Best Friends or More?
.::Chapter Three::.
The next day had run more smoothly. Yuna wasn't nervous about being new to the school and she was going to take an elective class that she hadn't been able to take in Besaid. She met up with her friends and conversed with them until the bell rang. She hurried to her math class with Mr. Mika who she found boring and incoherent, but the class wasn't that bad, since Tidus was there.
Yuna leaned her head on her hand as she used her free one to doodle in her math notebook. She found herself drawing mocking pictures of Mika and smiled at her absentmindedness. Suddenly, she felt a poke in her ribs, causing her to sit up right in surprise. She turned to her left to face the poker.
"What is it, Tidus?" she asked, trying to sound exasperated.
"I always knew you were ticklish," Tidus whispered back smiling.
"Okay, that's great. What do you want?"
Tidus shrugged. "Nothing. I wanted to test my theory. Obviously, I've been proven right."
A few minutes later, Yuna felt another jab in her ribs and jumped. "Okay, Tidus, we all know I'm ticklish!" she whispered fiercely.
"No, I was gonna ask-"
"Mr. Tidus, can you give me the value for x?" Mika's weak and rattled voice asked from the front of the room at the blonde.
"Um, 5," Tidus answered, not even looking at the board.
"No, Tidus, the answer is -23.7."
"Yeah, that's what I meant," Tidus countered. "See, where I come from 5 really means -23... uh, something. Whatever you said is what it means."
"Right, and what does detention mean where you come from?" Mika folded his hands behind his back, looking frustrated, if it were possible through all that wrinkled skin.
"Free lunch and extended recess for a month," Tidus replied, grinning. The class stifled their laughs.
Brrrrrrrring!
"Okay, class don't forget your homework assignment and..."
"Whatever..." Tidus groaned, happy to finally reach the exit of the classroom.
Yuna smiled. "You seem happy," she remarked sarcastically.
"Well, how can you be around that guy?" Tidus jabbed a thumb in Kinoc's direction.
"True, true. Well, I have to meet up with Rikku at the music room, so I'll see ya later." She turned on her heel and headed for the staircase. Tidus watched her retreating figure until she disappeared. He smiled to himself and walked off to his next class.
-At Yuna's Music Class-
Yuna almost toppled Rikku over as she skidded to a stop in front of the music room which was located in the basement.
"Hey, Yunie!" Rikku said easing herself out from under her cousin. "Watch where you're going, huh?"
"Heh, sorry, Rikku." Yuna straightened her clothes. "So, this is the music room?" The brunette and blonde stepped slowly inside the crammed room.
"Some music room," Rikku observed. "Not only is this place underground, but it looks it, too! What is this? Some old unused closet?"
"Calm down, Rikku," Yuna said, giggling.
"Alright, class." A tall, crimson haired female stepped into the room, a stack of papers balanced in one hand and a coffee in the other. "Sorry I'm a little late. Those damn people up in the office don't know what they're doing." The rest of the class snickered at her un-teacher-like remark.
Yuna turned towards the class, scanning the students. She turned back to the redheaded teacher, but quickly glanced back at her classmates, recognizing a tall, blonde male. She smiled faintly at him. He grinned slightly. She felt her cheeks grow hot and turned away, leaving the boy grinning to himself.
"Okay, class, today we are going to start off with singing an easy song, so I can see which students will be saprano, base, and so on. Oh, and by the way, my name is Lucil. Just Lucil." The teacher handed out sheets of paper with the song on it.
"1000 Words, huh?" Rikku mumbled as she scanned the lyrics on the page. "Doesn't seem too hard."
"Hm... you're probably right. I mean, she did say it was easy." Yuna brushed her side bangs away from her eyes, stealing a glance at the blonde kid a few seats away from her. she instantly looked away when she noticed he had been staring at her. She saw the start of playful smile on his lips and couldn't help but blush, as she pretended to be concentrated on her lyrics sheet.
