Ummm….wokay. It's like been ages since I wrote something. This has been going around in my head ever since I played CC and Dissidia and watching ACC does not help either.
I was toying with the idea of Cloud having a little sister but went missing and our favourite General and his two Commanders with alongside the puppy having to look after her. Heck, can 4 First Class SOLDIERS look after a 6 year old child. Hmm… Worth finding out anyway. Hehehehe! Sorry Genesis. Daddy Genesis, Papa Sephiroth, Uncle Angeal and Uncle Zack. Big Brother CLOUD to the rescue.
Plus, my friend has been bugging me to do it, daring me. I hate saying this but WILL SOMEONE SAY THE DISCLAMIER!
Cloud: sighs Mizu does not own any of the Final Fantasy. Only her OC.
Mizu: Good chocobo. Does birdy want a treat?
Cloud: WTF!
Zack: She's lost it!
Genesis: Oh sweet Gaia, I'm dead.
Baby blue orbs stared back at its own. Tears pooling around at the corner of her eyes.
" Cloud nii chan! Please dun go!", she cried, latching onto her brother's leg. The older boy sighed. He slowly untangled the little girl's arms around his leg. Bending down so that he was about her height, he smiled at the 4 year old girl. Being 10 years older than her was sometimes painful. " I'll be back. I promise", he said. The girl pouted.
" Are you sure? Please dun go", she begged, tears slowly trailing down her snow white face. " Please dun leave me and mama alone". Cloud sighed and hugged her. She immediately clutched his shirt and sobbed. " Claire, I promise I'll be back. So please don't cry", soothed Cloud, rubbing her back in soothing circles.
" Here", Cloud pushed her away for awhile and grabbed his stuffed chocobo. Her blue eyes widened. " You are giving me, Coco?". Cloud nodded . " And this, he handed her a silver feather shaped dangling on a silver necklace. " What is that?", she asked, tears slowly drying up. " I specially made this for us. Look". Flipping the feather shaped trinket, in prefect black elegant writing, Claire S. was written on it.
" My name?", she asked. Cloud nodded and pulled out a similar necklace. Cloud S. was also written in the same elegant writing. " Look, when we put this together", taking the twin feather he slotted it together until a soft click! was heard, showing his baby sister the now joined feathers. " It becomes a locket. Only when we have it together it becomes a locket". Opening it, a soft melody was played.
Claire's eyes widened at the sound. It was the piano piece that their mother always sang and played it on the piano or when putting them to sleep. Inside the locket is a picture of them with their parents. She looked up at Cloud with big baby blue hues. " So whenever we are separated from each other and are back together, we put this together so that we can remember", said Cloud, smiling. He closed the locket and detached the two feathers from each other, giving her the one with her name on it.
Slipping the necklace around her neck, her eyes sparkled with joy and happiness. Throwing herself onto him, she hugged him. " Thank you, big brother Cloud". He smiled but his smile disappeared and he hugged her tighter than before. " Cloud?". Burying his face into her soft gold locks, he whispered, " I'm sorry". Silence between the two before Cloud detached himself from her.
Getting up to leave, Cloud turned his head to smile at Claire for the last time. " Take care of mum for me, okay?", he asked. " I will!", Claire exclaimed happily. A single tear slid down his cheek as he nodded. Closing the door with a soft click was the last thing that Claire saw of Cloud before the disaster happened.
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A gentle breeze blew on her soft gold locks. Her mother tied a blue ribbon on her head at the left side of her hair. Leaving a small ponytail on the left side of her head and the rest of her hair tumbled down her back. Long straight before it curls down, Claire sat at the flower garden that was up in the mountains. A soft growl came from her right as a wet muzzle was pressed against her neck nuzzling her affectionately. She giggled and stroked the grey coloured fur. " Fenfir", she cried turning to face the Nibel wolf.
It was the same Nibel wolf that she, Cloud and their mother found near their house. It was just a small pup back then and now at the age of 5 years, it still stayed away from the village but near the Strife household. Guarding and keeping an eye on the family in case of any danger. Cloud had named it Fenfir because it reminded him of his old dog.
Fenfir grew up to protect Claire from any danger. Their mother, Evelyn didn't mind at all. She was glad that none of the villagers had come after the wolf. The villagers always taught that Claire was a strange little girl. Talking to the flowers and animals or talking to herself. When one of the older women in the village asked her who was she talking to Claire just replied that the little boy with his baby rabbit was lonely. When the woman looked at the spot she was pointing too except there was no one there.
She and Cloud were called the weird ones because they were the only ones with blonde hair and sky blue eyes. Everyone in the village was either a raven haired or a brunette. After an incident with Cloud and Tifa, the mayor's daughter, some parents in the village blamed Claire when their child was either hurt and sick. Calling her a devil's child or an evil child born form Gaia. Cloud was furious when they called her that and Tifa just stood there not helping him to defend his little sister.
After two weeks since Cloud left, everyone would glare or sneer at the little girl. Claire noticed the sudden change in them with all of that glaring and sneering when she walked into the village to buy some bread for Evelyn. One of the elderly glared at her and commented nastily, " You shouldn't be here at all, you demon child. You will bring disaster to this village!".
