Hey for once I ain't gonna ramble! Oh just to let you know I am working on the next chapter for By Your Side. Enjoy Chapter 6!

Yuna POV

The sun pouring through the window told my subconscious it was time to get up. My eyes fluttered open, a feeling of complete calm upon me. I breathed in and out slowly, inhaling the scent of the man lying next to me.

I turned to look at him and saw that he was still asleep, which didn't actually surprise me; he had always been the last one to awaken during the pilgrimage. He lay on his side, one arm around my neck (which had been a surprisingly comfortable pillow) and the other sprawled over my stomach. One of his feet was sticking out of the sheets and his other leg was hanging out the bed. He slept with his mouth partly open and curled into a smile that made him look about 10 years old. This time in the morning was the one time you could see him stay still, instead of bouncing around with energy.

As I stared at him, I thought of the night before. I felt a smile form on my lips. I felt no regret. Only pure joy that I had been able to share such a wonderful night with him. And that it would only ever be with him.

I reached out and stroked his cheek, hardly able to believe that eventually I was getting to wake up beside him. At my touch, he warily opened his eyes, and when he grew used to the bright light filling the room he opened them wide and stretched. Then he turned to me and my heart melted.

"Hey you" He said his voice soft and almost a whisper.

Without waiting for me to reply, he leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on my lips.

"Mmm, morning" He pulled me close to him, and we lay, in an amiable silence, listening to the rustling of leaves and the birds chirping outside the window.

"Yuna!"

Tidus looked at me, silently asking me what to do. I just smiled, not worried about Lulu who was coming to wake me up. I had totally forgotten, we were meant to be going to Luca today to buy some baby accessories for Vidina.

"I hope you are awake Yuna, this is the biggest day of you life."

What? What was she talking about? Tidus was giving me a quizzical look, but when he saw the confused look on my face he knew I also had no clue what she was on about.

I could hear her footsteps stop outside my hut and saw the shadow of her feet below the pink material door. I grudgingly left the warmth of Tidus' arms and sat up slowly. He too rose to a sitting position.

"Yuna, if you want to be finished before this evening when everyone is holding a feast to see you off you better get out here now, who knows how long you'll take praying to the fayth."

Fayth..?

Then it came rushing back. Images flashed through my brain, too fast for me to tell one from the next, but I was remembering. Everything. In a few seconds, the odd sensation had disappeared, and I was left shaking. I looked to Tidus once more, this time with a slightly fearful look on my face.

"Well, that was odd." He shook his head a little, as if that would help his brain make sense of the details that had flooded his mind. "Guess the Fayth don't like hanging around when putting their little plans into action…And I guess we gotta start from the beginning huh?" he whispered in my ear, so that Lulu wouldn't hear.

He grinned at me, and quickly and quietly got out of bed, collecting his clothes that had been strewn around the room. However, after looking I could see no evidence of my "gunner" clothes. I got up, and opening the small cupboard in the corner of the hut, saw neatly folded up, my summoners garb. It was then it really hit me. I was going back on the pilgrimage. Back to a time when Yevon ruled. When Seymour was alive. When the Al Bhed were the enemies…or so most people thought.

Just as my mind was drifting further, Tidus waved his hand in front of my face, rather energetically.

"Hey I really should go huh? Don't want her catching me here." He winked at me and gave me a quick kiss. As he drew back, he grinned again. "Hey, your hair's longer again."

I was twirling a strand of hair around my finger to see the difference and when I looked up, I was greeted with one of the funniest thing I had ever seen. Tidus was attempting to climb through my window, but not very successfully. The window's big enough for him to fit through easily, however it's rather high up the wall. So he was stuck, one leg in and one leg out, his feet stretching to touch the ground.

"Yuna, could ya help; valuable things are being squished…"

I went over to help him, while giggling at the same time. Eventually he got his right leg over the window frame, and gave me one last kiss before he ran off towards the beach, no doubt going to recreate his meeting with Wakka.

"Yuna are you ready!"

It was then I had to acknowledge Lulu.

"Yes, I'll be out in a minute."

