A/N: This chapter has been betta-read by: Rikku the bluefirevixon. She's also a writer here on fanfic, so look her up! She's done a great job on betta-reading this chapter because there were A LOT of mistakes in here O.o. (Thank you again by the way)

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The present

Cary woke up early the following morning. He strolled through the halls of Djose with nothing to do. As he walked down the stairs he heard voices coming from outside. The main doors were wide open, and he could see two figures standing in front of each other, clearly arguing over something. Cary raised his eyebrows and decided to eavesdrop on the conversation.

He quietly walked over to the doors and hid behind the wall, peeking around the corner to see who they were. He didn't exactly recognize the two of them, but he could see that they were Al bhed, due to the clothes that they were wearing. One of the two was bald and clearly in his sixties. The other had short blond hair and looked to be in his mid-thirties. They were bickering over something, but Cary could not quite hear what it was about. They were both speaking in Al bhed and since his Al bhed wasn't all that great, he couldn't understand a word they were saying. But still…he tried.

'Ruf lyh oui cyo dryd vydran! Cra'c ouin knyhttyikrdan!' ((How can you say that father! She's your granddaughter!)) The blond haired guy exclaimed, waving his arms up and down.

The bald man shook his head, crossing his arms over his chest. 'Fa tuh'd ghuf dryd, fa tuh'd ghuf fru cra ec.' ((We don't know that, we don't know who she is.))

'Cra'c namydat du ran, E's cina uv ed! Oui lyh'd zicd mayja!' the other replied, losing his temper…if he hadn't already lost it. 'Ed'c dra uhmo mayt fa'ja kud uh ran!' ((She's related to her, I'm sure of it! You can't just leave! It's the only lead we've got on her!))

The bald man gave him a cold stare and started to walk away. 'Oui tu fryd oui fyhd, E's mayjehk,' ((You do what you want, I'm leaving)) he said in a gruff voice.

The younger man stomped his feet on the ground. 'Argh! Tuh'd oui lyna ypuid ran yhosuna?!' he yelled after him. ((Don't you care about her anymore?)) It made the older man stop in his tracks, but he didn't turn around.

'Cra mavd ic y muhk desa yku. E's ujan ed' ((She left a long time ago. I'm over it)) With that he walked away towards an airship that lay about 10 feet away.

'Vydran!' the other yelled after him in a shriek voice. 'Vydran!' ((Father! Father!))

But the old man didn't turn around. He got on his airship, and took off, leaving the other one behind.

Cary bit his lip, he had no idea what was going on or who those two men were. He did recognize the younger guy by face from somewhere, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Plus he understood the word 'Vydran' which means father, so those to are probably related. Also, Cary had a feeling this was about that girl, Dheali. He sighed and wished he had paid better attention in Al bhed class last year.

Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around with a yelp. He immediately clasped his hands on his mouth, looking over his shoulder to see if the man who still stood there, heard him. Apparently he didn't, because he was still standing in the same place as a few seconds ago.

Cary sighed and looked at the person before him, who seemed to enjoy the fact that he had scared the living daylights out of Cary.

'Kyran.' Cary growled under his breath. He gave his friend a glare and walked away towards the stairs, where he took a seat on the steps.

Kyran followed him, still laughing. 'Hahaha! You should've seen the look on your face. And I didn't even mean to scare you!' he laughed again, pretending to almost fall over.

'Stop laughing like an idiot.' he said, still agitated.

Kyran held up his hands defensively. 'Whoops, sorry man, didn't know you were so grumpy in the morning.' He put his hands in his pockets and took a seat next to him. 'So, what are you doing up so early?' he asked, checking his watch. It was 7:15 Am, most people were still asleep, since life usually started around 8 here at Djose.

Cary shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. 'I don't know, couldn't sleep. You?'

Kyran pursed his lips and looked around with a bored look on his face. 'Same.'

Cary leaned back, his elbows resting on a step behind him 'So…where's your sis?'

Kyran sighed and looked down at the ground. 'Dad sent her off to talk to that girl we saw yesterday.'

Cary's head shot up. He looked at his friend curiously. 'Really? Wait, your dad is up too?'

'Nah, he told her to do so yesterday evening. Some shit about becoming friends with her to get some info on her life or something, I don't know.'

Cary raised his eyebrows at his friend. 'That was your dad's idea? Doesn't sound like him…'

'No, it's your moms, actually. Yuna said she might like to talk to someone of her own age. It's not a bad idea you know, when you think about it.' Kyran said, nodding his head.

'But she doesn't speak Spiran, the girl I mean.' Cary said as he frowned.

Kyran smirked. 'Yeah, but unlike me, Tylian has paid attention in Al bhed class.'

Cary smirked and stood up from the stairs to start walk back towards the sleeping quarters. Cary smirked, using his hands to push himself to his feet, and started to walk back towards the sleeping quarters

Kyran followed him with a confused look on his face. 'Hey…where are you going?'

