A/N: I've had a lot of inspiration over the past few days so I should be able to throw out a few decently sized interesting chapters. The story will be growing and there will be a lot of suspense, and I'm TRYING as heck to get the big romance I've planned in. Maybe I'll have to make another one after this... who knows. Well here's chappy 6.

-Chapter Six-
-Yearning to Learn-


Piper looked at the amazing building. It seemed to glow, especially in the dim light of dusk, with the lightning that flickered around it. "Wow," was all she could say.

"Yeah, it's pretty cool, huh?" Zalèa said, pushing open the door. "Tomorrow night, I'll take you to the Moonflow. It's amazeriffic!"

Grinning at the her friend's made up word, Piper followed her inside the temple of Djose. Stopping for a moment in the doorway, she looked around, taking in everything. If what Yuna, the purple-hooded kid, and Tifa said were true, then she would have to leave Spira. Soon. But she wanted to know everything about it. Spira seemed to be full of secrets, much like her mother's lineage and Sephiroth. Putting the thoughts of leaving in the back of her mind, for a while, she let her eyes wander across the room. The temple was nearly empty, except for a two people sitting by a girl in the corner of the building. There were a lot of robots, which they called machina. Piper soon saw Zalèa's mother walking towards them.

"There you are Zalèa!" her mother, Rikku, sighed. "We've been waiting all day."

"Cunno," she apologized in Al Bhed. "We were talking to Yuna," she lied. Well, it was partially true.

"Well we already finished everything," Rikku said, gesturing to the fully built machines.

"Sorry. We, uh, lost track of time," Zalèa said.

Piper looked at Zalèa, "Now what?"

Shrugging, the Al Bhed girl said, "We can always do the Moonflow tonight."

"Or you can go back to Besaid. I don't want you running around Spira, especially with the threat of..." Rikku stopped, then added, "uhm, fiends!"

"Mom, I can handle fiends. I'm sure Piper knows how to fight too. Do you?" she asked.

Nodding, Piper yawned. "Easy."

"See, we'll be fine!" Zalèa said.

"Piper!" cried a girl's voice.

Everyone turned to face the young girl they had all crowded around before. She jumped to her feet, running towards Piper, "It's really you!" she sobbed, hugging her. She stood a little shorter than Piper, her jet black hair sticking to her forehead.

Startled, and a bit creeped out, Piper pushed the girl off, "Who are you?"

"Y-you don't reconize me?!" she cried. "Piper, it's me! Charis!"

There was a familiar aura around her, but she looked different. The Charis Kisaragi I remember was a strong, fierce fifteen year old. Not this scared girl... Dark scarlet colored eyes peered up at her with fear. She wore hardly any clothing; just a small sleeveless shirt and a pair of short shorts, both of which were torn and dirty. "Charis?" Piper echoed, "No way... what happened to you?"

"You know her?" Gippal asked.

Piper nodded, not taking her eyes off the girl, "Are you okay?"

"Piper, you have to get out of here! This is a trap. If you don't leave Spira, or at least out of this temple, you're going to die! And so is everyone else!" Charis exclaimed.

This caused everyone to back off, but it seemed to anger Piper. Stomping a foot, she yelled, "Why does everyone say that?! How am I a danger to everyone?!"

"Just get out of here!" Charis shrieked, "She's coming!"

"She who?" Zalèa demanded. "We can take on whoever wants to hurt Piper, right?"

Shaking her head wildly, the girl shuddered, looking around the room. "Please! Get the hell outta here!"

"Well fine, you're coming with me!" Piper said, her voice loud.

"No! She'll find you!"

"She who?!" Zalèa repeated.

"Sephianna! Her power exceeds her father and her mother's! Now go!" Charis shook violently.

Rikku tossed an object at Charis, causing her to freeze in place. "Okay, now we can get some answers."

"What'd you do to her?" Piper cried.

"Piper," Zalèa said, a bit worried now, "Sephianna was the name of the woman that Yuna said captured her." She tossed another item at Charis, causing her to unfreeze but in a much calmer state.

"Please Piper," the black haired girl whispered. Tears began to fall from her eyes.

"Who is this Sephianna?" Piper asked, trying to keep her temper down.

"She's a witch. I told you her power exceeds her parents. She wants to use you to fufill her father's dream," Charis said, her voice trembling.

"Who are her parents?" Rikku asked.

"Yuna and--" she stopped suddenly, clutching her throat with her hands. Gasping for air, Charis stomped her feet as if trying to escape someone's grip. "Run..." she said in a tight voice.

"Come on!" Zalèa said, grabbing Piper's arm and pulling her to the door.

"Not without her!"

"She'll be fine! Come on!" she cried. Suddenly the door opened, letting in a strong, cold gust of wind, putting out their only source of light.

"Actually, she won't be fine," said a little girl in the doorway. Zalèa and

"Yes, I told Miss Kisaragi to keep quiet but I fear she has disobeyed me," spoke a woman's voice from behind them.

Turning, Piper saw a taller woman, who looked to be just a bit older than herself. She had long straight hair. It was colored silver and copper, making her wonder if it was naturally that way. But her mind didn't linger on the thought long; she saw a silvery rope wrapped around Charis' neck - the other end held by the woman's delicate hands. "What the hell are you doing to her?!" she screamed.

"Hello Piper Strife," the woman said calmly, letting go of the rope. Charis' body crumpled to the ground, hopefully only unconscious. The woman walked towards her, "Your friend will be all right soon. Do not worry."

