The Kadaj Khronicles

Kodak

Kia and Kerra woke early after their late night sleep over, their minds still buzzing with the previous nights activities. The two had stayed up late playing video games and watching you tube videos. They'd even rented Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, after Kia's brother had recommended it to them. Kia walked groggily from her bed, examining herself in the mirror. Her hair was still straight from yesterday, but the ends were starting to return to their usual, wavy selves. She hurried into the bathroom and straightened them out as Kerra continued to snooze. God, that girl would sleep right through the end of the world and not even know it! Kerra blinked her eyes open, waking up to find her friend standing over her, dressed and ready to go. She grumbled. "Why the hell are you dressed?" Kia blinked, surprised. "It's almost twelve."

"Exactly!"

Kia smiled as her best friend buried her bleary eyed face back under the covers. Usually Kerra slept in till two, but today they had business to attend to. "Kerra, come on! We've gotta go-"

"-check out if the games store has any Final Fantasy games, I got you! But can't it wait five more minutes?"

"Fine, be downstairs in ten! We've gotta walk all the way there, damn you not having your license, you're seventeen!"

"Heh, what can I say, I'm horrible driver! Now GO!"

Eleven minutes later, the two girls were rushing outside the house, their winter coats pulled tight. They sped down Kia's driveway, which was a mile long, downhill, and unpaved. Kia wore her jeans and converses, her blond haired head covered with a blue beanie. Kerra wore likewise, only minus the hat. The friends, caught up in a Final Fantasy fevered discussion, not even noticing the strange portal that was closing up further on ahead of them, or the dark figure that ran into the woods. "So who was your favorite?"
Kerra considered this thoughtfully, removing the strand of red hair that had been blown into her eyes by the icy wind. "Definantly Vincent; dark and mysterious."

"You don't know that for sure! He could be different in the games!"

"Highly doubtful… plus… I love his shoes! Those things are freakin' amazing!"

"Right… I really liked Kadaj, he was definantly crazy, but in a cute sorta way." Kerra grinned. "Same here, he was one of my favorites too. His brother was cool too, what was his name… Yazo?"

"I think it was Yazoo, like in Yahoo, only with a Z."

"Only you would reference- did you hear that?"

….

Kadaj leaned forward, racing away from Cloud. Behind him, he could hear his brothers and the ex-soldier fighting. Swerving to the right, Kadaj headed up onto another part of the highway, the precious box grasped firmly under his arm. In the tunnel, Yazoo's gun firing echoed off the walls, seeming closer that it really was. Sunlight up ahead announced the end of the tunnel, and Kadaj sped out, making it maybe a hundred yards before an explosion let loose behind him. Glancing upward, he spotted Cloud's bike. So he'd made it too! With a look of determination, Kadaj raised his kantana; catching Cloud's blade as it came smashing down on him. The two fought, oblivious as their bikes swerved to the side, catching on one another, and skidding down the road.

Suddenly they were in the air, and then they were falling, fighting, then falling… The two split apart, landing separately. Kadaj blinked away the dust the rose as a cloud to greet him, and turned back to check Cloud's position. He was barreling straight toward the remnant, his sword raised. The two smashed together, eyes locked, and then broke apart. Kadaj cast an evil glance at cloud before swerving into the broken city and loosing him.

….

Kadaj blinked. He'd succeeded in loosing Cloud, but as he'd turned a corner a bright blue light had suddenly appeared up ahead. It looked like a portal. He squinted; box still clutched tightly in his grasp, wondering if he should slow down or go through it. No, time is precious, I can't slow down. Pressing on the gas, Kadaj sped up, heading to the right of the strange mass. Just as his bike was passing beside it, a strange wind picked up, sucking him off of the bike and closer to the mass itself. Kadaj yelped in surprise, still holding the container, and tried to roll to the side. The suction was to strong, and suddenly he was pulled right into the mass. Everything turned blue, he couldn't see his own hand before his face, and then suddenly he was in the woods. A dirt road stretched ahead of him and behind him. Trying to stay calm, Kadaj turned to look behind him, and spotted to girls coming down the road, and rather loudly at that. Taking cover behind the nearby trees, he leaned closer, listening to their conversation, hand on Souba.

"So what game are we getting?"

"How about Dirge of Cerburus?"
"Naw, I wanted Crisis Core!"

"Then get it!"

"I can't afford two games!"

"I do have money, retard!"

Kia sighed. "Ugh, I definantly am a crazy fangirl! I think I'll squeal if I ever see, hear, or think about Kadja again." Kerra cast her a weirded out look. "Jeez, I think you're a bit crazier than me…"

"Always was! But you know you'd freak out if… if he were real! You always play it cool until you see some person you obsess over!"

