Yay, this is my first ever fan fiction on here. First of all lets start with the disclaimer!!
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Final Fantasy or the gaming series, the original characters are not mine although i have put some original characters of mine in this, so please do not steal them! This is a purely fan based fiction, All right for the original FF characters go to their rightful owners at SqaureSoft.
So then, what do you need to know about this fanfiction of mine??? - well basically, this is a fanfiction of Shuyin and Lenne before the beginning of FFX and FFX-2.. it's also, how i think their stories could have fit better into the story of FFX, please review, but also please don't be nasty, this is my first fanfiction to be published here.. Thanks xxx
Chapter 5: This isn't happening!
Lenne woke up morning after morning next to a heavily sleeping Shuyin. Today was no different, it was still dark outside the curtains and as she cast her eyes over to Shuyin's alarm clock she saw the bright green lights flash 05:00 AM.
"Oh for the love of Yevon." She sighed and flopped back onto her pillow, staring at her dark ceiling. "What the hell is wrong with me lately?" She whispered to herself. She knew now that she wasn't going to get anymore sleep for the rest of the night, so she got out of bed completely. For some strange reason she had been waking up in a hot sweat for the past few mornings and having to stand out on the balcony to cool down.
This morning was no different. She slipped her dressing gown over her body and went to stand outside on the small balcony. The city was still glowing with the orange street lamps but there was no noisy traffic on the streets below. It was in these early hours that Zanarkand was peaceful and quiet, which was just what Lenne needed to calm her back into some sleep.
She was just thinking about how her life had changed now that she and Shuyin were married when her mind begin to wonder further about what could happen even further into the future. So many possibilities lay in store for them; the world might actually be able to accept them as a couple if they decided that they wanted to go public, Shuyin was just beginning to really get somewhere in his blitzball career and she already had two number one songs as well as being the most famous high summoner in Spira.
High summoner. It was her job to protect the city no matter what. No doubt with the current war situation, the head monk at the temple would send not just her, but all summoners to the front-line to summon their Aeons against Bevelle.
It made her feel sick and angry inside to think that this whole war had started over a simple disagreement of who should rightly have the title of Capital city, and that Bevelle was jealous that Zanarkand beat them out again. It was pathetic, and it was even more pathetic to think that Aeons would be able to beat the weapons produced by Al Bhed slaves in Bevelle. To think that innocent people were going to die from an unfair advantage, by fighting for their city, to think that she may be one of those people, made her sick and angry. No, it just made her sick.
She bolted back through the bedroom across the landing to the bathroom, making a large gust of wind sweep through, so strong that Shuyin felt it and woke up just in time to hear her throwing up in the next room.
When he'd come around he went to her side and tied her hair out of the way before quickly grabbing a glass and filling it with water and helping her to drink it. His eyes were tired in the dim light of the bathroom; this was the fifth morning in a row that he'd had to be by her side whilst she threw up. But he didn't mind, he knew that being married meant that he'd have to love her in sickness and in health, he didn't mind at all, because he loved her and would still love her, no matter what.
Once the whole scene was over, Shuyin carried Lenne back to bed in his arms and made sure that she had everything she needed. It was half six in the morning now, and the morning light was just beginning to creep in through the gap in the curtains.
"Shuyin…" Lenne groaned from under the covers, her eyes shut tight, making her look like she was in pain.
"Yea, babe?" He answered, getting dressed at his side of the bed.
"I'm feeling quite hungry. Could I please have some breakfast?"
"Dare I ask what you would like this time? Yesterday is was chocolate banana pancakes, then the morning before that it was smoked salmon with peanut butter. I think being married to me has sent you nuts.
Lenne giggled quietly. "Nuts for Mr. Nutini," She smiled. "Oh, nuts sound really nice right now, with bacon and eggs."
"You've got into some really nasty eating habits lately. Tell you what; you can have the bacon and eggs, with some sausages. I'll leave out the nuts." He smiled as he looked down at his beautiful wife and kissed her forehead.
"Leave out the nuts." She repeated, opening her eyes and then closing them again.
Shuyin stepped out of the room, letting his wife gat a little more sleep. She deserved it, being ill; she definitely needed more rest. He didn't mind being the house husband for the time being, he loved her so much that he would make her breakfast in bed every morning. He leaned against the kitchen unit and yawned as he watched the bacon sizzle in the pan and the eggs fry next to it, with Sausages that needed turning every now and again so that they got equal heat. What he wasn't expecting was Mahra to walk in through the front door so early in the morning.
