An Ocean's Moon
A Final Fantasy X Fanfic
By CosmicStarAUTHOR'S NOTE: This project has been forever in the making. I keep forgetting about and then realizing "Oh yeah, I should finish that FFX story I started years ago." And never get around to it. I'm a total slacker and I apologize. Again, disclaimer, homosexual themes and romance, as well as AU (Alternate Universe).
The official characters and Final Fantasy X are Copyright Square Enix.
This story is dedicated to Kenji & Jesse of the now defunct Poison Ink, without whose works I would have never gotten the inspiration to write this.
(There's some lime within…can't do lemon. probably won't allow it)
CHAPTER 5 – Sanctuary
Wakka made his way past the village he called home and off to a slightly worn path that led through the lush tropical plants surrounding Besaid Village. He had to clear his head somehow; tears were stinging at his eyes even more than before. The man pushed through an overgrown fern and found himself at the edge of natural pool formed by a spring that rushed up from the bottom of the small crystalline lake.
It was Chappu's secret place. The place they came down to when they were younger and wanted to hide from their parents. Wakka had been saving a trip here with Tidus in order to spend some alone time with the young man, but he needed release tonight. The redhead stripped down to nothing and set his clothing in a pile near the edge of the shore. Without even a second thought, he plunged himself into the cool water and sunk to the sandy floor, sprawling out on his back. It was nice, being back in his element. He missed Blitzball and the rush it brought…or used to anyways. He sighed, issuing a stream of bubbles to the surface.
He stared up into the night sky as the large pale moon looked back down on him. He immediately thought about Tidus. He wished he hadn't even heard what the Fayth had said to him. He wanted to ignore the truth of the matter and just have the happy ending he longed for. From the moment he first saw the blonde haired boy pop out of the ocean so many weeks ago, he'd secretly wished it. And even then, lying underneath the water, the very thought of Tidus made a familiar feeling crawl across his lower stomach and groin. Despite his melancholy, he couldn't help but get aroused by the thought of the blonde young man. These thoughts were cute fairly quick as he saw movement out of the corner of his eye. Tilting his head towards the shore where he'd jumped in. he noticed there was a timid-looking figure standing at the edge of the water, staring down at him.
Tidus.
The blonde boy watched Wakka's figure entered Besaid Temple. Lulu had come in to talk to him, and he really enjoyed her company. He told her everything he'd been thinking about, obviously leaving out the important details about his being a dream and all. He didn't want to scare anyone. The black mage listened to him intently as he talked. He kept on peering out the window every so often to check and see if Wakka was coming back.
After about fifteen minutes or so, Lulu excused herself to the restroom and left Tidus alone. As this happened, the blonde noticed Wakka leaving the temple in a bit of a rush. But instead of coming back into the hut, he ran past it. Startled, Tidus jumped up and made his way to the door, but Wakka was already pushing his way through a part of the Besaid forest beyond the village borders. Hastily, Tidus grabbed a pen and a scrap of paper and wrote to Lulu that he'd gone to talk with Wakka and not to worry.
Afterwards, he started off after Wakka. He saw the small pathway that led into the dense foliage and pushed his way through, eyes constantly on the ground, making sure he didn't get lost. He reached the end of the pathway and pushed the large fern out of the way and was taken aback by the sight of the natural pool that lay out before him in the clearing. He noticed a pile of clothing on the ground near the water's edge and looked down into the water to see his redheaded love floating at the bottom.
"Wak--!" he started to yell out, at first thinking the redhead had tried to drown himself, but then reality smashed him upside the head. Wakka wasn't that stupid. Plus, he could stay underwater for nearly seven minutes; he was a Blitz player after all.
As he stood there, he watched as Wakka made eye contact with him. The blonde blushed a bright red as he realized that Wakka was completely naked in the water. Tidus had never actually seen any naked body besides his own before. He turned away shyly as Wakka emerged from the clear water.
"Tidus?" the older man spoke quietly, "Did you follow me out here? Is everything alright?"
The blonde nodded, still embarrassed at seeing Wakka's naked form. Wakka's head tilted curiously.
"You're not looking at me. Are you sure everything's okay?" he pressed.
"You're kinda…naked." Was all Tidus could get out.
Wakka looked down at himself and couldn't help but grin at how honestly rattled he'd made the young blonde man. He put at wet hand on Tidus's shoulder.
