Chapter 1
[... Another random idea, tis been bothering me so nyah. And there may be
some out of characterness... I don't know. Disclaimer: I own nothing
related to Final Fantasy 7 and the whole bit.]
~*~ Sephiroth's Point of View ~*~
I don't even know why I agreed to remain in a house with a SOLDIER and a former Turk who insists on brooding whenever appropriate. Yes, all three of us are hiding out in the old Shinra Mansion and it has been pretty quite for a while. Don't bother questioning me why we're living under the same roof. I have no good answers for it. It's pretty normal... Valentine hides in the basement in his little crypt and only surfaces when he feels like it... and Zack... dear gods, it is almost as if he is happy all of the time. It almost sickens me. I only sigh, sharply whipping an old book at his head until he wanders back away.
Makes me wonder now what the bloody hell he could be doing. I walked myself over to the attic, seeing his room empty. Well that's strange. He's usually reading some magazine, most likely of some shinra girls or whatever... I visibly cringed at the thought and walked back downstairs, looking around the main hallway. Nothing.
"Hey Seph!" Zack's voice came from the front yard and I cringed again. "Come out here and look at this!"
I folded my arms across my chest lightly and glanced out one of the nearby windows, seeing Zack there... but he's looking at something... and talking a little too oddly for my tastes. I squint a bit, trying to see what he's looking at and my jaw almost drops. It's a kid... A CHILD!
"VALENTINE!" I roared, looking back towards the stairs.
Vincent came running up the stairs, holding his gun and looked about ready to shoot the next thing he saw. "..."
I walked to the front door, pulled it open and pointed to the raven haired SOLDIER; who was holding the small child. It was a female, judging from the facial features. She was no more than... two, three years old, give or take a few. I narrowed my eyes at the child and made eye contact with her.
"Looks like she's got your eyes, Seph." Said Zack as he held the child within all of our view. "Your hair too.... 'cept the black bangs, ya know."
The true fact was that I didn't know.
"Where the hell did you get the kid, Zack?" I asked him, raising my narrowed mako gaze to his face. "Did you get it from the village? Put her back there before they start looking for her immediately."
Zack shook his head slowly, his childish grin not fading. "She's not any of theirs. I found her. And besides, Seph... she looks so much like you, she could be yours."
I growled, standing back up to my full height. There was no way in the seven hells that I would even have any sort of offspring. Zack happily held the two year old in the air above him, talking in a childish manner.
"Now aren't you cute? I'm sure your uncle Sephiroth will love to keep you!" He said to the little kid.
I almost snarled. "Look here, we are not keeping that child. It doesn't even belong to us."
"She's not an it, Seph. Look at her." Zack cooed, holding her out towards me. "Go on, hold her."
Vincent sniffed distastefully and looked elsewhere with his ruby blood gaze. "Hojo..."
I looked back at Vincent, not exactly liking the name that he so vigilantly said. "This is Hojo's child?"
He shook his head, not looking at any of us. "One of his creations... I can smell it. Maybe you two can't figure it out but I can definitely smell the mako. And it isn't the reactor either."
I turned back towards Zack and he was giving me the most pathetic cute look he ever could make up in a matter of seconds.
"Please? Please can we keep her?" He begged, hugging the child as if she were his own.
"..." What would he want a child for. It's not his....
"Pleaaaaaaaaa-"
"OKAY!" I yelled, getting very irritated from the whining. "We can keep the child. Just keep her AND you out of trouble, alright?"
"Yeah!" Zack cheered, rubbing his cheek against the side of the child's face lovingly. "Now we gotta figure out a name for you!"
I covered my face with out black clad hand. I am going to regret this greatly, I just know it. I just pointed back to the mansion and Zack happily carried the child back inside.
~*~ Vincent's Point of View ~*~
I silently watched the one named Zack carry this... creation of Hojo's into the mansion. Knowing it coming from Shinra... Hojo even, it would not be good at all. If there's any sort of trouble, I'm going to get rid of it...
