Disclaimer: I do NOT own FF7 or any of its characters (i own the game though ).
This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so i don't know how good it is, and sorry if Aeris is a little OOC. I really don't have a clue as to how to write her. Anyway, on with the fic!
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Chapter 1: Arrival
"Gawd, Cloud! We've been walking for DAYS! I'm tired, hungry, and I feel like that Sephiroth dude is cutting off my legs! I swear, if we don't stop soon..."
"Rocket Town is right up ahead. We can rest at the inn and stock up on our supplies when we get there." The young ninja was cut off by the leader of the group, Cloud Strife.
"Yea, so shuddup' brat!" the founder of Avalanche, Barret, added loudly while waving his gun-arm in the air.
"You so did not just call me a brat. If I wasn't so tired I would go all ninja on your ass!" Yuffie threatened, making a violent gesture with her hands towards the large man.
Just as Barret was about to argue back the young flower girl from the slums of Midgar spoke up quietly. "Please, arguing isn't going to get us anywhere, besides, look. We're almost there." Aeris pointed towards the large, green, rocket that cast a shadow over the grassy plains that surrounded the area.
"I agree." added the fiery, crimson, cat-like creature that they all came to know as Red XIII. "Arguing will only waste our energy and I for one do not want to have to carry Yuffie to Rocket Town." He lazily glared at the hyperactive "brat" with his one eye
The group nodded and continued towards the rocket mostly in silence. The newest member of the band of rebels was an ex-turk named Vincent Valentine. He had remained quiet through out most of the journey but decided to speak up on something that had been bothering him since they had gotten out of the Nibel Mountains. "We should stay on guard." he brushed a stray strand of ebony hair out of his face before continuing in his monotone voice. "I've had a strange feeling a ever since we left the Nibel area. It's been getting stronger as we get closer to Rocket Town."
Cloud nodded in affirmation. "Everyone stick together and be on the lookout for anything strange." he ordered the group while unsheathing his large buster sword. That's strange... Aeris is the one that normally feels when things are wrong.
Tifa, Cloud's childhood friend and martial arts expert, moved closer to Cloud and scanned the area with her wine-colored eyes. Hmmm, Vincent usually doesn't say anything unless it's important. Gods I hope that it's nothing. She thought while chewing on a loose strand of hair. A nervous habit that she had, had since she was a small child.
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Crimson eyes surveyed the treeless landscape searching for any sign of danger. Nothing, not a thing in site except for that rocket. The dark gunman continued following the others at the back of the group, silently pondering the oddly familiar feeling that he had been having. It was as if something was begging him to find whatever it was no matter what the costs. The feeling got stronger and stronger as they neared the entrance of the town.
He reached down and switched the safety off of the outsider. He couldn't remember ever being this on-edge before in his life. Adrenaline pumped through his body causing his hands to shake slightly. Perhaps being in that coffin for so long really had more of an effect on me than I thought.
"What's wrong host, scared?" Chaos sneered in the back of his mind.
I am only being cautious. I don't know all of what Hojo did to me, and I haven't fought in quite a while. Vincent replied to the beast that was caged in the back of his mind.
"Don't lie. If you think that I don't feel that presence then you're even more stupid than I thought you were!"
The beast really was quite annoying, unfortunately it was impossible to lie to and he would have to live with it for the rest of his depressing life. He mentally glared at the demon and continued to follow the rest of the group in silence.
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After walking for nearly another hour they finally trudged into Rocket Town and towards the inn. Cloud shuffled up to the front desk and rang the bell. A short man with wide rimmed glasses arrived shortly after and looked them over as though he had seen a ghost.
They were a horrible sight really. None of them had showered in days and were caked from head to toe in mud, blood, and sweat. Not to mention the fact that they were an odd group to begin with, Cloud was surprised that the humble man hadn't run away screaming yet.
With seemingly another hour passing, the front desk man finally spoke in his high and squeaky voice. "Uhhh, Hello sir. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"We need three rooms please." Cloud responded quickly handing the man the amount of gil needed. We don't have a lot of gil and it would be really stretching it to buy a room for each of us.Cloud scratched his head while thinking about who would share the rooms.
The older man gave them their keys and made a gave the group another nervous glance before heading back into the room that he previously came from.
The group stompped up the stairs and stopped at the top where there was a long burgundy rug that stretched the length of the hallway.
The blond sighed loudly and turned to speak with the others. "We'll have to split into three groups of two. Yuffie and Aeris in one room, Barret and Tifa in another, and Vincent and me can also share a room. Red, you can stay in my room and Cait can go in Tifa and Barret's room. Let's all get rested up and meet outside the inn at seven o'clock tomorrow morning." Once Cloud finished, everyone headed to their rooms without protest and proceeded to wander around town.
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I hope it was alright for my first time. I'll probably have the next chapter out in a couple of days. I could really use a beta-er if anyone is willing to help.