(Well, I only own the old lady, I don't own anyone else, they belong to
good ol' Square Soft)
First Summoner
Chapter One
The Thief and the Old Woman
A little boy about the age of twelve ran through the streets. His black hair was long and tied back in a ponytail that went to his shoulders. His dark brown pants were slightly ripped and tattered from overuse.
The boy ran through the streets of Luca. He was very sneaky. He looked at the people as they walked by and then would run past them quickly, taking their wallets or purses. Then he'd rummage through the person's belongings, then ditch the extra stuff. He did all of those things as he ran.
One day, he sat atop a few stacked crates at the number seven docks. A large, beautifully decorated white ship pulled in. He looked up from the ground at the ship "Whoa!" he said. The crew placed a staircase that connected the ship to the dock. A beautiful couple walked down the steps. The boy just let them go by, he was caught up in the beauty of the ship.
A procession of people walked down the steps until there were no more. It was then, that the boy decided to loot this ship for all it was worth. He jumped from the crates and ran to the side of the ship. He then jumped on the side and began climbing up, using the carvings on the sides of the ship as grips.
When he was on deck, he hastily crept around, staying low to the boards below his feet at all times. He went through rooms and took jewels and money. He didn't stop until he had gone to all floors and had taken as much as he could hold. When he left the ship, ran to a building, climbed to the roof, and began counting the things he had stolen. Moments later, he took the things, and sold them off.
As the boy sat in a restaurant, eating for the first time in days, an old lady walked past him. She took a second look at the boy and smiled. The boy could feel the old woman's eyes on him, and he looked over his shoulder. "What do you want?" he asked with his mouth full. The woman didn't say much, just smiled a sweet old lady smile. Eating his food quickly, the boy began coughing.
The old woman handed the boy a drink. He gulped it down and looked to her. "Thank you," he said. She smiled again. "Who are you?"
The lady sat across from the boy and leaned forward on her elbows. "Liani Aviv," said the lady. The boy nodded in response and the lady said, "I know you stole to buy your food."
"What?" he whispered.
"Don't worry, I won't turn you in." She smiled. "Let me take care of you."
"You don't even know my name," he growled.
"To take care of some one, you don't need to know their name. You only need their approval," said she. "And when you are ready to trust me, then you can tell me your name."
The boy looked down. "Okay," he said.
So the lady stood and began walking. The boy instinctively got up and followed. Far away from Luca stood a house, it belonged to the woman. She walked into the house, but the boy stayed on the porch. She turned and looked at him. "Aren't you coming in?"
"I don't deserve this," he whispered.
The old woman smiled. "The honor of a thief is incomparable," she whispered. "Come on in."
The boy opened the door and stepped in. Everything was quiet until he heard a loud noise. He dropped to the floor and covered his head. The woman looked at him. "Oh, don't worry about that," she said. "I own an old chocobo, he's set in his ways."
The boy looked up, "A chocobo?" The woman nodded and the boy stood up. "That's one of those big bird things, right?" Again she nodded.
An old scraggly chocobo walked into the hallway from the kitchen, it squawked and the boy backed away. "He's the same age as me, I've had him all my life."
"Wow," said the boy.
Later that day, as the sun of Spira began to set, the boy and the old woman sat across from each other at the dinner table. Slowly they ate. The chocobo, named Kederas, sat in the corner, eating greens.
"Auron," said the boy.
The old woman looked up. "What was that?" she asked quietly.
"My name," said the boy. "is Auron."
The old woman smiled kindly and they continued eating.
First Summoner
Chapter One
The Thief and the Old Woman
A little boy about the age of twelve ran through the streets. His black hair was long and tied back in a ponytail that went to his shoulders. His dark brown pants were slightly ripped and tattered from overuse.
The boy ran through the streets of Luca. He was very sneaky. He looked at the people as they walked by and then would run past them quickly, taking their wallets or purses. Then he'd rummage through the person's belongings, then ditch the extra stuff. He did all of those things as he ran.
One day, he sat atop a few stacked crates at the number seven docks. A large, beautifully decorated white ship pulled in. He looked up from the ground at the ship "Whoa!" he said. The crew placed a staircase that connected the ship to the dock. A beautiful couple walked down the steps. The boy just let them go by, he was caught up in the beauty of the ship.
A procession of people walked down the steps until there were no more. It was then, that the boy decided to loot this ship for all it was worth. He jumped from the crates and ran to the side of the ship. He then jumped on the side and began climbing up, using the carvings on the sides of the ship as grips.
When he was on deck, he hastily crept around, staying low to the boards below his feet at all times. He went through rooms and took jewels and money. He didn't stop until he had gone to all floors and had taken as much as he could hold. When he left the ship, ran to a building, climbed to the roof, and began counting the things he had stolen. Moments later, he took the things, and sold them off.
As the boy sat in a restaurant, eating for the first time in days, an old lady walked past him. She took a second look at the boy and smiled. The boy could feel the old woman's eyes on him, and he looked over his shoulder. "What do you want?" he asked with his mouth full. The woman didn't say much, just smiled a sweet old lady smile. Eating his food quickly, the boy began coughing.
The old woman handed the boy a drink. He gulped it down and looked to her. "Thank you," he said. She smiled again. "Who are you?"
The lady sat across from the boy and leaned forward on her elbows. "Liani Aviv," said the lady. The boy nodded in response and the lady said, "I know you stole to buy your food."
"What?" he whispered.
"Don't worry, I won't turn you in." She smiled. "Let me take care of you."
"You don't even know my name," he growled.
"To take care of some one, you don't need to know their name. You only need their approval," said she. "And when you are ready to trust me, then you can tell me your name."
The boy looked down. "Okay," he said.
So the lady stood and began walking. The boy instinctively got up and followed. Far away from Luca stood a house, it belonged to the woman. She walked into the house, but the boy stayed on the porch. She turned and looked at him. "Aren't you coming in?"
"I don't deserve this," he whispered.
The old woman smiled. "The honor of a thief is incomparable," she whispered. "Come on in."
The boy opened the door and stepped in. Everything was quiet until he heard a loud noise. He dropped to the floor and covered his head. The woman looked at him. "Oh, don't worry about that," she said. "I own an old chocobo, he's set in his ways."
The boy looked up, "A chocobo?" The woman nodded and the boy stood up. "That's one of those big bird things, right?" Again she nodded.
An old scraggly chocobo walked into the hallway from the kitchen, it squawked and the boy backed away. "He's the same age as me, I've had him all my life."
"Wow," said the boy.
Later that day, as the sun of Spira began to set, the boy and the old woman sat across from each other at the dinner table. Slowly they ate. The chocobo, named Kederas, sat in the corner, eating greens.
"Auron," said the boy.
The old woman looked up. "What was that?" she asked quietly.
"My name," said the boy. "is Auron."
The old woman smiled kindly and they continued eating.
