Summary; It was a peaceful night in the small village of Nihrote, nothing could go wrong. Until Sin attacks and drags Eva and Nix through time, they wake on the shores of Kilika island and start their journey home. TidusxYuna, LuluxWakka OcxOc OcxOc
Disclaimer: *sits in corner crying* I wish. The characters and game will forever belong to the gods called Square-Enix.
A/N Okay, Yeah so like, OMG PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR THIS BEING LATE! Here's chapter one. Please read and review, criticism is welcomed. Any flames will be seen and used for marshmellows *drools* If there is anything wrong or I have missed something out, it has been a long time since I played the game, please let me know. Oh this story follows the base plot but somethings will be different.
Warnings; nothing to worry about, just chatting, chatting, Angst-y Tidus but that is just my take on him at the start.
CHAPTER 1; Besaid.
Yuna sighed, looking out over the ocean. It had been a day since she had left the Cloister of Trails as a full summoner. Now that she had been accepted, she could travel from Temple to Temple, gaining new powers to defeat Sin. The unholy beast that terrorizes all Spira. She had sworn she would not let anyone else die at that hands of that monster. But she had to question Yevons' teaching, something didn't sit well with her. It seemed that no matter how much they atoned for their past regrets, something she never had, Sin always returned. Summoners journeyed and died at the hands of Sin, her own father was the proof of that, but in the end Sin was reborn and brought the spiral of death to life again and another hapless summoner sacrificed their soul for the Final Battle.
She wondered if her father; Braska felt scared at any point in his journey. Not that she was going to go back on her promise. No, she had no regrets. She would defeat Sin and hope that the horrid creature never returned. Though deep inside, she knew on some level, her sacrifice would be for nothing. Sin would come back, it always came back. She had to think that she was doing good for Spira. She would bring peace, if only for a short while so it was worth it right? Right? Then if so, why did she feel like she was doomed? Besides the fear of death itself, she felt something akin to dread crawling up her spine. Death never frightened her but this strange feeling did and until she figured out why she was feeling this emotion, she just had to smile and keep everyone from noticing.
Yes, she would keep this from everybody, especially the new guy. Yuna squeaked when she felt her cheeks burn with a rosy tint. Tidus was such a strange man, full of so much cheeriness it dazzled her. He had so much optimism and always saw the bright side of life. Even though he was a thousnd years from his home. Yuna believed him, she had believed Jecht ten years and three months ago. She would love Tidus as a guardian but she had to think of the others. Lulu had a natural dislike of him, for reasons unknown to her. Wakka was wary but also excited, Tidus was a good Blitzball player and he could go out with a bang. She was unsure if Wakka really should quit Blitzball but she knew that the older man was not going to let her face Sin without him. Kimahri was a good friend, he stood, silent, watching over her. The Ronso did not talk much but she found his silence to be comforting. Kimahri always listened to what she said and in a strange sort of way, help her make her decisions. Lulu was her older sister and always would be, but sometimes Lulu could be a little cold. Like Wakka had seemed so happy when he met Tidus and brought him to the small village of Besaid and then with her over-confidence, she had worried the village. She had been trying to hard to accomplish her training and the Fayth would not answer, but when she heard Lulu ask Wakka who the stranger was and when she heard his voice, a stranger asking for her well being. It had calmed her nerves and she had been granted her first Aeon. And all thanks to Tidus. Though she thought Lulu would come around eventually.
Yuna looked up when she heard rustling. She smiled warmly at Luzzu, the man had joined the Crusaders much to the annoyance of Wakka. The man believed so much in the Teaching it made Yuna worried sometimes. Wakka could be so boneheaded at times. Luzzu had joined around the same as Wakka's brother, Chappu. But he had survived the last attack unlike Chappu who had gotten crushed under Sin's body two years ago. It was also the reason why the Aurochs lost their game and why Wakka never really commited to being a guardian to his last summoner, Father Zuke. Luzzu sighed and rubbed his face. Yuna frowned, placing a hand on the older mans shoulder.
" Luzzu?" The man sighed and ruffled Yuna's brown hair. She giggled but sent him a look that clearly stated she was waiting for him to explain his downy mood. Luzzu shook his head, giving Yuna a light hug. He loved the girl as if she was his sister. But he was worried about Gatta, the boy was young and rash. And the mission they would soon be fighting against Sin worried the older man to no end. He would have to make sure Gatta was not on the frontline.
" I am worried about Gatta, he is young and does not think before acting. And..." He rubbed his cheek where it stung from Lulu's forceful slap. Who knew the woman could be so strong? He had just confessed to convincing Chappu to join two years ago, Chappu and Lulu were going to get married, she had looked at him with a blank face before her dark eyes lit up with unscathed anger and she hit him before storming off to her tent. Yuna watched the older man before shaking her head, her smile still in place.
" Gatta is strong, he'll be fine. Especially with you looking over him Luzzu.." Luzzu hummed his agreement, knowing that he couldn't tell her the truth, before standing. He looked down at the summoner with a grin. He held out his hand.
