Hello, all you fanfic readers. This is not my first fic, but it is the first one in a long while, so bear with me the first chapter. As we all know, it can be the super kicker in the ass. I hope you readers reveiw, and please tell me whether or not I am sticking to the original game's character. I know Tidus may seem out of whack, but he is . . . yeah. He's okay . . . The rest . . . that's what I mean.

Oh stop listening to my griping and just read. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 1: Your Star

We're wondering now.

All in parts and pieces, swim lonely, find your way out.

--Amy Lee

She could feel it. She could feel the winds of change. The consistent ocean would not protect her anymore. The memories of ages past pushed against the shore like a rough hand waking someone from a deep slumber.

Yume was momentarily lost in the moment. Her spiky blond hair was not undaunted by the water washing over her slender, yet strong form. She heard a yell in the distance and looked up to the blitz ball that was coming towards her head. Within a minute, she was in the air, the Jecht Shot perfected with hours of training. Wakka gave a whistle from the shoreline and Vadina gave a whoop.

The team sang her feat over and over until the team captain, Tidus yelled for them to be silent. Yume's eyes fell to the water. Her father had been in a foul mood for so long. Tidus called her name in a solemn tone. Yume trod out of the water as the storm clouds began to move in.

Yume let her head hang low as she followed her father silently. She knew the reason. Mother's illness. When Tidus opened the curtain to the tent and the clouds and thunder came in as well as Yume.

Yuna lay on the bed. Yume tried to ignore the kiss that Tidus and Yuna shared. She hated seeing her mother in such a horrible state. She was the bringer of the Eternal Calm, and here she was dying of some unknown disease.

Tidus and Yuna had been married within the week of his return to Besaid. Within the next year they had had brought Yume into the world. Yume now stood before the two with love overflowing in her eyes in the form of silver tears. That was a starnge characteristic that Yume had--silver tears. Her eyes came from somewhere else as well. One was purple and the other was ochre. Her features were mixed from the best of her father and her mother. There was only one problem, her hair's spiky nature. Her mother always laughed at the numerous cowlicks that Yume woke up with.

But that was when she was well. Now Yuna could only manage small chuckles. Yuna had become sick over ten years ago, when Yume was only eight. It was like something was eating away at Yuna, just taking her life away. What was worse was that every time Yume came near Yuna, the mother had an attack.

So Yume stayed her distance. And smiled to her mother lovingly. All of her love went into the smile and Yuna returned it.

"I hear that you are going to be the highlight of the team!" Yuna whispered.

"Thank you momma, I love you. I hope you're well by the time we get back!" Yume said. She could feel the tears pricking her eyes. Tidus merely nodded.

"Songstresses are going to open the games," Tidus whispered. Yuna grinned. Up until Yume was eight, Yuna had opened the games with a few of her songs. Up until she was sick.

"Yume," Yuna began, Yume walked closer and Yuna began to cough. Yume stepped back and the pain seemed to ease. "Take my dress grid. You should open up the games too. I can see your performance from Shinra's comm-sphere! It will be so exciting!"

Yume thanked her mother and took the dress grid. Tidus let Yume leave for the boat. He clasped Yuna's hand in his.

"I love you, Yuna," Tidus began. Yuna smiled as a tear ran down her soft cheek.

"I have two years left to live. Two," said the Summoner.

Tidus nodded. Something within him knew that. The hole in his heart started to beat.

"I don't want you to leave," Tidus began. Yuna shook her head.

"I know. But If I do not go, then you will fade. Do you know what would happen if you faded? I would die of a broken heart. And I don't know what would happen to our wonderful daughter."

Tidus held Yuna's face.

"We can solve this. We will solve this."

With that Tidus bade farewell and stormed out of the tent.

The boat rocked in the ocean as the storm came along. The rain was a nice reprieve from the rampant sun. Yume and Vadina sat together in the rain.

"What do you think is going to happen?" Vadina asked, his dark eyes looking at the waters. His reddish black hair was unruly in the wind, but his features were a beautiful mix of his father's and his mother's. Vadina was quite the heartbreaker in Besaid. Both Blitzball players were sitting at the edge of the ship's railing.

"Momma is going to die. I can feel it. I think . . . I think it's my fault."

Vadina gave a yell and turned to her.

"That's insane! It is a sickness that is attacking her, not you!"

Yume shushed him. "I don't wanna talk about it anymore. I have to prepare to sing for the competitions."

