New story-new adventure

Hiya this is my first fic! Please RR so I know its worth posting the rest of the story! I have 6 chappies complete...but if this one doesnt go well, i wont bother.Anyway, on with the story and enjoy !

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chapter 1- a new journey

An awful lot happened after the return of Tidus, and Yuna felt time fly by as she enjoyed her new life. When he had returned they had visited Zanarkand, and he had told her how he thought he had returned. It was yet another happy memory for Yuna as he told her they needed to stay together for him to stay in Spira. He didn't even know if it was true, but he said he liked the idea anyway. Yuna had also filled him in on the last two years events, which seemed to take forever. She told him about Lenne and Shuyin, about Leblanc and the concert, about how she had sang Lenne's song, about Vegnagun, Maechen, the Guado, The Ronso and everything else that had happened.

Yuna had invited Tidus to live on the Airship with her, and Rikku had shrieked in glee when he accepted. Brother was not too happy about this, and spoke to Tidus coldly and threw him dirty looks when he spoke to Yuna. Rikku had got into several arguements with Brother about Tidus, and eventually Brother dropped the subject and chose to sit sulkily in the pilot seat.

Yuna felt the happiest she had done in a long time, despite Brother's sulky attitude. Each time she woke up she felt like a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders, and she wanted to spend as much time as she could with Tidus. Tidus had been shocked when he saw Lulu cradling baby Vidina, and was even more shocked upon discovering Lulu and Wakka were married! They had spent the night in Besaid Village after Tidus had returned, along with Rikku and Paine, talking about memories and old times. Yuna had then talked with Rikku about asking Tidus to join the Gullwings, and he had of course, accepted when she asked.

"Well sure! Anywhere you go, I'll follow, remember" He had said, his hand on his hip as he grinned.

From that moment on Yuna felt as if every day was the happiest of her life. She was still a member of the Gullwings as were Rikku and Paine. Shinra had left the Gullwings and moved into Djose Temple. He was going to help out the Machine Faction, as Gippal was in Luca with Nooj and Baralai, who were all working together to keep Spira united.

The Gullwings hadn't decided what they wanted to do. Rikku said that Sphere Hunting was pointless because everyone had got what they wanted, and charging to take out fiends was wearing them all out. But one day Tidus asked Yuna, Rikku and Paine something that changed the whole situation.

They were all sitting on Deck, and Brother and Buddy were back at the Bridge answering calls. Yuna was sitting at the front of the ship behind the large gull, and Tidus was sat next to her with his hands hugging his knees. Rikku was lying close by with her head propped up by her hands and Paine was standing up with her arms folded, watching the scenery zoom by in a flurry.

"Hey, I got an idea" Tidus said excitedly, waving his hands in the air.

"What" Yuna said curiously.

"Why don't we travel through Spira again? We never did get to see the Moonflow at night, did we? And we can play Blitzball! We can visit everyone, like Kimahri! It'll be a blast"

Yuna grinned at his enthusiasm as Rikku bounced up and punched the air.

"Great idea" She said, giggling.

"Well, we can't go on the Airship because we'd miss out the fun things in between" Yuna said, standing up and smiling.

"Yeah" Rikku said, dancing on the spot. "We can do it like we did on you're pilgrimage! We can start in Besaid and go to Zanarkand! I wonder how long it'll take us"

"It's going to be so much fun! Who knows what will happen along the way" Yuna said in delight.

"Paine, you're coming right? You could see Nooj again..." She added, winking at Paine and giggling.

Paine raised an eyebrow. "Do you have any idea how many respect points you have left, Rikku? Thirty seven."

Rikku squatted down on the floor and put her hands over her mouth as she had done outside the Den of Woe. At that time she had had fort seven respect points.

"Thats not a whole lot...again, is it" She said nervously.

Tidus laughed as Yuna patted Rikku on the head.

"So, when are we gonna go" Tidus asked.

"Right now! Lets go go go go" Rikku yelled, jumping in the air and thumping her chest in an almost monkey like way.

