Six months would pass before the Farplane was pieced with angry yells from Umi Guado and the quiet voice of Seymour.

"Goddamned Al Bhed raiders!"

"Umi. I do not like them either, but it will not do for you to get angry now."

"Why didn't you let me kill them?!"

"Because. No one has seen an Aeon in years."

To this Umi pulled on her white hair, stained with the color of blood and said, "UAGH! What's the point of having me around if I can't protect my summoner?! You are so difficult Maester!" she began to walk off.

"Umi. Don't forget your promise. It starts tomorrow."

"Yeah I gotcha I'm goin..." the female Guardian stormed off to find the Farplane's tailor.

Seymour smirked to himself as he went to report to the Aeons upon the mission.

The Aeons were sitting in the beautiful house that was their own. Shiva stood as Seymour entered. "Where is Umi, Seymour?"

Seymour bowed to the Aeon. "She had to go get clothing made for a deal we made."

"Stand Seymour Guado and tell us of your mission."

Umi was grumbling and being measured for a few dresses and a Maester robe. Her hair had been mercilessly pinned to the top of her head. Her red eyes were narrowed, her skin slightly red from the impromptu bath of scalding hot water and lethal scrubbing she had gotten upon arrival. The tailor removed the Maester robe she had created on Umi and began sewing. It seemed as if Seymour had visited the tailor and told her of a plan to get the Guardian dressed nicely. She watched the woman work with inhuman speed, producing a robe similar to Seymour's in color and a dress that matched well. Both items were given to her and she was shoved into the dressing room to change. As she changed, her father had wandered in.

"Umi Guado is here is she not?" he seemed to have gotten an answer to the affirmative, because her father spoke again. "Umi. I wish you to come to the Maester's hall tonight after you are finished with your new dress and Robe.

"Yes sir.."

"And do wear your hair in a different style tonight my dear girl."

"Yes father.."

"Good." she heard her father exit and she stepped out of the room. The tailor smiled.

"Wonderful. Your father did say you would look lovely. Come back after your dinner with the Maesters for your dresses and clothing. Do not worry I will not trash your coat or pants. But I will make you a spare set just like them. And I will create the bandages as well Guardian. Umi nodded and headed out to go to Tika the hair stylist.

The Maesters we sitting and chatting awaiting the girls Johnathan had invited. And their wives, for those who were married.

"Hey Johnathan? When are the girls coming?" one of the still single Maesters called out.

"They will be arriving any second now.. Ah here they are." each girl entered and walked in a line to line up and be chosen as a dinner partner. "Then Umi wandered in at the end of the line, looking very much unrecognizable. Her white hair had been twisted into a bunch of curls upon the top of her head, much as the other girls. All had mostly unreadable expressions upon their faces except she was looking displeased about something.

Johnathan stood up and began speaking, when he stood the Umi glared at the Maester angrily. When Johnathan finished his speech, he gestured for the girls to come to him one by one then sat them all down near a single Maester a piece and placed Umi beside Seymour. Umi glared at Johnathan. Seymour looked at Umi and smiled. Umi leaned on her hand and dinner began.

After the food was finished. The mingling would begin. Umi stayed seated and watched everyone mingle. Seymour looked as if he were looking for someone. So Umi decided to go talk with him. She wandered up beside him quietly.

"Looking for someone Maester?" she asked in a sweet voice. He blinked as he kept scanning the crowd.

"Yes. I'm looking for Umi Guado." Umi nodded.

"wouldn't it be nice if Umi was already here?"

"It would." Umi rolled her eyes and cut it with the sweet voice.

"Well.... I found who I'm looking for..." Seymour turned and looked at the Guardian. He noticed the blue robes she was wearing.

"Looks nice Umi."

Umi just nodded.

"Why's your hair up?"

"Ask my father."

"Matters not. What do you think of this party?"

"Boring and uneventful. But Maester parties are nicer looking than the rest... just not as fun.."

Seymour nodded and looked around as he spoke. "what do you like about the other parties?"

"Eh?" she stared at him for a moment, then rubbed her head. "heh. Well they have dancing, and lots of food... tell ya what. Let's ditch this party and go to the Guardians party. I heard Auron's birthday is today. Least I don't haveta be all stuffy there." she barely kept herself walking as she wove through the crowd with Seymour behind her. Once she had exited the Maester's hall the Guardian took off running.

It was strange to see the Guardian running in a Maester's robe. Soon she skidded to a stop and began pulling pins from her hair and tossing them about. It was at the moment, when the last pin came out, and her hair was finally freed and flopped over her back, that Seymour wandered up. The white haired Guardian smiled widely at Seymour then began walking towards a place that had music coming out of it. She paused in front of it before wandering inside and was greeted with a rousing amount of yells. Seymour followed her inside and wasn't greeted by the rousing yells as had greeted Umi. He figured it was because she was a girl, then the rousing yells sounded again, this time from Umi also and turned to see Auron. The rousing yells continued each time a Guardian wandered through the door for the next half hour.

"Umi.. why do you guys yell out when a Guardian enters?"

Umi looked at him. "We praise each other at parties. I usually don't come to the Guardian parties, but at least I'm not at the summoner party..." she watched some of the Guardian's show off and some dance.

After some time male and female Guardians paired up.

