The Beach Weekend Begins…

"Guys! Hey guys! We're almost there!" Faces were pressed against the car windows as the sea suddenly made an appearance. Rippling a pale blue, with soft, gentle waves breaking on the beach, the ocean looked incredibly welcoming and peaceful. It was nearing sunset, so only a few people still inhabited the warm sand. "Let's go now!" Kadaj and Kia shouted at the same time, both of them smushed together in an effort to get the best view out the window. Reaching over, Yazoo pulled Kia gently back into her seat just as Meg and Kerra said, "No." "Aww, why not?" Kia asked, a pout forming on her lips. "Because, I've been driving for too long! And you know Meg and I hate the cold! The sun's going to set in less than an hour!" "So?" "SO!" Meg almost shouted, whipping around to fix her dark eyes on Kadaj and Kia. "So that's when sharks come out. At night. To hunt." At this Kia squealed at put her hands over her mouth, shaking her head back and forth as fast as it would go. "What? What's wrong with her?" Kadaj asked, eyeing Kia. "She hates sharks. God, haven't you ever seen the beginning of Jaws, Kia?" Meg asked, turning back around again to stare at her friend. Kia shook her head. "What's Jaws?" Yazoo and Kadaj asked together. Kerra and Meg glanced at one another. "Oh, we'll show you later." Kerra mumbled, turning up the radio. The announcer was just about to put on another song. "Thank God, I hate commercials." Kerra grumbled. "And now it's Rihanna with 'Only girl in the world' on 97.—" The man never finished his sentence, for both Kia and Meg sat bolt upright. "Oh my God! Turn it up, I love this song!" They shouted at the same time. Sighing, Kerra cranked up the radio even louder.

"La la la la… La la la la… La la la laYeah…. La la la la…"" Kia sang as the song came on, her shoulders moving back and forth as she began to dance.

From the front seat, Meg glanced back and smirked. Turning around, she leaned her hand out the window, the wind catching on her fingers, cold and wispy. "I want you to love me, like I'm a hot pie…Yeah… Keep thinkin' of me, doin' what you like. So boy forget about the world cuz it's gon' be me and you tonight…Yeah… I wanna make your bed for ya, then imma make you swallow your pride…"

Suddenly all three girls burst out singing.
"Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world! Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love! Like I'm the only one who knows your heeaaart! Only girl in the world… Like I'm the only one that's in command! Cuz I'm the only one who understands… how to make you feel like a man! Yeaaah! Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world! Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love! Like I'm the only one who knows your heeaaart! Only one…"

Kerra picked up the second verse from there. In the back, Kia put her hands in the air and continued to dance, much to the bewilderment of Kadaj and Yazoo, who weren't too sure what was happening at the moment. "Want you to take me… like a thief in the night. Hold me like a pillow… make me feel right! Baby I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin', you can come inside! Yeah… And when you enter, you ain't leavin', be my prisoner for the night! Oooh!"
Meg was dancing now, too. Together her and Kerra sang the chorus "Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world! Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love! Like I'm the only one who knows your heeaaart! Only girl in the world! Like I'm the only one that's in command! Cuz I'm the only one who understands… like I'm the only one who knows your heeaaart! Only one…"

The ocean came back into view as Kia began to sing, her voice almost matching the singer's perfectly. "Take me for a ride…ride. Oh baby, take me high… high. Let me make you first…first. Oh make it last all night… Niiiiight! Take me for a ride… ride. Oh baby, take me high… high. Let me make you first…first! Make it last all niiiight!"

At the small silence between verses that followed, Kia caught Yazoo staring at her dumbfounded. Even Kadaj, who knew about how natural of a singer she was, looked a little shocked. The convertible suddenly passed a jeep piled full of guys. Honking the horn, they all began to shout at the girls. Kerra giggled and rolled her eyes, honking back. This time all three girls joined in the chorus. "Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world! Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love! Like I'm the only one who knows your heeaaart! Only girl in the world… Like I'm the only one that's in command! Cuz I'm the only one who understands… how to make you feel like a man! Only girl in the wooooorld… Girl in the wooooorld! Only girl in the wooooorld… Girl in the wooooorld!"

The song suddenly ended, leaving the car absolutely quiet. From somewhere far above and to the left of the car, coming from the beach, a few seagulls called to one another. Kia broke the silence with a giggle, turning her head so that she caught both Kadaj and Yazoo's eyes. "Okay boys, now it's your turn!"

