A/N: This is my fiction piece that just came to my mind after having rented the FF X-2 game for just a few days. Flames are welcome, for this doesn't mean much to me.

Ch. 2

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The Gullwings' ships hovered near Riyu's home, waiting for Yuna to get on the ship.

"Yuna static noises are you more static ok?"

Brother asked through the earphone, his accented voice lined with worry for Yuna. Yuna turned away form Riyu to say back to the Gullwings,

"Yes, I'm ok, Brother."

She spoke, smiling, then added on,

"This strange girl sa-"

Riyu cut her off on the word 'saved' by saying,

"Hey, who ya talkin' to?"

She said in a voice like Paine's, only with a bit of Rikku's high accent. Yuna flinched as she heard Rikku's voice through the earphone,

"Hey!static who was static that who static just spoke? It static sounded like static Paine!"

Yuna rubbed her temples, answering Riyu's question first after she listened to the static-filled message. The altitude was probably messing up the radio-speaker frequency, like in Gagezet. She turned to Riyu, then answering,

"That was the team I'm in, the Gullwings. We're sphere hunters, going from place to place to find spheres about Spira."

Riyu nodded,

"That sounds interestin' enough. Can I join?"

Yuna looked a little shocked at the sudden question, but then realized that the Gullwings could use a new member, and she was in this girl's debt, she having save her life. She sighed and nodded.

"I'm Riyu, by the way."

Riyu told her as Yuna conducted a message in her mind, then spoke into the earphone,

"As I was saying, this strange girl named Riyu saved me from a probably quick death. Gullwings, we have a new member."

In the ship, Riyu was greeted with welcome. To Riyu, this was sort of like running away, but this was a good type of running away; she was going to become a new person in this 'sphere-hunting' life. She was still one of the Four Guardians, but she would bring the job along with her.

Riyu grew to know everyone on the ship well, Shira taking notice of Riyu's resemblance to Paine. Shira searched up on family trees; then learned shocking news.

Riyu and Paine, along with Yuna and Rikku, were hanging around the bar, all chatting except for Paine, when suddenly, Shira walked into the room. Riyu whizzed around on her bar stool,

"Hey, whazzup whiz-kid?"

Riyu asked. Whiz-kid was Riyu's nickname for Shira.

"Apparently, Riyu, you have a sister."

"Who?"

"Paine."

Rikku ad Yuna stopped chatting, and even Barkeep looked up from his work, wide-eyed.

"Paine!"

Riyu, Yuna and Rikku cried out in unison. They all knew that Paine bore resemblance to Riyu, but sisters? The mere thought of it seemed odd. Paine, herself, looked shocked. Riyu hadn't known that joining this sphere-hunting business would re-unite her with the sister that she never knew. Riyu stood up and muttered,

"I want a nap…"

And before anyone could stop her, she walked up to the beds and lay down, her head swimming with thoughts as she closed her eyes, soon drifting into a sleep as the others talked about her near the bar….