Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Desert Mirage ❯ A Desperate Aftermath ( Chapter 9 )

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Chapter 9: A Desperate Aftermath

Yuna reached her arms up and pulled Wakka down until his body was flush against hers. She lay there smelling him and savoring the feel of their newfound closeness, wanting too keep the moment fresh for as long as she could. Wakka was murmuring soft words in her ear but she couldn't focus long enough to make out what he was saying. Her mind was going a mile a minute as she processed the events of that night. The summoner was quite sure she had never felt like this before, both energized and exhausted at the same time. Finally the adrenaline pumping through her system began to subside and she found herslef drifting in and out of sleep, taking comfort in the warmth of her guardian surrounding her.

Wakka wondered briefly if he was crushing Yuna, but gave up his worries when he felt her pull him even closer as she snuggled into his chest. He knew that they should move, it wouldn't be wise to spend the night out in the open , not when the tent was less than ten steps from them, but he also understood that both of them were loath to break the connection between them. It was as though by removing himself physicaly he would be breaking the emotional intimacy that had settled over them. Finally he relented when he heard Yuna let out a tiny snore.

“Yuna, wake up, we can't sleep out here. Especially not like this,” Wakka said, sitting up a bit more and cupping his summoners cheek. Yune wrinkled her brow but refused to open her eyes, choosing instead to shrink down and try to hide her head in his chest. “Hey now thats not fair.” Wakka whined using his arms to lift himslef until they only touched where their bodies were joined.

Yuna shivered feeling the cold night air slip into the warm coccon that had been created by their bodies. Slowly she slit her eyes, allowing in enough light to make out her guardian scowling down at her. The summoner propped herself up on her elbows blushing slightly as she looked down to see that Wakka's body was still within hers. The feeling was less intense than before, he had softened after his orgasm. Yuna gasped as she felt him disengage from her, a slow slide of flesh followed by an empty feeling and a cold sticky fluid that began to run down her thighs. She flushed a deeper red and pulled away, folding her arms across her chest. She stared uncertainly at Wakka as he stood up streatching as though he was waking up from a very heavy sleep.

“Are you mad at me?” Yuna asked, her voice sounding small and weak to her own ears. Wakka spun around and eyed her for a moment before grabbing her shoulders and pulling her up against his chest.

“How could I possibly be mad at you for giving me the most beautiful gift I have ever received.” Wakka replied resting his chin on top of her head. He felt Yuna give a deep shuddering sigh and then hitch in her breathing as she started to cry. He felt the moisture from her tears on his chest and held her tighter as she tried to hold in her sobs.

“I'm not sad.” She said all at once the words sounding thick and broken and she leaned backand wiped her nose with the back of her hand. Her blue and green eyes shined wetly in the starlight. “I..I don't know whats wrong.” Yuna stated

“ Nothing is wrong, it's just overwhelming.” Wakka replied feeling tears pricking at the back of his own eyes. He swallowed that lump in his throat and leaned down, scooping his arm behind Yunas knees and sweeping her up in his arms. She leaned weakly against him still sobbing quietly into his shoulder as he carried her through the entrance of the tent. Once they were inside Wakka lowered her legs and Yuna shakily stepped away, sniffing away the last of her tears and feeling more tired than she could ever remember.

Yuna slowly made her way over to their sleeping mat. Not caring that she was still naked, she lay down and pulled the blanket over herself. She felt like she could sleep for years but she knew that she wanted Wakka sleeping next to her. Yuna rolled over and stared pointedly at her guardian where he was standing, looking out the tent flap. She was impressed by how handsome he looked with the moonlight reflecting off his naked body, making him look like some stellar diety come down from the heavens.

“Wakka come to bed,” she entreated her eys feeling heavier and heavier with every second that passed.

“I am, I just have to get our clothes,” Wakka replied and he slipped back out into the night. He was back a moment later with the clothes piled up in his arms. He looked over at Yuna as she lay on the mat, the pearly skin of her shoulder peaking out from underneath the blanket. He stashed their things in a back corner of the tent, and came to Yuna, letting her pull him down onto the mat with her, letting her run her hands over his torso before lifting back the cover to allow him to cuddle up next to her.

Yuna smiled as she was once again wrapped in the perfection of Wakkas embrace. They settled so that Wakka was spooning her, his arms encircling her waist keeping the distance between them minimal. Before she knew it their breathing was syncronized and she was entering the misty world between wakefullness and sleep. As she was floating out into the world of dreams Yuna thought she heard Wakka whisper something in her ear.

“I love you Yuna.”

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Wakka was surfacing, gently rising to consciousness when he began to sense that something was wrong. The vague sense of panic that was filling his veins caused Wakka to come awake with a start. He sat upright on the mat rubing his eyes with the heals of his hands. The silence was deafening and he felt a cold clench in his stomach as he set his hand down on the spot where Yuna should have beeh. He glanced over sharply at the rumpled blankets that were the only remaining evidence that his summoner had slept beside him. He threw back the covers and raced for the opening of the tent.

