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Tidus woke to the feel of water lapping at his body. "Rikku! Kagome?" Something suddenly hit him in the head, he stared at the blitzball in amazement before he suddenly realized what he was staring at. "Blitzball!" he yelled incredulously.

"Hey! You okay?" a man's voice called from the shore.

"Heey!" Tidus yelled, kicking the ball expertly. He followed the path of the ball, swimming to the shore. "Yo. Hiya!" he greeted.

"You wanna try that move one more time?" the man asked in lieu of returning the greeting.

Tidus smiled, it seemed things were starting to look up for him. These people spoke his language, and were amazed by his blitzball skills, definitely an improvement.

"You're not amateur, who you play for?"

"The Zanarkand Abes!" Tidus exclaimed proudly.

"What team you say again?"

The sound of the man's voice made Tidus remember what Rikku had said about Zanarkand. "Uh, I mean… forget that. I uh… got too close to Sin and my head's all foggy-like. So… I don't know where this place is. Or even where I came from…"

"Sin's toxin got to you. But you're still alive. Praise be to Yevon! All right, back to practice! I'm Wakka, coach and captain of the Besaid Aurochs, brudda." Tidus' stomach interrupted his introduction. "What, you hungry?" he laughed, "okay, back to the village then, I'll get ya something!"

Tidus followed behind the exuberant red-head. He frowned as he thought, "It's true Zanarkand was destroyed right? A thousand years ago?"

Wakka glanced at Tidus before he spoke, "Long ago, there were a lot of cities in Spira, bit cities with machina – machines – to run 'em. Then Sin came and destroyed the cities – Zanarkand along with 'em – that was about a thousand years ago, just like you said."

Tidus followed Wakka to a cliff where he was suddenly pushed in. Before he could get his bearings straight, he found himself stuck in a headlock, "Hey! Lemme go!"

"Got a favor to ask ya."

"You want me on your team right?"

"A major blitz tournament's coming up. All the teams'll be there! It's so big, I'm sure someone there will recognize you! It'll be fun! What do you say?"

"Sure thing."

Tidus once again followed Wakka towards the village, "Hey Wakka, uh… am I the only – has anyone else shown up on the beach recently?"

"Huh? You be the only one that's washed up in a couple years. Why, you looking for someone?"

Tidus seemed to deflate, "There were other people with me on the boat that Sin attacked, I was just wondering if maybe they'd shown up here…"

Wakka looked uncomfortable as he said, "I'm sure they alright. Hey, why not have a look around the village? I know, go present yourself to the temple summoner."

Following Wakka's advice, Tidus made his way to the temple where he saw people praying to statues. Feeling a little out of place, he walked over to a statue of a man with a staff.

A monk took this chance to speak, "Ten years have passed since Lord Braska became High Summoner; we finally received a statue for our temple."

"What's a High Summoner?" Tidus asked, and immediately wished he hadn't. The temple went silent as gasps issued from everyone nearby. "I uh, got too close to Sin's uh, toxin," Tidus muttered, repeating the same excuse.

Deciding to spare himself from further questioning or embarrassment, he left the temple and headed to the tent where Wakka had pointed to before and decided on a nap. Of course Tidus, being who he is, couldn't stay out of trouble for too long.

When he awoke, he was informed by Wakka that someone was in a place that was potentially dangerous and had yet to come out when they should have returned a while ago. And like the rebellious teenager he was, he ignored the angry monks and ran to find the missing apprentice-summoner.

Tidus made it through the maze-like hallways and along with a recently-arrived Wakka, they descended on a platform. Apparently his worry and subsequent actions were unneeded, since only a few minutes after he arrived, a young woman stumbled out of the door and proclaimed, "I have done it. I have become a summoner!"

The day dragged on for Tidus, as did the night. The only highlight? The giant winged creature that appeared on the whim of the young woman. Valefor… that was the creature's name if he remembered correctly. To him, it was an amazing feat, that such a small, child-like person could control such a creature.

Tidus had approached the young summoner, it was quiet around her, and the loudness of the blitzball team was making him weary. They held a painfully polite conversation; talking of nothing. Although her last sentence made him wonder; she had said, "You can tell me all about Zanarkand!"

That night, while Tidus slept in the bed made for him in the Crusaders' Lodge, he dreamt.

"Where's the boat?" he asked Yuna.

"Everyone will find us if it doesn't come soon," she replied.

"You really sure this is okay?"

"Would you take me to Zanarkand?"

"Hey!" Rikku shouted, suddenly appearing. "You said you'd go with me!"

"Oh, hey… I, uh…" Tidus stuttered, for some reason embarrassed.

