When Luna awoke the next morning, Derick was sitting right next to the bed.

"Well, good morning." Derick said, getting up from his chair as she sat up.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Yes. What about you? How much sleep did you get last night?" Luna asked. She had fallen asleep even before Derick had come to check on her the first time.

"About six hours. That's about as much as I usually get."

"Good."

"We're about to dock. I'll let you get ready." Derick said, turning to leave. Luna looked around and realized that her bag was gone, the realized she had left it in Luca.

"No need. I don't have a bag anymore."

"What happened to it?"

"I left it in Luca during all the excitment."

"Oops."

"Oh, well. Let's go see Besaid."

Once off the boat, Luna thought the beach was so beautiful. Derick had went to get directions to the temple and Luna walked to the beach. The water was a beautiful blue color that almost matched the sky.

As she was looking at the sky, wondering what was going to happen to her, Derick walked up.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" He asked after a few mintues.

"Very. Did you get directions?"

"Yes. We can walk along the beach, it's on the way."

"Ok." They walked in silence for a while, then Derick grabbed her hand. Luna smiled to herslef and looked down.

"What was it you were going to tell me yesterday?" Luna asked suddenly, looking up into Derick's beep blue eyes. "Please tell me. You said that I cane out of the temple a different person. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Luna asked as they turned. Luna saw a path up ahead and assumed it was the way to the temple.

"It's a good thing." Derick said as they reached the path.

"Then tell me."

"Well, my feelings for you have grown, Luna. You seem much more mature than most of the girls my age. I don't was you just go with you on this pilgrimage, I want to be with you." Luna couldn't believe it. She nver imagined Derick ouls tell her anything like that.

"Derick, I like you, yoo. I've liked you for a lot longer than you probably think." Luna said, feeling herself blush.

"You see? The old Luna, the tomboy Luna, would never blush like that. Would you be my girlfriend. Luna?" Derick asked as they reached the sleepy little village of Besaid.

"Sure. You don't realize how long I've been waiting for you to say that." Luna said. They were walking through the village, still hand in hand, when a child with his mother walked up.

"Yuna!" The little boy cried, "you came back!" The mother looked up quickly.

"Yuna?" She asked.

"No, I'm not Yuna. Does she live here?" Luna asked, looking up at Derick.

"Yes, she went on her pilgrimage a couple of days ago. You look so much like her."

"High Summoner Braska's daughter, right?"

"Yes."

"That's my sister."

"I never knew she had a sister. You two could pass as twins."

"We use to get that a lot."

"Did you come to see her?"

"No. I, too, am on a pilgrimage. I'm here to pray at the temple."

"Oh. Don't let us interupt you. The temple is straight ahead. It was nice to meet you. What's your name?"

"Luna."

"Your names are so close."

"Our parents intended for us to be close."

"Oh? That's a good start. You better be off." the woman said as she took her son's hand.

"But, mommy! I want to play with Yuna!"

"That's not Yuna, honey. Yuna will be back, don't worry."

"She must have been very popular here." Derick said as they walked on. They found the temple and went in. A priest spotted them and walked up.

"Oh. I thought you were someone I know." the priest said, confused for a moment.

"Yuna is my sister." Luna said.

"Oh? I didn't know that." The priest said.

"I don't think that too many people do." Luna said, looking around the temple.

"Oh!" Luna exclaimed as she spotted a statue of her father. "You have a statue of my father. It's nice to see his face again, even if it isn't actually him." Luna said, walking over to the statue.

"Yes. We waited most of the calm for it." The priest said.

"That's a long time to wait." Derick said.

"Are you here to see Yuna?" The priest asked.

"No. I had no clue she was living here. I'm here to pray for Valfore's help." Luna explained.

"Oh. Well, go on in. Are you her gaurdian?" The priest asked, turning his attention to Derick.

"Yes, sir." Derick answered.

"You gaurd her with your life. That's how a good gaurdian is." The priest
advised.

"I plan on it." Derick said, looking at Luna.

"Well, go on in."