Final Fantasy XV Fanfiction ( English ) Prologue & Chapter 01

Description : Having a pretty dark past and growing up in the slums , is something Hikari knows very well , since the very thing happened to her . But meeting a group of four friends , one of them being a prince , one his advisor , one other the bodyguard and the last one being a refugee of another country , and getting to travel with them to save a kingdom and reclaim the throne is a once-in-a-lifetime-chance . But having a dark past could become a problem . Is there more to Hikari than they all think ?

Note : Guys , I´m sorry to say that I won´t be continuing my other stories . I just can´t get enough inspiration to continue writing new chapters , so I decided to start over . There´s also a reason , why I´m writing this story in English , but wrote my other one´s in German . I´m feeling pretty confident in my English skills , so I decided to write this one in English instead of German . Please bear with it and I don´t mind , if someone corrects me in a review . The only thing I ask is , that nobody insults my story . If you don´t like it , then don´t read it ! Also , if you want , you can listen to some soundtracks ( Songs ) , while reading the story . I´ll write down some soundtracks at some points in the story , but the decision is up to you guys .

Sorry once again and enjoy the story !

Prologue : The dark Past

( Shattered-Trading Yesterday )

It was a rainy , cold evening . A nine-year old girl was lying on her bed , together with her beloved plush-fox . She was reading a book , while humming a little melody . When the door to her room opened , the girl looked up and saw a woman smiling at her . " Mom ! Is Daddy back ? " The woman nodded , then turned around and walked away . The girl ran after her and followed her to the grand hall .

Standing there were five men , one of them being the father of the girl . But before the girl could get any closer to them , a gunshot was heard . The mother screamed and told her daughter to run . The girl , still holding onto her plush-fox , ran away , away from the men and her mother , but then stopped and turned around . It was a wrong decision . Because the mother , whom the girl wanted to come with her , was shot right before her eyes . The girl didn´t move from the spot , frozen in shock . Her eyes slowly turned to the four men , who didn´t see her and were leaving the dead bodies of the parents behind . When they left , the girl started crying . She didn´t stop , until a woman , who worked in the house found her and called the police .

After that , the girl sat a long time in the police station , until they decided what to do with her. They decided to bring her to the orphan-house in the slums , the only one around in the big city . The girl was allowed to go to the funeral and the visit the grave of her parents sometimes . The older she got , the more she tried to leave her past behind . She got one little problem though : It didn´t work out the way she wanted .

That´s why she turned to her friends and helped them out sometimes , but she still couldn´t get over that one day . So she started to travel around and that´s how it begins , this new story.

End Prolouge: The dark Past

Chapter One : That´s how we met !

( Final Fantasy XV , Chocobo Farm )

" Sir , thanks for letting me drive to Duscae with you . " the girl said . " No problem , Miss . But why do you want to go to Duscae anyway ? " the driver answered , while keeping his eyes on the road . The landscape was beautiful ( The Duscean Landscape ) . They were right now passing the astral-shard and the girl stared at it with wide eyes . " Um … Because of some sort of … self-finding trip . Something like that . And I thought , why not in Duscae ? It looks like a good place to start a journey . " explained the girl .

They stopped in front of a gas-station . " Well , here we are ! Welcome to Duscae . " the driver announced and turned to look at the girl . " Thanks again . I´ll owe you one . " the girl got out of the truck and bowed . " Nah , it´s fine . Just tell me your name . You didn´t tell me your name the whole time . " said the driver . The girl looked up and answered : " It´s Hikari . Goodbye and good luck with work . " " Hahah … Thanks . Got a nice name , Hikari . Take care . See ya ! " And the man drove away .

Standing alone at the gas-station , Hikari started looking around . She saw a wanted-poster with a Behemoth on it and walked over to read what was standing on it . ` Behemoth wanted . 25.000 gil , dead or alive . ´ it said . " Well , it looks like a good start to get some money… " she murmured . " Hey there ! You also want to hunt down that Behemoth ? You look like you could take him on ! " somebody asked from behind her . She jumped and turned around to see four young men .

( Final Fantasy 13 LR , Meeting You )

A blonde one with a cheeky grin , a brown haired one with glasses , another brown haired one with a scar across his face and a black-blue haired one with an tired , but friendly expression . The one with the glasses started to scold the blonde one . " Prompto , that´s a rude way to talk to a lady ! Apologies , Miss , he´s a bit …careless … " he started and stared at the guy named Prompto with a scowl .

" Ah , no , it´s okay . And to answer his question ; Yes , I want to take on the Behemoth . Why do you ask ? " informed Hikari the four . " Well , we want to take it on too , so … yeah … We could use some help though … We already tried defeating it , but failed . And you look a bit special , so I thought ` Why not ask ? ´ Was that bad ? " Prompto asked . " It was worth a try , Prompto … But we didn´t even introduce ourselves . How about it ? " the black-blue haired one suggests .