"I figured you'd like seeing me like this." Wakka teased. Tidus flushed an even brighter shade of red. All of the earlier drama had been forgotten as the blonde turned to face the redheaded man standing behind him.
"I've just never…seen a guy…naked." He stammered. "I mean, other than myself."
"Well, we've now rectified that horrible travesty, haven't we?" the redhead said through a smile. Tidus looked down curiously at Wakka's body.
"You don't have to be ashamed. I have no problems with you looking." Wakka said out loud.
I also have no problems with you touching either he thought to himself.
Tidus smiled, looking back into Wakka's eyes. "You really don't mind all this?" he asked. "I mean…you're not weirded out by me seeing you like this?"
"Of course not. Why would I? I mean, if we're going to be together, you have to see me like this." The redhead laughed. At this point, all of the hurt Wakka had been feeling was gone. If Tidus was going to disappear, then Wakka was going to make every single moment they had together worth it.
Tidus smiled and reached out, touching Wakka's chest softly with his hands. He just let his body falls softly into the redhead's arms, burying his head in the crook of Wakka's neck. He inhaled deeply. The redhead always smelled so nice…. like coconuts.
"I…I love you Wakka." Tidus whispered. Wakka ran his fingers through Tidus's blonde hair and took in the words. He looked down at the young man laying there in his embrace and moved his head down, kissing Tidus on the lips. The two stayed entwined for a few moments before finally pulling apart. Both of the men had huge grins on their faces.
They kissed again and again. In between kisses, the two feverishly worked to get Tidus's clothing off his body. Soon, the two men stood there, both completely nude and held tightly in each other's embrace.
"You're beautiful, Tidus." The redhead said, gazing over his lover's body. Tidus blushed again.
"So are you, Wakka." Tidus said before going back after the redhead's lips. The two men slid into the water and completely submerged, entwined together.
After what seemed like an hour, the two eventually broke to the surface, breathing heavily. They climbed into the shallows and lay there, staring up at the sky. Both of them were exhausted. Tidus was beaming, a grin plastered on his face.
"That was amazing, Wakka." Tidus sighed, trying desperately to catch his breath. "I'm all kinds of sore now."
The redheaded man smiled and turned on his side to look at Tidus.
"That was your first time, wasn't it?" Wakka said, turning his attention to Tidus's lower half. The blonde was still very much aroused, even after their session in the clear pool. Tidus bit his lip lightly and nodded, a strange look spreading across his face.
"Are you not a virgin, Wakka?" It was a simple question, not loaded with malicious intent or anything of the sort, but there was definite hurt in his voice.
"Oh Tidus…" Wakka's voice sounded hoarse as he continued, "I have had sex before, yes. Only once. But with a girl, because I was told it was the 'proper' thing to do."
Wakka emphasized proper with air quotations, looking absolutely remorseful and ashamed. Tidus's look hadn't lifted much, but he definitely looked less hurt as the moments ticked by. He walked over and pulled Wakka, who was shivering with self-resentment, close to his body. The redhead wrapped his muscular arms around Tidus's neck and shoulders and just stood there, contemplating himself.
The awkward moment passed though, and the two men found themselves staring into each other's eyes. Neither spoke, but they understood what the other was saying silently. They both realized in that moment that even if Tidus was destined to fade, nothing could break apart the bond they'd both forged with one another. Sin awaited all of them at the end of Yuna's pilgrimage. Maybe then, Tidus could get the answers he seeked about his father, about everything.
Wakka moved forward and kissed the blonde's forehead, while looking up into the sky, thinking of what was coming. The rest of the pilgrimage was not an easy journey…and while Tidus had proved himself more than worthy of accompanying their party to the ruined Zanarkand and to gain the Final Aeon, Wakka knew that the further they progressed; the sooner it would be until Tidus finally shattered into pyreflies and was separated from him. Wakka really didn't want to think about that possibility.
His silence had obviously attracted Tidus's attention.
"Wakka…? You've been really quiet." The blonde said softly, turning to watch Wakka gaze off into some distant nebula, his brown eyes reflecting the stars like flecks of bright jewels.
The redheaded man finally pulled his gaze away and his mind came back down to Spira. He noticed that Tidus was looking at him very carefully, as if to study every hair of his head.
"I was just thinking about tonight." Wakka lied, smiling down at his blonde lover. "I just can't believe we got to share that wonderful moment together."
