A/N: This is the result of an ongoing rp a friend and I are doing. Personally, I thought it would make a great story. I'm changing it a bit so it flows more like a story then a rp. These are compleatly made up characters and the setting is about 15 years after the ending of FFX-2. (The perfect ending if any of you are wondering.) Anyhoo, please R&R.

Distances and Dreams

Chapter 1

The day was a beautifull one on the isle of Besaid. Blue sky was etched against tropical blue ocean waters and deep green trees. Not a cloud was in the sky and there was barely a trace of wind. This also aquainted for it to be rather hot outside. Many flocked to the cool shade of their homes. It was around midday so barely anyone was out and about, save for a few.

A young male sat on the beach, staring into the sea. He looked to be around the age of fifteen. Deep blue eyes focusing on nothing in particular..except maybe the seemingly endless ocean infront of him. The young man rose quickly from his seat on the beach and wiped the sand off his shorts. Straightening, he ran a hand through his short blond hair and he sighed. A trickle of sweat streamed down his face. He pulled a pair of glove out from his pockets and put them on. With a sudden weird motion of his hand, the boy dissapeared.

A girl around the same age as the young man watched him. from afar. Her hair was cut about shoulder length and was the same color as her fathers; highlighted blond. Tropical blue eyes gazed out from a rather softly sculpted face; obviously from her mother. She was rather tall, standing about 5'7". She wore a pair of black shorts and a yellow and white vest adorned her top. A little gasp was let out as the boy dissapeared.

'What the heck?' She thought.

The boy then reappeared in the water. Paddling his gloved hands for a moment, he floated. With a smile, he dove under the surface and didn't reappear.

Walking from her place behind the tree, she found herself at the waters edge. Looking out across the waves, she watched as the boy dove under. Taking a few steps out into the warm water, she decided to follow him. Taking a deep breath, she dove under the water. She opened her eyes and searched for him. Priding herself on her Blitzball skills, she dove deeper still holding her breath with ease. 'Where did he go?'

The boy was right under her. She was oblivious to the fact that she was right on top of him. He did a flip in the water to start swimming back up and was startled at the sight of someone following him. In that instant, he had dissapeared yet again.

Looking down, she saw the breif image of the boy before he dissapeared again. She opened her mouth to shout but all that came out were bubbles. With a irritated look, she swam to the surface and floated there. 'Stupid kid..' She thought angrily as she floated there.

The boy reappeared back on the beach once more. Sand clung to his wet feet as he walked a few feet from the water's edge and sat down. Spotting the girl, he raised a brow and watched her. He had seen her around the village numerous times.

Just as she turned to swim back, she spotted the boy again. Rolling her light blue eyes, she began to swim back slowly. The girl paused as she noticed him staring at her. She shot him a glare and continued to the beach. Upon reaching it, she walked out of the water grudgingly. Finding a sutable spot a few feet up from water level, the girl proceeded to wring out her clothing and hair.

Upon recieving the glare he moved his eyes back out to the sea. He stared out there for a moment contemplating wether or not to walk up to her. 'She seems a little mad at me.. Heck I don't even know her. Oh well.' Finishing his mental argument, he got up and walked over to the girl. "Hi!" he put out his gloved hand, "What's your name?"

She paused and stood there and watching him with a somewhat angry look. Blue eyes flashed dangerously as she looked down at the hand then back up at him. "You expect me to be nice to you after you kept running from me? Heh, yeah." She turned and plopped down crosslegged in the sand with her arms crossed, sand sticking to her still damp clothes.

The blond haired boy was a little taken back by her outburst. Eyebrows furrowed as he looked down at her. "Well, jeez sorry! Hey, what would you do if you think your all alone then all the sudden you turn around and there's a person behind you?"

She looked over her shoulder at him and sighed. "I guess your right." She stood and tried to wipe the sand that stuck to her wet clothes and body. "Damnit." she cursed under her breath. Looking up again, she took his hand and smiled. "Hi."

Her sudden change of heart was rather confusing to him. Shaking her hand lightly, he spoke. "Uh.. Hi again. I'm Juno"

She nodded and let go of his hand. Turning, she looked out to the ocean. "My name's Zari." She said without looking back at him.

Juno turned as well and gazed out at the ocean. He crossed his arms and looked up at the sky for a moment before remembering something. It had been nagging him for the past hour. "Hey, uh, do you know what time it is?" He said. 'Maybe if I find out the time..maybe it'll come back to me.' He thought.

Turning to him again, Zari thought for a moment. "Well when I left my house it was about twelve..why?" She said, raising a brow.

"Ah, shit! I'm late. Parents are gonna kill me gotta go BYE!" Juno turned around and started running home. Grabbing his shoes he turned and put his hands on his hips. With a grin he winked at Zari, and dissapeared again.

Her mouth fell open slightly at his wink and she snorted. "Arogant...arrogant son of a.." Zari growled. She sat down on the sand again and layed back. A content sigh escaped her as Zari closed her eyes and sunbathed. 'Today is a good day..' She thought before she drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Yeah this is the end of the first chapter. I know it's short but that was were we left off the first time. I hope you liked it. Read and review please!