Yuna's singing was amazing, and immensely popular. The roar of the crowds was nearly deafening after every song, and showed no sign of fading. Yuna shot a grin at Kairi, but then a strange look passed over her face. Kairi's smile disappeared.

"Yuna? Are you alright?" She asked worriedly. Yuna made a face.

"I'm not sure what's wrong…" She answered. Then her eyes went wide. The same thought hit Kairi at the same time. Paine and Rikku were there now too, also wondering what was going on. Yuna cringed.

"You guys have to go on without me. The baby's acting up." She told them. She took one step, and paused, grinning. "I can't believe I actually just said that!" She exclaimed, giggling. Rikku gave her a quick hug, and sent her off the stage, where Emma was waiting with a worried expression. Kairi walked over to the edge of the stage, where the others were sitting, and spoke to Tidus.

"You'd better go see Yuna, I think." She told him. He didn't ask any questions, and was on his way instantly. Meanwhile, Rikku and Paine were speaking to the audience.

"Give one last round of applause for Yunie!" Rikku shouted into the microphone. Cheers erupted from the crowd. They waited a moment for everyone to be settled down, and then Paine spoke.

"Just because Yuna's not singing anymore doesn't mean the show's over!" She announced. Cheers once again followed. Kairi was walking back towards the center of the stage, thinking about how to tell everyone that she remembered. Especially Sora. She was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts when Rikku spoke again.

"That's right! 'Cause we've got Kairi here to sing for us!" There were further cheers, despite the fact that no one knew who Kairi was. Rikku grinned. Kairi blinked in surprise, unprepared. Paine motioned for her to go to the microphone. She made a face, and then a thought came to her and she smiled, taking the mic and clearing her throat.

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Sora had gone with Tidus to check on Yuna. What Kairi had said worried everyone, and so they sent him with Tidus to get an explanation and come back to tell them what was going on. They slowly but surely found their way to the dressing room, where Yuna and Emma were waiting. Tidus paused outside the closed door, and Sora could tell exactly what he was thinking.

"Don't worry, I'm sure she's fine." He said reassuringly. Tidus nodded, not entirely convinced that he wouldn't find something terrible once in the room, and opened the door. They found Yuna relaxing on a couch, with Emma standing next to her, asking her if she wanted painkillers. Yuna shook her head.

"It's alright; it doesn't hurt that much anymore. I think I'm just going to have to take it easy for a while." She answered. Tidus and Sora poked their heads in the door.

"Hey Yuna, you okay?" Sora asked, with a slight smile. Tidus walked inside and sat down on the floor next to her. There was a long pause, in which Yuna and Tidus held a whispered conversation. Tidus sighed with relief.

"Go tell everyone she's fine." He said, grinning. Yuna giggled.

"It's just the baby." She paused for a moment, grinning. "I still can't get over the fact that I can say that!" She said. Sora grinned back at them.

"Okay, as long as you're alright. Everyone was really worried."

"Then you'd better get back to them and tell them what's up." Emma suggested. Sora nodded and looked at Tidus, who shook his head.

"I'm going to stay here with Yuna." He answered. Sora nodded and shut the door, making his way back to the concert. He could hear a song playing, and it seemed somewhat recognizable. Once he opened the door to the stadium, it hit him.

"Hold me,

Whatever lies beyond this morning

Is a little later on

Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all

Nothing's like before"

The song, from the dream. Kairi was singing it. Mesmerized, he stood at the door as she finished. Looking over, she caught his eye and shot him a sly smile. He grinned back and sat in his seat. He had no idea how she knew it, but he also now had absolutely no doubt in his mind that she remembered. Gippal nudged him to ask what was up with Yuna, but stopped when Kairi started singing again, blinking in surprise.

"I still remember the world
From the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now…"

All the guys stared openly at her, surprised, while Lulu and Wakka attempted to get one of them to tell Sora to explain what was wrong with Yuna, though unsuccessfully. Baralai, who was sitting on the other side of Sora, leaned over to him.

"No way she's really singing that, is she?" He asked. Sora nodded.

"She remembers. I could tell from the last song."

"So, it really is the song she sang for the goddess?" Gippal asked, joining the conversation. Sora nodded again.

"What happened? How come she suddenly remembers?" Baralai asked. Sora shrugged.

"I don't really know, but it has something to do with a girl named Namine. She tried to explain it…" He paused. "But we were interrupted." He finished vaguely. Gippal opened his mouth to ask another question, but Wakka elbowed him in the side, hard. He yelped, muffling the sound with his hand over his mouth, and glared at Wakka, who glared right back.

"Somebody please tell me what's goin' on with Yuna, ya?" He asked, exasperated. Sora then told everyone what was going on.

"She says she's getting baby pains." He answered, clearly happy for her. Baralai and Gippal both grinned back at him, while Wakka blinked at him.

