Chapter 6: Cutie Pie

A/N: I finally came up with a chapter for this story. As strange as it sounds, my dog gave me this chapter idea. I'm sure you can guess what it's going to be about. Thanks Roxy! (My dog)

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

"Talking"

"Thinking"

"Usagi Talking"

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Yuffie had been very helpful as Mikomi's Materia teacher. She was able how to use them within a day. And to show her thanks, she showed Yuffie how use Chakra for some minor tricks.

"It's the least I can do since she helped me out"

"Whatever, just don't overdo it. This world doesn't use chakra so you could be messing with this world's cycle of life or something"

"You're over thinking this, Usagi"

Needless to say, Mikomi became an expert at Materia, or at least semi-expert. She still had the tendency to add chakra to her Materia and caused the orbs to explode. But at least she was learning.

Tifa put the last of the dishes away from breakfast.

Cid and Barret were over again, so they had a huge meal.

Yuffie spun around the bar stool that she was sitting on and watched Mikomi help Tifa out.

The ninja was drying off the dishes and handing them to Tifa to put away.

"You know you don't have to do this, Mikomi. You're the guest"

Mikomi shrugged and just dried a glass.

"I don't mind. You've let me stay here for the past week so it's only fair that I help out with everything. This is my way of saying thank you"

Tifa grinned.

"Well at least someone is considerate"

She glared at Cid, Barret and Yuffie.

"Unlike you guys"

Cid waved her off.

"Relax, we help you out with other things so don't get your pants in a knot"

Tifa just sighed and went back to helping Mikomi out.

The bell to the front door jingled as someone came inside.

"Sorry, we're not open today" Tifa said as she put the last of the dishes away.

"Aw, you won't even let your friends in?" a Scottish voice said.

Tifa turned around and found Cat Sith and Red Xlll.

Her face lit up when she saw their animal companions.

"Hey you guys! How have you been?"

Cat Sith jumped off of Red's back and climbed up a bar stool.

"Things have been good. Reeve is busy as always, but that's nothing new"

"Everyone in cosmos canyon is doing fine" Red Xlll said.

"We came here to see how your little guest is doing"

Mikomi came to the front when she heard voices.

"Is there a customer, Tifa?"

"No, just a couple friends of ours"

"Oh?"

She walked out from the bar and spotted the two animals.

"Mikomi, these are our friends, Cat Sith and Red Xlll. You saw them when you first came here, but I doubt you would remember since you were kind of out of it"

Cat Sith waved to her.

"Hey there, lassie! We came to check up on you and see how you were doing"

"And we wanted to introduce ourselves properly" Red Xlll added.

Mikomi just looked at the animals.

She focused more on Red Xlll than Cat Sith at the moment.

Her mind seemed to go on shut down mode as she looked at the canine.

If anyone who knew Mikomi, they would know that she was a huge animal lover.

They would also know that she would flip out every time she saw dogs.

Why? Because she was crazy about them.

And that was a scary thing to watch.

Her eyes seemed to sparkle as she looked at the canine.

Red Xlll grew a little uneasy at the way she was looking at him.

"Um…is everything alright?"

She suddenly squealed and knelt down to hug him.

"Oh my god! You are so cute!"

Everyone had a 'what the hell?' look on their faces.

Mikomi giggled as she cuddled Red.

"You are such a cutie! How could I have not spotted you when I woke up?"

She let him go slightly and rubbed his fur.

"You have such soft fur. And it's such a pretty color"

She examined him a bit.

"What kind of dog are you anyway? Irish shepherd? Doberman?"

Red was flustered by Mikomi's sudden show of affection.

Normally, when you meet someone, you're suppose to say 'hi' or give them a wave, but she just suddenly came up and hugged him.

He didn't mind it, he simply wasn't use to it.

"I-I'm not a dog actually. I'm a rare kind of beast"

Mikomi's eyes widen.

"Wow, that's amazing. You must be pretty special if you're this cute"

She started scratching him behind the ears.

Red really enjoyed this and leaned in more.

His foot thumped slightly as he kicked it to show his enjoyment.

"Aww, you like being scratched behind the ears?"

She started rubbing his belly as he rolled over.

"Aww, who's a good boy?" she cooed.

Red kept kicking his leg as Mikomi kept rubbing him.

He had never been treated this way before and he enjoyed it.

Normally, AVALANCE would give him a pat on the head or something like that, but they never gave him a belly rub.

