Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII or its
characters and nor do I wish to own it.
Notes: Alternate Universe. ß
This time it's really important that you understand those two words.
CloudxTifa. RenoxYuffie. Final Fantasy VI@I characters who are VERY
out of character. Foul language. Some suggestive themes. I am a 100% Cloud/Tifa
fan and I want it kept like that. Aerith fans might want to run like mad
in this story because…whoa! Let me tell you right now that I hate Aerith from
her hairstyle to the way she dresses…especially when it comes to pink. I
despise her like I despise Don Corneo. If you want a hint on what she is…well,
here it is. But don't say I didn't warn you: She's Scarlet's friend. I like
Scarlet 'cause she's cool and I don't like her for that. Be
reasonable. I'm saying that Scarlet may have had a bad past…all I'm saying. And
Alternate Universe is very important because some of you may wonder why
some people look a bit different. The names are different and two of them was
contributed by AngelZephyr (Thank you).
Shattered incarnations: teenage shards
By: Kawaii Kitsune
@}~~~'~~~~ Episode 1 ~~~~,~~~{ @
The moon's
iridescent glow shone through the glass windows of the Shin-Ra building. It
continued to shine until its light rested upon four kids; two boys and two
girls, each with their own companion. Midgar had changed over quite some time
after Reeve, who was made president, decided to change the whole outlook on
Midgar. The plate was taken off to reveal a lot more sunshine, waterfalls were
visible, trees and flowers bloomed everywhere, and the slums were banished,
each homeless people inside cozy homes. That moment, however, was a dark night
for the sun disappeared under the horizon. The moon took its place shining all
over Midgar and some parts of the world.
The
four kids resting on the floor of Shin-Ra's garage were, as said, with their
own companion. Each couple were kissing wildly as if there were no tomorrow.
The first boy, about eighteen or nineteen, had endless, golden spikes going in
many directions and sapphire eyes, which were closed at the moment. The
fifteen-year-old girl he was kissing was a few inches shorter with bangs
outgrown to the same length of her hair, which fell up to the middle of her
back. Visible red color streaked her long bangs, the few strands that fell on
either sides of her face. Her closed eyes were crimson when opened and maybe,
overall, were her best features. The other youth was also eighteen or nineteen,
with tendrils the color of fire, which was pulled back into a ponytail. His
partner was very much alike like the first girl, only with shorter hair, golden
streaks flying here and there, and chocolate brown eyes, which were just as innocent…or
were they?
Soon
enough, the door leading to the garage flew open.
"Hey
kids! You're not supposed to be in here!" A man dressed in a sharp blue suit
stood there, with a look of anger on his face. His hair was slicked back and
his brown eyes narrowed at them. Each head looked up to find him there and
began to stand. Their eyes, too, narrowed and were almost glaring daggers at
him. "I'm not sure how you got in here but I'm not going to fight it. Just exit
through the front doors." Grumbles were heard before they walked towards him,
heads all hung down in disappointment. It was then that he noticed that they
resembled his friends, who passed away, greatly. It was a shock for him at
first because he could have sworn that they were back from the dead or
something. When the inside lights reached their eyes, they blinked and looked
up. To his surprise, they did look like his friends.
"Say,
what are your names?" He asked, his voice grave.
The
blonde haired boy spoke up. "What's it to you old man? Why don't you just let
us out and you won't hear from us ever."
"No.
Answer me or I will have the guards arrest you."
"Boy,
are you persistent!" exclaimed a young girl, held in the arms of the redhead.
"But if it saves us from being arrested," She paused. "I'm Anikka and that's my
best friend, Garnet."
"Who
are the two boys?"
The one
who resembled Reno stepped forward. "I'm J.C. and that over there is Blades."
"Hm…are
these the names you were born with?"
Each
teenager looked at each other and laughed. "Yeah right, old man." He was
surprised that the one resembling so much like Tifa, except for a few
differences here and there, said that. "Those are our aliases. We have no
intentions of giving out our birth name. Besides, we had our names changed so what's
it matter?"
"Well,
Garnet, what were your birth names?"
"…Are
these questions gonna last forever 'cause we all wanna go home."
"No."
"Fine.
But I'm not sure about our real names okay? We changed our names the first day
we could talk so…yeah. I think…my name was Tifa, J.C.'s was Reno, Blades was
Cloud, and Anikka was Yuffie. That it, old man?"
Her
boyfriend smiled at her.
"Oh! Oh
my…what would you four say if I said I'd treat you to a vacation, and I mean
around the world. Just visiting places and things like that. Would you accept
my offer? I'll pay for everything."
"If you
have your word on that," Anikka said slyly. "Then we will. Ain't that right,
Blades?"
"Yeah,
if that's what you girls want."
"Aw,
ain't he a sweetie?" Anikka grinned and kissed J.C. on the cheek.
"Well
I'm Reeve," He said then muttered, "And boy have you guys changed…"
"What
the hell did you say old man?!"
"Nothing.
Just ask your parents first."
