Note: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Disney and Squaresoft do. I also do not own Yuffie, Squall, Cloud, Aerith, Cid, or any other character I use in this story. I'm so tired of reading these notes and writing them, so I'll just say enjoy my first work for There may be light cussing, but just disregard those parts. A quick note, in this chapter it will be from Squall's a.k.a. Leon's POV (point of view). Peace!
I'm Nothing Without You
As I stared out the window from where I sat on the bed after a quick shower, I heard the too familiar incessant nagging of Aerith from the hotel room adjacent to the one that belongs to Cloud and myself, "Leon! Where are you?! Cloud has been gone for hours and I need you to go get him for me!" I quickly pulled the white t-shirt, which was hanging on the nearby dresser, over my head and begrudgingly trudged to where her yelling was coming from. After running a hand through my hair I questioned, succeeding in my attempt to stifle an oncoming yawn, "Aerith…why must I go fetch him? Isn't Yuffie free to do this?" At that Aerith glared at me, which never meant well, and she berated me, "I can't believe you forgot that today was her birthday!!! I at least hope you didn't forget that you promised to take her to that dance tonight!" With one look at my face she knew I'd completely forgotten, so she managed to try and help me, "Alright…if you go and get Cloud I'll try to protect your hide from being found out by Yuffie…deal?" Though I rarely made deals, I thought better of it this time, so with a curt nod I left the hotel room and walked past the front desk. As always there was a small sign lying upon the desk, left there by the lazy desk clerk, explaining to strangers that there were "no vacancies". I had many times wondered what would happen if someone ever found the desk clerk to ask him for a room, after all I'd never met the fellow. Lucky for me Aerith had done all the negotiations for our rooms the first time we'd arrived in Traverse Town. After walking out of the hotel doors into the second district, I was deciding it would be best to start my search in the first district. The heartless problem was beginning to thin out, and everyone was able to finally relax. This became even truer when I entered the first district, couples were laughing at horrible jokes that not even a high school dropout would find funny, children were running about everywhere, and the nearby diner was packed with people; it almost made me sick to see so many cheery faces. When I started to walk down the steps to see if I could find Cloud at the diner, Cid grabbed me by the shoulder and turned me around to face him, "Squall…what the fuck are you doing out here?! I thought today was Yuffie's birthday!" His vulgarity never ceased to amaze me, "Aerith sent me on an errand…" Cid rolled his eyes at my short reply and grunted out an annoyed, "…fine…don't tell me…" He stretched freely as he finished with a rude chuckle, "That just means I won't have to help you!" My eyes continued to examine the crowds for my warrior friend Cloud, but everywhere I looked he couldn't be found. Trying to be as inconspicuous as he could, Cid rubbed his nose and cleared his throat as he pointed to a familiar figure talking to someone in the shop owned by the Donald Duck nephews. With even more disdain than I thought I could manage I rushed over and explained to Cloud calmly, "Aerith sent me out to find you…she says she needs you for something…" It appeared my friend Cloud was ecstatic to see me, for he grinned and replied, "Oh, really…you wouldn't be able to dress up as me and fool her could you?" Neither of us laughed at the joke, but it was understood between us that it was at least supposed to be funny. He sighed and said goodbye to the strange man he had been chatting with and ran off back in the direction of the second district. Even though it was very rude I examined the man, secretly of course, Cloud had been talking to, he had long gray hair, a devastatingly sharp sword attached to his side, and he wore a black cloak around himself. The hood over his head allowed no description of his face, but I gathered he was a very reserved man. I had a good feeling that Aerith would be waiting with Yuffie for me to arrive, so I focused my sights on getting back to the hotel soon.
I apologize for this chapter being so short, but I promise my future ones will be longer. I was so excited to send in my first chapter I submitted it. There wasn't really anything else I could add to this chapter that wouldn't ruinmy plans for the next one. Please, R&R...I know this doesn't look like much, but I'm planning on making this story a great thing, and a review would help me know if it'll be worth it.