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AUTHOR'S NOTES: Here goes chapter 14!! I'm changing my writing style a little, since I think I should write longer chapters. Try not to let that bother you. Oh and I'll really apprecciate reviews! So please review me!! I even managed to fight off writers block!! It must seem funny to you I can keep up to my deadline and still I talk about writers block..? It's just whenever I have it, I really force myself to write.. Eventually it's bound to dissappear, right? I wonder if you can tell which chapters were more fun to write than others. Hmm.. I'm rambling again. (Always a good sign!) Have a good summer everyone!! ^_^
CHAPTER 14.
"She's gone.." Sephiroth stared at the empty space where a cargo-ship had been a few days ago.
"Your mother left?" Aeris glanced at him. She wasn't sure was it a good or a bad thing.
"She probably got tired of waiting." Sephiroth's voice was completely emotionless again.
"The ship was going to Costa Del Sol, right?" Aeris asked him, and Sephiroth merely nodded, deep in his thoughts.
"I was just wondering.. If the reason we can't find Zenobius anywhere is because.. He's with Jenova." He replied and stared at the ocean, not really seeming hurt or betrayed. He was such a strange personality, Aeris sighed, anyone else would have been crushed to find out their own mother had abandoned them. But never Sephiroth.. In a way he had lost to the world, allowed it all to turn his heart into stone.
"Would she do that to you?" Aeris asked Sephiroth, but he silenced her with a angry glare.
"Who are you to judge her? ..who am I?" Sephiroth turned his back at Aeris.
"Sephiroth.. How do you know they're not fighting? It could be.." She asked, desperately trying to cheer him up. Sephiroth seemed so angry at himself. It was because of her after all, that he had gotten separated from Jenova.
"I just know.." Sephiroth muttered, leaning against a concrete wall. Jenova hadn't tried to contact him again. As much as he hated to admit it, he was now at an equal position with Cloud. They were both kept in the darkness, and he had no idea what was going on.
"I'm sorry.." Aeris walked over to him.
"It's not your fault. I chose to leave her behind." Sephiroth sighed. Even knowing this, he woud do it all over again.
"It's not your fault either.." Aeris told him, noticing the other AVALANCHE members enter the harbour. "They're here." She told Sephiroth, who merely glanced at them a while before falling back to his thoughts.
"It's official now.. Zenobius is not here. We searched every bar, shop, inn and restaurant.. He's probably in one of the cargo-ships, on his way to Costa Del Sol." Cloud told Aeris.
"Yeah.. So shouldn't we try and get a ride as well?" She nodded at him.
"Probably, before the Shin-Ra put two and two together and realize who we are.. And I guess by we you mean Sephiroth as well?" Cloud glared at Sephiroth.
"Of course." Aeris smiled sheepishly, trying not to let Cloud's hostility towards Sephiroth ruin her good mood.
"Perfect.." Cloud sighed, and turned to Tifa. "We'd better go ask the boat-owners if they'll let us travel with them.." He told her, and she nodded at him smiling brightly. They walked off towards the boats, leaving the others stand around waiting.
"So you're the guy who gives away mastered materia?" Yuffie broke the awkward silence, and stared at Sephiroth for an answer. At first he didn't understand the question, but suddenly remembered the earth materia he had given Aeris. Back then Aeris had seemed like she needed all the protection she could get.. But Sephiroth wasn't sure about that anymore. He doubted if Aeris herself realized how powerful she was.
"I guess so." Sephiroth looked at Aeris, wondering what else she had told the others about him.
"You got some sick deal working for you then, huh?" Yuffie had a little disapproving look on her face.
"It was a gift! I didn't even realize I had it until you pointed it out!" Aeris joined the conversation, blushing yet again.
It seemed strange to Sephiroth, how easily her cheeks flustered. He had probably never blushed.. At least, not that he could remember.
"You know, I just had my birthday a few weeks ago.." Yuffie kept staring at Sephiroth.
"..And since when that's an occasion we should celebrate?" Sephiroth looked down at her with a sound in his voice that suggested he'd rather bathe in fish entrails.
"Come on, just gimme materia!" Yuffie begged him, a desperate look in her eyes.
"Yuffie, leave him alone.." Aeris made a face at the younger girl, and then smiled radiantly at Sephiroth. "Sorry about that. Do you want to go for a walk?" She asked.
