Big Brother Sephy
A/N: Hello readers, I hope you enjoy this little story I thought of! It just came to me today and I had to write it! I hope you enjoy it too! Sorry for oc's or grammar problems(I'm using WordPad b/c my Microsoft word locked me out)
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy, though I have a copy of nearly every game and I have AC! Yay me!
Warnings: yaoi and bad language and possible Ooc-ness (don't like, don't read! But don't you dare flame this-"like OMG they r totally teh ghey! FLAME!"-because I won't care! Feel free to leave me tips and criticisms though so I can make my writing better :)
Story summary: Sephiroth is 18 years old and he's a brilliant student with a bright future ahead of him, no thanks to his mom, Jenova, who is depressed and drunk 24/7. He really hates her and wants to move out but if he does then he knows that his three baby brothers won't have a chance in life. He loves them dearly and they love him too so he doesn't want to put their futures or their lives in jeopardy by leaving them alone with their psychotic mother. One day Jenova disappears and doesn't come back. What is our dear Sephy to do? He decides to adopt his brothers but it's hard raising the three babies alone, so his best friend Zack comes to help. That's all good and well but then his new friend, Squall, who is Loz's new instructor brings a surprise with him; his shy, sweet, angelic cousin Cloud Strife who has just moved in next-door and is starting at Sephy's school in a week. What is a silver haired man to do when he's afflicted with abandonment, children, and love? Tune in to find out!
Character ages:
Sephy: 18
Aeris: 18
Zack: 17
Squall: 17
Cloud: 16
Loz: 5
Yazoo: 3
Kadaj: 1(awwwww he is just too KAWAII)
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Chapter one: Abandonment
Sephiroth woke up when the sun blinked through his curtains. He looked at his alarm clock and swore, it was 7:50, at this rate he would be late for the first day of the new school year. And of course his god damned mother would never think to wake him up. At this minute she herself was probably drunk off her ass, asleep.
"Shit!" He swore as he made his way to the shower, careful not to step on any toys his younger brothers may have left out on the floor. He showered quickly, dressed in his usual form-fitting, black leather and went downstairs to the kitchen. At this rate he could only grab a granola-bar for breakfast before Zack, his best friend, arrived to drive to school with him. Zack only lived across the street and they drove to school together because Zack's parents had deemed him too irresponsible to drive. He and Zack had been best friends since Sephiroth had moved into the neighborhood with his mother, which was way before his siblings were born. Even though their personalities were nothing alike, they had stuck close together since way back then. When Sephiroth made it downstairs he saw his little brothers sitting around the table and Loz, the eldest of his younger siblings, crying. Sephiroth sighed on the inside, Loz was always crying about one thing or another, but he had to play the role of the dutiful older brother so he smiled gently at the small boy and placed a hand atop the boy's spiky, silver hair.
"What's the matter Loz?" he asked kindly to the five year old even though he already had an idea of what it was. You see, Loz had recently turned five and Sephiroth had decided-because his mother was an irresponsible bitch-that his little brother was ready for kindergarten. He didn't want to rush the little boy but he wanted him to have a bright future, so he got the boy ready for it by signing him up for a prestigious school in Balamb called Garden, run by the young genius, Squall Leonhart. He met up with the boy who was a bit younger than himself and arranged everything for Loz. Squall was a little quiet but he seemed responsible and there were no denying the positive reviews that the Garden had gotten so it was fine.
"Loz-ni doesn't wanna go to the flower place, Oni-tama! He say he don't like school cuz he's gonna miss Oka-san!" Yazoo, his three year old brother added boredly, while Loz continued blubbering and Kadaj, the youngest, giggled and threw a cheerio at the crying boy and caused him to cry louder.
"Kadaj! That wasn't nice!" He chided gently, knowing the one year old didn't understand what he was saying, but Kadaj was smart and understood his tone. The year old stopped laughing and pouted causing Sephiroth to smile before turning his attention back to the wailing Loz.
"Now Loz, you are a big boy now and this is special!" He said gently, rubbing the top of the boys head in a comforting manner. The boy only wailed louder and sniffled.
"I don't wanna go! I'll miss Oka-san, and Yazoo and Kadaj!" He wailed sadly, and Sephiroth understood though he didn't know why anyone would miss that woman. But then again, he wanted his brothers to form strong opinions so he said nothing on the matter of their mother.
