I do not own any of the anime/games in this fic.

I also do not own Kel/Kelvis, Zero and Vale. They belong to Keyblade master Fira

Kuro Suzaku is owned by Kuro herself
Kariudo Shikaku is owned by Kariudo-kun herself

I own Kiako (That's ME!) When a new paragraph starts these little thingies will appear ʓʓʓ and if those thingies don't show up I'm sorry -.-; And I'm sorry if there are spelling errors.

Other voice and memories: Italic

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"Oh god... Finally..." I groaned and sat on a small ledge in front of Djose temple.

"You didn't have to run, we were all going to get here eventually." Kakashi said.

"Wow, this is amazing!" Heihachi marveled watching the floating rocks above the temple.

"Well, let's go in and see if Kuro's inside!" Kel said going towards the temple. Everyone followed him-

But me.

"Come on Kiako, why aren't you coming?" Heihachi asked.

"Oh nothing I'm just- Ahem- scaredtherockswillfallonme..." I coughed and muttered really fast.

"Don't be silly! Rocks can't follow you no da!" Chichiri said

"It's suppose to be rocks can't FALL on her." Zero said and grabbed the back of my shirt, "Move."

"Nyaah!" I was digging my heels into the ground, which didn't help because the ground was made of smooth stone.

"Come ON!"

"No! Idunwanna!"

"Why is she stringing her sentences together today?" Zero shoved me past the giant doors. As soon as I entered the temple and smelt the oils and heard the grinding of parts, I stop resisting and ran forward like a child in a museum. A museum lit by blue lightning bolts of course.

"Wow..." I marveled. There was so much machina! Machina soldiers, YKT's, ABC's, 123's, so much machina!

"There are so many machines!" Heihachi said just as amazed as I was, he ran up to a local Al Bhed and tried to ask about the machina.

"Oh, hiya!" a man with blonde hair and an eyepatch said with a wave.

"Yo Gippal! Long time no see!" Kel greeted slapping hands with the man.

"How the hell does he know so many people...?" I murmured.

"So what's up?" Gippal asked

"Uh, excuse me, did a girl with a murderous aura and black mage staff go into the trials?" I asked.

"Hm..." Gippal scratched his hair as if thinking.

"Or maybe a girl with white hair with a man in a purple skirt?"

"Well, I think both of them are behind you." Gippal said pointing.

"Eh?" I turned around and saw Kuro and Kariudo.

"Yo."

"EYYAAAAA!"

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"Gomen gomen, (Sorry sorry) I was just surprised to see both of you here at the same time." I said with a sheepish grin.

"Well just don't do it again, my ears are still ringing!" Kuro growled

"I'm half deaf, so I'm kinda ok." Kariudo said.

"So, how're you guys doing in your pilgrimages so far?" I asked

"Not bad, we just sent Ixion." Kuro said, "Oh yeah, one more thing." she grabbed the girl with the school uniform from Kilika and shoved her in front of me.

"Wait! I wanna go see Kuro-sama!" she cried trying to get at Train.

"WILL YOU PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE?"

"Take her. I can't STAND her! She keeps trying to kiss Train and Train always hides behind me! It's infuriating!" Kuro said.

"Boo..." Kyoko (The school girl) huffed then perked up, "Well, if I'm going to go with someone else besides Kuro-sama I want Charden-san to come too!"

"Eh? Charden?" we all looked at the guy with the giant top hat and sunglasses.

"My name is Charden Flambarde." the man smiled then looked at me, "So it seems we are now on the same side."

"Same side?" Kakashi said curiously flipping through his pervert book. I swear he's almost like a grown up Zero!

"Yeah! We used to be part of the Apostles of the Stars!" Kyoko replied, "But we quit cause Creed was being mean." I scratched my head and smiled.

"Well, welcome to the good side!" I said. Kyoko smiled then looked at Vale.

"Wow, you're pretty!" she said pointing at his face. Vale flashed her acharming smile and ran his fingers through his purple hair.

"Thank you, but on the other hand so are you." he said.

"EEEEEEE!" Kyoko practically was passing out of my shoulder!

"Charden! Help me! You understand her!" I cried.

"Yes yes, wait a few moments and she'll hopefully stop." the blonde said fixing his dark sunglasses.

"HOPEFULLY?"

After more introductions and such, we all walked outside the temple and discussed where we were going next.

"So lemme get this straight, I can choose which 2 temples to go to send the Aeons right?" Kariudo asked

"Yup."

