Finding My Light
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! It all belongs to Disney and Squaresoft!
A/N: In this chapter (and all future chapters until further notice) I'm going to call Squall Leon. *** This chapter has been rewritten!! ***
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Cloud's eyes scanned the crowd in this new world. He had been traveling for many days, weeks, and months; he kept continuously searching for the one he had lost: Aerith.
It had been three years since that day their planet had been destroyed; three years since he had made his last promise to her. He had held to that oath, traveling to many distant worlds, meeting many new peoples, and seeing countless shocking sights. He kept to himself though; he knew that copious amounts of creatures were clueless to the existence of other worlds, and explanations just led to too many personal questions that were awkward.
Cloud glanced up at the sign: Olympus Coliseum. *Is Aerith here? Is this the place? Have I finally found her?* These questions surfaced in his head. He decided the only way to find out was to investigate, but in his heavy heart he knew that she wasn't there. *But where is she?*
As he strode down the streets, people backed away from him with mild looks of fright upon their faces. His dark disposition was not hard to miss, even for the peasant folk. But Cloud was oblivious to this; therefore, he just continued to stroll around, searching for his lost light.
Watching from a dark corner of a deserted alleyway, Hades considered Cloud with mild interest, contemplating his strength. Finally, deciding that Cloud fit the description of the one he needed, he confronted the wanderer.
"Hey there! The name's Hades, lord of the underworld! Hi, nice to meet you! And you might be..."
Cloud glared at Hades with emotionless eyes, "Go away," and continued his walk.
"Ooohh! Rebel huh, well, have I got a deal for you-" Hades began quickly, following Cloud.
Cloud whipped around, drew his sword, and raised it to Hades neck, "I told you to go away!" he thundered, "I'm not interested in any deal! I'm only interested in one thing, and I won't be distracted by anything else!"
Hades backed up slowly, raising his arms in a defensive position, "Whoa, whoa, whoa kid-"
"The name's Cloud," Cloud growled.
Hades smiled, "See, we're getting somewhere!"
"I'm not interested in your games!"
Hades started to talk quickly, "Listen, Cloud, all I want to ask of you is a little favor...and in return, maybe I can help you...say, help you find Aerith?"
Cloud gave the sword a small shake to remind the god of its presence, "How do you know about Aerith?"
Hades took this as a good sign and put his arm around Cloud's shoulders, "I'm a god! It's my job to know these things! Now, why don't we go to my domain and settle on a contract!"
Cloud broke free of Hades' grip, "What's the deal?"
"Well, see, there's this guy named Hercules and he kind of keeps getting in the way of my plans. I've tried to get rid of him, but I've had some trouble, so I just figured that maybe you can get rid of him by, oh, say, killing him in the tournament!"
Cloud silently stared at the god for a few minutes before saying, "And you'll find Aerith for me?"
Hades grinned evilly, conjuring up a contract, "Consider it done! Just sign here..."
Cloud gave Hades an intent look before taking the pen and signing his name on the bottom. As soon as he did, the contract and pen disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"There! Now that that's done let's get you in the tournament!" Hades led Cloud to the sign-up place, grinning maliciously and muttering under his breath, "You're mine now, Hercules!"
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AN: I know it was short, but it was a rewrite, so I'm sorry! I'm currently working on the next chapter, which will start at the time when Aerith and Company discover Sora, Donald, and Goofy! I hope to get it up soon, but my computer has been cuckoo lately, and the new one my dad got for me won't be here till Tuesday! :p Anyways, thanks to my reviewers:
*Snowri Leonhart* *Mala* *Mandy138* *celest* *bek* *Alan Bates* *Serenity_Olus* *Emi-Thanks for reading this, even though you don't know anything about it! You're such a good friend!*
I'm also sorry that chapters 1 and 2 were pretty much identical! It wasn't intentional; I just had a bad case of writer's block (like I do for my other story)! But, that's been cleared up, so have a happy Thanksgiving! And tell me the names of any Cloud/Aerith and Leon/Yuffie stories! I need to read more of them! Thanks!
