Chapter 17! This is probably considered short too, but hey! It's another chapter, and I'm coming up with more as fast as I can, with good ideas!! yay! ^.^ *crosses arms and refuses to put a disclaimer* Sue me and I'll KILL you! j/k ^.^ meow =^.^=

~*~**~**~*~ "Lulu..." Yuna began quietly.

"Yes?" Lulu asked, smiling at Kimahri and his new hairdo. Kimahri looked at her with his arms crossed, and grunted in displeasurement.

"I need to talk to you." Yuna said, touching Lulu's arm. Lulu turned her stare to Yuna. She had that stern, down-to-earth expression again. It was just Lulu, and Yuna had gotten used to it.

"What about?" Lulu asked. Yuna hesitated to answer, looking at the floor for a moment. "Some... personal matters." She said, looking up at Lulu. "Can we go somewhere a little less crowded, maybe? My room would be good." Yuna said, gulping. Lulu nodded.

When Rikku spotted Yuna and Lulu leaving the airship's cockpit she quickly asked, "Where do you think you two are going?!" Yuna slightly smiled while Lulu rolled her eyes.

"Personal matters." Lulu said. "And besides..." Lulu began, putting her hands on her hips. "Didn't you say we could go anywhere we wanted yesterday, without being told where to go?" Lulu said, putting her finger to her chin.

"That was then! I didn't say it was always going to be like that!" Rikku smiled deviously. "Well, that's too bad." Lulu said, turning back around and heading out of the automatic door. "Come Yuna." Lulu said. Yuna slightly bowed to the people in the airship's cockpit, and followed Lulu to her room.

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Lulu closed the door gently behind her.

"So what's this about, hm?" Lulu asked.

"Well..." Yuna began, slowly sitting down on the bed.

"Wait." Lulu interrupted.

"I want to talk to you about yesterday, if that's all right." Lulu said. Yuna slightly nodded. She didn't really want to talk about the subject she was meaning to talk about anyway...

"We were a bit disappointed..." Lulu said, crossing her arms. "I know... and you all have my deepest apologies..." Yuna began, closing her eyes and lowering her head.

But then, she quickly snapped her head back up to look at Lulu. "But... you understand... don't you, Lulu?" She asked. Lulu sighed and slightly rolled her eyes, approaching Yuna.

Lulu sat on the bed, and began to speak.

"Yuna. I understand your love for Tidus." She began. She faced Yuna. "But you are in charge once again. Everyone is depending on you, even though they don't even know it just yet." Lulu explained. "You should think the way you thought on the pilgrimage." Lulu said. "Endless determination... it's all you need." Lulu said, turning her head from Yuna's gaze.

"You see, Yuna... I do, indeed, understand your love for Tidus. But... as you waste time as you did yesterday..." Lulu said, not knowing if she had chosen the right selection of words. "More people are being executed, and tortured. That is probably why The Farplane Maester wanted Tidus to get his mission done as quickly as possible. He's probably already going to be in trouble when he returns to the Farplane." Lulu explained.

Those last words made Yuna's heart skip beats.

This was awful... she had done everything wrong. In only a matter of twenty-four hours.

Yuna slowly shook her head from side to side. "You're right. You're right... Lulu." Yuna began. "I don't know what I was thinking... I really don't. I know I shouldn't have taken yesterday off, and I feel terrible because of it." Yuna explained, putting her hand to her chest and closing her eyes.

Lulu looked at her again.

"It's not all your fault." Lulu said, although she didn't know who else to blame it on. "I know how strong one can bond with another. It's a way of life. I know... if I were in your position right now... to where Chappu came back into my life... I probably would have felt and done the same things you had." Lulu said, trying to sound as clear and sincere as possible.

Yuna then remembered...

"Yesterday... it also has something to do with what I wanted to speak to you about." Yuna said in a small voice.

Lulu had a feeling...

"Last night... when... Tidus and I... were... alone..." Yuna began, reluctantly looking to see Lulu's expression.

It was stern... and there was a slight bit of anger in it too, already.

"And... well... uh..." "I get it." Lulu interrupted. Yuna just lowered her head in slight shame and embarrassment.

"I may have some anger towards you right now, Yuna, but that doesn't mean I think you are a bad person. You're not at all." Lulu said. "I mean-" "Please..." Yuna interrupted.

"Let... me finish."

Lulu nodded.

"Anyway... I just thought about it this morning... what... but what... what if I'm...?" Yuna didn't want to finish at all. "I might..." But there were no other words. They just wouldn't project from her mouth.

Lulu got this too.

"Yuna..." She began. "I know! I know I've made another terrible terrible mistake, and I am truly sorry. But I need someone to discuss this with." Yuna said. "I wasn't going to scold you." Lulu said.

Yuna just looked at her.

"As long as you think you are in this condition, then you need to start thinking ahead." Lulu said, looking straight forward, into the distant wall.

"And besides..." Lulu began again. "It's not likely... it was your first time... wasn't it?" Lulu asked. Yuna nodded, blushing. "And... it felt so... wonderful..." Yuna sighed.

"I know." Lulu replied.

Yuna looked at her.

"You...?" Yuna began. Lulu just smiled. "Hm." She nodded. Yuna was surprised. All of this time Lulu had told nobody of this. "With... Chappu." Lulu said.

Yuna figured. Chappu was her only true love.

"I love him, Lulu... so much... you just... couldn't imagine." Yuna shook her head. Lulu just smiled. "Believe me, Yuna. I know." She smiled, placing her hand upon Yuna's. Yuna just smiled.

"And his love for me... I can feel... it's so strong." Yuna said. She was making herself sadden. Lulu didn't respond.

"I would die for him, Lulu..." She began, getting more devastated by her thoughts. "I would die for him." She felt tears emerge. Lulu rubbed Yuna's back, and allowed Yuna to rest her head upon her shoulder.

Just outside the door was Tidus.

He just looked.

He didn't want to enter the room.

He'd only just gotten there, and the last thing he'd heard was where Yuna said how much he loved him.

He felt terrible.

Maybe The Farplane Maester was right... maybe he should have just avoided her. She wouldn't have been so sad right now.

He wanted to enter though...

He wanted to go in there and wrap his arms around her for comfort, but he couldn't. He figure Yuna needed this time with Lulu, so he just continued down the airship corridor.

"You'll take a test..." Lulu said after Yuna dried her slight tears. "A test?" Yuna was confused at first. "Yes." Lulu said, lifting Yuna's head from her shoulder. "A test to see if you are really pregnant or not. It won't be 100% accurate, but close enough." Lulu smiled. Yuna slightly nodded. She was afraid to take the test, but she needed an answer...

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SO... did you like it? Another short one I know. teehee. Oh well, expect chapter 18 soon! ^.^