His Angel

Chapter 3

The following day, Tatsumi woke up with a start. She had dreamt of her parents, just as she had many times before. Her breath slightly ragged, she also felt a bit faint, a fever taking hold of her. She sat there for a few moments just trying to process things before she realized that she didn't know where she was. The fact that she didn't know where she was is what set her off, causing her to raise out of the bed, and out of the room. She had noticed when she woke up, the gown that covered her front. She was still wearing her pants though, so that was one less thing for her to worry about. If it weren't for the fact that she knew that this place wasn't ShinRa's medical hospital, then she would have stayed where she was, but that wasn't the case here.

"Where the heck am I?" she muttered, walking down the hallway.

It was like the whole place was deserted. That soon changed though as she rounded the corner, running right into someone. Although, before she could hit the ground they reached out, grabbing her firmly by the elbow.

"You should have stayed in the infirmary," they said, causing her to look up at them.

She was met with a surprise when she looked up, looking up into a pair of bright green blue eyes. Those eyes belonged to a man with long silver hair, his long bang practically blending in with the rest of his hair. Both his height and the length of his hair exceeded hers, leaving him to tower over her.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"I think I should be asking you that, walking all the way from Kalm on your own," he started.

Her eyes narrow suspiciously at this, causing her to pull away from him.

"How do you…"

He just put a hand up to silence her, before stepping forward and gripping her by the shoulder, slowly guiding her back the way that she had come.

"One, your attire," he pointed out. "Two, you were headed my way when I found you," he explained, pushing her back into the room that she woke up in.

"Wait a sec, you brought me here?" she asked, almost in disbelief.

"Of course. After all, I couldn't just leave you there to die, now could I?" he countered, folding his arms over the front of his chest as he leaned against the wall.

She just gave him a sour look for a moment, before turning away.

"You wouldn't be the first if you did," she muttered, sitting down on the better. "Now, if you wouldn't mind Sir, where am I?"

"SOLDIER HQ as some would put it," he told her.

"Then that would mean that you're-"

"A SOLDIER, yes," he announced, confirming her theory.

She let out a laugh after a moment, catching the man by surprise. He didn't know what was so fun, so he just had to ask.

"What's so funny?" he inquired, raising a silver haired eyebrow in question.

"Nothing really, I just find it ironic that you brought me to the very place that I was headed," she told him, before turning to look at him fully. "I have half a mind to chew someone out," she said in annoyance, catching his attention.

"And why is that?" he asked, seemingly curious.

"Well, since you're SOLDIER, I'm pretty sure that you've heard about the increase in monster activity lately?" she began, watching him nod before continuing. "I put in a request a while ago," she stood up for a moment, hugging herself.

He watched her closely as she did this, waiting for her to continue.

"They've been causing havoc around my ranch, slaughtering my chocobo and attacking others in the area," she said this slowly, walking around a bit, but never going very far from his eye. "My son and I were attacked last week, before anything was done," she said bitterly as she thought back on it all.

It angered her greatly at the fact that nothing had been done, resulting in the incident that took place.

"Your son, how badly was he injured?" he questioned, wondering if he had been wounded as badly as she had.

"Well, he still has his leg if that's what you mean. He's finally able to walk around a bit, but he's restricted from leaving the house."

The man just shook his head and sighed.

"I hate slackers," he said in annoyance, before turning to leave.

"Wait," she called, stopping him in his tracks. "What's your name?" she asked, causing him to smirk, but of course she couldn't see it with his back turned to her.

"It's Sephiroth," he told her, walking out a moment later, not bothering to look back.

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Tatsumi remained where she was for the rest of the day, only turning her head toward the door at the sound of a knock. She was surprised though when she saw Sephiroth stand there, a smug look on his face.

"Sephiroth," she voiced, sitting up a bit.

"So, you actually decided to stay put then," he mused aloud deliberately to see her reaction.

He had to hold back a laugh as she gave him a dry look, sitting up further in bed.

"What do you want?" she asked curtly, apparently not in the mood.

"Well, you said you wanted to chew someone out, so I figured I'd give you the chance," he said, stepping forward a bit, noticing that her gown was off.

It wasn't as if he could see anything though, since her chest was wrapped up along with her shoulder, reminding him of a tube top.

"And why would you do that for me?" she asked curiously.

"Let's just say…I want to see if you really know how to use these?" he grinned, holding her swords out in front of him.

"M-my swords!" she cried, quickly getting off the bed to take them. "Give me those!" she exclaimed, trying to grab them from him as he kept them out of reach. "Give them to me!" she growled in annoyance as he continued to keep them out of reach.

"I want to make sure that you can handle them first," he said, a smug look on his face as he walked out of the room, listening to the sound of her footsteps as she ran after him.

"Damn it, Sephiroth, get back here!" she yelled, running to catch up with him.

She had absolutely no clue where he was taking her, merely leaving her to follow after him if she wanted her swords back.

