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It had been a month since Sin was defeated, and things were looking like they used to. New things were going on all the time in Spira. The Youth League and New Yevon were just two of those things, both always fighting. Also, the Macalania Woods were slowly disappearing, and no one knows why. Possibly because of the heat these days. Some days, it got so unbearably hot, the Al Bheds had to leave the desert, and on others it got so cold visitors remained far, far away from Mt. Gagazet! So many things were changing, except for the last summoner and her guardians:
Yuna, Lulu, and Rikku spent the day sitting around the beach in the shade. "It's sooooo hot today!" Rikku complained, wiping the sweat off her fore head. "I agree." Lulu fanned herself, her moogle rested on her shoulder to get a cool breeze. "Why don't we go swimming?" Rikku suggested. "Because blitz ball practice starts in a minute and by the time we're ready the practice will have been started." Yuna informed her cousin. "Aw poopie!" Rikku crossed her arms. "Here they come now." Yuna informed her friends as each member of the Besaid Aurochs marched to the beach, each with a ball and in swim trunks. "Hey, you three alright?" Wakka stopped to have a quick chat. "No. It's too hot. How do you play in this weather?" Rikku moaned. "Easy, ya? We spend it in the water." "Go finish practice." Lulu ordered, not wanting to talk about the heat any longer. "Okay. Bye." Wakka ran to his team. "Hustle!" "Milgo Kimarhi'c uh Gagazet eh dra rayd." Rikku grumbled under her breath.
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"Nice work boys! Practice is tomorrow same time, ya?" Wakka finished an hour and a half later. Rikku, Lulu and Yuna waited for Wakka to tell them it was alright to go swimming, all dressed in a bathing suit and Lulu's moogle played in the sand. "Practice is done." Wakka strolled over to his friends. Rikku and Yuna grinned with glee. "Last one to the water is a rotten chocobo egg!" Rikku shouted. "Lulu, you in?" Wakka asked. "No." Lulu shook her head. "Fine, would you mind?" the three ready to race got in a straight line while Lulu stood beside them. "Ready, set... go." Everyone shot like a bullet. In the lead was Wakka, then Rikku, Yuna and Rikku again! Lulu couldn't help but keep her eyes on Wakka. "Stop it! He's Chappu's brother!!" Lulu mentally shook her head free. Yuna sprinted as fast as she could with Wakka catching up. "I'll be first, ya? I'll impress Lu - what? What am I thinking, ya?" Wakka got lost in thought. In the end, Rikku won with Yuna and Wakka tied for second. "I won! Yay!" Rikku jumped around. "Good job." Lulu stood next to the panting runner ups. "You too." "Thanks." was all they could manage.
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"Aw c'mon Lu! Why not?! It's safe, ya?" Wakka stood with Lulu waist deep in the water while Rikku and Yuna swam, pretending not to notice. "I don't want to go any father." Lulu replied in her usual, composed tone. "What's wrong, ya?" Wakka came closer, making Lulu take a step back. "I just don't want to go that far." Lulu took another attempt to convince Wakka nothing was wrong. Wakka sighed. If he continued, he may upset Lulu. But he may possibly get her to go further with him.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Rikku asked Yuna, both just swimming in position. "I don't know... But I think it has to do with Lulu's fear of drowning." Yuna suggested.
"Lu, if it's about drowning don't worry. I'm here, ya? So are Rikku and Yuna. You're safe." Wakka manoeuvred himself so he was now standing closer to Lulu. Lulu took a silent deep breath and exhaled. "Alright." and nodded her head. Wakka held his hand out and Lulu hesitated to take it.
"You see that?!?" Rikku almost shouted if not for the fact she'd ruin the moment. "Yeah. We should give them some space." Yuna led Rikku underwater to the shore to give the two some room.
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"See Lu, it's not so bad, ya?" he brought them deeper so the water was just a few more inches higher and helped Lulu to float. "Wakka, please don't let me go." Lulu watched the clouds pass by. "I already did, ya?" "What?!" Lulu lost concentration and thought she'd fall beneath the ocean, and waved her arms around to find a grip, but instead she felt herself being caught by a pair of strong arms and her arm was just barely around Wakka's neck. "I told you Lu, you're not going to drown, ya?" Wakka shook his head. It had just hit them that Lulu was being held bridal style, and so close to Wakka. Remembering Yuna and Rikku were still around, Wakka set Lulu back on the ground and Lulu removed her arm. "Thank you." she looked away to hide the red from her face. "No problem, ya?" Wakka did the same. "Lulu!" Rikku and Yuna rushed over. "Are you 'Kay?" "I'm fine, thank you. I've had enough water for today. I'm going to dry off." Lulu left for her hut.
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At the bon fire that night the four were still a little wet. It was late and half the villagers were in bed already while the others sat and spoke among themselves. "What are we doing tomorrow?" Rikku enquired. "I don't know." Yuna shrugged. Wakka opened his mouth to suggest something but Lulu cut him off, "If tomorrow's going to be anything like today I don't want to play blitzball." her moogle rested in her lap. "Awww. Lulu, where do you get moogles from?" Rikku watched it lie motionless. "I can't remember too well, my mother gave it to me when I was younger." Lulu replied. "I remember that, ya? You were so happy Lu." Wakka could recall that day.
"Look Chappu! Look Wakka! I got a moogle from my mom!" a young girl of six skipped over to her two friends with a moogle jogging beside her. "Cool, ya?" Wakka - a year older - bent over to get a closer look. "Ya." Chappu agreed, doing the same as his older brother. "She said that with more practice I could be a better black mage like her, maybe even better!" "Lu, that'd be so cool ya? You could be all" Chappu made whooshing noises that were supposed to be noises of magic "on the fiends!" Wakka and Lulu starred at Chappu for a moment, then all three burst into laughter.
"Awesome!!" Rikku cheered. "Yeah. Wakka, do you think we should head to Luca tomorrow?" Yuna turned to her friend. "Oh ya! Great." it was clear he had zoned out. "I'm going to bed now." Lulu rose, moogle cradled in her arm. "Me too, ya? I'll see you tomorrow." Wakka got up and waled with Lulu until they reached his hut, and Lulu continued on to hers. "They look so great together." Rikku thought.
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Over in Guadosalam, the Far Plane was having some troubles. Pyrflies were flying every which way, troubled, rather that elegant, calm. "Something's not right." Tidus stated the obvious. "Of course not." Auron scratched his chin. "The barrier between the Far Plane and the world of the living is thinning." A guado approached Auron, Jecht, Braska and Tidus. "Maester Jyscal." Braska greeted. "Hello." he returned the greeting. "I managed to do it once before, do you remember? To help people understand my son was dangerous. You were there." Tidus thought for a moment. "I remember now. Yuna had to send you..." "Yes. It's much like that, except I used a special way to get out, but now, now the wall is thinning, and you need to help bring it back to the way it was. Many brave people have died, but so have many enemies as well. You need to help. I'm afraid I can't hold my son back for much longer." Jeyscal shook his head in disappointment. "We'll help hold him back. Son, you have to go." "Wait! What?! Seymour -" and without any warnings or further instructions, Jecht pushed Tidus off the edge and into the water. "You forgot to mention that will take him to his desired destination..." Braska informed Jecht. "He'll find out soon enough." Jecht nervously rubbed the back of his neck.
"Milgo Kimarhi'c uh Gagazet eh drec rayd." "Lucky Kimarhi's on Gagazet in this heat."
First chapter! Sorry if it's a bit too short. Please review, I'll leave a longer chapter next time!
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