"..Sure." Sephiroth began walking away from the others. It bothered him that he was suddenly travelling in such a large group. It brought back memories of his days at SOLDIER.. Only now he wasn't the leader, and he didn't have to feel responsible for anyone.
"I just wanted to talk to you alone." Aeris told him.
"Oh..?" Sephiroth looked at her. She was behaving awfully nervous.
"Well, you know.. I was just thinking.." She began, trying to form her thoughts into sentences. "Since it looks like we're still travelling together.. How about we go on a second date.. Sometime?" Aeris asked him.
"I know everythings a little crazy right now.. but I had a really good time." She confessed, glad that they were finally talking about their future together. Sephiroth still seemed to want to keep his distance though.
"..Me too.. But Aeris.." Sephiroth started his protest.
He still had his doubts, and Aeris wondered if there was some way to convince him he was wrong. "You seem troubled.. Is something wrong?" She asked him cautiously, hoping her soft tone would get him to open up a little more.
"I'm not sure if it's safe for you to be around me.. If my instincts are correct.." Sephiroth raised his eyes from the concrete pier they were walking on. "If Jenova and Zenobius are together.. You're in danger." He told her, stopping as they reached the end of the pier.
"W-why?" Aeris asked him, studying the strange look in his eyes.
"Jenova.. my mother.." Sephiroth began, looking down at Aeris, "She asked me to kill you."
Aeris stared at Sephiroth shocked. "Kill me..? Why?" She couldn't begin to understand why a complete stranger would want to harm her.
"..That doesn't matter.. But Zenobius will go after you. He'll be likely to find you quickly, if you're around me.. Jenova can sence me." Sephiroth muttered.
"Would I be any safer away from you?" Aeris asked him, and Sephiroth didn't answer her.
"Ultimately it's your call.. I just thought I'd let you know." He shrugged, watching as the waves hit against the pier.
"Sephiroth.." Aeris' voice was quiet again, as she considered the things he had just told her. She wasn't as shocked as one might imagine, to hear he had once considered killing her.. After all, she knew there was that less appealing side to him. But in a way, that darkness only made the light in him shine brighter.
"Hey, we got ourselves a ride." Red told them, and then sat down a polite distance away from Aeris and Sephiroth.
"Already? I guess we should go then.." Aeris glanced at Sephiroth. He was staring at the ocean, following the waves flow towards him. The peaceful atmosphere surrouding the pier seemed to have hypnoticed him.
"Sephiroth? Are you coming?" Aeris asked uncertainly, already walking towards Red.
Her voice suggested she really didn't know what he was thinking or what he was going to do. Sephiroth was not sure he knew himself.. He had believed in Jenova, and that's why it had been so easy for him to follow her. Her confidence had made Sephiroth feel stronger.. Now that she wasn't here, Sephiroth was thinking what he really had left to hold onto. "Yeah.." He sighed at the ocean, and then turned to follow Aeris and Red.
* * * * *
"Oh.. I understand.." Zenobius walked in cirles inside a ships cargo-hull.
With me you'll have access to limitless power, and all the knowledge of ancient souls.. Jenova told him, watching the black clad man with minor interest. She preferred the company of Sephiroth, for he was intellectually more to Jenova's level, but this man had to do.
"To become a god.. Not bad." Zenobius laughed.
First you must kill a girl.. A cetra, who is a threat to our little mission. Jenova sighed, wondering if killing her would convince Sephiroth to return to her again.
"Kill? Very well. Where can I find this girl?" Zenobius asked, cleaning the blade of his sword.
She's likely to be with Sephiroth.. Jenova thought.
"Really? Is this girl you're speaking of called Aeris?" Zenobius asked curiously.
Yes.. You've met her then. Jenova's voice was pleased.
"She and Sephiroth.. They seemed awfully close." Zenobius said, watching the purple coloured alien in front of him. Jenova's tentacles swayed wildly in the air as she pondered what was going on.
He feels for her.. Jenova's voice was irritated. That little wench will soon turn him against me! Jenova seemed furious.
"Don't get all excited about it.. I'll just kill him too." Zenobius laughed.
Not so fast, Zenobius dear.. I need him. I need all of those with my cells, to become whole again. She explained.
"All? How many are there, then?" Zenobius sat down next to the creature.
