To love an Ancient: An Aeris and Sephiroth story
Chapter 10Dreams do come true
Disclaimer
Yeah yeah, I don't own ff7 and I never will!!!!
So far I've been told that Seph is more like a Scorpio or Arian. Keep the ideas coming. Thanks for all the emails. Over 50, wow. Thankyouuuuuuuuuuu x
Anywho on with the ficccccc x
"Am I really hearing things?!?!" Aeris thought as she stared wide eyed at Sephiroth. 'Did he say Cloud was alive!?!?!?!" As if the swordsman was reading her thoughts, he repeated his words, slightly smirking at Aeris' expression.
"Yes, Cloud is alive. I can still sense his life force. Shinra's words are all lies." He said winning a small cry from the Cetra's lips.
"Cloud is actually alive then, honestly?!? How? How can you tell." Aeris asked in shock and amazement having questions in her mind about how a man like Sephiroth could find out about Cloud's condition.
'Maybe he is a ShinRa spy,' Aeris thought, shaking her head at her own idea. 'No it isn't possible, he wouldn't rescued me from the lab, would he? '
Sephiroth watched as Aeris' face twisted into different emotions. First excitement, then confusion, then suspicion and now mild anxiety.
"Like I said before, Cloud is alive as I can sense his life energy. Just another trait you learn from working in SOLDIER." The general lied, thankful that Aeris was so gullible as her face lit up with happiness again.
"HE IS!!! OH KAMI-SAMA THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!" Aeris screamed with delight, jumping up and down not being able to hold in her excitement.
'Now I can apologise for leaving him alone.' she said out loud feeling the guilt within her leave as quickly as it came. Sephiroth raised an elegant silver eyebrow, as he looked at the hyper Cetra.
"You said you learnt to do that life forces search thing from your experiences with SOLDIER. Can you tell me how you do it and can you tell me where Cloud is?" Aeris asked. The silver haired warrior blinked a few times, having no idea how to answer, as he wanted to keep his true mission and intentions away from Aeris.
"Well...um... It's hard to clarify really." Sephiroth lied scratching the back of his head as Aeris tilted her head to the side in question, then smiled in understanding.
"Oh, I bet it is some kind of SECRET SOLDIER thing that you were sworn not to tell to anyone. I understand," Aeris giggled as she looked at Sephiroth's face, concluding that her idea was correct.
"Something like that," he lied quietly, not wanting to continue the conversation any further. 'There is just something about this Cetra,' Sephiroth thought strangely, watching as Aeris kept on talking. He always knew that he never had any problems ignoring people, excluding his mother, but this girl seemed to unnerve yet relax him in a way the swordsman couldn't comprehend.
"Wow, that's great Seph, thanks for telling me but you should have told me earlier, then I wouldn't have yelled at you…erm sorry about that.." Aeris blushed as she said her apology; the silver haired warrior looked strangely at her, shaking his head slightly before folding his arms to his chest.
"You have no need to apologise, but can you do one thing for me Aeris?" He asked. Aeris seemed to blush and look at her brown scratched boots.
"Yes anything," the Cetra said softly. Giggling at the idea of when men normally said those words to her it usually meant they wanted a kiss....
"Don't call me Seph," Sephiroth replied bluntly as he saw Aeris' face turn a bright crimson. 'I'll never understand this girl; her hormones are so irregular. Maybe it is that thing that my SOLDIER'S said about that time of the month.'
Aeris feeling daring said "why not, I think it suits you?" Watching the general's reaction. 'Was that a blush on his cheeks?' she thought, causing her to smile wider. 'He acts so much like Cloud trying to act innocent. Maybe it's a SOLDIER thing?" she giggled.
'How can she call me that!!!!" Sephiroth thought, blushing at the idea of someone shortening his name to show an unhealthy closeness and liking ofor him.
"Well,.... I do not like it," the swordsman answered honestly, feeling uneasy as Aeris continued to smile at him cheekily.
"Oh come on Sephy!!! Hey SEPHY isn't that bad either!!!" Aeris laughed thinking that Sephiroth would either blow a gasket or sink to the floor in embarrassment.
"DO NOT CALL ME THAT EITHER!!!!!!!!!" Sephiroth bellowed causing Aeris' body to tremble with laughter.
"Oh poor Sephy is grouchy, don't worry, a night's rest will fix you up," she said, continuing to laugh at the swordsman. She walked behind him and pushed his back towards the stairs.
"Don't call me Sephy, I'm no girl!!!!! I rather you call me Seph than that accursed name," the swordsman mumbled as he walked up the stairs, half frowning half pouting from the Cetra's words.
