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said this fic was korny--there goes my self-esteem...but then i remember
that i have waaay more good reviews then that one bad review!!! oh, look!
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~Tenshi
(Just to refresh your memories...)
I was bewildered when Ellone reached her hand out to me and
touched my head. She closed her eyes. My vision became blurry and my
surroundings and people around me became more and more vague until everything
was clear again. But I was no longer in Selphie's living room...
***Black Rose***
**Chapter 7**
As soon as I regained my vision, I was shocked to find out I was in an
unfamiliar environment. What happened? How did I get here?
"I help my patients recover lost memories," echoed Ellone's voice. Did this
mean I'm in the past?
The door creaked open and a woman stepped into the room.
"Momma!" cried a child-like voice. I turned my head and saw a little girl about
four running to the familiar-looking woman. Wait...that little girl was me! And the
woman...she's the one from my pictures...my mother...
"C'mon, Rinnie, I have something to give you!" said Julia, picking up "Rinnie"
and walking out the room. I followed them and realized that the house we were in
was the Caraway Mansion! I thought I'd never see this house again! Everything
looked pretty much the same...James never changed anything.
Julia and Rinnie went into the room. The Forbidden Room. I can still
remember seeing James scolding me when I opened the door. He never wanted
anyone, including himself to enter the room. I walked into the room and saw Julia
digging through her jewelry box. Rinnie was on the large bed, kicking her legs
gleefully.
"Ah-hah! There you are..." exclaimed Julia, taking a small silver object out.
She turned to Rinnie, took Rinnie's hand, and slipped the ring onto her small fingers.
Rinnie examined the ring with awe.
"It's pretty Mommy. Can I have it?" asked Rinnie, looking hopefully at her
mother. Julia smiled, nodding her head.
"Of course. That ring has been passed down from generation to generation in
the Heartilly family. The ring shows you are a Heartilly," explained Julia. Rinnie's lips
formed an "o" as she gazed at the ring. The ring fell from her finger.
"The ring's too big for you...I know! It'll fit you better as a necklace!" said
Julia, bending down and picking up the ring. She searched her jewelry box again, but
this time she pulled out a silver necklace. She slipped the ring through and tied it
around Rinnie's neck. T-that's...my necklace! I grasped my own necklace. This used
to belong to my mother...
"The car's about to leave, are you two ready?" asked a man who had just
come in. I looked at him, squinting my eyes. James!? But this couldn't be my father!
This man looked happy; content! I watched as he hugged Julia and Rinnie. I looked
wistfully at the happy family. Happy family...I never thought I'd use the two words in
the same sentence. If only...Mommy didn't die, maybe James would still have the
same smile he did then...If only she's stayed, maybe I wouldn't be making money at
the expense of other people's lives...
A blinding light flashed that made me shut my eyes. When I opened my eyes,
I was in another place. The crystallized buildings and floating platforms were
definitely not from Galbadia. Was this the famed country, Esthar? I then saw James,
Julia, and Rinnie walking towards a large building. I followed them. They stepped on
a platform that brought them to a hallway. They walked into the room at the far
opposite of the platform.
Inside the room they had just entered was a man who greeted them warmly.
He even hugged Julia. This was strange. Galbadia and Esthar were enemies. For as
long as I could remember, James had always held a grudge against the president of
Esthar. Now they were chatting with each other like they were the best of friends.
"It's been too long since we last saw of each other. You have a beautiful
daughter, James," commented the Estharian president, patting Rinnie's head.
"I've heard you married and have a child of your own also," said James. The
president nodded, smiling.
"Raine! Come meet our guests!" called the president. A petite woman with
dark hair came with a little boy trailing behind her.
"You must be James and Julia Caraway! And of course, little Rinoa! Laguna's
told me much about your family!" smiled Raine. Rinnie noticed the shy little boy,
hiding behind his mother's legs.
"Hi! My name's Rinoa! What's yours?" greeted Rinnie.
"......."
"I'm terribly sorry. He's a bit shy because he's usually not around so many
people," explained Raine. "Honey, answer her question." The boy looked shyly at
Rinnie, his blue eyes looking intently into her eyes as if he was searching for
something.
"...Squall..." Rinnie smiled brightly at him. Squall!? That shy little boy is
Squall!? No, this couldn't be the Squall I know. Ok, so they mothers both have the
same names. Big coincidence...or was it? The parents smiled at the two before
leaving them both alone.
"Hello Squall!" greeted Rinnie again, extending her hand towards Squall.
