Authors Notes: This is the first fanfiction I've ever written. Please don't be too harsh and try to look past the first chapter. I promise you that it will be far better written as the story continues. Keep reading! Really, it doesn't suck this bad the whole time.

Vincent's POV

Take good care of her..

Talk about overprotective, I'm sure the girl can handle herself just fine. And if not.. man, I'll be shoving her into Brad's arms. The last thing I need is another Kate.

"Come on you guys, we've gotta get going here. Princess or no princess.."

I motioned towards Dan, Zell's hyperactive, act before thinking, son, Rae, Selphie's and Irvine's caring yet mature daughter and their son Brad who was well.. Irvine II. And finally, Quistis's mature and bitchy daughter Kate. And as you can see, I don't really care for Kate.

"You're right, Vince, let's get outta here! We don't need her!" Kate giggled in my ear, annoying the piss out of me already and it had only been.. About five minutes. I snarled silently to myself and walked off, shrugging her arm away from around my shoulders.

Bells.

"Hey, you two. Wait up, I think she's coming." Dan called out to us.

Sure enough, he was right on the money. Kit, Squalls only daughter arrived in front of us after a minute or two.

"..Hey, everyone. I'm Kit."

All of them turned around, either gasping or letting out a whistle. Really, Brad was the only one that whistled but that was hardly surprising.

Long chestnut brown hair, scared bright green eyes, rosey lips, and a dainty nose. To anyone else, this could be summed up using only one word, perfection, but she was off limits. Squall could, and would kill me.

Think of sexy thoughts, think of sexy thoughts..

"You gonna say 'hi' or just stand there with your jaw to the floor there romeo?" Dan's voice made me snap back to reality. And damn it, I don't care for reality.

"Hey, I'm Vincent, and this is Dan, Rae, Brad and.. Kate." I said while pointing carelessly to each of them. When I took a closer look, I noticed that she was bound tightly by handcuffs and hardly looked happy about it.

A man I hadn't noticed before came up from behind Kit and with the most monotone voice whispered,

"They are there for a reason. Don't ask questions because those, I cannot answer. Take them off if you feel inclined to do so but that is to your own risk." And with that, he hurriedly spun around and scampered away. Man.. how about getting some balls?

Kit looked almost sad and.. Well, ashamed. Something bad had happened to her. Something ..terrible.

She took a forced footstep towards us and gazed up at us all, taking us in with her beautiful eyes. I, being the gentleman that I am gave her my best reasurring smile and introduced myself, slightly stumbling over my words. This girl sure is intimidating..

"I'm Vincent, the uh, leader for today. Talk to me if you need help understanding anything." I pointed beside me and once again started talking, "And this perky number is Rae, and I bet you know who's daughter she is! If you're ever feeling down just talk to her. Heh.."

Kit looked at me with a blank, empty expression on her face. I'm trying too hard and I'm sure it shows.

"Tough crowd.. This is Dan, he doesn't think much but he sure does talk! All and all, he's a pretty good guy. Behind me is Brad, the ladies man of the group, but he's got nothing on my moves!" I took a deep breath and thought for a minute. What could I say about Kate? I couldn't say, "This is Kate, she sure is a mean bitch. You should probably stay the hell away from her!". But trust me, I wanted to.

"And.. Finally, this little lady right here is a serious-to-a-fault, drama queen named Kate!" Just keep it shut, Kate. Don't say a damn word..

"Hey Vince, how about not being a dick for once? And stop staring, I hardly think she appreciates it."

"Me, staring? Puhlease! Come on you guys, how about following the leader, eh?" I quickly stormed off with the others following closely behind. A feminine hand grabbed my shoulder, interupting my stride. I was almost hoping that hand belonged to Kit but.. Well, it didn't.

"Listen, Vince, don't get any ideas, alright? Something isn't right with that girl. I thought that the handcuffs would have given that away." Kate's bitchy tone once again filled the halls. I looked back and saw Kit walking a large distance behind the others, all alone. "Damn it, Kate. Leave me alone. You don't need to protect me. I'm fully capable of making my own decisions, but thanks for the input." I turned around and walked slowly over towards Kit. You know, just to make sure that everything was okay. That, and take in the ..scenery.

