A/N: I got this chapter done yesterday, but decided to not publish it until the next day. Well, now it's published! Anyways, here's chapter 9! WOOT!
You thought about the most recent events that happened between you and Cloud. What happened in your room was something you've never experienced before and the feelings you got were very much alien to you. For years you've been too busy taking care of your little brother Ky and your little sister Amber to think about men. Cloud was acting strange around you since yesterday at the church. You wondered if it was because you know he had geostigma or maybe it was because you mentioned Aeris. Maybe he was feeling sorry for you and wanted to comfort you.
You were thinking so much that you didn't realize that Cloud stopped fenrir.
"Sarah?" Cloud called your name; bringing you back to reality.
"Hmm?" You said in a daze.
"You can let go of me now, we're here." He said.
You untangled your grip on his waist and got off fenrir. Cloud got off and stared at the building you were parked in front of.
"Stay close to me." He said as he walked up the stairs holding the hilt of his buster sword. He opened the door and Cloud pulled his sword from its holster. You heard the clash of metal hitting metal. There in front of cloud stood the redhead turk called Reno holding a metal rod of some sort. He let out a battle cry and charged towards Cloud, but Cloud stepped aside and Reno went flying out the door. You rushed through the doorway before Reno rushed after you. Cloud slammed the door in Reno's face. You could hear Reno from the other side of the door.
"Okay, so you're good." You heard Reno say.
Cloud locked the door behind him as another door opened. The man with the sunglasses whom you met yesterday walked in; he was putting on some black gloves before stopping and looked at Cloud.
"Rude, looking sharp!" You could hear Reno yell.
Rude pulled out the metal rod that looked like Reno's, but Cloud was faster and held the tip of the blade to Rude's throat.
"Good, you're still the SOLDIER you once claimed to be." You heard the voice coming from the door Rude just walked out of. A man covered with a white blanket in an electric wheelchair entered the room. He stopped a few feet away from Cloud.
"You haven't lost your touch." The man commented.
"Rufus ShinRa?" Cloud was saying more to himself. He looked up at Rude.
"Well, I feel sorry for you." Cloud said.
Rude shifted uncomfortably from where he stood.
"The day of the accident-" Rufus started to say, but Cloud interrupted him.
"I don't want to know." Cloud said rudely.
"Very well then." He said and I had a feeling he was staring at me. I couldn't tell since the blanket was over his head.
"I see you're playing bodyguard again." He said.
You could feel the tension in the room and you didn't like it one bit. Rufus continued.
"I asked for you because I think it would be wise to hire a little muscle. Yet, it seems that you've been hired by someone else." He said with fake disappointment.
You saw Cloud's grip on the hilt of his sword tighten. You knew this wasn't gonna end well unless you stepped in.
"Excuse me, but what is my reason for being here?" You asked a little nervously.
"Ah, you must be the girl. I asked for you for a different reason." He pulled out a metal box from under his robe.
"You have powers that lay dormant within you. If that is true, I would like you to take this." He held out the metal box, but you didn't like the vibe you were getting from it. You backed away slowly from it. You didn't want to be near it. Cloud noticed your strange behavior and stared at Rufus.
"What is it?" Cloud looked at the metal box in Rufus' hand.
"Evil." You said so suddenly that everyone turned to stare at you.
"Yes, it's Jenova's head." Rufus said and Cloud stared at him with wide eyes.
When Cloud said nothing Rufus continued his explaination.
"We collected it from the Northern Cave. But before we collected our prize we were interrupted; by the same three that are after you Sarah." Rufus explained.
"You mean Kadaj and his gang right?" You asked.
"Correct." He answered.
"You're not seriously gonna make me take Jenova's head are you?" You gave him a pleading look.
"No." Cloud said before Rufus could say anything.
"Just as Cloud said, no i'm not gonna give you this. To Kadaj, that would be hitting two birds with one stone." Rufus chuckled as if this was a joke but you weren't laughing and neither was Cloud.
Just as you were gonna say something your cell phone vibrated. You haven't used it since your old man called the day you were kidnapped. You looked at Rufus who nodded and then Cloud who did the same and answered the phone.
"Hello?" You spoke through the speaker.
"Ah, you must be the witch we i'm searching for." The man's voice was one you didn't recognize but you had a bad feeling about it.
"I'm not a witch. Who are you?" You didn't like this one bit.
"Are you with big brother?" The man's voice asked.
"Big brother?" Who the hell was this big brother? You saw Cloud's eyes widen a bit.
"Yes, he took you from us." You knew from that moment who it was.
"Kadaj?" You asked.
"Yes?" The man revealed himself as Kadaj.
"How did you get my number?" You were afraid to ask, but you knew you had to.
You heard the phone being passed to someone and the voice you were about to hear was one you weren't expecting.
"Sis?" You heard the voice of your little brother on the other line.
"Ky!" You yelled but before your brother could respond you heard the phone taken away from him.
"Do you understand what's at stake if you don't cooperate?" Kadaj made it sound like a game and it was really pissing you off.
"Yes." You gritted through your teeth.
"Meet me at the forgotten City tomorrow night. I'll be waiting." You heard a click from the other end suggesting that he ended the call.
The thought that your brother and possibly your sister might be in danger made your blood boil. You wanted to take them with you when you escaped with Cloud but he claimed that they won't be harmed. Cloud lied to you about that and that just made you angrier.
"It seems Kadaj is one step ahead of us." Rufus somehow understood that your family was taken hostage.
What happened next was so fast, not even Cloud saw it coming. You grabbed the collar of Cloud's shirt and pushed him against the wall with such force that Cloud felt the pain as his head hit the wall.
"You son of a bitch! You said my family would be safe! Now look what happened! It's gonna happen all over again! I'm gonna lose the only thing I have left to live for!" You didn't realize the tears you were shedding as you yelled at Cloud. You quickly let go of Cloud and unlocked the door. You opened it to reveal Reno and ran pass him down the stairs.
You ran and ran not wanting to stop. You felt this burning feeling inside you; wanting to get out. You felt heat surround you in a warm embrace and closed your eyes screaming out in anguish. The burning feeling slowly died down and when you opened your eyes you saw something you weren't expecting that made you forget the situation you were in for a moment. The trees that were once full of leaves were now nothing but a fiery inferno. You realized in that moment what happened. You had the power of fire.