"I know little one, I know! This is hard, don't you think I miss you guys everyday when I leave for school? I do, I love you all! But I'm proud of you, very proud because you're getting so big and you're starting school" He said truthfully, smiling at the boy kindly. Loz looked up at him with too bright eyes, shining with tears.
"Really, Oni-tama? You mean it? You are proud of me?" He asked softly, the sobbing over for now. Sephiroth smiled as he bent down to the boy's eye level.
"Of course I'm proud! How could I not be? You are too brave Loz!" He told the boy softly hugging him closer.
"Too brave." Yazoo agreed solemnly, for neither he nor Kadaj had ever been to school before, only Sephiroth had and now Loz would be following him.
"TOOOOOOO!" Kadaj screeched cheerfully, wanting to be included in the conversation. Sephiroth smiled at his brothers and Loz managed a watery smile.
"I am?" He asked, proud of himself if his Oni-tama was proud of him. He could go to that flower-school if it was true.
"Yes! Now chin up, Leonhart-senpai will be here to pick you up soon so dry your face! You don't want him to think you're a cry-baby do you?" Sephiroth told him, somewhat impatient because Zack and/or Squall would be arriving soon. Loz shook his head no and wiped his face.
"Good boy! He's going to look at you and think what a big boy you are!" Sephiroth told him cheerfully as he went to finally grab his breakfast and hurriedly eat it. He was infinitely happy that Yazoo was responsible enough to atleast make cereal for the other two if he was ever running late, it was a blessing to know that he didn't have to worry about their breakfasts on top of everything else. They made small talk-he didn't even bother asking where their supposed mother was, dreading the answer-until the door bell rang. He opened it up to see a grinning Zack and an uncomfortable looking Squall, he felt sympathy for the poor genius as Zack was a little difficult at times.
"Hey Seph, who is this guy? I saw him coming up your walk so I decided to introduce myself. He was kinda grumbly and quiet though, but I guess that kinda personality would make you guys best friends. W..wait a sec...He's not your best friend is he? Cuz I thought I was your best bud! I am aren't I? Oooooooooooooh Sephy come on! What'd I do? I promise I'll stop annoying you---" Zack said, talking a mile a minute. Sephiroth rubbed his temples and saw that Squall was doing the same.
"Zack, shut up! This is Squall, he is the Commander of Loz's new school. Remember I told you he would be starting today? God, you are such an idiot!" He explained to Zack who stopped wailing and smiled at Squall. Sephiroth sweatdropped, Zack was such a drama-king. Currently said drama-king introduced himself to Squall before charging past Sephiroth into the house to greet the children, leaving Sephiroth to Squall.
"Leonhart-san thanks for coming to pick up Loz. I'll get him ready, thanks again!" He said impassively, though he was grateful to the young Commander. Squall rubbed his head awkwardly but nodded.
"It's not a problem Hojo-san; I have great expectations for your younger brother." He said softly, he was a soft-spoken boy and Sephiroth respected him for that. Afterall, there was only so much talking you can take from hanging around a guy like Zack, after that soft-spoken was a blessing. Sephiroth invited Squall in and went inside to see Zack bear-hugging his little brothers while all three screeched:
"Zacky-tan" Loudly. He pried Loz out of Zack's grip and placed the child on the floor gently before going to bring the boy's tiny backpack and lunchbox and giving it to him.
"Now Loz, this is Leonhart-senpai, he's going to take you to school okay?" He told the boy, rubbing his head affectionately. Loz nodded bravely as he went over and introduced himself to Squall. Sephiroth saw that the young Commander had suddenly adapted a gentle look to his face while he talked to the boy so he went to the other two children. Zack had freed them from the hug and was now leaning by the door waiting for him.
"Yazoo, is Oka-san home? If not I'll call Aeris over." He asked the small boy, who glanced up at him calmly. Sometimes he wondered if Yazoo had asperser's, since he rarely showed emotions, but it was a blessing since he was so responsible.
"No Oni-tama, she's not here." Yazoo said calmly, pushing more cheerios into Kadaj's mouth. Sephiroth once again cursed the bitch's irresponsibility but put on a happy facade for his brothers.
