Engrave My Demon Heart with Angel Wings
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy belongs to Mr. Sakaguchi or
Squaresoft if you prefer. They own the town names including characters and
such. I am not making profit out of this story so there's no way you can
sue! :P
Cloud: Get a grip, Aya. No one can sue you. For one thing,
they have no idea where you live.
Aya: So?
Cloud: So perceptibly, they can't sue you.
Aya: So?
Cloud: *draws a long breath*
Aya: What?
Cloud: Oh, I get it. Now you stop saying "so."
Aya: So what?
Cloud: There you go!
Aya: What?
Cloud: What do you mean "what"? You keep saying that!
Aya: Say what?
Cloud: That!
Aya: That what?
Cloud: *groans* I work with an idiot.
Aya: What?
Cloud: *knocks his head upon the wall*
Aya: o.O?
Tasuki and Taka: *clutches their stomach in laughter*
A figure clad in white stood
before a shabby building, with ivy vines curving themselves around the
building. The crystalline rain decanted down the gray sky from black clouds
that hovered in random places. The woman, sopping wet, placed the bundle in her
arms down in front of the russet door with the gold knob. Placing a kiss upon
it she stepped back and through a human's eyes, one would have thought that she
disappeared into thin air; though to the babies covered in the tight blanket,
they saw her walk away without heed.
Soon after, a man dressed in
black and red stood where the woman previously stood. The basket held tightly
in his hands were dropped callously to the ground. The man touched his
children's cheeks through a swift, burning motion and disappeared in flames.
In Midgar, abandoned babies
were not a strange and harsh sight to behold. Midgar was going through some
changes and many parents could not tolerate the responsibility. Towards the
end, however, many of those parents situated their beloved children in Midgar's
Orphanage Center.
A young girl, about 7 years
old, streaked down the hall. She was dressed in a pair of black capris and a
white tanktop, a bracelet hugging her wrist. Her hair was tinted crimson as was
her auburn eyes.
"Cloud! You give that back!"
She yelled and dodged several chairs the boy in front of her was dodging before
her.
"You mean this?" He sneered and
pulled out a gold adornment, goading her with the necklace. He continued
running and to his surprise, he found his lips kissing the floor. He peeled his
face off the ground and looked up to find his rival standing against the
doorframe, foot sticking out. He picked up the necklace and gave it to the tiny
nymph.
"Here, Sis. This time, try
wearing it around your neck instead of having it lie everywhere. Pigs do roam
this building you know."
She grinned and stuck her
tongue out to the boy on the floor. "You're such a meanie!" And she ran to
another room.
"Aw, c'mon Reno. I was just having
fun with her." Cloud flashed his taunting smile.
"Fun, huh? Let's see how much
fun you'll have when that nose of yours is out of place!"
"Reno, stop!" Another girl,
albeit smaller than her sister, was about the same age. "If you kick my brother
I'll give you something to smirk about! The matron refuses to see violence take
place in this orphanage and remember what she said if you happen to hurt
someone!"
"That's bull." With a turn on
his heel, he followed to wherever his sister went. With a quick stop, he
couldn't help but insult the small girl. "And where did you learn your
vocabulary? The dictionary? 'Cause I could've sworn you were too stupid to
read, along with your bro over there."
Two pairs of eyes raged with
hatred, pure aquamarine and emerald. "Let's go Yuffie." She nodded wordlessly
and followed Cloud away from the orphanage.
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"Hey, stop that!" Reno's
younger sister had been chased all over the building by Cloud once more. She
had ridiculed him as he did her and threw something at his face, which led to
the predicament she was in now. There was something wrong with him and his
sister, she knew, but it was all too creepy.
"Stop what?" He smirked and
held up his hand. She flinched and hid behind a chair. "That! You sting!"
He huffed and crossed his arms
over his chest. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Just what I said! You sting!"
She squealed and kept herself hidden.
"I really don't see the point
in hiding. I know where you are anyway." He sat on his bed and tossed a
fireball in the air and caught it. What he was doing was what made him…odd.
