Chapter six: Reunion

Alex, Ellie, and Yuna were sitting on the curb, waiting for Tidus to come and pick up Yuna. They sat there for about ten minutes until Yuna finally saw the yellow car in the distance. Yuna stood and looked at Alex and Ellie.

"Thanks for waiting with me," Yuna said with a smile.

"You're welcome, we'll see you tomorrow," Ellie said with a smile as well.

Alex just gave a wave. Yuna nodded and turned back to the road where Tidus pulled up beside her.

"C'mon Yuna, let's go," Tidus said as he rolled down the window to get Yuna's attention. Yuna nodded and waved to Alex and Ellie as she climbed into Tidus' car. She shut the door and looked over at Tidus, who just gave her a smile. He then pulled out of the parking lot of the Grand Hall. Tidus yawned and looked over at Yuna and then back at the road.

"Why'd you leave so early? You weren't there for about an hour and a half," Tidus said.

"Nothing really, something just happened and I wanted to go home," Yuna said with a shrug.

"What?" Tidus asked looking over at Yuna.

"Nothing," Yuna said nervously as she turned towards Tidus with an innocent smile.

"No really, what happened?" Tidus asked stopping the car so he could look at Yuna.

"I told you, I just got…. Sleepy," Yuna said as serious as she could.

Tidus groaned and shook his head as he pulled out his phone. Yuna gave him a confused look as he dialed a number and let it ring until the person on the other side picked up.

"Hey, Ellie," Tidus said, looking at Yuna, "This is T. Did something happen tonight? Yeah, to Yuna. What do you mean you can't tell me?"

"It wasn't anything serious," Yuna said trying to get Tidus off the phone.

"Alright, fine. Bye," Tidus said as he closed his phone and looked over at Yuna who just gave him a smile. "Yuna, tell me what happened,"

"Nothing happened," Yuna said with another shrug of her shoulders.

"Yuna, for one I'm dumb, but not that stupid, alright?" Tidus said as he turned off the car.

"Promise you won't get mad, if I tell you?" Yuna asked, giving in. She couldn't keep lying to him.

"Yeah," Tidus said with a nod.

"When Alex, Paige, Ashley, Ellie, and me where at the bar, getting a drink, someone came up behind us," Yuna said biting her lip.

"Who?" Tidus asked, though something told him he wouldn't like it.

"Bickson," Yuna said with a wince.

"What? Bickson? Wait, what did he do to you?" Tidus said as he shifted in his seat.

"He came up behind me and grabbed me around the waist," Yuna said, putting her hand to her stomach. "He was rubbing my stomach, and he kept getting higher and higher," Yuna said, with tears forming in her eyes.

"Yuna?" Tidus said concerned.

"Paige, Alex, Ashley, and Ellie, they all stood up in front of Bickson. They told him to let go. He did but before he did…." Yuna trailed with more tears streaming down her face.

"What did he do to you?" Tidus asked with anger at the thought of what Bickson had did so far to her.

"He kissed me on the check and then on the neck," Yuna barely got out. "Then he said, "See you later baby" and walked off,"

"That pedlr yccat pycdynt," Tidus said.

"I don't ever want to see him again," Yuna said as she leaned on Tidus' shoulder.

"Come on, set up so I can drive you home, alright?" Tidus said with a smile as he looked down at Yuna, who just nodded.

Tidus drove faster than he had earlier and finally reached Yuna's house. On the way there Yuna had fallen asleep, and Tidus' shoulder had become the pillow. Tidus moved her head lightly and got out of the car. He went around and opened Yuna's door. He reached in and picked her up where her head was on his shoulder. He gave a sigh as carried her to the door. There was a piece of paper taped to the door. Tidus shifted Yuna a little to where he could read it. 'Yuna, we went out to eat, fix you something and we'll be back later, love ya, Rikku.' Tidus smiled and turned the doorknob, but it was locked.

"Dammit," Tidus said under his breath.

