The Last of Their Kind

I DO NOT OWN FFVII OR THIS SONG SQUARE ENIX DOES!!! Chapter 8 of the last of their kind! Hope ya like it R&R, oh yeah in my story Cloud actually was in SOLDIER. In My Home, Sweet Home italics are Aeris and underline is Sephy!!!

By Your Side

They stood in the president's office looking at the gruesome scene in horror, Aeris was the first to step forward, she walked around the body with a pained look in her eyes, Cloud was amazed at how well she could take this sight. Aeris continued looking at the body, she did not feel it right to pray for a man who had let her suffer so long, who had aloud experiments to be preformed on young children just to see if the chemicals worked correctly, or had helped with the MAKO infusion project on Sephiroth. She could hear a helicopter but did not care; the other did though they ran outside leaving Cloud and Aeris behind.

"Aeris aren't you going to pray for him?" Cloud asked, unknowing of the answer he was about to receive.

"Why should I pray for a soul that was condemned from the start, it wouldn't make any sense, one prayer from me could never consume the many sins this man has helped commit, or has committed himself." Aeris stated calmly, Cloud's eyes widened at the pure girl's response, he had never expected such hateful words to come from Aeris, he then looked at her puzzled, and she spoke again, "You wouldn't understand."

"Don't be so sure about that," he put his hand on her shoulder and noticed all of this time she had been examining the sword that was imbedded in the presidents back.

"This sword is.... is his," she received a worried look from Cloud; he was worried she really knew who this sword belonged to.

"Who Aeris, who does the sword belong to?" he questioned, afraid he would receive the correct answer.

"Sephiroth's, this is his Masamune," Cloud couldn't believe what he was hearing, she knew him, she knew of his sword, and she probably knew more then that, but how. The sound of the helicopter had silenced, looking out of the window he saw his friends talking to a man. They ran out of the building toward the others, the young man looked to the door as it opened, Cloud and Aeris stepping out.

"And who are you?" the young man asked.

"Cloud Strife, Mercenary/EX-SOLDIER," Cloud stated abruptly.

"Aeris Gainsbourgh, Slum Flower Girl," She said politely, "and you?"

"Rufus Shinra, new SHINRA president," the young man said running a hand through his blond hair.

"Cloud, he wants fight with our leader, you up to it?" Tifa asked.

"Yeah, heh, sounds fun, Tifa take Aeris and get out of here," He said readying himself for battle.

"Right, lets go," Tifa had decided to wait for Cloud after they had left the president's office, leaving Aeris, Red XIII, and Barret to get out, when they had finally reached the bottom floor they were ambushed by the SHINRA guards remaining in the building, they were surrounded, no escape.

A tall, dark figure landed in front of Aeris killing a SHINRA guard, he withdrew his sword from the now dead man and turned to see Aeris looking pleased and horrified at the same time, he smirked and began to destroy all that came into his path, when all was done and there was no one left to get in his way he turned swiftly and faced Aeris, she tried not to make eye contact with the man knowing that old pains would be awakened when she saw his confused eyes.

He walked to her and lifted her chin so she had no choice but to look him in the eyes, her green eyes met his MAKO infused pools, he was studying her face in complete silence, Barret and Red watched confused as he did so, finally Aeris broke the silence, "Sephiroth," she said gently, her eyes filling with tears, she moved her chin out of his hold and embraced him, and he found himself holding her as well, his head resting on top of hers.

Sephiroth was confused, "What is this feeling?" he whispered into her hair.

"It is called love Sephiroth," Aeris was in tears, she was so happy she had her friend back, her love, but he broke her heart when he spoke again.

"Who are you, what is your name?" he asked, everything was different then the last time he saw her, he was sure Jenova was speaking but he could not hear her.

"Do you not remember me?" she asked looking up at him.

"No, but you seem so familiar," Jenova's voice began to break through.

"Kill her son, kill her now!" he could hear her whispering in his head, soon the whisper turned into a yell.

"My name is Aeris Gainsbourgh," she smiled at him, which soon turned into a look of worry when he began to hold his head.

"KILL HER SEPHIROTH; SHE WILL ONLY GET IN THE WAY!!!!" Jenova screamed in his head, he fell to his knees screaming pain as Jenova began to take control of all of his senses, in his last moments of control he ran, leaving Aeris alone again.

