Chapter 11

Genesis' face twisted in confusion as he sat down at the table. Minerva had actually cooked dinner, and that was a miracle. She hadn't stepped foot in the kitchen in the last 2 months. "It's been a while." he murmured. It was the first time in months that they had gathered for dinner and everyone was already spaced out.

His father poked at the chicken breast with his fork and watched it with glassy eyes. It was only 5 and the man was already drunk. Genesis rolled his eyes and glanced at Minerva, she was rolling a pea around her plate and occasionally glancing at Aerith's usual spot. "Guys?" he paused as both of his parents looked to him, "I uh… I have a game tomorrow." he said.

"A game?" Minerva repeated. Genesis nodded, he had the feeling that neither of them knew he'd even joined a team. "We'll be there, don't worry." she said after a moment.

"If you're too busy…" he trailed off. Minerva spent a lot of time trying to find Aerith… Was it right to ask her to push that aside?

"No, I've pushed your needs aside for long then I can remember." Minerva finally stabbed at the pea and lifted it too her mouth, "I'll be right in the front row." Genesis tried to hide his excitement. Even before Aerith went missing, Minerva had never shown up to any of his games. There had always been something more important. But Aerith, she had always shown up to his games. Even in freezing temperatures, she had always been on the bleachers shivering and cheering him on. He chuckled quietly and recalled a time when he'd broken his leg. He hadn't been able to play but he still arrived at the game and sat with his team. Aerith hadn't even realized he wasn't playing, she continued to cheer him on.

"Your on a team?" his dad spoke up," Is it football again?"

"Yes." he nodded.

"What are you? The water boy?" Minerva joked. His father laughed, he laughed, and Minerva laughed. But the laughter quickly ended and turned into an awkward silence.

"I've been thinking." William cleared his throat, "We should get out and have some fun."

"What do you mean?" Minerva asked.

"Since Aerith disappeared, we've done nothing but mope around." he started, "And I know she would hate that. According to her, walking around with a frown would only make you sick."

"Yes but-"

"She'll be happy to know that we didn't disregard everything she'd told us while she was away." he said, "So what do you say?"

"I think that's a wonderful idea." Minerva smiled, "We could all use a break." She put her fork down and leaned forward, "What did you have in mind?"

"A vacation… to Italy. My boss wants me to go and take a break. He convinced his brother to let us stay in his Mansion. It's in Trento, I'm not sure what we could do there, but it'll be nice to leave the country." William said.

"A mansion?" Genesis said, "In Italy? That's awesome." A vacation sounded nice, and he'd always wanted to go to Italy. He and Aerith had talked about it and they'd both agreed that Italy was a place they'd go if they ever had the money. He'd then proceeded to pick a fight with her over the way she acted in school… He shook the thought away, "Uh, when do we leave?"

"2 days." William said, "And we'll stay for a week."

Minerva nodded, "I'll have to buy new clothes. Clothes that match what people where in Italy." she said, "Clothes there would be so expensive wouldn't they? But anything here isn't authentic… What a dilemma." Minerva stopped when her phone rang, "Who could that be?" she said as she answered it. Genesis frowned, was it that idiot Kadaj? If it was, he was going to- "Is this some type off joke?" Minerva held the phone angrily and looked to William. He blinked and mouthed a phrase; Minerva shook her head and stood up. She dropped her phone into her dinner and rushed out of the kitchen. A strangled cry left her throat and William followed her. Genesis watched in confusion before picking up the phone. If this was Kadaj that had made her so upset he was going to kill him.

"Hello?"

"G-genesis?" a familiar voice whispered.

"Aerith?!" he whispered back.

"What happened? Why did mom leave?" Aerith asked frantically.

"Aerith where are you?" he ignored her question.

"I'm in Italy." she replied, "But I'm on my way home. I-I finally got to a phone and I just wanted to call…" Aerith said, "I have to go but… Goodbye. Tell mom I love her." the phone clicked and Genesis pulled the phone away from his ear. He stared at the number in disbelief before rushing to his room. All he needed to do was type it in to the internet and he'd know where she'd called from. At least the Area code could tell him something.

He entered his room, opened his laptop and typed in the number. The number was that of a hotel in Trento Italy. His mind did a back flip, Aerith was in Trento and he would be in Trento… "I can save her…" he murmured. He stood up and closed the computer, he hoped Aerith would stay there just a little longer so he could come and bring her home.

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Meh, a year with no updates? What's wrong with me?I'm sorry this chapter is so short and that I took so long to upload. But I've remedied that by pre typing 4 new chapters. All of which are about Aerith and Zack and Genesis.

Just to clear things up, Aerith has been away from home for only 3 months. It's was late September when she was kidnapped so it's sometime in December now.

Yes, this story is wrapping up. But the last few chapters will be action filled and there might be a sequel. Maybe.

Update:Sorry to anyone who read while it was bunched together strangely.