"Then shall I call Aeris over?" He asked them, even though he already knew the answer. Aeris was the owner of a small flower shop near their house and she loved the boys. They loved her too because she gave them the love that their mother didn't, for that Sephiroth was grateful. Kadaj shrieked chanting:
"Yay, yay, yay!" while Yazoo smiled and nodded. Sephiroth called Aeris and the woman came over, by that time he and Zack had to go, not to mention Squall and Loz.
"Thanks again for coming so abruptly Aeris!" He said to the woman with appreciation. She only smiled and shook her head before gesturing to him that he should leave. He and Zack exited with Squall and Loz on their heels. Once outside, the four males went their seperate ways. Zack and Sephiroth arrived to school just in time and hurried to class for another monotonous day.
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Sephiroth looked at the clock for what felt like the tenth time in a minute, it was still 2:55. He felt like the clock was mocking him by not going up that one final minute. He glared at it angrily, normally he was very attentive in class because he had to maintain his GPA but today he had a bad feeling. He knew it was odd because he hadn't forgotten anything and the kids were safe with Aeris but he still had a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach, and if there was one person he trusted, it was himself. He thought that he was possibly nervous about it being Loz's first day in school but Loz was a good boy and Sephiroth new he would be alright. It had to be something though, that was making him panic since he rarely ever did, so he couldn't wait to go home and check on things. By the end of the day even Zack could tell how anxious Sephiroth was feeling and he wasn't exactly known for his empathy.
"What's the matter bud? I saw you looking at the clock, why the rush to go home? You think you're mother came home and committed murder-suicide?" Zack asked, joking. Sephiroth glared at him for his morbid thoughts. He smacked the other boy on the head, hard, very, very, hard.
"Don't even joke about that Zack! Don't you think I'm worried enough when I leave them with her? Alone would be better!" He grumbled angrily and anxiously too because he was already worried. Zack rubbed the steadily forming bump on his head sheepishly.
"Sorry! I was just kidding, you know? I love those kids ya know?" Zack said truthfully, and Sephiroth knew. He remembered how happy Zack always was around his younger brothers because Zack was an only child and was always lonely when he and Sephiroth went their seperate ways. They became even more seperated when they entered school because of their age differences. Being that Sephiroth was a year older than him, Zack only shared one class with him and that was SOLDIER prep, as both boys wanted to be in SOLDIER when they got older and both were well on their way too. But after school Zack spent as much time as possible with Sephiroth and his family and Sephiroth could honestly say that he counted Zack as part of said family.
"I know Zack, I know. I'm just worried, my instincts tell me something's wrong." He told the other boy, growling at his own helplessness to know what was going on at home. Zack smiled at him kindly, he may always have a brash and care free demeanor but he was also a good friend who understood his buddy's moods more than anyone else.
"It's okay, I get it man! Don't worry! Let's get ya home so you can relax, I'm sure everything is fine!" He said reassuringly, trying to comfort his friend who accepted it gracefully as they rushed toward Sephiroth's car.
"You're right! Let's get home!" Sephiroth said as he started the vehicle and speeded towards home.
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When Sephiroth got home the house was dark with all the lights turned off, it looked like nobody was home. Sephiroth turned on all the lights, looking around for any sign of Aeris or his brothers but didn't catch sight of them, which was worrisome.
"Aeris? Yazoo? Kadaj? Where are you guys?" He shouted to the room in general in a worried tone. As expected, no one answered him back. Sephiroth began to feel dread pooling in the pit of his stomach, where the hell were they?
"Um Seph, buddy? Where is everyone?" Zack asked nervously, worried about their missing loved ones. Sephiroth turned back to look at him and Zack could see real panic in the usually cool and collected boy's face.
"I don't know! If Aeris took them out she would have been back by now! Zack, where could they be?" He said in a panicky tone of voice. Zack immediately set out to comfort his friend.
"Don't worry! They're probably fine, Aeris is a responsible girl!" Zack said comfortingly, looking serious which he rarely did. Sephiroth looked at him and was sincerely comforted. He forced himself to calm down and rethink the situation. Aeris really was a responsible girl and would take care of Yazoo and Kadaj, there was a possibility that she took the two out since it was a very nice day. He forced himself to relax and took a seat on the couch, beckoning a confused looking Zack over to sit by him.
