Setting Footprints into The World

1st person POV]

So I decided to take a nap since I knew it was going to be a while. Both Lulu and Kimahri were quiet, and didn't really talk. I believe it had something to do with the sanctum itself, and us needing to be relatively quiet. I felt Lulu playing with my hair as I was laying down to rest. Now that I saw Lulu in real life, she looked even hotter than the game itself.

She also had some pretty thicc thighs that I could feel from the back of my head. I got set up for success in this relationship, and I plan to ride that high. Lulu and I were more than just childhood friends, Kimahri, Yuna, and obviously Lulu knew that. Wakka did too, but we weren't fully open about it since both of us are relatively introverted people. Although anyone would be able to tell from a distance what it was like between the two of us if they saw us interacting with each other.

One thing I found out is that I could technically, endlessly grind enemies within this world since it functioned like the game. As long as my party and I didn't progress the story that is. That means I needed to convince Tidus to actually train against the enemies to get stronger. Lulu would understand, so would Wakka, Yuna, and Kimahri. I'm pretty sure Auron would understand as well once he joins. When it comes to Rikku, I'm sure I just need to tell her that we would gain plenty of stuff for her to tinker with. I had several future plans to change the story too. That would have to wait though since this is the start of my story.

After some time, Lulu lightly tapped my head when she saw Wakka, and the blonde protagonist that is no longer THE protagonist, Tidus, showed up. I just slightly lifted my head, put my bedroll back in my inventory, and looked in the general direction of Wakka without moving from my position of resting on Lulu's knees. I'm not sure what expression I gave him, but he flinched back a bit when he saw me looking between him and Tidus. I put a hand over my face and took a deep breath. Before I could say anything, my other half spoke for me.

"What are you doing here? Didn't think we would be able to handle it?" Under normal circumstances, Lulu would have stood up, but she didn't want to disturb my current position.

"No uh. It's just…I can explain?" Wakka didn't sound very convincing. I just sighed, stood up, walked towards the left side of the stairs, before standing up against the wall. Lulu stood up and walked towards Wakka to most likely interrogate him briefly, like in the original story. She glanced at me for a second, using it as a sign of if she should even waste the energy on it, I just waved her off, and let her do her thing.

"Is the summoner alright?" Mr. Blonde dream boy asked a stupid question, but hey, I guess I can't blame him since he came from a completely different culture compared to ours. Alongside a completely different timeline as well.

"Who are you anyway? I've never even seen you before?" Miss dark, dreary, but sweet mage of mine avoided the question with a pretty appropriate response, given the current situation. Under normal circumstances, only guardians and their summoner are allowed within this sanctum. So when she asked that question with a pretty lethal look, I just sighed.

She went on to explain how the temple worked, a brief explanation of what summoners are, and why he shouldn't be here. Although I'm pretty sure most of it went over his head since the guy hasn't really matured from his, go in first, think later phase. Afterwards, Tidus made small talk with everyone for a bit, Lulu came and stood beside me as we waited for Yuna to come out. Eventually, the door to the inner sanctum lifted open, and Yuna came out looking exhausted, like she was ready to pass out. I took a deep breath and walked up the stairs.

Kimahri noticed the hidden message behind me doing that and followed behind me. Of course Tidus was staring at her like a lovestruck boy in a two bit romance movie. I caught Yuna before she could fall, then I left her with Kimahri. I heard a collective gasp from the three down below, but ignored it as I headed back down the stairs. I stopped once I stood next to Lulu and Yuna gained her bearings.

"I've done it. I've become a summoner." The smile on her face was contagious as every one of the guardians, including myself, were happy for her. Tidus just couldn't stop staring at her. Wakka wacked Tidus on the back of his head, as we headed out of the sanctum, and back into the main part of the temple. Once we got there, Yuna was welcomed back for being successful, with everyone in the temple making the sign of prayer. When we got outside, everyone was gathered around Yuna to watch her summon Valefor. She didn't start until Wakka dragged Tidus within the crowd though...

Seeing it in the game and watching it in real life, is like comparing a one-dimensional plane to three dimensional. The detail was insane, the summoning circle that appeared around Yuna, the lights that coalesced into Valefor, and the insane winds generated by the summon once it arrived next to Yuna. Quite frankly, it was awesome!

Once Yuna was done petting Valefor, Lulu, Wakka, and I went over to congratulate her on an amazing job well done. Before Valefor flew off however, it rubbed its head on my shoulder. I could feel a gentle aura from it, before it flew off. I stood there, frozen for a second, wondering if it was because I was also a summoner, that the summon resonated with me. I wanted to summon it, but I couldn't. I will find a way to do so one day, screw the restriction, or I will find some kind of alternative, mark my words.

That night, we had a ceremony and feast to celebrate the coming of Yuna's pilgrimage. I was sitting in a corner next to Lulu, while we ate. I was watching over everything, while she rested her shoulder on mine.

"Ya know, that Tidus kid, he kind of reminds me of someone." Lulu made a strange look on her face in response. It wasn't sad, angry, or calm, it was more serene than anything.

"You mean Wakka's brother, Chappu? Do you think that is why Wakka cares so much? Because he believes Tidus' story of him coming from Zanerkand? So that there might be a chance that Chappu is alive according to him?" She may have asked a lot of questions, but they weren't necessarily all directed at me, mostly just for herself, because my silence was the only confirmation that she needed.

Of course, we both knew that Chappu was dead, there was no ifs, ands, or buts, about it. The both of us have gotten over that by now and accepted that he has passed away and is within the farplane, but Wakka still had some lingering attachment to him. Which was understandable since that was his brother. It really just made the both of us feel bad for him.

As I looked around and observed everything, I noticed that there was a female member on the Aurochs team. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that this is Wakka's new love interest, since I kinda took the opportunity for Lulu from him.

The world works in mysterious ways I guess. I probably won't take out the time to remember her name unless that actually does happen though. One would think that I would be that type of guy who would be like: 'ooh another world! Let's go for a harem of all the girls in the game!' But no, I'm more of a, one girl and I'm hitched type of guy. And I think I got the best one if I'm being honest. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking with it.