CHILD HOOD MEMORIES
I've always wondered if I could ever break free...
If I could ever explore...
If I could ever make friends...
If I could ever take my own path...
I could never ever do anything like that...
...Unless, of course if I meet up with the one ...
To show me the world...
To show me how to make friends...
To show me how to take my own path...
...To show me I could do anything!...
The one to show me my free spirit...
which I have ...
Within me...!
Chapter 1: Childhood Memories
I remember it just like it was yesterday...
We were at the Tantalus troupe's playhouse. I had a cute purple dress on which was puffy at the shoulders with my light brown wavy hair pulled back into a ponytail with a purple ribbon holding my hair up. A little boy with golden-brown hair and a little tail with a plain white t-shirt with a pair of small blue jeans hid behind my uncle Baku. I hid behind my mom. Actually, she's not my real mom she's more like my guardian but I call her mom for respect. I peeked out from behind my mom's green dress out towards the boy. My mom and my uncle were just standing there talking among each other. I then saw the boy peek his head out from behind my uncle's leg. So I quickly ducked my head behind my mom's dress. The boy with the tail then tugged on my uncle's green pants.
"What is it," asked Baku.
"What's that," asked Zidane pointing at me.
"BWAHAHA," laughed Baku.
My mom then started to push me out from behind her. I tried to hold myself back but she was to strong for me. Zidane then walked out from behind Uncle Baku's leg and walked out towards me but then stopped and ran back behind my uncle's leg.
"Come on, Zidane," Baku said.
Baku then pushed Zidane out towards me until we were face to face. My face then turned red as he stared at me. Zidane leaned forward towards me and stared straight into my eye's.
"You have nice glittery eye's," he explained.
"Th-Tha-," Zidane interrupted my sentence.
"But your face is red. You look like a pig!"
"Oh yeah! W-Well, you look like a monkey with that tail," I shot back at him.
"Take that back you scumbag," Zidane yelled back at me.
" OH... You said the bad word," I said shocked.
"Baku what kind of language are you teaching him," my mom asked.
"Zidane how dare you use those words in front of me," Baku scolded.
"But you told me to call anybody that got on my nerves, bastards or scumbags," said Zidane.
My mom gave my uncle an evil eye which scared me a little. By the looks of it my uncle was trying to come up with an excuse.
"heh. heh," He laughed, "That's enough sugar for you Zidane. Why don't you go inside and play with Missy." Baku started to push Zidane and me inside the playhouse.
"But I don't want to play with her," Zidane nagged, "Can't I play with Blank at the fountain." Baku gave Zidane an eye that probably meant for him to listen or else. Baku pushed us inside and closed the door. And ever since that day Zidane and I never got along.
A couple of years later...
My uncle and mom was talking outside the Tantalus playhouse. My light brown wavy hair was up in two cute pigtails which hanged over my shoulders. I had on a pink tank top with a pair of blue jeans that went all the way down to my ankles. I didn't want to stay and listen to them talk so I decided to go and sleep inside of the house. I was so tired we just came back from a very long ride from the outer Continent in an airship so I really wanted to sleep. So I started to run to the door to the Tantalus troupe's playhouse when all of a sudden...
"Missy, remember to change your clothes if your going to sleep," my mom yelled out to me.
"I know! You don't have to tell me that I'm 10 years old I'd think I know what to do by now," I yelled back. I rolled my eyes and went inside.
"Baku..." my mom muttered, "Do you think I should really be pushing her this hard?" My mom then put her head down as if she was going to cry.
"Of course not," my uncle shot back before she busted out into tears. "Your making the right decision." Baku then walked over to my mom and put his right hand on her shoulder trying to comfort her.
"Let's go inside. We could talk about this inside," Baku said leading my mom inside. As soon as my uncle opened the door to the Tantalus Troupe's playhouse and walked up stairs he gasped in shock. My mom looked up to see what Baku was so shocked about and gasped in shock as well.
"ZIDANE," yelled Baku with anger in his eyes.
"MISSY," yelled my mom as if she just got criticized.
Zidane's hands and his right foot was glued to the wall. But mine's was worse my right part of my face was glued to the table. Zidane started to struggle as he tried to pull his hands and foot off the wall but couldn't. I tried to pull my face off the table but it was no use my face was totally glued, thanks to Zidane that jerk! But I got my revenge.
