Lifestream

A/N: Sorry for the slow update.... uhm, I won't be able to update for a few days. My great grandmother just died today so I need to go to her funeral in like 2 days. Please enjoy....

Sephiroth's POV

I open my eyes slowly. It feels like I've been asleep for forever. I look at the chair positioned a few feet away from me. It has a sleeping Genesis. He looks peaceful. I sit up slowly. My sense sharpen, someone is walking toward me. I turn to see Cloud. His glowing blue eyes fall onto me, a cup of, or what would seem to be, water in his hand. He walks over and sits on the bed. The hum of the fan on the ceiling and Genesis's deep breathing is all that can be heard.

Cloud holds the cup out to me, his eyes soft. I stare at the cup of harmless water dumbly for a moment, before gently taking it from him.

"Thank you." I mummer and drink it down, cool and sooths my dry throat. Cloud folds his hands on his lap and watches me. I put the cup down on the side table.

"Your welcome." Cloud says softly, his eyes falling to the floor. "How do you feel?" He asks the floor.

I watch his small movements, calmly. The slight twitch of his fingers, his toes curling in his shoes, his teeth grinding a little inside his mouth. I feel something wash over me. But what is it? I've never felt this before, but at the same time it feels familiar.

"Good as new." I say calmly. Cloud's eyes glide back over to me. He turns himself more toward me. He pulls off his glove and puts it to my forehead. His small hands soft but slightly cold like bad circulation through his bloodstream.

He keeps it there for a total of 15 seconds before pulling away and slipping the glove back on. "You feel a lot better." He mummers then looks away from me, like something toward the kitchen caught his attention. I look over at the tile floor and the cab nets that indicate the kitchen, nothing eye catching.

The fan gives me a cold chill. I climb out of bed and walk over to the switch, turning it off. I pull the rubber band out of my hair, letting my heavy hair out, I shake it around a little to get the unfamiliar feel of having my hair up, out.

Walking back to the bed, I grab a blanket and drape it over Genesis, before gesturing Cloud to follow me to the living room. We both settle onto the couch.

"Thank you for....well....coming." I say lamely. Damn.

"No problem." Cloud says softly, looking at me with large blue eyes, a small smile on his face. I catch myself staring. "So...uhm.... do you remember anything that happened yesterday?" He asks.

I blink and think about yesterday. It breezes past me. I remember....

I shake my head. "No. What happened?" I ask. Cloud looks stunned.

"Uhh... we just got to know each other better." he mumbles then makes a 'why-did-I-say-that?' face. I feel the corner of my mouth twitch. I lean closer to him, calmly.

He blushes deeply. I pretend not to notice. "Anything memorable?" I ask smoothly, calm etched features. Cloud's eyes widen a fraction before shaking his blond spikes frantically. I stare nonchalantly.

Cloud's POV

I try not to fiddle with anything that would be too noticeable. I just about jump out of my seat and bail toward the door. Sephiroth turns my chin toward him, his mako blue eyes scanning mine. As much as I try to search for that monster that killed all that was dear to me at the time I cannot find him.

"I remember...." he trails off, eyes half-lidded. He leans close. My heart humms in my chest threatening to burst out. His lips touch mine and my mind turns fuzzy.

Aerith's POV

I tend to my flowers in silence. I used to hate the silence, it makes me feel alone, although I could always be soothed by the whispers, that I claim to not hear, from the planet.

"Forsaken....." the planet whispers.

I look up for a moment, for a second, I could have sworn that I witnessed a man in a suit standing in front of me. Who was it?

"Song....."

I shake my head and look back down at the flower I was tending to before I got distracted. I listen as the planet quietly argues with itself and speaks jumbled words.

"Machinery......"

"Death....."

"Forsaken...."

"Song...."

"Heaven's clash....."

"Cetra....."

"Chosen...... ruler....."

"Beautiful......"

"No....."

Over and over, the planet repeats those. It does this every once and a while, like a child that learned a new word and likes to say it til it uses up the effect. Sometimes it only repeats it a few times until it changes, other times, it repeats for days and even a month once. I still have yet to understand what it means when it does this.

I stand tall, whipping the dirt from my hands, my back aches from being crouched over for so long. I wish Zack would come visit me today, I miss him already, but he called to tell me that he was going back to his home, Gongaga, to see his mom. I hope he is having fun.

I smile. Then I see a flash of medle. I freeze and try to concentrate. Nothing for a moment, before it comes back. I try to concentrate more for the vision to be more clear, it doesn't clear up any more for a while. After careful consideration, it comes in clear. My eyes widen. Oh no, Oh no! I look at the hole in the roof. Fear grips my heart. So this is what the planet meant when it said death would make Zack miss seeing me come into the light for the first time.

I can't help but feel a strike at my heart.

"Zack!" I cry.

Zack's POV

"Be careful with those groceries, Zackary." mom says. I adjust the bags in my hands.

"Yes mom." I grumble. We walk past the small abandon complex on our way back to my mom's house. She wasn't feeling the best lately so I got leave and came here to be with her. She seems better then when I first heard from her. I do feel better now that she is not sick anymore. It reminds me of Sephiroth. Angeal called me earlier sense I left at like midnight, a little after Angeal returned home, to come here, he told me that he stopped by to see how our trooper was. He told me that Sephiroth looked better and didn't feel warm anymore. He told me Genesis was asleep in a chair next to Sephiroth, also that as he was leaving was when my little buddy Cloud showed up.

I like that Sephiroth and Cloud are able to be friends. When they were fighting, for some strange reason, it scared me. I'm not sure why, exactly. I just -well- got frightened. I will denie it if anyone asks.

"Zack!" mom screams, dragging me from my thoughts. Before I can react, a pain jumps through my spine. I fall to the floor.

Tseng's POV

I finish up reading the report from yesterday, by Katana of the Turk. I close the folder and rub my temples. Another long night. I need a vacation. Really, really bad. There is a knock at my door. I drop my hands to my lap. "Enter." I order calmly.

"Tseng." Two Gun walks in. He holds a Manila folder in his hand. "What do you know of the project 'S. Down- Sky fall'?" he asks. I run through all the projects I know of. It doesn't ring a bell. I shake my head and reach out for the folder. Two Gun hands it over.

"I figured." He says slowly. "We have a problem, then." he says solemnly. I open the folder and my eyes scan the first sentence.

The inscrutableness of the SOLDIER program has finally received the component it needs to keep the SOLDIERs a nice group of specimen with a type of weapon to use against the SOLDIERs if they were to ever get out of Shin-Ra's hand.

Zack's POV

I struggle to my feet. I look up to see a unique looking gun pointed right at me. The man had what looked to be a SOLDIERs mask for 2nd and 3rd class SOLDIERs.

"SOLDIER 1st class, Zack Fair, under the order of Director Shiezen of project S. Down- Sky fall, your life ends here." the man says coldly. I get my footing but still can't stand completely straight. I wish I could shake off the thousand bolts of electricity that is, as of right now, coursing through my body.

I grit my teeth. "Bastard!" I curse. he aims the gun.

"Goodbye." he says coldly. The gun fires. I flinch. I taste blood. The physical pain is nothing compared to the mental. I didn't need to open my eyes to know what happened. I've bitten my tongue. I can't curse or scream. I can't even move. Blood decorates the floor. I open my eyes slowly and let out a whimper of sadness.

"Death...."

A/N: Oh my god!!! Is Zack ok? You guys have to wait and see!!! I'm mean, I know. Please rate and review. Have a good day!