Many.. for they have taken plenty of sample's of me.. The weak one's I'm not worried about, they have no minds of their own - but Sephiroth, the puppet and you.. You are more difficult to control. Jenova lectured, hovering nervously above the floor.
"So what do you suggest we do?" Zenobius asked her, not fully understanding everything Jenova was telling him.
We run.. For they will come looking for us. Jenova chuckled.
"You mean we lure them to us? Couldn't we just attack them right away?" Zenobius sighed frustrated.
You have much to learn.. What separates a great warrior from a bad one is not strength.. 'Tis the ability to know when to fight and when to escape. Jenova laughed, a pitiful sound in her voice.
"So you need their cells, right? Then what?" Zenobius asked.
We merge.. Jenova continued, one of her tentacles crushing a wooden plank in it's grasp. Then I'll be strong enough to use the Black Materia. She proclaimed.
"We haven't got that yet." Zenobius made a mental note to himself: Get Black Materia.
I'm aware of that. Jenova snapped at him, and then continued her fantasy. When the time is right, and this planet is rendered perfect for my kind.. They shall arrive. Jenova said, lifting one of her tentacles towards the skies. With the powers I and the Chosen One will have received from this planet's lifestream.. We'll be their god's!! I can't wait to see the looks on their faces; pitiful beings that once banished me to this god forsaken place.. We shall be worshipped. Jenova clenched her tentacles in anger, though her voice remained anxious.
"I'm the Chosen One, right?" Zenobius asked, sheathing his jadegreen-bladed sword.
..Good grief. Jenova sighed, and shook her large body in despair.
* * * * *
"Isn't this a sickening display." Yuffie whispered to Red, who was sitting next to her on a wooden crate. In front of them, Sephiroth and Aeris sat on opposite sides of a table, staring at each other.
As Aeris extended her arm to the table, Sephiroth gently grabbed her fingers and placed a kiss on them, making her flash her perfect smile at him. "Oh, Sephiroth." She sighed, playing with his fingers as they continued their stare-down.
"I don't think I can take much more of this. As if motion-sickness wasn't bad enough.." Yuffie puffed, and turned her back at the two.
"Admit it Yuffie, you're just jealous." Red teased the young ninja.
"Well duh! He gives HER and not me, mastered materia!!" Yuffie muttered, silencing herself as Tifa walked Cloud in.
Their fearless leader looked awfully green with nausea. It was the perfect opportunity for Sephiroth to make spiteful remarks, but he wasn't about to stop staring at Aeris for something less meaningful.
"We'll reach Costa Del Sol in the morning. So get some sleep.. You all know where your cabins are, right?" Cloud asked, and everybody except Aeris and Sephiroth answered him: "Yes!" Cloud briefly studied the looks exchanged by the two, and didn't like what he saw. Sephiroth had obviously not taken Cloud's threat seriously. Cloud was still certain, that Sephiroth was up to something. He wished he could figure out what exactly Sephiroth's evil masterplan was. When Barret began to hum the infamous 'LoveBoat' theme, Cloud silenced him with a look that told he had had enough. It was obvious to everyone, neither he or Tifa approved Aeris' boyfriend of choise. They could only hope she'd get over her silly infatuation with Sephiroth - the sooner the better.
"Well, I guess I'll see you all in the morning. Rendezvous at the upper deck.. Shall we say at nine o'clock?" Cloud glanced at Tifa, and she smiled at him approvingly. "OK, see you then." Cloud cleared his throat, and faltered towards his cabin, still nausious.
"I'll walk you." Tifa smiled at the blond-haired man worried, and followed Cloud as he walked away from the main hall of the ship.
"What is it with you all? Hormones or something?" Yuffie shook her head and walked to her room as well, looking almost as sick as Cloud.
Red and Barret glanced at each other, both wondering what to do with the rest of the evening. Red was curious of what would happen between Aeris and Sephiroth, but he felt like a third wheel in the same room with them. Barret was most likely thinking of the same thing.
"Psst, Red?" Barret whispered. "Ya think those two are for real?" He asked.
Red understood the doubts in everyone's minds, but for some reason he believed Sephiroth genuinely cared for Aeris. Red remembered the way Sephiroth had behaved, while he and Red had been waiting for Aeris to return from Kalm. Sephiroth had been so nervous.. He had stared at the town every two minutes, each time deciding against going to look for Aeris. Then he had walked around a while, but his gaze was always inevetably drawn back to the town. Red wondered, if such behaviour was impossible to pretend. "Maybe." He answered Barret, and shook his mane.
