The night passed as Sephiroth and Hikaru spent the time with each other.
Early in the morning, Sephiroth awoke to the smell of a good breakfast.
Looking up from the sofa, he could see Hikaru standing over the cooker, a
look of pure happiness on her face. They had not spent the whole night with
each other as Sephiroth did not want to take advantage, plus he only had
his first kiss on that night and didn't want to rush things too far. Hikaru
saw him look up from where he lay,
"Good morning." She said with a happy sound in her voice.
"Morning?" said Sephiroth, sounding worried. "Hikaru, what time is it?"
"Umm, it's about half past ten." She replied,
"Crap!" shouted Sephiroth, "I'm gonna be late." He jumped off the sofa and headed to the bathroom.
He washed his face quickly and brushed his teeth. Looking in the mirror, he ran a comb through his silver hair, it shimmered in the light from outside. He then exited the bathroom and entered his bedroom. As he started to change, Hikaru walked to the door and looked in as he was about to put his top on. Then it hit him, what would he say to Hikaru?
"Calm down Sephy." She said, "You're gonna tire yourself out before you get to work."
He paused, he couldn't just leave straight away.
"Sorry." He said sheepishly, "I should calm down. So what if I'm late for one day." He moved closer to Hikaru until her breast was only inches away from his chest. She pushed up against his bare chest and rose up on her toes. She lightly kissed him on the cheek before laying her head to rest on his shoulder. Sephiroth didn't know what to do. He had no experience at all in this matter. All he could do was hold her close to him, he felt a strong feeling coming over him. Could this be real love?
She pulled her head back and looked up into his big green eyes.
"I made you breakfast." She said,
"Thanks Hikaru."
"You better eat it before you leave. I'll finish it of while you continue getting dressed."
She walked back to the kitchen and let Sephiroth continue.
At the breakfast table, Sephiroth found it hard to eat as he was completely distracted by Hikaru. He found it cute the way that she would just nibble the corners of her toast.
'This must be love.' He thought to himself, 'I can't get her out of my head.'
She looked at him, her blue eyes mesmerising.
"I have to leave for a few days." He told her, "I wish I could spend more time with you but this is an important order."
"What is it?" she asked, looking a little hurt at the fact that she wouldn't see her new love for days after only just meeting him.
"There is an uprising in Junon, I have to accompany some troops and sort it out. I should return soon."
"I take it there is no way I can stop you." She said, reaching her hands behind her neck, she unclipped the chain of her pendant and slowly removed the pendant from it's place, just above her breast. She pushed her hand forward towards Sephiroth, "Take this. It's my good luck pendant. I want you too return safely."
"I should be fine."
"Take it!" she insisted. Taking the pendant from her hand, Sephiroth fastened it around his neck and it fell into place just below his throat. He held her hand as they talked some more before he finally left the table.
"Hikaru. If you wish, you may stay here all you want, it would be an honour for you to live here."
"I'm afraid I can't stay at the moment, I have stuff to do at home. I'll come back when you return."
"Keep the key anyway, I have another for myself and if you need anything here feel free to come and get it." He replied. He picked up his black coat and put it on. He then left the apartment and headed for the train station.
Arriving nearly 2 hours late, Sephiroth was shouted at by president Shinra.
"This is not the way to get ahead in SOLDIER!" he shouted,
"I'm sorry sir, I over slept."
"That's a pitiful excuse."
"I apologise."
The shouting went on for quite some time until Sephiroth finally took the elevator down to the transport dock. The troops were waiting there for him.
"Is my sword in the truck already?" he asked the commander of the troops,
"Yes sir, everything is in place."
"Good, let's move out now."
Climbing into the truck, they left Midgar, heading towards the Mythril mines. There was no transport by air or sea from this side of the mines. Due to the use of the truck, they decided to drive over the marshes, risking an encounter with the Zolem that resided inside them. The journey was going smoothly until the truck stopped.
"What's wrong?" Sephiroth asked the driver,
"Something is pulling the truck back."
"I'll see what's happening."
Sephiroth picked up his sword and opened the side door of the truck, stepping out onto the wet floor of the marsh. He saw the problem instantly, The Zolem had caught them.
Unsheathing the Masamune, Sephiroth took his stance, ready to fight. The Zolem released the truck and advanced towards Sephiroth. Running full speed, the Zolem was intercepted by the Masamune, cutting through the underbelly of the beast. Sephiroth had a mad, violent look in his eyes. The Zolem rose up, almost doubling it's height. It lowered it's head and bit Sephiroth in the shoulder, blood spraying everywhere. Letting out a low scream of pain, Sephiroth broke loose of the Zolem grip on him. Then suddenly a bright green aura surrounded him in a circle, the energy moving upwards.
