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Chapter Fifteen: Confessions of a Desperate Man
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Shuyin felt like his stomach had dropped into his feet. What had
he said? What had he done? What could possibly have clued her
in? She hadn�t been acting as though anything was wrong. Everything
seemed to be fine. What was going on?!
�Where
is he?!� Yuna shrieked, her shrill voice cracking
with hysteria.
�What
are you talking about, Yuna?� Shuyin
asked, deciding at the last minute to play dumb. Maybe he could convince
her that nothing was out of place and she was acting crazy, �What�s the
matter?�
�What�s
the matter?!� she cried, shoving the gun barrels closer to his face as if to
threaten him, �You aren�t Tidus! Tidus would know the Jecht
Shot! His father did that! Tidus would
know how to whistle! Tidus taught me how to
whistle like that!! Who are you?!�
Shuyin gulped and felt as though the walls were closing in on him.
He hadn�t expected this. The way Yuna had said
�you can do it� made him think that she believed Tidus
could whistle but wasn�t sure. That was the only reason he had told her
he couldn�t
�I told you she�d figure it out.� Taunted
Tidus, �Now what, Shuyin?
Looks like you�re busted.�
�Shutup Tidus!� shouted Shuyin, smacking himself in the head as if the taunting
voice would vanish with that maneuver.
Yuna took another step back, �Where is he? What did you do to
him�Shuyin?�
So
she knew who he was. Shuyin hadn�t expected
that so soon. He didn�t know what to do. He was staring down the barrels
of her guns, knowing full well that he couldn�t kill her even if he had wanted
to. Everyone knew they were together. Everyone would now that he
had done it and would probably realize he had killed Baralai
too. He had to try and convince her that he wasn�t Shuyin.
That was the only way, �Shuyin? Yuna, what�s gotten into you?�
The
sound of a cocking trigger sent chills up Shuyin�s
spine. She wasn�t buying it. Her eyes narrowed and her look
hardened, �Don�t give me that shit. Where is Tidus?�
�You�d better tell her the truth, or we�re both dead.� Tidus whispered, sounding almost afraid, �I�ve seen that look
before. She means business.�
Tidus knew Yuna better then
anyone. If Tidus was nervous, then Shuyin had better take heed. He put his hands up in a
motion of defeat, �If you shoot me, you�ll kill Tidus
too.� He said.
The
look on Yuna�s face showed Shuyin
that she desperately hoped she had been wrong. She took another step away
from him, tears forming in her duel colored orbs, �Where is he?�
Shuyin pointed to his chest, �He�s in here somewhere. I�m not
possessing him, if that�s what you�re thinking. I�m correcting a mistake
that was made.�
�Sh�Sh�Shuyin?�
her stammering was a sign that she was terrified, but the guns pointed at his
head prevented him from feeling comfortable in that, �How�how long have you
been�pretending?�
The
truth could get him shot, but a lie could do the same thing if she figured it
out. He figured the truth was the best way to go, �About a month.�
The
color drained from Yuna�s beautiful face and Shuyin knew instantly that she had done the math. Her
hands lowered involuntarily and Shuyin stepped toward
her only to have her furiously throw the guns back up, �Don�t get near me!� her
eyes were almost on fire with her rage, �How could you?! How could
you�do�.do that?! How could you let me�do that?!�
�I�d like to know the answer to that one, myself.�
�Shutup Tidus!� shouted Shuyin to himself.
�Where
is he?!� Yuna asked, her voice had almost a begging
quality to it, �Where is he? Please, let me talk to him. I have to
apologize!�
�Tell her that it�s not her fault.�
Shuyin wanted to let Yuna talk to Tidus, but he couldn�t. He couldn�t let Tidus have control for even a second. He was getting
more and more difficult to control and Shuyin wasn�t
sure why. He shook his head, �I can�t let you talk to him, Yuna, but�he�s not angry at you. It�s not your
fault.�
�Why
are you doing this?�
�You
know what it�s like to be away from the person you love. Imagine knowing
that if it weren�t for you, that person would still be alive!� Shuyin ran a hand through his frazzled hair, �Then imagine
if you found out that the person you loved requested a second life with
you. A second chance! But it was taken from you and given to
someone else!�
Yuna trembled visibly, �What are you talking about?�
�Damnit Lenne! You know what
I�m talking about!!�
Yuna�s eyes narrowed and her trigger fingers tightened slightly. Every
word she said was deliberate and angry, �I�M�.NOT�.LENNE!!!!!!!!!�
�Yes
you are!� Shuyin shouted back, desperation tingeing
his voice, �You were Lenne 1000 years ago! When
you died, the fayth turned you into Yuna.�
�Wha��
Shuyin saw an opportunity to convince her of the truthfulness of his
words and ran with it, �You asked the fayth for
another chance with me, but for some reason he created Tidus
instead. Tidus wasn�t even made as a good copy
of me! I mean, what the hell is a Jecht Shot
anyway? The only shot my father ever taught me was a bicycle
kick! And Tidus can whistle while I
can�t! I mean, what the hell is that all about?! I didn�t even know
you had wanted to be with me again until recently. That�s why I�m here, Lennie. I�m trying to fix this.�
�St�stop
calling me Lenne!� she shrieked, �I�m not Lenne! I�m not! I don�t care what you say!�
Yuna�s face was scrunched up as the tears started to flow from her
already bloodshot eyes. Shuyin wanted to step
closer to her and wipe the tears away but he didn�t dare. She was a
confused and upset woman with two loaded guns pointed at his face. The
odds weren�t in his favor.
