Chapter One - My Little Angel
Authors Note: I do not own any of the character's in this Fan Fiction, nor do I own Final Fantasy. They belong to and are copyrighted by Squaresoft/Square-Enix. Please R&R! This is the first story in a series I'm going to create called Pre-Tales and will focus on the characters lives before FFVIII. Enjoy!
Julia screamed in pain. She was in the music room. She had been working on a new song and singing to her unborn baby. She had suddenly felt a little light-headed and gotten up. When she had gotten up she had noticed that her water had broken sometime during her playing.
Charles ran out of his study. He had been working in there when he had heard the scream. He had forgotten his work instantly. He had leapt up and headed for the door. He rushed through the corridors of the house looking for his wife. He traced her screams to the music room. He rushed through the door and saw his wife leaning against the piano. When he entered, she looked up at him.
"Charles..." She said "I'm having...contractions...it's time..." She panted.
He nodded and knelt down next to her. He put her arm around his neck and helped her to the front door. He took her down the long pathway and over to the car. He helped her into the backseat of the car and then got into the drivers seat. The car was a top-of-the-range, expensive, black car. He started the engine and raced down the road towards the hospital.
He helped her out of the car and into the hospital. As soon as he entered he yelled for help and seconds later she was in a wheelchair being wheeled off down the corridor. He moved at a fast pace behind the fast moving nurses. They asked her lots of questions, most of which Charles answered for her. They asked her the usual stuff like her name etc. and then some different questions. They asked questions like:
"Are you having contractions?"
"How close are the contractions?"
"How long ago did your water break?" etc. etc. etc.
Neither Charles nor Julia knew most of the specifics. They took Julia through into the maternity ward and Charles was forced to wait in the ward's waiting room. Julia was taken straight through into delivery.
Charles sat down anxiously. Then he got up and went over to the side of the room. Then he went over to the double doors that they had taken Julia through. He couldn't see a thing. Just an empty corridor with many doors on either side.cHe went over to the window and stared out at the dark sky. The sun had just set. He paced around for a bit then sat down again. This went on for awhile.
After what seemed like eons, a doctor came through the double doors. Charles stood up. The doctor called out a name:
"Hargreave?" A tall, thin, pale looking man jumped up and went through the doors with the doctor.
Charles sat down again. He sat with his head in his hands, staring down at the floor between his feet. Seconds later,
"Caraway?" Another doctor called out
He looked up, then got up. He was so anxious he hadn't even noticed this doctor come in. He went over to the doctor. The doctor smiled, then lead him through the doors and took him to the far end of this corridor and into the second-last door on the left. Inside, he saw Julia lying in a bed with a bundle of cloth in her arms.
Julia looked up when he entered and smiled. Even after giving birth she was still as beautiful and radiant as ever. Charles went over to her. When he reached her, he kissed her on the forehead then looked down at the bundle. There was a small baby staring back up at him.
"It's a girl, Charles." Julia said softly
"She's beautiful. Just like her mother." He replied, not taking his eyes off of his daughter.
"Are we still calling her Arianna after your mother?" He asked
"Hmm. I don't think it suits her..." Julia said
"Hmm. You're right." He replied.
They stared in silence at the little baby.
"...How about...Rinoa?" Charles suggested, looking at Julia.
Julia looked up Charles. She repeated the name once or twice then smiled.
"It's wonderful. Rinoa it is" She said to him, then turned back to her baby girl. "Hi my little angel. My little Rinoa"