Tidus looked around the outside of the house and then saw it. The place where the extra key was hidden. It was under the grill in a box. Tidus knelt down and grabbed it; he got back up and went over to the door. He opened the door and went inside. He turned on the lights and walked into the kitchen, then up the stairs to Yuna's room. He opened the door and went over to Yuna's bed; he gently laid her down and covered her up. Tidus walked back down the stairs and into the kitchen. He looked in the fridge and pulled out the lemonade from the other day. He poured all of what was left into a huge glass and went into the living room and turned on the sphere. Tidus was still on the couch after an hour had gone by when Rikku and Cid walked into the house. Rikku gave Tidus a 'what the hell' look.

"Tidus what the heck are you doing here?" Rikku practically yelled.

"Shhh, Rikku shut up, Yuna's already asleep," Tidus whispered harshly. He stood and looked at Cid. "I'll go since you guys are here," He was walking past Cid and Rikku when she grabbed his arm.

"You can sleep on the couch, since it's so late," Rikku said looking at Cid who just nodded and headed towards his own room to sleep.

"Alright," Tidus said as headed back to the couch with a shrug. Tidus lay down and fell asleep.

Thursday Morning

Yuna's eyes fluttered open as Tidus called her name. She slowly sat up and looked at Tidus who just shook his head.

"What?" Yuna asked giving him a bland stare.

"Nothing, just get up, kay," Tidus said as he threw a bag on her bed.

"What are these?" Yuna asked childishly as she dug through the bag.

"Some more t-shirts, hurry up okay," Tidus said as he walked out of the room.

Yuna stared after him and then pulled out three shirts. The first was another pink one, only it had the Square Enix, a clothes company, logo on it. A green shirt with a moogle print on the sleeves that said, "I've been a real bad girl," with the moogle on the sleeves looking innocent. Yuna smiled at the shirt and looked at the next. The other one was a black shirt that said, "Everybody wants something."

Now I feel really bad, my friend's buying my clothes because I'm poor.

Yuna decided to wear the green one and put her pants on. She brushed her hair and teeth and then washed her face. Yuna hurried out of the bathroom and slipped on her shoes and ran down the stairs.

Tidus and Rikku were sitting at the table eating with Yuna's plate next to Rikku's. Yuna went over and sat next to Tidus instead of where her food was. She gave him a smile and he sighed as he pulled her plate over to where she had sat down. They finished eating and Yuna and Rikku went upstairs to tell Cid goodbye. They came back down and followed Tidus out the door with their bags. Rikku didn't even bother asking Yuna who she was going to ride with, she just opened the door to her car and got in and pulled out of the driveway with a wave to Tidus and Yuna. Tidus sighed and climbed into his car with Yuna doing the same. Tidus cranked up his car and pulled out of the driveway.

"Hey Yuna. You okay?" Tidus asked as they turned off of Yuna and Rikku's street.

"Yeah," Yuna asked, giving Tidus a confused look, "Why?"

"Just making sure," Tidus said with a nervous sigh. "Did you like the shirts?"

"Yeah, but…"Yuna started.

"What, were they too small, I thought I got the same size as the last time," Tidus said as he furrowed his eyebrows in thought.

"No, it's just that, you bought them for me," Yuna said.

"My tastes aren't that bad, I got the same kind of t-shirts Rikku has only not like her size, and besides you looked miserable in that long sleeved shirt the other day, did you not like them or something?" Tidus asked with another confused look on his face.

"No, but it makes me feel, I don't know, bad," Yuna said with a shrug and a sigh.

"Hey, I don't mind," Tidus said, "As long as you don't suffer from a heat stroke or something, ya know?"

"Thanks," Yuna said with a smile, but then it disappeared as a thought suddenly came to her head. "Tidus? Who's the team, you're going against tonight?"

"Luca Goers," Tidus said, "Why… Never mind." Tidus looked over at Yuna who had a worried look on her face. "Yuna, I won't let him hurt you I swear," Tidus tried to reassure Yuna.

"But, what if you can't like he does something when you're not there with me!" Yuna asked worriedly.

"He won't I swear, kay?" Tidus said. "Even if he does, I'll kill him,"

"Thanks," Yuna said with a yawn.

"Still tired?" Tidus asked with a small laugh.

"Uh-huh," Yuna said with another yawn.

