This wasn’t home, but if Tidus had been given the chance to be anywhere else, he wouldn’t have taken it. He held on to Yuna when she hugged him, and knew that as long as he was here with his friends...and with the person he cared about most...he was just fine. He hadn't put any thought into that certainty he had been feeling. But, maybe it was because he had a feeling that, if he and Yuna kept holding on - if they could stay together - there really was nothing to be afraid of. She wouldn't get hurt, and he wouldn't disappear.

Suddenly, he realized that he hadn't wished that he was back in Zanarkand for a very long time. Not since long before he showed up in Paixao. As much as he loved his home, he had something more important to do.

"I'll keep being your guardian, Yuna." he replied. "For as long as you'll let me."