"Have peaceful dreams SEPHY!!!" Aeris called at him, causing his back to straighten.
"I don't think that I'll ever get used to having female company. No wonder I have never met a female SOLDIER," Sephiroth thought, as he went up the creaky staircase.
Aeris stood at the base step feeling proud and very happy with herself. Everything was going right for once in her life. Cloud was alive and she had found a new friend with the most unlikeliest person too. "Thank you planet for this most unexpected gift," Aeris prayed to the sky, as her house became silent once again.
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Sephiroth walked across the landing and looked around, noting the floral wallpaper and the paintings upon the wall. Going back into the room he placed Aeris in, he shuddered at his surroundings.
"Ughh, Pink….Too much pink.....Totally Aeris," Sephiroth mentally thought as he discarded his trench coat and boots to then place them on a nearby stool. He then sat on the bed and carefully laid his body down, not sure if the bed could hold his weight. After a few moments he sighed placing his hands behind his head.
"When was the last time I slept?" was the last thing that escaped the general's lips as he fell asleep.
A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER..............
Aeris sat down by the table holding a cup of steaming tea to her lips as she sipped slightly. The mysterious letter was on her lap, as she reread the message over and over looking to see if there were any hidden riddles among the mysterious words. Past memories flickered through her head, as she remembered glimpses of her real mother.
"Go to the City of the Ancients. You will find the truth there...." she said out loud having no idea where this place existed, as she placed her cup down. Since Aeris had never travelled any further than Midgar in all her life, she had no idea where any of the towns or cities were, yet alone a secret ancient city that no other being seemed to know about.
"Maybe Sephiroth knows," said a voice in the Cetra's head. 'After all, he says he is a Cetra… so maybe he has knowledge of this city and he may know the way...... and since I owe him my life, I think I should help him on his mission so he might help me on mine."
"Then it's settled," Aeris said to herself, as she clasped her hands together and stood up getting ready to prepare for her journey with Sephiroth tomorrow.
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'Where am I?!?!' Sephiroth muttered as he saw an abyss of inky blackness surrounding him.
"Mother? Mother are you there??!?!" Sephiroth called out, turning in circles as his hand automatically went towards his Masamune. But to his shock, he found that it had disappeared from his person. Fear was greatly shown across his face from all the strange surroundings that he did not recognise.
"Hello?!? Is anyone there!?" the general called to the darkness, not getting anything except a slight echo.
"Mother where are you?" Sephiroth called out again as he unconsciously raked his hands through his hair in vulnerability. Hearing no sound, made the general grow more solemn.
Being a murderer and all made Sephiroth used to gory and fire blazed nightmares. That was what he was used to but with no sound, or scenery, this unnerved Sephiroth greatly.
Slowly, Sephiroth heard quiet murmuring as if in a chant coming towards him getting louder....
'Murderer, Murderer!!!!"
"I know I am....." Sephiroth replied absent-mindfully, not seeming to care about the truthful accusations.
"You killed my wife!!!!!!!!!!!"
"I probably did," the general replied to that shout.
"Killer. I hate you Sephiroth!!!!
"Heh, you probably should," he mumbled
"Sephiroth, SOLDIER, ShinRa, I hate them all!!!!"
" You aren't the only one," Sephiroth quipped aloud.
The voices died down and Sephiroth sighed with relief but tensed when he heard laughter reaching his ears.
"Hahahahahahahahahahhahaahahaha..........."
The silver haired warrior lifted his head up instantly as cold laughter seeped into his being. Suddenly, images of people he remembered played into the general's eyes causing him to collapse onto the floor.
ShinRa, Hojo, Gast, Lab assistants, SOLDIERS, Zack, Cloud........
"No.... Stop, stop laughing at me," the general shouted slamming his fists down on the floor, causing it to tremble. However the laughing continued.
"Heh heh," Sephiroth murmured before going into a chuckle.
"You cannot hurt me,,, this is only a dream...I'm going to make the whole of mankind suffer for what they did to me….After Masamune has spilt the blood of the traitors, the Cetra will become the rulers of the planet and return to the Promised Land." He laughed out loud with insanity, evilness dripping off his lips. His laughter expressed the pain and illness of his soul.
"Yes, mother and I will get revenge," he whispered sadistically. An evil smirk laced his lips. Suddenly, a large beam of green light blasted from in front of Sephiroth, partially blinding him for a couple of moments. He opened his eyes slightly, trying to refocus them at the green aurora that was walking towards him.