Tidus's grin had finally returned, making his demeanor immediately become infinitesimally brighter. He ran his fingers down Wakka's stomach, creating a trail that eventually stopped an inch before Wakka's length. The redhead shivered as that familiar tightening of his stomach came back.
"You're such a tease." The redhead said, as soon as the shiver had passed and the tightening began to fade a little. If Tidus kept playing with him like this, they'd be out here all night. Lulu would get worried.
Of course, none of that really mattered to Wakka, but he didn't want a one hundred question relay being volleyed at him the next morning as to where he and his lover boy ran off to and why.
Tidus grinned and continued what he was doing. The tightening returned with a vengeance this time and Wakka suddenly couldn't control it anymore. He didn't care what Lulu would say; he had to have Tidus once more tonight. He pushed Tidus onto the grass and climbed on top of him, bending over to kiss him strongly on the lips. Tidus moaned against him. The blonde immediately knew exactly what was going to happen this time and he welcomed it fully.
The two men were entwined for yet another hour, a sheen of sweat building across both of them this time. The sounds of their lovemaking were unhindered since they were no longer underwater, and it was no surprise that a few night owls in the nearby Besaid Village heard a little of what was going on. Despite this, no one disturbed the two lovers intense moment of passion.
Soon, both had climaxed and collapsed, holding onto one another tightly in the soft grass. Slowly, the pair drifted off into sleep, entangled in each other's embrace inside their sanctuary.
"Where have you been?" Lulu's voice cut through the morning air as both Tidus and Wakka stumbled into the hut. She was clearly not amused with their disappearing act from last night.
"I told you, Lulu, I went to go find Wakka. I left you a note." Tidus motioned feebly to the scrap of paper that he'd left on the table. However, as he motioned, the entire note exploded into flame and all that was left was a handful of ash.
"What note?" Lulu said, her voice absolutely shaking with anger at this point. It was clear she'd cast a fire spell on the paper to create her point. Tidus shrank back onto his bed without another word.
"Now Lu—" Wakka started, but Lulu shot him a glare that pierced his voice and caused him to make a sound like a deflating balloon. The black mage obviously didn't care for an explanation; she had pretty much known what happened during the night and she wasn't too thrilled about it.
"Wakka, I expected you to be more careful than this. You should know after what just happened to Tidus, running off and screwing him out at that lagoon is obviously not the most intelligent thing to do!" Lulu was very obviously furious at the two men in the hut.
"But Lu, no one even came by that night." Wakka started to explain.
"They didn't need to, did they, Wakka? You nearly woke up the whole village with your moaning." She said, exasperated at him.
"That…that was me." Tidus squeaked, sounding very much like a mouse that had noticed there was a cat in the room. Lulu rolled her eyes.
"It. Doesn't. Matter who it was." She stressed at the two of them, "You both were absolutely careless! I at least thought you had a brain in your head."
The black mage whipped a look in Tidus's direction as she said that and sighed. Tidus could swear he saw steam issuing from her mouth as she did so. Wakka didn't even make a movement from where he stood, fearing she'd blast him on the spot.
She finally issued another great sigh and decided to give up on the conversation.
"Yuna needs to meet with all of us. I won't breathe a word of this to anyone so long as both of you promise to not do something this foolish ever again, do you two understand?" she said, her voice slowly steadying back to its normal tone, which wasn't too much different from a moment prior.
The two men exchanged glances at Lulu's sudden mood swing and nodded quickly. The mage raised her eyebrow at both of them and then exited the hut, without another word. As soon as she was gone, Tidus let out a great sigh of relief.
"I seriously thought she was going to roast the two of us right here in the hut." He said meekly. Wakka just let out a bit of a laugh.
"I haven't seen Lu that mad in AGES!" he said, cleaning the ashes off the table where Lulu had set the note on fire. "She's vicious when she gets like that, feel lucky she didn't burn the whole hut down!"
The two men suddenly burst into a fit of laughter, as if the thought of Lulu burning houses down amused them. The laughing slowly dissipated as they both realized they were supposed to be meeting Yuna and the others.
"I guess we should go, huh?" Tidus said, shifting uncomfortably on the bed.
"Yeah, I think you're right. Don't want everyone on our cases." Wakka said, pulling Tidus up from the bed. "Plus, if we don't leave now, they'll all think we're having more sex."
Tidus grinned evilly.
"And that's a bad thing?" he asked, giving Wakka's butt a squeeze.
Wakka rolled his eyes and pushed the blonde out into the bright Spiran sunlight.