Author Note: Zee is my OC He needs a lot of work on his bio. However, I have a good idea about him. Jerry Tomas is my OC. Tomas is his middle name NOT his last name. In addition, Torn's Mother is my OC. She still needs a name and a lot of info. This is the first time I am using her. If you have, any suggestions about her just comment Thanks!

Also I DO NOT OWN TORN he belongs to Naughty dog! (If I did own torn we would have more info on his past! And I would not be writing a FAN fic about it then would I?)

Story description: Torn's life from his childhood to life as a part of the Underground. Everything about his life will be known!

Chapter 1: Intro and Illness

"Torn! Clean up your room! I told you three times already! When are you going to do it?" yelled a brown haired woman with bright green eyes. This woman was a beautiful person the kind of beauty usually reserved for fairy tales. She was also mother of one son by the name of Torn. She was pregnant with her second child.

"Alright Mom! Like I said before I'm going to do it whenever I get to it!" A seven-year-old, brown haired boy with icy blue eyes called from a small-enclosed yard in the back of his family's rundown home.

As you might have guessed this boy is Torn. Torn lives in the slums of Haven City with his mom. His Mom works as a registered nurse at Mar Memorial Hospital and His Dad was a Krimzon Guard who was 'killed in the line of duty' or at least is what they were told. It is very hard to believe their government.

The Baron is very corrupt. He kicked the rightful ruler, a member of the house of Mar off the thrown around the time Torn was born.

Torn started thinking back to when he was about five. One day after Daddy went to work a Krimzon Guard came to their home and told them that they were to go to the Krimzon Guard Headquarters immediately. Once at headquarters Mother was handed a thick stack of papers. "We regret to inform you that Colonel Jerry Tomas has been killed in the line of duty" They had said. In addition, with that, Mother and Torn where told to leave. A year later Mother met Zee. A year after that in the present day the family was expecting a new baby.

Mother brought him out of his thoughts.

"No you won't do it 'when you get to it' you're going to do it right now!" Mother said in a very demanding tone.

"But Mom"

"But nothing, Torn I shouldn't have to ask you three times! I should not have to ask you at all! And what did I tell you about talking back?"

Torn glared as he mumbled, "I didn't talk back to you…"

"What was that?"

"Nothing Mother"

"That's what I thought now come inside before you catch a cold, it is chilly today isn't?" Mother said her tone changing to a more pleasant and happy one.

Torn smiledat his mother as he entered the backdoor Mother held open for him.

Mother had a way of getting people to do what she wanted by getting mad then turn happy and joyful.

He nodded at her comment about the weather "Yeah it… is for you know a summer day."

"Well it's probably because it's almost fall again. You know what that means…."

"Yes Mom I do know what it means….back to school" Torn Said with a sigh as he wondered though the small house to his room. His room was on the first floor at the end of a short hallway and right next to the only bathroom.

The bedroom had light blue walls and a tan carpet with stains. The room was also a mess. Various toys where scattered around the room and an empty toy chest lay on its side in one corner of the room.

Torn walked careful around forgotten marbles, teddy bears, balls and other playthings as he made his way to the toy chest. Once setting the toy chest up right he went around picking up as many toys as he could carry throwing them in the chest before repeating the same task until the room as clean as it was going to get.

"Mom I finished cleaning my room" Torn called to his Mother as he walked into the kitchen. Mother was taking a freshly baked pumpkin pecan pie out of the oven. She loves to bake. She looked up at a clock that hung above the oven and smiled. "See Torn! It didn't take you that long now did it?"

"No I guess not." He replied. "I did what you wanted me to…so can I go out and play now?" He looked at his Mother hopefully.

"I don't know Torn. It is getting late. Soon it will be dark out and it's getting colder out….."

"I promise to wear a jacket and boots! I will even stay close to the house! Please Mom? Can I go out?"

"Alright Torn you can go out for a little while" Mother sighed in defeat. "But you must be home by sundown, stay close to home! Do not go more than two blocks and like you promised you must wear your jacket and boots. Do you understand?"

Torn nodded. "Yes Mom I understand"

"Okay then see you when you get back." Mother said as Torn left to get ready. "Oh and dinner should be ready by the time you get home!" She called after him as he left the house.

"Okay Mom!" He called back to her as he hurried down the busy streets of Haven City's Slums.

Torn walked down the streets with care, they always were crowed with people this time of day and many of those people did not seem friendly especially towards kids. Only a block from his home was 'James and Jay's fruit'.

It was one of the few shops that was not in the bazaar area. It was also extremely cheap; you could buy a bag of fresh grapes for only twenty orbs. The same bag of grapes would be ninety-nine orbs almost everywhere else.

Twenty orbs was child's change. Torn got ten orbs once a week so every two weeks he would walk down to 'James and Jay's fruit' and buy the biggest bag he could find. He would eat some gapes as he wondered around the city only going as far as his Mother would let him.

How far he could go differed every time he went out on his own sometimes he would only be allowed to go only a few blocks because it was late, other times he would be allowed to go all the way down to the bazaar and farm areas. He always had to be home by sundown.

Today he was only allowed to go two blocks from home. However, he did not mind.

With twenty orbs in hand, he went to 'James and Jay's fruit' and smiled a childish grin at the man behind the counter. "Why hello there Torn! Here to buy your usually?" He asked.

"Hi Mr. Jay! Yup I'm here to buy your biggest bag of grapes!" Torn laughed as he went to where the grapes where kept. He looked at all the bags holding up one bag then another checking to see which one was heavier and which one had the most grapes.

When he was found, the bag he thought was perfect he went back to the front counter to pay for it.

"Here are your twenty orbs Mr. Jay! See you again in two weeks!"

"Bye Torn! See you!"

As Torn left 'James and Jay's fruit' he looked up at the sky. The day's light was just starting to fade.

If he went any farther away from home, he would not be able to get back before sundown. With a sigh, he began he trip home. Going home was quicker than leaving because the busy streets where starting to become vacant as people retreated to their homes for the evening.

"Mom I'm home!" He shouted as he entered the house.

"Good I was beginning to worry. Dinner is ready if you want to eat."

"No that's okay I'm not that hungry."

"You sure? It your favorite, meatloaf and mash potatoes."

"I'm sure. Thanks though. I am just going to go get ready for bed. Here I got another bag of grapes." Torn said as he handed his Mother the bag of grapes.

"You feel okay Torn?" Mother asked as she glanced down at the grapes. The bag was unopened. Torn never came home with an unopened bag.

He loved grapes. He also loved his Mother's cooking. He could eat a whole bag of grapes and then still have dinner and desert. The only time he did not eat either one was when he did not feel good.

"Yeah Mom I'm fine. I'm just tired."

"Sure?" She felt his head. "Honey you feel really warm…"

"Mom I'm-"Torn started coughing. "I'm fine!" He said once the coughing stopped and Mother gave him a look that said 'I do not believe you! You really are sick!'

"Torn you have to be getting some cold! Listen to that coughing!"

"Ma!"

"Come on" Mother said leading Torn to his room. "Time for some rest"

End of chapter 1

AN: Enjoying it so far? Sorry the first chapter is somewhat short. The next chapter will be longer hopefully. James and Jay's fruit is a real place if you were wondering. It is only a block from my home. That is where the little bit of the story came from.

The baby I am thing about making a boy with green eyes and brown hair. What do you think? You like it?

By for now

- Alley