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The journey though Gagazet gave me some time to think. Braska was very focused on his journey, and didn't speak much, Jecht and Auron bickered most of the way. I had to smile sometimes, I think they had become closer friends. Between the arguing, there were some laughter, sometimes even Braska joined in. I guess I was the one withdrawing from the group now, and Auron took my place.
Often he would glance back at me, to see if I was ok. I would just smile and nod for him to keep going, sometimes I didnt even notice him looking. Thoughts were surrounding me, and I could of sworn that some were even old memories. I couldn't explain what I was feeling, but It felt like I had been to this palce before. Even though I knew I had never been past Bevelle.
"Tanita!" I heard the voice, but could not see who said it. It wasn't Auron or the others...I glanced behind and saw a young woman, she looked almost like me, but had brown hair and wore what looked like a songstress dress. Behind her was a blonde man, he was smirking at me, arms crossed and I knew he was my brother....No, I'm an only child...
brother?
Beside him there was another man, he had black hair, dark as midnight...He looked almost like Auron, except he had short hair, a little spiky at the top. He wore red. It was his favorite colour.
"Is your favorite colour red...Auron?" I asked out of the blue. Eveyone turned to look at me, and I shook my head.
I heard him chuckle in my mind, the blonde one. "I promised I would come back, I promised you and her that I would not let anyone get away with hurting her..."
But Auron was also chuckling, shaking his head. "I suppose I do, why do you ask?"
I blinked, my eyes were all fuzzy like. "I dont know..."
"Are you ok Tanith?" I heard Braska ask me, Jecht placed his hands on my shoulders and shook me....Auron pushed him aside and took his place. I laughed at them, they were being so serious.
"Yes...Sorry, day dreaming again..." Blame it on a day dream....
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Belgemine was right, Fayth's Scar was a rather tough spot. Auron was on his knee, struggling to get back up while Jecht frantically searched for a HI potion. Braska and I hit the creature, that he called an Ochu, with all we had. By now Braska had learned black magic, and out of no where I learned this move, where I would run and leap up into the sky, slashing down at whatever creature was in my way. Terror of Zanarkand, my brother taught me that.
"brother..." I hissed, looking away from the creature for a split second, trying to shake off the thoughts, that couldn't possibly be my own, out of my head.
When he got the chance, Braska healed Auron, so that Jecht could use his...Oh, what did he call it, Super Sphere...Mach III shot, thing...I honestly dont remember the stupid name he gave it...It was impressive, and it was all that we needed to finish off this monster.
"hah..." Jecht walked to the front of us all, that conceided grin on his unkept face and waved for us to follow.
Inside the mountain there were many passageways that we could have followed, and gotten lost in. I remember stepping in front of Jecht to lead the rest of the way. No one questioned me? I wasn't exactly sure how I knew the way, to tell the truth, but I was glad that they didn't question me. I could tell they were wondering how I knew to get them to the cliffside, where just around the corner lay...Zanarkand.
"want to take a break, before we go in?" I asked...
It was deathly quiet for a while, Jecht sat down on the dirt away from us, and Braska and I stood overlooking the ruins. Auron was in the background, quiet for a long time. I guess since Bevelle I was thinking more about myself, then I had been about him. I figured that he just wasn't going to be the man I wanted him to be..I suppose I couldn;t have expected him to open up in a couple of weeks, and he wouldnt in a couple more either...we just didnt have the time...
I failed to pick up on his feelings now. We all knew what would happen to Braska in the end, but no one talked about it. We just kept going on. I guess Braska just accepted it, Jecht never said much, but he supported everything that Braska did...I knew it was something that Braska, the Summoner had to do...If something were to happen to him now, he may find himself in the same situation as me. dead and lost in the living world, because there was something that he didnt do in life. I didnt want that for him, I wanted his journey to be finished, his soul to have closure...obviously something I didnt have. But no one knew just how Auron felt...until now.
"You dont have to do this..." Auron approached us, jecht lifted his head to listen.
"What?" I gasped, my words coming out of my mouth before I took the breath to say them.
"You know what will happen, and Sin just comes back...if you stop now, then..." Auron droped his gaze.
I guess I forgot that Auron was still a young man, even though he tried to act much older and wiser. I didn't want Braska to go either, but I also knew that he would regeret it if he didnt . I think Auron knew too...but He just wanted to share a part of himself that would normally be closed off to others.
