Isa and Lea exged a skeptical gheir suspi evident. Isa's voice remained cautious as he spoke. "So you don't remember anything about your past, but you're staying with that old man Merlin? That's quite a ve arra. I don’t know anybody who would just allow a strao live in their house especially when they have no idea who the stranger is."

  Helios uood their hesitation and knew he o provide some reassurance. He met their gaze with siy. "Yes I uand your s in fact I thought so too. In the end, all I say is that I’m grateful to him for choosing to help me."

  Lea's skeptical expression softened slightly as he uncrossed his arms. "Hmm, so you really don’t remember anything huh? Well, my name’s Lea got it memorized. That’s Isa o memorize his name he’s pretty fettable."

  Isa then light punched Lea’s shoulder and said, “Between me and you who’s more fettable? o a's you.”

  Helios nodded, "o meet you, Lea and Isa. My name as I said is Helios."

  Isa and Lea shared a brief chuckle at their friendly baheir skepticism easing slightly. Isa spoke up again, his tone less cautious. "Alright, Helios. If you’re looking for Yuffie the saw her grabbing a bite to eat at a restaurant about 30 minutes ago. Since you’re not familiar with the area we’ll guide you there."

  Lea grinned mischievously. "Yeah, so don't go causing any trouble, Helios by getting lost. We've got enough on our pte already."

  Helios returheir smiles, grateful that his pn to get close to the boys seemed to be w. "I appreciate your help. And I’ll do my best not to get lost and cause you all any trouble. I suppose this makes us friends."

  Isa and Lea nodded in agreement, accepting Helios as their newfound friend. "Yeah, friends it is," Lea said with a pyful smirk.

  As the trio set off together, guided by Isa ahey made their way towards the restaurant where Yuffie was st seen. Helios felt that for the first time, things seemed to be going all acc to pn without any mishaps. As they walked, Isa and Lea pointed out various ndmarks and shared stories about their experiences in Radiant Garden. Helios listetentively, abs every detail and itting them to memory. He khat uanding the city's yout and history would be crucial in navigating its plexities and unc the information he required.

  During their versation, Lea's mischievous nature shohrough as he regaled them with humorous aes, lightening the mood and easing the tension. Isa, oher hand, provided a mrounded perspective, insights into the city's inner ws and the challehey had faced due to Lea.

  As they reached the restaurant, Helios noticed Yuffie sitting at a table he window, her bck hair and headband unmistakable. He sigo Isa and Lea, and they approached her together. Yuffie looked up, surprise evident on her face as she reized her friends.

  "Isa! Lea! What are you guys doing here?" Yuffie excimed, a mixture of joy and fusion in her voice.

  Lea grinned and pyfully nudged Isa. "Well, we heard someone was looking for you, and we couldn't resist tagging along."

  Isa nodded, his voice sincere. "We've got a new friend who was looking for you. This is Helios."

  Helios stepped forward, a warm smile. "o meet you, Miss Yuffie. I hope you don't mind us intruding. A Miss Aerith was worried looking for you frantically and so I asked them to help me find you to inform you."

  Yuffie's surprise turned into a grateful smile as she extended her hand to shake Helios'. "Thanks for looking out for me, Helios. It's great to meet you too. And please, just call me Yuffie. Oh, Aerith too if you call Misss it makes us sound old."

  Helios returhe handshake, relieved to have successfully delivered the message. "Of course, Yuffie. I'm gd we could find you. Aerith was really worried about you."

  Lea chimed in, his mischievous grin widening. "Yeah, you know how Aerith is. She's got a heart as big as the sky, always looking out for everyone."

  Isa nodded in agreement. "She's a good friend. We couldn't leave you hanging when we heard she was worried. Plus, it's always o have an excuse for an adventure. With an adventure every now and then this idiot here gets restless."

  Yuffie chuckled, her pyful spirit shining through. "Well, I 't argue with that. It's never a dull moment when you two are around. Well anyway, thanks for letting me know. I better head out or I’ll end up getting an earful from both Aerith and Squall."

  Helios smiled, uanding Yuffie's o avoid a scolding. "I won't keep you then, Yuffie. Take care, and I'm sure Aerith will be relieved to know you're safe."

  Lea gave Yuffie a mock salute. "Tell Squall we said hi and that we're still up for that remat the training room!"

  Yuffie ughed, her eyes twinkling mischievously. "Oh, you're on! He won't know what hit him. See you guys ter!"

  With a wave, Yuffie made her way out of the restaurant, leaving Helios, Isa, and Lea behind. Helios turo his newfound friends, "Thank you both for helping me. I appreciate it. It’s starting to get dark out so I should also get back before I worry Merlin."

  Isa shrugged nontly. "No problem. We're always up for an adventure, and it was good to meet you, Helios. Seems like we might be crossing paths more often."

  Lea nodded, his grin never fading. "Yeah, we make a good team. Don't be a stranger, Helios no in fact we’ll pick you up tomorrow to hang out so you ’t be a strahere’s so much to do around here and it’ll be fun hanging out."

  Helios chuckled, at the sense of camaraderie he hadn’t felt in a while. "I'll keep that in mind. It was great meeting you both. I’ll see you both tomorrow then."

  After bidding farewell, Helios walked baerlin’s house. As he tried to open the door it flew open and a man he reized walked out. Cid's short hair is blond, albeit styled a bit differently and much brighter than his inal ination's ptinum blond hair. His eyes are blue and he has some stubble on his . Cid retained his iic goggles and chewed on a toothpick.