge that read.

'Gone to pick up pops at the docks, be back later' and it had a p.s. on the bottom that read, 'no funny business you two'

Yuna smiled at her cousin's words and turned to Tidus.

"I'm gonna go change my blue jeans into my shorts okay?" Yuna said bounding up the stairs. Tidus watched her go and then just sat down at the table. After a few minutes of Tidus sitting there the phone rang on the hook right next to the fridge.

"Could you get that?" Yuna yelled from the top of the stairs.

"Got it!" Tidus jumped up from his seat and grabbed the phone. "Hello?"

"Yeah, is Yuna there?" The voice said.

"Who is this?" Tidus asked, wondering who would call her.

"Shuyin, I'm her uh old boyfriend from Bevelle?" Shuyin said as a question.

"What do you mean boyfriend?" Tidus asked in confusion.

"I mean like, we did it, boyfriend, who the hell are you supposed to be? She's mine, so get the hell out of there or I'll come kick your ass, cause she better not be cheating!"

BOYFRIEND! What the hell? I thought she was single! Cheating? Yuna doesn't seem like the type to cheat. But how else would this ass know her. Yeah, making me think she was single, stupid bitch.

"Hold on one damn second," Tidus said covering the phone. "YUNA!"

"Yeah?" She said coming down the stairs with a smile, "Who is it?"

"Some guy named Shuyin," Tidus said in a nasty tone.

"Oh no, what did he say?" Yuna asked worriedly.

"He said enough," Tidus said walking past her and slamming the phone in her hand.

"Oww, Tidus that hurt, my hands aren't completely healed," Yuna said with a mist gathering over her eyes. Yuna's hands were healing from her lack of using them and the medicine that was put on it every night but it still was quite painful.

"Tell Shuyin about your little hands, I could care less," Tidus said as he slammed the door. Yuna could hear his car starting, and pull out of the driveway. Yuna put the phone up to her ear.

"Shuyin what did you say to him?" Yuna asked with tears in her eyes.

"What did he do to you?" Shuyin asked threatening. "If he hurt you.."
"He just walked out of the house, what did you say to him!" Yuna yelled into the phone.

"First of all who is he?" Shuyin asked.

"He's a friend," Yuna said. "What did you say to him, you didn't tell him about, you know the eng…" She started.

"No I just said I was your boyfriend," Shuyin said with regret, because as soon as he did, Yuna blew up on him.

"Why would you do that?"

"I was worried I didn't know who you had over there with you or what he was doing!" Shuyin yelled back.

"I don't need you to do that! I can handle myself," Yuna said, then she calmed down and asked, "So why did you call?"

"To check on you and everything. Is Uncle Cid there yet?"

"No, Rikku went to go get him."
"Oh well dad still doesn't know,"

"Okay, I'll call later okay?"

"Alright, bye,"

"Bye," Yuna said then hung up the phone. She lay the phone down and sighed.

Yuna got up and went upstairs to Rikku's room. She looked around on her messy dresser where she found what she needed. Rikku's keys. She grabbed them and ran down the stairs. She ran outside to the pink bug and climbed in. She turned the car on and pulled out of the driveway. Even thought she didn't have her license, Yuna could drive thanks to Shuyin teaching her in the field of their old house they lived in. She was actually pretty good. She drove down the streets and pulled into the school parking lot. Praying Tidus was where she thought he was she ran into the gym doors that weren't locked until seven-thirty at night. Just like she had hoped there was Tidus swimming around the sphere pool, slamming the ball into as many targets as he could and as hard, breaking many. Yuna walked over to the edge and stood next to his bag that was tossed on the ground. Tidus was retrieving one of the blitz balls when he noticed she was there. She gave him a small wave and motioned for him to get out. Tidus just shook his head and turned back around swimming out of Yuna's sight. Yuna's heart dropped when Tidus swam out of her view telling her he wasn't going to be forgiving her anytime at soon. Yuna turned around and started walking towards the exit of the gym with a mist over her eyes, when she heard a whistle. She turned and saw a dripping wet Tidus running over to her.

"Look Tidus that wasn't my old boyfriend or anything, in fact I've never dated, it was my brother, Shuyin!" Yuna said her tears streaming down her face.

"Yuna please don't lie to me, we're still friends okay?" Tidus said shaking his head. "I just thought you were single, so don't lie to me okay? I shouldn't have got so mad about you having a boyfriend, I was jealous,"

"Tidus I'm not lying!" Yuna whined.

"Then why were you on the phone for so long with him?" Tidus said.

"Because I was yelling at him for saying that to you!" Yuna whined again.

"Will you stop whining you're getting damn annoying," Tidus said pushing Yuna away from him.

"Tidus please believe me, I'm not lying," Yuna said with fresh tears streaming down her face from his harsh words.

"Yuna…" Tidus started.

