Chapter 23

Sorry I didn't update yesterday I wasn't finished with it so I stayed up until 12 last night and finished it. I really hope you like it...anyway I'll stop talking so you can read. Enjoy!

"What do you mean we got a call from Bevelle?" Yuna asked breaking away from Tidus. Tidus let out a joking whimper when Yuna stood up.

"Yeah not that long ago Lulu, Wakka, Paine, and everyone else is on the Celsius waiting," Rikku informed looking at the cozy little setting.

"What about Kimahri?" Yuna asked about her once loyal guardian.

"We called him he's already waiting for us," Rikku replied.

"So do you know what Bevelle wants with us?" Tidus asked standing up and putting his tan muscular arm around Yuna's waist.

"We don't know, but the sooner we get there the sooner we can find out," Rikku said getting fidgety, "Let's go!"

"Ok, ok!" Yuna said being dragged down the sandy beach. Yuna grabbed onto Tidus' shirt and dragged him along with her and Rikku. Once they boarded the Celsius Tidus and Yuna joined Gippal up in the cabin area for some dinner.

"Hey Gippal!" Yuna greeted. She got no response.

"Uh…Gippal, did you hear Yuna?" Tidus asked Gippal. Yet, he too got no response.

"Gippal are you ok?" Yuna asked sitting down next to Gippal.

"What? Did you say something?" Gippal questioned breaking the awkward situation.

"Um…no," Yuna sighed.

Tidus sat down next to Yuna as Gippal left the room in silence. Yuna and Tidus ate their dinner waiting until they picked up Kimahri.

"Gippal has been acting strange, Tidus," Yuna stated, "I'm a little worried about him."

"Well there is nothing we can do," Tidus told her, "He's probably just nervous."

"Yeah, but, don't you think it was kind of strange that he hasn't really talked to Rikku? I mean, there like the best of friends yet, he didn't even joke around with her once," Yuna said taking another bite of her dinner.

"Yeah that is strange," Tidus said looking at Yuna.

The Celsius came to a halt on the white fluffy ground. Through the haze came a cat-like figure. The cat-like figure was very muscular and his horn looked likea peice of ithad been chopped off. Once the cat-like figure boarded the ship, Yuna came running towards him.

"KIMAHRI!" Yuna squealed.

Yuna jumped into Kimahri's arms, "Kimahri glad to see Yuna."

Yuna and Kimahri hugged while the Celsius got back to heading towards their destination. When Kimahri finally put Yuna down he stood in the bridge in silence. (A/N: Typical Kimahri…lol!) Yuna went with Tidus back up to the cabin area to get some rest before they got to Bevelle.

The shaking of the Celsius coming to a stop woke Yuna and Tidus. Yuna and Tidus kind of sat on their bed trying to wake up more before they went into Bevelle.

"Fa yna eh Bevelle, ajanouha nabund du dra pnetka (We are in Bevelle, everyone report to the bridge)" Brother announced over the intercom.

Tidus and Yuna got up and sluggishly walked down to the bridge.

"Is everyone ready?" Lulu questioned. Everyone nodded in agreement.

Lulu, Tidus, Yuna, Wakka, Kimahri, and Rikku headed for Bevelle's grand entrance. Rikku stopped and looked over the group. Rikku noticed that Paine wasn't with them so she quickly slipped away from the group. She darted into the Celsius to find Paine in a chair on the bridge with her eyes closed and her arms folded across her chest. It almost looked like she was sleeping.

"Paine?" Rikku whispered poking Paine on the arm gently.

Paine's eyes snapped open and she looked up at Rikku, "What?"

"Aren't you coming with us?" Rikku asked.

"No," Paine simply said closing her eyes again.

"Well, why?" Rikku pushed to get a definite answer out of Paine.

"Because I'm not one of Yuna's guardians," Paine replied impatiently.

"So you can still come, I mean Yuna thinks of you as a guardian," Rikku told Paine pullingher out of the chair and out of the Celsius. (A/N: Paine's eyes are open now just so you know that she isn't being dragged out of the Celsius with her eyes closed)

Rikku and Paine joined up with the group who stopped just before they crossed over into Bevelle. Once Rikku and Paine were ready they all took off for Bevelle again. They walked through the entrance until Gippal said, "Stay here, I'll tell Baralai that you're here."

