So here is chapter 2. Thanks to all who reviewed and took time to read the story. A heads up, in the story if the words are italicized then its the character thinking to him/herself. Also, this is where the OC is inserted so sorry if certain readers don't like it. Anyways, Chapter 2 is Up.

Disclaimer: I do not own FFVII.

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I was your average teenager getting out of school, hanging with friends on the bus as i rode home from another boring day at Century High. It was a good school, but all schools have the same issue. Jocks, nerds, hot women, drugs, and annoying school work. No, I wasn't a nerd, but I wasn't a jock either, although I played on the football team...as a backup. I was what you would call an average high school student in a good school, that was filled with rich kids. I wasn't rich, but I wasn't poor either. My name is James Sully and this is my story.

I looked over at my other friends across the aisle and punched one of them in the arm playfully. "So are we going to the lake this afternoon, its summer and the sun is out late. We only have three weeks of school left." I looked enthusiastically at Dave. The lake was the best place on a hot summer day and it would be good to kick back with my friends, Dave, Matt, and Chris with a couple girls and some beer.

"Hey man, we have that test tomorrow remember, there's no way your gonna pass if we go up to the lake." Dave told me in an admonishing tone.

"Nonsense, I am the master procrastinator, and I have a bad case of senioritis right now."

"Alright then, its your test grade," Dave sighed, before smirking back at me and showing me in his backpack 4 beers. "There's one for each of us and the girls will have to bring some of their own if they want."

A huge smile swept across my face. "You snuck those through school? There's a reason your one of my best friends." I replied.

"Yeah, I knew you'd cave to senioritis. I will call Matt and Chris, you call Rachel and Amy. Lets all head up at 4:30pm."

"Sounds good to me," I smiled, all giddy inside at the fun of swimming, having a cold beer and being with friends and two hot women.

After getting off the bus, I got a hold of Amy and Rachel and invited them up, then I drove over and picked Dave up in my car. Matt and Chris met us up at Lake Salmon and we immediately jumped in. I didn't care how cold it was, it felt good. Sipping on my beer afterward, I spotted three guys walking up to us.

"Uh Oh," looks like we got trouble," I warned and got Matt and Chris' attention. Three of the biggest jerks in school walked up to us. Jake, Hale, and Wes were three big basketball jocks with the stereotypical bully attitude. Matt was the team captain on our football team and even he was 4 inches short of Jake, the basketball captain.

"Come girls, why would you hang out with these losers? They can't offer you what I can," Jake sneered and grabbed at his crotch.

"Is that what a failure of a man says to a girl, how sad," Dave chuckled.

"What nerd, like you can't do better, you who does nothing but play WoW and is afraid to lose his virginity," Jake then shoved Dave to the ground. "You only pretend to have a life by showing up here, nerd."

I felt bad, Dave was even shorter than me and didn't play much beyond street basketball. He was definitely not an athlete. Then again, neither was I. "Leave him alone bitch, or are you too much of a coward that you will intimidate us to get Rachel and Amy from us."

"Oh, so you worthless bastard, are going to try to defend him." Jake looked at me, with almost a flicker of dark humor in his eyes.

"Guys stop it," yelled Amy. "Jake, your such a jerk and you'll never get anything except a slut with that attitude."

Jake looked at Amy with a sneer in his eye. He snapped his fingers and both Wes and Hale descended on Matt and Chris, and before I knew it, Chris was on the ground with a bloody nose and bruised over his ribs. Matt fought back hard but was overwhelmed by 2 to 1 odds since Chris and Dave had no shred of athleticism and I wasn't much better. I threw a punch at Jake, but it didn't connect and then I found myself on my back with a bloody lip while Jake picked up Dave, twisting his arms behind his back.

"Now Amy, that's no way to talk to a hero. You don't want to sleep with the one who single-handedly won our school three state championships in a row?" Jake mocked at her. "You'll see sweetheart, I always get what I want, and I want you with me tonight. If you don't come with me..."

I heard a cracking sound behind Dave and watched him yell in pain. Jake had just broken Dave's wrist.

"I will break the other one. You and Rachel will love it at my place, more than hanging out with these losers," Jake said with a wicked smile.

I looked over, seeing how my friends were bleeding and in pain. I was probably the least injured. I looked over at Rachel and before making my own move, I tossed her a large fist sized rock from the lake. She caught it and before Hale could even show his surprised face, she had clubbed him and then Wes. Both went down with broken noses and were dazed. I jumped up right at Jake, mustered enough courage and kicked right where it counts...in the balls. Jake doubled over in pain. I knew it was a bastard move but I didn't care, he threatened my friends. Just then, before Jake could retaliate, everyone else at the lake came over and laughed at Jake, Hale and Wes. The three had been embarrassed with our little maneuver. Jake looked with eyes of hate at everyone, while Wes and Hale just turned red with embarrassment at losing to a girl hitting them with a rock.

