Chapter 5: New Friends

A/N: I know it's been a while since I last updated this story, but I just couldn't think of anything. Now that I finally have, I can finally update and you don't have to wait anymore.

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

"Talking"

"Thinking"

"Usagi Talking"

Enjoy!

The day went by really fast for Mikomi.

Before she knew it, it was already night time.

Her body felt recharged after her little nap and she didn't feel chakra deprived anymore.

Yuffie tried to see if she could perform her electric whip again, but Tifa scolded her.

It was already bedtime for the inhabitants of Seventh Heaven and everyone seemed to be tired.

Or at least, most of them.

Yuffie decided to sleep over for the night so she could get to know Mikomi better.

The Wutai ninja was jumping on her air mattress with excitement.

"This is so cool! I've always wanted to have a sleep over!"

She was wearing a white T-shirt with a monkey on the back and green flannel shorts.

Mikomi wore the same pajama's that Tifa let her use from the night before.

The Konoha Kunochi just looked at Yuffie as she kept bouncing.

"She really does act like Yuri"

"Yeah, that's kind of scary that there's someone out in this world who's like her"

Denzel and Marlene were giggling as they saw Yuffie tried to touch the ceiling with her hand.

Tifa came into the room and scolded her, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts.

"Cut that out, Yuffie! I don't need you to pop another air mattress!"

Yuffie stopped her bouncing and pouted.

"Meanie"

Tifa just ignored her and looked at Mikomi.

"How are you doing? You feel any better than before?"

She was really concerned over her chakra depletion from before; she made sure she took a long nap and had a huge portion of dinner.

Mikomi just gave her a small smile.

The martial artist really reminded her of her mom.

"I'm fine. I'm good as new, but thank you for worrying"

Tifa just gave her a smile.

"That's good to hear"

Cloud passed by to head for his room.

"Night, Cloud" Marlene said.

Cloud just gave her a nod in return.

His eyes landed on Mikomi for a moment.

She gave him a small wave while she looked at him uneasy.

"I swear to god, he looks just like dad" She thought.

"It's not fair"

She couldn't hate him for looking like her dead father, but whenever she saw him, it just tore her up inside.

Cloud must have felt the same way about her because he immediately looked away and went back to his room.

Tifa put her hands on her hips as she looked at her boyfriend darkly.

"Damn it, Cloud" she muttered.

She turned back to Mikomi and gave her an apologetic grin.

"Sorry about Cloud. He tends to be moody most of the time"

Mikomi just waved it off.

"It's fine. I'm sure he's still trying to get over the fact that he found a strange girl from a different world. I know I would be like that if it happened to me"

Tifa just smiled softly at her.

Yuffie jumped on her bed and faced her.

"Hey! Can you do that whip trick of yours again tomorrow? I thought that was really cool!"

Tifa was about to protest, fearing that it would drain Mikomi again, but the Leaf ninja stopped her.

"That's fine. I need to practice controlling that technique anyway. It's been a long time since I last used it"

Yuffie sighed wistfully.

"You're so lucky. You get to pull off those cool techniques without using any materia."

She pulled out a random materia that she always kept on her and looked at it.

"I thought I was the strongest ninja in the whole world- or at least this world, but after seeing you perform those tricks, I'm having second thoughts"

Mikomi eyed the materia that Yuffie was holding.

"Hey, that looks like that strange orb I came with"

She pulled it out from under her pillow and examined it.

"I don't know what materia is or how you even use it"

Yuffie laughed as Mikomi tried to look for a switch on it.

"That's not how you use materia. It's made out of magic, so you won't find any switch"

She jabbed a thumb to her chest in a proud manner.

"I just so happen to be the best materia user in all of Gaia. I know about every single type of materia and how it's used"

Mikomi giggled and gave her a mock bow.

"It's an honor to be sitting next to a materia master"

Tifa snorted as she sat on the bed.

"Wow, Yuffie. You have an admirer"

Yuffie wore a proud grin across her face.

"I know. I am awesome"

Mikomi giggled.

"Say, Yuffie. Is there any chance that you can show me how to use Materia?"

She needed to know how to work the materia that she found. It was her only way to return home.

"I need to get back home and return to Naruto"

Yuffie's grin spread even farther.

"I sure can! With my teaching, you'll be the best materia user ever, well, second best. But I'll do it under one condition"

"What?"

"You have to show me how to use that Chakra magic that you used earlier. I want to perform tricks like that!"

Mikomi just laughed.

"Sure, I don't see why not"

"Are you crazy?! You're going to train a stranger the way we fight? Are you asking to get us killed?"

"Relax, Usagi. I'm not going to teach her anything too serious. I'll just show her the basics, nothing more"

Yuffie jumped in her seat with excitement.

"Yay! I'll get to be a better ninja!"

"And I'll finally learn how to use Materia"

Yuffie grabbed her hands and held them tightly.

"I take that this is going to be a beautiful friendship"

That took Mikomi off guard.

"Friends?" She asked.

Being a Jinchuriki meant that she didn't have a lot of friends.

She had Kakashi and her Anbu squad, but most of them considered her as their captain rather than their friend.

Yuffie nodded.

"Yeah, we're friends. Don't you have any friends back where you're from?"

Mikomi slowly shook her head.

"You don't have a lot of friends from where I'm from. You either die from a mission or your friend does"

She wasn't going to tell them the real reason why she didn't have any friends.

"It's not like you're lying anyway. You're just stretching the truth"

Tifa gave her a tight hug.

"You poor thing. We'll be your friends"

Yuffie hugged her too.

"Yeah! We finally have a 3rd female in our group. We'll be a trio! We'll be best friends!"

Denzel and Marlene jumped on the bed.

"Don't forget about us!"

Mikomi gave them a gentle smile.

"How could I forget about you guys? I'll be your friend too"

The children smiled and hugged her in return.

Tifa suddenly yawned.

"Well, I'm going to head for bed. We have a long day at the bar tomorrow"

Everyone said good-night to her as she left.

Yuffie got on her make shift bed and pulled the covers over her head.

She looked at Mikomi one last time and gave her a smile.

"Good night, Ninja buddy"

Mikomi cracked a grin.

"Good night, Yuffie"

The lights were turned off and left everyone in darkness.

Mikomi held wolfy to her chest and closed her eyes with a smile on her face.

She was here for barley a day and she already made friends.

She was on cloud 9 with this happiness that she was feeling.

"My first actual friends. I haven't felt this feeling a long time. It feels nice"

"I feel all warm and fuzzy inside right about now. I'm so happy for you Mikomi"

She fell asleep with the feeling of being belonged for the first time in ages.

A/N: Aww, Mikomi made some friends, and what better friends to have than Tifa and Yuffie? I hope you liked this semi- sweet chapter. This just shows that their starting to accept her as a member of their make shift family.

Remember to review and tell me what you think.

Ja ne