Well, crappy or not, here's chapter 2! Just to let you know, I'll probably change the storyline a lot. I might not even have all the characters in the story. I'll most likely leave out Presea, and possibly Regal. I'll definitely use Zelos and Sheena, though! I might make more than one of these things, but for now, you'll have to be Presea-and-Regal-less.

"So, still no idea where you came from, Kaia?" Lloyd asks, looking concerned.

"Nope, I got nothing." The sheer oddity of the situation finally sinks in, and I put a hand to my forehead.

"Do you have a place to stay tonight?", Genis asks. Huh…I hadn't thought about that.

"Not really. I guess I'll just camp out. Do you know of any good camping spots near the village?" The three friends look worried. Hey, they're worrying about me! They must care about me, at least a little bit. Colette looks like she's about to say something, but she's cut off by a woman's voice.

"Genis? Where are you?"

Genis turns so he's facing the direction the voice came from.

"Right here, Raine!", Genis replies. A woman who looks to be in her early twenties starts walking towards us. Ok, she looks JUST like Genis. Only older. And female. And wearing orange. And now she's looking at me weird.

"Who is this?" she asks coolly.

"Um, hi!" I say nervously. "I'm Kaia Tristan."

"I'm Raine Sage," she replies. "I've never seen you before, did you just move here?" She looks mildly interested. Genis answers for me.

"No, sis, she's lost. And she can't remember where she came from, or how she got here. When we found her, she was just…passed out in the middle of the village." Oh, so Raine is Genis' sister. Wait, didn't Lloyd say their teacher was professor Sage? Either way, Raine looks much more interested now.

"Is that true?" She must think I'm crazy now…who knows, maybe I am. "Um, yes. All I remember is who I am, and I'm not one-hundred percent sure I'm right about that."

"Hmm…what are you going to do?" Raine asks, looking intrigued.

"Um…I don't really know." I admit. Colette looks like she just had an idea. "Hey Kaia, why don't you stay here until you remember where you live? You could go to school with us!" When Raine realizes that living here would mean going to school here, she gets a weird gleam in her eye that kinda scares me.

"Yes, stay here! I would love a new student!" she exclaims. Oh, so she is their professor.

"That sounds like a good idea to me!" I say cheerfully. "Oh, but I need to find a good camping spot nearby if I'm gonna live here for a while." None of the four seem pleased with the idea of me camping out. I wonder why? Do I look that pitiful? Raine is the first to speak.

"Kaia, how old are you?" Oh, I get it. They think I'm too young to take care of myself.

"I'm 12."

"Really!?" Lloyd says, looking surprised. In fact, they all look like that. "Yeah, why do you all look so astonished?" Genis scuffles his feet on the ground.

"Well, it's just…" Lloyd finishes for him.

"You're so SMALL!" Oh, I forgot about that. It's true, I am pretty short. But jeez, Lloyd! Manners!

"Gee, thanks!"

"Oh, um…sorry!" Lloyd says apologetically.

"Don't worry about it." I reassure him. "I know I'm small. Just…be a little less blunt about it, ok?" Lloyd nods.

"Be that as it may," Raine says, trying to get us back on topic "You're still a child. You shouldn't have to fend for yourself."

"Well," I reply "it's not like I have a choice." Raine's gaze softens.

"Would you like to stay with me and Genis?"

"Are you sure that's ok!?" I gasp, my eyes wide. Raine nods.

"It's fine with me. What do you think, Genis?" Genis nods.

"That sounds good to me! We can study together!" I catch Raine off-guard with a big bear-hug, and then proceed to hug the living hell out of Genis. Aww, he's blushing.

After saying goodnight to Lloyd and Colette, the three of us head back to the Sage residence…which happens to be the one next to the pond. I shiver at the memory of the icy water. The dog who caused my unpleasant plunge before runs up to me, tail wagging, and licks my hand. And you know what? That is the cutest dog ever! I scratch him behind the ears.

"Is this your dog?" I ask Genis. He's been here all day, so he must be theirs. "Nope, he just likes to hang around the pond." Genis replies. "I'm not sure whose dog he is."

"Oh, too bad! He's really sweet." I would have liked to live in a house with a dog. Oh well. Hey, wait a minute! "Hey, are you sure your parents won't be mad at you for telling me I could stay here?" I ask nervously.

"I doubt it." Genis replies. "They died before I even turned one." Oops… "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know…"

"Don't worry about it, it's not like I can miss something I never had." Genis points out.

"Well, I guess that's true." I still feel bad, but I get the feeling he doesn't want to talk about this.

"Do you think you have a family wherever it is you're from?" Genis inquires. Huh. Come to think of it…

"I get the feeling I do…I wish I could remember who they are."

"I bet they're pretty worried about you by now."

"Probably."

Well, I've moved in and, seeing as there are only two beds in the house, I've set up my sleeping bag and pillow. After snacking on a bun I found in my backpack, changing into my pajamas(fuzzy lavender pants, a white

t-shirt, and a fluffy blue bathrobe! Yay!), and saying goodnight to Genis and Raine, I crawl into my makeshift bed and fall asleep.

"Kaia! Time for school! C'mon, get up!" Genis said, nudging my shoulder with his toe.

"Five more minutes…"

"You don't HAVE five more minutes!" he exclaimed. "Get up!"

"Fine…" I mumble, crawling out of my sleeping bag. I rummage through my bag, pick out some clean clothes, and make my way to the bathroom. I change into the outfit I picked out, which consists of an army-green tank top and another pair of pale gray short-shorts. I then hurry back to the door, where Genis is waiting for me. How sweet of him! We then proceed to run to the schoolhouse at full speed, making it there just before class started. Score! Lloyd is sitting in the row of desks right at the front, which may or may not mean that Raine feels she has to keep an eye on him at all times. Colette is sitting at a desk next to his, and Genis sits down at the desk on the other side of him. There seems to be an unused desk next to the one Genis is sitting at, so I'll just, y'know, sit down there and try not to steal anybody's seat. And try not to do anything stupid. Yeah. That's the plan. Colette and Lloyd wave at me, both smiling. I grin and wave back.

"Alright, class is started!" Raine's announcement takes me by surprise, for some reason, and I somehow manage to fall off my chair and land on my side, making a loud, high pitched squeak. Oops. So much for not doing anything stupid. Why did I squeak!? As if falling over isn't bad enough, a SQUEAK!? Everybody is staring at me now. I don't blame them. Raine clears her throat.

"Well, I was going to announce the fact that we have a new student, but I'm sure you've all realized that by now." Oh god, this is so embarrassing! I sit up and smile nervously, waving to the rest of the class.

"Um…hi?" everybody starts to laugh. Cool, it worked! I get up and sit back in my chair. As soon as the laughter dies down, Raine introduces me.

"This is Kaia Tristan. She just moved here yesterday. Let's all be nice to her, alright?"

"Yes Professor!" my new classmates responded. Yay! They agreed to be nice to me! I manage, with great difficulty, to stay in my chair and NOT do a victory dance. Oh, class is starting.