Crap! He yelled to himself, having no clue what to say. Then he thought it best not to say anything, if he was put on the spot, he would just have to wing it.
Mahra shut the door quietly, so as not to disturb her little sister and took off and hung up her coat on the rack, noticing a different coat. An alien coat that wasn't usually there, Mahra brushed her hand against it and furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, then turned towards the kitchen and jumped with shock when she saw Shuyin standing there. Thank goodness he was fully dressed, or she would have gotten an even bigger shock.
Breathing heavily and holding her hand over her heart she questioned him immediately. "What the hell are you doing here?!" She exclaimed.
"Shh." Shuyin signalled with the tongs in his hands and signalled to Lenne's bedroom. "She's not feeling well, so she's getting some rest whilst I make her some breakfast."
"Yes, I know she's not well and I can see that you're cooking. But, why you?"
Shuyin kept his head down and shrugged, "Lenne asked me to stay over, and so I'm making her some breakfast. Anyway, why are you over here so early in the morning? Don't you have a husband, or are you getting bored already?"
"Don't you dare talk about him that way!" Mahra warned in a lower, but equally stern voice. "And, Lenne is my sister; I'm here as a family member to take care of her."
"So are you gonna go against your younger sisters wishes and kick me out. Oh, imagine how upset she would be." Shuyin was being playful now, and gave a cheeky look to his unknowing sister-in-law.
Mahra gave him evils and sighed shaking her head before helping him to prepare the breakfast by pulling a plate out of the cupboard. Shuyin sighed almost silently. See, I can wing it when it comes down to it, he thought to himself before finishing off the breakfast and taking it in to Lenne.
"Babe, Mahra's here to take care of you. I need to get to work today, I'll see you later." He kissed her on the forehead, leaving her breakfast on the tray on his side of the bed whilst she began to wake herself up properly.
Lenne wasn't getting any better anytime soon, at least three more days passed before Mahra took Lenne to see a doctor. Mahra waited outside in the waiting room whilst Lenne went in to see him.
"Alright then Miss Lenne, let's just do a quick check." Her doctor said and began to check every possibility that could be making Lenne ill. There seemed to be nothing that he could find that was wrong with her health. Then it finally occurred to him.
He walked over to a cupboard and pulled out a thin box. Handing it to her he said, "Miss Lenne, please go into the other room and try this."
Lenne took it from him and read the box, then looked at him with alert and shocked eyes, she ran through the possibility in her own mind and knew that it could definitely be true.
She felt her whole body go numb, and she couldn't remember controlling her body as she walked into the small toilet that joined onto the doctor's office and read the instructions before doing what they said. She then waited. And waited.
Two minutes felt like a life time and she couldn't bring herself to look at the result. She shuffled back into the office and gave it back to the doctor. He looked for her and waited until she sat back down to tell her what it said. Never had she thought that she would be doing that sort of thing before the age of twenty-one.
Walking out, clutching her coat to her stomach, she felt like it was a movie scene being played in slow motion. Tears stained her face and she glanced around, feeling like her every move was being scrutinized. Children stared at her with wide eyes, and their parents turned their heads to look at her. She couldn't remember where Mahra had been sat; she just looked for the door and headed out.
The cold air whipped at her face and she clutched her coat tighter, holding back tears from the world around her. Mahra had tried to follow her, but Lenne was much too fast on her younger legs and was out of sight in a couple of minutes. Something must have upset her in the doctor's office, Mahra thought and so decided to give her little sister some space. Following her until they reached the Zanarkand shore, Lenne had decided to go down the pier alone; Mahra sat nearby in a small coffee shop keeping an eye on her.
This isn't happening, this can't be happening! Not to me! Lenne yelled to herself and let the tears spill over her lashes when she knew she was on her own and out of the public eye. Leaning against the wooden barrier, she covered her eyes and sobbed quietly. "God Shuyin!" She whispered, "How could we have let this happen!?"
The wind was bitter against her skin even more now that she was facing the sea. It tore at every inch of exposed skin, like she was being punished for a crime she had committed. It took almost half an hour for her to crystallise everything that was happening in her life at that moment in her head; she was the High summoner of Zanarkand successful recording artist who had her whole career ahead of her. Bevelle was about to rage a pointless war on Zanarkand, and no doubt she would be asked to fight with her aeons of the front line along with her summoning friends. She was happily, but secretly, married to the love of her life, who sometimes liked to do a disappearing act for days on end. Finally, a new event to her life, she was going to have a baby in eight months.
