A/N: Hi-0 everyone! Well here comes chappy two. I'm having a lot of fun planning out this story, especially since I get to create new personalities and stuff for all the kids. I'm going to start writing to the reviewers at the bottom of the chapter because... I dunno why!

DISCLAIMER: (Hehe, I forgot about this.) I do not own, nor am I saying I do, any of Square-Enix's characters although I sure wish I owned Tidus drool. I DO own the kids! (Except for Vidina. Who would be so wakko to name their kid Vidina? Obviously someone with the name Wakka... hrmmm...)

-Chapter Two-

-Blitz and New Friends-


"Hey! Are you all right?" a young man asked.

"Smooth move, Evan! Knock out the new girl," a voice she reconized as Zalèa's spoke.

"Hey we were just playing some blitz! She should've watched it," another young man said.

Piper opened her eyes. Above her, she saw a pair of green swirled orbs and another pair of handsome turquoise orbs. She groaned quietly, her head throbbing.

"Piper, are you okay?" Zalèa asked.

"Yeah I think so," she said, sitting up. She was in one of the huts, a group of people surrounding her. "Who are you people?" Piper wondered, now realizing more people had come.

"I'm Zalèa; we met before the boys knocked you out," the pretty blonde rolled her eyes.

"I'm not a boy!" cried a girl with black hair, twisted into a few long braids. She had the same violet eyes as the man in the temple had. She wasn't as old as the others, maybe fourteen or fifteen years old. "My name is Rydia."

"I'm Briar," said a tan haired boy.

"Andre," waved a younger boy. He had long light brown hair that fell in his eyes. He was probably the same age as Rydia.

"And I'm Evan. Are you all right?" asked the young boy with turquoise eyes. He had soft blonde hair.

Piper tried to keep calm; it was getting difficult. All these new faces were making her head spin. "Yeah I'll be fine," she muttered. She sighed loudly as a group of adults walked in. Great! More faces to remember! she thought sarcastically.

"Wow, she really does look like Aeris," stated a blonde man. He stood beside Yuna. Piper guessed that they were Evan's parents by their facial similarities.

"Evan, where's your sister?" Yuna asked.

"She's already down at the beach, waiting for us," the blonde boy replied. "We should probably head down there guys. You coming?" he asked Piper.

Piper glanced at Zalèa who nodded. I can always find a way home later. "Sure, sounds like fun!"

"Come on! I'll get you something more comfortable to wear," the perky blonde said, leading Piper into another room. She dug through a drawer of clothes until she pulled out something similar to what she was wearing. "Here. Go over there and change, I'll guard the door," she said, her green eyes sparkling.

Piper wondered why her eyes didn't have normal black pupils like the others, but a black swirl instead. She decided to ask later as she changed into the bikini and slipped on the long floral skirt. Glancing at herself in the mirror, she felt a bit bare. Her mother would probably have a fit if she saw her going to a party dressed the way she was. That made it even more daring to do it. Besides, her mother wouldn't even know she was missing until the next morning. She took off her heeled sandals, deciding to go barefoot. Walking out, she realized that the other teenagers had left, leaving her with Zalèa and the adults. She really didn't want to deal with these people who claimed to know her mother. Why were they making such a big deal over it anyway? If they were so important, her mother would have mentioned them before.

"Hey Piper!" said the blonde man who had said she looked like Aeris. He was in his late thirties, muscular, cerulean eyes, and soft blonde hair like Evan's.

Stopping, Piper sighed again. "Yes?" she asked. She'd only been here, and conscious, for a little over ten minutes and already she was annoyed by these people.

"Will you please let us go Uncle Tidus?" Zalèa said, bored. "You can pester this poor girl later. We're going to the party now." She pushed Piper out of the hut before any of the adults could speak again. "Come on. We're already late as it is," Zalèa grinned.

Piper smiled. She was glad to have already made a friend, but something was strange. "Why are you being so nice to me? You don't even know who I am," she said. They walked out of the village, down a long path.