"I have to Auron..." Braska smiled... "I'm glad you told me how you feel. I was beginning to wonder.."
I took a step back, letting the two men have a moment together. I caught the feeling that Braska was pleased that Auron asked him to turn back. I didn't think he had the intention to, but the fact that Auron cared enough to try and stop him...I think that deepened their friendship even more.
"I dont want him to go either..."Jecht piped up. "But, I think its' something he just has to do..."
""Braska has made his descision, and though we may not like the results it will bring.....we have to support him..." I added.
Auron stared at me like I hit him across the face. He looked hurt. I didnt mean for him to feel that I was against him, I didnt mean to cause him to draw back from us. "I'm telling you how I feel..." I said with a soft voice.. "thank you, for letting us know your feelings..."
I closed my hands into lose fists at my side, resisiting the urge to run to him. Instead I smiled, even though I had already begun to cry. If this was to be one of our last moments together, then I wanted him to know...but I was so afraid to tell him. We didnt even know each other all that long. So I kept it to myself....I recieved looks from both Braska and Jecht. I think they knew how I felt about Auron, and they looked disapointed with me, that I didnt say a thing. I guess I was being a coward.
"So, this is it then..." I heard Jecht say after about a minute of silence. "Its been fun travelling with you guys..."
"Yeah.." I whispered. Auron remained quiet, and Braska was lost in contemplation.
"I know I'm not goin' back home.." Jecht told me. But didnt finish his sentance, he looked sad.He always told me that his son was always crying, a cry baby. At 7 I think I cried a lot too, I guess Jecht didnt understand that. I think he had high hopes for his little boy, and now he would never see what kind of a man his son would be.
"Me neither..." I sighed. I wasn't sure where I was going after this. I'm dead, I'm supposed to have a purpose, something to finish before I can rest. But I didnt know what it was. I needed someone to place the pieces of the puzzle together, because I sure wasn't getting it.
"Maybe Yevon will bring me back as a blitzball..." Jecht said jokingly.
I laughed. "I dont think so...and maybe I will be a normal girl, with normal problems...and normal friends..." I taped Jecht on the shoulder and we both laughed. It was easier to laugh than to cry, which I think we both wanted to do at that moment.
"Maybe you were reincarnated...as a normal girl, Tanith..." Auron steped forward. Braska was still lost in thought. "Maybe there is something more about you..."
I never really thought about it until then, there were a lot of things that I never considered before. I just rememberd wishng that the universe would stop playing tricks on me, and tell me flat out what it is I am supposed to do!
"I'm ready to go now..."
We all looked to Braska, and saw him walking down the slope leading into Zanarkand....
"Well..." I stood up straight in front of Auron, Jecht was was already following behind Braska.
"Well..." Auron repeated.
We stared at each other, until I cracked half a grin, grabbing him by the sleeve and leading him down the slope behind the others. "come on now...our destiny awaits!" I tried to sound dramatic, but in an amusing way.
"Tanith..." I heard him say my name from behind. I stoped, but I did not turn to face him.
"Whats going to happen to you?" Auron asked. I thought it was rather stupid of him, how could I possibly know?
"I dont know..." I whispered, watching Jecht turn and wave to the both of us. I waved back, to let him know that Auron and I needed a couple more minutes.
"If, I had the time, I would help you figure out what it is you are supposed to do..." He trailed off.
"Yeah..." I Smiled, but couldn't face him. If I looked at him now...well, breaking down in tears wasn't going to help with anything, so I kept my back to him.
"Jecht asked me, if anything happens to him...that I must try to find his son...Braska wants me to bring Yuna to Besaid..." He paused, then went on. "Is there anything that I can do...if I...never see you again?"
I had to chuckle just a little. I could hear the hurt in his voice, but he tried to hide it. "You'll see me again...as...as long as you promise me, that when we've fufilled our prior promises...that, you find me..."
"where will you be?" He asked. I felt his hands slide over my shoulders, while I watched Braska and Jecht move farther and farther away.
"I'll be here...waiting..." I wanted to stay there with him, but my body tried to jerk away. It was too much, too fast...I wasn't expecting this..
"Zanarkand?" Auron whispered, pulling me back to him,his breath at my ear.
"Zanarkand..." I repeated. I decided to stay in Zanarkand, until I figured out what my purpose was. "lets go...Jecht's getting antsy waiting for us..."