Garnet
tensed. Silence aired the room as Garnet's breath became haggard. She fidgeted
around as her friends began to comfort her…
"Oh…my!
Are you serious…? …Yeah…yeah…I think he's cute too. I mean, his gorgeous blue
eyes and…yeah, I like him too…Yeah…J.C. you mean? Sure I like him…what do I
think of their girlfriends? …Um…I don't know why they were born in the first
place is my answer. Yup…they're what?! No….you're kidding right? They were
captured by Shin-Ra?? Wow…so much for delinquents…they can't even save their
asses. Listen, I'll call you back tomorrow. I'm tired…okay…okay…bye Scarlet."
The
girl got off the phone then changed into her neon pink nightgown with ruffles
around the collar. Angel chocobos were pictured on her nightclothes and she
adored it. She slipped into bed and closed her eyes, ready to gossip the next
morning.
"Daddy…where's
Cloud…he was supposed to be home a-"
"Go
away, son!"
"But
Daddy…he's not back yet…"
"Shut
up! Just shut up! Go play with your little friend!"
"But-"
"GO!"
The
little boy dragged himself in his room and sat down on the floor. The small
girl who was looking at him with her innocent brown eyes felt empathy for him.
She put her hands behind her back and walked up to him, soon patting him on the
back.
"It's
okay, Zell. Evwything is going to be okay…" They both sat there, enjoying the
sudden silence in the room.
"Dad…"
Her
father sat in front of the television like a lump on a log. He wouldn't turn to
look at her but had his eyes pasted to the television screen. He grunted and
she gulped.
"Dad…will
you…just listen to me? I won't bother you…and…and this won't even take long!
We…we don't even have to have a heart-to-heart talk…and that includes Mom."
Still,
silence filled the air and she tensed.
"Well,
if you won't…then…I'm…going…but it's only for awhile. The president invited my
friends and I and said he would-"
"Haha!
You and your little fantasies little girl. Don't make me bring myself down to
your level."
"But…you'd
never understand. Forget it."
"Oh. So
you mean I never understand you!? I hope you aren't gettin' these habits from
your deadbeat friends!" He bellowed. "Garnet, I warned you not to hang around
with them anymore."
"Is it
any of your business to tell me who I can hang out with?! I don't think so!"
She said defensively. Her dad stood up, stiff as stone, holding out his belt
like he always did every night. Almost immediately, whiplashes were heard and
soft screams…
"So,"
He started with a cheery smile as he looked at the teenagers gathered around
the huge table. Blades and Garnet sat on one side, Anikka and J.C. on the
other. "What did your parents say?"
"I can
go," J.C. replied quickly and turned to Anikka. "Her parents don't care whether
she goes."
Anikka
nodded in agreement. She stared at her friend and tears welled up in her eyes
but she refused to let them fall. It would be called weakness.
"Yeah,
I can go, old man." Blades said. "Garnet?"
"…Yeah…after
lots of convincing…I can go…" She winced as she shifted from her seat.
"Well,
that's great!" Reeve exclaimed and stood up by Garnet. "This is gonna be fun!"
He lay a hand on Garnet's arm and before anyone could react, she let out an
ear-piercing scream. When settled, she whimpered.
"Oh…god…you
okay Garnet?" Anikka ran over to her and took a look at her arm. "Say, old man,
can you leave us for a moment?"
"Sure…hope
she'll be alright. Call me if you need me…" Reeve was unsure of what was going
on but he left.
Anikka
turned to Garnet once again. "He did it again, didn't he?" She received a nod.
"Let's
go…forget about your dad, babe. He's a complete psycho…bastard." J.C. took
Anikka's hand and led her outside the room. Blades gave Garnet a kiss and
helped her up from her chair, bringing her outside. Life was going to be
different and everyone would soon be content once they left to go on vacation.
It would get their mind off of life…family…
Author's Notes- Okay. A few things: I have thought about this
story being written for 7 months already. That's right. 7 months but I really
hadn't gotten to it so if it took an idea out of one's story…I'm really
sorry…if that just happened while you were reading this. Secondly, Blades is a
name I made up for Cloud and how did I make that name up? His swords…pathetic
reason but that's how I got the name. He uses swords and it was logical enough
for me. Garnet was contributed by AngelZephyr (thank you very much) and I'm
glad that she did because I didn't have a name for Tifa…so sue me. Anikka I
took off of a show and I personally thought it fit Yuffie very much. Don't
agree with me? Too bad. J.C. um…not sure how to explain that. I wanted his to
be unique and well…forget him. His name was contributed too by the same person.
Third, this might become a series. It's totally different from Love, Lust,
and Vampires because that is merely a chapter story while this will
probably go on for who knows how long. It might sound weird that Reeve is still
alive and the rest of the ff7 gang isn't. To be honest, I don't know how that
works but what's done is done. I'll try to figure something out about their
deaths and hope it's not too corny. And that brings up another thing. LL and
V…the next chapter of it…will come out soon after I put all my ideas
together…haven't gotten to that yet. I'll make sure it gets done. School has
been a major distraction lately so…yeah…hope you enjoyed. Please review.