Author's Note: sadly, I don't own ANY final fantasy characters, locations, or anything of that sort, this is my first story, so, suggestions to where it will go is welcomed! Enjoy!

-Renoluver911

"The Heart's Will"

Ch.1: how it started

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you would do anything to have it?

Yeah, that's me. I have wished for just one thing that will never happen, for so long. Only Reno. Just that one word sends chills down my spine and a sudden leap of my heart. I have him everywhere. On the computer, in my sketch book, on the t.v., even on my school planner. Wherever I go, I wish that someday, he'd become real. Sure, there are people at cosplay conventions that dress up like him and think they look that good, but honestly, no one can look as hot as Reno can. I know I probably sound like a total freak just rambling on about Reno, but I have to, just to get my story through.

It all happened on a Saturday night. I came home from the usual horseback riding lesson, took a shower and turned on the computer, only to have another heartache. Yup, it was my Reno desktop background that did it this time. I was on the computer for a really long time and it wasn't long before I took one last glance at my computer and fell into a peaceful slumber.

I suddenly woke up to an annoying alarm clock in a completely different surrounding. "Ugh, only 3:30 am!" I was in a wooden framed bed with a faded blue coverlet. Yeah, this was definitely not my computer desk. It want even my own home! Of course I spent about five minutes freaking out before I at least decided to look out my window and see if I knew where exactly I was. Just my luck, I didn't. I looked around the plain room I was in, and wondered if this was supposed to be my room. I saw a simple white and grey uniform that was laid out and figured I was probably supposed to wear it. I tried it on, and it fit perfectly, so I guess it was mine, and this was my home. After I took this all in I heard a woman's voice calling me downstairs. "Julia-chan! Get down here before the customers swarm in!"

As I slowly made my way down the narrow staircase, I was pondering on what the woman meant by the customers swarming in, normally I would be going to school, not work. And why did that woman call me "Julia-Chan?" Did we know each other well? I made it downstairs only to see a small room with a barely noticeable wooden door that led to some other room I guessed. I was thinking so much that I didn't even notice the woman to my right that had a uniform like mine on, but instead of "Julia", her nametag read Suguri . I finally noticed that she was handing me a white apron.

"Come on honey, get moving! We have a really busy day ahead of us, you know how the usual Friday rush is around here. Yukiya is ill today so you'll be working the cash register today."

I gave the woman who I assumed was my mother a blank stare, I'd never done cashiering in my life! "You remember how, right? Or did you forget?" she replied to my blank expression. "Um, I can't remember." I answered sheepishly. "Okay, no problem, I'll just refresh your memory now before we open, you'll get it again in no time." She headed through that strange wooden door and I followed her.

There were huge coffee makers and a glass counter with various baked goods in them, ranging from bagels to large cookies. I assumed that this was where I worked, a family-owned coffee shop. It wasn't so bad; I always liked to cook every now and then, so I assumed work would be pretty easy, as long as I didn't completely screw up on the cash register.

After a brief explanation on what was what on the cash register, I was able to grasp it quite easily, maybe I had strangely done it often in this odd life and world. I stood near the cash register at the counter, waiting for the doors to open in only forty-five minutes. "Oh Tero-kun! Good, you're here. We need all the help we can get today, Yukiya is ill." Suguri said gratefully. She was in the back of the shop, preparing dough's and starting to bake them in the massive ovens. Tero smiled at me at the register and went to cleaning and making tea and coffee. Tero was quite attractive, not as good as Reno, but I have to say, he did stand out, he had sleek shiny black hair and brilliant grey eyes that seemed to look right through you. It's weird to think that I've been working with him for a while without really being there. I have had those little crushes that go on while you're in school, but Tero was different, he was actually kind of hot.

Anyway, pretty soon the doors were opened, and not soon after that a crowd of people were swarming in. The cashier job was pretty easy, a few screw ups, and grumpy people, but I was happy because I mostly had to check out one or two items at a time. Everyone looked pretty average people in the crowd (yes, I was checking guys out). I was getting pretty bored until that fateful moment (well, okay, maybe not that big, but big to me) when he walked in. Dang. His bright red hair really stood out in the crowd. He looked extremely tired and bored as he ordered a large coffee to go. I was really lucky I had set my alarm for 3:30 so I could do my hair in a cute fashion. It wasn't done perfectly, but at least it was more interesting to look at rather than my usual ponytail. Although I thought I looked okay, I probably looked really weird, seeing as I stared at him for a couple seconds before it registered that he was talking to me. I cashed him out and handed him his coffee. I watched him leave in complete stupor. I watched him and his untamed hair leave for a few more seconds until a customer standing infront of me cleared his throat. Little did I know that this was just the beginning!