A/N: So I'm starting to edit a lot of stories on here, hopefully it'll get me back on this account sooner if I can get motivation to continue.
Overview: A birth that was never meant to be, her life had been in shambles since the day she was born. Her mother had her out of wedlock, her father abandoning her to science, her brother turning his back to her and no one to care for the small infant who seemed to have no love from the outer world. When the opportunity arises for her to get revenge, secrets will unlock, bonds will be formed, lust will rise and family will not matter. Will this little lost girl find her path back into the light or will the destructive path of the road she has taken bring her down into death?
Prologue: Not a traditional beginning
21 years ago...
"Miss Reyson?"
"Yes?"
"Mr. ShinRa is here to see you, shall I buzz him in through the front gate?"
"... Yes."
"It shall be done..."
Sitting in silence, the woman looked out the large panel window to the luxurious limousine. The silence in the room was deafening as her grey eyes stared out emotionless to the wilderness that surrounded the landscape.
"Where is she?"
"Right here ."
The door slammed open but the woman inside was not scared or stunned. Instead, she sat in a large chair that was directly across the room and had her eyes closed waiting.
"Annalise!"
Opening her eyes, the woman smiled warmly. "Hello there ShinRa, would you like some wine?"
"Cut the pleasantries." Slamming the door shut, the blonde haired president stormed up to the beauty and glared harshly down on her. "What is the meaning of this!? I told you if anything such as this happened you were to immediately terminate it!"
Narrowing her eyes, the once calming and warm atmosphere around her was gone. It was now full of malice as she returned a glare just as sharp as his. "You know I do not believe in such things."
"Well I do! You shouldn't have kept the little parasite."
Clenching the arms of the chair she was in, Annalise turned red in the cheeks at the mention of parasite. "How dare you call your daughter that! A child is a child be it in the womb or not!"
"Bah! It can still be killed legally."
A slap rung out in the room and again silence rang out clear.
"If this is the only thing you came here for then you can just leave. Just because I am pregnant does not mean I will not smite you where you stand."
Taking a moment, it took a strong urge for the President not to slap the woman in front of him. "What did you call me here for then?"
"I want you to take care of our child."
"Blasphemy! I will do no such thing! That is not my child!"
"Oh really?" A pale red eyebrow arched up as she finally got up out of her chair. Shifting away from the other occupant in the room, Annalise laid a perfectly manicured hand on her expanding mid-section. "You forgot who your dealing with Shin-Ra, the child will be born in a few months time and when she is they will see who she looks like. And if you continue to deny her I can and will get a paternity test, you will not deny her like you did to your other son from that woman in the slums."
"Now you listen here! Don't you dare start...!"
"No, you listen here." Whirling around, eyes that were grey as a tornado stormed stared down the other occupant in the expensively furnished room. In a cool tone, she spoke with a voice that held a strong under tint of violence. "I want my demands met or else I'll ruin your perfect little empire." Steeling her cobalt grey eyes at him, she waited for his reply.
"Nggh, name your demands woman."
"I want a funding for me and the kid." Was the haughty reply, her eyes returning to a much lighter shade now that the argument was won.
"How much?"
"A hundred thousand gil each week in each account."
"WHAT?"
"Take it or leave it, I'm not changing the offer."
"Grrr... You truly are a bitch aren't ya?"
"Only for you dearest." Smirking, she turned and went to sit back down. Brushing her fiery red hair off her shoulder, a cold smile was given to him over her shoulder. "I suggest you be off now lest you want your wife to find out that you have another child out of wedlock."
Glaring at the woman before him with hatred, the blonde haired man strode over to her and loomed. "If a word gets out about this Annalise I swear I'll..."
"Touch me and you know what will happen..." Red lips turned into a wicked smile. "You think you have power but in truth your a fat, dumpy little man with nothing but daddy's money and company to help promote yourself. If you didn't come from a line of wealth everyone would have looked over you by now."
Growling, the head of Shin-Ra left without a look back.
Hearing the door slam from the room she was in and then the door downstairs, the expectant mother walked over to the paneled window and watched the black limo took off down the constructed mountain pass. Rubbing a hand over her stomach, she watched as it faded out of eye sight. "... He'll be back, right Deserei?"
Three months later...
"Is she in here?"
"Yes but both the mother and child are weak. You can no longer see them then the allotted time."
"It's fine... I'll make it quick."
Breathing shallowly, faded eyes looked over to the incubator where a tiny baby rested while on life support. Smiling, she closed her eyes and tried to take in the deep breaths needed. But soon semi violent sputters and coughs racked the slim and frail form.
"You look like shit."
Turning to the door, Annalise glared at the man in the doorway. Sitting up, she clutched her mid-section in pain. "I'm surprised to see that you came. I thought you wouldn't hear."
"News run quickly in the elites." Stepping in the room, footsteps followed after the older man as he closed the door behind him. "So, where is she?"
Laying back down, she pointed towards where her daughter rested.
Looking over towards the incubator, a look of sympathy washed over his face briefly. Setting it back into stone, he approached the tiny babe. "Wow, she's... small."
"Is that my sister?"
Hearing the voice, she looked over and smiled at the young blonde haired boy. He wasn't a new sight, often tagging along with his father when he visited. In a way, she considered him her own son. "Yes Rufus."
Smiling, he walked up to the incubator and pressed his hand against the cool glass. Staring down at the small child, he looked up at my dad with childish excitement. "Is that really my baby sister?"
"Yes." Turning away from his son, the elder Shin-Ra looked at the frail woman on the bed. "So, what do you want me to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"You know as well as I do that she won't survive and even if she does it'll be short lived."
"Is that what you came here for? To only tell me what doctors already said?" Her eyes were glazed over but still held a strong aura of a lady who will not give up.
"No."
Narrowing her eyes, she hissed. "Then get to the point."
"I'm willing to help."
Sitting in silence for a moment, Annalise laid back and folded her hands in her lap. "At what price?"
"None... Except that she goes under a treatment by the scientist..."
"Go to hell! There is no way I will let them touch her!" Shooting up, she quickly laid back down and tried to regain some semblance of breath. "Those... assholes. They don't care... about nothing... but their... research."
"Do you want her to live?" Looking over at his kids, Rufus had stuck his arms into the glove and was currently touching the frail infant lightly.
"..."
"I'll monitor them and when she's healthy enough you'll get her back."
"...Fine, take her in three days."
"Five, I need time to prepare. Come Rufus."
"Aww! But do I have to!" Turning back to his father, his hands were still gently patting his new born sister.
"Rufus..."
Frowning, the young boy turned to look at the case. "Bye baby sis, see you soon." Pulling his arms out of the gloves, he went to the side of the bed and hugged the mother of his sister. "Get better."
"I will definitely, can't leave you two alone now can I?"
Smiling at the reply, he was satisfied and ran to his father's side.
"I'll see you." Turning around, a glance was taken once more at the small babe before both him and his son left the room.
"Yea." Laying back down, she shifted under the covers to get warm as the door closed. It took a moment of thought, the covers fell off and she got up and approached the case. Touching the top of the case, her eyes clouded with tears as she watched her premature daughter fight for her life. "Deserei Aurora Shin-Ra... Perfect name for my baby fighter..."
A/N: Edited and updated ^_^ I am happy now :D And the way to pronounce the baby's name is Desiree, I spell it Deserei because I honestly prefer it that way and it has the same letters as the original, just in a different way.