Yay, this is my first ever fan fiction on here. First of all lets start with the disclaimer!!

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Final Fantasy or the gaming series, the original characters are not mine although i have put some original characters of mine in this, so please do not steal them! This is a purely fan based fiction, All right for the original FF characters go to their rightful owners at SqaureSoft.

So then, what do you need to know about this fanfiction of mine??? - well basically, this is a fanfiction of Shuyin and Lenne before the beginning of FFX and FFX-2.. it's also, how i think their stories could have fit better into the story of FFX, please review, but also please don't be nasty, this is my first fanfiction to be published here.. Thanks xxx

Chapter 4: One at last

Rain brought the city to a standstill for days on end as autumn began to set in. The days were still warm and humid, the last traces of a Zanarkand summer. Lenne lay flat on her stomach on the soft carpet of her living room floor, looking out of the glass windows that covered a corner of her apartment. Even under cover of grey cloud and pouring rain, Zanarkand City had a beauty about it that couldn't be rivalled by any other city. Shuyin told Lenne that it wasn't just the beauty of the city that made the other city leaders mad with jealousy, Zanarkand had a little bit of help from it's beautiful High Summoner.

Lenne blushed just thinking about it, running her fingers over the soft fabric, making patterns in the carpet, humming one of her new songs to herself. Shuyin came and lay beside her, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her closer and placing loving kisses on her cheek and ear.

"New song?" he asked.

Lenne giggled as his breath tickled her ear, then she nodded gently against his shoulder, "yes," she smiled.

"Will you sing it for me?" Shuyin asked again, pulling her to her feet and into a dancing hold.

Lenne gazed into his eyes as he pulled her towards the piano, he recognised the tune from a day or two earlier when she was sat playing a few notes. Kissing her on the forehead, he sat down on the stool and played the opening notes. Lenne smiled, as she normally did before a performance, but it soon faded when Shuyin stopped playing due to a sudden vibration in his pocket. He pulled out his phone and flipped it up, putting it to his ear and becoming suddenly immersed in his new distraction.

Lenne watched him walk away from the piano, down the hall and into the bedroom, where he firmly shut the door and continued his conversation that, from that moment, Lenne only heard as a low mumble. She took his place on the stool and looked down at the black and white keys that sat harmoniously next to one another.

Shuyin hadn't been able to play the keys for so long; it always seemed that whenever he tried he was always pulled away somewhere else. Suddenly she heard the mumble stop and she muttered to herself.

"You'll get your coat," Shuyin grabbed his rain coat from the coat rack near the door, "And you'll say you have to go away for extra work."

"Sorry hun, we'll have to do this another day. They've called me into work." Shuyin repeated.

"And then, you're gonna walk out that door." She began, and a second later the door opened and shut,

Lenne didn't reply, she just nodded, whilst still looking at the piano keys beneath her fingers. There was a brief silence, and then Lenne stood up and paced into the kitchen, where she tore off a sheet of kitchen roll to wipe away her tears.

"So much for a new song," she whispered to herself.

Shuyin hated lying. However he loved the way Lenne got surprised when he did things like this. Instead of going to work, he was actually headed to one of the most expensive districts in town to buy Lenne a ring that would finalised their engagement, but one that wouldn't completely give it away.

He would probably get beat up by Lenne when he got home, for lying of course, but it was all worth it to see the shocked smile on her face when she opened the box to find a silver band encrusted with lavender diamonds that would fit on her ring finger perfectly.

By the time he got back Lenne was in the bath, soaking in the hot water and surrounded by bubbles. When he opened the door on her, she turned around and gave him evils.

"What?" He asked.

"You've been away too long." She replied. Suddenly forgiving him for his absence

"Aww, did you miss me, baby?" He leant against the door post.

"Yea, but don't think you're off the hook for leaving me this afternoon. I was sat here… all alone… all day… with no one else, but the fridge."

They both chuckled out loud and Shuyin knelt on the floor beside her. "Baby I have something to tell you." He admitted, to himself, it would be better to tell her the truth. "I wasn't at work today. I was actually in town."