Yuna laughed and slapped a high five with her excited cousin. "Gullwings, let's go"

They all laughed and rushed into the elavator to tell Buddy and Brother what they were doing. Rikku almost fell over in excitement and trying to get to the elavator before Tidus.

Tidus got there first and pulled his fist down in front of him in triumph. "Hah-hah"

Rikku pulled a face. "Meanie"

They all came charging into the Bridge excitedly and Brother mumbled to himself in Al Bhed. Rikku stopped suddenly and scowled.

"Shut up, Brother and give us a break" She said angrily, hands on her hips.

Brother stuck his nose in the air and Buddy came over to them.

"So, decided what you're doing yet" He asked.

"We sure have" Rikku giggled, dancing round on her toes.

"We're going on another journey" Yuna said, holding her hands out in the way she usually did when she was excited."We're going to show Tidus just how Spira has changed, and show him everything he's missed"

"So, where you going first" Buddy said.

"Actually..." Rikku began, scratching her chin and looking for the right words. "We're walking it. Just like on Yunie's pilgrimage! It'll be just like old times! Who knows what could happen"

"Ah." Buddy said, shaking his head slowly and folding his arms. "So, you want us to pick you up in Zanarkand after you've finished"

Yuna nodded, the excitement rising in her as it had done so mant times before. She still couldn't resist an adventure.

"Alright, well we'll pick you up at any time if you get stuck in hot water, okay" Buddy said.

"Thanks Buddy, we'll be careful." Yuna smiled.

"Okay, next stop, Besaid" Buddy said, running back to his seat.

Yuna smiled and watched the sky fly by through the window. The happiness she felt never seemed to want to go away, but she didn't mind. She was having a great time and it felt like her story had only just begun.

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When they arrived in Besaid, Yuna, Tidus, Rikku and Paine said goodbye to Buddy and headed out across the beach towards the village. They were going to visit the Temple, and tell Wakka and Lulu all about their new adventure plan. Brother had refused to say goodbye to Tidus and had told Yuna to be careful.

"This is gonna be great" Rikku said, dancing down the paths towards the village. "We can get the boat to Kilika and visit Dona"

"Dona" Tidus gasped. "But...she's such a grouch"

Yuna laughed. "Dona's alright, she's become a good friend of ours. She lives with Barthello on Kilika Island."

When the small group arrived in Besaid Village, The Aurochs told them Wakka and Lulu were inside the Temple. Tidus had spent quite a long time chatting with the Aurochs before Rikku dragged him away and into the Temple.

"Hey" Wakka shouted, waving at them from beside Lulu as they came into the temple.

"Hi, Wakka. Hi, Lulu." Yuna said, smiling at them.

"What brings you here" Lulu asked, as she rocked Vidina back and forth in her arms.

"We're on a journey" Rikku said, dancing on the spot.

"A journey, huh" Wakka said.

"Yeah" Tidus said"They're gonna show me Spira again"

Paine shook her head. "Another endless trek around Spira."

Rikku scowled at her. "It'll be fun! We're gonna see the Moonflow at night! Remember when we couldn't stay last time? Well this time we're going too"

Lulu smiled. "It's good to see you're finally happy, Yuna. You really have spread your wings."

Yuna smiled and nodded. "I thought...It'd be nice, to see all the places again with Tidus here this time. We can show him...everything that he's missed in the last two years."

"Well, have fun, ya" Wakka said, thumping Tidus on the back. "We better go, Lu. Gotta buy some things for Vidina."

Lulu nodded. "Well, goodbye, Yuna. Have fun, and don't get into too much trouble."

Yuna smiled and waved as they left the temple.

"So, what now" Paine asked.

"Shall we go in the Chamber of the Fayth" Rikku said, running to the top of the stairs. "I wanna hear how Tidus charged in here when he got to Besaid"

Tidus scratched his head nervously and the group made their way around the winding trials and up the lift into the Chamber of the Fayth. Yuna walked into the room where she had first met Tidus. She looked up at the doorway that lay at the top of the stairs. That was where she had become a Summoner, where she had received her first Aeon, Valefor. She felt her heart grow heavy as she remembered the day. She had been happy then, because she had thought she was doing the right thing. But now, she felt sad that she had let herself believe in Yevon.

