Chapter 7: Put your faith in me

Meanwhile, I rested on my bed, Kid already asleep in the one next to mine.

It's true I didn't understand what Lulu meant. I don't understand a lot of things. Why are we here? Where are Orlha and Glenn? Why doesn't anyone remember us? Why is Cloud playing this nice guy game? Cloud…every time I think of him, I shudder. Cloud is the one person who makes my blood boil. He tried to take Kid away from me so many times. Whether in Spira or not. There have been people trying to steal Kid's heart before, but none of them really bugged me. Cloud's the only one who makes me angry. Am I jealous? Doubt it. I'm not sure why this happens, but the thought of him and Kid together…

Kid started fumbling around in her bed, moaning up a storm.

"She's…having a bad dream," I told myself. I sloshed out of my bed and came to Kid's side. I placed my hand on her back and gently shook her, "Kid…Kid…" I whispered.

"Wha-what?" The moaning girl look to me with tired eyes. She took her fist and started rubbing her face, "Whaddya need, mate?"

"Kid," I sat down on a vacant spot, "you were having a bad dream,"

"Me?! A nightmare! Ha, you gotta be kiddin' me," I looked to her, not buying her story at all.

"You were having a bad dream, weren't you?"

"Maybe…" She spit out.

"Kid…"

"Fine!" She leapt off the bed, "So what if I was havin' a bad dream?! It's no big deal!"

"Exactly," I walked over to her and placed my hands on her elbows, "I just wanted to be sure you're fine, okay?" Kid nodded.

Kid's still defensive when it comes to me asking about her feelings and other stuff along those lines. I'll let her come out when she's ready.

Unexpected, for the second time, Kid fell into my arms, giving me a warm caress.

Was she still scared?

"What's wrong, Kid?" I wrapped my arms around her back, shifting them up and down.

She let out a giggle and then spoke, "Nothin', mate. I just wanted you ta hug me,"

"Wha…" I squeezed her even tighter, also letting out a giggle.

Kid can be a real case sometimes. Even I don't understand her.

In the middle of our embrace, we heard the door click open.

"Oh my," Cloud looked through, his face reddened, "I'm sorry to-"

"Nah," Kid walked over to him, "Don't even worry 'bout it, mate," She spoke in a low whisper, "Serge is tryin' to put some moves on me,"

"WHAT?!" I screamed stridently, "You started it!" Cloud looked a little disturbed.

"I-I-I must be going," Cloud quickly turned around.

"Hey, wait a second, mate," Kid clasped Cloud's arm, "Would you mind escortin' me around the boat?" Cloud blinked.

"Uh… sure, if that is all right with Serge,"

I was about to speak, but Kid interrupted me, "He's fine with it. Let's go," When closing the door, Kid winked.

What's up with her today? Going from defensive, to emotional, then to whatever she was just doing. None of it makes sense. Mind as well find the others.

I walked up the steps and trotted toward the front of the boat. I found Lulu staring out to sea.

"Hey Lulu," I walked briskly up to her, "We're headed for Luca, right?" She moved her scarlet eyes down to me.

"We're stopping at Kilika first. There's a temple there. We're only passing through Luca,"

"Lulu, could you tell me something?" I altered my position.

"Sure, Serge, what is it?"

"How did Luca get its name?" She seemed off guard.

"Why do you ask?"

"It's hard to explain. I've heard the name 'Luca' or something like that before," Lulu smiled and started to walk away.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot answer that with my knowledge. Maybe when we go through it you can ask someone,"

"Thanks, Lulu," I whispered under my breath.

I don't know what made me concerned about Lucca. I guess, her being Kid's 'Sis' really made me want to know more about her. Maybe she could uncover a lot about Kid, or what has been happening. I mean, she's a genius after all.

The wind picked up.

The breeze feels nice. It's probably the only thing that's calm right now. All of us are concerned about something. Me? I'm worried about Orlha and Glenn. Kid most likely is too. Wakka and Lulu are most expected to be fretful about the Aeons. Cloud, on the other hand, I'm not very sure. He joined us, but didn't explain why. Kid may know, but to be honest, I don't.

I could hear footsteps behind me. I turned around to find Cloud moseying his way next to me.

"Where's Kid?" I asked.

"She's back in her room. Soon after we left, she wanted to go back. She said she was tired,"

"No kidding," I started to smile, "She was having a nightmare," He laughed.

"What about?"

"I'm not sure, she wouldn't tell me. She really doesn't tell me anything about herself,"

"You think I could get it out of her?" I looked at him and laughed.

"Go ahead and try, I bet you'll have more luck than I will ever," Everything was silent until we peeked at each other and laughed. It echoed throughout the settling night.

That was the first time I ever laughed with Cloud. I never even smiled at him before. I guess, he's different than before. He may not know who the real us are, but he's more reliable and kind. The moment Kid and I were embracing, he acted in a way I wouldn't expect him to. I guess, I can trust him for now.