A/N: I must say, I am not very proud of this one. I believe I could've put more to it, but something held me back. Anyway, here is, what I think is, the lesser chapter.

Walking back to the main entrance, a small crowd of people were waiting. I was guessing it was the summoners congratulation committee, or something like that. As we walked down, they all were doing that prayer that Wakka shown us before. Apparently, summoners were a big deal here.

As everyone was walking outside, I looked back to see my brother still on the steps, like he was in deep thought. "Tidus? You coming?"

He looked up suddenly and then laid his eyes on me. "I'll be there." I just shrugged my shoulders and pressed on.

As I walked out into the sunlight, everyone was gathering in the center of the village. By the time I made it halfway, Wakka looked behind himself to see me and called, "Jeena! Over here!" I started jogging and met the lined-up crowd. "Where's Tidus?"

"Tids? He's--" I looked behind myself as I spoke, stopping as Tidus came into my sight.

"Back there? Alright, I'll get him." He started walking backwards, stopping around where I was when he called me.

The woman in black sounded to mumble something, making me wonder. "Excuse me?"

"It was nothing related to you," she snapped, making me shut my mouth from there on out.

"What? Ow, ow, ow!" I knew that was Tidus, but by the time I looked to double check, Wakka came in with my brother's head in a head lock.

"Wait till you see this," Wakka told him.

"I-I can't see anything," he pleaded, finally getting out of Wakka's grip.

Wakka then made a gesture toward the young summoner. "Ready!"

She nodded. "Okay." She stepped a bit further out from the crowd before starting. She rose her staff and brought it down just in front of her. I didn't see the meaning of this at first, until she took some pose and glyphs came from under her, shooting four lights into the sky. By the time the clouds parted, I then saw the purpose of it. Some creature started to dive down to the earth, coming from behind the temple and flew by just above our heads. I never seen such a beast in my life. As it landed in front of the girl, it reminded me of a bird, but yet it wasn't. The way she petted it made it seem friendly enough.

People around me started cheering while Wakka and that woman went over and started talking. Tidus, however, looked surprised, but probably not as awestruck as I was. It was an amazing sight, but it scared me somewhat. There was something about it that made me feel strange, but I had no idea what it was. Maybe, that was what scared me... not knowing anything about it.

That night, there was a small celebration. Considering I didn't feel apart of it, I just sat by myself, away from most people. I was still struck by what happened before, but not as much. "Victory! Victory! Victory!" That rant made the night lose its peace. Sure, Tidus knew how to keep a team going, but a little silence wouldn't hurt anyone. I was able to bare it until they quit, but then my brother started to move.

"You heathen!" An old man yelled at Tidus.

"Stay away from the summoner!" By the time the elderly woman started to scold Tidus, I scrambled over behind him.

"You're a bad man!" Even the kid was pushing him away.

"Tidus," I nudged him and gained his attention, "maybe you should listen." I grabbed him by the arm and tried to pull him away, but then the young summoner stood up, stopping me.

"Lady Yuna, be careful," the elderly man warned.

"But it was really my fault to begin with," she replied, leaving the man speechless. She walked over, introducing herself right off the bat. "I'm Yuna. Thank you so much for your help earlier."

That alone made me speechless. Help? Who helped? "Sorry about that," my brother replied. "Wasn't that... Wasn't I not supposed to... Guess I... kind of overreacted." He started scratching the back of his head. A little thing he did when he's a little embarrassed.

"Oh, no. I was... overconfident." I didn't see how she was a problem in this.

There was a small, uncomfortable silence between the three of us. However, instead of leaving, I decided to join in. "Um, we saw that aeon thing."

"Yeah, that's amazing!" my brother added.

"Really?" Yuna asked, getting excited all of a sudden. Apparently, she likes compliments like that. "Do you think I can become high summoner?"

"You're a summoner now," I stated, "aren't you?"

She tilted her head a small bit. "Yes."

"Then it's not to far away, if you ask me." I put a smile on my face, making it a sincere statement. A smile crossed Yuna's soon after.

"Thank you... um..."

"Call me Jeena. This is my brother," I pushed Tidus forward a step, "Tidus."

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Jeena, Tidus."

"Lady Yuna," a small kid appeared beside Yuna, "come play with me some more!" Yuna bent down a bit to the kid's level and nodded. As the kid left, she turned her attention back to us.

"So, tomorrow then."

"Tomorrow?" Both my brother and I repeated in question.

"We're going on the same boat, aren't we?" That's when I steeped aside some, seeing Yuna's eyes more focused on my brother.

"Oh, really?" Tidus asked.