Cloud had seen the entire scene from the stairs, Sephiroth seemed so calm until they had separated from their embrace, he and Tifa ran down the stairs and reunited with the others, everyone we're leaving Midgar, when we get to the city exit we decide what to do from there."

Twenty minutes later they met at the exit, "We meet in a town just outside the city named Kalm," they all went their separate ways soon meeting at the Kalm Inn.

"Alright, I have something to tell all of you, it's about Sephiroth, five years ago I was in SOLDIER and Sephiroth was our leader, we were on a mission to destroy the creatures that were being created in the MAKO reactors, after we found the problem so we went to the Inns for some rest, I went to speak to him but he didn't want to talk, but when I turned to leave he finally began to speak, he asked me questions, telling me bits of lost memories, and pains he had experienced in his life, he treated me like his only friend, but the next night he was staying in the old SHINRA mansion I went to see him but he was rambling on about how people like me took the planet from the Cetra, and from mother, after that he....." Cloud didn't want to continue from there.

"Cloud, tell them." Tifa said.

"He burned down my town, killing my mother, and many of my friends, so I went after him only to see him slash Tifa across the stomach," he looked at Tifa who rubbed her fingers over her scar, "He soon came out of a room labeled JENOVA with some creatures head, he ran me through when I tried to attack, but I had enough strength to knock him over the edge into a pool of MAKO, I don't understand why he is alive, and I do not want to know why, all I know is I want him dead," Cloud punched the wall behind him, so hard the boards cracked, and his hand bled.

"Maybe we should all get some rest now," Tifa said running to his side to comfort him.

Aeris had paid for a room but didn't stay in it very long, she saw a forest not far from the town, it looked quiet and peaceful, something she had never experienced before so she told no one, and left. She was right it was peaceful here; there was a lake in the middle of the large forest, the moon showed brightly in the water, she was away from her home, that horrid city named Midgar, and she longed to find a home she belonged in, it reminded her a song the planet and the many Cetra sang, a song Sephiroth used to sing to her when she was very young, she began to sing that very song.

So far away from my home, sweet home

Day by day from land to land I roam

Though told by the wind which way to go

Oh, how I long for my home, sweet home

Boaðe ruoktot alot go dan dovtat tuski

Boaðe ruoktot alot go dan dovtat vaivui

Du ruoktu vuordà du alot

Du ruoktu vuordà du alot

Sephiroth sat in a tree above Aeris listening to her sing, the song brought pieces of memory back to him, he jumped down from the tree landing a bit behind her and walked forward joing her in the song.

Fragrant blossoms blooming far away—

Do my folks see them as I did long ago?

Are they still joyful? Are they young at heart?

Will I see them again as I did that day?

Aeris was startled when she heard his voice appear from behind her, she turned and smiled, "You still remember our song." She joined him the two singing in a beautiful fusion of words Sephiroth singing in English, Aeris singing in Cetran tongue.

How far I've come from my childhood home!

There will come a time when my troubles are gone

And when I shall not be all alone—

Till then, I dream of my home, sweet home

Meahcci, càcit

Albmi, eana

Dat buot vurdet du

Till then, I dream of my home, sweet home


Aeris stood and ran to Sephiroth, he held his arms open waiting for her embrace, and he received it, "I believe I am supposed to know you but I don't know how, you seem so familiar," he said holding her close.

"Hojo must've done something to you for you to forget me, we were best friend as children and even more as time went on," Aeris like the silence of the planet and all of the Cetra voices when she was near him, but even with the peace the two were enduring something was going to happen, she knew something was wrong with Sephiroth and was a bit afraid of it happening again.

Jenova was silent again, she wasn't controlling his body since he entered this forest, he was becoming so confused about his emotions, he was made to believe they were just something that all humans have that make them weak but since he had seen Aeris he wasn't sure how to feel, and what was more confusing was her unexpected silence when he was around Aeris, but peace must always be broken somehow, as he had come to learn, Jenova was strong and she was screaming in his head again.

"Why are you letting this girl so close to you!" Jenova demanded an answer but Sephiroth did not give one this time, "You have made me do this my son," Jenova began to take control and Sephiroth fell to his knees holding his head, this time Aeris kneeled next to him and gently held his shoulders.

"Fight it Sephiroth," she whispered into his ear as she gently embraced him, "I don't know what it is but you are strong, fight it away."

That's the end of this chapter, hope you liked it, R&R, I know Cliffhangers are evil, and so am I!!!!