"Mama!"

"What is it, darling?"

"Daddy's being mean!" twenty-six year old Yuna looked at her husband, her green and blue eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"What did you do?" Tidus backed away a few steps raising his hands in self defence.

"I swear I did nothing! We were having swimming races, and I just had a little fun." Yuna stood up, and started walking towards Tidus, the smile on her face to sweet to mean good.

"What did he do to you, Tareika?" Tareika glared at Tidus from behind her mothers legs.

"He cheated!" Tidus' jaw dropped open.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not times infinity! Haha!" Tidus danced around in glee, oblivious to yuna's exasperated sigh. Tareika looked stumped for a moment, but only for a moment. Then her eyes brightened, and she grinned.

"Did not times infinity plus one!" Tidus stopped jumping around, and sank to the ground in defeat.

"Nooo! I've been defeated! Or have I?" He looked at his daughter mischievously, then ran to her and scooped her up, swinging her around in circles. Tareika squealed in delight and clung to her father

"More, More! Go faster!" Tidus obeyed, and they played for a minute until Yuna's voice broke in.

"I'm sorry to break up your fun, but we have to get ready for Lunch at auntie Lulu's house. Here" Yuna took Tareika from Tidus' arms "let me take her to change, and you go to Lulu and say we'll be there in a few minutes." Yuna and Tareika then walked back inside. Tidus sighed and watched them. His life was perfect. Yuna was the most beautiful, loving, intelligent woman he could have asked for, and six year old Tareika was perfect. Her eyes were a wonderful shade of blue green, and her hair was waist length and strawberry blonde, with subtle streaks of Yuna's chocolate brown- A perfect mixture of her parents. And now, Yuna was to bear them a second child. She was showing slightly, and her voice had become deeper and gentler, but she had still managed to retain her beauty and her radiance, and to Tidus, she looked like an angel. He remembered the first time they were talking about it. It was at night, and all the stars shone like diamonds, lighting up the velvet sky in all its glory…

flashback

"I can't believe it! Wait 'til we tell Tareika! You know how long she has wanted some company." Yuna smiled, clutching his hand.

"I've been thinking of some names"

"Really? What are they?"

"Well, if it's a boy this time, I was thinking of Khuyo, and if it's another girl, Maya."

"That sounds perfect." Then they had sat together Yuna resting safely in his arms, and his cheek lying on her head.

Another child….then we have the perfect family….

End Flashback

And Tidus stood, bathing is memories of present….

Celebrating on occurrence of present….

And happily thinking of life in the future…..

His thoughts were interrupted by laughter. Tareika was running up to him at full speed. He picked her up and held her up to the sunlight, checking that she wasn't just a dream. Sure enough, two small arms wrapping around his neck proved that she was as real as he wanted her to be.

"There something wrong, sweetie?" Yuna asked, walking over and frowning. Tidus shook his head.

No, nothing. Let's go over to Wakka's place, we're late enough as it is."

Lunch at Wakka and Lulu's house proved to be just what Tidus and Yuna needed to relax.

"Tidus! Whats up, man?" Wakka marched over, clapping a strong hand on the blondes' back. Wakka was thirty two, and just starting to show signs of age with a few lines on his face, but he still hadn't lost any of his spirit. His eyes still had the fierce, determined look about them, and he still had managed to maintain all of his muscles. But something had changed about Wakka ever since the Vegnagun incident seven years ago. He was always thinking…and always wandering off for a walk, sometimes for at least half the day…Was there something that he wasn't telling them?

Tidus was once again pulled from his thoughts, and waved to Lulu, who has just emerged from their house. Lulu, like Wakka, she was growing old too, but she still looked exactly as she did seven years ago, save a few silvery grey hairs shining from her long plaits.

"Tidus! It's nice to have you here!" Tidus smiled, hugging his friend.

"It's nice to be here." He lowered his voice. "Yuna is pretty stressed about the kid, and I think this is exactly what she needs to…you know, calm down a little." Lulu nodded sympathetically. She knew exactly what Yuna was going through. When little Vidina was on the way, all the fights that Wakka and herself had gone through flowed into her memories like they were yesterday. Looking up and catching the concerned look on Tidus' face, she quickly pulled on a smiling mask.

"Come in! We don't want you roasting out in the sun all day, and Vidina is so excited to have you here!"

"So, another kid, ya? Must be tough on you, Yuna." Wakka asked between mouthfuls of fish. Yuna nodded.

"Its hard, but at least I know what to do this time, and , I know, whatever happens I have all my friends to help me." She smiled, reaching for Tidus' hand under the table. She found what she was looking for, and grasped it tightly, not wanting to let go. Tidus noticed that she was shaking slightly, and signalled for Wakka to change the subject. Wakka started to open his mouth, but Lulu beat him to it.

"Did you hear about the disturbance at Zanarkand?"

