Author's Note: I do not own Final Fantasy or anything involved thereforth. I do, however, own this Fan Fic. and the character Ceres Leigh Almasy, seeing as how she came from my own demented mind. Read, and enjoy. Take enough time to review, and I'll give you a lollipop. ^.~
Chapter One: Accidental Meeting.
I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made
But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
"It's all coming back to me now."-Celine Dion
It was a cold winter day. Everyone was dressed in heavy coats and layers of clothing. Everyone, that is, except for a small red-haired girl. No one knew exactly who she was, or her background. She had merely given them her name, and that was all. She sat at the end of the dock, her legs hanging off of the pier. She was hunched over, looking depressed. Her red hair was short, ending just above her jawline. You could tell it was razor cut, because of the imperfections. But, it suited her well. She only stood about five foot one and a half, and looked as if she weighed less than a hundred pounds. She was quite pale, and people who saw her often asked her, kiddingly, if she was dead or alive. But, her emerald eyes, that once had shown brillance, now only a dull green, would fill with sadness, and she would reply, "I honestly don't know anymore."
Pastors and religious people had come up to her, asking her if she needed anyone to talk to, if she had God in her life, but she just shook her head and thanked them kindly. Anyone who tried to get close to her was just pushed away. It was almost as if she was afraid of getting to know someone. Or, more likely, someone getting to know her.
She looked at her watch, and sighed. 'I should probably get something to eat.' she thought to herself. She slowly made her way through the town, until she reached a small white house. She took her keys out of her pants pocket, and unlocked the door. She stepped inside, and turned on the light. It looked as though she had just moved in, it was so bare and plain. But, that was the way she preferred it.
She walked to the kitchen, and took out the stuff to make pasta. She put the noodles in to boil, checked the time, and returned to the living room. She sat down on the couch, and turned on the television, idlely flipping through the channels, not really paying much attention to what was on.
Fifteen minutes later, she took the pasta off of the stove, and mixed it together with some sauce. She put a small amount on her plate, along with some salad, and went to go sit down at the table and eat.
She had just taken her first bite when a loud knocking came at the door. At first, she tried to ignore it, but whoever it was was quite persistant, and didn't stop knocking. Finally, she sighed and stood up, "I'm coming!" she yelled, throwing her paper towel down.
She unlocked the dead bolt, but didn't open the door. "Who is it?" she called out.
"It's Allen!" came the response, "Please! Hurry!"
Quickly, she unlocked her door and let a very flustered brunette in. "What's wrong?" she asked the young male. "It's Galbadia!" he cried, "They're trying to tear the town apart! Some strangers are trying to fight them off, but I don't think they can last much longer!"
The girl sighed. Fisherman's Horizion had been the middle of the Galbadia/Esthar war for sometime now. They tried their best to stay neutral, but at times it was nearly impossible. "Okay! I'm coming!" She threw on her jacket, grabbed her sword, and ran out the door, not bothering to turn off the lights or lock it.
When they arrived there was almost 20 Galbadia soldiers. 6 lone strangers stood, trying with all of their might to fight off the invasion. One of them, a spikey-haired male, tried to block a soldier's attack, but failed. He was sent flying to the ground. The soldier stood above him, his gun ready for fire. The girl jumped up, and ran her sword through the soldier. 'Wow..' she thought to herself, 'That was kinda easy.' She bent over to help the young man up, but she almost lost her own balance when she saw who it was. "Zell...." she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
Zell's eyes got big, and his mouth dropped open. "Ceres?!...Is that you?!" Ceres nodded and Zell went to hug her, but she put her hands up, "Look, we don't have time for a reunion right now, we've got work to do." "Right." Zell replied, nodding.
Ceres went after another soldier. He managed to get her backed into a corner. A thudding noise came, and the soldier fell down, knocked out. Ceres looked up, and saw a hyper-active brunette. "Selphie!" she cried. Selphie smiled and winked at Ceres.
Ceres felt something brush up against her back, and she whirled around. Seifer stood before her, his eyebrow raised. She shrugged her shoulders. "If we wanna get this job done," Seifer said, "We're going to have to work together." Ceres nodded, and she began to cast Ultima. When she cast it, Seifer raised his gunblade, and it absorbed the magic.
