Chapter 16

It had been a short two years ever Sin was defeated and Spira couldn't be any happier. That was except our former summoner. She was now 19 and had returned to Besaid and stayed there with Wakka and Lulu who were now married and was expecting their first born any day now. Each morning Yuna would wake up early and walk down to the beach, practicing to hold her breath. She was getting pretty good at it too. Just over two minutes.

And of course, Yuna would whistle, like she did everyday for the past two years. But today was different. Today was the last day she was going to whistle. It's been so long that Yuna can barely remember Tidus anymore.

Sometimes Yuna would wonder if he'd ever forgive her for getting him involved in the whole mess. But that didn't matter anymore. He was gone. He had been for two years. And Yuna doubt he was ever going to come back.

Auron had moved to Luca with Sarah and has been there ever since. Kimahri had returned to Mount Gagazet and became an Elder and Rikku stayed with Cid and her brother traveling around the world collecting valuable treasures.

Yuna stood on the dock and looked out at the sea. It was a beautiful sunny day out and Yuna loved the wind and water. It would always remind her of Tidus' eyes. But she had to let that go and move on now.

"Still whistling Yuna?" Buddy, an Al Bhed friend asks as he approaches her on the dock.

"I've just finished." Yuna replied softly.

"Look, I don't mean to sound rude but don't you think you should let him go? It was all two years ago, in the past. Maybe its time to move on with your life?" Buddy asked.

"You're right. But...it still feels like he's out there. Trying to come home. I don't know." Yuna replied.

"Well, why not go to the Farplane?" Buddy suggests.

Yuna thought. 'The Farplane. The place where it connects the living with the dead from their memories. I thought about going in there so many time but...I haven't.'

"Yuna?" Buddy asks.

Yuna didn't reply.

Buddy then walked up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. "It'll be okay."

Yuna looked up at him and smiled. "Thanks."

Buddy then gazed into her mysteriously mixed eyes but Yuna looked away. "I should go. See you around." Yuna simply told him then headed back up to the village.

As she entered, she saw Wakka and Lulu talking to each other outside their hut and approached them.

"Good morning Yuna. How are you?" Lulu asked.

"Umm, I must ask you two a favor." Yuna asked shyly.

"Hmmmm?" Lulu questioned.

"I would...like to visit...the Farplane if its not too much trouble." Yuna asked softly.

Wakka and Lulu looked at each other. She was finally going to see him after all this time.

"Uh...Yuna..." Wakka chocked but was cut off anyways, by a screaming blonde Al Bhed that was running over to them.

"YUNIE!!!" Rikku shouted making her way to the others.

A smile appeared on Yuna's face. It was the first smile anyone has ever seen for so long. "Rikku!? What are you doing here?" She asked.

"Woah!! Everything has been so busy lately and I just needed to get away from everyone." Rikku said smiling. "And besides, I found something really interesting." Rikku told her searching her bag.

"Really? Like what?" Yuna asked.

Rikku pulled out a movie sphere. "Yunie, look carefully."

It was defiantly a movie sphere.

The sphere was just black, with a bit of static. Just then everything then began to take shape. The tall buildings, the lights, the Blitzball stadium. Yes, even the Zanarkand Abes. But within the Zanarkand Abes was Tidus. Yuna was literally shocked to see this footage.

"Psyched to play the Guado Glories tonight, Tidus?" One of the Abes asked.

"We'll beat them to the ground." Another Abe said.

"Remember it's our last game of the season. Lets pull it all out boys." Tidus told all the players as they left the locker room.

The sphere was interrupted with some static as it showed the entire city of Zanarkand as it looked 1000 years ago. With something emerging from the water, it began to shoot at the stadium and everyone was in panic. Sin ended up destroying the entire city.

Just then, the sphere went black and there was a body floating underwater. Yes, it was Tidus indeed. He opened his eyes and swam upwards. But before emerging above the surface, the sphere hit some static and went black.

"Zanarkand was our dream." Tidus told him saddened.

"But as long as she continues to whistle...you...will no longer be dreamt." The boy told him.

"What?" Tidus asked.

"Not now." The Prayer Child told him. "Rest." Came the voice of Seymour.

Tidus then stood up. "I'm I...real or...just a dream?" He said to himself. "I want to go to Yuna. I...I want to tell her how I feel."

Everything then went back to total darkness and Tidus was now alone. "I want to see Yuna!!"

It then ended. Yuna was positive that it was Tidus but what did it mean? Was he alive? And where was he? So many questions but there were no answers.

