HIIIIIIIIII!!!! I am honored you took the time to read this fiction. Heck,
I'll be glad if you make it past this intro. Heh, Yeh, anyway, see I was
possessed one night, playing FFX the second time around so I could get all
the extra crap they put in it and I realized that some of the characters
rolls eyes around nonchalantly, yet suspiciously had too insignificant,
kinda shadowed role. And unfortunately, he died! So.... Why not write a fic
about a resurrection, I guess you could call it the other path Yuna takes
after becoming a sphere hunter. But anyway, hey I thought about it for a
while and just decided to sit and type a fic about it. That's all. You
don't have to like it. Just leaving a review is all I ask. With no further
ado...
Prologue
She had finally gotten her innocent little paws on his ashes, the remains of his body, and the key ingredient in her resurrection. Her heart pumped with adrenaline. After all she was the one who was chosen and 'gifted' with an unworldly power. Deep down she knew it. She knew that no human should posses such a remarkable ungodly ability, nor should anyone bear such a two- sided curse.
She stared at her reflection in the water that had been blessed by the moon and kissed by the sun. She now felt what it was like for the people who went through the same thing. The unsure ness, the last-second thoughts, the adrenaline rush, the fear. Was she REALLY ready to share her soul with a man she didn't even know? All she knew was that he was just like her. Tormented to the point of insanity. A sense of not belonging, a feeling of despair and dementia, with no more visible light in the mind eye's spectrum.
But for some reason she thought that she could love this man and together they could have their revenge... Together they could resurrect Sin. She could do it herself, but she needed someone by her side. Someone who deserved a second chance, someone who she admired, someone who would have died to know that Sin's spiral would continue on forevermore.... She wanted him to see it. To see the destruction of Spira, and to be his servant. That is all she wanted.
Besaid Isle
Yuna had just returned to Besaid to find a sphere and meet with some old friends. But she would discover another journey that could possibly give her everything she yearned for. Everything her tears at night stood for. Every waking moment of the past 2 years, she had spent to know the truth. A sphere-hunter's journey would take a detour that day....
"It kicked," announced Lulu, the beautifully mysterious black mage.
"I wanna feel!" Exclaimed Rikku.
Lulu invited Yuna to spend the night and she decided to do just that. But Lulu couldn't sleep. She had something on her mind. She had awakened Yuna gently and walked her outside. "I don't know if this is true or not, but... There is a woman who supposedly lives in a vacant part of Kilika. She... She is gifted with an ability, to resurrect the dead. She has a keen sense to the farplane, and is strongly attached to it. She is not an unsent, but rumor has it that her mother was a human and her father was unsent. How that works I do not know. However, she can help you find him. If he is truly gone to the farplane, she will know. If he is still in Spira she will know. She knows many things. You should go see her tomorrow. It'll be worth your while."
That entire night, Yuna tossed in her sleep. She wondered why and how someone could resurrect the dead. It was dangerous. She could resurrect Sin... Anyone.... But she also wondered if there was a catch, but if there weren't, so many people would swamp her in request to bring people back. She guessed if this woman were that wise she would only do so on a certain occasion.
So many thoughts floated in Yuna's mind that night; morning broke before she knew it. She decided to pay this woman a visit. It couldn't hurt, even though curiosity killed the cat.
After boarding the airship, the Celsius, and explaining her story to the crew, she sat down and pondered the physics of this woman's 'gift'. It seemed unreal and too good to be true. But it wouldn't hurt to look.
They arrived and she, Paine, and Rikku, went around town asking if they knew someone who lived in the Kilika wilderness. No one knew of whom Yuna spoke. But however, one villager seemed to recall a small hut deep in the forest. He gave them directions.
Finally after searching deep in the woods, they came upon a Kilika hut.
"Yuuuuniiiie, this place is giving me the creeps!" Rikku proclaimed.
"Do you think someone can actually bring the dead to life?" Paine, asked, changing the subject.
"I don't know. A part of me hopes so and a part of me doesn't. I guess we'll find out." The Ex-summoner explained. She walked up to the door and knocked on it. There seemed to be no answer.
Rikku knocked.... Nothing.
Paine knocked, and the door creaked open.
"Come in, I suppose. You already have your foot half way in the door. There's no turning back now." A methodically feminine voice sighed. "Ah. Lady Yuna. Guardian Rikku. And... I'm sorry I don't know your name..." The woman said.
"Paine." Paine snapped.
"I see. So, Lady Yuna, have you come to kill me? Many do. Many come to ask for my services. But I don't think you came just to visit a lonely person. No one ever does. People only think of themselves, and the common good for others..." The woman's voice seemed so restless, so sad....