"Baby pains! Yuna's pregnant!" He asked in shock. Lulu had her eyebrows raised, demanding an explanation. Gippal smirked.

"It's a funny story, actually…" He told them all about the night in Luca, with the crazy room switching and all, while Sora (who was the only one of them there for the entire hallway conversation) told them about the confusion in the morning. Wakka looked helpless for a moment, and then decided it was indeed funny and started to chuckle. Lulu looked mildly horrified, but got over it in a moment or two. They hadn't realized it, but the show was over and people were beginning to leave. They entered the crowds of people and prepared for the long wait ahead of them to get to the doors. Gippal got a better idea.

"No need to wait guys, follow me!" In one swift move, he leapt onto the stage and then into the backstage. The others decided that this was clearly a much better idea, and followed him as he led the way to the dressing room. Halfway there, however, he and Sora got into an argument over which way to go.

"It's right!" Sora insisted. Gippal crossed his arms.

"That doesn't make any sense Sora! I has to be to the left."

"No it doesn't! I know the way, I was just there!" He answered. Gippal snorted.

"No offense, but I wouldn't trust you with directions. As I remember it, you only found Spira because you were lost on your way to somewhere else."

"Maybe so, but I did get us t Traverse Town right after that. Besides, Donald was in charge of directions, not me! He would never let me fly the gummi ship."

"And I know why." Gippal insisted.

"Yeh, that way he would never have to admit that I was a better navigator than he was! I'm serious, it's this way." With that, Sora marched down the right-hand hallway. Gippal watched him go.

"Hmph." He stomped off in his own direction. The others looked at each other. They had no reason to distrust Sora. His argument had been true, he had been there just a few minutes ago and was bound to know the way better than Gippal, who hadn't yet gone to the dressing rooms. One by one, they all followed Sora down the right hallway.

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The changing room was full of people, but they were all silent.

"You know this means Yuna has to stay with us on Besaid, she can't go with you on your adventures. At least not for the next while." Lulu told them.

"If Yuna's staying, than so am I." Tidus said firmly. There was another long silence.

"But now there's only seven of us!" Rikku whined.

"We need ten…" Paine continued. "The prophesy says ten hearts, not seven. What do we do now?" There was another long silence, followed by the door slamming open. Gippal stomped in. Sora snickered.

"I told you so." He muttered. Gippal shot him a death glare, and Sora had to laugh at it. It wasn't very intimidating. Baralai crossed him arms.

"So, do we wait until the baby's born and Yuna's well enough to come with us again, or not?" He asked. Kairi sighed.

"Yuna's the only one of us who got pregnant. Maybe it's a sign that she and Tidus weren't meant to come." She suggested.

"But who else can we bring? We're missing three…" Gippal stated slowly.

"Well, one of those three is Riku. I guess we should start there." Emma suggested. "Either we'll find the other two we are missing on our way, or he might be able to suggest who else might be the ones we need."

"That's a great idea, but where are we ever going to find Riku?" Kairi asked. Then, an idea popped into her head. "Wait a minute, I found him through that door on the islands... why don't we start our search there? Even if we don't find anything, it'll at least give us a chance to let everyone know where we are and that we're alright." She said. There was another pause. No one could find any reason why they shouldn't. It was as good an idea as any.

"Let's do it." Paine said, confirming it.

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On Besaid Islands, there were many mixed emotions. On one hand, everyone was excited for Yuna and Tidus and their baby. On the other, they were going to miss the two of them greatly. There were hugs and promises of stories when they got back. Rikku was the last to say her goodbyes.

"I'll bring you something home, kay?" Rikku promised, hugging Yuna furiously. Yuna smiled.

"Thanks. I'll miss you….Rikku…you're…choking…me…" She gasped. Rikku let go with a grin.

"I'll miss you too, Yunie!" She turned around to face Tidus, and tackled him in a bone crushing hug as well.

"See ya! I hope being a daddy doesn't make you as tubby as it made Wakka!" She said, laughing. Wakka looked up at it, his eyes narrowing.

"Hey!"

"I'm just kidding….tubby." With that, she ran off, giggling madly and waving. Everyone else had begun to make their way to the beach. As they watched, she came skidding to a stop next to Gippal as he walked down the road, almost colliding with him.

The group boarded the Celcius and took off for the Destiny Islands. Buddy was piloting alone; Brother had locked himself in the engine room because they were leaving without Yuna, and leaving her with Tidus. When Emma and Kairi voiced their pity for him, Rikku told them flat out that they weren't aloud to feel sorry for him. Other than that, the ride was totally uneventful, until they arrived. Or rather, didn't.

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Dun dun dun! Haha, I left a cliffy (thanks to Emma for the idea). Very exicting! I was planning on writing more, but that would take me too long, and I figure the sooner the update, the better, right? Even if it is a little shorter. Math is killing my brain, so please bear with me. RnR!