WALKING THESE PATHS
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the FFX-2 characters. I only own the characters that I created and this plot. Some of the locations are referred to in X/X-2, and I dont own those.
WRITER: nhraluver
TAKES PLACE: Right after X, and right before X-2
RATED: PG-13 for language, violence, and some adult content
GENRE: Romance/Action/Drama
SUMMARY: The Gullwings set off to find spheres, but Yuna also wants to find Tidus, which later happens. They also hunt for Vegnagun. Some fluffs between Rikku/Gippal and Yuna/Tidus.
PROLOGUE
This is how it feels to be Yuna.
You're the one who defeated Sin two years ago. You're the one who traveled through the dangerous world of Spira to every temple to acquire every aeon. And you're the one brought the Calm.
The Calm. A time of peace. Without Sin, or any other disturbing force alike. You're greatly respected by everyone that you meet.
You were strong enough.
You were wise enough.
And you accepted your fate.
Even though you knew you would die once the Final Aeon was summoned, you still wanted to live life to its fullest. Smiling when you were sad. Laughing when you were afraid. That was how they knew you would be the one who would defeat Sin.
But instead, you met him. He claimed to be from Zanarkand, though the magnificent city had been destroyed 1000 years ago. Still, there was something about this young man that caused you to want to believe him. And in your blindness, you fell in love with him. And he fell in love with you.
But you knew someone would have to disappear, and it hurt so badly, it burned you inside. It stung worse than any bite. It burned worse than any fire. And it gnawed at your mind until you wanted to fall to your knees and scream until you died. But you knew it all along. He couldn't stay forever.
And then he disappeared. Right in front of you.
But something in your heart told you that he wouldn't be gone forever.
And now, here you are. It's peaceful. The land is still as beautiful as it had been, although there is a lot more smiling. Smiling when you're happy. Laughing when you're courageous. Because you know now that the calm has finally returned.
Your life is uneventful, but it is safe and it is peaceful.
It is.
At least until you found yourself facing yet another journey. A repeat of the first. A journey of tears. Of fears. Of laughs, and of loves.
And just when you thought you would break down and cry because he wasn't there to make you laugh, or to make you smile, or to bring hopefullness to the fearful and deadly thought that you could die at any moment...
He was.
He was there.