Like I said, it just popped out of my mind one day :) I'm sorry if you might get confused with something. Sometimes, I even get confused with something I wrote myself. Haha! Oh this is my first time doing something like this...
Prologue
It was a bustling night in Treno.
Of course the city of Treno was always bustling, but tonight, nobles and peasants alike were gathering near the entrance gate to listen to a man bringing with him exciting news from the kingdom of Alexandria.
"The famous Tantalus theater troupe who brought you the hit 'Funny Eidolon' will be performing the famous play 'I Want to Be Your Canary' in the kingdom of Alexandria to celebrate Princess Garnet's 16th birthday!" bellowed the putty-faced man, waving his hammer above his head, and waving a stack of tickets in his other hand. "The play will star Marcus as Marcus, and Ruby as Cornelia! Get your tickets here before it's too late! Only 3500 gil for one ticket! 8000 gil if you want two!"
The well-dressed half of the crowd surged forward, shaking their sacks of gil at the man. The other half shook their heads in disappointment and started to walk back to the slums.
One lone figure, however, did not surge forward, nor did he leave.
He was a strange sight. All you could see of his face were two glowing yellow eyes as his head was covered mostly by his big pointy hat. He was dressed in a blue vest and striped shorts and he was wearing a sturdy pair of shoes.
The boy checked his pockets. He brought out a sack and peered inside. Yes, he had enough to buy one ticket. But should he? The play seemed interesting enough, and he had always wanted to see Alexandria.
The boy thought of what his grandfather told him about money, "Money important. No spend on no use things." But his grandfather always seemed to squander his own money on expensive delicacies around the Mist continent. His grandfather said it was the way of the gourmand.
The boy suddenly felt lonely. His grandfather just passed away recently. He thought of what his grandfather would say if he asked whether to buy the tickets or not.
"You want it, you get it."
His decision made, he approached the man, who was now counting his newly-acquired money.
"Yes yes," the man muttered. "The boss will be pleased."
The boy said in a small voice, "O-one ticket, please!"
"Sorry kid," the man said, not looking away from his newly-acquired money. "Sold out already."
"Oh, okay," the boy said in a disappointed voice, hanging his head. He began to walk away.
"Better luck next time, kid!" the man called out.
The boy wandered around aimlessly for a few minutes around the familiar city. Just as he decided to go home for the night, he heard a voice.
"Hey! Over here!"
He looked around and found the source of the voice. The speaker was a silver-haired man in a green hat, gesturing to him from the alleys.
The boy approached the alley and once he could see the man clearly, he stared at the odd quirk of the man. The man had four arms, one of which was hidden in the pocket of his worn red pants.
"I overheard you and that ticket seller a while ago," the man said. "Seems like you wanted to watch that play."
The boy tore his eyes away from the man's third and fourth arm, looked up and nodded.
"Well, it just so happens that I have an extra ticket tight here," the man said, taking his hand out of his pocket to reveal a rectangular sheet of paper. "You wanna buy it? I'll even give a discount. 3000 gil instead of 3500."
The boy nodded eagerly and gave the man 3000 gil. The man handed him the ticket. He thanked the man and ran to the entrance of Treno, not hearing the snicker the man gave off.
The boy ran excitedly towards his home, a cave quite near to the city of Treno. He planned to set off for Alexandria the very next day, but he had to visit his grandpa's grave and tell him where he was going first.
The boy smiled to himself. He was going to Alexandria!
Uh...so...what did you think? *prays that it's okay for the first time* Suggestions or something? :)