Culture Festival

Kat woke up with her purring black kitten Chi sitting on her chest waiting for her to get up and feed him. Kat grabbed the small cat and hugged him then sat up. She had a bad case of bed head, clumps of her hair stuck out every which way. Kat got up dressing she went to the bathroom and washed her hair in the sink. When Kat was ready for the day she went to the kitchen walking past Vincent asleep on the couch still. Filling Chi's bowl she grabbed a snack bar for herself and ate it quickly. The sun hadn't risen yet, and Kat was fond of starting her day walking around the dark apartment. Turning around in front of Kat was Vincent looking tired still but fully awake.

"Where are you going?"

"School." Kat said finishing off her snack bar. In the dark apartment Vincent was strangely dreamy looking. Kat could feel herself blushing, turning away from him she picked up Chi and turned around again. Vincent was still standing in front of her his eyes darting to the cat in Kats arms.

"This is Chi." Kat introduced her kitten. Chi batted at the hair hanging in front of Vincent's face playfully.

--- 30 minute later at school---

Vincent and the others didn't follow Kat to school but Kat was planning to tell her friends about the three today. The classes passed quickly and lunch time came around.

"Did you hear? Kristen claims she bought Vincent Valentine a sweat shirt." Kats friend Kelly said.

"I herd that Sephiroth, Cloud, and Vincent were all out shopping last night. It was past 10:30."

Ivy said her eyes shining, she loved Cloud and the thought of him actually being real was over whelming.

"Guys, I have talked to all three." Kat said her fan girl said taking over her.

"Really! Where are they?" Kelly asked, she was a Vincent lover.

"Dude they are staying at my apartment."

"What!" Ivy said while Kelly snorted her drink in surprise.

"Vincent, Cloud, and Sephiroth are staying at my place." Kat said again.

"I took them out shopping last night after work, and Kristen did buy Vincent a sweat shirt."

"Can we meet them?" Kelly asked fully recovered now from snorting her drink.

"Sure, after I get done with work you two can come over."

"Lets go now, we don't need to stay today, its Friday."

"Ya lets go now Kat."

"Dude my moms going to kill me if I skip more school."

"Fine give me the key to your apartment, we'll go with out you." Ivy said holding out her hand.

"I'm not giving you my key, it's the only one I have."

"You wont give me your key, you can get another one!" Ivy said getting mad.

"No, I am not giving out my key."

"Ivy just drop it we'll go after school." Kelly said trying to calm her friend down.

"No! She just wants to keep them to herself! She doesn't plan on introducing us at all!" Ivy yelled at Kelly. Ivy grabbed Kat's bag and started to go through it for the key.

"Ivy, no you cant have my key!" Kat said pulling her bag back. Ivy stood up and gabbed the bag again. Kat didn't let go of her bag determined to not let Ivy get her key. Kelly slapped Ivy across the check and said.

"Your so selfish Ivy. You always think about yourself over anyone else. That apartment is Kat's home and if she doesn't want to give you the key that's fine. She said after she was done with work." Ivy glared at Kat then turned and walked away cussing. Kat stood up and said.

"Thank you, I don't know what got into her."

"Kat, Ivy can't stand the fact that you are with those Final Fantasy characters. It upsets her that they are staying with you. She doesn't even know if you are telling the truth or not, she wants to find out for herself." Kelly turned to Kat her eyes full of tears.

"And now that we have rejected her commands she has rejected us." Kat looked at the ground and said.

"Kelly, I know Ivy was a good friend of yours but, I can't just give away my key to anyone that asks."

"I know, and I prefer you to continue doing that." Kelly said. The bell rang and Kat walked away from her friend back to class.

After school Kat saw Cloud waiting out front of the school in a sweat shirt and jeans. Kat walked over to him and asked.

"You came to pick me up?"

"I came to find out where you went, I don't like the looks of this place."

"No one does it's a school. Come on we are going to be late."

"Late for what?"

"Work, I don't go home before going to work."

They walked together to the game store.

"Kat, your finally here on time." John said as Kat walked in the store with Cloud following her.

"Ya, I know."

" Who is this?" John asked looking at Cloud.

"Come on a gamer like you doesn't know him?"

"eh?…"

"John meet Cloud Strife."

John looked confused for a moment the laughed at Kat and said.

"Your given me crap. This is Cloud from Final Fantasy VII?"

"Ya, the one and only."

"Cool, I think I'll stick around for a bit." John said with a smirk. Kat put her apron on and jumped over the counter and said.

"Hey Cloud can you come with me for a moment." I said walking to the back. There were costumes of characters from games and movies in the back. I got a replica of Clouds outfit that he wore in Advent Children and said. "Put this on and stand out front of the store, once some people come over to talk to you tell them that there are great sales inside."

"Why?"

"Because the more money made each night means I get more money in my pay check." Kat said with a smile.

"Fine, I'll do it."

"Changing room is down the hall." I said with a smile. After Cloud was in costume Kat made him go out front and told him to tell John that she would be out in a moment. Cloud walked to the front of the store again and John said with amusement.

"She talked you into putting the costume on. Heh you really look like Cloud from Final Fantasy."