"Okay, class, begin singing on three," Lucil shouted above the conversing students. "One...two...three!" The class had begun to sing, most of them sounding like dying animals. Only a couple voices stood out. Which would be: Yuna and another girl with long brown hair and soft brown eyes. And Lucil made sure the whole class knew about their talent.
"Um, excuse me, Yuna and Lenne," the redhead called out once the class had concluded the song. "Please, come here for a second."
Yuna smiled proudly as she approached the front of the room alongside the girl who she now knew as Lenne.
"You two have excellent singing voices," Lucil announced happily, so that the whole class heard. "Perfect tone and pitch! Would you, um... like to sing this song aloud? Just the two of you."
"Well, um..." Yuna, who had always been one to shy away from doing anything that drew too much attention bit her lip nervously.
"I would love to!" Lenne answered almost immediately. Her voice was soft and low; like she were some kind of loner who didn't enjoy speaking. But Yuna could tell otherwise, just by the way she was dressed. She turned her attention toward Yuna to see her reaction.
Glancing once more at the blondie she couldn't seem to keep her eyes off, she saw him smiling toothily at her. Her eyes immediately lit up and she turned back to Lucil and nodded confidently.
"Alright, then!" Lucil exclaimed, rather too excitedly. "You can begin whenever you feel fit." The teacher leaned against her desk, sipping her coffee as she watched the two brunettes in front of her intently. Yuna felt the color rise to her cheeks, but she gave a nod of confirmation to her partner and the both of them began to sing after taking a deep breath each.
The pair had finished the song, perfectly in tone with each other through the whole way. Some of the students applauded, but most of them just looked unimpressed and bored. Yuna smiled proudly at her unexpected bravery, finding herself glancing at the blonde kid once more. He was smiling at her, clapping his hands along with a few others.
Unamused by success (obviously she had been an overachiever), Lenne turned around to the clapping Lucil, her light hair tossing a bit. "Excuse me, but... Why did you want us to sing in front of the class, anyway?"
"Oh, it's not important right now," Lucil answered suspiciously, "But my mind is made up!" She grinned at the two of them right when the bell rang.
Smiling modestly, Yuna made her way to the exit of the classroom when she felt a hand grip her shoulder. She turned, mildly surprised at the sudden touch, but her expression soon melted into a slight smile when she looked up at the blonde Tidus-look-alike.
"Hey, uh, I just wanted to say..." He seemed nervous, which Yuna obviously found cute. "Great performance up there. You can, uh... You can really sing."
"Oh, thanks!" Yuna replied excitedly, trying to keep herself from blushing.
"So, you're Yuna, right?" Yuna nodded casually. "I'm Shuyin."
"Nice to meet you, Shuyin," Yuna said stiffly.
"Well, um... See ya around." He made of motion with his hand that hadn't been clutching his school bag similar to a wave and walked into the hallway. Yuna stared back at him, looking quite dazed.
"Ooh, who was that cutie!?" She turned to her hyper looking cousin, a broad smile stretching across her face. "He looks just like Tidus, y'know! Which is, uh, perfect for you because we all know you think Tidus is gorgeous, but you're too afraid telling him might break up your friendship. Which means, a twin like that would be much easier to date!"
"Wh-what!?" Yuna's cheeks reddened. "None of that is true. Tidus and I are just friends. But that Shuyin kid is really something else." Yuna's smile never seemed to escape her lips.
"Ah, Shuyin, huh?" Rikku looked thoughtful as they continued down the hallway. "I've heard about him. They say he's a great blitzer and really into music and culture and stuff like that. If the ladies here aren't falling for Tidus, they're falling for him."
"There are girls that fall for Tidus here!?" Yuna seemed shocked, but part of her knew it was the truth.
"Oh, Yunie, don't be jealous," Rikku assured the brunette. "You've got the next best thing all over you! I saw how he acted." Her cheerful voice had taken quite a teasing tone - maybe too much Yuna could handle, actually.
Yuna sighed sadly, making sure Rikku wouldn't hear. Even if she had found the guy of her dreams - other than Tidus, of course! - she didn't want to lose her best friend because of him.