Tidus shook his head with a chuckle, and received a slap on the arm from Yuna. He gave her a playful slap on the head, and then used her bag to block a hit from her. After a few minutes of switching hits, they finally arrived at the school. Tidus parked in his usual spot and the two got out. They were walking towards the entrance of the building when Yuna heard a familiar voice.

"YUNA!"

Yuna turned and saw a blonde haired boy jogging towards her.

"Shuyin!" Yuna yelled as she ran up to him and gave him a hug. "I've missed you,"

"Yeah, me too," Shuyin pulled him self away from her and gave a look to Tidus who was standing behind the two. "Who's he?" Shuyin asked motioning towards Tidus.

Yuna turned and looked at Tidus who was giving her a slightly confused, slightly angry look.

"He's my friend, Tidus," Yuna said as she gave Tidus an innocent smile. Tidus just rolled his eyes. Yuna gave a confused look and walked over to him. "What's wrong?"

"Who the hell is he?" Tidus asked pointing at Shuyin.

He's my brother," Yuna said with a pout. "I hardly ever get to see him anymore,"

"Yeah sure whatever," Tidus said with another eye roll.

"It's the truth, you're not believing me again!" Yuna said with tears forming in her eyes.

Tidus suddenly felt badly about making Yuna want to cry, again. He gave a sigh and then stepped around her making his way over to Shuyin. Yuna turned and watched him leave her behind, and then followed.

"Tidus?" Shuyin said as the two walked up to him. "Isn't he the one I told I was your boyfriend?"

"Yes, but you're not, you're my brother," Yuna said.

"Yeah," Shuyin turned his attention to Tidus. "Look, I'm sorry, I was worried about her. Nothing can happen considering she's got to be…" Shuyin tried to finish but was interrupted by Yuna.

"Uh, Tidus and me are going to be late for class. We need to go," Yuna said as she grabbed Tidus' arm and pulled him towards the building. "Bye Shu, see you later!" Yuna yelled as Tidus and her entered the building. Yuna gave a sigh as Tidus got out of her grasp.

"What was all that about?" Tidus said with a smile as they went to Yuna's locker.

"Nothing," Yuna said as calmly as she could even though her voice was shaky.

"Come on, tell me," Tidus said as he reached his arm around her neck and lay his head on her shoulder and gave a baby face.

"No, I'm sorry, but I can't," Yuna said with a smile. I can't ever let him know he'd never talk to me again!

"Fine, I'll ask Shuyin after school," Tidus said as he walked ahead and opened Yuna's locker.

"No, Tidus please don't, it's private," Yuna said with a whine as she caught up with him.

"Fine, I'll try and forget about what you're hiding from your favorite person," Tidus said as he grabbed Yuna's bag from her hands and put her stuff in it.

"I can do it myself you know? And I'm sorry but you can't know, okay?" Yuna said, as she looked him in the eyes.

Tidus looked back into her eyes. He was trying to figure which color he liked best, but then decided he liked them both. The forest green and the sky blue eyes. Tidus shook his head and just nodded, forgetting the question.

"Good, time to go to your locker now," Yuna said with a smile as she shut her locker and took her bag back. She jogged down the hall towards Tidus' locker as Tidus followed with a smile.

Tidus and Yuna went to Tidus' locker and then went to their homeroom and sat next to each other in the back like usual. Tidus was banging his head on the desk, and Yuna was laying hers on the desk as they waited for the teacher to come in. When he did, they stopped and exchanged smiles as Mr. Deaton called out roll.

Tidus and Yuna went through classes as they usually did, only Yuna could write for herself. When the lunch bell rang, Tidus practically pulled Yuna into the cafeteria. They got their food and Tidus was leading Yuna to the table where his friends were. Yuna looked over at the group of girls who were motioning for her to come to where they were. Tidus looked at them and then he turned to look at her.

"Do you want to go sit with me or do you want to go sit with Paige and the others?" He asked.

"I don't know," Yuna said with a confused smile.

"Go ahead and sit with them today and met me outside again, kay?" Tidus said as he gave Yuna a wink and walked over to where Gipple was. Yuna sighed and walked over to Paige and the others.

