Title: It's Just Fate
Author: Clarissa
Rating: M (might change)
Summary: Yuna wasn't a summoner she never did meet Lulu and the others. She's just an ordinary girl until she gets one visit that would change her world upside down over night. Can she handle it or will something worse become of it?
NOTES: completely AU fic
CHAPTER 1
Yuna walked among the shore of Besaid slowly to bask in the peace and warmth of the glorious sun shined land. This was her favorite place to be, her only place to feel that her life was worth living for when she felt sad and hopeless.
Though no one can blame her for having such thoughts especially after the death of both her parents and though her father died for a greater cause; which was to save his own daughter she couldn't still help but feel this grieving and that darkening feeling that settled to the depths of her stomach and left her heart throbbing and wrenching with such agony.
She still cried and soaked her cheeks with tears from the thought of his loss after all it only did happen just four months ago.
She had no one now as she would feel at times even though she now had stayed with her uncle Cid.
Things still just weren't right, she had never met her uncle and heard so little about him when she was a girl that their bond was just too awkward to be around in and she would often spend little time as possible with him in the house to avoid the silent awkwardness. Their bond was just set so far apart it could barely be seen as visible.
But of course Yuna like always did see the brighter side of this distance with her long lost relative as a positive one. It could be worse as she would say to her self.
She could have been alone with no one by her side and nowhere to go.
Just out at the streets wondering when she would be getting her next meal for the night or for the week. So this was her special place her place to unwind and let everything wash away with the waves that would crash down roughly upon the sand and then slowly but with ease slide and wash back in taking piles of sand with them.
Today was a fair day to be out the air was cool and the breeze was light and pleasant.
The smell of ocean water and honey scented flowers overwhelmed Yuna in such a good way.
At the very end of the beach Yuna walked into a secret passage way only she knew. A hidden cave that blended in neatly with the cliff that drew close to the beach edge.
Yuna would spend most of her time here just sitting and watching the waves swirl about and stay until the sun set. At times she would find herself taking naps from the serene sound nature gently cooed.
Finding a patch of grass inside the cave Yuna took a seat not wanting to get her clothes dirty this time from the smudge dirt stains.
Like all the other times Yuna sat and watched and listened and sometimes waited for what she didn't know.
But if she were to answer Yuna would just say sit and wait for something to happen. Something that would sever as her release and purpose as to why she should still stay on this planet, for something to just…make everything right and happy again, just anything.
That's when the ground began to shake and the waves began to spiral and spin violently. Disrupting the peace of this beach with a loud beastly roar the birds had stopped squawking and the sea held such and unease calm that it actually began to scare Yuna.
In an instant Yuna jumped to her feet not having a clue as to what was going on. The ground now began to crack and the rocks above the cave had started to fall down, without a second thought Yuna ran out away from the cave as far as possible and turn back to see the rocks fall and close the opening for good.
Her hands clenched together in disappointment her only heavenly place to stay had now been destroyed and cut off to never open again but Yuna had other things to worry about.
As from the distance Yuna could see movement and a shadow from the water stomping and rushing closer to her. Water splashed everywhere as the thing came closer as to the right a hole had cracked open and out crawled some sort of overgrown vicious earth worm.
It roared opening its mouth to show off jagged sharp razor yellow teeth.
That's when another screech echoed from the water and some sort of fish monster appeared standing high on two thick strong legs.
Both monsters roared at once shaking the ground and ripping trees of their leaves and Yuna's head began to buzz.
Too frozen to move the half Al Bhed woman watched as they came near peering down at her puny size.
The earth worm was first to strike positioning itself up high in the air casting a shadow over Yuna and gave one last hiss.
With a scream Yuna closed her eyes waiting for the worse she couldn't out run these things and she defiantly could not fight back. This was it this was how she was going to go in the mouth of some man eating mutated worm.
At least then she could meet her parents again and so Yuna closed her eyes only waiting.
