Hi again!
Although I'm real busy with other Fanfictions, I've decided, as to give myself a choice, to 'attempt' to write two FF9 Fanfictions at the same time. This one (about Ruby's past) and 'The Beginning.' Let me know what you think, I'd love some extra ideas on what to have in them.
Anyway, this is what 'could' have happened to Ruby before she joined Tantalus. I decided to write it cause have you noticed that no one else in the game (with the exception of maybe the 'Tally Ho' guys) talks even remotely like her? This is my explanation for it.
~words~ when someone is thinking.
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Chapter 1 -
You probably wouldn't have noticed the girl unless you were looking for her. Standing in the shadows of the alley in Lindblum, her green dress almost the exact same colour as her hair. But this is what she wanted. She didn't want anyone to see her . . .
Finally, a noble came by her . . . and walked straight past, not even acknowledging her presence.
The girl stepped out of the shadows, and tailed the man. Quickening her pace, she sneaked up to the man, and put her hand in his pocket, ready to pull out his wallet.
~I can't mess it up this time~ she thought.
Unfortunately for the girl, she did mess it up. The noble felt her small hand, and whirled round to face the girl.
"Hey!"
"Ah!" shrieked the girl, and ran off, the Noble right behind her. But as she left the alley, she ran into a guard standing near the alley. He grabbed her, apparently seeing the whole thing.
"You're coming with us missy," said the guard.
The girl writhed in the mans grasp, but to no avail. The girl mentally cursed herself for not carrying a weapon.
~Why?~ she thought. ~Why does nothing ever go right for me?~
* * *
"All right kid, what's your name?" asked the bored guard.
The girl looked at the ground. ~Don't have one~ she thought.
Not getting an answer, the guard looked up. "Kid, I asked you, what's your name?"
The girl shook her head, and pointed to her throat.
It clicked in the guard's head. "You're mute?"
She shook her head.
"Oh. No one every taught you how huh?"
The girl nodded.
"Geez. How old are you, you have to be at least 7 kid. How could you not learn how to talk?"
~If the mother bird doesn't show the baby how to fly, it's grounded for the rest of its life. How could I learn if no one teaches me?"
The guard sighed. "Well, the man you tried to steal from decided not to press charges, so you're free to go. But I'd advise you leave Lindblum, and learn how to talk!"
The girl nodded, stood up, and left the room.
The guard watched her leave. ~Poor kid~ he thought. ~She's no good at stealing, but she cant do anything else. Maybe if she learns how to talk, she can put that pretty face of hers to better use . . .~
* * *
The girl sighed as nobles glared at her. Apparently the noble had been talking about her. The guard was right. It would be a good idea to leave.
She ran to the abandoned house she had been staying in, and threw her things in her bag. One of her most precious items was a book of plays by Lord Avon. She might not know how to talk, but she could read and write twice as well as any noble kid.
With her things packed, she wandered into the street. As she walked to the gate of Alexandria, she heard clapping. Confused, she turned round, and saw it was coming from a crowd of people near the statue that stood in the centre of the square.
She ran into the crowd, and caught sight of a stage. She shoved her way to the front, just in time to catch the end of the scene.
* * *
"Oh my Marcus" the girl whispered, embraced in a mans arms. "How I wish we could be together forever . . ."
"We shall Cornelia. Our love can pull through anything" the man answered. And the curtain pulled back.
A boy about her age ran on the stage, with reddish brown hair and blue eyes. "Scene 2 will begin shortly" he said, and ran back off.
* * *
The girl waited, awe-struck. She'd never been able to see a play, as they were always held in the castle. Leaving could wait. She needed to see the rest . . .
* * *
By the end of the play, the girl was hooked. The play had been one of Lord Avon's, and the actors had played it perfectly. The girl had loved the plays on paper, but on stage, they were amazing. The heroine, Cornelia was her favourite, played by a young woman with long blonde hair.
