Author's Note: This is the first time I've ever written a Tidus/Rikku story, so please don't hurt me if it's not that good. xD
Disclaimer: All the characters here belong to Squaresoft. I do not claim ownership to FFX-2. I am only writing this story for fun, not for profit. If you don't like to read Tidus/Rikku (Tikku) stories, please click the "x" at the corner. I don't like flames.
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Rikku sat quietly, nudging the soft sand with her feet. She hadn't been to the beach at Besaid for a long time. She missed it. No, that was wrong. She missed -him-. Just thinking about him made tears come to her eyes, but she held them back. She stroked the sand with her finger, and drew a large heart on it. "I...I miss you so much Tidus...I don't understand why out of all the people, you had to leave...why didn't Yuna? Why couldn't it have been Yuna? WHY?" Rikku screamed into the ocean. She got up on her feet and kicked the sand into the water. The tears made their endless ways down her soft cheeks. "I know you care...about Yuna. I know how much you love her. I should be happy right? After all, Yuna and I are practically sisters. But...I can't. I really really can't. No matter how much I try to hide it, I know that I love you and that means more to me than anything else. If only you could just be here...if only you felt the same way..." Rikku fell to her knees and continued crying.
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The front door slammed just as Yuna was slicing vegetables and preparing dinner. She jumped, startled, and turned to see who it was. "Rikku? Rikku are you okay?" Yuna asked. Rikku nodded her head and quietly shuffled to her room. Yuna bit her lip. It was so unlike Rikku to just...be quiet. She was always that hyper, fun, energetic Al Bhed girl that ran around joking with everyone. She quickly washed her hands, dried them on a towel, and ran after Rikku. She found Rikku laying, rather, sprawled on her bed, with her pillow over her face. Her entire body was shaking, and Yuna knew at once that she was crying.
"Go away Yuna," Rikku squeaked, trying to stifle her sobs. But Yuna saw through it.
"Rikku, don't try to fool me. I've known you for years now and I think I can tell when you're trying to hide something from me. Now come on Rikku, talk to me!" Yuna said. Rikku shook her head. "Rikku, COME ON!"
"NO YUNA," she yelled.
"Oh fine," Yuna replied, exasperated. She walked out of the room and slammed the door behind her. Rikku threw the pillow onto the floor, and stared at the ceiling.
'I wish you would come back, Tidus. Then maybe I can tell you how I really feel, instead of crying so much...' Rikku thought. Her eyelids grew heavy because of her crying, and she found herself falling asleep in less than a second.
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'Where the hell am I!?' Tidus thought. His vision was very blurry, and all he could see was blue. Blue everywhere. Finally he found himself choking, something heavy...something slimy, was filling his lungs. And then he snapped. 'Holy shit I'm in the ocean!' He swam as fast as he could towards the surface and coughed like crazy as he reached the shore. He fell down, choking up the water that he had filled his lungs with. "Oh god my head hurts, I feel like I have a hangover..." Tidus said, rubbing his forehead. Just as he turned his head, he saw a blurry figure walking slowly towards him. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. It was a rather short, blonde-haired girl with swirling green eyes. She had skin that was beautifully tanned, and glistened in the sun. Her hair was rather fancily tied up and braided. "Rikku..."
Rikku turned her head at the source of the sound. "Huh?" Rikku's eyes landed on Tidus. She stumbled back in surprise. "Tidus? Tidus is that you!?" She couldn't contain her happiness. She rushed over and hugged him so tightly that Tidus could feel himself getting ready to black out.
"Uhm. Rikku. You know. There is a reason why. People have lungs. SO THEY CAN BREATHE! And I can't right now cos you're. Squeezing. Me!" Tidus choked out. Rikku blushed and released her tight hold on him.
"I'm sorry Tidus, it's just that, I'm so excited that you're back!" Rikku cried. She was almost on the verge of tears. 'Only, you're going to spend all your time with Yuna anyway...' She turned towards the ocean. Tidus could sense that something was wrong, but he didn't want to ask. He simply sat up with Rikku and stared into the ocean. Somehow, he found himself staring at Rikku more.
'Hmm. I never noticed how mature and attractive she was...' He thought. Then he immediately shook that thought out of his head. 'What am I thinking? Geez, Tidus, a few gulps of water and you're getting delirious already!' But deep down he knew he agreed very well with his thought. She was attractive. And it was definite to Tidus.
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"I wonder what's taking Rikku so long to get back from her morning stroll," Yuna said to herself. She was beginning to get extremely worried about Rikku. She had never seen Rikku upset before, and wondered if Rikku was going to do something...stupid. "Oh Yuna, don't be so morbid. Rikku's not going to hurt herself." But the weight of concern still pressed onto her shoulders, even as she was trying to concentrate on reading the newspaper.
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"So, Rikku, have you had enough of staring into empty space yet?" Tidus attempted to joke. Rikku turned to him and shrugged.
"Yeah I guess, let's go, I'm sure everybody wants to see you! Especially Yuna," Rikku said, flinching at the word "Yuna". She rose up and led Tidus home, trying to delay the walk as long as possible so that she could spend time with Tidus alone. 'Yuna's going to have you for the rest of her life anyway, I might as well make the best of this.'
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Author's Note: Hey, sorry that I have to keep you guys in suspense, but I -am- a teenager, and I need to have a life! I'll update every week or so, please R&R! No flames please. ;D Especially if you don't like Tikku stories; it's not my fault you read it. I wrote it for Tikku lovers.
