Author's note: Alright! Another chapter! I'm just a very happy person. Again, thank you so much to all of you who reviewed. I'm overjoyed watching the count go up. ^_^ Also, everyone welcome Myena to the plotline. (Qui-ti, you couldn't have chosen a better time to ask. I needed a name for Jo's friend.)

Chapter 7 - Delayed

            Joatha followed her friend into the richly furnished apartment, and took a seat on a wood-framed couch. Myena sat down on a chair across from Joatha. Jo was about to start talking, but Myena interrupted her.

"Hold on, before you say anything, let me go get some tea!" and that said, she disappeared into the kitchen. It seemed like only seconds when she walked out with a steaming pot of fresh tea. She set it on a cloth on the table, and went back into the kitchen for cups.

"Do you need any help, Mye?" Joatha asked.

"No, I'm almost done." Myena called. She walked back out, and set two china teacups down on the table, and filled them. She dropped a sugar cube into each, and the, put a spoon in and stirred. "There. Now, why didn't you go to Kilika?" Myena said as she sat back down in her chair, crossed her legs, and folded her arms across her chest.

"Well, we had just left the Highbridge, and I met this boy..."

            Myena gasped and covered her cheeks with her hands.

"A boy, you say? Oh Yevon, was he hot?" she said.

"Yes, and his name is Trau. And he came and talked to me, and asked that summoner..."

"Oh, you mean the Yuna girl that everyone's been talking about?" Myena interjected.

"Yes, her. And since I told him that I really didn't want to go to Kilika, he asked her if I could join her pilgrimage. So, I was surprised that she said yes, but she did."

"So why are you here?" Myena asked. "Shouldn't you be off doing things with Yuna and Trau?"

"Well, see, something happened to Trau. He got hurt, and I need to go to Mt. Gagazet and ask the Ronso about a recipe for some liquor stuff. It might make him feel better." I said.

"Wait, a Ronso recipe? My cousin knew a Ronso, and she got some wonderful recipes from them. What was it for again?"

"It's for some kind of really strong liquor." I replied.

"You know what? Before you go off to Mt. Gagazet, let me check my cabinets. I might have it somewhere." she said.

"I sure hope so. I need to get out of this city. I think I'm wanted just for being seen with Yuna. When I came here, I was being chased by guards. I just knocked and hoped you were here."

            This immediately put a worried look on Myena's face. But she disappeared into the kitchen again, and I heard drawers and cabinets opening, and the fluttering sound of papers floating and lightly touching the ground. I walked in the kitchen to see what was going on, and saw Myena practically tearing her kitchen up looking for the recipe.

"Mye, you don't have to wreck you house! I'll go to Gagazet and get it myself." I told her.

"Nonsense, Jo. Something tells me that it's here somewhere. Give me a minute, and it'll be in your hands." she said.

"You want me to help you look for it?" I asked.

"Sure, look wherever your heart desires. We have to find it."

            We continued sorting through uncountable recipe books and stacks of papers, but so far, neither I nor she had found anything that even remotely looked like what we were searching for.

"Mye, it's hopeless. It isn't here. I'll have to go to Mt. Gagazet." I said in despair.