"Well you see, my parents and my family are all really big people. Everyone knows who they are and I'm constantly being pestered by them. Even in school! 'Zalèa, if you want to live up to your father's reputation in the Machine Faction you better get your act together.' 'Zalèa, your mother this. Your father this. Your aunt this. Your uncle this.' Blah blah blah," she said, mocking teachers. "It gets on my nerves and I wish I could have normal parents who just watched the world go by or had fun in their younger years instead of saving the world!"

"Wow, that must really be bad. I'm glad my parents aren't famous," Piper sighed in relief. They began to walk past a bunch of waterfalls, getting sprayed by water as they hurried over the bridges.

Zalèa stopped. "You're kidding right? Your parents are totally famous. At least to my parents and their friends. Your parents are Cloud and Aeris right?"

Piper tilted her head to one side. Her parents? Famous? Yeah right! "They're only Cloud and Aeris I know. How can they be famous?"

"Well I'm not really sure. Only my parents and their friends seem to know about them but I guess they were really popular in your world. Something about a guy named Sephiroth and that old maester, Seymour," Zalèa said, continuing.

Sephiroth. Who the hell is this guy? And why don't my parents want me to know about him? Maybe 'Yuna' and her friends can tell me about him, Piper thought. "Oh. Right," she said, still confused.

"But to answer your question, I'm being nice to you because you seem like a nice person and when people 'fall' into Spira, they always seem to be destined to come here. It's this weird theory my aunt and uncle have but believe me, it seems to be true."

"Yo Z! It's about time!" yelled a blonde haired girl. They had arrived at the beach. "What took you so long? Who's she?" she demanded, pointing to Piper. Her long blonde hair was sopping wet.

"Sorry Nari! This is Piper. Piper, this is my second cousin or some odd relation like that... Narianne," Zalèa said with a bright grin.

"Don't call me Narianne. Just Nari," the blonde said, glaring at her cousin. "So you must be the one my parents are fussing over, eh?"

"Um, I guess so," Piper replied. She guessed Nari was Evan's sister, and Yuna's daughter.

"Well, don't let them bug you. If they get irritating, just call me or Z and we'll save you," Nari smirked. "C'mon! You look like you came here for the party, let's have some fun!" she said, running back into the crowd of teenagers.

Piper began to feel nervous, around so many people she didn't know. Zalèa ran off to go dance with a group. She decided to take a seat on one of the benches sat near a bonfire. Wow, Charis would love this place... she thought, thinking of her closest friend. Charis Kisaragi was a hyper active girl, just a year younger than Piper, who loved to party, and fight. But something happened to both Charis and her mother, Yuffie a few weeks before. They had practically disappeared off the face of the world.

"Hey there," a boy said, sitting beside her.

"Hiya," Piper smiled. She thanked whatever greater force was out there that she hadn't inherited her mother's blush. She then realized it was Evan, Yuna's son, who had come by her.

"Zalèa ditch you already?" he chuckled.

"Not really. I just don't know anyone here so I'm just watching for now," she said.

Evan shrugged, his wet hair dripping onto his shoulders. Piper realized he was just as muscular as his father. What was the name of the groom in that picture anyways? she wondered.

"That's not much fun, is it?" he asked.

"I guess not," she replied.

"You should come play blitz with us! The water's warm for this time of year!" he invited.

"Blitz?" Piper questioned, a puzzled look on her face.

Evan's jaw dropped a little, "You mean they don't have blitzball where you come from? Bummer. Well come on!" he said, taking her hand, "We'll show you how!"

"Oh I don't know..." Piper said worriedly as he dragged her towards the edge of the beach. She remembered hearing that's the kind of ball she had gotten hit with.

"It'll be fun!" Zalèa's voice came from behind her.

Piper opened her eyes wide as she got pushed into the ocean water. She found herself swimming out, following Evan to the group she had met earlier. Making a mental note to herself: Make Zalèa sorry for this. Very sorry, she listened carefully as they tried to explain the game to her. It sounded something like water polo. "I think I'll watch first," she said, nervously.

