Brittany's Point of View
I was wandering aimlessly, when I saw Grandpa. I tried to go in a different direction, but I was too late. "Brittany, come here please." He said. Slowly, I turned toward him and walked in his direction. "Yes?" I asked. "I know that your going through a particularly rough time, but you need to be obedient. When I tell you not to do something, it's for a reason. You may think that you know what's best because you are the one with the most knowledge of the games, but there is more to all of this then just the games. I told you not to bother Alison and Vanitas and I meant it. You deliberately disobeyed me. That will not happen again. Do I make myself clear?" He questioned. "Yes." I answered. "Good. By the way, your father was looking for you. There's been an interesting development in our situation." Grandpa said. "Where is he?" I asked. "Right here." Dad's voice said from behind me. "What is it?" I asked. "First, we gotta find Eraqus. He was looking for you too." Dad said.
We started searching for Master Eraqus. It didn't take long to find him. Once we did find him, he took us outside to the bench that Ventus fell asleep by in the beginning of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. We sat down to talk. I ended up in the middle. "There's something you need to know. We were talking and we discovered something." Dad said. "It turns out that your mother is my daughter." Master Eraqus explained.
Processing... Processing... Processing... What?! She's his... He's her... He's my... What did I do to deserve such a confusing life?
"That's... wow... I'm... well... speechless." I managed to say. "She's on her way here. She should be here soon." Dad added. Grandpa was right. I really do need a break from crazy. I sat there without moving for what seemed like an eternity.
"Brittany, are you all right?" Dad asked. Tears streamed down my face. "No. I need a break. Everything is happening so fast and I can't keep up." I sobbed. "I'm sorry. She's been going through a lot lately." Dad explained. "I understand. From what I've heard, she's been through a great deal more than she needed to be." Master Eraqus commented.
"Are you going to be okay?" Dad asked once I got my sobbing under control. "I think so." I sniffed. Mom came into view. "Dad?" She gasped. "Yuffie, it has been too long." Master Eraqus said, getting up to hug Mom. I tried to get up and walk away, but Dad grabbed my hand. "You're part of this family now too. You need to stay here." He insisted. I sat back down. By now, Master Eraqus had finished hugging Mom. Mom looked over to me and gave me a hug. "It's good to see you too Brittany. Have you been good for your father?" She asked. "That depends on what you call good." Dad said, kissing Mom after she was finished hugging me. I will never get used to my parents being Yuffie and Riku. And now my grandfather on my mother's side is Master Eraqus. While Mom and Dad were busy catching up, Grandpa Eraqus put a hand on my shoulder. I suppose that would be the appropriate thing to call him now. "Let's go inside and give them some space." Grandpa Eraqus suggested. "But you haven't seen Mom in a long time." I argued, not seeing why he would want to leave her. "And there will be plenty more opportunities for me to see her now. Come. Let's spend some time together." Grandpa Eraqus said. "Okay." I sighed. We went inside.
Once inside, Grandpa Eraqus started a conversation with me. "From what I've heard, it sounds as though you've had a hard time coming to terms with the situation your in." He mentioned. "I suppose so. Everything happened so fast... is still happening so fast. Sometimes I just wonder if this is all a dream. I really want to go home and live with Sora, Kairi, Molly, and Alison again, but I know that things can never be the same again. It's kind of funny actually. All I ever wanted was for all of this to be real, and then it was and now I just want to go back to my normal life. The one where I go to school, hang out with friends, and come home and play video games. Now, I'm on the run because Kairi has gone mad with this idea of our forces changing bodies. I just want this to end." Tears were streaming down my face again. I wiped them away. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't be complaining. After all, others have suffered worse." I apologized. "Brittany, you have nothing to be sorry for. I'm glad you told me how you feel. I know we haven't known each other for very long, but I love you. I love you so much Brittany. More than you can imagine. You can always tell me how you feel." He said.
For the first time since I came, I thought about how my family probably felt. I was the long lost daughter who had finally come home, the long lost granddaughter who my grandfathers were getting to see for the first time. I may not have given them a second thought, but they love me regardless. I haven't truly seen them as people. I've always thought of them as video game characters. I've never been truly serious about any of this. They care about me, even though I haven't been overly concerned with how they feel. Tears splashed down a third time today.
"I'm a terrible person. I've been so selfish. Ever since everything started, I've only ever thought about myself. I never once thought about how anyone else felt. I'm terrible." I sobbed. I felt a hand on my shoulder coming from behind me. I spun around. It was Dad, with Mom right behind him.
"Everyone needs to be selfish sometimes. While it's not good to make it a habit, sometimes you need to think of yourself before you think of others." Dad said. I buried my face into his chest and cried even harder. "Dad..." I muttered. "It's getting late. Let's get you to bed. It's getting really late and I think you're tired." Dad sighed.
I nodded and followed him to what I guess was my bedroom.
Wow, I think that was a pretty intense chapter. What do you think? Do you like? Do you not like? Do you just not care?
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ThisWillBeTheDay: Alison has something she wants to say.
Alison: I can be however I want to be. Hmph! *Slams the door*
She'll probably get over it... eventually.