"No. What happened there?" Lulu leaned forward, her face expressionless.

"You remember the place where we slept, before we continued to the dome?" Both Yuna and Tidus nodded. They remembered to well.

"Well, apparently there was something that rose out from the water. The people who were there said that the water was churning, and a man rose out of it..he" Wakka stopped at the warning look that Lulu shot him. Yuna didn't seem to notice, but Tidus did. He frowned slightly, but didn't press the matter in front of his wife. Lulu, noticing the sudden silence, decided to change the topic.

"Why don't we girls clear this up while you men go for a walk?" Wakka and Tidus nodded, and set off.

"So Yuna, thought of any names for you child yet?"

"Yes. Khuyo for a boy, and Maya for a girl." Yuna recited. Lulu smiled.

"Seven years ago, you weren't ready to be tied down by such things, all you wanted was to hunt spheres and have adventures. Now look at you! You've a family. You've changed so much." Lulu looked over at Yuna. Yuna offered a smile in return, and hugged her 'sister'.

"You've changed too. No more being angry at Kimahri, or smacking Wakka over the head. You're so relaxed." The girls laughed.

"Well, seven years of peace and quiet can do that to you." Lulu stated softly.

"That is true. I remember how unhappy we all were, with Vegnagun, and with Sin…"

"Who could blame us, Yuna? We were all afraid that you would die! Every second without knowing where and how you were almost killed us all."

"Oh, Lulu!" Yuna cried, hugging Lulu tightly. Lulu returned the hug, and stroked Yuna's head.

"Its alright. It's all over. You're safe now. Sshh." She is safe for now, a little voice at the back of her head spoke out. But what will happen next? There are still haters of high summoner Yuna. Lulu brushed the voice away, but something told her that the voice might just be right….

"So…err…Wakka…How have things been?" Tidus wasn't usually this uncomfortable talking to his friend, but this time he had to literally force the words out.

"Listen, I think that you're wantin' to know why I stopped talking so suddenly, ya?" Wakka had read Tidus' mind, and was going straight to the point. What else to do but go with the flow? Tidus nodded.

"Well, I know one of those guys, good friend of mine. What he said, scared the hell outta me. He.." For the second time that day, Wakka had a strange expression on his face, as though he was about to say something he wasn't meant to. Tidus was puzzled. How bad could it be?

"It's alright, Wakka, Its not like one of our former enemies re-emerged from the depths of Zanarkand, right?" He laughed, uncomfortable laughter, but he hopes his friend wouldn't notice. Wakka looked up, straight into Tidus' eyes, and something told Tidus that what he was about to hear was definitely not good.

"That's the thing…The man that came, he…he looked like a replica of…of Seymour." Tidus stoped dead in his tracks.

"Seymour Guado?" Came his choked whisper. Wakka nodded. Tidus felt like he was about to faint. His head was spinning.

"B-but how? We sent….We sent him! Tell me something else! What Else did he say?" Tidus Grabbed Wakka by the shoulders and shook him, hoping that this was all a joke, or some sort of mistake.

"Let me start from the start. Lets keep walking, we're starting to attract attention." True, due to Tidus' previous shouts, the two men were beginning to draw a few stares. They continued walking, gaining speed as they headed for the outskirts of the village. Once away from the prying eyes, Wakka began again.

"It started when the guy, Gatta.."

"Gatta? With a girlfriend?"

"Yeah, can you believe it? Anyway, he was walking with his girl Uchenna to Zanarkand for a little sight seeing and a picnic. They were sitting by the shores, you know, where we had our little fire, just relaxin' havin a good time"

"Get to the point!"

"I'm gettin' there, I'm gettin' there! They were just sitting there, ya, when suddenly they see these little ripples in the water, like something was down there. Gatta started to get a little nervous, so they headed back up to see if anything else would happen. The ripples got bigger, until the water was bubbling like there is no tomorrow. Then there was a shadow, and this guy, looking the Seymour himself, back from the dead. Except this one looked confused, like he didn't know where the he was. So Gatta and Uchenna ran back down the hill. They talked a little, then Uchenna said that they should go, and it was givin' her the creeps. They left, but that wasn't before they heard the strange noises, like someone was crying. That's all I know right now. Wether that creature is moving right now, I don't know. Lets hope it went back to wherever it came from."

Tidus was speechless. Seymour? Alive again? How could that be? Its not possible! An angry voice in his head cried out. We sent him! We all saw him fall to his grave nine years ago!
You fell you your grave nine years ago, yet here you are, clear as day. The Fayth can restore the dead, so they must have done the same to Seymour.

But that's not a good thing! It means that Yuna might have to find another way to send him back, and more people will be killed! It's just as bad as Sin coming back!

It may be hell breaking loose, but its happened now, and there is nothing we can do to stop this.