But the hot moist mouth of the large worm had never met her face and another yell was let out only it sounded different. It sounded as if it was in pain and the fish monster followed the same call.
Opening her eyes Yuna looked into the sky to see some flying object in the air whizzing around both monsters and fighting back. She couldn't see who was on it they were moving much too fast for her to get a steady view.
"Get me down!"
It was some woman's voice that came from the flying board Yuna still couldn't see who it was. Slowly the board began to lower but no more then half a foot away from the ground giving Yuna a perfect sight of her savours from these barbaric monsters.
"Rikku?!" Yuna was in shock to see her cousin on the board with some other woman holding on the edge of the board.
She had short greyish dark hair, and deep reddish eyes. Her heavy combat boots thumped to the ground harshly and out came her large sword from the back of her sheath.
"Rikku try and take them down, I'll protect Yuna!" The gothic looking woman ordered standing beside the half Al Bhed.
Yuna didn't have time to ask questions or really take in what was going on around her.
Everything seemed to have gone fast paced too much for her to register.
Up into the sky Rikku buzzed passed the monsters' head getting them to focus on her and try and swat her off like some puny fly in mid summer day. Yuna felt her body tighten in worry for her dear cousin those monsters were so big and Rikku was only so small and weak when it came to comparing their height and strength.
The giant fish monster screamed out swinging its claw and grazed the tip of Rikku's board causing her to spin around losing control.
"Rikku!" Yuna cried worried, the unnamed gothic woman held Yuna back to safety.
"She can handle herself we need to get you to safety." The stranger demanded pulling Yuna by the arm to get her away as far as possible.
Yuna looked back to see Rikku getting back into control and give out a battle cry getting much more serious and into battle mode.
"Where are we going?! Who are you, what's going on?" Yuna asked as they sprinted into a walking/jogging spree. The woman that pulled her just didn't talk and kept forth her goal. "Hey wait a minute!" and the woman stopped abruptly that Yuna didn't have time to stop before it was too late and she had slammed face first into the girl's back.
"Stay close." The stranger whispered looking around her, her hand clutching her sword tighter and lifted it.
Yuna could barely see pass her tears trying to blink the pain from her nose away.
"Stay behind me." And the ground began to rumble beneath their feet. Yuna began to fret clinging onto the grey haired young woman's arm tightly. From the ground burst out some sort of mutated mole rat but not just one there were a handful of them.
They had surrounded them rapidly, Yuna let out a shriek.
"What are these things?!" she wailed hugging closer to the only person she knew could save her now.
"Damn it, there's too many. We'll have to run I can't hold them back too long." She hissed thrusting her sword down and chopped a mole in half. The stranger did this numerous times but every time she killed one two more would take their place.
"We have to go…now!"
Seeing their only way out they ran to the small space and jumped out just before it closed and the place was over whelmed with these creatures.
"There, we can hide there!" Yuna pointed to her house that was not far away. As their only last resort they began to run dodging and jumping over monsters that re-emerged from beneath the ground.
Both women were out of breathe by now and leaning against the wall for support.
Once able to speak Yuna asked her question again, "What's going on?"
Looking up from her knees, Yuna got her reply, "This place is no longer safe for you. Someone very powerful is trying to kill you; they're sending these fiends to do that. We have to leave Besaid before there's too many."
"What?" Yuna croaked too stunned to say anything else.
"Yuna?!" it was Rikku's voice from outside the purring of her flying board confirming it.
"I'm right here!" Yuna rushed to the window peeking out, Rikku lowered the board.
"We have to get out of here it isn't safe." Rikku's face was solemn and serious something that was rare to see on her cousin's face.
"Did you kill those fiends?"
Rikku looked back at the red eyed woman behind Yuna, Rikku held a guilty face.
"You can say that." She stuttered frowning as she was being started down at harshly.
And their piercing roars answered Rikku's question.
"Rikku!"
