Okay, here's the next chapter just like I promised. I did a little bit of thinking about the second task and this is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy. Disclaimer: I don't own FF7 or the characters. I'm just borrowing them. Megz has rights to the title.

Chapter 24

The next morning Jasmine had been given the chore to clean up the chocobo stable again. She had taken the three chocobos out to the fenced area that her aunt had before she started to clean out the stalls. The morning was uneventful while she cleaned and she wasn't bothered so the job went quickly for her. She was laying down fresh straw when she heard someone approaching her. She didn't bother to look to see who it was since it was probably Willow or Sephiroth.

"Jasmine, I want to see if you recognize someone."

'James? I wasn't expecting that.' she thought as she stopped working and came out of the stall. "James." She acknowledged then saw the other man with him. "Jeremiah?"

"See? She does know who you are." James said looking to the other man.

He narrowed his eyes at Jasmine. "She could have been told who I was before you brought me to her. I'm not convinced."

"Jeremiah."

"Don't bother James. If he doesn't believe who I am, then he may never will." Jasmine said.

Jasmine turned her back on them and started to go back to her work. She was shoved into the stall wall by Jeremiah.

"You don't belong on our island. You need to leave."

Jasmine swung her hand, backhanding Jeremiah in the mouth, causing him to step back a little. He turned to James when he heard his muffled snort then punched him.

"What the hell did you do that for?" James asked.

"You let a girl hit me!" Jeremiah yelled.

James then punched Jeremiah causing him to back into Jasmine. She pushed him off of her, he then turned to her and backhanded her. She then punched him causing him to run into James. The rest was a violent blur to her as they exchanged blows to each other. She was able to avoid most of the harder hits the men threw, but it became more of a play fight than anything else. They were punching, backhanding and kicking each other all over the place. Then finally they both landed a good blow to her that she couldn't avoid. They both sent a punch to her at the same time, causing her to stumble back and out of the stable. She landed on her back at the feet of her aunt and an elder.

"Are we interrupting something?" Janet asked.

"No, just getting reacquainted with a childhood friend." Jasmine said with a smile as she stood up and brushed the dust from her clothes.

The two men then came from the stable smiling and laughing a little.

"I'm sorry Jasmine." Jeremiah said.

"Don't be. You had every right to be suspicious of me. It's been nearly eleven years." Jasmine said.

"Jasmine." the elder addressed. "Your second task will be held tomorrow night. You are to be there at nine. Don't be late."

"Yes sir." Jasmine replied.

The elder turned and walked away. Janet looked to the three before following the elder.

"Clean up your mess." she said with a smile.

"Yes ma'am." the three said.

When James had arrived with Jeremiah, Jasmine knew that Tseng was back. Reno was helping Willow haul water from the creek so he didn't know Tseng was back until they returned at noon.

"You didn't happen to be able to tell Rude hi for me did you?" Reno asked.

Jasmine answered before Tseng got a chance to. "Not only that. He also told him of your undying love for him and that you missed him so much and that you couldn't wait to get back to him so you could feel his undying love for you."

Willow spit her drink back into her glass so she could laugh. Reno sent a glare at Jasmine and Tseng put a hand over his eyes as he started laughing.

"That wasn't funny." Reno said through gritted teeth.

"Then why are we laughing?" Jasmine asked.

"I'm not gay." Reno firmly stated.

"I beg to differ. You came out to me a couple of times before Reno." Jasmine said.

"I'm inclined to agree with her on that one Reno." Tseng said.

"I'm not gay." plead Reno.

"Whatever." Jasmine replied with a smile.

Jasmine decided to get some apples for her aunt from the few apple trees that were nearby. It was in a densely wooded area and they would have been missed by her had she not known where to look for them. She was surprised to find Sephiroth there.

"Is this where you have been hiding?" Jasmine asked as she approached him.

"What makes you think I've been hiding?" Sephiroth playfully retaliated.

"I haven't seen you all day." Jasmine answered.

