A/N Sorry this took forever, I started watching walk-throughs to get the story down I should have another update tomorrow and before you start to question it..Ah no you know what, you'll find out i'm not going to spoil it. And Sora's attitude has been...I wouldn't say altered just he's able to open up more...because of Yuna's personality sort of like...they're meeting for the first time even though they've met before this'll be the first true interaction.
"So, we have to cross the sea to get to the next area so Yuna can pray as well as avoid a confrontation with Sin, just sounds…awesome" Sora sighed
"Look at the bright side, at least you won't have to walk for some time it'll give us all time to rest" Wakka pointed out
"Just know, this isn't some luxury cruise, and your guests as of right now, once we find your home, you're on your own, remember that, you can always stay here" Lulu added in
"If we even have homes-"Sora said loud enough for the group to hear and Tidus felt a bit of empathy
"My home was set ablaze –everyone I loved killed before me, I have no time to stop now!" Sora glared
"That lust for vengeance against that beast will get you killed, you fool!" Lulu retaliated
"What do you know about me? You don't know what I'm capable of doing, I won't lose to Sin, and I won't let any of you get in m-" A hand rested on his shoulder and a sympathetic Yuna locking gazes with the raven haired teenager
"She…means well, I know it may not seem like it, but she is worried about you and doesn't want you to go off and get yourself killed." Sora's gaze faltered he looked away slowly as they arrived at the boat people flooding the dock some waving, some crying, Sora couldn't look at them and rushed and leapt onto the boat with superhuman speed.
"It, feels like I'm saying goodbye to a place…I never called home" He thought to himself as, eventually the boat set sail, he already knew what was going to happen and he felt beside himself, he didn't much care for the destination but he felt nostalgia on the boat.
"Sailing off on an adventure, to distant worlds" he whispered to himself as he looked towards the sky
"Sounds like fun, going off on an adventure" Yuna said wishfully Sora jumped slightly
"Ah, Yuna, I…guess so, it was, just something an old friend once said to me," His gaze couldn't meet hers
"You never told me where you came from, are you from the same place as Tidus, Zanarkand?" Yuna asked
"So, that's where he ended up after my misadventures,I never knew," Sora thought to himself.
"You, could say that, I grew up on an Island…Tidus came at one point and vanished a year later, but he and I were friends we played everything from blitz ball to sparring, but, we all grew up, got separated and…I didn't think I'd see my…"He paused
"I didn't think I'd see one of my best friends again" He said solemnly
"H..have you told him this?" Yuna asked genuinely sad
"I – no, It won't make a difference, I have a promise to keep, I have…to make amends with someone, after that, I'll make the effort, Yuna" Sora looked at her with a small smile,
"But…"
"You, really do care about everyone, don't you?" Sora laughed
"W-what do you mean?" Yuna looked away surprised
"You're taking time to talk to me and empathize in my problems and past, even though I'm a complete stranger, it's sweet, cute almost" Sora chuckled at her flushed face
"I- I just wanted to know about the person I'd be traveling with, I mean…you'll be around for awhile right?" She asked her eyes gleaming with curiousity
"Haha, I'll be here, until the end, you have my word, Yuna, I know that…doesn't mean a lot but," She placed a hand on his shoulder and he felt his darkness recede
"I trust you, if you say you'll stay I believe it" She smiled softly
"If only, you knew my track record with promises, you'd probably retract that…" Sora thought.
Sora went into the cabin below and found Tidus in his cabin, laying around as if he played all day
"What, tried already?" Sora joked,
"No, nothing like that…"He sat up looking at the brunette like he had something on his mind
"What's up? Look if it's about Yuna, I think she's sweet I don't-"Sora got defensive
"Nothing like that, do you…think I'm crazy, for you know, talking about Zanarkand or…" He trailed off expecting some sort of response
"I've never been to it, but…I'll take your word it exists, besides, it's not like I'm from around here either, Tidus" He looked at him shocked
"You aren't? But I thought…" Sora looked at him with a stern gaze
"I never once said where I was from and I don't share these…customs you should've picked up on it quickly, c'mon superstar aren't you supposed to be some ace? I bet even I could beat you at a game if you act like this" Sora looked at him defiantly and smirked
"Oh really?! You are so on!" Tidus jumped up and rushed outside
I'm becoming too soft with these guys…I can't forget my purpose…"
"But, what if you can't get back, what would it matter if you let yourself become intergraded with these people…to be happy with them" Sora let the question hang in the air and raced off
I can't let these doubts cloud my judgment, I have someone I have to see again, I promised!
