"The Sixth Sense."
Disclaimer: I don't own anything 'Final Fantasy' except for maybe one of the games, and a DVD..you get my point. I don't OWN it. Don't sue me....you won't get very much..
Summary: Shortly after Gray's death, Aki finds out she's pregnant with his child. Now, after raising the baby as a single mother, Aki begins to realize things aren't always what they seem. Perhaps she didn't raise their daughter by herself, because she knows her daughter has a secret.
A/N: Okay, this fic is going to be sort of like the movie 'Sixth Sense' but only by the fact that Talia can see spirits...you'll see...it won't follow the same plot or anything.
Now, on with the show!
Chapter 1: Refraction. ______________________________________________________________________________
"Mom! I'm leaving!"
Aki Ross turned from the kitchen sink, and went over to the door.
"Wait! Talia!"
Talia Ross stopped in the doorway, her brown hair tied up, and her blue eyes impatient. Her bag was slung casually over her shoulder, and Aki was stung with the thought of how much she reminded Aki of Talia's father. Her tie was half way knotted, and her school uniform was rumpled. It was quite obvious it was rushed morning in the Ross household.
"You have a package. It came in the mail. Take it with you!"
Talia hurriedly straightened her clothes, and took the package from her mother's hands. Giving her a quick peck on the cheek, Talia smiled at her mother before dashing out the door, tying the rest of her tie along the way.
Aki smiled, watching her little girl sprinting down the street towards her school. She sighed, telling herself that her 'baby girl' wasn't so little anymore. Talia Ross took her school seriously, determined to graduate from the private military elementary school she attended, with top marks and carrying on the honour of her last name. Now, in grade eight, she was determined not to disappoint the memory of her father.
Turning back to the kitchen, Aki pondered the upbringing of her daughter. Talia had never been too curious about her father, and that sometimes surprised her. Talia was never sad about it, or angry, almost as if she knew her father was alive somewhere.
Then again, Talia had never been exactly normal. Aki knew, through her mother instincts, that Talia had a secret, though she had no idea what. She had never pondered it before, assuming Talia had inherited Gray's personality, calm and mysterious. But then again...
Aki's heart jumped, and she turned, the hairs on her neck and arms standing up. Then her body jumped, and she screamed, as something fell to the floor in the next room. Calming herself, she slowly made her way into the living room, where she found the fallen item was a book. The photo album.
There were pictures of Gray, old ones from when they were younger. They appeared perfectly normal. But then, Aki reached Talia's section, and she suddenly felt shamed that she had not noticed before. In every picture, from when Talia was a baby, even until pictures taken a couple of weeks ago, Talia was not looking at the camera, but off screen, in all different directions. Different, in every picture, as if she had an imaginary friend she was looking at. But what frightened Aki the most, was that everywhere her daughter was looking in the picture, there was a small little line of light. A refraction. A blue refraction.
Aki's hand went to her heart, and the photo album slipped from numb fingers. She took a breath, and tried to calm herself. She was being stupid. It was probably just the camera...there was no way..spirits could be in the pictures. There was no evidence that spirits could leave Gaea..and even if there was...how would Talia see them? She couldn't...
Aki sighed...
"I wish you were here, Gray."
Tbc....
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So...How'd you like it? Please review! I need some feedback as to how people like the idea. Don't get me wrong, I'll still continue writing this story if no one does review, in case some poor soul wanders by and happens to read it! Anyways, um...please review. I'll update soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything 'Final Fantasy' except for maybe one of the games, and a DVD..you get my point. I don't OWN it. Don't sue me....you won't get very much..
Summary: Shortly after Gray's death, Aki finds out she's pregnant with his child. Now, after raising the baby as a single mother, Aki begins to realize things aren't always what they seem. Perhaps she didn't raise their daughter by herself, because she knows her daughter has a secret.
A/N: Okay, this fic is going to be sort of like the movie 'Sixth Sense' but only by the fact that Talia can see spirits...you'll see...it won't follow the same plot or anything.
Now, on with the show!
Chapter 1: Refraction. ______________________________________________________________________________
"Mom! I'm leaving!"
Aki Ross turned from the kitchen sink, and went over to the door.
"Wait! Talia!"
Talia Ross stopped in the doorway, her brown hair tied up, and her blue eyes impatient. Her bag was slung casually over her shoulder, and Aki was stung with the thought of how much she reminded Aki of Talia's father. Her tie was half way knotted, and her school uniform was rumpled. It was quite obvious it was rushed morning in the Ross household.
"You have a package. It came in the mail. Take it with you!"
Talia hurriedly straightened her clothes, and took the package from her mother's hands. Giving her a quick peck on the cheek, Talia smiled at her mother before dashing out the door, tying the rest of her tie along the way.
Aki smiled, watching her little girl sprinting down the street towards her school. She sighed, telling herself that her 'baby girl' wasn't so little anymore. Talia Ross took her school seriously, determined to graduate from the private military elementary school she attended, with top marks and carrying on the honour of her last name. Now, in grade eight, she was determined not to disappoint the memory of her father.
Turning back to the kitchen, Aki pondered the upbringing of her daughter. Talia had never been too curious about her father, and that sometimes surprised her. Talia was never sad about it, or angry, almost as if she knew her father was alive somewhere.
Then again, Talia had never been exactly normal. Aki knew, through her mother instincts, that Talia had a secret, though she had no idea what. She had never pondered it before, assuming Talia had inherited Gray's personality, calm and mysterious. But then again...
Aki's heart jumped, and she turned, the hairs on her neck and arms standing up. Then her body jumped, and she screamed, as something fell to the floor in the next room. Calming herself, she slowly made her way into the living room, where she found the fallen item was a book. The photo album.
There were pictures of Gray, old ones from when they were younger. They appeared perfectly normal. But then, Aki reached Talia's section, and she suddenly felt shamed that she had not noticed before. In every picture, from when Talia was a baby, even until pictures taken a couple of weeks ago, Talia was not looking at the camera, but off screen, in all different directions. Different, in every picture, as if she had an imaginary friend she was looking at. But what frightened Aki the most, was that everywhere her daughter was looking in the picture, there was a small little line of light. A refraction. A blue refraction.
Aki's hand went to her heart, and the photo album slipped from numb fingers. She took a breath, and tried to calm herself. She was being stupid. It was probably just the camera...there was no way..spirits could be in the pictures. There was no evidence that spirits could leave Gaea..and even if there was...how would Talia see them? She couldn't...
Aki sighed...
"I wish you were here, Gray."
Tbc....
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So...How'd you like it? Please review! I need some feedback as to how people like the idea. Don't get me wrong, I'll still continue writing this story if no one does review, in case some poor soul wanders by and happens to read it! Anyways, um...please review. I'll update soon!