Chapter I

The Radiant Garden

"Stupid Gummi Ship," I yelled kicking it. "Fine if you want to be dumb and not run I'll wander off in this unknown town and get myself killed," I said calmly even though my voice held a sarcastic tone. After hiding my ship in some bushes I headed to find out where I was, and someone who could repair my ship.

Walking along I soon came across a sign that read:

Welcome to The Radiant Garden!

All trespassers will be punished by The Great Ninja Yuffie.

Great Ninja Yuffie? What's she going to do if I walk towards this crowd? I was just about to walk towards the crowd a puff of smoke appeared before me. Not feeling like fighting I let the person kick me in the back of the legs which caused me to fall.

The smoke cleared and I saw who my attacker was. She had black hair that just barley touched her shoulders and dark purple eyes. She wore a navy blue tank top and a a sleeveless dark gray vest that stopped to reveal her midriff. Her navy blue khaki shorts folded over her belted hip pack that rested over her right hip. Her shoes were laced knee high boots with navy blue socks. She spoke in a trumpeting voice "Ok, you dirty nasty heartless prepare to die," she pulled out a shuriken lifted passed her ear and asked "Any last words?"

I got up, brushed myself off, and said "Look here I'm not a heartless and all . . ."

"Enough out of you evil heartless. Now you will die," Bringing her shuriken forward I grabbed a hold of one of the double edged points. I felt the sharp edged cuts both my hands, but I could have cared less.

We locked gazes until I said "Lets try this again. First off I'm not a heartless. Second the only reason I'm here is because my Gummi ship crashed landed here. Finally if I was heartless why would I need a Gummi ship?"

She looked at me an apologized "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding," she yanked her weapon out of hands causing an even bigger gash on my hands. "Sorry again. I'm Yuffie," she said holding her hand for me to shake it.

Wiping my left hand on my pants so I wouldn't blood on Yuffie's hands. I then shook hands with her and said "I'm Dawn."

"Come I'll take you to Aerith she can fix wounds in a heart beat!"

"Ok," said nervously.

"Then I'll go find Cid and he can fix your ship!"

She grabbed my hand again and she led me through the busy crowd. We then ducked in an alley to come to a stop and a door. Yuffie knocked until someone answered it. A tall women opened the door she had long brown hair that was braided in a pink bow. Her calm green eyes seemed bore in me and I felt safe her. She wore a sleeveless pink and red shirt and a pink and white shirk and a pair of combat boots. She spoke in soft kind voice and asked "Yuffie, what did you do to this poor girl?"

"I tried to kill her," Yuffie answered innocently.

"Please do come in um . . ."

"Dawn," I said.

"Well I best be off to find Cid," Yuffie said excitedly and in a puff of smoke she was gone.

I followed here in though the small living room and into the kitchen. She led me over to the dinning room table where we both sat down. I put my hands on the table so Aerith could take a look at them. "These are quite deep," Aerith said running a finger over one of the gashes. I winced like a wimp when she put some kind of chemical on them both. "All done. Now we wait."

"For what?"

"For the healing herbs to take affect, but your going to have to wear gloves. That stuff does stain furniture," she stated tossing me a pair of gloves.

"Fingerless black gloves. I like."

"You can keep them I have tons more," she said with a smile.

"Thanks," I said pulling them over my hands.

"Stay here while I go to my garden pick some more healing herbs.

Aerith walked out the backdoor which left me alone in an unfaltering house. I yawned and thought I bet Aerith wouldn't mind if I crashed on her couch for a couple of hours. I walked back in the living, laid down, and in a minute I was out.