Narkness: Greetings. I hope someone can enjoy this. This is just the first chapter of what, so far, looks to be a long story. This is what life is like now post FFx. I don't like giving everything away, right away, Like a first date. :P

I tend to ramble... alot.

Warnings for this chapter : Coarse Language, Mature themes ( i guess).

If you don't like swearing or things like that, go read lower rated fanfiction.

Please do point out spelling and grammar mistakes to me. I hate errors and I'm sure you do to.

Disclamer: I do not own anything to do with final fantasy x or x-2. Except the games! I bought them from EB games.

No, I am not crazy. Just ask my imaginary friend, Peter.

When the sun rises it's a new day, right?

Your supposed to have a fresh start, right?

What idiot came up with that idea!

I continued to feed, what was supposed to be pureed vegetables, into my second cousins mouth using a brightly coloured child-sized spoon. The baby munched happily, green leaking from the sides of his mouth. His hands drummed a lifeless tune on the plastic of the baby highchair table.

I sighed as he dribbled the food all over his chin.

"Eww." I remarked, wiping the drool away with the blue bib around his neck. "You're hopeless, aren't you?" I teased him, feeding the child more of the sloppy-looking substance.

I flinched as a yell came from down the hall of the tiny apartment.

"YOU FUCKING SLUT!" A man's voice yelled. "HOW CAN YOU DO THAT AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR YOU!."

"Aniki, be reasonable -" A soft, but frightened, voice pleaded.

"WHY THE FUCK SHOULD I BE REASONABLE ABOUT THIS!? IS THAT CHILD OUT THERE EVEN MINE?"

Alex began to cry, his tiny face twisting into wrinkled lines as he made an almost screeching noise.

"Shush." I lifted him out of the highchair, crooning him, trying to settle him.

"Aniki, I -" The little voice pleaded again.

"YOU KNOW WHAT! I'M FUCKING LEAVING! HAVE FUN TRYING TO SUPPORT YOURSELF NOW RIKKU! YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN GET PREGNANT!"

There was the sound of a hand smacking skin and a yelp followed with it. I held Alex tighter; he was pulling on my hair as he bawled.

"It's okay, Alex." I attempted to soothe him, even though it was pointless.

A tall blonde man stormed into the hallway, his things gathered and glaring. His face was red. I didn't say anything, no smart comments, the look in Aniki's eyes told me that would be a big mistake.

I knew, and I think Alex did too, that Aniki was just trouble from day one.

Aniki stormed out the front door without even so much as a goodbye to his son.

Bastard.

I couldn't hear anything from the other room. Alex was starting to settle down now, his cries were soft now.

"He's gone now." I murmured, ruffling Alex's scraggly blonde hair. He looked up at me with his innocent little blue swirled eyes, he let out a whimper. I set him down on the tacky-looking flower print couch. "Stay here, I'm gonna go check on mummy." I whispered to him.

Alex let out some noises that sounded like he was attempting to form words, but just ended up as a silly little 'goo goo bah'.

I found my cousin curled up in an 'emotional fetal position' in the bedroom, her entire tiny frame shook as she sobbed.

"Rikku?" I kneeled next to her, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. She didn't whisper a word, just hugged me tight. "It's alright sweetie." I tried to calm her.

"Is..he gone?" She asked me, raising her face from my shoulder. Such fear filled her eyes, I couldn't remember the last time she smiled, or called me 'Yunie'. I can't tell you how much I'd give just to see her happy again.

Her cheek had a redish tinge. He'd hit her. Nothing new, Aniki had been hitting her since the beginning of their relationship.

Once Rikku had been bouncy, happy, joy to everyone. But no-one was the same anymore.

Nothing was the same.