They reached Kilika within minutes. The summoner and her two guardians got off the boat, and headed for the inn. It was now sunset, and the sky was shaded with red, orange, pink and yellow. All the colors mixed together, and the whole sky looked surreal to the trio. Suih stood there for a moment, staring blankly at the sky, until Ohino grabbed her around the neck.
"C'mon daydreamer." He joked as her pulled the 14 year old across the dock.
"Lemme go!!" Suih kicked her feet, and her arms were flailing in the air. Ohino pulled her over to the side of the dock.
"Wanna go for a swim?" He asked playfully as he dipped the top of her head into the water.
"Ack! No! Mira save-" Suih was cut short. Ohino had used his free hand, grabbed Suih in the back of the knees, and in one swift motion, let go of her neck, and flipped her into the water. Mira smiled at the sight of the soaking wet summoner emerging from the water.
"You better run, Ohino." Mira commented as Suih hoisted her soaking wet body onto the shore.
"You…are…so…DEAD!!!" Suih emphasized the word dead as she charge at the black haired guardian. Mira laughed as she jogged after Suih and Ohino, who were both sprinting. As they neared the door to the inn, Suih made a daring lunge at Ohino, and managed to grab his feet, causing him to fall face first into the inn. The people who were sitting in the small area leaped from their seats, and proceeded to stare at Ohino, who was trying to pull himself up.
"Mira! I got him!" Suih turned around, accidentally loosening her grip on Ohino's leg. He got up, but also kicked Suih in the chin. "HEY!!!" Suih scrambled to get up. By then, Mira had passed by the two, and asked the lady behind the desk for a room. The lady looked at the odd trio, seeming a bit concerned, but gave them a room anyway.
"Would you please tell your daughter to be a little quieter during the night." The lady said to Mira timidly. Hearing this comment, Suih got offended.
"I'm not her daughter! I'm her summoner! Doesn't she look a little young to be my mother?"
"Well…er…I'm sorry…" The lady stammered. Mira's face had gone form happiness, to a hint of sadness.
"It's alright." Mira turned away, motioned for Ohino and Suih to follow, and she walked up the stairs.
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Mira sighed as she stared at the velvet-black sky. It was a starless night, for clouds hung over the small island of Kilika. She leaned on the railing of the balcony she stood on, and looked down at the calm sea below. She remembered traveling to Kilika with her family. They used to go there all the time because her parents loved the sea. But that was the worst thing to love in those days. Sin always attacked because there was a lack of summoners.
Everyone thought that someone else would do it, and no one did. All of Mira's suffering was caused by Sin. It even haunted her dreams. She wished she could just fly away, to another world, and be with Hashi. She almost wished she would go to the Farplane. She knew it was horrible to think that way, but she couldn't help it. 'When we reach Zanarkand, I want to help Suih defeat Sin. I want revenge for my parents, my unborn sister, and my sweet love, Hashi.' When her parents went to Kilika one time, they left Mira with Hashi's family. Mira's mother was pregnant when Sin attacked, and killed them. Mira couldn't stop hearing the cries of a sister she never knew.
"Whatcha doin' down there?" Mira's thoughts were broken by Suih's voice. Mira looked up, and saw the cheerful face of the Al Bhed summoner.
"Shouldn't you be in bed? We're going to the temple tomorrow, and leaving for Luca at noon." Mira said as she looked up.
"Well…I couldn't sleep! I kept thinking about Home. Can we go there?" Suih, and Mira, knew where Home was. Mira didn't want to go to Home, because the sea lay between the Al Bhed Home, and the rest of Spira.
"You know I don't like the sea." Mira said.
"We…could…fly!"
"How would we do that?"
"Um…I haven't figured that out yet…but…I will!"
"Hey! You tow ladies! Get to bed!" Another voice cam from Mira's right side, and as she turned to look, she saw Ohino holding a chair in a threatening position.
"You better not throw that chair, or else," Mira raised her arm, and a yellow glow formed around her fist. Instead of just joking, she accidentally followed through with the spell, and shocked Ohino with Thunder.
"Owiez!" Ohino yelped as the chair went crashing into the rocks below them. Suddenly, there was a knock at Ohino's door. "Oh…dang it…"
"There gonna yell at us…aren't they?" Suih said as she began to walk back into her room.
"You're not gonna let Ohino take all the blame, are you?" Mira asked just before Suih shut the door.
"Of course I am!"
"I'm with you!" Mira closed her door, and went back to her bed. This time, she fell asleep with out much trouble this time.
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"Suih!!! GET UP!!! You're gonna be LATE!!!!!!!!" Mira shouted up the stairs.
"I dun wanna…" Suih mumbled.
"DON'T MAKE ME COME UP THERE!!!!"
"FINE…" Suih shouted back as she got out of bed. Within 5 minutes, she was downstairs and ready to go. The three walked out of the inn in silence. As they found their way through the docks, Suih got more and more excited. They finally got to the woods, and Suih kept walking even though Mira and Ohino had stopped.
"Uhh…Suih…" Mira said hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" Suih turned around.
"Well, you see, there's a huge fiend somewhere down this road." Ohino continued for Mira.
"And…"
"Um…He's supposed to be super powerful."
"Oh, come on! Mira, you're an awesome mage! You already know two Ra spells, going on three. Ohino, the damage you do to these kinds of fiends is phenomenal! I can do some pretty good damage, and have two aeons already! There's nothing to worry about!"
"Well…I guess we could give it a shot!" Ohino and Mira both walk forward, and Suih followed. They didn't run into too many fiends on their way through the woods. Finally, they reached a clearing, where a huge, flower-looking fiend sat. They approached cautiously, expecting the fiend to attack them, but it just sat there.
"What's wrong with it?" Suih asked as she walked closer.
"I think it's just asleep…" Ohino replied.
"Don't poke it!" Mira whispered as Suih extended her staff towards the fiend. As soon as the staff made contact, the fiend jumped up, and used one of its tentacles to hurl Suih against a tree. When Suih hit the tree, her shoulders snapped back, and se slid down the trunk of the tree to the ground.
"SUIH!!" Mira and Ohino shouted in unison. As the overgrown flower approached, Mira left Ohino and ran to Suih. She groaned, but managed to speak.
"Mira…go help Ohino…I'll be fine…" Suih tried to get up.
"If you insist…" Mira went to help Ohino. "Back up, I'm gonna use Fira."
"Yes ma'am!" Ohino said sarcastically. As Mira followed through with her spell, the fiend jumped. Suih used most of her energy to cast a spell that put the fiend into a heavy sleep. Ohino ran up to the fiend, jumped into the air, and scored a devastating blow to the flower, without waking it up. Mira finished it off with a simple Fire spell, and the both of them ran over to Suih.
"Don't stand! You're hurt!" Ohino said.
"Maybe we should go back to the inn and find a doctor." Mira looked back the way they came.
"No…" Suih tried to stand up again. "We're going to the temple…I need to get…the next aeon…and continue my journey…"
"But you're hurt! I bet your arm is broken or something!" Mira tried to stable Suih as she leaned against the tree.
"All of Spira…is counting on me…I'm their hope…I have to keep going."
"Mira, we have to go, ya? We can't change her mind, ya know?" Ohino said as he helped Suih move forward on the path.
"I…just don't want her to go through any more pain…" Mira said as the two guardians helped their summoner towards the Kilika temple.
