Sephiroth closed his eyes as he surrendered himself to the gentle rhythm of Kathryn brushing his hair. "Your hair is so beautiful, Sephiroth," she said softly. "I almost want children just so they can have hair like yours." They were sitting on the bed, Sephiroth dressed in his usual all black and Kathryn wearing a white flowered blue sun dress.
The metallic strands gently fell between her fingers as she ran her hands through his hair, shimmering in the sunlight that streamed though the bedroom windows. "That's a strange reason to have children," Sephiroth murmured.
"Isn't any reason to have children strange? They always grow up and leave you in the end," Kathryn pointed out.
"I suppose," Sephiroth admitted, though he really didn't know much about what happened after the child was born. Hojo had told him about the medical side of a family, but never the emotional side of it. Hojo had wanted Sephiroth to treat his children exactly as Hojo had treated Sephiroth. Sephiroth had the feeling that if he hadn't pushed for getting a house of his own, Kathryn might have ended up pregnant in the tower and they would never have gotten a chance to actually raise the children they created. "If- if we do have children, Kathryn... You... won't let me treat them badly, would you?" he turned to look at her, his eyes wide and somewhat innocent.
Kathryn smiled, cupping her hand to his face. "Never, Sephiroth, you can count on that." He smiled as well, knowing that she would have his member on a platter before she let him upset her children. He seriously did not want to end up in that position. She handed him the brush, breaking him out of his thoughts. Turning around, she offered her hair for him to brush.
Hesitantly, Sephiroth lifted the brush to pull it down though Kathryn's still damp hair. "You know, we should go to Shinra today and get him to remove the rest of the bugs from the house."
"I know, but its nice right now," she replied softly. Sephiroth gently pulled her hair back from her neck, sliding the brush through it. He was aware of the video camera set up at the window, recording them. He sighed, set aside the brush and got up from the bed, going to the window and shutting the blinds. "What- what's wrong?"
"The light was bothering me," Sephiroth lied and sat down again, resuming his work.
"Oh, okay," Kathryn accepted his lie, "I need some new clothes. Lets go shopping after we antagonize Shinra!"
"Shopping?" Sephiroth had the feeling he was going to hate that word by the second or third time she used it.
"Yeah! Get some groceries, new clothes, things!" Kathryn turned to smile over her shoulder at him.
"Don't you have enough clothes?"
"Sephiroth- I have ONE bag of clothes which is enough to last two weeks without being washed and washing them that often would wear them out quickly." With these words, Sephiroth knew his fate was sealed. Kathryn was going to take him shopping weather he liked it or not. At least, he thought, I'll be able to actually see some of the city I've been living in for all my life- during the DAY too!
"Fine," Sephiroth said. Getting off the bed and watching as Kathryn started pulling her hair up into a ponytail. "Leave it down," he said, "it looks better that way." Kathryn looked at him for a moment then smiled at him, pleased at his almost admittance to liking her hair.
Kathryn found her sandals and put them on. Sephiroth was glad they weren't high heels. They went into the living room, gathered the plastic bowls of sensors and cameras from the coffee table and Sephiroth found up the car keys. He stepped out and headed to the car, his coat fluttering behind him as he walked. "Seph- you're forgetting something," Kathryn said from the passenger side of the car before he got in.
"What? You want me to open the car door for you?" Sephiroth asked annoyed.
"No. You forgot to lock the door." Kathryn smirked as he went back to the door and locked it. She opened the back door, putting the plastic bowls into the back seat, giving anyone who happened to be behind her a view of her skirted rear and legs. Lifting a hand, she pushed her hair back from her shoulder and closed the car door with the same motion. She sat down in the front passenger seat and buckled her seatbelt as Sephiroth did the same.
He started to back out of the drive way when Kathryn spoke up, "Dang it, Sephiroth! Watch where you're going!"
"They'll get out of my way," Sephiroth said off handedly as he continued backing up toward some kids walking in the street. Kathryn reached over, throwing the car out of gear and frowning at Sephiroth.
"You WILL NOT be running over little kids while I'm in the car, GOT THAT?" Kathryn emphasized at her new husband.
Sephiroth eyed her, "Do YOU want to drive?"
She smiled suddenly, "If that's not too big of a problem for you." He glowered at her but realized that she'd already taken the car keys. "Besides, you don't know where anything IS!"
She had a point, but Sephiroth was ticked. Reluctantly, he got out, switching places with Kathryn. She put the keys back in and turned them. "And you didn't even take the parking break off, Sephiroth, you can't DRIVE with it on!"
"I was going to," he defended.
Kathryn sighed, starting out into the street, getting them headed the right direction. Sephiroth sighed as he glared at the kids who were taking their time getting out of the way. "Just drive at them! They'll learn to not walk in the street or not, depending on weather they survive!"
"SEPHIROTH! If those were OUR kids, would you run them over?"
"Damn right I would." Sephiroth's teeth clicked together as he noticed the look on Kathryn's face. He decided to keep his mouth shut on any further complaints. Kathryn turned her attention back to the road.
"THERE'S A CAR!" Sephiroth gripped the seat as he saw the truck come headed down the street directly toward them.
Kathryn looked at him again, "I See the car, dear. Its not going to hit us. There ARE rules to driving, you know, that's what keeps more people from dying then there are." The truck went right past them and Kathryn patiently rolled to the end of the street, stopping and looking both ways. She waited a moment then another car zoomed past and Sephiroth clutched the seat again as Kathryn gunned it out onto the main road.
"You know, Sephiroth, I know what your problem is-"
"You're driving like a mad woman!" he snapped and clutched at the door of the car as she changed lanes.
"No. You're not in control. THAT'S why you're acting like this. Well if it makes you feel any better, we haven't crashed and aren't headed toward a fiery death," Kathryn said, occasionally turning her head to look at him, smirking.
"WATCH THE ROAD!" Sephiroth almost shrieked.
"The light just turned green, Sephiroth, they'll be going in a second." Kathryn smirked as Sephiroth spat curses and almost put his foot through the floorboard in an attempt to make the car stop faster. "I never knew, Sephiroth," she said softly, "that you could be frightened."
"I may be durable, but no one can live through having an engine crammed into their ribs!" Sephiroth about shrieked as Kathryn giggled, swerving the wheel from side to side when there was no one in the lanes on either side. "YOU'RE DOING THAT ON PURPOSE!!"
"Sephiroth, calm down! Have you ever driven on an actual road before?" Kathryn asked him, flipping on the blinker as she changed lanes.
"No-"
"Well then trust me on this, it's a lot harder to drive on a road then it is in some field somewhere."
"Then why aren't you watching where you're going!!" Sephiroth's fingers put dents in the dashboard.
"Oh that? Just to scare you," she replied calmly and giggled, pulling into a parking lot for the Shinra Tower. Sephiroth scrambled out of the car and slammed the door shut, leaning against it and panting. The pupils of his eyes were completely gone and white was showing all around the irises. Sephiroth groaned, falling face first onto the pavement with a thump. Kathryn came around the car, looking down at him.
"Oops?" She giggled, lifting a hand to her mouth. Sephiroth slowly turned his face toward her to glare.