The Confessions of Cloud Strife
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII
Prologue – Confessions
I usually don't do this kind of thing, but I have finally decided to write a list of all the things I wish to confess.
The first thing I wish to acknowledge is my dire hatred towards Sephiroth. Such childish loathing between the two of us, yes I was a little pissed he burnt down my home town and put Tifa and I through a lot of pain after he betrayed us. And he took his point a little too far when he killed Aerith and that's when I swore never to forgive him, but this, this is just ridiculous. I swear to whatever gods are out there I never touched Mr. Squishy.
The second thing I wish to confess is my desirability towards one Miss Rein Elvanie. From the first time I laid eyes on her, I only ever had one thought running through my mind...marshmellows. I know it's wrong of me to always associate to her in such a way, but she just doesn't seem to appeal to me as much if I don't think of her that way, which brings me to confession three.
I have a sister. A half-sister. I always wanted a younger sibling to pick on and protect, but after the way I found out I had a half-sister and the gruesome details that followed sometimes I wish I didn't. Least, thankfully, I didn't have to witness it.
My next confession is I'm best friends with an unsympathetic, psychopathic, stalkerish vampire named Vincent Valentine. Go figure. I don't remember when we became such good friends but he's always been there for me when I needed him, lurking somewhere in the darkness. Even when I didn't want him around he was always just there, watching, waiting...he kind of creeps me out. And confession within a confession, he's not really a vampire.
This one is more of a statement than a confession, but I have a hero complex. When I see a kid getting beaten to hell by more than ten older guys I can't help it but step in to protect him. Okay, I lied this is a confession, I don't have a hero complex, I'm just confessing that I enjoyed beating the shit out of those little bastards that can't fight fairly, not that fighting me ten to one was fair on them, but that's completely against the point.
Shinra. I don't even know where to start with this confession. Rufus I really do apologise but this is me confessing to destroying pretty much everything you tried to achieve in life, but hey it was payback for what Shinra did to Zack, that and I just enjoy blowing shit up and those reactors your father built they just go with a bang. Brilliant. Plus the Turks just piss me off, mostly Reno.
I still wish to deny this but I already promised myself I would 'fess up to everything, so the last thing I wish to acknowledge is I'm a terrible father. I swear, I curse, I drink, I fight and all my kid does is cry. When I tried to toughen him up all I end up doing is teaching him some very colourful language, when I tried to teach him to ride a bike he took off on my dearly beloved motorbike, Fenrir, when I tried to help him with his first school project I only landed him in detention for a week and finally when there was nothing really more to teach him he started wearing skirts and makeup and became completely detached from me. That's when I finally had to admit my daughter would never be the son I always wanted.
My Name is Cloud Strife and these are my confessions.