Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Final Fantasy XII and its characters. They belong to Squeenix. I only own my OC and any other OC's that I make up.

"Hi there!" - talking

*Ugh, why?* - thinking

"Dude, what the hell?" - dreams or any different language spoken

HEYYYYYY! :) So, Giving credit to my buddy MFG for being my editor and spell check! Thanks buddy! -hugs- I'm so grateful to have you an- Ok, this is so cheesy LMAO ^^

JAPANESE USED:

Hai - yes

Oniichan/Niichan/ -nii : older brother, Hikari will be calling Kai this all the time, (Kai-nii, Oniichan, Niichan)

Hikari- her name means Light

Okaa-san - mom/mother

Otou-san - dad/father

Nee-san/ -nee/ Oneechan/ Oneesan - older sister

imouto - little sister

My POV:

I woke up with a groan as I sat up, holding my head. All of sudden, I heard a few people murmur some things. "Eh?" I mumbled. My bag was on my body and I opened up my eyes slowly. A crowd was formed around me and were all speaking in whispers. "What are you all staring at?" I asked them softly. They just backed away as a boy came up to me and crouched down. *Oh my gosh! This is Vaan! I'm in Ivalice?…but that means…* I thought as I searched around for Kai-niichan. He was nowhere to be found.

"Hey! You ok? Some guy found you out in the desert and brought you here." Vaan explained to me as he held out his hand for me to take. I grabbed his hand and pulled myself up. He led me to a random place and let go of my hand. "So, my name is Vaan. Are you…alright?" he asked me. I just nodded and looked up at Vaan. He was a bit taller than me, he's maybe 5'7".

"My name is Hikari Kinomoto. I um…..I'm looking for my brother. We were traveling and I guess something happened that knocked us both out." I explained to Vaan, slightly cringing on the inside because I was lying. He smiled and patted my head.

"Don't worry. I'll help you find him. In the mean time, would you like to come with me to the Dalmasca Estersand? I need to defeat a Rogue Tomato." he told me. I widened my eyes and nodded. *So I'm at this place.* I thought with a smile. Vaan was looking at my clothes.

"I don't think you'd be able to fight in that skirt. Where did you get those clothes anyways? And you don't have a weapon." he asked me. I looked down and just smiled faintly.

"I have shorts under the skirt, so I'll be fine." I replied to him. I suddenly felt something crinkle in my bag as I touched it. I reached in and found some papers.

"Oh! Let me see those!" he exclaimed to me. He grabbed them from my hand and showed me each and every one of them. "Alright, so you have a dual blades license and a paper that shows you have a delivery. Ok! Follow me! I'll bring you to Migelo's shop, we'll pick up your package, and we'll be on our way!" he said simply as he handed the papers back to me. We walked side by side to Migelo's shop.

"So, um. How about magic? How do you do it?" I asked him with a sheepish smile. He looked at me and chuckled.

"All you need to do is think of the magic you want and it will happen. How could you not know that?" he replied. "So anyways Hikari, how old are you?"

"I'm 14." I answered with a smile.

"Ah, ok. I'm 17. Anyways, we're here. Let's go get your package shall we?" he told me as I handed him the papers while we went in. "Kytes! This is my friend Hikari! Hikari, this is Kytes. Kytes, she has a package and a dual blades license." Vaan told me as Kytes went up to us. I waved hi to Kytes.

"Hey there! Alright, I'm going to go get your package and weapons, so be back in a bit!" Kytes exclaimed as he grabbed the papers from Vaan's hands. I stood there with Vaan.

"So, you're looking for your brother?" Vaan asked me. I nodded and told Vaan what he looked like. "I'll make sure you find him, alright? You look a bit out of it too." he told me. I just giggled slightly and Kytes came back with a box and weapons on top of it. *Wow…I really am in Ivalice….* I thought.

"Ok! Here you go! Have a great day!" Kytes exclaimed as he ran to do some more errands.

"Alright. Go on and open it up." Vaan told me. I nodded and opened my weapons first. They were dark and light blue dual blades. I spun them around and hooked them to my skirt waistband. "Wow, pretty sick." Vaan complimented. I opened up the package to find a pouch that I could strap to my waist. It was filled with gil, potions, phoenix downs, and all that stuff. There was also a pair of black and blue fingerless gloves. I put them on and they fit perfectly. I also found a little note that said "Good luck :)" on it. I smiled and shook my head as I walked back to Vaan. He taught me how to use the License Board carefully.

"Alright, ready to go and help me defeat this Rogue Tomato, Hikari?" Vaan asked me.

"Heck yeah!" I shouted as we headed out. While we walked back, Vaan told me about his childhood and growing up in Rabanastre. I told him a few things about my family, but nothing that would give away my secret. I didn't tell him much about Otou-san, so luckily, he didn't push the subject any further. Once we got to the Estersand, we started defeating a few monsters, then found the Rogue Tomato. It jumped down and I groaned.

