This WHOLE STORY is now going over a Re-Write. It won't take too long to fix and edit things, and once it's done, you will have the next chapter, FINALLY, after all this time.
Chapter one: Eight years later
Vivi sat at his table in Quan's Dwelling. Since the end of the Gaia War, Vivi had been living there. While for a few years he did live in Black Mage Village, he found very soon that he needed a doctor, and decided that he should live closer to one. With his life now stable, for some reason that neither Vivi nor anyone else could explain, he was no longer his short, eight year old self, he was now a tall, handsome seventeen year old young man.
Vivi had grown to be about 5'7, the size of a full grown Black Mage, and it was great comfort to know this, as he no longer had to worry about his life span. Vivi had long grown out of his old outfit, so now that he was older his clothing selections had grown, thanks to Garnet. Right now, his clothing was a plain black shirt, with a dark blue robe around his shoulders. His pants were white with a blue strip going down the side. His banged up and bent hat sat on the table next to a letter, he couldn't bring himself to get rid of it…"It's something that made him Vivi" Zidane had said once before. He turned his head to look in a mirror that was placed on the wall, and saw his biggest change.
In the mirror was a normal looking seventeen year old boy. His shoulder length black hair was tied back into a loose pony tail with strands still falling into his face. His golden eyes took in every inch of his face, until it fell upon his right cheek. Looking like a strange tattoo, a long black strip starting at the side of his nose and traveling down his cheek into his shirt. Inside his shirt, it traveled down his chest and covered his entire shoulder and arm in black. Vivi looked down and couldn't help but look to his hands. One flesh colored, and the other, black as a dark night. He sighed and walked over to the back door, leading to the balcony.
Vivi stared out at the ocean and smiled. Eight years…four years since he'd seen Eiko, and four years since he'd been his old self.
"Has it really been so long since this happened?" He asked the air. "Have I really become human?" Vivi thought back to the day his life was changed, and how he had become his somewhat human self.
Back four years ago
A twelve year old, still full black mage Vivi stood in Dr. Tot's tower. Garnet, Zidane, and Steiner stood with him as Dr. Tot spoke. Garnet looked worried and heartbroken, taking little Vivi in her arms as she began to cry. Zidane looked down, trying not to show his sadness, and Steiner let the tears flow freely, though not becoming of a knight, right now he didn't care.
"I'm afraid there's nothing I can do…your life span is ending…forgive me." Dr Tot said gravely. Vivi had been a son to Dr. Tot. So to say that Dr. Tot felt nothing would be an extreme lie. Vivi looked down and began to sniffle slightly.
"I'm sorry Vivi, everyone…" Dr. Tot said turning away so that they could not see his tears. Vivi had remained quiet for the whole time he was there, just taking in what he heard. His mind wandered to the travels he took with Zidane and the others...and Eiko...Eiko, the one girl that he had been secretly in love with for the past year. He had to live...he had to see Eiko again!
"NO! There has to be something we can do! …I can't die, not yet, not yet! I have to live please…" The words made everyone in the room turn to the small boy. Vivi began to cry, turning and hugging Garnet, who gladly returned the hug as she began crying as well.
"I'll never see you again…I'll never see Freya, or Amarant…or Eiko…I'll never be able to tell her Dagger…I'll never be able to…" Vivi didn't finish as he began crying harder.
There was a depressing silence that fell over the tower as they cried, either inside, or showing openly.
Later that night, screams were heard from the room Vivi had been situated in at the noble in. Zidane and the others attempted to enter the room, but they continued to be pushed back by some strange force. When the door finally opened, there on the floor was Vivi, but not as he once was, but as a human. When he awoke Vivi, scared out of his mind, almost panicked and burnt down the building. After a few days Vivi got used to his new body, and the fact that he was finally growing in size.
back to the present
To this day, no one knows why he changed the way he did, but the fact remains that no mater what happened, Vivi had become human. Vivi walked back into his house and looked at the letter on the table. It had come via Mognet and was addressed to him from Lindblum castle. The writing was fancy, as were all letters from there, but something ached at his mind.
He hadn't seen Eiko for four years, though they kept in touch through letters. Still, Eiko was someone who didn't know he was human now, or at least Vivi thought she didn't. He wasn't sure what Zidane, Dagger, and Steiner had told others. Vivi's hand slowly moved to the letter, he was scared to even touch it. As his fingers grasped the letter another chill went through his body, as if he were struck by a thunder spell. Vivi raised the letter up to his face, and slowly opened the envelope. Slowly as well he moved the letter out and unfolded it to see, not the wonderful handwriting that most royal letters have, but Eiko's handwriting herself. It read:
Dear Vivi,
You are officially invited to…got you for a moment, didn't I?
Vivi laughed, there was no doubt in his mind that Eiko probably laughed to herself there. He smiled and continued reading.
Anyway, this is an invitation, and it is for you, so you have no choice but to come, right? After all, I am your best friend…or have you forgotten me that quickly? I'm only kidding with you. So I'm having my birthday party in three days, and I really want you to be there…And bring presents!
-Love, Eiko
PS. I was only kidding about the present, have my best friend there is good enough.
Vivi chuckled to himself and folded the paper up. He was going to respond right away. The Moogle stood to the side of the table, awaiting either another letter or a Kupo Nut. Vivi smiled at the Moogle and nodded.
"Hold on…" Vivi said as he grabbed a pen and a piece of paper. He began to write a reply.
Dear Eiko,
Right…Who are you again?
Vivi paused, chuckling to himself.
I'm only kidding. How could I forget you? You ARE my best friend after all. Of course I'll be there, I wouldn't miss it…but I dunno how to tell you this…oh…never mind, I'll let you find out when you seem me. I'll let you know though, that I'm really looking forward to seeing you!
-Your friend, Vivi
PS. …I don't know, I'm not even sure what PS means.
Vivi handed the Moogle the letter and the Moogle gladly took it and flew off. Vivi watched it go for a little, then turned a walked over to his dresser, if he was going to get to Alexandria by tomorrow, he figured that he had better leave as soon as he could.
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--End Chapter One--