Chapter I: SeeD Candidate

It was a starry moonlit night in the Macalania Forest. Camping out in the forest was a boy and a huge chocobo. The boy wore a black t shirt, black bullet proof vest with some white, gray and black army fatigue pants and black combat boots. For his assecories from the head down he wore a black pair of goggles on his forehead, platinum hoop earring on his left ear, a platinum necklace with a F for a charm. Some motorcycle gloves on his hands and around his waist and hanging around his lower body was lots of belts. Dangling on his feet and around his waist making him look like somewhat of a military slash goth slash hippie gangster. He had brown chocolate skin, black marble like eyes and black dreads that went down to about his neck.

Resting on the otherside of the fire was a big black chocobo with a slash mark through his right eye. The chocobo had piercing red eyes and a blood red beak. The boy sat lied down onto a sleeping bag while staring up at the big beautiful moon. He raised his hand up as if trying to playfully reach it… The only sound that filled the air right now was the sounds of crickets and cackling fire. Breaking those two sounds was the thrash of the boy's Chocobo standing up and snorting from it's beak at a nearby tree. The boy dropped his attention from the moon and stared over at the huge tree to see a boy no older than he was standing on a branch.

He was different from him completely, he had long red hair that dangled onto his shoulders covering over his right eye. He wore black pants with some bandages covering over the bottom parts were his ankles were and a pouch satcheled around his waist. He wore no shirt but a crimson red scarf around his neck that covered his mouth and half of his nose. He jumped from the tree and landed down on ground level.

" Zero to what pleasure do I owe this visit?" The boy lying on his sleeping bag said raising his hand giving his chocobo the signal to calm down. The black chocobo stopped and lied back down amongst the ground from which it had arisen.

" Hmph haven't lost that sense of humor have you Fira?" He said walking over.

" Guess not" Fira replied. " So what's up Z?"

" Here" Zero pulled out a folded up piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Fira then walked over to a vacant spot around the fire and sat down.

" What's this?" Fira asked.

" Just look at it" Zero replied. Fira opened the piece of paper and stared at it, it looked like a flyer.

BALAMB GARDEN NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!

Fira's eyes grew wide as he saw the flyer. He slapped the opposite side of his hand down on the paper and sat up staring at Zero.

" Do you know what this means!" Fira asked.

" Sure do" Zero replied.

" Yea! We can finally become SeeDs" Fira said jumping up.

" Yup Balamb has finally opened their doors to new students" Zero said.

" Yup and I say this is now or never we make it or break it! Who knows when the next time Balamb's gonna come along and register new students for free" Fira said.

The next Morning a huge line of students were gathered outside of Balamb Garden in a big line. Sitting in a desk just outside of the entrance to the Garden Registering students was Instructor Kakashi Hatake and Instructor Vincent Valentine.

" Name" Kakashi asked nonchalantly as a girl in a black mage get up walked up to the desk.

" Kuro Suzaku" She replied.

" Kuro Suzaku…okay Age?" He asked.

" 14" She replied.

" My abit young aren't we?" Kakashi said staring at her with a blank expression. Kuro just held her anger in as Kakashi moved to the next question. " Specialty"

" Magic" Kuro replied. ' Geez judging by my black mage outfit you'd think it was pretty obvious' she thought.

" Starting GF?" Kakashi asked marking down the above information down on a log sheet.

" My starting GF is the Pheonix Suzaku" Kuro replied holding up her wand.

" Yea… um whatever" Kakashi said stamping an APPROVED stamp on her page and handing the form to her. " Take this to the quad to get yourself sized up for a uniform." Kuro strapped up her backpack and picked up her suitcase. She walked off towards the entrance grabbing her form as she left.

" Name?" Vincent asked.

" Cloud Strife" Cloud replied walking over and dropping his duffel bag.

" Age Mr.Strife?" Vincent asked.

" I'm 17" Cloud replied.

" Okay" Vincent said marking down the info. " Specialty"

" Swordsman" Cloud said staring off at the sculptures.

" And starting GF?" Vincent asked.

" My starter is Bahamut" Cloud replied.

Meanwhile while registrations were in order there was the uniform fittings down in the Quad area. There were two lines one for girls and one for boys. They each had to enter one at a time, I know it looks like it'll take awhile but it was efficient.

" Sweetie you have quite a set of hooters there, are you pregnant honey?" A lady chewing gum asked as she ran measure tape around Tifa's waists and upper body.

" Um no" Tifa replied blushing abit.

