Disclaimer: I do not own anything of the Final Fantasy series

Pairings: Cloti, SquallXRinoa, TidusXYuna

Final Destiny

Chapter 1: Birth

A beautiful woman along with her husband watched their little daughter that snuggled soundly in their arms. The woman had magnificent pure silver hair that shined brilliantly in the morning sun and her eyes shined a beautiful blood-red colored. She was tall with a slender, yet strong body. Her husband had pitch black, raven hair and his eyes shined that same color. He was tall, strong, and magnificent. Their daughter had the appearance of them both and her hair was pure white at birth with glowing ruby eyes and a strong body. The girl's future seemed so perfect…

A young boy about a few months was in the arms of a beautiful young woman. He never saw his father's face. His mother's face was young, but troubled and weak and her body lacked strength to even carry her child. Her hair was a light brown and her son was the same. His mother's eyes were light blue, as the quiet ice, but the boy's eyes resembled his father, a dark blue. The boy's future seemed doomed…

Two parents, both dark-haired, had a baby girl. The father's hair was brownish-black and his eyes dark brown. The baby's mother had beautiful ruby eyes and brown hair. The baby resembled them both. She inherited her father's hair and mother's eyes and they held their child in their arms and smiled at her existence. The girl's future seemed bright…

A young mother held a little boy in her arms and cradled him with sweet thoughts. He never knew his father as well. Luckily for him, his mother was strong and caring. She had blond hair and blue eyes, which he inherited both. He wasn't very strong, but inside that small body, there was determination and will. The beautiful mother held him tightly whispering a beautiful song to soothe his young heart and mind. The boy's future seemed difficult…

Ray Li, the daughter of Sun Hikari and Damien Li, was a young girl about 8 years old. She was cheerful and full of energy. Her pure white hair reflected the morning sun beautifully.

Ray's POV: "Come now Ray, your friends will be here soon!" My mother called. I was happy because my two best friends were finally coming to visit me! Our families are very close to each other. I also have another friend who is currently living with me. His name is Squall Leonhart. His mom died when he was 3 years old and his relatives didn't want anything to do with him! My mom accepted him and kind of adopted him. She sometimes even called him son! I remember it clearly a few months ago. Squall and I are the same age…

"Ray and Squall, come back in, it's time to eat!" My mother called us from the backyard. We ran in, wet and muddy.

"Oh my, Ray and Squall, what did I tell you?" She playfully scolds.

"Alright son, go on and clean up first." She smiled. Squall and I snickered.

"How come you tell brother to clean up and not me?" I teased.

"Oh no, you are going to clean up. I need your brother here to help me first." Mom played along. It felt right when I called him brother though. I remember overhearing a conversation between my parents when they accepted Squall and he was sleeping upstairs.

"They don't want anything to do with him because of his parents. His mom was weak and frail and his father deserted them they say. Poor Raine, I hope that the boy is strong." My dad sighed.

"I know he is. He will make a perfect brother for dear Ray." Mom smiled.

Ding dong, I heard and I rushed to the door.

"Hey there Ray, you've grown a little bit and so have you Squall!" A tall dark-haired man exclaimed. He's father of my best friend Tifa.

"Hey Ray!" Tifa exclaimed. We embraced a bit and smiled at each other. Tifa ran to hug Squall and he blushed.

"Haven't they grown?" Tifa's mom asked.

"Oh yes, definitely!" The young blond woman, the mother of my other friend, agreed. My best friend Cloud came into view and smiled at us three. I patted his back and he scratched his head in embarrassment. Cloud went over to Squall and they already started thinking of what to play. The mother's have already started chatting away in the living room.

"Oh no, you've gain weight!" Tifa's mom exclaimed to Cloud's.

"I don't think so; she looks pretty thin to me!" My mom laughed. The dad's were in their own world in the kitchen.

"No, a lot of newcomers are taking the sport to the next level." Tifa's dad smiled.

"I suppose so." My dad agreed. I took all my friends outside to play.

Squall's POV: Cloud and I started to think of games to play. We are all about the same age, but I'm a bit older than them by a few months. I'm the oldest, and then Cloud, then Tifa, and finally Ray. Not that it matters because our age span isn't great.

"Hey, why not dodge ball?" Cloud asked.

"Yeah, we haven't played it for a long time!" Tifa smiled at Cloud. He blushed and slowly nodded. I didn't know what was wrong with the guy. He always seems to turn red whenever Tifa talks to him.

"Here's the ball, how are we going to split to teams?" Ray asked.

"Why don't we split boys versus girls?" I asked.

"That's no fair, it's always like that and the boys always win!" Tifa pouted.

"Yeah, we should have a chance of winning too!" Ray protested.

"Fine, let's do Rock, Paper, Scissors." Cloud suggested. We split the teams with Ray and Cloud on one side and me and Tifa on the other.

"Ready, set, and go!" We all shouted in unison. I had the ball first and I aimed at Ray. The ball flew fast but she dodged it.

"Hee hee, try again Squall!" Ray teased. Cloud took the ball and threw at Squall which he expertly dodged. The game got under way and time flew so fast.

The game ended in a draw and we were all crouching and breathing hard.

"Well, no one won that time." I breathed.

"Ha, that was really fun, let's go in for a breather!" Ray suggested. We all agreed and slowly went back inside.

"Well, since you all are done playing, why don't you wash your hands and come for dinner?" Sun suggested. Her smile always entranced me. I've always thought she was an angel with a heavenly smile and I could almost see the sun shine on her. Even though her eyes were blood-red, they didn't take the magic away from her.

"Squall, didn't you hear what mom said?" Ray asked. I shook my head and followed Ray to wash up. Even though I don't have real parents, I'm happy the way I am. I have great friends who always look out for me.

I splashed water on my face and accidentally splashed Tifa who was behind me.

"Hey Squall, the sink is in front of you not in back!" She laughed. Tifa's always happy. If you compare Tifa and Ray, they'd almost be twins. Cloud doesn't always act like the two girls. He's generally quiet, but around us, he talks like any normal kid. I guess we are similar to each other in some ways. When we finished "cleaning" up, we ran to the kitchen. Cloud bumped into Damien on accident.

"Whoa, tiger don't knock me over." He laughed. He's a fun person and very caring. We all sat at the table raising our forks in the air.

"The kids are sure eager to try what you're making Sun." Cloud's mom smiled.

"Ha, how does rice and pork sound?" Sun asked. Smiles lit our faces and we all nodded fiercely. A fresh and tasty meal with everyone I care for around me.