Well, I'll just have to make my own decisions for now, Yuna thought to herself. And see what Tidus thinks...Yevon, it's like me and him are already dating or something! I can't hang out with another guy or crush on someone else without having Tidus to worry about!
-Right before the last bell rings...-
Tidus stared up at the clock that seemed to tick in slow motion, gradually wasting his life in a cluttered classroom with stupid learning.
Or so he thought, at least.
"Three," Tidus started to count down the seconds to the final bell in a whisper, "two...one!"
Brrrrrrrring!
The blonde smiled in relief. Exhaling tiredly, he grabbed his books and started down the hall toward his locker. He hastily stuffed his books into his locker messily and slammed the door. He turned around to face Yuna and Rikku.
Yevon, these two are inseprepable! Tidus thought, in a more admiring tone than annoyed.
"Can I help you ladies?" Tidus asked, smirking.
"Where're you goin', Ti?" Yuna asked curiously.
"Wouldn't you like to know, Yu," Tidus replied teasingly, returning the nickname that didn't exactly work for her as well as it did for Tidus.
"Hey, Yuna!" The deep voice of a male cane from behind the trio. Yuna instantly turned around to wave to another blonde guy Tidus didn't recognize.
What he did recognize, however, was the way Yuna's face had lit up when she heard is voice. The way it used to when he always entered the same room as she. He felt a slight anger build up inside him, but quickly forgot it when she turned back to him, her usual bright smile on her face.
"So, where ya going?" Rikku asked.
"To the blitzball tryouts for our school team, the Ragora's," Tidus responded proudly, crossing his arms.
"Really?" Yuna's eyes held admiration. She had always adored his blitz skills and absolutely loved watching him play. She found him to be very sexy when he was wet. And when ever he scored any goals the way he did so smoothly, she would simply melt. She had never missed a game he played in when he had joined the Besaid Aurochs back in Besaid.
"Can we come watch to see if you make the team?" Rikku asked excitedly.
"Sorry, no girls allowed," Tidus answered in mock sadness. "But you can wait outside until I get out so I can tell you." He grinned.
"Um, yeah, we're kinda going shopping," Rikku pointed out.
"Just call my cell when you get out, alright?" Yuna confirmed as she ran after Rikku who had started toward the exit of the school.
"Hey, Yuna, what if I get hit in the head with a blitzball and get amnesia and forget to call you!?" Tidus called after Yuna in a playful tone.
The brunette turned her head sideways to look at Tidus with her hands placed on the school's doors. "Believe me, Tidus. No amount of memory loss will make you forget me." With that, she pushed open the doors to the school and ran outside.
Tidus smiled widely. He had always loved Yuna's little wise cracks. Then again, he had always loved Yuna herself.
But he would keep his feelings to himself no matter how hard it was.
Telling her might mean the end of the friendship.
-At the Zanarkand Mall-
Yuna and Rikku stepped through the sliding doors of the humongous shopping center known throughout Spira for its countless stores. The two girls stared wide eyed, their heads swerving from left to right in disbelief.
"Wowie..." Rikku breathed. "Look at this place! It's so different from our stupid little shopping center in Besaid... This one's twice as big!"
"Yevon." Yuna felt dizzy from the multiple floors that seemed to never end.
"Okay, so where do we start!?" Rikku asked in excitement, as she rocked back and forth impatiently.
"I dunno," Yuna replied honestly. "Where do you want to shop first?"
"Hm... shoes, it is!" Rikku tugged on Yuna's arm, dragging her up an escalator and into a shoe store.
It's gonna be a lo-o-o-ong afternoon, Yuna thought to herself in amusement.
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The two cousins made their way to the food court, dragging shopping bags with them.
"Ugh," Rikku sighed, shoving aside her heavy bags as she sat down at a table. "Yevon, those things are heavy!"
"I need something to eat..." Yuna groaned tiredly, "You dragged me around the whole mall for everything. Now, I think I deserve something for tagging along on your evil shopping spree."
"Alright, alright." Rikku walked to the cashier in defeat.