" My Lady summoner, allow me the honor of escorting you home." Yune giggled girlishly before taking the offered hand, her delicate hand small in comparison to Luzzu's large, tanned one. Kimahri turned on his paw like feet, knowing Yuna would be behind him with Luzzu. He pulled out his Hunter Spear, ready for any fiend that attacked. The trip back to the village was a short one, with Kimahri killing the night fiends that consisted of Coyote's and Divebacks. Yuna walked with Luzzu, healing Kimahri with cure spells if needed.
When dawn came around Tidus blinked sleepily before stumbling from the bed he had borrowed from the Crusader's tent. A young woman smiled at him, wishing him a good morning. He returned the greeting and stumbled into the bathroom to get ready for the day. The showers were different from the ones he was used to. He had finished when he heard argueing that sounded a lot like Wakka. He rolled his eyes, what had he done this time to piss Lulu off? He thought the scantily dressed woman really need to chill out! Lulu was motherly but in a very stern and cold way. Unlike his own mother who was loving and gentle but was mostly caring for his old man who was a arrogant drunk! Tidus grumbled under his breath, oh how he hated Jecht. He always took his mother away from him, and when he disappeared, his mother just gave up. She died a few months later. The woman next door told him that when a love bird dies, its mate gives up on living so it could join its other half. This knowledge made him hate Jecht even more!
Jecht had always put him down, saying that he could never be good enough to play professonal Blitzball and that he was a cry-baby. So what if he cried a lot when he was a kid? He was just that, a kid! Jecht always demanded his mothers attention and that just made Tidus hate him all the more. He was happy when the man came to him, saying his father had disappeared. His mother had cried for days before going into a trance like state. It took Tidus an hour to get her out of bed and even then she would just wander round their boathouse, never really paying him any attention.. Then when she died, Tidus thought he would be taken to a Ophanage but no, his fathers friend Auron had come and taken care of him until a few years ago when he too vanished off the face of Zanarkand. Tidus wasn't worried though, he could take care of himself. And then on the night of an important Blitz tornament, Sin had attacked. Apparently transporting him a thousand years into the future and into a world he knew nothing about.
He sighed, rubbing his face before thinking about Yuna, the girl he instantly had a crush for. Her blue and green eyes were enchanting. Her soft smile instantly relaxed him, a warm feeling flittering in his chest. He knew the warning Wakka gave him was fresh in his mind. The 'or else' clear in the mans tone clear. He couldn't understand why he couldn't ask Yuna out. She was going to defeat Sin and then she would be free to do as she pleases right? So why did he get the feeling they were hiding something from him? He walked from the tent to see Wakka and Lulu argueing as usual, Wakka was holding a pretty awesome sword in his hands. The sword was a blue metal that looked like it had water bubbles running through it. It glimmered in the sun, enhancing the beauty of it.
" Yo! Sleepy head!" Tidus felt a flush covering his cheeks at the nickname and quickly trotted over to Wakka, a smile on his face. He waved to Lulu but she just gave him a dirty look. Jeez someones moody in the morning.
" Hey Wakka, Lulu." Tidus watched as Wakka looked at Lulu before sighing, taking a deep breath in, he placed the sword in his hands, in front of him. A blush covering his tanned cheeks.
" Here, a gift for you brudda." Tidus gaped, really? For him? OH MY GOD. He had to hold in a unmanly squeal and carefully took the sword from Wakka. He swung it about few times but stopped when Lulu spoke.
" That was your brothers sword." She sounded shocked but her face betrayed nothing. Tidus looked between them, slowly lowering his new sword. He felt somewhat guilty, he had heard of Chappu's death the night before when he found Lulu and Wakka arguing. Wakka had told him that he looked a lot like Chappu, and Tidus felt like he owed Wakka. After all the man did bring him to the village and fed him. Hell, he even joined the Besaid Aurochs! Sure they weren't like his old team back in Zanarkand but he was sure as hell not going to miss out on Blitzball.
" It's not like he ever used it. So why not put it to good use?" Lulu hummed but remained quiet while Tidus and Wakka chatted. It was a while before he noticed that they weren't moving, even though they had a boat waiting for them down at the shore. Tidus frowned.
" Hey, we're taking the same boat, right? So why don't we wait there for Yuna?" Tidus flinched when Lulu rounded on him. He laughed nervously but stayed quiet. For some reason he knew that if he spoke now, he would get his ass kicked.
" Because this is Yuna's journey and we should leave together.." Wakka trailed off as he spotted Yuna coming from the Temple, she squeaked when she dropped her suitcase. She stumbled to get it upright. When she did, she breathed a sigh of relief .
" Yuna, you don't need all that stuff." Lulu spoke laughed.
" It's not really my stuff, they're gifts for the Temples we are to visit.."
" Yuna, this isn't a vacation." Wakka said after Lulu. Yuna sighed. She nodded.
" I guess you're right." She walked forward, leaving the trunk there. After all, she would not be coming back any time soon. She smiled at a confused Tidus but she was glad he didn't say anything. She could not deal with lying at this moment. She knew at some point he was bound to find out but until then, she would keep him blissfully unaware.