"Who is there?!?! Come out at once!!!" Sephiroth commanded wishing he had his Masamune at his side. The general got no reply until he heard a faint sound reaching his ears.
From far and silent starry skies
Echoes a song full of life.
Crossing a darkness of thousands of light years,
It finally arrives at a single earth.
With eyes closed just so,
Like a faraway prayer,
So that one day
Our dreams will come true.
"huh,?" Sephiroth murmured taking in all the words that sounded so ethereal to his ears. "Who could be singing, it's not possible for anyone to sing like that. Are you from the Promised Land?!?" he thought as he felt his eyes go dreary. The figure in the light seemed to bend down and clasp her hands as if they was in prayer, the song emanating from the figure's essence. That was the last thing Sephiroth saw before he left the 'dream world.
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"Mmmn," Sephiroth moaned, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and cracking his neck.
"That was a peculiar dream." he muttered to himself, brushing matted silver bangs away from his forehead. His eyes searched his left side to see that his life long companion Masamune was near his side.
Lying back on the bed, he realised what room he had occupied, causing him to think of the Cetra downstairs.
"Aeris, yes. The pink here describes her, as the black abyss described me," Sephiroth thought humourlessly. The silver-haired warrior stayed there in bed a couple for moments before deciding to get up and look at himself in the mirror by Aeris' drawers.
"Humph," Sephiroth murmured as he saw his long silver bangs in complete disarray. Thankful that Aeris had a brush on her chest of drawers, Sephiroth started his tedious task of brushing his hair back to perfection, wincing a couple of times as he brushed out a couple of knots. When he realised that he was presentable enough, he slipped he knee high boots back on and his trench coat, not forgetting to clip on his Masamune before he proceeded down the stairs.
He reached the bottom step and noticed Aeris scurrying around the room, collecting certain things and placing it into a bag on the table.
'So, she really wants to leave,' Sephiroth thought to himself as he continued to watch the preoccupied Ancient, yet froze when he heard Aeris sing a tune that he knew was familiar to him
"From far and silent starry skies, a song full of life can be heard. La la la la la la la..." Aeris sang as she opened up a pine drawer and took out a wad of gil and then place it into her newly found rucksack.
"Okay, what else do I need?!?! I've got food, gil, spare clothes, my guard stick, good luck charms, my ribbons, and my astrology books. All I need now is my rescuer then I'll be ready." Aeris thought as she pulled on her short, red denim jacket (making sure that her mother's materia was there) over her pink dress before she pulled the rucksack on her back. Taking the letter off the table, she stuffed it inside her pocket as she mentally thought of what she had forgotten. "Hairbrush," she murmured out loud.
"Looking for this?!?!" came a voice behind Aeris startling the Cetra,
"Oh it's you Sephiroth, thanks," she said quickly, taking the brush from the Ex-SOLDIER'S gloved hands, eyeing the lose silver strands on the brush.
She held the brush up to her hairline before she began long graceful strokes, trying not to split any end. She then tied the dark strands up into a plait, securing her braid with a thick pink ribbon and then finishing her bow by placing her mother's materia back into her hair.
"I see you have decided then," Sephiroth stated, as he walked towards the door.
"Yes, I will come with you since I owe you my life…sides I too have a mission that needs to be completed." Aeris responded with a grin. Sephiroth shrugged his shoulders in a response that said 'fine' then told Aeris how he planned to get them out of Midgar undetected.
"There are rumours that there is a secret underground around near Wall Market area which lead towards the train station. We will make our escape there since the other route is blocked by ShinRa troops and we don't want to run into any problems yet." Aeris' ears perked up at the words Wall Market, knowing instantly where this secret place existed.
"It's inside Don Corneo's mansion. In his bedroom!" she exclaimed, giggling slightly at the memory of Cloud's womanly attire. Sephiroth blinked in confusion at the flower girl, wanting to know what she was thinking so he voiced his thoughts.
"Well. The story is kinda long, I'll tell you later." Aeris smiled as she saw the annoyed look on the swordsman's face. Walking towards the door and mentally saying good bye to her house. She had a feeling that she wouldn't be returning to Midgar anytime soon…
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Wow, that chapter is finished now. Thanks for all the reviews and keep them coming. I need the encouragement. I decided to keep Wall Market for the next chapter as it brings more suspense and laughter. I'm starting to feel sorry to Sephy for all the stuff I did to him *snigger*. Also, I'm gonna ask again, What zodiac sign could Sephy be, so far I have been told Scorpio and Aries. Any others?!?! Aer_.uk
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