(Next chapter! How Cloud got to Nibelhiem, and how he became known as
'Cloud Strife'! Enjoy!)
Chapter 2
The Village Under Mount Nibel
The room was large, and for the most part empty, save the floating staircase and two platforms. The larger of the two was engulfed in a pale green light...
~(...envelops me...)~
A woman knelt in the center of the platform, the light seemingly eminating from her. Her hands were clasped together in prayer, her face downcast and shadowed. Cloud could hear her humming as well. The tune was somewhat meloncholy, but it was beautiful none the less. And the tune was familiar. He knew this song from somewhere...
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The boy sprang into consiousness very suddenly, startling the woman who had been working nearby. He rubbed his eyes harshly and blinked, clearing a few discomforting grey blotches from his vision. The woman stood by the bed...bed? How hd he gotten _here_?
"Are you alright?"
Her voice was distant, seeming unimportant compared to his thoughts. He continued staring blankly at the far wall What was he doing here? Why?
Wait. The boat. Yes, that's right. He had fallen off the boat.
_Definitely_ stay away from boats in the future.
Cloud swung his legs over the side of the bed, his attention returning to the woman. His gaze seemed to ask the questions, "Who are you? What am I doing here?"
"I suppose you'd like to know where you are?" she asked, breaking the silence.
Cloud nodded slowly.
"Well... I found you on a beach not far from here. You were injured, so I brought you here and patched you up."
Cloud peered up at her curiously, dropping the serious look he had worn since leaving his hometown. After another moment of silence, he finally spoke.
"Thank you."
She smiled reasuringly and rested a hand on his shoulder. Cloud looked a bit pained for a moment, but did nothing. A worried look crossed the face of the woman.
"I'm...fine," he said before she could speak.
"Would you mind talking about it?"
"What?"
"What happened to you."
Cloud's eyes misted over briefly, but he shook his head.
"I...wanna forget...that..."
"I understand. Here, tell me your name."
"It's...Cloud."
The woman smiled at him again and offered her hand.
"My name is Brenna Strife."
Cloud took her hand and shook it lightly, managing his own small smile. Brenna Strife helped him to his feet and led him over to a small table.
"Have a seat," she said walking over to a stove at the back of the room. "You must be hungry."
Cloud's overly vigorous nodding caused Brenna to chuckle lightly. She pulled out a few cooking utensils and started her work. Cloud took this time to glance around the house. It wasn't all that impressive, as houses go, but it was nice enough, and it emitted a comfortable feeling, like that of being at home.
Memories resurfaced like the undead, almost overwhelming the spiky- haired youth. The attack, his escape from certain death, Bone Village, the boat...
"Stupid boat," he said suddenly.
Brenna glanced at him questioningly.
"What 'stupid boat' is this?"
"I fell off of a boat."
"Ahh...I see."
She walked over to the table placing a plate in front of him. Eggs, and two foods he did not recognize.
"What are those?" he asked pointing at them.
"You've never seen bacon or pancakes before?" she questioned in disbelief.
Cloud shook his head 'no'. Brenna watched as he tasted both, then began to eat all of it quickly, though not all that messily. He seemed as though he hadn't eaten in days. She slapped herself mentally, remembering he had been unconsious for about a week or so since she'd found him.
"Cloud."
He looked at her, his food half done. She wasn't so sure she should ask him this, but what if there were people looking for him?
"Do you have parents?"
"I...did..." Cloud looked on the verge of tears. "They're...dead."
"I'm sorry."
He shook his head and returned to his food, the room once again lapseing into silence. After a short while, Cloud finished eating, stood, and looked to Brenna, as if to ask, "What now?" She looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Would you like to stay here?" she asked suddenly.
"I could...?"
She nodded, then waited for him to answer. He frowned.
"How far is it from here to Si- no, Bone Village?"
"Bone Village? That's pretty far, I'm not sure exactly. Why?"
"No reason...but, I think I will stay."
Brenna was a bit surprised when Cloud hugged her. He wasn't even sure himself what provoked him to do so, but at the moment he didn't care.
"Thank you Miss Strife."
She smiled at the little boy and hugged him back.
(I liked this chapter more than the last one. Hope to post another chapter before the weekend. Thanks to all reviewers, and keep on reviewing! !^_^!)