"No way!" Meg and Kerra shouted at the same time

"Kia, are you trying to get our ears to bleed?" Meg asked, sending a dirty glance in Yazoo's direction.

The remnant narrowed his eyes, annoyed. "And who says we're not good singers?"

"Uh, me!" Kadaj said quickly, his hand shooting up. Meg raised her eyebrows at Yazoo.

"Put your hand down!" Yazoo snapped, reaching over Kia to yank his brother's hand from the air. Crossing his arms, Yazoo looked out the window, his expression forming one of those adorable pouts that Kerra and Kai (and Meg, secretly ^^) squealed over. Kia slid her eyes over to catch Kerra's in the rear-view mirror. When she did, she mouthed the words "the pout." Kerra glanced back at Yazoo, who continued to pout out of the window, and her eyes went huge. Meg, who also was aware of what was going on, sensed the fan-girl scream coming from Kerra and dove forward, beeping the horn as the sound ripped from her friend's mouth.

"What are you beeping at?" Kadaj asked, puzzled. There were no other cars around them—they appeared to be the only ones on the road.

Kerra and Meg looked at each other, Meg's hand still on the horn. "You can stop Meg! I'm good." Kerra said, taking her friends hand off the horn. Yazoo continued to look out of the window, seemingly oblivious to what was going on.

Meg leaned back, her eyes on Kadaj, who was still waiting for an answer. "Uh…. There was a platypus… on the road… and I didn't want it to… get… run over…?"Next to her, Kerra aimed her fingers—shaped like a gun—at her head and pulled the trigger. Kia, however, seemed to buy into Meg's story… a little too much…

"Ooh really?"

Kerra and Meg glanced at each other. "Uh, yeah…sure…?"

"Cool! Turn around, I wanna see him!" Meg face palmed herself, sighing. Before she could respond, however, Kadaj's head was poking in the space between her and Kerra's seats.

"What's a platypus?"

"Here!" Kia said excitedly, yanking Kadaj back into his seat and shoving him her iPhone, a picture of a platypus already pulled up. Kadaj took it, his eyes huge.

Kerra raised an eyebrow as she peered at Kia through the rearview mirror. "Um, do you have a picture of a platypus saved on your phone?"

Kia shrugged. "Duh, who wouldn't?"

"This thing is awesome!" Kadaj said, waving the iPhone around. He held the phone closer to get a better look. "It kind of looks like Kerra…" The car went absolutely silent for a moment, and then—

"I'm gonna kill him!" Kerra growled, her eyes flashing. Forgetting the wheel, she turned and launched herself at Kadaj, a flurry of red hair and nails.

"WaaaAAAAH!" Kadaj yelped.

"Dive!" Kia cried, flinging herself onto Yazoo, who was jolted out of his "pout mode" as he was shoved against the window.

"The wheel!" Meg shouted, lunging for the car wheel as the car began to turn off course onto the beach.

"This is why we wear seatbelts!" Yazoo huffed, glaring at Kerra.

"How dare you call me a platypus! They have bills!"

Kadaj struggled to push Kerra off of him. "I know that!"

"Kadaj, shut up!" Everyone shouted.

Kia yelped as Kerra unleashed a new flood of attacks. "Oh my God, they're going to kill each other." She whispered to Yazoo, who she was almost on top of in her effort to get as far away from the two fighters as possible.

Yazoo sighed. "One can only hope…"
"Yazoo!"

"What?"

Glancing at Meg, Kia found her friend half in the driver's seat, maneuvering the car as best she could down the road as the two continued to fight in the back. Suddenly, she turned off into the sand. Kia barley heard Meg shout over the roar of Kerra and Kadaj. "We're here! We're HERE! Kia, Yazoo, get out while you can!" Flinging the car door open, Yazoo and Kia tumbled out, nearly falling over in their hurry to get away from Kerra and Kadaj. Meg was already a few good yards away and still backing up from the car.

Yazoo looked around. They were in the middle of sand dunes, but no house was in sight. The ocean could be heard over a sandy hill. "Uh, where's the house?"

Kia grinned. "You're looking at it! We're camping!"

Memories of his past life, of camping out in the wilderness, of Loz crying, assaulted Yazoo. "You're not serious."

"Yup!" Kia's mouth twitched into a small smirk when she saw Meg raise an eyebrow. An occasional screech and thump could be heard from the car. The look on Yazoo's face caused Kia to drop the act. "Naw I'm just kidding, the house is that way." Kia said, pointing in the direction of the ocean. Yazoo immediately relaxed.

