Final Fantasy Academy : Introduction Part One of Three

Kai bolted down the empty hallway. She was late for class again, and her teacher would not be happy. Her brown hair whipped behind her as she careened around the corner. Unfortunately, someone else was also turning that corner. She ran head on into a man's chest and landed promptly on her back, dazed. She lay sprawled on the floor, groaning.

I'll be extremely late! Kai thought, I'll be kicked out of class! I'll get the guillotine and die! I'll—

"Hey, Kai. You okay?" A voice cut into her thoughts. She opened one eye and saw a cute, blonde-haired Asian looking at her.

"Cloud!" She sat up, "Fancy running in to you!"

Kai had been dating Cloud for about a year. Even before they had enrolled in the academy.

Cloud grinned and helped her up, "Literally. Late for class yet again, Kai. You really need to get yourself organized."

Kai brushed her skirt off, "I know, I know. But it's the worse class of all that I'm late for!"

Cloud handed her bag to her, "And that is…?"

"Chocobo ranching!" She let out exasperatingly.

"Ahh," Cloud said and held up a finger, "Use the whistle wisely. It is catching them, right?"

"No," Kai replied sadly, "Riding them."

Cloud laughed loudly, which ensued a glare from his shorter girlfriend.

"What?" She demanded.

"That's the easiest part!"

Kai punched him weakly in the arm, "It's not funny!"

"Ah ha ha, okay, okay. You better go now."

"Curse you and your spare class!" Kai yelled at him jokingly as she started running to her class.

"See you later!" he called.

Kai arrived at her class ten minutes late.

"You're ten minutes late!" Kai's sister, Bree, hissed at her.

"I know, I know," Kai whispered, dismayed.

The weather was nice for riding. It wasn't too windy and wasn't too hot.

"If Nii-san finds out—"

"Late and talking while I am?" came the teacher's voice.

"Sorry Mr. Sergei," Kai said sheepishly.

"Sorry won't cut it, Miss Valentine. See me after class." Mr. Sergei said and continued with his lesson.

Bree patted Kai's shoulder sympathetically, "Nice knowing you," she whispered.

The lesson continued. Mr. Sergei had five of the best tempered chocobos for riding. He picked students to ride them and Kai thankfully wasn't picked. Bree, however, was. She hopped onto the chocobo with ease, and rode smartly around the large pen.

"She's better than you, to," came a voice in Kai's ear.

"Reno, go away."

"What? I'm only stating the truth!"

Kai turned to the red-head, "Don't you have spare with Cloud now?"

"Yeah. So? I came to watch, yo."

"Okay. That doesn't mean you can tease me about my lack of riding skills."

Reno crossed his arms, "You're just jealous, zo to."

"Of Bree's riding skills, yeah."

"No, that you don't get a hot guy like me as your boyfriend, to."

Kai stared at Reno, "I'm going to tell Bree you said that."

Reno shut up.

Bree came back from her riding demonstration.

"Reno? Don't you have spare?" she asked, surprised.

"I cam to watch you, yo."

"How sweet."

"I'm screwed," expressed Kai.

"That was random. Why?" asked Bree.

"Mr. Sergei is going to assign me something dumb to do."

"Like what?" her sister asked.

"Like make a chocobo brush or something."

"But you're good at that!"

"I know. But it's a waste of time."

"Well, I'm going to go now, yo." Reno said, and left with a wave to Bree.

The rest of the class went by slowly for Kai. They did more riding, then a worksheet.

Finally, class finished, and Kai waved to Bree sadly as she went to talk to her feared teacher.

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That was introduction part one! And you guys thought that video game characters weren't just actors. Goodness. Actually, to make it more clear, their personalities in "real life" do not count for when they "film". Nor do their last names, or who they're hooked up with. Simple, right? … More stupid than simple, huh? XD Hope you enjoyed! Oh yeah. Kai and Bree belong to me! Only… Kai IS me… and… Bree is my friend… So… maybe they don't belong to me… AGH! I just confused myself! (Oh yeah, and Mr. Sergei. )