Sephiroth walked past me, scowling to himself and shaking his head as watched Zack hug the child lovingly. I sighed through my red scarf and followed in suit, shutting the door behind me.
"Zack," Sephiroth started. "For one thing, you can't just go around, showing the child off like she was a new vehicle or something. She has to stay on these premises."
"Aww!" I could have sworn that he pouted. "But she has to get to know everyone! She'll have to know Strife, and Lockhart, and all those guys!"
"Look," Sephiroth said more aggregately. "For all we know, Hojo put some tracking device on her, just to get to us. You can't expose her to other people until we know just what the hell is going on around here!"
Zack looked back at the former general with an almost sad look to his face. "Oh alright... but we still need a name."
I immediately averted my gaze when he looked at me for an answer. I'm not giving that thing a name... only another of Hojo's creations.
"Oh come on, vampy!" He exclaimed, becoming cheerful again and receiving a flinch from me... stupid nicknames...
"I'll take no part in this creation..." I said in a low tone, crossing my arms.
"Don't say call her that!" Zack almost whined. "She has ears, you know."
... And I question myself of why I always put up with this childish behavior...
"Let's call her..." Zack thought for a moment, still holding the child in a protective embrace. "I know! Illia!"
Sephiroth and I both stood in silence as Zack was basically speaking to himself. A rise of concern appeared when he started walking up towards the attic.
"... What are you doing..." I asked again, keeping my voice at a low tone.
"Well, it's getting near dark and the lil baby'll need a place to sleep. And I don't think she'll wanna sleep in a cold basement... she'll get sick and we can't leave her alone so I'll take care of her tonight. Then maybe tomorrow Uncle Vampy and Uncle Sephy can play with you! Isn't that right, Illia!" Zack started that baby-tone again with her.
I watched Sephiroth walk off one direction, and I was left alone in the main foyer... well, back towards the basement.
[And that's the very, very short chapter! What fun... I sense sarcasm . So... does the story sound boring enough for y'all?]
[... Another random idea, tis been bothering me so nyah. And there may be
some out of characterness... I don't know. Disclaimer: I own nothing
related to Final Fantasy 7 and the whole bit.]
~*~ Sephiroth's Point of View ~*~
I don't even know why I agreed to remain in a house with a SOLDIER and a former Turk who insists on brooding whenever appropriate. Yes, all three of us are hiding out in the old Shinra Mansion and it has been pretty quite for a while. Don't bother questioning me why we're living under the same roof. I have no good answers for it. It's pretty normal... Valentine hides in the basement in his little crypt and only surfaces when he feels like it... and Zack... dear gods, it is almost as if he is happy all of the time. It almost sickens me. I only sigh, sharply whipping an old book at his head until he wanders back away.
Makes me wonder now what the bloody hell he could be doing. I walked myself over to the attic, seeing his room empty. Well that's strange. He's usually reading some magazine, most likely of some shinra girls or whatever... I visibly cringed at the thought and walked back downstairs, looking around the main hallway. Nothing.
"Hey Seph!" Zack's voice came from the front yard and I cringed again. "Come out here and look at this!"
I folded my arms across my chest lightly and glanced out one of the nearby windows, seeing Zack there... but he's looking at something... and talking a little too oddly for my tastes. I squint a bit, trying to see what he's looking at and my jaw almost drops. It's a kid... A CHILD!
"VALENTINE!" I roared, looking back towards the stairs.
Vincent came running up the stairs, holding his gun and looked about ready to shoot the next thing he saw. "..."
I walked to the front door, pulled it open and pointed to the raven haired SOLDIER; who was holding the small child. It was a female, judging from the facial features. She was no more than... two, three years old, give or take a few. I narrowed my eyes at the child and made eye contact with her.
"Looks like she's got your eyes, Seph." Said Zack as he held the child within all of our view. "Your hair too.... 'cept the black bangs, ya know."
The true fact was that I didn't know.