"You ok, Yunie" Rikku asked, peering at her cousin.

Yuna nodded. "I'm...fine."

Yuna knew she wasn't fine, though. She had been fine before she had come into the Temple, why did she get so upset over the Aeons? It was all in the past but it still hurt her, knowing that she'd had to defeat them another time after they had once been her allies. Would she have to do it again someday? Would she constantly have to sacrifice friends to save others? She closed her eyes and shook her head as if trying to shake off the thoughts that hung around her.

"Maybe we should go" Tidus said quietly, as if reading Yuna's mind.

Yuna looked at him. Did he feel the same? Yes they were all happy memories but why did they hurt so much to think about them? Yuna didn't understand, happy memories were supposed to make you feel good, but they always made her feel sad. Maybe it was because two years ago, at the time of those memories, she had thought she'd die once she defeated Sin. Maybe Tidus felt sad because he hadn't found out about this until almost the end of Yuna's pilgrimage. Maybe it still haunted him, that feeling, knowing that he hadn't known when everyone else had.

"Come on." Paine said, putting a hand on Yuna's shoulder. "Let's get on the boat to Kilika, we don't need reminding about those Aeons anymore."

Yuna nodded and followed them out of the temple. She looked back at it one last time before they left the village, and sighed to herself.

"Heeeey, come on Yunie! I wanna see Dona's face when she see's Tidus" Rikku shouted, waving her arms at her cousin to hurry.

Yuna smiled and headed up the slope after them. The paths to the Beach were quiet, and there were no fiends on them today. They were probably sleeping in the bushes, and Yuna kept an eye out incase any jumped out in the hope of a tasty snack. They passed the waterfalls that were flowing down gracefully, birds chirping melody's around them. The air was fresh and Yuna enjoyed walking through Besaid with no fiends to bother her. She knew Tidus would be alright, she had given him his Brotherhood from her Warrior dressphere. She always wondered why she had his sword in that dressphere, but she knew it was because he never really left her. He was always there when she needed him, and as long as she always needed him, he'd be there. Rikku began babbling about when Tidus came back when they reached the beach.

"I was so happy to see you" She squealed in delight. "I just couldn't resist giving you a great big hug"

"You nearly knocked me off my feet" Tidus laughed.

"All aboard" The man infront of the boat shouted, gesturing for them to get on the boat.

Rikku rushed onboard followed by Paine, and then Yuna and finallly Tidus. They rushed to the front of the boat and Rikku leaned over, the wind blowing her hair around wildly.

"We will be arriving in Kilika in a a few hours. Please keep to safety rules, thank you for your cooperation." The loudspeaker called.

"A loudspeaker" Tidus gasped.

Yuna nodded. "Machina really has come into use these days."

"Shinra even said that if we use the energy of the pyreflies on the Farplane, we might be able to create a city like Zanarkand" Rikku said.

Tidus opened his mouth a little in shock.

Yuna smiled, and walked over to the edge of the boat, breathing in the cool sea air. "A city full of light...one that never sleeps. Shinra said...it could take generations...but maybe theres a way of doing it quickly."

Tidus smiled as he recalled his Zanarkand. "Yeah...well if the Fayth did it, I'm sure we could."

"Hey, Yunie, what happened when you left Besaid? You never did fill me in on what happened before I was around"Rikku said happily.

"Um..." Yuna began"Well, when we left Besaid we were attacked by Sin. A man tried to stop it from reaching Kilika with a harpoon, we ended up fighting it. Afterwards, Tidus was pulled underwater... and Wakka went under to save him."

"Thats when I started to realise..." Tidus muttered. "I was stuck in a foreign world...I wasn't going home. This was my new reality...and I was stuck in it for good."

"But...you're happy here now right" Rikku said, grinning.

"Course." Tidus said, pulling his fist down.

Rikku grinned and put her hands on the back of her head. "Good, cause we like having you here"

"I'm happy to be here too."

Rikku smirked.

"But it's true, Rikku. That's how...that's how this story is going to stay." Tidus looked up to the sky with a huge grin on his face. "Auron'd be happy that we're all finally interested in his stories."