Another FanFiction idea by me and as usual, Disclaimer: I don't own the creative work of Square Enix. Will censor language for a T rating.

Past Meets Present

Prologue: A New Beginning

It was 11 o'clock late at night as lights from the nearby buildings and businesses each turn off their light while some people where working the graveyard shift. On the streets of Sector 7 was a bar called '7th Heaven' as the bartender and her two young employees were cleaning up the bar. People would come and have lunch with a drink every day and during the late hours, before they would close for the night. "Denzel, are you almost done cleaning those tables?" asked the bartender as she wiped down her counter as clean as she could with a damp white rag.

"I just finished the last one, Boss." said Denzel as he brush his brown bangs out of his blue eyes. The bartender gave him an annoyed looked as Denzel smiled, "Sorry, Tifa."

"Please don't call me boss. Anyways, I think Marlene is still washing the dishes, go help her while I take out the trash. Also, when you two are done get ready for bed." said Tifa as Denzel gave her a nod and headed to the kitchen to help Marlene.

'It's just like any other night. I open the doors at 10 am and close them at 11 pm, and also deal with the drunk people that can hold their liquor. Tonight felt different for some reason as I tied the bag of garbage and easily lifted the bag out from the large trash bin. I walked over to the side exit that lead to the ally where the dumpster was, but that feeling I had had came true. There by the dumpster was a girl that was only dressed in a dirty white gown eating leftovers from tonight's menu while she was looking at her reflection from a small puddle of water from the rain earlier. I felt sorry for her as I placed the bag next to the dumpster, but she was in her own world that she didn't even noticed me. Then and there I decided to speak to her.'

"Excuse me, you shouldn't eat that. It's dirty." said Tifa as the girl finally realized her and jump back in surprised as she got her gown even more dirty. Tifa examined the girl and saw the that she had dark hair, but figure it was because she didn't wash it yet as the girl stared at Tifa with wide blue eyes. "If you would like to come inside I can give you better food than the one inside the dumpster." Tifa carefully took a step towards the girl, but in a panic the girl threw the food she had in her hand at Tifa and quickly ran down the dark ally. "Wait! Don't go that way!" but she was already gone. "Great, it's not safe at night, even in the allies."

'I didn't care about the stain that was on my black leather vest as I quickly ran after the girl. From what I knew she wasn't from around here and if that was her only clothes, than she would be even more in trouble with the drunks that hanged out in these allies. I didn't know which way she had gone, but if I don't hurry and find her, she could be raped by those drunk people.'

Tifa kept running down the ally and came to a dead end and found the girl being corner up against a brick wall with a drunk man that she had kicked out of her bar for causing trouble. From a distance it sounded like the man was trying to sweet talk the girl into taking off her gown, but when she didn't respond he tried to rip off her gown while the girl cried out as Tifa could hear the gown being torn off her body. She didn't hesitated as she quickly ran up to the man and grabbed his back collar of his jacket and easily threw him away from the girl. "Are you okay?" asked Tifa as she tried her best to cover up the girl with her black apron and what was left of her gown.

"YOU BI***!" shouted the man in a drunken rage as he threw his half empty bottle towards Tifa. She had turned around in time and deflected the bottle away from her and the girl with a single high kick as it shattered next to some trashcans that were knocked down. "DON'T TRY TO SPOIL MY FUN!"

"I already did, twice." said Tifa calmly as the girl cling onto her forearm. "Come on, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Tifa calmly took the girl and lead her away from the man, but he blocked their path and tried to grab the girl. Tifa move the girl away from him as she quickly side kicked his midsection with her right, the head with her left and right, kick him in the chest with her left, and his lower knee with her right, as she kicked him over his head with her left, as she finally finished him off with a back flip kick that sent him into a pile of trash. She didn't let her guard down, although the man was unconscious.

'The girl didn't run away from me as she cling onto my arm again. She was a teenage girl just like Marlene, but she reacted like a child and I wondered what made her like this. I wanted to ask her some questions, but I wondered if she would even understand me. I lead her back to the bar, more like carried her as I piggyback her to the bar.'

"Tifa, whose that?" asked Denzel as he noticed the girl on Tifa's back when she returned. The girl hid her face from Denzel as Marlene came out of the kitchen with a glass of water.

"I don't know, I just found her in the ally. Marlene, get the bath ready for her while me and Denzel prepare a meal for her." commanded Tifa as Marlene rushed upstairs to the bathroom while Tifa placed the girl on a stool by the bar as Denzel went into the kitchen to start cooking a deluxe cheeseburger with fries. Tifa didn't leave the girl's side as she took a clean rag from under her counter and soaked it with water. When she dampen the rag she gently left the girls head up and washed her face clean. "You're a pretty girl, but I want to know what your name is."

"Name…?" said the girl in a quiet whisper as she thought for a moment. "Name…"

"You don't remember?" asked Tifa as the girl whispered 'name' once more.

"Remember…" said the girl as Tifa smiled at her.

"You had a rough night. Maybe, you'll remember tomorrow." said Tifa as Denzel came out of the kitchen with a plate in his hand and placed it on the counter in front of the girl. When she saw the food she quickly grabbed the burger and scarfed it down in seconds and stuffed her mouth with a handful of fries. "Slow down, you might choke." said Tifa as the girl ate slower. "Denzel get her another glass of water."

"Sure." said Denzel as he took a clean glass off the rack and fill it with water and placed it in front of the girl. After she had finished, Tifa lead the girl up to the bathroom and told Marlene to get some clean clothes for her that were her size. The girl hesitated as Tifa tried to remove the torn gown from her body, but Tifa reassured her that she wouldn't hurt her as she finally took off the gown and stepped into the warm bathwater. Tifa then started to scrub every inch of her body with soap as the girl became nervous when Tifa washed her hair.

"It's okay, I won't drown you." said Tifa with a reassuring smile as she gently leaned the girls head back so she could rinse off the shampoo. "There, you're all clean. Wait, I'll get a towel." Tifa left the bathroom to get a towel and returned to the bathroom with Marlene as she held clean folded pajamas that she placed on the small counter. "Marlene, help me get her out of the bath." Marlene gently took a hold of one arm as Tifa took the other and they both took the girl out of the tub. Tifa quickly dried the girl off with the towel and placed Marlene's clothes on the girl that fitted perfectly. "Come on, you can sleep in my bed."

Tifa took the girl to her room as Marlene drained the dirty bath water and pick up the dirty gown and the towel and placed them in the laundry basket that was next to the bathroom door. She was about to leave, but noticed a paper tag on the floor. She examine it and went to Tifa's room. When Marlene entered the room the girl was already fasted asleep as Tifa watched her. "Uh, Tifa. Is this the girl's name?" asked Marlene as she handed the paper to Tifa that had 'No. IX' printed on it.

"No, I don't think so, but we don't know her name, neither does she." said Tifa as she examined the paper than took a pen from her bedside table and wrote on the paper. "But we'll call her this name until she remembers her name." Tifa handed Marlene the paper back to her.

"Xion. That's a good name." said Marlene as Tifa stroked Xion's long hair. "So, what do you suppose happen to her?"

"I can't say for sure, probably she has amnesia, but I've noticed that she reacts like a child and maybe she thinks as one." said Tifa while Marlene quietly left the room. "So, what's your story?"

To Be Continued…

Greetings, so this is the prologue of my new story and I'll post more later on. Anyways, please comment, but no flames. So I'll see you until then.