Bump on the new road

"... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!" Everyone at the orphanage laughed as they all came out of the rooms and showers in their uniforms.

"OH ... MY .... GOD" Yuffie said in between laughs. "You all look soooo ... sooo ... soooo LAME"

"What do you mean you? You look just like us," said Tidus pouted. Yuffie stopped laughing as did everyone else. The girls uniforms consisted of a tight business shirt with a back tie, a short gray and white plaited skirt, shirt tucked in, socks that came up to the knees and combat boots. The Boys wore a baggy white business skirt, long baggy gray pants with the shirt tucked in, a navy blue belt and shiny black school shoes and of course with the black tie.

"Urgh. The guy who made these uniforms must have been ... what ... either a pervert or mentally retarded" Yuffie retorted rolling her eyes.

"Hey we better get going. Otherwise we aren't gonna be able to find our way around in time" Dagger stated.

"Whatever" Yuffie replied once again rolling her eyes. Everyone grabbed their skateboards or roller blades and bags and left the building

' Sigh we are here' the building was 3 stories high with a big ass entry park. Around the back was a blitzball stadium and a park. Teens occupied everywhere. Acting like snobby biatches as they are. Lounging around like they own the place. Cheerleaders practiced out on the front. Jocks were hanging around the steps passing a blitzball. Nerds were .... well there weren't any that could be seen maybe they're in the Library. There were girls doing their hair or make up or making out with some guy or flirting with some guy. All the cliché groups.

"Please someone kill me ... please" Yuffie cried out

"Oh common it couldn't possible be that bad" replied Zidane

"...err yes it could" Yuffie replied as they went past a guy being dumped into a trashcan.

"Lets just get this over with already" Said Tidus skatin up the steps followed by the rest of the group.

"What are your classes Yuffie?" asked Zidane as they all came out of the administrations office.

"Well I have Chemistry, English, math, drama then lunch, and THEN I have ... PE and history ... wow is THAT ever boring what do you guys have"

"Well Rikku, Tidus and I have Math, Biology, English, drama, lunch, PE and then history" Replied Yuna reciting her timetable.

"Hey Daggs and me have the same" Said Zidane

"What about you Wakka, Lulu? Please tell me your in the same first three classes I have' Cried Yuffie pleadingly not wanting to be alone for the most boring subjects

"We have English and math with you, but me and Lu have History, English, Math, Physics, then Lunch and then PE and lastly Gifted and Talented, since me and Lu didn't want to do drama"

"sigh looks like I'm alone for chemistry...... Well see yas at err Lunch at least" With that being gloomily said she walked to her locker 776 at the other end of the hall and stuffed in her skateboard and dashed off to her room.

On the way Yuffie was running so fast that when she turned a corner she smack dabbed into someone and feel back on the ground hard.

"OWWW. Note to self don't turn corners so fast" Yuffie mumbled as she rubbed her butt and gather her self-together and got up. When she looked up though she noticed that the person she knocked into was the guy from the other day that was chasing her halfway downtown. The brunette.

"YOU" they both said in unison. By passers stared at them oddly but turned back to their usual routine.

"What are yo ..... How could yo...Wha....ho....STOP THAT!!!" They still said together

"ahem what are you doing here?" started Yuffie

"What am I doing here!?! What are you doing here? I thought you were an orphan?" Said the man

"I am an orphan. The government is doing a program to get us kids in school instead of bumming out on the streets causing havoc. What are you doing here?"

"I'm here cause I go here duh"

"Ohhh .... So you're a snob too huh"

"...what?"

"A snob. Your rich and well need I say more. I got to go to class now before I'm late. C ya... snob" Yuffie dashed up the stairs and down the hall and into a classroom.

She walked into her class and took a quick look around the classroom. All stares were on her. Yuffie felt a bit uncomfortable with 15 pairs of eyes on her. Yuffie gulped down hard and stepped forward.

"You must be Yuffie Kisaragi. Am I right?" Said the teacher

"Y..yea"

"Ok then welcome to our school. Why don't you take your seat now. Class I hope you make her feel welcome" Yuffie made her way to the far corner near an open window and sad down on the bench ( A/N you know the labs how they have benches for the experiments). As soon as Yuffie sat down the door opened. Her mouth fell open in shock, ' Fate must be tempting with me today'

"Mr. Leonheart, why are you late?" Said the teacher

"Sorry ma'am (' much like what a cadet says' thought Yuffie) I ran into some trouble, I won't ever do it again (what a suck up)" The guy replied as he sat down at his bench, which coincidently was also Yuffies. Yuffie saw the man glare at her then grunt and sat down while keeping his wallet in his hands...

"I'm sooo – rry for taking your friends wallet ya know. Its not like I'm gonna steal yours now" whispered Yuffie.

"And why should I trust you?" said Leon keeping his voice dangerously low.

"Well ... err well ... err ... bee ... cause I am under a well-watched program for orphans and therefore cannot do anything illegal that's why" Yuffie said smiling smugly to herself at her response.

"Whatever" The conversation ended like that. He just stared at the teacher listening to what she was saying. Yuffie on the other hand was just downing graffiti on her book.

"Ok class. In this course it involves everyone to be paired off with a partner to perform the experiments. I will not read out who you are with nor will I let you choose for whoever you are sitting next to now are your permanent partners for the rest of the year, is that clear" The teacher announced. The classroom filled with groans and some cheers. The loudest groan was Yuffie's and Leon's. "Now that we got that out of the way, the rest of the lesson will be just you getting to know your partner."

The woman left the students to talk as she continued her paper work on her desk. As soon as the class started talking loudly, Leon and Yuffie rolled their eyes.

