Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from final fantasy unlimited or anybody from my class.

A/N: Another chapter. Thanks to my Co-writer, Natalie. You rock. Shot to Sophie and Tara for reading my story. I reckon Makenshi would look so hot as a Goth. Just imagine it. Ahhh. But anyway, thanks for reading and reviewing.

Discovering your new identity

Lisa sat behind the wheel of the pink car, Yu, as Ai raced into Natalie's house where Natalie, Sophie and Tara were waiting. Ai and her friends came running out of the house and jumped into the back next to Makenshi.

"Your car is so cool Ai."

Tara commented. The others nodded.

"Yeah. It's new. So, Lisa, how long do we have?"

Ai asked. Lisa was stopped at a red light, so she turned around.

"an hour, maybe two."

Ai smiled and nodded at her friends.

"Finally!"

Ai commented when they reached the mall. She jumped out after her friends. Makenshi and Kaze got out and Lisa followed.

"Okay. Don't spend too much money. Meet me at the café in two hours. And have fun."

Lisa laid down the rules. Ai nodded and her and her friends grabbed the guys and dragged them into the mall.

"so what style do you want?"

Tara asked Kaze and Makenshi. They just looked at her blankly. Natalie turned to them.

"let's dress them like cross-dressers. They'll never know the difference."

She sniggered. A guy from their school walked past.

"how about Goth?"

Sophie asked. The others considered this.

"only Makenshi though."

Natalie said. The others nodded.

"cool. What does a Goth wear?"

Makenshi asked. The girls burst out laughing.
"so what about Kaze?"

Ai asked. After a moment, Tara said,

"how about normal street wear? Until he gets a job?"

"I guess. Let's shop!"

"Wahoo!"

Sophie yelled. The ran around the mall. All of a sudden, Sophie stopped.

"Wait. Who are we dressing first?"

"you know Sophie, that's the smartest thing you've said all day."

Natalie choked out between laughs.

"Umm… let's do…Makenshi."

Ai said.
"there's a Goth store around the corner. We'll go there."

Tara said. The others nodded in agreement. They walked quickly round the corner and came to stop outside a store called 'The House Of Goth'.

"Hey Makenshi, do you have any other outfits?"

Sophie asked. Makenshi shook his head. Ai grabbed his hand and dragged him inside.

Nobody looked up as they entered, so Makenshi could see who was there. As he looked around, he only saw teens his own age, no younger than 16 and no older than 19.

"They are all people from school. Now, where to start?"

Natalie said noticing his eyes on a group of teens.

"How bout hair?"

Sophie suggested.

"Okay. Now Goths have black hair, so we need dye."

Ai said.

"what about the spikes?"

Tara asked. Natalie thought for a second.

"We'll paint them red. Now clothes. Black pants. We want baggy."

She said. The others nodded and started to search the racks for pants. Kaze and Makenshi sank back into the seats and watched.

"These?"

"No. these?"

"Too classy."

"These?"

"Perfect. Hey Makenshi, what size?"

Ai called. He gave her a blank stare and she sighed and grabbed a few pairs off the rack.

"Now a top. Black. Short-sleeved. Tight?"

Tara asked.

"not tight."

Sophie told her. Natalie grabbed a shirt off the stand and threw it at Ai.

"This do?"

She asked. Ai held it up against the pants and smiled.

"Jewellery."

A guy that was standing in the crowd walked over to them.

"I know I'm intruding, but who are you dressing?"

He asked. Natalie pointed at Makenshi.

"Yo Makenshi, come over here."

She called. He stood and walked over.

"Yeah?"

He asked, studying the stranger intently.

"Yeah. This will suit him. You should wear these."

The stranger pulled a necklace and an armband off the stand and handed them to Ai.

"Go change."

Ai ordered throwing the clothes at Makenshi. She turned back to face the stranger.

"Well thanks."

She gave him a sweet smile and turned to see Makenshi walking out of the changing rooms dressed in his new clothes.

