Fate & Destiny

By sagacity

My email: cs_smile@yahoo.com.hk

Disclaimer: Characters from FF8 belong to Squaresoft. Original characters, of course, belong to me. So please do not take my characters without my permission.

A/N: This is only the prologue, so it's kinda short... anyway give me some feedback please. R&R. The story rotates around the daughter of Squall, Leanne Leonhart. New characters will be introduced later.

Prologue

At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self. ~~~~ Brendan Francis

Leanne Leonhart charged forward as she raised her Demi Gunblade and slashed fiercely at the dinosaur which stood before her. The T-Rex roared with pain as crimson blood poured out of its new wound. Panting, Leanne retreated since she too was seriously injured. She desperately searched through her items while the monster was still crying in pain, but she discovered that she did not even have a potion.

"Damn it!" Leanne cried hysterically. The T-Rex was in rage-- it gave a deep groan, and whipped Leanne with its enormous tail. Leanne's back ached as she bumped onto a tree trunk. Leanne could not subdue the sharp pain on her right-hand as she tried to raise her gunblade... she shrieked. In respond to the cry, the T-Rex roared, its saliva pouring out like a waterfall as it figured out the location of its prey.

Blank. Leanne's mind was blank, and the seconds were ticking past. This is the end... Her turquoise blue eyes revealing her inner fear.

"Cure!" cried a mature voice from nowhere. Instantly, a glow of light surrounded Leanne, followed by clusters of stardust falling from the midair. Without even noticing who had cured her, Leanne bounced up spontaneously and began her limit break.

"Doomsday!" screamed Leanne, raising her left-hand high up while a ball of black material with strands of blue static formed. The black material flew towards the T-Rex and reducing its HP to 3/4. Without losing a second, the teenager charged forward giving the helpless monster a few slashes on the head. With a loud thump, the corpse fell to the ground and gradually disappeared.

Sighing with relief, Leanne checked her Battle Meter. 330 monsters... not bad... 20 more to go in order to participate in the SeeD exam. Leanne had never thought of choosing one of those stupid bite bugs in the Acauld Plains, since it was not at all challenging, besides, she always considered that battling wasn't at all for exams only, it was for upgrading oneself's ability. She would never dream of herself wasting her time in monsters with low experience and ability points.

At a second thought, Leanne gave herself a deep frown. Why are you so incapable? Can't even defeat a T-Rex huh? She turned around, looking at the creature that had helped her just in time.

"Thanks Angelica, but..." said Leanne.

"No... please don't consider it as an insult," Angelica interrupted, wagging her tail just like any other dog would have when it saw its beloved mistress, "Leanne, you must learn how to fight in a team." Angelica went near to Leanne and began to lick her wounded hand.

"A team? You must be joking, how many times have I told you that all the people in this Garden are hypocrites?" Leanne yelled, "Do you understand what I've been through?" Enraged, Leanne pounced the soft grass hardly and pushed her pet away from herself. The girl picked up her weapon and headed to the entrance of the training centre. I should as well take a good rest... She applied extra force on her forearm, hoping that the blood would soon clot. Thank Hyne the school faculty did not notice my entrance...

"Why can't this little girl ever learn from her father or mother?" sighed the bitch, shaking her head. Following the unsteady silhouette of her mistress, she also left the training centre quietly behind.

A/N: How do you feel? Like or dislike, it doesn't matter, I just want some feedback for improvement. Comment on my writing skills, plots etc are all welcome. Just say sth, k?

Btw, Angelica is the daughter of Angelo (Rinoa's dog) and the reason why she can talk will be explained in later chapters.