Disclaimer: All the characters here belong to Squaresoft. I do not claim ownership to FFX-2. I am only writing this story for fun, not for profit. If you don't like to read Tidus/Rikku (Tikku) stories, please click the "x" at the corner. I don't like flames.
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Rikku sat quietly, nudging the soft sand with her feet. She hadn't been to the beach at Besaid for a long time. She missed it. No, that was wrong. She missed -him-. Just thinking about him made tears come to her eyes, but she held them back. She stroked the sand with her finger, and drew a large heart on it. "I...I miss you so much Tidus...I don't understand why out of all the people, you had to leave...why didn't Yuna? Why couldn't it have been Yuna? WHY?" Rikku screamed into the ocean. She got up on her feet and kicked the sand into the water. The tears made their endless ways down her soft cheeks. "I know you care...about Yuna. I know how much you love her. I should be happy right? After all, Yuna and I are practically sisters. But...I can't. I really really can't. No matter how much I try to hide it, I know that I love you and that means more to me than anything else. If only you could just be here...if only you felt the same way..." Rikku fell to her knees and continued crying.
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The front door slammed just as Yuna was slicing vegetables and preparing dinner. She jumped, startled, and turned to see who it was. "Rikku? Rikku are you okay?" Yuna asked. Rikku nodded her head and quietly shuffled to her room. Yuna bit her lip. It was so unlike Rikku to just...be quiet. She was always that hyper, fun, energetic Al Bhed girl that ran around joking with everyone. She quickly washed her hands, dried them on a towel, and ran after Rikku. She found Rikku laying, rather, sprawled on her bed, with her pillow over her face. Her entire body was shaking, and Yuna knew at once that she was crying.
"Go away Yuna," Rikku squeaked, trying to stifle her sobs. But Yuna saw through it.
"Rikku, don't try to fool me. I've known you for years now and I think I can tell when you're trying to hide something from me. Now come on Rikku, talk to me!" Yuna said. Rikku shook her head. "Rikku, COME ON!"
"NO YUNA," she yelled.
"Oh fine," Yuna replied, exasperated. She walked out of the room and slammed the door behind her. Rikku threw the pillow onto the floor, and stared at the ceiling.
'I wish you would come back, Tidus. Then maybe I can tell you how I really feel, instead of crying so much...' Rikku thought. Her eyelids grew heavy because of her crying, and she found herself falling asleep in less than a second.
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'Where the hell am I!?' Tidus thought. His vision was very blurry, and all he could see was blue. Blue everywhere. Finally he found himself choking, something heavy...something slimy, was filling his lungs. And then he snapped. 'Holy shit I'm in the ocean!' He swam as fast as he could towards the surface and coughed like crazy as he reached the shore. He fell down, choking up the water that he had filled his lungs with. "Oh god my head hurts, I feel like I have a hangover..." Tidus said, rubbing his forehead. Just as he turned his head, he saw a blurry figure walking slowly towards him. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. It was a rather short, blonde-haired girl with swirling green eyes. She had skin that was beautifully tanned, and glistened in the sun. Her hair was rather fancily tied up and braided. "Rikku..."
Rikku turned her head at the source of the sound. "Huh?" Rikku's eyes landed on Tidus. She stumbled back in surprise. "Tidus? Tidus is that you!?" She couldn't contain her happiness. She rushed over and hugged him so tightly that Tidus could feel himself getting ready to black out.
"Uhm. Rikku. You know. There is a reason why. People have lungs. SO THEY CAN BREATHE! And I can't right now cos you're. Squeezing. Me!" Tidus choked out. Rikku blushed and released her tight hold on him.
"I'm sorry Tidus, it's just that, I'm so excited that you're back!" Rikku cried. She was almost on the verge of tears. 'Only, you're going to spend all your time with Yuna anyway...' She turned towards the ocean. Tidus could sense that something was wrong, but he didn't want to ask. He simply sat up with Rikku and stared into the ocean. Somehow, he found himself staring at Rikku more.
'Hmm. I never noticed how mature and attractive she was...' He thought. Then he immediately shook that thought out of his head. 'What am I thinking? Geez, Tidus, a few gulps of water and you're getting delirious already!' But deep down he knew he agreed very well with his thought. She was attractive. And it was definite to Tidus.
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"I wonder what's taking Rikku so long to get back from her morning stroll," Yuna said to herself. She was beginning to get extremely worried about Rikku. She had never seen Rikku upset before, and wondered if Rikku was going to do something...stupid. "Oh Yuna, don't be so morbid. Rikku's not going to hurt herself." But the weight of concern still pressed onto her shoulders, even as she was trying to concentrate on reading the newspaper.
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"So, Rikku, have you had enough of staring into empty space yet?" Tidus attempted to joke. Rikku turned to him and shrugged.
"Yeah I guess, let's go, I'm sure everybody wants to see you! Especially Yuna," Rikku said, flinching at the word "Yuna". She rose up and led Tidus home, trying to delay the walk as long as possible so that she could spend time with Tidus alone. 'Yuna's going to have you for the rest of her life anyway, I might as well make the best of this.'
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Author's Note: Hey, sorry that I have to keep you guys in suspense, but I -am- a teenager, and I need to have a life! I'll update every week or so, please R&R! No flames please. ;D Especially if you don't like Tikku stories; it's not my fault you read it. I wrote it for Tikku lovers.