Keda's POV
"Your lucky I even agreed to return to Midgar" I told Sephiroth after he closed the door to his apartment.
Sephiroth chuckled and he came over to me.
"I needed my Little Healer"
"Little Healer" was Sephiroth's nickname for me. The two of us had been dating for a month and a half. My parents were very surprised that the great Sephiroth was my fated mate but they welcomed the silver haired general into the family none of the less. Mom also demanded when we would get to it with grandchildren and thank god Dad shut her up. Sephiroth found my mother's comment amusing and he reassured her that she would get a grandchild down the road.
I also let Sephiroth explain the Blood Lust Frenzy to my parents and as I expected Mom got very angry when she learned it was Hojo who triggered the frenzy. So my assumption why she despised Shinra had been correct it was the wacko scientist she hated. As far as trips to Midgar would go I was hesitant to do it due to the Hojo incident but Sephiroth and Leon promised me that I was safe from him.
Sephiroth mostly came to Cosmo Canyon when he had time to visit me. We went out on a few dates which included having my mate fly on Ice Flower's back. The Soldier Hero really enjoyed that and I flew on Talenth so I could give my mate a tutorial on how to properly fly on a dragon. Ice Flower and Sephiroth grew closer and I caught my daughter sometimes sleeping with her human bound partner when he slept as well.
"Director Lazard is expecting us shortly, Leon and Zack will be joining as well" Sephiroth explained.
Leon was now a 2nd class Soldier member and with that he gained more popularity with the girls. In fact he had his own fan club now which was hilarious. Sephiroth's apartment was slightly larger with all of the basics an apartment would have. After he placed my stuff into his bedroom, he closed the door so I could have some privacy. I quickly changed into a new set of clothes I didn't mind getting messed up before making sure my swords were properly equipped onto my back and that Zirenth was in its holster.
I met my mate at the front door and shortly left the apartment. Some people said hello to us after we entered Shinra Headquarters but other than that the rest of the way to Director Lazard's office was uneventful.
"Looks like the love birds are here" Leon greeted as Sephiroth and I came into Lazard's office. I shot my best friend the bird which got Sephiroth to snort in amusement before he picked up a file and began to read it.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you Keda"
My eyes landed on a man who appeared to be in his mid thirties. He had shoulder length blonde hair and I knew this was Lazard.
"Likewise sir" I answered.
"Are your dragons well? I heard about what happened to the golden one"
"She's fine sir as are her brother and sister, their not too happy that I'm here in Midgar" I joked. My children never liked it whenever I left them though they were fully capable of taking care of themselves. Lazard chuckled before telling Sephiroth to call Zack. Sephiroth took out his phone while I caught up with Leon. Nothing new was going on with him except he now was getting popularity with the ladies which drove Sephiroth nuts sometimes.
"He's on his way" Sephiroth said putting his phone up. He then returned to reading the file from before. A few minutes later Zack entered Lazard's office and I shot him a smirk which he returned before coming to a stop in front of the Director of Soldier.
"Congratulations as of this moment your promoted to Soldier 1st class" Lazard told Zack.
"Congrats buddy" Leon added. "You've worked hard for it"
"Thanks" Zack replied but he seemed not too excited. I wouldn't blame him since he had recently returned from a mission where he crossed paths with his mentor Angeal. Zack briefly left the room so he could change into a new uniform and he returned a few minutes later in a 1st uniform. Leon wolf whistled and I slapped him on the head.
That got Sephiroth to chuckle and Lazard laughed lightly before continuing. The mission was simple it was to take down Genesis and his cohorts. The same was for Angeal and since Zack had been close to Angeal the Shinra army would bring down Angeal himself. I would assist Sephiroth alongside fighting any monsters and other enemies and heal when necessary.
Suddenly explosions made me jump and various alarms went off. Looks like we had some intruders so Lazard told Sephiroth to get President Shinra to safety while Zack, Leon, and I headed down to the entrance of the building.
As soon as we got off the elevator it was a war zone in the entrance. I was dumbfounded to see several of Shinra's weapons firing rounds. I took out my swords and I chose several machines nearby to attack. I used my Thunder materia to bring down the machines and I used my swords to kill some enemies. Sephiroth shortly joined us and Zack informed him that the intruders were Genesis copies.
My mate and Leon explained to me about these and it didn't surprise me that they attacked headquarters.
"Hollander must be behind this" he said calmly.
"Who is that?" Zack and I asked together.
"A Shinra scientist who vanished after lifting the copy technology" my beloved answered.
"So it's possible he and Genesis are working together then" Leon stated.
"Perhaps" Sephiroth agreed. "Hollander lost his bid for the leadership of the Science Department and has had a grudge for Shinra ever since"
"He wants vengeance" I added. "It would make sense why he would help Genesis out"
"I don't want to believe that but it's highly likely" my mate replied to me. "Copies have been sighed in Sector 8, Keda come with me, Leon and Zack you two know what to do"
The four of us split up once we got outside and Sector 8 was a damn mess. Grabbing his sword Sephiroth began to take down some more machines and two Genesis copies snuck up on me. I quickly dispatched them by pushing my swords into their flesh and thus killing them off. I then went to assist Sephiroth who now was surrounded by more machines. Together he and I used our blades to slice and dice the machinery to pieces.