"I thought Wakka told you not to get any ideas?" Rikku accused.

"He did?" Yuna asked.

"Yeah, so you're coming with me!" Rikku exclaimed, reaching for Tidus.

"Have you forgotten about me already?" a soft voice asked from behind Tidus.

He whirled around to come face to face with the black-haired beauty that was Kagome.

"Hey! Stop dreaming!"

Tidus spun around again to see his father standing on the shore.

"You, with a woman? You can't even catch a ball! Oh, what's the matter? Gonna cry again? Cry, cry. That's the only thing you're good for!"

"I hate you." Tidus muttered.

"Huh? What'd you say?" the man taunted.

"You have to speak louder," Yuna instructed, suddenly beside Jecht.

"I hate you!"

"Eh?" Jecht asked, laughing now.

"That's the spirit!" Rikku encouraged, also beside Jecht.

"You can do it," came the soft voice from behind him. Kagome was the only one who remained on his side.

"I hate you!" Tidus screamed, waking up. He frowned as his dream flooded to the front of his mind along with Kagome's words, "Have you forgotten about me already?" He was ashamed to say that for a moment, he had.

The next morning they began their journey. Tidus got in a little practice fighting against the fiends with the help of the new sword that Wakka had given him. He wasn't at all expecting to have to fight against the giant cat-like creature from before. Thankfully the others stepped in and stopped it before it got too out of hand.

They reached the boat with only a few other minor mishaps. And were soon sailing off to Kilika Port. As promised Tidus and Yuna engaged in a conversation about Zanarkand.

"You're a blitzball player, aren't you? From Zanarkand?"

"You hear that from Wakka? He doesn't believe me at all."

"But I believe you! I've heard, in Zanarkand… there is a great stadium that's all lit up, even at night! Great blitzball tournaments are held there, and the stands are always full!"

"How do you know that?" Tidus asked, amazed.

"A man named Jecht told me. He was my father's guardian."

"My father… his name is Jecht."

"Amazing! You know, our meeting like this must be the blessing of Yevon!"

Tidus was more than a little skeptical, "Sounds like him, but it can't be him."

"Why not?"

"He died. Ten years ago. Off the coast of Zanarkand."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Tidus shrugged, "He went out to sea for training one day and never came back. No one's seen him since."

Yuna gasped, "Why that's the day that Jecht came to Spira. It's true!" she added at the disbelieving look Tidus shot at her. "I first met Jecht ten years and three months ago! I remember, that was the day my father left. The date fits, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, but how would he get here?"

"You're here, aren't you?"

Tidus didn't know what to say, but it didn't matter, their conversation was cut short when the ship shook violently and Sin broke the surface of the water.

Everyone battled against the horrible monster, trying to keep it from reaching its destination, trying to protect the oblivious people of Kilika.

Kagome shook herself as a bad feeling crept through her body. She knew this feeling, it has been happening to her for well over 2 years. It was the feeling she got whenever a particularly strong demon was nearby in the feudal era. But only one thing caused this feeling in Spira; Sin.

The miko jumped up from the table she was currently sitting at. The people that had been sitting around her looked at her in confusion. "There's no time to explain. Get everyone to the temple! Hurry!" When they hesitated she growled, "Sin's coming!" That got them moving; they all ran out and split up to inform everyone.

Kagome ran out of the hut she had been staying in for the past couple of days. She had woken up in a bed here, and an elderly woman had informed her that her son had found her floating in the sea while he was practicing for blitzball. The town had been very welcoming and accommodating towards her when they learned of her recent run-in with Sin.

Kagome shook herself out of her thoughts, now wasn't the time to think, she had to act. She ran down the boardwalk, yelling for everyone to forget about their belongings and just head towards the safety of the temple. It wouldn't be long… she could feel it.

Seeing the large wave heading towards the island, Kagome increased her speed and ran into the woods. Ignoring the beaten trail, she ran straight through the trees and up the stairs to the temple grounds.

Sin came down on the island with a vengeance, the strong winds and raging waves tore through the village, ripping anything and everything apart. The temple was not untouched, but its position had made it safer for everyone who had made it. That's not to say that everyone was unharmed, quite a few people suffered injuries, Kagome included, but most were only wind-whipped and drenched.

When the S.S. Liki pulled into Kilika Port, everyone walked off somberly. Yuna ran down and approached the small group of people ahead. "Greetings! I am the summoner Yuna. I have come from the temple in Besaid. If there is no other summoner here, please allow me to perform the sending."

The group seemed to sag in relief, "Thanks be to ye. Not many have died, but we feared they would become fiends!"

Lulu looked around at the damaged town, "With this destruction, how is it that not many have died?"