"Let's wait it out, I'm sure Aeris will be back soon or Leonhart will drop off Loz and we can take it from there." He told Zack calmly and Zack nodded quickly, hoping that Sephiroth was as right as he usually was about things. Both of the friends waited for a while, a nervous silence between them as both were worried until the doorbell rang. Sephiroth quickly opened the door only to have a small, silver haired missile launched at his chest.
"Oni-tama! I missed you!" Loz said, snuggling into his older brother's chest. Sephiroth smiled, no longer worried about atleast one of his brothers. He rubbed the top of the boy's head affectionately.
"I missed you too Loz. How was your first day of school?" He asked the boy, looking around for Squall and catching him with an awkward look on his face. He acknowledged the other boy with a nod and recieved one in return.
"I HAD FUN! I made some friends! My teacher, Matwyn is really nice! Leonhart-senpai and his friends came to class and taught us some fun stuff! He wasn't grumpy at all once I got to know him! We even played together! Neat, huh? And I---" Loz told his brother, talking a mile-a-minute. Sephiroth nodded, only half listening to the conversation, and turned to Squall.
"How was he? Do you think he did well for his first day?" He asked the young Commander who blew a chocolate colored lock from his eye before responding.
"Mmm well he was fine, if a little too emotional. As you know, I run the Garden so I wasn't with him all day but he was in Mat-I mean Edea Cramer's class. I trust her very much, she was my foster mother you know, so I'm sure he'll be fine." Squall answered softly, filling Sephiroth-who he was pretty sure was Loz's guardian-in. Sephiroth nodded, listening closely to see if there was anything he could help Loz with.
"I see, I trust your choices Commander. Is their anything else?" He asked the other boy. Squall nodded slowly.
"Yeah well, I noticed that Loz is so far a very good student in the Garden. Maybe someday he may even be part of the elite SEED class of Garden, I think we'll work him towards that, what do you think?" He asked Sephiroth as the child really did have potential and SEED was the best of the best. Sephiroth's eyes widened and he patted the boy on the head happily.
"Really? That's great! Of course I'll work with Loz at home a little extra to work him towards SEED." He told the Commander who nodded before turning to leave, giving a little wave to Loz who waved back enthusiastically.
"Goodbye Leonhart-senpai!" He yelled loudly to the still slowly walking Squall who went over to his ride and drove away, leaving the brothers alone. Loz turned to Sephiroth, tilting his head cutely in a confused manner.
"Where are Zoo-tan and Daj-tan? Where is Aeris?" He asked Sephiroth, wondering where his siblings and Aeris were. That made all of Sephiroth's worries speed right back to him and he cringed, trying to think of a good explanation to tell his brother.
"They'll be back soon! Aeris took them out so let's wait for them, okay? Look Zacky-tan's here!" He told the boy reassuringly, using the last part as a distraction which worked well enough.
"ZACKY-TAN!" Loz screeched excitedly, running into the other boy's open arms. Sephiroth sighed and waited.
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It was another hour after the boys started waiting that Aeris finally came back with the two little ones in tow. She popped her head in through the door nervously, and Sephiroth saw that she had a child in each arm.
"Oh, Sephiroth you're here, thank goodness!" She said sounding a little surprised but happy none the less. Sephiroth nodded slowly as she put the two babes down and they scampered over to their other brother.
"Where were you Aeris?" He asked slowly but firmly, not trying to sound too worried. She smiled at him nervously before nodding.
"Well, I was home with the boys and we were playing when suddenly your mother came home. Oh, Sephiroth it was horrible! She was drunk and she smelled of beer and she was yelling and throwing! I was so scared that she might hurt somebody! And then she threw her bottle at me and told me to get out, so I took the boys and left!"
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I was sitting around, playing with the boys. Yazoo was making a block tower and I was trying to stop Kadaj from kicking it over, it was only about an hour after you left! Suddenly Jenova barges into the house, she looked a little sick and I wasn't sure what was wrong with her. Then she got closer and I smelled her! Oh god, she was drunk! I asked her if she was feeling okay and she looked at me so angrily! I was scared that she would hurt me or the boys! Then she cursed at me!
"BITCH!"
Oh I didn't know what to do! She stumbled towards me for a bit and then she threw the bottle at my head! I ducked just in time! She yelled for me to get out so I took the boys and went to my flower shop for a while.
