While I was cleaning up the wreck my burglars had created, I found a stack of old papers. I wrote this story last November, I think, with the intention of posting it for the holidays, but I lost it. So, half a year later, here it is.
PS: I got a new laptop. It's amazing.
Allergy Information: I don't see anything at all worth a warning.
"Wow, Cloud, look at this!" The ever-hyperactive ninja Yuffie led me into a massive, extravagant room. "What do you think it is?"
Dancing bears, painted wings
Things I almost remember
"It's a ballroom," I breathed. I hadn't been here since… since… when had I ever been here?
"Cloud? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, it's nothing. This all just seems very familiar." I know I've been here before…
"I'm going to scout out the rest of the building," Yuffie announced.
"I'll be there in a second."
I walked along the edges of the room, my fingers tracing the smooth walls. Closing my eyes, I could nearly visualize a crowd of people dressed in fancy, expensive dresses and military uniforms.
Where had I seen that uniform before?
Because my eyes were closed, I ran into a seemingly out-of-place recording machine. It fell over, and the tape crashed out of it and to the floor. I kneeled, picked it up, and replaced it. Curiously, I pressed play.
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
Orchestral music filled blared from the speakers. A waltz. I stood and began to dance on impulse. I could almost feel a hand in mine, an arm around my waist…
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Sleek brown hair, steel-grey eyes, deep tan skin stretched taut over muscle…
"Squall," I whispered. I had no idea from what recesses of my memory the name had come, but as soon as it left my lips I knew it was right.
"Cloud." Leon peeked from the balcony. "Let's get going."
"Oh. Right." I turned off the music to join Leon on the balcony. The sun was just beginning to set, casting a soft golden glow over the lush garden. "Hey, Leon, do you have a brother?"
"No. Why?"
"Nothing. You just remind me of someone I used to know."
"Who?"
"I don't remember much. His name was Squall."
Leon simply smirked mysteriously.
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
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