Little Light of Love Chapter 1
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 7:16 pm
A Little Light
By: Krazy Kool Snowborder Chick
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8. Those people at Square do. So don't come to my door begging for money, and I mean in the form of lawyers.
A/N: This is my first Final Fantasy 8 fan fiction. This had been bothering me a lot since I thought it up on a vacation I took. That was two years ago. It's taken me that long to write this and this is only the first chapter. Oh I took the title from a Fifth Element Soundtrack song. I was listing to that soundtrack a lot when I was both designing the characters and writing the story. Enjoy.
PS : I'm sorry I jump a lot from first person to third person. It's just the way I wanted to do this. I am also sorry I jump time a lot as well. I'm trying to tell background stories along with Julia's story.
6048, New Moon,
My name is Julia Heartilly and today is my thirteenth birthday. I live at Balamb Garden with my mother, who just happens to teach magic, and I have been attending since I was about 10 years old. I have two very good friends, Lilly and Raymond. Lily happens to be a self proclaimed Goth, whatever that means. She is really smart and quite and is nothing like her mom and dad who go nuts about everything.
Raymond is my other best friend. He is confined to a wheelchair after he was in an accident when he was three. His mom died and he's been living here with his dad, like me, ever since. My mom told me that Lily's parents and Raymond's dad were her friends like us, back in the day. They still continue to be friends even to this very minute. I hope Lily; Raymond and I are all like that when we grow up.
My likes are Tetra Master (A card game), hotdogs, and Instructor Trepe. I find that she is the best instructor at Garden. I like her so much, that the older Cadets have dubbed me "The Lone Trepee".
The only down side to being me is that I don't have a father, but I intend to change that.
~*~
(Present Day)
Rinoa walked the blindfolded Julia into the cafeteria. Small giggles escaped from the students who had been invited to the birthday celebration. Rinoa undid the cover from Julia's eyes.
"Happy Birthday!" Exclaimed the ten to twenty guests who had been invited.
Julia shrieked in excitement as she glanced around the decorated cafeteria. She had never really gotten the chance to celebrate her birthday with her friends and family. Usually it had always been a trip to Ethstar to visit Grandpa Laguna and then back to Garden for school.
Julia smiled and hugged her mother and then ran to get birthday hugs from the rest of the people around her. She ate, she had fun she was happy but the only thing that was missing was?
~*~
Well the party went well. My mom gave me the journal that I am writing in right now, and Grandpa Laguna, who showed up for my birthday party, gave me a ring. It looked like the one mom wore on her necklace. Grandpa told me that is was exactly like the one that my father wore.
Lily gave me a new set of Tetra cards. I think with this new set of cards I have the entire level one and level two cards now. Raymond gave me a new pair of gloves to update my rather ratty beginner pair I've had for over two years. I figure it will take a while to break them in.
Aunt Selphie and Uncle Irvine (Their Lily's parents), gave me a new outfit. A pair of heavy-duty cargo, still flexible but whiling to take the damage I put into clothing. As well as a new tank top and a blue short sleeved shirt to wear over the tank top, for modesty sake, my mother told me.
Uncle Zell, Raymond's dad, gave me a subscription to "King Fighter". It has good resources for martial artists like myself. Yep at thirteen I already have a weapon, my fists, and already I am a master in two forms. Wushu and Judo and yesterday I managed to do a black flip. It was cool.
Mom was kind of upset when The General, the more affection term for my mother's father, gave me a golden retriever put. More or less it was almost four months and ready for a new owner. The General argued that mom had a dog at thirteen and then pointed to mom's aging dog, Angelo. I laughed and then named my new dog, Princess, after an old nickname of my mothers when she was living in Timber. Let's just say Angelo just rolled over and went back to licking himself not caring for the new pet.
The bell just singled for lights out and the faculty will be doing bed checks for the younger students (mainly for kids my age)
Julia
~*~
(Thirteen years and nine month earlier)
"It turned blue, Rinoa" A blond hair girl with metal wire frames said to a dark haired girl lying on the bed.