"Oooh, I don't feel so good." Meg suddenly moaned, sinking down into the sand.

"Car sickness." Kia muttered when Yazoo raised a silver eyebrow at her. "It always kicks in after we've driven for a while, I don't know why, though. It's weird… She's weird…" Walking over to her friend, Kia helped Meg up. "C'mon, let's go before they—"

Suddenly Kadaj shot past with Kerra hot on his tail. "I'm gonna kill you, momma's boy!"

"Oh no you didn't!" Yazoo and Kadaj shouted in unison. Kadaj wheeled around and aimed a punch at Kerra, who ducked and whacked Kadaj over the head.

"Oh my God…" Kia sighed, shaking her head. So far, her birthday weekend was turning out… interesting


"Aaah, it feels good to be back!" Kerra sighed, unlocking the beach house door and nudging it open with her foot. The smell of the sea filtered throughout the house, and she closed her eyes, breathing in the foreign scent. Behind her, Meg burst through the door, clutching her head in her hands as she made her way quickly over to a leather couch in the middle of the room. Yazoo poked his head in the house as Meg hit the couch.

"Nice place," He murmured, slipping into the house and coming to stand next to Kerra. He was right. Though it was much smaller, Kia's family's beach house was just as nice as her actual mansion. When you walked into the house, you were confronted with a large, spacious room. The living area, equipped with couches, a bearskin rug, lots of pillows, and a fireplace, was located in the middle of the room. The space was lower than the rest of the floor, with small steps leading down to the couches. The house was basically a log cabin, with a loft extending all along the upper floor, a perfect view of the floor below on all sides. The staircase, however, wasn't visible from the entrance. Kerra sighed and, slumping forward, headed off in and unknown direction—obviously she'd been here before.

"Where are you going?" Groaned Meg, a hand on her head, a pillow clutched to her chest—her car sickness was just kicking in.

Kerra barley glanced back. "To get some food, duh!" The kitchen door swung shut behind her.

"Hmphf!" Meg grumbled, chucking a pillow in her friend's direction. Whimpering softly, Meg reached for another pillow, covered her head, and leaned over. Yazoo shifted his position of the threshold, a hand on his neck, unsure of what to do. He turned around, peering out of the door's window. Where are Kadaj and Kia? The two had offered to get everyone's bags after everyone had calmed down, but shouldn't they be here by now? Glancing around the house, Yazoo sighed. Deciding that he'd rather not get lost just yet, he walked over and took a seat on the ground opposite Meg. Yazoo caught her green eyes staring at him for only a moment from under her pillow before he looked away, a strange emotion jolting in his heart. When he finally looked back, her eyes were closed. Yazoo couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Meg—he had never experienced car sickness, but it didn't look like it was very pleasant. Unsure of what he should do—if he should do anything at all—Yazoo shifted uncomfortably. Meg hadn't budged ever since he'd caught her eye—she really didn't look so good... Yazoo frowned at the kitchen door where Kerra had disappeared. Wasn't she supposed to be taking care if her friend. Or maybe the food had been more important? Yazoo sighed silently, mustering his thoughts… [and courage].
"Uh, Meg?" There was no response at first. Yazoo was beginning to think he should go find Kerra when there came a muffled "What?" from underneath the pillow. Those green eyes were suddenly on him again, and Yazoo couldn't help feeling a little lost as he was caught up in them.

"Uh… I…" For the first time in his life, Yazoo was speechless—he'd completely forgotten what he'd been about to do, about to say, everything. Meg's eyes reflected confusion—they were what was making Yazoo freeze up. Quickly he dropped his gaze, looking at the ground instead, forcing himself to remember what he'd been about to say. "I-I mean do you-?" Yazoo sighed, annoyed with himself. "Is there anything I can do to help you feel better?" He forced out. There was a crash from the kitchen, but both Meg and Yazoo ignored it. You'd think I was asking her to marry me… Yazoo frowned internally and made himself to look at Meg again. Her features had softened considerably—he had never seen her look so… vulnerable? No, what was the word? Adorable. Yazoo shook the thought from his head, almost scared by what he was thinking.

