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Notes: Here's a new chapter. Sorry it's taken so long. Not even sure if anyone reads this anymore. Sorry it's so short.

"Eh, Wakka." Datto sat down next to The Aurochs captain and crossed his legs. "How you doing?"

Wakka sighed and heaved his pack off of his shoulder. He pulled a small jug from it and removed the cork. "I'll be better when we find Liya." He replied before he took a drink.

"Hey," Jassu called. "No worries man. That little girl, she's one toughie." He grinned. "I feel sorry for who ever nabbed her. He's probably tired of hearing how hungry she is all the time."

"I can back that up." Letty added with a laugh. "I've never known such a little person to eat so much. She eats more than Keepa."

"I don't know about that." Botta piped. "Keep can pack it in."

Keepa grinned widely. But no laughter would be heard from the Auroch's head. A sigh escaped him as he set the cork back into the jug. A faint light glimmered near the jug and Wakka pulled a small sphere out before him. He rolled the object over in his hand until a hologram appeared with Paine staring back at him.

"I guess Yuna's in Bevelle now, huh?" Wakka asked.

"She arrived here a short time ago." Paine replied. "Baralai assembled a search party to depart in your direction. They'll travel south and move more along the eastern shore."

"We'll travel north and keep more along the west then."

"Each party should have a scout to move out towards the other party, hopefully making a clean sweep of the continent." Paine replied.

Wakka sat in silence for a moment, passing his gaze over each of his comrades that nodded to him in response. He drew in a breath, then returned his attention to the sphere. "It's all agreed. We'll have the party net out once we've reached the Thunder Plains. That will be our contact point with the party from Bevelle."

He watched her while she slept, bathed only in loose sheets of silk. Her brows would knit every so often and her hands would spread across her belly. Concern rose up from inside every time she shifted and he moved slowly to her side. He knelt down beside the bed and traced his fingertips across her cheek.

With the contact made, she settled. He brushed his fingers through her brown tresses, smoothing them away from her face. His eyes glanced out the large window that face west and he stood once more. He passed a glance over her sleeping form and moved to gaze out at the night sky.

The moonlight blanketed his toned form in a soft glow and set his blue eyes afire. A sigh escaped his lips when he took in the beautiful cityscape before him. He set his hands on the thick wrought iron rail that ran around the small balcony and closed his eyes. A pair of soft arms slid about his waist and he set back into her embrace.

Her lips traced his back and he turned to face her. She'd drawn the silk sheet about her form and he seized it to pull her closer to himself. He held her still in his arms, running his fingers gently through her hair and breathing in her soft scent.

His knees gave out beneath him and he fell down to the floor, burying his face against her stomach. She stood startled for a moment and she wasn't sure how to react. Her eyes fell down to his faintly quivering form. Her hands moved without command to thread her fingers through his hair.

"Don't go, Lennie." He choked.

She bit her lip back and bent over him, wrapping her arms about his shaking body then kissed every inch of him that her lips could reach. "Shh, Shuyin." She cooed in his ear. He looked up at her and tears fell from his ocean blue eyes.

Her soft hand caressed his face and he leaned into her palm. She pressed her lips to his and reached down for his hand. Drawing him to his feet, she led him back to his bed where the couple lay down facing each other.

She reached a hand up around his shoulder, set her hand at the back of his head and pulled him forward to rest his head on her collarbone. Immediately, he molded his body to hers and snaked his arms about her waist. A hum came from her throat and she stroked his short locks until he slipped back into slumber.

The Songstress didn't sleep that night. Her eyes memorized every trace of the blitzers body and face. She took in the way he smelt and locked that in her mind. All she wanted was for time to stand still. To allow her on a few precious more moments to trace his body with her fingertips. A faint smile turned her lips upward and se kissed his left temple.

Rising from the bed, she let the light sheets pool at her feet, allowing the moonlight to bather her naked form as she kept her eyes locked on the young man still asleep. She set her hand over her heart and took a slow breath. Her knees set against the floor and she reached out to him, drawing his hand towards her without touching him at all. Her magic wound its way around his arm, bringing his fingertips to the edge of the bed.

She closed the small space between them and set his hand against her belly. Her fingers stroked the back of his knuckles before she raised his hand to her lips and kissed it once more before she stood and turned to put her clothes back on.

Dressing was a quick and easy chore. Without a second thought, she moved towards his bedroom door and paused to glance over her shoulder at him. Her feet moved on command and she was out of his apartment and away from the building before the tears brimmed. Before she had a chance to say goodbye.

Tidus's eyes snapped open in the dark. He stared at the vaulted ceiling for a long while, processing everything he had seen. He tried to order his thoughts. Tried to make sense of every action made, and every word spoken.

He looked to Yuna who slept quietly next to him. She stirred slightly, then her eyes slowly slid open. She sleepily looked about the room before she rolled over and draped her arm across his chest. She closed her eyes, but he could tell by the beat of her heart that she wasn't sleeping.