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A knock on her door made Dheali look up from the book she was reading. She had found it on a bookshelf that was above a small desk in her room, and since she was up anyway, she decided to read it. She put the book down and looked at the door with narrowed eyes, not sure if she should answer it.

After a moment of silence she stood up and walked towards the door, opening it slowly.

Tylian stood patiently on the other side, holding a bag of candy in one hand.

'Oac?' ((Yes?)) Dheali said with caution. Tylian and Dheali hadn't really met yet, so neither girl knew what to expect of the other. This made them both a bit nervous and unsure.

'Kuutsunhehk! Fuimt oui mega cusa lyhto?' Tylian asked with the best smile she could manage that (so) early in the mourning. ((Goodmorning! Would you like some candy?))

Dheali raised an eyebrow and checked the clock that hung next to her on a wall. 'Yd 7.30?' ((At 7.30?))

Tylian nodded her head and held up her bag. 'Pacd fyo du cdynd y tyo!' ((Best way to start a day!)) She looked from Dheali to the bag, then back at Dheali, giving her an inviting look.

Dheali bit her lip and looked back to her room, considering her offer. What harm could it do, right?

'Cina, lusa uh eh.' ((Sure, come on in)) She took a step back so Tylian could pass.

The white haired girl stepped forward, but before she walked further into the room she stuck out her hand to introduce herself. 'E's Tylian po dra fyo.' ((I'm Tylian by the way))

'Dheali…bmaycat du saad oui.' ((Dheali…pleased to meet you)) she said back taking Tylian's hand.

Tylian plopped down on the bed, dropping the bag of candy next to her. 'Cu, ruf tu oui mega ed cu vyn rana yd Djose?' ((So, how do you like it so far here at Djose?))

Dheali folded her hands together before her and slowly walked towards the bed to sit next to Tylian. She still had her eyes narrowed, and she studied the short-haired girl's face.

'E muja ed rana.' ((I love it here)) she replied slowly, looking down at the bag of candy. She folded her legs under her and made herself a little more comfortable.

'Famm dryd'c kuut…E tuh'd naymmo…E's ymfyoc punat frahajan E kad rana, frelr ech'd jano uvdah…syopa uhla y oayn…?' ((Well that's good…I don't really…I'm always bored whenever I get here, which isn't very often…maybe once a year…?))

Dheali tilted her head while sucking on her bottom lip, glancing at the bag of candy. 'Cyo...ruf puid dryd lyhto oui bnusecat sa?' ((Say…how bout that candy you promised me?))

Tylian raised her eyebrows and looked at the blond girl. 'Uh, cina, ramb ouincamv.' ((Uh, sure, help yourself))

Dheali grinned and grabbed the bag, opening it immediately, and in matter of seconds she was chewing on her first gummy bear. 'Kisso payn, kuut' ((Gummy bear, good.)) she said and smiled cutely at Tylian, who smiled back at her, grabbing her own candy from the bag.

'Dumt oui ed fyc y kuut fyo du cdynd y tyo.' ((Told you it was a good way to start a day.))

They were silent for a while, both happily eating their candy. Tylian looked at Dheali the corner of her eye and swallowed down a jelly bean. 'Dheali?' she said, catching the attention of the girl next to her. 'Ruf umt yna oui?' ((How old are you?))

Dheali smiled at her. '17, oui?' ((17, you?))

Tylian folded one leg underneath her and grabbed another jelly bean. '15.'

The Al Bhed girl nodded and smiled. Not knowing what else to say, she grabbed herself a gummy bear and placed it happily in her mouth. After another bout of silence of silence, she started bouncing on the bed's mattress, bouncing Tylian up and down with her.

' E caa dra cikyn rekr ryc cdyndat du gelg eh aynmo.' ((I see the sugar high has started to kick in early.)) Tylian said in a monotone voice.

Dheali just giggled and continued bouncing up and down.

Tylian rolled her eyes and placed another bean in her mouth. 'Great.'

The girl stopped and looked at her with amused eyes. 'E ryja y xiacdeuh vun oui.' ((I have a question for you)) she said and gave her a smile.

Tylian raised her eyebrows and nodded, telling her to keep talking.

'Ruf lusa ouin Al Bhed ec drec kuut?' ((How come your Al bhed is so good?))

The white haired girl smiled. 'Palyica E dyga Al Bhed eh clruum.' ((Because I take Al bhed in school))

The other girl narrowed her eyes at her. 'Oh.' she looked straight ahead of her, towards the door that led to the hallway. 'Ouin pnudran lyh'd cbayg Al Bhed.' ((Your brother can't speak Al Bhed.))

