Sephiroth laughed slightly. I remember what Angeal and Genesis said when they saw and met her. And what they said to me. It was only a few months ago, yet already I can look back and laugh…but at the same time, it is painful, especially after what has happened…
Akemi looked around the room, her eyes wide. This was just the lobby. Sephiroth had told her on the way there that Shinra was paying for their accommodations; also, that he had very high taste.
The lobby was large and round, two soft, comfy red sofa's were on either side of a glass and oak coffee table, the floor was black and white marble with rugs on it, making it look warm. There were mirrors on the walls along with famous pictures and black and white photo's. The walls were made to look like deep red marble, but it was actually wallpaper, several pillars went up to the high ceiling carved into spirals. There were no stairs but there was a lift in the corner.
Sephiroth smirked at Akemi's reaction. Wait until I tell her that Shinra owns this especially for us first classes…
"Akemi," Sephiroth said, snapping her out of her trance like state. "Your room is number seven. It's on the second floor." He told her as he walked her to the lift.
"I-I've never seen anywhere like this…" She breathed as the lift door closed.
"Well, I'm coming with you tomorrow to help you collect your things. Hopefully I'll see where you have been raised then." Sephiroth was interested to know where she had been raised. His guess was that it would be filthy and rat infested, with beer bottles rotting walls and furniture. He had been told when he was ten that who you are has a lot to do with your place of residents. He had been raised in the Shinra building, that was who he was, but then, who was Akemi…?
"Oh, you don't have too! I can get it myself." She told him anxiously.
"Hm, don't be so independent." He said warmly as the lift doors slid open.
Both of them got out of the lift and did not say anything until they reached the apartment. Sephiroth longed to see her expression when she saw her room. His guess was that she had never had luxury before.
Akemi's face was just how Sephiroth had imagined it. She stood in the middle of the small sitting room, her eyes wide and her mouth speechless.
The floor was carpeted white, an embroidered sofa sat in the middle of the room in front of a glass table and large screen T.V. The window had blinds, letting Akemi see the magnificent view of lights in the darkness. The walls were cream and decorated with three long mirrors, cut into wave shapes. At the back of the room were three small steps that spread across the wall, above were two doors, one leading to the bathroom and one leading to the bedroom. However, Akemi appeared too stunned to notice.
"Beautiful, no…?" Sephiroth said in a friendly tone as he looked at Akemi.
Akemi turned her head and looked at him. "I-It's too good for me. I'd be afraid to touch anything!"
Sephiroth laughed slightly. "This building belongs to Shinra; therefore, they are expecting first class Soldiers to come here. Believe me, first classes ruin this place like a rock-star trashes a hotel room. You have nothing to worry about."
Akemi smiled at him, a warm smile that said thank you. Even though she used no words.
"Well, I'll leave you for now. I'll see you tomorrow." Then he walked out the apartment and down to his own.
"What are you doing in here?" He asked; surprised when he found Angeal and Genesis in his sitting room playing cards.
"Ah, you're back. Angeal said we should wait for you so we would know how your first day went." Genesis explained and put an ace down, ending the card game.
"Hm." Sephiroth smirked, taking his coat off and not waiting to get out of his uniform. "That's very Zack-like."
Angeal glared at him as he took the annoying bow tie off, followed by his shirt. "Never say that…"
"Well, where are you two working?" Sephiroth questioned, walking into the bedroom but leaving the door open as he took his shoes and trousers off.
"A weapon shop..." Angeal told him.
"I'm working in a bookshop." No surprise there… Both Sephiroth and Angeal thought. "Well, how did your day go?"
"The chef's mad, the boss sleeps with every girl except one, the waiters have Zack's hormones, I beat up a waitress's father who was drunk and then brought her back to the hotel so he wouldn't beat her."
Angeal and Genesis looked at each other. "So, you brought this girl back to the hotel?" Genesis asked.
Sephiroth walked back into the room, dressed in loose black sleeping trousers. "Her name's Akemi." He told them both.
"If you've brought a girl back here then she must be something…" Genesis said, earning himself a slap over the back of the head from Sephiroth.
Angeal and Genesis left not long after that. But they saw what they wanted to see the next morning.