Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ The way back ❯ Chapter 1

The way back

Where am I? What happened? I don't remember anything. What is going on here?

It's so dark, I cannot see. I cannot move. I cannot breathe.

Was there a sound? I think I heard something in the distance. Where did it come from?

There. A light. I can see it now. It is small at first, then it starts growing. Is it coming towards me? Or am I moving towards it? It is warm. So nice and comfortable. It makes me feel good. I am content.

Something is holding me back. All of a sudden, it doesn't feel right here anymore. I feel like I cannot stay here any longer. I must go somewhere else.

"Come on, wake up. Please, wake up."

That voice...where does it come from?

"Can you hear me?"

I do, but I can't find its source. Someone, please help me!

"Please, open your eyes!"

I'm trying, but it doesn't work.

My Hand...I think I can move it. I sense a light touch there. It takes a lot of strength, but I can move my fingers.

"Hey, you're coming back, aren't you?"

I start remembering now...I know that voice. It's Zidane. He's alive and I seem to be as well. But I was supposed to die, wasn't I? Well, seems he helped me escape that sad fate. He's obviously worried about me.

"Kuja,can you hear me?"

I can hear his voice clearly now. My strength is slowly returning. I can feel my body again. It is heavy and limp.

I was feeling so much lighter back where I had just came from. But I needed to go back.

"Please wake up, Kuja."

Yes, I think I can manage that now. I open my eyes. I find his silly face staring at me. He really has a silly face, but I'm somehow really glad to see it. I also notice massive rock walls surrounding us. He must have found a cave in the mountains after getting both of us out of the Iifa Tree in some way.

"Thank goodness, you're finally awake."

He REALLY was worried about me. How nice, and that after all I had done.

"I'm so glad.", he says and smiles from one ear to the other.

"Thank you.", I speak up. My throat is dry and I sound like I swallowed some chalk, but at least I can talk.

"You're welcome.", Zidane says and turns around, letting go of my hand.

"No really.", I respond, gripping his hand once again, "Thank you for everything, Zidane. You risked your life for me, I am now very thankful for that."

"It wasn't really such a great matter.", he simply states.

"So humble you are. But still, thank you.", I say and turn my head slightly to look at him, "Maybe, everything will turn out to be alright now."

"No, not maybe.", Zidane says, "Everything SURELY will turn out to be alright now."

I just smile at that and recognise that I am very tired.

"You mind if I get some sleep?" I ask.

"Not at all, go ahead.", he responds.

"Thanks.", I simply say and close my eyes.

AN: Oh god, was it really ME who wrote that? It doesn't seem like me at all. But oh well, I guess it is not THAT bad for a first try at FFIX fanfiction. I'll maybe also post a FF ( or FF-FF, now that looks odd) telling you exactly HOW Zidane managed to get himself and Kuja outta that "Mad Plant" how I call it.

Oh before I forget, FFIX and it's characters belong to Squaresoft, not me. (although Kuja would match into my silver-haired bishie-harem just perfectly ;_ ; )

Oh well, see you another time, telling you another story…