A.N: I'm so sorry that this took so long to update! It's here now!

Chapter Three

Kadaj. Even his very name was starting to freak me out now.

Three days had passed since our conversation after English, but I was still confused as to what he meant by having to choose. What did I have to choose?

Then it hit me. My mind flitted back to the conversation we had just after history. 'You'd be better off somewhere else.'

My eyes widened in realisation and I made a mental note to keep my wits about me in case I was assaulted by Kadaj or one of his just-as-creepy brothers.

"Hey, Kira! You're daydreaming again!" Yuffie pointed out, making me blink a few times before shaking my head.

"I-I, um, sorry..." I stuttered, clearing my mind of any thoughts other than those involving my friends.

"Yeah, you better be! You're not falling asleep now!" Yuffie laughed, though I knew she was deadly serious.

"I won't fall asleep, Yuffie." I assured the forever hyper ravenette.

"Good. Otherwise there will be consequences." Yuffie scolded, making everyone laugh because of how serious she was acting.

"Yuffie, calm down. You're way too ahead of yourself. Cut down on the sugar every now and again, why don't ya?" I joked, though it only seemed to anger the shorter teen.

"I don't eat sugar!" she huffed, folding her arms across her chest.

"Are you sure, yo?" Reno asked, chuckling a little.

"Shut up, Reno!" Yuffie snapped, which only made everyone laugh a bit more.

"Calm down, there's no need to snap." Aeris scolded and Yuffie took a deep breath in.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you, Reno." Yuffie sighed.

"That's fine, yo. I think I'm used to it."

Just then, our group was interrupted by three teens walking up to us. Kadaj and his two creepy-ass brothers.

"Kira." Kadaj purred "It's time."

"What time? Kira, what haven't you told us?" Tifa asked, looking at me, confused.

"I'm sorry. I should have told you guys, but I was too scared to." I muttered.

"Kira here has a choice to make. She can either stay with you miscreants or she can join my bretheren and I. It's entirely up to her, though if she chooses wrongly I'll have no other choice but to class her as an enemy."

I blinked a few times, taking in what Kadaj had said. An enemy? I really didn't want to be an enemy of that creep... But I also didn't want to lose my friends' trusts. I'd only just gained them, for Gaia's sake!

My mind weighed out what would be worse: being the enemy of a psycho or losing the recently acquired trust of my friends. Couldn't I just choose both?

Wait a second. I could just choose both! I'd have to be sneaky about it, but I just might be able to pull it off!

"Kira. What is your choice?" Kadaj persisted.

Just give me a few moments to figure out how to screw you guys over, I thought to myself.

"Can I just speak to my friends alone, please?" I asked at last.

"If you must." Kadaj sighed, walking away with his two brothers trailing behind him.

"Guys," I began, but I was cut off.

"You're choosing them, aren't you?" Aeris sighed "I saw the look in your eyes at his threat."

"Aeris, let me talk to you for a second." I said, walking Aeris out of everyone else's earshot. "Look, I'm choosing you guys... But I'm also choosing them."

"What? Why?"

"I'd rather be on the good sides of several people than on the bad sides of anyone. At least this way I can spy on them for you guys." I stated.

"Well, that does seem useful, but what you're implying is absurd! Were you even planning on telling the others about this?" Aeris asked in disbelief.

"No. I wasn't. I'm only telling you so you can cover for me. I trust you, Aeris, please just let me go through with this." I pleaded, practically begging.

"Fine, but don't do anything stupid. I'm going to explain some basic details to the others once you're gone. Do what you have to do."

Aeris and I walked back at that and Kadaj turned and walked up to us.

"Who do you choose, Kira? Us, or them?"

"I choose you guys." I sighed. Looking back at the others, I saw that they were all shocked.

Both Aeris and I mouthed to them 'we'll explain later' before Kadaj began to speak again.

"Brilliant. I'm glad to know you chose wisely, Kira." Kadaj smirked.

I looked back at my friends one last time, an apologetic look on my face, before walking off with Kadaj and his brothers.

"So..." I began. "Why the hell did you want me to join your little group?"

"We have our reasons." Kadaj stated plainly.

"Like what?" I persisted.

"Why would I tell you?"

"Oh, I don't know, because I'm the one who has no clue as to what's going on?" I snapped.

"There is no reason for you to know."

"I think there's a lot of reason for me to know, actually!" I protested.

"I'm not telling you and that's final." Kadaj snarled and I immediately went silent. I knew when to stop persisting and then was definitely one of those times. There was no way I was risking an early death, especially not because of the sinister look in Kadaj's eyes.

The rest of the walk was spent in silence, albeit a few mutterings between the three silverettes along the way. I didn't dare speak a word.

When all four of us finally arrived at the Gaia-knows-where destination we had been heading for, I decided to finally speak up.

"So, why are we here?"

"Brother, the girl asks too many questions." One of Kadaj's brothers, the more effeminate one, stated.

"Shut up, Yazoo." Kadaj snapped before turning to me. "You've no right to ask questions."

"Well, excuse me, princess..." I muttered under my breath, though Kadaj heard me.

"What did you say?" He asked, slightly ticked off.

"Nothing." I beamed, looking as innocent as possible.

"Sure." Kadaj replied, seeing right through my facade. "You just... Coughed, did you?"

"Uh..." I hesitated. "Yeah, I did!" I hoped he'd just leave me alone at that, but I couldn't have been more wrong.

"Look, Kira, if you want to be one of us, you mustn't be such an idiotic little child. You need to learn to be sensible, not immature."

"Fine, fine." I muttered, already bored of the conversation.

"Watch yourself, Kira. You don't need to go making any more enemies here." Kadaj threatened and I felt my blood run cold.

More enemies? Did that mean I already had some?

I hoped not...

A.N: So... How did ya like it? Please leave a review, they are very welcome!

Thank you to istoleyourcheesecake and CiaranHatake for being my only reviewers so far!