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A/N- I have heard about the sequal staring Rikku but that was just a rumor, about a year before FFX-2 came out there were rumors about a FFX side story thing staring Yuna and one staring Rikku. They bother were scraped and FFX-2 was born. Also I heard that FFX-2 was planed even while FFX was made. Someone told me that in the Japanese version of X Sin's name was Shuyin and they just shortened it to Sin for the European and American fans, but when Cid got to that part about the final show down with Shin, they didn't take out the Sh sound. Yea so anyway, thanks for the reviews and I apologize for the crappiness of the last chapter. This one will be better.......I hope.

Paine kept running; her heart was beating harder and harder as she kept running from the dark figure that was chasing after her. All she was thinking was how the others were all slain with out leaving so much as a scratch on this monster. Nooj has been impaled by his own arm into a wall, Gippal was shot in the chest by his own gun, and Barali had been run threw by the Dark Warrior's own sword and then had his neck broken. She ran turned to the left, and then to the right, but no matter what she could do to escape from the warrior, he was there with his eyes staring down at her. She then turned again and ran into a dead end and then turned around to see the Dark Warrior staring at her. His dark colored eyes were gleaming in the torch light. She held her sword in her hand and charged the Warrior. He kicked her in the stomach and as she fell to the ground and looked up.

"Sarin........" was all she could say before the Warrior brought down his sword that was still painted in the blood of Barali.

Paine then let out a blood curdling scream and jumped up from her bed in the Luca Hotel that she went too after the party. Nooj was the first to rush into the room too see what was wrong.

"You ok? What was with the screaming?" He asked. Paine just looked at him with a mix of horror and happiness.

"Thank god you're not dead Nooj. I had the most horrible nightmare ever. You....and, and Gippal, and, and....Barali all killed! It was the most horrific thing ever." Paine managed to say as she sat down on her bed and covered herself with the blanket from the bed.

"Well it's like you said "It's just a nightmare". There's nothing to be concerned about." Nooj said.

Just then Gippal and Barali ran in because they were outside when they heard the scream and ran up to the top floor that Paine was in.

"We heard some screaming is everything ok?" Barali asked.

"Yea Paine just had a nightmare, nothing to get too worked up over." Nooj said as he got up from the bed and headed to the door.

"Must have been one hell of a nightmare. Care to talk about it?" Gippal asked.

"I never want to make any mention of it again. It was too bad." Paine said as she got up from the bed and got dressed as Gippal and Barali headed out the room.

Paine had thought of wearing her usual black leather out fit but because of that unnerving nightmare she had wanted to stay away from that outfit for a while. She instead put on tight green leather pants with matching boots, white loose fit shirt and kept her hair laying flat on her head instead of in its normal matted look. After she got ready she headed down to the lobby of the Hotel and apologized to everyone there for they were just about to call the authorities because they thought someone was about to be killed. After the initial shock at the sight of Paine from Rikku and Yuna, they all headed to the city exit and said their good byes because The Gullwings were of course going to take the Celsius to Bevelle where the wedding was to take place, while the others had their own form of transportation.

As the Celsius landed outside Bevelle, and they all got to the Temple, they were surprised by what they saw. All of the Al Bhed were arguing with the New Yevon priests and everyone else was just murmuring amongst themselves.

"What is going on? They seem to be arguing more so then ever." Paine said.

"You didn't hear? Some Al Bhed scum tried to kill the Praetor." Said a New Yevon priest.

"I don't think it was an Al Bhed." Gippal said

"Hmff, of course you would say that! You are one of them." Said the priest.

"No I am saying that because it was just the acting Praetor until you New Yevonites picked Barali's official replacement." Gippal said.

After hearing this, the priest just turned his back and walked away angrily. Paine was looking around for someone who knew more. After a while she saw Cid and ran up to him.

"Cid, there you are. Do you know anything about this?" Paine said as she walked up to Cid who was talking to some other Al Bhed.

"I just that it definitely wasn't one of us. We would never do anything to cause people to hate us again. Besides, even if we did want to do something like this we wouldn't do it in Bevelle. Geeze, I came here for Yuna's wedding and this happens. Just as long as it doesn't interfere with the wedding." Cid said.

Just then there was a lot of talking as they headed towards the temple. Standing at the entrance, the acting Praetor was being bandaged up for his wounds while his aides were busy hooking up a Sphere screen and was trying to get an image to play on the monitor. On it what seemed to be an Al Bhed male was walking up to a door with two guards on each side of it.

"You there! There are no Al Bhed allowed in the temple." One of the guards outside the Praetor's room said.

This caused a lot of the New Yevonites to get really mad because it had proved their suspicions were correct. But then their yelling was cut short because of the man said nothing but pull out two daggers as the guards pulled out their guns, the man jumped forward and cut into the two men's necks, killing them. This caused Paine to get wide eyed for she had seen someone move like that before. After the men fell to the ground he pulled off the Al Bhed mask and revealing him to have long brown hair. His face was still not shown for he had walked into the room where more yelling could be heard. Then the sphere stopped showing images.

"This proves that it was no Al Bhed!" Barali said causing everyone to look at him.