Then he let out a cry as he struck the gunblade down into the earth. "Jump!" Ceres yelled as the magickal flow shook the ground. By the time the shaking had stopped and the dust had settled down, all of the Galbadia soldiers were knocked out cold.
"Allen.." Ceres said wearily, "Get someone in here and clean up this mess, 'kay?" he nodded and ran off, looking for help. They all looked at each other. Zell was the first one to speak, "What are you doing here?" he asked quietly. Ceres shook her head, "Not here. Let's go back to my place, then we'll talk."
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(Flashback)
"I...I don't think I can do this anymore.." Ceres said quietly. "I just need to go for a while, and get my head all cleared out. I can't even think straight anymore." Everyone had stood silent, sadness creeping onto them. "Will we see you again?" Selphie asked. Ceres nodded, "Of course you will! I'd never desert you guys!" Squall gave her a weak smile. "Well, we'll miss you," Quistis had said slowly, "But, if you've gotta do this, then you've gotta do this. You've got my blessings." "Mine too.." Seifer said, giving Ceres a tight hug, "I love ya Cer." he whispered in her ear. "I love you too Sei." she whispered back. "I hope everything goes okay for you, kiddo, I'll be thinking about you." Irvine had said, unsure. Ceres and Irvine had only recently begun speaking like normal human beings to each other. It was still kind of ackward. Ceres smiled, and gave Irvine a small hug. "Yeah, good luck." Xu said, giving her a hopeful smile.
Zell said nothing, though. He was trying his best not to cry, but it wasn't easy. He felt like he was dying inside. Ceres walked over to him, and wrapped her arms around him. "This isn't goodbye, Zell" she told him. "I'll be back, I promise." Zell had nodded, and wiped a tear off of his cheek. "I'll wait for you. No matter how long it takes, I'll wait for you. I swear." Ceres had smiled, and kissed him gently, "I love you..." she whispered to him, before grabbing her bags and walking out the door. "I love you too..." Zell whispered after she left. "I love you with all of my heart....."
(End of Flashback)
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~ Oooh. This one is longer than my usual chapters. ^.~ Expect all of them to be like this, or longer. *Takes a bow* Thankya, thankya. I hope you guys liked this story, I told you this wasn't the end for Ceres and the gang. ^.~ Love ya, Zell~
Chapter One: Accidental Meeting.
I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made
But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
"It's all coming back to me now."-Celine Dion
It was a cold winter day. Everyone was dressed in heavy coats and layers of clothing. Everyone, that is, except for a small red-haired girl. No one knew exactly who she was, or her background. She had merely given them her name, and that was all. She sat at the end of the dock, her legs hanging off of the pier. She was hunched over, looking depressed. Her red hair was short, ending just above her jawline. You could tell it was razor cut, because of the imperfections. But, it suited her well. She only stood about five foot one and a half, and looked as if she weighed less than a hundred pounds. She was quite pale, and people who saw her often asked her, kiddingly, if she was dead or alive. But, her emerald eyes, that once had shown brillance, now only a dull green, would fill with sadness, and she would reply, "I honestly don't know anymore."
Pastors and religious people had come up to her, asking her if she needed anyone to talk to, if she had God in her life, but she just shook her head and thanked them kindly. Anyone who tried to get close to her was just pushed away. It was almost as if she was afraid of getting to know someone. Or, more likely, someone getting to know her.
She looked at her watch, and sighed. 'I should probably get something to eat.' she thought to herself. She slowly made her way through the town, until she reached a small white house. She took her keys out of her pants pocket, and unlocked the door. She stepped inside, and turned on the light. It looked as though she had just moved in, it was so bare and plain. But, that was the way she preferred it.
She walked to the kitchen, and took out the stuff to make pasta. She put the noodles in to boil, checked the time, and returned to the living room. She sat down on the couch, and turned on the television, idlely flipping through the channels, not really paying much attention to what was on.
Fifteen minutes later, she took the pasta off of the stove, and mixed it together with some sauce. She put a small amount on her plate, along with some salad, and went to go sit down at the table and eat.
She had just taken her first bite when a loud knocking came at the door. At first, she tried to ignore it, but whoever it was was quite persistant, and didn't stop knocking. Finally, she sighed and stood up, "I'm coming!" she yelled, throwing her paper towel down.