From all common senses, you cannot hold fire in your hands unless you
were some magician, which evidently he wasn't…unless he was some kind of
weirdo. "Listen, if it's this fire thing-
"No, it's not that!
Haven't you observed yourself and what you do to other people?"
He cocked a brow and looked at
her, puzzled at where she was going. "I'm only 11, why should I pay attention
to myself?"
"I pay attention to myself and
I'm…um…" She paused and looked at her fingers, counting each one. "I'm nine and
I observe myself. Why shouldn't you?"
"Must I say that it's rather
distracting that I talk to you when you're behind a chair. Most disturbing."
"At least I'm not weird!" She
clamped her mouth with both her hands.
"You can be so dim-witted."
She stood up and went up to
him. "How am I dim…um…something?"
He rolled his eyes and touched
her, causing her to recoil. "I bet you're faking that."
"Faking what? I'm not faking
anything! It hurts when you touch me! I don't know why the matron doesn't
scream or something when she carries you because you burn! It really hurts!"
She whined.
"Stop being so childish!" He
retorted. She snorted.
"Humph! At least I'm no
pretentious pig!" His eyes widened. Wherever this girl was born, she sure
picked up a good deal of terminology. She was…nine was it? She was only nine
and her vocabulary had already expanded.
"Tifa, dear! I have your
clothes ready!" The Matron called out from another area.
"Coming!" She glanced at Cloud.
"That really hurt. You better apologize."
He stood up and looked down at
her, giving her a small punch. However, that small punch for a nine-year old
hurt like hell, especially added with the effects of the burning feeling.
~
"Oh come on! It's just water!"
Tifa loved teasing him or scaring him. He deserved a good punishment here and
there, right?
"No!" For some reason he hated
the water…there was something about it. Even his little sister was afraid of
it.
"Reno! Help!" She screamed,
almost dramatically, and waited as Reno came, looking around frantically. Tifa
giggled and pointed at Cloud.
"Why you~!" With one great
shove, he was in the water.
Tifa leaned on the edge of the
bank and watched him suffer. She knew it was vindictive but it was payback.
Finally, he was able to grab onto the ledge and when he did, he drew in huge
breaths.
"You really can't swim, can
you?" He looked fiercely at her.
"You noticed that now?!" He
spit out water and swam his way out. "You perky people provoke me!"
She watched as he stomped off.
Tifa couldn't help but snigger as he was out of earshot.
~
She was trying to get the ball
into the hoop. Once again it missed.
"Argh!" Yuffie clenched her
fist and unclenched them. She picked up another ball and was about to throw it
when another found its way in. She took a peek behind her and saw Reno there,
trying to deride her once more.
"You sure have a short-temper.
Those tantrums can get on a boy's nerves."
"Really?" Her normally cheery
self was replaced with a sinister nymph in its place.
"Yep. You even have that fiery
background."
She clamped down on the ball
hard and was unaware of the fact that it was beginning to shrink.
"Told you." He eyed the ball
and shoved his hands in his pockets. "See ya later."
As soon as he was out from her
vision she threw the ball on the ground and stomped on it, observing its
shrinkage with rage.
Cloud: That's it?! And why am I
the bad guy? I'm supposed to be the dashing, sweet-
Aya: And so, so vain.
Cloud: *bonks her*
Aya: *rubs her head in agony*
Hehe, anyway, what I have just typed above were the examples of what devils
can't do that angels can. I did that for a darn reason…as in a little more
depth of the characters and stuff.
Cloud: Then why am I the
demon!?
Aya: Because…
Cloud: Because?
Aya: Because what?
Cloud: Huh?
Cloud: What?
Aya: Why what?
Cloud: Why say what?
Aya: Oh brother.
Cloud: Was that all?
Aya: I wouldn't know. ^_^ I'm
so evil, aren't I?
Tasuki and Taka: Don't pay any
attention to her. Just scroll down. This is just an intermission.
Aya: Intermissions have become
really popular these days…just kidding. I just wanted to talk to you! ^_^
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You guys will have to wait
'till the next chapter! Sorry! ^_^
I'm so evil
huh? Don't you just hate me?