"Uh...." Yuna wasn't sure what to say. Yes she had come for the woman's services, but realizing that that's all she was to the human race was quite sad. So instead, Yuna had bended the truth a bit.
"No, no. We, came to talk to you... and well," Yuna began.
"You wanted to see if I really could bring people to life? So in other words you want me to bring someone back, am I wrong? It's ok. I've long faced my fate. It's my role. It's my purpose. And there is no point in lying to me. While you're here, I might as well enjoy your company." The woman's voice sounded so depressing, and she used the same tone, as if she really were an unsent. She reminded Yuna of Auron.
The woman had stepped from the shadowy reaches of her room and the girls were shocked. Even Paine looked startled. They expected to see a middle- aged woman. For her voice was too melodic and pretty to be that of an old woman. Nevertheless, they hadn't expected a girl not much older than they.
But in fact the woman was young. Her face was smooth, and pale. Her eyes filled with experiences.
Her hair was blood red and it was all pulled, and rested on her right shoulder. She wore an off-white dress that rippled to the floor. Her left arm was concealed in a long sleeve that passed an inch below her knee. Her right arm did not have a sleeve. The dress cut off there. Adorning her neck was something every Gullwing set out for; a sphere. It was blue, and it was held onto her neck by a simple black choker...
As Yuna and Rikku stared in surprise, Paine decided to straighten things out.
"Hey. How old are you?" Paine asked.
The woman smiled. "It really doesn't matter, but if you must know.... I'm twenty-three... I believe... Yes, the dates match...." The woman gazed at them, however it was as if her mind wasn't really there.
"Someone who got old before their time..." Paine shrugged as if it was no biggie.
Inside, Yuna sensed something. She sensed that this wasn't how this woman usually acted. It was a feeling like, the woman wanted them to leave, or she was semi-ignoring their presence. It was an almost subtle hatred.... But Yuna shook it off. She was imagining things.
They all sat down, around a small coffee table.
"By the way, we didn't catch your name..." Yuna had pointed out.
"Oh sorry, Verona, yes it was Verona..." Verona said lost-looking, as if she hadn't heard her name spoken for years.
Paine looked bored, Rikku looked excited as always, and Yuna had a bit of confusion going on in her eyes.
Verona smiled. "Hm. Now who is it you need to come back?"
"His name is..." Yuna paused.
"He's your lover isn't he?" Verona's smile faded and a thin line became her mouth. A dull frown...
Rikku and Paine looked at Yuna, awaiting her reply.
"Y-yes, I guess... he is...." Yuna blushed.
"I.... Envy you. I once liked someone.... I guess.... Its pathetic to say that.... Nothing more than a silly crush on a celebrity... I'm sorry." Verona started to look like she was coming back to Spira.
And then that's when they realized that she was wearing a sphere. Rikku was fidgeting in her seat out of excitement. It intrigued all of them so. To think, the memories and documentations of a Resurrector, they must be amazing. That was spontaneously their interest for the moment.
Yuna snapped out of it. "Sorry for what? You said, 'I'm sorry'" Yuna stated.
"Oh. I'm sorry for wasting your time with my silly little world." Verona's eyes burned with subtle ambition.
"It's ok—," Yuna began.
Paine cut her off. "By the way, we're sphere hunters, we don't have all day." Paine started.
"I understand. I apologize for wasting valuable time. You're right. Time doesn't last forever. But Yuna let me ask you this. If... I were to resurrect Sin, would you spare my life, if I resurrected your lover?" Verona asked. She was really smiling. And seeing the startled expression on Yuna's face made her burst into laughter.
"I am only kidding. Now, you want me to see if he is in the farplane, no? And if he is, you want me to bring him to life, right?" questioned Verona.
"Uh, yes." Yuna replied.
"Alright. Sit right here, next to me and place your hands in mine. We'll go to the farplane, we'll see if he's there. Don't worry. Our bodies will remain here. This step is totally harmless." Verona explained.
Yuna closed her eyes and sighed. No sooner did she walk over to the Resurrector, did Buddy ring in.
"Hey, you guys, we're having a real big problem in the Besaid temple. It seems fiends are pouring out of it left and right. I think you should go and help Wakka and the other villagers. Sorry I had to cut it short. Hey, bring the woman along with you." Buddy suggested.
Yuna stared at Verona. "Would you.... Like to come along on our airship?" Yuna offered. Everyone always jumps on the opportunity.