~(_)Kitty Luver(_)~
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! It all belongs to Disney and Squaresoft!
A/N: In this chapter (and all future chapters until further notice) I'm going to call Squall Leon. *** This chapter has been rewritten!! ***
~*~
Cloud's eyes scanned the crowd in this new world. He had been traveling for many days, weeks, and months; he kept continuously searching for the one he had lost: Aerith.
It had been three years since that day their planet had been destroyed; three years since he had made his last promise to her. He had held to that oath, traveling to many distant worlds, meeting many new peoples, and seeing countless shocking sights. He kept to himself though; he knew that copious amounts of creatures were clueless to the existence of other worlds, and explanations just led to too many personal questions that were awkward.
Cloud glanced up at the sign: Olympus Coliseum. *Is Aerith here? Is this the place? Have I finally found her?* These questions surfaced in his head. He decided the only way to find out was to investigate, but in his heavy heart he knew that she wasn't there. *But where is she?*
As he strode down the streets, people backed away from him with mild looks of fright upon their faces. His dark disposition was not hard to miss, even for the peasant folk. But Cloud was oblivious to this; therefore, he just continued to stroll around, searching for his lost light.
Watching from a dark corner of a deserted alleyway, Hades considered Cloud with mild interest, contemplating his strength. Finally, deciding that Cloud fit the description of the one he needed, he confronted the wanderer.
"Hey there! The name's Hades, lord of the underworld! Hi, nice to meet you! And you might be..."
Cloud glared at Hades with emotionless eyes, "Go away," and continued his walk.
"Ooohh! Rebel huh, well, have I got a deal for you-" Hades began quickly, following Cloud.
Cloud whipped around, drew his sword, and raised it to Hades neck, "I told you to go away!" he thundered, "I'm not interested in any deal! I'm only interested in one thing, and I won't be distracted by anything else!"
Hades backed up slowly, raising his arms in a defensive position, "Whoa, whoa, whoa kid-"
"The name's Cloud," Cloud growled.
Hades smiled, "See, we're getting somewhere!"
"I'm not interested in your games!"
Hades started to talk quickly, "Listen, Cloud, all I want to ask of you is a little favor...and in return, maybe I can help you...say, help you find Aerith?"
Cloud gave the sword a small shake to remind the god of its presence, "How do you know about Aerith?"
Hades took this as a good sign and put his arm around Cloud's shoulders, "I'm a god! It's my job to know these things! Now, why don't we go to my domain and settle on a contract!"
Cloud broke free of Hades' grip, "What's the deal?"
"Well, see, there's this guy named Hercules and he kind of keeps getting in the way of my plans. I've tried to get rid of him, but I've had some trouble, so I just figured that maybe you can get rid of him by, oh, say, killing him in the tournament!"
Cloud silently stared at the god for a few minutes before saying, "And you'll find Aerith for me?"
Hades grinned evilly, conjuring up a contract, "Consider it done! Just sign here..."
Cloud gave Hades an intent look before taking the pen and signing his name on the bottom. As soon as he did, the contract and pen disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"There! Now that that's done let's get you in the tournament!" Hades led Cloud to the sign-up place, grinning maliciously and muttering under his breath, "You're mine now, Hercules!"
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AN: I know it was short, but it was a rewrite, so I'm sorry! I'm currently working on the next chapter, which will start at the time when Aerith and Company discover Sora, Donald, and Goofy! I hope to get it up soon, but my computer has been cuckoo lately, and the new one my dad got for me won't be here till Tuesday! :p Anyways, thanks to my reviewers:
*Snowri Leonhart* *Mala* *Mandy138* *celest* *bek* *Alan Bates* *Serenity_Olus* *Emi-Thanks for reading this, even though you don't know anything about it! You're such a good friend!*
I'm also sorry that chapters 1 and 2 were pretty much identical! It wasn't intentional; I just had a bad case of writer's block (like I do for my other story)! But, that's been cleared up, so have a happy Thanksgiving! And tell me the names of any Cloud/Aerith and Leon/Yuffie stories! I need to read more of them! Thanks!
~(_)Kitty Luver(_)~