Trying to Live

Prologue/Chapter one

Heya! Moogle Girl X2 here with her (technically) second fic! Hmm, I don't get it. I never really liked stories with OCs, yet I write some with them anyway. I guess I am, as Amarant says, 'a damn hypocrite.'

Well, this idea was stuck in my head, so I'm writing it! Got a problem with that? ...Didn't think so.

Moogle: You're already a hypocrite.

Me: Not all the time! ...(sighs) (hugs Zidane plushie)

Me: It's so cute!

Moogle: (rolls eyes)

Disclaimer: Umm, I don't own anything except some of the characters. No characters from the actual game, though...(sighs)

By the way, this prologue is like a narraration. First person. Get it? Got it? Good. Oh, and italics are thoughts.

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My name is Lily. Last name? Haven't decided and never knew. I've grown up all by myself. And now that I'm fifteen, I should know what I am. But I don't. I just call myself a monkey-cat-human-thing. I've got a tail, and cat-like, lavender colored eyes. And my hair used to be blonde, but I dyed it brown and put a purple streak on one of my bangs. My hair goes down to my shoulder blades, by the way...but you don't care, do you? No one does. It's like I'm just a trouble to society. Always being pushed around. I couldn't stick up for myself. I've got the attitude, but I can't fight back. It's like my mind won't let me. But all that changed...when I met him. This young boy who cared for me. This is my tale of love, friendship, and tragedy. Will you listen?

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"Hey look, guys! Monkey girl's come back for another beating!" A boy called. I sighed. They always pick on me for no reason. Is it because I'm always wandering from town to town? Because I have no family? Because I don't have a home or friends? I don't know. I walked past the boy and his group and continued down the streets of Alexandria. I've been here for about...two weeks now, and I'm getting ready to hit the road again. I never stay in one place for long.

"Did you hear me, Monkey girl? I said it's time for another beating." the boy said, cracking his knuckles. I don't even know his name... I glared and kept walking, pack slung over my shoulder. Suddenly, one of them grabbed my tail and swung me around.

"What the hell!" I shouted. Why do they always beat me up? WHY! I held up my arms in an attempt to block a hit. This time, I'm fighting back. The boy, the leader I'm guessing, just grinned at me in a...kind of twisted way.

"Monkey girl's fighting back now, eh?" he mocked. I glared and tried to hook-punch him, but it was as if my body froze up. W-What's happening? Why can't I move? Is it because...I'm afraid..? I looked up to see the twisted grin of the boy, then everything went black. One of the guys hit me from behind.

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I woke up in the same place where I'd been hit. No one even bothered to check and see if I was alright... Well, I am so it's good enough for me. I grabbed my bag and started walking towards the gate. I'm just gonna go where ever the wind takes me.

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My chapters are always so short...but, tell me what you think! Review, please!

Moogle Girl X2