The door burst open and Sephiroth marched into the office of president
Shinra.
"Mission completed." He said with a salute. "Awaiting further orders."
"Firstly, congratulations on a job well done, I see a glittering career ahead of you in SOLDIER. Secondly, there are rumours of an uprising against my company in Junon, your orders are to accompany a handful of troops to assess how strong they are."
"Yes sir!" replied Sephiroth, "anything else?"
"No, that is all."
Sephiroth left the office and headed towards the train station.
"Number 7 arriving at platform three. Anyone heading for sector 3 please board."
That's my train thought Sephiroth and he boarded. The carriage shook as the train went into motion. Shops and houses started flying passed the windows as the train moved along the track. Half way through the journey, a group of suspicious looking people moved into Sephiroth's carriage. One of them was tall, with another short and one more of an average height. They walked over to a woman who was sitting, reading the Shinra express, the official Midgar newspaper. The short man sat down next to her as the other two tried talking to her.
"Hey little girlie." Said the tall man, "Why don't you get comfortable with me in the seat over there?"
The woman didn't look up. "I'm speaking to you woman!" he shouted, snatching the paper from her and ripping it in half.
Sephiroth stood up and watched as they started to threaten the woman. He walked over to them,
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" asked the average man,
"I was just wondering if I could catch your names."
"Why should we tell you."
"Because I'll need to tell the priest what to put on your headstones." Replied Sephiroth. The tall man turned to him and looked at him with a look of anger on his face. He looked back down at the woman who was trying to stop the short one from touching her.
"Hey, don't fight him or any of us woman." Said the tall man, delivering a slap to her young face. The three men started to laugh. Raising his hand again, Sephiroth dodged behind him and grabbed his arm.
"Leave her!" he said, a tone of anger in his voice. If he were anywhere else he would have pulled his sword out by now, but with the innocent girl here he did not want to harm her by accident.
"So, you really do want to fight then do you." Said the tall man. "Fine, let old Aiden show you how it's done."
Sephiroth let go of Aidens arm and stood there, waiting for the following attack. When it came, he dodged with ease and delivered a knee to Aidens stomach, sending him flying out of the train window in a shatter of glass.
"What the hell are you?" said the short man,
"A SOLDIER elite." Replied Sephiroth.
"Oh man, lets get outta here!" grabbing his friend, he ran off out of the carriage.
"Are you ok miss?" he asked the woman. She looked up at him, blood dripping from her nose and mouth. She started to cry and he held her, giving her a shoulder to cry on.
"Come back to my place and I'll get you cleaned up." Said Sephiroth when she had stopped crying.
"Thank you." She said, looking at him in adoration. "Why did you protect me?"
"Because it's my job, plus I'd never stand back while a helpless woman get's beaten."
"I haven't introduced myself yet, My name is Hikaru."
"I'm Sephiroth."
The train pulled into the station and Sephiroth helped Hikaru off. He escorted her back to the apartment he was currently staying in. The light's flickered on as he opened the door.
"Take a seat anywhere you want." He said cheerfully, heading into the kitchen. It seemed that he had quite a lot of pride in the state his apartment was in. He hadn't been home for over a month now and he always kept it tidy. Hikaru took a seat next to a training dummy that looked well used. Sephiroth now entered the main room carrying a bowl of water with a towel over his shoulder. He had removed his long black coat and he was wearing just a black top and his black trousers.
"Thanks for everything Sephiroth." Said Hikaru,
"Don't mention it." He replied.
He washed the blood from her face and gave her the towel to dry the water off.
"Where do you live?" he asked her.
"The other side of Midgar, I was heading home on the train."
"Oh, well instead of risking it, you should stay here for the night. Take my bed."
"No, I can't." said Hikaru, "I really shouldn't impose."
"It's fine. I could do with some company for once."
"Don't you bring a lot of women here?" she asked him.
"No, I don't talk to many people that often. Men or women." He replied, sounding a bit shy.
"I'm surprised, you're an excellent fighter and I'm sure a lot of women would fall for you."
"No, I'm usually really quiet around people. I don't have much time for myself."
Hikaru was listening intentively, she couldn't believe how lonely this young man was. After what seemed like an eternity of silence, Sephiroth stood up and said,
"I'll get you something to sleep in. I should have a shirt round here somewhere." He walked to his room and opened one of the drawers. Taking out a big, white shirt, he returned to the main room.
