Tears Of A Sorceress

Chapter One: Introduction

The night was cold and the wind blew fiercely threatening to knock down anything that stood in its path. But a woman with a black cloak challenged the wind, went against it. She fought to make her way to her destination, Balamb Garden. Her chocolate brown eyes were determined and her ebon hair flowed with the wind, whipping the nothingness in the air.

She cradled a sleeping baby in her strong, loving arms protecting it from the violence of the wind. The beautiful baby a plain silver necklace hanging around her neck with a simple silver ring hanging on it, it belong to her mother, Julia. Mother and daughter were nearing their destination but they didn't have much time left, the police would find them soon so she ran, she ran as fast as she could not caring how much the could burned her cheeks. Her enemy knew she was a sorceress and would have to pass on her powers before she died. Tears streamed down her cheeks like a cascading water fall as she recalled what happened the night before.

"I just got a call from the doctor," Julia said to her husband, General Caraway President of Delling City. "I'm dying." she said her facial expression not unchanging.

Julia's husband stood rooted to the floor as Julia walked away to a secluded room in their mansion.

"I have no choice," she said in a monotone voice " I have to pass on my powers."

Julia pressed her hands together and closed her eyes. A golden glow emitted from her clasped hands and a golden orb formed. The golden orb floated to her daughters room on the second floor and went into the ring on her necklace.

Julia slowly opened her eyes and ran to her daughters room, though feeling very weary.

"Your powers will come to you when you are 17," she whispered putting a warm hand on her daughters cheek "Be strong, don't worry." With that said and done she left her daughters room and made her way to her bedroom. She was just about to enter General Caraways office when she heard them talking about her.

"Julia is a sorceress and she passed her powers onto your daughter Rinoa," a soldier in a blue uniform informed Caraway. "We must execute both of them before another sorceress war starts!'

The general pondered at the thought for a moment and agreed with the soldier "The execution shall be held two days from now at dusk," he said completely emotionlessly.

Julia rushed to her office and quickly wrote a letter to Headmaster Cid of Balamb Garden telling him to take care of her daughter and told him about her sorceress powers and to train her as a SeeD. She told him to keep her away from her father and to tell her what happened, to tell her about her mother and father, tell her the truth. Julia folded the letter and put it in an envelope. To morrow at night she will flee.

Anger boiled inside her, she couldn't believe her husband would betray her, she couldn't believe her knight would betray her. She turned her anger into strength and ran faster, as fast as her legs would take her. Then she reached her destination, she had reached Balamb Garden her daughter would be safe. Quickly and swiftly she went into the Garden and handed her daughter to the first person she saw.

"Give her to Cid," she said taking a letter out of the pocket inside her cloak and handing it to the stranger "Tell him that the baby is Julia's and tell him that this letter will explain everything. Tell him I said goodbye."

Julia ran out leaving the confused SeeD Student behind. She ran the opposite direction of Balamb garden and ran into her husband.

"Where is she!" he roared.

"Somewhere you will never find her," Julia said calmly not showing any fear " I detest you."

"You will take those words to your grave!" he yelled taking a gun from his hoister, bringing it up to her head and pulled the trigger with absolutely no hesitation.

Julia fell with a loud thud and instantly when she hid the ground the rain fell hard, birds flew, and the tenacious winds finally stopped.

Back In Balamb

A girl with long dark brown hair ran to the elevator and pressed F3. The elevator went to the top floor and the girl burst through the doors holding the baby in her framed arms. She rushed into Cid's office before the secretary in the waiting room could stop her.

She handed the infant to Cid and told him that it was Julia's baby and she gave him the letter.

"Thank you Sera, you are excused," Cid whispered with a hint of worry.

"Cid," Sera said making Cid look up at her " She also told me to tell you good bye." Sera left Cid's room leaving him alone to read the letter.

Dear Cid,

Caraway found out I was a sorceress and that I passed my powers onto Rinoa, one of his soldiers told him. He wanted to have Rinoa and I executed at dusk tomorrow, so I fled. My powers are in the ring that she wears on her necklace. My powers will enter her when she is 17. Please, keep her away from Caraway. Tell her that I love her and tell her what happened when the time is right, don't let her forget about me. When she gets her powers, there will be a conflict of good and evil in her, at times she will be unstable, she will need a knight to her get back to normal when she is possessed by the evil sorceress that is in her. By the time you read this letter I will most likely be dead, good bye Cid take care… And take care of my Rinoa for me.

Sincerely,

Julia Heartilly

Cid eyes showed sorrow, anger, and concern. Tears welled up in his eyes, one of his best and dearest friends had died at the hands of Caraway. He looked at the now awakened baby and hugged her.

"I will protect you forever," he spoke softly to the baby "I wont let your father near you… ever."

Hot, salty tears rolled down his cheeks and onto the letter Julia had written.

10 Years Later…

A little girl about 10 years old with brown flipped out hair with green eyes and a yellow dress sadly walked towards her 3 friends about the same age as her except for the blond girl who looked about 2 years older.

"Rinny, Quisty, Zell," She started saying on the verge of tears " I'm moving to Trabia Garden!"

"NO!" the three of them cried in unison.

"You cant go," said the girl with dark chocolate eyes and jet black hair that goes by the name of Rinoa.

"Yeah! Whose gonna save me a spot in the hotdog line when I'm late for lunch," the blond haired boy with emerald eyes cried.

"You can't go Sephie!" cried the slightly older girl with icy blue eyes.

"I'll be back you guys! I promise!" Selphie cried bursting into tears as her friends all huddled with her for a group hug " I gotta go… bye! Don't forget about me," she yelled running off leaving her friends with tear stained faces.

2 Years Later…

"Hey Quistis, Zell and Irvine." Rinoa said walking towards her friends and sitting down at their usual table in the cafeteria. Zell stuffed hotdogs in his mouth as Quistis, Rinoa, and Irvine watched.

"I have some bad news," Rinoa said with her head down "I'm moving to Trabia Garden with Selphie."

Authors Note

Sooo how do you like? I thought it was too short but I promise I'll make my other chapters longer. Flames are welcome, I don't mind criticism. R&R!

Ja Ne!