"So, Hun, tell us what did he say last night?" Paige asked as soon as Yuna sat down.

"Huh? Tidus?" Yuna asked.

"Duh, who else, Ellie told us about the phone call she got from him and him asking if something happened," Paige said smiling.

"Oh, he didn't say much," Yuna said hoping they would change the subject.

"Fine, be that way," Paige said jokingly. "You are going to the game tonight, right?"

"Yeah, why?" Yuna asked, glad they had switched subjects.

"Well, it makes since to go to your own boyfriend's game. Otherwise your relationship is just totally wrong," Paige said.

"He's not my boyfriend, we're just friends," Yuna said putting her hands up in defense.

"Oh, so it that other guy, the one you were hugging this morning in the parking lot," Paige said, "He's good looking too,"
"Last time I checked, you're not supposed to like your brother," Yuna said, "But if you like him, I think he's single,"

"Really? Oh and sorry, didn't know the hot guy was your brother," Paige said.

"It's okay," Yuna said.

Yuna finished eating and looked over and saw Tidus was still eating. She got up and threw away her trash and walked over to him. He was telling Sora and Riku something while Gipple was writing something on a piece of paper. Tidus turned and looked at her and then smiled and grabbed her around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. Yuna just froze and sat there while Tidus continued talking to Sora and Riku. Sora and Riku finished eating and then got up to leave. Tidus looked over at Gipple, and he shrugged and got up as well, and then walked over to Tidus and stuck something in the pocket of his jacket. Yuna finally snapped out of her frozen state and looked at Tidus and gave him a confused look. Tidus let her go and then stood.

"Sorry, wasn't done yet," Tidus said taking a sip out of his drink and then grabbing his tray and went over and dumped it.

He walked back over to her and then grabbed her hand and led her out of the cafeteria. Tidus went to his locker and then went to Yuna's with Yuna just following silently. When they finally went to the courtyard, Tidus sat down first and then pulled Yuna on to his lap like he had done before.

"Um?" Yuna said with a confused look as she turned and looked at Tidus.

"What? You okay?" Tidus asked, obviously not getting Yuna's reason for confusion.

"Why…um…ya know," Yuna stuttered.

"What?" Tidus asked.

"Why is or why am I…. Um in your…" Yuna stuttered again.

"Because, I want to ask you something," Tidus said with a smile.

"What?" Yuna asked cocking her head to one side as she gave him another confused look.

"Yuna, I can't say no to you," Tidus said with a nervous smile, "I just can't not be around you, ya know?"

"Tidus, I don't get it," Yuna said.

Scratching the back of his head Tidus asked, "Do you want to be my girlfr…"

"I can't," Yuna said interrupting Tidus with a shake of her head.

"Why?" Tidus asked. "Do you not like me nor something?"

"It's not that, I'd love to be your girlfriend, but I can't," Yuna said looking away from him.

"Why not?" Tidus asked giving a confused look like she had did before.

"Shuyin," Yuna said as the first thing came to mind.

"Please Yuna, I'll be a good boy," Tidus said giving her a baby face as he leaned on her shoulder.

Yuna gave a sigh and nodded.

"You have to be good, though," Yuna said with a smile as she tapped his nose with her finger. Why did I just agree to that! I can't like him, I can't love him.

"Rightttt," Tidus said with a sneaky smile. Then he sighed and said three words that Yuna dreaded to hear, yet wanted to hear so much. "Yuna, I love you," Tidus said with a small nervous smile. "I know that's a little too much to say in four days, but, you're funny, pretty, kind, the exact opposite of me," He gave her another nervous look. "Too much, too soon?"

Yuna looked at Tidus for a few seconds and then sighed as well.

"No, I love you too," Yuna said.

Tidus pulled Yuna closer to him, as a tear slipped down Yuna's check.

"The bell's gonna ring," Yuna said as she looked towards the building.

"Yeah, let's go," Tidus said, as Yuna stood.

Tidus and Yuna walked into the building. After they got inside they hurriedly walked into their next class.

Outside Music Room

"See you afterwards," Tidus said as he ran off to Blitz practice.

