I'm am so very sorry for not updating sooner, but schoolwork has kept me from doing anything other than, well, work. I made this because I have recently gotten into the Final Fantasy series and made it up to the part where Cloud is retelling his past. I know that Cloud is really doing the part that he actually believes, but whatever.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Final Fantasy franchise or Square Enix (Squaresoft).

Final Fantasy VII: Sephiroth's Betrayal

Chapter 1: Arrival at Nibelheim

"How's it going Sephiroth?" Zack Fair asked his SOLDIER comrade.

"Just fine Fair," Sephiroth replied.

Sephiroth was a tall man with long, white hair. He wore black robes with grey armor under it. His weapon of choice was a Masamune, a longsword. Zack was a little shorter than Sephiroth with black spiky hair. He wore dark blue clothes with grey padding on his shoulders. He carried the Buster Sword that was attached to his back by a magnet. Both were 1st Class SOLDIER's of the organization Shin-Ra.

"Where are we headed to again?" Zack asked.

"My hometown, Nibelheim," Cloud Strife answered for him.

Cloud was the youngest member in the van, at the age of 16. He carried the Hardege Sword and wore the standard Shin-Ra infantryman outfit, complete with helmet.

"What's it like?" Sephiroth wondered. "I'm curious to know."

Cloud opened his mouth to explain, when the van lurched forward, launching Zack, Cloud, and Sephiroth against the wall. Cloud held his hand to his head.

"What happened?" he asked the driver.

The driver didn't answer, as he was transfixed on something outside.

"We must leave now," Sephiroth said.

The three jumped out of the back of the van, just as it was crushed by a monstrous green foot.

"What is that?" Cloud asked.

"It's a dragon," Zack stated, seizing the Buster Sword off of his back.

Cloud had no time to admire it as he was swept aside by it's huge claws. Cloud hit the side of the mountain and was knocked unconscious. Sephiroth used this as an opening to attack the monster with his Firaga materia. A giant Fireball the size of the van formed in front of Sephiroth's hand. Sephiroth then shot it at the dragon, knocking it back a few feet, but it was still ready to go. The dragon launched his own stream of fire that was blocked by Zack using the Buster Sword. He dashed forward and slashed at the monster's feet.

"RAAAAWWWRRR!" the monster screeched in pain.

Sephiroth jumped and the air and stabbed it in both of it's eyes before falling back to the ground, increasing the pain that it had already felt. Falling on it's back, Zack finished it off by plunging his broadsword deep within it's skull, instantly killing it. They had no time to rest as they remembered Cloud's critical condition.

"Cloud, CLOUD!" Zack shouted when he didn't receive a response.

"Move," Sephiroth commanded, which Zack heeded.

He placed his hand above Cloud's unmoving body and using the new materia that he had received.

"Curaga," he said.

Green, healing light flowed out of his hand and washed over Cloud, healing his wounds and saving his life.

"What are we going to do now?" Zack asked.

"Continue on," Sephiroth stated. "But we need to bring young Cloud too. We can't leave a soldier behind."

"Then I'll carry him," Zack said.

He picked up Cloud and slung him over his shoulder.

"All ready to leave?" Sephiroth asked him.

"Yeah," Zack said.

In Cloud's mind... (Flashback takes place two years before they return to Nibelheim)

"What happened," Cloud asked.

"You got yourself beaten up again, thats what happened," his childhood friend said.

"It wasn't my fault Tifa," Cloud retorted. "He was asking for it!"

"And as a result, you got your butt kicked!" Tifa yelled back.

Cloud rubbed the wound on his forehead, not really feeling like arguing with Tifa at the moment.

"Well for what it's worth, I'm sorry," Cloud said.

Tifa just sighed. "I worry about you Cloud. You're always getting into fights, and just end up worse and worse every time."

"I know Tifa," Cloud replied.

"Promise me you won't fight anymore?" Tifa said.

"Promise," Cloud said back. "And there's something that I want to tell you."

"What is it?" Tifa asked.

"I can't tell you now," Cloud stated. "Other people might hear. Meet at the water tower at midnight."

Tifa blushed. It was well known that the water tower was a popular date spot in Nibelheim.

"O-ok," Tifa stuttered.

She then ran home, getting herself ready for her "date" at the water tower.

At the water tower...

"Cloud!" Tifa called for him. "Where are you?"

"I'm right here," Cloud said behind him. "You look nice."

Tifa giggled nervously. "So what was it that you wanted to tell me?"

"I'm leaving the town," he said. "And I don't know when I'm coming back."

Tifa Lockhart was shocked. All the dreams of her Cloud settling down and having children were crushed.

"But why?" she asked.

"I'm becoming a SOLDIER in Shin-Ra," he said.

"But you can't go!" Tifa yelled. "What about your mom?"

Cloud sighed. "I've already told her about my plans and she accepted it."

Tifa decided that she had to as well. "Well...I won't try and stop you."

"I'm going to become a hero just like Sephiroth," Cloud said. "And I'll come back someday."

"Ok," Tifa said. "But promise me one thing."

She walked closer to Cloud as she said.

"Promise that when you become a hero, come and save me whenever I need you to," she said.

Cloud didn't answer for a second, thinking it over. "Sure."

He began to leave, but Tifa called him again.

"I need to tell you something also!" Tifa called out to him.

He turned around and walked back to her, stopping a few inches away from her. He had a feeling about what she was going to tell him, so he stopped her, putting a finger to her lips.

"Words aren't the only way to express your feelings," Cloud whispered.

They both leaned in to kiss each other when...

"Tifa, where are you?" her father called.

They stopped, millimeters from touching.

"I guess I have to go," Tifa muttered.

"Goodbye Tifa," Cloud said.

"Goodbye Cloud," Tifa said.

End Flashback

Cloud woke up on Zack's back. His eyes quickly adjusted the bright light that was the sun.

"Where are we?" he asked.

Zack chuckled. "I thought that you would know, after all, we are in Nibelheim!"

And so it ends. This story is going to pretty quick, about two or three parts. Come back tomorrow for the next chapter. Remember to continue reading and don't to forget to review! I really want to see what you guys think about this story, and my writing in general.