"Now, if you want them back," he started, walking into a large room filled with trainees and other SOLDIERs. "Then you're going to have to fight for them by kicking their butts," he finished, gesturing to those around him.

"You've got to be kidding me," she said flatly, giving him a look of irritation.

"You said you wanted to chew someone out? Do it to them. After all, they're the ones that have been slacking, neglecting to take on your request."

This through her over the edge for a moment, before seeing his point.

"Do this and I'll let you keep your swords," he told her, turning toward those in front of him. "Gentleman," he spoke aloud, loud enough for all to hear. "Today, you're going to have a little challenge. That, and you're going to learn the consequence of being lay good for nothings," he stated with a smirk on his face.

Yes, he knew that he had hit a few nerves with that one, but it was necessary if he wanted things to go his way.

"I hate you so much right," Tatsumi grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest.

Another reason for her doing this was the fact that the men around her were constantly staring at her and it was getting on her nerves. It was also making her a bit uncomfortable.

"Now, I'd like to introduce to you your new playmate," Sephiroth said, pushing Tatsumi forward in front of her crowd.

Many of them simple laughed or whistled, causing her to glare at them for it. They couldn't even being to imagine fighting someone as weak as she was. Although, that's where they were wrong. Tatsumi wasn't weak at all, far from it even though she was hurt she could still with without a problem, bringing them their own downfall.

"Give me one of my swords," she said, holding her hand out in front of Sephiroth. "One is all I'm gonna need," she added, feeling him place one into her hand a moment later, her fingertips brushing against the leather of his black gloved hand.

"What's she going to do, kiss us to death?" one man asked as he howled with laughter.

"I wouldn't kiss you, even if you were the last man on Gaia," she spat, causing his face to sour and others to laugh. "That goes for the lot of you too," she said in annoyance, shutting some of them up in the process.

After a moment, one man moved his way through the crowd to stand in front of her, his arms crossed over his chest for a moment, before letting them fall down to his sides.

"You know, you sound just a bit too confident for your own good girl," he smirked, reaching to grab for her, only to get hit in the gut with the hilt of her sword.

"I could say the same for you buddy, but at least I know what I'm doing," she told him, catching the attention of a few others.

All in all, that's what set everything in motion.

Sephiroth just stood back against the wall watching her fight. It was really something else in his opinion. He knew that she was still injured and not even at the top of her game, but she was still matching everyone hit for hit.

Sometimes, she would use her sheath, others her sword. She didn't really want to kill them or anything, so she'd just make it so that they couldn't fight, occasionally hitting a pressure point or something.

"If this is all you can do, then I would have been better off defending everyone my own self!" Tatsumi yelled in distaste, hitting another in the back of the head, before whirling around to block someone else.

Tatsumi was fast, but that was putting it lightly. When she was upset like that, she went all out, her senses on high alert. It was even worse when it had to do with Sky. She knew that if these men were doing their jobs properly, then Sky never would have gotten hurt, he never would have been put in danger like he had been because of their negligence.

To Sephiroth, her movements were like a dance. Moving this way and that, twirling around, blocking from every direction. She was so quick on her feet that it amazed him. She was so much better than these idiots around him that called themselves SOLDIERs. He also found it rather sad though that she was able to beat so many of them, showing that they obviously needed for training and discipline.

"You're just a girl," one called, making her glare and push even harder, throwing another man to the ground.

"Well, this girl is kicking your butts," she said in annoyance, kicking one of them in the gut, and another in the side of the head.

Once everyone was on the ground, clapping was heard. Turning her head, Tatsumi found Sephiroth standing there, but it wasn't him that was clapping. No, instead, it was Director Lazard. He was head of SOLDIER, he also made all the decisions and gave orders.

"You're right, she's wonderful," Lazard said, a look of satisfaction on his face. "That was quite a performance that you put on my dear, well done," he clapped, his blond hair moving a bit as he walked toward her.

He pushed a bit of it out of his face and behind his ear as he came to stand before her. He then pushed his glasses back up onto his nose a bit more as he took a better look at her, scanning her over from head to toe.

"Hm…" he paced around her, one hand on his elbow, the other on his chin. "I see that you've been injured and yet you seemed unhindered by it?" he commented.

"Um, yes Sir, I'm not exactly happy about it," she said.

"So I've been told."

She knew that what he said meant that Sephiroth had likely filled him in on things at some point.

"Then you understand why I'm here then?" she inquired, receiving a nod from the man in front of her.

"Yes, I do actually, and I'd like to present a proposition to you," he said, clamping his hands behind his back.

"And what would that be Sir?" she asked.

"How would you like to join SOLDIER?"

Okay, there's chapter 3. I hope everyone enjoyed it. I also hope that I did a good job with Sephiroth too? Anyway, please remember to REVIEW and MESSAGE me with your thoughts and opinions on this story/chapter. Thanks everyone. Also, don't forget to check out my PROFILE for other possible stories that you might like. :)