I know I should have waited longer to update and let the cliffhanger, but we got Yazoo to calm down so this is a sort of celebration.
Sephiroth: Play any loud music or make any noise and I'll kill you all.
Audra: And yet he never looks up from the book. Yazoo!
Yazoo: .
Audra: Never mind. Loz do the disclaimer.
Loz: What about Sephiroth?
Audra: If you want to make him do it, be my guest. But frankly I like where my head is right now thank you.
Loz: Good point. Audra Kaiba does not own Final Fantasy which mean that- /Audra holds up ducktape and rope/ Never mind.
The girl screamed in fear and fell to her knees beside her father as a red flare shot into the air. The demon growled at the two at its feet, before turning on its own and bounding back to the cliff.
Yazoo and Kadaj were already there and she could see Kadai and Loz fighting off a few villagers who had attacked them. Kadaj looked up from watching as Ara slid off her demons back and dropped down beside him. He took one look at her face and knew what had happened.
"Ara." He touched her arm gently. She didn't move, or even look at him. Kadaj sighed and pulled her against him, realizing she was shaking. "Ara, you had no choice." He told her softly, running a hand through her hair.
Yazoo glanced over. His brow furrowed with concern and question. "Did she-," He began. Kadaj gave a nod and gave him a look that told him to be quiet.
Kadaj held Ara for a few moments longer until she took a deep breath and pulled away. Her eyes unreadable.
"You going to be okay?" Kadaj asked her.
"I'll be fine. It was just kind of strange. And it still is. But, I didn't feel anything and I still don't. No remorse. No hatred. No sadness." She looked at him. "I'm shocked that I did something like that, but I don't really care."
Loz and Kadai suddenly came up and they first of all noticed Kadai's foul mood. She was seething with rage, and from the jagged cut across her cheek, they more or less knew why. Kadai suddenly looked at Ara and her eyes widened. Kadaj looked at his sister and shook his, head telling her not to say anything.
"Ara, do you still want to go through your home town?" Kadaj asked.
"Yeah." She said, turning to look at him, back to her old self.
"The rest of us are going to go on home, you two can go ahead. You can handle it, can't you Kadaj?" Kadai asked.
"Just as long as her mother doesn't attack me." Kadaj replied, starting up his bike.
"I can't make any promises." Ara said, climbing on behind him.
"Do you want to call first?" Kadaj asked as they pulled onto the highway.
"I'll call Emily and Charlene and tell them to meet me at my house when we get closer. I want to surprise my mom." Ara replied. She then added under her breath, not wanting Kadaj to hear. "I just hope my dad isn't home."
Kadaj heard her but said nothing about it. "Are you going to be able to stay awake? It'll take a few hours to get there so you can sleep if you want."
Ara laughed. " I wouldn't mind sleeping. But I'll end up falling off. I'm not going to chance it."
Kadaj suddenly pulled off the road and stopped the bike before getting off. "Move up." He told her.
"What?" Ara lifted an eyebrow but moved up. Kadaj climbed on behind her and reached around her and placed his hands on the handlebars.
"How is this going to work?" Ara asked, feeling a light blush creeping over her face being against him.
"Just lean back and sleep, I won't let you fall." He assured her, starting up the bike and pulling back onto the deserted road.
"Kadaj I don't think that this-," Ara began.
"Just sleep. Trust me, I won't let you fall." Kadaj assured her, glancing at her briefly before turning his eyes back to the road.
Ara leaned back against his chest and closed her eyes, almost instantly falling asleep.
"So why are we having Kadaj and Ara go alone?" Loz asked Kadai who was riding behind Yazoo.
"Don't you get it?" Kadai asked.
"Get what?"
The silver haired girl sighed exasperatedly. "It's obvious that they like each other subconsciously."
"Subconsciously." Yazoo pointed out. "How do you know your trying to kindle a flame that doesn't even exist?"
"What I mean by subconsciously is that they don't know it yet." Kadai rolled her eyes. "Every time Kadaj gets close to her, Ara becomes uneasy, and when he makes contact with her, even brushing past her, she blushes."
"And how do you know Kadaj likes her?" Loz asked sardonically.
"He's makes such easy conversation with her. He barely talks to you or me Loz. The only person he talks to is Yazoo and that's rare." Kadai pointed out.
"So he's friendly around her. Whats your point?" Yazoo asked.
"Oh never mind." Kadai sighed. "I don't know why I try to explain these things to you two."
So what do you think? Like it, Hate it. I don't care. Flame me you die by Seph's blade.
Sephiroth/twitches/ What did you just call me?
