It's SUMMER! Here's the new chapter. I've been reading books and watching dramas to find new ideas. HAHA
Well I hope you like this chapter. Ready, Set, READ!
Coping With Love
Chapter 7: Expressing Love
By FlyPinAyS
An hour later, Yuna and Tidus were silently sitting on the large couch with plenty of space between them. Tidus irritatingly looked at the clock.
"You've ignored me for a complete hour." He said.
Yuna gave her most fake smile and laughed, "What are you talking about! I would never ignore you."
Especially after that. She thought.
"At least let me sit next to you." He exclaimed as he got up and moved himself closer to her.
Yuna jumped out of her seat and ran to another one, "No. No don't trouble yourself." Tidus stared at her in disbelief.
"Yuna! You don't ignore someone after you kiss them!"
"I-I didn't kiss you. You kissed me!" She fought back. Tidus shook his head, then looked up at her after remembering something. He smiled at her and began laughing.
"Why in the world are you laughing?" She asked angrily.
"That was your first kiss. Was it really that bad?"
Yuna blushed a deep shade of red and shook her head. "No it wasn't bad. Well… I guess it wasn't that bad. I don't know. I don't even remember what it felt like. So much for a first kiss." She sighed and stared at him sadly. Tidus grinned and walked towards her.
"Then let me try again." He said as he cupped her face in his hands.
Yuna's eyes widened. "N-no. Don't come any where near me!" She said frantically as she swatted his hands away from her.
"Yuna you're unbelievable!" Tidus said confused as he tried to reach out to her.
She jumped onto the couch and fixed her hands in karate position.
"If you put one hand on me I'll karate chop you!" She screamed.
"Yuna!" Tidus exclaimed. They both froze as soon as they saw Shuyin watching them. He stood at the front door with a confused expression on his face. Tidus reached his hand out to Yuna and helped her down from the couch.
Shuyin shook his head and walked towards them, "I'm not even going to ask."
"Good idea." Tidus and Yuna said awkwardly in unison. Then Shuyin patted Tidus on the back, happy to see his brother home.
"You guys are soaked. You should change so that you don't get sick. Oh and Dad said that they'll just stay at the Besaid Grand Hotel. He didn't want to kick anyone out of their room." Shuyin explained. Tidus nodded his head with the emotionless expression back on his face. Shuyin grabbed Yuna's hand before she walked towards the bathroom.
"Was everything okay?" He laughed.
"Oh… e-everything was fine. It was just crazy looking for him." She answered, "Well goodnight Shuyin. I've really missed you." She gave him a tight hug before leaving for bed.
The next morning, Shuyin woke Yuna up early.
"Do you want to go out for an early morning walk?" He asked her.
Yuna nodded her head and they both left the house in pajamas. Shuyin asked Yuna to update him on everything that happened in her first week of school. Then, Shuyin told Yuna everything about his college. Yuna couldn't stop thinking about the kiss.
"How are you supposed to react after your first kiss?" She said without thinking. She covered her mouth and gave a nervous laugh.
Shuyin grinned, "Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering."
"Well how did you react when you had your first kiss?"
"Oh. I can tell you that. I remember it like it was just yesterday." Yuna blushed, "I totally freaked out. I don't know what I was thinking. I ignored him and fought with him. I wouldn't let him touch me."
Shuyin stared at her in disbelief and began laughing very hard.
"I know, I know. I was stupid." She said sadly.
"Everyone reacts differently, but usually they don't freak out." Shuyin replied.
"Well, the most unlikely guy was the one who kissed me. I didn't know how to react. We always fight, so on instinct that's what I did. Then I didn't want him to go near me because I felt uncomfortable. My heart wouldn't slow down. I had sweaty palms! Plus, his kiss pulled me off guard. I didn't expect it at all. I suppose I hurt his feelings in a way since he seemed so irritated." Yuna answered quietly.
"Don't worry about it. If that person liked you, he wouldn't have minded. How long ago was this?" He asked.
"Oh. Yester…. I mean a couple of years ago." She said giving her nervous laugh.
"Well if you feel bad, I'll tell you what happened after my first kiss." Shuyin smiled, "After I kissed the girl, I threw up on her shoes. I was that nervous."
Yuna laughed. Then she stood up on her tippy toes and gave Shuyin a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for making me feel better."
