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Sora: If she owned Kingdom Hearts, I'd probably be with a guy and not Kairi.

Me: -evil smile- exactly

Sora: -Sweatdrops-

Me: Now, onto the fic!

"Are you awake kid?" Sky blue eyes opened to meet brown ones.

"AH!" The head of blonde, gravity-defiant hair disappeared beneath the covers. A chuckle was heard echoing throughout the room.

'Wait a second, my room isn't even close to being big enough for an echo,' the boy thought. Pealing back the covers, he saw a man in a white lab coat with an unruly mop of light brown hair that matched the color of his eyes.

"So, you're finally awake. Sorry if I scared you." Cloud looked at the stranger strangely. Who was he and where was he anyway?

"Anyways, I'm Professor Gast," the brown haired man continued.

"Cloud," the blonde introduced himself. This man was a doctor, that was for sure, but he certainly wasn't in a hospital.

"Are you feeling alright," Gast asked.

"I feel fine," The blonde replied, sitting up. Why was this man asking questions like this? Cloud was certainly not sick.

"Do you remember at all what happened to you?"

"What do you mean? I don't remember anything besides walking home from a friend's house and waking up here," Cloud was kind of scared now.

"Well, all I can tell you is that you appeared out of nowhere through what seemed to be a portal of some sort. It appeared about ten feet in the air, so you took a rather nasty fall. You did fall on your head which is probably the reason why you can't remember anything. You seemed to be unconscious before you hit the ground Putting that aside, you seem to be just fine" It took the youth about a minute to process the information.

"So, now what?" He asked.

"Well we can't exactly let you roam the streets, not that there is much crime here in Radiant Garden, so it was arranged that you stay with the captain of the castle guard and his family."

"Radiant Garden?" Cloud asked bewildered, "What happened to Nibelheim?"

Gast's eyes darkened, "I really don't know." Cloud was stunned. The blank in his memory was foreboding, like he was supposed to remember something important, but he wasn't. What had happened?

"Well, I know of a few people who might be dropping in soon to see you soon-"

"See me?!" Cloud exclaimed. Gast laughed.

"Yes, you. As I was saying, I'd like to get some things done before that. Knowing those three, I won't be able to get anything done once they get here. So, if you don't mind, I'd like to make sure that you are truly as well as you seem." Cloud nodded was about to get up when something large hit him in the chest at light speed.

Aerith had quickly pulled on her pink dress and boots, muttering to herself as she did so. With practiced ease, she made her way down the stairs and into the kitchen where her mom was working around the plants.

"Good morning, Aerith. Yuffie wake you up well?" Her mom said all of this without even looking up. Aerith kissed her mom on the cheek.

"I'm going with Yuffie and Squall to the castle today, 'k?"

"Yes, Aerith, I already know. Make sure to be back by 5, and bring your father with you." Aerith was already out the door on her way next door, where Yuffie, her mouth full with a piece of her mooched bounty of toast, and Squall were making their way outside.

"Morning, Squall!" The girl greeted the not-so-happy teen. He grunted in reply. Aerith smiled; typical Squall.

"So you guys ready to go?" Yuffie asked, finishing off her toast.

"Yes Yuffie," the older two chorused, one more cheerfully than the other by a long shot.

"To the castle!"

Cloud was forced back onto the bed on his back. The impact had momentarily rendered him paralyzed. When he regained control of his body, he was looking into the big liquid eyes of a young girl. He reacted accordingly; he yelled and pushed her off.

"Who are you?" he asked. The girl, who had landed on the floor on her backside and was looking up at him, smiled while flashing him the peace sign

"The Great Ninja Yuffie to you, Spikey!" Cloud scowled at the nickname.

"Yuffie, what did I tell you about glomping my patients?" Gast asked the hyperactive girl. She giggled.

"Sorry Aerith's dad."

"Where are the other's?" Gast asked.

"Right here, Daddy!" The attention of all those in the room turned to the doorway. Cloud saw two brunettes in the doorway; one a tall boy with a sub-zero chill rolling off of him, and the other a girl with an aura of pure light. The girl, who was the one who had spoken, ran up to the the doctor and hugged him.

"Hey, Professor," the older boy greeted Gast, who waved with his free hand. A sudden yelp was heard on the other side of the room. They all turned to see Yuffie on top of Cloud, tugging at his hair spikes.

"Come on, these can't be natural. So what is it, gel or hairspray?" the young girl asked.

"I told you, my hair is just like that!" Cloud said indignantly. The ninja was unrelenting.

"Seriously, what do use?"

"Nothing!" The Gast, the boy, and the other girl burst into laugher, finding the situation rather funny. Cloud looked up at the sudden outburst, smiling and sitting up, causing the ninja to tumble off.

"Hey, watch it!" She sputtered, landing on her face. Cloud helped her up. Once she was finally on both feet, he extended a hand.

"I'm Coud." Yuffie took his hand and shook it.

"Yuffie." She then turned to the others, "That's Squall," she pointed to the boy, who waved, "don't mind him, he's just stuck up. That's Aerith," she said, pointing to the other girl waved as well, "she's the nicest person around, but she can't cook worth crap; she even burns water." Coud noticed Aerith blush. What Yuffie said was obviously true.

"Now, Yuffie, be nice," Gast scolded. Yuffie rolled her eyes.

"Yes, Professor." the girl sighed.

"She was just telling the truth," Squall said seriously. Aerith kicked him in the shin and the others all laughed, leading Cloud to the conclusion that this was the older boy's way of being sarcastic. That's when Aerith walked over to him.

"Okay, well since these guys aren't being very helpful, I guess that I'll have to show you around my self," she said to him. To her father, she asked, "Is it okay with you?"

Gast smiled, and sighed, "It's not like Yuffie will let me get any work done now, so sure."

Gast's comment directed their attention to the young ninja, who was playing around with Gast's equipment. With Aerith dragging Cloud and Squall carrying Yuffie, the four of them waved bye to the palace doctor and made their way out.

Soon after they left room, Yuffie commandeered the tour. The first stop was the kitchens. Yuffie managed to mooch (or steal, you never know) some cookies, which she reluctantly shared with the others. Then they roamed the hallways, the others pointing out the different rooms, what they were used for, and if you were allowed to play in them or not.

Right after that, she dragged them to the palace gardens where they spent most of the day just playing. Cloud mostly hung around Aerith; Yuffie and Squall getting into too much trouble all the time for him to even talk to them. Actually, Yuffie was getting into trouble and Squall was getting her out of it. He and Aerith talked about various subjects from where she lived to if whether or not Yuffie o'd on sugar or if she was naturally hyperactive. It was more like he was questions and she was answering them most of the time. Every so often, she'd take out a notebook and sketch a plant or a tree. When Cloud tried to look at it, she'd always hide it and blush for some reason. Maybe she thought he'd make fun of her or something. Cloud shrugged it off and dropped it.

When Yuffie shouted something about a demon squirrel they decided to leave. That's when Squall thought of something. He pulled the other two aside and whispered to them, and they seemed to agree. Cloud got suspicious, but didn't say a word. Squall was the one who addressed him.

"We decided that we're going to take you to our secret place where we go all the time, but you have to promise that you won't tell anyone, okay?" Cloud nodded. It wasn't like he had anyone to tell anyway.

"Okay follow us"

Where is Squall taking Cloud? Next chapter explains it. Sorry if this chapter took forever in coming. Sorry if I got some things wrong. Let me know if I did so I can correct them. R&R please!