When Yuna chooses to return to Bevelle for the summer, will that spell disaster in every single way? The summer supplement to "A Foreign Home"

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PART IV

The Summer Supplement

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Okay, this chapter is horribly short, and it took me FOREVER to write it! I don't know how or why, but I've suddenly ended up catching a HORRIBLE case of writer's block. Really, it's quite horrible. I think it has to do with the heat though. I hate sitting here typing, sweating to death. My parents don't think we need air condition, so here I am, dying. Yup. Also, I had to play lots and lots of tennis in the scorching heat over the week, so I didn't have much time to write. I'm REALLY, REALLY, REALLY sorry. Well then, this is the last chapter. I guess it's time to say goodbye to "A Foreign Home" forever, right? Hehe...Not quite. Because I have no life, I've decided to open a LiveJournal community where I basically explain the details of my stories. I'll take you back to the beginning of "A Foreign Home" explaining how I got the idea for it, what originally was going to happen, and so forth. I'll take you back to the early chapters and explain why I wrote them the way I did, although the way to this very chapter. I'll share my private thoughts on each chapter as well as which chapters I overly enjoyed and which ones I didn't at all. So, if you're interested, stop by! The URL can be found on my bio page. If you're having trouble and want it, feel free to e-mail me. My e-mail is also located on my biography page. Anyway, enjoy.

Chapter 12: Trust

"So he's the one that really did it?" the detective said, shaking his head, "But why?"

"For power," Yuna said, "And they blamed Tidus, because...Tidus was somewhat wrapped up in it."

"How?"

"He was with the Youth League, but ended up saving Braska's life, and–it's really a long story. But now, we all just want to go back to our normal lives."

"He'll be out for a while," the detective said, looking over at Tidus, "You sure you don't want to go to the hospital?"

"Yeah, I'm positive," Tidus just said, almost dazedly.

"Do you need anything more from us?"

"No."

"Come on Tidus," Yuna said then, walking over to him. She helped him to his feet, and said, "Let's go back to Zanarkand."

Tidus looked surprised, and said, "Yeah, sure..."

The two piled into Tidus' car, although Yuna was driving, and they started off. They drove in silence for a very long time, before Yuna finally muttered, "I'm sorry."

"I'm the one that should be sorry," Tidus just said.

"No, I am," Yuna said, "Don't argue it, Tidus. I did a lot of thinking."

"I should have told you."

"No. I should have trusted you. If I would have just stayed out of it, nothing would have happened."

Tidus was silent for a while, and he finally said, "Still, it wouldn't have hurt to tell you. I guess I just didn't want you any more involved than you had to be–especially not until I was positive as to what was going on."

"Still, I should have trusted you."

"From now on," Tidus just said, "We'll have to trust each other. Forget the past..."

"Exactly," Yuna just agreed. She then swallowed and said, "Tidus? Why didn't you let me shoot Jyscal?"

Tidus was silent again, and then said, "I've already killed a lot of people Yuna. We wouldn't want to tarnish your innocence, now would we?

"I'm still just as guilty," Yuna finally said.

"No, Jyscal's the guilty one," Tidus just said softly, "But still...Why'd they believe you?"

"They follow everything so blindly," Yuna said, "That was the problem with Spira. My father, Jyscal...All of them are to blame. They were horrible leaders. Now that they're gone, nobody knows what to do. In a way...I think everything Nooj stood for was right."

"What?" Tidus said, looking at Yuna with a shocked look, "But..."

"But what?" Yuna just said, "They were right to want to take over Spira. They weren't the bad guys."

Tidus was again silent, but then said, "Yuna?"

"What?"

"You're old man...He wasn't the bad guy."

Yuna gave Tidus a disgusted look, and said, "How can you say that? He used his power to get whatever he wanted. And–and he couldn't even see the good in you!"

Tidus didn't say anything for a long time, but finally sighed and said, "Actually...I think he did. I think he did see the good in me."

"How do you figure that?" Yuna asked, and now it was her turn to look surprised.

"He knew I killed Seymour," Tidus said slowly, "And he told them to forget about it. I should be on death roll right now, but I'm not...All because your old man didn't think I deserved it."

It was now Yuna's turn to be silent. She nodded slowly, and said, as she swallowed a huge lump in her throat, "You're right."

They both drove along in silence then, before Yuna said, "What's going to happen to Paine and Baralai?"

