Chapter 1- Life Through My Eyes

(Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or the game. I wish I did, though. If I did, then things would be VERY different. You know what would be different.)

(Zyme)

As I got President Shinra to the Gongogan prison, I started to remember my past. What got me was how I could remember things from when I was little. Before she died, my mom had told me a story about shape-shifters from a long time ago.

(Flash back)

'Momma?'

'Yes, honey? What do you need?'

'How were we created? Could you tell me that story, again?'

'Sure, sweetheart. The story goes like this:

In the past, long ago, there were men and animals. The leader of the hunting men could talk to animals. The alpha of the wolf pack could also understand man because he was a shape-shifter. When the two packs crossed paths, the human alpha was very curious about why the wolves weren't afraid of his hunting pack.

So, he asked, "Why are you not afraid of us, oh mighty wolf?"

The wolf then said, "We are not afraid of you, oh great two-legs, because we are one of you. My whole pack are shape-shifters. If you do not believe me, then watch this." After the wolf said that, he changed into a human and the normal humans gasped, even the human alpha. The shape-shifter had never spoken in the human English before, neither had his pack, so the human pack taught them, and the current shape-shifting pack was dying soon, the aforementioned wolf pack made the human pack into the new shape-shifting pack.

And that's how we came to be today, Shadow.'

'I loved it, momma! Can I go tell it to Poison?' I had asked.

'Sure you can, honey, but be home before dark, understand?'

'I understand, momma.'

(Back flash)

As I came back to reality, I heard a voice say, "Could you just take me to the prison already? It's just right over there, I think."

Then, I remembered what I was doing and brought the President to the prison.

I changed back to my human form, brought President Shinra into the prison, then said to the guard there, "Put this man into jail. It's what he deserves after what he tried to do to my friends and I. Oh, and by the way, if you need any help with him, just come to the inn and either ask for Zyme or Lea. We'll come to help you. Goodbye." Before I left, I saw the man looking puzzled, then nod and put the evil man away. As I started walking back to the inn, I was starting to feel the loneliness of my life. Even though I know I have friends, it just feels like they ignore me, even Lea. Up ahead of me, I saw my friends and I just started walking back to the inn.

I heard Lea say, "Zyme! Wait up! I need to talk to you!" Since I didn't really feel like talking to anyone, I just ran to my room at the inn. Then, once I got to my room, I locked the door. Even though I was rooming with Blake, I just wanted to be alone for once. I knew the others had followed me, but nobody tried to get into the room, yet.

"Zyme, this isn't the way to treat your friends, now is it?" Sephiroth asked through the door.

When I didn't respond right away, Angeal said, "Answer him, Zyme, or we'll force our way in. Do you want that?"

When I didn't answer again, Rude said, "Out of my way. Here I come." And I got my door knocked down.

As my friends all came in, Lea said, "Zyme, what's the matter? If something's wrong, you know you can tell us. Right?"

"Can't you all just tell that I want to be alone?" I screamed. When my friends heard that, they were very shocked. I never yelled at them, ever. Well, things are different now.

(A/N: I'm ending this chapter here. If you want more, then you have to read and review. This story shifts between Zyme and Lea's P.O.V.'s. Don't ask why. It's my story, so I can do whatever I want with it. Next chapter will be in Lea's P.O.V. Well, until next time! Please R&R. Bye!)