LASTING FOR AN ETERNITY
Author's note : This is my second fanfic about FF VII, especially about love triangle between Cloud - Aeris - Tifa (no bashing, promiiisee !!). This one is supposed to be sequel from my first fanfic titled Live Forever. However, at this sequel, I'd like to write in another writing style (I guess I was melancholic enough on my first fanfic ^-^). This sequel is supposed to be mixing of romance with action/adventure. Please R & R, people ! Thanks ! *bows to the readers*
PROLOGUE
It is an ordinary day in Kalm. The sun is getting down to the west horizon. The market in square town is not crowded anymore as it was whole morning. Merchants are starting to wrap up their items. One of those merchants, a middle-aged potion merchant, is counting his profit that day when suddenly a customer stands up in front of him.
Well, maybe this is the last customer this day, he thinks and puts his gil inside old leather pouch.
The merchant raises his head, and he is very surprised to know that his customer is a female, an exceptional one, he thinks. He never have any sighting before that he will have a customer like this. The merchant fixes his eye glass to make sure that his vision is right, and he finds no doubt on his first thought about this customer.
Wow, this one is surely an angel from heaven….His thought tells him that words. He smiles, and his customer smiles at him too.
Her smile…..He can not finish his word. He was already surprised with her presence, and now he looks at her in awe, more surprised, when she smiled to him. He just stares at her eyes.
"Excuse me, are you the potion merchant ?", she greets him, breaking his silence.
"Y…Yes, what can I help you, young lady ?", the merchant groggily replies her. He blushes as he has been caught gazing at her.
"Well, it is getting dark, and I don't want to bother you other than selling these….", she says to the merchant, still smiling, while she is pulling out some potions from her bag. There are some potions, most of them are healing potion, while the rest are magic potion.
"You come for a trade ? Well…hmm…let me see…", the merchant takes a bottle of potion and observes it closely. He puts it down, and does the same thing to other bottles. His customer is patiently waiting for him to finish.
"For these all, I'll buy from you 250 gil, is that fair, young lady ?", he finally asks his customer.
"Well…I think that's fair…", she replies after thinking for some moments.
"So we're deal", the merchant concludes the trade and hands her 250 gil.
"Thank you, sir…and…by the way, would you like a flower ? It is only one gil…", she offers him a beautiful flower. A refreshing aroma fills the air. The merchant smiles.
"It's very kind of you, trying to cheer up the others. Here, I'll take your flower, and this is one gil", he gives her a gil, and takes the flower from her hand.
She smiles, and says.
"It's really kind of you, sir…and…mind if I ask a question ?"
The merchant nods his head.
"Do you ever know someone with a unique hair style ? It is like…um…spike…His hair color is blonde"
The merchant thinks for a moment as he gathers his memories, and finally says,
"I am sorry, young lady, but I haven't seen such person like that….", he concludes.
The young woman's face grows sad. The merchant, seeing her sad face, feels sorry for his inability to help his customer.
"Well, it's okay, thank you for your time…", she says, tries to hide her disappointment.
"It is getting dark, young lady, please find a nearby inn and take rest, you look so tired today", the merchant advises her, tries to smile to ease her.
"Sure, I will, thanks for your attention, sir…", she smiles, spins around and leaves the spot.
The merchant watches her until she is out of his sight. He sighs and smiles, but his heart still feels sorry for seeing her sad face before.
What a beautiful young lady, she is very nice, ha…a girl like that should already has someone…but I saw her sorrow as well as hope in her eyes…what's up with her ?
He only shakes his head. From his experience as middle-aged man, he knows there is something with her, concealed nicely within her smile, but he is sure about it.
After a short walk, the young lady that has just sold her potions sees a bench and she can not stand to sit on it. She does it. Her head hangs up to the evening sky. She has been in Kalm for a week, but she has not found what she is looking for…someone….someone she loves very much no matter how he feels toward her. Besides, she has something important for him.
I must not give up, I have to find him whatsoever… she seizes the day, and stands up. She continues her walking, looking for an affordable yet comfortable inn to spend this cold night.