" Good don't make the same mistake I did honey" She said just before screaming "NEXT!" in Tifa's ear. Tifa rubbed her ear and started outside. As she walked out a cat girl with blue bangs and long red hair with orange fur and an orange tail with a flame at the end walked in. The cat girl walked in and handed her paper to the sizing lady and the lady stared down at the paper then back at the cat girl.

" Kiako Ornitier huh? Let's see you have tiny waists sweetheart do you eat at all?" The lady said chewing some more gum.

" uhhh" Kiako muttered while blushing.

Meanwhile on the boys side.

" So Sephiroth whose butt do I have to kiss to get you to take your shirt off honey?" The measuring lady said sizing around Sephiroth's waist.

During the registrations AND the uniform sizing was the dorm room assignments going on in the library as well.

" Ahh man I thought I was gonna get teamed up with some hot girl" A boy said staring down at his paper.

" You must be Avalon I am Baralai your new roommate" Baralai said walking over and shaking his hand.

" Dammit" Avalon said pulling his hand away from Baralai.

" Look Squall looks like fate was on our side…we're roomies" Rinoa said as both her and Squall kissed. That one kissed turned into an all out make out fest between the two of them.

" KURO!" Kiako jumped up for a hug but was drop kicked out of the air by Kuro. " Owwie!" Kiako went flying out of the air. " You can't treat me like this anymore Kuro we're roommates now"

" Yea don't remind me" Kuro said rubbing her temple. ' I SO would have settled for Hao or Sesshoumaru' she thought as she watched them pass her by.

Meanwhile Elsewhere in the Macalania forest.

" ECK!" A beak snuggled into Fira's chest as he pushed his Chocobo's big head out of the way. " Cut it out Boko it's too early" He said rolling over. His eyes shot open as he jumped up and looked around. " TOO EARLY!" He looked around at the area he was in then started to run around in circles. " OH CRAP OH CRAP OH CRAP I'M LATE!"

Back at the Garden the registrations and the uniform fittings were almost finished and the dorm rooms were filling. Most of the students were gathering in the auditorium to get ready for the Headmaster's welcoming speech.

Rushing through the Macalania at high speed on chocobo power was Fira. His hair was whipping back as he put on his goggles to cut the wind access to his eyes. Boko was running at about 120miles per hour catching the hell out as dust flew up behind him.

" COME ON MAKE IT MAKE IT!" Fira shouted as Boko was headed towards the train tracks that led to Balamb town on the island.

The last three students were up to get registered and two of them were getting registered all ready.

Fira and Boko were now past Balamb town and headed on the road towards the Balamb Garden. He made it onto campus and Boko jumped up over the front gate and just right before Kakashi and Vincent causing papers and everything to go flying.

" Hmmm…. I give the entrance a 10 but I give your tardiness a negative 0" Kakashi said sarcastically.

" Read the sign" Vincent said pointing to a sign far over on the wall. Fira and Boko looked over at the wall and seen a sign that said:

NO CHOCOBOS

NO MOOGLES

NO MOOMBAS

AHH TO HELL WITH IT NO ANIMALS OR CREATURES OR ANDROIDS ARE ALLOWED ON CAMPUS.

Fira got off of Boko and walked over to the registration desk.

" Boko I'll be staying here for awhile go back to the old man at the ranch and stay there until I come back for ya" Fira said without looking at Boko. Boko stared at Fira then turned around and walked off of campus.

" Did that chocobo just…" Vincent started.

" Boko understands everything I say" Fira says with a smile.

" You'd probably want to call him back" Kakashi said.

" Huh why?"

" Registrations are officially over" Kakashi said.

"WHAT! I climbed Mount Gagazet, raced through the Bikanel deserts and swam the moonflow lake then raced all the way here on chocobo just so you can tell me that I can't get in!" Fira shouted dropping his duffel bag.

" That's pretty much what I'm saying" Kakashi said with a smile under his mask.

" The early bird gets the worm or the transcript in this case" Vincent said crossing his arms to his chest.

" ERR I WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER" Fira shouted slamming his palms down on the desk.

" Well how about a hell no" Kakashi said. Suddenly a keyblade slammed down on the desk almost instantly Kakashi and Vincent dodged to the side the keyblade had broken the table they were sitting on in two. Kakashi flipped back and landed for the left and Vincent viseversa.

" A keyblade?" Kakashi said to himself as he stared at Fira. Fira slowly got up and another keyblade appeared in his left hand. He wielded the Kingdom Key and the Metal Chocobo. " No a double blader"

" Hm" Vincent phased out and appeared next to Kakashi. " Headmaster would be furious if he found out we let a Keyblade master go" Vincent said.

