Disclaimer: Cloud and all other characters, names, and places (other than ones you will not find in Final Fantasy VII and anything official relating to it) are owned by Square-Enix.
Son of An Angel
By Daniel Jarlson
Chapter 1, Freaky coincidences
Cloud rested his head at one of the windows of the Wonder Square, looking down, when one boy caught his eye. The boy was wearing black pants, black shoes, black gloves and a black sleeveless shirt. Cloud could see that he was strong, with strong muscles all throughout his body. The boy also had silver hair that went down slightly in front of his eyes and down his neck in the back. The boy also had green eyes that seemed to have a faint glow. But they seemed soft and gentle, reminding him of someone he knew, while the rest of his body looked like someone else entirely. The boy looked around, then went into another section.
Cloud went to the Battle Square, maybe killing something could help get his mind off that boy. When he walked into the Battle Square, he looked up at the high score board where the highest scores in one session were placed. He saw that his score of 17,824 Had been beaten, chopped up and vomited on, by a new score of 42,659! Cloud almost went weak at the knees at this, then he almost fell over when the person who got the score came out.
It was that same boy, placing two one-handed katanas into sheaths.
"Here," said the boy as he gave the katanas to the woman at the counter, who was just as awed as Cloud, and everyone in the Battle Square.
"You keep them." said the woman.
"Fine," the boy said, hooking them onto his belt. "Have you seen this girl?" The boy asked the woman, pulling out a gold locket and showing the woman the picture inside.
" Yes about four years ago, she came in with that man, over there." the woman said, pointing at Cloud.
"You remember that far back?" the boy asked.
"You don't forget the person who came in over and over again, got the high score, every reward in the machine, won the ultra hard special battle, and had hair like that."
"No, I suppose you wouldn't." the boy responded.
"And, after the incident with the man with a gun on his arm four years ago, no one wants this job. So I don't really have a replacement."
"Well, thank you" the boy said, then he walked over to Cloud and showed him the picture. "Have you seen her?" The picture was of Aeris.
"How do you know her?" Cloud said.
"She's my half sister." This nearly knocked Cloud over, but then he thought to himself, this explained his eyes.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but she died four years ago, before Meteor fell."
"No, this can't be." said the boy, dropping to his knees. His eyes were watering." She was the last family I had left. Mother said that I would find her one day, the last thing she told me before she died. My father was in SOLDIER, and he died nine years ago on a mission to Nibelheim."
"Backup, did you just say your father, who was in SOLDIER, died nine years ago, on a mission to Nibelheim?" Cloud said.
" Yes, I hate myself for looking so much like him, I guess you can already guess who he is? As if all the crap I get from people for looking like this isn't enough, I have to live with the fact that it was because of him and that Meteor that my Mother died."
"Who was your mother?"
"A woman named Ifalna."
"But I thought Ifalna died 20 years ago." Cloud said.
"She once told me she almost did. 8 years before I was born, but father found her and took her to a hospital, where they were able to save her. That's how my parents met. Mother gave me these two Materia. She said I was never to use them, but to keep them safe from anyone who could misuse them." and to sort of tie in with all the other freaky coincidences, he pulled out the White Materia and the Black Materia.
"This is too much for me," Cloud said. "Sorry but I can't bring Aeris or Ifalna back, but I can take you to Aeris's resting place. That's the most I can do. Just let me call up an old friend" Cloud pulled out his PHS and called Cid. "Yeah Cid, I need a ride. Meet me at North Corel. No I'm not smuggling honey glazed moogles. Okay bye. Let's go kid. By the way, what's your name?"
"Cef."