Yuna smiled and opened the door, when she did; she saw something she wasn't quite expecting. Lenne and Shuyin were making out at Lenne's desk. Lenne turned as she heard the door open.

"Yuna?" Lenne and Shuyin both said looking over at her.

"Um, Shuyin? Lenne? Do I need to skip class or something?" Yuna asked with a smile spreading across her lips.

"Yuna, I uh," Shuyin started.

"So Lenne, this is the boyfriend you're talking to all the time?" Yuna asked.

"Yeah, it is, you didn't tell me Shuyin was your brother," Lenne said.

"Yeah, but can I ask Shuyin something, privately?" Yuna asked. "Please?"

Lenne nodded and walked over to the door and left the room. Yuna looked over at Shuyin and sighed.

"Why are you here?" Yuna asked.

"To see Lenne," Shuyin said with a shrug.

"Shuyin, listen you have to promise me you won't say anything to Tidus about, well, you know," Yuna said with tears in her eyes.

"He's said it hasn't he?" Shuyin asked coming over to Yuna. "He said he loves you?"

"Yeah, he did, and I said it back," Yuna said as she let her tears flow.

"Yuna, you idiot," Shuyin said as he held her in his arms. "What the hell are you thinking? You do know you can't be with him that long because…"

"I couldn't help it Shu," Yuna said, "I do love him, he's nice and funny and he's the only person who has really gotten to know me," Yuna then looked up at Shuyin. "You're doing it to Lenne too,"

"Yeah, but I'll break up with her before she figures it out," Shuyin said looking down at the ground.

"I can't do that," Yuna said shaking her head.

"Hey, maybe you'll get lucky and he dumps you before then," Shuyin said with a shrug.

"That wouldn't be any better!" Yuna yelled. Shuyin let go off her and stepped back.

" IT would be for him, and I don't think that will happen anyway but I have to go," Shuyin said as he turned away from Yuna and headed towards the door.

"Please? Please, don't tell him," Yuna said turning to Shuyin.

"I won't, but you will eventually," Shuyin said as he left the room.

Yuna gave a sigh and waited for Lenne to come back in.

After career classes.

Tidus again waited for Yuna outside of class. She came out and gave him a sad smile and walked with him to their next class. After their last class, Tidus and Yuna went to their lockers and then left the building. Tidus and Yuna went over to Tidus' car and got in. Tidus pulled out of the parking lot and out onto the road. Yuna then noticed he was going a different way than usual.

"Where are we going?" Yuna asked looking over at Tidus.

"I have to stop by my place, I kinda left my equipment at home," Tidus said with an embarrassed smile.

"Oh," Yuna said.

"Listen, when I go in, I want you to stay in the car," Tidus said as he made a turn onto a road that had houses the size of office buildings.

"Why?" Yuna asked looking at Tidus with confusion on her face.

"You just want too, alright?" Tidus said, a small bit of anger showing in his voice.

"Sorry," Yuna said looking down at her hands.

"Yuna, it's I just don't want my dad to see you, okay?" Tidus said with a sigh.

"Okay," Yuna just said.

"My old man, Jecht, used to be one of the greatest blitzers in Spira," Tidus said, "This one time before a game, he got drunk and was cut for foul play in the game. So know he stays home, drinks, and sometimes passes time and anger by," Tidus said giving Yuna an unsure smile, "Beating the hell out of me,"

"Your father beats you?" Yuna asked with concern as she looked up from her hands.

"Yeah, but don't worry about it," Tidus said with a smile.

"It's not something to smile about," Yuna said shaking her head, "Why haven't you told anyone?"

"I have," Tidus said turning into a long driveway that led up to a grand house. "Someone I trust,"

"Who?" Yuna asked.

"You, I trust you, not to say anything to anyone," Tidus said seriously. Yuna just stared down back at her hands.

Tidus reached the large brick house and turned off his car. Yuna had to admit it was a very nice house. Three stories, with a large pool to the side, Tidus was obviously wealthy from how his house looked. Tidus looked over at the observing girl at his side.

"Remember," Tidus said as he took the keys out of the ignition and got out of the car and walked over to the house.