"We owe our lives to Lady Kagome!"

"Kagome?" Tidus asked as everyone else in his group questioned, "Lady Kagome?"

"Yes. Lady Kagome managed to warn us of Sin's coming minutes before it arrived. She gave everyone just enough time to make it to the temple grounds. Although, not everyone made it, and not everyone was unharmed. The wounded are still at the temple being tended to by Lady Kagome. She has already helped to prepare the dead for a sending, all that is needed is a summoner, if you would follow me?"

Everyone followed the old woman down the ruined walkways to find a bunch of caskets submerged in the water. Tidus had wanted to go find Kagome, but he had no idea where the temple was, so he opted to stay with everyone and hope that they would be going there soon.

He watched in awe as Yuna performed the 'sending'. Of course, he had to ask Lulu what a sending was; she grudgingly informed him that a sending was the act of guiding the dead souls to the Farplane so that they would not become fiends.

Unfortunately, they did not go to the temple that day. It wasn't until the next morning that everyone headed to pray at the temple. They had fought against a few new fiends, including a strong Ochu, before they headed up the temple's stairway.

Everyone tried to lighten the mood by racing up the stairs, but they ended up running headfirst into battle against a Sinspawn. The battle was tough, but they managed to defeat it and walk away with only minor wounds.

Entering the temple grounds however did not keep the group from confrontations. This time it was against another group of men, all wearing the same uniform.

"You here to pray for victory too?" Wakka asked.

"Us? Pray? Who needs to pray? The Luca Goers always win!"

"Oh yeah? Then why are you here?"

"We've been praying for some competition this year!"

The entire Besaid Aurochs team got into a fighting position and the Luca Goers followed, but before anyone could make a move, a soft but commanding voice cut through the tension, "I do hope you aren't planning to fight on the temple grounds right after Sin's attack."

The Luca Goers all straightened and backed up, showing a small figure limping towards them. "Our apologies Lady Kagome."

At first the group from Besaid mistook the figure for an old woman but upon closer inspection the figure was revealed to be a young girl.

Tidus all but gaped at the young girl, "Kagome?!"

The young girl's head whirled around at the sound of her name being screamed so informally. A grin split her face as she caught sight of the blonde, "Tidus," she breathed happily. She limped towards him as he approached her and they met in a hug. Neither noticed the jealous look that the young summoner shot at them.

"I've been looking for you," he admitted.

"What miss me already?" she teased, pulling away with a laugh.

"No, shut up," he grumbled, "We were supposed to do this together remember? I was just worried because we got separated from the get-go."

Kagome laughed, "From the get-go huh? I haven't heard terminology like that in a while. So what brings you here now? Besides arguing with these pompous blitzball players?"

"Lady Kagome!" the Luca Goers all exclaimed.

She turned a glare on them. "You're still here?" she asked in mock surprise before her expression hardened again, "You've already prayed at the temple haven't you? For some good competition this year?" she sneered, "then you have no more business on these holy grounds. Leave before I start a fight."

Their expressions hardened but they all bowed to her respectfully before they did as she ordered and left.

Once she was sure they were gone she turned back to the group and smiled warmly, "There, now go ahead and pray, you don't have to worry about them coming back. If you'll excuse me, there are still injured people that need my attention."

"Lady Kagome?" Yuna spoke. Kagome stopped and turned her head around. "I wanted to thank you for preparing the bodies for the sending."

"Ah, so you are the summoner that everyone's been talking about."

"Yes. What have the people here been saying about me?" Yuna asked, she seemed worried.

Kagome shrugged. "I wouldn't know, I've been busy healing the injured," she answered as she limped away. "You should head to the temple Lady summoner," she called back before kneeling in front of a bandaged man.

"So you know that girl Tidus?" Wakka asked.

"Yeah, remember how I'd asked if anyone else had shown up on the beach? She's one of the people that was on the boat with me before Sin attacked."

"Oh, do you know her well?" Yuna asked innocently. "Your greeting was very warm."

"Not really, I had only met her a little while before that. I was just worried about her because we had agreed to find people we knew together."

"Well judging by the way the old woman from yesterday spoke of her, I'd say Lady Kagome is known here."

Tidus shrugged but said nothing. They all walked into the temple but before they could start up the stairs a woman exited the door on top followed by a large man.

As seemed the norm for the group, they once again found themselves in a less than polite conversation. After a few more mishaps, they left the temple along with Yuna's newest aeon, Ifrit.

Once outside, Tidus froze. Yuna stopped beside him concerned, "Are you okay?"

"I… I don't know."

"What do you want to do?" she asked worriedly.

