Old Sufferings Haunts New Future
(Authors Note)
Ok.. This is my first Fan Fiction story ever..
One of my best friends made me watch Final fantasy Advent Children, and I love it. So I wondered what will happen if Cloud and Tifa had adopted another child in their family; who has a secret past. What will happen if this child has something that everyone what's and they would do anything to get it.
(I do not own Final Fantasy characters)
I would like to say special thanks for my BETA (Warrayfinson.)
who has been helping me with my spelling, Grammar and being in Character .
(End of Authors Note)
Chapter One: Painful Memories
"Mum, MUM, NO, AAAAAHHHHHHH!" I shouted, grabbing my bed covers sitting up in a fright. Sweat dripped from my nose and forehead falling to my hands that clutched the beds cover, trying to control my breathing.
Underneath my door the light turned on in the hallway with loud steps follow. Tears from my eyes fall freely down my face and on the covers. The door was opening with the bright light eating away from the darkness of the room. I shielded my hurting eyes from the light; once my eyes adjusted to the light I saw three figures by the door.
"Alexa, sweetie, are you ok?" asked Tifa looking at me; her brown eyes wide with worry looking at my right arm walking to the bed. Behind her were Denzel and Marlene.
Letting go of her black leather cape, Denzel and Marlene ran over to me and hugged me tightly. After a moment Denzel pulled himself out of the hug looking into my eyes. "Is it geostigma? Is it hurting you really badly?"
He gently grabbed my right arm looking sadly where the mark lied from the top of my shoulder to my elbow.
I couldn't tell them about my dream or about my past. Louder steps came to the door, everyone turned. Denzel and Marlene let go of me.
"Cloud" I whispered. He was carrying his long sword and a tea towel in his other hand.
"I heard a scream" he narrows his eyes at me, placing his sword beside the wall walking towards the bed. I felt two stronger arms holding me replace Marlene and Denzel.
My eyes move to see who it wa- "Tifa".
She moved me closed to her chest hugging me and rocking me back and forward. "It's ok we here now" her voice sound heavy.
Cloud places his hand on my arm where the mark is. "Did you have a bad dream?"
Tifa pulled me away from her chest so I could answer Cloud's question. "Yeah, but it's nothing".
Lying back to my pillow hope they don't what a explanation of my dream. Marlene came above me "Do you what to talk about it?"
"Not really, I'm fine; anyway it's like what Tifa and Cloud said, it's only a dream…" Cloud and Tifa looked at each other, than back towards me. Tifa spoke up quietly "Yes of course, sweetie, do you what-." Cloud grabbed her on the shoulders giving her a look.
She looked at him with a frown, only have it cease after a moment."Oh ok" She turned away from his glanced. "Marlene, Denzel I think you two can go to bed now"
"But Cloud what about Alexa" asked Marlene.
"Yeah, Cloud…She would probably like someone sleeping with her, to make sure she ok" Denzel said.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, anyway like I said, it's only a dream." I said with a reassuring smile.
"…Ok" said both of them jumping off my bed, walking towards the door, "Are you two coming cloud Tifa" Denzel turn around waiting by the door.
Tifa hugged me once more whispering in my ear "Have sweet dreams" before walking towards the door.
"What about-" Tifa gave Denzel a look. Through her look he understood then grabbed Marlene's hand walking down the hallway to their rooms.
Tifa turned around "Cloud, please get some rest afterwards" then left the room.
Cloud turned away from the door where Tifa once stood, his eyes meet mine. "What was the dream about?"
I can't tell him what happen.
"It must be really bad if you don't what to talk about it" he said quietly.
I didn't know but all my words came out. "It was about my-"
"I know, it's about your mother I heard you cry her name…so did Tifa, Marlene and Denzel.
"Was I that loud?"
"Yeah, you were…So what happened to her? I mean in your dream…"
"Ahmmmm" I never seen Cloud act like this, was this usual? "She died…a man did…something to her."
I saw his reaction. He couldn't say anything. He didn't know my life before they found me…
"Cloud, my mother died b-by his hand; the one you talk about all the time… Sephiroth." Chills ran down my spine, remembering that night; her screams, her face the fire and him with that grin on his face.
Cloud moved closer to me placing me in his arms, hugging me. For ten minutes I cried letting go of all the emotions I held for so long, not daring to tell anyone who had killed her. I could feel Cloud's protecting arms around me, crushing me to him.
"Hey…Everything's all right, you're safe. You're with your family. As it is… Sephiroth is dead" He pulled me away from his chest wiping the tears from mine eyes.
Cloud looked at the clock "Its three thirty, would you like me to get Tifa? She can sleep with you if you like…" he asked standing up.
"No it's ok" I said and smiled trying not to tell any more than I should have. Cloud grabbed his sword on the way out.
He turned back facing me "Alexa relax, we don't want your stigma to act up" he smiled.
"OK, Cloud…and Cloud…thank you…" I said pulling the bed covers over my neck; feeling safer after what Cloud had said. Cloud looked at me from the door way, his mouth was open about to say something but then closed it.
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He turned back seeing the room. He just came from remembering what she had said to him.
'Her mother died to protect her just like' he thought. A memory of Zack came to mind how he protected him from Shirea.
Zack placed him behind the rocks, rubbing his head than turning around walking towards the sun; 'No Zack, don't go, Zack!'
The darkness consumed him.
He woke up clueless as to what had happened.
The next thing he knew it was raining
He scanned the area remembering what had happen before his stigma knocked his out, 'ZACK!'
He started to clawing on his stomach, mud caking his clothes. There on the cliff was Zack. He finally reached his fallen comrade; clawing the rest of the way to his side. Once he reached him he sat up unable to register anything except that Zack was…
"Zack…?"
He just looked at him his blue mako infused eyes like a brother would look at his brother.
"For the… both of us"
'What does he mean?' his mind echoed. "Both of us?" he asked.
His eyes shined with hope "That's right… you're gonna…" he stopped.
"You're gonna?"' What was he trying to say-?'
"Live" Zack caught him off guard, with his hand grabbing his head forcing it to his chest. He could hear his heart beating slower and slower, 'NO!' he shouted in his thoughts.
"You'll be… my living legacy" his voice was growing weaker as he's hand to hold him dropped to the ground. He began to lift his head from his friend's chest, with hot, liquid on one side of his face.
A movement snapped him out of thought. Zack grabbed his sword that lied next to his side with a pool of blood. "My honor, my dreams…"- He pushed the sword towards him- "They yours now" placing the sword in his open hands.
"I am your... living legacy", his head was spinning
…Zack's eyes closed…
'NO, NO, NOT ZACK,' "AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHH" my painful voice ripped the silent's of the scenery remembering all the times I had with Zack. Each memory's hit me like a sword gashing in my heart, getting deeper and deeper.
"Embrace you dreams."
"If you want to be a hero, you need to have dreams."
The feeling started to get less painful remembering what Zack said.
"We are friends right?"
He looked around the room to see where he ended up. It was Denzel's and Marlene room. He thought he'd better take a look to see if they had falling a sleep again. He opened the door seeing both of them asleep. He glanced at the clock in the middle beside of their beds. 'What 3:50 that time already', in disbelief that time went that fast. He walked out closing their door behind him. The next room to check is Tifa knowing that she would be up...
