Disclaimer - I do not own Final Fantasy X nor the characters that are in it, they are owned by Square-Enix and are the creation of Testuya Nomura and Yoshitaka Amano. So please dont sue

Writers Notes - This is my first published fan fiction and has been my dream to write for a year and a half. I apologize for some of the ways the characters may act, and I changed a few things in the storyline of FFX, so please don't kill me, im trying to stay as close to the original storyline as possible. Now sit back, relax and enjoy "Love in Darkness"

Love in Darkness

"Hey…you still with me Lulu?" Chappu's voice broke the silence that Lulu had created in her dream world. Slowly she looked away from the man in the red clothes and back to the face of her Chappu.

"I…I'm here Chappu. Sorry I dazed out for a minute." She shook her head purposely letting one of her braids lightly hit Chappu on the cheek. Laughing he hugged her tightly and leaned his weight upon her. She let herself fall onto her bed and wrapped her arms around his neck while kissing him softly. But her eyes once again strayed to the man in red. Her thoughts were mostly of curiosity but something else was there…but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She laid there on her bed for a few more seconds before realizing that Chappu was looking into her eyes. His light brown eyes making her forget about the man in red, all that mattered was that she was with her Chappu and that's it. Time seemed to pass them by as they laid there on her bed playing their innocent game of teenage love.

Before they knew it though, they were disturbed by the sound of rustling outside Lulu's hut. Getting up to see what was going on they heard a slightly slurred deep voice and an obviously angry voice.

Upon walking out of her tent, Lulu realized that one of the men was the man in the red coat. He shouted at a tan topless man "You lousy drunk! That was one of my family's bottles of Nog!"

"Well now it's in me, and it couldn't be happier."

"You'll never make it to Sin if you don't give up your damn drinking"

"I'm stronger than you'll ever be so just stop trying to bring me do-"the sentence went unfinished because of the sound of the tan man vomiting. Various people voiced their displeasure, and the man in red started to drag the topless man away. As the man in the red coat drug the tan man away he noticed Lulu's eyes on him and nodded to her and gave a slight smile.

It was at that time that Lulu was able to get her first glimpse of the man in reds face. He had a young looking face for a man of his nature. His spiked hair was black with a few unsightly strands of grey. Lulu wasn't able to make out the color of his eyes, it might have been the distance but to Lulu it seemed like his eyes had nothing but black filling the place where a normal man would have color.

Feeling her heart give a small flutter she looked away and turned back to look at Chappu who was holding a doll that she had just finished sewing.

"What is this?"

"It's a little knight I made. I think I'm going to call him 'Onion Knight."

"He's cute, just like you Lulu."

Lulu blushed and walked over to her Chappu and kissed him softly. She tried to push the man in red out of her mind but his dark eyes would not leave her memory, not for years to come. Not even on the day that she bade farewell to Chappu as he went off to join the crusaders.

"I'll miss you Lulu." He called from the window of the airship "I'll write…I promise."

"I'll be waiting for your first letter." Lulu smiled and threw him a package. "It's for you, you were my first love so you should have my first doll."

Chappu blushed lightly and waved as the engines roared. Words could no longer be heard over the engine so Lulu made a heart with her hands and pointed to Chappu who blew a kiss to her. Slowly the airship disappeared over the horizon and Lulu knew he was gone. She turned to head back to the village of Besaid. When she reached the village a ronso was talking to the priest of Besiad's temple.

"Summoner Braska defeat Sin, but Sin come back."

"Then he did not defeat him. What of his guardians? Sir Auron and Sir Jecht.?"

"Sir Jecht not live through final battle. Sir Auron die from wounds obtained during final battle." The ronso reached into his pack and produced a sphere. "For Summoner Braska's daughter. Kimahri watch over her, on promise to Sir Auron."

Lulu quickly hid behind Braska's old tent, where his daughter was living.

The priest led the ronso named Kimahri to Braska's tent. A few minutes of explanations led to the familiar sound of Braska's voice.

"This is for my daughter Yuna in case my guardians are not able to relay these messages for me. First of all, if I fail in my quest to rid Spira of Sin, do not let that discourage you from completing a pilgrimage yourself. You have a very special gift, ue it for the good of other people."

Lord Braska spoke for what seemed what forever about how Yuna should help Spira and never give up. Then Lulu heard what seemed like two men she heard fighting before.

"You drunk! Do you know what you did yesterday in your stupor?"

The voice instantly brought back images of the man in red to Lulu's mind.

"Had more fun than you Mr. Tightass."

"Lord Braska must we keep this pathetic exscuse for a guardian alive? Sin will be able to tell we are coming just by his stench." The man in red said, obviously angry.

Lord Braska's voice cut through the anger "Please Sir Auron, calm down. What Sir Jecht lacks in…" Struggling for words, Auron finished his thought for him.

"Civility? Dignity?"

"I was thinking more along the lines of self-control. But what Sir Jecht lacks in self-control he makes up for with his skill with a sword."

"Hmph, he's no good to us passed out, like he is now."

Lord Braska's sigh could be heard before he made his final remarks. "Yuna, I love you, and no matter what you do, I will be proud to know you are my daughter."

The sphere stopped playing and Yuna could be heard silently crying.

"It is a shame that all three men fell to Sin, such strong souls." The priest said to Kimahri. "So your saying Sir Auron left Yuna in your care?"

"Yes, Kimahri raise Yuna. Kimahri protect her."

Lulu sunk down to the ground now realizing that the man in red was no longer a part of this world. The one known as Auron who pierced Lulu's heart was now dead. But now she knew that fate wanted her and Chappu to be together, which made his leave for the military even harder.

Picking herself up she walked to her tent and anxiously awaited Chappu's first letter.