OK Second Chapter is up. Please review. Suggestions are welcome. I know that the sphere was recorded somewhere else but... well there is a reason. Had to reupload many times for the fact that if a space was not given after a fullstop, the word would be deleted. Anyway Enjoy.

Disclaimer : I do not own final fantasy X2 or its characters.

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The mountain mist had been lifted since Sin's defeat, revealing temple ruins that held countless of secrets. However noting could deter Yuna from her goal as she stood face to face with Kimahri. Kimahri glanced over Yuna and Rikku as they wore their new outfits which, somehow Rikku had managed to convince Yuna to change by telling her it would help her blend in with the crowd. Yuna initially refused but after pondering, decided to don the skimpy costume Rikku handed her by adding some modifications. Nothing could be said about Rikku's clothes through except the words bare and daring...too daring.

"Kimahri like old Yuna. Yuna not change. Rikku be Rikku. Yuna be Yuna." Clamoured Kimahri.

"Found sphere in temple ruins. Now more people. Ronso angry".Crossing his arms, he continued "Kimahri help Yuna. Yuna chase people?"

Yuna nodded her head "Thanks Kimahri" as Rikku stuck her tongue out at Kimahri.

"I'll fix your issue first."Yuna said as ways to solve the problem came to her head. With a quick idea that came to her mind, she quickly wrote letters to both the 2 groups, New Yevon and the Youth League, who had been fighting over control of Spira asking if they would take the responsibility of preventing people to enter the Ronso's land lest the Ronso became territorial and attacked. With the letters finished, upon calling out the group names, the 2 buggy messengers from their own groups immediately popped up, grabbed the letters and ran off to their own perspective leaders.

Eager to quickly find clues and satisfied that the problem was settled, Yuna turned around and upon seeing Kimahri eyes, she said "Let's Go", and immediately set off with Kimahri and Rikku into the ruins.

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Panting heavily with Rikku, their search through the ruins had been useless, they could not find any clues. As Yuna leaned on one of the walls for support, she spotted a new passageway they had not yet entered. Shuffling her weary legs forward with Kimahri in tow along with Rikku's complains of wanting to leave, she entered a room that was dimly lilted with smooth cylinder like walls that sloped downwards. A rusty metal hook was hung in midair by a chain attached to the ceiling. A flashback occurred in her mind confirming her thoughts. This was the room that the sphere had been recorded. Following her gaze, Kimahri pointed at the bottom of the room. "There Kimahri found sphere." With trembling fingers, Yuna pulled the sphere out of her pouch and activated it. This was where the sphere was recorded, but if it was him? What did he mean by 'trying to save the summoner?'The only time he had been here was with her, but even then they never came here, how could he be in a cage at that time? Even if he was alive, shouldn't he be looking straight for her? He could not be trying to save her life, she had no enemies that were still alive. This got her nowhere.

Most of her hope extinguished, she fell to her knees and started to feel tears again, causing another feeling of frustration of not being able to control her own tears.

What was she going to do now? She felt a hand on her shoulder that came with Rikku's voice. "Yunie I know it's hard but try to forget him? If you can't, don't give up hope, we can try hunting for more sphere which will have more clues, that will lead to something. Brother and I set up a team called the Gullwings which are sphere hunters, I'm sure we'll find something. Something will always lead to something." Taking comfort in Rikku's words she stared at Rikku with her bi-coloured eyes and nodded.

"Come on Yunie, let's get out of here."

As they descended down the mountain with Kimahri taking the lead with Rikku and Yuna following behind, each and everyone's head pondered hard on their new dilemmas. Kimahri on his thoughts of the becoming of Yuna after she leaves the mountains, Rikku as she thought of a way to make Yuna smile again and Yuna as she cross examined in her mind what they had found and her unknown future, most likely one without him. For the first time in her life she had finally accepted the fact he was not going to come back to her. Then a sense of dread and hopelessness entered her and she once again clutched to her memories tightly, unwilling to let go for another second as she closed her eyes and continued walking. The happy memories entered her feeding her hope as she remembered the sweet kiss at Macalina Lake which his lips had touched hers most gently and the laughter they shared at Luca. As fast as those memories came, they were wiped away by the heart aching moments which she despised but held on unwilling to let go for she feared if that memory were to disappear, the others would too and inside of her, she badly did not want to let go of any memories of him. They were just too...precious to throw.

Opening her eyes, she realized she wasn't getting any closer to erasing him from her memories as Rikku, Wakka and Lulu words came into her mind frustrating her that she wasn't able to control herself and make them happy. She then realized where she was. It was where the fayth had been sealed and the place where he had suddenly fainted upon touching the fayth, through he tried to lie about falling asleep. He was always a bad liar. Realising she was again back to where she started, more frustration poured in until she could no longer hold in the contents, and she screamed, letting go of everything. As Yuna took a deep breath in, then remembered a scene outside the temple while she was on her pilgrimage, when he had shouted due to frustration. Smiling at that thought, she was still saddened by the fact she was unable to forget him, but deeper inside of her, she was comforted by that fact.

Now all that left of the land after the fayth were released was just a barren flat land. The fayth had once said that when they were set free, they would stop dreaming. He had told her that they were dreaming the dream of the fayth, but how would he have known what they were thinking? And when the fayth was set free, he disappeared. Revelation came upon Yuna. He was the dream...but why??

Yuna felt hope slip away again. The fayth were in the farplane now. There was simply no way to get to them. But then, a new hope appeared, he wasn't dead just...gone. But he was here with her... always, he had to be. There was sure a way to get him back, back into her arms as long as she kept looking. Living and depending on that hope, she knew now what to look for. Looking down, she noticed a blue shard among the soil on the ground. Knowing it most likely came from the fountain which had disappeared, Yuna immediately glanced around for other pieces. There were none. Disapointed, Yuna picked up the crystal shard and pocketed it only to hear Kimahri and Rikku voices behind her. Putting on a fake smile, she turned around apologising for getting lost.