She unlocked the dead bolt, but didn't open the door. "Who is it?" she called out.
"It's Allen!" came the response, "Please! Hurry!"
Quickly, she unlocked her door and let a very flustered brunette in. "What's wrong?" she asked the young male. "It's Galbadia!" he cried, "They're trying to tear the town apart! Some strangers are trying to fight them off, but I don't think they can last much longer!"
The girl sighed. Fisherman's Horizion had been the middle of the Galbadia/Esthar war for sometime now. They tried their best to stay neutral, but at times it was nearly impossible. "Okay! I'm coming!" She threw on her jacket, grabbed her sword, and ran out the door, not bothering to turn off the lights or lock it.
When they arrived there was almost 20 Galbadia soldiers. 6 lone strangers stood, trying with all of their might to fight off the invasion. One of them, a spikey-haired male, tried to block a soldier's attack, but failed. He was sent flying to the ground. The soldier stood above him, his gun ready for fire. The girl jumped up, and ran her sword through the soldier. 'Wow..' she thought to herself, 'That was kinda easy.' She bent over to help the young man up, but she almost lost her own balance when she saw who it was. "Zell...." she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
Zell's eyes got big, and his mouth dropped open. "Ceres?!...Is that you?!" Ceres nodded and Zell went to hug her, but she put her hands up, "Look, we don't have time for a reunion right now, we've got work to do." "Right." Zell replied, nodding.
Ceres went after another soldier. He managed to get her backed into a corner. A thudding noise came, and the soldier fell down, knocked out. Ceres looked up, and saw a hyper-active brunette. "Selphie!" she cried. Selphie smiled and winked at Ceres.
Ceres felt something brush up against her back, and she whirled around. Seifer stood before her, his eyebrow raised. She shrugged her shoulders. "If we wanna get this job done," Seifer said, "We're going to have to work together." Ceres nodded, and she began to cast Ultima. When she cast it, Seifer raised his gunblade, and it absorbed the magic.
Then he let out a cry as he struck the gunblade down into the earth. "Jump!" Ceres yelled as the magickal flow shook the ground. By the time the shaking had stopped and the dust had settled down, all of the Galbadia soldiers were knocked out cold.
"Allen.." Ceres said wearily, "Get someone in here and clean up this mess, 'kay?" he nodded and ran off, looking for help. They all looked at each other. Zell was the first one to speak, "What are you doing here?" he asked quietly. Ceres shook her head, "Not here. Let's go back to my place, then we'll talk."
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(Flashback)
"I...I don't think I can do this anymore.." Ceres said quietly. "I just need to go for a while, and get my head all cleared out. I can't even think straight anymore." Everyone had stood silent, sadness creeping onto them. "Will we see you again?" Selphie asked. Ceres nodded, "Of course you will! I'd never desert you guys!" Squall gave her a weak smile. "Well, we'll miss you," Quistis had said slowly, "But, if you've gotta do this, then you've gotta do this. You've got my blessings." "Mine too.." Seifer said, giving Ceres a tight hug, "I love ya Cer." he whispered in her ear. "I love you too Sei." she whispered back. "I hope everything goes okay for you, kiddo, I'll be thinking about you." Irvine had said, unsure. Ceres and Irvine had only recently begun speaking like normal human beings to each other. It was still kind of ackward. Ceres smiled, and gave Irvine a small hug. "Yeah, good luck." Xu said, giving her a hopeful smile.
Zell said nothing, though. He was trying his best not to cry, but it wasn't easy. He felt like he was dying inside. Ceres walked over to him, and wrapped her arms around him. "This isn't goodbye, Zell" she told him. "I'll be back, I promise." Zell had nodded, and wiped a tear off of his cheek. "I'll wait for you. No matter how long it takes, I'll wait for you. I swear." Ceres had smiled, and kissed him gently, "I love you..." she whispered to him, before grabbing her bags and walking out the door. "I love you too..." Zell whispered after she left. "I love you with all of my heart....."
(End of Flashback)
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~ Oooh. This one is longer than my usual chapters. ^.~ Expect all of them to be like this, or longer. *Takes a bow* Thankya, thankya. I hope you guys liked this story, I told you this wasn't the end for Ceres and the gang. ^.~ Love ya, Zell~