The very next day...
Baku walked me and Zidane outside the playhouse in the morning. My face still hurts from yesterday. Baku then quickly slipped handcuffs onto mines and Zidane's wrist which held my right wrist and Zidane's left wrist.
"Until you two get along you'll be stuck together," Baku told us.
"But Baku-," Baku interrupted Zidane's sentence.
"But nothing! Your 10 year olds not 3 year olds," Baku scolded, "How much times do I have to scold you especially you Zidane! If there's one thing you need to know it's how to face the consequences." And with that last line Baku left me and Zidane outside and walked inside. I looked at Zidane for an answer but he just continued looking at the ground. Finally, he brought his head back up.
" What do you say we just pretend to get along with each other," Zidane told me.
"What," I asked in confusion.
Zidane rolled his eyes. "Just follow my lead okay."
I nodded my head. What is he planning? Didn't he learn anything from the speech Baku just gave. Zidane runs inside the playhouse and pulls me along. As soon as we got to the stairs Zidane stopped. "Okay now pretend that your sick," he whispered to me.
I nodded my head. We continued to walk up the stairs. As soon as we reached the top of the stairs I saw my mom and uncle sitting down at the table in the middle of the room talking to each other. Immediately I played my part. "Uh...," I mumbled. I grabbed unto my stomach. "Uh...," I mumbled again.
"Are you okay, Missy," Zidane asked.
I then pretended to faint. But before I fell to the ground Zidane caught me in his arms. I wonder if I was to heavy for him but I doubt it.
My mom rushed over to me and started to brush my head with her fingers. "Missy, honey let me-," Zidane interrupted her sentence.
"Now, now Miss-A...," Zidane then looked at my mom for an answer.
" Just call me Rose," my mom said.
"I'll take care of her. Your much too busy," Zidane explained.
"Actually I was just talking to Baku about-," Zidane interrupts again.
" Please it will be my pleasure to help my dearest friend," Zidane said. Wow, is he a good actor I almost forgot this was just an act. Zidane carried me over to the beds up the ladder in the far left corner. He then laid me on one of the beds.
"Are you sure you don't want me to help you Zidane," My mom asked Zidane.
"Of course not! Why don't you go to the pub and eat something. I heard today's special is the cram deluxe," Zidane explained.
"Come on Rose they'll be fine," Baku nagged, "We'll come straight back. I promise!"
"All right then. I'll come right back. Now stay in the house and don't make a mess." By the look of my mom's face it seemed as if she wanted to feed me her doggy soup all day. Yuck! Then they walked out of the door leaving just me and Zidane alone. Zidane and I jumped off the bed. Zidane started to run towards the door pulling me along. "Where are you going," I asked.
"To Lindblum Castle," Zidane replied.
I stopped in front of the door forcing Zidane to stop with the medal bracelet pulling at his wrist. He turned around towards me. "But my mom said not to leave the house," I said.
Zidane rolled his eyes again. "Missy do you always listen to your parents," Zidane said with an attitude.
I then looked down feeling kind of embarrassed. I do listen to my mom but I don't want Zidane to think of me as a baby. "Let's go," I said with confidence. I then pulled Zidane out the door. Zidane and I took the air cab to Lindblum castle. We had to keep on hiding behind the pillars because of the guards. Why am I doing this? I could get into trouble. But before I even had time to think Zidane pulled me out from behind the pillar and we ran through a big pair of golden doors and into a big room. I gasped in shock. The room was two times bigger then a master bedroom and had a whole bunch of statues and paintings everywhere. There was a big gigantic bed in the middle of the room. Zidane then ran to a white dresser pulling me along. He opened up the first drawer and dug his hands inside pulling out a whole bunch of golden jewelry and dumping it into his pocket.
"ZIDANE WHAT ARE YOU-," Zidane cupped his hands over my mouth.
"Shhhhhh! Your going to get us caught," he whispered bringing his pointer finger up to his lips.
"Huh? What was that," I heard a mans voice speak from outside the door. All of a sudden I saw the knob to the door turn.
"Oh great," Zidane said. Zidane then raced to the window and opened it. "Hurry get unto my back."
I jumped onto his back and he started to climb out of the window and down the trellises (fence that you can put against your walls and grow vines on).
"HEY! YOU KIDS YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HERE," the guard yelled from above in the window. The guard then started to climb down the trellises as well.