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The journey though Gagazet gave me some time to think. Braska was very focused on his journey, and didn't speak much, Jecht and Auron bickered most of the way. I had to smile sometimes, I think they had become closer friends. Between the arguing, there were some laughter, sometimes even Braska joined in. I guess I was the one withdrawing from the group now, and Auron took my place.
Often he would glance back at me, to see if I was ok. I would just smile and nod for him to keep going, sometimes I didnt even notice him looking. Thoughts were surrounding me, and I could of sworn that some were even old memories. I couldn't explain what I was feeling, but It felt like I had been to this palce before. Even though I knew I had never been past Bevelle.
"Tanita!" I heard the voice, but could not see who said it. It wasn't Auron or the others...I glanced behind and saw a young woman, she looked almost like me, but had brown hair and wore what looked like a songstress dress. Behind her was a blonde man, he was smirking at me, arms crossed and I knew he was my brother....No, I'm an only child...
brother?
Beside him there was another man, he had black hair, dark as midnight...He looked almost like Auron, except he had short hair, a little spiky at the top. He wore red. It was his favorite colour.
"Is your favorite colour red...Auron?" I asked out of the blue. Eveyone turned to look at me, and I shook my head.
I heard him chuckle in my mind, the blonde one. "I promised I would come back, I promised you and her that I would not let anyone get away with hurting her..."
But Auron was also chuckling, shaking his head. "I suppose I do, why do you ask?"
I blinked, my eyes were all fuzzy like. "I dont know..."
"Are you ok Tanith?" I heard Braska ask me, Jecht placed his hands on my shoulders and shook me....Auron pushed him aside and took his place. I laughed at them, they were being so serious.
"Yes...Sorry, day dreaming again..." Blame it on a day dream....
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Belgemine was right, Fayth's Scar was a rather tough spot. Auron was on his knee, struggling to get back up while Jecht frantically searched for a HI potion. Braska and I hit the creature, that he called an Ochu, with all we had. By now Braska had learned black magic, and out of no where I learned this move, where I would run and leap up into the sky, slashing down at whatever creature was in my way. Terror of Zanarkand, my brother taught me that.
"brother..." I hissed, looking away from the creature for a split second, trying to shake off the thoughts, that couldn't possibly be my own, out of my head.
When he got the chance, Braska healed Auron, so that Jecht could use his...Oh, what did he call it, Super Sphere...Mach III shot, thing...I honestly dont remember the stupid name he gave it...It was impressive, and it was all that we needed to finish off this monster.
"hah..." Jecht walked to the front of us all, that conceided grin on his unkept face and waved for us to follow.
Inside the mountain there were many passageways that we could have followed, and gotten lost in. I remember stepping in front of Jecht to lead the rest of the way. No one questioned me? I wasn't exactly sure how I knew the way, to tell the truth, but I was glad that they didn't question me. I could tell they were wondering how I knew to get them to the cliffside, where just around the corner lay...Zanarkand.
"want to take a break, before we go in?" I asked...
It was deathly quiet for a while, Jecht sat down on the dirt away from us, and Braska and I stood overlooking the ruins. Auron was in the background, quiet for a long time. I guess since Bevelle I was thinking more about myself, then I had been about him. I figured that he just wasn't going to be the man I wanted him to be..I suppose I couldn;t have expected him to open up in a couple of weeks, and he wouldnt in a couple more either...we just didnt have the time...
I failed to pick up on his feelings now. We all knew what would happen to Braska in the end, but no one talked about it. We just kept going on. I guess Braska just accepted it, Jecht never said much, but he supported everything that Braska did...I knew it was something that Braska, the Summoner had to do...If something were to happen to him now, he may find himself in the same situation as me. dead and lost in the living world, because there was something that he didnt do in life. I didnt want that for him, I wanted his journey to be finished, his soul to have closure...obviously something I didnt have. But no one knew just how Auron felt...until now.
"You dont have to do this..." Auron approached us, jecht lifted his head to listen.
"What?" I gasped, my words coming out of my mouth before I took the breath to say them.
"You know what will happen, and Sin just comes back...if you stop now, then..." Auron droped his gaze.
I guess I forgot that Auron was still a young man, even though he tried to act much older and wiser. I didn't want Braska to go either, but I also knew that he would regeret it if he didnt . I think Auron knew too...but He just wanted to share a part of himself that would normally be closed off to others.
