A/N – This really isn't worth reading. It's literally just something I've written for mine and my friend's enjoyment. And it's posted here because it's easier than sending her multiple emails. I think Wattpad has a private option but let's face it, that site is cancer (okay maybe not but I just hate that site). Honestly, I lost all my confidence to post fanfictions 6 years ago and will probably regret posting this. I didn't bother putting any other characters except OC in the list because, and this is just my feelings about it, I personally hate when I look for fanfictions for certain ships and end up finding things with OCs. Not that I hate fanfictions that include OCs, but sometimes I just want canon characters.

If you really want to read this cringefest, here is a full list of things to be aware of: OCs shipped with canon characters, canon characters that are possibly OOC, a main ship with an age difference of over 10 years (both are of legal age), characters and other things taken from Final Fantasy games (put into the KH category because KH includes FF games and this way going to be purely KH until I went crazy typing), dumb jokes, a bad plot, and my horrible writing.

You have been warned.

"Please teach me how to use a sword!" the small girl pleaded as she stood in front of a man much taller than her. Well... It was more of a demand than a request. The child's ebony hair was a total mess. Her midnight blue eyes shone with determination. Her clothes were dirty. She was aggressive for a 9 year old. And sadly, Cloud was more aggressive. He slammed the front door in her face... Yet again.

Cloud let out a sigh, running a hand through his blonde spikes and looking at the floor with bright blue eyes.

This damn girl... She was bugging him about this for the past 3 days at least 6 times a day. The girl found him in a tavern after he had just gotten done with a mercenary job. She introduced herself as Kohaku, and told him that she had been looking for him for months. She wanted him to train her to fight with a sword. Why a tiny girl was looking for a mercenary as a sword instructor was beyond him. Of course, he turned her down. He had no interest in babysitting a bratty little kid, or anyone really. He wanted to be left alone. But she was persistent. Even to the point of following him to his cabin in the woods.

Cloud let out a sigh. This kid just didn't get the hint. How dense was she?

After several hours, she knocked on the door again. The blonde man tried to ignore her the second day she was there. That just resulted in her pounding on the door for 5 hours straight.

So to avoid that headache, he got up and answered it again.

When he did the girl went to open her mouth, he cut her off with a cold "Get lost" and started closing the door. The kid threw her full weight on the door to keep it from closing. "Wait!" She yelled. She then held up 3 dead rabbits. "I have something for you! Just hear me out okay?!" she said in a panic. She was once told that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but she was still forceful in her approach.

Cloud sighed. He didn't want to deal with this kid. He was one second away from tossing her into the river a mile away just to be rid of her. But, maybe sitting down with her and explaining to her why she should leave him the fuck alone might actually work. Plus free food was free food. "Fine" he agreed, letting go of the door. The girl fell over and landed on her back, but quickly got up.

"We'll talk but then I want you to leave" he told her. He took the rabbits and went into the kitchen with her following him. He began skinning the dead animals.

"So... Why the hell would you ask me to teach you how to fight?" he asked. "I heard rumors about you being a former first-class knight. And if the rumors are true you're one of the best." she said. He was about to open his mouth when she spoke again. "If you accept me as your student, you won't have to take care of me. I can hunt and take care of myself. I can sleep outside like I've been doing if you want me to. All I ask is for you to give me a chance Mr. Strife."

The man let out a groan. He really, REALLY didn't want to deal with her. He didn't want kids, and wasn't sure if he ever wanted them. So taking in a child didn't appeal to him at all. But he had a feeling she'd keep pestering him until he gave in, or she ends up dying or something.

Then an idea hit him. If he made her lose interest, she's leave and never come back. So, he got the idea to make the "training" too hard for her. He was sure the kid would end up quitting.

"Fine" he told her. The girl's eyes lit up and she sat upright. "R-Really?" she beamed. He nodded, finishing skinning the rabbits and cutting them up. "But I have a few rules" he said. The girl nodded and listened intently.

"Rule 1, no complaints. If you're serious about learning than show it. I don't want to hear that you're tired, or that your arms hurt, or anything like that." he started. He knew that kids complained about everything they weren't comfortable with.

"Rule 2, follow all my orders. If I tell you to run around the house 30 times, you better do it." he continued. Kids hated being told what to do. Combined with rule 1, he was setting her up to be miserable. Those two rules alone might just make her quit out of frustration.

"Rule 3, I will let you stay in my spare room, but you must do all the chores when I'm not home as payment." he told her. Although he wanted her to leave, he didn't want her to end up getting sick by sleeping outside the entire time. Or worse, getting killed by a wild animal or monster. That just wouldn't sit right with him. And no kid liked doing chores. So it wasn't a good thing for her.

"And rule 4, call me 'Cloud' not Mr. Strife or whatever." he finished. This wasn't something to make her quit. He just hated being referred to by anything else.

Kohaku nodded as she listened to him speak. She didn't question his rules at all. And even if she wanted to she wouldn't. Not when he finally agreed to teach her. She looked for him for too long to mess up now. She had to face whatever was put before her. The only way to go was forward.

Because she didn't have anywhere else to go anyway.