Ello again! This is a story that my friend and I decided to write, along with a Death Note one which she's posting on her account, ThirteenDayRule. It's awsomely awsome too, so I suggest reading it, even if you don't know what the heck we're talking about! Also, kudos to OCV for editing both fics! You rock! XD Anyways, here's the full summary.
Hojo has taken Tifa and she has no memories of her previous life. Creating and making her into something that she shouldn't have been, or even existed for that matter. And when Cloud's added to the mess, everything in her unstable life unravels. What happens to her when she see's that there's so much in life that she didn't even know existed?
Disclaimer: - coughcough - I'm gonna get it if it's the last thing I do!
Zero Requiem
Prologue: Waking
The first thing Tifa remembered after waking up was pure, excruciating pain and that her vision was pixel-like. Wait, pixel-like? That didn't make any sense. As her eyes focused, and the pixels began to dissolve, and she could begin to make out the different objects around the room, like the lamp on the bedside table, the door on the opposite side of the room, and the straps that bounded her to her bed.
Okay, now that touch was just plain mean.
Tifa struggled, which hurt when she moved, but she didn't care. She let out little grunts of frustration when she found out the leather straps wouldn't break. As she began to panic, she let out a long, high-pitched, inhuman scream. Almost robotic.
When the sound penetrated the room, a doctor rushed in, looking frazzled.
Tifa's strange eyes focused on him, taking in all the little and big details in a matter of seconds, surprising her, but didn't hold her attention for long. He was older, maybe around sixty years old. He had black, graying hair, and brown eyes. Truthfully, Tifa thought he looked rather mean. He seemed to have done this before, since he was utterly calm when Tifa was most definitely not.
The man had a clipboard, and he was flipping through the pages silently, looking up at her every few seconds. He was studying her, just like you would an animal or test subject.
Tifa sat waiting impatiently; trying to fight the urge to yell at him to explain to her what the hell was going on.
He never did though, and, eventually, he walked off clicking his tongue. Tifa let out a grunt of pain; the man stopped walking, and turned to face her.
He asked in a sickly sweet voice, "Now, sweetie, what's wrong?" He seemed genuinely concerned, and Tifa took that for granted.
She attempted to talk, but all that came out was garbled machine-like sounds, which made her panic more, and the noises that came out of her mouth got gradually louder by the second.
The man didn't try to stop her, but frowned and clicked his tongue, saying something like "So, this is how it's going to be? I see how it is." And instead of trying to comfort her, he gave her a shot, and she quickly fell into the peaceful and quiet darkness that is sleep.
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When Tifa woke up again, she wasn't in that other room anymore, but was in a more hospital-like one. She looked around, and saw that she was still tied to a freaking bed. She huffed in frustration, and didn't bother trying to get out of her bindings this time because she knew it was hopeless.
This time, though, she wasn't in any pain and she wanted to keep it that way. So, waiting fairly patiently, she closed her eyes and attempted to talk again. Tifa's voice was slightly more recognizable, but still pretty messed up. As she talked to the walls, which were quite good listeners, the door silently opened and closed, while feet ghosted over the floor.
Her eyes snapped open when she felt a hand connect with her face, letting out a startled mechanical hiss. Her eyes rolled to lock with the man's eyes, which were glazed over with an emotion Tifa didn't understand. She'd later learn what it was. Only then it'd be too late.
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I realize this is short, and none of it will make any sense, but, the next chapter will explain everything! Or, mostly everything. - sheepsish grin - So, until the next update! Bye-bye!
-Tora