"Are you sure Quistis?" The dark haired girl asked
The blond one just nodded her head up and down. The dark haired one broke down crying, placing her face into the pillows.
"What am I going to do, Quistis?" the girl cried to the blond haired girls
"The only option in a case like this is to terminate." The girl named Quistis answered with a shudder.
"No, no I want to keep the baby. I don't want it to grow up with out a chance but?"
"But what?"
"I just don't think that Squall is ready to be a father. I mean he seems to care more about the direction that Garden should be taking and he wants to do so much." Rinoa said as she wiped her eyes.
"You're not going to tell him Rinoa?" Quistis asked while she adjusted her glasses.
Rinoa shook her head and then started to cry again
~*~
"So where will you be going Rinoa?" A blond haired man asked the black haired girl.
"I don't know Zell, " The girl answered pushing her wind blown hair out of her eyes
There was a tiny group of about five or six people standing on the tiny platform in Balamb village train station, wishing well to one of their own as she left for places unknown.
"I'm gonna miss ya, Rin. You've been like a sister to me." A small brown haired girl cried.
"I'm going to miss you to Selphie" The black haired girl said and hugged the very emotional girl.
"I think we're all going to miss you. You have been a definite treat to Garden and your presence will be missed. Just know that if you come back there will be a job waiting for you." A middle aged man said with a smile.
"Thank you Headmaster Cid." Rinoa said
"Last call to board" stated the mechanical voice of the PA system.
The little group gathered for a group hug. Rinoa was reluctant to break the hug, but she had to go. She removed herself from the hug and gathered up the duffel on the platform and boarded the train. As she took her seat she failed to notice the browned haired man with a scar on his face appear in the station hoping to stop her from leaving. The train pulled out and he was too late.
Rinoa pulled out a book and opened to the first clear page. She took out a pen and looked at the paper. After a few minutes of looking at the blank page she began to jot down on the paper her feelings.
"I Rinoa Heartilly am a pregnant teenager who was once in love with a man named?"
~*~
6051, Full moon (Four years since first Entry)
After seven long years, I did it. I passed the damn field exam. It didn't help that I failed my first time?
~*~
(Year earlier)
'You did what?" Two very shocked teenagers screamed in unison.
"I had to go! I drank too much water before I left." Julia whined and began to band her head off the table.
The three teenagers were eating lunch in the cafeteria, and as usual they were out of hot dogs. This seemed to make Julia's bad day even worse. Raymond wheeled over to Julia
"Doesn't surprise me," Raymond said with a sarcastic pat on Julia's shoulder.
Julia reacted with lighting speed and bit hard into Raymond's hand. With a yelp Raymond wheeled back over to Lily and his behind his tray. Lily giggled slightly but then returned to her usual quite and sullen nature.
"You know you shouldn't do that unless you want his extra hot dogs at dinner." Lilly said matter of factlty and then went back to counting her new acquired tetra cards.
Julia growled and then left the table to get a chicken burger. It was what the cafeteria seemed to have after the hot dogs went out. When Julia returned she noticed that Raymond and Lily had started a game of Tetra Master. Julia sat down with a groan and watched until Raymond lost to Lily, and losing the only good card that kept him from losing, his prized 'Zell Card' his grandmother gave him before she passed away. Lily gave a rare cry of glee and then turned to Julia.
"So when is the next time you can write the field exam?" She asked in a soft voice
"Um not till after the Christmas break," Julia answered and then took a big bite of the rubbery chicken burger.
"That means you'll be taking it with us." Raymond said
"I guess so," Julia said with a shrug and the teens went back to their lunch
~*~
It was the best thing I have ever done. Lily and I had to protect Raymond and another SeeD as they disarmed a computer. And for once it was cool to be in my school uniform. I felt so proud to be a cadet in Garden. It was weird to don the girl uniform for the SeeD's, you see I like to be different?
~*~
(Four years earlier)
"But mom" Julia whined as she stood in the middle of the living room in her living quarters.
"But nothing Julia. How many times do I have to tell you? The school has a proper girl uniform. Please try and wear it" Rinoa say vehemently as she paced the living room. Rinoa almost tripped over the hyperactive puppy. She stopped and looked at her daughter.
