Summary

It is a normal day in the life of Tohru, Kyo and Yuki. When they are at the lakeside, suddenly a storm breaks loose. The three friends black-out and when they awake, they find themselves in Spira.
There, in a place called Besaid, the local priests see that Tohru has the talent. She becomes an apprentice summoner and Kyo and Yuki will be training to be her guardians.
Tohru will become a summoner and the three begin the pilgrimage, traveling towards their new goal; defeating Sin and bring the calm.
But what about the others? Are they still home, or are they here? And the curse?

Author's Notes

The second chapter already! I apologize for updating so late. I'm sorry; I won't make up some lame excuse.
I don't know if Yuki and Kyo can actually fight with weapons in the real story, but just pretend they can't, okay?
Oh, and I'll put pictures of their new clothing on my profile soon!

Chapter 2

Apprentices

'Besaid's fabrics are famous through all of Spira.' Elodia said proudly while letting Yuki, Kyo and Tohru in. 'When you were in the temple, we already choose some clothing for you. I think it will fit.'

They all got changed in a separate room and were now looking at each others new clothing.

'You look beautiful, Tohru.' Yuki said. The girl was wearing a long dress, along with a shorter kimono-like dress over it. The sleeves were really long.

'Thank you, you look good yourself, too!' She replied. Yuki's clothing was a long coat and pants. He really looked like a prince.

'And you look good, too, Kyo!' Tohru beamed. The cat was wearing pants that went up to his knees and a short sleeved shirt. Those clothes really fitted him well, Tohru thought.

Ion came inside the tent and looked at each of them carefully. 'You'll blend in much better with these clothes. Where did you get those old ones?' He asked.

'We uh… we don't remember. I'm sorry.' Yuki quickly said. He started to hate to make this excuse over and over. But saying they were from Japan, a land in another world wasn't an option either.

'Right, the toxin. Sorry, forgot about that for a moment.' Ion apologized.

'It's okay.' Tohru said.

'So, do you guys now how to fight with weapons?' The man continued.

Kyo and Yuki both knew martial arts, but fighting with a weapon was something different. It shouldn't be too hard, though.

'No, we don't.' Kyo answered.

'Then I'll ask the Crusaders to train you.' Ion stated. 'You really need to; there are a lot of fiends lately.' He added when he saw the surprised face of the boys in front of him.

'But first, lunch!' Elodia said happily as they all sat around the table.

'Thank you Elodia, this is delicious!' Tohru said. The food looked a bit different then it did back home, but it was delicious nonetheless.

After lunch, Ion told them about the Crusaders. Yuki, Kyo and Tohru found out that they already existed a long time. The Crusaders battle Sin, but they haven't beat him yet.

'They fight so long, but they haven't beaten him?' Kyo said.

'Yes, they can't defeat him. Only summoners can.' Elodia said.

'Summoners must be great people.' Tohru said dreamily.

'They are. Summoners are Spira's ray of hope. Everyone look up to them, rely on them.'

Suddenly, Elena came running inside. She had been gone playing outside after lunch. 'Mommy! The priests want to talk to Tohru!' The little girl said. 'The asked me to tell her to come to the temple!'

'Why would they ask that?' Elodia said concerned.

'I don't know, but it must be something important.' Her husband answered.

'Is something wrong?' Tohru asked.

'No, I don't think so. But you should visit the priests in the temple now.' Elodia said.

'O- Okay!' Tohru made a fist of her right hand and raised it. 'I'll go now!' She said and ran towards the temple.

'The priests probably want to talk to her alone.' Yuki and Kyo wanted to follow her, but they were stopped by Ion. 'You should use this time and ask the Crusaders to train you.' The man suggested.

'Yeah, we'll do that.' Kyo said and he shrugged. Together with Yuki he walked outside.

That evening Yuki, Kyo and Tohru were all very tired, lying in the beds that they've been given, waiting for sleep to come. But it didn't. Too much had happened.

First of all, it started with the unexpected storm, making them pass out and wake up in a complete other world. Then there was Sin and summoners, Yevon and Crusaders. They also had different clothes, the food was different, and everything seemed different.

'But the worst of all, it becomes clearer and clearer that we can't leave this world. We're stuck here forever, there's no way back.' Yuki thought. He and Kyo had been to the Crusaders this after noon, asking about the weapon training. Those men were happy to train them, to teach them how to survive in the fields where the fiends would be.

The cat didn't have any specific thoughts. Although Kyo still wondered about how he knew Sin, he thought it might be better if didn't think about it too much. He looked forwards to their first training session tomorrow. Maybe he could beat that damn rat this way!

'What about the others? Are they still back home or maybe they ended up here, too! I hope they are alright.' Of course, Tohru thought about the others. Even after what happened at the temple today.

When the priests had called her to temple to talk with her, Tohru went there as fast as possible. She didn't want them to wait for her. Apologizing for being so late, the head priest guided her to a separate room and started to talk. It seemed the last apprentice summoner had become a fully-fledged one three months ago and had gone on a pilgrimage together with his guardians.

- Flash Back –

'So, what did you want to ask me?' Tohru asked.

'Our last apprentice summoner has become a fully-fledged one three months ago and left on the pilgrimage together with his guardians.' The priest told the girl. 'This morning, when you visited the temple for the first time, we all saw some special power in you.'

'Oh, no! That must be a mistake! I'm not special, really!' The onigiri immediately exclaimed.

'What I mean is; would you become a summoner?' Tohru was silent for a moment. Did they want her to become a summoner? But summoners were all important people that defeated a great evil. No way would she ever could be a summoner. But she could help people this way, right? She could make people happy, bring people hope.

'I don't know if I will be able to do it. But I would gladly try to become a summoner.' Tohru answered.

'That's wonderful. I'll tell you more about it now. If you still want it after that, your training starts tomorrow.'

- End Flash Back –

When Tohru told Yuki and Kyo, they were happy for her. When her training ended and she had become a summoner, the three of them would visit every temple. Tohru as the hope of Spira, the boys as guardians. By that time, they would master fighting with weapons.

Still, Tohru felt a little sad. It was great she was going to be a summoner. It was a good thing to help the people of Spira, right? It was alright, to bring them hope. But she felt a little sad, about it.

'Don't think like that Tohru! You've been in much worse situations! Be happy!' She thought.

Soon, the three fell asleep peacefully.