You know the disclaimer thing... pretend it's been stated... or just go visit chapter 1.

((A/N))It's now about 2 months in the future. So yeah, enough said!

Thoughts ((Means A/N))

~~~A Formal Dance~~~

Where are they? I thought. Oh yes, I have to sing that song I wrote, I curtsy politely to one of the now entering nobles. This is so pointless, not to mention dull. Why am I doing this again? Oh yeah... I remember now... mother didn't give me much of a choice. Lost in thoughts I almost miss seeing that familiar face. Auron's here! I hug Auron happily. "Hello Aurie! This is so boring! I can't wait until I get to sing the song I wrote!"

Auron hugs me back, "I'll wait here with you, I can't have you being bored, now can I? I think you're going to need to fill me in on some things, I didn't know that you sang."

"It's a new talent I picked up, I'm actually fairly good." Seeing more stuffy nobility coming I turned away from Aurie. "I'm honored that you would attend my ball, sir." I curtsy and then blush as he kisses my hand. After he leaves I turn back to Auron.

"Well, you know how you went to become a monk? Well... I followed you, and was attacked by the Al Bhed, through my dreams one of the Aeons had taught me how to call him using a melody, and unknowing as to what it was or it's importance I hummed it. ((Run-on sentence there I think... oh well) Next thing I knew, the Aeon Beheyshee was there and he was chasing off the Al Bhed. So I've been spending the past two months writing invitations, and sending them, and composing my song. Behey introduced me to the other Aeons, so I know how to call them; I've invited them all to my ball, which is why I'm going to sing." I blush suddenly realizing that I've been talking non-stop, "sorry if I'm boring you."

"No, not at all, Yevon, I've missed you so much!" He smiles down at me, "no one else has the talent of talking non-stop, being interesting, and then apologizing for being boring."

I giggle and see my mother coming towards us. Maybe this means everyone's here and I'll be able to sing my song!

"Zaliestia, all the guests are here, except for those few that you said weren't coming until later, are you sure you don't want to wait for them to arrive before you sing?"

"I'm sure mother! They told me to not wait for them, but to go ahead and sing. Is it time for me to sing now?"

"Yes, come, we'll announce you." I walk onto the stage, feeling slightly nervous. My nerves continue until I feel someone place their hand lightly on my shoulder, which just increased them, until I saw who it was." I turn and see my knight standing protectively behind me, one hand resting lightly on each shoulder, so I relax. In my head I go over the song, making sure I have the words correct and have all the needed melodies in it to call up my friends."

Just as I was about to begin there was a commotion at the door. Oh Yevon! It's the Al Bhed! I back up against Auron. "Aurie?" I whispered. "You'll keep me safe from them, won't you?"

He wraps one arm around my waist and rests the other on the hilt of his sword, "With my life, if need be." I smiled lightly, knowing that no harm would come to me now. But I did not... no, could not... believe what would happen next.
Not sorry in the least about the cliffhanger, blame Lauraena (she writes good fics, go R&R hers) for it, she told me I needed to have a big cliffhanger here.

I am sorry about the short chapter though, it's all the cliffhanger's fault. I had a little more to write, but I was informed by the person previously mentioned to have it leave off here. So that stuff I had written goes at the beginning of the next chapter. The next chapters may be shorter, I'M SORRY!!! But they should be coming up a wee bit faster.

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