"Who are you?" Piper growled, standing in a defensive stance. She knew she was weaponless at the time, but she could throw off an enemy momentarily, at least long enough to find a weapon.

"Sephianna. You've been told of some of my better talents, I'm sure," she smirked.

"We'd rather not stay to find out," Zalèa said nervously, also in a defensive stance.

Her smile was maniacal, but almost soft. "Come now."

"I'm not going anywhere with you," Piper said.

"I fear you have no choice," she said, her bi-colored eyes sparkling. She began to raise her hand, but was knocked down by someone.

"Zalèa! Piper! Run!" yelled Gippal, who had jumped the woman.

"I don't think so," Ahriana said. She grinned, revealing a few missing teeth, just like a normal child of that age. She slashed her hand in the air, throwing both Zalèa and Piper into a wall of the temple. "You won't escape this time."

Piper held her head, looking at Zalèa. "We have to get out of here..."

The blonde nodded slowly, a gash across her head bleeding heavily. Piper guessed she hit the wall face first. But she began to slip out of consciousness, probably caused by the loss of blood.

She saw Sephianna strut towards her, but had no strength to get up and fight. She wondered what had become of Gippal and Rikku. "What do you want with me?" Piper asked in a hoarse whisper.

"You can fufill my father's dream," Sephianna said, kneeling beside her. Her voice was soothing, calming. Almost friendly. "And when that happens, he'll be gone forever. I'll never have to see his face again, or hear him order me around. You're helping me more than him. And Ahriana. You're helping her solve the same problem."

"Don't worry," the soft childish voice of Ahriana said, "Everything will be over soon."

She saw the girl clad in purple wave a hand over her face, and gently began to fall asleep. Again. No... she thought tiredly. I have to get out of here... she said... Sephianna is the daughter... of Yuna and someone... must be... Tidus... Have to... escape...
Piper sat on a bridge over the water, humming a soft tune. Her mother had taught it to her, called it the Hymn of the Fayth. It was a song of prayer that was used somewhere. She remembered the eerie far off look her mother had when she asked about it. It was the same sort of look she had when she asked about the people in the picture. She had heard it when she spoke with the purple-hooded kid. And she heard it again now, slowly growing louder than her hum.

"Piper, I asked you to leave."

Turning, she saw the child she had spoken with the last time she had fallen unconscious. "Who are you?" she asked again.

"I'm a Fayth. What about you?"

"You know who I am. I'm Piper."

"Yes, but what are you?"

"What?" Piper was now confused. "I'm a person."

"Why are you so special, Piper? Do you know?"

"No."

"You have your mother's blood. Your presence here woke us up. We haven't been awake for over twenty years."

"And what does this have to do with anything? About my mother being an Ancient or whatever that is?"

"Yes. You have the blood of the Cetra race. You have to power to do many things here in Spira. And Sephianna knows this. She and Ahriana will stop at nothing to control you."

"And that's why I've put people in danger?" Piper asked.

"Somewhat."

"Who is Sephianna's father? Is it Tidus? Charis said that Yuna was her mother."

"It's not Tidus. He was one of our dreams. I don't know of any other child than Narianne or Evan."

"Uhm, okay. That doesn't help much."

"Please Piper, you must go home. I don't know how much longer we can protect you and your friends."

"Well, thanks, but I'm not leaving until I get some answers."

"Piper..."


"Piper! Piper! Piper! Piper!"

"Huh?" she opened one sapphire orb then the other, yawning loudly. She saw standing above her Zalèa, Evan, and Narianne. I'm safe again. Away from those people again at least. "Hi guys..."

"Piper, we are going to find out everything, we have to!" Zalèa said fiercely.

"What happened? Where are we?"

"On my airship," the Al Bhed answered.

Nari punched her in the arm. "You," she said, "are lucky! If my mom finds out what's going on, she'll have you back in your home asap!"

"She already wants me there," Piper sighed. "But I can't go yet."

"Of course not!" Evan grinned, "You still owe me a game of blitzball!"

"Evan, that's hardly a problem right now. There's someone who wants to kill her!" Zalèa argued.

"Don't worry, if she can fight as good as she can blitz, she'll be fine," Evan smiled.

Am I really that good? Piper wondered.

"Boys," Nari scoffed.

"Now come on. We have some ideas," Zalèa said.

"Let's hear them."
"'Not even the Fayth can stop us'," Ahriana mimicked Sephianna, an annoyed look on her face. "So what was that? The Unfayth or something?"

"Just because you're trapped in a child's body doesn't mean you have to act like one," Sephianna growled. "We still have the Kisaragi girl, that's enough for now."

"Oh I bet," Ahriana clenched her teeth. She was beginning to become annoyed playing the 'child' of their team. Soon she'd find a way, a better way, to capture the Cetra girl, and keep her long enough to finish their plan. Soon.

A/N: If you don't know who Sephianna's father is by now, GOOD! I tried to leave some good hints but nothing too big. If you wanna take a guess, EMAIL me at ishietheshorthotmail.com That way if you get it right, no one will see it! To Beautiful Songstress: Thanks To Tranquility: No. Actually in FFX-2 Tidus and Yunie are reunited but when I first started Lost Love, I didn't know this. To Emmy: One word: Your Profile. To Dr. P: Lol, gee thanks! To Saikia: Well keep waiting heh.
Chapter Seven coming really soon! Well a little delay from the stupid mosquito bites I have been plagued with. A lot!
LYL - Letselina