"Perhaps another time. I may not look it, but I am sort of preoccupied with something. Oh thanks for coming... I assume you'll be back?" Verona said.
"Yes. Of course." Yuna nodded.
"Yeah!" Rikku exclaimed, throwing a hand up into the air.
Verona smiled and chuckled softly. "Alright. Hey, you said you're sphere hunter's right? Well I don't want you to sell it, but I want you to have it. I've recorded enough. Take it. At least someone will find it useful, all it is, is a necklace to me. A gift for you." Verona snapped off the choker. And handed it to Rikku.
Rikku thanked her and was ecstatic. (box pops up You scored the key item Verona's Sphere! cracks up) She couldn't wait to watch it.
Y, R, and P, boarded the Celsius, and Rikku held the oceanic sphere in her hands. "Ooooooo boy! I wonder what's on it!"
"I bet it's interesting!" Yuna complied.
"Where did you get that?" Brother asked, waving his hands and arms about.
"From Verona!" Rikku exclaimed.
Shinra examined it. "It seems to be in pretty good shape. Let's play it."
"I wonder if it'll let us know who she had a crush on." Paine retorted, with her arms folded.
"Ooooooo! Yeah!" Rikku's hands patted the air in suspense.
"Yeah. You're right. I'd like to know too," said Yuna.
"Well we aren't going to know sitting around and talking about it. Let's watch." Shinra insisted. The girl trio gathered around the screen.
"Omigod! Omigod! I can't believe it!" A red-head screamed at the person holding the sphere.
"That's Verona." Paine pointed out.
"Yeah, and look how happy and excited she sounds." said Rikku.
"Calm down will you?! People are going to think we're crazy. No. I already think you're crazy. You're acting like you're about to see a boy band in person. Chill out. Man this is so stupid. I can't believe you actually talked me into going here." Some girl holding the sphere sighed.
"Hey, they have Blitzball here, right? Besides, I paid for a ticket so you could go see the game. And..... OOOOOOOOO Do you think I can talk to him or something????" Verona shouted star-struck.
"I dunno. If I was him I wouldn't talk to you." The girl laughed.
"Oh shut up you big meanie! You are going to ruin my day yet, I swear to Yevon." Verona tried to look over the crowd.
"You have the strangest taste. I can't imagine someone watching this ten years from now and going 'What the hell were you thinking, Verona?!?!' but to each his own I guess." The Sphere-girl chuckled.
"Look when you become a hot Maester, we'll talk. You have no taste." Verona took the sphere.
Yuna looked very puzzled. "Stop it for a sec, ok?"
Shinra stopped it. "Hey, did she say what I think she said?" Rikku shrieked.
"Hmm.... That looks like..." Yuna began. But Shinra had accidentally started rolling it again.
(It focuses in on Grand Maester Mika walking down steps.)
"C'mon Mika, you old fart, keep moving! I wanna see who I came to see! " Verona whispered into the sphere.
"THAT'S LUCA PORT!!!!! HEY! Oh my, this was, this was 2 years ago exactly! We were there!" Yuna exclaimed. Rikku and Paine looked kind of puzzled.
(Lord Seymour walks down after Mika)
"I think I'm gonna faint. Misu! Catch me if I fall... siiigh I wish I could just go up to him and talk to him or--," Verona began.
(Screen goes fuzzy)
Yuna and Rikku looked like the most horrified people on the face of Spira.
Shinra paused it.
"EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! UGHHHHHHH!!!! TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!!! TUUUUUURNNNNNN ITTTTTTT OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!! I THINK I'M GONNA FAINT!" Rikku SCREAMED.
A million flashbacks went through Yuna's head. And as she stood there, with a blank gaze on her face, her mind raced. All those things she had experienced with Seymour Guado, she didn't want. But never did she dream that someone out there actually was infatuated with him. And she felt selfish. A person so lonely, so sad, who was only useful to humanity for one thing, was in love with the same psychotic man that Yuna had wed.
She felt horrible. Verona never got anything out of resurrecting people, did she? Only sorrow and a longing for human companionship. And even though Yuna knew that Verona wanted them to leave, she still let them be there, for the sake of company.
Yuna suddenly had a grand idea. She would have Verona resurrect Lord Seymour! Yes then she could finally be happy. And that would make Yuna happy too. After all Verona was willing to help Yuna, why shouldn't she do the same?
"Yuna. Yuna! Yuna, are you okay?" Paine asked, slightly shaking her.
"Yes I'm fine. Let's watch the rest. Then.... I want to go back to Kilika; can you guys take care of Besaid? It's something I have to do. I'm sure Wakka and Lulu will understand. Please?" Yuna pleaded.