"I'll head for Bevelle and Remiem then." she said and looked at her group, "Is that ok?"

"Sure, you know this world better then we do." Fayt (Star Ocean 3) said. Albel (SO3) was clicking his metal clawed arm impatiently and glaring at me more then usual. Maybe it was the skirt comment...

"It's not much different from where I come from." Vincent (FF VII) said in his deep voice and turned around, "Let's get going."

"We're going ahead to Macalania." Kuro said. Hao put a hand on her shoulder.

"Perhaps we should walk, you've been using your Oversoul for too long." he said.

"Oversoul?" Everyone looked at them. I gave my head a small smack.

"Oh yeah! Kuro's a shaman! Forgot that detail."

"How could you forget!"

"Hey I've seen you as a Black Mage for most of my life, leave me alone!"

"We should all go as a group then, since we're all headed the same way." a man wearing green armour said. Yeah, recently I found out the name of that guy is Oscar (Fire Emblem 9), a paladin. He's so nice, and he can cook without burning stuff! Course the only matter is that horse he rides on all the time...

"I guess for a while, but then no more together-ness!" Kuro said and began walking briskly.

"Oh god more walking...?" I groaned slumping over, "Can't we rest first?"

"Rest? What're you talking about? We gotta keep moving!" Kuro snapped.

"Not in that condition young lady!" I snapped back shaking a motherly finger at her

"I'm older then you are so don't call me young lady you Chibi!"

"NOO! LEAVE MY HEIGHT OUT OF THIS!" I cried and started dragging Kuro back towards that funny little inn, "You gus are all gonna rest before we leave because you were all in a battle!"

"DON'T YOU GO TELLING ME TO TAKE A NAP!"

"Wow, those two are kinda..." Karioudo smiled nervously at Kuro and I trying to push each other into the inn.

"It's normal for them to do that, so don't be alarmed!" Train smirked.

"WAAI! KURO-SAMA YOU LOOK SO CUTE WHEN YOU SMIRK!" Kyoko swooned hugging Train.

Kuro growled, "Whenever that girl keeps calling him, I keep thinking it's me... I'm gonna change my name soon..."

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Morning came too soon and I rolled out of the bed. Literally.

"AIE!" I grunted when my face smacked into the hard floor, "Arrgg..."

"Good morning."

"Eh?" I looked up seeing a man with a monicle, dark brown hair and wearing a traditional green chinese shirt with beige pants and a green headband. (Cho Hakkai from Saiyuki) "Morning."

"It seems our friend Kuro left this morning already." Hakkai smiled, "My, she rests fast."

"Dammit I'm gonna kill that genius!" I lept to my feet and ran outside then shouted as loud as I could, "I'M GONNA CATCH YOU!"

"Uh, who're you yelling at?" Oscar asked. I blinked for a moment staring up at his squinty eyed face.

"THE GREEN GIANT IS AFTER ME! I SWEAR I EAT ALL MY VEGETABLES! INCLUDING THE PEAS!" I cried stumbling back and hiding behind Kariudo.

"I'm not that scary..."

"Sure you are! Heh heh, Green Giant..." a man with orangey red hair, a white cloak, a green shirt and the highest boots I've ever seen! I mean, they went all the way past his knees! HIS KNEES DAMMIT!

(This is Kein from FE 5)

"Ignore Kein... How did you sleep?" Kariudo asked.

"Not bad." I replied.

"She fell on her face." Hakkai said stepping out from the inn, "So, shall we get going?" I nodded. Hey wait a sec, where the heck are my guardians?

"Come ON!"

"Yeah Rice man! Get walking!"

"But I don't want to leave yet! Let me go!" Heihachi cried as my guardians dragged the oil splattered mechanic out of the temple.

"But we gotta leave!" Kel insisted

"I'm fixing that machine! LET ME FINISH IT AT LEAST!"

I sighed shaking my head with a smile. Yup, my guardians...

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"Careful everyone, the Djose road may be nice but it ain't safe." Zero advised walking ahead of the group.

"No worries dear theif, I shall protect Kiako with my very life!" Vale said and winked at me, "Fear not my love!"

"Uh, does that guy like you or something?" Kariudo asked

"I prefer the word 'Obsessed' myself." I replied rubbing behind my head while grinning weakly. Heihachi glanced at me with a smile and I quickly returned it. Kel rubbed his chin for a moment and grinned. He ran to the other guardians and to Kariudo's group whispering something to them. Slowly I noticed that I started to go near the back of the group. What the hell? Why the heck is everyone walking so damn fast?

