Reliving the past
By: Bree-2006
AN: Hiya folks! Hope you all had a wonderful week, and for those of you that have started school this week...my sincere apologies! Thank you for all of your reviews, you all know who you are and I want to tell you all a personal thank you, but unfortunately I cant but U all know how I feel 'bout you!
Chapter 11
Baralai's boots touched the surface of Guadosalams impeccable ground. In dirt clad covered boots, he wondered around the town. Waving to grinning Guado's he could sense the hate in their minds towards him. He knew it had been a while since he had stepped on Guado soil, the last time being when he was a mere child. He remembered the words they had spoken to him.
'Peace be to Yevon!'
'Glory to the child Praetor!'
He remembered men and women throwing themselves at his feet. He was nothing but a child, the son of a well-known businessman. So the original Praetor had stepped down, and he had been appointed. What did he really know about Yevon and its people? Could he give them the salvation they so often wanted? Moving to a large mansion, two Guado's looked at him suspiciously.
"What do you want?" A tall man holding a gun asked angrily. Baralai's eyes shifted to each one as they eyed him. Motioning to the door, Baralai smiled friendlily.
"This place...it used to belong to Seymour Guado, did it not?" He asked looking at the buildings exterior. The other man who Baralai had noticed was short and a little stumpy stepped forward.
"Uh...yeah 'bout three years ago, but when Lady Yuna defeated sin the boss took over it." Baralai took a step back, placing his fingers on his chin, apparently in deep thought.
"And who is this boss?" he asked casually. The tall man looked at him skeptically. Before any one of them could speak the door behind them opened.
"That would be me, love." Baralai grinned.
"Leblanc..." he trailed kissing her hand gently.
"Be careful Praetor, Noojie wouldn't be happy with your display." She stated pulling him inside. Baralai looked quickly at the two men by the door.
"Oh don't mind them, I'd fire them...but poor things can't get along without me." Baralai smirked rarely and walked over to the center of the room looking up the staircase.
"So what brings you to Guadosalam, love?" she asked opening the door to the living room. Baralai followed her inside, sitting down on one of her many couches. He looked around the room at the many paintings that's scattered the walls, most of them being those of Nooj.
"Well, as you probably already know, Lady Yuna has found a sphere...one of great importance." Leblanc walked over to the corner of the room where she plucked a champagne bottle off of the shelf.
"Nope, I didn't even think the Dullwings were still in business." She said as she poured two glasses, handing one to Baralai.
"Very much so, disregarding that Al bhed genius kid, it seems he left back to Bikinal shortly after Vegnaguns defeat. I suppose he trained one of the gullwings to work his computer. When they found out about this sphere they were all speechless, this sphere, it's unlike any ever encountered before." Leblanc made her way to his side sitting down in the chair next to him.
"How so?" Baralai's eyes diverted from her to the champagne glass in his hand. Bringing it to his lips he let its fizzy contents slither aimlessly down his throat. Once his eyes returned to her he began to explain.
"It has the power to call Aeons, which symbolizes that the Fayth have never slept. Yuna and her friends have traveled to the Farplane to seek answers. I was going to see if anyone has noticed any strange occurrences surrounding the Farplane...or this town." Leblanc finished her drink, staring down at her colorful carpet.
"Well...we haven't really opened the Farplane since Vegnagun. We haven't even had people ask to go in...it's as if they're frightened. Yet it is possible that word has gone out saying that its guarded by the Guado...still someone would have begged them to go in." Baralai nodded understandingly.
"So this sphere...what's on it?" Leblanc asked standing and walking back over to the champagne bottle.
"Yuna and Maester Seymour's wedding, she was really shaken up after seeing it." Leblanc poured them another glass and sat back down. Placing a loose piece of hair behind her ears, she pressured him to continue.
"She was hoping that the Fayth could tell her what was happening." Leblanc looked confusedly at Baralai.
"But Sins gone right, so why would she care about this sphere existing?" Baralai grinned boyishly, placing his hands in his lap.
"Simple, she doesn't want that Tidus boy to disappear again." Baralai stood up.
"So she's willing to go through all of the torment again just so her boyfriend wouldn't leave? Oh its so romantic, but all in all I would do the same thing for my Noojie Woojie." The doors suddenly opened revealing the two men from earlier. Leblanc sighed dreamily.
"Are we done here?" she asked motioning for the two to leave.
"Yes that's about it, I better get back to them before they think something bad has happened. Tell Nooj I said hello." Leblanc nodded and walked Baralai to the door. Saying goodbye to Leblanc, Baralai headed back to the farplane.
Yuna's eyes glazed over. Was this real? How could this be? Shaking her head violently she took a step forward.
"Father?" she asked. The image stepped closer; arms open to embrace his daughter. Seeing his arms open, Yuna stepped back, her head hitting Tidus's chest. Searching desperately for his hand, finding it, she held it tightly.
"No...you are not real!" she yelled, more so convincing herself than the image. The form coward, moving itself back away from them. Its head hung low as its arms slowly descended to its side.