"To scream real loud." And Tidus did exactly that. His scream startled everyone, including Kagome who had just finished healing the last injured person.

Kagome stood up with a groan and stretched her sore muscles before she sagged tiredly.

"You should get ready Lady Kagome, the ship leaves in a few hours for Luca. Perhaps there you can find someone who can help you regain your memories."

Kagome smiled at the old man guiltily. Several people here had claimed they remembered her from years past, but Kagome had been here only once and that was but a year ago. "I cannot leave yet, the village is still in ruins."

"Nonsense, you have done more than enough for us. Without you, many more would be dead. You have prepared the deceased for a sending and healed those who were injured even though you yourself are still injured. There is nothing more you need to do. Now go get ready and get on that ship before I sic my grandson on you."

Kagome paled, this man's grandson was 20 and had been dogging her every move since she woke up. The old man laughed at the look on her face and gently pushed her along. Taking his threat to heart she hurried as fast as her pained leg would let her down the stairs and towards the ship. She had nothing to collect, all of her belongings were still at the oasis in the Bikanel Desert.

As soon as Kagome boarded the ship she headed down to the cabins and claimed a bed where she almost immediately fell asleep. She woke a few hours later and made her way up to the deck, her leg was still sore but it felt better than before.

She watched as Tidus approached a blitzball and after a series of complicated moves sent the ball sailing across the water. She smiled to herself as the entire blitzball team as well as the summoner from before crowded around him. She listened but didn't bother to interfere.

"Whoa! What's that called?" the red-head asked.

"Doesn't have a name. Anyone can do it if they try."

Kagome smirked at that before she headed up a flight of stairs to a small platform where she sat and relaxed. She watched Tidus interact with the young summoner. She couldn't hear what was being said, but he seemed comfortable with her. She frowned to herself slightly, why did those two people continuously draw her attention? Her seriousness faded when Tidus was whacked in the head by another blitzball, and she let a small smile grace her features as she watched the blonde interact with everyone.

"Why are you on this boat?"

The question startled Kagome awake and she fleetingly wondered when she had fallen asleep. She was shocked to see the sun, how had she managed to sleep on this uncomfortable wooden platform? A throat being cleared drew her attention to the crowd of people surrounding her. It was the group from the temple at Kilika. "I'm sorry what?"

"I asked why you were on this boat," an older woman in a black dress asked. Gothic passed through Kagome's mind fleetingly.

"Because it's the only boat headed for Luca."

"Yes but why are you not still in Kilika?"

"Because I'm on a boat headed for Luca," Kagome stated, obviously thinking this woman was lacking something.

The woman sighed in aggravation. "Why are you headed to Luca, instead of staying in Kilika where you were working."

"You make it sound as if I abandoned those in need," Kagome informed innocently, well aware that that was what the woman was trying to do. "My services were no longer required. They told me to head to Luca like I had been planning on doing well before Sin attacked."

"Why are you headed to Luca?" the young summoner asked.

"Because that's where Tidus wanted to go," Kagome informed them.

Everyone turned to look at the young blonde man who was startled to have all the attention on him, "Uh see, there was another girl on the boat with us before Sin attacked and she said that our best chance of finding someone who knew us was in Luca."

"Right. So here I am, on a boat headed for Luca because Tidus and I had planned to find someone who knew us there."

"And if you do not find anyone?"

"Well then… hm…" Kagome was stumped. She hadn't thought about the possibility that she wouldn't find one of her guys there. "I don't know."

"She can come with us can't she?" Tidus asked suddenly. Everyone once again turned their attention to him. "I mean, I kind of promised her that I would stick with her until she found someone that knew her. I can't just break that."

"That is not your decision to make," the woman said harshly.

"Ah, Lulu it's alright," the summoner said quickly.

"Do you even know how to use a weapon if given one?"

"Um… not really…" Kagome replied sheepishly. She had never been able to wield any of the weapons she was given and forced to try. They were all wrong; too heavy, too light, too long, too short; the list went on.

Lulu covered her face with her hand and shook her head. But before anyone else could say anything Kagome was squeezing through all of them and headed down the stairs; her stiff leg giving her an awkward gait. The ship had just docked.

Hoping to avoid the group, Kagome took off as soon as the boat came to a complete stop. She wandered around the crowded place, until whispers of a name caught her attention. She followed the whispers all through town, it took her a few hours before she finally found the man who was, oddly enough, walking with a familiar blonde.

A/N: Another chapter done. Yay! I'm extremely pleased that some people have already taken a liking to this story even though its just begun. I'd love to hear what you think, opinions and constructive criticism are welcome. So make sure you Review.