"Zidane he's coming after us. What are we going to do," I asked. Now I was really scared.
"We're going to lose him that's what we're going to do," Zidane said with an evil smile on his face. He then jumped off the trellises and I jumped off his back. We ran passed all the guards. I could hear them yelling "THIEF'S GET THEM!" But I'm not a thief! I didn't take anything. It's Zidane's fault he stole it not me. Blame him! But I wasn't going to turn Zidane in even though I despised him with all my guts.
I saw the air cab not to far away. Oh no! The cab's going to leave we'll never make it on time. No! I'm not going to get caught and I won't get into trouble. I have to get through this! I started to run faster then I ever did before. The doors to the air cab was right about to close and take off when all of a sudden I jumped in and the doors closed behind me. Oh no Zidane! I looked outside to see if he was there and there he was standing on the edge of the cab. Of course we're connected! I looked down at my wrist the chain that was keeping mine's and Zidane's wrist together was jammed in between the door. I could see Zidane struggling trying to not fall off the air cab as it quickly moved across the track. I then saw a pole sticking out of a wall far ahead of us. Wow, that's pretty dangerous to leave something sticking out the wall like that someone might get hurt if they we're to stick there head out of the window or something and get killed by-huh? ZIDANE! I then stuck my fingers inside the small gap that the chain made and started to pull the doors opened. I then managed to make a small slot but it wasn't big enough. I then saw Zidane put his hands inside and started to pull the door open. We started to pull with all are might when all of a sudden the doors just opened up and we fell back into the cab right before we passed the pole. I sat up a little wondering what just happened. I looked up and gasped in shock. I started to tap Zidane shoulder's for him to look up. He then looked up and gasped in shock as well.
"ZZZIIIDDDAAANNNEEE!" yelled Baku standing there with his fist's clenched. Baku bent down towards us and took off the handcuff's and put it in his pocket. I then saw my mom crying as she ran to me and started to hug me and ask me if I was all right. I just ignored her and stared at my uncle Baku holding Zidane up to the wall. Luckily we were the only people on the air cab.
"DIDN'T I TELL YA TO STAY IN THE HOUSE. WHY CAN'T YA LISTEN BOY," Baku yelled. Baku started to pound Zidane against the wall of the air cab. I then ran to uncle Baku and squeezed myself in between Zidane and Baku. I held my hands out in front of Zidane.
"ZIDANE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! I WAS THE ONE THAT PULLED HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE. PUNISH ME NOT HIM," I yelled. I started to cry but still I kept my hands up and stared Baku straight into the eye. Baku looked at me for a while and brought Zidane slowly down to the ground. My uncle then opened his arms out wide.
"Come here," he called gently. I then ran into his arms and hugged him. " I promise I won't punish any of you. I should just be happy that you guys are safe."
My mom then walked over to us and whispered something in Baku's ear which I couldn't really hear. My uncle then brought me down to the ground and walked with my mom to the back of the air cab. I turned my head to Zidane and saw him just sitting there looking down at the ground. I then sat down next to him. Finally, he spoke up.
"Thanks," he said. " I never expected you to stand up for me after what I just did...," he put his hand into his pocket and brought out a gold chain with a purple colored diamond star on it. He then looked at it and slowly held it out to me. It seemed as if he was kind of shy to give me the necklace.
"T-This is for you," Zidane looked away from me and just held out the necklace.
I could tell that he was shy because I felt the same way when I first met him. His face was red. I smiled and grabbed the necklace out of his hand and put it around my neck. " How do I look," I asked cheerfully.
Zidane turned his head towards me and quickly turned his head back around. " Y-You look...," he paused. "Beautiful!" I looked at him stunned. Didn't he call me a pig before and all of a sudden he's saying I'm beautiful I thought he was going to tease me. With that last word my mom grabbed me by the hand and pulled me up.
"Missy we're going," my mom said.
"Going where," I asked. But before my mom could even answer me my uncle Baku hugged me and swung me up in the air. I then saw a tear sneak out of his eye. "Good bye, Missy! Now don't ya forget me." Baku said. He let go of me and my mom pulled me out of the air cab. I then looked back at the air cab and saw Zidane's face looking out the window. I then stared at him and grabbed onto the necklace he gave me and smiled. I kept my eye on him trying to memorize him until he was out of my sight...