Squall looked at her hand.
"She's not gonna hurt you, Squall," said a voice. I turned and saw a girl about
eleven or twelve. She looked like...Ellone!? Squall's eyes immediately lit up.
"Sis!" he cried as he ran towards Ellone and hugging her. Ellone smiled.
"I'm Ellone; who are you?"
"I'm Rinoa!"
"Hey! Now we have enough people to play 'Wedding'!" exclaimed Ellone.
"Squall, you'll be the groom, Rinoa, you'll be the bride, and I'll be the guy who'll
marry you two! This'll be like the ones on T.V.!"
She pulled Squall and Rinoa close together and stood in front of them. She
then cleared her voice and said, "Squall, do you take Rinoa as your lawful wife? To
hold and to cherish, through sickness and through health?"
"........"
"...Okay! And do you, Rinoa, take Squall as your lawful husband?"
"Uh...whatsa 'awful house man'? Is he the guy that comes to your house and
breaks everything?" asked a confused Rinnie.
"I now declare you man and wife! You may now kiss the bride!" said Ellone,
closing an invisible book. She looked at the both of them expectantly.
"Well, aren't you two gonna kiss?" asked Ellone impatiently. Squall and Rinoa
turned their heads towards each other. They both knew what a kiss was; they saw it
often on T.V. and with their parents.
"EEEEEWWWWW!!!" they both said, scrunching up their faces in disgust.
Another bright light flashed and I was now in a house. I was apparently in a
kitchen, next to Julia and Raine.
"I'll go get the pictures! I'll be right back!" said Raine as she left the kitchen.
Julia smiled and nodded. I looked around the kitchen. Rinnie was no where in sight.
Strange. Why was I seeing this than? A scream pierced through the air. Julia looking
worried, ran towards where the scream had come from and I followed. Julia paled as
soon as she saw the gruesome scene.
A woman with crimson hair was on top of Raine with a knife in her hand. I
grimaced as she stabbed Raine several times. Julia was too shocked to move. The
assassin stood up, grinning maliciously at her work. She soon noticed Julia. Terror
struck my heart.
"Run! Run away before she kills you too! Please..." I realized that all I was
seeing was something that had happened in the past. It was futile to try to save my
mom. I watched in horror as the woman jumped on Julia and slitted her throat. Tears
fell down my cheeks as I slumped down. I felt so helpless. The woman began
laughing hideously. I glared at the woman with hate. Wait, I know this
woman...Adel!
James walked in and saw the Adel covered in blood. He saw the two corpses
on the floor.
"Julia..." he mumbled in disbelief. Adel was about to jump on him too, but
James noticed this stepped out of danger. He grabbed her arms and made her drop
the bloody knife.
"You killed my wife...How dare you kill my wife!?" screamed James. Adel
laughed in his face. James growled and threw Adel down. She fell near the fireplace,
knocking over some wood. The fire reached the fallen woodpile. Soon, the floor was
on fire. James ran outside as the fire consumed the house. Laguna arrived at this
moment, staring at his house in horror.
"...Raine and Julia...Where are they?" asked Laguna worriedly. James could
only point to the fiery house. Laguna's eyes widened.
"Y-you murderer! How could you murder my wife? We were friends!" burst
Laguna. James stared back at him.
"I-I..." James was still to shocked to speak.
"Go! Leave with your daughter now! I never want to see you again! The
contract is off!" barked Laguna, staring at his blackened house.
"I-I-" a firefighter took James away into an ambulance to check for any
injuries.
Everything became out of focus until all I could see was...nothing. I found
myself sitting in a chair. I opened my eyes, my cheeks wet from my tears. Everyone
was looking worriedly at me.
"Rinoa, are you alright?" asked Selphie.
"I-I have to go!" I stuttered, running out of the room.
"Rinoa!" called Irvine. I paid no attention to their voices as I ran through the
hallway. Fresh tears were running down my face. I quickly stepped inside the
elevator and pushed the button to go down. Before the elevator doors completely
closed, a hand slipped through and the doors opened. Squall came in with a
concerned face.
"We need to talk," he stated. I began to walk out, but the doors had closed
before I could.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* err...sorrie i havent updated for awhile, but school and the cat 6 are taking a toll on me. also, i changed the plot for this chapter and i had to rewrite it. sooo...plz send me your comments! wasnt the "wedding" part cute? i remember my friend and her brother used to make these two little kids kiss each other. that was where i got the idea from. ^^ wellz, reviews are nice rite about now! ~Tenshi
(Just to refresh your memories...)
