Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7...
Writer to SOLDIER
Chapter 2: Start from the beginning
Rufus had dismissed everyone after what had happened. He asked Tseng and some selected men to investigate about Setsu's identity. The others simply obeyed since it was their president's order.
Sephiroth was forced to bring Setsu in his room to take care of her. He expected her to be squealing like most of his fangirls but this time she was keeping quiet. He found it a bit strange.
Setsu continued to follow Sephiroth inside his room. She kept on scanning the place. There was no doubt in her mind that she was really inside the game.
"Th-This is ridiculous... I know that I am an FF7 fan but this is getting unbelievable... How am I going to go back in my world? If my parents come back from their business trip and I'm not home... They might send an army just to search for me... NNNNNOOOOO...!" Setsu sat in a corner while clutching her cheeks. She doesn't want to cause trouble to the neighbourhood. Her parents can be overprotective when it comes to her welfare.
Sephiroth stared at Setsu's back. He just found out that Setsu had a strange habit of voicing out what's on her mind without her knowing. He walked towards her and knocked on her head gently.
"Gaia to Setsu... How long are you planning to stay there? Come inside before I decide to abandon you here." Sephiroth told her in a monotone voice.
Setsu stood abruptly and gave a salute. She ran inside Sephiroth's room while Sephiroth sighed. He was used to living alone. It would be his first experience to live together with someone.
When he arrived inside the room, he saw her taking pictures of his place. For a split second, he thought that he saw two Setsu roaming around the place taking pictures.
"Whoo... So this is Sephiroth-sama's living quarters... This wasn't shown in the game!" Setsu's strange habits began to resurface. She went to the living room to take some pictures there. She noticed that the place was completely neat and fully equipped with appliances courtesy of Shin-ra.
Sephiroth leaned sideways on the doorframe. He continued to observe her actions. In just a short time being with her, he found a few things about her.
One was that she is an avid fan of his... even though she was a little bit annoying... there was still this strange aura inside her that prevents him from treating her badly.
Two, she has this strange habit of voicing out her mind unconsciously.
Three...
"So... Will you tell me who you are? Aside from you came from "another world", I don't know anything about you." Sephiroth asked her while walking towards the sofa. He had his elbows lie on the back rest and crossed his long legs when he sat there.
He stared at Setsu's eyes waiting for an answer. He expected her to blush like most of the girls he knew but there was nothing.
Setsu blinked a few times before taking the seat across Sephiroth.
"Just as I've said, I am Setsuka Nozomu. I am a fanfiction writer whose hobby is to write stories about the animes, mangas, and games that I like. Please don't be mistaken, I am satisfied with my life in my world. It's just that I am writing for fun only and to kill time. I came from the world of humans but due to the malfunction of my gaming console, I was dragged inside the game that turned into a reality. I am an only child and my parents loved me so much up to the point that you could call them doting parents. They were on a business trip which left me all alone. They cried 5 days and 4 nights before leaving me. Even though, I am your fan and it is an honor to meet you, Sephiroth-sama... I'm afraid I cannot stay in this world because if my parents come back from their trip and I am not home, they will send an army of soldier just to find me. They will search the entire Earth just to find me. That is how doting they are." Setsu gave a brief explanation of herself.
"Earth?" (Sephiroth)
"That is how my world was called. It is equivalent to your world which is called Gaia." (Setsu)
Sephiroth rubbed his forehead. He just realized how it was a waste of time for them to send some of their men to investigate her. If they would just ask her personally, she would answer it without any lie. He could see it in her eyes that she was telling the truth even though he didn't understand everything that she said especially the anime part.
Three... The defense mechanism on her brain is dead. Normal people won't disclose private informations about themselves that easily.
Setsu's stomach growled which reminded Sephiroth of the time. He smirked when he saw her blush due to embarrassment. He stood up and went to the kitchen to prepare for their dinner. Now come to think of it, he was also hungry.
Setsu continued to stare at the television in front of her. "Neh? Neh? Can I watch the T.V? I have nothing to do here!"
"Fine! Feel free to do so!" Sephiroth shouted from the kitchen.