~That's it~ the girl thought. ~I'm going to learn how to talk, and become an actress. I should have a name . . . maybe I should call myself Cornelia . . . ~
Just then, she saw the actors walk down an alleyway. On impulse, she ran after them.
* * *
The boy who had walked on stage noticed her first, and stopped. As the girl caught up to him, he said "You were in the audience weren't you? What did you think?"
The girl shook her head, and pointed to her throat.
"Can't talk? That's too bad. I'm Blank." The boy held out his hand, and the girl took it.
"You know, that's kind of what Ruby over there was like" the boy said, and motioned in the direction of the blonde woman walking away. "No one taught her how to talk, so she taught herself. She travelled the world, learning words and accents, so that she could play any part. She's one of the best."
The girl just stared, then smiled and started to walk away. Blank also began to turn away, but a hand grabbed him, and spun him round.
The girl was there, only this time she was looked mad. As she stuck her hand out, Blank started laughing.
"Caught on did you? Sorry" he said, and handed the girl the pouch with her gil. "I was a thief before the troupe took me in. Apparently I'm cute enough to do the openings and so forth. But I can't help myself sometimes . . ."
* * *
After waving goodbye, the girl reached the gates once again, and walked through. The foggy plains of the mist continent stared back at her.
~That actress, Ruby~ she thought. ~She was just like me . . .That's what my name will be. Ruby! Like the beautiful gem!~
She remembered the boy. Blank. He gave her the idea of travelling the world. The original Ruby had learned accents . . .
Remembering the boys cocky, yet kind voice, she tried something she had never done before . . .
"R-Ruh . . . Ruh . . . Ruby!"
To be continued . . .
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For the first time, I actually LIKE one of my first chapters! And just to nip it in the bud, no this isn't going to be a Ruby/Blank fic. As for why he was with that other acting troupe . . . Well, lets just say I'm planning to do all of Tantalus' history's, and Blanks happens to cross Ruby's. But don't expect that one up too soon. I have my hands full already!
By the way, can anyone tell me some monsters that run around near Dali and Alexandria? I have no idea what they're called!
R&R!
Although I'm real busy with other Fanfictions, I've decided, as to give myself a choice, to 'attempt' to write two FF9 Fanfictions at the same time. This one (about Ruby's past) and 'The Beginning.' Let me know what you think, I'd love some extra ideas on what to have in them.
Anyway, this is what 'could' have happened to Ruby before she joined Tantalus. I decided to write it cause have you noticed that no one else in the game (with the exception of maybe the 'Tally Ho' guys) talks even remotely like her? This is my explanation for it.
~words~ when someone is thinking.
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Chapter 1 -
You probably wouldn't have noticed the girl unless you were looking for her. Standing in the shadows of the alley in Lindblum, her green dress almost the exact same colour as her hair. But this is what she wanted. She didn't want anyone to see her . . .
Finally, a noble came by her . . . and walked straight past, not even acknowledging her presence.
The girl stepped out of the shadows, and tailed the man. Quickening her pace, she sneaked up to the man, and put her hand in his pocket, ready to pull out his wallet.
~I can't mess it up this time~ she thought.
Unfortunately for the girl, she did mess it up. The noble felt her small hand, and whirled round to face the girl.
"Hey!"
"Ah!" shrieked the girl, and ran off, the Noble right behind her. But as she left the alley, she ran into a guard standing near the alley. He grabbed her, apparently seeing the whole thing.
"You're coming with us missy," said the guard.
The girl writhed in the mans grasp, but to no avail. The girl mentally cursed herself for not carrying a weapon.
~Why?~ she thought. ~Why does nothing ever go right for me?~
* * *
"All right kid, what's your name?" asked the bored guard.
The girl looked at the ground. ~Don't have one~ she thought.
Not getting an answer, the guard looked up. "Kid, I asked you, what's your name?"
The girl shook her head, and pointed to her throat.
It clicked in the guard's head. "You're mute?"
She shook her head.
"Oh. No one every taught you how huh?"
The girl nodded.
"Geez. How old are you, you have to be at least 7 kid. How could you not learn how to talk?"