"Come here, Yazoo. Sit right here." Meg said, patting the ground beside her couch. Yazoo stood and walked over, sitting where she'd pointed. "Now turn around." Meg said, making a twirling motion with her finger. She still didn't look so good, so Yazoo—though he was puzzled—didn't bother to question her, but listened, turning around so that his back was to her. "Thanks" Meg whispered. Smiling, she tossed aside her pillow and sat up a little straighter. Picking up Yazoo's long, silver hair, she began to play with it. Running the smooth strands through her fingers, Meg sighed softly to her herself, beginning to feel slightly better.

At first, Yazoo was both surprised and tensed by this. He froze, his past experiences making him feel vulnerable and on edge, with his back turned to the enemy… but wait, Meg wasn't the enemy. The worst thing she'd ever done to him was messed with his hair. Slowly, Yazoo let his shoulders drop, forcing himself to relax. Behind him, Meg sat up a littler straighter, her fingers sliding through Yazoo's silky hair. It was quiet for only a few moments before Meg began to hum. Though her voice wasn't as astounding as Kia's, Yazoo found Meg's soft voice to be just as beautiful. It calmed him down all the way, and set him at ease. After a while, Meg's song finished. Yazoo, who had sort of dozed off, awoke suddenly to silence.

"Meg?"

"Hm?"

"What's it called?" Yazoo turned his head so that green eyes met green. "The song?"

Meg blinked, a small smile forming on her face. "Oh." She said, beginning to braid Yazoo's hair. "It's called Edelweiss." The song was her favorite to sing.

Yazoo frowned. "Edelwhat?"

"Edelweiss—it's from a movie, the song, I mean."

Yazoo crossed his arms, thinking. "I've never heard of that word before, though…"

"It's a flower, silly!" Meg laughed, tossing Yazoo's finished braid over his shoulder.

The remnant blinked in surprise at the braid and then turned to Meg. "Seriously?" He asked, picking the braid up like it was something gross.

Meg shrugged. "I think it looks nice. You should wear your hair back more, it's easier to do things when it's not flying around in your face." Meg rolled her eyes and picked up her own long braid of black hair. "I would know." She added, flinging the braid back over her shoulder. Yazoo eyed Meg, she looked a lot better—the color had returned to her face.

"How much do you know about us?" The question caught Meg by surprise. "A lot…" She whispered back, not wanting to lie to him. Suddenly Yazoo was next to her on the couch, causing Meg to jump a bit in surprise—damn he could move fast! This time it was Meg who was lost in Yazoo's green eyes. Her breathe caught in her throat for a moment before she remembered how to breathe again.

"Like what?" Yazoo looked confused, causing Meg to suddenly feel horrible. What right did they have of keeping information from the two?
"It's a long story." She said, looking away. Where did Kerra go again? Help!

Yazoo crossed his arms. "Are we doing something anytime soon?"

"Fine!" Meg gave up, throwing her hands in the air. "But you have to promise me that you won't call us crazy afterwards."

"But you are crazy."
"Ohoho… you have no idea…"


Loz backed up a step, his hand finding nothing but air. Where had his gun gone? Must've lost it in the fight. He thought, annoyed. This was really unfair, why did big brother have to be to mean? The blond haired man stepped forward, sword held out. "Where is he?" He asked, his voice low. He? Suddenly Loz remembered—big brother was looking for Kadaj.

Loz shook his head, eyes trained on Cloud's weapon. "I don't know."

"Well then it looks like I'm gonna take care of you first, instead." Lashing forward, Cloud brought his sword down where Loz had been only moments ago. The remnant had dodged the blade and was now behind Cloud.

"Hah!" He shouted, aiming a kick at Cloud, who dodged it just in time.

"Is that the best you got?" Cloud taunted, swinging his sword at Loz. The blade caught his arm, the force sending Loz stumbling backwards... The blue light was suddenly all around him, pulling his in further, surrounding him. Loz was only able to gasp before all went dark.

Cloud flinched backwards when Loz disappeared. "What the-? Whoa!" Suddenly he was sucked into the blue—the portal.


"And that's when we fell into the portal, that part?" Yazoo's eyes were huge. Meg had just described to him basically the whole search for…? Yazoo shook his head. Had he really just forgotten about Mother? They were still sitting on the couches; the whole explanation had taken about an hour. Yazoo had asked a few questions, but on the whole had been silent as Meg explained.

