Chapter 7

One More Try

Kadaj was racing in the wilderness. He was going as fast as he could to get out of the forgotten city. He knew that Shinra' s men were already there looking for him. He growled at this. He failed getting his "mother" back. Damn that bitch. She always get saved by no other then big brother. I mean we would live in a world where we all are her children. But no, big brother has to go and stop all of her planning…his planning. No! I will get her back even if it means killing his family to get mine back. Kadaj slowed up on his bike. He stopped right over a cliff. He looked down at the happy city that lay below. Once more I will try………Just once more…… if not….they will all die. Little brothers, (he thought of Loz and Yazoo), give me strength.

"Hmm…Go to sleep my little ones," Kadaj said in a scary lullaby kind of voice. He dismounted off his bike and continued on foot. The bike would make too much noise. He walked down the cliff. It took him well over an hour to get down. He brushed himself off getting the loose dirt off of him.

He smiled an evil smiled. He then began his way into the city. He got there in under two hours. It was close to one o'clock in the morning. He passed through back allies. He found an old black coat in the dumpster. He put it on right away, so no one would recognize him. he put up the hood and tied it in the front. He continued his way down the allies. He came out of the ally right in front of Cloud's house. He smiled ever so evilly. "One more try big brother."

He snuck in the back of the house.With his sword,cut the power lines to the phone and electricity. With Souba in his hand, heclimbed in through the window that he had broken. Once he was in the house, he ditched the black coat and made his way through the house.

Cloud and Tifa shared a bed in the same room. After all they were going together. Cloud was having a nightmare about Kadaj and Marlene. What would of happened if Kadaj actually dug his sword in a little deeper and actually cut Marlene's throat?

He wouldn't be able to save her.Cloud would feel guilty about loosing her and Aerith. Both sisters dead. Their bloodon his hands. He couldn't wash it off. He finally awoke from his nightmare drenched in a cold sweat.

He looked at Tifa who was still sound asleep. Cloud sighed and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was going to go back to sleep.Before closing his eyes, heheard a creaking sound.He looked at the open door.

There was no one there. He got out of bed. He pulled from under the mattress an average sized knife. He started walking towards the door. He made his way towards the steps that led down to the kitchen/pub. He tried flipping the lights on but they didn't work. There was no storm outside so it was done on purpose. Cloud started to think some rat was in the house that needed to be found and killed.

Marlene was sound asleep in her room. She was in a deep sleep about her and some handsome boy.She was running through a forest covered in cherry blossoms. She was skipping up and down a river. She saw her man in the distance. She brought out her hands to embrace her man. Once he got close enough to embrace, she saw Kadaj's evil face covered in blood.

Marleneawoke with a gasp. She was panting heavily. She looked around. She was in her room. In the corner of her room she thought she saw something move. She had a flashlight on her bed stand. She grabbed it and flashed it in the corner. There sitting in the corner nonchalantly was Kadaj

Marlene started to shake. "You're……you're, um you, you," was all that she could say. Kadaj got up out of his chair and started to walk over to her. He was shifting his head from the right to the left examining her face. "Where is big brother?",asked Kadaj.

Marlene sat in bed with her head down. She didn't say a thing. Kadaj was growing very impatient already. He grabbed Marlene around the throat with his right hand. "Not much of a talker now are we?",asked Kadaj. Marlene looked at his green eyes. She then spat in his face. "You disgust me," said Marlene.

Marlene then got out of his grasp andjumped out of bed.The girlmade her way to the door. "CLOUD----------" was all that she could manage to say. Kadaj came up behind her and grabbed her once more around her mouth. "Haven't we already danced to this song?"

Marlene threw her head back on Kadaj's shoulder. Kadaj licked her neck. "MMMMMMMM" as the only thing Marlene could speak. "You know you like it," whispered Kadaj. He then brought Souba up near her neck. Marlene gasped. She alreadyhad one cut andshe didn't want another love bite.

Cloud thenburst into the room. "Marlene!" he screamed. Marlene stood very still making sure Souba didn't give her another cold kiss on the neck. "One more chance brother. Give me mother and she'll live,"

"NO!" screamed Cloud. Kadaj looked down at Marlene and said "Very well then we have no need for this thing you call a human to life," Cloud scoffed.

Tifa and Denzel awoke to all the commotion going on. Denzel ran into Tifa and Cloud's room. He asked Tifa "Tifa What's going on? Where's Cloud?"

"I am not sure," said Tifa. Tifa grabbed Denzel by the arm and they walked slowly out of the room. They heard talking going on coming from Marlene's room. They tiptoed their way to the door. They peeked in and they saw Kadaj holding Marlene at sword point and Cloud in a ready to fight stance. "Marlene," Denzel whispered. Tifa looked at Denzel and shook her head. "There's nothing we can do," "Wait there is one thing," Denzel said. Denzel then took off downstairs. "Denzel wait. Don't Denzel," Marlene whispered.

Denzel got downstairs and started rummaging through the darkness. There was no electricity, so it made it harder to see. "GOT IT!" yelled Denzel. Denzel then covered his own mouth. He took off back upstairs and gave Tifa the box. "Give this to Kadaj and he'll let Marlene go,"

"Denzel if we give this to him do you know what will happen? He'll destroy the planet and everyone on it," Tifasaid."But if he gets it he'll let Marlene go," said Denzel, "We can't take that chance," said Tifa. Denzel sighed with tears flowing down his cheeks. "Your right Tifa," said Denzel.

With that said he grabbed the box from Tifa and burst into the room. He ran beside Cloud but far enough away from him in order to not have Cloud push him aside. "Here is your goddamn box now let Marlene go!"

He threw the box down in front of Kadaj. Kadaj bent over with Marlene still in his hold. "Thanks kid," said Kadaj.He then threw Marlene into Denzel. She lost her footing and fell right on top of Denzel. They both turned bright red.

"Tifa take Denzel and Marlene to a neighbor. Call the police and tell them there was an intruder. Tell them that I knocked him unconscious and he is awaiting a pick up," said Cloud."Right" said Tifa. She got Denzel and Marlene up and headed them out the door. "going to knock me down?" askded Kadaj. "I did once. I can do it again," said CLoud glaring.

Kadaj and Cloud's eyes met and once again they started an intense fight.