This is the new opening chapter that I wrote. This is going to be short.
Disclaimer: This goes for the whole story. I don't own any of this, just the plot and any OC's that happen to appear. Square Enix and Disney own these games.
"Ok class, it's time to move on to the wars in Midgar's history. Why don't we start with the most recent one." A woman in her mid 40's with brown hair containing streaks of gray said. She was an average height for a woman of her age. Her hair was pulled back in a bun, and she had a pair of round wire-thin spectacles sitting on her nose. "First off, does anyone know the name of this war?"
A girl with a blond ponytail raised her hand. The teacher pointed to her. "Yes Narene?"
Narene stood and answered, "It was called The Seven Days of Darkness, Miss Harris." Narene said.
"Correct. Does anyone know anything that happened during this war?"
Jaesyn Norris just sighed, his head resting on his right hand. His attention was only captured when he heard the teacher call a certain black-haired girl's name.
"Yes Myria?"
Myria stood and answered the question. "A group of friends all came together and helped the Shinra Electric Power Company defeat the beings of darkness."
"Yes, that's true. Does anybody know how it ended?"
Jaesyn raised his hand. The teacher looked at him, sighed, rolled her eyes and said, "I doubt that you actually know, Jaesyn, but humor us. How do you think it ended?"
"One of the friends took on an entire army of heartless in an act of insane bravery." Jaesyn said, then leaned back in his seat. The teacher looked shocked.
"That's pretty close. However, you're missing one detail. The boy was actually being punished for cowardice and betraying his friends and the company, so they sent him to his death. He had a so-called "magical" weapon shaped like a weird-looking key that they allowed him to use. He died, and with good reason. I think we all know he deserved it."
Jaesyn sat upright in his seat. Wait a minute. That doesn't sound right. Hmm, well, Dad was in that war. I'll have to ask him sometime.
Just then the bell rang, signaling that class was over. Jaesyn was one of the last to get up and leave classroom. As soon as he got out into the hallway, someone tapped him on the shoulder. He turned to see Myria smiling up at him.
"Hey Jaesyn! Ready for this weekend?"
Jaesyn just stood there, looking clueless, then scratched the back of his head. "Uhh, this weekend?"
Myria giggled. "The reunion, remember? I'm coming with Nycole, you know, your little sister?" A smirk replaced the smile on her face.
A light went on in Jaesyn's head. "Oh, that's right! Heh heh, kinda sorta totally forgot about that."
Myria just rolled her eyes. "You're so much like your dad." She started to walk away.
"H-hey, is that a good thing?!" Jaesyn shouted after her. She just laughed and kept walking. He hurried to catch up with her. They both continued to their next class.
The trip to the large cabin in the woods where the gathering was being held wasn't that bad. Jaesyn stared out the window, reminiscing on what the teacher had said on Thursday.
"The boy was actually being punished for cowardice and betraying his friends and the company, so they sent him to his death. He had a so-called "magical" weapon shaped like a weird-looking key that they allowed him to use. He died, and with good reason. I think we all know he deserved it."
"You've been pretty quiet back there, Jaesyn." His mother said looking back at him.
"Now do you see what I mean when I say all the noise comes from Nycole?" Jaesyn said with a grin. He could hear his dad snickering from the driver's seat.
"Well, still, you've been more silent than usual. Is something up?"
Jaesyn looked out the window again. "No, just thinking about something."
"Probably Myria." His dad said to his mom.
Jaesyn started to blush. "A-am not Dad!"
"But you're blushing, and you're denying it." Mom joined in, grinning madly.
Jaesyn took a moment to compose himself. "No, seriously, I was thinking about something else."
His dad shrugged his shoulders. "All right, all right, just trying to have some fun with you, Son."
"More like at his expense." His mom said, winking at Jaesyn, who smiled back.
"Well can you blame me? We've been driving for an hour and 45 minutes, and I've just about seen every kind of tree known to man." His father said, quickly throwing his hands in the air before gripping the steering wheel.
His wife patted him on the shoulder. "Just 10 more minutes, honey, you're doing great."
There were already several different cars and two awesome-looking motorcycles in the large driveway. Both bikes bore the Shinra Electric Power Company symbol on the gas tank. They entered the cabin to receive loud "Hey!"s and cheers.
