Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Ashes Can Dance ❯ Intro ( Prologue )

Her light brown hair blew in the wind as she hugged close to the wool blanket covering her small body. Her light blue eyes filled with sadness as she stared out on to the water. Next to her sat a young boy with messy short blonde hair that plainly fell to his ears. His blue eyes wandered the ocean's waves as the dancing sunrays set behind the horizon of the water.

"Kyra…" the young boy said softly to get her attention. She turned away from the sunset to face him.

"Yea Zid?" Kyra, the young brown hair girl, asked.

"We should get back it's getting kinda late," Zid said, refusing to smile.

Kyra smiled softly to him. His face remained serious. Her smile faded. "What's wrong...?" she asked him, smile completely faded.

"I just think it's time…" He stood up on the dock and Kyra looked up at him. "That we as 15 year olds grow up… And makes vows," Zid said, keeping that serious look on his face.

"Vows…?" Kyra asked, confused.

"Yeah… for my vow as a man now..."

She cut him off, "Man now… oh! Mr. Hot Stuff. Tough guy…" Her smiled returned, thinking this was another one of Zid's jokes.

"Yes… I am a man now, of 15, and my vow is to never love." Zid kept his serious look on.

She peered at him oddly, confused. "What…? What do you mean?" Her voice was uncertain.

"Love holds you back from warfare; it makes you weak." His eyes became cold. "No one should love. All those who love should die."

All color seemed to drain from her cheeks, and for a brief moment, her eyes glittered in pain. However, she blinked this away, and her pained gaze turned to one of hatred. "Well, if you feel that way…I'm no one to stop you."

With that, she pushed herself up, and turned away from him. Without hesitation, and not seeming to care what else he had to say, she simply walked away, to her hut in the distance.

And Zid could only stand there, watching her feet softly impact the ground as she tread away from him.