"Let's hurry!" Vaan exclaimed as he grabbed my hand and ran over to the little bugger. I brought out my dual blades once again and we sliced and diced him. I let out a cheer of triumph as Vaan went over to some Galbana lilies.

"They're pretty." I told him as we walked back to the gates. He let out a faint smile and thanked me. Once we got back, we found out the gates were closed. Kytes spotted us and ran over to us.

"Ah, Vaan, Hikari! I guess I'm not the only one who got locked out of the city! I told Penelo about the mark you were going after, and I guess I got her worrying. So the two of us headed out here to find you. I also told her about Hikari. She can't wait to meet her! As soon as I stepped out, the guards closed the gates and things got crazy. I haven't been able to find her since." Kytes explained.

"Stand back, there! Back! This gate's closed until the ceremony's over, do you hear?" one soldier ordered. I scoffed and stuck my tongue out at him. He didn't see, so I just turned back around to Vaan and Kytes.

"Now what?" Vaan asked as he sighed. A white chocobo then passed us. *A white chocobo? Aren't they yellow?* I thought to myself.

"Open the gate! All right, out of the way!" the soldier shouted.

"Wait a second! How come you let these chocobos through the gate and not us?" Vaan asked angrily.

"What of it?" the soldier asked.

Another soldier added, "This here's a pedigreed parader, boy. Cost tens of thousands of gil, this one did."

The other soldier said, "A prettier price than a hundred of you provincials would fetch." I growled and glared at him.

"What did you say?" Vaan asked. I held his arm and shook my head, telling him not to act up.

"Step aside!" the soldier exclaimed as he pushed Vaan and me back. "Right then, move 'em in." I fell to the ground with an 'oof' and Vaan pulled me back up. The chocobo stepped all over the Galbana lilies and I snarled.

"That does it." Vaan said.

"Vaan, stop it." I whispered to him as I held his arm tighter. All of a sudden, Migelo popped up.

"Yes, yes. Different soil means different bouquet, too. Take a Dalmascan Barose wine, eh? It may lack the flavor and depth of some of your Archadian wines... but it has a certain strength of character. It's not bad, really, once you get used to it. Care for some, sirs? There's more than enough for all to cool their throats, of course." Migelo explained. One soldier took the wine and handed it to the second soldier.

"You, let these carts through then we close this gate as ordered." the soldier ordered. The second soldier nodded and walked away. "My mail's choked with this sand." he mumbled. Penelo then ran up to us. Migelo nodded and people passed through the gate.

"Don't give me a scare like that. You're lucky that ended where it did." Migelo scolded Vaan. He turned to me and smiled. "Nice to meet you Hikari. Kytes told me about you." I smiled back and nodded.

"It's nice to meet you as well Migelo. Thank you for taking care of that." I said. He just smiled and walked away. Migelo was friendly, even if he did look scary. I turned to Penelo and waved. "Hi Penelo! I'm Hikari Kinomoto, 14 years old! Nice to meet cha!"

Penelo smiled to me and waved to me as well. "It's nice to meet you as well Hikari! I'm 17 years old, like Vaan! Well, now's our chance to go in!" she exclaimed. I noticed she was about an inch taller than me. She took my hand and linked it with hers as she ran inside. Vaan followed us with an annoyed look. All of a sudden, Vaan went into a full sprint.

"Vaan! Wait! What is it? Vaan?" Penelo asked. We ran to catch up with Vaan. As I ran, I got worried about Kai-niichan. *Hope you're ok…* I thought in my head. We all arrived where the crowd was and I held onto Vaan and Penelo, scared I might get lost in this crowd. I saw Vayne himself and snarled. That conniving son of a bi-

"We will have order! I give you your new consul... His Imperial Highness Lord Vayne Solidor... Commandant of the Archadian Empire's Western Ar-" the Judge was cut off by Vayne walking up to the crowd. "Your excellency!" he exclaimed. Vayne stepped up onto his float.

"People of Rabanastre! Is it with hatred you look upon your consul? With hatred, you look upon the Empire?" Vayne asked loudly. Everyone reacted negatively. I decided to stay silent like Vaan and Penelo. I just sighed.

"Vaan, Penelo. I'm going to go off somewhere. I'll meet you guys later." I said softly. They nodded and I walked off. I could feel someone staring at me, so I looked behind me to see Vayne staring directly at me. He had a smirk on and I just turned back quickly and walked faster. After a few minutes of walking, I decided to go back to Vaan and Penelo. While I was walking, I saw Penelo.

"Hey my friend Hikari! If you're looking for Vaan, he's at Old Dalan's place. See ya!" she exclaimed as she gave me a quick hug. I just waved goodbye to her as I ran to Lowtown and into Old Dalan's place. Vaan was just about to turn around when he saw me. "Oh Hikari. Hey, wanna help me find a magicked stone?" Vaan asked me. I nodded and smiled.