" He´s right , you know . Well , I´m Hikari . Nice to meet ya . " Hikari bowed and gave them a friendly smile . " Hikari , that´s a nice name . I´m Noctis . And please , no need for formalities . Call me Noct . " he said . The guy with the scar introduced himself next and locked Prompto under his arm . " My name´s Gladio and this is Prompto , but you already know that . " The guy with the glasses was the last one . " I am Ignis . A pleasure to meet you . " Hikari nodded . " Ignis , Prompto , Gladio and Noctis … Hm …. Your Name ; " she turned to Noctis ; " sounds familiar … You´re not Noctis , the prince of Lucis ? " " Yes , I am . But please , no formalities . And not telling anyone , that I´m still alive … " he affirms . " No worries . I keep secrets pretty well . Besides , I´m not really a fan of Niflheim , since they … No … scratch that . Just know , that I´m not on their side . I´d rather die than help them . Or help you in any way I can … Sorry for rambling … " rants Hikari .

Noctis stared at Hikari for a second , then held out his hand . " We could use any help we can get and they did something horrible to you too , so … Wanna join us ? " he asked . Hikari looked at him surprised . ` How does he know that ? Maybe , because he knows how it is to lose something ? Maybe I should join … Yeah , I´ll join .´ She took his hand and nodded . " Yeah . I´ll help you . It´s the least I can do . " " Nice , thanks . Well , how about some Behemoth hunting ? I want a rematch . " " Sure , but uh…. What about you guys ? Are you okay with me joining you ? I mean …. " Hikari started , but Prompto stopped her . " It´s alright . Noct knows our thoughts , when it come to stuff like this .We´re fine with it . Welcome to the team ! " " Really ? Alright , then let´s go , I guess … " Hikari said . " That´s the spirit ! " laughed Gladio and patted her on the back . The boys started running ahead , but Hikari was sprinting ahead of them , leaving them a bit surprised . When they catched up , Hikari asked " One question though … Why do you guys need the money ? " " Our car broke down and we have no money . It´s getting repaired already , but need the money to get it back . " Ignis explained .

( Kingdom Hearts 3D , Sacred Distance )

" I see … " " Say , where are you from ? " Prompto quipped . " I´m from Insomnia . Same as you guys . " answered Hikari . " But in the Slums . To be exact , I grew up in the orphan-house there . My parents died when I was little . " she continued . The boys suddenly stopped walking . " That sounds … pretty … sad … No other family ? " Gladio said . " Nope . Only friends of my parents . But they couldn´t take me in . My family was very famous and rich , stuff like that . They always attended some parties and took me with them . But that was long ago … " she continued . Hikari had a sad look in her eyes . " Famous ? In what way ? " Ignis asked . " Some sort of royal fame or something . Don´t remember … " " Royal ? Like the Kaori Family ? The were royals of Tenebrae , but lived in Insomnia . " Noctis guesses . " That's my name . Hikari Kaori . So that means … " " … You´re actually a royal lady … Fate can be funny sometimes … " continued Noctis the sentence , that Hikari was about to say . Silence . Absolute silence . They stared at both , Hikari and Noctis , and were completely surprised . " How about … we continue this another time and get ready for a battle ? I can see the Behemoth coming straight at us ! " Hikari suddenly yelled and got ready for the upcoming battle .

( Final Fantasy XV , Omnis Lacrima )

She summoned a sword made of ice out of nowhere . The four boys summoned their weapons and started with an warp-attack from Noctis to fight against the Behemoth . At some point , Noctis was to exhausted to fight and summoned Ramuh , the Eidolon . He defeated the Behemoth with one attack , but didn´t even hit Hikari , Ignis , Prompto and Gladio . " That was … amazing and scary at the same time … " Prompto said . The others just nodded . " But we defeated the Behemoth , so that means … " " That , if we take that horn and sell it at the gas-station , you guys get your car back . " Hikari said . " Yeah ! Finally ! " Prompto yelled and fist-bumped with Noctis , while Hikari jumped at his outburst , Gladio started laughing and Ignis shook his head .

( Pitbull feat. John Ryan , Fireball )

After they returned to the gas-station , they sold the horn and payed the bill for their car . Cindy , who looked a bit curiously at Hikari , asked : " Who´s that pretty girl ? " " I´m Hikari . A friend … " " I see . Well , do me a favor and make sure , that they don´t wreck their car again , ´kay ? " " Sure . " " Hey , don´t leave us out of this . That's mean ! " Prompto groaned.

Noctis just chuckled . " It´s a girl thing . Well , we have to go now though . Cauthess is still further ahead . " " Awww , already ? Well , can´t help it . But be sure to call , if you need something , alright ? See ya ! " Cindy said . Then , they drove away to Cauthess .

End Chapter One : That's how we met !

Note : So , Prologue and Chapter One are done . Pretty short though . How was it ? Do you have some ideas ? Well , please leave a review . Thanks ! And if you have a question , just ask in the review . I´ll answer every question in the next chapter . And don´t worry , the next one will be longer . See ya in the next chapter !