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"This can not be happening... this can not be happening..." Rikku mumbled under her breath. Why did this have to happen to her? She would have to spend so much time with someone she barely even knew! And who knew how long it would be before Cid trusted the guy long enough to take him off constant watch. Oh the humiliation...

"Please understand Rikku, we can't spare anyone else at the moment. Besides, you two are definitely teaching each other, so you will have to spend a lot of time with him anyway." Cid said knowingly while trying to convince Rikku, although he knew that this was going to happen whether she liked it or not. He couldn't risk the boy running off if he was really a spy sent to find them or something.

"But Cid! This is too much! I won't be able to stand this! He is probably really boring and quiet and scary and..."

"No, this is final. You will teach him, he will teach you, and you will keep watch on him. I'm sorry but you aren't getting out of this." Cid said with a tone that said that the conversation was over.

"Fine..." Rikku sighed as she realized that she was stuck. She just had to accept this. The blond looked over at the boy she would be 'guarding' for who knows how long. At least he looked nice. Gippal wouldn't be happy with this though.

"Excellent, you will start teaching him as soon as you both are ready. If you need help just ask me. If I am available, of course. Remember, he doesn't know one word of Al Bhed just as you know no English. Although you both should learn quickly. The two languages are very much alike. You and Naruto will sleep in the 'higher up' quarters simply because it is bigger and you will not be too uncomfortable." Cid explained with a small smile.

"Alright then. I guess we should go get set up." Rikku said with a small smile. She gets one of the good rooms! At least something nice came out of this. Rikku stood and was about to tell 'Naruto' to follow her when she remembered he wouldn't understand her. So she simply made a hand gesture to show him what he was supposed to do. Naruto nodded, and the both of them left the office quietly with Rikku leading the way. There was an uncomfortable silence during the walk to the room, because it couldn't be broken at the moment. Neither of them understood the other.

When they both entered the room, the two were pleasantly surprised. There were bureaus, dressers and plush carpet! There was even a small refrigerator and a table with four chairs. This was the first nicely furnished room Naruto had seen here. He correctly assumed that this was where the more important Al Bhed stayed. He guessed that he was being allowed to stay here because he was teaching Rikku. The blond wasn't entirely sure, but Cid seemed like a definite leader-type person. So he assumed Cid was important here. How important, he didn't know yet. The place also had a bathroom connected on one side of the room, and two beds, although they were a bit close to each other. Most likely in case others had to come in to stay for some reason. Naruto was a little disturbed however. Although the room was nice, it just didn't feel... homey. Which was probably caused by the lack of pictures and because the room was so clean, it looked like no one had ever lived in it.

The two walked so far into the room when Rikku gestured for Naruto to wait here, before she left for a reason unknown to Naruto. The shinobi sat on the bed farther to the right and thought. It seemed like things were finally going his way. Every 'coming to a new world' problem had been solved. He now had a teacher, two actually if you count Kyuubi. He found a place to stay and he could find out the currency used here quite easily. He even had a wide open space to train in. If Gaara could become so strong in a desert he could train here too right? Naruto decided that he could take a little nap, feeling tired and not knowing when Rikku would return. So Naruto eventually dosed off, thinking of the few happy times in Konoha. Those always helped him sleep.

About a half of an hour later Rikku returned with her things. Including her clothes, blades, lock picks, and of course all her hygiene products. She also brought some stuff for Naruto knowing that he didn't have anything. Nothing special, just the bare essentials. The last thing she packed in her bag was a few spheres with images of her mother inside. The blonde never knew much about her mother. She died shortly after giving birth to her. All she had was a few little balls with a picture of her mother inside. However Rikku was satisfied with that. She was happy that she could simply see her mother. The girl always thought that she was lucky to simply had something of hers. (Although it may have been Cid's, since he probably recorded it.)

When she reached the room she knocked on the door, hoping Naruto would let her in instead of her having to get out the key she got from Cid. However after about thirty seconds of no movement she got annoyed. Great, I'm now living with a jackass who won't even open the door. She thought disdainfully. After about another minute or so of trying to find her key and finally getting into the room, she saw Naruto fast asleep on one of the beds. Okay, not a jackass. Just a tired guy. Who is... alright I guess. He hasn't done anything wrong yet anyway. I could probably stand being with him for a while. She thought with a small smile. After she finished unpacking her things (which took about an hour, she had a lot of stuff in those bags!) the blonde went to her bed and looked at Naruto. She probably shouldn't be thinking that this arrangement was his fault. He had just popped up in the desert after all. He was most likely more confused than she was right now. He hadn't even gotten the chance to get proper clothes! The blond in front of her still only had on a pair of pants, which weren't exactly in the best of shape. They were ripped all over, probably from an attacking Zu or one of those giant lizards that seemed to wander the desert constantly. She noticed that he didn't look weak in any sense of the word. Even if he was short. She giggled a little to herself at this. The boy did have a lot of muscle, and she caught herself wondering if he worked out, or he did something dangerous for a living. Rikku eventually snapped out of it when she realized she was staring, and thanked the gods he wasn't awake or she may have died of embarrassment. The girl finally forgot about whatever she had been thinking about at the time, and settled down for a nap to sort herself out after all the excitement today. The girl turned out the lights, lied down on the bed (not under the covers, the desert was too hot for that) and finally fell asleep.

Even if it was only about seven in the afternoon.

Time Skip

Naruto awoke to find the lights turned off and everything dead quiet. He turned to see Rikku sleeping happily on her own bed. She had a small smile on her face and was once again humming that same little tune. Although this time it was quite unintentional. The quiet moment was ruined however when Naruto's stomach growled. He was surprised it didn't wake up Rikku, since to him it sounded like it was loud enough to wake the dead. Naruto quickly and stealthily made his way to the fridge, knowing that waking the blonde girl at this hour would cause unnecessary tension. The ninja made it there, and when he opened the door a little light came on. He was expecting this, but hoped it wouldn't wake her. The blonde decided on making a simple sandwich and then going back to bed, however he wasn't lucky. Is he ever?

"Naruto, what are you doing up? And what time is it?" He heard the girl ask, although he didn't understand a word she was saying. She seemed to notice this as well and pointed to the bed, and then him. Which was an easy way of asking, 'why are you up?'. Naruto understood this and pointed to the food he had just prepared, telling her that he was hungry. She knew what this meant and lied back down to sleep, too tired to get something herself or start any lessons. That would start in the morning, she told herself. When she slept again, Naruto allowed another smile to cross his face. At least they were getting along. It shouldn't be too hard to simply learn from each other if they really tried. And with this happy thought in his head, Naruto practically swallowed his sandwich whole, and then fell back onto his bed. Wondering what tomorrow would bring.

Meanwhile, in Naruto's mind, the Kyuubi was smiling. After only about two days the kit was already having a better time here than in Konoha. He was sure the blonde was going to be okay from now on.

Thanks for reviewing everyone! Also, I might as well say that this is most likely going to be a Rikku/Naruto pairing. Why else would I throw him in a desert right? However the pairing isn't absolute. If you want something different review. I might consider it.