A/N: hello everyone! since the three ppl who reviewed me says I should continue this story then I will and hopefully finish it. It'll only be 4 or 5 chapters but I hope you enjoy every bit of it. So I'll let you read on. This is dedicated to my two best friends on vampiegurl and of course Mizukithepanda.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything. I only own the storyline since I thought of it. Aren't I clever?


Chapter 2

Clouds PoV

This Yuffie girl leaned forward on the iron railings, she is so .. what's the word? Enchanting is all I can think of. Or just plain different. She seems mature but yet very playful, I can tell she's not showing her true self. I've never met someone like her before. Yuffie Kisaragi, I'm sure I've heard that name somewhere before... but where? I notice her slowly lean forward, she'll be alright .. right? I looked down at the railings itself, they seem pretty old and some of the base has rusted slightly. Without realising I cup my hands around her small waist; Yuffie tenses a little, I don't blame her. She turns and looks at me with those devious eyes, they're indigo. Her short ebony hair blows lightly away from her angelic face as a light breeze passed. Damn.. Yuffie your gorgeous. I wish I could voice my feelings, but what's the point?

We exchanged words, that's all I can remember. I kept looking at her lips, they seemed to entice me and draw me in and before I knew it I was leaning in to kiss her.. this is wrong. Is she comfortable with this? I see her tilt her head up, I guess she is. Our lips were so close now, almost touching. Her gentle breath mingles with mine, this has to be a dream; who could ever fall for someone like me? After everything I've done. Yuffie seems to, she must have a heart of gold. Her eyes hold something ... For a brief second our lips touch and I feel my blood rush. My lips brush against her soft cherry coloured lips. What is this feeling? I'll admit it, I might have fallen for her.

Blondie?

I knew it was too good to be true.

Yo, blonde warrior guy? Wakey Wakey.

Damn that God, what's his name again.. Hades.

Wake - up you have a job to do!

I'll get him for this, the only peace I've had in nine years and he ruins it.

"What do you want Hades?" I ask in monotone but keeping my eyes shut. He really irritates me.

"Sleeping Beauty rise and shine. Come on you've had your nap." The dark God replies. My eyes open and I look straight at the God toppling over me with a smirk across his face. I sit up with my back cracking quietly and throw my legs over the side of the bed. Well .. stone with a load of blankets on.

"You didn't answer my question." I say in a bored tone. Rubbing any traces of sleep from my face I stand up and stretch my cursed left wing.

"You have another tournement. Make sure they don't defeat you." Hades crossed his arms over his blue chest while narrowing his yellow eyes at me. Is that the best he can do to intimidate me? THAT won't even scare a child. I pick up my black glove and put it on my right hand, since the other is only a golden claw... wait?

"They?" My head snaps over to him. He's wearing that superior smirk again.

"Yes, they. I'm sure you've heard of them since your aquainted with the Keyblade Master."

"Sora? He knows them?" I do up the buckles on my boots and sit on my ' bed ' watching Hades closely.

"Knows them? They're practically helping him defeat the Heartless. They are training him and keeping him strong, I can't have that."

"Wait. The ' Great God Of The Underworld ' is afraid of a bunch of kids?" I see his blue wave of hair get slightly lighter, it's yellow now. "I can't believe YOU can't defeat Sora even though YOU'RE immortal." He looks angry, so what?

"Well YOU couldn't defeat him."

"I wasn't prepared plus I couldn't harm a kid." I say calmly

"Oh, so now you have a heart?"

"I've never been a heartless-" My mako eyes narrow slightly

"You sure act like one. Since when does a creature like you even possess feelings and emotion? Well? You don't care about others only yourself. Now YOU wanted me to train you and give you strength to defeat any threats. So get your blonde rear in gear and kick some Olympian butt!" He hisses, I just shrug it off. I can't wait till my contract is finished.

"Who am I up against?" I pick up my Buster Sword in my right hand then grab my cape and sling it over my left shoulder heading for the arena.

"They're details are: Squall Leonhart, also known as Leon. Male, aged 26, weilds a Gunblade..."

Gunblade.. Leon.. Squall. I remember him from Hollow Bastion, he was my best friend. We always tested eachother so lets see how much we've improved.

"Are you listening?" I nod silently, I've done enough talking for a day. " And the other is a female.. She is 17, weilds a.. Conformer?"

"A type of ninja equipment, if she's a ninja she'll also use shukriens and hand to hand combat, extremely flexible and agile." I explain. Ninja.. who do I know that was a ninja. The girl Aerith used to babysit with Zack at Hollow Bastion, what's her name?

"Thanks for that expert information, do you think she'll be the hardest to fight?" Hades looks interested at my response. Pushing open the Colisium Arena doors I dig the Sword into the white sand and wrap my cape around my neck.

"A Gunblade takes years of practise and is a strong weapon. But ninja's with be harder to defeat because the are fast so I'm not sure. I doubt it though... What was her name?"

"Yuffie.." My world stopped. Yuffie? Yuffie from my dream? Yuffie the name of the child in Hollow Bastion? I picture the kids face.

"Yuffie what?"

"You seem eager to know, why is that?"

