Note: Ya-di-ya-di-ya....Don't own Kingdom Hearts. Don't own anythin' by Squaresoft. Blah, blah, blah...

Key to Angels' Hearts

"Sephiroth!" screamed an angry voice from behind, followed by footsteps. He just continued to walk on, ignoring who it was.

He had arrived in Traverse Town a few days before, hiding out in the balconies of the Gizmo Shop. (It was probably the worst name for a shop, but at least at was a good hideout place). Really, all he wanted was to be left to his solitude. But he knew it would never happen, and eventually his past would catch up with him. And so it did, for that was what was chasing him at this moment.

So what if he had killed Cloud? It was not his fault that the Heartless consumed their world. They came for it, challenging who would become the newest addition to their forces. He really didn't want to, but everyone was forced to participate. And he couldn't loose, oh no. He didn't care if he became a Heartless, but he couldn't lose to his enemy. Not even if it meant death itself.

It also wasn't his fault that the kid soled himself to Hades in return of finding his love. He knew that's what made him weak, for love and friends were just a crutch for the weak, and thus it was all the kid's fault that he became what he was. He'd found his friends, though, and he should've just gone home. The worlds were restored, so he should just leave everything for the better.

But no. He wanted revenge. He wanted Sephiroth to face the fate he had.

He wanted him dead.

Sephiroth finally turned to face him, hearing him approached. With the narrowed eyes and the stricken face he smirked in amusement, finding humor in his attempt. He looked below with just a glace, seeing the small crowd below. In it was his friends, his love, and a few other stupid fools who didn't realize they only came to see Cloud die again.

"What is it?" Sephiroth finally spoke, looking back at him.

"You escaped me once, you will not escape again," Cloud threatened, holding out his clawed-fingered and clenching it.

Sephiroth laughed. "And what makes you think you can kill me? I hope you haven't forgotten that it was I who destroyed your life."

"No, Sephiroth, I haven't forgotten, and I will never forget until your dead for good."

"Strong words from someone so weak."

Cloud folded back his cape, unsheathing it and holding it forward. "Let's finish this."

Sephiroth did the same, wanting to get this over with as quickly as possible. With a moment of pause, Cloud finally lunged forward, swiping once to deliver a blow across the neck, but he flipped back, dodging. But Sephiroth kicked back up to his feet, coming forward with immense force. It just barely missed Cloud with its nine-foot reach, his sword swiping up onto Sephiroth to hit. But Sephiroth jumped out, flying around one the pillars and hitting Cloud in the back with both his feet. This made him stumble, Cloud falling on the ground. Sephiroth kicked him to flip over, his head falling just over the edge. He threw Cloud's sword off the edge, holding him up by the collar of his cape and holding the masimune just to his throat.

"I'll get you Sephiroth....if it be the last thing I ever do!"

"Unfortunately for you, there's no one left to make a deal with, and you'll be dead for good." He smirked. "Goodbye, Cloud Strife."

He held his arm back for one last, final blow. But when it was an inch away, when everyone could have sworn he would be a goner, something formed. It was a light, high above all over their heads. It looked like the portal that Sephiroth had come through when he entered the Coliseum before, but darker, filled with gold and silver colors. Sephiroth looked up, distracted by it, and with it cloud kicked him in the stomach, grabbing the sword from his hands and slashing across. He looked up quickly, dropping it and jumping off before the light came shooting down, cashing into the roof and the balcony of the Shop.

Sephiroth shouted in anger, the light surrounding him, and everything soon going dark.

When he woke up, he could hardly open his eyes, feeling a swimming feeling in his head. He sat up, a pain coming to his stomach and sides. But it was all washed away to question when he noticed something. It wasn't that he didn't bleed, because he didn't see that, only that something moved...next to him. He looked with narrow eyes to the figure who sat next to him, the eyes which shown in question. This person, wearing a hooded cloak and a mask which concealed anything below their eyes, just stared, and he wondered who this person was and why they hadn't run away yet.

But then he remembered that this was the person who probably was responsible for this. He frowned, and the persons eyes widened in taking it as a warning. But when he reached his hand out, wanting to strangle the person, they screamed, getting up quickly and running around the corner.

"Wait, get back here!" he yelled, holding his stomach as he staggered to his feet. "I'm not going to hurt you...much..." He tried to take a step, but found that the pain was too much. As he looked down at his stomach though, he noticed something that shouldn't be. Cloud had slashed him, it should've killed him, but something was very odd. His wound, that should have gone across his center and on the sides, was now only a scar. He looked up with question, the pair of eyes matched around fair skin now staring at him. "Did...Did you do this?"

The person nodded, finally, but slowly, coming out into view.

"Why?"

The person did not respond, but only continued to stare.

"Well? Aren't you going to answer me?" Still, the person did not answer. "Then at least show your face."

The person hesitated. But soon enough, they threw back the hood of their cloak to reveal an eerie pale-white hair, blue eyes adding to the figure which stood. Sephiroth was almost shock by the beauty that was now there, a woman looking no older than her mid- to late twenties. She smiled almost abruptly, putting her hands behind her back. But Sephiroth scoffed, trying not to look appreciative of what she did. But really, she had saved his life.

"Fine. Since you did what you did without knowing who I was I'll spare your life. Now be gone."

Her smile faded, leading to wonder. He questioned whether she even knew what he was saying, if she could even talk, but paid no mind. He finally turned away, beginning to slowly make his way inside. But he stopped, turning when he noticed she had moved. He shook his head, thinking he was imagining it, but again when he heard footsteps he stopped, turning fully. With his narrowed eyes she smiled, Sephiroth putting a hand on his forehead and shaking his head slightly.

'Why don't I destroy her?' he thought to himself, continuing in speech. "Uh...Look, why are you following me?"

She just continue to smile, walking a few steps towards him.

"Oh, I get it. You want to come with me, is that it?" The girl nodded. "Well, how can I put it...No."

She just kept on smiling, almost as if a statue. She wouldn't give up, and Sephiroth knew that. He shrugged, seeing no point in arguing. "Come on, get inside before you freeze."

He'd rather have her stay outside, but there was just something within him that said no. He despised it, but knew nothing more but to let it stay, and to let her stay at the shop. There was only one word he would use to describe it, one word that he sighed to tell what he felt about the past events.

Damn...

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