An Aeris Story ~ My Version
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, so please don't sue, and please don't flame.
Note: I would like to inform the reader(s) that this may not exactly be what had happened in the very game itself, for example, there may have been a part that was suppose to be in a later scene, or something like that! Nor does it have the exact same conversations in the original one. But this is my version and point of view of things. It's my version! You don't like it? TOUGH!! I can write whatever I want in this fan fic, so stop complaining! Happy readingsJ!!
Chapter 1I looked up at the sky slowly. It appeared that it was going to rain again. It always does. Every single day in this miserable place. This place called Midgar…
I hastily gathered my flower basket and headed for my house at sector six. I sighed as I walked, knowing it would be a long walk from here to my house. But I put that thought aside, knowing there were other things to worry about. I tightly gripped my metal staff in my hand as I walked.
The roads here in Midgar were never safe. Some moron could run you over and they wouldn't care. Gangs could come up from all directions and attack a person passing by. It didn't matter if you were poor or rich. Male or female. Married and older women were always attacked and harassed all the time. The tougher women, though, were left alone. But the younger girls…
I shivered at the thought. I wasn't married or tough enough to be left alone. I had always feared to be one of those girls. I had never agreed to live in this place. I never had a choice. My mother died at the train station here in Midgar when I was only about six. I had no place to go then, until my step mom, Elmyra, took me in.
As little drops of rain began to fall from the sky, I hastened my pace. Elmyra would make a big fuss over my wet garments. And she would surely scold me for being late and being out in the rain.
I kept on walking, but then made an abrupt stop as I waited for the traffic sign to say "walk". But as I did so, someone bumped into me, knocking me down onto the floor. I sat there for a second, then hurried to pick up my basket. As I did so, a young gentleman helped me up and asked me if I was alright.
I nodded, smiling gratefully to him. "I'm alright, I guess. Is something happening?" I asked curiously in spite of myself.
"No, nothing's wrong. You should go now, before I delay you any longer," he said moving out of my way. Before he left though, he glanced at my flower basket. "You don't see many of them here."
I fished into my basket and took out a sky blue flower. "Here," I said handing it to him. "They're one gil. Would you like to by one?"
He stared at the flower in my hand and nodded. He then shuffled in his pockets, looking for a gil. After a short moment, he handed me the gil and took the flower from my hand. He then left as if in a hurry, leaving me behind.
I stared at the gil in my hand, and then after a moment, I stuffed it in my pocket. I then crossed the street in a run, as heavy rain began to fall. After a long moment, I finally reached my house. I stopped to catch my breath before entering. As I entered, a woman in her late thirties greeted me.
But as she glimpsed at me again, she turned her smile into a frown. "Aeris, what did I tell you before?" she scolded with her lips pursed.
I took a look at myself and blushed. I was soaking wet from the rain. "Sorry, mom. I was just delayed, that's all," I answered cheerfully, putting my basket aside on the table.
"Well get out of those wet clothes and get ready for dinner. You've been out so long."
I obeyed obediently. I then ran to the bathroom, took a quick shower, then changed into something dry. After I was finished drying my hair, I walked towards the living room.
Elmyra had her back turned to me as she ate her dinner. "You were at that old church again, weren't you?" she asked as I took a seat in front of her.
I nodded. "I like it there. It's the only place in Midgar that's quiet. Every other place has some kind of commotion going on. I like it there because I can actually think," I answered, slowly stirring my soup. I fished a spoonful in my mouth and made a face. Elmyra had never been a good cook, and plus, the food here in Midgar was usually rotten.
Elmyra glanced at me. "Don't make faces when you're eating. And I don't like you going to that church all the time."
I looked puzzled. "Why not? It's perfectly safe in there," I answered.
"How would you know for sure? Listen, Aeris, I know you love it there, but I'm just worried about you. I don't want you going there all alone. And besides, it's a long road from here to there," she pointed out to me with a concerned look.
I began to protest, saying, "But I've been going there ever since I got here. Mom, I'm twenty–two years old now. I can take care of myself."
Elmyra sighed reluctantly. "Alright, you can go. But I want you to get a bodyguard for yourself. I don't want you roaming the streets by yourself, understood?" she asked.
I nodded happily. "Thanks, mom," I said gratefully.
Elmyra nodded, but said nothing. It was obvious that she didn't approve of this, but intended not to treat me like a child anymore.
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Sephiroth…? Life Stream…? Cetra…Those were names I once knew. Names I somehow always have in my thoughts. I have no clue on who or how I know these names from. I look back to my past, yet I cannot remember what they are.
I lay awake in my bed, thinking things over. I wasn't like other people. I wasn't normal at all. People had always been after me for some reason. Yet I tried to hide my powers, fearing what would happen to me. Somehow, I felt alone. Like no one understood anything I felt. The people who were after me didn't care about my feelings. All they wanted were my powers and me.
As I thought all of this over, I finally fell asleep.