"My child...I know this is hard for you to understand, and yes it is true. I am no more real than any other apparition that dwells here. I sense your anger, and disbelief, but you must understand that I am here to help you." Yuna's eyes gathered with tears as she debated whether to trust the form or not.
"How do I know...how can I trust you, if I move forward I not only put myself into danger, I put my friends into danger as well." The apparition wavered for a moment turning its gaze from Yuna to Tidus.
"What doe's your heart tell you? I know that you've been following that for a while now. Even though I haven't seen you, and you haven't seen me, I've been there. I know everything about you, from your favorite book, to your favorite sport. I know you are frightened right now, but I also know deep in your heart you want to believe I'm really here." Yuna wiped the tears from her eyes, un-grasping Tidus's hand she turned to look at her friends.
"I do want to believe you are here, that I may speak with my father for this last time, but I also don't want to risk something happening to my friends...and that's the only real reason why I am here." Yuna smiled at her friends, and turned back to the form of her father. His gaze didn't feel like a threat to her. She had dreamed of once again having her father to hug her, love her, to be proud of her.
"I have the answers you seek, and I know that you will make the correct judgment." Yuna's mind wondered for a moment. Looking down at the floor she spoke.
"I must know...I will not risk losing another friend." Stepping forward, she raised her head.
"But I swear if you pull anything...I will not stop myself from destroying you." The apparition smiled and enveloped her in a soft hug. Yuna's eyes wondered over its body.
"A will as strong as your mothers." He stated stepping away.
"Why can you talk, and why can I feel you?" Yuna looked into his eyes.
"I'm not entirely sure, I suppose the Fayth have given us this chance...this reunion."
"You are really here...how can this be?" Braska smiled down at his daughter.
"You will know in due time, but until then...my how you've grown." Yuna's eyes brimmed with tears as she giggled softly. Turning back to her friends she smiled.
"Well on the up side, you look exactly the same." Braska grinned.
"You're not my little Yuna anymore, you've saved the world...twice, and made yourself well known, has the world treated you well?" Yuna looked back at her father.
"As well as I could have ever hoped, I've had my friends beside me all the way." Yuna motioned to her friends, and Braska smiled. Walking forward he walked over to Rikku.
"Hiya uncle!" Rikku cheered bouncing up and down. Braska patted her hair, laughing at her antics.
"My Rikku...you're so grown as well." Rikku laughed.
"Yeah that's kind of the concepts of life." Braska laughed moving over to Gippal, and Paine.
"Thank you." He murmured shaking both of their hands. They nodded slowly, watching as he walked over to Tidus.
"It's been a while..." Tidus nodded as Braska smiled and enveloped him in a bone crushing hug.
"You better be treating my baby well or I'll have to return you to the farplane." Tidus smiled and nodded.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." He replied eyeing the brunette lovingly.
"I give you both my blessing, I know you love her, and I know she loves you. Your father told me to tell you to let her know it as much as you can, he regrets not saying to your mother as much as he should have. You're a great young man, one that is perfect for my beautiful daughter." Tidus and Yuna both blushed smiling sweetly at each other. Braska walked back over to his daughter grabbing her hands in his.
"I'm sorry, but I must cut this reunion short. I know why you are here, and I'm here to answer your questions. While you were marrying Maester Seymour the sphere was recorded. The emotions you were feeling that day were so strong the sphere recorded them. This caused everything of that time to be recorded inside the sphere, including the Aeons. Yet only a select few have been placed inside the sphere. Every Aeon from after reaching Bevelle no longer exists. The Fayth have been sleeping the past 3 years, but now some of them have been awaken, and Yevon has been reborn, but since sin is gone Yevon only has little things to cling onto. The Fayth don't know why sin wasn't reborn even though it was alive when the sphere was recorded, let's just be grateful. So you must help the Fayth and the only thing you can do is get them back to sleep again." Rikku looked up from the ground she was staring at.
"How do we do that? Sin is gone so Yevon is no longer inside sin...where could it be?" Braska turned to his niece.
"It could be anywhere, in people, fiends, remember it has the power to take over any object, just like it did with the Aeons at the end with the battle with sin. It could be in anyone or anything." Yuna walked over to her father, grabbing his arm slowly
"If we defeat Yevon again...will Tidus disappear again?" Braska put his head down.
"There is no telling, just don't waste the time you have with each other." Yuna nodded and opened her mouth to ask her father one more question.
"How long will you be here?" Braska pondered the question, and smiled at his little girl.
"I can not leave the farplane, but the Fayth have agreed to keep me here till the job is..." Yuna cut him off.
"So you'll disappear?" Braska nodded and Yuna looked at him speechlessly.
"I understand..." she whispered. Braska's eyes darted to the entrance as a man walked in.
"You must go now, just remember I'm here if you need me." Yuna nodded and kissed her father lightly on the cheek. Walking to her friends she waved to her father as tears glided down her cheeks. Together her and her friends all walked out of the farplane, content on finding Yevon.
AN: Yay! 2113 words! I loved writing this chapter! And for those who guessed correct.
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