"You don't believe Kat when she says I'm from Final Fantasy?"

"No that's not it. I believe most of what she says. But how can you be from Final Fantasy? It is a game. There is no one named Cloud."

"Ahem." Kat said walking out of the back. She was dressed up like Vincent, she looked exactly like the gun slinger only more feminine than the real Vincent.

"Fine I get it. I'll go change." John said walking to the back coming out 5 minutes later dressed up like Zack from FFVII. Come 9:30 the store was packed full of Final Fantasy fans. Girls hung around Cloud giggling while the guys bought the final fantasy goods that were on sale. Mr. Soma walked out from the back and said

"Kat what is going on?"

Kat gave a person their bag of Final Fantasy stuff and said "You said we need to sell off some of this final fantasy stuff. So we are selling it off." At 10:00 the last few giggling fan girls walked out of the store.

"That was amazing. We haven't ever had this many customers at once." Mr. Soma said shocked.

"Thank Cloud for that he is the one that got them all to come." Kat said.

"We sold much more than Final Fantasy stuff. We are totally out of Guild Wars games." John said stuffing some money into the register.

"I'm going to change." Cloud said walking to the back. After Kat and Cloud changed back into their cloths they walked to Kat's apartment. Walking down the hallway Ivy was at Kat's apartment door slamming on the door yelling.

"Kat I know your in there, you better open this door now!"

"Ivy, go home." Kat said. Ivy whipped around and glared at Kat.

"I knew it. You are keeping them all for yourself!" ivy turned and ran down the hallway making a sharp turn then disappeared around the corner. In Kat's apartment Cloud asked.

"Who was that?"

"She is a girl from school. A fan girl, she came to see you and the others. She is also pissed that I wouldn't give her my key to my apartment."

"Damn, we thought she would never leave." Sephiroth said. He was wearing a T-shirt and trip pants.

"I'm sorry about her she is a fan girl."

"Ya you told us that they would come."

"At least she is gone." Chi came trotting over to Kat rubbing up against her and purring. Kat picked up Chi and cradled the kitten in her arms.

"If you ever see her again Cloud it is best for you to not talk to her."

"Why?"

"Cause you are her favorite character."

"ok I'll stay away from her."

"Same for all of you. She wont take no for an answer and never lets anyone she likes walk away from her."

"Ok. Now you never told us why you summoned us here." Sephiroth said opening a coke.

"Well truly it was an accident. I never meant to bring you here, it kind of just happened."

"So your saying you don't know how to send us back." Vincent said flopping down on the couch.

"Ya." Kat said. "Tomorrow you three are coming with me to school. And you cant kill anyone."

"Sure why not." Sephiroth said drinking the coke.

"Ok, I'll wake you all up when it is time to go. You will be shadows tomorrow."

"shadows?" Vincent asked.

"They are people that are thinking of going to that school. If anyone asks you are just my friends, and not from final fantasy."

"whatever." Sephiroth said looking at Kats trig book.

"Ok I'm going to take a shower, the kitchen has some tacos in the frig you guys can eat those."

Kat went into the bathroom and locked the door. Taking a shower for her felt like all of her problems went down the drain with the dirty water. Kat dropped the soap when trying to put it back in the little holder it had. Not noticing it she stepped on the bar of soap, it slid out from under her and she grabbed the shower curtain pulling it down as she fell. She landed on the hard bottom of the tub and let out a yelp. The door was kicked open by Cloud. He was holding his buster sword like he expected Kat to be under attack.

"Cloud get the hell out!" Kat yelled. With a terrified look Cloud ran out of the bathroom. Kat turned off the water got dressed stomping out of the bathroom she grabbed Vincent's Cerberus gun from the couch and pointed it at Cloud.

"What the hell did you see!" she said pissed off. When Cloud didn't answer Kat prepared to shoot Cloud.

"You ass hole!" She said just to have the gun pulled out of her hands before she could fire.

"Give me that back!" Kat yelled at Sephiroth who was holding the gun and taking the bullets out. When the gun was empty he handed it to Kat and said.

"There have fun." He turned and walked over to Vincent handing him the ammunition for his Cerberus. Kat glared at Cloud raising the gun over her head she was about to hit Cloud with the empty gun. Vincent this time grabbing the Cerberus before Kat could make and attempt to hit Cloud. Pulling the Cerberus out of Kat's hands he put it in its holster at his side. Kat turned quickly back to Cloud and kicked him in the shin hard then stormed off to her room slamming the door behind her.

"Cloud what was that about?" Vincent asked.

"I herd a noise from the bathroom while she was in it and I herd her yelp. I thought she was being attacked or something. So I kicked open the door and she was sitting in the tub with the shower curtain over her."

"You idiot, you don't ever go in the bathroom unless she is screaming or something like that." Sephiroth said.

"She was right to kick you Cloud." Vincent said.

"Whatever I'm going to bed." Cloud said walking past the two and going into his room. Kat was in her room muttering to herself.

"Tomorrow he is getting it, at school I make sure that he gets it." She was laying on her bed the final fantasy poster Mr. Soma gave her were plastered up all around her room. The one Cloud poster she had on the wall had darts stuck in the poster all over Clouds head.