Authors Note: back again. I've actually saved all 10 chapters I've done
in separate files ready for upload now, so...yeah ^^ Anyway:
Chapter 4: Beginning the Pilgrimage
All the residents were in the middle of the village, all waiting to watch the same thing. Me summoning Valefor, my new and first aeon. I saw the boy who had been in the antechamber and wondered where he had come from. I saw Lulu nod and I took up the position to start the summoning. Three comet shapes flew into the air, and a huge bird flew down, spreading its wings and landing on the ground. There were gasps and lots of whispering from the people.
I stroked Valefor, and then dismissed her.
[I]Wow, I actually summoned! That takes up a lot of energy. I'll have to be careful. But, she was so magnificent, so big and strong.[/I]
"That was brilliant Yuna!"
"Thank you Wakka."
"You did well." Lulu commented, smiling.
"I think I did."
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That night, I was sitting with a group of people and there was a small fire burning. I noticed the boy again. He kept trying to talk to me, but each time he was pushed away by the people surrounding me. Soon, I sighed, and went over to him myself. I wanted to find out who he was.
"Um, hi. I noticed you in the temple. I was wondering who you are...."
I could tell he was surprised that the summoner, the all-important person of the village, had decided to talk to him, but I didn't take much notice of it.
"Hi there! I'm Tidus." He went slightly red. "Sorry...about earlier. I thought you were in danger, and wanted to help. I suppose I sorta...overreacted...
"Oh, no, don't say that. I was just being too overconfident." It was now my turn to blush.
"Oh, hey, I saw that...aeon...thing..." Tidus said, smiling. "It was really amazing."
"Really? Thank you." I said, nodding.
"I'm Yuna, by the way. Summoner Yuna..." I said the last two words happily, suddenly realising I was now an official summoner.
"Ok, Yuna."
"Are you going on the boat to Kilika tomorrow?" I was asked. A confused look washed over his face.
"Kilika?" He asked. I gave him a questioning look. "Ah...I got to close to Sin's toxin." He muttered, turning an even brighter shade of red.
"Oh...I see...well, it's the next village. I would quite like it...if you would come along...with me on my pilgrimage." I said, staring at the ground. I hated to admit it but I was quite taken with this Tidus.
"Your... pilgrimage?"
"Hey, Yuna, are you going to come inside now?" I heard Lulu call.
"Oh, I'll explain to you later. Bye, Tidus, I have to go."
I smiled to myself. So his name was Tidus...all right, that was the first step. Sighing, I walked into the hut, and got ready for bed.
The next morning I was packing all the things I thought I would need for my pilgrimage, and at that moment was gathering together my clothes. I was about to leave when I remembered my sphere diaries. I gathered them all, and put them away. Then, I picked up my rod, and went outside.
"Yuna, what are you doing?" You don't need all that luggage." Lulu said, sighing and folding her arms.
"These are gifts. For the temples we are to visit." I explained hopefully.
"Yuna..." Lulu began.
"This isn't a vacation you know." Wakka finished.
"Oh, okay.... Just as long as I can take my diaries." I said, smiling, and went to put the extra things back into the hut.
"Hey, wait up! I'm coming too, remember?" I looked round, and saw Tidus. I smiled, and ran over.
"Hello again." I said, giving him a smile, then watched as Wakka handed over a sword that had once belonged to his brother Chappu, named Brotherhood. I looked over to Lulu, but her expression didn't seem to have changed. I smiled. Maybe she had gotten over the past events.
I put my suitcase down, and we all travelled to the beach, where many residents would be waiting. It took quite a while to get there, about fifteen minutes. During this time, Kimahri startled Tidus by jumping in front of him, and starting to fight him. When we got back to the two, we found them mid-battle.
"Kimahri!" I said playfully, and he looked over. Grunting, he walked over to me.
"What the..." Tidus stared at him as he walked past.
"He's another guardian of mine, Kimahri." I explained, and started to walk to the beach again.
When we got there, I saw there were lots of people here to send us off. I saw the boat, and gasped at how big it was, compared to what I thought it might have been.
A little boy came up and looked at me.
"Lady Yuna, are you really going?"
"Yes, I am. But I will come back sometime. I promise."
I smiled, and lifted the boy up. He laughed, making me feel a little sad. Putting him down, I waved at other residents, and got out my latest sphere diary, taking a few shots of all the people.
Taking one last shot, I put the diary away and got on the boat. I saw many hands waving at me, and I waved back with a big smile on my face. The horn blared and the ship started to move. A tear came to my face as I took one last look at Besaid. I tried to hold it back, but soon, I couldn't help it. Tears streamed down my face as I watched Besaid disappear.
I went down below deck, and found the engine room. All ships were powered by chocobos, which were big yellow birds, used as transport.
Soon, I had wiped away all my tears and I was having a look round the ship. I had already found my sleeping space, and was now talking to many of the people on the ship. But they were talking amongst themselves really.
"She's High Summoner Braska's daughter!" Was the subject going round the group.
Soon, they all went away, and Tidus came up to me.
