Authors note: Only a short one this time, the next one will be longer, I promise!
Chapter 6. Confessions.
She was nipping on her third glass when Sephiroth came in. He walked right passed her and without saying a word entered the bathroom. A few minutes later Tifa heard the sound of water coming out of the tap so he must've decided to take a shower as well.
After a few minutes the bathroom door opened and Sephiroth walked into the living quarters wearing nothing more than a towel that was wrapped around his waist.
Tifa couldn't help herself staring at Sephiroths muscular body, so that's the body that's hidden underneath all the black leather. Tifa blushed when Sephiroth stared back at her.
"What?" He asked. "Nothing" she replied.
Sephiroth walked silently towards Tifa and noticed the – almost – empty bottle of wine in front of her. He picked up the bottle and examined it.
"You've been drinking, don't dare to slow us down tomorrow".
"Don't worry, I've only had three glasses and I've had my own bar you know" she replied in a soft dreamy voice, still staring at his chest.
"Go to sleep Tifa" he said in a demanding tone while turning his back on her making his way to the tap to get something to drink.
"Sephiroth?"
"What now?" He asked sounding irritated.
"You've changed, you're not the opponent I faced in the mako reactor, you're not the guy that tried to kill me, and you're no longer the monster that murdered my father or Aeris".
Sephiroth stiffened and this situation made him feel uncomfortable. He did not expect this question, nor was he good at conversations. How should he explain to her? He didn't even know whether or not he wants to clarify everything that happened to him.
"To make a long story short " he said while leaning against the wall "when I died by the boy's hand, the part of me that died was the part Shinra created. The part of me that was human lived on in the afterlife. When Shiva resurrected me, what I became, is what I am now".
" If that's true… then why are you still such an ignorant prick sometimes?" The words escaped from Tifa's mouth before she even noticed.
Sephiroth was startled by her remark but next to that he admired her for her brutality. "Listen Lockheart, the monster in me may have died that day, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let someone like you offend me".
"I'm an asshole by nature" he replied while lifting her up harshly by her wrists and carrying her to the bed where he let go of her. "I do not tolerate another word from you today".
He took one of the cushions of her bed and threw it onto his soft red couch; he stretched out, positioned his body on it, and relaxed a bit. Feeling relieved that he finally found some rest.
It had been an exhausting day for him. "She definitely was exhausting".
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