"I've been around, you just haven't been looking hard enough." Sephiroth returned the smile he received. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to get some apples for Aunt Janet." Jasmine answered turning from him to the nearest tree. "Remember the first day of training with the dodging and the tree?" Jasmine asked as she began to climb.

"Yeah." Sephiroth answered.

"This was the tree that I fell from when I broke my arm." she said.

"This is the tree that you 'learned' from?"

"Yep, and I'll never forget that lesson either." she answered.

"So, what did the elder want?" Sephiroth asked.

"My second task is being held tomorrow night at nine." Jasmine answered.

"Chrystal Cavern. Is that the same place you showed me?" he asked.

"No." Jasmine answered jumping to the ground. "This cavern is different from the one I showed you. It's much larger and you can very easily get lost in it if you leave the path."

"This second task can be dangerous then." Sephiroth said.

Jasmine nodded. "Quite dangerous."

At nine the next night, Jasmine showed up at the designated location for her second task. She was stopped by one of the elders before she could enter the cavern.

"Your summoning crystal. There will be no cheating while you're in there." he said.

Jasmine reached behind her neck and unclasped the chain holding her crystal. She unwillingly gave it to the elder.

"You just need to go in there, find someone and if possible talk to them and then come out. That's all you have to do." Janet said.

"Yeah." Jasmine sighed with a nod.

"We'll be waiting here for you." Sephiroth said.

Jasmine gave him a small smile before turning back to the cavern and boldly walked inside.

"I wouldn't have been able to walk in there like that." Marie said.

"It's Jasmine." Willow replied.

Jasmine walked a little past the entrance before grabbing one of the torches to help light her path. She didn't know where she should go or to start but decided to stay on the main path for now. She really didn't need to get lost in that place. People have died in there because they had lost their way. She knew she didn't want to leave the path unless she felt it was absolutely necessary.

She continued on the main path lost in her thought of where she should start when she came upon a huge room full of crystals. She quickly understood the name given to the cavern but she didn't get a chance to silently elaborate on it. Floating above the middle of the shallow pool of water in the middle of the room was a white glowing being. Jasmine took a sharp intake of breath when she saw her. She was incredibly beautiful. She was white giving off her own glow. She was wearing a white suit of armor, but was more feminine. Her hair was also white and floated, as if it wasn't held down by gravity.

The being quickly turned to look at Jasmine. She had piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right to her soul. Jasmine was frozen by her stare but it quickly softened as the woman beckoned for her to come closer. Jasmine quickly and quietly made her way towards the female knight.

"You are the next leader who has been sent to find one of us." the lady said.

It took Jasmine a moment to realize that it wasn't a question. She slowly nodded, unable to find her voice.

The lady gave a warm smile. "You are the first to find me in centuries."

"If I may ask, who are you?" Jasmine finally asked.

"I was known as the White Knight of Light. You may call me White Knight." she answered.

"And, the powers that you possess?" Jasmine asked.

"Now is not the right time for you to know. At the right time you will summon me and I will assist you. That is when you will know." She answered as she started to float up and away from Jasmine.

"How will I know when to summon you?" Jasmine asked as she watched her start to fade away.

"When the time is right, you will know." she answered before disappearing entirely.

'Who is she?' Jasmine wondered as she made her way back towards the entrance of the cavern. It wasn't until she reached everyone else that she realized who it was she had found. "Our lost summon."

"What do you mean our lost summon?" Willow asked.

"The summon we lost all record of. I spoke to her tonight." Jasmine answered.

A/N: I think that is a good stopping point for this chapter. What do you think of the second task? I really wanted to do something paranormal since I do have interests in that field and I thought that this was cool, so that's what I went with. I didn't want to say anything before because I didn't want to give it away. The fight in the stable, I got inspiration from the movie The Sons of Katie Elder. Any John Wayne fans out there, I would recommend watching this movie. It's a good one. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I should be able to get the next one up tomorrow. R&R!