"Here." He said, tossing the shirt to Hikaru.
"Thank you. I don't know how I could ever repay your hospitality."
"How about meeting again sometime." He replied.
"Really, are you sure you want to be seen with someone like me?"
"What's wrong with someone like you?"
"I'm a low class worker. I'm just a secretary for Shinra." She replied, going quiet.
"I don't care what your job is. I like you."
"Really. Thank you."
Sephiroth turned around and walked outside the apartment, letting Hikaru get changed. He stood outside as it started to rain. The rain was acidic so Sephiroth stayed out of it as much as possible. Thoughts were running through his head the whole time. Thought's like, "I really like her," and more importantly, "Does she like me." A voice rang from inside the apartment,
"You can come in now."
Sephiroth entered and Hikaru was sitting on the sofa wearing his shirt, her clothes neatly folded and placed on a chair to the left of her. Sephiroth couldn't keep himself from liking her. She had a wonderful figure and what seemed like lightly tanned skin. Her hair a radiant mixture of brown and red. This colour highlighted her features and she looked beautiful. He sat next to her on the sofa and they started talking. After an hour of talking, they were both sitting there with a cup of coffee. Suddenly Hikaru started talking again.
"Do you like me Sephiroth?" she asked,
"Of course I do. You wouldn't be here if I didn't." he replied.
"No. I mean do you really like me?"
Sephiroth froze. He had longed for this question since he first brought her home.
"Yes, I do like you." He just managed to say. From spending so much time alone, he found it difficult to express his emotions. He forced himself to say something else.
"Sitting here now, I… I think… I think you look beautiful."
Hikaru was shocked. Such a quiet man managing to tell her how he felt about her.
"You're not joking?" she asked.
"No. I think that you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."
She couldn't stop herself. Within seconds she had fallen into Sephiroth's arms and had her eyes closed. Sephiroth looked down at her and rested his head upon hers. They stayed like that for a few minutes before finally breaking apart. Hikaru had tears running down her face as Sephiroth held her hand.
"You are the first person I have ever felt this way about." He told her.
She leaned towards him and before he knew it, they were in a passionate embrace. This was Sephiroth's first ever kiss.
That's all you're getting for now. I'm not gonna put up the next chapter until I get some reviews.
"Mission completed." He said with a salute. "Awaiting further orders."
"Firstly, congratulations on a job well done, I see a glittering career ahead of you in SOLDIER. Secondly, there are rumours of an uprising against my company in Junon, your orders are to accompany a handful of troops to assess how strong they are."
"Yes sir!" replied Sephiroth, "anything else?"
"No, that is all."
Sephiroth left the office and headed towards the train station.
"Number 7 arriving at platform three. Anyone heading for sector 3 please board."
That's my train thought Sephiroth and he boarded. The carriage shook as the train went into motion. Shops and houses started flying passed the windows as the train moved along the track. Half way through the journey, a group of suspicious looking people moved into Sephiroth's carriage. One of them was tall, with another short and one more of an average height. They walked over to a woman who was sitting, reading the Shinra express, the official Midgar newspaper. The short man sat down next to her as the other two tried talking to her.
"Hey little girlie." Said the tall man, "Why don't you get comfortable with me in the seat over there?"
The woman didn't look up. "I'm speaking to you woman!" he shouted, snatching the paper from her and ripping it in half.
Sephiroth stood up and watched as they started to threaten the woman. He walked over to them,
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" asked the average man,
"I was just wondering if I could catch your names."
"Why should we tell you."
"Because I'll need to tell the priest what to put on your headstones." Replied Sephiroth. The tall man turned to him and looked at him with a look of anger on his face. He looked back down at the woman who was trying to stop the short one from touching her.
"Hey, don't fight him or any of us woman." Said the tall man, delivering a slap to her young face. The three men started to laugh. Raising his hand again, Sephiroth dodged behind him and grabbed his arm.
"Leave her!" he said, a tone of anger in his voice. If he were anywhere else he would have pulled his sword out by now, but with the innocent girl here he did not want to harm her by accident.
"So, you really do want to fight then do you." Said the tall man. "Fine, let old Aiden show you how it's done."
Sephiroth let go of Aidens arm and stood there, waiting for the following attack. When it came, he dodged with ease and delivered a knee to Aidens stomach, sending him flying out of the train window in a shatter of glass.
"What the hell are you?" said the short man,
"A SOLDIER elite." Replied Sephiroth.