�I
want him back�now.� Yuna said after a few minutes,
her tears drying and leaving a crusty line down her cheeks.
�The
merger has already begun,� replied Shuyin, �Even if I
wanted to, I can�t.�
�What
are you talking about? What merger?�
Shuyin took a breath, �I�m the original soul. Tidus
is the copy. We both can�t exist, so we�re merging together.
Eventually Tidus won�t even exist anymore.�
Yuna�s eyes narrowed and for the first time, Shuyin
saw in her eyes an emotion he�d never witnessed before. Sheer
unadulterated fury. She motioned with the guns, �Move it. Come
on.� Shuyin took a cautious step, unsure of
what she wanted, until he saw her duck around behind him. Feeling the
cold sting of the gun at the small of his back, he felt her push him forward
slightly with it, �I said MOVE!� she shouted, forcing Shuyin
to take a few steps forward.

�Yuna�.� He whispered, taking a few more tentative
steps toward the stairs. Was she going to shove him down them?
�I
said move, don�t talk!� she replied, harshly.
Shuyin clamped his mouth shut. As he started down the stairs with Yuna�s guns at his back, his mind was racing. How the
hell was he going to get himself out of this mess? Trying to convince her
that he wasn�t himself didn�t work. Telling her the truth had only made
her angrier. What the hell was he going to do?!
�You�re going to lose.� Tidus
answered him, �That�s what you�re going to do.�
Shit.
Tidus was right. For the first time, Shuyin realized that his plans weren�t going to work.
He was going to lose. He briefly thought for moment about the
ring. If he turned Yuna into Lenne then the two could run off together! That
thought was quickly deflated, though. Lenne was
angry at him. Lenne wouldn�t run off with him
without then wanting to go to the frontlines of a war that was 1000 years over.
As
the duo entered the elevator down the hallway, Shuyin
watched as Yuna chose to go to the bridge. She
leaned against the wall with her guns never wavering from Shuyin.
She wasn�t crying anymore. Her face held no emotion. It was almost
as if she felt nothing.
�Yuna��
�I
said Shutup!� she hissed at him, the ding of the
elevator coinciding with the opening of the doors to the bridge.
Shuyin frowned as she forced him out of the elevator and down the short
hallway that led to the bridge. He was grateful that no one was on the
ship yet. He just wished he knew what Yuna was
planning.
�So do I.�
Shuyin stopped at the small balcony that overlooked the bridge, �Put the
guns down Yuna. We both know you won�t shoot
me.�
�Don�t
be so sure, Shuyin.� She replied, �Now move it.�
She
shoved him hard in the side with the butt of one of her guns, forcing him to
trip slightly and fall down the five stairs that led to the bridge floor, �Ow!� he whined, �Damnit Yuna!�
�Don�t
make me shoot you next time.� She warned, �Now get up and move.�
Shuyin rose to his feet, the familiar feeling of sheer fury seeping
through his veins. He glared at her, wondering just what it was that he
had liked, �You won�t shoot me and we both know it.�
�Oh
really? And why is that?�
Giving
her a triumphant smile, he replied, �Because if you kill me, you kill Tidus too.� He waited for a look of terror or a
realization that what he was saying was truth, but there was nothing. Yuna stood there, her guns pointed directly at his head
with a small, half-smirk on her features. He waited several minutes as
the silence passed between them until his curiosity got the better of him, �Say
something��
�You
really must think I�m stupid, Shuyin,� said Yuna finally, shaking her head as if to scold him, �You just
said that you�re merging with Tidus and eventually he
won�t exist anymore. So what exactly is stopping me from putting a bullet
into your head to stop you?�
This
had to have been some sort of sick nightmare that Shuyin
was having. He couldn�t imagine a more cruel twist of fate. He had
put the final nail in his own coffin. Panic set in then and he felt as
though he was going to hyperventilate, �You don�t mean that!�
Yuna shrugged, �Maybe I do. Maybe I don�t.� she waved a
gun, �Get over there.� She insisted, motioning toward Shinra�s
section of the bridge. Shuyin did as he was
told without putting up a fight. The sudden realization that there really
wasn�t anything stopping Yuna was seeping into him
and filling him with fear. She stopped him short of the chair, �Did you
kill Baralai?�
�Just tell her the truth. Don�t bother lying. She�ll
see right through a lie.�
Shuyin knew Tidus was right so he nodded his
ascension, �Yes I did, but I didn�t want to. He cornered me. He
knew my plans and I had to stop him from telling you.�
�What
plans?�
Shuyin thought for a moment. If he told her the truth, she might
let him live. If he lied, she�d shoot him. However, telling her the
truth would ruin any chances he had of fulfilling his plans. He noted
that her hands weren�t shaking anymore and held steady aim on his head.
