Chapter 2

It was funny that I was leaving. At the same time I was wondering if I was making the right move. Kazahm is my home but at the same time it is nothing but a wasteland of dieing emotions that were visited a dozen times over. I didn't know what was out there and I didn't know what to expect. But what the hell... I have nothing to live for here anyway. I was hated and forgotten. I was an eye sore to everyone here.

I walked to Jakoh's house. I knew I wasn't invited or wanted but I couldn't care less or give half a rats ass. On my way to her house I saw everyones faces looking at me this time. But it wasn't a new face, it was the face of disgust. A mother walked by and held her daughter at her side acting like she was protecting her from me. The sooner I got out of town the better. If I stayed another minute more I wouldn't know what I would do. I'd probably scream and curse at everyone in sight. Not caring if young ears were listening to the intense evil talk that most of the Mithra here called it. Hearing the word "Fuck" would get your ass kicked by half the village.

I opened the door to Jakoh's house very quickly. I didn't want to stay here another minute so I had no patience with the door. The Mithra standing guard beside the entrance gave me the sour look.

"What do you want?" She asked like if I were the poison that screwed her life.

"I'm here for 2 minutes and I'm gone." I said soft. I walked by them without a care what they were thinking in their stereo typical and obvious heads. Like I never heard anyone tell me if I were the shit that made the town stink. Thank you dad... I walked up to Jakoh and threw her my keys to my house on her work desk.

"And what am I supposed to do with these?" She asked.

"I'm leaving. Do what you like with the house. Burn it down for all I care." I said.

"And why arrre you leaving forrr?" She said with a sarcastic tone.

"None of your business." I walked for the exit. Before I walked to the door she had one last thing to say.

"You know... you no longerrrr talk like us anymore. So why do you think yourrr still a Mithrrra?" I don't know why she asked me such a stupid ass question but I answered.

"Because I am no longer a Mithra." Everyone's eyes opened wide, shocked at my answer. I left without a care and walked for the Airship stand. I only had 500 gil on me from what I have saved from my mothers secret stash. I walked on the Airship that made way to Jeuno. The ship took off and flew in the air. I walked to the side of the Airship and saw my home shrink into nothing as the clouds ate up my once, childhood home.

The ship arrived 3 hours later. I was a kid walking off the ship on my own and the only one. I saw races I've never seen before. Hume's, Galka's, Taru Taru, and Elvaans. I felt funny that I saw people that didn't have ears on their head or tails on their back. Well, except for the Galka except their tail looked like someone lodged a Spike up his ass.

I walked the way out. Thing was that no one needed an Airpass when I was young... To bad now that everyone needs one today... Err hmmm... Back to the story and my pointless blabbing... Anyway, I saw many people. I've never seen so many people in one spot before. Music playing, cheerful people, food cooking on the side of the streets, Taru Taru doing acrobat tricks, Elvaan's juggling 5 swords, and smiles everywhere. I've never seen anything like it. Also of course I saw Mithra. And as soon as they saw the sword on my back they payed no attention to me. I guess that sword on my back told other Mithra that I was an idiot with a sword on his back. I didn't care much anyway.

I walked around looking around the magnificent Jeuno. I walked around Port, lower, upper, and Ru lude gardens. It was a very big place and so busy. I enjoyed seeing so many new things.

"So this is what my father was living and experiencing?" I asked myself. I sat down to rest since I've been walking around for quite some time. But then I never got up again. Cause my past hit me in the groin. I was feeling like hell and it wasn't comfortable. I kept asking myself 'what the hell is a eleven year old boy doing by himself? I see parents walking their kids my age to eat, play, and do family things... Why am I not doing that?'. I started to tear abit. I wrapped my hands around my legs and dug my face into them. I started to cry. I was jealous to see the other kids with happy expressions and always with their parents. Unlike me I never felt that way with my mother and I don't really think I've ever even met my father. I was always alone as an infant and as a kid.

Someone then walked up to me tapping me on the head. I jumped for a sec. Started to wipe my tears quickly, hiding my sorrow.

"Excuse me young sir..." A strange voice said to me. "Why are you all alone? And with a big sword on your back there too!"

"It's my mothers..." I said.

"Well well well. Holding on to what you have left of her huh? Well, are you alone?"

"Always." I didn't know why he said 'Holding on to what you have left of her huh?'. Something told me he wasn't ordinary so I payed a little bit more attention to him.

"Why that's horrible! What is a young Mithran boy doing out here all by himself? Hmmm... Are you by any chance a fighter?"

"What makes you ask?" I guess I was right. Why would he ask if I was a fighter?

"Well, I don't see any young boys such as yourself walking around all day with a very heavy looking sword and not fatigue one little bit. So I assumed..."

"Yes I am a fighter. Why do you ask?"

"Well... I'm looking for young warriors such as yourself..." I interrupted him for a sec and didn't let him finish his sentence.

"I'm not a warrior."

"Then what are you?

"I don't know."

"Hmmm... Would you like to accept an offer then?"

"What offer?"

"Well, since you have no place to live I assume that maybe you'd like a bed and a place to eat."

"Food and bed? What's the catch?"

"You become one of us."

"And who is us?"

"The Freedom Fighters."

"The who?"

"We are mostly an underground group. We take care of the toughest missions that no Adventurer would ever have the balls to do. We are mostly a group of people who keep the people of Vana'diel safe. Fighting for a cause each day, fighting for life, and keeping the peace."

"Really?" I said with a sarcastic tone.

"Yes. And I ask if you'd like to take up on the challenge?"

"Why are you asking a Kid such as myself?"

"Let me just say... I have a hunch that you'd probably be the best one day. I have a good feeling from you there young lad. Just take my hand and I'll show you the way. The way to the light." He started talking in riddles and had his hand in reach of mine. I didn't know if I should take up on his offer. But I took it anyway. It was better off then living like a street rat.

"What is your name young lad?" He asked me.

"I don't have a name."

"Oh come now. Everyone has a name! I have a name, you have a name, even the bugs on the Jeuno street floor has names! So how come you don't have one?"

"Fine. Call me Fox."

"Fox? Is that even your real name?

"Just call me by the name I told you." I snapped.

"Oh! Touchy touchy! Well, follow me and I'll show you where you'll be living." He took me through an alley way in Lower Jeuno. Very tight path with many rats lurking about. He touched a stone on the wall and a door slid to the side. Walking half way through, the door slid back into place. On the way down, there were damp lanterns on the side of the walls illuminating the stairway path leading downward. The walls were very moist and cob webs were found on some of the ceiling. The stairway ended and there was a big old, well used wooden door. He opened up the door and went inside. I followed him in. Inside was a very big room. Beds aligned together along the wall neatly, baths on the other side of the room, a lot of swords, axes, wands, and armor on another wall hung by spikes and such.

"Everyone! I'd like to introduce a new rookie to our team! Everyone please give your kind regards to here young Fox." He said very gently.

"Hello Fox! My name is Silver Rook! We go by code names here so I can't tell you my real name." He was a very big guy. A Galka. He seemed nice enough.

"Welcome to the team Fox. Grey Wolf at your service." An Elvaan. He has a really cool attitude. Laid back, calm and cool. In battle he is very good at handling pressure amongst other things. He is a real player with the ladies though.

The others were cool to. But I got real close to Silver and Grey. They were way older then me but they treated me like family. I never felt like I had a family in years. Maybe now I can start over again. But the only thing that was keeping me back was my past and my anger. I still sought revenge on the Overlord. Even at night when I sleep I have dreams of him. When the time comes he will die by my hand. I swear it...

To Be Continued