"Nice fighting" Sephiroth praised me after we finished taking down the machines. I flashed my mate a smirk before Sephiroth's phone rang. He picked it up most likely Lazard.
"Understood" Sephiroth said before hanging up. He the turned to me. "We need to head over to Mako Reactor 5, Angeal's been sighted"
"Zack's not going to like this" I told him.
"I have a plan love" Sephiroth reassured me before he and I headed to the train station. You had to take a train to get to Sector 5 which is where the Mako Reactor was. The train ride was uneventful except for a few girls who squealed at Sephiroth. I merely ignored them and soon we got off at Sector 5.
"This is my first time being inside a Mako Reactor" I confessed to Sephiroth not long after we arrived. "It's weird"
"It can be" he agreed. "But I'm here to protect you"
I shot my mate a glare which he returned with a smirk before he called Zack. I tuned out the conversation as he and Zack talked. As we walked I looked around and my inner wolf growled not liking our current surroundings. Zack suddenly yelled loud enough that Sephiroth had to pull away the phone from his ear. I snorted in amusement while Sephiroth continued to talk and soon hung up.
"Once we find Angeal we won't kill him, he's my friend and so is Genesis so I don't wish to kill them"
"I understand your hesitancy, if I was in the same position and if I was ordered to kill you or Leon, I wouldn't do it and give the person who gave the order the bird"
That got my mate to laugh and he suddenly stopped. I stopped as well. Sephiroth placed a hand to my face.
"You're feisty side is one of the reasons I fell for you" he said before kissing my forehead. Afterwards we continued on our way and killed off some monsters we crossed paths with. We soon reunited with Leon and Zack who were bent over examining a monster.
"Holy shit!" I exclaimed noticing the human face imprinted on the monster. "Angeal can be copied too?!"
"That's f*ked up" Leon said getting to his feet.
Again Sephiroth laughed before he suddenly stopped.
"The company training room" he began. Zack, Leon, and I looked to the silver haired general. "We used to sneak in there for fun, when the 2nds were out, Genesis, Angeal, and I"
"You guys must have been pretty tight" Zack said getting to his feet.
"I wonder" Sephiroth then told us how he, Genesis, and Angeal would use the training room for sparing amongst themselves, then one day Genesis changed and wanted to fight Sephiroth one on one which went a little too far and Genesis got a minor wound. And Angeal lectured the hell out of Sephiroth which would have been amusing to see.
It also turned out to be true Hollander was in league with Genesis and Angeal so the four of us continued on. We slew more monsters that we crossed paths and Zack had to unlock some passages that were unavailable until you activated a switch or something else of the matter due to the power being cut off.
We soon found the hidden lab and I shuddered as we entered it. The mere thought of Hojo wanting to experiment on Talenth and myself made me want to throw up. Sephiroth briefly looked into a mako container and said.
"What a wretched sight" before he walked away. Zack, Leon, and I each looked into the container and we swore when we saw a monster being made into an Angeal copy. Sephiroth was reading some important documents that Hollander stole. Zack and Leon went to secure the area while I remained close to Sephiroth.
Once it was clear did Sephiroth read the documents to us.
"Project G gave birth to the man we know as Genesis"
"Project G huh?" Leon inquired.
"The "G" stands for Genesis" Sephiroth continued. "Contrary to this report, Genesis showed clear signs of change"
"Degrading?" Zack asked next.
"Not only that but copies as well" I added. Sephiroth nodded at my statement before going over to the mako container again looking into its depths. "Abominations"
Suddenly a new scent caught my attention and I turned to see a man in is late forties climbing down some stairs.
"Sephiroth?"
So this must be Hollander.
"Hollander I'd thought I'd find you here"
"The degradation process only I can stop it" Hollander said before a man all dressed in red appeared before the scientist. I immediately recognized him as Genesis the missing 1st class Soldier and this was then first time I've even seen him. A large black wing poked out of his left shoulder blade.
"Genesis" Sephiroth said.
Genesis held his sword up at my mate and I snarled using one of my swords to smack his away.
"Don't threaten him" I hissed.
"Not a wise idea to threaten a wolf shifter's mate Genesis" Hollander warned the Soldier. "They will kill to protect them"
"Damn right" I added.
"You won't take Hollander" Genesis replied calmly. The scientist made a break for it and Zack went after him with Leon. Genesis chuckled before continuing.
"You are a creature born of the goddess young she-wolf"
He then began to recite lines from Loveless and apparently Sephiroth wasn't kidding this guy loved the play. Then after a few more words did Genesis attack. He first targeted me and I quickly used my swords to block his attack. However he overpowered me and with one mere swing of his blade mine were sent flying. Sephiroth was quick to attack and I chose that moment to get away from the two of them.