Gippal darted into the temple with a grin on his face. A few minutes later a guard came out and motioned them to follow him. So everyone followed him until they came to see Baralai.

"Hey Baralai!" Rikku greeted jumping up and down excited to see Baralai.

"Hello," Baralai bowed in respect.

"So why did you need to see us?" Yuna asked stepping forward.

"Yes, I just thought that you needed to know that we received a threat from Shuyin," Baralai explained, "Come follow me."

Everyone followed Baralai into an empty room. Paine glanced over to one of the walls in the empty room. She spotted that Nooj, Gippal and Baralai were chained to the wall. Nooj heard footsteps and glanced up.

"Everybody run!" Nooj shouted.

Everyone jumped except for Paine,by the sudden outburst that tour through the silence.

"SHUT UP!" the Baralai that wasn't chained to the wall bellowed.

"Who are you?" Paine interrogated.

A glow surrounded 'Baralai' and he suddenly transformed into Shuyin, "I am Shuyin."

"What the hell do you want Shuyin?" Paine questioned pointing her sword at him.

"You all know what I want, so why go through it every time we meet?" Shuyin replied, "Why don't you put away your sword, little girl."

"I'm not a LITTLE GIRL!" Paine screamed charging at him full sprint.

Shuyin nimbly dodged it and punched Paine super hard in the stomach, "Do you really think that pitiful attempt would actually stop me?"

Paine grabbed her stomach and slumped to the floor, "Burn in hell Shuyin," Paine spat at him before she passed out from Shuyins blow.

"Paine…Paine are you ok?" Rikku asked trying to see what happened to her friend. Rikku ran at Shuyin, she leaped into the air and started slicing at him. Shuyin avoided every slice she threw at him. Rikku landed on the ground. She fell to one knee breathing heavily.

"Is a little Al Bhed tired?" Shuyin asked as if he were talking to a baby.

"I have…a name, and no…I'm not…tired, I haven't…even begun," Rikku said between each breath. With one last attempt to kill Shuyin she put all her strength into her slicing she didn't even notice that Shuyin had both her blades in his hands. He glared at her and gave her an evil smile. Rikku's eyes grew huge when she felt pain travel throughout her body at an incredible speed. Before she knew it her body went numb and collapsed to the floor.

Yuna looked at her friends bodies on the floor. Yuna could feel her blood boil underneath her skin. "Damn you Shuyin," Yuna said through gritted teeth. Yuna's eyes shut tight; she couldn't bear to look at her friends bodies any longer. Shuyin was now with in arms length of Yuna. He pulled his arm back with his hand in a fist, once Shuyin made contact with Yuna's face she flew back into the wall unconscious.

Kimahri and Tidus attacked Shuyin, without thinking of a plan. Without a plan it was easy for Shuyin to knock them out. Kimahri and Tidus weren't even in battle for more that five minutes without being defeated.

Lulu stepped up next and prepared to break out some magic on him. She got ready for a fire attack, "Burn." Lulu fired the ball of fire at Shuyin, but with a blink of an eye he was behind her. Shuyin brought up his leg and kicked her in the back of the head. Lulu fell to the floor, out cold.

Wakka's eyes were burning with rage. Wakka immediately threw his blitzball when he knew Shuyin wasn't prepared for it. Wakka's blitzball made contact with the side of Shuyin's face; the blitzball bounced off the side of his face and flew back into Wakka's hands. Shuyin touched the side of his face in shock that he was actually hit.

"You and your friends will pay for this in greater pain than you will be feeling," Shuyin told Wakka.

"Bring it!" Wakka shouted.

Shuyin casually walked over to Wakka. Wakka looked at him up and down suspiciously. In no time Wakka felt an enormous amount of pain. Wakka closed his eyes letting darkness consume his body.

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Well there you go! Chapter 23! I hope this one wasn't boring...I know the last one was but that was fluff, and sometimes fluff can be boring. Anyway I really hope you liked this chapter. I can't wait to put up the next chapter next week. So what do you think Shuyin will do to Yuna and her gardians? Well you will just have to wait until next week now won't ya? Anyway R&R!

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