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Sora walked out, and saw Neku there. He was sitting in a chair, looking at something in his hand.

"What's that, Neku?" Sora asked.

Neku looked up, pulling the thing away.

"I-It's nothing," he stammered.

Sora sat in the chair across his friend. "You can tell me. If it's a secret, I'll keep it. We all have our... things, but remember, you can always ask for help."

Neku had a small smile on his face. "You're learning."

"I have my teachers," Sora responded, a smile also playing on his lips.

Neku sighed, and held out his right hand. On it was black numbers, reminiscent of a red outline.

00:01

They looked like they were carved straight into Neku's hand.

"What... is that?" Sora asked.

"Remnants... Of my past," Neku said, retreating his hand back into his pocket.

Just then, an inn room door opened, revealing Leon.

"Morning, Leon," Neku said nonchalantly.

Leon looked in their direction, eyebrows raised. "You're up early."

"Felt like the right time."

"By the way, new kid's gonna have to meet everyone."

"Everyone? You didn't do that when I joined!" Neku protested.

"This is a special exception. He's a Keyblade wielder," Leon replied with his monotone voice.

Soon another inn room opened, and out came Tidus, dragging an unconscious Zidane out.

"Tidus?" Neku asked.

Tidus turned. "Oh. Hey guys."

"What are you doing?" Leon asked, eyes narrowing.

"Taking out Zidane for some blitzball."

"You wouldn't dare! Remember what happened last time?" Neku said, standing up.

Zidane opened his eyes. "The hell...?"

"You're awake. Whew..." Leon said.

Zidane jumped up. "Was Tidus about to throw another blitzball at my head?"

Tidus groaned. "I wish..."

Cloud stepped out of his room. "What'd I miss?"

"Nothing much," Sora said.

"Oh, I forgot. We're going to take you to meet everyone else," Leon said.

"Everyone else?" Sora asked.

"The Chosen Ones are a very large group."

"Keyword: very!" Zidane piped up.

Neku looked excited. "Let's go!"

They got there, enduring Neku's voice being heard the entire time. Tidus and Zidane crushed each other between the exit, trying to get out.

"I'm going first!" Zidane yelled.

"No, me!" Tidus shouted.

"I gotta see Garnet!"

"I gotta check if Wakka hasn't screwed up!"

"My deed's more important! She'll kill me if I don't!"

"Well, I'm paying the bill if I don't!"

It was at this point Sora shoved them both out. They scrambled to their feet, dashing in opposite directions.

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"Hello," a female voice said.

Neku's MP3 player burst to life, while Tidus and Zidane literally stopped in mid pose, Zidane in the air, and Tidus almost tripping. Both turned their heads, and saw her. Leon walked past the woman, and turned to her.

"Hey, Yuna," he said, emotionless.

The Gunblade wielder turned, and saw Tidus and Zidane side by side, glaring at him.

"That is no way to talk to a woman!" Zidane declared gallantly.

"The monkey's right! A woman of that beauty is not to be treated so!" Tidus agreed, pointing a finger to the sky like a knight.

"Monkey?" Zidane hissed.

Yuna giggled, and both monkey and Tidus grinned sheepishly.

"She's mine," Tidus whispered to Zidane.

"Fine, I wasn't interested anyway," Zidane whispered back.

"You're only saying that because Garnet's right behind you."

Zidane's face went blank. It was then he heard Garnet clear her throat. Zidane turned, laughing half heartedly.

"Hiya, Garnet..." he said.

"ZIDANE TRIBAL!" she shouted.

Zidane flinched, falling out of fear. "Y-Yes...?"

She placed her hands on her hips, the shadow in her glare making it more terrifying. Zidane gulped. Then she tackled him into a hug.

"YOU'RE ALIVE!" she said, burying her face into the monkey's tail.

"Y-Yes, I'm alive..." he mumbled, wrapping his arms around her body.

Sora smiled at the little scene. "How sweet..."

Neku punched him in the shoulder, grinning. "The term is 'endearing,' dummy."

Shiki giggled. Yuna smiled. Leon rolled his eyes, and continued walking.

"Sora, we gotta meet everyone else. Let's go," he said coldly, gesturing everyone else to follow.

"He didn't have to be so mean," Yuna said.

"He wasn't always like this," Tidus finally said.

"The boy's right," Cloud said out of nowhere, walking up to them and placing his sword on his shoulder as usual.

Garnet let go of Zidane, and the two stood up.

"What happened?" Shiki asked.

"Lost love?" Sora said.

"Bingo," Cloud replied.

"He don't have to be so... so..." Beat couldn't get the right word out.

"Steely?" Rhyme suggested.

"Yeah! Steely, yo," Beat said proudly.

Everyone shared a small chuckle.

"I heard that," Leon called.

Everyone began following him. Yuna soon began veering in a different direction.

"Where you going?" Tidus asked, the first one noticing this.

"Mission stuff," Yuna said, and began walking off.

Tidus frowned, a bit upset that she didn't even turn around. Leon just kept walking.

"This place is a giant maze of houses, hideouts, and the like," Leon said as he led the group left.

"Here, we protect the worlds. There are more than one million of them. Since we choose people from specific worlds, we divided it into several sections. There are two rules: Don't go into other sections, and don't pass it off as an 'accident.' And each section has its 'Boss.' The Boss manages his or her own section, and never interferes with other Bosses."

The small group reached a steel door. Leon typed in a code on the nearby keypad, and it opened, revealing a small elevator.

"Alright, get in," he said.

"WHAT!?" Tidus said with Zidane.

"What's wrong?" Rhyme asked.

"I'm not going in an elevator with this guy! Remember what happened last time!?" Zidane protested.

"Hey! It was an accident!" Tidus countered.

"Calling standing on my tail an 'accident' ain't gonna cut it!"

"Calm down, yo! You two can sit far from each otha!" Beat said, pushing them apart.

The two grumbled in agreement, standing on opposite sides of the elevator, and glaring at each other the whole time. Some elevator music came on.

"Not Alone, huh? Nice choice," Neku commented.

Not Alone on YouTube: watch?v=K6Fe9EUMdLE

Zidane nodded his head with the music. "This brings back memories..."

Sora tapped his thighs in beat with the music. "You have no idea..."

They stepped out of the elevator, and the music stopped. Leon looked at the group.

"Here is where everyone hangs out. You meet tons of people this way," he said, and left.

Neku went to the first person he saw. "Hiya!"

Cloud immediately looked at who Neku was talking to, and began slowly inching towards where his room was.

"Cloud! Where ya goin', yo?" Beat said, blowing the blond's cover.

The brunette woman who Neku was talking to turned. "Cloud?"

Zidane grinned mischievously. "He's over there."

"Zidane!" Cloud protested.

"C'mon, man! How many times do we have to tell you? You gotta-" Tidus was cut off by Cloud covering his mouth.

"Shut up!" Cloud said, and everyone could see his slightly pink face.

"Hey, Cloud!" the woman said cheerily.

Cloud gulped. "H-hey, Tifa..."

Neku grinned cheesily. "Aah, love..."

Shiki leaned her head on Neku's shoulder.

"Awww!" Sora and Rhyme cooed, while Beat just laughed.

Neku buried his face into the funnel of his shirt. "Shut up."

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