"Here are some outfits you two can wear to the festival tonight" the saleswoman pulled two outfits out of her dusty trunk. "They used to be my sons, but I've kept them to remind me of them. You should be able to fit in them" she handed them the outfits. "Thank you, miss..." Yazoo started. "Oh, sorry. My name's Katara" she blushed at her mistake. "I didn't catch your names either" she smiled. "My name is Yazoo and this is my little brother, Kadaj" Yazoo introduced the both of them. "Hello" Kadaj nodded nervously.
"Well, the festival doesn't start till later on tonight. How about the two of you go out for a while" she suggested. "Okay, we can wait" Yazoo nodded. "Maybe the both of you could go out and buy some items as a rememberance of your time here" she said as they handed her the outfits. "We don't have any money" Kadaj shook his head. "That's okay, I've been making alot of money in the past few days, I'll give you some" she reached into her pocket and pulled out serveral coins. "Here some Gil. Spend it on whatever you like" she handed them the coins. "Thank you" they thanked her. "You two should be back by sunset so we can get ready, okay?" she asked. "Okay" Yazoo agreed before they parted from the house.
"She's doing so much for us" Kadaj thought. "We should repay her in some way" Yazoo said as if he read Kadaj's thoughts. Kadaj, surprised, looked up at Yazoo. "She's been helping us out so much, we should get her something in return" Yazoo walked down the merchant shop path. "But, what?" Kadaj asked. "Something special" Yazoo answered. Kadaj thought hard as they went to different shops on the path. "What should we buy?" Kadaj asked. "I don't know. Maybe we can buy something for our outfits so they'll look nicer" Yazoo answered. Kadaj looked around the accessory shop. "Do you two boys need any help looking for something?" a man with dark eyes and shot black hair walked over to them. "We don't know what to buy" Yazoo turned to him. "Well, we're having a sale today since it's the Summon Festival. May I suggest a few things?" the man asked. "Please" Kadaj turned around. "How about this bracelet?" the man took a blue bracelet off the shelf. "It has all the names of the summons on each bead. It's only ten Gil" he showed them a blue bracelet. "What do you think, brother?" Yazoo asked. Kadaj thought for a while before shaking his head. "Then how about these necklaces? At the end of each one, there's a small materia looking orb that changes color to your feelings" he suggested some necklaces. Kadaj shook his head again until something caught his eyes.
A necklace with a curvy white shape at the end of it. "What's this?" Kadaj walked over to it. "Oh, that's a fang of a bandersnatch. It's really rare to get one of these since bandersnatches don't roam around here. The one who brought it here said he took it off of the leader of the pack and brought it here for others to see" the man turned to him and smiled. "How much is it worth?" Kadaj asked as he lifted the necklace off the rack. "Since this was found over a hundred years ago and hasn't decayed, I'd say about 2,000 Gil" the man answered. Yazoo and Kadaj looked in their pockets only to see that they only had 30 and combined was still not enough. Kadaj looked down, his hopelessness returning. "That's okay. We'll pass" Yazoo walked over to Kadaj. "I'm sorry. How about I give you these necklaces for free" the salesman handed them two necklaces with a star at the end of them. "Thank you" Yazoo said as he was handed the necklace and walked out with Kadaj.
"You really wanted that necklace, didn't you brother?" Yazoo looked down at Kadaj. "Yes" Kadaj said quietly. "It's okay, brother. I'll get you one someday" Yazoo said as he handed Kadaj one of the star necklaces. "Thank you, brother" Kadaj said as he put the necklace around his neck. "Lets stop for a while and rest" Yazoo said as he saw a nearby bench. As they rested, Kadaj thought about the necklace. Yazoo looked down at Kadaj, worried about him. He put his hand gently on Kadaj's head and pulled him slowly to his chest. "Brother" Kadaj looked up at Yazoo. "The next rule about being strong is enjoy what you have" Yazoo whispered to him. Kadaj looked down at the star necklace and played with it a little. "I guess" he closed his eyes. He felt something soft move up and at his ankle. Kadaj opened his eyes and looked down. A small white animal moved up and down at his ankle. "What's this?" Kadaj picked it up. "Meow" the animal looked into his eyes. "It's so small" Kadaj thought. "What is this, brother?" Kadaj set the animal on Yazoo's lap. It began to purr against Yazoo's chest. "I think's it's a kitten" Yazoo carefully picked it up. Kadaj stared into it's eyes and then to Yazoo's. "It's eyes, they're just like ours" Kadaj thought.
As they examined the kitten, something caught Kadaj's eyes. A teenage looking boy near the clothes shop stopped walking and looked at him. His eyes had a small gold glow, his shoulder length hair was a whitish blue while he wore a dark blue outfit. They stared at each other for a while before the boy smirked and walked into the clothes shop. "Something wrong, Kadaj?" Yazoo woke Kadaj out of his trance. Kadaj shook his head before turning to Yazoo. "No" Kadaj answered. "Let's give this to Katara as a gift" Yazoo handed him the kitten. "Okay" Kadaj nodded as he held the feline up to his chest. "It's getting late to sunset, let's head back" Yazoo got up and looked down at Kadaj. "Right" Kadaj agreed.