"The Al Bhed are not known to not carry a gun. Am I not right?" Barali asked. After translating from Cid for those Al Bhed who didn't understand him, all the Al Bhed shook their heads.

"Barali is right. It was not an Al Bhed." The acting Praetor said. "It was someone who I need not mention. So let's just forget this whole thing and get ready for the wedding, shall we?" The Praetor said and then walked back into the temple as the door closed.

Paine walked up to Cid and whispered his ear.

"I have a good idea for who it was" Paine said to Cid

"You do? Who was it?" Cid asked.

"I'll tell you after the wedding." Paine said and then walked away to go talk with the other guests.

After a half hour of waiting the wedding had begun to start, but even as Yuna and her fiancée both took their turns walking down the isle, all Paine couldn't take her mind off what she had seen.

"Could it be? But I thought he died like everyone else. Then again maybe he didn't die." Those were the only thoughts that were going through her head. She quickly shook them out as the priest began to talk.

"Friends we are gathered here today to witness the marriage between High Summoner Yu-"That was all the priest could say before being cut off.

"No! I am not a summoner anymore." Yuna said as she looked at the priest straight in the eyes. "Someone once said that the age of summoners is over. So why do you keep calling me that title? From this moment on I am just Yuna. No title." Yuna finished and then the priest started up again.

"Ok, we are here to witness the marriage between Yuna and uh.....your name, young man is what?" The priest said as he looked over at the man next to Yuna.

"My name is Tidus." He said and then there was a lot of commotion from everyone watching.

Yuna just leaned over to Tidus and said,"Why didn't you tell me your name was Tidus?"

Tidus just shrugged,"No one ever asked."

The priest just continued with the usual routine and then when it got to the end and they kissed there was much rejoicing by everyone in attendance. At the party after the wedding Paine was sitting in a dark corner alone just drinking trying to piece together what's been happening to her. Just then Cid walked up to her and sat down at the same table with her.

"So tell me who you think that guy is?" Cid asked

"Does the name Sarin Ruba ring a bell?" Paine said as she looked him straight in the eyes.

With the mention of the name Cid got wide eyed and looked at Paine. "How is it that you know that name?"

"He was someone who tried out for the Crimson Squad along with Nooj, Gippal, Barali, and me. I don't know how, but he survived and now he is here. But why he tried to kill the acting Praetor that I haven't figured out." Paine said quietly

"That guys name is Kendrick. He is the one that killed my parents." Said a figure covered in a dark brown cloak as he sat down. "Glad to see you again Paine." He said as he took off the hood to reveal a brown haired man about Paine's age, wearing a pair of goggles over his eyes, and who has a scar between his right eye and nose. His hair is cut short in the back except for the two horn like parts in the front laying against his head. Cid then got up and left.

Paine just sat there wide eyed for a while and then said something. "How'd you....."

Sarin knew where she was going at so he butted in. "After I had killed that fiend I was real weak. I was near death so I took a healing potion I had on me and then passed out. They must have thought I was dead cause they left me alone, which was a good thing cause when I woke up the next day, I was about to be buried." Sarin took a drink and then looked around.

"What is it?" Paine asked.

"I'm just looking around for the others. But that's not important. How's the sphere hunting business treating you?" Sarin said as he looked over to Paine

"How'd you know that I'm a sphere hunter now?" Paine asked with a questioned look on her face.

"I've been following you around Paine. Usually been one step behind, others I've been ahead of you, while other times I have just been at the same place as you, Yuna and Rikku. But really what tipped me off that you were a sphere hunter was the concert in the Thunder Plains. I got aboard the Celsius while they were picking everyone up. Big mistake that was." Sarin said as he took another drink.

"Why was that a mistake?" Paine asked

"Well Brother saw me and immediately began to ask questions I had to pay him half my Gil just to shut up him up so that he wouldn't mention to you about me. I couldn't allow that." Sarin said as he continued to look around.

"Why would that have been a problem? I have been having bad dreams about that day, on the day of the exam!" Paine began to get angry.

"I am sorry but I was hunting Kendrick all this time and I couldn't show my self to you. I didn't know if he would hunt you down, I couldn't let that happen to you." Sarin said as he looked at her which apparently made her calm down a little. Then it just hit her.

"Wait if you have been following me then the guy in the Moomba suit was?" Paine asked

"Yep, you surprised me when you showed up there. But I'm glad you did." Sarin was about to give Paine a small kiss on the cheek when out of now where a female voice blurted out from behind Sarin.

"Who's your new boyfriend Paine?!" Rikku asked.

Sarin just laughed and then replied, "So the little princess hasn't changed much. You're still as hyper as the day I left from Home." This just caused Rikku to get real quiet and then look at Sarin trying to figure out who he is.

"It's me Sarin. Remember Ruba's little boy." Sarin said as Rikku finally remembered him.

"Wait, Sarin isn't that the guy that you said died Paine?" Rikku asked as she looked over to Paine.

"I thought he did too." Paine said as Sarin began to get up. "Where are you going?"

"I am just going out side for a while; large groups tend to make me feel uncomfortable." Sarin said as he left.

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God I hope this chapter is better. This is the official introduction of Sarin Ruba and Kendrick the man that killed Sarin's parents. Please review.