"... Yeah I guess. Rikku and I can take care of a few fiends." Paine shrugged.
"Yeah!" Rikku added.
"Thanks." Yuna thanked.
Shinra resumed playing the sphere.
(camera focuses on Anima, in the Blitzball stadium, killing the fiends)
"Ooo! Isn't Lord Seymour the BEST, Misu? He's so strong and smart and powerful and beautiful and sexy and handsome, and... SEXY!" Verona exclaimed. This Misu girl was the one holding the Sphere.
"You know we got some guts hanging around taping this while people and fiends run around like maniacs... I STILL can't believe that you dragged me here, V. I can't believe that I'm CALM!" Misu complained.
"Well, you know that as long as I'm right next to you, a fiend won't come within 5 feet of us. They turn gentle around me. And plus, we have Lord Seymour with his amazing Aeon, protecting us. Ahhh. Lord Seymour. Someday I'll be able to hold his hand and fall asleep next to him..." Verona sighed.
"Heh! Not in this lifetime. Perhaps when he's dead you can resurrect him! Then you JUST might have a snowball's chance." Misu retorted.
"She's mean!" Rikku exclaimed.
Shinra paused it.
"But she's right. Yuna, what would you do if she resurrected him right now, and got with him?" Paine asked.
"I would throw her a big party on the deck! I don't think he'd be evil anymore. And if he were, Verona would turn him good! She's a good person!" Yuna proclaimed.
"Yeah! A party! And they could get married and you could sing for them Yunie! And they could live happily ever after! And Have little Seymour's and Verona's!" Rikku agreed.
"I don't think we want that." Paine brought up.
"Don't be silly. I bet they could live happily together." Yuna disagreed.
"Well, whatever. All of Spira would flip out and try to kill them both. Then Verona would resurrect an army, and Sin, and all of the Aeons, and Seymour would help her. But when you bring devastation upon Spira, they'll either kill you or have you fight Verona and her forces, yourself. And all that because you wanted to make someone happy. Whatever. I'm just saying that you don't have all your guardians anymore. And us three aren't going to defeat an Unholy army of the dead, Sin, all the Aeons, Verona and Seymour, and if we do, Verona will resurrect them. And that is why people come to her house to destroy her. But everyone sees how sad she is and leaves her alone." Paine explained.
"So then you believe that she is cold-heartedly evil?" Yuna inquired.
"Yeah, maybe. Think about the fiends, they start out by envying the living, then hating them, then they live to harm us. All that time alone, and the sadness in her voice is probably hated deep down." Paine crossed her arms.
"I still think she deserves a chance." Yuna insisted.
Paine shrugged. "Fine. That's probably how she feels about Seymour. That he deserves a second chance. But still... Yuna, are you really going to be able to look the same man in the eye that you killed, and married? If I was you, I couldn't be in the same room."
"Paine... you're right. You're right. You're absolutely right. Seymour deserves a second chance. Besides, if she resurrects him, do you really think he'll still be bent on destruction? I don't... I..."
"Yunie, what makes you so sure, that they'll fall in love. It seems like a one in a million chance... but I guess if she resurrects him, he'll be like, 'whoa, why am I alive???' and she'll be like 'I resurrected you. Your alive now, I so believed you deserved life again!' and then she'll hug him and he'll be like 'Thank you' and hug her back and then they'll fall asleep in each others arms... Besides, it's not like Verona's unattractive, she was real pretty." Rikku explained.
"I suppose your right, so we don't need to worry. Let's just see how things turn out." Said Yuna.
Shinra resumed play.
"Heeeeey! Verona! You know who's getting married right?" Misu taunted from behind the sphere.
"Who?" Verona asked.
(She sounded half-methodical. But in an optimistic way.)
"Braska's little girl, and Maester Seymour. HA, HAAA! I told you so!!!! See, it's ok, though, you gotta start living in the real world." Misu insisted.
(A strange look in Verona's eyes suddenly washed over her, like her glare could break glass.)
"You're right, Misu. What was I thinking?" Verona bitterly sighed.
"Sorry. Hey, someone is out there for you, you just gotta look for him, instead of cooping yourself in these 4 walls." Misu suggested.
"No. The people of Spira would never understand me. Or they'd use me, like a weapon. Some will come to destroy me, thinking I was as bad as Sin, and others will request my services. I just want to live out my days. Now that the man I even cared a little for is taken, I have no interest in love. I just want to live and die, and that's it. That's all we're good for anyway, right?" Verona turned her gaze to the window.