" Your right" Kakashi said lowering his voice.

" Okay you losers if your not gonna let me go through peacefully I'll have to force my way through" Fira shouted holding both Keyblades and spinning them like batons.

All of the students in the auditorium start to clap as the Headmaster came on stage.

" Welcome future SeeDs of tomorrow" Headmaster Cid said raising his hands. The crowd clapped harder and the cheers started to burst out of auditorium.

" Looks like the speech has started without you kid" Kakashi said. Fira attempted to run off but Vincent fired his gone shooting a hole into the ground of where he was going to take his next step.

" You can't get into the garden without a transcript" Vincent said staring at him with an evil eye. " We don't let unauthorized guests step onto the premises unless it's a client for a SeeD mission"

" Err" Fira growled grinding his teeth.

"Although your classes are being preset there are other on campus activities for you youngsters. The Balamb bliztball league, the Balamb Garden Triple Triad card club, The summoners league, the school festival…there are lots of after school activities…

A keyblade went flying towards Vincent, Vin ducked then rolled shooting his gun off rapidly at Fira. Fira ran and dodged rolled behind a tree avoiding Vincent's rapid fire. When Vincent stopped firing to reload Fira ran out with the Kingdom Key in both hands and jumped up about to perform somewhat of a Braver technique. Vincent moved to the right dodging him and Fira dropped his blade down on nothing but air, he slid over by where his second keyblade the Metal Chocobo had landed.

" Hmm nothing too perfect but it was a pretty good move" Kakashi said watching from the sidelines.

Vincent punched Fira in the jaw with his golden claw arm and Fira flew back hitting one of the stone walls. He got up wearily then rushed Vincent, Vincent tried another punch but Fira jumped to the side and struck him in his hip with the metal chocobo. With the Metal Chocobo's weight Fira had almost shattered Vincent's rib cage. Vincent slid to the side with his hand trailing along the ground slowly breaking the speed of the forceful flight.

" Well that'll do" Kakashi said standing up and placing his hands in his pockets. He phased out and reappeared infront of Fira in one flash.

" Huh… You want some too!" Fira said stepping back startled of Kakashi's sudden appearance.

" Hardly" Kakashi said with a slight smile. " So what was your name"

" Fira no last name" Fira said Kakashi pulled out a clipboard and wrote down on a paper he then ripped the paper off of the clipboard and handed it to Fira. " Here now get down to the Quad and get sized up for your uniform"

" What!" Fira said he put the Metal Chocobo on the satchel on his back and the Kingdom Key in the satchel at his waist.

" You may pass" Vincent said walking up beside Kakashi. Fira ran over and grabbed his duffel bag then waved to Kakashi and Vincent and ran off. He showed the transcript to the gate keeper and he let him pass through the entrance. He ran into the hallway and too the left to the room in the northwest following the signs into the Quad. In the Quad was the tape measuring ladies they were at a table marking down all of their records on the sizes.

" Hey!" Fira said running in on them and slamming the transcript down on the table.

" I am Zabuza Momochi! I am the Disciplinary crew leader any of the you little shits so much as take a step out of the line of rules regardless of gender I WILL break ya got damn neck!" Zabuza shouted through the microphone. All of the students got extremely quite. :cricket noises:

Next after getting sized he followed more signs to the Library and walked up to one of the staff members holding a clipboard. Fira held up his form to the staff member and he viewed the transcript.

" Lucky for you there is one room left… You will be rooming with a miss Rikku" The staff member said looking at his watch. " Hmm looks like it's my lunch hour get to the auditorium at once"

" Where is the…" Before Fira could finish his sentence the staff member had walked out. He felt a tap on his shoulder he turned around to see a girl with long blonde hair, blue eyes and honey milk colored skin wearing a SeeD uniform with the top part unbuttoned. " The auditorium is that way" She said smiling and pointing off in the southern direction. " Uhhhhh thanks" Fira took off running for the South district.

In the Auditorium.

" Well that about sums up the speech!" Headmaster bowing. " I wish all of you…" Suddenly the a door to the auditorium swung open an Fira ran in stumbling over his own foot. He went tumbling down the stairs then rolled into the side of the stage. The crowd burst into laughter as Fira made his embarrassing entrance…

" Uhhh hahahahaha…. I'm Fira" Fira laughed as Zabuza appeared infront of him.

And that's how the school year kicked off. Little did Fira or anyone else know that this was going to be the school year that will change the lives of many.