Hi, just a little polishing up in this chapter. I just have to say Vivi makes me smile, he is too cute. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or FFVII. Those games belong to Square Enix.

Aerith looked out her window. It was a beautiful day; the celebration planners couldn't have ordered a better day. Aerith put on her new outfit; she had bought it just for this occasion. Sora, Donald, and Goofy were going to be honored for their bravery for defeating the latest threat. It seemed life was improving for all the worlds. For her and the rest of the gang this week had already been extremely special. The Hallow Bastion Restoration was now complete, their home is Radiant Garden again and they would all have be taking on new roles and responsibilites after all the festivities were over, but she wasn't going to think about that today. She finished fixing her hair and was giving herself one more look over when Marlene and Yuffie walked in. They both looked lovely. Marlene was the first to speak, "Wow Aerith you look like an angel!"

Aerith gave Marlene a huge hug and said "Thank you Marlene but you are far too kind." Yuffie was smiling broadly and Aerith just had to comment on how dressed ups she was. Aerith had never seen Yuffie in such a, well, girlie dress.

"Yuffie, you look stunning; you better take one of your weapons with you to beat off all of the suitors you'll get today."

Yuffie's smile dropped for a few seconds not sure of what Aerith was trying to say. But then to Aerith's relief Yuffie began to smile again, though her she began to fidget and look down appearing slightly self conscious .

"Thank you."

Then recovering from her momentary embarrassment; with a huge smirk on her face she went a retrieved her conformer weapon. "I'm armed and ready! Any perverts out there today will be extremely sorry if they try anything."

Aerith chuckled at Yuffie and started to follow her and Marlene out when something inside her told her to bring a few potions along with her. She put them in her purse and headed out.

After a little while on a Gummi Ship they arrived at the Olympus Coliseum. Though this was the place to hold an extremely large crowd she found it almost ironic that they would use the same place that normally glorified fighting and violence to honor the stopping of those very things. As she walked in she had to admit it almost looked completely different. It was a sight to be seen for sure. As she was walking through the crowd to her seat she noticed a small child in front her. As she observed the child, all of the sudden the child tripped and fell flat on his face. Aerith rushed toward the child and watched as he stood back up and fixed his hat. When she got close enough she said to him, "Are you alright?"

"Umm, y...yes I'm fine thank you" the little boy replied. But at that moment someone bumped the child and again he was on the ground again.

"Hey jerk watch where you are going!" Aerith yelled. But the person just kept going.

The boy spoke again, "It's okay, I just loose my footing sometimes and then people don't see me." Her heart melted for this little child.

"What is your name?" she asked.

The child replied, "I'm Vivi."

"Very nice to meet you Vivi." His eyes were yellow and they glowed, but his face was different from any other she had ever seen.

"It's very nice to meet you too" Vivi voice shook a little.

"Well Vivi where are you sitting?" Aerith asked.

Vivi then started to pull out his ticket and said, "Umm...I'm not sure, my ticket says general seating on it."

As Aerith watched him, he appeared so frightened to her; then again he was so small and alone so why wouldn't he be. Aerith decided right then and there to adopt him, at least for the day. She put her hand on his shoulder "Oh that just won't do at all! How about you sit with me and my friends, hmm?"

Vivi fixed his hat again, "I, I wouldn't want to be a burden."

"Nonsense... Yuffie!" Aerith yelled as she motioned to her friend.

Yuffie came over and looked down at Vivi, "Who's the squirt, did his loose his mom?"

Aerith grabbed Yuffie by the arm and began to pinch. "Oww!" "Aerith, that hurts."

Aerith whispered, "I don't think he has anyone."

Yuffie's eyes became soft, understanding what Aerith was trying to do."Oh...I see."

Aerith turned to the little child. "Vivi would you please follow Yuffie here to our seats?"

Yuffie squatted down so she could be eye level with him. "Vivi right? Umm sorry about the squirt thing, it's just I like to come up with names for people; you'll learn that about me."

Yuffie then took Vivi's hand. "Come on there are some other friends of mine I would like you to meet."

Aerith smiled and nodded in approval. As Yuffie directed him towards Marlene and Cid she could still hear Yuffie talking. "So squirt, do you have any interest in materia?"

Aerith couldn't hear Vivi's response but she certainly heard Yuffie. "You do!" What is your favorite spell?" Yuffie excitedly asked.

By this point Leon had caught up to them he had lost their game of rock, paper, scissors and therefore had been stuck with the task of getting everyone drinks.

Aerith spoke to him. "Uh oh looks like Vivi has a friend for life."

Leon smirked "Perfect, now there is someone to keep her distracted. What's even better about it is the kid happens to be right at her maturity level."

Aerith quickly quipped back "Don't worry; I'm sure they'll include you if you ask." Leon just folded his arms, "Whatever."And with that the two of them sat down in the last two seats of the row.

The ceremony for Sora, Goofy, and Donald was spectacular. King Mickey did not disappoint. The entertainment that followed was extremely enjoyable and soon it would be time for the finally which included the biggest display of fireworks that all the worlds could put together. At one point Vivi had switched places with Marlene and Aerith guessed it was to give him a little breather from Yuffie. Despite the fact they had only just met each other she got along beautifully with Vivi and the two of them just kept chatting away. She was happy, but her mind would sporadically wander to those who were not present. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath...all of the sudden there was a tap on her shoulder.