Lenne groaned and sat up in disgust, she couldn't believe that he was doing this again.

He put one hand on her shoulder and stopped her from turning away completely, "Don't turn away from me. Because otherwise you'll regret it."

"Regret what?" Lenne asked, suddenly interested and innocent.

Shuyin smiled and pulled a little box out of his shirt pocket. Lenne's eyes widened as she looked hopefully into his eyes. The smile never left his face.

"Is this what I think it is?"

Shuyin just used his smile as a reply and he opened the box, revealing the ring to her.

Lenne gasped in amazement as her eyes saw the beautiful piece of jewellery for the first time. They began to well up, and soon enough her bath water was being mixed by her gentle happy tears. "Shu, oh Shuyin, it's wonderful." She kissed him once, before staring at the ring again.

She carefully placed it back in his hands and smiled, before grabbing her towel from the heating rack and placing it around her body.

"What's worng?" Shuyin asked nervously, "don't you wanna marry me anymore?"

"Don't be silly Shuyin." Lenne replied as she let her hair down from the messy bun, and let it fall down her back and over her shoulders before kneeling in front of him by the bath tub. "I want you to ask me again."

"You want me to what?!"

"Ask me to marry you again."
Shuyin was about to protest against her request, but she butted in before he had a chance.

"Ask me again with the ring, then it's official."

Shuyin sighed and re-opened the box. "Lenne Mahha. I love you, so much, that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you do me the greatest honour of all, and, become my wife?"

Lenne smiled, flashing her white teeth at him and joked, "That's a tough question." She paused for a few seconds as Shuyin never flinched from his ring hold in position. She looked into his ocean blue eyes and smiled again. "Until the day we die." She answered, and held out her left hand for him to take.

Shuyin slid the ring onto her fourth finger on her left hand, and kissed it, sealing their engagement for the rest of eternity, "Until the day we die." He repeated, smiling up at his future wife. She was more beautiful to him now than ever before, they sat smiling at each other for what felt like days on end, before they dared to move closer to kiss each other. Their first kiss as each other's official future partner. Shuyin took the upper hand as always and began to shower her with kisses from his firm lips, caressing her smoothly in his arms. It didn't take too long for them to move to the bed room for the rest of the night.

Afterward, Lenne lay quietly on Shuyin's bare chest, listening to his heartbeat, thinking about their future together. "Shuyin?" She spoke quietly, just loud enough for him to hear.

"Mmm?" Was all that escaped Shuyin's mouth, he was tired from a long day of snooping around to get the perfect ring, and of course, the moment that had just shared. He had his eyes closed and his breathing was deep and calm.

"I know it's sudden." She said, "But, I'd like for us to get married as soon as possible, if that's okay with you?"

"Mmm-Hmm" Shuyin mumbled in approval. "If that's what you want baby, then it's okay with me. I'll get in touch with the church tomorrow; see if they have anything available."

Lenne didn't reply this time, she simply kissed her future husband's lips and then rolled off his chest to his side, where he cradled her in his arms from behind, and they fell to sleep in complete bliss.

Three days passed by. On the third day, both Shuyin's and her own life changed for good. On the third day, she became Mrs. Lenne Nutini, and she would be for the rest of her living and dying days. She stood at Shuyin's side, in front of no one but the priest, and swore her love for one man only, many times had she thought in her head that she was still young, just nineteen, with the voice of an angel and the world at her feet. There would be plenty of time to get married and start a family. No. No there wouldn't be plenty of time.

Shuyin had been right, there was trouble between Bevelle and Zanarkand, and no doubt a war would soon start between the two cities. Lenne didn't want to wait any longer, she knew in her soul that Shuyin was the one, and they were both happy to be marrying in secret now, than risk dying without ever being joined legally in this way. They loved each other with undying love and passion, there was no denying that.

Their kiss, witnessed by the church of Yevon, was the start of their new life together. Now, no matter what happened, they would be one, until the day they died.