~If the mother bird doesn't show the baby how to fly, it's grounded for the rest of its life. How could I learn if no one teaches me?"
The guard sighed. "Well, the man you tried to steal from decided not to press charges, so you're free to go. But I'd advise you leave Lindblum, and learn how to talk!"
The girl nodded, stood up, and left the room.
The guard watched her leave. ~Poor kid~ he thought. ~She's no good at stealing, but she cant do anything else. Maybe if she learns how to talk, she can put that pretty face of hers to better use . . .~
* * *
The girl sighed as nobles glared at her. Apparently the noble had been talking about her. The guard was right. It would be a good idea to leave.
She ran to the abandoned house she had been staying in, and threw her things in her bag. One of her most precious items was a book of plays by Lord Avon. She might not know how to talk, but she could read and write twice as well as any noble kid.
With her things packed, she wandered into the street. As she walked to the gate of Alexandria, she heard clapping. Confused, she turned round, and saw it was coming from a crowd of people near the statue that stood in the centre of the square.
She ran into the crowd, and caught sight of a stage. She shoved her way to the front, just in time to catch the end of the scene.
* * *
"Oh my Marcus" the girl whispered, embraced in a mans arms. "How I wish we could be together forever . . ."
"We shall Cornelia. Our love can pull through anything" the man answered. And the curtain pulled back.
A boy about her age ran on the stage, with reddish brown hair and blue eyes. "Scene 2 will begin shortly" he said, and ran back off.
* * *
The girl waited, awe-struck. She'd never been able to see a play, as they were always held in the castle. Leaving could wait. She needed to see the rest . . .
* * *
By the end of the play, the girl was hooked. The play had been one of Lord Avon's, and the actors had played it perfectly. The girl had loved the plays on paper, but on stage, they were amazing. The heroine, Cornelia was her favourite, played by a young woman with long blonde hair.
~That's it~ the girl thought. ~I'm going to learn how to talk, and become an actress. I should have a name . . . maybe I should call myself Cornelia . . . ~
Just then, she saw the actors walk down an alleyway. On impulse, she ran after them.
* * *
The boy who had walked on stage noticed her first, and stopped. As the girl caught up to him, he said "You were in the audience weren't you? What did you think?"
The girl shook her head, and pointed to her throat.
"Can't talk? That's too bad. I'm Blank." The boy held out his hand, and the girl took it.
"You know, that's kind of what Ruby over there was like" the boy said, and motioned in the direction of the blonde woman walking away. "No one taught her how to talk, so she taught herself. She travelled the world, learning words and accents, so that she could play any part. She's one of the best."
The girl just stared, then smiled and started to walk away. Blank also began to turn away, but a hand grabbed him, and spun him round.
The girl was there, only this time she was looked mad. As she stuck her hand out, Blank started laughing.
"Caught on did you? Sorry" he said, and handed the girl the pouch with her gil. "I was a thief before the troupe took me in. Apparently I'm cute enough to do the openings and so forth. But I can't help myself sometimes . . ."
* * *
After waving goodbye, the girl reached the gates once again, and walked through. The foggy plains of the mist continent stared back at her.
~That actress, Ruby~ she thought. ~She was just like me . . .That's what my name will be. Ruby! Like the beautiful gem!~
She remembered the boy. Blank. He gave her the idea of travelling the world. The original Ruby had learned accents . . .
Remembering the boys cocky, yet kind voice, she tried something she had never done before . . .
"R-Ruh . . . Ruh . . . Ruby!"
To be continued . . .
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For the first time, I actually LIKE one of my first chapters! And just to nip it in the bud, no this isn't going to be a Ruby/Blank fic. As for why he was with that other acting troupe . . . Well, lets just say I'm planning to do all of Tantalus' history's, and Blanks happens to cross Ruby's. But don't expect that one up too soon. I have my hands full already!
By the way, can anyone tell me some monsters that run around near Dali and Alexandria? I have no idea what they're called!
R&R!