I am SO SORRY that I haven't updated in so long! I feel really bad... Oh, and I'm not going to
give you some lame excuse, like "I had school!", because the truth is, I haven't been in school for
a long time! (Summer Vacation!) Anyway, the truth is, I was too busy working on another
fanfiction, one that I update about every other day. And...Well, truth of the matter is, that I also
started two more that I haven't put up yet. And...Well, I just kind of flat out forgot about this
one. I'm so sorry! I'll try to balance this one in with my other one, and hopefully you'll be
seeing more updates with this story. Not only that, but it's just now getting to the exciting parts!
Here's a long-awaited chapter six! Enjoy!
Chapter 6: The Return of Seymour
"Plan Yunie?" Rikku asked nervously as we walked up the path to Guadosalam, "What
are we gonna do if Seymour's there?"
A loud engine noise could be heard then, and Rikku jumped, looking behind her just as
the airship took off.
"What? They're leaving us?" Rikku cried, running after them, "Come back!"
"It's okay Rikku," Yuna said, smiling, "I told them to leave. We're going to handle the
rest on our own. Besides, the sight of the airship may make them feel somewhat...I don't
know...worried."
Rikku looked white, and I found myself rolling my eyes, trying terribly not to feel bored.
"Let's just go already," I said, thinking of what position I'd be able to play when I got
back to Besaid.
"Wait! We need a plan!" Rikku moaned, "We can't just march in there, saying, "Hey, we
need to see Seymour", can we?"
"Why not?" Yuna asked, and I could see through her eyes that she did have something on
her mind, but she wasn't about to let us know. "Don't worry," she said, leading the way toward
Guadosalam, "I've got it all worked out."
"Oh!" Rikku moaned, twisting one of her braids nervously.
I smiled and walked swiftly behind Yuna, deciding that as long as she was in charge, we
may just get this over with quickly.
"So, we just go in there and ask him a few questions?" I asked hopefully.
"That's it," Yuna said, but I could tell there was something more to it. There was
something Yuna wasn't telling Rikku and me. Or at least, something she wasn't telling me.
We continued up the path toward Guadosalam, and I found myself taking in my many
surroundings, being that it was the first time I had ever been through this area. On my way down
from the Calm Lands, I had skipped over this place, same as on the way up to Bevelle. It was
then that I realized that I really hadn't gotten out much.
We finally reached the entrance to Guadosalam, and Rikku began twisting her braids,
growing more and more white with each hair twist.
"There's nothing to be worried about," I finally said, but then realized that I was the only
calm one. Even Yuna was beginning to tense up, although she didn't show it in her eyes. In her
eyes, she looked more determined than anything.
"Okay," she said, taking a breath, "We're here. We are just going to ask Seymour
questions. For now."
"But Yunie!" Rikku moaned, "What if he, you know, tries to hurt one of us?"
"That's why you're here," Yuna just said, "Vance and Rikku, you watch my back."
"No problem there," I said, trying incredibly hard to stifle a yawn.
"Okay then," Yuna said, "Let's go!"
We walked into Guadosalam, and guados were everywhere. I was smiling, taking
everything in, and actually thoroughly enjoying myself. Rikku, however, stood between Yuna
and me, looking quite fearful of what lay ahead.
"Lady Yuna! We've been expecting you!" an elderly guado made his way toward us,
smiling a rather, shall we say, evil looking smile.
"That's good," Yuna said, "It is true of Maester Seymour's return, correct?"
"Yes, it is!" the guado said, smiling wide, "It truly is wonderful, for our leader to have
returned."
"Tell me," Yuna said, "Would it be possible if we spoke to Maester Seymour?"
"After what happened two years ago?" the guado said, "I don't think so."
"Tromell, we mean Seymour no harm," Yuna said, smiling as she said so, "We just have
some questions for him, after all."
"No, I will not allow it," the guado, who's name was Tromell, said, "I will not allow you
to kill our great Lord Seymour again!"
"Look Buddy," Rikku said, and I could tell by the gleam in her eye that she, like me, just
wanted to get out of this place, "We just want to talk with him!"
"Let them in," we all turned, and looked down at the entrance of the main place, to see a
strange looking guado standing there. Wait, was he a guado? I felt my eyes on him, trying to
tell. Yes, he had to be a guado, but something was different...
Rikku's eyes opened fearfully, and she cowered behind Yuna. So that, was Seymour.