He decided to go with the truth, �I stole the diamond from the inside of your
songstress dressphere. I mounted it onto a ring
and used it to turn you back into Lenne. That was
when you blacked out. I wanted to have Lenne
back and when I found out that you all were going to rebuild Zanarkand, I thought it was like the fates were telling me
to go ahead with my plans. However, Lenne
hadn�t changed. She still wanted to sacrifice herself and we got into a
big fight. Then the plans sort of changed��
�Changed
how?�
Shuyin stared into her cold eyes, searching for any hint of
warmth. With a frown, he said, �You�re so much like Lenne
and yet so different. I was meant to be with you in this life and to love
you in this life and � although it�s later then the fayth
had planned � our fate has been completed.�
�What
are you talking about?!�
�I�m
saying that�I love you, Yuna.�
�Oh please!� Tidus spat, �You
actually expect her to believe that crap?�
Yuna didn�t respond right away and Shuyin
felt the sweet taste of triumph forming. She believed him. Who
cares if it wasn�t completely true? The important fact was that she
believed him, and she just might feel the same way. Wouldn�t Tidus be pissed?
Taking
a step closer to him, Yuna gave him a smile,
�Really?� she asked, �That�s what I�ve always wanted.�
That
wasn�t something Shuyin was expecting. Yuna had wanted him for a while? He had
underestimated his manly charms. Even as a ghost, he still had it!
Yuna�s eyes took on a lustful look, �What girl wouldn�t want you?� she
asked, her tongue trailing over her lower lip, �You�re handsome, you�re sexy,
you�re smart�� she paused and Shuyin smiled a little,
letting his eyes start to close as Yuna brought her
lips closer to his. He could feel her warm breath on his face as she
whispered, �You�re also dead.�
His
eyes flew open as Yuna created a distance between
them again, the guns pointed at his chest, �You�re dead! You�re a
murderer! You�re a pervert! You�re crazy!� she shouted, �Do you
actually think that I�m going to believe that you�ve miraculously fallen in
love with me?! If you loved me, you�d let Tidus
go! You�d forget this damned merger and let me be happy with the man that
I love instead of going on this selfish mission!�
�But!�
�There
are no buts!� she shouted, taking a step closer to him with fire in her duel
colored eyes, �There is no excuse for what you�ve done. You don�t think
I�m being serious, but I�m going to show you just how serious I am.�
A
flash of light and the sound of a gun firing was accompanied by a sharp pain on
his arm and a hiss of electrical equipment behind him. It took Shuyin a moment to realize that Yuna
had shot him, letting the bullet skim easily off of his left forearm and smack
into the computer equipment behind him.
�Shit!
Yuna, you shot me!� he shouted, trying to dab the
blood away with his shirt sleeve.
�I
told you I was serious.� She said simply, �I won�t play your games anymore, Shuyin. I may seem stupid and easily manipulated, but
let me assure you that I am not.�
Shuyin�s mind went back to the ring again. It
was firmly planted in his pocket where he had placed it after Yuna had discovered its existence. He wished he could
use it, but knew that he didn�t have enough time to get it on her finger before
she shot with a better aim.
�Listen,
Yuna��
�No!�
shrieked the brunette, �you listen! I�m sick of being lied to and
manipulated by people who think they are better then
me! Seymour
did it; Mika did it, now you�re doing it. But I won against both of them,
Shuyin. I�m 2 for 2. Do you want to make
me 3 for 3?�
�Yunie!!� came Rikku�s shrill cry
from the entrance of the Celsius. Shuyin didn�t
have time to ponder why Gippal was with her. He
didn�t care that she came complete with four friends. She didn�t care
that all of them had weapons and he had none. He didn�t care that he was
hopelessly outnumbered. He saw an opportunity and he took it.
As
Yuna�s attention was momentarily taken away from her
prey, Shuyin lunged forward, grabbing the brunette
from behind. Grabbing both of her wrists, he bent one toward her face,
pushing her own gun into her chin and pointed her other gun toward her friends,
his finger on the trigger. Shuyin was once
again in control.
