We were strolling around the streets of Besaid. Tidus lived on the farthest side of the small island, so it was a bit of a walk towards the main part of town. Cecil and Tidus were walking up ahead, chatting, talking, idle banter between the two. Me? I was trailing behind grinding my teeth envious of the attention Cecil was getting. I just trailed behind, trailed behind idly, devising ways to lose Cecil in the crowd of the people. None of them involved me getting in trouble with Tidus afterwards. At that point I let it slide, and when I looked up again, Cecil had his arm around Tidus's shoulder; looking as if he was explaining something to the dirty blonde.
I trotted up right next to Tidus, pushing him in the middle, of me and Cecil. We were at least five minutes away from the main part of town, and looking around, the small houses scattered and space out. I always liked it here in Besaid, everything was calm and worry free. These people never had to worry about anything. These were the types of people who knew how to make something bad look incredible. I loved visiting Tidus, and I also loved it when he visited me. He brought that certain spark Spirans had. Spira… It was a weird country, and I never really went anywhere else besides Besaid, though.
"Squall!" Tidus's voice rung in my ears and I turned around. They had stopped and I kept walking for a bit, my eyes on the ground. Cecil was chuckling, seeing how silly I seemed to look. I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest, and looking at them. Behind me, you could tell that the lights were bright, and you could hear the faint music in the background. The faint smell of fire, smoke, and food wafted in the air. Now, my stomach was eager, hoping that I would fill it soon.
"Squall, wait. We have to figure out a meeting point if we ever get separated." Tidus said, grinning and walking up, Cecil striding along beside him. Looking at him, the only words that came to mind were, "go,away." I nodded, and stood silent, looking over the horizon. It wasn't too late, but it was already dark. The sky looked like a painting, perfect blends of navy-blue, baby-blue, grey-blue, and black. The white stars that shown faintly through the clouds created contrast of dark and light colors. The moon also reflected over the darkened sea, it's face staring back at it from the reflection of the water. If the moon had eyes, it would see how bright and beautiful it really was.
"So, we meet at the temple if we get separated." Tidus's voice once more rung in my ears, and I turned to them. Cecil nodding as I kept a comparison in my mind. He shouldn't be here, because he should actually be a star in the sky. His skin was pale, and his hair looked as if it reflected off the moon itself. Then I once again blinked, thinking of the sky. My lips curled into a smirk, but I hardly noticed. The only thing running through my mind was to send Cecil to space so he can be where he belongs, on the moon.
"Squall! Understood?" I blinked, and tuned back in. I continued to get side tracked by my own thoughts, over and over. Cecil was staring me down, looking me up and down. He was studying me, and my muscles tensed. He turned his head and grinning, he bounded towards the sound of the music.
"Cecil! Wait up!" Tidus called after him, running. Then, it was my turn to run. He was trying to get rid of me, knowing that if I didn't keep up, he probably would keep Tidus distracted enough. Then Tidus wouldn't even notice I lagged behind. I got the message, and soon after, I bolted after them. I kept calm, and the cool sea breeze made me shiver slightly. Taking techniques that I had learned, I breathed in through my nose and exhaled from my mouth. It was easier for me that way. I caught up right beside Tidus. We soon, at the same time, sped up to try and catch Cecil. Soon enough, Cecil grew tired and stopped. We slowed down before reaching him, walking up to him. I stood up straight and crossed my arms. Cecil was panting, as me and Tidus were silently catching our breath, with silent, deep breaths.
"Cecil, you really shouldn't run off like that." Tidus placed his palms against his hips, staring at the pale figure. He smiled sheepishly, apologizing.
"Sorry, I was really excited." Cecil soon turned, grinning widely. Tidus looked over, and it caught my attention also. We had already arrived in the main town. I had hardly noticed, having focused myself on just catching up with Tidus and Cecil.
"Looks like we're here," I spoke softly as my eyes traced the area. Booths for food, games, tickets, and entertainment lined up, leading towards the temple. People were all about, children running around, dragging their parents every which way, and soon enough the sound of the band. There were fire pits and the smoke filled the air. Yeah, Spirans knew how to turn things into something amazing.
I caught myself with a sheepish smile, arms still crossed over my chest and small children zipped past me in themed, costumes. I watched them; one of them looked like the GFs: Ifrit and Shiva. I remember Tidus telling me about them, they were called Aeons here. It was interesting the conversation we had about this whole "Sin" stuff. Summoners, Aeons, Sin, and Spira. Everything about it fascinated me, it was so different.
I looked over, Tidus motioning to me and said something about us going to go eat. I followed behind as the two of them got in line for a booth. I looked up as the sign read "tickets." I stared at it for a while, trying to think of why we came to the ticket booth first. Tidus caught me in thought.
"You buy the tickets first then, you go ahead and give the tickets to the people." I looked at him and nodded. Cecil was next, buying about 25 tickets for himself. All I could think was that he was going to eat a lot. Tidus followed up after him, purchasing at least 15. They waited by the line as I made my purchase of 20 tickets at the very least. I figured some of the games cost a few tickets also. I walked up to them, both having grins plastered on their faces. They looked like hungry dogs, looking at me to say "Let's go get food," or something.
We walked down the main pathway, looking around and scouting out for something we could agree on. The smell of meat wafted around, and it seemed like we couldn't figure out which was the best kind. We walked around for about a half an hour before finally stopping at a booth which hadn't had a very long line. As we waited there, my nose twitched. My stomach arguing with me, calling out with a "fill me up!" I sighed and shuffled in place and caught Tidus looking down. His attention was on his own stomach.
"Hungry as always," I scoffed as I heard his stomach growl. Both Cecil and I were now looking at him, as he flashed a sheepish smile back at us. My stomach's growl was audible now, and a soft pinkish tint crossed my face. Cecil chuckled softly.
"Now who is the hungry one?" He said, chuckling as his own stomach began to growl. I tried to stifle a slight snort. I couldn't help it. Tidus started laughing at this.
"Glad we're on the same page then!" He sounded then, went back to laughing. I couldn't help but smile slightly of how ridiculous he was being.
I thought that maybe this night wouldn't be so bad after all. I was also secretly hoping that I was overacting, and Cecil and I could be friends. Maybe we'd be a trio? The thought didn't sound too bad in my mind. I stood there… Hoping that everything would turn out okay, in the end.