Tylian looked up surprised, frowning. 'Ruf't oui ghuf E ryja y pnudran? Tet ra damm oui?' ((How'd you know I have a brother? Did he tell you?))

But Dheali just smiled and put another jelly bean in her mouth.

Just then the door opened and Cary and Kyran walked into the room.

'Hey, what are you two up to?' Kyran said, eying all the candy with a smirk. He walked over to his sister and ruffled her hair.

'Hey! Watch it!' she yelped and punched him in the stomach.

'Oaf.'

Cary shook his head, rolling his eyes. 'Kids.' he mumbled under his breath and sat next to Dheali. 'Hi.' Cary said with a smile.

Dheali turned her head to look at him, giving him a weak smile, but not replying. She scooted over a little closer to Tylian. Cary frowned at her but shrugged it off.

'So, have you asked her any questions yet?' Kyran asked his sister. He sat down on the ground, leaning against a closet only 4 feet away.

Tylian nodded slowly. 'Yeah.'

Cary looked at her with raised eyebrows. 'So…what did you find out?' he said.

Tylian shrugged her shoulders. 'Not much really.'

Her five-minutes-older brother shook his head. 'Like…?' he asked impatiently.

'That's she's 17 and that she loves it here.' his sister replied with a smile.

Cary sighed and Kyran rolled with his eyes.

'What?' Tylian placed her hands on her hips, clearly annoyed with the two boys.

'Ask her more!' her brother ordered her impatiently.

Dheali looked from one to the other with a confused look on her face. She bit her lip and stared at Tylian for help, who nodded understandingly.

'Cunno,' Tylian apologized, nodding towards her brother and Cary,' dra puoc yna paehk yhhuoehk, mega ymfyoc.' ((Sorry, the boys are being annoying, as always))

The blonde-haired girl giggled at that comment, earning looks from the two boys.

'Lusa uh, mad'c ku du dra lyvadaney. Ed'c ymsucd desa vun pnaygvycd.' ((Come on, let's go to the cafeteria. It's almost time for breakfast)) Tylian stood up and gestured to Dheali so she would follow her. The Al bhed girl nodded and stood up as well, following the short haired girl out of the room.

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It was afternoon before Gippal finally got to his office. He had been so busy watching over Dheali while she was fixing yet another machine. She was very talented, he knew, but yet he was scared to leave her alone, scared that she might run away and destroy all hope in finding her again. But after a while the other youngsters joined her, and they went out to do whatever kids did these days.

He sighed as he slumped down in his chair. He was exhausted even though he hadn't been doing much today. The pile of documents and files were piling up, and he realized that he had forgotten all about paper day yesterday. The Faction leader groaned and rubbed his face with his hands. 'Better get to work then.' he said to himself and grabbed a pen from his desk.

After about half an hour or so, someone knocked on his door and entered. Gippal looked up and frowned at the woman before him. It was one of his workers, Raislyn. She took a few steps towards his desk and bowed her head. 'Sorry Sir, to disturb you like this, but…'

Gippal placed his pen down on his desk and raised his eyebrows. 'Yes?'

'There's someone here to see you Sir.' she replied and took a step aside. A man stepped up from behind her and greeted Gippal. Gippal narrowed his eyes. It was a tall brown haired man, tanned, with a tattoo on his right upper arm, the symbol of the Kilika blizball team.

There was a deep scar across his left cheek, (it looked like it must've been a pretty nasty) wound. He wore a dark green sleeveless shirt with a pair of brown worn out pants. He had a sword tied on his back.

'You're Gippal?' the man asked in a deep voice.

Gippal leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. He didn't know what it was, but he didn't trust the man before him. 'Yeah, who wants to know?'

The man took a step forward and smirked. 'The name's Kahem. I'm looking for something I've lost.' he said, his smirk disappearing. 'Or rather, someone.'

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The letter

Paine…I always looked up to you.

You were my role-model; I wanted to be just like you.

Cool, stable and never scared of anything.

But now I know that that was just a charade.

You were just as scared as any of us, weren't you?

You were just trying to hide it under you're cold attitude and your rude remarks.

I just wanted to be your friend you know…

With the Gullwings I felt like we were.

The three of us, best friends forever.

Oh how wrong I was…

After he came back and the Gullwings stopped, you all went your separate ways. Yunie, you went to live your life with Tidus and finally got your 'happily ever after' ending. And Paine, you finally got those three little words out of the one person you secretly loved, 'I love you'.

So we split up.

And I was left behind with nothing.

I tried to visit Yuna and Tidus as often as I could. Tidus, you were one of my friends too, so that way there would still be three of us, you know.

But I could somehow notice in the way you acted, Yuna, that you didn't always appreciate my visits. Of course it's pretty understandable, at least that's what I realize now. You wanted to be alone with the guy you loved and hadn't seen over two years.

I'm sorry I bothered you.

I just didn't want to be alone the whole time…


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