*This is a work of fan fiction. I do not, in any way, profit from the story.

Creative rights, belong to their original creator of the Final Fantasy universe, Hironobu Sakaguchi

CHAPTER 1

MOTHER

Aerith was holding Ifalna's hand tightly as the train departed from another station, tears were running like rivers all over her innocent face. For her young age, she couldn't understand exactly what pain was or why her mother's clothes became red as the time passed but she knew that was not good. From the moment, this disturbing gun noise made Ifalna fall down to the moment they were in the train station, everything was a blur for Aerith. Nothing made sense at all for her right now. As it didn't, when they were captives of the notorious Shin-Ra. Right now, she would prefer they would never try to escape from there. There mother was safe. There mother was breathing. That hellish place, looked like heaven to Aerith right now. But all that was now past and mother's breath was slowly taken away.

The train made its stop to Sector 7 Slums. Aerith was suddenly scared from the boisterous robotic voice.

"SECTOR 7, NEXT STATION GARDEN SLUMS"

Everyone was staring there at the corner. The little girl and the dying mother. How cruely silenced the people were. Nobody was eager to help or do anything. The more Ifalna didn't talk the more Aerith shed tears.

In fact there were many things mother wanted to tell to her daughter because she knew. She was fatally shot, but that didn't matter. Her child was safe.

Suddenly the Station guards came through the door as the indifferent people were leaving the train. In fact, the people inside the car were soldiers that took part in the big Wutai War. They have faced death before. That wasn't new for them. What mattered most for them was to see their parents right now. Yeah their parents. The same thing that Aerith wanted to also do. To see her mother again. Stand up, full of life and zeal, demonstrating every little thing she knew as a mother. But as the guard took her body outside the stairs, that seemed more and more a dream.

"Don't take...my child", she shouted.

The guard was shocked by the power of her voice even if she was at her last moments.

"Miss you were shot, that is not good for your child to see".

"I know...ugh...just let me be next to her for...as long as I live", she told as her breath was slowly fading away.

The guard went off, in tears. He was gonna call for medical help. He knew it was useless but still he couldn't leave that woman alone. Aerith was shocked and unable to say anything. Sitting next to her mother, gazing upon her emerald green eyes she felt strange.

"Mommy you gonna be alright, right?"

"Aerith, my love...", Ifalna was unable to say what she wanted to say.

"Mommy don't get away from me"

"Aerith, I'm happy for you and...and I want to take care of yourself from now on, will you promise that to me dear?"

"Mommy, are you gonna leave me?...Nooooo nooooo!"

"Dear, I promise I will protect you in any way that I can but don't cry. It's not fit for us to...cry about death. Because death doesn't exist. It's just a moment of truth dear", Ifalna said trembling.

That day was cold and rainy, the station felt haunted and eerie. Like there were ghosts nearby. Aerith felt like that too. She stood upon her feet to look where the guard that would help them is but instead she saw a woman standing on the opposite wall. She really seemed like a ghost, waiting for someone and she was sad too, but there was no time to think anything else. She turned her face again to see mother but it seemed that she couldn't say any word.

"Mommy..."

"Miss...Are you alright?, the strange woman approached Ifalna and Aerith and tried to help with words, but she knew...it was late.

"Who...are you? Ugh."

"My name is Elmyra but...What happened to you? You are...shot?"

"There is no need...Take care of her. Please"

The woman was shocked, like she was hit by car. Aeris stared upon the two women and saw a strange chemistry between them. She didn't know how to call it, fate?

"What did you say?", Elmyra asked in confusion. She didn't know what to do.

"Elmyra...you will scare my daughter...But if you want you can take...care of her you seem a gentle lady...ugh...Take Aerith...somewhere safe"

A loud silence was filled all over the now eerie station. It was like the time in that point of the station has stopped by magic. The rain got heavier that moment. It was like a sign from above. Some people called it the faeries, when hope was lost for someone they summoned the rain or snow. But now there was rain. And it was hiding the tears of the two destined women. Elmyra couldn't say a word. It was too much for her but that moment she realised one thing. It couldn't be coincidence. There was no time for anything else only for doing one thing.

"Aerith...your name is Aerith right?", tried to show calm and happy to the young girl.

Aerith was still as a statue. She couldn't believe that her mother became spirit. She couldn't believe that she wouldn't see her eyes again. Everything was in vain now. She was so off that moment, that she forgot about that strange woman that so strangely invaded her moments with her mother. But as she was deep in thoughts and confusion she suddenly felt a warm hand above her shoulder. It really felt so gentle and felt like mother's. It couldn't be true, could be?

Elmyra's strange voice and words sounded like salvation.

"Aerith, don't worry. Your mother is protecting you now. You shouldn't fear anything...We can go home together now. She will be watching us".

As soon as Elmyra said those words everything turned black for Aerith.

It was that time that the daughter looked as dead as her mother.

Elmyra shouted and her voice soared like thunder in the field.

"My girl, are you alright...?"

Aerith couldn't hear a word anymore...