I wanted to laugh. That was the guy they had been so afraid of? He didn't look too
capable of anything.
Yuna gave a nod to Tromell, and holding her head high, she went down the slope, toward
Seymour, with Rikku and me following behind.
"Good day, Lady Yuna," Seymour said, allowing them in, "It has been too long."
Seymour led the group in through some more doors, to the strangest looking room I had
ever been in.
Rikku's eyes lit up as she saw the amount of food piled on a table in the middle, but Yuna
remained somewhat tense, and looked around the room.
"This room doesn't bring too many good memories for Yunie," Rikku whispered in my
ear.
I was going to ask why, but decided not to.
"Have a seat," Seymour said, and to me, he sounded rather friendly. We each took a seat,
and Seymour took one across from us.
"I know why you have come," he said, and smiled, a smile that sent chills up my spine,
"You have come to find out why I, as well as many others, am back. Well, it is rather
complicated, but let's just say even the farplane couldn't hold me back."
"So you learned how to control the farplane from within it," Yuna asked cooly, "How?"
Seymour shook his head, tsking as he did so, "Do you expect me to tell you, Lady Yuna?"
"Seymour," Yuna said, angrily, "It isn't right! People who should be sent aren't. Are you
just an un-sent, or are you truly back?"
Seymour gave a smile. "You could try to send me," he said, "but I'm afraid that won't do
you much good."
"So you are back?" Rikku whined, and Yuna shot her a look to tell her to be quiet.
"I'm quite back," Seymour said, looking straight at Yuna.
Yuna looked as if she wanted to say something, but was afraid to say it with Rikku and
me around.
"The day of your wedding," Seymour said, eyeing Yuna, "That was the day I returned."
I thought back to the wedding, and it was the first time since the wedding that I had
thought about it. I wondered if Elma had recovered yet. I wondered where Pinelli was. I
wondered what Lucil was doing. I just continued wondering.
When I snapped back to the present time, Yuna and Seymour were deep in some
discussion.
"What do you want?" Yuna was asking, "Sin is gone. Spira is happy! Why did you come
back?"
"I'm not the only one back," Seymour reminded her, "And besides, true happiness can
only be found in death."
His words sickened me.
"Would you like to find out?" Seymour asked, pulling out a long, pointed staff.
Yuna and Rikku stood up, backing away, and I realized I was the only one still sitting.
Without thinking, I pulled out my sling.
"Go for it, Seymour," I said, and saw him look somewhat surprised.
Seymour just smiled evilly again, and I saw flicks of fire coming from the staff. Before
he could do anything else, I fired a shot at him, hitting him in the middle of the forehead, and
readied another, hitting him in the eye.
"We are not finished talking yet!" Seymour howled, rubbing the areas where I had hit
him.
He dropped his staff, as if to say he was done for the time being, and sat back down,
although he eyed me angrily.
He motioned us to sit down again also, but Yuna shook her head, telling him that we were
fine standing.
"Fine, I will tell you all," he said, looking directly at Yuna again, "But I will not tolerate
him," Seymour nodded toward me, "to hear. He isn't one of your guardians, is he?"
Yuna looked at me, but I already had turned toward the door. I hated the thought of
leaving them alone, because I knew if something happened to them, that it would be my blame.
Still, I couldn't really see Seymour seriously doing anything.
"Is it okay if I leave?" I asked Yuna.
She nodded, although I noticed she did look a little nervous.
"I hear any screams or anything, and I'm back in a flash!" I told Seymour, and checked to
see if my sword was still in its place.
Then, I walked out of the hot room, and stood by the door.
A man with brown curly hair came out that moment also, and he stared at me.
"Hey you!" he asked me, "Are you a chocobo knight?"
I was about to answer that I was, but then remembered that I was undercover.
"No, I'm not," I just said.
"Good, in that case, you must be some kind of servant. Get me a towel, will you? I'd
like to take a shower!"
"I'm not a servant, either," I said, rolling my eyes, "I'm a visitor."
"Visitors are here?" the man's blue eyes opened wide, "And I haven't even taken a
shower yet!"
"They aren't here to see you," I just said, wondering who this ignorant man was.
"That must be why Seymour told me to stay put," the man said, lifting his nose at me,
"Very well, I shall do as told. And I don't care who you are! I order you to get me a towel!"
"Who are you?" I found myself asking, "I don't just take orders from anybody off of the
street, you know."
