Hearts in Ice

Chapter One: Joining

Summary She is an entity of great power, a 1000 year old tool of bane. He is a hero Blitzball star from a city long gone, but not forgotten. But can Tidus find his home in Shiva's heart, or will the love of a human and Aeon be destroyed by Tidus's friends and the people of Spira?

Note This is my second attempt at Hearts in Ice. All of my stories were deleted by someone and I have to start all over again. But I promise that this time, Hearts and Ice will go with the flow!! And I want to thank Dark-Pyro-Angel 2 for helping me through the trauma of losing my stories and helping me think of Dina's name! Now enjoy!

A young priestess, about 17 years old, knelt before the Fayth of Shiva, cleaning the crystal globe that covered her blue body. The colorful robes of Macalania Temple kept Dina warm from the icy bite of the air around her as she carefully dried the crystal. Dina slid the small bucket of water towards her and picked it up, preparing to leave the Ice Queen's chamber. But before she managed to exit the chamber, a soft voice reached her ears.

"Dina...Turn and face me."

Dina froze, but turned as the voice commanded her. She gasped when she saw the pale blue form of Shiva before her. Her long, thick silver hair hung in thick braids, her lilac eyes shimmered in the dim candle light reflecting of the crystal. The Queen of Ice walked towards the young priestess, who quickly bowed. Shiva chuckled and kneeled down before Dina.

"You have come to my Chamber since you came to help construct the Temple at the tender age of ten. I am honored."

Dina looked up at Shiva, a blush staining her cheeks.

"I always wanted to be a priestess to serve you, Your Majesty. Tales of your beauty and power have traveled all over Spira."

Shiva smiled at Dina and helped her up. She looked around her elegant chamber and sighed.

"I have had many visitors. Summoners, priests and priestesses...But you always came and talked with me like I was an old friend. You even cleaned my Chamber and Fayth Dome when it needed it. You are truly a kind person."

Dina couldn't help but smile at the comment, then she turned her cerulean gaze back to Shiva.

"But, why have you chosen now to appear? Are you in need of something?" Shiva turned and walked to stand over the crystal dome that once held her in it.

"Yes, I am. A terrible power called Sin has been created by Yu Yevon to destroy Spira, but we Aeons are too weak to stop it. We need some help."

Dina looked at the icy woman with a shocked look. Yu Yevon was the founder of the religion in which she had decided to serve, and he was also her fiancee.

"B-But Yu Yevon is my-"

"Fiancee, I know."

"How did you know?"

Shiva sighed sadly and looked up at the ceiling.

"I know everything. Yu Yevon created us for people all over Spira to worship and pray to. But since he founded the religion, they always pray to him instead. We are merely the guardians of the Temples."

Dina shook away the tears that threatened to come. The religion hadn't been around but for maybe seven years, and when Yu had decided to found Macalania Temple, he met Dina. She was ten, he was twelve. He was the only son of a very wealthy family, and he decided that he would create the Yevon religion for the people of Spira. And he would use himself as a link to the gods for the people.

Yu created seven temples; one in Besaid, Kilika, on the Djose Highroad, Macalania, Bevelle, and two in the Calm Lands. One of the temples, Remiem Temple, fell into ruin after a few years because of it's difficulty to reach and the terrifying bridge leading to it, and someone had stolen the Fayth to the other unknown Temple and hid it somewhere. Dina tried to picture Yu; his deep brown hair, those soul piercing green eyes, that gentle smile...How could her love create a creature powerful enough to destroy all of Spira? She looked at the engagement ring on her hand, the diamond sparkled brightly.

She pulled it off of her slender finger and threw it across the chamber, narrowly missing Shiva. Dina looked at Shiva with bright blue eyes shimmering with tears.

"What do you need to defeat Sin?"

Shiva let her hands fall to her side. She gave the young priestess a gentle smile.

"We need to join with someone that is faithful to us. A friend that can help us defeat Sin."

Dina let Shiva's words process, then considered her options. She knew that since Yu wasn't the man she thought he was, she decided to join with Shiva.

"Shiva, I will join with you. I can't let Yu Yevon destroy Spira!"

The Ice Queen nodded and approached Dina, held her hands in her own, and began chanting. Dina felt the coldness of Shiva's hands, but soon gave into her soft chanting.

"To be binded, and to be bound, Fayth of Yevon join us now..."

A sharp pain washed over Dina, making the priestess grit her teeth and cry out. Shiva's purple eyes opened and looked at the painful expression on Dina's face. Shiva felt her body jolt forth, then Dina fell to the floor...

Dina awoke about an hour later, with a splitting headache. She looked down at her hands and gasped.

They were blue.

She rushed over the crystal Fayth Dome and looked at her reflection on the crystal's surface. Her hair was now blue, and her eyes were not purple, but her own blue eyes. She drew her knees to her chest and faced her reality.

She was now Shiva.

END-Lemme know what you think!!!