Ok so this is a repost, I had some of it up before but noticed that it needed a lot of corrections, so this is it! I have about seven chapters done and I'm really enjoying writing this. It's EXTREMELY angsty, I mean majorly. I hope there will be a lot of readers who like angst cause this one practically screams it. So I hope you all enjoy!!!
P.S This ones for Beeria who gave me really good tips THANKS!!!
Chapter 1- A Thousand Broken Pieces
Aeris awoke bright and early the next day. It was her sixteenth birthday. Her mother was away on business and therefore would not be home for her birthday. She got up from her bed and dressed in her best clothes. She decided to take a walk around the garden with her dog, Kibeth. Kibeth was a big 90 lb St. Bernard that was sent to her for Christmas last year. Her parents had been with her on that day, but it was the last time she would ever see her father. Aeris' father was a powerful undercover agent for the president that traveled the planet to protect the president and others. She was grateful to have such a strong father but she just wished that he hadn't left that night. He was killed the next morning by Sephiroth.
Aeris put on her corset, then followed that by wearing the pretty pink dress her father had given her a while ago, she looked at herself in the mirror. She was very pretty for being only sixteen and she was proud to say she looked just like her mother except she had her fathers bright green eyes. Everyone always told her how beautiful she was with her long wavy brown hair and her bright green eyes. Her slightly tanned smooth skin was another feature every guy from her hometown, Midgar to Wutai fawned over. Aeris drew her fist back and brought it forward quickly, shattering the mirror into a thousand tiny pieces. She nodded in approval as she grabbed her two swords, placing them in the straps on her back and walked out the door.
"Kibeth!" Aeris called and her puppy came running, "Good Morning girl."
Aeris looked up and saw storm clouds rolling in from the south.
"Just a quick walk today, alright?"
They set off around the walkway that led to Aeris' flower garden. The flowers and weeds had grown so tall that she couldn't see above them or between them. She walked around the corner of the garden, humming to herself. Kibeth started tugging on the leash and sniffing the air furiously. She let out a booming bark and started sprinting off between the hedges.
"KIBETH!!!," Aeris screamed.
She was being tugged along as Kibeth ran around corners. Her hand was tangled in the dogs leash so it was impossible to let go. Kibeth stopped so suddenly that Aeris had no time to stop and she was thrown forward and landed on the ground with a loud "Oomph"
"Damn dog," Aeris muttered as she got up off the ground and wiped the dirt off her clothes. Then there was a rustle in the bushes and whispered voices in the weeds. Aeris quickly grabbed for her swords and stood silently, waiting for whatever was in the weeds to make its appearance. She listened intently to see if she could figure out what she was about to face and then she heard voices... human voices.
"Who's there," Aeris said calmly, "Show yourself."
The voices started whispering more quickly and then they stepped out from their hiding places.
Two people, the first could only be a couple of years older than Aeris herself the other one didn't look much older than twenty. A tall boy with bright blonde hair and royal blues eyes was the first out of the hedges. The next was a shady man with dark hair and red eyes.
"Uh..." the blonde boy began, placing his hand on the back of his head, "We need you to come with us, it's important."
"What? I've never seen you before in my life!" Aeris exclaimed.
"It's the truth, Aeris," the dark haired man said slowly, "You are in danger, and if you stay here you will be putting your mother in danger too."
Aeris stared bewildered by all this.
"How do you know my name?"
"It doesn't matter, we need to leave now," the blonde boy answered.
"No..., I-I can't I can't leave my mom..." Aeris said.
"If you stay, they will kill her and then kill you," the dark haired man said, "We can offer you some protection for the time being, but I'm afraid we might be too late. I fear it's they've already began."
"What? What has already began? Do I have a choice to leave?" Aeris asked already knowing the answer.
"We will explain more later, we don't have time now and no you don't have a choice, you must come with us whether you want to or not," the dark haired man said.
"I-I don't even know your names though?"
"Right," the blonde haired boy said, "I'm Cloud and this is Vincent, now we must go."
Aeris nodded and turned away to look at her house. It had started to rain. She thought for a moment about running but she knew they would probably be quick and then she thought about pleading with them to let her stay and to just leave her alone, but she knew that wouldn't work either.
"C-can I pack some things?" She asked sadly.
"Yes, but we must hurry" Cloud said.
Aeris nodded and led the way to her house. She left them in the living room and went upstairs to pack some things. She ran the last few steps to her room and started throwing everything she could find in a suitcase. She was crying silently now, all she knew was that if she didn't hurry something would come for her mother. She grabbed Kibeth's leash and wrote a quick note to her mother, she would leave it downstairs on the kitchen counter.
She walked down the stairs and gave Cloud the suitcase and Vincent the dog's leash.
"I'm going to leave this for my mom, ok?" Aeris said.
"No," Vincent replied, "They'll be here soon and if they finds any trace of where you've gone, they'll hunt you down."
Aeris nodded sadly and placed the note in her pocket then she followed the two boys outside where a chocobo- drawn carriage was standing. The two boys entered the carriage and waited for Aeris to get in. She didn't want to leave, she looked at her house, she was crying hard now but you couldn't really tell. The rain was coming down hard now. She turned around and entered the carriage, not knowing what her future held or what she had just gotten into. She was scared but she knew this is what she must do.
