Chapter 3 is up! It took awhile but it's finally finished. This one is a little different from the other two but I think it's alright. Except for when a certain bad guy is brought up but hey that's how the story goes. Enjoy!

Chapter 3 – Return To Zanarkand

It was early morning in Besaid, the sun was only just creeping over the horizon, the birds were chirping, and the dogs were starting to bark every so often like usual. Tidus was the first to wake, blinking the sleep out of his eyes, he turned to see his vision of perfection, cuddled up tightly against him. Yuna was so peaceful, but he knew he had to wake her, as they had something special planned for this morning, he lent over very gently so as not to disturb her sleep, then carefully whispered into her ear.

Tidus: "Yuna…Yuna, wake up beautiful." He said with a grin on his face. Yuna stirred in her sleep and woke slowly. Blinking a few times, she couldn't help smiling when she saw Tidus' face leaning over her own, and only a slight gap between their lips. Even though she was still groggy, Yuna followed her instincts and closed the gap between them, finding lovely sweetness in their kiss, the perfect way for her to start another day with 'him.'

They separated after a little while and stared into each others eyes, Tidus ran his fingers through her hair and across her cheek. Yuna blushed and nuzzled his nose with hers, causing another kiss. Tidus broke the kiss this time after about a minute and slowly got up, with Yuna's arms around his neck of course. They stood over their bed, hugging for a few short seconds. Tidus stepped back and Yuna did the same, they did not want to let go of each other but had no choice, they had to get ready. Even though they got changed in the same room, they always had their backs to each other, respecting their own privacy. Tidus was ready and into his uniform quickly. Yuna was still finishing up but said something.

Yuna: "Um….you can turn around now, i-if you want…." She sounded shy, and when Tidus turned he knew why, Yuna was dressed, however, she hadn't put her shorts on yet, and was in the process of putting them on, her pink underwear in plain sight. They both blushed before Yuna said in a calm yet shy voice: "For your eyes only." She winked slightly and both of them blushed harder at the situation. Yuna quickly finished getting dressed and walked over to him. He gave her a quick kiss and led her outside.

They walked down to the beach and watched as the sun rose over the horizon, Tidus stood behind Yuna and wrapped his arms around her waist. Yuna smiled and happily brought her hands down to match his, lacing his fingers with her own. She felt her breath across her neck and heard him whisper into her ear.

Tidus: "You look so radiant in this light." He said, planting a kiss on her neck. Yuna felt herself blush at this and giggled. "I love you Yuna." That was it, Yuna's smile faded and she turned to face her lover. "I love you too." She said, and the two of them embraced in another passionate kiss. After the sun had risen, the two finally broke their kiss and headed for the main beachhead on Besaid. "Are you ready to go?" asked Tidus.

Yuna: "Yes, I want to see it again." She said with eagerness clear in her voice. The two of them walked hand-in-hand and stopped when they saw a familiar airship descend and land close by. The ramp of the Celsius descended and they saw Rikku standing at the top.

Rikku: "Come on Yunie! I wanna get over there and start excavating!" the excitable al-bhed cried. Tidus and Yuna laughed a little. Rikku hadn't changed at all, and was just as hyper as ever. The Celsius lifted off and it didn't take long for them to reach their destination. Nothing really happened on board, Yuna and Tidus had a discussion with Rikku, Pain and Brother about general things, Rikku asked Yuna if anything 'eventful' took place last night causing Yuna to blush hard and exclaim: "Oh! Excuuuse me! That's very private!" Rikku just laughed and Tidus wrapped an arm around Yuna's waist to try and settle her down.

The Celsius made descent into the Zanarkand Ruins, which had undergone a change in the last couple of weeks. The main stadium area had been completely hollowed out by construction crews and so the Celsius had a clear landing zone inside the ruins. Rikku bounded out first: "Let's go let's go let's go!!!" she screamed, eager to start excavating. Paine wanted to brush up on some of her skills against the fiends that were lurking around and so she went off on her own. Yuna and Tidus meanwhile decided to take a stroll around the ancient city itself. Tidus let her to what appeared to be his old neighborhood, and even found his old place. He took Yuna inside, eager to show his girl where he used to 'live.'

