Family portrait:
A/N: This is the first story and was only put up after a lot of persuasion from my two friends who said they want it to be put up. So is for you Alex and Wayne. I have put up the first chapter of the first story hoping to get some feedback from it such as should I continue it or should I pull it and that will be left open for the reader to decide as the reader knows best.
People's thoughts are in italics.
Disclaimer: I own nothing Final Fantasy VII or Advent Children. If I did Yazoo would have had a hug in a mug by now.
The front door slammed shut. Kadaj and Loz's voices ran out enthusiastically despite the fact that both of them were soaking wet, and small puddles were forming around their feet. Making there way in the kitchen, talking to each other, they failed to notice that Yazoo was sitting at the table with his long hair shadowing over his down cast face, with his fingers drawing patterns across the table absently mindedly.
"I can't wait to tell Yazoo about this." Loz said in glee to Kadaj "I can't wait to see the look on his face once he finds out."
"Tell me what?" Yazoo questioned in a small voice.
Loz spun around in surprise, searching for the place Yazoo's voice had come from and pondered how he had failed to notice that his brother had entered the room. Finally his lay is eyes on the table that Yazoo limply sat at still tracing patterns and had bothered to look up at his brothers, yet Loz failed to pick up on the fact Yazoo was not in a particularly good mood.
"Yazoo! There you are, sorry I did not notice that you had entered, have you been there long?" Loz enquired cheerfully.
"All day." Yazoo stated sullenly.
Not deterred by the sullen answer that Yazoo had given and still not realising that his brother was not at all happy, Loz continued to talk about the day he and Kadaj had had.
"Well Yazoo, you will not believe this! Kadaj and I have found the most perfect place ever. Honest! Well…. Kadaj found it, but it's still going to be great!"
Loz continued to speak about how he and Kadaj had found the place as well as going in to great detail of the description of the place, it took him five minutes to realise that Yazoo had not being taken a blind bit of notice to what he was saying and seemed extremely interested in the table. Loz stopped what he was saying and moved towards the table to stand beside Yazoo.
"Yazoo? Are you ok?" Loz asked his voice dripped with concern as he got down on one knee and put his hand against Yazoo's check to get his attention.
"Yeah I'm fine…. I'm just not feeling brilliant, that's all. I think I might go for a lie down."
Yazoo pulled back the chair before heaving himself out of it. Dragging himself toward the door of the kitchen, he kept his eyes firmly down avoiding looking at either of his brothers.
"Yazoo..." Loz said with his voice slightly raised to get his attention.
"Yes?" Yazoo answered as he turned his head to look at Loz but not directly in the eyes.
"I hope you feel better, if you need anything just shout and I will get you it. I'll be in later to check up on you. Ok?"
With a small nod Yazoo left the room.
Loz continued to watch Yazoo, until he heard little footstep going up the stairs, his concern growing. Yazoo was never usually dismissive about the information he had to give him, turning round to Kadaj looking at him quizzically, looking for answers for why Yazoo was acting so strange.
"Yes Loz." Kadaj said passively from the kitchen unit he sat on, swinging his legs.
"You think he's ok?" Loz asked with concern etched in his voice.
"Yeah, you heard him, he's just not feeling well."
"You don't say." Loz sarcastically remarked before continuing "But seriously, have you not noticed that he has been acting really differently lately, you now kind of depressed, if you get me."
"It's probably just the weather." Kadaj shrugged off as he gestured towards the window, which the rain was assaulting and it did not look like it would stop any time soon. "It's been like this for weeks now on and off, he's probably just depressed seeing it so much, he will be ok again once the sun comes out again."
"Suppose." Loz replied a little defectively " Maybe we should take him out sometime, he must be fed up of seeing these same walls day in day out. You got to admit they are pretty boring, their not even a nice colour are they really?"
"Well buy him some paint then!" Kadaj said dismissively "It will give him something to do instead of moping around here all day feeling sorry for himself."