Making way outside the raven haired teen saw a crowd around the high summoner and Tidus making his way towards himself and Wakka Sora walked over, curious
"Is Yuna of Royalty or something?" Tidus asked
"She's the daughter of high summoner Braska" Sora looked over blitzball coach
"He defeated Sin ten years ago" Sora looked at him confused
"What, that thing comes back?" Sora questioned
"Of course..sin is the spawn of human greed, as long as it exists so will Sin" Sora felt the weight of his words
"An unending sin…to bare…huh?" Sora sat off near the starboard side of the ship catching some of Tidus' and Yuna's conversation, about him being a blitzball player as well as Jecht,
"No wonder I never met the guy," Sora thought all too soon the ship started to shake The teen looked up and leapt towards the two closest to him grabbing a hold of them, pulling them closer to the side of the ship that wasn't being tipped over, until it regained balance, all too soon did he see what sin truly was.
"THAT"S sin?!" Sora looked on shocked
All he saw was a giant fin and that's all he needed to see to know how much his fool hearty joke from before was in bad taste, he know knew…just the weight of his stupidity was.
"Wait, don't harpoon that, and will all go under!" Wakka commanded
"I'm sorry, I have family in Kilika, forgive me lady summoner"
"Don't fire," Sora commanded
"I'll take care of it, I took this thing as some weakling, I was wrong, allow me to prove myself" Sora said softly as he quickly spawned One-winged angel and Dirge of chaos
"But, you, you can't what do you think you can do?" Tidus was concerned
"What I must, to protect you all,"
"He'd do the same…Final form" His familiar white glow came forth and his blades levitated near his hands and his body followed suit off the ground, without even wasting a second he blasted off the ship towards the beast hitting it with everything he had although every hit, did nothing or so it seemed to the Raven haired teen.
"C'mon…I can do more than this, I'll use the true power of a solider I'll show you, my true strength you giant FISH!" Sora started to hit harder and harder finally spawning a giant ray of light in his hands
"Omega cross!" Sora crushed the beam against the manifestation of sin itself getting shot back towards the ship itself and landing in a bit of an unsteady – ungraceful fashion and rushed over to the group to see Wakka and Tidus missing.
"They went overboard!" Yuna sounded desperate and slightly scared
"Dammit," Sora swore to himself as he took off and gave his jacket to Yuna before he jumped overboard, letting the mako in his system make its way to his lungs.
You're lucky I care about you living, making me do this…damn it all" Sora swam as fast as he could until he saw what looked like a squid and noticed Wakka and Tidus on the other side of it.
"Thundaga!"bolts of lightning struck the spawn of sin he swam up to the blonde his eyes glowing he looked towards the beast with a nodthey got into stance. Tidus followed a bit sloppily he rushed in first as Sora filled his blade with thunder magic and rushed in after Tidus.
Lightning surge: Slice and dice
They rushed through the demon spawn so fast it was hard to see who was who the beast fell lighting burning off its torn flesh as it vanished into nothingness, the trio quickly swam for air before everything went white.
"I will defeat Sin, I must defeat Sin" That was the first thing Sora said as he sat up, looked around and noticed the desolate town…
Something like this…it's just like-I
He felt his eyes change as anger filled him
"You, aren't the only one who intends to defeat this monster, Yuna" Sora stood up and quickly put on his jacket placing his hood over his eyes
Sora followed the group off the boat, Yuna was determined to perform a sending that he could only guess had to do with those who passed on he followed Lulu and Tidus down the docks as Lulu explained what a sending was to Tidus.
"In a weird way, it…sounds just like me or Genesis, refusing to die even transcending the boundary of life itself to end up in a place you don't belong to refuse death to envy those…who can live normally…I wonder if they saw what I could become…would they think of me as a fiend?" he looked on in awe as she danced
"Even in all of this despair, she still looks beautiful, doesn't she, Tidus" Sora smirked to himself as he came out of his dream-like state to lightly shove the raven haired teen
"We must protect her, until the end, but why do I feel like the end won't really be the end?"
The next morning, everything became more and more…confusing
"I'd like you to become one of my guardians" Yuna asked softly,
"Woah, what, he may be a blitz ace but when it comes to fighting he's totally unprepared, that Sora kid has more talent," Wakka pointed out
"We didn't even officially recognize him as a guardian either" Lulu added in much to Sora's annoyance
"Pfft, guardian or not, I'll protect her, despite these…rules" Sora spat
"Then, just continue staying by my side?"
"Wait, wait, what do you mean by-" Sora laughed slightly walking ahead
"Ah, to be in love again" Sora said loud enough for the two to hear and blush slightly he felt…calm almost…happy
Until the group came across Ochu…
"Oh…well this is just…going to be pleasant" Sora whispered to himself
"C'mon brotha it'll be easy!"
"…This really is going to be a long week damn it!" Sora shouted