Another short chapter, but bear with me, another few final fantasy characters slightly altered in fashion are gonna come into play, still, the random pairing isn't Yuffie and the guy who pulled a gun on her.

Chapter 6

"You think that we should go and look for her?" asked Matt sincerely.

"Yeah, besides if we're gonna pay a visit to Demyx and Zexion we're gonna need tickets." Added Riku.

And so Cid, Riku, and Matt set out on a short and fruitless quest for the ninja and left Aerith alone in silence.

Axel pushed the ninja off of him and stood up. He looked at her and she rubbed her head saying, "What was that for?"

"Whatever stalking me was for." Said Axel smugly.

"Money?" asked the surprised ninja.

"You were trying to mug me?" asked Axel, "What gave you that stupid idea?"

"I wanted some candy." Said the ninja sitting up with a pouting face and and crossing her arms.

"Just how old are you?" asked Axel wondering why someone in their late teens would rob a guy for candy.

"Eighteen." Said the ninja proudly.

Axel stared at her with a look that only said 'wow, you're kidding me'.

He spitefully grabbed her by her hair and dragged her back to find the rest of his group.

Matt, Cid and Riku dashed up and down various streets until they had to stop and catch their breath. To their left, they saw a small café, and on the porch of that café they spotted a brown haired guy and a wine red haired girl who they knew well, and a third member who only one of them knew at all. Almost immediately Sora turned and waved as if he had a friend sense.

The smaller group quickly proceeded to their friends.

"You guys did make it!" shouted Riku enthusiastically for one of the few times that he ever did speak in such a manner.

"Yeah, we were actually worried about you guys." Said Sora and Leena quickly ran to Matt and hugged him.

After a short time of talking and drinking tea, Axel approached with Yuffie in tow.

"Oww! My hair, that's not nice!" shouted the ninja.

"Shut up already." Said Axel, "You've caused enough trouble for one day."

Axel tossed the ninja down at Sora's feet. "You know her?" he asked.

"Yeah…" Sora replied slowly, "They were just looking for her."

"Well they can have 'er." Said the fire wielder, "She really isn't much fun to hang around with."

The group laughed in unison, it was a welcome sight, because both parties had been worrying about their respective members.

"Hey, Sora, Matt thinks that he has an idea." Riku told his friend.

"What is it? I haven't come up with anything yet." Said the Keyblade master.

"Well Demyz and Zexion's bodies are playing here at some kind of benefit concert, which got me thinking, maybe if we could round up the old organization then we would be able to figure out what the heartless' new motive is." Stated Matt.

The rest of the group agreed and set out for the ticket office.

Back at Aerith's house, the flower girl sat down with her own cup of tea and a book that she had been reading for some time. The front door opened and in came a familiar face that she had not seen in quite a while, Leon.

"Hello Leon." She said in a friendly tone and gave him a smile.

"Aerith, there's something that I wanted to tell you." Said the man.

"What is it, Squall?" she asked calling him by his old name.

"Aerith, when Cloud is gone, do you miss him?" asked the man, confused by his own words.

"Yeah, I do a lot. But I always know that he's gonna come back some day, and everything will be happy again." She said smiling.

"What about…me...?" asked Leon.

"You…" Aerith paused for a moment, as if she was thinking, "You never leave me Leon. How can I miss something that's right here?"

"Sometimes, I leave on my own, my mind drifts back to her…" said Leon, referencing someone whom he had lost on during the first raid on Hollow Bastion.

"Squall, it's okay, I'm always here for you. We've never been apart." Said the girl moving closer to him.

At that very moment, what Cloud had said finally sunk in. He had been running from Aerith, and never stopped to notice that she was always right there, right at his side.

"Squall, have you seen Cloud lately?" asked Aerith.

"Yeah, we talked this morning. He said that he was going to go and meet someone." Responded Leon.

"Oh, well, the kids were going to go to that concert thing, and I was going to ask him to go with me, but seeing as he's not here…"

Leon understood what she was going to say and quickly said, "Sure. We really never talk much, so that might be a good time to get to know each other better."

They both found it funny that they had been roommates along with Yuffie, Cid, and an on and off Cloud for almost three years and they still didn't know each other that well.

Yeah, weird chapter, wasn't it? Some of my many, bizarre but sense making pairings coming out. So yeah, one review is all I need.