Author's Notes: This chapter is dedicated to two very special people. Their birthday's are two weeks away. Happy birthday.

Chapter Eight: Yuna's 20th Birthday

After visiting the hospital, they decided to go home. Yuna and Tidus were tired, and Miliyah had things to do with the statues. Tidus opened the portal, and Yuna had gone through, when Miliyah pulled Tidus aside.

"You do know what tomorrow is, right?"

Tidus smiled, and drew a small diamond bracelet out of his pocket. It was pure silver, studded with eighty half carat diamonds, in the shape of her name. In each of the six corners was one of the Aeons. Starting in the top left was Valefor, and to his right was Ifrit, followed by Ixion, Shiva, Bahamut, and Yojimbo. On the underside were the Magus Sisters and Anima. In small gold filigree letters were the words, "I love you, Yuna. Happy birthday."

"Her 20th birthday is tomorrow. I've been searching for something special, and I didn't find anything I liked. So I made her this myself."

Miliyah smiled at her cousin, and hugged him.

"She'll love it. I know she will. I've already got the party planned, so just leave that to me. Cid and Brother aren't going to be there, I made sure of that. They still don't approve of the rushed wedding. Rikku will be there, as will Kimahri. It's a surprise so we need you to keep her away from Besaid for a whole day. Go to Luca, and show her a good time."

Tidus nodded, and smiled.

"Will do. Luca, here we come. Isn't there a festival this time of the year?"

Miliyah had adjusted the portal to take the two of them to Luca. She shoved him through, and closed it behind him quickly, as he tightened his grip on the bracelet. He fell next to Yuna, and helped her up, sliding the bracelet back into his pocket quickly.

"Tidus, why are we in Luca? Where's the Celsius?"

"Miliyah wanted us to take a break from Besaid, and have some fun here for the entire day. There's a nighttime festival here, so let's enjoy ourselves. Heart shaped balloons? What is this?"

Yuna pointed to a sign by the docks.

"First Annual Spira Festival of Passion?"

Yuna laughed a little as he said that with a bit of derisiveness in his voice. She took his hand and ran towards the festival, yelling back over her shoulder, as the sky slowly darkened, evening leaving and night approaching. Yuna stopped at a small booth with stuffed moogles as prizes.

"Tidus look! How cute! Moogles! I want one!"

Tidus smiled, and looked at the booth sign. It read, 'Swordsman's delight. Slay a fiend, win a prize. All proceeds go to a foundation for forwarding medicine in Spira.' Tidus stepped up, smiling and holding Yuna's hand for a brief moment.

"Give me the most expensive monster. I want to win my love a stuffed moogle and help out a just cause such as this one."

The booth attendant, and small dark-haired boy, was shocked for someone to request the ten thousand gil Ultima Weapon. He nodded, and Tidus laid out 20,000 gil as a donation, and easily defeated the monster, but spared it's life. The boy handed him a stuffed moogle, and Tidus handed it to Yuna.

"She's so cute!"

She kissed him softly, and smiled at just how nice he was to her. She knew deep in her heart that he would do anything just to see her smile. I'm one lucky woman to have a guy like you Tidus, she thought to herself. She gave a great yawn, and nestled her head into his warm chest, and he held her close, looking for a place to sleep for the night. He saw the new hotel that had recently been built in Luca, and he got a room for two, and they slept for the night. They woke up early, and the Celsius flew them back to Besaid.

Touching down in the shallow familiar water, Tidus and Yuna were excited to be home. Tidus had added one last minute thing to the bracelet. He had added on second, smaller platinum chain, to secure it to her wrist. They walked down the trail, and noticed the island was very quiet for such a time of day. Miliyah's got a big one planned, knowing her, Tidus thought. Tidus opened the door to their house, and it was obvious to him someone was hiding from them. The furniture was moved slightly, and there was a few slight strands of Miliyah's purplish hair showing up from the top of the couch. She jumped out, and hugged Yuna tight.

"Happy birthday Yuna!"

She smiled and turned a soft shade of pink, and smiled even wider. She had been too focused on the babies, and on having fun with Tidus to remember her own birthday. Tidus hugged her, and kissed her gently.

"Happy birthday love. I've had your gift for a while, but I'll give it too you in a little while. So who all is coming Miliyah?"

She smiled, and didn't answer reply, having not heard him. She took them to the living room, where just the three of them sat and reminisced about the not so distant past. Miliyah had asked Yuna to tell the story of how they had met. And so they told her their entire story. From the Island of Besaid, to the final battle against Jecht, they told her everything. A tear crept from their eyes as Yuna told of how they had shared their first kiss in the Macalania Woods. How she had been crying, and Tidus was there for her. Morning had come and went by the time their story was completed. The late afternoon loomed, and the three of them decided to have a quick lunch, while Miliyah told them of the happier times in Zanarkand Tidus and her had shared.

"Before Jecht disappeared, Tidus and I used to have all sorts of adventures together. Even before Sin, there were ruins to explore. We found an amazing structure this one time. It turned out that pendant Tidus had was a key to the sealed door. It opened, and we found out about the origin of the aeons. About how people from Zanarkand had willing given their lives to save their city. I'll stop there though. You know the rest."

Her voice trailed off with a hint of cool fury in it. She was an indirect descendant of Lenne, the songstress and summoner of Zanarkand. Tidus himself was a descendant of Shuyin, albeit an very distant one. They decided to call it a party, and Tidus reached into his pocket, and held the bracelet in his grip.

"Yuna, I have something for you. Hold out your left arm."

Yuna did, and looked at her wrist, and when she saw the bracelet, her heart fluttered at the sheer beauty of it. She saw the words her had written, and she softly pressed her lips to his, and hugged him close to her, whispering into his ear.

"Thank you. It's beautiful. I love you Tidus."

He put his arms her, and hugged her, and whispered back to her.

"The bracelet represents all the love and passion I have for you. I love you Yuna."

Miliyah left them for a brief moment, and came back with a small cake she had made, and put a single lit candle in, and Yuna blew it out. I wish for this perfect life to last forever, she thought. They ate the cake, and settled into their beds for the night.

Little did the three of them realize their lives would get even better.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Closing Notes: As previously stated, this chapter is dedicated to two very special people. The next chapter may take a while to be posted, as I start the fall semester of college this next week. Thank you for reading Our Story.