“Yuna... Yuna can you hear me? This isn't funny ya.” Wakka yelled stepping out into the sun looking frantically for the soft brown hair, or the warm shy smile that would calm the bubbling panic in his chest. Wakka's thoughts raced and he turned around to where he had left their clothes in a pile at the back of the tent and felt tears prick his eyes when he saw that hers were missing. How had he not heard her get up, what kind of guardian was he if he has simply slept while Yuna slipped away. He quickly grabbed his clothes throwing them on haphazardly, not wanting to waste a second when he could be looking for Yuna. He raced out into the desert looking for a sign of which way she went; he noticed there were strange markings in the sand, like a large animal had been right outside the tent and had then taken off to the south. Wakka swore violently, and rushed back into the tent to grab some belongings before he went after his summoner. He hated himself for allowing her to get kidnapped while he slept off his post orgasmic bliss. Just as he was reaching for the flap of the tent he heard a noise and raised his head to see what it was.

“Hey, hey Wakka!” Tidus's voice rang out over the dunes as he rushed down towards his friend. The blonde dashed headlong through the sand, sliding on the soft grains. Auron and Lulu followed him more carfully down to the tent where they had seen their fellow guardian. Tidus ran straight for Wakka and grabbed the bigger man in a tight hug, knocking the wind out of him.

“Woah there kid,” Wakka said. His surprise at seeing the others had caused him to momentarily forget his urgency to find Yuna. His smile widened when his eyes found Lulu's soft brown ones, her smile causing his breath to catch in his chest. She smiled warmly and came up beside him, taking one of his hands in her own.

“You don't know how happy I am to see you guys. I was so worried, Yuna..” Wakka froze as her name crossed his lips and he looked up worridly. “ Yuna she was here....” Auron said turning and fixing him with a piercing stare.

“ What do you mean, was?” his voice raised sharply and he moved in front of the younger guardian.

“ She was here, I found her in the desert, we stayed here for a while hoping that some of you might find us, but we were going to leave tonight, try to find a way out. Then when I woke up this morning she was gone. I never heard her get up, and there were these weird tracks outside the tent. I'm sorry Auron, I know I should have protected her.” Wakka felt helpless as he explained his failure to his companions. Lulu rubbed his arm sympathetically and Tidus gave him a reassuring smile and he took great comfort in their presence.

“ Well we have no time to waste then. Grab what you need but we have to start moving if we are to have some hope of catching them.” Auron's voice was authoritative and he spurred them into action. Lulu followed Wakka into the tent to help him gather his belongings, and whatever else might be helpful for their trek across the desert. Once inside she stopped him with her hand on his chest. He looked down into her face and felt an uneasiness settle into his stomach. He wondered if she would know what he had done, she was always able to read him like a book.

“ Wakka, I missed you.” Her voice was soft as she searched her friend for signs of damge that he may have suffered while he was out of her reach.

“ I missed you too, Lu,” Wakka said but he could not bring himself to meet her eyes, his guilt made him a coward before her. Lulu saw the signs of his distress.

“ Whatever it is Wakka, we'll get throught it.” She gave him a brief hug and softly laid her lips against his, before turning and packing his things into a small bag. Wakka felt for a moment like he wanted to tell her, to beg her to forgive him. He wanted to ask her how something like this could have happened, was there any way that Yuna would still love him. He wanted to tell Lulu that he didn't want Yuna to go anymore, that he wanted to quit being her guardian to save her from a fate he didn't agree with. The words he wanted stuck in his mouth and he couldn't force them out. Wakka let out a a sigh and began to help Lulu pack, knowing that his fears and his guilt must remain private. It wasn't just his secret to tell.

Lulu looked over at him, wondering just what it was that he was keeping from her. She knew that he had feelings for her, and she loved him too she was just having a hard time starting something with him when she had been with his brother. The moment she had touched him she had known that something had changed, he had tensed under her fingers and she had seen the look of guilt that crossed his face. Lulu smiled, she trusted Wakka and she knew he would never have done anything truly unforgivable, so she decided to let it go and let him keep this secret.

Auron already looked impatient when they emerged and he began trudging through the sand without saying a word. Tidus came up to Wakka and walked next to him as they set out into the sand. He noticed Wakka kept looking back at the tent, he never stopped moving forward with the group, but every few steps he would glance behind them as if to make sure that the tent was still within view.

“Wakka did you forget something back there? I will tell Auron to wait if you want to go back and look,” he said, brushing a strand of flaxen hair out of his eyes. Wakka started as if he hadn't realized what he was doing, and looked down to meet the younger mans eyes. He couldn't explain the vauge sense of sadness that was coming over him and how he felt like loosing sight of the tent would break his heart, would mean that he could never go back, that he could never dream this dream again.

“Naw I didn't forget anything,” Wakka replied softly, taking one last glance behind them as a large sand dune cut him off from the tent forever.

“Was Yuna okay when she was with you.” The worry in Tidus voice was evident as he asked about his summoner.

“Ya kid, she was fine, I'm sure she will be fine when we find her. She is stronger than you think,” Wakka answered wrapping his arm around the boy's shoulder, to give both of them some comfort as they moved out into the desert.