Eventually I was ready though it had taken way more than a minute to get ready, probably because I had paused every now and then, lost in thought. Lulu had always called me a daydreamer. And that character trait came into play now more than ever.

I walked out to see Lulu staring out over the village with a stern look on her face, though when she heard my footsteps and turned around her expression softened.

"You look so…Your father would be proud Yuna." She pulled me toward her and into a hug. I noticed that she appeared a few inches taller than she had yesterday. So I was obviously back in my 17-year old body. Which was a bizarre thought.

As she pulled away, she started walking towards the Temple. I followed close behind her.

"Kimahri is completing the Cloister of Trails so that there is no need for you to spend time on it."

I merely nodded, trying to get used to this surreal reality. Would the fayth know that I had been sent back?

Probably.

Would I still have to gain all my aeons again, or would I still have them. I guessed since I had sent them I would have to acquire them all again.

Still deep in thought about the journey ahead of us, we approached the temple, and as we crossed the large main room, our footsteps echoing on the stone floor, a priest came to meet us.

He performed the prayer of Yevon as a salutation.

"Greetings, Lady Yuna. How are you this joyous day?"

I returned the prayer, as was custom and answered his question.

"I am very well today; I hope you are the same."

"This is a very important day for both you and Besaid. We shall support our new Summoner as best we can, m'lady."

"I thank you."

I nodded to him, and he scuttled out of the way, allowing Lulu and I to go to the Cloister of Trails.

As we walked through it was clear that Kimahri had successfully completed it as nothing bared our path.

We reached the large stone door that separated the Chamber of the Fayth form the Trials, and despite knowing what lay beyond the door, I found myself shaking, and my palms clammy.

"Good luck Yuna."

"Kimahri and Lulu wait here."

I nodded without turning round. Then the door slowly creaked open. I walked towards my fate…

…Again.

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The hymn of the fayth filled the chamber, and as I approached the large amber stone inset in the floor, the fayth of a woman appeared before me. I was stunned; usually you had to pray for hours until the fayth thought you were worthy and would appear.

"Eh…" I didn't have a clue what to say. The only thing I could think to do was to perform the prayer of Yevon, though I had long ago lost faith.

"Do not bother with such meaningless rituals Lady Yuna. We both know the truth behind Yevon."

I nodded. "Why are you here… so soon I mean?"

"Lady Yuna, long ago you proved you are more than worthy to talk to the fayth. We do not expect you to pray to each of us as you did on your pilgrimage."

Again I nodded. I wasn't really sure what else to do.

"Tidus and yourself have a long and tiring journey before you. You could potentially alter the timeline of Spira. Then again, this pilgrimage will never really have happened. No one bar you and Tidus will have any recollection of this."

"Will…Will Rikku and Auron join us?"

"Depending on how you act in this time will change and alter things. Do something differently and Rikku may never join. However, proceed in another way and she may join you sooner. No one can determine what will happen; it is all up to your actions. As for Sir Auron however, he shall not join you. We discussed it with him, but he believes Tidus and you will be able to handle thing without his help."

That last bit about Auron put a smile on my face. If he trusted us, I wouldn't let him down.

"This is all the information I have for you. Good luck Lady Yuna, I will be by your side to help."

And with that she flew straight at me, and a white hot pain overtook me. After a few moments of blinding agony I collapsed to the ground. However I was determined not to sit there, so summoning all my strength I stood slowly, and grasping the wall for support, made my way back to my guardians.

The large stone door rose, and I staggered out. Collecting all the energy I had I looked up to see that Wakka and Tidus had joined Lulu and Kimahri. I smiled upon seeing Tidus, and then decided I should play along and tell them I had once again, become a summoner.

"I have done it…I have…Become a summoner…" Exhaustion overtook my limbs at that point and just as I thought to myself that that was the exact same thing I had said last time, my world went blurry and I fell forwards. I remembered that happening last time, but instead of Kimahri catching me I felt the familiar arms of Tidus around me and before blackness consumed my sense I whispered into his ear.

"Welcome back…"

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