Apparently I said this outloud and Hakkai gave a small wave.

"You better try and keep up, or you might get lost!" he called. I sighed slumping over. Why am I always the one being left in the dust? I shuffled my feet while I walked.

"Oy... Everyone, are we at any shiny rivers yet?" I asked.

Silence.

"Eh? Everyone?" I looked up seeing nothing but tall grass and a few trees, "Uh-oh..." I can't believe this! My stupid sense of direction! I can't believe I got lost! Again! On a straight path! AGAIN! Memories of trying to fnid Aeris's house from FF VII flashed into my brain. Memories of 3 terrible weeks of trying to find the cursed flowered house. I called out again and when I heard no reply and felt a small pang of panic ring in my chest. OMG! They left without me! I'm gonna be lost in this stupid field of flat grass for eternity! Like in the Farplane! AHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE MY SENSE OF DIRECTION IS THIS BAD!

"Hello?" the voice came from the direction of a large old tree. EH! THE TREE IS TALKING TO ME? MAYBE I COULD ASK FOR DIRECTIONS!

"Mr. Tree! PLEASE GIVE ME DIRECTIONS TO THE MAIN ROAD!" I begged desperatly. Sure it was insane to ask a TREE for directions, but hey you never know! Course as Kuro would say, you never know if it'd be the RIGHT directions.

"Um, it's me Kiako." Heihachi said stepping from behind the tree. Oh, so he was the voice.

"Oh, sorry, I thought you were a tree."

"Kelvis told me that you wandered off, so he told me to come find you." Heihachi chuckled and stepped to the side, "Shall we?" I smiled and nodded following the wood chuck.

"Thanks, I might've been lost forever if you hadn't found me..."

"It was shabby. Um, Kiako?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think you could please loosen your grip on my sleeve? It's kinda hard to walk, I keep tripping on my own feet..." Heihachi smiled sheepishly kinda dragging me around while I clung to his sleeve.

"I'm afraid I'm gonna get lost again..." I whimpered. Heihachi snorted and peeled my hand from his sleeve. Then he took my hand in his and I felt my ears turn into giant heating pads.

"There. If we hold hands you won't get lost, and I can walk without falling." he grinned. I just nodded and we headed towards the main road. Damn why is my heart beating so fast? When the heck're my ears gonna stop twitching and cool down already?

"You seem happy, what're you up to?" Heihachi asked.

"Eh?"

"You're smiling, something on your mind?"

"N-no! Uh, nothing really, I'm just kinda happy that we all get to travel together again." I quickly replied.

Smooth...

Shut up!

"Hey, what took you guys so long? Did you get lost too Hei-man?" Zero asked.

"Heh heh, sorry! I guess we dilly dallied a bit." Heihachi said rubbing behind his head. Everyone stared at us, some of them snickering or giggling. Kel had the biggest grin on his face.

Hm, I smell something fishy...

Vale's looked completly mortified. He was trembling and pointing a shakingfinger at us.

"Wh-Why are you..." he swallowed and shouted, "WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU HOLDING THAT GEAR HEAD'S FILTHY HAND!" Everyone slowly started to walk again trying to avoid Vale's dark purple aura of doom. Of course it paled in comparison to Kuro's but hey, it was still pretty impressive.

"Well, better keep on walking." Kel said casually and went into a full blown run.

"YOU SET US UP DIDN'T YOU? YOU MADE US WALK FAST ON PURPOSE SO THAT WOOD CHUCK COULD GO FIND HER! DAMN YOU KELVIS DRAKEN! DAMN YOU TO THE FARPLANE!" Vale cried running after Kel wildly swinging his Rapier.

"GUILTY!"

Heihachi glanced at me and rubbed behind his head.

"Sorry to embarass you." he said, "You can let go if you want." I looked at our joined hands.

"Nah, I'm good."

"Huh?"

"I don't wanna get lost again." I smiled. Heihachi grinned

"Then I'll help guide you."

"Would you two hurry up? Sure we walked fast on purpose but that doesn't mean you have to walk slow!" Fayt called

"Uh, coming!"

Author notes: Yeah, this is a bit short and boring. I've been going through some rough times in school. (Suspension, slapping, overreactions of a stupid girl i happen to hate...) Yeah, super hecktic. But at least I've got great friends that're trying to clear my name for me! Well, anywho, thanks for reading!