This story was based in a Final Fantasy 7 setting. All the characters (exempt Vicky) belong to the makers of Final Fantasy and Squaresoft. Some characters were altered to fit the needs of the story line. -----------

Prologue:

Haunting Nightmares

Laying in bed staring at the ceiling Victoria moves her auburn hair away from her face.

A woman in a yellow dress crouches in front of her. The smile that fills her with joy just from looking at her. She is the most beautiful woman she has ever seen.

Who is this? Clutching her head with both hands, tears well up in the corners of her eyes. Why can't these memories come forward? Why don't I remember? Who are you?

A grassy hill, a child rolling down it in a new white dress. There is a white bow in her hair, and she continues to get her dress dirty. The woman in the yellow dress emerges and picks her up, waving a finger and dusts her off.

She is disappointed… why? Because I am dirty?

'No.'

"Why then Mother?"

'Because you were a bad child.'

"What did I do?"

'Don't you remember?'

Sleep comes fast as the thought crosses her mind. The woman in yellow haunts her dreams as Victoria runs to find out who she truly is. The alarm wakes her with a start.

04:00 AM

Flashes across the alarm clock. Peeling herself out of bed, Victoria stumbles toward the shower. Morning comes quickly from fits of sleep.