Before they set off on this 'Pilgrimage' thing, Braska and Auron had to buy supplies and stuff. And that left Jeht to explore the city of Bevelle.

The city itself was alright; it was much wider than Jeht's Zanarkand, but the buildings were practically flat compared to Zanarkand's sky scrapers. If anything it made him more homesick than he was already. Plus, he still had an awful hangover and the loud hustle and bustle of the city was driving him mad.

He wasn't paying attention and he tripped over something and fell flat on his face. When he stood up and looked to see what he tripped on, he saw a little girl staring up at him.

"Hey kid, watch where you're going!" He shouted at her.

She didn't say anything. She just stared a hole into him with creepy looking red eyes. That, and she had grayish silver hair...was she old or young?

"Wow your freaky looking." He muttered under his breath.

"yew'wa not very nice." She exclaimed, still staring impolitely.

"Then go cry to your mommy about it!" He sneered; maybe he wasn't so good with kids...but what else was he supposed to say? Sorry wouldn't work, she was the one who was letting people trip over her! Picking on olderlyish guys, suffering from a hangover! What was wrong with this girl?

"I don't have a mommy." She said flatly.

Jeht frowned...well what was he supposed to say now? "Well go tell your daddy about it then!" He blurted before he could consider the fact that her dad could be a tough dude, who could pound him into pulp...oh well. Too late now.

The girl frowned. "Uh..I'm an owaphan." She said sassily, as if that should be an obvious fact. Then she pointed to a sign on the building, behind her, that read 'Bevelle orphanage' Well that's original! "how stewpid awa yew?" She asked again, in her snarky tone.

"Hey, that's no way to talk to an adult!" He exclaimed. "How old are you anyway?!"

"abowt six...maybeee seven. Waiii?"

"What do you mean 'about'?" He demanded "Don't you know when you were born?" He sneered. "Every kid I've ever met knows that! It's like your name...you just don't forget it!"

The girl frowned "I'm an owaphan, I was dwapped off at de owaphanage when I was a wittle baybee. Nobodee knows my birfday...Owa my name. What abowt yew? What's yew'wa name?"

'Well...' Jeht thought to himself. 'I'm an ass' "Uh..." He mumbled"My name is Jeht...but uh...listen, kid." He knelt down so he could look her in the eyes. "Just because you come from nothing, doesn't mean you'll always have nothing. Got it?"

"What? I down't get iit." the girl frowned in confusion.

"Look" he said "I don't offer free advice to just anyone...but you're the underdog so I'll make an exception. I was an underdog too once, though don't tell that to anyone, I have a reputation to uphold."

"What?"

"I'm giving you free wisdom here, kid. Pay attention!" He ordered.

She nodded and he realized that he'd have to simplify this for her to understand. "Listen kid, throughout your life people are gonna' tell you your no good. But don't listen to them! That's important, you hear? Tell those people to shove off, and Live Your Life the way you want to live it! Whatever you do, do it like a pro! And then nobody can tell you 'you're not special.' Oh, and one more thing..."

"Jeht!" A voice called out from behind him; it was that stuck up 'Auron' guy. "Stop harassing poor orphan children and let's go!" He paused before adding in a hushed tone "she's been through enough already..."

Jeht sighed and stood up. "Fine." He called to Auron. "But remember," he turned his attention back to the girl. "this is your life! With some hard work anything is possible! If you set your mind to it, you can be anything! So...uh...don't sell yourself short." He said, and then he nodded and the two men left her, as she stared back at them confusedly.

As they walked Auron's frown grew deeper and deeper; he was clearly upset. "Why'd you say that to her?" He asked in his usually stern voice.

"What?"

"That she could be anything."

"Well it's true isn't it?"

Auron's frown grew deeper. "This world is cruel and unforgiving." He said "Without parents to guide her she won't live a very good life."

Now it was Jeht's turn to frown. "Who says she won't learn on her own? Heck, if she works hard enough she could be a...a...well what's something big in this world anyway?"

"A Summoner, or a crusader, either way the end isn't pretty..."

"Man, you're such a pessimist." Jeht's expression brightened. "Chillax! I know what I'm talking about! That girl will turn out to be important. Just you wait."

"You're really so sure?"

"I'm a captain. I know a rockstar when I see one! Now where's stuffy?"

"Surely you aren't referring to lord Braska?"

"That's the guy!"

"Why you! I...ugh!"

And with that, the two men forgot all about their little encounter. Though it would no doubt plant the seed of confidence for the girl, who would one day rise up and save the world.

A/N Hi everybody! I'm writing this on a whim after not being able to go to sleep at 2 a.m (which might explain how crappy this is. ((am I to hard on myself? Maybe...but I'll never improve if I'm not...I sound like Jeht now...lol) Anyway I was thinking "What would it be like of Paine and Jeht met?" And then now 2 hours later I still can't sleep...but I have a story out of it...so at least there's that. Anyway in case you got confused Paine couldn't make the 'r' sound right so it sounds like 'owa' (Like maybe like someone with a really thick new yorkern accent might say? ((and that's not a stereotype at all! Lol)) Why did I have her talk this way?...because I wanted to, that's why. (Which answers just about any questions regarding this one-shot.)Also I should say that Paine's backstory is completely made up (For more details on Paine's past just read my one-shot 'Scars fade' and just about any other thing I write with Paine in it.) ((In the backstory I gave her she names herself, which she has yet to do in this one-shot.)) I will probably write a version of this from Paine's point of view, because... reasons. Lol ^_~ I guess this is a two or three-shot then... Anyway I hope you enjoyed this ridiculousness. Please send me a review and tell me what you think (Even if you want to nit pick, or alternatively troll that's fine too. ^_~) Okidoke I'll write some more fan fics soon! Love y'all -Reibun!