Tidus: "It's up here." He said, engaging random fiends as they went. Yuna fought as well, taking out several fiends quickly thanks to her 'Trigger Happy' skill. However, she quickly found herself surrounded and realized she couldn't take them all. As the first attack came at her a dazzling blue Blitzball came down through the ceiling engulfed in energy and annihilated the fiends instantly. She breathed a sigh of relief as Tidus jumped through the hole he had created with his attack and smiled. "My hero." She said, giving him a quick by passionate kiss. "That's all of them." Tidus stated, "Come on! It's just a bit further!"

They arrived at his room and went in. It wasn't much, but Tidus described what it used to be like to Yuna and she smiled. That's when Tidus' smile vanished. Yuna looked concerned and walked over to him. "What's wrong?" she asked. Tidus looked over to her and said. "For some reason, being back in Zanarkand again reminds me of Seymour." An angry tone in his voice, Yuna felt herself shiver, knowing what he was referring to. "The day he forced you to marry him, I'd never felt such anger before, such rage. When I saw him take hold of you and bring you lips to meet his, I just wanted to leap forward and take his head off!" Yuna could tell he was getting really upset and quickly flung her arms around him. "I know, I felt so dirty back then, so used. But you know, that night when you kissed me, all of those feelings just washed away, replaced by the feeling of love and compassion that you had given me."

Tidus smiled, and Yuna did as well, "You're right, all of that is in the past now, and I know we'll never be able to forget about it, but we can move on, after all, all I need is you, Yuna." Yuna felt a tear go down her cheek and Tidus wiped it away. "I couldn't have said that better myself, I know we can't forget, but as long as we cherish each other, and love each other… we'll be ok." The two then embraced in a very deep and passionate kiss, Tidus parting her lips with his tongue and meeting hers, they were existing only for each other.

As they left the building they felt as if they had grown a little, they were much closer now, if that were possible, and felt even more for each other, their love was deepening, and that's exactly how they wanted it to be. They met everyone back at the ruins, Rikku was going ballistic as she had discovered a ton of different Machina and even some new ones, and was only just starting her excavation too. Paine had returned, disappointed though, as the fiends didn't prove to be much of a challenge for her: "Hurt time was quick with these ones." She said in a disappointed voice. The others laughed and continued with their work, Rikku told her to stay and follow her down into the depths, thinking there might be stronger ones down near the old cloister of Lady Yunalesca. Paine agreed and after saying goodbye to Yuna and Tidus, followed Rikku into the cloister. Brother had agreed to take the couple back to Besaid and they were soon home.

Once again on the beach, Yuna and Tidus took some time to communicate to each other about what had happened in Zanarkand..

Tidus: "I'm sorry for bring up painful memories Yuna, I shouldn't have let it get to me."

Yuna: "Don't be sorry, it's something that affects both of us, besides, we've grown from it, and become much closer."

Tidus: "I love you, Yuna, and I want us to be together always."

Yuna: "I love you too, with every ounce of by spirit, we will be together, always." She smiled as she saw that wonderful smirk appear on his face.

They starred into each other's eyes for awhile before embracing in the warmth of the setting sun. Eventually bringing their heads to each other and losing themselves in another kiss. The painful memory would soon disappear into their thoughts as they became consumed by each other, knowing that their love would keep them like this forever. And as they continued their romantic moment, Tidus' thoughts turned to a new part in their lives, and he began to devise a plan, silently, knowing that it would make Yuna happy, and their hearts fully complete, and as one.

Chapter 3 Complete!

Well that's that, I know bring up that creep Seymour is distasteful but I felt it was nessesary to move things along, though I admit I hated bring him into my Yuna & Tidus Fic. Anyways please read and review!