"Tidus…." Yuna started through tears, "I'm not lying. He's my brother, and I don't want you mad at me,"

"You swear you're not lying?" Tidus asked.

Yuna just nodded and said, "Why don't you believe me?"

"Cause he said, you guys kinda did it," Tidus said. "I was starting to believe Dona,"

"He was just trying to protect me," Yuna said wiping her tears from her eyes.

"Look, Yuna, I'm sorry about what I said a while ago," Tidus said looking guilty. "You're okay right?"

Yuna nodded and smiled, "We better go, Rikku's going to be mad when she finds out I took her car,"

"You drove here! Yuna are you damn crazy?" Tidus said, "What if the Yevs had pulled you over or something?"

"Well, they didn't did they?" Yuna said.

"No, but let's just go and drive in front of me, okay?" Tidus said running back and grabbing his bag and towel. Yuna headed out the door with Tidus behind her.

When they got back to the house, Uncle Cid's car that was usually in the garage, was outside where Rikku's car had been. Tidus and Yuna parked and got out of their cars. Tidus walked over to her and hugged her.

"What's this for?" Yuna asked as she blushed a bright crimson.

"For slamming the phone in your hands, I just remembered, I'm sorry," Tidus said stepping back to look her in the face.

"It's okay, the burns are healing and it only hurt in a few spots on my hand, but it did hurt somewhere else," Yuna said looking up at Tidus.

"You forgive me?"

"Yeah," Yuna said as she got out of Tidus' grasp and walked over to the door. Tidus followed and they went in to see Rikku and Cid sitting on the couch looking quite upset.

"Yuna, what in the name of Yevon where you thinking takin Rikku's car, you ain't got no license," Cid yelled as soon as he looked up.

"I know Cid, but I was…" Yuna started.

"Yunie, you better had not crashed my car, if you did oh you're in trouble!"

"I didn't crash your car Rikku," Yuna said with a laugh.

"I wouldn't be laughing if I were you missy, you're in some big trouble," Cid said, "I hope you don't want to do anything for the rest of the week or weekend,"

"But, I wanted to go to Tidus' game," Yuna said with a pout.

"Well, that's just too bad ain't it, honey you're grounded," Cid said.

"Please, Uncle Cid? Daddy never let me do anything like this," Yuna said sitting down next to Cid.

"Ehh, fine you can go, but don't think you won't be punished, little lady," Cid gave in.

Yuna hugged Cid, and ran over to Tidus, she took his hand and dragged him into the kitchen.

"I didn't get to tell you something, guess what I'm…" Yuna started only to be interrupted by Tidus' cell phone.

"One sec," Tidus said digging his phone out of his pocket. "Hello?"

"What are you doing? This party is great, you have to get over here!" Gipple yelled into the phone, loud enough for Yuna to hear.

"Uh, I'm kinda busy…." Tidus started.

"Man, ditch Yuna and get over here, it's important, you come win this prize and Yuna will love ya," Gipple whispered into the phone.

"Fine I'll see you there," Tidus said hanging his phone up and sticking it in his pocket. "I gotta go, I'll see you later, and don't forget to do that work for Mrs. Taylor, alright?" Tidus said heading towards the door.

"You have to do it too!" Yuna yelled at his back.

"I know, bye," Tidus said as he left the house.

Yuna sighed, and walked back into the living room and sat down next to Rikku. She slumped down on the couch and whined slightly.

"What's your problem, pops is letting you go," Rikku said poking her cousin's body.

"I wanted to tell him something, but he left before I could tell him," Yuna said turning to look at Rikku.

"Tidus and me got in another fight," Yuna said.

"Over what?" Rikku said taking her attention off the sphere screen.

"Shuyin called, and told Tidus he was my boyfriend and that we had," Yuna said and then whispered in Rikku's ear, "did you know,"

"What? Why would he do that?" Rikku asked out loud.
"Do what?" Cid asked.

"Nothing," Yuna said, then whispered in Rikku's ear, "He was just being Shuyin,"

"Oh, too protective?" Rikku whispered.

Yuna nodded and turned to Cid who was watching them carefully.

"Uncle Cid? Will you make something to eat, so I don't burn my hands again because of Rikku's cooking?" Yuna asked.

"WHAT? Rikku how the heck did you do that? I swear you two get in more trouble than people in jail do all put together!"

"They're fine pops we put something on 'em. Yuna wasn't mad Tidus did everything for her and she liked it," Rikku finished her excuse sounding mischievous at the end.

"Whatever, you two stay in here were you can't burn the house down and I'll go fix some food," Cid said getting up.

Yuna and Rikku just looked at each other and shook their heads and continued to watch the sphere screen.

After supper, Yuna went straight up stairs to her bedroom and jumped on her bed. She turned of the lamp at her side and tried to fall asleep, soon leaving the day behind.