FDB- Well, this is it. The last chapter of My Immortal Emotion. Hope you guys have enjoyed it. But I'll be back with the sequel. Shadoobie hasn't updated in a while because she had to have surgery. She had her appendix and parts of her small and large intestines removed. But she'll live. I'm considering having my appendix removed before it has a chance to get infected. It don't do nothing. Now, reviewers.

Trath- What do you think I'm doing? You think I'm gonna start a story then not finish it?

Chapter 16: Too much that time cannot erase.

I swung Tetsusaiga one last time. I met some resistance when it contacted with the laser, but then I saw something that…was just unbelievable. The wisps of the Wind Scar started circling the beam. Then they began to grow. Grow until they were huge tornados. I pushed through with all of my strength. Remember…everyone is counting on you…everyone.

I pushed with all my might, and sent the tornados spinning right into Yu Yevon. They tore him up, ripping him to pieces. He was screaming. In pain. Well, considering what he just got hit with, his own power and the Wind Scar, I'd can understand why he's in pain.

"What…What is this?" he shouted in between screams.

"Yu Yevon, let me introduce you to the Backlash Wave. Interesting little technique. You see, what I did to you earlier was called a Wind Scar. The Backlash Wave takes that same attack, combines it with your energy, and then reflects it right back at you. So you're not only getting a taste of a super charged Wind Scar, but you're feeling your own power rip your body to pieces."

"Impossible!"

"It can't be impossible. That's exactly what I did, and you can tell first hand that it worked."

Then, the twisters of the Backlash Wave turned on the spinning rock things. I thought they'd be reduced to dust, but they just stopped moving. But Yu Yevon was still getting hammered. Then, as sudden as it had started, the tornados disappeared. Yu Yevon was still there, but he wasn't pulling himself back together. I watched as the rock things lined up with each other and closed around him. Sweet…

Then suddenly, we were all back at that platform where we fought Fugly Jecht. Yuna started sending Sin and the Aeons. It was finally over. Sin was gone for good. But then, Auron stepped forward, having those weird lights around him like Seymour. Duh…he's Unsent, like Yunalesca and Seymour. Yuna tried to stop the sending, but Auron told her to keep going.

"It's all right. It's been long enough. This is your world now." He turned to me before he left. "Hey, Jamie. I want you to have this." He handed me Masamune, the sword he had since the Calm Lands. "Take care of it. Oh, and one more thing." He tossed me a sphere, which was the one that had me and Rikku…in the act. "I didn't record you all the way through," he whispered. "It basically got to the part where Rikku took your shirt off, then I stopped recording and left. What do you think I am, a pervert?"

I hate you Auron. Then he was just gone. Then we all were suddenly back on the airship. I looked at the sphere in my hands, then turned back to the others just in time to get tackled by a swirling mass of blonde fury.

"Jamie! You did it!"

"Huh? Rikku? You're…alive?"

"Yeah! This kid wearing a purple jacket came to me and healed me." I can't believe it. That little Fayth bastard healed her. At least he's good for something. I helped her up and she threw her arms around my neck. God, I loved her.

But then, Tidus started to disappear. He looked around at us, dissolving almost like Auron did. He said his goodbyes, then was about to jump off of the airship. Yuna ran to him, but went right through him. He's disappearing. I can't believe it. Yuna…she…she's gonna lose him.

"I love you," she said.

Tidus came up behind her and put his arms around her. It was so sad. He wanted to hold her so much, but he couldn't. That's exactly the same way I felt about Stephanie. I looked away, not wanting to see him leave. Yuna must be in pain right now. We all turned to go back into the airship, but we heard a voice behind us.

"Jamie…"

It was the Fayth kid. There he was, just standing there. "It's time to go home, Jamie."

"I already told you, you little prick. I'm staying. I've made my decision."

"I don't believe you understand. I said 'time to go home.' Not 'do you want to go home.'

"What are you saying," Rikku asked.

"Jamie has no choice. He must return to his home."

"No, dammit! Dammit, I'm staying! I've told you over and over!"

"You don't understand. Sin was the bridge between your world and this. Sin is gone and the bridge is collapsing."

"So what? I'm staying."

"You can't stay. If you do, this world and yours will fall apart."

"What are you saying?"

"If you stay…you will be responsible for the end both Spira and Earth. Now quickly! The bridge is collapsing."

"…I can't believe this. I finally find friends…people who care about me…I find love…and it gets torn away from me…Can I…can I at least say good bye?"

"Make it quick."

I turned back to all of my friends. I'm never gonna see them again. Never… I turned to Yuna who put her arms around my neck. She cares so much. I pulled back, looked into her blue and green eyes and wanted to cry. Then she reached down to her wrist and pulled off a bead bracelet.

"My father gave me this when I was young. It always reminded me of him. I want you to have it. So you'll remember us."

"I…I can't accept this, Yuna."

"Take it. Remember us."

So I did. I walked over to Lulu, who put her arms around me as well. "You still scare me Lulu," I chuckled.

"I have something that might help that." She reached into her dress and pulled out a worn moogle doll. "This is my first doll. My parents gave it too me so I wouldn't be afraid of Sin. It's yours."

