'Oh my hero, so far away now,
Will I ever see your smile?
Love goes away, like night into day,
It's just a passing dream.'- Celes, FFVI
The soft notes of the music gently died away as the Ex-Summoner let her head fall gracefully. The surrounding crowd were cheering, it was always the same- she would get up, perform, be asked for an encore, leave the stage and be called up again the very next day. And there were always the autographs. Always someone needed something from the High Summoner-and she was willing to give all she could for the people of Spira-but couldn't they see that she was broken? Couldn't they see that her heart had been shattered into a million pieces? Were they blind or just plain stupid? She had her friends supporting her, and yet she felt so alone. So cold…
Many times she had asked herself why she couldn't just go to the Farplane to see her beloved- and her answer was always the same.
'Because you're not there.'
The lonely words echoed through her mind, driving the once determined youth into the depths of her mind.
"Yunie?" Her cousin asked softly.
"Yes, Rikku?" Yuna responded as she walked off the stage, much to the disappointment of her fans.
"Do you wanna go to the party tonight?"
'Good old Rikku. Always looking at the bright side of the situation. The glass is never half-empty to you, is it?' Yuna smiled softly at her cousin, the fake smile that she almost put on automatically now.
"Why not? Let's go!" She said in fake happiness.
'This mask..it's not me...Tidus, please come back.'
A/N- Well, that's the prologue of the edited version of Searching For A Falling Star. I must say, this is way better than the first version! And trust me, this one ain't gonna be finished with a crap ending that doesn't make sense! Review if you feel like it or get the chance!