Yume began to blush. Vadina lost his initial anger. Then he broke out into a laugh.

"You're kidding? You? Singing? You screamed like a mad woman when my mother tried to put you in a dress!" Vadina laughed.

Yume scrunched her nose up.

"So?"

Wakka came up behind the two and gave them both a push. At first, the two almost fell off into the ocean, but the railing saved them. Wakka laughed hysterically.

"Oh, man, that was great!" Wakka said. Vadina gave a yell.

"What the hell? You should have stayed home with Mom! I can't believe an old geezer like you is going to play!" Vadina yelled out of frustration.

Wakka gave a triumphant laugh. "You think you could beat me at a game of blitz ball? Ha! You have never seen me play, boy!"

Vadina growled and took a ball from the sling on his back.

"Want to test it?" Vadina asked. Wakka shook his head, very anticlimactically.

"You'll use your mother's black magic. And besides, I didn't come out here to mess with you, I came to see Yume."

The girl looked to Wakka with a raised eyebrow.

"Really? What for?" She asked.

"C'mon. Your father wants to speak with you--"

Just then the boat jerked to one side. Yume, who was still sitting on the edge was thrown overboard. Water rushed through her and into her ears like a cold embrace. She heard an unworldly yell through the water and opened her eyes. She could see a monstrous grey beast from her new view under the boat.

She had heard the stories. She had heard them, but wondered what he looked like. And here he was.

Sin.

What was he doing here? Yume realized there was burning in her lungs, but her body was paralyzed with fear. Silver flowed from her eyes. Then a strong hand drug her up to the deck. The world was back.

Vadina was patting her back.

"What the hell?!" came a yell from Wakka. Yume saw her father break through the cabin. He shot her a glare and he mouthed something odd. Before Yume could ask what he had said, he was off fighting Sin.

The dress spheres. Yume took the odd contraption and felt a sword in her hand. Thank Shinra for the technology. She joined her father. Vadina was already trying to cast horrific spells against the thing.

Cuts in the skin and armor of Sin began to ship away and blood spurted from the monster to the deck, bathing it in blackness. Yume could feel outrage in her body forming and launched into the air and she ran along the top of the beast. The men were gasping at her feats with wonderment, but she did not care.

Something was driving her against this disgusting thing. He was never meant to be. If he was meant to be then that meant her mother would die sooner. And her father would too. There was no way that Yume would ever allow that to happen.

She ran to the eyes and started to slash over and over. The ocean was coming towards her fast, and Yume saw why. Sin was diving.

"No you don't!" Yume yelled and rammed the sword deep into the nose of the beast. The water pressure beat down on her. And then she felt an freezing cold sensation take over her body. Ice.

Ice could stop the bastard in water! Yume nearly laughed out loud as the Sin-popsicle started to rise. The ice crystals were forming all over, but Yume did not know where it was coming from. The she looked towards the boat, which was very far away. She could see Vadina, barely that is, and he was casting spells.

The ice started to move in on her as well. Yume did not know what to do, so she grabbed her sword and dove into the ocean. She could see the frozen myth and all its glory from under water. Vadina was an extremely talented mage to have accomplished this.

Yume made it to the boat, quite out of breath. The sailors cheered her and Vadina on, but there was a certain air of solemnity following afterwards. Though Luca was soon in the distance, the appearance of Sin was astonishing.

Yume eventually went down to see her father, Tidus before the boat docked. He was sitting with a sphere in his hands, tears glistening. Uh oh, father was near tears. Yume braced herself.

"Yume, Sin is not supposed to exist any longer," Tidus began. Yume nodded. Tidus felt rage burning within him. He was still in shock. Why was this happening? Had someone revived Sin, and if so, how?

"I know. Momma brought about the Eternal Calm by killing Yunalesca with you by her side. Then you disappeared for two years. And you came back. And everything was fine, right?" Yume began. Tidus looked to his daughter. She did not know. She knew nothing about the dream. She knew nothing about the dream of the Fayth. He didn't want to tell her. Who would want to? Tidus was about to say something, but there was shouting on the decks above.

"I guess Vadina and his father have finally destroyed the Sin Popsicle, don't you think? I guess the newer generation of heroes is slightly stronger than their aging predecessors!" Yume exclaimed, trying to change the subject. Tidus just nodded. That was all he could do at this point. His spirit was broken. But it was living in his daughter. He watched the vibrant young woman walk on deck. She was congratulating her friend. Wakka came below to sit with Tidus for a while.