"Uh, do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do no- there it is again!"

….

The two girls stopped in their tracks, listening. Sure enough, a rustling was heard in the trees, off two the right. The friends cast uneasy glances at one another. "Let's, uh, let's check it out." Kerra said, walking slowly over to where the noise was coming from. Kia's eyes widened. "Kerra, what if it's a bear!" Kerra snorted, unable to help herself. "A bear, come on, it's not a-!" Suddenly something was on top of Kerra, a long sword drawn over her throat. Kia stared, horrified, her mouth agape and unable to move. "Raaape! Oh freak, someone help me! Uh… FIRE! Help! KIA!"

Kia grabbed the nearest branch and snapped it off the dead tree, running full tilt at the man on top of her friend. She swung it at him, catching him upside the head. He winced, turning his head to look at her angrily. "I'm not raping her!" He got stepped aside so Kia could help Kerra up. The two glared at the guy, whose sword was still unsheathed. "Who the hell are you, and what are you doing on my family's property?" The guy blinked, but chose to ignore Kia's question. "How do you know my name! I've never seen you before! Are you an ally of Cloud's?"

Kerra and Kia turned to look confusedly at each other. "And ally of… Cloud's? As in Cloud Strife? Are you pretending to be Kadaj?" Kia giggled. "He does really look like him, K, don't ya think? Hey dude, that's a great cosplay costume you got goin' on!" The guy blinked again, utterly confused. "A what? Who the-? Huh?"

"So. Who are you, really?"

"Who are you two?"

Kia glanced at Kerra and the two giggled. "Well, My name's I'msofaking."

"And I'm known as Weetoddtidd."

"But everyone always gets our names messed up 'cause they say them too slow, you gotta say em' fast!"

The Kadaj imposter looked even more confused. "Sofaking-?"

"Uh, it's I'msofaking!"

"Oh… so I'msofaking," He pointed to Kerra, "Weetoddted?"

"All together now," Prodded Kerra

"I'msofakingweetoddtidd."

The two girls sniggered. Kia grinned, "Well, if you say so then…"

Kerra smirked, "Congrats." Suddenly the two burst out laughing, holding their sides and sinking to their knees. "Oh my God, I can't believe you fell for that one!"

….

Kadaj felt rage surge through him. Didn't these girls know that he was a deadly fighter, who could kill the both of them in a second? However, he remained calm. Waiting until they were done laughing (which was a while), he sheathed his sword. "Alright you two, what do I have to do two prove that I am Kadaj?" The two girls blinked. "Uh, ok, are you still on that?" Kadaj glared menacingly at the red haired girl and re-drew his kantana. Summoning his limit break, Kadaj aimed for the nearest target: a tall, thickly growing tree. In a flash he'd cut it down, and it slowly began to fall, collapsing just behind the two girls. "And if that isn't proof enough… then how about the fact that I just came through that portal."

….

"UH… um… omg…"

"We…we missed that, kind of, yeah… missed the portal definantly…"

Kia and Kerra stared open mouthed at one another, both thinking the same thing. Ok, either this guy is psycho or it's really Kadaj… and considering he looks exactly like him and is really confused... and he fell for our joke, which rarely anyone ever does… IT'S HIM! Kadaj shuffled, uneasy by the sudden silence.

….

Kia was the first to run. She raced over and threw her arms around Kadaj, a fangirl squeal ripping from her mouth. Kerra followed suit quickly. "Waah! This is CRAZY! KERRA! Do you have your camera?"

"Omgomgomgomgom- yeah! Hold on!"

"Can't…bre…athe…"

Kia release Kadaj sheepishly while Kerra fumbled with her camera. "Shit, outta batteris again! Whatev', sorry Kia." Kia shrugged. "It's cool."

Suddenly a car appeared, Kia's brother driving. He pulled over to the side of the road, letting someone hop out, before waving to them and heading up to the house. "Meg, MEG! Look who it is!" Meg, known as the third musketeer to the threesome group of friends, waved a walked over, her long black hair swishing. "Hey. Um, Kia, who is this?"

"I'm Kadaj."

Megan squinted up at him. "Kadjee?"

"No, Kadaj."

"Kajda."

"No, Ka-daj."

"Oh, so Ka…ka…"

Kadaj lost it. "KADAJ!"

Meg's eyes widened. "Oooh…"

Kia nodded encouragingly.

"So, Kodak, right?"

Kadaj groaned, slapping a hand to his forehead. Kerra squinted at her friend. "Where'd you get Kodak from?"

"Where'd you get your face from?"

"My mom?"

"Exactly."

"Wha- MOTHER! How could you! You- you monster!"

Kadaj picked his head up. "Mother? Mother! Where'd I put her?"

