Chronicles

Note: after reading alloria's "Afraid to sleep", I was inspired to make a story using her view of sephiroth's character. You may find some parts of the story related to her but as it goes on it will change.

I really love the pairing no matter what, im a certified aeriseph fan!^_^v

Disclaimer: All characters belongs to Square Enix, some events and part of the story is similar to Alloria's "Afraid to Sleep". (she's my idol so far when it comes to this pairing's fanfic…=D)

Enjoy reading!^o^

Chapter 1

She was selling flowers again, not on the same streets of Midgar, but on the new city built next to it, the peaceful city of Edge. Beside the city was the remains of the world renowned company that brought suffering to the planet Gaia, and brought forth tremendous fortune and power, as well as glory to the most influential man on the planet, the late president Shinra.

But now, what remains of the glorious city are just piles of rubble and trash. Although some we're still standing, like the church she used to cherish, and the home where she lives with her adoptive mother and where so many memories were created, both painful and joyful ones. She has no regrets on her previous life, except for the unrequited love she had for her friend, Cloud Strife, who was now engaged to her bestfriend Tifa Lockhart. Her world stopped for 5 years, she can remember it very clearly when she died on the hands of the once famous general of Shinra's SOLDIER, and the hero of the Wutain War, Sephiroth, the cold blooded monster who was liable for almost destroying the planet she protected with her life.

She also remembered how she helped Cloud fought the remnants of Sephiroth, Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz, 2 years ago. Even though she was not physically present, her prayers from the lifestream reached everyone on the planet and eradicated the epidemic, the Geostigma, caused by Sephiroth's anguish. Although Sephiroth was defeated thrice already, his will was so strong that she cannot guide his soul to be part of the lifestream. However on his third defeat, she can still remember how he looked so sorrowful but at the same time full of hate and anguish, that's why she insisted the planet on telling her of Sephiroth's past, thus taking pity on him afterwards.

But the curse cannot be changed, the planet brought them back, she, as good as new, but he, scarred in and out. But he accepted it all, just for a chance to meet his real mother, Lucrecia Crescent. The Planet took pity on him because fate was cruel, but to make sure he will be harmless, his powers that is akin to Jenova's cells were removed, he can only trust in his abilities that is the result of his SOLDIER training. He cannot use materia, nor materia will take effect on him, what's even worse is, he is immortal, no matter what kind of torture be given to him, he cannot die, thus, feeling only pain and the agony but cannot escape it through death.

He learned of his true origins as the soul of professor Gast Faremis, materializes In front of him in the lifestream,. Gast's soul cannot rest in peace because he's still guilty for starting that damn project on human evolution. He pleaded the planet to take him to Sephiroth, when the planet took him there, he told Sephiroth of the truth he so longed to hear. Since Sephiroth has a lot of respect to the professor, he listened and suddenly, he seemed to return to the way he was once before Jenova possessed his soul. Knowing that he is human in origin and was just tainted by hojo with an alien's cells, he seek to find his true mother and pleaded the planet to let him return to the planet whatever the sacrifice may be. He just wanted to meet her so badly and after that he can be one with the planet in peace. The planet accepted his offer and now brought him together with Aerith, a Half Cetra to guard him in case he plans to do something unusual.

"Sir, why don't you lighten the mood of your pretty girlfriend with a flower?" the flower girl stated with a smile to a man passing by.

"Sure, I'll buy one." He gave the amount and Aerith handed him the flower. She looked around and found just across the street, a man with long silver hair and wearing a black leather coat. Hands in his pocket and looking over the horizon in deep thought. Even though his face was slightly scarred because of what Cloud did to him, Aerith can still see his handsome features slightly covered by silver bangs. She felt guilty of what happened to him, but he once told her, "You don't have to apologize, I brought it on myself", but still she cannot help but feel guilty. When she tilt her head to the direction where he was standing, he was already gone. As always. Aerith thought to herself. She decided to head home as the sun is already setting and the moon will come up soon enough and it will be dark in the alleys where she needs to pass to be able to get home.

7 days had passed already since their return, and the first thing she did was to go see her friends, but when she was at the bar's doorstep, she heard laughters and cheers for the engagement of her beloved to her bestfriend. Knowing that she cannot anymore interfere with their relationship, she run and cried her heart out. She was too late, her return was too late, there's nothing she could do, she doesn't want to mess up with her friend's lives and so decided to live in silence, disguise as a hooded flower girl on the streets. That same night she felt Sephiroth's sympathy, by being there for her, he hugged her offering comfort by just being there for her as she cried.

"I'm sorry, It's my fault, I took your life away, and with it…your future." Sephiroth said in her ear as she was leaning on him.

"No…don't blame yourself, it was both our destiny, it is also my duty as the remaining Cetra. The crisis in you, Jenova, and the blood of my ancestors in me, are once again destined to fight and it happened there at the Ancient Capital. I chose to die, to save many; I chose it so you don't have to apologize." She said in between sobs.

That is the night she swore she would move on with her life, and will help Sephiroth find clues about his mother, and after that they can go back to the lifestream.. She knew that Vincent knew everything, but in their current state, she could not just go and ask Vincent, it will complicate a lot of things, most especially with Sephiroth, as he will be the target of her friends knowing that he's alive and freely roaming around the planet.

She arrived at her home, fondling the keys in her pocket and then after finding it she unlocked the door, she entered, closed the door behind her and locked it. The house has only one room functional, Elmyra's room was destroyed during the event of meteor but someone fixed it, putting an X-mark wooden plank on it, which means it is not available to use. After taking a shower, she combed her hair, thinking what will become of her tomorrow and then settled herself on the bed and tuck herself up for the night as she drifted off to sleep.

Phew! Chapter 1 finished! I apologize for some wrong grammars, im not fluent in English though…. anyway reviews are nice! I'll see to it that I will be able to make updates as long as im no that busy…^o^

Thank you!^^v