My dears, this will be the chapter of the day. Starting today, I will be busy as heck from school. Oh well, might as make 1 chapter for each weekdays, since my classes doesn't provide homeworks. Fear not, at weekends I will have a full-course chapter making! I decided to add a romance tag for this; Mekazu also needs emotional support, too!

Before Hojo's Schemes, Genesis's Plans, and Professor Alexander's Point of View comes out in one chapter, lets start a feels chapter, to those who want to know more about Mekazu's personality. From now on I will mark the special chapters "(S)" which gives alot of meaning in the story of Mekazu. All timings about when I update chapters are in the time zone GMT+8.

Zack has Aerith, Cloud has Tifa. What about Mekazu? Meh, you will find out in this chapter.

Disclaimer: My dears, I do not own the game, or the Compilation. Only my OCs.

Mekazu had a good night's sleep, in the upper floor of Seventh Heaven.

The next morning, he was still in his uniform but he took off the trench coat and his fingerless gloves.

He yawned, and stetched his arms with the group. "Morning."

Zack greeted with his traditional grin over his face. "Morning, buddy!"

Cloud waved and smiled. "Morning, Mekazu."

Aerith said. "Morning, dears."

Tifa was already managing the bar, yet she waved. "Morning everyone."

Barret was still sleeping, snoring.

Mekazu said. "I want a normal day."

Mekazu proceeded to dress up in a black hoodie, red shirt, khaki pants, and white shoes.

He went towards outside the bar.

"Everyone, I'll be off for a while! Catch ya later tonight!" said Mekazu.

"See ya!" shouted Zack.

He went up to the upper plate, and walked towards Sector 8 with a casual outfit.

"Meka, my dear. Had you felt love before outside the family?" asked Minerva, in Mekazu's mind.

'Minerva! Just please keep quiet, I want to fall once in a while!' said Mekazu as he brushes off Minerva in his mind, whom she teases him.

"Meka. Are you planning to have a relationship?" asked Minerva.

'Well... yes... I'm lonely...' said Mekazu depressingly.

Mekazu said. "How the heck I can be in love if I'm always feeling hopeless?" he facepalmed.

When he went to LOVELESS Avenue, he saw a group of men against a girl.

The first man said. "Just give us your money, girl. We won't beat you up."

"Yeah, you will never see us again if you give the gil!" added the second one.

"...No..." said the girl, cowering in fear.

"Hold it, you guys." Mekazu walked towards them.

The first one said. "And who are you, little punk?"

The second one added. "Don't ya dare mess with us, kid."

"Run, please! I don't want others to be hurt!" pleaded the girl to Mekazu.

Mekazu approached them fearlessly, and said.

"Hmph. Dare demand the girl for gil, and I'll send your ass way back to the damn reactor." threatened Mekazu.

Their eyes met Mekazu's. They still think he is a liar.

The leader came out from the men. He said. "Who are you, kid? Didn't your parents told you not to butt in conversations?"

Mekazu retorted. "Oh, how about you? Did not your family taught you not to extort?"

BURN. That was all the word suitable for this argument.

The leader got angry and grabbed Mekazu in the shirt. "Are you tryin' to mock me?!"

Silent fury started to flow in Mekazu's arms. He started to grab the man's arm upwards, counter-lifting him up. Moments later, Mekazu's feet are stepped to the ground.

"Yeah. I'm trying to mock you." said Mekazu.

He landed a blow to the man, giving an uppercut. The other men's eyes went wide, as their leader got beaten up by a younger man.

"Shit. Let's go back!" said the men in fear as they carry the knocked out leader far away from Mekazu and the girl.

"Uh, I guess you were pretty rich, huh?" said Mekazu to the girl.

The girl has her face hidden by a hood, and she said. "T...T-Thank you... this is the first time I'd been protected..."

Mekazu smiled. "No need to worry. I'm here. By the way, my name's Mekazu. You?"

The girl took off her hood to show a beautiful face, with a ponytail and a blue ribbon. Her white, smooth face contains wavy blue eyes of peace. "My name is Rika. Nice to meet you." She smiled.

Mekazu got surprised and his face was in slight pink. 'Is this...destiny?'

She willingly said, shyly. "Since you... helped me.. lets go out together?"

"Huh... well... Sure!" said Mekazu, smiling.