"No problem." Shuyin responded as he gently placed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Yuna grabbed onto his arm and they decided to walk to the park before going home.
When they arrived at the house, Yuna found Tidus eating cereal in the kitchen.
"Good morning." She said softly to him.
"Good morning," He answered back without even looking at her.
"I'm sorry about how I reacted last night." She murmured.
Tidus looked up at her and gave a small smile. "No I'm sorry. I guess I really scared you last night. I'll never do anything like that again. I promise." He put his bowl into the sink and walked away.
"N-no Tidus. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings that way." She said, but it was too late. He had already walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
Yuna sighed as she rested against the kitchen counter. I'm such an idiot. She went to Shuyin's room and watched in the doorway as he placed his clothes into the small bag that he brought.
"When are you leaving?" Yuna asked.
"In a couple of minutes." He replied.
"Why? You can leave later on."
"Well I have to bring my Dad and his girlfriend to the airport."
"Huh? But he just arrived yesterday. That doesn't make sense." Yuna exclaimed.
"Well, you saw how Tidus reacted after seeing Dad yesterday. We talked last night, and we think it's best if my Dad goes back home to Zanarkand for a while. Then he'll come back and try to talk to Tidus again." Shuyin replied disappointedly. Yuna nodded her head and waited for Shuyin outside by his car as the two brothers said goodbye in the house.
When Shuyin got out of the house he walked straight to Yuna and held her.
"Shuyin. Shuyin! You're suffocating me!" Yuna said as she struggled for breath.
"I don't want to ever let you go!" He laughed as he hugged her even tighter. He loosened his grasp and picked her up, swinging her around in circles.
Tidus POVTidus watched by the front door as he listened the to sweet sound of Yuna's laughter. He smiled, but frowned again after remembering how scared she was to have him touch her. Why did she act that way after he kissed her?
"The things you do to me Yuna." He whispered as he walked back to his room.
Why did he even kiss her in the first place? They always fight, but last night he just couldn't help himself. Before, every time he thought of Yuna he felt really annoyed. But now, every time he thought of her, he would just smile automatically.
When did these feelings begin? Maybe it was when she kept waiting for him. Every time he fled from the house, she either waited for him all night or looked for him. Her small acts of kindness really touched him, giving him a warmth inside that he hadn't felt in a while.
Normal POV
The next day at school, Yuna tried talking to Tidus, but he just ignored her. In each class she sat next to him, but he didn't even glance her way. When the bell rang for lunch, instead of meeting with her friends, she followed Tidus to his locker.
"What do you want Yuna? People might think you're stalking me." He finally said as he placed his unneeded books into his locker. She looked around, but the halls were empty. Everyone was eating in the cafeteria already.
"I just wanted to explain to you why I reacted that way." Yuna mumbled.
"You don't need to explain anything. Your actions told me everything I needed to know. You don't like me. The whole thing was a mistake. It's fine. I'll see you after lunch." He answered as he closed his locker and walked away. Yuna waited for him to look back but he didn't. He just kept walking.
She couldn't take it anymore. "I DO LIKE YOU!! YOU… YOU DUMMY!" She yelled angrily. Tidus stopped in his tracks and turned around.
"What did you say?" He asked with wide eyes.
"N-n-nothing." Yuna answered as she covered her mouth with both of her hands. She turned away from him and walked in the opposite direction. She walked as fast as she could, but he grabbed her wrist.
"What did you say?" He repeated, holding onto her.
Yuna gave a nervous laugh, and shook her wrist out of his hands. "I don't remember… because I have umm, short term memory loss."
"You like me don't you." Tidus said grinning.
"Pshh, you're like an annoying older brother to me. Don't flatter yourself." She replied. Tidus shook his head and began laughing.
Suddenly Yuna's stomach began to hurt. She clutched her stomach and bent over. The school hallways were spinning. "I don't feel good, Tidus." She said as she knelt down on to the ground.
"Stop trying to change the subject." He exclaimed as he stooped beside her. Yuna rubbed her eyes, but everything was going black. Before she fainted, the last thing she heard was Tidus's worried voice yelling her name.
When Yuna's eyes slowly fluttered open, the smell of illnesses came to her nose.
"Where am I?" She said faintly.
"You're in the hospital." Tidus's voice answered.
"What am I doing here?! What are you doing here? Leave!" She yelled at him. She was embarrassed to be around him after yelling out that she liked him.
