Vivid Nightmares - Chapter One

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It all started vividly, the smile she gave me, the way she looked at me.

I felt like I was a in a dream, hoping to escape the cruel fate of what was to become of me once I opened my eyes. I just wanted to stay in this world, a little longer. I just wanted a world where her and i could be together without any obligations, just the simple words that we shared in our younger years. That's when reality slapped me in the face. Only, the reality was very wet. Very cold. I heard a man's voice shouting at me, and I stumbled out of my vivid nightmare.

"Wake up, you stupid idiot!" The blue eyes opened hastily, and he was covered in a shower of cold water. "When I say wake up, wake up!" The blue eyed man looked around, before stammering something unnoticeable. "… Where… am I" I said slowly, opening my eyes and turning to the person whom had ungraciously dumped a bucket of very cold water in my face. I growled at him, smirking at the fact that he was game enough to do it. The older man straightened his belt up, and then sighed. "You're in prison, young one, And I say, that you've been given very good punishment!" He laughed in glee, kicking a food tray in front of me. "Yours, Eat." The two words came from his mouth and then the guard slammed the door, laughing unmercifully. I shivered at the thought of what made him so happy.

I looked up and sighed at the food he had been given. I could have eaten as much as I wanted, but didn't even touch the tray. I had heard the phrase, "The glass may be half empty, half full." But in this case, it would be poisoned, no matter on what current situation i was in. I sniffed at the food and sighed. Maybe it would better if I ate something. After all, I hadn't eaten in days, and I was starting to look fatigued, and nearly as pale as death itself. I grabbed the tray and scooped up some… thing that looked like you couldn't eat it. As I put it in my mouth, and had no taste, Just… nothing. The closest thing I could compare it to was paper.

After I finished eating, I felt worse off then I was about ten minutes ago. I was wet, shivering from the coldness of the air, and starting to hate this confined prison cell that life had put me in. The only I could see was a window from the outside. The blue skies, the sun shining in my face, I closed my eyes again; dreamily thinking of the warmth it gave. The past memories filled me up again. She was always smiling, keeping me in her world. Chasing her in the sunflowers, until I caught her after running so long, she smiled up at me and giggled. Winhill was hers, and in time, I would understand why. The happy days I spent, by her side, and one thing she gave me the day he left. I pulled out of my shirt and held it in my hand. I hadn't taken it off since I left her on that train station. Such a silly little toy, but i prized such a possession to me and her. My parents had made him move, but a promise I made her bonded these us two forever. The necklace, with its simple and cross shape, with a ruby gem in the middle, her most prized possession. She had given it to him on the night before she left. As her little hand clasped in mine, I felt her sadness. Her eyes, pleading, only hoping that I wouldn't go looked into mine. That's when I said to her.

"Wait for me."

She only nodded and the train whistle started. I was going to Deling, starting a new life in city. She still held my hand as the train slowly started to pick up speed. After two seconds, her hand left mine. She said something to me, but I couldn't hear her little words. She had tears running down her cheeks, and her mother and her brother held her. Her brother and I didn't get along, only because we shared one common fault. I wanted to protect her, and he did too. His mother waved to me and smiled. She turned around and ran off.

I had hurt her that day. But if I had one choice, it would have been to stay by her side forever. I would have been able to keep the promise I made to her long ago... I felt edgy, as if something was pulling me to dream about her. As I closed my eyes and fell asleep, I had some kind of sad nightmare.

A young girl, was running through a sunflower field, as she turned around, her hair swirled around her. The petals flew above her, and she waved at me. I waved back, trying to run after her. Somehow, I knew something was wrong as soon as I got closer to her. An older version of her stood before me, only with huge black angel wings. She smiled sorrowfully, and I made a feeble attempt to pull her out of the darkness, by reaching out to her. She shook her head, and her world disappeared into darkness...

Blue eyes jerked opened as the nightmare frightened him. He felt the heat of sweat trickle down his neck and then he heard some sounds from out of his cell door. A click and noise as the cell door was opened. Two guards came into the room along with a enemy he hated. That oh so perfect everything about him. A hero to fault. His ultimate rival to everything he had done in life.

And him, a useless pawn to be used and then disposed of whenever they felt like it.

"Squall Leonhart…"

Squall gave me one glace, with red hot anger in his eyes.

"Seifer Almasy."

Author's note: This is my first actual chapter over 1000 words!

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