"I know someone called Yuffie. One from my past and one from my present. Leon was my best friend so I know his skills, I'm curious to know hers."

"Oh. Yuffie Kisaragi." My heart skipped a beat. That is the girl Aerith babysat. She's a ninja? Please say they're not the same people.

"What does she- What do they look like?"

"Well they've fought here before. Always argueing, nice couple." Hades lead me to the Hall Of Fame where the opponents pictures were kept, his black smoke robe trailing behind him.

"They're partners?" I felt a small pang of jealousy strike my heart. Why Yuffie isn't mine?

"Only training partners. Nothing more, the Heartless confirmed that."

"You've spied on them?"

"Hey, blonde boy, listen I'm about to say something wise. If you know your enemy you know how to defeat them."

"So you know of their weakness'?" Hades pulled back the curtain covering the portraits.

"Sort of. Yuffie eventually runs out of weapons then goes to hand to hand combat, not her strong point, while Leon hates seeing Yuffie harmed. Are there they are." Hades pointed out a small painted portrait of them. The Yuffie from my dream and the Yuffie from my past are the same people.

Leon wore leather trousers with a matching black leather jacket. A small white shirt was underneath with a large pendant on a chain around his neck. His hair had grown to his shoulders, still a dark brown and his eyes were the same. Still navy only they seemed cold and unfriendly. He had a scar across the bridge of his nose. Strange, he must of had it from a fight. His gunblade rested on his shoulder and next to him was Yuffie. She had a huge grin on her face and her indigo eyes showed plenty of mischief. Her short black hair was pulled out of her face by a silver bandana. She wore a dark green tanktop showing her belly button and short cream coloured shorts. Yuffie had orange gloves cut off at the knuckles with black netting to her elbows, her one hand held 5 shukriens neatly placed between her fingers, while the other had held a huge ninja star by her side limply. She also wore orange trainers which completed her individuel look and she was leaning forward resting one hand on her knee.

"That was a year ago when they completed a cup. They're resent photos came yesterday, Phil had them."

"Where are they?"

"Who knows, that goat doesn't know right from left so they could be anywhere." Hades covered the portraits up again and headed back towards his own private box that overlooked the arena. He stopped at the doorway and faced me eyes burning like a lighted candle.

"I don't care about your history with your so called friends. Either way they're a threat to me and I want them defeated, understand? You have to fight both of them, they've defeated Cerberus so that should give you a clue to their strength. Remember I own you." Hades turned back around and slammed the iron gate shut. I can't do it. They're my friends. Leon's my best friend and Yuffie.. I can't harm her. But if I don't beat them they're fate will be worse. I have no choice... Out of pure frustration I punch a nearby stone column, removing my fist from the large dent I made I found cracks from where my knuckles collided with the stone. I didn't feel anything, looking at my fist I found blood trickling across my hand and dropping casually towards the floor. I watched and waited for it to happen. It did, my wounds slowly healed themselves and eventually no wound, scrape or even a scar was there. What am I? I'm not a heartless though I've been told I am, I'm not a demon but yet I have a wing. I'm not a man with a life, I'm a warrior with a contract no feelings, no emotions and that's the way I like it. Personally I think that is what scares me.

"First match up. Strife get moving, the crowds waitin' and your opponents are arriving shortly." Phil's gruff voice called through the speaker phones.

I walked through the doors and down the winding, cobbled corridors.Small holes that was supposingly windows showed the cloudy sky, painted in a range of oranges and pinks, the sun was going to set in a few hours. Reaching my destination I took a deep breath, picking up my large bandaged sword from where I left it I watched the entrance doors patiently. My mako eyes quickly darted up to find Hades watching me with a look of dark evil in his eyes, I know that look, it means ' do-what-your-told-or-else ' I narrowed my eyes at him testing his patience with me. I screwed up with Sora and I couldn't screw up again, it could mean my soul if I loose. My enhanced hearing picked up voices from the far doors, two of them.

"I swear Squall you'll be so dead when we get home!"

"It's Leon."

"Argh! Why couldn't you drive slower, you KNOW I get airsick and you take advantage of it!"

"So what if I do. We couldn't be late."

"Ever heard of Arriving Fashionably 5 Minutes Late? Besides, what happened to the ' I'll try to be nicer ' shit you told me Squall!"

"Leon, and I did say try. Oh and Yuffie?"

"WHAT?" Everyone in the Coliseum heard that, she practically shouted.

"Stop swearing." The coliseum was suddenly filled with a loud high-pitched piercing scream, when it finally stopped I listened for the rest of the conversation.

"Ah, I feel better now." The girl answered quite pleased with herself. I'm begining to like her already. But I mustn't, everyone I care about get hurt when I show feeling. I don't want her to be one of them. A quiet ceak was heard and the large entrance doors opened. The fight was about to begin and I dread harming her...


A/N: DONE YAY WOOHOO! finally! Sorry no fluff there but in the next part it's the fight and maybe something will happen?... Hopefully it's not as crap as this chapter, sorry about that. Please review it and no flames please? Luvz you 3 reviewers who gave up the time to review me, I appreciate it loads. ( gives you all a big hug and a cookie ) see ya soon. Kai