AN: I do not own any of these characters as they belong to Square Enix.

This will be a story that will include all or most of the final fantasy characters throughout the franchise… in a high school setting.

Also a quick note on shipping… don't be rude please just because you don't ship something I do- this will have… let's say some cross over couples who are from different games that I like ZackXLighting. I want people to enjoy and possibly laugh at the daily lives of these characters might have.

Hope you all enjoy!

-Neona Nyx

Aerith Gainsborough was nervous, so much so that she kept fidgeting with her school uniform. She wasn't entirely sure why she kept messing with her clothing- especially the navy skirt and the red tie she had on.

Was the first day at a new school supposed to be this terrifying? Moving to a new town didn't seem so bad until she began to realize just how close the first day of school was. She didn't know anyone she hasn't been outside the house at all this last week between unpacking and settling into her new home she hasn't had the chance to go out and meet new people.

Then again, even if she did, she didn't know the first place to start… and her mom needed the truck for a few days, meaning Aerith was stuck where she was.

At least school isn't too far away to walk, Aerith thought thinking it would calm her nerves it didn't.

"Aerith!" she heard her mother call from downstairs, "It's time to leave for school, you don't want to be late on your first day!

Aerith turned away from her mirror and took a deep breath to try and compose herself before grabbing her bag and running down the stairs.

"Good morning, mom," Aerith called as she ran past her kitchen where her mother was unloading groceries, "bye mom!"

"Have a goo-" Her mom got out before Aerith ran out of the house. And ran right into a girl with pink hair and wearing a similar outfit as her.

"Oh, I'm so sorry I wasn't watching where I was going," Aerith tried to say, but the girl seemed to brush her off and continued to walk as if nothing happened.

"Umm...I'm Aerith I just moved in not too long ago and…" she tried to say to the girl before her, trying to be friendly and to perhaps try to start a conversation with the girl who continued to ignore her, so Aerith's words trailed off.

"Lighting! Hey wait up!" a voice called out, which oddly enough made the pink-haired girl cringe and make a Tsking nose in annoyance, as a blonde-haired boy ran up with another girl who looked a lot like… Lighting, that was her name right.

Lighting started to walk even faster as the blonde man quickly closed the distance between them, while the girl slowed down when she saw Aerith.

"I never saw you around, are you now?" she asked, as she held out one of her hands, "I'm Serah, Serah Farron. The girl trying to escape the guy- my boyfriend Snow- is my older sister Lighting. You are?"

"I'm Aerith. I just moved here," she said, pointing back at her house, "the yellow house with the large garden is mine."

"Oh my Gods," Serah exclaimed, as she grabbed her arm, "We're neighbors. We live in the tan house next door."

"Really?" Aerith honestly didn't know what to make of this girl, and she was overly friendly. But at least it took away some of her first day of school fears.

"Yes," Serah said, "Which grade are you in?"

"A junior," Aerith answered and watched as Serah's smile fell a little before going back to normal.

"Aw, that sucks," Serah replied, "I'm only a freshman. Sadly Snow and my sister are both seniors. But I do have some friends who might be in the same classes; first days suck when you don't know anyone so I could introduce you to some of my friends."

"That sounds great, thank you," Aerith said not sure what else to say. She wasn't so sure about that. On the one hand, she could meet other people, but what happens if they don't like her and ignore her. What if no really likes her; Serah was friendly enough but what happens if they don't talk past this.

"Aerith, are you okay?" Serah asked, "because you're just standing there."

Well, Aerith was just standing there until she was surprised by Serah's voice breaking her away from her thoughts… which caused her to lose her footing and land against something hard with hands that caught her. And eyes so blue that the clear sky should be envious of them.

Yes the boy who caught her was handsome… but his emotionless expression made her freeze. It was like staring into a statue. Cold, and yet his hands were warm.

"Umm, I'm sorry I didn't mean to fall on you," Aerith apologize even though he didn't say anything as he walked away from them and towards the school campus that was just ahead.

"Cloud doesn't really talk," Serah explained, as they walked past the front, "so a lot of people think he comes across as cold and rude. But he's a good guy."

Serah continued to talk, but Aerith didn't pay attention at she looked around campus where there were students leaning against the building, sitting on the steps, or sitting in the grass.

It was a lot to take in, and all her fears returned with a vengeance, Aerith almost froze up again until someone grabbed her arm. Lighting.

"It's going to be alright." She muttered as she gently leads Aerith inside.