(screen goes fuzzy)
...
(shows someone bleeding and crying)
END OF CHAPTER ONE
Cool. So what'd you think sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger. I think it adds more suspense. Drop me a review if you want me to continue. Bad or good, one review and I'll write the next chapter. And if no one does, well then I'll give up I guess. But I will respond to all of my reviews. Thanks.
Prologue
She had finally gotten her innocent little paws on his ashes, the remains of his body, and the key ingredient in her resurrection. Her heart pumped with adrenaline. After all she was the one who was chosen and 'gifted' with an unworldly power. Deep down she knew it. She knew that no human should posses such a remarkable ungodly ability, nor should anyone bear such a two- sided curse.
She stared at her reflection in the water that had been blessed by the moon and kissed by the sun. She now felt what it was like for the people who went through the same thing. The unsure ness, the last-second thoughts, the adrenaline rush, the fear. Was she REALLY ready to share her soul with a man she didn't even know? All she knew was that he was just like her. Tormented to the point of insanity. A sense of not belonging, a feeling of despair and dementia, with no more visible light in the mind eye's spectrum.
But for some reason she thought that she could love this man and together they could have their revenge... Together they could resurrect Sin. She could do it herself, but she needed someone by her side. Someone who deserved a second chance, someone who she admired, someone who would have died to know that Sin's spiral would continue on forevermore.... She wanted him to see it. To see the destruction of Spira, and to be his servant. That is all she wanted.
Besaid Isle
Yuna had just returned to Besaid to find a sphere and meet with some old friends. But she would discover another journey that could possibly give her everything she yearned for. Everything her tears at night stood for. Every waking moment of the past 2 years, she had spent to know the truth. A sphere-hunter's journey would take a detour that day....
"It kicked," announced Lulu, the beautifully mysterious black mage.
"I wanna feel!" Exclaimed Rikku.
Lulu invited Yuna to spend the night and she decided to do just that. But Lulu couldn't sleep. She had something on her mind. She had awakened Yuna gently and walked her outside. "I don't know if this is true or not, but... There is a woman who supposedly lives in a vacant part of Kilika. She... She is gifted with an ability, to resurrect the dead. She has a keen sense to the farplane, and is strongly attached to it. She is not an unsent, but rumor has it that her mother was a human and her father was unsent. How that works I do not know. However, she can help you find him. If he is truly gone to the farplane, she will know. If he is still in Spira she will know. She knows many things. You should go see her tomorrow. It'll be worth your while."
That entire night, Yuna tossed in her sleep. She wondered why and how someone could resurrect the dead. It was dangerous. She could resurrect Sin... Anyone.... But she also wondered if there was a catch, but if there weren't, so many people would swamp her in request to bring people back. She guessed if this woman were that wise she would only do so on a certain occasion.
So many thoughts floated in Yuna's mind that night; morning broke before she knew it. She decided to pay this woman a visit. It couldn't hurt, even though curiosity killed the cat.
After boarding the airship, the Celsius, and explaining her story to the crew, she sat down and pondered the physics of this woman's 'gift'. It seemed unreal and too good to be true. But it wouldn't hurt to look.
They arrived and she, Paine, and Rikku, went around town asking if they knew someone who lived in the Kilika wilderness. No one knew of whom Yuna spoke. But however, one villager seemed to recall a small hut deep in the forest. He gave them directions.
Finally after searching deep in the woods, they came upon a Kilika hut.
"Yuuuuniiiie, this place is giving me the creeps!" Rikku proclaimed.
"Do you think someone can actually bring the dead to life?" Paine, asked, changing the subject.
"I don't know. A part of me hopes so and a part of me doesn't. I guess we'll find out." The Ex-summoner explained. She walked up to the door and knocked on it. There seemed to be no answer.
Rikku knocked.... Nothing.
Paine knocked, and the door creaked open.
"Come in, I suppose. You already have your foot half way in the door. There's no turning back now." A methodically feminine voice sighed. "Ah. Lady Yuna. Guardian Rikku. And... I'm sorry I don't know your name..." The woman said.
"Paine." Paine snapped.
"I see. So, Lady Yuna, have you come to kill me? Many do. Many come to ask for my services. But I don't think you came just to visit a lonely person. No one ever does. People only think of themselves, and the common good for others..." The woman's voice seemed so restless, so sad....
"Uh...." Yuna wasn't sure what to say. Yes she had come for the woman's services, but realizing that that's all she was to the human race was quite sad. So instead, Yuna had bended the truth a bit.
"No, no. We, came to talk to you... and well," Yuna began.
