Happy Campers, Well Almost Happy…
"This is really boring!" Tifa was walking behind Misty, Aerith, and Vincent.
Misty stopped walking and slowly turned around to face Tifa. "Look I'm sick of your bitching!!! Shut the hell up!!! I don't care!!! We don't care!!! Just shut up!!!"
"Or what?"
Misty laughed. "Remember what happened on Highwind???"
"Point being…"
"That I'll kill you instead!!!" Misty lunged at Tifa. Knock them both to the ground with Misty on top strangling Tifa. "I swear I'll kill you!!!"
"Do it." An unfamiliar voice said.
Misty stopped choking Tifa. Everybody looked up at the person. It was Sephiroth.
"This is just my day, isn't it???" Misty got up dusting herself off. "What the hell do you want?" Misty crossed her arms in front of her and cocked her head to the side.
Sephiroth smiled and walked around her. "Just here to congratulate you on Rufus and those poor excuses for 2nd class SOLDIERS. Petty fools. But other then that how are you?" He touched the side of her face with his hand.
She pushed his hand away. "Don't touch me. You're not the Sephiroth I remember…" She turned away from Sephiroth and continued on the path to Mt. Corel. She motioned for the others to follow. "Let's go."
The others began to follow Misty.
"You still have my ring, don't you?" Sephiroth smirked.
Misty looked at her hand. There was his ring on her necklace. The platinum ring, with a dragon carved into it. She stopped in her tracks. "You guys continued on, I'll catch up later." She watched them pass her by. "This isn't your ring."
He walked around her. "Yeah, yeah. Well, I know I'm not the same; but I'm the new and improved Sephiroth." His voice was serious.
Misty laughed. "You don't even know what love is, yeah maybe you once did, but not anymore…" She turned away from him. "And don't touch me… your… unholy." She looked at the platinum necklace on her neck. It had white materia hanging on it also. Then she started to walk away from him.
Sephiroth followed her. "You know you can't run from me." He grabbed her arm and spun her around into his arms then kissed her hard.
She shoved him away and wiped her lips hard with her hand. "You disgust me." She spit at him then continued to walk down the path that Aerith, Vincent, and Tifa went. She heard Sephiroth start after her, she change her pace and began to jog. She then saw Aerith sitting on a rock. "What are you doing here and where are the others?" Misty sat next to Aerith.
Aerith looked at her. "I told them to go and ahead and that we would meet them at Mt. Corel." She stood up.
Misty nodded and then got up. "Let's go before he comes." She looked back to see if Sephiroth was there. "Should we tell them about the City?" Misty started to hike up the hill.
"No, not till later." Aerith followed her.
Misty looked back at Aerith. "But what well happen if we don't tell them on time?"
"We'll tell them in time."
"I hope your right." Misty continued hiking. "Sephiroth… God I hope he doesn't do something really stupid." They finally reached to top of the hill. Misty saw the Corel Reactor.
Aerith came up behind her. "Who knows what he's capable of doing now. I mean he can appear out of nowhere." Aerith sighed. "Do you think they know about us?"
Misty shook her head. "No, I didn't tell them anything."
"Maybe we should tell them."
"No, they'll figure it out." Misty began to walk down the small catwalk, that lead to the reactor. When Misty reached the reactor she saw two people standing near the railroad of the reactors train. As Misty got closer the people came into view better. It was Vincent and Tifa. "I thought Aerith told you two to go on ahead."
Vincent and Tifa jumped at the same time. "Yeah she did, but she didn't say how far." They turned around facing Misty. Vincent walked up to her. "Corel is up ahead. There maybe some danger, I dunno, but there usually is. Where's Aerith?"
"Here." Aerith came running in from the back.
Misty looked around. "There are no guards around, strange." Misty walked forward. "Let's just keep going." She began to continue towards Coral.
They followed her.
Vincent spoke up. "Misty, why does Sephiroth keep on harassing you? Why don't you just kicks his ass like you did to Tifa's?" He gave a little laugh.
Tifa hit him.
"It's not that simple."
Vincent stopped walking. "Why do you say that? You seem stronger then him."
Misty laughed and stopped walking too. She turned to Vincent. "Yeah, seem. I'm not. He's far more advance. I couldn't beat him if my life depended on it…" She crossed her arms in front of her. Her necklace gleamed in the sunlight.