Two men leaned against the living room wall. They both had insanely spiky hair, except one had black hair, and the other had blond. The black – haired man had his hair slicked back, spiking at the end. However, one slim, skinny section stuck up, then bent down about halfway up the spike. He got off his position on the wall and headed to the family. The blond guy just unfolded his left arm and raised it in a wavelike way.
The black-haired man walked up and clasped hands with Jaesyn's dad, then half hugged him.
"How ya doing, man?" he asked Jaesyn's dad.
"Not too bad. You?"
"Never better. Hey there!"
With that said, he hugged Jaesyn's mom. Then he turned to Jaesyn, man-clasped his hand, and pulled him into a half hug.
"Hey, the munchkin grew up! What are you, 16 this year?"
Jaesyn grinned. "'Sup Uncle Zack. Hi Aunt Aerith!"
A young woman with brown hair turned from her place at the kitchen sink and waved.
"Mom! Dad! Aunt Namine is awesome! She got us ice cream on the way here."
Nycole bounded into the room like a hyper 7– year–old, Myria following behind. She spotted Jaesyn and waved. Jaesyn waved back. Zack leaned down. "Man, dude, she's quite the beauty. You guys going out?"
Jaesyn started blushing again. "Me? Her? No way. I'd never be good enough for her."
Zack just laughed and smacked him heartily on the back. Then he muttered into his ear, "Nycole's going insane. And I thought Yuffie was bad."
Jaesyn laughed. "She's ok, but I will admit, the ice cream was against Aunt Namine's better judgment.
Namine walked into the room. She looked at Jaesyn's parents and smiled weakly. "Sorry."
Sometime later after everyone had said their hello's and Myria was introduced to everybody, they sat down to eat.
"Jaesyn, would you like to say grace?" asked Tifa, Cloud Strife's wife.
Jaesyn shrugged. "Sure."
Everyone bowed their heads, and Jaesyn began.
"Dear Lord, thank you for this weekend gathering where we can just relax and enjoy each other's company. We thank you for this food, we thank you for everything that you've done for us, and most of all, we thank you for sending the Light into this universe to defeat all darkness and save us all. In His Name, Amen."
"Amen." Everyone echoed.
"Dig in!" Zack shouted.
A gray-haired 25-year-old man named Riku slapped Zack on the back of the head, then shook his own head. "Way to be a leader, Zack."
Zack rubbed the back of his head, then grinned. "What can I say? Cloud and I rode for an hour and 55 minutes, and I saw just about every kind of tree known to man."
Jaesyn's dad turned to his wife. "See? It wasn't just me!"
His wife just chuckled and playfully slapped him on the arm. "No complaining at the dinner table."
After dinner was done and the dishes were cleaned, Jaesyn went to the living room where his dad, Zack, Cloud, and Riku were talking. He decided to ask the question that was on his mind that day. He tapped his dad on the shoulder.
"Hey Dad?" His dad turned and looked at him. "I was wondering about something my history teacher said. We just started discussing The Seven Days of Darkness and she said that the dude who ended it was actually a coward and a traitor and was put in that position as punishment. She said they let him use his key-weapon-thing to defend himself. For some reason, this doesn't seem right. I remember hearing you and Mom talking about it once, and it's not matching up. What's the real story about the war?"
His father turned and looked at the other three sitting there. They all nodded, and he turned back to look at his son.
"How about we get everyone else in here before I start?" He stood up and yelled, "Hey, everyone please come to the living room if you're interested in a history lesson on The Seven Days of Darkness!"
In less than a minute, everyone and their kids had piled into the living room. Myria sat down on the floor next to Jaesyn.
Jaesyn's dad looked around. "Good. Thanks for coming. It looks like I have a story to tell."
A/N: Ok, I was writing this, and I realized the ages of the adults and kids would be wacked out if I didn't think of someway to fix it so here it is.
Jaesyn was roaming the streets trying to survive after his parents died in a car accident. He came across the home of a young loving couple who had just adopted a 14 year old girl named Nycole, and they gladly adopted him. They're only about 7 or 8 years older, but are still legal guardians.
So that's how the ages are wacked out and yet not messed up.
Also, if you didn't appreciate the prayer, and you decide to review, I'd greatly appreciate it if you didn't slam it or anything like that. Thank you.