Once Kai introduced himself, Leon seemed less on edge, though unconvinced. Placing his gunblade on his shoulder, he turned towards one of the larger doors and simply walked off. The others were used to it, but rather than wait, Cielle took off after him. Aerith let out a small giggle as she watched the younger girl catch up with the man, and motioned for Kai to follow. Yuffie was grinning from ear to ear as well, placing a finger to her lips and pointing at the pair ahead of them.

Cielle's shorter legs couldn't quite match Leon's stride, and she ended up having to run to catch up with him. He eyed her, still frowning, though he let out a sigh as she nervously spoke, "[color=deepskyblue]How did I do?[/color]"

"Your magic is on point as always, but you need to work on your physical attacks," He stated dully, giving the impression that they've had this conversation before. "You lost your awareness at one point as well. Worry less about what everyone else is doing and focus on what [i]you're[/i] doing. You're lucky that Heartless attack didn't get you head on."

Hanging her head, the pink haired girl's expression fell. "[color=deepskyblue]I'll...keep that in mind,[/color]" She mumbled, dragging her feet slightly.

"And here comes Mr. Emotional," Yuffie whispered to Aerith and Kai.

Sure enough, Leon ended up patting Cielle's head, perking her up instantly. "You're improving, so no need to get down on yourself. Just keep it up and you'll be fine," He told her.

Nodding rather enthusiastically, Cielle's step definitely had more of a spring to it, and they reached the First District in no time. The small group came to a halt once Leon stopped in his tracks, and he looked at them all for a moment. 

When he said nothing, Aerith looked at him curiously, her hand to her chin. "Well...some explanations are due, aren't they?" She asked, smiling. "You took off without saying anything to Kai."

"...whatever." was all Leon had to say about it. "Cielle can explain the keys, she's heading off this world soon, anyway."

"You don't want to say goodbye?" Yuffie asked him.

Once again, Leon looked at Kai, though at least it wasn't as intense. "Stick together and you'll be fine. Take care of each other--though before you go, I think showing the kid a little magic would help," He stated. "Other than that, it's in your hands."