Disclaimer: Final Fantasy 9 belongs to Squaresoft. (or Square-Enix.)

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My Story

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A very bright light appeared before Eiko. She covered her eyes with her hands. After a few seconds, the light disappeared. Eiko looked around. Everything was gone. Her bedroom, her dolls, everything! She found herself in a garden that looks very familiar to her. She walked forward and saw someone in front of her. The person was holding an empty tray and was talking to a lady. Eiko looked at the lady and thought that she looked like someone she knew. Eiko observed her some more. Suddenly, a man walked right through Eiko as if there was nothing. Eiko was surprised and scared. She didn't know what was going on. Then she remembered the voice that was bothering her.

"Where am I? What's happening? How come that -that man just walked right through me as if I was a ghost? " Eiko shouted.

"You do not belong here. You are in another place, in the past. The people here cannot see or hear you.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand," said Eiko.

"You told me to tell you my story, have you forgotten? I decided that since you demanded to know, I have to tell you. But you won't understand a single thing if I just told you, so I decided to show you."

Eiko suddenly remembered what happened. "Of course, now I remember. But what do I do here?" asked Eiko.

"Just sit down and enjoy the show. It's about to start."

Eiko saw a table in the middle of the garden. She saw the lady sitting together with the man that passed right through her. Four others were also there, only they look older. There was also food in the table. One seat was empty. Then she heard one of the older women talking to the lady.

"Hilda, where is your sister? Is she coming or not?"

"She told me she was coming mother. Let's eat first, the food is already getting cold."

"Hilda, isn't that mother's name? So that's why she looked so familiar. Come to think of it, that man beside her looks just like father especially his moustache." Eiko thought. "So you're telling me that they are my parents and grandparents?" asked Eiko.

"That's right, this was supposedly the day before your parents wedding, but was postponed due to a reason that you will witness later."

Eiko didn't say a word. She just continued watching. After a few seconds, a woman was walking towards the table. She had long blond hair and looked a little like Hilda, only Hilda seems to be prettier.

"Sorry I'm late, I had a little problem," said the woman smiling.

"No, that's alright. Here, have a seat," said Hilda. The woman took out a long wooden stick that she was hiding. It was her staff. She closed her eyes and started saying something.

"FIRE," she shouted and Hilda's clothes were on fire. She laughed, as Hilda stood up tried to put off the fire. Then a man and a woman stood up and started scolding her.

"So you're not pleased with the way I use my magic father, mother," said the woman. "You always loved Hilda more father, and I hate it." She took out a knife and walked towards her father trying to stab him. Suddenly, the other man stood up and grabbed her arm. He tried to get the knife away from her but he was stabbed in the leg. Hilda's mother and the other woman were together. One was shouting for help. Eiko turned her head to where Hilda was and saw her cast something on the two women. Then she heard a loud voice shouting.

"FIRE," said the woman as the guards went near her. The guards' clothes were also on fire. Then Eiko saw Cid standing up holding his sword. He was running towards the woman. But before he even reached her, the woman had already cast thunder on the two women. The spell backfired though, and the woman screamed in pain. Then Eiko saw her disappear, all that's left was some black ashes.

"Reflect," Eiko said. I didn't know mother could use white magic.

"Oh, yes. I learned how to use black magic while she learned how to use white magic."

Then everything disappeared and Eiko was back in her room.

"They thought I was dead after the incident. They had a funeral for me. That was the reason why their wedding was postponed."

"How come you brought me back already?" asked Eiko. "Why didn't you let me see what happened after that?"

"I didn't want to see the funeral. I didn't want you to know my name yet. And besides, my powers were getting weak already."

"You mean you're mother's sister?! Hey, how come I can't know your name? And if you had that kind of power all along, why didn't you go back and try to let your plan work?"

"That's right. We are sisters, only she's older than I am. I don't want to. One cannot change the past, now you know."

Eiko heard everything but didn't answer. After a few seconds, she was already asleep.

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"Zidane, Uncle Cid and Aunt Hilda are here. They're at the guestroom," said Dagger.

"Cid's here? He must want his diary back. You go first while I get it," said Zidane. Dagger nodded and walked away. Zidane went back to his room and took the diary. On his way to the guestroom, he heard a voice telling him to enter the library. Since the library was beside him and he wanted to know who it was, he went in.

Author's Note: Thanks for your opinions and reviews. I'll try to make Eiko older once she's possessed.

I won't replace Amarant anymore. Let's see… I'm busy thinking of a role for Kuja. Can anyone give me suggestions? When school starts, I don't think I'm gonna be able to update this very often. But I'll try to update this four times a month at least. I'm in a different country and our summer vacation starts at March. Usually in the middle of March and ends in May. Don't worry, I will update this. I'm not going to leave this story unfinished. I promise!!!

*If I ever break my promise, you can send me anything you like. You can get mad at me. Please remind me too!* ^-^