Yuna sat there for a few minutes waiting on Tidus when she heard yelling and the door of the house swing open. Out came a shirtless man, who Yuna guessed to be Jecht, storming over to the car. Right behind him was Tidus, who had a cut running down his left cheek that looked like he had been cut with glass.

"You piece of shit," Jecht yelled to the boy behind him, and then yelled as he pointed at Yuna, "What the hell is this," Jecht looked over at Tidus. "You got good taste, boy," Jecht laughed and then continued to walk over towards Yuna. He pulled Tidus keys out of his pocket and was looking at Yuna with a smile.

"Give me my damn keys back," Tidus yelled as he tried to knock Jecht down by slamming him to the ground by surprise. Jecht punched Tidus in the gut, making him double over to his knees, and then got back up and continued to walk over to the car.

Yuna hurriedly locked the car doors, even though it wouldn't do much since Jecht had Tidus' keys. Yuna's heartbeat sped up as Jecht got closer, she crawled over to the drivers seat as he reached the door. Tears running down Yuna's face as he found the car key on Tidus' key ring. He opened the door and was reaching in as Tidus came up behind his father and grabbed him around the neck.

"Yuna! Open the other door, go!" Tidus yelled to her as he pulled Jecht as far away from the car as he could.

Yuna did as Tidus directed and opened the door. She got out and ran around to the front of the car where she saw Jecht throw Tidus to the ground after getting him off his back. Tears ran down her face as Tidus groaned on the ground as Jecht looked at the both of them.

"Who da' hell is dis?" Jecht yelled as he kicked Tidus in the gut. "Huh? And what were you thinking? Trying to get in my way, being a damn Crybaby can't help her," Jecht said looking over at Yuna. Jecht laughed at the shaking girl in front of the car, and then turned back to Tidus. He again kicked Tidus in the gut and gave out another laugh.

Without thinking, Yuna ran over to Jecht and pushed him away from Tidus.

"Leave him alone," Yuna said with a crack in her voice as Jecht stumbled back. Yuna tried to get away from him as he walked over to her, but he grabbed her wrist.

"Woah, woah, easy girl," Jecht chuckled, as Yuna struggled to get out of his grasp.

"Let go," Yuna whined. Jecht laughed again.

Tidus looked over at Yuna. She had tears running down her face as she shook and tried to get away from his father.

Damn, this is all my fault, I can't help her Tidus thought as he looked at Yuna.

Jecht just laughed as he threw Yuna down next to Tidus.

Thank Yevon Tidus sat up and made sure she was okay. He looked her over and asked her to make sure she was, "You okay?"

Yuna just nodded and wrapped her arms around him, scared of him letting go of her, scared of Jecht. Tidus held her for a few seconds and then let her go as he stood. Tidus held out his hand to Jecht.

"Give me my keys and I'll get my stuff and leave and never come back," Tidus said, blood dripping down his face.

"Really now? That is convincing," Jecht said as he tossed Tidus his' keys.

Tidus caught them and Jecht walked off towards the house. "You and your shit better be out of house today," Jecht yelled with another laugh.

Tidus shook his head and looked over at Yuna and then walked over to her. He kneeled down next to her.

"You sure you're okay?" Tidus asked.

"Your father…He….," Yuna stuttered.

"I know," Tidus said. "Here," Tidus held out his hand for Yuna. She took it and he pulled her up. "Take these and get in the car," Tidus said handing Yuna his keys as he opened the door of the car. He started walking towards the house.

"Wait, but," Yuna tried.

"Get in the car!" Tidus yelled as he bounded up the steps of the porch.

Yuna climbed back into the Tidus' car and waited. She sat for a few minutes before she saw Tidus come out with two duffel bags. As he reached he car, he motioned for her to open her door. Yuna opened the door for him and Tidus reached over her and threw his stuff in the back of the car. He dug through both as Yuna just sat there with Tidus leaning over her. Yuna heard Tidus curse as he got out of the car.

"What?" Yuna asked as Tidus started walking towards the house again.

"Stay in the car and lock the doors again," Tidus yelled as he bounded up the porch stairs once again.