"You wanted to see if I really could bring people to life? So in other words you want me to bring someone back, am I wrong? It's ok. I've long faced my fate. It's my role. It's my purpose. And there is no point in lying to me. While you're here, I might as well enjoy your company." The woman's voice sounded so depressing, and she used the same tone, as if she really were an unsent. She reminded Yuna of Auron.
The woman had stepped from the shadowy reaches of her room and the girls were shocked. Even Paine looked startled. They expected to see a middle- aged woman. For her voice was too melodic and pretty to be that of an old woman. Nevertheless, they hadn't expected a girl not much older than they.
But in fact the woman was young. Her face was smooth, and pale. Her eyes filled with experiences.
Her hair was blood red and it was all pulled, and rested on her right shoulder. She wore an off-white dress that rippled to the floor. Her left arm was concealed in a long sleeve that passed an inch below her knee. Her right arm did not have a sleeve. The dress cut off there. Adorning her neck was something every Gullwing set out for; a sphere. It was blue, and it was held onto her neck by a simple black choker...
As Yuna and Rikku stared in surprise, Paine decided to straighten things out.
"Hey. How old are you?" Paine asked.
The woman smiled. "It really doesn't matter, but if you must know.... I'm twenty-three... I believe... Yes, the dates match...." The woman gazed at them, however it was as if her mind wasn't really there.
"Someone who got old before their time..." Paine shrugged as if it was no biggie.
Inside, Yuna sensed something. She sensed that this wasn't how this woman usually acted. It was a feeling like, the woman wanted them to leave, or she was semi-ignoring their presence. It was an almost subtle hatred.... But Yuna shook it off. She was imagining things.
They all sat down, around a small coffee table.
"By the way, we didn't catch your name..." Yuna had pointed out.
"Oh sorry, Verona, yes it was Verona..." Verona said lost-looking, as if she hadn't heard her name spoken for years.
Paine looked bored, Rikku looked excited as always, and Yuna had a bit of confusion going on in her eyes.
Verona smiled. "Hm. Now who is it you need to come back?"
"His name is..." Yuna paused.
"He's your lover isn't he?" Verona's smile faded and a thin line became her mouth. A dull frown...
Rikku and Paine looked at Yuna, awaiting her reply.
"Y-yes, I guess... he is...." Yuna blushed.
"I.... Envy you. I once liked someone.... I guess.... Its pathetic to say that.... Nothing more than a silly crush on a celebrity... I'm sorry." Verona started to look like she was coming back to Spira.
And then that's when they realized that she was wearing a sphere. Rikku was fidgeting in her seat out of excitement. It intrigued all of them so. To think, the memories and documentations of a Resurrector, they must be amazing. That was spontaneously their interest for the moment.
Yuna snapped out of it. "Sorry for what? You said, 'I'm sorry'" Yuna stated.
"Oh. I'm sorry for wasting your time with my silly little world." Verona's eyes burned with subtle ambition.
"It's ok—," Yuna began.
Paine cut her off. "By the way, we're sphere hunters, we don't have all day." Paine started.
"I understand. I apologize for wasting valuable time. You're right. Time doesn't last forever. But Yuna let me ask you this. If... I were to resurrect Sin, would you spare my life, if I resurrected your lover?" Verona asked. She was really smiling. And seeing the startled expression on Yuna's face made her burst into laughter.
"I am only kidding. Now, you want me to see if he is in the farplane, no? And if he is, you want me to bring him to life, right?" questioned Verona.
"Uh, yes." Yuna replied.
"Alright. Sit right here, next to me and place your hands in mine. We'll go to the farplane, we'll see if he's there. Don't worry. Our bodies will remain here. This step is totally harmless." Verona explained.
Yuna closed her eyes and sighed. No sooner did she walk over to the Resurrector, did Buddy ring in.
"Hey, you guys, we're having a real big problem in the Besaid temple. It seems fiends are pouring out of it left and right. I think you should go and help Wakka and the other villagers. Sorry I had to cut it short. Hey, bring the woman along with you." Buddy suggested.
Yuna stared at Verona. "Would you.... Like to come along on our airship?" Yuna offered. Everyone always jumps on the opportunity.
"Perhaps another time. I may not look it, but I am sort of preoccupied with something. Oh thanks for coming... I assume you'll be back?" Verona said.
"Yes. Of course." Yuna nodded.
"Yeah!" Rikku exclaimed, throwing a hand up into the air.
