Disclaimer: I don't own the Final Fantasy characters, I own baby Chappu and Paine, and any other character's I decide to add.

Pieces of Pain

Chapter 6

Paine

Paine wiped her eyes and stretched. She stood and thought about walking around but decided against it. "Yevon only knows what's out there."

Suddenly the voice from earlier spoke, "Your right, that was the first and most likely one of the worst tragedies to ever strike you. When you lost your parents you lost the ability to be free. From that day forward you would always have a mission, a desire for revenge. A lust for payback that could never be fulfilled."

"Okay so now what do I do?" Paine asked afraid to move from her place.

"Keep going. Your life is filled with death, destruction and sadness."

Paine closed her eyes for a moment and then they flew open. "How long have I been down here?" She waited a few moments but no reply came from the clouds around her. She thought back to her early childhood after her parent's death.

Seven-year-old Paine looked out towards the road from her hideout in the alley. A woman had brought her to Luca with two children but when she reached Luca Paine ran from them.

She had explored the town in interest. She had never been to such a big town before; it was all very new and exciting to her.

She had been born on the calm lands, her parents were traveling merchants but they never left the calm lands.

One time she had asked about it and they told her they never left because as long as Sin existed supplies would be required for the survival of Spira's people, and the summoners who journeyed there.

Paine had been looking through some of the stores when she was grabbed from behind. She turned to face her attacker and stopped short.

A boy a few years older then her was standing with his hand over her mouth.

"Shh don't scream!" the boy begged his eyes wide with alarm.

"Let me go!" Paine whispered harshly. His arms fell away and Paine jumped back.

"What do you want?" She asked suspiciously.

"You are new around here right?" he asked.

"Maybe, what's it to you?" she said backing away.

"Well I thought maybe we could help each other, you know to survive. It's pretty harsh for orphans like us." The boy answered looking around.

Paine stood for a second contemplating the offer and she finally nodded her head. "Okay let's do it. My name's Paine. What's yours?"

"Zeke" the boy answered.

For four years the duo worked together to survive. Sometimes they had enough food sometimes they didn't, but they never gave up.

Soon they had a gang of children running the streets with them. Some of them were orphans like Paine and Zeke but most were just kids looking for trouble.

One day during a routine run they group was captured. Zeke being 14 and the oldest tried to negotiate with the guards that had caught them but didn't succeed.

The one's who had parents soon disappeared leaving only Paine, Zeke, and two twin girls. Finally the guard came up with a suitable punishment for a couple of amateur thief's.

"You're going to work off your debt. There's a ship leaving here in three days time. You will be placed on board as servants. When they return in three years your debt will be erased." Paine's eyes widened, she could barely hide her excitement.

She had always wanted to travel on a boat. Zeke didn't look so excited. The twin girls were crying softly.

Three days later they were taken to a huge ship in the Luca docks. Paine ran up on deck excited and extremely hyper. Zeke slowly followed her up the plank and onto the deck closely followed by the two little girls.

They had worked hard for several days when the ship was attacked by Sin. The crew herded them below deck but

Paine's old desire for revenge popped to the surface and she ran back up on deck closely followed by an alarmed Zeke. "Paine where are you going?" Paine kept running she had reached the front of the boat before realizing she had left her father's sword below deck.

"Damn!' she yelled into the wind.

"Paine look out!" Zeke screamed. Paine turned just in time to see a Sinscale stab at her she closed her eyes awaiting impact but opened her eyes when she heard Zeke's scream.

The Sinscale had stabbed right through Zeke his blood was spurting out of the hole the monster had made. Paine screamed and fell over board.

Paine opened her eyes and shook away the tears that were ever present on her face.

"How much more do I have to relive in this place!" she screamed.

"More" the world bounced off the walls echoing around the room like a ball. "She sank to her knees and cried.