"Where the hell did you get the kid, Zack?" I asked him, raising my narrowed mako gaze to his face. "Did you get it from the village? Put her back there before they start looking for her immediately."
Zack shook his head slowly, his childish grin not fading. "She's not any of theirs. I found her. And besides, Seph... she looks so much like you, she could be yours."
I growled, standing back up to my full height. There was no way in the seven hells that I would even have any sort of offspring. Zack happily held the two year old in the air above him, talking in a childish manner.
"Now aren't you cute? I'm sure your uncle Sephiroth will love to keep you!" He said to the little kid.
I almost snarled. "Look here, we are not keeping that child. It doesn't even belong to us."
"She's not an it, Seph. Look at her." Zack cooed, holding her out towards me. "Go on, hold her."
Vincent sniffed distastefully and looked elsewhere with his ruby blood gaze. "Hojo..."
I looked back at Vincent, not exactly liking the name that he so vigilantly said. "This is Hojo's child?"
He shook his head, not looking at any of us. "One of his creations... I can smell it. Maybe you two can't figure it out but I can definitely smell the mako. And it isn't the reactor either."
I turned back towards Zack and he was giving me the most pathetic cute look he ever could make up in a matter of seconds.
"Please? Please can we keep her?" He begged, hugging the child as if she were his own.
"..." What would he want a child for. It's not his....
"Pleaaaaaaaaa-"
"OKAY!" I yelled, getting very irritated from the whining. "We can keep the child. Just keep her AND you out of trouble, alright?"
"Yeah!" Zack cheered, rubbing his cheek against the side of the child's face lovingly. "Now we gotta figure out a name for you!"
I covered my face with out black clad hand. I am going to regret this greatly, I just know it. I just pointed back to the mansion and Zack happily carried the child back inside.
~*~ Vincent's Point of View ~*~
I silently watched the one named Zack carry this... creation of Hojo's into the mansion. Knowing it coming from Shinra... Hojo even, it would not be good at all. If there's any sort of trouble, I'm going to get rid of it...
Sephiroth walked past me, scowling to himself and shaking his head as watched Zack hug the child lovingly. I sighed through my red scarf and followed in suit, shutting the door behind me.
"Zack," Sephiroth started. "For one thing, you can't just go around, showing the child off like she was a new vehicle or something. She has to stay on these premises."
"Aww!" I could have sworn that he pouted. "But she has to get to know everyone! She'll have to know Strife, and Lockhart, and all those guys!"
"Look," Sephiroth said more aggregately. "For all we know, Hojo put some tracking device on her, just to get to us. You can't expose her to other people until we know just what the hell is going on around here!"
Zack looked back at the former general with an almost sad look to his face. "Oh alright... but we still need a name."
I immediately averted my gaze when he looked at me for an answer. I'm not giving that thing a name... only another of Hojo's creations.
"Oh come on, vampy!" He exclaimed, becoming cheerful again and receiving a flinch from me... stupid nicknames...
"I'll take no part in this creation..." I said in a low tone, crossing my arms.
"Don't say call her that!" Zack almost whined. "She has ears, you know."
... And I question myself of why I always put up with this childish behavior...
"Let's call her..." Zack thought for a moment, still holding the child in a protective embrace. "I know! Illia!"
Sephiroth and I both stood in silence as Zack was basically speaking to himself. A rise of concern appeared when he started walking up towards the attic.
"... What are you doing..." I asked again, keeping my voice at a low tone.
"Well, it's getting near dark and the lil baby'll need a place to sleep. And I don't think she'll wanna sleep in a cold basement... she'll get sick and we can't leave her alone so I'll take care of her tonight. Then maybe tomorrow Uncle Vampy and Uncle Sephy can play with you! Isn't that right, Illia!" Zack started that baby-tone again with her.
I watched Sephiroth walk off one direction, and I was left alone in the main foyer... well, back towards the basement.
[And that's the very, very short chapter! What fun... I sense sarcasm . So... does the story sound boring enough for y'all?]