Tifa just giggled as she saw the look on Red's face.

"It looks like Red made a new friend" Cid said.

Yuffie just snorted at the scene.

She thought it was funny that Red would act this way in front of them.

Cat Sith got jealous.

"Hey! What about me?"

Mikomi stopped her rubbing and looked at the little cat.

"Does someone want to be loved too?"

She held her arms out to him.

"Come here little guy"

Cat Sith jumped into her arms and enjoyed being cuddled.

"You guys are so cute!" Mikomi said.

She rubbed her face against Cat Sith's.

"I can't believe you have such cute little friends. I'm jealous now"

She tickled the cat's belly.

"I wish we had animals like you from where I'm from. All we have are some mangy ninja dogs and a few tabby cats. None of them are as cute as you guys"

"When Pakkun hears about this, he's going to kill you"

She stood up and sat in one of the booths. She held Cat Sith like he was a teddy bear and rubbed his head.

Red walked over and plopped his head in her lap.

He knew he wasn't acting like his normal self, but he really enjoyed being scratched like that.

It proved that even he could act like a normal animal as well.

Mikomi picked Cat Sith up by his paws and let him dangle around is if he were a monkey.

"I've never seen a talking cat that can walk on two feet. Normally, cats usually walk on all fours"

Cat Sith laughed.

"That's where I'm different, lassie. I'm not really a cat"

Mikomi tilted her head.

"You're not?"

"Nope"

He flipped out of her grip and landed on the table.

"I am actually a robot made a man named Reeve. He can see whatever I see and gather information this way"

Mikomi lowered her head so she was eyelevel with the feline.

"So…you're like a spy?"

"Well…spy is a little harsh. I'm just used to gather info on things"

"Does this mean that this Reeve guy knows about me?"

"Yep, but he promises not to say anything about it. He doesn't want to cause a commotion for you"

"That's good to know"

Yuffie's stomach suddenly growled.

"Damn it, Yuffie. Can't you make your stomach quieter?" Cid barked.

Yuffie stuck her tongue out at him.

"It's not my fault that its lunch time and that I'm starving"

Tifa headed for the kitchen.

"I'll go make us some sandwiches then"

Mikomi got up as well with Cat Sith perched on her shoulder.

"I'll help you"

She followed the martial artist into the kitchen.

Red Xlll was fast on her heels as he followed her.

Yuffie snickered.

"He's like a baby chick chasing his momma"

Barret shook his head and pulled out a deck of cards.

"Red sure is one strange animal"

Cid grabbed the hand that was offered to him.

"That's for damn sure"

Tifa and Mikomi came out with plate full of sandwiches.

"Hope you guys are hungry" Tifa said.

Mikomi set the plates down and sat in the booth with Yuffie.

The Wutai ninja jumped up and down as her new buddy sat next to her.

"Aww, you made me lunch? You're so sweet"

She hugged her tightly.

"It's no wonder why you're my ninja buddy"

Mikomi just let Yuffie hug her. It was better than struggling with her.

Cat Sith jumped on the table and picked up a sandwich.

The snack looked huge compared to the little cat.

Mikomi giggled and cut the sandwich in half for him.

"There you go. That way you won't have a hard time trying to hold your sandwich while you ate it"

Cat Sith grinned at her and sat down in front of her.

He ate his tuna fish sandwich while Mikomi picked up a ham and cheese one.

Just as she was about to eat it, she felt a weight on her lap.

She looked down to see Red resting his head on her lap.

"Awww, do you want some too?"

She broke off a piece of her sandwich and gave it to Red.

"Here you go"

Red scarfed the piece of food right away and went back to resting in her lap.

She rubbed his head as she ate.

"You are such a cutie" she said.

"But why is your name Red Xlll?"

"That's not actually my real name. It's was given to me when I was captured before. I'm really called Nanaki"

"Then I'll call you Nanaki" Mikomi said.

She rubbed his head again.

He really was a cutie pie.

Cat Sith was adorable as well.

The 2 animals stayed with her for the remainder of the day. It was nice to be treated special.

Mikomi sure had a way with animals, she would pet them and love them in ways that AVALANCHE wouldn't. She made them feel loved and that was special to them.

Over all, this is how Mikomi befriended the two animals within AVALANCHE.

A/N: (sweat drops) I know this wasn't really good, but I wanted to update this story. I didn't know how to describe Mikomi befriending Cat Sith and Red Xlll so please bear with me.

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