"Yeah." Meg secretly had refrained from telling Yazoo how it all ended… It was dark out, the clock read eight thirty. Tired, Meg stretched. Kerra hadn't made an appearance since her mad dash to the kitchen, so Meg guessed that she'd fallen asleep at the table while stuffing herself (as usual -_-). Turning to Yazoo, Meg smiled sleepily. "Wanna go watch Titanic?"

"What's-?"

"You'll see." Meg said with a mischievous wink.

Yazoo rolled his eyes. "Fine." He said, grinning.

"Come on." Meg said, jumping up. She grinned to herself. Yazoo had no idea what he was getting himself into. The Titanic always mad her bawl… Oh well….

"So, we're in a move?" Yazoo asked as Meg led the way to the hidden set of stairs.

"Yep!" She nodded. "But I don't know how it all fits together. You guys are in movies, but then you're real—your whole world is… It doesn't make any sense…"

Yazoo's next question nearly sent Meg falling down the stairs. "So what would have happened if we wouldn't have found that portal?"

"Uh…"

"You know what, tell me later, when Kadaj is here."

"…'kay…" Meg gulped. Where were Kadaj and Kia, anyway?


Arri wasn't doing so well. Meg had locked him in a closet after… after Yazoo came… That was Yazoo! He thought, shaking his head in disbelief. No, there was no way… "Got it!" The lock he'd been picking clicked and the door suddenly swung open, revealing the huge hall entryway. The house was completely silent… Having not eaten anything but crackers for a whole day, Arri immidiantly made a beline for the kitchen. And that's when he saw them, out the kitchen window. Short silver hair, a huge sword, a leather suit, gravity defying blond hair… Loz and Cloud, fighting in his backyard…

Bolting out of he room, Arri found the first door her could that led to the backyard and flung it open.

"….WHAT….THE….HELL?"


*Does the Futterwacken* ( Alice & Wonderland ^^) Yes! I'm done! Ok, so I hope you enjoyed the latest adventure of the crazy fangirls and the remnants! Well, ok, so it was just the drive down there, sorry! I promise I'll get to more things in the next chapter! Maybe even some romance O_o… Anyways, I just couldn't help myself at the prospect of Meg being able to play with Yazoo's hair (it's been my dream for so long, lol ^^)! So anywho, if you have any suggestions, just msg me, I love hearing new ideas. O, and don't forget to review! XD Ok, Peace people! And happy Veterans Day!

~ MarXno =P

Yazoo – You sicken me to the core…

Me – Uh, why?
Yazoo – Your dream is to play with my
hair?

Me – Yeah, is there something wrong with that?

Yazoo - ….

Me – Yazo—?

Yazoo – Of COURSE there's something wrong with that! What is it with you and messing with my hair? \ /

Me – Well, it's pretty. ;)

Yazoo – I don't CARE—Really? You think so? :o

Me – Um, yeah!

Yazoo – Oh… well thanks, then…

Me – No problem!

..

Kadaj & Loz – WHAT ABOUT OUR HAIR?

Me – Eh, you two are lower on my scale…

Loz – You have a scale? O_O

Me – Isn't that what I just said? Listening skills, seriously people!

Loz – *Begins to cry*

Kadaj – *Glances at Loz* …Eh… I don't really care… Lemme' see your scale!

Me – 'Kay!

THE SCALE OF EPIC HAIR!

(10=High, 1=Low)

10. Sephiroth

9. Cloud

8. Vincent

7. Yazoo

6. Reno

5. Tifa

4. Rufus

3. Kadaj

2. Cait Sith

1. Loz

Kadaj – WHAT THE HELL? How'd Cloud beat me?

Me – Um, have you seen his hair? At least you beat Cait Sith!

Loz – *Sniffles* I didn't beat Cait Sith…

Cloud – *Points at Kadaj* IN YOUR FACE MOMMA'S BOY!

Kadaj – *Takes out scissors* COME HERE!

Cloud – You'll never take my Chocobo hair alive!

Loz –*Begins to cry…again…*

Sephy – *Glances randomly at chart* Holy shit I won!

Square Enix owns every single one of these characters (except for Kia, Kerra, Meg, and Arri, of course ^^), though it is my [other] dream to one day rise up as ruler of the world and own them all! Muahahaha—*cough*—Muahahaha!

Lazard – Heh, unattainable dreams are the best kind.

Me – Wha-? Dude, get out of here! This fanfic doesn't even pertain to you!

Lazard – Yeah, but I'm part of the FF7 series—

Me – Dude, just get out.

Lazard – Ok…