Author's notes: Holy crap. xD; When's the last time I updated..? Jeez. I'm sorry, guys…I don't have any excuse this time. Guess I'm just lazy. RRR. Yay. Now, on to the reviews

Chibichidori16: Yeh..I'm sorry. xD I promise I'll try not to put so many cliff hangers on! Thankk yoooou for reading. :D

Gothatheartholo: Thank yew. xD Yes..I will be torturing Sora a lot in this fic..cuz it's fun.. ::pets Sora::

MustIBeAMalfoy: Oh noez! don't diie ;0; ::cough,cough:: Thank you for being such a nice reader..I loves you. xDDD haHar. And yer welcome..I wouldn't do something that bad to Sora….at least I think. Oo

Evilgoddess1990: Hm, nope..Riku wasn't there…but it was that..other…guy..XDD  I'm sorry it's confusing for you..I confuse myself writing this sometimes..oo Thanks for yer review!

Jhaylin: Thankkkks. :D Mweee

Crazytomboy1: Ah…ah! I get it. xD Huu.  Thank yoouus..and I'll get ta readin' on yer fics. xD

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Chapter six

Bits and pieces

 "Tantulus…?" the injured brunette asked meekly, lazily looking up to the man whom had confirmed himself as 'Zidane'.

 "Yep! Now...let's get you up so you can meet everyone…" Sora winced slightly as the older boy tried carefully to pull him into a sitting position. The brunette turned slightly on the bed like table he was sitting on, and hopped off, Zidane holding onto him so the youth could balance. After a few minutes of getting used to standing, Sora was led by the blonde out of the light filled room.

 Sora noticed a lot of things different from normal buildings that he had been in. Aside from the dripping of water, and the rust along the metal boarding of the walls, the place seemed…strange.

 His assumptions were confirmed when he was led into a room surrounded with machinery, and some of the strangest looking people. The wall to the front of him had to of been a giant fish tank, since he could tell by the lighting on it, it was glass..and the fishes and such swimming from corner to corner. Tubes that connected to the ceiling and floor were also filled with marine life…mostly jellyfish, from what Sora could tell.

 At the table to the near right was where four people were sitting. One looked as if he was actually a giant machine gun…dark skin, and ragged clothing, he looked dangerous. But he was currently yelling at a woman who had her fingers in her ears, obviously trying to mute out the barbaric man's shouting. She had long brown hair, which was slightly darker then Sora's..and didn't leave much to the imagination in the clothing departmeant…with her small white shirt and suspenders. Sora found himself blushing in embaresment when they got closer to them. Another person was sitting there as well, a strange looking boy who wore a strange looking hat, and had yellow eyes and a black face. He was dressed in a vest and a long shirt underneath it, with shorts like Sora's. He seemed very shy as Zidane strolled over to the table, thumping on the oak to get the other two's attention.

 "Hey, look who finally woke up." Zidane grinned as he pulled the brunette to his side, slapping a hand on the shoulder opposite to him. Sora almost lost his balance at the sudden tug, but remained stable as he looked to his peers. He grinned sheepishly, pulling a hand behind his head, his face flushed slightly.

 "Uh…hey, guys…."

 The female with long brown hair widely grinned as she pulled herself over and walked to the boy, pulling him into a hug. This caught Sora off guard, which caused his legs to feel like jelly as his head was pushed against her...rather large chest.

 "Aw…you look a lot more handsome then when I last saw you!" at this comment, Sora blinked slightly in confusion. This woman knew him? He didn't know her..so how could-

 "Okay,okay Tifa…jeez, you look like your about to pop his head off…" Tifa stuck her tounge out at the now chuckling Zidane, as she gave the confused brunette a knuckle rub against his head, and let go. Sora, still flushed from the sudden incounter, rubbed his head as Tifa pulled an arm around his shoulders, pointing her thumb to the commando like man who still remained seated.

 "As you know, I'm Tifa..and Mr. G-I Joe over there is Barret." Barret looked like he was going to yell again, but was cut off when Tifa pointed over to the steepled hat kid.

 "And that tyke over there is Vivi. Say hi, Vivi!" The yellow eyed boy looked up to her and Sora, waving his hand with his shy reply of a 'hello' to the brown haired youth. Sora smiled lightly and said hello back, causing Vivi to look down slightly, twiddling his thumbs together in his lap. The boy assumed that he was very shy.

  Zidane grinned at the meeting of the people in the room, but then coughed rather loudly to get their attention.

 "Okay, let's go let Sora meet his savior from earlier today." With that, the blonde stalked off to another passage way that was on the right side of the room. Tifa came walking after him, while Barret soon followed.

 "You coming, Vivi..?" The boy slowly pulled himself off from his chair and walked over to Sora, looking a bit cautious and nervous as he went over. Sora frowned lightly at Vivi's caution and gently took the other boy's hand, which was oddly enough gloved.

 "Here, we'll go together, okay?" Vivi looked to Sora for a few moments, then nodded lightly, gripping the older boy's hand and walked off with him after the others.

 As Sora and Vivi walked along the narrow corridor to the next room, Sora couldn't help noticed a rather large painting that was settled on the right wall. The portrait was of a man and a woman, whom looked very regal. The man was leaning slightly on the chair the woman was perched on, his semi-spikey blonde hair seeming to glow, along with his kind and confidant smile. His eyes were much like Sora's, a deep cerulean color that were like pools. He wore a uniform like garb, decorated in pins and badges. The woman, whom had her hand on the arm of the chair, and covered by the hand of her partner, had a gentle serene look gracing itself upon her lovely face. Her eyes were mis-matched, one a lovely shade of blue, the other a forest green. Her hair was a dark brown, which rested along her slender and pale shoulders. She wore an elegant dress that looked like it was made of satin…and held in her hand on her lap, something connected to a silver chain…

 " Z-Zidane told me...that they were the rulers of this city once…and that they were really nice…" Sora blinked and turned his attention away from the portrait of the couple to the now talking boy.

 "Really…? I didn't know the city had any rulers, other then K.A.R.M.A…" Vivi shook his head, his hat waving slightly as he did, threatening to hall. The yellow eyed boy took his other hand and adjusted it.

 "N-No….they were King and Queen…they ruled about 10 years ago…before they took over…"

 "Oh..I see.."

 "Hurry up you two!" Sora looked up to her the voice of Tifa, and smiled down to Vivi.

 "Guess we better get moving, then." Vivi nodded and walked along with Sora down the hall once again. But Sora's mind clouded with thoughts of the people in the portrait. He looked back for one last look at the portrait…

 And he could have sworn, for that moment…

 That the two people were smiling at him.

HEEE….yes. I love Vivi I'm not too sure that's how Tifa acts..I've never really played Final Fantasy 7 too much…so yeah. I apologize for that.. now…

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