"Oh man, lets get outta here!" grabbing his friend, he ran off out of the carriage.
"Are you ok miss?" he asked the woman. She looked up at him, blood dripping from her nose and mouth. She started to cry and he held her, giving her a shoulder to cry on.
"Come back to my place and I'll get you cleaned up." Said Sephiroth when she had stopped crying.
"Thank you." She said, looking at him in adoration. "Why did you protect me?"
"Because it's my job, plus I'd never stand back while a helpless woman get's beaten."
"I haven't introduced myself yet, My name is Hikaru."
"I'm Sephiroth."
The train pulled into the station and Sephiroth helped Hikaru off. He escorted her back to the apartment he was currently staying in. The light's flickered on as he opened the door.
"Take a seat anywhere you want." He said cheerfully, heading into the kitchen. It seemed that he had quite a lot of pride in the state his apartment was in. He hadn't been home for over a month now and he always kept it tidy. Hikaru took a seat next to a training dummy that looked well used. Sephiroth now entered the main room carrying a bowl of water with a towel over his shoulder. He had removed his long black coat and he was wearing just a black top and his black trousers.
"Thanks for everything Sephiroth." Said Hikaru,
"Don't mention it." He replied.
He washed the blood from her face and gave her the towel to dry the water off.
"Where do you live?" he asked her.
"The other side of Midgar, I was heading home on the train."
"Oh, well instead of risking it, you should stay here for the night. Take my bed."
"No, I can't." said Hikaru, "I really shouldn't impose."
"It's fine. I could do with some company for once."
"Don't you bring a lot of women here?" she asked him.
"No, I don't talk to many people that often. Men or women." He replied, sounding a bit shy.
"I'm surprised, you're an excellent fighter and I'm sure a lot of women would fall for you."
"No, I'm usually really quiet around people. I don't have much time for myself."
Hikaru was listening intentively, she couldn't believe how lonely this young man was. After what seemed like an eternity of silence, Sephiroth stood up and said,
"I'll get you something to sleep in. I should have a shirt round here somewhere." He walked to his room and opened one of the drawers. Taking out a big, white shirt, he returned to the main room.
"Here." He said, tossing the shirt to Hikaru.
"Thank you. I don't know how I could ever repay your hospitality."
"How about meeting again sometime." He replied.
"Really, are you sure you want to be seen with someone like me?"
"What's wrong with someone like you?"
"I'm a low class worker. I'm just a secretary for Shinra." She replied, going quiet.
"I don't care what your job is. I like you."
"Really. Thank you."
Sephiroth turned around and walked outside the apartment, letting Hikaru get changed. He stood outside as it started to rain. The rain was acidic so Sephiroth stayed out of it as much as possible. Thoughts were running through his head the whole time. Thought's like, "I really like her," and more importantly, "Does she like me." A voice rang from inside the apartment,
"You can come in now."
Sephiroth entered and Hikaru was sitting on the sofa wearing his shirt, her clothes neatly folded and placed on a chair to the left of her. Sephiroth couldn't keep himself from liking her. She had a wonderful figure and what seemed like lightly tanned skin. Her hair a radiant mixture of brown and red. This colour highlighted her features and she looked beautiful. He sat next to her on the sofa and they started talking. After an hour of talking, they were both sitting there with a cup of coffee. Suddenly Hikaru started talking again.
"Do you like me Sephiroth?" she asked,
"Of course I do. You wouldn't be here if I didn't." he replied.
"No. I mean do you really like me?"
Sephiroth froze. He had longed for this question since he first brought her home.
"Yes, I do like you." He just managed to say. From spending so much time alone, he found it difficult to express his emotions. He forced himself to say something else.
"Sitting here now, I… I think… I think you look beautiful."
Hikaru was shocked. Such a quiet man managing to tell her how he felt about her.
"You're not joking?" she asked.
"No. I think that you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."
She couldn't stop herself. Within seconds she had fallen into Sephiroth's arms and had her eyes closed. Sephiroth looked down at her and rested his head upon hers. They stayed like that for a few minutes before finally breaking apart. Hikaru had tears running down her face as Sephiroth held her hand.
"You are the first person I have ever felt this way about." He told her.
She leaned towards him and before he knew it, they were in a passionate embrace. This was Sephiroth's first ever kiss.
That's all you're getting for now. I'm not gonna put up the next chapter until I get some reviews.