There in the middle stood her daughter in the men's cadet uniform much in the style of her father. All she was missing was the scar on the bridge of her nose and forehead. Rinoa was glad that Julia was not a gunblade specialist and did not have any fatally enemies.
The door suddenly opened. In came Selphie who looked like she was arguing with Lily. Lily looked like she had been forced into the girl's uniform again.
"Having problems with your daughter in the uniform department." Selphie asked with a raised eyebrow.
Lily scowled at her mother with distaste and motioned to Julia with a gagging motion that she really disliked the uniform Julia giggled and proceeded to do the same. They both received stern glances from their mothers.
"It's the age, it will pass." Rinoa said and then laughed with Selphie in a motherly fashion.
Julia pointed to her head and made the sign for cuckoo and mouthed to Lily 'Crazy'. Lily stifled giggles, which caught both mothers' attention. Julia received a stern lecture from Rinoa. After twenty minutes of lecture Julia began to get annoyed.
"Are you done yet?" Julia asked
"Yes, and go and change." Rinoa said in a harsh tone
"No" Julia notified her mother sternly.
"Fine, just get it approved with the Head master, Julia" Rinoa said giving in to her daughter.
With that the two girls ran from the room.
~*~
The ball was really beautiful this year. Mom, Aunt Selphie, Uncle Irvine and Uncle Zell made Lily, Raymond and myself pose for pictures. That was a little embarrassing but hey we passed. Yeah Booyah!
Lily still trying to get me to use Booyaka like her and her mother but I think I will stick to the classics thank you.
Did I mention that it feels weird to wear the skirt. Mom and Uncle Zell say I look cute. Yech I hate that word. Think it would be better if they said I looked nice. Sweet would be pushing it but they said cute.
During the ball I did some circulation. Lily wanted to hand out in a corner and watch her latest crush, so I left her to stare. Raymond on the other hand was trying to hit on a girl who had become a SeeD with us. I danced with a guy from my Judo class and I talked to Uncle Zell about a new technique he wanted to teach me. He figured that I could add it to my pitiful limit bank. After awhile I sat down at a table?
~*~
Julia felt like a heel, first pictures not having to suffer through a ball. She did like most balls that she had attended including the actual diplomatic kind she went to in Ethstar she just was not enjoying this one very much. All her friends were doing other things, and she could not hang out with her mother, she was faculty. Julia sat at the table looking board.
Rinoa noticed that her daughter was not fairing very well and went over to her.
"Hey honey, what is up." She said taking a chair to Julia's left.
"Not much, Lily's in stalker mode and Raymond is in leech mode" Julia said from her thinker type position.
After a few minutes of silence Rinoa broke it with something she wanted to tell her daughter.
"Did I ever tell you how your father and I meet?" She asked the board girl
"Not really" Julia murmured
"Well it was on a night like this one and it was at a ball much like this one." Rinoa remarked
Julia perked up at the sound of a story of her father. Even though she had never met the man she seem to idolize him. In Julia's eyes he could do no wrong. Rinoa could see that she had interested her daughter and continued. The "Waltz for the Moon" began in the background and the SeeD on the floor began to dance.
"We danced to this very same song, and the very same moves that these people are doing now." She said with a little sadness in her voice.
Julia stared at her mom who had become somewhat misty eyes at the retelling and then was shocked when her mother left the table. As soon as her mother left a young woman with long silver hair, slightly darker skin then Julia and a strange tattoo over her eye appeared in front of Julia.
"What do you want, Lixue?" Julia asked the girl
"BOARD" the girl stated in a firm voice
Soon a boy who looked like the brother of the girl appeared next to Julia. Julia shrieked and jumped out of her seat when he came close to her.
"You like don't have to yell. Ya' know " the boy said as he held his hand in his hands.
"What the hell do you think your doing Chen. I thought I told you to stop doing that?" Julia screamed at the boy.
"WANT'S YOU. DISAPLINARY COMMITY!" Lixue stated.