"Bolt3!" shouted Sephiroth, a giant bolt of lightning emanating from the heavens and striking down the Zolem. It was finished, Sephiroth was successor of the battle, destroying his opponent. He quickly used a potion, that he had in the pocket of his long black coat, to restore his health before sheathing the Masamune and returning to the truck. When he entered, the troops inside were all shocked and amazed by the strength this young SOLDIER possessed. He was not yet an elite yet he beat the Zolem quite easily. Most of the elite's would take much longer and would not even manage to use a lightning attack at level 3. They felt a little more at ease now that they saw what Sephiroth was capable of.
They finished crossing the marsh and moved through the mines with little trouble, just a few monsters here and there. When they emerged from the mines, it was already night time.
"What do we do now Sephiroth?" asked the commander,
"We'll keep on pushing forward, it shouldn't be too far to Junon from here."
"Right." The commander saluted him and then rounded up the troops. The journey took little more than two hours to reach Junon. They entered the lower part of the city, Old Junon. They headed to the giant elevator at the back of the small town. Opening the steal door, Sephiroth led the troops inside and onto the platform. He tapped in some buttons on the control panel and the elevator started to move. When the platform reached the top, they all exited the elevator and found themselves in a brightly lit corridor, leading to various parts of Junon. Heading around the corner, they entered the locker room. There were clean Shinra uniforms in the lockers and everyone changed, except Sephiroth.
Later that night, one of the troops tried talking to Sephiroth.
"Hey, I know it none of my business, but why are you always so quiet."
"Because I'm thinking." Replied Sephiroth,
"About what?"
"As you said, it's none of your business." The man walked off muttering to himself.
"God damn SOLDIER. He thinks he's such a big shot."
"I heard that." Said Sephiroth. The man froze. He seemed terrified by the tone of the voice that just spoke to him.
"My apologies Mr Sephiroth."
"Get out of my site."
For Sephiroth, the night passed very slowly. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't stop thinking about Hikaru. The way she looked, the way she smelled. He even remembered the way that she ate at the breakfast table that morning. He hardly slept at all that night, and when he finally managed to, he was woken up no more than two hours later by the commander of the troops. He just knew this was going to be a long day.
"Good morning." She said with a happy sound in her voice.
"Morning?" said Sephiroth, sounding worried. "Hikaru, what time is it?"
"Umm, it's about half past ten." She replied,
"Crap!" shouted Sephiroth, "I'm gonna be late." He jumped off the sofa and headed to the bathroom.
He washed his face quickly and brushed his teeth. Looking in the mirror, he ran a comb through his silver hair, it shimmered in the light from outside. He then exited the bathroom and entered his bedroom. As he started to change, Hikaru walked to the door and looked in as he was about to put his top on. Then it hit him, what would he say to Hikaru?
"Calm down Sephy." She said, "You're gonna tire yourself out before you get to work."
He paused, he couldn't just leave straight away.
"Sorry." He said sheepishly, "I should calm down. So what if I'm late for one day." He moved closer to Hikaru until her breast was only inches away from his chest. She pushed up against his bare chest and rose up on her toes. She lightly kissed him on the cheek before laying her head to rest on his shoulder. Sephiroth didn't know what to do. He had no experience at all in this matter. All he could do was hold her close to him, he felt a strong feeling coming over him. Could this be real love?
She pulled her head back and looked up into his big green eyes.
"I made you breakfast." She said,
"Thanks Hikaru."
"You better eat it before you leave. I'll finish it of while you continue getting dressed."
She walked back to the kitchen and let Sephiroth continue.
At the breakfast table, Sephiroth found it hard to eat as he was completely distracted by Hikaru. He found it cute the way that she would just nibble the corners of her toast.
'This must be love.' He thought to himself, 'I can't get her out of my head.'
She looked at him, her blue eyes mesmerising.
"I have to leave for a few days." He told her, "I wish I could spend more time with you but this is an important order."
"What is it?" she asked, looking a little hurt at the fact that she wouldn't see her new love for days after only just meeting him.
"There is an uprising in Junon, I have to accompany some troops and sort it out. I should return soon."