"The doctor said that you had a really high fever. Oh and I was the one who brought you here." He answered.
"How? You don't even have a car." She questioned.
"How else stupid. I carried you here." He said with no expression on his face at all. Yuna stared at him hoping to hear that he was just kidding.
"You're kidding right. Why didn't you just bring me to the school nurse?"
"I'm not joking and I'd never leave you in the care of the school nurse. The nurse can't do anything. I don't even understand how she got the job. All she does is eat all day, and she just ignores the sick students."
"Well you didn't have to carry me. I'm so heavy." She said.
"Yah you're right I didn't have to, but I wanted to." He replied, "But if you're so guilty, shed a few pounds. You really were heavy." Tidus laughed as Yuna angrily threw her pillow at him.
Tidus watched Yuna as she sat quietly in the hospital bed.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Nothing. I just don't like the hospital." She responded. As soon as the doctor discharged her, Yuna zoomed out of the room. Tidus ran after her and grabbed hold of her hand.
"Don't push yourself. You're still sick. We've been in here for a couple of hours, we don't want you're fever to become extremely high again." He told her with a worried expression on his face.
"I-I just don't like hospitals." Yuna told him as tears began to form in her eyes, "I just really want to go home."
"It isn't that bad Yuna." He answered as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
"No you don't understand." She replied as she began to cry hard, "I haven't been in the hospital since…. since h-he died. Hospitals just make me relive everything. Especially since there are plenty of people crying and sobbing from the losses that they just went through."
Tidus moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her hoping that she'd feel comforted. He had forgotten that her Dad died. If her Dad didn't die, she would never have moved to Besaid. She placed her face on his chest as she continued to cry.
"Shhh, don't cry anymore. We'll go home right away." He whispered to her as he held onto her hand and led her out of the hospital.
They walked to the bus stop and boarded the bus. Then Tidus led her to the very back where they sat down together. When Yuna calmed down she asked him a question.
"Why do you hate your father so much?" She said silently.
"Well, he abandoned me for that girl. It hurt me so much that I couldn't forgive him. I cried for days, and I usually don't cry." Tidus answered as he combed her hair with his fingers.
"I think Tidus, that you really need to forgive him." Yuna said, "You're taking his presence for granted. You need to forgive him and spend time with him while you still can because you never know when you won't have that chance again." Tidus nodded his head. Her words struck him where it hurt, making him think about everything. Yuna lost her Dad, but he still had his.
When they got home, Yuna asked Tidus to cook her soup.
"I'm really hungry. Can you please make it for me." She pleaded.
"I don't really know how. Shuyin was the cook." Tidus said as he scratched the back of his head.
"I don't mind. I'm just really craving soup. Just wing it." She winked. Tidus nodded her head, so Yuna left for her room.
An hour later, Tidus entered the room wearing a pink apron and a yellow bandana on his head.
"Here's you soup," He said as he handed it to her on a breakfast tray. Yuna thanked him and took a spoonful of it.
"How is it?" He asked excited.
Yuna tried to hide her grimace. "It's… delicious." She lied.
"Is it really?!" He told her happily, "Let me try my creation." Yuna winced as she watched him take a spoonful. He choked as soon as it went down his throat. He gave her two thumbs up.
"I guess it's okay, if you like that kind of taste." He grimaced.
"Why don't we just order pizza?" Yuna suggested. Tidus agreed and he called Besaid Pizza Palace to deliver a cheese pizza.
"Are you feeling better now?" He asked as he felt her forehead. She still had a fever. They were sitting in the living room, waiting for the pizza guy to deliver their food.
"I feel much better." She said, "So stop worrying."
"Did I make you really uncomfortable last night?" He said to her.
"Not really. I just didn't expect that kiss. I never thought you'd kiss me, EVER. But when you did, I didn't know how to react." She sighed.
"Ok then. I thought that you just really hated me for it, since we're always fighting."
Yuna shook her head. They sat in silence for a couple of minutes. Then Tidus leaned towards her and lifted her face towards his again. He moved forward and their lips touched for a brief moment.
"Better?" He grinned.
"Much better." She smiled back. This time she pulled him closer to her and kissed him back. They laughed and when the pizza guy came, they finished the large pizza. Afterwards, Yuna fell asleep on the couch. While Tidus fell asleep, sitting on the floor beside her.
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