(A/N: Ok people we're at the second to last chapter here, this fic was always supposed to be a short one, I'll try for a novel length for the sequel. Yes there will be a sequel (if I ever get off my lazy butt and do it) but it will be awhile so I hope you've enjoyed reading so far, now with out further ado here is chapter 6.)
(Disclaimer: If I owned the story (which I don't) I would be making my ideas into new games instead of fan-fic's so there.)
Chapter 6 A New Family
Quote: The best solution is often the one staring you in the face.
The five emerged from the temple to see Wakka running up to greet them, "So, you are safe, ya, thought for a moment you'd fallen in after Shuyin. Oh Shuyin's back, so that's why you," Wakka suddenly spotted Vegna's grayish hair poking out from behind Shuyin, "who is that?" pointing at the unfamiliar lock of hair.
Vegna hid further behind Shuyin, scared of this strange new world he'd entered. Shuyin looked over his shoulder at the cowering Vegna, and then at his sister, "How much do they know?" He whispered to Lenne, "How much can I tell?"
"They know everything, I kinda had to tell them," Lenne said looking sheepish.
"They even know about Bahamut? You broke THAT promise." Lenne only nodded.
Shuyin turned back to the adults, "His name is Vegna, and he is our new little brother."
"What, I'm confused ya, isn't Vegna the kid who was trapped inside that Vegnagun thing you told us about?"
Shuyin and Lenne looked at each other then said, "We'll explain later."
They had all gathered in the living area of the family hut, Yuna and Tidus sat on one couch, Lenne and Shuyin with Vegna between them sat on the other, while Wakka and Lulu sat on chairs brought in from the eating area. The silence between them was long and uncomfortable.
It was Shuyin who broke the silence with a question for Lenne, "How much did you tell them again?"
Lenne hung her head, "Everything, about Bahamut, about the story, and about how you went to save Vegna."
Yuna then asked, "What happened in the Farplane, Shuyin, after you left with Bahamut?"
"Well, when I got to the Farplane, I met the other Fayths and we all started walking down a really long path. They protected me whenever fiends attacked. We walked for a long time until I saw a little light at the end of the path, that light was Vegna's soul and I was the only one who could enter the barrier surrounding it. I said goodbye to Bahamut and the others and continued down the path until I saw Vegna himself." Shuyin paused to look at Vegna, "We talked for a long time, then, when I went to leave, Vegna didn't let me go, so I came up with the great idea of having Vegna come back with me. On the way back I didn't see Bahamut or the others anywhere so we just climbed the path by ourselves, however as we walked the path got shakier and shakier until I thought we would lose it completely. Then I heard Lenne's singing and saw a glimmer of her light," Shuyin looked at her as she put a hand on his shoulder, "We followed her light until it led us home."
All the adults looked spellbound, as if the story they heard made no sense, yet they all knew it had to be true; what other explanation did they have for the cowering child that sat between the twins, clutching Shuyin's arm tightly. Lulu was the first one to recover from shock, "How long did the two of you know about Vegna before Shuyin left?"
"Not very long," Went Lenne, "right after Bahamut told us the story, and Shuyin agreed, we left for the temple. Which reminds me, how do you know about Bahamut?"
"The reason is because Bahamut is a Fayth," Shuyin interrupted, looking at Lenne.
"Bahamut is a Fayth?" Lenne know focused on Shuyin, "Well that certainly explains things⦠What's a Fayth?"
"They are what allowed summoners to summon the Aeons, I got to see them in the Farplane."
"Aww lucky, but that does make sense, about how Mom, Dad, and the others know,"
"Yea, because Mom is the High Summoner,"
"And Dad and the others were her Guardians,"
"So when Mom got all the Aeons,"
"All of them knew about her,"
"And all the adults knew about them."
Lenne and Shuyin finished by saying at the same time, "That makes perfect sense."
The adults watched the conversation between the twins with fascination, even though they seemed to be catching each other up, they spoke without a gap between them, as if they had but one mind.
Lenne and Shuyin both turned to face the adults, "Any more questions," they asked together.
"Vegna, what do you think about all this?" Yuna asked Vegna, who immediately cowered away from her and hid his face against Shuyin's arm.
Shuyin patted Vegna's head, "It's ok Vegna, that's our mom, your new mom, she won't hurt you."
"I-I-I recognize her," Vegna lifted his head revealing a pair of terrified gray eyes, and whispered, just loud enough for Shuyin to hear, "S-she's the one who k-k-k-killed me the s-second time, she scares me." Shuyin was shocked to hear that Vegna was actually scared of his mom, one of the kindest people in the world, but kept it to himself to avoid making Vegna feel worse.
"Is everything alright Shuyin?" Yuna asked, never taking her eyes off the shaking Vegna, she knew the child was frightened of her, but she wanted to hear Shuyin's answer as to why he was so scared.
Shuyin looked from Vegna, to his mother, and back again; he then asked in the same tiny whisper Vegna had used, "Can I tell her why you're scared?" Vegna hid his eyes again and nodded only slightly in response.
Shuyin looked up from Vegna to Lenne, she seemed to understand and offered wordless encouragement; nodding Shuyin turned back to his mother and said in a single breath, "Vegna is scared of you, Mom, because you are the one who killed him the second time, when he was Vegnagun."
Yuna couldn't find words to respond to that, she knew that little Vegna was scared of her, but to learn that it was due to her role in stopping Vegnagun, well, that filled her with a deep sense of sorrow and regret. Yuna moved off her couch to kneel next to the children, then said the only thing that came to her mind, "Your right, your right, and I am so sorry that I hurt you Vegna."
Vegna slowly peaked one eye out to look at Yuna, then the other, and the two just stared at each other for a little while, seeing each other clearly for the first time. As Vegna slowly stopped shaking, Yuna smiled and turned to Tidus, "I think we can handle one more in this family, don't you?"
Tidus stood up and smiled back, "Yea, I think so," he knelt next to his wife, "besides how can we argue when Lenne and Shuyin are already so attached to him."
Turning back to Vegna, Yuna held out her arms, "Welcome to the family, Son." Vegna tentatively let go of Shuyin and got a gentle hug from Yuna. Then Vegna started to cry.
(A/N: Don't worry people there is still one chapter left, so please put up your feet, grab some popcorn, and click that little review button at the bottom of the screen, while you wait for me to finish the story.)