"In any case, I'm just glad we'll be able to rest a while." Red continued, his tail tapping carefreely against the crate he was sitting on.
"Rest? With 'im nextdoor?" Barret raised his brow.
"Yeah.. I know what you mean." Red muttered, feeling strange about talking of someone who was so nearby, like he was nowhere to be seen.
"I'm gonna go.. do sumthin'. That's just.. too weird." Barret said, looking at Sephiroth and Aeris.
"Makes you think what could they possibly have in common, huh?" Red snorted.
"Mabbe it's one of those 'opposites attract' sorta deals." Barret shrugged, and then turned and began walking towards his cabin.
"Possibly.." Red said to himself, and jumped gracefully down to the floor. He walked on the rocking surface slowly, not wanting to lose his balance. Soon reaching the hallway, Red noticed Cloud and Tifa were talking in the doorway to Tifa's room. Even though Red couldn't pick out the words they were saying, they seemed to be having fun. Maybe Yuffie had been right, everyone seemed to be acting a little more casual and relaxed. An ocean voyage seemed perfect for loosening the tension in the air, that was mainly caused by the latest addition to their team. Sephiroth's presence had the strongest effect on Cloud, who couldn't stand Sephiroth in his eyes. It didn't make the situation any better, that Cloud was very protective of Aeris. Maybe he had even been a little attracted to her at one point, Red wondered. Even so, as a group it was important for them to get a chance to rest and sosialize every now and then.
Red opened the door to his cabin and jumped on his bed, trying to decide what to do next. He didn't really feel like going out into the sunlight, since it was pretty windy today. Suddenly the ship tilted heavily to the side, as something huge brushed past it. "W-what was that?" Red swallowed, his legs barely carrying him after the shock. He was probably not designed for sea, Red wondered, as he rushed into the hallway. The other AVALANCHEr's, including Cloud, were looking around them with shocked looks in their eyes.
"Is everyone OK?" Cloud asked, comfortable in his role of a leader.
"Y-yeah.." Tifa whispered, clinging to Cloud.
"What the hell was dat??!" Barret asked Cloud, who only shrugged at him in reply.
"Beats me." He answered, holding his palm against the white-painted wall of the hallway as if preparing for the next crash. It didn't take longer than few seconds for it to come, only this time it tilted the boat even more strongly to the side.
"We'll get sunk!" Tifa screamed, as they all tumbled down on the orange carpet covering the wooden plank floor.
"There's something outside.." Cloud muttered, as the shaking momentarily seized.
He quickly went in his room and grabbed his sword, and then ran towards the steep stairs at the end of the hallway. They led to the upper deck of the boat, where the tremor seemed to be coming from.
"Wait, I'll come with you!" Tifa got up, and ran after Cloud.
"We'd better go too," Barret told Red, and they both ran towards the stairs as well. Only Yuffie remained seated on the floor, since the next tremor prevented her from getting up.
"Why is this happening to ME!?" Yuffie rolled her eyes, as the boats violent rocking sent her lying on her stomach. "Yeah, that's right, beat her while she's down! That's a great attitude you've got there life!" She muttered, forcing herself to her feet. Then she noticed the AVALANCHEr's return back to their cabins with strange expressions on their faces. "What happened?" She asked.
"Dat Sephiroth fella sliced a seamonster in half. The whole upper deck's covered in slime. Not to mention Mr Leader over there--" Barret pointed at Cloud, who was picking out entrails of his hair.
Yuffie looked at him, not sure if she should laugh hysterically or hide from the wrath of Sephiroth. "A seamonster?" She asked Barret.
"Yeah. One of them big nasty monsters, ya know.." Barret said as he walked into his cabin. "Damn.." He muttered something unhearable, and closed the door.
Pretty soon everything returned to normal, as Yuffie straightened the carpet in the hallway. She waited patiently for Sephiroth to come down, his Masamune dripping monster blood. "You didn't get any scales, did ya?" Yuffie asked him cautiosly, noticing the anger fueled pace Sephiroth was walking at.
"..What if I did?" He glanced at the girl.
"I'll never stop reminding Cloud of his new entrail-hair style." Yuffie smiled at him mischievously.
"Nice attitude." Sephiroth smirked, and handed her over the few scales he had taken from the monster.
