Chapter 44

A Thousand Words

Auron's POV

The Hypello were taken on board and then sent to advertise the concert. Spira had certainly changed more than I thought. People weren't afraid to use machina, The Al Behd were treated better. The only thing that remained, was the fighting between Yevon and basically the rest of Spira. The Eternal Calm was starting to seem like anything but. I looked out the window as we flew to the Thunder Plains. I always liked flying.

"Auron?"

Amahy came up and put her hand on my arm. We smiled at each other.

"I still can't believe I'm here again. With you."

I turned and put my hands on her shoulders.

"You're home. We can live the life we wanted."

I wrapped my arms around her and held her close.

"Tell me more about what's happened." I said.

We laid on the bed and she told me. How the aeons had come back but were corrupted. How she believed her cousin and Gippal were somehow still together. She told me more about Paine and how they were close, and how good she was with Authion.

"I'll have to thank her properly when we have more time."

She sighed and I looked at her.

"What is it?"

"There... there were times I felt like giving up. That I thought I'd never find you. Apart from Yuna and Rikku, Paine refused to let me give up on getting you back."

I stroked her cheek.

"You don't know how happy it makes me, hearing about the friends you have. I know for most of your life you were treated poorly."

She smiled and leaned forward to kiss me. I wove my fingers into her hair and she laid back. I moved my leg between hers and kissed her harder. I felt her her hands move up my arms to my shoulders.

"Amahy! Fa'na rana yht fa ryja y veaht bnupmas!" (Amahy! We're here and we have a big fiend problem!)

I growled and she chuckled.

"He said there's a fiend problem. Come on."

We got off the bed bit before she could walk away, I grabbed her and spun her back into my arms. I kissed her hard and refused to let her go. I felt her shrug before wrapping her arms around my neck. Her cousin shouted for her again and we separated.

"What was it you once said about cousins? Can't live with them, can't live without them?" I said.

She laughed and I couldn't help but smile. We went to the bridge and were told that a large fiend was running amuck.

"I'll take care of it."

Amahy smirked and shook her head.

"What?"

"Sir Auron." I turned to Yuna. "Thank you, but I'm no longer a stranger to handling fiends."

She took out a gun and smiled.

"Amahy's right, you've changed. Very well, I'll follow you, high summoner."

She winked and Amahy laughed.

Amahy's POV

Since the Thunder Plains were so big, we decided to split up. Yuna, Rikku, and Paine, then Auron and myself. I didn't think it would take too long to find it, since the reports said it was a very large fiend. Auron and I found what looked to be like tracks. We followed them to a cave where we met up with my sister and friends.

"Alright, pre-concert hurtfest time!" Paine said.

I laughed and we went in. It didn't take us long to find the fiend. And it was one of the biggest I'd ever seen. It burned my arm rather badly when it blew fire at us.

"Amahy!"

I looked at Yuna. I ran forward as she held out her hands. I jumped up and she gave me an extra boost.

"Paine! Sword!"

Paine threw me her sword while Rikku distracted the fiend with Auron. I caught the sword and landed on the fiend's back. I drove the sword deep into it's thrashed around before dying. Auron smirked.

"Not bad."

I narrowed my eyes with a smirk.

"Not bad?"

He winked and I jumped down into his arms. I gave Paine her sword back. As we walked out of the cave we saw the Celsius land. Apparently, the two groups on board were going at each other nonstop. Yuna went to the cabin to change and I looked out at the crowd.

"Don't they ever stop?" I asked aloud.

"Times change. People don't." Auron told me.

Paine nodded and Rikku looked annoyed. I looked at my sister as she walked in.

"Ready?" I asked.

She nodded. Auron, Paine, Rikku and I followed her on deck. The crowd went silent when she spoke.

"One thousand years ago, before the time of Sin... Spira was torn in two, divided by a terrible war. This was Spira's great mistake. Out of the rift left by this terrible conflict, Sin was born. In only four short years, Spira has shaken off it's unhappy past. We have moved on. Now, Spira grows brighter with each passing day. That light is our strength. I don't want to see it fade. Do you?"

Auron took my hand and I held onto it tightly.

"There are so many of us, each with different ideas and different beliefs. Of course we sometimes disagree, and arguments will happen. But our hearts can and always should be one. Believe with me:"

My eyes widened a bit. I could hear another voice.

"Even if we're torn apart, our feelings will unite us. That's what this song is about."

I looked at Auron.

"Did you hear it?"

He nodded and Yuna started to sing.

I know that you're hiding things

Using gentle words to shelter me.

Your words were like a dream

But dreams could never fool me,

Not that easily.

I acted so distant then, didn't say goodbye before you left

But I was listening,

You'll fight your battles far from

Far to easily.

Save your tears 'cause I'll come back

I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door

But still I swore to hide the pain while I turned back the pages

Shouting might've been the answer

What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart?

But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart

Oh, a thousand words have never been spoken

They'll fly to you

Crossing over the time,

And distance holding you

Suspended on silver wings

And a thousand words

One thousand confessions

Will cradle you

Making all of the pain you feel seem far away

They'll hold you forever

Cause a thousand words

Call out through the ages

They'll fly to you

Even though I can't see

I know they're reaching you

Suspended on silver wings

Oh, a thousand words (Y: A thousand words)

Have never been spoken (Y: Oh yeah)

They'll fly to you

They'll carry you home (L: Carry you home)

And back into my arms

Suspended on silver wings (L: On silver wings)

And a thousand words (L: Oh)

Call out through the ages (L: Call through the ages)

They'll cradle you (L: Oh yeah)

Turning all of the lonely years to only day (L: Only days)

They'll hold you forever!

Oh, a thousand words...

Lenne had appeared beside Yuna during the performance. Even more surprising was that for the first time, the constant storm of the Thunder Plains had stopped! The sun had come out! Yuna fell to her knees and started to cry. I ran forward with Paine and Rikku then helped her inside. Paine stayed with Yuna while Rikku, Auron and I went to ask Shinra if he knew what had happened. He told us Yuna's dressphere and the spehere screen had reacted to one another. When Rikku asked more, he said he was just a kid. I rolled my eyes and shook my head while Rikku went to get Yuna and Paine.