"Thanks…Lulu…"

Wakka came next. "Aw, man," he grumbled, scratching his head. "Everyone's givin' out gifts, ya? What can I give you? That's it!" He dug around in his pocket and pulled out a weird looking crest. "Take this. This crest makes you an honorary Auroch. You got the heart and soul of a blitzer, ya?"

"Thanks, Wakka. And no more raggin' on the Al Bhed, alright?"

"Ya, we'll take good care of Rikku for you."

It hurt to be reminded I'd be leaving Rikku, but I grinned in spite of myself. I walked over to Kimahri, but he just stood there like the silent sentry he always was. It was kinda awkward just standing there.

"Uh…I guess you want your stick back. Sorry about the blade…"

"Keep."

"Huh?"

"Jamie remind Kimahri of young Ronso. Small, but full of courage. Remember Kimahri. Remember friends."

"I'll remember."

Then…Rikku. This was going to be the hardest of all. I was about to speak, but she threw her arms around me and silenced me with her lips. I returned the kiss, but it was like poking at my old scars. It still hurt. I'd never hold her again. Never…

"Jamie, I love you."

"And I love you."

She reached into her pocket and pulled something out. It looked like a small green box. "Don't open this until you get home."

"What is it?"

"Something I've been working on in my spare time. I hope it reminds you of me…of us…what we had…have…"

"I'll always remember you, Rikku. And if there's a way for me to get back, I'll find it. I swear to you."

We shared one last kiss, then went our separate ways. I turned my back to them and walked over to the Fayth kid. Damn him…damn him to hell. He's going to take me from the one happiness I've felt in a long time. Damn him…

"Are you ready?"

"…Go to hell…"

"I'll take that as a yes…"

Everything seemed to turn black, everything disappearing. Then, I was in the void again. I looked around, but the kid wasn't there. I thought about everything I had been through. All the memories. I remembered the gifts. I had Tetsusaiga at my belt, Masamune and Kimahri's stick on my back, Yuna's bracelet on my wrist, Wakka's blitzball crest in my pocket, Lulu's doll, and Rikku's box. What was in it.

I pulled it out of my pocket and cracked it open. I heard music. It was a music box! I started crying when I realized what the song was. It was the chorus of My Immortal. The song that sparked the romance between me and Rikku. Tears fell from my face, floating in the abyss I was trapped in. I tightened my grip on the music box and felt paper brush against my hand.

It was a note from Rikku:

Jamie,

I'm writing this in Macalania. We just went to Bevelle and rescued Yunie, and I'm kinda worried about you. You seemed like you were disturbed by something Seymour did. I…I'm not sure if I'll be able to tell you this before you leave, but I think I love you. I want so much to tell you how I feel. And I think I know how. This music box contains the song I listened to back in Guadosalam. Or at least the best I can copy it.

If you do leave, I want you to know that I'll miss you. You've been a good friend. I really like you. I.

It stopped right there. It must have been where they heard me scream. I started crying. I'd always have this short letter and this music box to remind me of Rikku. I cried 'til I thought my tear ducts would go bone dry.

"Jamie."

I turned and found the Fayth kid behind me. "What do you want?"

"I want to tell you why you have to go home."

"You already told me that you fucktard. If I stayed in Spira, it and Earth would have been destroyed."

"But aren't you curious as to why they would be destroyed?"

"Why not?"

"There is an event in the future that must happen. It is part of Spira's destiny. And for this event to go as it should, you must go back to your world. If you'd stayed in Spira, the chain of events would have been out of thrown sequence and the space-time continuum would have fragmented and dissolved. But you will go back to Spira."

"When?"

"...Even I do not know that..."

"Why did it have to be me?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why did you take me to Spira in the first place?

"You are essential to Spira's future. If things had gone as they were in your world, you would have killed yourself. So, we Fayth brought you to Spira…"

"So I'd meet Rikku."

"Exactly. You see, we didn't send you to Spira to help Yuna. We sent you so you would save your own life. We arranged everything. When I told you in Macalania that you could go home if you jumped, we knew you wouldn't jump. We knew Rikku would stop you and admit her feelings for you. That's what we wanted to happen. We wanted you to feel love so you wouldn't take your own life."

"Wait…if I'm going back, why didn't you mention that to the others?"

"Again, for things to go as they should in the future, it is essential that the others believe that you won't be returning."

I was about to speak, but I heard Yuna's voice echo through the void. I saw through a murky window the Fayth kid had opened up that she was in this strange arena. She was giving a speech to just about everyone in Spira.

Everyone...everyone has lost something precious. Everyone here has lost homes, dreams, and friends. Everybody... Now, Sin is finally dead. Now, Spira is ours again. Working together... Now we can make new homes for ourselves, and new dreams. Although I know the journey will be hard, we have lots of time. Together, we will rebuild Spira. The road is ahead of us, so let's start out today.

"Listen closely," the Fayth kid told me before throwing me for the last time through the abyss.

Just, one more thing... The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded...

I woke up staring at the ceiling of a dark room.

Never forget them.

FDB- Almost to the end… I want to thank everyone for their support and their compliments. Enjoy the rest.