Note- The Final Fantasy 8 characters do not
belong to me, they belong to Square. I
thank them for the use of them and do not claim them as my own. Please do not sue me.
Life was easy for me. I was popular in school. A member of student council, a star athlete
and member of the National Honor Society.
I have my clique of friends. I'm
a straight "A" student and always work hard.
Yeah, tres boring! I've always wanted something moe exciting,
something that would challenge me. The
martial arts used to but now even that gets tiring.
School bores the shit out of me. Is there anything that doesn't?
My name is Chandra Haley Stone. I'm 17 and from Angel Grove,
California. I have a fraternal twin
sister. Her name is Jeri. We're somewhat a like but we are also very
different.
We're both excellent students. Jeri's just too much of a goody-two-shoes,
although there is a certain bad boy she's been involved with.
She's shorter, where I'm at around 5'
8". She's has dark auburn, pin straight
hair and I'm a curly platinum blonde.
She had green eyes. I have blue.
We have an older borhter, Harley who's
nothin' but a hell raiser. Our older
sister, Oriana lives in Atlanta and we never see her anymore.
Dad, Jerome, is a private
investigator. He used to be a cop but
decided he like helping the public on a more personal basis.
Why does life have to be so boring?
I rolled over in my queen-sized canopy
bed. It was only five-thirty in the
morning.
The sun was starting to rise and birds were
starting to make their noises.
Jeri was out and about already. Harley probably never made it home.
I slowly climed out of bed and reached for
my Odie slippers. (That dog is a total dumbass but he's sooo cute.)
I shuffled down to the kitchen. Jeri and Daddy were making breakfast.
"Mornin' Chan."
"Mornin' Jer. Mornin' Daddy."
"Mornin' Sweetie."
"So what's on tap for Miss High Society
today?" Jeri asked.
"NHS meeting. I have track practice and it's mine and Jason's anniversary."
Jason.
Ah…my better half. Mister Jason
All-The-Chicks-Dig-Me Scott. We'd only
been together since the 7th grade.
Even when he was in Switzerland 2 years
ago, we remained together. Of course, I
couldn't remain faithful then.
It's that Jason and I had become so
dull. Everyone swears we make the
perfect couple. It was true though.
Every girl in school wanted him. For all I cared, they could have him,
including the school slut and one of my closest friends, Marley Love Oliver.
Breakfast had become as idyllic as the rest
of my life. Afterward, I headed to my
room to select my outfit.
I selected a Powerpuff Girls tank top with
Bubbles on it and a pair of my dark indigo jeans. To finish the ensemble I grabbed a pair of my babe blue Skechers.
I looked hot like always as Jason picked me
up in hi Red Jeep.
"Hey, Chan."
"Hey, Jas." I said as he kissed me on the
cheek.
We cruised to school. It was hubbub like crazy. The quad was loaded with students. All the little people gazed at me. I was definitely queen of the school.
"Chandra!" Someone yelled behind me. I turned around to see Marley running after
me in her usual slut gear.
"Yeah, Marley."
"The Larks are at it again!"
"What?"
"Trying to vote you out of student
council."
"Why?
Because I don't follow their lemming institution?"
"Exactly!"
"Oh when will this nonsense ever stop? When will those wanna-be rulers learn? I was voted in by the people, my peers. Not some social club who thinks it's
wonderful to help the old people once a year."
"The SCB!"
"Exactly.
I am the student council bitch.
The difference between me and them is that I won't stab ya in the back,
I'll do it to your face!"
"Word is that Jeri wants to be a lemming."
"WHAT!"
If it was one thing I couldn't' stand, it
was the Larks. They were a social club
who did charity work. In actuality,
they were a bunch of rich kids who really didn't care. I wasn't about to let my little sister try
anything like that.
I marched into the school and headed
towards Jeri's locker. She was talking
to Cleo, a member of the Larks.
"Cleo.
Get the fuck away from my sister."
"CHANDRA!"
"What?"
"She wants me to be a Lark."
"Jer, they're phony. You're so much better than they are."
"They help people."
"Yeah and so do the boy scouts but I don't
see you joining them!"
"Chan, why do you have to be so
overprotective?"
"Because.
I'm your sister."
"But you're not me. So butt out!"
"She does have a point." Jason said behind
me.
"Oh shut up, Jason!"
I walked away and headed back outside. Frustrated and angry, I flopped down in the
grass.
"I was only trying to help, Jeri." I said to myself.
In case you couldn't tell, I'm high on
impulse and very emotional. Those are
two of my faults. Jeri was always the
calm, cool and collected one. So for her to disrespect me, that was a little
too much.
I gazed at the grass blankly but out of the
corner of my eye, I saw something sparkle.
I looked over and saw a ring laying in the
grass. I reached over and grabbed it.
It had a hematite-type finish with a
magnificent blue stone. It was unlike
any stone I had ever seen. It sparkled
with a radiance. It was a wider band
ring and on one side was a sun symbol and other side was a moon symbol. The symbols were etched with great
precision. Someone had to be missing
it.
I put it in my pocket. If anyone wanted it, I'd surely give it
back.
I decided it was time to go back in. By then, homeroom had started.
I hurriedly headed to Miss Applebee's
room. She was reading the
announcedments as I walked in.
"Chandra.
Is there any reason why you're late to homeroom?"
"I didn't hear the bell."
"Well, you're still tardy."
"Oh well."
I sat down at my desk for the next five
minutes. Because of my spazzing, no one
wanted to talk to me…not even my own boyfriend. My day was in ruins. I could hardly wait for the day to be over.
But by lunch, everyone was just fine. I guess when you're queen of the school,
everyone goes out of their way to please you.
After school, I went home. I skipped the after school activities. I did my homework and vegged on the
couch.
In amazement, I realized I still had the
strange ring. I pulled it from my
pocket and put it on. It fit like it
was designed for my hand.
"Wow!
Lucky find." I said.
After awhile, I retreated to my room. I needed to take a slight nap before my date
with Jason. I just crashed on the bed.
But it wasn't like I was sleeping. I kept having weird dreams.
There were people but I didn't know them
and they were doing military type exercises.
They were in an open air type school and everyone was in some kind of a
uniform.
I was so entrapped in the dream that I
slept till well after midnight.
"SHIT!" I screamed. I had slept through the date. I sat straight up and decided to call him.
"Yes?" he asked angrily.
"Jas, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to sleep through it."
"Sure."
"Jason…please don't be mad."
"Chandra.
How can I not be."
"Jason…Oh God."
"Chan, you've been really weird today. Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
"You sure?
You've been acting, well different."
"Maybe because I'm bored."
"Bored?"
"Yes.
I'm very bored. My life si so
fuckin' perfect! Well, I'm sick of it."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Maybe we shouldn't be together."
"That's just fine. You…you bore me too!"
"Fine!"
"FINE!"
I slammed down the phone. What
had I just done?
Nothing made sense anymore.
"Why can't my life have a purpose?" I
whined. I flopped back down on my bed
and cried myself to sleep.
I continued to have weird dreams during the
night. I remembered that and I kept
thinking 'Why can't I have a different life?"
And out of the clear blue, a whispery voice
said, "Welcome to your new life!"
