"Alright, Aerith said happily, today is Vincent's 21st birthday so we need to make it special!"
Cait Sith nodded, "Agreed lassie, especially since the poor boy's going to have to take the throne of Midgar!"
The gentle fairy nodded sadly, "Yes, and marry the Princess of Wutai, whom he's never even met."
Nanaki joined in the conversation, "It is, unfortunately, one of the burdens that come with royalty, duty and devotion toward their people and kingdoms first."
The brunette sighed at looked at her fellow fairy and the remote control cat, which her good friend in Midgar controlled. The three of them had cared for Vincent the day he was placed in their care after the threats were made toward his life. So, at infancy, the boy was taken from his home in the castle of Midgar, and whisked away to the forests of Wutai. The farther from his homeland, the better as far as his father and temporary guardians were concerned, for there was an evil sorcerer who wished to harm the young prince. No, more than harm. He wished to kill the prince and seize the throne of Midgar. As Vincent was King Grimore's only son, he could not bear to let the evil sorcerer get his hands on him.
So, in the dead of night the day the king heard the evil sorcerer's plans, he contacted some friends of his, who then took Vincent under their care. Those friends were, the Three Good Fairies. These fairies (though one was just a robotic cat) were, Cait Sith, Aerith, and Nanaki. They were known throughout the land for aiding people and helping make wishes come true. In fact, it was they who would eventually save Vincent from the horrible fate the sorcerer had in mind for him.
The sorcerer was named Hojo and he was a truly disturbed man. Not only did he want the throne of Midgar to himself, but he also wanted to use the little prince for his horrid human experiments. For some reason, he felt the prince was the perfect vessel for a demon of legend. According to his mad ramblings, once he killed the prince he'd be able to transform his body into one that would be able to contain Chaos, the demon that had terrorized Gaia long ago. That was before the Cetra (of whom Aerith was the last of the race) sealed him within the confines of a crystal cavern. All this, Hojo said, he would do once Vincent reached his 21st birthday.
However, the fairies weren't giving up without a fight. When Hojo had interrupted the prince's birthday ceremony, they had expected it and came prepared. He may have said one day Vincent would die by his hand and be turned into a tool to hold a demon under his command, but the fairies helped to alleviate the threat a bit. Though Hojo's promise held great magic which even all of them together couldn't help dispel, they could thwart his plans in some ways. Aerith for one, instead of coming to give the blessing she had wanted to give initially (it'd been good looks) she gave her original gift and a safeguard against Hojo's evil malediction. She promised that should Hojo try to kill Vincent, all he'd be able to do is make him fall into a deep sleep in which no one could reach him, or harm him, and he could only be awakened by love's first kiss. Nanaki, gave Vincent the gift of time, (in addition to his original gift which was sharp-shooting skills) he vowed that try as Hojo might, he would not be able to harm Vincent or interfere with his life until his 21st birthday. Finally, Cait Sith, though he had no real powers of his own, gave Vincent the gift of friendship. Reeve, the man who controlled Cait was also very close to Grimore, and therefore promised his friend that he'd watch over his son and keep him company. He also gave Vincent Cerberus, as he and Nanaki and come up with gift ideas together.
Aerith snapped out of her memories of the past. She'd seen Vincent grown into a fine young man over the years (she was glad at times she didn't age, so she could see all the people she'd helped grow up). She knew that soon he'd have to face Hojo and the trials ahead, and while she was confident that everything would work out in the end, she was still worried. After today, she and the others would tell Vincent the truth about his upbringing. That he was a prince destined for an arranged marriage to the Princess of Wutai. It was a marriage that, unfortunately was necessary to protect the kingdom of Midgar from its power hungry neighbor to the north, Shinra. If the alliance hadn't been formed with the Emperor of Wutai, then the small kingdom of Midgar would have been conquered long ago.
"Ok, Aerith went over a check-list she'd made of things they'd need for Vincent's surprise party, so we've got the decorations, now all we need to do is make his gift and bake his cake!" Nanaki winced a bit, he hoped the kind Cetra would use magic now to bake the cake; they'd all gone without magic while raising Vincent to give him as normal a life as possible but… Aerith was not a good baker. Cait voiced his disapproval more vocally than his red companion, "Aiii are you crazy lass? Last time you baked you near burnt down the cottage!"
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Ok everyone listen up. This is a tester chapter of a story I'm debating about starting. I actually wrote a short first chapter already and I think it's really cute. But, I want to know what you think. I know I've been getting quite a few people who have added my one-shots to their favorites, and I'm so happy about that, and the people that gave me reviews? Omg you guys are awesome! *Hugs* I don't think I really want to start a story if I'm not going to finish, and if I don't get at least a review or two, I'll be disheartened enough not to write anymore. At least not anything that I can't finish in one sitting. That's why I love one-shots! =]
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