Chapter 4: The Importance of a Name

Luna was overwhelmed with the feeling of nostalgia. She felt weighted down with cement blocks, each step taking twice as long than expected. The eldest of High Summoner Yuna and Sir Tidus' children took a deep, long, calming breath. The former sphere hunter closed her eyes and concentrated on the two people she wanted to see again.

Her lip quivered and a few tears escaped from her tightly shut eyes. It hurt so much, but she feared if she didn't go through with it, she might never have the courage to. She had a feeling neither Sky nor Kairi would ever come, but as the eldest, there was an obligation.

Luna was distracted momentarily when she felt a tiny hand tug hers. "Yes, sweetie."

"Mommy, I want to go."

"In a little while, mommy has to do something first, okay?" She replied sweetly back to her daughter.

The little girl twirled a little from side to side, her white knee-high dress flaring out at the bottom. Luna's daughter looked down at her shoes then back up at her before answering. "Okay mommy." She grabbed for her mother's hand again content to wait.

'Hi. Um . . . I'm sorry for not visiting right away, but I couldn't. It was hard enough to know that you and dad passed away and were both gone from my life. Coming here would have only made it worse. I guess I just hoped that one day I would wake up and you both would be there asking where the your granddaughter was. It just doesn't seem like it's been a three years.'

"I can't do this!" She sobbed.

"Mommy?" Her daughter said worry and fright laced in her voice. She had never seen her mother cry. Well, that wasn't true, but when she did see her cry, she was still strong. And now, here her mother was, the walls finally crumbling, and the child within screaming in agony.

Luna had been the pillar of strength for her family. Her siblings turning to her for support, even her extended family, Aunt Rikku and Uncle Gippal, her cousins . . . everyone.

The little girl let go of the sphere hunter's hand and watched her be engulfed in a hug by her father. Luna instantly wrapped her arms around her husband's waist, her body shaking.

Souta swallowed the lump in his throat. He felt helpless; nothing he could do would treat this pain. All he knew to do was hold her tighter and comfort her. Souta looked over his shoulder, the look of surprise evident on his face to see whom he did. "Sky?"

"Hey." The young man greeted back in a soft voice. So soft, it was almost too quite to hear. The only son to Tidus and Yuna gulped and looked at his shattered older sister. A pang of guilt strummed his heart, feeling he should have carried the family, been the one to be leant on, not the other way around.

"Um . . . mind if I join?" Kairi piped up from the entrance of the Farplane. Souta took his daughter's hand and backed away to let Sky take both his sisters under his arms, and hug them. Each child had their regrets from when their parents lived and after they had died. Regrets of things not done or said, or of the very opposite, actions taken that shouldn't have and things said that they didn't mean. But right now, none of that mattered at that moment in time.

For Spira's sake they didn't break. For their family and friends' sake they didn't break. Today, on this desert island, they finally broke. They didn't need to be strong. They could be their children. And although, they didn't have their parents to pick them up, kiss their boo-boos, or hug them until the pain was gone, for the first time did the world not feel like it was going to fall apart on them.

The trio stayed like that for a while. Sky's wife and three year old son stood next to Souta and his daughter. Even Kairi's Albhed husband put aside superstition and watched with great sorrow as his wife and mother of their twins balled her eyes.

When they finally collected themselves, Luna turned back to her parents. Unfamiliar with the "old ways" Sky and Kairi carefully mimicked their older sister so they too, could pay their respects properly.

Sky told his parents how him and Souta helped the Auroch win back the cup the Goers stole the year prior, and how his son reminds him of his old man.

Kairi rambled, even in her mind, about the happenings in Djose, the Mi'hen Highroad, and Rusa (Home). About life with twins, cursing her husband for having multiple births run in his family.

And Luna talked about old memories, sphere hunting, some of the things her and her daughter did that reminded Luna of Yuna and herself, when she was little. She talked about New Yevon, and of course, blitz ball. She discussed what was going on with Rikku, and the others.

There was a lot more for Luna to say, but no one thing out weighed Sky's or Kairi's. All of it was important to the High Summoner and her guardian.

Eventually, they did the blessing gesture and left. Luna however, had one more thing to take care of. "Come here, sweetie." She beckoned her daughter. Souta paused, but then continued to follow the others out seeing his wife wanted to be alone with their daughter for a moment.

"Yes, mommy." The eight year old answered, traipsing over.

"You know who they are?" The little girl with short brunette hair, and blue eyes nodded her head. "That's grandma and grandpa."

Luna smiled at the glow that radiated off her daughter's little face.

"I want to tell you something very important. My mom was named after the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring the first Calm. Great grandpa Braska, another High Summoner to defeat Sin and bring the Calm, named grandma Yuna. Then when mommy was born, grandma named me Luna after her mother, sister to the Albhed leader Grandpa Cid. She was very powerful and influential when she was alive to the Albhed people." Luna smiled, getting to the part she had been waiting to divulge to her eight year old daughter. "And so, I named you after some one great, too. Someone who killed Sin and brought the Eternal Calm, and saved Spira once more from Vegnagun."

"You named me after grandma because my name is Yuna, too!" Her daughter cried out.

Luna laughed for the first time in what felt like a very long time.

"Am I gonna do something great things too, mommy?"

"Of course. It runs in the family." She smiled at Yuna.

She stroked Yuna's hair then took her hand and led her out.

Yuna broke her mother's hold and ran back to the spot they had been at. A flash of fright and alarm washed over Luna's face, but then a sense of amazement took over as she watched Yuna do the blessing gesture and run right back.

"I didn't want to be rude to grandma and grandpa." The two made their way to the only exit, Souta reappearing at the last minute to check on them. They left as a family, something Luna held dear to her heart.

Family.

"I told you they would be okay."

"I know, but still. I wish to hold them." Came the worried voice of the Gullwing.

"They're strong. They'll grow and continue on forward with their lives. Now come on, I want to show you the rest of Zanarkand." Tidus urged. They had reverted back to their youthful selves, living out their days on the Farplane.

Yuna took once last glance. "I love you . . . my darling children."

-End Long Time, No See

A/N: Well, that was one ending. I wrote another alternative ending. Please review both, and tell me which you like best. Thanks.