"I wonder what it means...?" Rikku pondered.

"Seems a little suspicious, don't you think? I swear I heard Seymour's voice." Lulu told everyone.

"Maybe Seymour is somehow connected, ya?" Wakka suggested.

"Should we go see him then?" Rikku asked.

"If we are, I'm coming." Wakka said.

"Me too Yunie." Rikku told her.

Yuna stood there thinking. "Okay, but quickly." She hoped that Seymour had the answers she was looking for. She hasn't seen Seymour since the wedding crash two years ago.

"I know that the baby will come soon so we won't be long, okay Lu?" Wakka asked.

Lulu kissed him on the cheek. "Just hurry back."

Wakka smiled and nodded. "Lets get going girls."

And with that, the three were off, boarding Cid's airship and heading off to Guadosalam.

Yuna waited patiently on top the deck, the wind in her hair, the breeze soft and warm. Tidus was really from Zanarkand as he claimed when they first met. Yuna could never forget that moment. It was happiest moment of her life.

"Hi, I'm Yuna. I saw you in the temple and..wanted to thank you for helping me." Yuna told him.

Tidus smiled. "Oh, um, no prob. That summoning thing you did was really awesome." Tidus said.

"Ah! You really think so!?" Yuna asked in excitement.

"Of course." Tidus replied. Yuna smiled pleasantly at him. Tidus smiled back.

Yuna liked those times, when the two of them would just laugh and have fun. She never wanted those times to end...but in the end...they had no choice.

"The wind, its nice." Yuna said.

"Yeah." Tidus agreed.

After a few seconds of silence both erupted in a laugh.

"What are we laughing about?" Tidus asked.

"I don't know but if feels nice to laugh, don't you think? " Yuna replied.

"Yeah, it really does." Tidus said.

Yuna turned to him. "So Tidus, tell me about your hometown Zanarkand." Yuna asked.

"Eh!? How did you know?" Tidus asked.

"Wakka told me." Yuna replied.

"Oh, Wakka. Wakka doesn't believe me at all." Tidus told her sounding a bit sad.

Yuna looked out at the sunset and smiled. "I believe you."

Yuna didn't want to believe that he was gone. She didn't want to accept that truth. But the sphere, did it told truth to Tidus' existence? Maybe he really was back. Maybe not. But as long as she whistled for his return, there could always be hope.

"Wow, the view is beautiful." Yuna said leaning over a rail from a balcony, viewing the beautiful Luca. She then turned around and noticed that Tidus was gone. "Tidus!? Where are you?" She called out.

As she turned her head in a different direction to look, she heard a whistle. Yuna looked down from the balcony and saw Tidus whistling at her.

Yuna giggled. Tidus then ran up the stairs towards her and approached her.

"You're good at whistling." Yuna said still giggling.

"I thought it would be a good idea in case we get separated. What do you think?" Tidus asked.

Yuna nodded her head. "That's clever of you to think that." Yuna replied.

Tidus laughed and looked pound of himself.

"I really hope my pilgrimage can be like this all the time. Just fill of laughter." Yuna said looking over at the city.

Yuna then whistled out loud and smiled. "I've practiced."

But those times were over now. But I'm still listening for your whistle, Yuna thought.

"Yuna?" Wakka asked from behind.

Yuna turned around. "Oh?"

"We're here." Wakka told her with a smile.

"Okay." Yuna said, heading inside the airship with Wakka then walking into Guadosalam with Rikku and approaching Seymour's mansion.

Tromell then greeted them. "Ah the lady Yuna. What brings you here?" He asked.

"We would like to see Maester Seymour." Yuna replied.

"But of course. Lord Seymour has retired from Maester now." Tromell told Yuna, leading her and the two others into the living room where they confronted Seymour.

"Well...this is certainly unexpected." Seymour said.

Yuna approached him with the sphere. "Seymour. We have something to discuss with you."

"You found the sphere." Seymour said.

"You know about it?" Yuna asked.

"Of course. I was there, speaking with the Prayer Child and Tidus two years ago." Seymour replied.

Yuna shook her head. "But that doesn't make any sense."

"Doesn't it?" He then walked around the room calmly. "A lot of people are connected in this world. All for different reasons. Yuna, you are connected with him, as was your father and Jecht. It's not just a coincidence."

"But...I don't understand. Is he alive or...just a dream?" Yuna asked.

Seymour smiled. "And as connected, you will surely find the answer. It was recorded on that sphere."

"The answer is on the sphere?" Yuna asked.