"Hi Yuna. How are ya?"
"Oh, fine. It's just, I'm going to miss Besaid."
"Yeah...I'm missing Zanarkand already."
"You come from Zanarkand?"
"What? No, no, I got too close to Sins toxin." He said, waving his hand at me, and using the same excuse as he had before. I giggled.
"No. I believe you. Really. It's just, Zanarkand is as pile of rubble now, and I don't think it's a very good place to live, the state it's in. I have to travel there to get the Final Aeon." I sighed. "Anyway, you were a blitzball player, weren't you?"
"You hear that from Wakka?" He asked. I nodded. "He doesn't believe me at all...he doesn't think there would be any blitzball teams coming from a pile of rubble. I'm glad someone believes me." He said, smiling.
"I heard...in Zanarkand...there's a great blitzball stadium that lights up, even at night! Great tournaments are held there, and the stands are always full!"
"Yeah...how do you know?"
"A man named Jecht told me. He too said he had come from Zanarkand. He was my Father's guardian."
"But..." Tidus look amazed. "My Father's name is Jecht..."
"That's amazing!" I said, gasping. "You know, our meeting must be...some kind of blessing! From Yevon!"
"Well, it does sound like him...coming from Zanarkand and all." Tidus agreed. "But...it can't be him...my old man died ten years ago, off the coast of Zanarkand. He went out training one day and never came back. No one has seen him since." He frowned. "I hate him..." He muttered.
I put two and two together, and suddenly realised something. I turned to face Tidus.
"Why...that's the day that Jecht arrived in Spira..." I said, frowning a little. "I first met Jecht ten years ago. It was the day my father left..." I looked up at him. "The date's are right, aren't they?"
Tidus still didn't seem satisfied. He rested his arms on the edge of the boat, and stared into the water.
"But how would he get here?" He asked, as if trying as hard as he could to prove it wasn't his father.
"Well, you're here..." I replied, smiling. Sighing, I looked into the sea, and noticed a large ripple disturbing the surface.
"Huh? What's that?" Tidus asked, staring at the ripple. A few seconds later, a large fin burst out of the water.
"Oh! Sin! It's Sin!" A member of the crew called out urgently.
But, it seemed to miss us, and head straight for Kilika. I watched in despair as Kilika was engulfed in water, almost like tornados made of water. The wooden pathways were ripped apart, and many villagers flew into the air, being sucked into Sin's grasp. A small tear fell down my cheek, and I felt Kimahri's paw on my shoulder.
"But...why..." I muttered, and sank to the floor. What a great start to my pilgrimage...
Chapter 4: Beginning the Pilgrimage
All the residents were in the middle of the village, all waiting to watch the same thing. Me summoning Valefor, my new and first aeon. I saw the boy who had been in the antechamber and wondered where he had come from. I saw Lulu nod and I took up the position to start the summoning. Three comet shapes flew into the air, and a huge bird flew down, spreading its wings and landing on the ground. There were gasps and lots of whispering from the people.
I stroked Valefor, and then dismissed her.
[I]Wow, I actually summoned! That takes up a lot of energy. I'll have to be careful. But, she was so magnificent, so big and strong.[/I]
"That was brilliant Yuna!"
"Thank you Wakka."
"You did well." Lulu commented, smiling.
"I think I did."
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That night, I was sitting with a group of people and there was a small fire burning. I noticed the boy again. He kept trying to talk to me, but each time he was pushed away by the people surrounding me. Soon, I sighed, and went over to him myself. I wanted to find out who he was.
"Um, hi. I noticed you in the temple. I was wondering who you are...."
I could tell he was surprised that the summoner, the all-important person of the village, had decided to talk to him, but I didn't take much notice of it.
"Hi there! I'm Tidus." He went slightly red. "Sorry...about earlier. I thought you were in danger, and wanted to help. I suppose I sorta...overreacted...
"Oh, no, don't say that. I was just being too overconfident." It was now my turn to blush.
"Oh, hey, I saw that...aeon...thing..." Tidus said, smiling. "It was really amazing."
"Really? Thank you." I said, nodding.
"I'm Yuna, by the way. Summoner Yuna..." I said the last two words happily, suddenly realising I was now an official summoner.
"Ok, Yuna."
"Are you going on the boat to Kilika tomorrow?" I was asked. A confused look washed over his face.
"Kilika?" He asked. I gave him a questioning look. "Ah...I got to close to Sin's toxin." He muttered, turning an even brighter shade of red.
"Oh...I see...well, it's the next village. I would quite like it...if you would come along...with me on my pilgrimage." I said, staring at the ground. I hated to admit it but I was quite taken with this Tidus.
"Your... pilgrimage?"
"Hey, Yuna, are you going to come inside now?" I heard Lulu call.
"Oh, I'll explain to you later. Bye, Tidus, I have to go."
I smiled to myself. So his name was Tidus...all right, that was the first step. Sighing, I walked into the hut, and got ready for bed.