Setsu turned on the TV and searched for any TV programs that she would like to watch. She was kind of disappointed when she can't find any anime to watch. As a result, she turned it off. She remembered that she still had her contact lenses on. She was a fan of Sasuke's sharingan in Naruto that she had bought a contact lens that matched his sharingan. Unfortunately, it was a disposable one. She removed it and threw it on a trash can that she found in the bathroom.
When the contact lenses were gone, her black eyes have been revealed which had surprised Sephiroth a bit.
"You have black eyes?" Sephiroth asked as he laid down a two plates of carbonara on the table.
Setsu arrived in the kitchen after removing her contact lens. She nodded in response while taking a picture of the carbonara before eating it.
As they eat together, Sephiroth began interrogating her again.
"Do you know how to fight? Do you have any battle experience?" Sephiroth asked her.
Setsu shook her head and swallowed the carbonara that she ate before speaking. "No... I don't know how to fight and I don't have any battle experience either."
"...What are you good at then?"
"Hm... Aside from writing stories... I inherited my mother's knack for cooking. Other than that, I have nothing to boast around except for my luck. I have unbelievable good luck which I had inherited from my grandmother too."
Sephiroth pondered a bit about her. Leaving her alone in their world would be a bad idea. She doesn't know how to fight which means she doesn't know how to protect herself. He had drawn a conclusion that she was the damsel in distress type. Oh, how wrong he was on that conclusion.
After cleaning the plates that they've used, an all-out war between Sephiroth and Setsu have begun. The reason was because on who would use the bed. Sephiroth told her to use the bed because she is a woman and a visitor but Setsu countered back telling him that she was just a visitor and a mere fan of his that's why she doesn't have the right to use the bed and impose on him.
A vein popped on Sephiroth's temple. Her fan worshipping attitude was pissing him off already. He lived up to his name as the number one SOLDIER and the strongest one at that. He grabbed Setsu's wrist and threw her on the bed. He left quickly out of the bedroom and locked her up inside. He took back the conclusion that he just made before.
Setsu pounded her fist on the door. She turned the doorknob but it won't open.
"LLLEEETTT MMMEEE OOOUUUTTT!" Setsu screamed from the inside.
"Shut up and sleep!" Sephiroth countered back. He removed his coat and lied on the sofa.
He was about to go to sleep when he heard a banging noise from the door. It continued until on the 5th noise. He stood up and opened the door. What greeted him was a flying kick that was heading for him. He caught Setsu's ankle easily and she was now hanging upside down. Their gaze met that made Setsu gulped loudly.
"Are you going to sleep by yourself? Or do you want me to make you sleep?
"Ah... I'll go sleep by myself..." Setsu replied while shivering slightly under Sephiroth's gaze.
He walked towards the bed and dropped her there. He left quickly and sighed when he reached outside. A slight smirk appeared on his face after what had happened. He shook his head in disbelief.
"Really... what a girl..." Sephiroth muttered to himself as he drifted to sleep.
Setsu gave up on resisting Sephiroth and slept on the bed. It was no use arguing with him.
At 12 midnight, Sephiroth woke up and checked on her. He made sure that she was using the bed as she slept. He went back to sleep after confirming it.
At 4:00am, Setsu woke up. She went out of the room as quietly as she could. She had decided to leave Sephiroth's care and find a way back in her world but first, she had to earn some money. She can't impose on him any longer. He was a busy man after all.
Before she could leave, she made a delicious breakfast for Sephiroth as a sign of gratitude. She was completely glad that the first class SOLDIER was deep in sleep. The sounds in the kitchen didn't wake Sephiroth up.
After cooking, she covered the food properly so that it won't get dirty. She looked for a pen and paper to leave a message. She placed it underneath a small bowl so that Sephiroth would see it sticking out.
She checked on Sephiroth again one last time before leaving.
"I appreciate all your help, Sephiroth-sama... but I can't bring any trouble to you... Bye-bye..."
Setsu opened the door and left. She left the Shin-ra headquarters where Sephiroth and some of the first class SOLDIERs were living in.
Sephiroth stirred a bit in his sleep. He thought that he heard someone say goodbye or something but he was too sleepy to care so he didn't bother waking up.
Setsu really lived up to her luck. Even if the cameras caught her leaving the Shinra Headquarters without any permission, the guards watching the screen fell asleep so no alarm had been sounded.
