Chapter one

Fuu ran until she she saw Rai and Vivi chatting in the sandlot. She looked around for Seifer, but saw no trace of him.

Thank God, she thought, Maybe I can actually talk with him for once!

Fuu smiled before walking over to them.

"...And I'm telling YOU Roxas is a-" Rai was cut off by Fuu smacking him.

"Why'd you do that?" he asked, rubbing his head.

"...There," she said, pointing to the four teens approaching them. Fuu quickly fixed her hair before turning to face them.

"That was really low, y'know?" Rai growled. Fuu sighed.

So much for talkin' to him...

"You just had to do that, didn't you?" Fuu groaned as she heard Seifer's angry voice as he approached them.

"That photo was proof we totally owned you lamers!" he said," So what'd you do? Burn it?"

They didn't take it...

"We didn't take anything!" The blonde boy growled. Hayner- the blonde- took a step foward, balling his hands into fists.

Fuu sort of zoned out of the conversation. She stared at Roxas and giggled lightly.

He's so cute when he's angry... Whoah, did I just call him cute? He's not cute... he's hot!

By the time she came back into the real world, Seifer was doing his "evil laugh", which he had stolen from some movie.

"Fine, if you get on your knees and BEG, maybe I'll let it slide!" he laughed. She smiled, trying to make it look like she was mocking Roxas and the others, but she was really looking foward to seeing Seifer get knock on his fat a-

"Wha?" she felt herself yell when Roxas actually moved foward and knealt on the ground. Seifer turned and stared at her, surprised. Fuu straightened herposture and laughed.

"Surprising," she said. Her friends nodded and looked back at Roxas, who had pulled out a club and started swinging at Seifer. Fuu put her hands behind her back and clapped lightly.

"Go Roxas..." she whispered, so only she could hear it.

"C'mon Roxas! Focus!" Pence, the chubby one, yelled. The girl, Olette, booed at Seifer. Their cheers were rewarded with yells from Rai and Vivi. Fuu kept quiet and watched the fight.

Seifer hit Roxas over the head, but was met with a shot at the gut. Fuu smiled and made swift hand motions behind her back.

She was casting a spell.

Seifer was doing his strongest attack, when his foot fell through a hole in the ground.

"What the?" Seifer growled and looked at the hole. He looked at Roxas, and was struck in the face. Fuu looked concerned for Seifer and ran over. Excuse time.

"S-Seifer's not feelin' so hot, y'know?" Rai stammered.

"Tournament decides!" Fuu said. Seifer had already left, grumbling a colorful statement. Rai ran after him, while Fuu waited on Vivi.

When I was in third grade, I met Seifer. The first thing he said to me was:

"You're my girlfriend."

I said no, because that was also the year when I first saw Roxas.

But when Seifer wants something... He gets it. I became his girlfriend after receiving a black eye and a broken wrist. It got better... Roxas helped bandage my wrist...

Needless to say, Seifer tired of me. I'm not sure why I remained loyal to him, but looking back on it..

...I was just trying to get his attention.

Pence took a quick photo and laughed at Fuu.

"Maybe you'll actually look good in this," he teased. She glared at him.

Suddenly, someone- or something- dashed by and grabbed the camera from Pence.

"What? What was that?" he asked, bewildered.

"the thief?" Olette asked.

"C'mon!" Roxas yelled. He ran into the woods after it. Fuu looked at Vivi.

"I'm going home. See you tomorrow!"she said. Vivi huggedher and ran off.Fuu waved goodbye and chased after Roxas.

By the timeshe caught up, he was fighting the man who stole Pence's camera.

The thief was thin, in a white jacket with a zipper across the face. Fuu couldn't see him well, but she could see that Roxas's attacks weren't affecting it.

It knocked Roxas back, cutting his chest with its... claws? The thief had claws?

"Roxas!" she yelled. Roxas looked over st her.

"Fujin..? Aah!" he blocked another attack. She gasped and ran over to him.

"What are you-?"

"Magic!" He looked confused.

"Magic?"

Fuu nodded, "If physical attacks won't work, maybe magic will!"

He stared at her like she was nuts.

"Where'd you learn-" Roxas was cut off by a ball of ice striking the thief. It reflected off of the thief and hit Fuu.

"Aah!" She shrieked andwas thrownback. She expected to hit a tree or something, it was a powerful spell after all, but she heard some kind of thumping. It was then that Fuu realized she had been knocked out.

"Hmm? Where..." she opened her eyes to find her head was laying on Raxas's heart.

"You okay?" he asked. Fuu jumped up and backed away.

"I-I'm sorry... I mean... Um..." she stammered.