"How many times do I have to tell you guys, no." Julia said and headed in the direction of Raymond.
"Like many and ya know we still want ya as our head posse." Chen said with effort.
Julia became annoyed. In fact the twins always seemed to annoy her no matter what. Julia grabbed Chen by the collar.
"I already have a posse. So leave me alone." She growled to the man and then left him quivering.
~*~
I ended up meeting the Disciplinary Comity tonight and it does not help that they are both related and expect to have a leader. They want it to be me but I can't stand the two. Chen can only talks in Ebonics and it drives me nuts and Lixue is a little on the forceful side. Not to say I am too it, it's just that I know when to say when with being forceful and she does not.
This day would have been perfect if my father had been here. As of today all I know about him is that I look like him and he meet my mom at a ball.
~*~
(fourteen years ago)
"Mamma, can you tell me what my daddy look' like?" A three-year-old Julia asked her mother
"Well he had brown hair like you, and a scar across his nose." Rinoa said as she traced the exact line across the child's face.
Julia giggled and then traced the same line down Rinoa's face.
"What else?" Julia asked.
"Well he was average height. He wasn't tall like Uncle Irvine, or short like Uncle Zell, just in between." Rinoa said as she continued to help Julia get ready for bed.
"Will I ever get to meet my daddy?" The little Julia asked with seriousness that a girl her age would not normal possess.
"Why do you ask?" Rinoa questioned trying to avoid answering the question
"Well Lily gets to see her daddy every day, and the same goes for Raymond. They have daddies that take care of them. They play with them and teach them to do things." The girl said facing her mother.
"Well you have me" Rinoa told the girl trying not to cry
"Yeah and its nice and all but their daddies take them fishing and Lily's dad even got her a cowboy hat." Julia sniffled.
Rinoa brushed away the tears that fell on the young girl's face. "It's gonna be all right. Maybe tomorrow Grandpa Laguna will spend some time with you." Rinoa cooed
The little girl nodded and then let Rinoa put her to bed. Rinoa left the room and began to cry that her little girl would never really know who her father was.
TBC?
By: Krazy Kool Snowborder Chick
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8. Those people at Square do. So don't come to my door begging for money, and I mean in the form of lawyers.
A/N: This is my first Final Fantasy 8 fan fiction. This had been bothering me a lot since I thought it up on a vacation I took. That was two years ago. It's taken me that long to write this and this is only the first chapter. Oh I took the title from a Fifth Element Soundtrack song. I was listing to that soundtrack a lot when I was both designing the characters and writing the story. Enjoy.
PS : I'm sorry I jump a lot from first person to third person. It's just the way I wanted to do this. I am also sorry I jump time a lot as well. I'm trying to tell background stories along with Julia's story.
6048, New Moon,
My name is Julia Heartilly and today is my thirteenth birthday. I live at Balamb Garden with my mother, who just happens to teach magic, and I have been attending since I was about 10 years old. I have two very good friends, Lilly and Raymond. Lily happens to be a self proclaimed Goth, whatever that means. She is really smart and quite and is nothing like her mom and dad who go nuts about everything.
Raymond is my other best friend. He is confined to a wheelchair after he was in an accident when he was three. His mom died and he's been living here with his dad, like me, ever since. My mom told me that Lily's parents and Raymond's dad were her friends like us, back in the day. They still continue to be friends even to this very minute. I hope Lily; Raymond and I are all like that when we grow up.
My likes are Tetra Master (A card game), hotdogs, and Instructor Trepe. I find that she is the best instructor at Garden. I like her so much, that the older Cadets have dubbed me "The Lone Trepee".
The only down side to being me is that I don't have a father, but I intend to change that.
~*~
(Present Day)
Rinoa walked the blindfolded Julia into the cafeteria. Small giggles escaped from the students who had been invited to the birthday celebration. Rinoa undid the cover from Julia's eyes.
"Happy Birthday!" Exclaimed the ten to twenty guests who had been invited.
