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Chapter 2

The guardians were sitting around the airship's main room, each one lost in their own thoughts. They thought that, after defeating Sin, they would be celebrating the victory, making a lot of noise and jumping in joy. But they were too chocked to even think about having a party; they were happy because of Sin's definitive death of course, but they were also confused about what happened in the airship's deck a few hours ago. First, it was Auron. Sir Auron,... an unsent? But what was disturbing everyone mainly wasn't the legendary guardian, it was the newest guardian. He couldn't be an unsent, he had already witness some sendings during the Pilgrimage, so... Why did Tidus faded with Sin and the Aeons? did he knew he would fade after they defeat Sin? if yes, why didn't he tell anyone about it? why did he accepted it like there was nothing he could do to stop it? and what was that with Yuna? why was Yuna still alone is her room? was she okay?

Yuna, she was still locked in one of the airship's bedrooms. Of course they were all very sad because of Tidus' mysterious death, but she was feeling that pain more than the others. They tried to get Yuna out of her isolation, but she kept saying that she wanted to be alone.

The only time Wakka saw someone reacting like that was when Chappu died and Lulu isolated herself for sometime... Wait, maybe she and Tidus...

- Hey, ahm... don't you think that Yuna and Tidus were like,... more than friends?... For her to be reacting like that and that scene in the deck?... I don't know, maybe... - he broke the ice with those unsure words

- Of course they were "more that friends"! Isn't it obvious right now? - Rikku seemed angry when she said it

- Alright, calm down, ya? I'm just confused because, you know, they didn't show it to us... I would never guess that they had that relationship!...

- Why not?

- I don't know! Why should they fall in love with each other? Yuna was focused on her pilgrimage, Tidus was trying to go back to "his Zanarkand"...

- Oh, shut up, you two! - Lulu was beginning to get annoyed with that conversation. - I don't know how did they fell in love, and it doesn't matter. He is dead, and she is suffering. Let her be, she needs her time alone right now; and believe me, I know what I'm saying, I know the pain she is feeling. And now excuse me, I'm going to sleep.

And with that Lulu left the room.

- Well, I'm sleepy too. Good night.

Then it was Rikku who left the main room. Not that she was really sleepy, but she didn't want to talk about Tidus, Sin, or anything related with that right now. The room got silent; too silent.

- And what about you, Kimahri?... You haven't said a word yet. - Wakka tried to break the ice.

- Kimahri... doesn't know.

Wakka was surprised with that answer, not only because he didn't really expect to year anything from the Ronso, but also because that was the fist time Kimahri was unsure; or at least it was the first time he showed that. For some moments the room was again ruled by silence, until Kimahri decided he was going to sleep too.

Wakka was then alone in the room, still sitting and thinking. He became gradually sleepy, and he ended up falling asleep in the room's sofa.

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She woke up in the middle of the night; according to the clock there were 3:27 AM. She sat up on the bed's border holding her head in her hands. She had fell asleep crying. In fact, the only thing she did after entering her room yesterday was to cry.

She could have thought about a lot of things: about her victory, about her guardians, about Spira. But the only thing she could think about was Tidus; and the only thing she could do when thinking about Tidus was to cry. Cry for him, and for all the broken dreams she had about her life after defeating Sin. She dreamed about a new life with him; a new life where she didn't have to worry about Sin or about making the people of Spira happy; a new life where she didn't have to pretend she was happy... But now those dreams had faded away...

She tried not to think about it. She got up, since she couldn't sleep anymore, and remembered she haven't eaten since Sin's defeat. She wasn't really hungry, but at least she could do something more than just get depressed.

She went to the main room, where she forced herself to eat something. A glass of milk and a piece of bread. Yuna sat on a chair and started eating. Then she noticed that Wakka was deeply sleeping in the sofa. He looked alright; why shouldn't he? Sin was dead, right? She wished it was that simple to her.

She began to feel sleepy again. And, before she could drink the whole glass, she fell asleep there.

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"Where... am I?"

End of Chapter 2