WARNING: This does contain an Original Character being paired with a Final Fantasy 13/13-2 Character. And it IS yaoi. Do not like? Do not read.
Introducion ~ Day 0
My name is Elijah Enzeru-Farron and I have 10 days left... before I stop living for a while. I'll either enter crystal stasis or become a Cieth... if I become the latter, well... then I stop living forever. I told my partner that if I became a Cieth before my Focus could be completed because I ran out of time, he would have to kill me the moment I turned.
I'm living on borrowed time here, and it's scary.
Now you're probably wondering how I know exactly how many days I have left. Well, when I saw my Focus it saw a date of when it had to be complete. My suspicions were confirmed as it drew nearer to that date, finally... ten days away from that date, the eye on my L'Cie brand opened.
I was about to become a Cieth and there was nothing I could do.
It saddened me that my partner, my loving, doting fiance would have to watch my become a Cieth. I wish I didn't have to do this to him. But it was my fault fo trying to look for a way to make the Archylte Steppes safer for people travelling from the Yaschas Massif to the Academy, which is located at the base of the pillar supporting Cocoon. It's 11 AF... it's been 11 years since Fang and Vanille sacrificed themselves to save Cocoon. I don't by that my former commanding officer is trapped in there with them. I believe Serah, her sister.
Lightning and I were both in the Guardian Corps, I joined at only 15 because I had lost my parents and needed a way to support myself. The Sanctum were merciful on my and allowed me to join the Guardian Corps Academy at 13 and in two short years, I became a Guardian Corps Rookie. Lightning was above me and my commanding officer, she seemed tough, but she did have a soft side. Whenever we were off duty, she'd invite me to stay over with her and Serah. I became a part of their family. Eventually Serah just adopted me, hence my last name being Enzeru-Farron. Enzeru's my original last name, but I took on Farron as well because I'm grateful for what Serah and Lightning have done for me. I love them like family.
That's why I believe Serah, my adoptive mother. Yes, Snow is my adoptive father. And I'll consider them both my parents until I die.
But now, Snow is missing and Serah's jumping through time... and Lightning is in a place called Valhalla... All I have left is Hope. He's my partner, my fiance.
Hope and I have been through so much together. I met him when I was 8, just before my parents died. He was 7 (I'm a year older). I used to live in Palumpolum with my parents. They died when I was 9, so then I was taken to Euride Gorge where I was watched over by the Sanctum. Specifically, Jihl Nabaat. I hated that lady. So when I turned 12, I pleaded for the Sanctum to let me entered that Guardian Corps Academy. At 13, they granted my wish and I was transfered to the Military's Base of Operations in Eden. At age 15, I graduated at top of my class, beating out thousands of other classmates (all of which were older than I was since I was the only one not 18 or older in the academy).
I was partnered with Lightning to get to learn the ropes; this was Amodar's idea. About six months later, that's when Vanille and Fang woke up, unbeknownst me or anyone else. Lightning and I were stationed along with several other Guardian Corps members in Bodhum for the Bodhum Festival. During patrol, that's where I found Hope Estheim with his mother, Nora.
We reconnected and felt great. I stole him away from Nora for a bit... that was my mistake. I should have let them spend their last moments together, but I didn't know what was going to happen. The Guardian Corps got a call from PSICOM the next morning; they said their was a Pulse Fal'Cie in the vestige near Bodhum. Then... Galenth Dysley, the Primarch at the current time, issued the Purge. Hope and Nora were going to be Purged.
I followed Lightning and resigned from the Guardian Corps and joined the purge. I followed her and this ex-pilot named Sazh Katzroy. I eventually found Hope in Bodhum vestige. I also bumped into Snow there too (he gave me a hug and ruffled my hair). I told him I was going to save Serah, too. Lightning gave a brief smile. Hope looked uncomfortable with how chummy I was with Snow (it wasn't till later that I found out why; Nora was dead).
Serah turned to crystal and I... I lost it. I charged in after Anima, the Pulse Fal'Cie. Hope, Snow, and Serah ran after me in concern. Sazh and Vanille merely followed suit.
I can say this, I was lucky. I survived, but only because I had become a L'Cie, alongside my friends.
And you know the rest of the history. We reunited Vanille and Fang after storming the Palamecia and then we jumped ship and ended up on Gran Pulse where we traveled to Vanille and Fang's home town, Oerba.
And now the two girls are holding up Cocoon after the destruction of Orphan. They sacrificed themselves and became Ragnorok to hold up Cocoon, where the crystalized forever. We were all Crystalized... and I slightly remember... I saw Lightning with us, not them. But when we woke up, Lightning wasn't there.
And as I'm a L'Cie again... I have brief flashes of the "true timeline" that Serah and Noel speak about.
Lightning is there with us. She said "Congrats" to Snow and Serah getting married. If the timeline had remained, I'd have my adoptive parents. Now I'm older than my adoptive mom because she's jumping through time and remaining the same age... She remains 21, while I have aged 11 years. I'm 26 now. And during these past 11 years, I built a relationship with Team NORA (as I only saw them rarely; I mainly hung out with Snow when he was alone with Serah). They took me in since I was "the boss'" kid and "the boss' soon-to-be wife's" kid. Gadot became like an uncle, Lebreau an aunt. Maqui was like a cousin, but Yuj and I really bonded. He became like a brother to me.
When Noel came to New Bodhum in 3 AF, he took my adoptive mother with him. I hugged her goodbye and then I travelled to the Academy where I became a certified Guard of the Academy. Hope was there too and I eventually travelled with him to the Paddrean Archaepolis where he and his intern, Alyssa Zaidelle, conducted studies on the Oracle Drive.
I never liked Alyssa. She always clung to Hope, even after he and I started openly dating (meaning the public knew we were an item).
In 10 AF, just before it turn 11 AF, I proposed to Hope and he was happy and agreed. But... days after it turned 11 AF, I got mixed up with Atomos.
Atomos and Titan had been raging war against one another for an unknown reason. Atomos selected me, a former L'Cie, to aide in his battle.
My focus... is to destroy Titan. I don't even know where I should begin with this. And I really would rather not do it at all. But a Fal'Cie has chosen me to aide him in a battle of Fal'Cies, so now I must "heed the call". When Hope found out... he broke down. Just like Serah did when she found out Snow had become L'Cie again himself. She said she found him in 300 AF in the Sunleth Waterscape... he was trying to protect Vanille and Fang from eroding away and causing cocoon to fall, like in Noel's future.
I cried, too, when I found out my adoptive father was a L'Cie again...
Now... Hope has suspended his research for the time being until the dreaded "date of destiny" comes. It's crystal stasis or Cieth. Personally, and for Hope as well, I'd rather sleep for hundreds of years with maybe the hope of seeing my fiance again. He is a braniac, he'll come up with something.
Days Left: 10
I haven't made an OC x FC fic in forever.
In case you don't know: OC stands for Original Character and FC stands for Fan Character.
But yes, it's yaoi. I love yaoi.
Hope you enjoy it.
Your author,
Nova