The man crossed his arms. "You don't know me?" he asked with a snort, "But everybody
knows me."
"Well I don't," I just said crossly, hoping that Yuna and Rikku were alright, and
wondering what it was they were discussing.
"I would tell you, but it would blow my cover," the man said, and I found that I couldn't
stand the tone of his voice. He was acting incredibly snobbish, and I couldn't help but wonder
who he was. He had to be somebody special to act the way he did.
"At least get me some food," the man said, "A commoner like you should be happy to get
me food."
"I don't even know who you are," I replied nastily.
"Oh, and who are you?" he asked, crossing his arms, "Not anybody of importance, are
you? Otherwise, you'd be in there, talking with Seymour."
"For your information," I said, wanting desperately to tell him that I was third-in-
command of the chocobo knights, "I am a traveling companion of Lady Yuna."
The man's eyes opened wide.
"Lady Yuna is here?" he practically gasped, "What is she doing here?"
"Speaking with Seymour," I explained, wondering why the man was so surprised.
"About what?" the man's voice cracked.
"Why should I tell you?" I asked, rolling my eyes.
"I think I deserve to know," the man said, looking at me with anger in his eyes.
"And why do you think that?" I snapped back at him.
"She is my fiancé," the man said, rolling his own eyes.
"Wait a minute, you're– "
"Pinelli?" I turned around. The doors had opened, and Yuna, Rikku, as well as Seymour
stood there behind me.
"Yuna, Darling!" Pinelli said, and ran down the stairs.
Yuna looked angry, and not at all happy to see her fiancé. Seymour just glared at Pinelli,
as if angry that he was there.
Pinelli had come down the stairs and had embraced Yuna, although Yuna wasn't
embracing back. She just stood there, in Pinelli's embrace, looking angry still.
She pulled out, glaring at him.
"What are you doing here?" she demanded, "I mean, I knew you were here but..."
"Wait a minute!" Rikku said, breaking through the middle of Pinelli and Yuna, "You
knew Pinelli was here? Yunie, why didn't we know?"
Yuna's attention turned back to Pinelli, and again I found myself feeling somewhat out of
place.
"Seymour and me are old friends, being that he was a maester along with my grandfather.
When I heard he returned, of course I came to see him," Pinelli explained, looking as if he
wanted to hug Yuna again, but Rikku was still in between the two.
"That still doesn't explain why you're here!" Rikku said, and again Yuna gave her that
look to stay out of it.
Yuna just shook her head.
"I know what you two are planning," she said angrily, "I don't know what makes
everybody think I'm stupid. You both can think of me as a threat to your plan."
Then, she huffed past everybody, and out the door. Rikku and me looked at each other,
and followed, and I noticed that Rikku stuck her tongue out at Pinelli.
"What did Seymour tell you guys?" I asked Rikku, quite aware that I seemed to be the
only one that didn't understand what was going on, "And where are we going?"
"We're going to the farplane," Rikku just explained, not telling me what it was Seymour
had said, "There's someone we're supposed to meet there."
Soon we were on our way up the steps toward the farplane.
Again, I felt somewhat queasy. I had never been in the farplane before, and it kind of
gave me the creeps. Especially with everybody acting the way they were.
"Yunie," Rikku said, breaking away from me and running up to Yuna, "What if...if...You
know...Uh...Tidus is here?"
Yuna looked at Rikku for a long time. She just stared at Rikku as if she didn't
comprehend the question. Then, she just shook her head.
"He won't be," she just said, and marched through the farplane. Rikku gave me a
somewhat scared look, but followed behind Yuna anyway. I could tell I wasn't the only one
frightened by it.
Finally, I took a deep breath and followed the two into the farplane.
It wasn't anything too terrifying really. It was just an empty area. Except for the fact that
there was a man in a red coat sitting on the other side.
It was misty, and I couldn't make him out, but I saw both Rikku and Yuna squinting into
the mist. Finally, Yuna broke the silence, and said, "Sir Auron?"
A.N.: Okay, that was kind of a short chapter, only about 2000 some words, but oh well. I'll try to update a lot sooner, and you should expect more! Besides, what's Yuna's fiancé doing with
Seymour? And what did Seymour tell Yuna and Rikku? Not only that, but what's Auron doing
back? Is he the one that they're supposed to talk to? Find it all out coming soon! (I hope,
anyway!)