When Griever returned into Ranma's mind, Fenrir and Carbuncle welcomed him enthusiatically.
'Great job, Griever,' Fenrir cheered.
Griever nodded. Then his gaze fell on Carbuncle.
Carbuncle grew nervous under that gaze. 'Um, hi Griever... You... you're not mad about that time I had to help those heroes fight you? After all, that was the fight in which your original body got destroyed...'
Griever didn't answer for several moments.
Then he grinned. 'Hey, forget about that. That mean old witch used me against my own wills. If I was able to talk freely at that time, I would have ASKED the heroes to attack me. But, let's not talk about the past... I'm really looking forward to helping Ranma on his journey.'
Fenrir grinned. 'Well, now Carbuncle has a REALLY strong sparring partner.'
Griever looked at him, then smirked. 'You know, Carbuncle really improved his fighting skills over the past few days, physically and magically. It's about time YOU decide to train a little bit. You almost completely depended on your earth attacks in the battle at Mushroom Rock.'
Fenrir gasped. 'What... you actually remember that?'
Griever nodded. 'Griever is my most distinct personality, but I'm also Neko, to a certain degree. Soooo...' He grinned. 'Time for a little training.'
And he tackled Fenrir to the ground. 'Gotcha!'
----
That night, everyone was sleeping very deeply. That day was a real stress for all of them. The Coeurl's assault, the fight against Shuyin, the breathtaking battle against Sin's Sinspawn on Mushroom Rock, and finally, Ranma's duel with Dona.
Yuna was more exhausted than everyone else, for she was helping the priests to heal the crusaders, who's wounds they were taking care of.
Even when on the next day, everyone else was up and ready to leave, Yuna was still missing. Akane voluntarily agreed to wake her up.
A young female priest was sharing a room with Yuna. When Akane carefully knocked on the door, she quietly let her in. "The Lady summoner spent almost the entire night with healing and caring for the wounded," she whispered. "In addition to the strain of receiving a new Aeon and the sending she performed after the crusader's operation, it is no wonder she is still sleeping."
Akane thought about it. "Um, I'll let her sleep for a little longer, then," she decided.
At that moment, Yuna was stirring, while slowly waking up. She rubbed her eyes and looked sleepily at Akane. "Wha... Akane? What time issit...?"
"It's still pretty early," Akane assured her. "You can still rest a little if you like."
"What?" Yuna sat up bolt upright. "Y-you mean to tell me it's already morning? I-I'm so sorry. Just a minute... I'll get ready right away..."
Akane had to smile when she saw how Yuna was running around the room in a panic. "Don't worry, take your time."
"You could have woken me up," Yuna frowned while getting ready.
Akane decided to tease her a little. "I would have done it, but with all that snoring..."
Now Yuna was moping. She gave Akane such a cute pout that she had to giggle.
Then she wanted to ask Yuna something she was curious about for a long time now:
"Yuna... I never met any of your or Wakka's parents on Besaid... If you don't mind my asking... do they live somewhere else?"
Yuna's face grew a little sad. "My father died after beating Sin. My mother and Wakka's parents... They were all killed by Sin himself. That was the reason my father decided to become a summoner."
Akane was shocked. "Yuna, I didn't know... I'm sorry..."
Yuna smiled. "It's okay, you didn't know... You know, I really never got to know my mother. She died when I still lived in Bevelle. I just heard what my father told me about her. She was kind and caring... very much like Kasumi. But... she was an Al Bhed, and Yevon really never approved of her being my father's wife. But they couldn't even care less about the priest's opinions..."
"That means you're half Al Bhed?" Akane asked. Yuna nodded.
"Yes, but I never told Wakka about that... As you know, he doesn't like them very much."
"But how did you get from Bevelle to Besaid? Did your father take you here before going on his pilgrimage?"
"No, Kimahri took me here, after my father already defeated Sin. Originally, my father asked Sir Auron to take me to Besaid, so I'd have a peaceful place where I could grow up without being pestered by the crowds... He met Kimahri in Bevelle and asked him to do it for him." Yuna giggled. "Kimahri always said how I was scared of him at first, but he safely brought me to Besaid. And before he left, I was so scared to be left alone, without my parents, so I begged him to stay. So he stayed. And he was my guardian ever since, even before I became a summoner."
"You lived a pretty hard life," Akane said. "Without even your parents... but my mother died as well when I was small..."
"I'm sorry to hear that," Yuna replied. "But, at least we've got ourselves and our friends. And we should do our best to continue this pilgrimage... like my father did before me. Thanks for talking for me about these things, Akane..."
"You're welcome," the youngest Tendo smiled, and they shared a friendly hug.
Someone knocked on the door. "Yo," Tidus impatient voice was calling. "You two coming?"
"Of course, right away," Yuna answered.
----
"Sorry I had to keep all of you waiting," Yuna said.
"Well, if you took that long, you should have at least fixed your hair a little," Ranma snickered and gestured towards her uncombed hair.
"A summoner with bed hair," Wakka mocked. "What's the world coming to?"
That made Yuna pouting again. "What is it today?" she grumbled. "Everyone's picking on me."
Shampoo giggled. "Yuna looks funny. Like duck-form Mousse who was staying too long in rainstorm."
The Nerimians had to laugh about that. Even Auron, who heard about the nearly-blind boy from Shampoo, chuckled a little.
"You too, Sir Auron?" Yuna asked in a disappointed voice.
"Once Lady Yuna fixes her hair, we'll leave," the legendary guardian snickered.
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