"Don't know," Tidus just said with a shrug, "I guess we'll just have to find out."

Yuna nodded, and said, "Do you care what happens to them?"

"Somewhat," came Tidus' simple reply.

They both sat there in silence as they drove along for the longest time, before Yuna finally said, "You know...I'm glad things happened the way they did."

Tidus nodded, and said, "Me too."

"It seems like it was the longest year of my life," Yuna then said, leaning back in her chair.

"Yeah, I guess a lot happened," Tidus just said, "Starting with my amazing blitz skills..."

Yuna rolled her eyes, but could tell Tidus was smiling next to her.

"How long will you be out?" Yuna asked.

"Not long," Tidus said, "I'm not that bruised."

"Yeah, not that bruised," Yuna just said, rolling her eyes again, "What would have happened if I'd just left you?"

"I'd be on my way to the Via Purifico right now," Tidus just said, shrugging, "Probably in worse shape than I am now."

"Did you think I would leave you?" Yuna asked then.

"...No."

Yuna smiled and said, "Really? You knew I'd come back for you?"

"Well you'd better have! We've got the best crib in all of Zanarkand! And it wouldn't have been yours without me!"

Yuna just smiled and said, "Yeah Tidus, it was all about the crib..."

"No," Tidus just said, shaking his head, "I trusted you."

Yuna gave a little smile. So he did trust her...After all.

Yuna suddenly pulled over quickly, causing Tidus to let out a little yell and threw her arms around him.

"I was hoping you'd say that," she just said, giving him a little smile.

"Um...Yuna, watch the bruises," Tidus just said.

"Oh, sorry," Yuna said, letting go of him, and starting off onto the road again, "I figured maybe I'd kiss you or something..."

Tidus just smiled and said, "...Or something?"

"Maybe hit you," Yuna said, looking at him, "Hard. For all you put me through this summer."

Tidus just gulped and said, "Can't you wait 'till I can at least defend myself?"

Yuna just smiled and said, "Sure...I've got the rest of my life."

And at that, the two reached the city of Zanarkand, both silently vowing to leave Bevelle behind for as long as they lived...

THE END

A/N: Gosh, I HATE that ending. I hope you guys like it okay. I wanted to kind of sum everything up, and I guess I did an okay job of doing that. Maybe someday I'll write an alternate...Or maybe it'll grow on me over time! Anyway, don't forget to check out my little community, 'kay folks? Now...I'm going to go ahead and post a little something special! This is a little teaser from my new story, which is still currently unnamed. I'm thinking "Daughter of Sin" or "Definition of Sin", but haven't completely decided yet! Anyway, here's the teaser:

"This is to be your bedchamber," an old lady said, leading Yuna to a large room located on the third story of her new house, "You father had this one picked out especially for you. Your servants will room in the bedchamber next door. I will now leave you some time to unpack your belongings. Your father expects you changed and ready for dinner in about two hours or so."

"Yes of course, you can leave me now," Yuna simply said, shooing the old lady out the door, "I can handle myself."

The lady left then, and Yuna closed the door. Sighing, she began to unpack from the many trunks that had just been brought into her room.

A large bolt of lightning could be seen out her door, and it was then that Yuna realized that there was a door across the room. White door-long curtains were blowing, and Yuna curiously went over to the door.

The door was open, letting in cold gusts of air, and Yuna realized it led to a small balcony. Yuna stepped out, seeing another bolt of lightning. For some reason, right then, the lighting seemed to fascinate her. She walked slowly to the edge of the balcony, and stood there, staring at the sky, as rain fell on her, and the watched the lightning flash in the sky.

She noticed that from her balcony she could see the entire village. She had expected something small, but this was no small village. Of course, it was no Bevelle, but it definitely wasn't as small as she'd expected.

She could see small shops and houses further down. No one was out in the streets, but it didn't surprise her. It was, after all, raining.

Another bolt of lightning struck, and it was then that Yuna realized how close the lightning was to her.

Sighing, she said softly, "Come lightning, strike me."

She closed her eyes, waiting for a surge of electricity to come, deciding that she was ready to die. That was, until she heard a scream.

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Well, that's a little snippet from the first chapter! I hope you read it when it's posted! I'm also contemplating of posting the story I wrote for my cousin called "Darker Secrets Have Been Kept". It's basically just a story about Baralai. Don't get your hopes too high though, because I'm not very pleased with it! Anyway, gotta go! I hope to hear from you all in some form or way!