Chapter 1: Settling In

A/N: Hey! Here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Final Fantasy 7. I do own Mikomi and Usagi though.

"Talking"

"Thinking"

"Usagi Talking"

Mikomi followed Tifa up to the living quarters of the bar. The stairs creaked every time she put her weight on them.

She really didn't remembered what upstairs looked like. She just got up the last time, and she was still trying to figure out where she was. But now that she saw it, she had to admit that it looked really nice for living quarters.

Tifa gave her a small smile as she watched her guest's curious observation.

"It's not much, but its home"

Mikomi blush when she realized that Tifa was watching her.

"I-I think it's very nice. It has this touch that makes it really…homey"

Tifa grinned.

"Well I'm glad you like it. Now let's get you something to wear for tonight and get your room set"

She motioned for her to follow her, which she did.

Tifa went into her room and pulled some Pajama's out of her drawers.

She pulled out a white tang top and flannel shorts.

"Here you go. I sure these will be a lot comfier that your regular clothes"

Mikomi slowly took the pajamas from her.

"Thank you" she said softly.

Tifa just patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't worry about it. You're are guest after all"

Mikomi nodded.

"I'll try not to be a burden and stay out of your way while I'm here"

She knew all too well that people didn't want to be near a Jinchuriki. They avoided her and her brother like they were the plague.

Tifa made a face at her.

"You won't be a burden. I'm sure that you're pretty scared with everything that's happened to you. You don't need to worry about anything while you're here. You just enjoy yourself"

Mikomi gave her a small smile. She had to be the first person who treated her this way.

She looked at the pajamas she had in her hands then looked at Tifa.

"Um…where will I be sleeping, if you don't mind me asking?"

Marlene came in and tugged on her pants.

"You can sleep with me! There's lots of room in my bedroom"

She looked at the little girl then looked at Tifa to see if it was ok.

The martial artist grinned.

"That's fine with me. That way Marlene won't be the only girl in the room"

Mikomi nodded and let Marlene pull her into her bedroom.

When she came into the bedroom, she recognized it immediately. She was in here when she first woke up.

"This must be Denzel and Marlene's room" she thought.

She looked around the room.

Half of it was covered with drawings and stuffed animals which clearly told it was Marlene's side while the other was plain and had a few wooded figures that looked like giant chickens.

Denzel sat on his bed and looked at her.

"Are you going to be staying with us?" he asked.

She nodded her head.

"Yes. Marlene wanted me to stay here"

Marlene pulled her to the spare bed that was put in the room.

"You can sleep here. It's really comfy so you'll fall asleep in no time"

Mikomi gave her a small smile.

"Thanks"

Tifa came into the room and stood near the doorway.

"Are you two ready for bed?"

Denzel jumped off his bed.

"Almost. We just need to get in our pajamas"

"Ok, well hurry up. It's time for bed for you two"

Tifa looked at Mikomi.

"You can change in the bathroom if you want"

She nodded and quickly left the room so the children could change.

As she was changing, she talked to Usagi.

"Hey Usagi"

"What?"

"What do you think about this whole situation we're in?"

"Can't really say anything. This so random. Nothing like this ever happens in real life"

"I know, that's why I'm scared"

"What's there to be scared of? You're a ninja; you've dealt with worse cases. And that Tifa chick seemed very nice. There's nothing to worry about"

"That's why I'm scared. No one has ever been nice to me before, except for Yuri and Kakashi. I'm not used to it"

"Well get used to it. Stuff like this never happens for a Jinchuriki, so take this opportunity while you still can"

Mikomi didn't say anything as she put her top on. She looked herself in the mirror and had to admit that she didn't look half bad in these pajamas.

"This is going to be a long stay, I just know it"

"Perhaps. But look on the bright side, you meet people who are being nice to you and I'm right here. There's nothing to be afraid of"

Tifa knocked on the door.

"Mikomi? Are you alright in there?"

"Yeah. I'll be out in a sec"

"I'll talk to you later, Usagi"

"See you later, Mikomi. I'll be here whenever you need to talk to me"

She stepped out of the bathroom and looked at Tifa.

"Sorry if I took so long"

"That's fine. I'm sure it's be a very long day for you and you have a lot on your mind"

Mikomi nodded.

"You could say that"

Cloud came upstairs and headed for his room.

"Cloud, aren't you going to say goodnight to our guest?" Tifa asked.

The blond looked at his friend then at their guest.

Mikomi avoided eye contact with him and just looked at the floor.

He was a little grateful for that. He was afraid that he would see Aerith's face again if he looked her in the eye.

"Night" he said in his emotionless voice.

Mikomi nodded in return.

"N-night"

The blond went into his room and closed the door.

Tifa patted Mikomi on the shoulder.

"Don't let Cloud scare you. He's just got a lot on his mind lately and he doesn't know how to deal with it"

"T-that's fine" Mikomi mumbled.

Tifa lead her back into the kid's bedroom and patted her shoulder.

"Good night, Mikomi. We promise we'll get you back to your world, don't worry"

Mikomi gave her a small smile.

"Thank you. And thank you for everything that you're doing for me"

Tifa smiled at her.

"It's no problem"

With that, Mikomi bid her good night and went into the kid's room for the night.

She sat on the bed that was put into the room and sunk within the mattress. Marlene was right when she said it was comfy.

She looked at the children to see that they were already in their pajamas.

Denzel wore flannel blue pajamas while Marlene wore a pink nightgown that had moogles on them.

Marlene pulled her braid out and let her hair go all over the place.

She grinned at her when she saw that she was looking her.

"Good night" she said.

"Good night" she replied.

Marlene went to her pile of stuffed animals and pulled out a stuffed wolf.

"You can sleep with Wolfy tonight. He always makes me feel better when I'm sleeping somewhere different"

She handed her the toy wolf.

Mikomi examined the wolf for a moment. It was gray and fuzzy and had blue buttons for eyes.

She thought that was real sweet of Marlene to let her sleep with Wolfy, plus she loved wolves.

"Thank you, Marlene. I'm sure Wolfy will make me sleep better"

Marlene grinned.

"Yay!"

She jumped into her bed and pulled the covers over her.

"See you in the morning" She said.

"Good night" Denzel said.

The light was turned off and the children went to sleep.

Mikomi lay down on her bed and looked at Wolfy. Tonight would be her first night staying in a new world. It was a scary thought to her. She was so far away from Naruto and she didn't know how she was going to get back.

She prayed that Tifa would keep her promise to find a way to bring her home.

Closing her eyes, she clutched Wolfy to her and went to sleep.

If she was going to be staying here for a while, then she had to prepare for it.

A/N: And there you go. That was how Mikomi spent her first night in Gaia. I know it's not very exciting, but hey, she just found out that she's on a different world and she's trying to adjust to it.

I promise that the next chapters will be better than this, you just have to wait.

Please remember to review, I always enjoy them.

Ja ne