iSay your lines
but do you feel them?
do you mean what you say...
when theres no one around..?"/ibrbrbr

___________biSERENITY UPRISING, CHAPTER 2: one lonely star/i/b

Tidus walked into the macalania inn. He was not emotionally ready to meet yuna again. He needed rest; time to sink in the information so he could describe it to her as best as possible. What if she had changed? No...it couldn't have been that long. Or could it? He found it best to ask Auron. Therefore, sleep was the only option.

Rin glanced at him, but did not give him a second look. Why? Didn't he recognize him? Tidus had been a loyal customer for quite some time...

No matter, the only thing of importance to him right now was finding yuna and making sure she was safe.

Tidus opened the inn door, collapsing on the cotten bed. No sooner did his head hit the pillow than he fell aslumber.

A flash of light, a vision of hope. A tall man in a read trench coat peered over at tidus.

Auron.


"I...see you're safe and sound." He said, no emotion flowing through his voice.

"yeah...you too." Tidus sounded awkward as he spoke. "What I wanted to ask you was--"

"No need. I already know," Of course he did. He was Auron.

"Yuna is in besaid. Not Luca.."

"But Jecht said--"

"Jecht, is wrong." Auron's tone was very matter of fact. What was he hiding?

"W--"

"It has been three years. You are 20. So is Yuna. Changes...there have been many changes.." Auron's voice began to fade..along with his figure. Lovely. Three years...so much could have happened! What if Yuna was hurt..or killed? What had become of the other guardians! There was so much he needed to know, and right away. He awoke suddenly and jumped to his feet. Screw Jecht. He was leaving...NOW.

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Yuna inhaled deeply. The cool air of besaid seemed to cool the hot demons which lye inside her soul. So many days she had stayed there, weeping, and grieving over what was...and what would never be. She laughed outloud. It was a bitter, sickened laugh.

ithe irony./i

She was to defeat sin, call the final aeon, and die for the greater good of spira. Instead, he had sacrificed himself for her. She was here, while he was gone. It was supposed to be the other way around.


This is what Yuna's modern day life consisted of. Regrets, lies, and sorrow. Not even the comfort of her best friends could calm her. And they tried. Dear yevon, they tried.

"Yuna, he may be gone. But his spirit remains. His teachings, and his love." Lulu's voice ecchoed through her mind.

"Hey, he's somewhere happy now, lookin' down on us. Ya?" Wakka's classic back pat and mournful eyes. This had been every bit as hard on him as it did her. He had lost two brothers. Chappu, and now Tidus.

Kimahri was at loss for words. He, of all the guardians, knew the sorrow she felt. It was almost as though Kimahri was her other half. He protected her emotions, and helped ease the pain. He was like a father to her, even if he was nearly mute.

Sometimes, she was emotionless. She wanted to cry. But crying, she knew, would do her no good. Yes, it would help empty her of the pain...but she wanted it. She wanted to suffer--because Yuna blamed herself for Tidus' disappearence.

Why couldn't she just do the things her father did before her? Why couldnt she follow the summoners course? She had to stray, and make things more complicated. No...if it wasnt for her, all of spira would be an abysmal failure. Sin would just come back in another deccade, only to destroy and kill once again. Even if she had lost Tidus, she had prevented future losses of others. This, in itself, was probobly her only comfort. That, and knowing she was doing something more to add hope to the world of spira. Grief of past occurences would be destracted by the new hope--

iyuna was to marry maester lector in two weeks./i



authors note: yeah, this chapter was way short. I'll probobly re-write it at some point in time, i just wanted to get the basic idea up. Ros, I hope you feel better!