"If you say so," the black haired girl, Rydia, said. "Blitz off!" she cried as the ball was tossed in the air. Most of the game was played above water; she had been told that was because it was hard to play underwater in the ocean and most of them still had trouble holding their breath for five minutes straight.

"Score!" the young man, Briar, laughed. His team consisted of himself, Rydia, and Nari.

"Unfair!" Andre whined. "You have Nari and Rydia. Everyone knows Rydia's the best player other than Vidina!" His team consisted of Evan and himself.

"Well that's because Vidina and Loey are celebrating the twentieth year of the Eternal Calm doing something else," Rydia said, making a gagging noise.

"Yeah. Wait until the adults attempt going in the temple," Evan laughed. "Your mom can easily break Loey's spells," he said to Rydia.

Loey and Vidina... weren't those the two people in that temple I walked in? Piper asked herself.

"Hey Piper! You ready to play?" Evan called.

Here goes nothing. I'll probably get knocked out again, she thought pessimistically. "All right! I'll try!" she called back, swimming towards the 'field' they had set boundaries to. They played for a while; Piper scored once, but mostly passed the ball to Evan or Andre.

"You learn fast, new girl," Rydia grinned as they walked out of the water, catching their breaths.

"Thanks," Piper said, taking the compliment.

"So you're really the daughter of Aeris?" Nari asked her as they sat in the sand, listening to the loud music the dee-jay played.

"Yeah. But I don't get it, why is she so special? And who's this Sephiroth guy?" asked Piper. Maybe now I'll get some answers, she thought hopefully.

"To tell ya the truth," Nari sighed, "I don't know. My mom and dad mention them sometimes, but they seem pretty important. You're good at blitz though. Next time you can be on my team. Hey Z!" she waved as her cousin sat by them.

"You played blitzball?" Zalèa said, shocked.

"Yeah! And she's a lot better than you are!" Nari teased.

Zalèa stuck her tounge out at Nari then shrugged, "It's not my fault your brother took her out there."

"Well you're the one who pushed me in the water!" Piper argued.

"Oh, right," Zalèa sighed in defeat.

"So what's this party for anyways?" asked Piper.

"We're celebrating twenty years of the Eternal Calm," Nari said. "Don't worry. You'll find all about it soon, I'm sure," she said after seeing Piper's confused expression.

"Oh! I love this song! Come on! Let's go dance!" Zalèa cried, dragging Nari and Piper to the dance area.


"My lady," a young child spoke, "the one with blood of the Cetra has arrived." She stood in the doorway of a dimly lit room. Locks of violet colored hair blew around her face in the soft breeze from an open window. Her amethyst eyes glittered with a strange but strong power.

"Finally," replied a female voice. A young woman looked up from her desk. Long silver hair streaked with copper flowed dangerously close to the ground. "I've waited seventeen years for this day, and finally the young wretch will find the cure for her curiousity. What's the name of the Ancient's daughter?"

"Piper Strife. But already, she has gained a bond with those we feared she would," the child said. "I can't let my father down again."

"Don't fret, child. After all, the bond is weak. We shall soon be free of our fathers' clutches and we will become what we have strived for years to reach," the young woman smiled. Her eyes sparkled; one was diamond silver, the other was a sapphire blue.

"Soon," the little girl said softly, closing her eyes. The soft sound of the ocean against the cliffside where they resided was all that was heard.


A/N: Weeeee! Took a long time to write, but there's the second chapter. Now if you're confused about the characters, I have a list in my profile. (Just click my username) And because I'm not that great at describing some people, I'm going to tell you that the little girl (in the last part) is supposed to look like MOMO from Xenosaga except for she's supposed to be all purple instead of orange. And the young woman... errm she has eyes like Yuna but different color and hair like almost as long as Mistress 9 from Sailor Moon.

To Emrelle Elendal: Happy dance! Hurray! huggles Evan plushie
To dark dragon 00: Okay, I'm really glad you like my stories and review and read them all and stuff but I'd like it if you put more than, "good job" or "excellent" all the time in your reviews, okay? grins
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Letselina