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"Oh Sephiroth I hope you aren't mad! I just thought it would be safer in my shop! I'm sorry! Gomen, Gomen!" Aeris told him frantically even though he personally felt that his mother was to blame for everything. After all, she was the one who got knocked up and then dumped with four children to take care of. Sephiroth could take care of himself now but Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz were still children, that meant that she should be loving and responsible-like Aeris-towards them-not drunk off her ass! Aeris was a good woman so he comforted her immediately.
"I'm deeply sorry about this Aeris! I mean it! I hope this doesn't scare you away from us because I know that the boys love you!" He told her gently, honestly hoping she didn't leave. His mother had ruined his life enough, no need to ruin the boys' too. She looked completely surprised.
"Oh, Sephiroth! How could you think that? I love you and the boys and would be happy to be a part of your family for as long as you'll have me!" She said pulling him into a hug which he awkwardly returned. Zack stood by sheepishly rubbing his head while the three children watched wide eyed until the cheerful boy decided that he had enough of watching from the sidelines.
"AWWW KAWAII! Come on chibis, let's join in!" Zack squealed, sounding like a fan girl as he jumped into the hug. Said chibis soon joined in and Sephiroth was left with a warm, fuzzy feeling in his stomach. 'These people, they really are my family!' he thought to himself with wonder as he squeezed them all close in his arms.
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It was a couple of hours later, when he got all three boys settled in for bed and Aeris and Zack were long gone that Sephiroth realized that the bitch still wasn't home. Not to say that he wasn't glad because he was, but he was still wondering where she went after the stunt she pulled that morning.
"And they lived happily ever after, the end!" He finished, looking at the three snoozing faces as he kissed each child on the forehead. 'I love you guys so much!' he thought to himself as he turned on the nightlight and left the room. He walked into the eerie darkness of the halls of the house and realized that no drunk was unsteadily making their way to his mother's bedroom, for some reason that made him curious. He went to her room to see if she was there sleeping or maybe dead from drug overdose(a guy could dream, couldn't he?) but the room was completely empty, as in completely! All her furniture was gone, except for an empty mattress with a note on it. Curious, he went over to the note and saw that it had his mother's drunken, sloppy handwriting on it. He read what it said and instantly went numb, though whether it was from happiness or the opposite he wasn't sure.
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"Dear Sephiroth,
My first baby, I hope you know that I've always loved you and thought of you. I know you may be surprised by that but it true! I love you and your brothers very much and everything I've done has always been for you guys. I know I got drunk a lot but it was only because of the sadness I felt when your father left me! I stuck around though, but I can't do that anymore. I'm a young woman and I can't be tied down by children. Let me get to the point! I've met someone and we're leaving and I'm not coming back. I think you can take care of your brothers better than I ever could. They are young; they'll forget all about me soon so just move on with your lives!
With love,
Your ex-mom Jenova
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Sephiroth stared at the note in shock, he couldn't believe that bitch! Everything she did was for them? Bull shit! All she ever did was eat, drink, and sleep! And obviously he could take better care of his brothers than her! He already did! The nerve of that woman, thinking----
He stopped himself midrant and quickly reread the letter, she was really gone! He couldn't believe it! Could this be a dream come true? He knew it would be hard, but he could take care of his brothers! With Aeris and Zack around to support him it would be even easier, and he already thought Leonhart was interesting enough, they could be friends too. With all that help he could raise the boys and give them a good life! Sephiroth smiled-----she was really gone!
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A/N:
So what did you guys think? Like it, hate it? Long chapter huh? I hope it wasn't too boring and again, I have WordPad not Microsoft word so that's why the grammar sucks. Also I did indent at the start of every paragraph but I don't know if it works on I made Jenova a bitch though huh? I hate her anyways, though I love the SHM and Cloud! Plus Zack and Aeris! AND SQUALL! zomg I wasn't even going to put him in but he begged and I have to relent to Squall on account of the fact that I've loved him since FF8! Oh noes, Seifer is chasing me! SHIT!
Btw: yaoi yet to come but don't worry it will, it will!
Some definitions:
Oni-tama- baby talk for older brother
Tan- baby talk for chan which is an affectionate term
Chibi- children, babies
Sempai- older student
Everything else you should know if you're a true anime/manga fan like myself! ;)
R&R:
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