Julia shrieked in excitement as she glanced around the decorated cafeteria. She had never really gotten the chance to celebrate her birthday with her friends and family. Usually it had always been a trip to Ethstar to visit Grandpa Laguna and then back to Garden for school.
Julia smiled and hugged her mother and then ran to get birthday hugs from the rest of the people around her. She ate, she had fun she was happy but the only thing that was missing was?
~*~
Well the party went well. My mom gave me the journal that I am writing in right now, and Grandpa Laguna, who showed up for my birthday party, gave me a ring. It looked like the one mom wore on her necklace. Grandpa told me that is was exactly like the one that my father wore.
Lily gave me a new set of Tetra cards. I think with this new set of cards I have the entire level one and level two cards now. Raymond gave me a new pair of gloves to update my rather ratty beginner pair I've had for over two years. I figure it will take a while to break them in.
Aunt Selphie and Uncle Irvine (Their Lily's parents), gave me a new outfit. A pair of heavy-duty cargo, still flexible but whiling to take the damage I put into clothing. As well as a new tank top and a blue short sleeved shirt to wear over the tank top, for modesty sake, my mother told me.
Uncle Zell, Raymond's dad, gave me a subscription to "King Fighter". It has good resources for martial artists like myself. Yep at thirteen I already have a weapon, my fists, and already I am a master in two forms. Wushu and Judo and yesterday I managed to do a black flip. It was cool.
Mom was kind of upset when The General, the more affection term for my mother's father, gave me a golden retriever put. More or less it was almost four months and ready for a new owner. The General argued that mom had a dog at thirteen and then pointed to mom's aging dog, Angelo. I laughed and then named my new dog, Princess, after an old nickname of my mothers when she was living in Timber. Let's just say Angelo just rolled over and went back to licking himself not caring for the new pet.
The bell just singled for lights out and the faculty will be doing bed checks for the younger students (mainly for kids my age)
Julia
~*~
(Thirteen years and nine month earlier)
"It turned blue, Rinoa" A blond hair girl with metal wire frames said to a dark haired girl lying on the bed.
"Are you sure Quistis?" The dark haired girl asked
The blond one just nodded her head up and down. The dark haired one broke down crying, placing her face into the pillows.
"What am I going to do, Quistis?" the girl cried to the blond haired girls
"The only option in a case like this is to terminate." The girl named Quistis answered with a shudder.
"No, no I want to keep the baby. I don't want it to grow up with out a chance but?"
"But what?"
"I just don't think that Squall is ready to be a father. I mean he seems to care more about the direction that Garden should be taking and he wants to do so much." Rinoa said as she wiped her eyes.
"You're not going to tell him Rinoa?" Quistis asked while she adjusted her glasses.
Rinoa shook her head and then started to cry again
~*~
"So where will you be going Rinoa?" A blond haired man asked the black haired girl.
"I don't know Zell, " The girl answered pushing her wind blown hair out of her eyes
There was a tiny group of about five or six people standing on the tiny platform in Balamb village train station, wishing well to one of their own as she left for places unknown.
"I'm gonna miss ya, Rin. You've been like a sister to me." A small brown haired girl cried.
"I'm going to miss you to Selphie" The black haired girl said and hugged the very emotional girl.
"I think we're all going to miss you. You have been a definite treat to Garden and your presence will be missed. Just know that if you come back there will be a job waiting for you." A middle aged man said with a smile.
"Thank you Headmaster Cid." Rinoa said
"Last call to board" stated the mechanical voice of the PA system.
The little group gathered for a group hug. Rinoa was reluctant to break the hug, but she had to go. She removed herself from the hug and gathered up the duffel on the platform and boarded the train. As she took her seat she failed to notice the browned haired man with a scar on his face appear in the station hoping to stop her from leaving. The train pulled out and he was too late.
Rinoa pulled out a book and opened to the first clear page. She took out a pen and looked at the paper. After a few minutes of looking at the blank page she began to jot down on the paper her feelings.
"I Rinoa Heartilly am a pregnant teenager who was once in love with a man named?"
~*~
6051, Full moon (Four years since first Entry)
After seven long years, I did it. I passed the damn field exam. It didn't help that I failed my first time?