"Miss Katara, we brought you this as a thank you present" Kadaj held the kitten in front of her. "Oh, my! It's so cute!" she smiled as she was handed the cat. "I've never had anybody give me a gift before. Thank you, boys" she blushed a little. "Your welcome" Yazoo smiled. She put the cat down and helped them get ready. "My! The two of you look handsome" she commented them on their outfits. Kadaj wore a blue one while Yazoo wore a green outfit. "Are they supposed to be this big?" Kadaj asked as he lifted his arm which lifted the wide sleeve. "Yes" she answered. "Shall we get going?" she asked. The other two nodded. She lead them to the town square of Wutai. There were bright lights, game stands, cafe stalls, calm music playing, a midnight fair. Kadaj was amazed at how people could act at the festival. Dancing, cheering, almost as if it were the best day of their lives. "Before you go to any games, lets go watch the parade" Katara suggested. "Alright. Are you coming brother?" Yazoo asked Kadaj as he was staring at all the lights. "R...right" Kadaj answered as he let Yazoo gently take him away.
"Welcome all people of Wutai!" a man in a royal looking outfit said as the three walked into the crowd near the stage. "I welcome you all, to the Summon Festival! The festival to thank our summons for what they have done! Protecting us, giving their aid when we needed it most. And now, with the utmost graditude, I present to you, the Parade of Summons!" the man lifted his arms as people bursted from under the stage. A woman dressed in silk blue wearing her hair in a long pony tail, gracefully danced across the pathway throwing blue glitter as she danced. Another was muscular man wearing horns and blowing fire from his mouth. Children cheered as he blew a fireball into the air an it exploded into fireworks. A big yellow bird walked by with a child dressed up in a small moogle suit. "Hiya! Thanks for coming!" he waved to the crowd. The next to come, was man with a long beard and mustache. He walked by royaly holding a staff with an orb at the top. Behind him was a man riding on a horse, holding his lancer in a jousting position. The horse stopped and got on its two back legs, letting out a powerful battle cry before walking off again. "All of these summons" Kadaj thought as a sea dragon and a giant bull walked by. "They seem so powerful" Kadaj continued as a man wearing a skull and cape walked by along with a man wearing some colorful bird wings.
"And now, for the grand finale!" the host raised his arms. "I bring you, the forgotten spirit, Fenrir!" he smiled as a man jumped high over him and landed on his feet. He wore a wolf's skin with wolf boots to match. He smirked and stood straight up. "That boy" Kadaj thought as the boy looked at him. His yellow eyes looked deep into Kadaj's surprised cat eyes. The boy got down on his hands and began to howl. "Oh my, this is a very good Fenrir impersonater" Katara chuckled. Kadaj reached into his pocket and looked down at the materia. It glowed a bright aquamarine as he looked between it and the boy who was now pretending to be a wolf. "Why is it doing this?" Kadaj thought hard. "Just spirits, as am I" a voice rang in his head. Kadaj gasped and put the materia back in his pocket as he took a step back. The boy kept meeting his eyes and smirking at him, making Kadaj feel nervous. Everytime their eyes met, Kadaj would take a step back until he backed up into Yazoo. "What's wrong, Kadaj?" Yazoo looked down at him. "N...nothing, brother" Kadaj shook his head. The boy finally turned to Kadaj and howled to him. Kadaj took a few steps forward and watched the boy closely as the he finished his performance.
"That was a very nice time" Katara smiled as they sat on top of the wall statue at the back of the village. "It was enjoyable" Yazoo nodded, taking a bite out of his rice cake. "How about you Kadaj?" Katara looked over to him. "It was nice" Kadaj said gently. "They should be starting the fireworks any minute now" Katara looked up to the night sky. "Fireworks?" Yazoo tilted his head. "They're small bombs that shoot up in the air and explode into different designs when they reach the skies. They're very beautiful" she explained. Kadaj sat back against the rock and thought about the boy with yellow eyes. "Just spirits" Kadaj whispered. He looked to the side before something bright caught his eyes. He looked up and saw bright lights in the sky. "Fireworks?" Kadaj asked. "Yes" she answered. The shapes varied by the second. Spirals, explosions, some were even shaped like the summons. "A night to remember" Kadaj thought.
"Coming back with us, Kadaj?" Katara asked. "Yes" Kadaj's gaze at the sky was broken. After watching the fireworks, they headed back to Katara's home. "Thank you boys, really. I haven't had that much fun in a long time. It's really been a special night" Katara smiled before going into her room. The other two went into their room and changed into the pajamas Katara had let them use. "Brother, I'm going to take a walk" Kadaj said as he walked to the door. "Okay, brother. Good night" Yazoo said. Kadaj walked to the back of the house and opened the back door. There was a gorgeous view of the ocean. "Is this, the ocean?" Kadaj took a few steps forward. He sat down on the patio and looked up at the sky. "Who was that boy?" he thought to himself.
A small jingle of a bell broke his thinking. "Just a spirit" the voice rang again. The boy from before landed a few feet away from him and turned to him. "Who are you?" Kadaj got up alarmed. The boy walked over to him and took something out of his pocket. "Here, you wanted this" the boy handed him the necklace with the fang at the end. "Yes, thank you" Kadaj nodded a little. "A lost spirit, like a lost child. You're lost, Kadaj?" the boy asked. "How'd you know my name?" Kadaj asked. "Kadaj, don't ever give into the voice at the back of your head. Listen to the spirit that was given to you" the boy whispered to him. "Who are you?" Kadaj closed his eyes. "I'll watch over you" the boy said before Kadaj opened his eyes to nothing. He looked down at the necklace before putting it around his neck.
At the pagoda, a celebration was going on. "To another fantastic festival!" Godo raised his drink. "To another festival" the other festival crew cheered. "Sir, we've got some strange news!" a man opened the door, alarmed at what he found out. "What's wrong?" Godo asked. "The fang necklace that was on display at the accessory shop is gone! Also, the boy who was playing Fenrir at the parade wasn't the one we hired!" the man answered. "Tell the guards to search every household for that necklace and as for the Fenrir case," Godo stopped. "I'm not sure" he finished, thinking deep into the situtation.