Yuna again waited for Tidus to return. After a few minutes had passed, she heard yelling and Tidus came running out of the house with something in his hand. Yuna strained to see what it was as he ran closer, she finally made out the shape of a small handgun. When he was running around to his door, Jecht came out of the house with a gun, only he held a rifle making it highly distinguishable. Yuna unlocked Tidus' door and he quickly climbed in slamming the door shut.

"Hand me the keys," Tidus said as he held out his hand, glancing up he saw Jecht getting closer to the car.

Yuna handed him the keys and he grabbed them and stuck them in the ignition. Tidus turned on the car and put it in reverse. Tidus looked over at Jecht who was taking aim at Yuna who was giving Tidus a strange look, for she hadn't noticed he was looking at the man behind her.

"Yuna get down," Tidus said calmly as he turned the car around to make the drive out of the long driveway.

Tidus put an arm around Yuna as she slouched down in her seat and leaned on Tidus.

"I'm scared," Yuna said with a whine as Tidus drove faster away from the house.

"Nothings going to hurt you, he's too far away," Tidus said holding Yuna closer.

"Of you," Yuna said, her body shaking as she nodded towards the gun Tidus still had in his lap.

Tidus looked down at her and suddenly felt badly about the gun he had grabbed to defend himself. He had forgotten about Yuna when he saw Jecht reach for his rifle, too busy worrying about not getting shot. He pulled her closer and rested his chin on her head.

"Sorry," Tidus said.

Yuna felt a drop of blood drop on her cheek. She looked up and remembered the cut on his own. Jecht must have had a large piece of glass he used to throw at him. It was pretty deep, but not terrible.

"Are you okay?" She asked as she sat up.

"Yeah," Tidus said confused until he looked down at her and saw the blood on her face. "Oh sorry Yuna," Tidus said as he turned on to the main road. He pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the car. He wiped the blood off of Yuna's cheek and then threw the gun in the back.

"Where are you going to stay now?" Yuna asked looking over at Tidus.

"Don't know, but don't worry about it, I'll find a place," Tidus said with a shrug.

"Oh," Yuna said, "Maybe Uncle Cid will let you stay with us," Yuna suggested.

Tidus gave her a surprised look.

"Or not," Yuna said looking down at her knees and noticing they were bleeding. When Jecht had thrown her to the ground, she had slid and scraped up her knees but she had been to frightened to notice. Tidus looked down at her and noticed her knees.

"What happened? Why didn't you tell me you were bleeding," Tidus asked as he leaned over and looked closer at Yuna's knees.

"I don't know," Yuna said with a shrug as she laid her head back on Tidus' shoulder.

"We'll go to your place so you can get cleaned up and then we'll head to the game, okay?" Tidus said with a smile as he turned the car back on.

They rode in silence with Yuna still leaning on Tidus until they reached Yuna's road.

"Ask Cid yet?" Tidus asked making the turn.

"About what?" Yuna asked looking up at Tidus.

"Tomorrow? You know Besaid?" Tidus said looking down at her and then back at the road.

"No, not yet, but he'll probably say no anyway," Yuna said with a smile.

"You don't know that," Tidus said turning down Yuna's street.

"Yeah," Yuna said with a shrug.

The two rode in silence the rest of the way to Yuna's. When they got there, Tidus pulled up between Cid's and Rikku's cars and turned of the engine. They got out of the car and walked inside the house. When they entered they say Rikku asleep on the couch and Cid asleep in the chair. They quietly made their way into the kitchen. Tidus then laughed, earning him a slap on the arm.

"Shh. They're asleep," Yuna whispered.

"We could have held her nose and made her sneeze, or something, have you heard Rikku sneeze, like a chocobo on crack," Tidus said with another laugh.

"What's funny about that?" Yuna asked trying not to smile at him.

"We could have blamed you, and I wouldn't have gotten hurt," Tidus said with another laugh.

"Are you okay? Jecht didn't hit your head did he?" Yuna asked giving Tidus a confused look.

"No, I don't know maybe, hey, go get into some pants where I can put something on your legs, alright," Tidus said heading towards the downstairs bathroom.

Yuna smiled at him, then headed up the stairs. She went into her room and took off her blood stained jeans.