"I have to Auron..." Braska smiled... "I'm glad you told me how you feel. I was beginning to wonder.."
I took a step back, letting the two men have a moment together. I caught the feeling that Braska was pleased that Auron asked him to turn back. I didn't think he had the intention to, but the fact that Auron cared enough to try and stop him...I think that deepened their friendship even more.
"I dont want him to go either..."Jecht piped up. "But, I think its' something he just has to do..."
""Braska has made his descision, and though we may not like the results it will bring.....we have to support him..." I added.
Auron stared at me like I hit him across the face. He looked hurt. I didnt mean for him to feel that I was against him, I didnt mean to cause him to draw back from us. "I'm telling you how I feel..." I said with a soft voice.. "thank you, for letting us know your feelings..."
I closed my hands into lose fists at my side, resisiting the urge to run to him. Instead I smiled, even though I had already begun to cry. If this was to be one of our last moments together, then I wanted him to know...but I was so afraid to tell him. We didnt even know each other all that long. So I kept it to myself....I recieved looks from both Braska and Jecht. I think they knew how I felt about Auron, and they looked disapointed with me, that I didnt say a thing. I guess I was being a coward.
"So, this is it then..." I heard Jecht say after about a minute of silence. "Its been fun travelling with you guys..."
"Yeah.." I whispered. Auron remained quiet, and Braska was lost in contemplation.
"I know I'm not goin' back home.." Jecht told me. But didnt finish his sentance, he looked sad.He always told me that his son was always crying, a cry baby. At 7 I think I cried a lot too, I guess Jecht didnt understand that. I think he had high hopes for his little boy, and now he would never see what kind of a man his son would be.
"Me neither..." I sighed. I wasn't sure where I was going after this. I'm dead, I'm supposed to have a purpose, something to finish before I can rest. But I didnt know what it was. I needed someone to place the pieces of the puzzle together, because I sure wasn't getting it.
"Maybe Yevon will bring me back as a blitzball..." Jecht said jokingly.
I laughed. "I dont think so...and maybe I will be a normal girl, with normal problems...and normal friends..." I taped Jecht on the shoulder and we both laughed. It was easier to laugh than to cry, which I think we both wanted to do at that moment.
"Maybe you were reincarnated...as a normal girl, Tanith..." Auron steped forward. Braska was still lost in thought. "Maybe there is something more about you..."
I never really thought about it until then, there were a lot of things that I never considered before. I just rememberd wishng that the universe would stop playing tricks on me, and tell me flat out what it is I am supposed to do!
"I'm ready to go now..."
We all looked to Braska, and saw him walking down the slope leading into Zanarkand....
"Well..." I stood up straight in front of Auron, Jecht was was already following behind Braska.
"Well..." Auron repeated.
We stared at each other, until I cracked half a grin, grabbing him by the sleeve and leading him down the slope behind the others. "come on now...our destiny awaits!" I tried to sound dramatic, but in an amusing way.
"Tanith..." I heard him say my name from behind. I stoped, but I did not turn to face him.
"Whats going to happen to you?" Auron asked. I thought it was rather stupid of him, how could I possibly know?
"I dont know..." I whispered, watching Jecht turn and wave to the both of us. I waved back, to let him know that Auron and I needed a couple more minutes.
"If, I had the time, I would help you figure out what it is you are supposed to do..." He trailed off.
"Yeah..." I Smiled, but couldn't face him. If I looked at him now...well, breaking down in tears wasn't going to help with anything, so I kept my back to him.
"Jecht asked me, if anything happens to him...that I must try to find his son...Braska wants me to bring Yuna to Besaid..." He paused, then went on. "Is there anything that I can do...if I...never see you again?"
I had to chuckle just a little. I could hear the hurt in his voice, but he tried to hide it. "You'll see me again...as...as long as you promise me, that when we've fufilled our prior promises...that, you find me..."
"where will you be?" He asked. I felt his hands slide over my shoulders, while I watched Braska and Jecht move farther and farther away.
"I'll be here...waiting..." I wanted to stay there with him, but my body tried to jerk away. It was too much, too fast...I wasn't expecting this..
"Zanarkand?" Auron whispered, pulling me back to him,his breath at my ear.
"Zanarkand..." I repeated. I decided to stay in Zanarkand, until I figured out what my purpose was. "lets go...Jecht's getting antsy waiting for us..."