Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy.
It was a warmer day then most when Sarah Strife and her husband, Mike got the news, too warm for such cold dread to worm it's way into her stomach.
The Doctor's, who only got to Nibelhiem once every few months, words rang through her head like a funeral bell.
"I'm sorry, Mrs Strife, you will never be able to have children."
She vaguely heard her husband talking with the Doctor, the sound buzzing across her ears like a swarm of angry wasps, but she couldn't speak, couldn't think, the words echoed through her over and over again.
It was only as they left the Clinic, that she was able to speak.
"I need to walk dear."
Her husband was a quiet man, so he just nodded his head in gentle understanding..
She didn't know how long she walked, or how far, until she came upon the old Shinra mansion.
It was reportedly haunted, or cursed, or it housed a number of dark supernatural creatures, there where so many rumours about it she had stopped keeping track.
She just knew she shouldn't be there.
Turning around, she went to go back into the town, but she heard a noise, she was ready to ignore it, but she heard it again.
A baby crying.
Now Sarah Strife was no fool, she'd clung to her husband through the few scary movies that occasionally showed at the in.
She knew going into a haunted, cursed, abandoned house of any sort was a sure way to get yourself killed.
But the cry was too fragile, too weak, surely some dark monster would sound scary even as it tried to be innocent.
So she walked in the door.
And up the corridor.
Suddenly, there was a flash of red cloth and dark, long hair, before a face with eyes as red as the cloak peered into hers.
Before she had a chance to get scared, the red eyes disappeared behind blonde spikes and deep blue.
"Take him."
The voice was unconsciously sensual, like smoked honey.
"What?"
The bundle of blue and blonde, now recognized as a baby boy, was suddenly shoved into her arms.
"Take him."
She looked at the now silent child nestled in her arms, chubby fingers reaching for her hair, it was like a dark angel had dropped her dreams right into her lap, but she still wasn't sure.
"Why?"
The red eyes looked almost sad for a second.
"I'm not safe."
With that, the man disappeared from her sight.
"Wait, what do you mea...?"
There was no response.
Sighing, she looked down at the baby.
"I hope my husband doesn't mind, I'm keeping you no matter what... Cloud Strife."
The baby just giggled.
Can anyone recommend a good beta reader for Final Fantasy fics who'd be willing to give me a hand?