I grabbed my first sword and by the time I retrieved my second Sephiroth was pushed back by Genesis. The light brown haired Soldier turned to me and then to Sephiroth.
"Let's see what your weakness is"
Genesis suddenly appeared in front of me and he pushed his sword right into my left shoulder.
"F**k!" I shouted as I tasted my own blood. Sephiroth protested but Genesis ignored him. Genesis pushed his sword deeper into my skin and I screamed in pain.
"Listen to her scream Sephiroth" Genesis sneered. "See how a creature of the goddess can easily bring the hero down to his knees"
"F**k you asshole!" I yelled before placing my hands on Genesis's sword. Using whatever strength I had left I pulled the sword out of my shoulder. Blood stained my shirt and traveled down my arm. I felt light headed and soon I fell myself collapsing. I heard Sephiroth fight Genesis and I used my left hand to apply pressure to my wound.
"Keda" Sephiroth said rushing to my side. Genesis was gone and my mate carefully scooped me into his arms. "Stay awake my Little Healer"
"I'll be fine but it wouldn't be a bad idea to get my wound checked out" I suggested.
Sephiroth kissed my forehead and he carried me out of the reactor taking me to the nearest hospital. Genesis did a real good number on me but he didn't shatter any bones or vital organs. In fact my stab wound had already healed but it would take a few hours before the wound would close up. Just to be on the safe side my whole left shoulder was bandaged over after I was cleaned up.
Back at his apartment I chased my mate out of his bedroom so I could change. Of course Sephiroth didn't want to but a growl made him change his mind. I appreciated him offering to help me change but I was capable of doing such. I peeled my boots and socks off first before I stripped my shirt off. I winced as I felt my stab wound gave me slight discomfort but it soon passed. My bra and pants fell to the floor next and I soon was in my night clothes which was a navy blue tank top and matching shorts.
"I'm decent!" I called to Sephiroth.
"You look like you managed on your own" my other half teased as he came into the bedroom. He picked up my soiled clothes with dried blood on them and left the room to toss them into his washing machine. He returned a second later and I decided to give him some privacy so he could get changed.
I heard his cell go off and I went to look out the window to occupy my mind. I thought of my children back at home no doubt they missed me. Midgar was truly an intriguing city and if the sun didn't block the damn city it would have been a beautiful place. Sephiroth called out that it was okay to return to the bedroom.
I had a feeling what I would find when I entered and sure enough my eyes widened because Sephiroth was completely shirtless wearing only a pair of black pajamas pants. I felt my face go blood red and Sephiroth had been reading a book before finally noticing me staring at him.
"Like what you see my Little Healer?" he teased placing the book down on the desk.
"Very much so" I then placed a hand to my mouth not believing I just said that. Sephiroth chuckled before coming over to me.
"You don't need to act shy" he said. " Remember I belong only to you Keda, perhaps I should show you my worthiness of being your life mate"
He then scooped me into his arms bridal style and he placed me into a sitting position. The silver haired general then got to knees and he picked up my right leg. He then began to plant kisses on my bare thigh followed by slow licks of his warm, moist tongue. I let a low moan escape my lips and Sephiroth laughed with triumph knowing he had me submitting to him. I then growled to my mate wanting more and Sephiroth complied by standing up and he crawled on top of me so my back rested against the bed. He pinned my body down beneath his and he began to kiss and nip the left side of my throat followed with licks from his tongue.
I moaned again and arched my back.
"I'm not done yet Little Healer" my mate said in my ear before he went to the right side of my neck and proceeded to do the same routine from before when he had been at the left side of neck. Like lightning my lips crushed themselves against his and Sephiroth pushed his tongue into my mouth and soon was tasting mine. I latched my hands onto Sephiroth's muscular arms as we continued our lip lock and my god his muscles felt good underneath my finger tips. I needed to feel more of him and using my strength I rolled our bodies over so Sephiroth was underneath me. I began kissing, biting, and licking the right side of his throat and Sephiroth gave a satisfied moan. I moved my lips downwards and kissed his chest, his stomach, any piece of bare flesh I could find. Eventually I came to Sephiroth's left shoulder and I gently placed my fangs into his flesh.
I was placing my mark on him so other female shifters knew this powerful man belonged to me. The bite would leave behind a mark which would form into some kind of tattoo later and it would have my scent. Eventually I removed my fangs from Sephiroth's shoulder and I licked his blood off of my lips.
I then used a single claw to make a small cut above the bandages that covered my left shoulder area and Sephiroth placed his lips against the cut and swallowed my blood before gently biting my flesh. Later I would gain my own tattoo with his scent laced onto it letting other males I was his and his alone.
I licked my blood away from my mate's mouth before I finally yawned.
"Tired?" Sephiroth asked.
"Yeah" I replied.
"Then let's sleep I'm tired as well"
I smacked Sephiroth playfully as I climbed off of him and he returned the favor by smacking my butt. That got me to squawk and Sephiroth chuckled evilly. He then pulled the covers back and I cuddled my body against his. Sephiroth kissed my forehead and he wrapped both arms around me. The both of us then fell fast asleep in one another's arms.