"Woah!"
Was all Ai could say. Some of the girls in the crowd turned around and had looks of amazement on their faces. Makenshi smiled at them and walked over to Ai, Sophie, Tara and Natalie. Their faces turned from amazement to jealous in a heart beat. Natalie smirked at them and faced Makenshi.

"You look great."

She commented. Ai walked over to the shopkeeper,

"Does he have to change?"

"Nah. It should come to $75."

He told Ai. She smiled and handed over the cash. She grabbed Kaze's wrist.

"Come on guys. One down and one to go."

And they ran out of the store.

They ran to Euphoria. They dragged Kaze inside and over to the shoes.

"Let's put him in Chuck Taylor's."

Natalie said with an evil glint in her eye.

"Nah. How about black converses?''

Tara squealed. She grabbed a pair off the shelf and shoved them in Kaze's hands. He rolled his eyes and put them on. Then Makenshi grabbed a pair and put them on. Then he noticed the others were watching him.

"I like these! Besides, I don't have any others!"
He told them Ai rolled her eyes and dragged Kaze over to the pants. She gave him a pair of black pants and then took him to the shirts. She gave him a white button-up shirt and took him to the accessories. Her friends were watching her with their mouths nearly on the floor. Ai grabbed a red tie and a chain and gave them to Kaze and pointed at the changing rooms. He nodded and walked in. Behind her, Makenshi grabbed a chain and attached it to his pants. Hearing the clanging, Ai turned around.

"Hey. That really looks good."

Her friends came over and nodded. He did a little twirl to make them laugh.

"hmhm."

Kaze cleared his throat behind them. They turned and saw him standing there.

"ohmygod!"

Sophie exclaimed. Tara rushed over and took off his glasses.

"Hey."

He yelled in surprise. She poked her tongue out at him.

"He needs a haircut."

Natalie said. The others nodded.

"well, we might as well go find Lisa."

Ai said. She paid the shop keeper and followed her friends out the store.

Lisa was already at the café when they got there. Natalie, Sophie, Tara and Ai sat as Kaze and Makenshi got more seats.

"So is that what you got?"

Lisa asked and Ai nodded.

"Look's good."

"We need black hair dye for Makenshi and we need red paint for his spikes. Plus Kaze needs a haircut."

Ai told her.

"We'll do that in the morning. I got enrolment papers from the school for Makenshi."

Lisa pulled a newspaper out of a shopping bag.

"And this for Kaze. He needs a job."

She handed the paper to Kaze, but Natalie got it first. She pulled it open to he job page and scanned the list.

"How bout he works for the cooking channel? No? How bout… a gardener?"

"No way."

Ai said as she pulled the paper closer. She studied the page.

"Okay. Well, Kaze has never been very social, so a social workers out. Maybe a…"

"Hold on. What does a social worker do?"

Kaze cut her off. She rolled her eyes.
"You just talk to people to help them sort out their own problems. The one at the high school is leaving."

Kaze sat there for a while thinking.

"I'll do it."
He finally said. He didn't normally smile, but the look on Lisa's face made him laugh.

"Do you have your phone?"

Ai asked Tara. Tara handed it to her.

"Why?"

"He can apply now."

She said as she flipped it open and dialled the number.

"Hello. I'm here to apply for the social worker job."

She calmly said into the phone.

"Actually, I'm applying for someone. You want to talk to him? Okay. Hold on."

She told the voice on the other end of the line. She handed the phone to Kaze.

"Just answer the questions. If you don't understand, just ask me."

Kaze nodded.

"Hello? My name is Kaze. Kaze Wind. I'm good at saving people. I give good advice and I know a couple of students so they can help me. Yeah. I can start Monday. Bye."

He closed the phone and gave it to Tara.

"Now all we have to do is enrol you."

Lisa said looking at Makenshi.

"Well, we should go."

Lisa said and stood up. Around her, everyone else stood. They followed her out the mall and into the car.