"What's that?" Vincent pointed out.
"What's what?"
He pointed to her neck.
She looked down. "Oh, I dunno." She looked at Sephiroth's ring. "A charm I guess." She held it up and stared at it for a while then looked at it harder. "White materia." She put it back down.
"White materia?" Tifa questioned.
"It's a holy materia. Only ancients have it." Sephiroth appeared behind them smiling.
They turned around.
Misty rolled her eyes. "You know, you're beginning to annoy me!" She clenched her fist. Her knuckles turned white.
"Why?" Sephiroth was still smiling. "Is it because I'm always right? Or the fact that you're always wrong?"
Misty gritted her teeth. "No, it's because you always show up when we don't want you around!!!" Her eyes turned red.
Sephiroth laughed.
"Now can you please move outta our way?!?" Misty smiled with a twist of anger.
"Why?"
"Because I asked politely and I said so."
Sephiroth smiled. "I will, if you answer me this."
"What?" Misty cocked her head to the right and crossed her arms in front of her. "This better be good…"
"Oh it is." He smiled. "Do you remember any part of your past?"
Misty's arm dropped to her side and she looked blankly at him. There was silence between everyone. Finally Misty spoke up. "No, not really." She looked down at the ground and then at the sun. She squinted her eyes. It was around noon. Then she looked back at him. "Satisfied?"
Sephiroth's smile faded. He sighed. "No." He walked past them.
"I answered your question, so leave like you said you were!"
"I Am." And at that, he was gone.
Vincent walked in front of Misty. "What was that all about?"
Misty looked away and began to walk around him, when he grabbed her arm.
"What is it?" He looked at her sternly.
"Nothing." She yanked her arm away from his grip then continued to walk. Thoughts filled Misty's mind. Did I hurt him? Was I supposed to remember something? Why do I feel guilty? Will he return? Does Vincent know something? These thoughts continued to fill her mind until they reached Corel in silence.
Nobody was around.
"What the…?" Vincent looked around the dead town. "Where is everyone?"
Misty looked around. She sniffed the air. Gunpowder.
"What is it Misty?" Aerith came up behind her.
"Gunpowder. Shin-Ra." Misty hiked down the hill, to what was left of the village. She stopped and listened.
"What…" Tifa spoke up.
Misty put her hand up, signaling to shut up. She heard some rustling in some bushes. She prowled up to the brushes as she slowly pulled her blades out of their sheaths. She took her stance, with her blades. "Come out whoever you are or prepare to die a painful death." There was no emotion in her voice. "And I wish not to spill blood on my swords. So come out."
Slowly, but surly, the person came out of the bushes.
Misty lowered her swords slowly.
It was a little boy. Teal eyes and short, soft, silver hair. He seemed to be about 6 years old. He had one arm tightly rapped around a brown, fuzzy teddy bear and with his free hand he wiped away newly found tears on his face.
Misty kneeled down. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you."
"Are-are you one of them?" The boy sniffled.
"One of who?" Misty's voice was gentle and clam.
He stepped back away from Misty. "The m-men in b-blue."
Shin-Ra. Misty thought. "No, no I'm not. What's your name?" She tried to smile showing no harm to him.
"I'm Levithen."
"Where is everybody?"
"They took them."
Misty looked at him. "Do you trust me?"
He nodded.
Just then Tifa ran up to her. "Misty, there's another survivor."
Misty looked back at Levithen. "Come with me. We'll find some food and shelter for you soon." Misty picked up Levithen and then followed Tifa to where the other survivor was. "Who is it?"
"It's a soldier." Tifa jogged over to a shot up broken down house.
"Shin- Ra?"
"Yep."
"Damn." Misty picked up her pace with Levithen. "I want you to hide if anything happens ok?"
Levithen nodded.
Misty looked up towards Tifa. "Where is Aerith and Vincent?"
"Their in here." Tifa walked into the beat up house.
As Misty took two more steps towards the house, Rufus and three guards holding Vincent, Aerith, and Tifa stepped out. Misty stopped and put down Levithen. "Run and hide." Misty whispered in his hear. "I'll send someone for you if anything happens to me."
Levithen nodded and ran.
Rufus spoke. "Aww, how sweet. A first class SOLDIER learns motherhood." Rufus laughed. "Looks like someone we know."