I was bewildered when Ellone reached her hand out to me and
touched my head. She closed her eyes. My vision became blurry and my
surroundings and people around me became more and more vague until everything
was clear again. But I was no longer in Selphie's living room...
***Black Rose***
**Chapter 7**
As soon as I regained my vision, I was shocked to find out I was in an
unfamiliar environment. What happened? How did I get here?
"I help my patients recover lost memories," echoed Ellone's voice. Did this
mean I'm in the past?
The door creaked open and a woman stepped into the room.
"Momma!" cried a child-like voice. I turned my head and saw a little girl about
four running to the familiar-looking woman. Wait...that little girl was me! And the
woman...she's the one from my pictures...my mother...
"C'mon, Rinnie, I have something to give you!" said Julia, picking up "Rinnie"
and walking out the room. I followed them and realized that the house we were in
was the Caraway Mansion! I thought I'd never see this house again! Everything
looked pretty much the same...James never changed anything.
Julia and Rinnie went into the room. The Forbidden Room. I can still
remember seeing James scolding me when I opened the door. He never wanted
anyone, including himself to enter the room. I walked into the room and saw Julia
digging through her jewelry box. Rinnie was on the large bed, kicking her legs
gleefully.
"Ah-hah! There you are..." exclaimed Julia, taking a small silver object out.
She turned to Rinnie, took Rinnie's hand, and slipped the ring onto her small fingers.
Rinnie examined the ring with awe.
"It's pretty Mommy. Can I have it?" asked Rinnie, looking hopefully at her
mother. Julia smiled, nodding her head.
"Of course. That ring has been passed down from generation to generation in
the Heartilly family. The ring shows you are a Heartilly," explained Julia. Rinnie's lips
formed an "o" as she gazed at the ring. The ring fell from her finger.
"The ring's too big for you...I know! It'll fit you better as a necklace!" said
Julia, bending down and picking up the ring. She searched her jewelry box again, but
this time she pulled out a silver necklace. She slipped the ring through and tied it
around Rinnie's neck. T-that's...my necklace! I grasped my own necklace. This used
to belong to my mother...
"The car's about to leave, are you two ready?" asked a man who had just
come in. I looked at him, squinting my eyes. James!? But this couldn't be my father!
This man looked happy; content! I watched as he hugged Julia and Rinnie. I looked
wistfully at the happy family. Happy family...I never thought I'd use the two words in
the same sentence. If only...Mommy didn't die, maybe James would still have the
same smile he did then...If only she's stayed, maybe I wouldn't be making money at
the expense of other people's lives...
A blinding light flashed that made me shut my eyes. When I opened my eyes,
I was in another place. The crystallized buildings and floating platforms were
definitely not from Galbadia. Was this the famed country, Esthar? I then saw James,
Julia, and Rinnie walking towards a large building. I followed them. They stepped on
a platform that brought them to a hallway. They walked into the room at the far
opposite of the platform.
Inside the room they had just entered was a man who greeted them warmly.
He even hugged Julia. This was strange. Galbadia and Esthar were enemies. For as
long as I could remember, James had always held a grudge against the president of
Esthar. Now they were chatting with each other like they were the best of friends.
"It's been too long since we last saw of each other. You have a beautiful
daughter, James," commented the Estharian president, patting Rinnie's head.
"I've heard you married and have a child of your own also," said James. The
president nodded, smiling.
"Raine! Come meet our guests!" called the president. A petite woman with
dark hair came with a little boy trailing behind her.
"You must be James and Julia Caraway! And of course, little Rinoa! Laguna's
told me much about your family!" smiled Raine. Rinnie noticed the shy little boy,
hiding behind his mother's legs.
"Hi! My name's Rinoa! What's yours?" greeted Rinnie.
"......."
"I'm terribly sorry. He's a bit shy because he's usually not around so many
people," explained Raine. "Honey, answer her question." The boy looked shyly at
Rinnie, his blue eyes looking intently into her eyes as if he was searching for
something.
"...Squall..." Rinnie smiled brightly at him. Squall!? That shy little boy is
Squall!? No, this couldn't be the Squall I know. Ok, so they mothers both have the
same names. Big coincidence...or was it? The parents smiled at the two before
leaving them both alone.
"Hello Squall!" greeted Rinnie again, extending her hand towards Squall.
Squall looked at her hand.