Claire ran back when she heard the elder shouted, crying into her mother's arms. " Hush, my baby. It's alright. They won't hurt you when I'm here", said Evelyn, rubbing her daughter's back in soothing circles. Claire continued to cry and sob. Tears streaming down her cheeks. " I….want….Cloud…nii….", she cried in between sobs. Evelyn tighten her hold unto her only daughter. She sent her daughter to the flower garden when Fenfir sat by the front door instantly knowing that its little master was sad after Claire had calmed down.
Sitting in between the blue and white flowers, Claire picked up an armful of blue and white flowers, standing up with her white dress dancing in the soft breeze. Sleeveless as she is used to the Nibelhiem's cold wind. Fenfir stood beside Claire pushing her to the direction to the house but immediately stilled when the air became thick with smoke. " Fenfir?", called Claire, staring at her furry friend with a confuse look. " What's wrong?". Fenfir whined and tugged on her dress at the hem.
" Stop! You will tear it. Mamma doesn't like it when you do that!", scolded Claire. Breathing she caught the sense of smoke smell. Turning her head, her blue eyes widened at the fire rising up to the sky. Dropping the flowers, she ran. " Mamma!". Fenfir chased after her. " Mamma", cried Claire, tears streaming down her face.
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"Where is the girl!", growled the soldier, pointing the gun at Evelyn. " I don't know who you are talking about?", answered Evelyn, protecting her daughter that is up in the mountains. Praying that they won't find her. Her little baby had to survive the Wutai attack. Growling the soldier slapped her with the gun causing her to hit the floor with a pain moan.
Grabbing a fistful of blonde hair, jerking her head as far as it can go, he growled. " I'm asking you this very nicely", pressing a blade at her throat, Evelyn whimpered, " Where is the girl? I know you have her somewhere".
" mamma".
Both the adults looked up to see a little girl with blonde hair and baby blue eyes stared wide eyed at them. Her white dress had dirt and blood stains. The soldier let go of Evelyn's hair and proceeded to Claire. " No", cried Evelyn, " Claire, run!".
" Shut up, you studip woman!", snarled the soldier. Evelyn got up and threw herself in front of her daughter just as the soldier raised the blade. With a clean cut, Evelyn's head rolled on the floor. Blood sprayed everywhere including Claire covering her head to toe in blood. The soldier slashed at Claire's left eye. Crying out in pain, a black grey blur swept past Claire. A cry of shock and pain was heard from the soldier. Fenfir bit into the arm with blade. Snarling and growling low at the soldier. With its strong jaws ripping the soldier's arm out, blood coated its fur.
With a growl, the soldier raised his blade and stabbed Fenfir. Yelping in pain Fenfir step back a few steps, whimpering at the blade stabbed into its chest. The soldier smiled, " Not so tough are you now, huh?". Even with one arm the soldier grabbed the gun and pointed at Fenfir. " Dumb wolf". Before he could kill Fenfir, a sickening sound was heard as the soldier fell to the ground dead.
Tifa stood behind the soldier as he fell with a thud. Hearing soft whimpers of pain, Tifa looked up at where Claire sat clutching her left bleeding eye. " Claire", cried Tifa, worried. Claire back away from Tifa, crying and bleeding. Her gold locks now turned into a light brown reddish colour because of Evelyn's blood. Tifa reached out to the little girl, knowing that she and Claire are the only survives in the village when it burned down.
Claire slapped Tifa's hands away and crawled to Fenfir. " Fenfir", she whimpered, burying her face into the grey fur. Fenfir placed a paw unto her lap. Whining and giving a small yip indicating that she is safe. With a last breath, those grey blue eyes closed. " No, Fenfir don't leave me.! Please", cried Claire. " FENFIR". Tifa felt so sad for the little girl. Walking to her and gently picking her up, Claire struggled. " No, fenfir! MAMMA! MAMMA! MAMMA!".
Watching her mother's body slowly disappear from view, Claire cried hard and long. Tifa hugged her tighter than before, tears streaming down her face too. Sounds of a helicopter could be heard. The sound of the chopper was nearing. Tifa looked up to see a Shin ra black helicopter flying above them. Her hold on Claire tightened at the sight of the black helicopter.
She ran but something caught her foot. She fell. Twisting her body to avoid Claire from getting hurt anymore. Hitting her head against the rock the jarred her face, Tifa winced and Claire cried. " I'm sorry….Claire", was the last words she told Claire before passing out. Footsteps was the last thing that Tifa heard and a male voice.
" Are… you..alright?".
Gahahaha! Hmm I wonder who that guy is… Only I know. Gosh! I so want to play final fantasy type 0!
Cloud: Are you sure you are alright?
Me: looks at him Duh! Why?
Cloud: nothing.
Zack: She's nuts.
Me: ZACK YOU DUMBASS! chases him
Zack: CLOUD SAVE ME!
Me: I want a chocobo plushie!