*final disclaimer: I do not own final fantasy x-2, I just happen to love the story of Lenne and Shuyin so very much; as much as other's I am sure. So, I am writing my own rendition of this love story, so please, support me! J
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A Prologue: Sparing Words…
Sweet Shuyin,
For you, though you may not know, I will hold my head up high and keep walking straight in line. A pilgrimage made, a promise I make, for both you and I. If I lean against the breeze, I will find strength to stand up tall again when I can see you clear as glass and as bright as day. This journey will be long, and I shall trek along these roads to find my way back to you. And when I do, there will be magnificent days; songs, celebrations, friends, and family, but most of all, there will be us.
For you, I am sacrificing all that I am and all that I have to give my life for the people I love, will love, and have loved. I have no children, and I do not think I ever will, but just so long as we can find our way back to one another, I'm sure that time will come. Perhaps not in this rough and demanding life, but surely, along the way guided by the pyre flies. Yes, my night lights that will kindly lead my soul away and let it rest in eternity with you. Yes, of that I am most certain.
For you, on this pilgrimage, I will write you songs so that I may have something to guide your soul to mine. Of this, I am most certain, too. So come to me, my blonde feather-haired angel, come into my arms when you have found your peace. Do not let the anger guide you, let my gentle, calm, and serene voice envelop you.
For you, I will look deep into your thoughts, and heart, and I will find shelter and comfort there. But love, I do beg, do not let the anger take you. Anger turns into ugly things, and I do not want the man I love to become ugly in the end. My angel, you are good and pure and above all, restless. But please, as my guardian, I do beg that anger does not take you. I could not forgive myself if that time were to come sooner than I thought.
And in these final thoughts of mine that I am writing down, I hope you take comfort in the life that I can give; the one that will be rewarded to you when Sin has been dealt his end. For you I promise to provide a future where peace has calmed the land, and yet I fear that my sacrifice will never be as great as yours. For, my dear, you are sacrificing your love, though you are unaware. Times will come hard for you, and that I understand. But when I'm gone, I hope you too can feel the way I do. This was my choice, my priority, my birthright. And I am glad that I could share such a peaceful and quiet love with you.
So when I am gone, my dear, take comfort in the love that I leave behind and bask in its glowing light. Take shelter in its warmth, and your heart will heal, and you will come to love again. For you, my dear, this love of ours can never be more than what it is as I leave it. It cannot go back, and it cannot move forward, it is stuck. And dear, this love will rip you apart until there is nothing left, but when you come to love again; love will also put you back together.
For you, my dear, beloved Shuyin; I leave behind a love that will kill you and heal you. Understand that we will be together again, that we will embrace again, that we will kiss again, and that we will sleep warm in each other's arms again; but not today, and not tomorrow, but somewhere in time when the love you lost has healed you once again.
Lenne