Jake looked at me with acid in his eyes, "this isn't over, I will have revenge. You will feel pain for embarrassing me like this. No one embarrasses me in front of a crowd." Jake and his cronies then left and we decided to leave as well, our afternoon ruined but with all of us alive and a sense of coolness as this news would spread quickly the next day at school.

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Later, I drove Dave to the hospital where they straightened out his broken wrist and put it in a cast. Matt and I headed back to my house while Chris and Dave were at their own. I then remembered that I had a test and it was already 7:30pm. Dammit, I didn't want to study but I had to do decent otherwise government class would be jeopardized. Matt also needed to study so we were going to work together. Matt looked at my wall in my room to see a large poster with two men with their swords facing each other.

"What poster is that?" he asked, staring intently at the spiky haired blonde and the tall silver haired man.

"It represents many things; good vs evil, light vs darkness, a powerful story and a great cast of characters, whatever you want to call it. Final Fantasy VII is the best game I've ever played and will ever play. You should try it Matt."

"Yeah but what makes it so great?" Matt asked as he continued to look at the poster, tilting his head.

"Think of a character who has been to hell and back, who overcomes a false identity, has his girlfriend killed by his nemesis, and in the end wins and saves the planet he's on, with tons of plot twists along the way," I confidently stated. "I even have the movie called Advent Children and the prequel game, Crisis Core.

"You're really into this are you," Matt laughed.

"Yeah, its just such a great story line, and lets not forget about my favorite character of all time, although he was a sacrificial hero. He died in the prequel, good ol' Zack Fair, the best warrior in the game."

"But if he was the best warrior, then why is he dead?" Matt continued to laugh at my sudden enthusiasm.

"His death was necessary, sad but necessary, it was part of the plot and a major plot device in the story. You should appreciate that Matt, since you like to watch plot twisting shows like Lost," I snickered as I lightly shoved him. Clearly we were both distracted from studying.

Just then, we heard the doorbell. "I'll get it," I told Matt. I wondered who it was as I went down stairs. My parents were divorced and didn't have many friends, and I was stuck with my Dad. It was his house, and he was a heavy drinker, unfortunately. Luckily not abusive but yes, an alcoholic. As I went downstairs and opened the door, suddenly, whoever was on the other side, kicked the door in and sent me flying into the wall.

"I told you I would get what I want, I will make you feel pain." the voice snickered filled with acid like hate.

"Jake, I should have known." Jake quickly pressed me up against the wall and led me upstairs. When Matt came out, Jake pointed a gun at him.

"Both of you into the room," Jake ordered.

I backed into my room and Jake closed the door behind Matt and I. Trapped in my room with a psycho, I had no idea what to do.

"So what are you going to do Jake, kill us? How original." I smirked. Matt looked at me like I was crazy.

"hehe, I know you don't care about yourself cause of your broken family, but what about your friends," Jake smirked back at me. Then he clubbed Matt over the head with the gun. My stomach twisted and Jake's words stung me, knowing I had a crappy family and my friends were all I had.

"You bastard," I yelled, but Jake quickly had the gun pointed back at me.

"I don't think so," he said. "I know you feel the most pain when your friends are hurt. And now I will hurt you more." Jake took aim with the gun at Matt's leg.

I thought about what to do, knowing if I moved at Jake, that Matt and I had a high chance of death, but we did anyway with Jake's unstable mind in control. How nerdy I am, I briefly thought to myself, What would Zack do? I let out a smile, knowing he would just overpower Jake and then strike a victory pose shouting "OH YEAH." And with that I made my move, and lunged at Jake.

It took him by surprise and I thought I would get the gun from him, Matt also jumping forward. My hand on the gun, I thought I could reach it. I was wrong when Jake pulled the knife out and cut my arm forcing me to lose the gun. He also cut Matt across the palm of his hand and then pointed the gun at me.

"Well this was fun, but it looks like I win. I always win, I am Jake Almasy." And Jake shot a bullet at me. His aim was slightly off cause the bullet went right next to my left ear and into my FF VII poster. What happened next was crazy.

Jake suddenly had a nervous look on his face and pointed behind me. I turned around and saw ripples like water moving across the poster from where the bullet hit. Matt also noticed it. I suddenly felt myself drawn to the poster.

"What the hell is this!" Jake yelled.

"I don't know," yelled Matt in return.

I couldn't believe what was unfolding in front of me. The poster was drawing us in. And before I knew it, I felt like I was falling. Falling into darkness. I tried to grab Matt's arm but I couldn't and watched him disappear into a dark background with swirling green energy around all three of us. Jake tried to grab me, and I kicked at him, sending him away from me into the swirling green energy. It might not have been the kindest thing to do as our world's were turned upside down but he was my enemy...and he shot at me! I continued to free fall in the dark surroundings, with green tendrils of energy coming up my legs. I didn't even know what to think at this point. And then, everything went dark.

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So there it is, the three boys. Who knows what will happen to them. And based on the subtitle description, everyone should know who is introduced in Chapter 3 :) I will post Chapter 3 in a day or two. Let me know what you think of using the point of view of James. Please review and thanks for reading.