Misty sneered and shook her head at Rufus. "I saw your best friend."
Rufus smirked. "How is he? Dead?" Rufus rolled his eyes. "He's not a friend anymore. He's an adversary now."
Misty cut Rufus off. "He's fine and I'm so surprised you still don't consider him and friend. After all, you two do kill innocent people. But on to better things, are you going to take Aerith?"
"No. That's the Turks job not mine."
"Then what do you want? I can tell this isn't a social calling."
Rufus laughed. "Your right on that one and you know what I want."
Misty laughed. "Never."
"Then they get it." He walked over to Tifa. "After I've had my way with them." Rufus let his hands flow over Tifa's breast. "Or you come with me."
Misty bit her lip. "Let them go. I'll go if…"
"If…"
"If you promise them safety or I'll kill myself and you'll have you-know-who on you."
Rufus lost his smiled. "Fine. Let them go."
The guards let Aerith, Vincent, and Tifa fall to the floor.
"Levithen." Misty spoke and looked at Aerith.
Aerith nodded.
Misty took her swords out and slid them towards Aerith. "Take me." Misty put out her hands.
"Misty, No!" Vincent jumped up. "You can't take her!"
"Vincent! I'll be back." Misty winked at him. "Take care of everyone for me." Misty walked along with the guards.
Rufus walked behind Misty and the guards. "Now boys, be careful with my future wife." He turned back and looked at Vincent. "If you see Sephiroth tell him he's invited to the wedding and of course you and your friends are too." He smiled.
Misty gasped and tried to yank away from the guards.
"Now, now. You or one of your friend."
She got on the helicopter with Rufus and the guards.
"The next time you see Misty, she'll be Mrs. Shin- Ra. Hey, I like the sound of that. Misty Shin- Ra. It has a nice ring to it." Rufus laughed as the helicopter took off.
Misty growled. "Believe me… It doesn't." She glared at him. "I hate you."
Rufus laughed. "Yeah, you do now but you'll worship me like you do to Sephiroth."
"I worship no one. Unlike you."
Rufus frowned. "Take her to her room when we get home. I have to tell my father the good news. Your father in-law." Rufus smiled.
Misty slapped him. "Never."
Rufus rubbed his face. "No, always."
"Damn! Call Cloud, Tifa." Vincent slammed his fist against a dead tree trunk. "Aerith, Levithen." He and Aerith ran to where Levithen hid. An beat up old house.
"I'll go in." Aerith walked in the house. Pots, clothes, furniture, and blood were thrown all over the houses walls and floors. Aerith grieved at the sight of it. "Levithen. It's me, Aerith."
There was rustling come from behind a table that was in the center of the room. There was a pot underneath it. A puff of dust was thrown into the air and Levithen popped out of the pot.
He rubbed his eyes. "Where's Misty?"
Aerith walked over to him and pulled him out of the pot. She had to take care of some business. She'll be back later." Aerith walked out of the house with him in her arms.
Vincent walked up to Aerith. "Cloud is coming. We're going to figure something out on the Highwind."
"Where's Misty?"
Vincent, Levithen, and Aerith jumped.
"Why do you do that?!!?" Vincent turned around.
It was Sephiroth.
Aerith turned around. "You know, you have impeccable timing."
"I know, but where is she?"
Aerith and Vincent looked at each other. "If you were here a few minutes ago you'd know what the hell happened."
Sephiroth just stared at them.
"Rufus took her." Aerith look down at the ground with Levithen in her arms. "And we have to take him, Levithen, to my mom's. Shin- Ra killed his parents."
"Wait a minute…took her?"
"Yeah. He said something about her being his future wife and took her. Where? We don't know. We're gonna figure out something."
Sephiroth's face froze. "…" Then he blinked. "He can't."
"He is."
Sephiroth growled. "I won't let him."
"What do you plan to do?!?! Go barge into his house?!?! It's a trap." Aerith sighed afterwards.
Sephiroth sighed. "I know."
Vincent clenched his fist. "Then what do you suggest we do?"
Sephiroth turned away from them. "Go in and get caught."
"Again?"
"Again."
Vincent growled. "If you think this is a game…"
"I don't. If you don't go to the wedding, the wedding will go through…"
Aerith interrupted him. "We could pose as guest. After all he did say we were all invited. Including you Sephiroth." Aerith Smiled.