"She's not gonna hurt you, Squall," said a voice. I turned and saw a girl about
eleven or twelve. She looked like...Ellone!? Squall's eyes immediately lit up.
"Sis!" he cried as he ran towards Ellone and hugging her. Ellone smiled.
"I'm Ellone; who are you?"
"I'm Rinoa!"
"Hey! Now we have enough people to play 'Wedding'!" exclaimed Ellone.
"Squall, you'll be the groom, Rinoa, you'll be the bride, and I'll be the guy who'll
marry you two! This'll be like the ones on T.V.!"
She pulled Squall and Rinoa close together and stood in front of them. She
then cleared her voice and said, "Squall, do you take Rinoa as your lawful wife? To
hold and to cherish, through sickness and through health?"
"........"
"...Okay! And do you, Rinoa, take Squall as your lawful husband?"
"Uh...whatsa 'awful house man'? Is he the guy that comes to your house and
breaks everything?" asked a confused Rinnie.
"I now declare you man and wife! You may now kiss the bride!" said Ellone,
closing an invisible book. She looked at the both of them expectantly.
"Well, aren't you two gonna kiss?" asked Ellone impatiently. Squall and Rinoa
turned their heads towards each other. They both knew what a kiss was; they saw it
often on T.V. and with their parents.
"EEEEEWWWWW!!!" they both said, scrunching up their faces in disgust.
Another bright light flashed and I was now in a house. I was apparently in a
kitchen, next to Julia and Raine.
"I'll go get the pictures! I'll be right back!" said Raine as she left the kitchen.
Julia smiled and nodded. I looked around the kitchen. Rinnie was no where in sight.
Strange. Why was I seeing this than? A scream pierced through the air. Julia looking
worried, ran towards where the scream had come from and I followed. Julia paled as
soon as she saw the gruesome scene.
A woman with crimson hair was on top of Raine with a knife in her hand. I
grimaced as she stabbed Raine several times. Julia was too shocked to move. The
assassin stood up, grinning maliciously at her work. She soon noticed Julia. Terror
struck my heart.
"Run! Run away before she kills you too! Please..." I realized that all I was
seeing was something that had happened in the past. It was futile to try to save my
mom. I watched in horror as the woman jumped on Julia and slitted her throat. Tears
fell down my cheeks as I slumped down. I felt so helpless. The woman began
laughing hideously. I glared at the woman with hate. Wait, I know this
woman...Adel!
James walked in and saw the Adel covered in blood. He saw the two corpses
on the floor.
"Julia..." he mumbled in disbelief. Adel was about to jump on him too, but
James noticed this stepped out of danger. He grabbed her arms and made her drop
the bloody knife.
"You killed my wife...How dare you kill my wife!?" screamed James. Adel
laughed in his face. James growled and threw Adel down. She fell near the fireplace,
knocking over some wood. The fire reached the fallen woodpile. Soon, the floor was
on fire. James ran outside as the fire consumed the house. Laguna arrived at this
moment, staring at his house in horror.
"...Raine and Julia...Where are they?" asked Laguna worriedly. James could
only point to the fiery house. Laguna's eyes widened.
"Y-you murderer! How could you murder my wife? We were friends!" burst
Laguna. James stared back at him.
"I-I..." James was still to shocked to speak.
"Go! Leave with your daughter now! I never want to see you again! The
contract is off!" barked Laguna, staring at his blackened house.
"I-I-" a firefighter took James away into an ambulance to check for any
injuries.
Everything became out of focus until all I could see was...nothing. I found
myself sitting in a chair. I opened my eyes, my cheeks wet from my tears. Everyone
was looking worriedly at me.
"Rinoa, are you alright?" asked Selphie.
"I-I have to go!" I stuttered, running out of the room.
"Rinoa!" called Irvine. I paid no attention to their voices as I ran through the
hallway. Fresh tears were running down my face. I quickly stepped inside the
elevator and pushed the button to go down. Before the elevator doors completely
closed, a hand slipped through and the doors opened. Squall came in with a
concerned face.
"We need to talk," he stated. I began to walk out, but the doors had closed
before I could.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* err...sorrie i havent updated for awhile, but school and the cat 6 are taking a toll on me. also, i changed the plot for this chapter and i had to rewrite it. sooo...plz send me your comments! wasnt the "wedding" part cute? i remember my friend and her brother used to make these two little kids kiss each other. that was where i got the idea from. ^^ wellz, reviews are nice rite about now! ~Tenshi
