That night, Braska, Yuna, Rikku and I sat around the table in the kitchen.
"Well, since we can't figure out how you got here and we can't figure out how to get you home, we're going to make sure that you can lead a normal life here." Braska began, "so you're going to go to Besaid High tomorrow with Yuna and Rikku."
"Besaid?" I repeated confused.
"It's the name of the town we're in," Yuna explained.
"Anyway," Braska continued, "There are about 200-300 students at the school so students aren't really divided into different classes depending on age. Students are randomly placed into classes. You might have some classes with Yuna, some with Rikku, and some will be on your own. Lessons are a little different than what you'd get in your world."
"Okay…" I was feeling pretty relieved.
"So, what's with your eyes?" I asked Rikku. She backed away a little bit. "Sorry if I offended you." I added hastily.
"It's OK," Rikku, replied, "I'm just not used to many people asking me that question."
"There are two main cultures on this world," Yuna explained, "Human and Al Bhed. They speak a different language to us as well as look a little different, but other than that they are totally normal. Rikku and Cid are Al Bhed. My mother was Al Bhed too."
"So that means that you're…" I trailed off. Yuna nodded.
"Anyway," Braska picked up from where he left off, "if anyone asks where you come from, just say that you lived in Zanarkand all your life with Yuna's mother, but she died last year so you were sent back here."
"Dad…my friends won't buy that, they all know my mother died when I was young." Yuna pleaded.
"What about if it was Rikku's mother?" I smiled.
"Clever." Braska smiled, "I think you're going to fit in nicely here."
"Cool," I replied. My eyes cast around to a poster that said "Besaid Aurochs rock!"
"Who or what are the Besaid Aurochs?" I wanted to know.
"Blitzball team," Cid said suddenly, coming in.
Three pairs of eyes frowned down at him, while one set of eyes looked at him confusingly.
"What?" Cid was confused, "did I say something?"
"Blitzball," Yuna replied, "remember that Marla isn't from our world."
She turned to me, "Blitzball is a game that's played in water, similar to soccer, except there are seven players on a team, not eleven. Every town has a different team. Ours is the Besaid Aurochs. Our school also has one too."
"OK." I replied, "Anything else I need to know?"
"One
more thing," Braska leaned forward, "There is another race of
people at Besaid who you should not cross paths with. They are
Guados. They're the most evil creatures. Although they may look
beautiful, don't let vanity haunt you."
To all three of us, he
said, "I will accompany the three of you to the school tomorrow, so
I can make sure that Marla gets to her classes alright."
"All right, night," I called out and headed to bed.