Verona smiled and chuckled softly. "Alright. Hey, you said you're sphere hunter's right? Well I don't want you to sell it, but I want you to have it. I've recorded enough. Take it. At least someone will find it useful, all it is, is a necklace to me. A gift for you." Verona snapped off the choker. And handed it to Rikku.
Rikku thanked her and was ecstatic. (box pops up You scored the key item Verona's Sphere! cracks up) She couldn't wait to watch it.
Y, R, and P, boarded the Celsius, and Rikku held the oceanic sphere in her hands. "Ooooooo boy! I wonder what's on it!"
"I bet it's interesting!" Yuna complied.
"Where did you get that?" Brother asked, waving his hands and arms about.
"From Verona!" Rikku exclaimed.
Shinra examined it. "It seems to be in pretty good shape. Let's play it."
"I wonder if it'll let us know who she had a crush on." Paine retorted, with her arms folded.
"Ooooooo! Yeah!" Rikku's hands patted the air in suspense.
"Yeah. You're right. I'd like to know too," said Yuna.
"Well we aren't going to know sitting around and talking about it. Let's watch." Shinra insisted. The girl trio gathered around the screen.
"Omigod! Omigod! I can't believe it!" A red-head screamed at the person holding the sphere.
"That's Verona." Paine pointed out.
"Yeah, and look how happy and excited she sounds." said Rikku.
"Calm down will you?! People are going to think we're crazy. No. I already think you're crazy. You're acting like you're about to see a boy band in person. Chill out. Man this is so stupid. I can't believe you actually talked me into going here." Some girl holding the sphere sighed.
"Hey, they have Blitzball here, right? Besides, I paid for a ticket so you could go see the game. And..... OOOOOOOOO Do you think I can talk to him or something????" Verona shouted star-struck.
"I dunno. If I was him I wouldn't talk to you." The girl laughed.
"Oh shut up you big meanie! You are going to ruin my day yet, I swear to Yevon." Verona tried to look over the crowd.
"You have the strangest taste. I can't imagine someone watching this ten years from now and going 'What the hell were you thinking, Verona?!?!' but to each his own I guess." The Sphere-girl chuckled.
"Look when you become a hot Maester, we'll talk. You have no taste." Verona took the sphere.
Yuna looked very puzzled. "Stop it for a sec, ok?"
Shinra stopped it. "Hey, did she say what I think she said?" Rikku shrieked.
"Hmm.... That looks like..." Yuna began. But Shinra had accidentally started rolling it again.
(It focuses in on Grand Maester Mika walking down steps.)
"C'mon Mika, you old fart, keep moving! I wanna see who I came to see! " Verona whispered into the sphere.
"THAT'S LUCA PORT!!!!! HEY! Oh my, this was, this was 2 years ago exactly! We were there!" Yuna exclaimed. Rikku and Paine looked kind of puzzled.
(Lord Seymour walks down after Mika)
"I think I'm gonna faint. Misu! Catch me if I fall... siiigh I wish I could just go up to him and talk to him or--," Verona began.
(Screen goes fuzzy)
Yuna and Rikku looked like the most horrified people on the face of Spira.
Shinra paused it.
"EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! UGHHHHHHH!!!! TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!!! TUUUUUURNNNNNN ITTTTTTT OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!! I THINK I'M GONNA FAINT!" Rikku SCREAMED.
A million flashbacks went through Yuna's head. And as she stood there, with a blank gaze on her face, her mind raced. All those things she had experienced with Seymour Guado, she didn't want. But never did she dream that someone out there actually was infatuated with him. And she felt selfish. A person so lonely, so sad, who was only useful to humanity for one thing, was in love with the same psychotic man that Yuna had wed.
She felt horrible. Verona never got anything out of resurrecting people, did she? Only sorrow and a longing for human companionship. And even though Yuna knew that Verona wanted them to leave, she still let them be there, for the sake of company.
Yuna suddenly had a grand idea. She would have Verona resurrect Lord Seymour! Yes then she could finally be happy. And that would make Yuna happy too. After all Verona was willing to help Yuna, why shouldn't she do the same?
"Yuna. Yuna! Yuna, are you okay?" Paine asked, slightly shaking her.
"Yes I'm fine. Let's watch the rest. Then.... I want to go back to Kilika; can you guys take care of Besaid? It's something I have to do. I'm sure Wakka and Lulu will understand. Please?" Yuna pleaded.
"... Yeah I guess. Rikku and I can take care of a few fiends." Paine shrugged.
"Yeah!" Rikku added.
"Thanks." Yuna thanked.
Shinra resumed playing the sphere.