"Hey they were hard there's nothing I can do for these things. We need magic to take them down!" Rikku tried to explain nervously
"I KNEW I should have done that myself! When I get out there I'm going to give you a piece of my mind and you won't like it either!"
"Easy there Panie no need to get violent." Rikku put up her hands in defeat
"Don't try that name with me Rikku it won't save you this time." Paine reached out her hand to try and pull Rikku off the board but she was quicker to move away.
"Look instead of fighting we can get out of here ok! Hop on and we'll leave." Rikku offered looking behind her.
"They're too close now! There's nothing we can do." Paine corrected the house roof was ripped right off in a flash. "Rikku do something!"
The Al Bhed flew up to both monsters and a blast of fire flared from two boosters underneath the board pushing the monsters back and stunning them.
Rikku didn't give up, destined to fight off the fiends with all her being of strength. Her blades were out and wildly Rikku lashed out flying back and forth, her board sticking out secret blades from the sides as well.
Fed up with her weak attempts the monsters swat at her fling Rikku off her board and crashing to the ground.
"Rikku!" both Paine and Yuna yelled concerned, Rikku closed her eyes as she fell rapidly to the hard ground face first. Her board tumbling down after her the wind zipping through her hair wildly, then it stopped.
Confused with the lack of pain she should be feeling now Rikku opened her eyes to see that she was just floating a few inches above the ground. Her nose almost grazing the dirt floor, both relieved and lost Rikku looked up to see how she could have just suddenly stopped.
"I leave you two alone for a few minutes to do a simple rescues mission and this happens? You; almost getting your head cracked opened and Lady Yuna just about ready to get swallowed." The voice was dull but not as toneless as Paine's.
"Hi Lulu, funny story really, he-he y-you see..." Rikku smirked lopsidedly to see the black mage slowly making her way to Rikku. "Can you let me down now?"
The blonde haired Al Bhed fell with a crash loudly and Lulu walked away not caring.
"Not like that!" Rikku cried getting to her feet and pressed a button on her wrist band and her board came flying back.
"Are you alright?" Lulu questioned facing Paine, she gave a nod. Lulu gave her main concern to Yuna. "Are you hurt? Please forgive them this wasn't supposed to turn out like this."
"I didn't do anything it was Rikku who could never get anything done right." Paine growled defensively.
"I heard that!" Rikku screamed flying over on her board.
"Watch out!" Yuna pointed to the two beasts that were behind them striking down.
Lulu spun around muttering something under her voice and the two monsters froze. Yuna was in amazement to her strong use of powers.
"That won't hold them for long we have to get out of here now and head to Spira." Lulu ordered glancing at Yuna. Her deep stare giving Yuna a fuzzy buzz through out her body, she shook it off focusing to the matter at hand. "Rikku would you?"
"Sure thing, hop on Yuna let's see how fast this thing can really go." Rikku laughed excitingly holding out her hand to her cousin, Lulu glared at her.
"The mission is to get Lady Yuna to Spira safely not have her back in pieces. You will be careful Rikku or I will take care of you myself." Lulu hissed warningly
"Fine, fine, take all the fun out of everything will you?" Rikku sighed and pulled Yuna up and let go of her hand until she was on steadily. "Hold on tight."
And the board began to elevate upward slowly, Yuna clung onto Rikku's waist out of fear.
Paine stepped back giving Lulu room and the black mage began to mutter once again. And with a shaft of light a feathered aeon appeared waiting for orders.
"Let's hurry we don't have much time." Lulu suggested hopping on the large bird and Paine joined.
And together they flew to a much safer place for them to both rest. Along the ride Yuna couldn't help but give glances at Lulu something drew the brown haired woman to her.
She was amazingly strong but also very poised and in control, not to mention she had just saved her life which Yuna was very grateful of.
Shaking her head of any questions Yuna looked back ahead of her, she always did wonder what Spira looked like when she was a child.
Little did she know that her life as of right now was about to change in such a massive effective way.