Wakka held a blue blitz ball in his hands, pressing on it, watching his fingers turn from tan to white.

"When we get back, cuz, the Gullwings will meet us on the beach at midnight with a new store of old spheres," Wakka said.

"I hate to see her get dragged into this. I hate to see Yuna in this pain! I have been trying for so long. Should I stop searching?" Tidus asked. Wakka gave a weak laugh.

"You know, its not over till Yuna gives her last breath, and even then, death is negotiable. A tip from Lu," Wakka said. Tidus smiled.

"Well, lets forget about Sin and our problems right now. We have to cream the Luca Goers!" Tidus stood, his cheer fake, but some light was better than none.

The light and water was forming around the stage of light. Yume stood in the center of it all, the Songstress outfit revealing and awkward on her. Others had complimented her on the change, yet she felt completely naked without her game gear. She stood in the center with a microphone in her hand. She could feel the energy of the entire stadium.

None of them knew the rising danger. None of them knew about Sin. So she would have to give them the spirit to fight. The spirit of Blitzball. She would perform her mother's duties.

Lights came. The song flowed in her head like a lost melody. There was piano.

There was the birth of stars.

There was the wind that carried the black ribbons off of the blue dress.

"I can't see your star," and other vocals moved in, whispers of hidden messages slipping in through Yume's thoughts. The beginning was ever so soft, ever so calm, but the notes built. The lyrics became darker.

The bass came in.

The guitar came in again and beat Yume's heart. And the verse belted out with such energy, light washed over the audience.

It was like battle. The entire song proceeded like a battle in the rain.

"Its growing colder, without your love! Why can't you feel me calling your name? Can't break the silence! Its breaking me . . ."

The blitz ball came and Tidus could still hear his daughter's song, though she was by his side, fending off the Goers better than he ever did. Her technique and skill was wonderful even as he saw her go for a deadly shot. They were cornered by a few Goers, but Yume was not put out in any way by this. She merely looked to her father. He smiled. Within an instant, Tidus launched the ball directly upwards. Yume used his shoulders to launch herself up, forcing her father down with Vadina and the others. They began to follow the shadow of the flying girl.

Yume could see everyone in the stark light. The blue world was gone only momentarily. Her foot connected solidly with the ball, sending it through the net of the Goers, adding another point to their score and putting the Goers completely out of the tournament. As Yume fell back into the water, she could feel the victory wash over her. But the water jerked.

Tidus was apprehensive when the team was taken out of the arena. Yume did not understand why. He was experiencing flash backs of some kind, even during the Champion's celebratory meal.

By the time Yume and her father returned to Besaid, he was a complete nervous wreck. He had jumped at every bump on the ride. Vadina, Yume, and the rest of the team were talking excitedly of the highlights of the game, with Tidus leading the way, Wakka supporting him.

The home beach was almost a welcome sight. Yume could not believe her eyes when she saw the Celsius sitting in the little beach.

There she saw Rikku and Paine together. Gippal was sitting on a crate nearby and Brother was whispering curses in Al Bhed with Yume's name dripping from the ends.

Tidus stopped dead in his tracks when he saw them all. Rikku gave him a sympathetic look. It was the middle of the day, not midnight like Tidus and the Gullwings had agreed. There was something terribly wrong.

"Tidus, I think you should see this before Yume walks another step," Rikku said. Paine gave Tidus a hard look. For some reason, Tidus thought of Auron at that moment, but he said nothing about that.

Tidus looked at the apprehensive group behind him. "Everyone but Wakka and Yume go."

Vadina refused to leave Yume's side, so Tidus allowed him to stay. Rikku and Paine gave a sigh. Then Brother came in.

He pointed his fingers and spluttered all over Yume with curses that Yume pretended she didn't understand. Yume returned half of them to him, but Tidus silenced them both.

"Now what is it, Rikku?" Tidus asked. Paine stepped up and grabbed the blue sphere from Rikku's hands. There was a whinny 'Hey' and a grunt from Gippal.

"This sphere is the one that you have been looking for. We found it in the aerial ruins above Mt. Gagazet. It points to seven other ruins just like it--"

"It'll be easier for you to understand if you just read it," Gippal interjected.

Yume had briefly met the friends of the family, yet she had a feeling that she was about to become very acquainted with them.