~*~
(Year earlier)
'You did what?" Two very shocked teenagers screamed in unison.
"I had to go! I drank too much water before I left." Julia whined and began to band her head off the table.
The three teenagers were eating lunch in the cafeteria, and as usual they were out of hot dogs. This seemed to make Julia's bad day even worse. Raymond wheeled over to Julia
"Doesn't surprise me," Raymond said with a sarcastic pat on Julia's shoulder.
Julia reacted with lighting speed and bit hard into Raymond's hand. With a yelp Raymond wheeled back over to Lily and his behind his tray. Lily giggled slightly but then returned to her usual quite and sullen nature.
"You know you shouldn't do that unless you want his extra hot dogs at dinner." Lilly said matter of factlty and then went back to counting her new acquired tetra cards.
Julia growled and then left the table to get a chicken burger. It was what the cafeteria seemed to have after the hot dogs went out. When Julia returned she noticed that Raymond and Lily had started a game of Tetra Master. Julia sat down with a groan and watched until Raymond lost to Lily, and losing the only good card that kept him from losing, his prized 'Zell Card' his grandmother gave him before she passed away. Lily gave a rare cry of glee and then turned to Julia.
"So when is the next time you can write the field exam?" She asked in a soft voice
"Um not till after the Christmas break," Julia answered and then took a big bite of the rubbery chicken burger.
"That means you'll be taking it with us." Raymond said
"I guess so," Julia said with a shrug and the teens went back to their lunch
~*~
It was the best thing I have ever done. Lily and I had to protect Raymond and another SeeD as they disarmed a computer. And for once it was cool to be in my school uniform. I felt so proud to be a cadet in Garden. It was weird to don the girl uniform for the SeeD's, you see I like to be different?
~*~
(Four years earlier)
"But mom" Julia whined as she stood in the middle of the living room in her living quarters.
"But nothing Julia. How many times do I have to tell you? The school has a proper girl uniform. Please try and wear it" Rinoa say vehemently as she paced the living room. Rinoa almost tripped over the hyperactive puppy. She stopped and looked at her daughter.
There in the middle stood her daughter in the men's cadet uniform much in the style of her father. All she was missing was the scar on the bridge of her nose and forehead. Rinoa was glad that Julia was not a gunblade specialist and did not have any fatally enemies.
The door suddenly opened. In came Selphie who looked like she was arguing with Lily. Lily looked like she had been forced into the girl's uniform again.
"Having problems with your daughter in the uniform department." Selphie asked with a raised eyebrow.
Lily scowled at her mother with distaste and motioned to Julia with a gagging motion that she really disliked the uniform Julia giggled and proceeded to do the same. They both received stern glances from their mothers.
"It's the age, it will pass." Rinoa said and then laughed with Selphie in a motherly fashion.
Julia pointed to her head and made the sign for cuckoo and mouthed to Lily 'Crazy'. Lily stifled giggles, which caught both mothers' attention. Julia received a stern lecture from Rinoa. After twenty minutes of lecture Julia began to get annoyed.
"Are you done yet?" Julia asked
"Yes, and go and change." Rinoa said in a harsh tone
"No" Julia notified her mother sternly.
"Fine, just get it approved with the Head master, Julia" Rinoa said giving in to her daughter.
With that the two girls ran from the room.
~*~
The ball was really beautiful this year. Mom, Aunt Selphie, Uncle Irvine and Uncle Zell made Lily, Raymond and myself pose for pictures. That was a little embarrassing but hey we passed. Yeah Booyah!
Lily still trying to get me to use Booyaka like her and her mother but I think I will stick to the classics thank you.
Did I mention that it feels weird to wear the skirt. Mom and Uncle Zell say I look cute. Yech I hate that word. Think it would be better if they said I looked nice. Sweet would be pushing it but they said cute.
During the ball I did some circulation. Lily wanted to hand out in a corner and watch her latest crush, so I left her to stare. Raymond on the other hand was trying to hit on a girl who had become a SeeD with us. I danced with a guy from my Judo class and I talked to Uncle Zell about a new technique he wanted to teach me. He figured that I could add it to my pitiful limit bank. After awhile I sat down at a table?