Yuna sat alone at the table, drumming her fingers against its surface absentmindedly. She sighed impatiently as she watched Rikku approach the end of the long line. The brunette's bi colored eyes traveled across the store, observing people's faces, clothes, etc.
Suddenly, a tall, brown skinned girl dressed in the skimpiest outfit Yuna had ever seen sat down in the seat across from her. She recognized her from her gym class.
Dona.
She had heard a lot of rumors about this exotic looking girl. People were always talking about how she could get any guy she wanted just by looking at them and how she slept with a professional blitzball player. This Dona wasn't good news, and Yuna had been making sure that she kept her distance from her.
"Hey," Dona greeted sweetly. An act, Yuna was sure. "Yuna, right?"
"That's me," Yuna replied less enthusiastically.
"So, I hear you know the new school's hottie," Dona started, rather too excitedly. She lowered her voice, though, as if it were a secret.
"And who might this hottie be?" Yuna raised her eyebrow questioningly, though she did have a pretty good idea who Dona was talking about.
"Oh, don't play dumb," Dona contradicted. "You're best friends with Tidus, aren't you?"
Yuna nodded, still wondering what exactly Dona wanted.
"So, since you're just best friends and all," Dona continued in a mischievious tone, "Then I hope you wouldn't mind introducing us. And maybe telling me a little bit about him so I can get to know him better. That guy is such a total hottie and I bet he's great in bed, too, if you get what I mean. Sorry I added that little last part. I hear you're somewhat of a prude from other people."
Yuna crumpled her face in disgust and was about to tell Dona off majorly, but, unfortunately for her, her cell phone rang.
Seeing it was Tidus, she immediately flipped it open and answered it.
"Oh, hey, Tidus," Yuna said into her phone, stressing his name. She glanced at Dona when she heard a small gasp from her.
"Hey, Yuna, guess what!?" Tidus's excited voice practically yelled into her ear. He sounded out of breath.
"Lemme guess..." Yuna smiled. "You made the team, right?"
"Aw, you took all the fun of telling you," Tidus replied, trying to sound upset.
"That's great, Ti!" Yuna exclaimed, trying to sound excited to get Dona jealous. "I knew you'd make it! You're gonna be the best blitz player there is!"
"Th-thanks," Tidus responded on the other end. "Hey, where are you guys?"
"Oh, we're still at the mall. We're gonna get some lunch and then Rikku will probably drop me off at home." Yuna tried to hide her smirk as she saw Dona glare at her.
"Oh, okay, then, I'll see ya then."
"See ya at home!" Yuna hung up and stuffed her phone back into her pocket before turning back toward Dona, batting her eyes innocently.
"Hey, uh, Dona." Rikku approached their table with a tray of food in her hands. "You're kinda in my seat."
"Sorry," Dona grumbled before turning on her heel and walking away from them, looking quite fumed.
"What's wrong with her?" Rikku asked as she sat down. "And what was she doing over here?"
"Oh, it was nothing," Yuna replied casually as she grabbed her salad off the tray. "She just wanted to know some stuff about Tidus, but I didn't tell her anything because he called me."
"Did he make the team!?" Rikku's eyes widened expectantly.
"Duh!" Yuna responded instantly. "We both knew he would!"
"Hm..." Rikku mumbled thoughtfully. "Dona would never be in Tidus's league anyway. He's too good for her. I think she'd be better off with Barthello..."
"Barthello!?" Yuna asked in disbelief. "But he's so ugly! ...And obnoxious. And a stupid musclehead!"
"Exactly my point," Rikku stated.
The two girls laughed heartily as they dug into their food.
No... I'll never let Dona get anywhere near Tidus... Yuna thought in concern as she continued to laugh. No one will be able to take him away from me...
Yes, yes. This chapter is finally up! Sorry for the long wait. I've been sort of shying away from my writing for a while. I only write when I feel inspired to, otherwise my writing sucks. Which is why everyone loves my stories! Haha, just kidding.
anyway, I would prefer more than 4 reviews this time!