Naminé - Prologue

I have always been different.

Always.

But I tried my best to fit in. Be the typical Chinese daughter…

I just couldn't do it.

A part of me refused to conform to the moulding of all the other girls my age. Be dutiful. Be obedient. Get married. Have a son. Was that the only choice I had? There weren't any other paths to take? Apparently not, unless I wanted to break apart from my family.

I wasn't the first child to be born. My older brother, born a year prior, had died of a terrible fever soon after his birth. When my mother became pregnant with me, my father wished dearly for another son. To take his place. But alas, they were burdened with a stubborn daughter. Me.

And the day that they ordered my father to, once again, take his place in the war… well, I wasn't sure how it came into my head that I could change anything. My father had brought so much happiness into my life. He was the one who introduced me to painting - and encouraged me to pursue it, unlike the rest of my family.

I knew that if I was a male, I could go fight instead, and my family wouldn't have to suffer. My father wasn't in the same condition as he was the last time he fought; there was no doubt he would be killed, even if he was a great warrior.

If only I was born a son.

But who says I can't pretend?

Author's Note:

So! I've decided to start a little story... I know - during my exams! Not such a good idea XD
It's based off of the story of 'Mulan'. At first, I was going to change it to being set in ancient Japan...but there are just too many ties to the historical part of China in the story that couldn't be ignored :P

Review~ I'll be adding the first official chapter tomorrow.
The chapters will be like my fiction 'Rest Easy'. Short. Easy to comprehend (means I can update at least every two days without any trouble, hehe).
It's Namine/Roxas, but Roxas won't be coming in for some time, I imagine...