At six in the morning, Sephiroth woke up. He checked on Setsu in the bedroom but he was surprised to see her gone. He searched everywhere until he reached the kitchen. He was surprised to see his breakfast completely ready. He noticed the letter that was sticking out underneath the bowl. He picked it up and read it.
To Sephiroth-sama,
I am sorry to leave like I did, Sephiroth-sama. I am afraid that if I told you that I will leave under your care you might not allow me. I appreciate all your help but I can't depend on you always since you are a busy man. I will go on a journey to find a way on how to go back in my world. Even though I am your solid fan, I can't stay... With that, I will take my leave... Goodbye and thank you for everything.
To Genesis Rhapsodos (whom I'm not fond off),
I am sorry for biting your fingers I promise I will not do it again given that you won't make fun of me again.
To Zack,
I apologize for throwing a book on your face... I swear I won't do it again so please forgive me...
Yours truly,
Setsu
P.S: Don't bother searching for me... I will use my luck in surviving in this world...
Sephiroth held his forehead. He can't believe that she just left like that. "Argh! What could that girl be thinking? How could she survive in this world with her luck as the only weapon she got?"
A knock on his door caught his attention. He opened it quickly and he saw Genesis, Angeal and Zack standing outside.
"Heya!" Zack greeted as he entered the room casually.
Genesis followed him after. "May I ask where the little princess that has been placed under your care is?"
"Lazard told me to tell you, not to let her leave the place. Hojo and Hollander took the challenge of bringing her back to her world. They might need her for future references." Angeal relayed the message to Sephiroth.
Sephiroth dropped on the chair and tapped his right foot. He had this serious expression.
"Something wrong, Seph?" Zack asked as he grabbed a toast on the table.
"Angeal, you're late! She just left!" Sephiroth told all of them.
"What?" (Genesis)
"NO WAY!" (Zack)
"But... How? You're the one who's guarding her." (Angeal)
Sephiroth showed the letter to all of them which was accepted and read loudly by Zack.
"She's pretty honest towards her feelings, isn't she?" Genesis chuckled at the message the he received.
"You're worried about her, Sephiroth?" Angeal asked his friend. He knew that the Silver-haired General rarely got attached to anyone. Seeing him with a worried expression on his face was quite new.
"Hey! She was able to escape from Sephiroth's guardianship? No way! That is unbelievable!" Zack said with wide eyes.
"It's not that I'm worried... but that girl IS just an ordinary one. She doesn't know how to fight. She doesn't have any weapon, materia, or money! How do you expect her to survive in this world that was lurking with monsters everywhere? The only thing that she got is her luck! My conscience is eating me..." (Sephiroth)
"Luck?" Genesis pondered curiously.
Sephiroth began telling them everything that he found out about Setsu. He explained everything to all of them.
"Seriously... She disclosed all of that without any second thoughts?" Zack asked Sephiroth.
Angeal brought out his phone and dialled a number. He ordered the people that he asked to investigate Setsu's identity to stop investigating since it was a waste of time. Next time, he'll ask her personally.
"Hahaha... I don't know what to say to her..." Genesis laughed out loud.
"Regardless of everything, we must bring her back before something happens to her." (Angeal)
"Hm... I agree..." (Sephiroth)
"Speaking of luck, if she is knowledgeable of the places that existed in our world, then there's a possibility that she will go to the place where she could make use of her luck." (Zack)
"You've got a point on that puppy..." Angeal commented.
"There is only one place where a peson's luck could be of use." Genesis added while nodding.
"That's right... It's Gold Saucer..." Sephiroth muttered to himself which was heard by everyone because of their enhanced hearing.
Meanwhile, Setsu was standing in front of the entrance of Gold Saucer. She was lucky enough to find a nice old man who was willing to give her free ride to Gold Saucer. She was even luckier not to find any monster along her journey. She has this wide smile plastered on her face while staring at the lights.
"KKKYYYAAA...! I'M FINALLY HERE IN GOLD SAUCER FOR REAL! LEMME SEE A REAL CHOCOBO! HAHAHA...!"
Setsu ran inside the Gold Saucer without a care in the world. She looked like a kid that received a lollipop for the first time in her life.
Author's Notes: I admit that I don't like OCs that is mary-sues. If by some chance my OC is like a mary-sue, well, it was all an accident. I will do my best on not to make it into a mary-sue.
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