They started dating, and had alot of fun. Rika was enjoying Mekazu's company, and then they personally got closer, as they tell everything about them.

At noon, Mekazu asked Rika. "Hey, do you have a home?"

Rika said sadly. "No..."

Mekazu said. "I'll take you with my friends, alright?" he smiled.

Rika smiles bitterly, and replied. "Thank you... for everything.."

Mekazu grinned. "No problem!"

Mekazu took Rika to the slums, at Seventh Heaven.

"I'm home!" said Mekazu as he knocked the door.

Zack opened the door and said. "Welcome hom- WOAH! Who is she, Mekazu?"

Mekazu blushed a little and said. "Uh... she's Rika. I met her from the LOVELESS Avenue."

Tifa noticed Mekazu, and snickered. "Could that be...?"

Mekazu's face turned red, and he defensively said. "No no no no! Let me explain!"

Rika blushed too, and shyly said. "Uh... is there a place I can get to stay?"

Aerith came over and heard her, so she said with a wide smile. "Of course! The more, the merrier!"

Cloud said. "Mekazu's room has two beds..."

Zack snickered. "Ahem, Mekazu, are you planning-"

"Oh come on! I'm not like the others!" said Mekazu, whose his face is red-hot steaming as ever.

During the dinner, Mekazu told them everything that happened.

Cloud said. "That's awesome!"

"Uppercutting a big guy... you sure take alot of vitamins!" said Zack, laughing.

"Ain't no other guy like Mekazu can' do that!" said Barret, laughing too.

Aerith said. "Now you act like a hero."

Tifa joked. "May be better than Zack."

"No fair! His dream is to be free!" said Zack, frustrated.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Everyone laugh during the entire dinner.

At the night, Mekazu sat on the bed, watching the outside.

Rika entered the room, and asked Mekazu.

"Mekazu... do you had any family?" asked Rika.

"I do... but... they.. died." replied Mekazu.

"Uh... sorry for bringing bad memories." said Rika as she sits beside Mekazu on the bed.

"What about you?" asked Mekazu.

Rika nodded. "Mom.. Dad... they're gone. They did not come back."

Mekazu's eyes widened. "Why?"

Rika replied. "I don't really know... A month ago. Shinra burned our hometown. I was the only survivor, Mom and Dad went to the flames to rescue more, they didn't come back with the victims inside."

Rika, on the verge of tears, she said softly. "Why... why did they do this? I wanted a peaceful life... now they have ruined it." She started crying in Mekazu's arms, and he is trying to comfort her.

"I know that feeling... Rika.. To lose a family... it hurts right?" said Mekazu, comforting her.

Rika sobbed, and said. "Mekazu... I..."

"Just kiss her, my dear." encouraged Minerva.

'What?! I just met her and you are telling me to kiss her?" said Mekazu in his mind.

"Just do it, Meka. I know she feels alone." said Minerva.

"Rika..." said Mekazu, mustering up the courage.

Rika's tears kept falling as he face Mekazu. "Mekazu..."

She continued crying until something was in her lips. A warm feeling, it surged her heart. What was in her lips, was Mekazu's lips. Both of their lips touched one another, in a warm kiss. Rika, she did not feel pain anymore, but contentment. She placed her hands on Mekazu's cheeks, a kiss to last forever. Mekazu had tears too, since for the first time...

It was a miracle. It was. Despite of everything happened, both resolved not to be alone. Is it fate? No. Is it destiny? It isn't. What was simply that drives them, is their own heart and soul's desire.

Mekazu's soul, said that he should kiss Rika, with Minerva's guidance. Rika, her heart said to take the kiss and learn to love him... it was really a resolution worth a river of Lifestream.

Both released after two minutes, Rika stopped crying. She said. "Mekazu, I..."

Mekazu said. "Rika... I love you."

Rika lets her last tears fall down once more, but she said. "I love you too, Mekazu."

Both shared another kiss and went off to sleep, as Rika buried her head in Mekazu's chest.

What. Did. I. Done. I cried when I wrote this! Its so worth a one-shot! Anyways, every warrior also needs a love to have support :3 Hojo's Schemes, Genesis's league, and Professor Alexander's point of view soon in one chapter!

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Riku Kazyru, SOLDIER 1st Class, Trans-Out!