The next morning I was packing all the things I thought I would need for my pilgrimage, and at that moment was gathering together my clothes. I was about to leave when I remembered my sphere diaries. I gathered them all, and put them away. Then, I picked up my rod, and went outside.
"Yuna, what are you doing?" You don't need all that luggage." Lulu said, sighing and folding her arms.
"These are gifts. For the temples we are to visit." I explained hopefully.
"Yuna..." Lulu began.
"This isn't a vacation you know." Wakka finished.
"Oh, okay.... Just as long as I can take my diaries." I said, smiling, and went to put the extra things back into the hut.
"Hey, wait up! I'm coming too, remember?" I looked round, and saw Tidus. I smiled, and ran over.
"Hello again." I said, giving him a smile, then watched as Wakka handed over a sword that had once belonged to his brother Chappu, named Brotherhood. I looked over to Lulu, but her expression didn't seem to have changed. I smiled. Maybe she had gotten over the past events.
I put my suitcase down, and we all travelled to the beach, where many residents would be waiting. It took quite a while to get there, about fifteen minutes. During this time, Kimahri startled Tidus by jumping in front of him, and starting to fight him. When we got back to the two, we found them mid-battle.
"Kimahri!" I said playfully, and he looked over. Grunting, he walked over to me.
"What the..." Tidus stared at him as he walked past.
"He's another guardian of mine, Kimahri." I explained, and started to walk to the beach again.
When we got there, I saw there were lots of people here to send us off. I saw the boat, and gasped at how big it was, compared to what I thought it might have been.
A little boy came up and looked at me.
"Lady Yuna, are you really going?"
"Yes, I am. But I will come back sometime. I promise."
I smiled, and lifted the boy up. He laughed, making me feel a little sad. Putting him down, I waved at other residents, and got out my latest sphere diary, taking a few shots of all the people.
Taking one last shot, I put the diary away and got on the boat. I saw many hands waving at me, and I waved back with a big smile on my face. The horn blared and the ship started to move. A tear came to my face as I took one last look at Besaid. I tried to hold it back, but soon, I couldn't help it. Tears streamed down my face as I watched Besaid disappear.
I went down below deck, and found the engine room. All ships were powered by chocobos, which were big yellow birds, used as transport.
Soon, I had wiped away all my tears and I was having a look round the ship. I had already found my sleeping space, and was now talking to many of the people on the ship. But they were talking amongst themselves really.
"She's High Summoner Braska's daughter!" Was the subject going round the group.
Soon, they all went away, and Tidus came up to me.
"Hi Yuna. How are ya?"
"Oh, fine. It's just, I'm going to miss Besaid."
"Yeah...I'm missing Zanarkand already."
"You come from Zanarkand?"
"What? No, no, I got too close to Sins toxin." He said, waving his hand at me, and using the same excuse as he had before. I giggled.
"No. I believe you. Really. It's just, Zanarkand is as pile of rubble now, and I don't think it's a very good place to live, the state it's in. I have to travel there to get the Final Aeon." I sighed. "Anyway, you were a blitzball player, weren't you?"
"You hear that from Wakka?" He asked. I nodded. "He doesn't believe me at all...he doesn't think there would be any blitzball teams coming from a pile of rubble. I'm glad someone believes me." He said, smiling.
"I heard...in Zanarkand...there's a great blitzball stadium that lights up, even at night! Great tournaments are held there, and the stands are always full!"
"Yeah...how do you know?"
"A man named Jecht told me. He too said he had come from Zanarkand. He was my Father's guardian."
"But..." Tidus look amazed. "My Father's name is Jecht..."
"That's amazing!" I said, gasping. "You know, our meeting must be...some kind of blessing! From Yevon!"
"Well, it does sound like him...coming from Zanarkand and all." Tidus agreed. "But...it can't be him...my old man died ten years ago, off the coast of Zanarkand. He went out training one day and never came back. No one has seen him since." He frowned. "I hate him..." He muttered.
I put two and two together, and suddenly realised something. I turned to face Tidus.
"Why...that's the day that Jecht arrived in Spira..." I said, frowning a little. "I first met Jecht ten years ago. It was the day my father left..." I looked up at him. "The date's are right, aren't they?"
Tidus still didn't seem satisfied. He rested his arms on the edge of the boat, and stared into the water.
"But how would he get here?" He asked, as if trying as hard as he could to prove it wasn't his father.
"Well, you're here..." I replied, smiling. Sighing, I looked into the sea, and noticed a large ripple disturbing the surface.
"Huh? What's that?" Tidus asked, staring at the ripple. A few seconds later, a large fin burst out of the water.
"Oh! Sin! It's Sin!" A member of the crew called out urgently.
But, it seemed to miss us, and head straight for Kilika. I watched in despair as Kilika was engulfed in water, almost like tornados made of water. The wooden pathways were ripped apart, and many villagers flew into the air, being sucked into Sin's grasp. A small tear fell down my cheek, and I felt Kimahri's paw on my shoulder.
"But...why..." I muttered, and sank to the floor. What a great start to my pilgrimage...