"It was a pleasure doing business with ya." Yuffie grabbed the scales, and then locked herself into her cabin.
Sephiroth continued to walk down the hallway, until he reached the hall where Aeris was waiting for him.
"Are you alright?" She asked him, seated on the floor. She looked like she was afraid to stand up if the ship would tilt again.
"I killed it.. So you're safe to get up again." Sephiroth told her, and she finally stood up, facing him.
"You're really good at.. killing things." Aeris swallowed. She had not believed a monster big enough to shake the entire boat would be that easily defeated, even by Sephiroth.
"Well.. I've had a lot of practise." Sephiroth shrugged, and studied Aeris to see if she was hurt. His concearned expression didn't go un-noticed.
"I'm OK. Just a little bruising here and there." Aeris smiled shyly, holding her hands behind her back.
"Do you want to go for a walk, on the lower deck? It's probably not a good idea to go up there for a while." Sephiroth asked her.
"You mean.. with you? ..Right?" Aeris checked, "What if there are more of those monsters?" She seemed as frightened as she was worried.
"Sea-dragons are usually loners.." Sephiroth told her. "So I wouldn't worry.." He said, and sheathed his Masamune, since Aeris was staring at it. Being around a weapon such as his must make her uncomfortable, he thought.
"It was a sea-dragon?" Aeris lifted her eyes to Sephiroth.
Even though the danger was over, she still looked so frightened. What was the logic behind such behaviour, Sephiroth briefly wondered. "Yes.. They are very territorial animals, and that one probably mistaked our ship for another dragon." He explained, feeling the tension in his muscles dissappear as Aeris pressed herself against him.
"How do you know so much about them?" She asked, as they walked out into the sunlight.
"I've met sea-dragons before.. They're pretty easy to battle against, once you get to know their weaknesses." Sephiroth explained, unnerved by Aeris' closeness. He did enjoy it, but at the same time, he was afraid of what it meant. He was afraid of his growing affection towards Aeris. He realized, at some far corner of his mind, that there was no way he could keep her. At some point, it would end.. Sephiroth had always believed it was no use to pursue something that would no doubt fail. He was raised to be a SOLDIER, and a good SOLDIER always knew which battles to fight; those he had a chance of winning. Sephiroth could almost feel the inevetable end to this bliss, see the dark shadow hanging over his head. So why didn't he spare himself the agony of saying goodbye? Why didn't he just tell Aeris he wanted nothing to do with her. Why did he cling onto these fading moments so persistently? Sephiroth couldn't find the answers to his questions, and it troubled his mind.
"Their weaknesses?" Aeris raised her gaze, and watched Sephiroth closely.
"The tissue of their throats is rather vulnerable to fire-based attacks.." Sephiroth backed up against a wall, feeling the odd nervousness build up in his cells. Surely he wasn't afraid of Aeris?
"I'll remember that." Aeris smiled, standing so close to Sephiroth he could feel her warm, moist breathing against his chest.
"You really go for that alpha-male thing, don't you?" Sephiroth smiled at her. She giggled in response, nodding while laughing.
"I really do." Aeris looked up at him with a guilty expression on her face.
The sun setting behind her seemed to create an aura of ethereal beaty around her delicate frame, gracing every curve of her body. "You look like an angel when you stand in the sun.." Sephiroth told her, his voice faraway.
Aeris bowed her head ashamed by Sephiroth's comment. "..Come on.." She said modestly. "You don't have to lie to impress me, you know.. I'm impressed already." She smiled, a sad look in her eyes.
"Hasn't anyone ever told you," Sephiroth looked straight at her, "how beautiful you are?"
Aeris just shook her head, her innocent smile never leaving her lips.
"How could you not see it?" Sephiroth wondered, truly puzzled by the creature standing so close to him. The last rays of the sun seemed to light up the sky, bright red, orange and yellow covered everything with their glow. "You, who always see beaty in everything.. How could you not see it in yourself, where there is most?" Sephiroth studied her eyes, that were shining with tears. She just stared up at him, speechless.
"I'm sorry.. I'm such a crybaby." Aeris smiled, wiping the corners of her eyes with her hands.