"Couldn't we just bring him with us tomorrow when we go back. He might come in handy and I reckon that it would do him good to come along with us. Also I bet that he would love the place and might have good ideas for it." Loz made a convincing argument.
"Loz" Kadaj started "You know it just gets more complicated the more of us that go, people might start to get on to us. Also he's not been that well lately again as he has proven today and I don't want him getting any worse, do you?"
"No, no I don't." Loz said quietly as he paced over to the window and sighed. "So what are we going to do for him then?"
"Well." Kadaj started before stopping wondering what he could say. A smile grew on his face "Well I have the perfect idea. It's something that can keep him entertained for a large period of time and he can do in stages if he's not feeling all that well."
"Really?" Loz perked up turning to Kadaj.
"Yes. Loz I want you to go and get him some paint to paint the walls with. Like you said before they are pretty dull so it is also quite practical."
Loz face dropped before he asked in defeat "Any set colour you want me to get?"
"It could be sky blue pink before I care, just get him a colour which will amuse him. I have more important things to be concerned about." Kadaj said dismissively before heading towards the door.
"Ok then" Loz sighed "By the way Kadaj, don't forget to check up on him, for me if not for your own sake."
Yazoo slid down the wall after he closed the door gently as not to make a sound. Greatly regretting eavesdropping into Kadaj and Loz's conversation, he tried to comprehend what he had just heard. He knew that Kadaj thought that he was pathetic and weak but he had no idea that Kadaj thought that he was a complete waste of space that only got in the way. Failing miserably to stop the tears from escaping from his eyes, he buried his head into his arms and drew his legs up close. He completely understand why Kadaj thought that he was useless. "Look at you! Your pathetic!" He snapped at himself "You can't even stop yourself from crying, your that weak. Kadaj is only not letting he go with them as your sick."
Sick. He wasn't really sick. Well not today anyway, he had only said he was to get away from his brothers, he did not want to hear about what they had found and done whilst they were out exploring. They were always talking about mother and how they wanted to be reunited with her, it was not like he did not understand that feeling he just wanted to be part of the search and not on the sideline. He wanted to be part of the family. He never got to go with them when they went to search for mother or for the place for their reunion and the place where their entire family would be reunited. He smiled to himself, he couldn't wait, but he would never have the chance to be part of the search for the perfect place. Loz and Kadaj had already found it. He smile swept of his face as he mentally added in to the list of things that they had done without him and began to feel more depressed.
"It's not fair." Yazoo sulked "They always get to go and explore, see knew places, learn new things. Whilst he got to stay in this stupid house which was about to collapsed. They get to go and do interesting things whilst I get lumbered with the housework all because I'm the most feminine out of the three of us!" He cursed to himself, but no matter how angry he was with his brothers, he knew that was not the only reason why he had to stay at home.
"Loz prefers for me to stay at home for my own safety . He always worrying about me he's terrified that I will get injured or that I will get sick far away from home and that they will not be able to help me. He has no problem with me going with them if it is not dangerous or if they are not going too far. Hey he even tried to convince Kadaj to let me go with them tomorrow. Although Loz had no chance of convincing Kadaj on the matter Kadaj hates me, he can't stand the way I am. So weak compared to him and Loz. I'm not that much weaker than them really, considering anything."
Pulling himself up off the floor , he threw himself on to the bed before curling up into a small ball. He knew that he was the weakest out of the three but he also knew that he had more worth than Kadaj gave him credit for. "I have beaten him in a fight more than once. I have even beaten Loz in a fight before. One Loz hadn't let him win too, and Loz was a lot strong than Kadaj, so that means I'm not that weak after all. One day I will prove to Kadaj I'm not a complete waste of space he thinks I am. I'll show him." Yazoo thought as his eyes slid shut.
So theres the first chapter as i said at the beginning it up to the reader what happens to this story. I hope you enjoyed it or atleast you are not scarred for life from it