Chapter 1

This be my 2nd story. I've imagined this crossover for a long time with a character that's not very popular in terms of playing the lead role. Not sure if this will be popular or not as I'm just writing this for fun but in case that it does, my focus will be on my first story.

Summary: Death was supposed to be the end for him, however he refused to pass on in order to keep his promise to his 2 closest friends. The time finally came when he was ready to leave the world in their hands, yet he finds himself not in the farplane but an empty beach. It seems fate has other things in store for him.

"How odd." That's the only thing he could really say as he finds himself looking at a reflection in the cool depths of the ocean as he stood alone, feet resting in the sand.

What reflected back was a much younger and youthful appearance than what he was used to seeing.

His hair was still short, spiky and unkempt with a very gruff look. His face, unshaven with a slight stubble in his chin. Amber eyes continuing to observe the person in the reflection.

It was like seeing a mix between his younger years of his first journey with Braska with his old man appearance of his second journey with Yuna.

Same cloths, same scar, his most powerful weapon resting on his good hand, various bracers great for any given situation and a few potions in case of emergency.

There's no way Yuna screwed up the sending, I felt my spirit leaving towards the farplane. Why am I here? Auron thought to himself.

"Heh, just when I was finally ready for retirement." Auron chuckled darkly, masking the pain and anger he truly felt on the inside. Fate seems to love tormenting him. He was ready to see his close companions again only to have that taken from him.

His gaze left his reflection as he started to inspect the area around him. He was in an empty beach in the middle of the night with the moon out, bright and full. A few dead trees in the back, a forest beyond the beach and a mountain side beyond that. There wasn't any immediate signs or sight of civilization.

A sudden strong wave hit the sands of the beach catching Auron's attention. His eyes widen as he caught a glimpse of a child, no older than 11, wash up shore, completely unconscious. He rushed towards the body and picked the kid up, away from the cold water. He laid the body down and wrapped the child with his red haori. He left the body momentarily to pick up some sticks in the nearby forest to start a fire, his priority being to save the kid and keep them as warm as possible.

When he gathered enough wood, he returned to the beach, the body still there and thankfully shivering which meant the kid was still alive. Luckily for him, during his second journey, Auron learned various skills across the sphere grid, one of them being a simple fire spell.

He gathered the wood and piled them next to the body and casted a fire spell. He closed his eyes in contemplation of his next course of action. He still has no idea why he was here or what he should be doing but for the time being, he would keep a close eye on the kid.

Speaking of which, he opened his eyes and inspected the person that he saved. At first glance, the kid had scarlet red hair and that's really all he could say. The child appeared to be female, but he didn't want to assume. She was tattered in rags, signs of abuse all over her body, especially the back, and adored an eyepatch on her right eye. Whoever did this will be in for a rude awakening should he ever cross paths with them; this isn't something you do to a child.

The body started to stir and her eyes er … eye finally opened. She started to panic as soon as her gaze turned to him and picked up the nearest thing to use as a weapon which so happened to be a stick.

"Who are you!" She exclaimed.

"… Auron …." He simply said keeping his tone relaxed and calm to show he wasn't anybody hostile.

"Auron?" she said slowly trying process what's going on, what happened to her. It was then she noticed the red coat wrapped around her and was able to piece together that the person in front of her more than likely saved her life; she lowered and dropped her stick. Not like it was going to be much use to her considering the huge sword the man was carrying on him.

She wrapped the coat around her tighter and crept closer to the fire, trying to appear as small as possible. The man in front of her reached for his pockets and handed her a vial. She was confused as to what to do until he spoke with his deep voice.

"This is a potion. Drink, now." His tone was commanding, leaving no room for argument. Not wanting to anger the potentially dangerous man, she hesitantly took the vial and downed the contents within it. Not only did it quench her thirst, but it removed some of the ache and pain she was feeling across her body. Now, she knows for sure the person in front of her wasn't a bad man, not like the other grownups she was forced to listen to.

"Thank you." He could see the relief in her eyes yet at the same time, it was filled with sadness and despair.

"Your name?" She looked surprised for a second, realizing she has yet to introduce herself.

"Erza, Erza Scar …." Her eyes widened as she began to remember what happened to her.

"Jellel … he …." And that's all he was able to hear as it looked like she was about to have a mental breakdown. Tears started to leak out of her eye, her pain and her despair now out in the open for the world to see and she wailed.

Auron kept silent, not sure how a simple question could have led to something like this but as he kept looking on, the look on her face only reminded him of days spent on Zanarkand. The same face Tidus had on the day that he lost his mother, the feeling of being absolutely alone.

And just like on that day, he mirrored the same actions he did for Tidus and placed a hand on her head and pulled her close.

"You're not alone … I'll make sure to keep you safe." It might be a little outlandish that a complete stranger, let alone him of all people, give comfort to crying child but sometimes a shoulder to cry on is all a person needs in order to calm down and feel better even if just a little; someone to be emotionally available/open.

She didn't respond to his hug at first but eventually warmed up to him as she wrapped her arms around him, her tears soaking up his shirt. She felt safe and warm around him. Her eyes started to get heavy, she was just, so very tired and just like that she fell asleep.

Auron just sighed and let her sleep on him in a more comfortable position. This just isn't really his day, but he remained vigilant and stayed awake for the rest of the night. This is a world he is ultimately unfamiliar with and who knows what kind of monster lurks around these parts. He took a quick swig of rum in his "Nog" and savored the flavor, this was going to be a long night.

AN: Fairly short and sweet. This Auron is straight out of FFX but has the appearance of his Kingdom Hearts equivalent. He's pretty much got all of his legendary gear. His main weapon of choice being Masamune. As for armor I've got the Glutton which has all the eater elements, Solidity with ribbon, break hp, hp 30%, and auto-protect, and finally the Assault bracer which comes with all the auto abilities. (Haste, shell, protect and regen). So pretty much armor against elemental foes, the unkillable armor for long fights and battle armor.

Not sure if I'll continue or leave this as a one shot but if you want more, I'll give you more I guess. Auron is my absolute favorite FF character and how much stronger do you think he'll be compared to everyone else of the world of Fairy Tail. If you are familiar with my writing, my stories will be a slow burn as I like to focus on character interaction and building relationships. Well that's all I have to say. Love it, hate it the purpose of this story is to entertain. Anyway, leave a review if you want to see more and favorite or follow my story if you want to stay updated. Happy holidays everyone.