"Ah, let me to talk to her first Vaan. I have a few words for her." Old Dalan said. Vaan nodded and told me he would wait outside the door. Once Vaan left, I approached Old Dalan. He looked at me up and down.

"You are not from here, yes? I can tell from your clothes. You are not from anywhere here that I know of. Tell me. Where do you come from, Hikari Kinomoto? Even your name is strange, yes?" Old Dalan asked me. I widened my eyes in shock and my mouth was open. *Damn! He's smart!* I thought to myself.

"Oh! Um….well Old Dalan, let's just say. As you can tell, I'm not really from here." I told him with a faint smile. He nodded in understanding and told me to go. I bowed to him and walked out the door.

"So, ready to go?" Vaan asked.

"Yup!" I shouted. We went to the Southgate, then went to the Giza Plains after defeating a few monsters. I had gotten used to slicing them and killing them, but I almost threw up a few times. I mean, come on! I was killing animals! Once we had arrived at the Nomad Village, we spoke to a lady named Masyua.

"Have you come to see the dark crystals? Not everyone takes well to the heat of the Giza Plains. Ah, so it is a sunstone you seek! You've come to the right place. They can only be made here in Giza. They're quite valuable, though, so we can't go handing them out to just anyone who happens to wander through our camp. You see, we make and sell sunstones to earn the money we need to survive. Still, perhaps we can come to some arrangement... Would you hear my offer?" she asked. We nodded and she continued on.

"The making of sunstones is a chore we give to the children of our camp. They roam the plains, traveling from dark crystal to dark crystal, drawing the light from the crystals into shadestones. One of these children, Jinn, has not yet returned. He left carrying our supply of shadestones. If you'll find Jinn for me and tell him to come back to the camp, you may take one of the sunstones he's made in return. Some of the children said they might have seen him to the south of the camp. You may want to speak with them yourself before leaving. Please, find Jinn and tell him to return at once." she explained. We nodded and approached a group of children. With them, was Penelo.

"Penelo! What are you doing here? / Hi Penelo!" Vaan and I exclaimed.

"I could ask you the same! Though the answer's pretty clear: no good. And hey there Hikari! I'm guessing Vaan dragged you along." Penelo said. I smiled and chuckled.

"What? I'm being good." Vaan said. I shook my head and face-palmed.

"Hmm. Is that right? So then you wouldn't mind if I, say, tagged along, would you? Oh, don't worry. Migelo's busy with preparations for the fete up at the palace. Why, I'm free for the whole day. Well? Let's get going!" Penelo exclaimed as she grabbed my arm and Vaan followed us. We headed south to search for Jinn, then we encountered a huge, bird-like thing.

"Come on Hikari! Let's defeat it!" Penelo and Vaan exclaimed. I smirked and whipped out my dual blades, throwing them up in the air and catching them. I adjusted my bag to be tighter and got into a battle stance. We ran up to the bird monster and started attacking it.

"Agh!" I shouted as I was knocked back down to the ground, my glasses almost falling off. "I'm fine! Keep fighting!" I shouted to Vaan as he looked ready to approach me. I got up slowly and closed my eyes. I focused on curing myself and I got cured. Once we defeated it, we found Jinn in a small area. He gave us a shadestone and told us to fill it up with sunlight to make a sunstone. We did just that, while fighting some monsters, then went back to Jinn and followed him back to the village. We exited the village shortly after, and Penelo turned to Vaan and me.

"Hey, Vaan? It's been a long time since we did anything together. Too long. I had a really good time. Well, I should probably get back to the store. Actually, I was kind of supposed to be watching the place for Migelo. And, Vaan-Try to stay out of trouble. For me? I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here. If something happened to you." Penelo explained.

"We're not going anywhere. Okay?" Vaan said.

"That's what I wanted to hear. Oh, and Hikari? Come here for a sec." Penelo motioned for me to come over to her. I walked over and she placed her mouth near my ear. "I can tell something's between you and Vaan. Don't worry, he's only my close friend. He likes you. Trust me. Oh! And I'll be helping you two get together." she whispered teasingly. I widened my eyes and looked at her as I let out a small gasp. My whole face had turned red and she nodded happily. "Anyways, see ya!" she exclaimed happily as she walked away. I turned back to Vaan and saw him mutter something. Then, he turned to me.

"Hey, why is your face red?" Vaan asked me. I just shook my head.

"N-nothing! Nothing at a-all!" I stuttered nervously. He just looked at me weirdly.

"Anywaysss, come on. Let's go back to Old Dalan." He told me as he grabbed my hand. I let out a small squeak and looked down. My face was really red now. He was holding my hand, even if I had my gloves on.

"Hey, can we go to the bathroom first? I need to pee." I told him softly. He chuckled and nodded. I smiled, but then frowned, remembering I was in a video game. *Kai-nii, Takashi-nii, Fumiko-nee, I miss you. Kai-niichan, please be safe!* I thought to myself as I walked side by side with Vaan.