Again, this was not the reaction Sephiroth had awaited. Usually when complimenting a girl they looked at him waiting for more, but with Aeris each word only seemed to hurt her further. Maybe during all those years she had spent caring for everyone else but her, nobody had really realized she was in need of caring too. "Don't cry.." He stroked her hair gently, trying to think of the perfect thing to say. "Don't cry, or I'll cry too.. And that won't be a pretty sight." Sephiroth lifted her chin, glad to see her chuckling at the thought of him crying.
"I'm just way too emotional right now.." Aeris said, embarrassed by her behaviour. She had expected another kiss and maybe more tales of Sephiroth's ventures in the wonderful world of killing, not words that touched her much too deeply..
"Well, you've had a pretty intense week.." Sephiroth pulled his hand back reluctantly.
"I know.." Aeris stared up at him, frowning as the horizon ultimately swallowed the sun.
* * * * *
Aeris stared at the ceiling of her cabin, going through the events of the past few days in mind for maybe the millionth time. She couldn't bear to close her eyes, so that the day could forever keep happening. She had never hoped as strongly that she could stop time and make this moment last for all eternity. She remembered walking Sephiroth back to his cabin, and wishing him goodnight. She had retreated to her cabin, feeling so exhausted by her emotions, she thought she would pass out as soon as her head reached the pillow. But she hadn't.. Instead, Sephiroth's words echoed through her mind like a melody, over an over and over again. She couldn't stop feeling so giddy and excited and yet so devastatingly sad. She still remembered the words of the planet: that Sephiroth wanted to harm it, and that Aeris was the guardian destined to protect everyone. Even if she was having hard time believing it all, she took the planet's words seriously. But if she would ever be forced to fight him.. How could she live with herself, if he got hurt? She could never kill Sephiroth, not after everything that had happened between them.
So what did she have to do? How could she chance something, that was written into stars? Their destiny. Aeris turned to her side, and stared at the light blue curtains in front of her cabins small, round window. They were swaying with the boats movements, as the quiet sound of the engines filled Aeris' ears again. Tomorrow they'd reach Costa Del Sol.. She was counting the last remaining minutes she had before the ships arrival to shore. "What am I doing here?" Aeris whispered, studying her small room. She felt a strong urge to go knock on Sephiroth's door and wake him up, but on the other hand Aeris wanted to let him sleep. It would be selfish of her to wake him up just so that she could hear his voice.. Or maybe once more feel his lips pressed against hers. "I need a cold shower." Aeris chuckled in the darkness, getting up to sit at the edge of her bed. Maybe it was best to admit it, sleeping would probably not work out tonight.
She stood up, and walked to the mirror on a closet door. She looked at herself long and hard, not really seeing anything angelic about her rumpled clothes and hair, that was still tied onto a messy braid. She told herself Sephiroth had probably just wanted to please her, but the look in his eyes had been so sincere.. She sighed deeply, turning her back at the mirror. She undid her braid, and began to brush her hair. As she layed the small, pale green coloured materia orb and the pink ribbon holding it in her hair on the small table in her cabin, she noticed the materia orb was glowing faintly, pulsating with light.
"Strange.. It's never done that before." Aeris studied the orb, poking it with her index finger. "Why is it glowing?"
She shrugged to herself, deciding not to worry about the crystal. Instead, she brushed her hair carefully and braided it again. While her hands had something to do, Aeris began to hum a familiar melody her birthmother had sung to her. It always soothed her nerves.. Even though Aeris had always known she was an Ancient like her mother, she was afraid. Sometimes she felt the weight of responsibility was too much for her shoulders, how could she possibly cope? She remembered the words of her mother, that it didn't really matter if you succeeded or not if only you tried your best. It was something Aeris had always tried to do.. Be the best she could be.
Heh, I bet I know your favourite scene in this chapter! Anyway, I suppose you can tell I had a lot of fun writing this. Now my coffee-fueled being calls out to you: review me!! Otherwise I'll begin to think people don't read this anymore.. But you do right? ..right? Umm.. Do you think Seph and Aeris are moving into their relationship a little quickly? It's not just because I'm an impatient brat (though that is a part of the reason), but also because they have that whole forgotten history thing working for them. So even if their brains don't really remember.. Maybe their souls do? Urgh. I can really feel the morning wisdom surfacing. That's quite opposite to the afternoon giddyness I sometimes have.. Not to mention the full moons.. ZZZ zzz ZZZ -_- ..Gaah.. Reunion.. ZZZ zzz ZZZ..