Rushing over to where he'd hidden before, Kadaj found the container he'd dropped. Sighing in relief, he picked it up and returned to the three girls. All three of them were looking at him as if he were crazy. Kerra leaned over and whispered in Kia's ear. "Holly shit, I just saw Kadaj have a "Mother" spaz attack- in the flesh!" Kia giggled.

"So you're Kia, Kerra, and… Meg?" The girls clapped sarcastically.

"Way to be really late about it."

"Yeah, took you forever to figure our names out."

Kadaj smirked. "You didn't exactly get my name the first time Meg. Or the second… or the third… or the-"

"Ok, I get it!"

Kia glanced at her watch. "Um, we should probably go back to the house, I think this little catastrophe calls for a change in plans." They all looked at him, "Will you be coming back with us?"

Kadaj had a feeling they'd grab him and force him to back with them even if he refused, so he nodded. He couldn't help feeling a little guilty, though. Mother was waiting. But still, she'd been waiting for a while, so it wouldn't hurt that much if she waited some more. Besides, he didn't know how to get back, and, to be honest… Kia was seriously hot. Delighted, the girls started walking, Kerra and Meg to his left, Kia to his right. How old could she be? He wondered. She looked about sixteen, maybe seventeen at the most. Kadaj found himself surprised. He'd never really thought much about girls, except when he and his brothers had some free time. Then they'd watch the girls in the town they were currently occupying go past from afar. Kadaj glanced over at Kia, accidentally catching her eye. Smooth. She blushed, he tried not to. "So, Kajjy, how old are you?" Kadaj blinked. "Huh?" Kajjy?

Kerra leaned over to look at him. "How old are you? I mean, I've always thought you were nineteen."

"Oh, um, seventeen." Ok, what did she mean by, "I've always thought"?

"Cool, I'm eighteen, Meg's seventeen, and Kia's fifteen... But it's going to be someone's birthday soon!"

Kia glared at her friend. "Shut up!"

"When were you born?"

Everyone seemed startled by the sudden question. Kadaj shrugged shyly, he wasn't used to hanging out with girls… or hanging out period. He didn't really find his social skills to good when it came to other people. "The twentieth of October!"
"Eleven days till Halloween!"

"Um, what's Halloween?"

All three girls just started at him. "You've got to be kidding me!"

"How do the kids survive in your world?"

Meg's eyebrows rose. "His world?"

"Long story, tell ya later."

Kadaj shrugged again. "Well, most of the kids are dying right now. Because of-"

"-Geostigma."

Kadaj turned his head, surprised. "How'd you know?"

Kia giggled. "I know things Kajjy, I just know things." Seeing that he was taking her seriously, Kia elbowed him. "God, I'm just kidding, lighten up! You know, you don't have to be Mr. Serious when your hangin' with us. We are SO not gonna attack you or anything like that."

"Yeah, we like you."

Kadaj couldn't help but smile. They actually liked him? Only his brothers had really liked him in his own world. Everyone else had been out to destroy him and his plans. Kadaj felt himself starting to warm to the girls. "Oh. Thanks… I-I like you guys too." He thought he saw them all blush, but when he looked they all ducked their heads or pretended to be examining something. Suddenly, Kia's house came into few. It was large and elaborate; a total mansion. Kadaj felt his face give way to his surprise. The girls giggled. "Knew you'd like it. Come on guys, we've got a lot to do today!" Kia started to run towards the house, blond hair streaming from under her baby blue cap. The others followed, leaving Kadaj to stand alone. "Come on Kajjy, you're so late all the time!" Kadaj rolled his eyes and took off after them, reaching them within a few strides.

….

Yay! I finally finished! I started at 7 and have been typing since! Ugh, my shoulder has such a pain in it! So I just got this idea yesterday, and I could totally see me and a few of m friends doing this. Plus, I just completely love Kadaj, so… If you have any ideas of what their first adventure should be, feel free to email/msg me about it, I'm open to all ideas, people! So I hope you enjoyed, please don't forget to review for a cookie (it's just a little click and some typing! Haha, then u get a cookie! =p)! Peace!

~Marxno

Kadaj – So, does this mean you're going to bed now?

Marxno – How- How'd YOU get in?

Kadaj – It's not that hard! You leave all your doors unlocked, and your cats aren't much of a security system…

Marxno – That's my mom's fault! And don't you go dissin' my cats!

Kadaj – Whatever, just hurry up and go to bed so Yazoo and I can eat the rest of that cake- er, I mean, clean the house!

Marxno – You pansy.

Kadaj – Hehe… *runs away*

Yazoo – Can I still have cake?

Marxno - *Bangs head on table and points to fridge*

Yazoo- Yes!