"Sephiron? Where did you go?" A little girl cried, her cheeks moist with tears. She ran through the flame-covered terrain weakly. She couldn't stand the heat. It was almost like poison to her, and she was terrified. Her father was gone, but it was unacceptable. She would never accept that her father was killed, or that he just left her, abandoning the girl. No. There HAD to have been a reason.

The blue-haired mage ran as fast as possible, but tripped on a piece of burning wood. The child looked up, only to see a man standing over her, engulfed in black flames. His body was a shadow… she couldn't see any details. But she did see something on his chest. It was red. Was it an insignia? She couldn't tell. But it looked vaguely like a fairy. The man laughed, raising his hand where a spear came out. it was engulfed in the same black flames as he was.

Her eyes widened, and she screamed at the top of her lungs. The area distorted. It made her want to puke. The man pointed the spear at her back, a sinister smirk on his face as her eyes widened.

"Disappear, D…..gn….l….er….."

His words distorted as the world around her spun. The blade quickly thrust downward, piercing her back.

She woke up with a jolt, sitting up immediately as beads of sweat ran down her face. She was breathing heavily. Ever since she started her journey to find her father, her only family, she's had those nightmares. The man, no matter what she tried. was never able to be seen clearly. The only thing visible was the black fire surrounding him… and that mark. She had never seen that mark before outside her dreams. Taking in a deep breath, the young teen slowly sat up, only to flinch when she felt a tiny paw on her leg. She turned and looked at the owner of the paw. it was a small Exceed. The cat resembled a white tiger, with three black stripes going from her left side, all the way through her back, and ending on her right side. There was a thick, black stripe going down her face, getting thinner and thinner until it hit her nose where it stopped.

The Exceed looked at the wizard sadly, worried. "Are you alright, Eu?"

The girl, Euphoria, nodded and sighed. "Yeah, just a bad dream." She smiled as she picked up her adorable kitty and held it close to her chest. "I didn't mean to worry you."

"Oh, it's fine." The cat waved it off, smiling. "As long as you're okay."

Euphoria nodded, smiling slightly, then looked out the window of the fast-moving train, toward their next destination. "Magnolia…" She said to herself, before turning to the cat with a wide grin. "I can't wait! Maybe Sephiron will be there!" The feline nodded and jumped into Eu's shoulders to get a closer look out the window. The town was fast approaching. The wind blew through the window, pushing back the mage's long blue hair, as well as the cat's ears.

Euphoria looked down at her hands, thinking about the dream. "Hey, Silica?"

"Hm? What's wrong?" The cat turned to her.

"That dream I had… it was the same one…" She frowned. "Why does it keep happening?"

"I wish I knew, Eu. But right now we should focus on getting what we need to stay here." She nodded, knowing that Silica was right. She looked out the window again, seeing the station close by. Smiling, she quickly hopped up and swung her bag over her shoulders. Silica rushed onto her back and sat on her shoulders, tail swinging in excitement.

"Alright, let's go!" Eu raised her fist in the air, holding up her index finger like one of her old friends used to do before Sephiron left. She always loved to hang out with the kid, even though he was hot (and not in the good way).

Eu stretched her arms and legs as soon as she stepped out of the train, letting out a long and loud yawn. She lowered her arms and looked around. "So where do we look first, Silica?" She looked at the cat perched on her shoulder.

"Hm…" She closed her eyes for a moment, before shooting them open. "I sense a strong amount of magical energy somewhere in this town. It must be a guild. Though by the amount of power, I'd say it was the strongest one so far besides Sabertooth."

At the sound of the guild, a shiver was sent down Eu's spine. She hated the guild. Although she made three friends there, she hated the rest of it. The guild was mean to her on a daily basis, which made her leave early. "Stronger than Sabertooth, huh? Alright, let's go!" She said as she ran quickly through the town, weaving passed people expertly, not hitting a single one. She jumped onto the top of a tower. Standing in the very tip, which was surprising to say the least, she put a hand above her eyes as if she was scouting. "Hm… This is a pretty small town… It's surprising there's a stronger guild here. Are you sure you're not making a mistake?"

"Of course! I never make—" She was cut off by the sound of someone yelling on the ground.

"HEY! Get down from there! You wanna get yourself killed?!"

The voice startled both of them, causing Euphoria to slip, losing her footing. Her eyes widened as she fell down, screaming. "KYAAHH!" Suddenly, a pair of arms caught her before she impacted with the ground. She shook slightly, before opening one eye halfway to see who it was. The boy had black spiky hair, and wasn't wearing a shirt. He was also wearing a silver necklace with a cross on it. "Eh…?"

The guy sighed. "You should be more careful next time. If I hadn't caught you, you'd be a pancake."

Realizing what he meant, she quickly stood up and bowed multiple times, saying the same thing over and over. "Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sor—" Before she could continue, the tiger-like Exceed quickly shut her up by putting her paws over the girl's mouth as he floated in front of her, her black and white striped wings fluttering every once in a while.

"That's enough now, Eu." Silica turned to the dumbfounded boy and scratched the back of her head. "Forgive us, my partner here is just so reckless sometimes."

"Hey!" Eu whined. "Not cool!"

The boy smirked slightly, crossing his arms over his chest. "Say, I haven't seen you around before. The name's Gray."

"Hm? Oh!" She smiled and looked at him, holding her hand out. "It's nice to meet you! My name is Euphoria! But you can just call me Eu." He shook her hand, and she continued, pointing toward Silica. "The Exceed over here is my best friend Silica! She's an Exceed."

"An Exceed, huh? Someone over at my guild has one too." Gray said, pointing back toward his guild.

Her eyes sparkled, getting up in his face. "Really?! You're in a guild?! Which one? Oh, and your friend. Is he a Dragon Slayer? What kind? Is he nice? What does he look like? Does he like the color blue?"

His head started spinning from the bombarding questions. Gray lifted a hand, silencing her. "Hold on, kid. Why don't I take you over? Sounds like you were headed there too."

"Yes we were." Silica said, flying onto Euphoria's shoulder before her wings disappeared. "I had guessed you were a mage. You're very strong for someone your age." Gray raised his eyebrow at this. "Oh, I am able to detect magic energy in a certain area. I felt this guild's power and was very surprised, and I was also surprised by your power."

"I see." He smiled then turned and started walking toward the guild. "Come on, kid. I'll show you the way."

"Okay!" She grinned, running to catch up with him, before stopping abruptly. "HEY! I'm not a kid!"

There we go! First Chapter up and running! Please Favorite, Follow, and Review if you thought this was good! I literally just made everything about this OC! Well, not exactly. I had a plan for her before I wrote this. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the first Chapter!