" Right, off we go!"
Yuna giggled behind her hand and nodded. Following them out of Besaid Village, she stopped and looked back at the Temple before rushing off to catch up with the others. They walked up the large hill, Tidus and Wakka talking yet again about Blitzball. Lulu walked beside her, a hand on her shoulder which she was glad for. She was nervous about leaving to her death. She prayed to the gods that she would have a safe and light hearted journey.
Walking up the steep hill seemed to take a life time to Tidus, who was getting restless. Deep down, he had a feeling they were keeping information from him. He was knocked from his thoughts when a Coyote jumped out in front of them, snapping it jaws. Tidus and Wakka instantly jumped into battle. Tidus leaped forward, slashing the quick fiend easily. Wakka was impressed, just as they were about to continue a DiveBack flew in, nearly toppling Tidus. Wakka grinned.
" A flyer! My type of customer!" Readying, Wakka launched his ball at the bird, knocking it down in one hit. Yuna and Tidus cheered while Lulu raised a unimpressed brow, making the burly man flush. They continued, Lulu glaring at Tidus every time he turned round, making the teen feel a little uncomfortable. Reaching the top of hill, a blue Flan ambushed them, getting a little big headed, Tidus tried to fell the beast but was suprised when his sword did nothing to the jello like creature. Wakka sighed, rubbing his nose. He called Lulu into the battle.
" Hmph, useless. It's a good thing I'm here." Tidus, still flabberghasted, stared unblinkingly at the fiend, trying to figure out why his sword didn't work. Lulu went over Elemental oppisites; Fire opposes Ice, vice versa, same with Lightning and Water. When Tidus still looked doubtful, Lulu concentrated her magic in a Thunder spell, bringing it down onto the water-based fiend, watching as it burst into Pyre-flies. Yuna clapped, a girly smile on her face. Tidus glanced at a smug Lulu, he very nearly pouted but Wakka dragged him away, not wanting Tidus and Lulu to get into a fight.
Yuna sighed, looking over the village of Besaid with longing. She flinched when Lulu placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Take your time." Yuna nodded, watching as the black mage walked towards Tidus and Wakka, praying to the dried up fountain. Glancing back at the village, she performed the prayer once more before joining the others.
Walking along the cliff side to the beach was long and Tidus was beginning to daydream about Yuna; she was beautiful and strong. She always seemed to have a smile on her face. Getting totally unaware, he was surprised when he was nearly squished by Kimahri, luckily he jumped back in time before the Ronso had time to kill him.
He squeaked silently when the big blue man roared, pulling out his spear and attacking him near visciously. It was times like these that Tidus was glad that he was quick on his feet, whether it was on land or in water. He dodged Kimahri's attacks, not wanting to hurt one of Yuna's friends, he took shallow swipes at the Ronso, easy to dodge but meant enough that if Kimahri actually hurt him, he would fight back.
"Enough!" Tidus breathed a sigh of relief when Wakka finally stopped the fight. Kimahi had been getting rather close to hitting him, and his Jump overdrive was fast and really hard to avoid. Kimahri stared at him for a long moment, possibly looking deep within his soul before nodding and walking off towards Lulu.
Tidus rubbed the back of his neck, wondering what he had done to upset the Ronso.
"What's up with him?"
Yuna laughed nervously, explaining that Kimahri didn't talk much and was one of her guardians. Tidus frowned, she hadn't answered his question, shrugging it off, he trudged after them, fighting some overgrown birds along the way. He stared in awe as they walked by a waterfall. Zanarkand had waterfalls but they were all Mechinized which was a shame.
By the time they reached the beach, Tidus was feeling a little glum, he missed his home terribly and even though he promised Wakka that he would play Blitzball, he really wasn't in the mood for it.
He talked to some of the people who were wishing Yuna well on her journey, all sounding as if she was going to her death which didn't make him feel any better. Some gave him items, saying they were for Yuna but he wondered why they didn't just give them to her. But as he glanced over he knew why, Yuna wouldn't except the gifts, she was too kind and some of the items cost a lot of Gil, she would feel guilty.
Boarding the boat, he walked off to the very end, wanting some quiet time to himself. Everything had happened in a rush, first the attack on Zanarkand, then being sucked into Sin. Waking up in a ruined temple, nearly being eaten by two different fiends. Being sucked back into Sin again, waking up on Besaid shore...Everything was too fast, what about Rikku? Was she okay? She had saved his life, gave him food and was the first person to tell him he was a thousand years in the future.
He didn't know if he could do this. Sure he wanted to go to Luca, help Wakka win the cup but what then? They were going to leave him, leave him in an unknown town, in a world he had no clue about. He would be all on his own...
Just like he was right now...
A/N; Okay, I had to stop writing because it would have ended up miles too long and I've wrote more than I thought I would anyway. I was going to put Sin in there but I kind of forgot...Oops. Never mind. R&R It would be appreciated.