NightRain0: Here's the first chapter! Hope you all like it! (I don't own any Final Fantasy characters)
Something To Live For
Chapter 1: Awakening
"Mother," called out Kadaj reaching out into the dark nothingness.
Kadaj was all alone, surrounded by a sea of shadows. There was no light, no hope, just an empty expanse of nothingness and despair. But Mother was nearby, he could feel it. Kadaj was sure that she would acknowledge him now…
"I don't need a useless child like you," answered a female voice. "After all, why would I need a useless marionette like you? I already have the perfect son…"
"Mother!" called out Kadaj once more. "Please…"
"Be a good little boy and vanish into oblivion…"
"Mother!"
"If you say the word "mother" one more time, I'm going to shoot you!" yelled a voice.
Kadaj opened his eyes and to his surprise, found himself lying on top of a small cot in an almost empty room. By the door stood an eighteen year old boy, with long unruly auburn hair and piercing jade-green eyes, which were giving Kadaj a death glare that would melt a glacier. Sure enough, the guy had his hand on a gun and looked as though he was really about to pull the trigger.
"I honestly don't care if you talk in your sleep from time to time," the stranger continued. "However, when you kept calling out "mother, mother", it gets really annoying after an hour!"
"Who are you?" demanded Kadaj.
"My name's Hotaka Asano, but everyone around here calls me Asano. And you are?"
"That's none of your business," muttered Kadaj as he tried to get up from the cot.
As Kadaj soon found out, trying to move at that particular moment was not a good idea. He felt a sharp pain in his side and practically fell out of the cot onto the floor. Asano watched in silent amusement as Kadaj tried to figure out what was wrong with him.
"How do I put this," muttered Asano. "Your insides weren't…well, inside of you when we first found you. So I had to shove them all back in to get you here. The doctor said that you'll be fine in about two weeks though."
"We?"
"My little brother, Hiroshi," answered Asano. "He's not here right now, but when he comes back you'd better thank him. If it was up to me, I would have left you in the snow."
"…"
"You sound as if you didn't want to be saved."
"Where am I?"
"New York City."
"New York City!"
"I take it that you're not around these parts."
"It doesn't matter…I must go…must get to the Reunion…"
Kadaj tried to get up once again, but failed miserably. Asano, with a sigh, pulled Kadaj up by the arm and set him down on the cot.
"You're not going anywhere," said Asano. "One, you can barely move and two, my little brother's going to have a fit if he finds out that I let you go while you're still injured. If you're so worried about your mommy, momma's boy, then I'll go tell her where you are myself."
"Momma's boy?"
"Since you won't tell me your name, that's good enough for you, you spoiled brat! What's your mom's name so I can look her up?"
"…Jenova."
"Alright then, I'm going out for a bit. You, on the other hand, stay put!"
Asano stomped out of the room and slammed the door shut, leaving Kadaj alone. New York City, he had never heard of this place before…Where was he? Maybe Mother would be here…
Slowly, Kadaj got up and limped towards the door. He got it open with some effort and stumbled into the hallway and eventually out the front door. Leather wasn't very good at keeping you warm in a snow storm as Kadaj soon found out. The buildings around these parts were almost completely covered in a white blanket of snow.
Nothing would stop him from reaching mother though, Kadaj didn't care what obstacle the Planet put before him; he was going to Jenova. With his mind made up, he trudged through the slush.
Asano was just about to head home from Akira's place when his phone rang. When he answered it, he was a bit surprised at what he heard.
"Onii-chan," said his brother on the other end on the line. "Aya-san and I just got back and the guy's not here anymore. Did you take him with you?"
"Uh, yeah," replied Asano. "I thought that I'd introduce him to…some people. I gotta go now so I'll talk to you later…"
'I'm going to kill him,' thought Asano as he rushed down the alleyway. 'I'd better tell the other to keep a lookout for him'. As Asano dialed several numbers on his cell phone, he suddenly remembered something very important. Today was Tuesday, meaning…
"Oh shit!" said Asano to himself. "You stupid spoiled brat! I'm not paying your medical bills again!"
Near Central Park, one of Asano's closest friends, seventeen year old Ken Narita, was just about to head home from his girlfriend's place when Asano gave him a call.
"Hi Hotaka," the black-haired teen said cheerfully.
"It's Asano!" yelled Asano from the other end of the line. "And we've got a problem."
"What is it?" questioned Ken, his hazel eyes becoming more serious and deadly. "I see, don't worry I'll see what I can do."
'That stranger choose a bad time to wander off,' thought Ken as he to ran down the streets and alleyways. It was almost noon; hopefully either he or Asano will be able to find the silver-haired guy before "they" do…
The streets were bare and completely deserted where Kadaj was. He didn't care though, as long as he found Mother, nothing mattered. Maybe he should have cared a bit, because unknown to him, when the clocks strike noon around these parts…
It was almost twelve and Asano still hadn't spotted the brat. Stopping dead in his tracks and yelled out into the silence
"You stupid kid, wherever you are, get off the streets!"
Three minutes left…
NightRain0: Heh heh heh, cliffhanger! (Smiles) Happy holidays and please review!