What do I say? What do I do?

Her eyes moved to a large key in Roxas's hand.

"What is that?" she asked. Roxas shrugged.

"I'm not sure... but it defeated those... things," he said, watching it disappear.

"Whoah..." Fuu muttered. She started to walk away but turned and gave a small smile.

"Th... Thank you..." she muttered. She left the forest, but felt someone grab her arm.

"I think we should get you some help first," he said, pointing to a gash that had been left by the spell.

"huh? Oh... I-It's nothing! I'll get it fixed when I get home," she said quickly. She noticed Roxas staring at her.

"Um... What?" Roxas smiled and shook his head.

"That's the first time I've ever heard you speak like that," he said. Fuu's eyes widened and her cheeks turned a slight pink.

"...Leaving," she said before disappearing into the woods.

It's too bad I missed seeing him fight. I bet he was good...

Anyway, the day after today is the Struggle. Seifer's the favorite... but I have other thoughts...

What happened next sorta became the beginning of my adventure.

Fuu stepped out of the trainand yawned.

Why's he dragging me here so early? He usually ignores me!

"Fuu!" Seifer yelled. She turned to face him.

"It's early," Fuu said quietly. She had a pretty good idea of why she was here.

"I bet you're wondering why you're here, Fujin," he said. Fuu blinked and stared at him.

"Fu...jin?" she repeated.

"That's your name, ain't it?" he asked. She nodded.

Okay, something's up. He never calls me Fujin!

"As you know, the Struggle is coming up, and the winner gets to attend a private party," he started. Fuu groaned, but made it look like a yawn when he looked at her.

"I was foolish for throwing someone like you away, so this is my way to make it up to you," he said, "Fujin Yeni Sid, will you go to the party with me when I win?"

Ugh... I think I'm gonna puke...

"Can't... Magic lesson for Vivi," she said. Fuu thought about actually scheduling one for him now.

"I'm leaving. See you," she said.

"I don't think you heard me..." he said, grabbing her arm, "Are you coming? You'll say yes... won't you?"

Fuu yelped when he squeezed her arm with all of his strength.

"Let go!" she yelled. Seifer squeezed harder. Fuu felt like her bones were going to crack.

"Hey!"

Seifer let go and turned to face Roxas. He glared at Seifer and cautiosly made his way over to Fuu. Seifer snorted and left, leaving the two alone. Roxas sighed as he watched him leave.

"You okay?" he asked. She nodded and began to leave.

"Wait! Fuu!" he called. She turned around, her heart skipping a beat.

"Y-Yes?" she asked. Roxas walked over and handed her something.

"You left this in the woods," Roxas said, handing her the tiny munny pouch.

"Oh!" she took it and stuck it in her pocket. Roxas smiled and exited the station.

Fuu you idiot, say something! Go after him!

"R-Roxas!" she yelled. Roxas poked his head back in.

"Hm?" Fuu stared at the floor.

"Um... Beach," she said.

"Beach?"

"Do... Do you and your friends... want to... go to the beach?" she asked, "I can pay!"

Roxas smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, but we're already going today, so you don't have to pay. Hey, you seen Hayner around?" he asked. she shook her head.

"Thanks anyway! Meet back here at noon!"

"Y-Yeah... Bye."

Fuu watched him leave, and as soon as no one else was in the station, she jumped around and started singing.

"Goin' to the beach with Rox-as! With Rox-as! With Rox-as! I'm goin' to the beach-"

"-With Roxas?" a tiny voice asked. Fuu looked down to see she was about to trip over Vivi.

"Oh! Vivi!" she gasped.

"You like him?" he asked, there seemed to be sadness in his voice.

Oh no... does he like me too? Vivi...

"Yes..." she sighed.

"that's great!" Vivi exclaimed. Fuu's jaw dropped.

"Wh...What?"

"I was afraid you would deny it and say you were going to cause problems for them!" Vivi laughed, "I'm happy for you Miss Fujin! Seifer isn't nice to you anyway. He says bad things when you're gone..."

She rolled her eyes.

Figures, can't trust Seifer about anything.

"You won't tell... Will you?" she asked Vivi.

"Nuh uh! Cross my heart and hope to die!" Vivi swore as he ran out of the station.

"Have fun!" he called back.

Fuu laughed. She knew Vivi could be trusted, and spacey as he is, he'll probably forget she ever told him.

now all there is to do is kill time. Fuu looked at the clock and saw she had five hours to herself. She skipped and hummed her little song all the way down to market street.

The chapters after this one will be in Fuu's POV. Vivi always seemed so innocent, I had to portray him as a good guy...