~*~
Julia felt like a heel, first pictures not having to suffer through a ball. She did like most balls that she had attended including the actual diplomatic kind she went to in Ethstar she just was not enjoying this one very much. All her friends were doing other things, and she could not hang out with her mother, she was faculty. Julia sat at the table looking board.
Rinoa noticed that her daughter was not fairing very well and went over to her.
"Hey honey, what is up." She said taking a chair to Julia's left.
"Not much, Lily's in stalker mode and Raymond is in leech mode" Julia said from her thinker type position.
After a few minutes of silence Rinoa broke it with something she wanted to tell her daughter.
"Did I ever tell you how your father and I meet?" She asked the board girl
"Not really" Julia murmured
"Well it was on a night like this one and it was at a ball much like this one." Rinoa remarked
Julia perked up at the sound of a story of her father. Even though she had never met the man she seem to idolize him. In Julia's eyes he could do no wrong. Rinoa could see that she had interested her daughter and continued. The "Waltz for the Moon" began in the background and the SeeD on the floor began to dance.
"We danced to this very same song, and the very same moves that these people are doing now." She said with a little sadness in her voice.
Julia stared at her mom who had become somewhat misty eyes at the retelling and then was shocked when her mother left the table. As soon as her mother left a young woman with long silver hair, slightly darker skin then Julia and a strange tattoo over her eye appeared in front of Julia.
"What do you want, Lixue?" Julia asked the girl
"BOARD" the girl stated in a firm voice
Soon a boy who looked like the brother of the girl appeared next to Julia. Julia shrieked and jumped out of her seat when he came close to her.
"You like don't have to yell. Ya' know " the boy said as he held his hand in his hands.
"What the hell do you think your doing Chen. I thought I told you to stop doing that?" Julia screamed at the boy.
"WANT'S YOU. DISAPLINARY COMMITY!" Lixue stated.
"How many times do I have to tell you guys, no." Julia said and headed in the direction of Raymond.
"Like many and ya know we still want ya as our head posse." Chen said with effort.
Julia became annoyed. In fact the twins always seemed to annoy her no matter what. Julia grabbed Chen by the collar.
"I already have a posse. So leave me alone." She growled to the man and then left him quivering.
~*~
I ended up meeting the Disciplinary Comity tonight and it does not help that they are both related and expect to have a leader. They want it to be me but I can't stand the two. Chen can only talks in Ebonics and it drives me nuts and Lixue is a little on the forceful side. Not to say I am too it, it's just that I know when to say when with being forceful and she does not.
This day would have been perfect if my father had been here. As of today all I know about him is that I look like him and he meet my mom at a ball.
~*~
(fourteen years ago)
"Mamma, can you tell me what my daddy look' like?" A three-year-old Julia asked her mother
"Well he had brown hair like you, and a scar across his nose." Rinoa said as she traced the exact line across the child's face.
Julia giggled and then traced the same line down Rinoa's face.
"What else?" Julia asked.
"Well he was average height. He wasn't tall like Uncle Irvine, or short like Uncle Zell, just in between." Rinoa said as she continued to help Julia get ready for bed.
"Will I ever get to meet my daddy?" The little Julia asked with seriousness that a girl her age would not normal possess.
"Why do you ask?" Rinoa questioned trying to avoid answering the question
"Well Lily gets to see her daddy every day, and the same goes for Raymond. They have daddies that take care of them. They play with them and teach them to do things." The girl said facing her mother.
"Well you have me" Rinoa told the girl trying not to cry
"Yeah and its nice and all but their daddies take them fishing and Lily's dad even got her a cowboy hat." Julia sniffled.
Rinoa brushed away the tears that fell on the young girl's face. "It's gonna be all right. Maybe tomorrow Grandpa Laguna will spend some time with you." Rinoa cooed
The little girl nodded and then let Rinoa put her to bed. Rinoa left the room and began to cry that her little girl would never really know who her father was.
TBC?