"ah... the dance. Excuse me Seymour." she wandered to the crowd. Then was stopped by a few guardians. After they spoke to her she genuinely looked very surprised. Then nodded. Seymour watched as she wandered through the crowd and was set up on a high stage, then Auron was shoved up there to be the protection. Both began at the opposite sides. Auron caught the weapon as Umi tied her hair back and bowed to the crowd. Then the Guardian's dance began. Umi made motions of summoning the great Aeon. Umi kept dancing about, a spin, a deep bow, pulling herself back up, then jumping and spinning herself. She stiffened somewhat. But other than that nothing happened. Umi's hand raised into the air during one of the spins, followed by another, then she fell backwards. She lay on her back and blinked at the ceiling. She stay still for a moment longer before standing, and a cheer sounded throughout the building.

Umi bowed and walked from the stage and Auron walked off as well. Umi headed towards Seymour.

"What was that about?"

"The Terminus Citatio."

"That's the final summoning?"

"Only half of it. I'd have to be the summoner and not the Aeon to complete it. And no Terminus Citatio near."

"Why?"

"Who would want a summoned Aeon rampaging about the Farplane?" Seymour blinked. "Maester... the Terminus Citatio are not allowed to do the dance, nor are allowed to attend usually. Imagine if you will about fifty rampaging Aeons the size of Bevelle's tallest towers. And three as small as a child, but with the power of the larger, firing beams of power into other Terminus Citatio and buildings around."

Seymour nodded quietly.

"Anyway. I'll take you back to the Maester's hall." She folded her hands into the robe and began walking. Seymour followed after her thoughtfully. Soon they arrived at the Maester's hall. Umi turned and bowed. "This is where I bid you goodnight Maester." she stood straight and began to wander off, but Seymour lay a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him.

"Do not call me Maester."

Umi shook her head. "I apologize, but I have to. It is required of me to call you Maester."

"Unless the Maester allows you to call him by his or her name."

"Maester Seymour.... that was not allowed when I lived. I follow by the rules of my lifetime." she gently dislodged herself from his hand. "I must go." she began to walk away.

"What must I do to get you to call me Seymour?" he called out after her. Umi paused for but a moment. She sighed visibly and began walking again. Seymour watched her go. It was then that Maester Johnathan wandered beside Seymour.

"Umi still lives in the past."

"What can I do to get her to call me anything but Maester?"

Johnathan rubbed his head. "Do something when she does. Something that will show her how much you like it. That's how I did it with Valentia." Seymour looked thoughtful. Johnathan wandered off to talk with the other Maesters. Seymour wandered to the Sanctuary of the Fayth.

Umi wandered about and blinked some. She looked around and found herself before Jimka's hut. He was sitting on the porch in his customary chair, half asleep. Good he wouldn't notice her as herself as she walked away. She wandered around for a while before she found herself in front of an empty house and entered it. It would do for a place to nap for a while.

Umi awoke early the next morning and went to visit the seamstress once more. She was presented with a pile of beautiful clothes. She blinked at the woman, who spoke then.

"Maester Seymour and Maester Jonathan both requested different things. Umi's shoulders slumped.

"i should have known..." a moment later the Tailor plopped more clothes onto her pile.

"Your Guardian clothing miss Umi."

"Thanks..." she tried to shift the clothes to pay, but was stopped when the tailor spoke once more.

"don't worry about it Miss Umi... the clothes have been paid for." Umi's hair was seen moving as if she had nodded and she turned and left. Outside she was stopped by one of the Servants of the Maester's.

"I was told to accompany you to your new home." Umi blinked and followed the servant to a simple yet nice house. The same house she had slept in last night. It was fully furnished. She set the clothes on the bed and explored. "the Maester's wish for you to join them this eve."

"Fine.. I'll be there at dinner.."

"I shall pass the word." with that the servant was gone. Umi flopped into a chair.

"someone must want me living in a house...."

a moment later a knock sounded on the door. Umi got up and sighed. It was someone with a pair of shooes. The next knock was someone with food. After that was a maid to clean out the dust and make the house look nice. Another replaced all torn and dirty furniture. Umi blinked as person after person came throughout the day to set up her house. She soon just changed into a simple dress, pulled on her boots and swung on her new guardian coat, and left the house in irritation, pointing to the maid and telling her that she was in charge of answering the door while she was out. She went and sat on the beach. It was there she was found later by Maester Jonathan.

"Umi? Why are you here?"

"It is customary to greet one when you first see them Father..."

"Oh yes... that is correct. Hello Umi."

"Hello Father."

"Now would you care to answer my question?"

"Ran."

"From what exactly Umi?"

"Servants."

"Found a house of your own did you?"

"Yes."

"Seymour wants you to have a nice comfortable home you know."

"it is frustrating to see so many fixing my house."

"Seymour likes you, you know."

"I know Father."

"Why do you resist it?"

"Father... it is not right for a Maester of Spira to marry the outcast."

"Umi... this isn't the Spira you once lived in. stop living so far back."

"Father..... It is who I am." she stared at him. "you would take all I have left and throw it away?"

"Give Seymour a chance," he said dodging the question easily.

"We'll see Father..."

"He is worried about you. You haven't been home in hours."

"When the servants are gone I will go home."

"They already are."

Umi stood up and walked off.

"She still wears that old coat.... wait... that one is newer. Has she been replacing it all these years? Valentia..... I miss you so very much...."