�Get
down, all of you!� he shouted, pulling Yuna�s body
closer to him, �Get down or she gets it.�
Luck
was with Shuyin that day. Yuna�s
friends were afraid of something happening to her, so they did as they were
told, dropping to the ground and huddling together in a shaking, frightened
mass.
�Shuyin, let her go.�
Shuyin�s panic had risen to the highest heights in
the recent events, but now he wasn�t afraid. He laughed, �Get over it, Tidus. I�m in control now.�
�Tidus help me!� Yuna screamed,
trying in vain to struggle from Shuyin�s grasp, but
the stronger man tightened his grip and forced the gun harder into her chin.
�Don�t
make me hurt you, Yuna.� He whispered to her, �I
don�t want to hurt you. I�m not a killer.�
�Gee,
is that what you told Baralai?� came Rikku�s sarcastic question from where she was huddled.
Shuyin had never liked Rikku. She was an
insult to his senses and now was no different. He narrowed his eyes at
the perky blonde, �All you do is bitch. Bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch,
bitch!� he hissed, �I�ll give you something to really bitch about.� And in a
quick move, Shuyin aimed the gun and shot, getting Rikku in the thigh with stunning accuracy.
Rikku wailed loudly and Shuyin instantly
regretted shooting her. Now she�d be completely unbearable. He
momentarily entertained the thought of shooting her in the head to put him out
of his own misery, but decided against it. He didn�t want two murders on
his conscious if he could manage it. Gippal
crawled closer to Rikku, trying to help Paine bandage
up the Al Bhed�s wound, �Shuyin,
you�re unbelievable.�
He
smirked, �So you know who I am. Impressive.� He said, glaring at Yuna as she tried again to struggle away, �Sorry about the
whole �framing� thing, Gippal. I didn�t do that
on purpose. Just the luck of the draw, I suppose.�
�Let
me go!� begged Yuna, hysterical sobs threatening to
form, �Please, let me go!�
�Yeah, Shuyin. Please let her
go. Don�t do this anymore. Lenne wouldn�t
want you to do this anymore.�
The
thought of Lenne made Shuyin
smile a little. His beloved Lenne. She
was so close to him. He grinned widely as he wrapped his entire arm
around Yuna�s waist to reach into his pocket and
remove the tiny diamond.
�Don�t do it Shuyin!�
Yuna saw the diamond and her eyes widened. He knew she
remembered what he had said to her. With a wink, he whispered, �Yuna, let�s get married.� Before he slipped the ring onto
her finger.
Yuna dropped quickly into a heap on the floor as soon as Shuyin released his grip on her. With both arms free,
he pointed the guns at the group, �Alright folks. Let�s move it.� He
said, motioning toward a corner on the opposite side of the entrance, �We�ve
got five minutes.�
Everyone
except Gippal moved � or in Rikku�s
case, was dragged � across the floor. Gippal
stood and stared down at Shuyin. Neither blonde
male spoke or moved until Gippal said, �Not until you
give us Yuna.�
Shuyin laughed, �You see, Gippal. I�m
the one in charge here. You don�t have any options other then the ones I give you. Now MOVE!�
�Actually, Shuyin. I�m the one in
charge here.� Tidus replied, �And I am going to be
giving them some options that you may not like.�
Shuyin raised a questioning eyebrow and opened his mouth to say
something when a blinding pain formed in his head. He lost his grip on
the guns and their clanking on the ground only caused his sudden migraine to
worsen as he lost his balance and fell onto the floor next to Yuna, clawing at his head as if to make the terrible hurt
go away. The world was darkening around him and he didn�t know why.
Tidus shouldn�t have that kind of power, and yet he
did. How could he have that kind of power?!
�Run!�
he heard Tidus shout at his friends. The world
was a dim outline and Shuyin vaguely saw Gippal pull the ring off of Yuna�s
finger and pocket it, dragging the unconscious female into his arms and over
his shoulder as the rest of the group dealt with transporting Rikku.
�Go!
Don�t worry about me! Save Yuna!�
Shuyin wasn�t able to move as the group scurried down the plank and out
into the desert, but as he realized his plans had once again been foiled, Shuyin felt anger grow hot and deep in his stomach.
Focusing all of his energies, Shuyin closed his eyes
and strained, forcing Tidus back into his sleeping
world where he belonged. Finally able to move again, Shuyin
thought about going after them until he realized that they�d taken Yuna�s guns with them. He was alone and
weaponless. What was he going to do now?
As
if answering his own question, Shuyin noticed for the
first time that Brother had left the ignition code to the Celsius in plain
view. Shuyin didn�t know how long it would take
for the do-gooders to get the entire Al Bhed army
after him, so he punched the code in. Hearing the blissful sound of the
engine starting was music to Shuyin�s ears as he
guided the Celsius into the air and watched as Yuna
and her friends became tiny spots below him.
Author�s Notes: This chapter contains direct dialog from FFX,
so there will be some spoilers although nothing major.
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