"Sooo ... Leon Leonheart huh? What kind of parents call their son the same name as their last name. Well half of it anyway?" Asked Yuffie

"Well Leon ... isn't my real name. But I like to keep it this why so don't ask what my real name is"

"hmm alright then. Well my name is Yuffie by the way" Yuffie cringed at the coldness of his voice but shoes to ignore it

The name Yuffie had clicked something in Leon's head. He didn't know what but he felt as though he had heard that name somewhere before.

The rest of the day had passed slowly and torturously. Yuffie had already hated school within the first hearing of going to school. But actually attending made it worse. She had loathed it. Not only did she have to wear these horrible clothes and bump into the people that she robbed from yesterday but also she got tones of homework to do along with her 'errands' in the street. Getting lost several times in the goddamned place getting weird looks from people to their group because they were orphans and not to mention being late for her last class which was history and almost getting a detention because the teacher didn't tolerate lateness even if you were the new student. Luckily Yuffie had some of her friends in that class.

Yuffie walked home slowly alone with her skateboard in hand. The others went off without her because they wanted to get home fast and Yuffie just wanted sometime to think.

' Leonheart ... where had I heard that name before. Come to think of it, the couple that I stole from .. there names ... what was it ... the girl was A ... Airy ... no Aerie ... AERITH that's it and the guy was ... uhhhh ... Hmmm ... urgh ...' Yuffie looked up at the sky. There were dark clouds across the sky indicating it to rain. 'Clouds ... clouds ... CLOUD that's it Cloud .... Strife. Cloud Stife that's his name. Why do they all sound so familiar. Why didn't it occur to me yesterday.' Yuffie heard the usual sounds of thunder erupt in the sky and rain poured down heavily onto the ground soaking Yuffie almost to the bone with an instant. Her backpack full of homework to do and her clothes and shoes become soaked. Her bangs stuck to her face as she still walked at the same pace as before in the rain. She didn't care. She was used to doing her theft in the rain. Speaking of which, she really should get that out of the way.

As she walked under sheltered areas beside the shops she spotted a couple of people she could easily steal from. Like the tall man in front of her. His wallet was sticking out from his back pocket. Looking around to see if any pedestrians were looking she then snatched the wallet quite stealthily. The man then walked into a shop not knowing that he had be robbed. Yuffie smirked to herself in accomplishment.

Yuffie opened up the wallet to find that this guy was loaded. Just about as much as Cloud had. There were like about $500 just in an approximation. Just like with the other wallet that she stole from Cloud she took a few 10s and kept it for herself. Leaving a good $400 in the wallet to give to Ansem, the maniac. In total, Yuffie now had around $300 dollars she secretly stole for herself from al the wallets within the past year. It was October now so it was pretty good. Of course the others did the same things as her so she didn't really had to give anyone anything. She usually kept the money for a rainy day. Which was now but she really didn't want to spend it. She just wanted to go home and get out of the undignifying uniform she had.

It was still a long way till she got there, well it seemed to her since she was walking and couldn't really be bothered to ride. It was a good 10 blocks to go until she go there. Sighing loudly she walked through the rain once again hoping that her books wouldn't get wet, she really didn't want to get in trouble for having a paper mashie homework.

Just then, she heard a honking sound beside her. A black and red porch was slowly driving next to her. Yuffie started to panic thinking that she was going to get kidnapped 'It's the uniform isn't it.' The window of the car opened and a familiar voice called out.

"Get in and I'll drive ya home. You are soaking wet and you'll catch a cold" the man said

"Why should you care Leon?"

"Just get in" He opened the door for Yuffie to get in. Yuffie got in after a battle in her mind thinking if she should trust him.

" ... Thanks. I guess" She said. "I just live up the road around about ten blocks"

He didn't say anything just nodded and drove off into the direction of the orphanage. After a good 4 blocks though he started to speak.

"So why do you have to steal money anyway. I know I asked before it just seems wrong"

"Well, we do get food and clothing but well we sort of have to pay for that stuff"

"Pay?" He had a confused look on his face as he asked. Yuffie couldn't blame him though it does sound weird to be paying to be in the orphanage.

"It's complicated" Luckily for Yuffie they had pulled over to the orphanage. "Well this is my stop. Thanks again. Appreciate it" Yuffie closed the door and went into the house but not before taking a deep breathe. She opened the door and walked in expecting to be yelled at by the maniac.

"YUFFIE. Why are you late?" Ansem asked as soon as she closed the door. He appeared out of the room across

"Because I walked home"

"You walked home ... you walked home" He chuckled. "You better of got something good for me." Yuffie showed him the money she stole and he snatched it off her almost taking her arm off. "Excellent. Now go and ponder with your little friends" He said as he counted the money but Yuffie didn't move. "Well what are you standing around for GET LOST!" Ansem had slapped Yuffie across the face.

Yuffie was used to these attacks by now and she really didn't care too much. Of course she cared but she became immune to it. She walked towards the stairs but first took a look out the window then walked on towards doing her homework the pathetic school gave her.

Out the window, Yuffie didn't notice the car parked outside and the man watching and listening to the going ons inside. He heard the yelling and the slap and he saw Yuffie look out the window with a distant look in her eyes. ' Whatever is going on in there ... is ... is none of my business' He came to conclude and drove off having the thought cleared from his mind but he couldn't shake off a gnawing feeling at the back of his head.

A/N whoa that took a while to write up. Thanks for the review guys. Please RnR for this one. I don't know if it's crap or not but don't flame please just need any ideas of how I can improve this story. Thanks heaps.