"I take it there is no way I can stop you." She said, reaching her hands behind her neck, she unclipped the chain of her pendant and slowly removed the pendant from it's place, just above her breast. She pushed her hand forward towards Sephiroth, "Take this. It's my good luck pendant. I want you too return safely."
"I should be fine."
"Take it!" she insisted. Taking the pendant from her hand, Sephiroth fastened it around his neck and it fell into place just below his throat. He held her hand as they talked some more before he finally left the table.
"Hikaru. If you wish, you may stay here all you want, it would be an honour for you to live here."
"I'm afraid I can't stay at the moment, I have stuff to do at home. I'll come back when you return."
"Keep the key anyway, I have another for myself and if you need anything here feel free to come and get it." He replied. He picked up his black coat and put it on. He then left the apartment and headed for the train station.
Arriving nearly 2 hours late, Sephiroth was shouted at by president Shinra.
"This is not the way to get ahead in SOLDIER!" he shouted,
"I'm sorry sir, I over slept."
"That's a pitiful excuse."
"I apologise."
The shouting went on for quite some time until Sephiroth finally took the elevator down to the transport dock. The troops were waiting there for him.
"Is my sword in the truck already?" he asked the commander of the troops,
"Yes sir, everything is in place."
"Good, let's move out now."
Climbing into the truck, they left Midgar, heading towards the Mythril mines. There was no transport by air or sea from this side of the mines. Due to the use of the truck, they decided to drive over the marshes, risking an encounter with the Zolem that resided inside them. The journey was going smoothly until the truck stopped.
"What's wrong?" Sephiroth asked the driver,
"Something is pulling the truck back."
"I'll see what's happening."
Sephiroth picked up his sword and opened the side door of the truck, stepping out onto the wet floor of the marsh. He saw the problem instantly, The Zolem had caught them.
Unsheathing the Masamune, Sephiroth took his stance, ready to fight. The Zolem released the truck and advanced towards Sephiroth. Running full speed, the Zolem was intercepted by the Masamune, cutting through the underbelly of the beast. Sephiroth had a mad, violent look in his eyes. The Zolem rose up, almost doubling it's height. It lowered it's head and bit Sephiroth in the shoulder, blood spraying everywhere. Letting out a low scream of pain, Sephiroth broke loose of the Zolem grip on him. Then suddenly a bright green aura surrounded him in a circle, the energy moving upwards.
"Bolt3!" shouted Sephiroth, a giant bolt of lightning emanating from the heavens and striking down the Zolem. It was finished, Sephiroth was successor of the battle, destroying his opponent. He quickly used a potion, that he had in the pocket of his long black coat, to restore his health before sheathing the Masamune and returning to the truck. When he entered, the troops inside were all shocked and amazed by the strength this young SOLDIER possessed. He was not yet an elite yet he beat the Zolem quite easily. Most of the elite's would take much longer and would not even manage to use a lightning attack at level 3. They felt a little more at ease now that they saw what Sephiroth was capable of.
They finished crossing the marsh and moved through the mines with little trouble, just a few monsters here and there. When they emerged from the mines, it was already night time.
"What do we do now Sephiroth?" asked the commander,
"We'll keep on pushing forward, it shouldn't be too far to Junon from here."
"Right." The commander saluted him and then rounded up the troops. The journey took little more than two hours to reach Junon. They entered the lower part of the city, Old Junon. They headed to the giant elevator at the back of the small town. Opening the steal door, Sephiroth led the troops inside and onto the platform. He tapped in some buttons on the control panel and the elevator started to move. When the platform reached the top, they all exited the elevator and found themselves in a brightly lit corridor, leading to various parts of Junon. Heading around the corner, they entered the locker room. There were clean Shinra uniforms in the lockers and everyone changed, except Sephiroth.
Later that night, one of the troops tried talking to Sephiroth.
"Hey, I know it none of my business, but why are you always so quiet."
"Because I'm thinking." Replied Sephiroth,
"About what?"
"As you said, it's none of your business." The man walked off muttering to himself.
"God damn SOLDIER. He thinks he's such a big shot."
"I heard that." Said Sephiroth. The man froze. He seemed terrified by the tone of the voice that just spoke to him.
"My apologies Mr Sephiroth."
"Get out of my site."
For Sephiroth, the night passed very slowly. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't stop thinking about Hikaru. The way she looked, the way she smelled. He even remembered the way that she ate at the breakfast table that morning. He hardly slept at all that night, and when he finally managed to, he was woken up no more than two hours later by the commander of the troops. He just knew this was going to be a long day.