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From the Eyes of Vincent
By: Fuyu Yuki
What do you want? What? Why do you wanna know why I'm sittin' on this rock, hmm? Travelers on your way to Midgar? There's nothing there. It's been deserted for 30 years. Yes, 30 years. You wanna hear my side of the story?
~~~~~~~~(Little men waltz in and change the scene)~~~~~~~~~~
( AHEM…like I was saying… ) I was 6 years old around the time, and man what a life I had. I lived in the City of Junon at the time ( Yes, You heard me right, that Junon right over by the Ocean. ) With my Mother, My father, and my sister. ( Yes, my sister named Victoria, two years younger than me. ) Well, like a lot of my friends, My father was a simple fisherman, trying to make a living at the big Military HQ. My family's life was happy, and normal. Until one day, My father was drafted into the ShinRa army to fight a war somewhere up by North Corel. ( I think they said that Corel wouldn't accept the company, and ShinRa REALLY wanted to control the entire planet. ) Anyway, my mother was kissing my father goodbye the last day he would be with us before he was shipped off to Corel. My sister, of course, put up a fit as he started to leave. (Smiles sadly) She started to cry, and pout saying how much she was gonna miss him.
My father gave her a hug and whispered something in her ear that I wasn't able to hear. My sister nodded sadly, and stopped crying. My dad smiled at my direction and came over to me. He stooped onto his knees so that he could be at eye level with me. He put his hand on my head, and said to me gently, "Take care of your mom and sister for me while I'm gone, OK?" I nodded sadly, fighting back a few tears of my own. My dad then whispered something into my ear, probably the same thing he had told Viccy.
"I'll think of you always, and if I can't come back, never forget me, and be brave."
I nodded back at him, as I joined my Mother and sister, while we watched my Father leave town on a Giant Tanker. ( Sighs Sadly ) That was the last time we ever saw my dad. We got a letter back from the President 4 months later, saying my Father had died in Combat. The Letter read like this:
Valentine Family:
I am sad to report that Drafted Soldier Richard Valentine has died in the line of combat. He died from a bullet wound to his spine. It may be comforting to know that he was found holding a Locket with a picture of his family in his hands. I mourn with you from this terrible loss.
Sadly,
President Cohert A. ShinRa
( Yes, his first name was Cohert. ) Anyway, I hadn't believed that letter for one second. Wouldn't they have offered a Funeral service for fallen soldiers somewhere? That mystery wasn't solved for a long while later on in my life. For a few years everything stayed… Quiet. That's the best word that I can use to describe it. I think it was 9 years later that something happened in the "Sleepy" town of Junon. ( That's where the city got its nickname. )
I was 15, and Victoria was 13, when our Mother died. With my Mother, some people say that she never really got over the death of my Father and she died of grief. I highly doubted that. ( WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M HEARTLESS?! I just don't show a lot of emotion. ) The town gave my mom a funeral, where we buried her by the sea. But there was one wee little problem. Where would Victoria and I be headed?
End of Chapter 1
From the Eyes of Vincent
By: Fuyu Yuki
What do you want? What? Why do you wanna know why I'm sittin' on this rock, hmm? Travelers on your way to Midgar? There's nothing there. It's been deserted for 30 years. Yes, 30 years. You wanna hear my side of the story?
~~~~~~~~(Little men waltz in and change the scene)~~~~~~~~~~
( AHEM…like I was saying… ) I was 6 years old around the time, and man what a life I had. I lived in the City of Junon at the time ( Yes, You heard me right, that Junon right over by the Ocean. ) With my Mother, My father, and my sister. ( Yes, my sister named Victoria, two years younger than me. ) Well, like a lot of my friends, My father was a simple fisherman, trying to make a living at the big Military HQ. My family's life was happy, and normal. Until one day, My father was drafted into the ShinRa army to fight a war somewhere up by North Corel. ( I think they said that Corel wouldn't accept the company, and ShinRa REALLY wanted to control the entire planet. ) Anyway, my mother was kissing my father goodbye the last day he would be with us before he was shipped off to Corel. My sister, of course, put up a fit as he started to leave. (Smiles sadly) She started to cry, and pout saying how much she was gonna miss him.
My father gave her a hug and whispered something in her ear that I wasn't able to hear. My sister nodded sadly, and stopped crying. My dad smiled at my direction and came over to me. He stooped onto his knees so that he could be at eye level with me. He put his hand on my head, and said to me gently, "Take care of your mom and sister for me while I'm gone, OK?" I nodded sadly, fighting back a few tears of my own. My dad then whispered something into my ear, probably the same thing he had told Viccy.
"I'll think of you always, and if I can't come back, never forget me, and be brave."
I nodded back at him, as I joined my Mother and sister, while we watched my Father leave town on a Giant Tanker. ( Sighs Sadly ) That was the last time we ever saw my dad. We got a letter back from the President 4 months later, saying my Father had died in Combat. The Letter read like this:
Valentine Family:
I am sad to report that Drafted Soldier Richard Valentine has died in the line of combat. He died from a bullet wound to his spine. It may be comforting to know that he was found holding a Locket with a picture of his family in his hands. I mourn with you from this terrible loss.
Sadly,
President Cohert A. ShinRa
( Yes, his first name was Cohert. ) Anyway, I hadn't believed that letter for one second. Wouldn't they have offered a Funeral service for fallen soldiers somewhere? That mystery wasn't solved for a long while later on in my life. For a few years everything stayed… Quiet. That's the best word that I can use to describe it. I think it was 9 years later that something happened in the "Sleepy" town of Junon. ( That's where the city got its nickname. )
I was 15, and Victoria was 13, when our Mother died. With my Mother, some people say that she never really got over the death of my Father and she died of grief. I highly doubted that. ( WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M HEARTLESS?! I just don't show a lot of emotion. ) The town gave my mom a funeral, where we buried her by the sea. But there was one wee little problem. Where would Victoria and I be headed?
End of Chapter 1