Chapter 4

"Pilgrimage"

As Zair woke up, he just saw Tidus leave the hut. As he left, Zair followed him. As he approached outside he saw Yuna packing.

"We're off to Kilika!" She said, jumping in excitement 'Oh god, how excited is she… she's going to die anyway' Zair thought, looking at Wakka and Lulu talking in the distance while Tidus helped Yuna onto the ship. As Zair boarded, He took out a necklace from his pack, 8 throwing spikes, 10 shurikens, and a thin sword with a blue aura. As he took them out, he brought out a straw hat. 'wow, I just realized how much she cared…' Zair thought as he wore the hat and necklace. His headband started to slip so he tightened it.

"Come on, do you want to be late to Kilika?" said Wakka, waving his arms around. Once Zair heard, he rushed up to the ship. As Zair approached, Tidus noticed the new additions to Zair's wardrobe.

"Nice hat, did you make it?" questioned Tidus, while bouncing a Blitzball on his foot. Zair, instead of answering, ignored his question, and stared off into the distance, wishing for someone special.

As Zair stared into the distance, he heard an alarming cry.

"SIN!" said one of the crewmen aboard the ship, watching the huge mass approach the starboard side.

"We must divert it, it's heading toward Kilika" said another crewmen, a huge hint of distress in his voice. As everyone part of the pilgrimage heard this, they immediately headed to the front deck. As the crew shot harpoons at it, Sin shot sinspawn off it's back. As the sinspawn landed, it shook the boat violently. As the sinspawn crawled out of their shells, everyone of the pilgrimage prepared to fight. When the first sinspawn attacked, it struck Zair hard with spines.

"Ow, jeez that hurts" exhaled Zair, griping his chest in pain, as blood slowly stained his light white cloth.

'At least not as much as being exiled' said his inner conscience.

However, after being struck by one spine, he was struck by five more, each impaling him, groaning in agony as each one impaled him, for his armor did no good, and soon he started to lose too much blood. However, for last resort, Zair whipped out his throwing spikes, and threw them into the sinscales. As they flew, they glittered grayish silver until they turned green from sinscale blood. The spikes pinned the sinscales to the deck, wide open for the rest of the party to finish them off, and then focus on Sin.

"Yo brudda, catch!" said Wakka, throwing a potion toward Zair, for his cloths were covered in blood, his blood.

Zair drank the potion, feeling immensely better, attacked the last sinspawn with his sword, splitting it in half.

When Sin was finally defeated, the boat's crew was almost wiped out. Everyone went to Kilika, in sadness.

When Yuna's guardians reached Kilika, it was in ruins. Wreckage floated among the dead…lifeless. As Zair looked around, he saw a child, sobbing over her now deceased parents.

'How many died?' Zair asked himself. As he was walking across the dock, we went over to Tidus while he was watching Yuna doing the summoner's dance, or sending.

"I guess Kilika's gone," sighed Tidus, his sadness apparent in his voice.

"I know… sort of hurts you know" said Zair, watching Yuna cry with Lulu. Al of a sudden, Wakka came out of nowhere.

"Hey, we go to go to Kilika Temple to get an Aeon, and to pray for luck" Wakka said, "Come one, we don't got all day"

So everyone went except Zair, who didn't want to go. So he decided to stay in the hotel.

Flashback, 1 year ago

The night was young, and Zair is sitting with Rikku on a ledge overlooking "Home"

"It's nice out here," says Rikku, noting Zair's happiness

"Thanks, I just have one question though…" said Zair to Rikku, however, she notice his nervousness.

"yes, what is it" questions Rikku, looking at Zair with her green eyes

'Come on, ask her!' said one part of Zair's mind

'Are you sure, this might be too early' said the other part

"Oh, Rikku, I wanted to ask if, well…" Zair stuttered " If you like me?" Silence overcame the moment, and then that's when Zair realized his mistake. However Rikku answered.

"To tell the truth… yeah?" Rikku answered, her face blushing quite a lot

"Thanks, same here" Zair said, his mood greatly lighted as they embraced.

End Of Flashback

Oh.. heh now this is really "T" rated, How you guy's like Zair's past, I know that she likes Gippal, but what the heck, lets leave that out, so leave comments, if u like it, if u want changes, and suggestions, thx.