"Of course." Seymour said as he looked away. "I believe that concludes our meeting. Until next time Lady Yuna..."

Yuna then placed the sphere in her pocket and began to leave the room with Wakka and Rikku.

"Yuna..." Seymour called out before she left the room.

Yuna turned her head towards him.

"Listen for his whistle. You will surely hear it." He told her.

Yuna then turned back around and left the mansion, heading back to the airship.

"Well that was a BIG waste of time!" Rikku complained as she entered the bridge with the others.

"That jerk always gotta make us find out the hard way, ya?" Wakka asked.

Yuna chuckled.

"Well it's about time you got back!" Cid told the three. "We got a distress call from Besaid. Lulu is having her kid."

"Really!?" Yuna asked excitedly.

"Well come on then pops!! Get this rusty old bucket off the ground!" Rikku told him.

"Hey!! This airship isn't a rusty old bucket!!" Cid argued.

Yuna stared out one of the bid windows, Listen for his whistle. You will surely hear it. How was she supposed to know when he would whistle? How would she hear it? And when?

A lot of people are connected in this world. All for different reasons. Yuna, you are connected with him, as was your father and Jecht. It's not just a coincidence. And as connected, you will surely find the answer. It was recorded on that sphere.

Seymour's words going through her mind over and over again. The answer is on the sphere? But...where? And what? Yuna decided to keep it off her mind until they went and seen Lulu.

It was nightfall by the time they arrived back into the village, everyone rushing over to the temple to see Lulu.

But as soon as everyone got there, they were expected to wait until the priests were done with her. Wakka was worried the most, walking back and forth.

"Wakka, calm down. It shouldn't be long now." Yuna told him.

"I can't Yuna. I'm worried and excited at the same time." Wakka replied.

Yuna smiled.

Just then, a priest came out and signaled for everyone to follow him in to see Lulu.

As soon as they entered, they saw Lulu holding a little precious baby wrapped in soft cloth cradled against her chest. Wakka was the first to approach her and let out a sigh of relief as he saw his beautiful son.

"Don't be afraid Wakka, he's your son." Lulu told him as she carefully placed him in Wakka's arms. Wakka smiled. "Aww, he's beautiful Lu." Wakka told her.

Yuna and Rikku then approached them.

"Aww, look at his hands. They're so tiny." Yuna said happily.

"I wanna hold him next!" Rikku said jumping up and down in excitement.

"So what are we going to name him Wakka?" Lulu asked, smiling peacefully up at him.

"I already gave it a lot of thought, ya? I like the name Vidina." Wakka told Lulu.

"Hmmm, Vidina...I like it too." Lulu replied.

Wakka smiled happily. He has finally had his own family now.

The next morning, Yuna was up early and was down by the water. But this morning, she hadn't whistled. She was deep in thought about what Seymour had told her and wondered if it was true or not. After all, he wasn't really the trustworthy type.

Rikku then walked down and sat down beside her on the dock. "What's the matter Yunie?" She asked.

"Nothing...just...thinking." Yuna replied softly.

"Thinking about him?" Rikku asked.

"Seymour said that the answer is on the sphere but I haven't found it yet. I don't understand." Yuna told Rikku while watching the sphere.

"Well it does show Zanarkand, so maybe that is the clue?" Rikku suggested.

Yuna turned the sphere off and looked out at the sea. "Zanarkand......it 's still ruins though. In the sphere, it was his Zanarkand." Yuna told Rikku.

"Yeah but, when you think about it, they're both the same place." Rikku said leaning over the dock to see some fish swim by.

Just then Yuna heard a whistle. She looked around but saw nothing. "Rikku, did you hear that!?"

Rikku looked at her cousin puzzled. "Hear what? You're not hearing things now, are you?" She replied.

Yuna was the only one who heard the whistle. She now had a thought...Zanarkand...it was worth a try after all.

"Rikku, we're going. I think I know where he might be." Yuna said helping her up and running back to the village to tell the others.

"So I guess, were going to Zanarkand then?" Rikku asked excitedly.

Yuna thought to herself, Zanarkand was they answer to the mystery.

Woooo another chapter done hoped you liked it LOL, so what will await Yuna when she arrives at Zanarkand? Will Tidus be there? Or just another clue to the mystery? Keep reading to find out. ONLY 2 MORE CHAPTERS LEFT IN THIS STORY!! By the way, did I spell Wakka's kid name right? I don't know which it is. Vidina or Vedina. Oh well LOL

Let me know.