"We can talk more." Now I knew for sure I wasn't a part of this conversation any longer. Tidus nodded as she turned and started back to the ones she was previously talking to, until she stopped and turned once more. "You can tell me more about Zanarkand." With that, she left us.

I found it strange talking to her. Why? I wouldn't know. What I did know was at that time, I was feeling pretty tired. As I turned to go over and talk to Wakka, I found him walking over. "Hey, Wakka, do you have any free beds?" I asked.

"Yeah, we do. We were able to save a couple of beds for you and your brudda." There he went with "brudda" stuff. "It's over there, where you met Luzzu and Gatta."

"Thank you." As I left, I heard Wakka and Tidus talking. I didn't pay any mind, though. I was tired and I didn't waste one minute of sleep.

I awoke the next day fully rested. I took my time getting out of bed, stretching my arms and legs real quick and making sure my hair was the way I left it last night. I looked beside me to see my brother still snoring away. Typical Tidus, if you ask me. He always lived by his own rules which, honestly, made me kind of jealous. I was always the one worrying over the more trivial matters, not being able to relax about a situation like my brother.

I went out to feel the morning sun and breathe in the crisp air. It actually felt nicer than my old home in Zanarkand. The wind was cool, the sun gave a comforting warmth, and the sky never looked more blue.

"Just get up?" I looked over to see Wakka and the dark haired woman in the center of the village. "Took you long enough."

"Well, sorry," I apologized and walked over to meet them. "Did you sleep well?"

"With everything else going on?" Wakka got that same smile that I've seen Tidus use before.

I just sighed. "You sound like my brother."

"And that's supposed to be a bad thing?" The woman asked.

"Lu!" Wakka silently exclaimed.

"I already have to put up with one," I explained, "and now him?" As I finished, I intended a quick slap on Wakka's chest, but when I swung my hand and it hit Wakka was pushed down to the ground.

"What the?" I was just as confused as Wakka. However, it became clear as I looked at my hand. I still had the gloves on. Why didn't I feel the weight?

"Oh! I'm sorry! I forgot I still had these on!" I immediately put them away, feeling the weight of them weigh down on my jeans. Good thing they were secure.

"What are those things?" He asked while getting up.

"Gloves. What do you think they were?" I heard a chuckle from the woman.

"In other words, what are they made of?" She rephrased the question.

"Well, miss… uh…"

"Lulu."

"Lulu? Okay. I'm Jeena, by the way. Anyway, the gloves are made of a heavy material, plus the metal knuckles make it the more dangerous."

"So you fight up close?" Wakka asked.

I shrugged my shoulders. "If I need to."

"By the way, I got something for your brother." Wakka then pulled out a blue sword, reminding me of the blue waters surrounding Besaid. "You think he'll like it?"

I smiled at the thought, but I wasn't too sure. "I don't really know. I don't have his mind, so I can't tell you."

"Hey, Sleepyhead!" I looked back as Wakka called to see Tidus walking about. "Somethin' I wanna give you." He then gave the sword to Tidus.

"Whoa!" Apparently he did like it. "You're giving this to me?"

"Yeah. Use it well." Tidus then started testing it out, getting a good feel on it. I stepped back, making sure I wasn't in his way.

"That's the sword you gave Chappu," Lulu mentioned to Wakka.

"Yeah, well, he never used it." I started to wonder who this "Chappu" was. "Where's Yuna?"

"We're taking the same boat as Yuna, right?" Tidus asked. "Why do we gotta wait here?" Irritated, I slapped my brother upside the head. "Hey! What was that for?"

"Think!" I told him with a stern voice. "And just be glad I didn't have my glove on."

"What do you mean, "think?""

"Yuna came to this village ten years ago," Wakka explained, "when the last Calm started."

"The Calm?"

"Since then, she's been like a little sister to me and Lulu. But she had the talent. She became an apprentice. Now, today, she leaves as a Summoner."

"This is our journey," Lulu added. "We should leave together." What Lulu said was what I thought from the start. You don't just leave without the someone who's close to you. Just then, a sound of falling luggage caught my ears. I looked to the temple entrance to see Yuna with a large case. "You really don't need all that luggage!"

"Ah, they're not really my things," Yuna explained. "They're gifts for the temples we're to visit."

"This isn't a vacation, Yuna," Wakka stated.

"I guess… I guess you're right." She then left the case and walked up to us.

"Okay, off we go!" Wakka announced and everyone started walking, except me and Yuna. She turned and bowed toward the temple while I watched. She seemed kind of sad. I had to do something to try and cheer her up.

"It was a nice though," I whispered, getting a small smile from Yuna. Then we caught up with the others.