Diamond Weapon
Chapter 2
The Village Under Mount Nibel
The room was large, and for the most part empty, save the floating staircase and two platforms. The larger of the two was engulfed in a pale green light...
~(...envelops me...)~
A woman knelt in the center of the platform, the light seemingly eminating from her. Her hands were clasped together in prayer, her face downcast and shadowed. Cloud could hear her humming as well. The tune was somewhat meloncholy, but it was beautiful none the less. And the tune was familiar. He knew this song from somewhere...
_______________________________________________________________________
The boy sprang into consiousness very suddenly, startling the woman who had been working nearby. He rubbed his eyes harshly and blinked, clearing a few discomforting grey blotches from his vision. The woman stood by the bed...bed? How hd he gotten _here_?
"Are you alright?"
Her voice was distant, seeming unimportant compared to his thoughts. He continued staring blankly at the far wall What was he doing here? Why?
Wait. The boat. Yes, that's right. He had fallen off the boat.
_Definitely_ stay away from boats in the future.
Cloud swung his legs over the side of the bed, his attention returning to the woman. His gaze seemed to ask the questions, "Who are you? What am I doing here?"
"I suppose you'd like to know where you are?" she asked, breaking the silence.
Cloud nodded slowly.
"Well... I found you on a beach not far from here. You were injured, so I brought you here and patched you up."
Cloud peered up at her curiously, dropping the serious look he had worn since leaving his hometown. After another moment of silence, he finally spoke.
"Thank you."
She smiled reasuringly and rested a hand on his shoulder. Cloud looked a bit pained for a moment, but did nothing. A worried look crossed the face of the woman.
"I'm...fine," he said before she could speak.
"Would you mind talking about it?"
"What?"
"What happened to you."
Cloud's eyes misted over briefly, but he shook his head.
"I...wanna forget...that..."
"I understand. Here, tell me your name."
"It's...Cloud."
The woman smiled at him again and offered her hand.
"My name is Brenna Strife."
Cloud took her hand and shook it lightly, managing his own small smile. Brenna Strife helped him to his feet and led him over to a small table.
"Have a seat," she said walking over to a stove at the back of the room. "You must be hungry."
Cloud's overly vigorous nodding caused Brenna to chuckle lightly. She pulled out a few cooking utensils and started her work. Cloud took this time to glance around the house. It wasn't all that impressive, as houses go, but it was nice enough, and it emitted a comfortable feeling, like that of being at home.
Memories resurfaced like the undead, almost overwhelming the spiky- haired youth. The attack, his escape from certain death, Bone Village, the boat...
"Stupid boat," he said suddenly.
Brenna glanced at him questioningly.
"What 'stupid boat' is this?"
"I fell off of a boat."
"Ahh...I see."
She walked over to the table placing a plate in front of him. Eggs, and two foods he did not recognize.
"What are those?" he asked pointing at them.
"You've never seen bacon or pancakes before?" she questioned in disbelief.
Cloud shook his head 'no'. Brenna watched as he tasted both, then began to eat all of it quickly, though not all that messily. He seemed as though he hadn't eaten in days. She slapped herself mentally, remembering he had been unconsious for about a week or so since she'd found him.
"Cloud."
He looked at her, his food half done. She wasn't so sure she should ask him this, but what if there were people looking for him?
"Do you have parents?"
"I...did..." Cloud looked on the verge of tears. "They're...dead."
"I'm sorry."
He shook his head and returned to his food, the room once again lapseing into silence. After a short while, Cloud finished eating, stood, and looked to Brenna, as if to ask, "What now?" She looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Would you like to stay here?" she asked suddenly.
"I could...?"
She nodded, then waited for him to answer. He frowned.
"How far is it from here to Si- no, Bone Village?"
"Bone Village? That's pretty far, I'm not sure exactly. Why?"
"No reason...but, I think I will stay."
Brenna was a bit surprised when Cloud hugged her. He wasn't even sure himself what provoked him to do so, but at the moment he didn't care.
"Thank you Miss Strife."
She smiled at the little boy and hugged him back.
(I liked this chapter more than the last one. Hope to post another chapter before the weekend. Thanks to all reviewers, and keep on reviewing! !^_^!)
Diamond Weapon