(camera focuses on Anima, in the Blitzball stadium, killing the fiends)
"Ooo! Isn't Lord Seymour the BEST, Misu? He's so strong and smart and powerful and beautiful and sexy and handsome, and... SEXY!" Verona exclaimed. This Misu girl was the one holding the Sphere.
"You know we got some guts hanging around taping this while people and fiends run around like maniacs... I STILL can't believe that you dragged me here, V. I can't believe that I'm CALM!" Misu complained.
"Well, you know that as long as I'm right next to you, a fiend won't come within 5 feet of us. They turn gentle around me. And plus, we have Lord Seymour with his amazing Aeon, protecting us. Ahhh. Lord Seymour. Someday I'll be able to hold his hand and fall asleep next to him..." Verona sighed.
"Heh! Not in this lifetime. Perhaps when he's dead you can resurrect him! Then you JUST might have a snowball's chance." Misu retorted.
"She's mean!" Rikku exclaimed.
Shinra paused it.
"But she's right. Yuna, what would you do if she resurrected him right now, and got with him?" Paine asked.
"I would throw her a big party on the deck! I don't think he'd be evil anymore. And if he were, Verona would turn him good! She's a good person!" Yuna proclaimed.
"Yeah! A party! And they could get married and you could sing for them Yunie! And they could live happily ever after! And Have little Seymour's and Verona's!" Rikku agreed.
"I don't think we want that." Paine brought up.
"Don't be silly. I bet they could live happily together." Yuna disagreed.
"Well, whatever. All of Spira would flip out and try to kill them both. Then Verona would resurrect an army, and Sin, and all of the Aeons, and Seymour would help her. But when you bring devastation upon Spira, they'll either kill you or have you fight Verona and her forces, yourself. And all that because you wanted to make someone happy. Whatever. I'm just saying that you don't have all your guardians anymore. And us three aren't going to defeat an Unholy army of the dead, Sin, all the Aeons, Verona and Seymour, and if we do, Verona will resurrect them. And that is why people come to her house to destroy her. But everyone sees how sad she is and leaves her alone." Paine explained.
"So then you believe that she is cold-heartedly evil?" Yuna inquired.
"Yeah, maybe. Think about the fiends, they start out by envying the living, then hating them, then they live to harm us. All that time alone, and the sadness in her voice is probably hated deep down." Paine crossed her arms.
"I still think she deserves a chance." Yuna insisted.
Paine shrugged. "Fine. That's probably how she feels about Seymour. That he deserves a second chance. But still... Yuna, are you really going to be able to look the same man in the eye that you killed, and married? If I was you, I couldn't be in the same room."
"Paine... you're right. You're right. You're absolutely right. Seymour deserves a second chance. Besides, if she resurrects him, do you really think he'll still be bent on destruction? I don't... I..."
"Yunie, what makes you so sure, that they'll fall in love. It seems like a one in a million chance... but I guess if she resurrects him, he'll be like, 'whoa, why am I alive???' and she'll be like 'I resurrected you. Your alive now, I so believed you deserved life again!' and then she'll hug him and he'll be like 'Thank you' and hug her back and then they'll fall asleep in each others arms... Besides, it's not like Verona's unattractive, she was real pretty." Rikku explained.
"I suppose your right, so we don't need to worry. Let's just see how things turn out." Said Yuna.
Shinra resumed play.
"Heeeeey! Verona! You know who's getting married right?" Misu taunted from behind the sphere.
"Who?" Verona asked.
(She sounded half-methodical. But in an optimistic way.)
"Braska's little girl, and Maester Seymour. HA, HAAA! I told you so!!!! See, it's ok, though, you gotta start living in the real world." Misu insisted.
(A strange look in Verona's eyes suddenly washed over her, like her glare could break glass.)
"You're right, Misu. What was I thinking?" Verona bitterly sighed.
"Sorry. Hey, someone is out there for you, you just gotta look for him, instead of cooping yourself in these 4 walls." Misu suggested.
"No. The people of Spira would never understand me. Or they'd use me, like a weapon. Some will come to destroy me, thinking I was as bad as Sin, and others will request my services. I just want to live out my days. Now that the man I even cared a little for is taken, I have no interest in love. I just want to live and die, and that's it. That's all we're good for anyway, right?" Verona turned her gaze to the window.
(screen goes fuzzy)
...
(shows someone bleeding and crying)
END OF CHAPTER ONE
Cool. So what'd you think sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger. I think it adds more suspense. Drop me a review if you want me to continue. Bad or good, one review and I'll write the next chapter. And if no one does, well then I'll give up I guess. But I will respond to all of my reviews. Thanks.