She was about to turn twenty, and already she was going to be a mother. There was no doubt in her mind that she was happy that the baby was Shuyin's and that it was made from the love they shared. She was however, scared of what the temple would say and more importantly, what Mahra and Teran would say when they found out. Mahra would hopefully understand, but there was no telling what Teran would do to Shuyin, maybe it was best if this little secret, was actually kept a secret until Lenne was absolutely sure that this was what she wanted, and until she could gather the courage to tell them.
Mahra immediately put the kettle on when they got home, "Alright then," She said as she sat next to her sister on the big blue sofa. Lenne was now wrapped in a thick blanket with her knees up and sipped at her tea. "So, what did the doctor say?" Mahra asked.
Lenne paused for a moment, keeping her poker face whilst staring down into the tanned liquid. "Just a severe sick bug. It should go away soon; I can't remember how long he said." She replied calmly. Surprised at her ability to keep a straight face.
"What about your eating habits? Did he say anything about that?"
"It's probably just a side effect of the bug. He said that remedy potions will help to stop the sickness quicker." Lenne glanced up at her sister before taking another sip. "I'm quite tired, so I'm going to take a shower and a nap. You don't need to stay if you don't want to."
There was a short pause between the two women, and then Mahra's phone rang on the table, making them both jump. It was Jecht on the other end of the call, uttering something loudly. Mahra replied quietly and then ended the call.
"Who was that?" Lenne asked stupidly, knowing who it was already.
"Jecht, he'd like a steak when he gets home. Shuyin didn't show up to practice again, so he's in a bad mood."
"Again?" Lenne asked curiously, trying not to sound too alarmed.
"Yeah," Mahra sighed. "He's been choosing which practices he goes to. Which puts Jecht in a bad mood because it means that he has more work to do, when the captain of the team could be doing some of it."
"Oh, well, do they know where he's going instead of practice?"
"Someone said the other day they saw him getting on a public transport ship that was heading for Bevelle. Then they said that he was at the temple one day. He seems to be anywhere but where he actually needs to be."
"Oh right." Alarm bells sounded in Lenne's head. She finished off her tea and put the mug in the sink. "Uhm, like I said, Mahra. I'm going to take a bath and get into bed for a nap. You really don't need to stay if you don't want."
"That's alright; I'll just stay until you get into bed, so I'm here if you throw up again. Better take a remedy potion now, to reduce your chances." Mahra smiled.
"Good point." Lenne reached up into the potions cupboard in the kitchen and felt her stomach tighten, she winced quietly and then reached again, grabbing a remedy and drinking it. After putting the empty bottle away, she went down the hall to run a bath. Mahra seemed happy, sitting on the sofa watching back some passed Abes games on TV.
The hot water was soothing against Lenne's skin as she rubbed the bubbles over her body with a flannel. She did some of her best thinking in the tub, and this time was no different. Her mind was flooded once again with thoughts of what was happening in her life right now. First she thought about the baby growing inside of her and if she wanted to keep it or not. Of course, she had always dreamed about being a mother. But right now wasn't the ideal time to bring a baby into the world. A war was about to start, and the father was AWOL all over the planet these days. He was choosing when he worked and most certainly wasn't ready for a baby. Then again, neither was she.
She was a huge recording artist in Zanarkand, with three number one albums and countless awards for her talent. She was a summoner, who had a duty to her people that strictly over shadowed any personal affairs. But something inside told her that the duty to herself was greater, and she had to choose what she wanted for herself.
There was also the issue of Shuyin running free all over Spira. Clearly something wasn't right in his own mind, and he had some sort of crazy idea in his head. Lenne had no clue as to what it was, but it definitely had something to do with the approaching battle. If he was sneaking away from work to board passenger ships to Bevelle, and then going to the temple, he was planning something and Lenne wanted to find out what it was, before she told him about the baby.
The bath water had been a great aid in clearing her mind of thoughts, and by the end of it, she knew exactly what she wanted to do, and who she wanted to let in on the secret about the baby. She wrapped the towel around her body, let the water drain away and trotted over to the bedroom to put on some loose clothing to take a nap in, before gathering her courage and heading back into the open lounge area, where Mahra was still waiting.
Mahra paused the game and looked away from the TV screen. "Are you feeling better now?"
Lenne paused. "Uhm. Not really." She replied and hesitated again. "Mahra…" She looked down at the floor. "There's something I need to tell you…"
Yay! Finally updated after so much coursework that got in the way... Chapter 6 is in the works, so it won't be long before that's up too. it's half term now so i can get alot more writing done. Please leave reviews with your thoughts, i like hearing what people think about my stories x x x x