The handcuffs made a soft clinking sound as she walked. Her head was hung low, staring at the dirt encrusted floor beneath her.

"Hey Kit, lookin' pretty lonely there!" God, I'm smooth, "Why don't you come and walk with me?" I took a step closer to her, closer than she was comfortable with and released the handcuffs hold on her. It wasn't fair to her.. Everyone should be free. Kit nodded slightly and began walking in front of me. "So.. What do you think of Balamb so far? It's kinda small and dull but.. The people are nice, if you give them a chance." I looked at her, hoping to see some sort of emotion cross her face. If she's that gorgeous sad, imagine if she smiled.

"It's um.. Nice, I guess." An unsure voice graced my ears, her voice wasn't too girly but not too dark either. Soft, light, yet mysterious. Perfect match to my low, rather sexy voice. I'm kidding!

"We have a pretty good group. We're all glad that you're helping us out. Just.. Stay away from Kate because she's the jealous type. Alright? And I don't need a pretty girl like you getting into a huge fight with that thing." She needed to know! And anyway, look at my smooth moves. "Alright, thanks.. Uhm.. I thought you said 'walk' not 'talk'." Kit said rather quickly, sounding kinda ..sad.

"Oh, sorry. I was just trying to make you feel at home." Something is wrong with this girl, I guess for once Kate was right. But it couldn't be that simple, I need to find out what's wrong with her. She can't really be like this.

Kit's POV

I always seem to screw up. This could be a fresh start for me, free of my old classmates and I could forget about my pain. But I just can't let things go. I can't move on but I want to so badly. I wanted to cry into his shirt, fall onto my knees and scream, just.. scream forever. Let my pain echo through the halls.

But I can't..

I'm so messed up and I know that, I do, I'd never deny that. But God, just once could I not have a break? I deserve it.

"Wait.. Vincent." I called out, hoping that he could hear me. If he didn't, I'd never have enough nerve to repeat myself. Sure enough, he spun around and looked down at me. Here goes..

"I..I'm.. Uh.." I looked down at my hands and twiddled my thumbs nervously, how hard could one sentence be?

"Heh, no worries!" He flashed me the most sincere smile I had ever seen and signaled me to walk faster. Well, at least he had enough brains to complete my sentence. That must count for something, huh? I quickened my pace a bit and found myself right beside Kate. Lucky me.

"Ahem.. Kit. He's mine, and he's only pretending to be nice. Alright? Don't get any ideas in your fucked up little head, girl. Or else."

I stood there a little breathless at the moment, once again staring at the ground. I hadn't done anything to her, I didn't even try to be nice to him. Whatever her problem is, she had better keep it to herself from now on. She'll find out soon enough not to start shit with me, because I'll always finish it. I looked up only to find her cooing at him, putting her boney arm around his shoulder and forcing his body closer to hers. Vince looked entirely disgusted, and I can't say I blame him. He looked back at me, sighed, and quickly brushed off her horny attempts, moving more quickly now.

Rae took a step towards me soon after Kates explosion and tried to explain what was going on between them.

"Hey! Sorry about her. They went out once for a few months. Nothing serious, hardly anyone knew about it but for some reason Kate became totally obsessed with him. Vincent isn't the type of guy that needs a girl feeling him up and handing him compliments all the time so he called it off. But she never really got it. She doesn't really understand much. So turn that frown upside down! You didn't do anything wrong after all! She's just.. an idiot. Tee hee! Sorry, I really, really talk too much." I looked at her and let out a little smile, revealing my softer side. Rae seems.. nice.

"Don't be sorry, you didn't do anything. But thanks." Rae smiled the biggest smile I'd ever seen and continued talking, kindly changing the subject. "Sooo.. Anyway.. I was wondering, wanna come hang out with me tonight? I wanna get you aquainted! Please?"