* =What there thinking or mind linking is inside these star marks.
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"Aries are you alright?" Sephiroth asked. He glanced down at the girl he still held tightly in his arms.
"I'm fine, just a bit shaken." She glanced up at him realizing just how close they were standing. She felt a light blush creep across her face.
*Snap out of it Aries, he killed you!*
He relised her realizing her nervousness and glanced towards the peaceful town. The sun was slowly rising marking the start of a new day. The sky was being striked up shades of orange and pink contrasting to the bit of dark blue still lingering in the sky from the past night.
"Where do you think Cloud and the others are?" Aries said breaking the odd silence. He shrugged
"I don't know, in a house?"
"Haha very funny." She glanced towards him. He had defiantly changed since she had last seen him. Without Jenova inside of him he was a normal person, well as normal as you can be when you're dead.
"Well were not going to gain anything just standing here. Lets go into the town." Without waiting for his response she ran down into the town with Sephiroth close of her trail. She stopped at the entrance of a shop and was about to enter when Sephiroth grabbed her on the shoulder.
"We can't just barge in, remember were dead! What if someone recognizes us!"
"Well it's either we go in and ask for help like this, our we go in and ask for help with paper bags over our heads. What's your choice?" He sighed and let her go. In a way she did have a point. She opened the door and calmly walked up to the person at the desk not realizing that Sephiroth hadn't followed her. The store owner calmly greeted her with a smile.
"Hello Miss, how may I help you?"
"Umm, do you by any chance know where a person that goes by the name Cloud Strife lives?"
"Yes actually I do. He lives in house #34 the one with the green shutte-" He stopped in mid sentence when he noticed certain old ShinRa general walk in behind Aries.
"It's.... It's.....It's Sephiroth!" He stumbled backwards against the wall "Take what you want just don't hurt me!" Sephiroth sighed and dropped his head.
"Hey Aries can I take you up on the paper bag option?" Aries giggled.
"Don't worry he won't hurt you. It's not Sephiroth as you know him." She bowed "Thank you for you help." She turned around with Sephiroth following her leaving the shop owner in utter confusion.
"I told you it would happen." Sephiroth said walking towards the house the shop owner had pointed out.
"Ya well at least we got the information we needed." The two walked up until they reached the door of the house.
"Umm, hey what are we supposed to say?" Aries said growing more nervous by the second.
"How about hello?"
"Ya that's going to go over real well, were dead and we just come back out of no were and say hello?"
Sephiroth slightly smirked "Don't worry, they should be more then happy to see you. I just a little worried about how Spike will respond to me returning. Just knock on the door and we'll go from their." She nodded and knocked on the door. A set of foot steps could be heard a few second before a girl with long brown hair answered the door. Tifa blinked a few times in utter shock.
"Oh my g-"
"Hey Tifa, who is it?" Cloud walked out from a room to the left and stopped dead in his tracts with almost the same reaction.
"Aries?" He said his voice shaking. Neither of them had seem Sephiroth yet. He was standing to the left of her next to the door, just out of view.
"Cloud, Tifa. Please you've got the hear me out. The planet is once again in great danger. I sure you already know that though. I've come back to help you, well My four guardians and I have." Cloud walked forward a bit still not sure of what was going on.
"Aries, does this mean your alive?" Tifa asked still trembling.
"Not exacially. I guess you could call me more of a guardian angel."
"Aries, this is unreal." Cloud smiled "It's nice to see you again. Who are the these Guardians your talking about?" Aries stepped inside the house.
"Before you judge him please let him talk. He's changed and isn't who he used to be." She glanced back towards the door giving Sephiroth his que to walk forward.
"Sephiroth." Clouds deepened his voice, his eyes turned cold as he quickly drew his sword.
"Cloud stop it, didn't you just hear a word I said?!" She stepped between the two not allowing anything to happen "Cloud Sephiroth has changed he's no longer who he used to be. When we were in the promise lands he was freeded from all the Jenova cell. All the hate and darkness no longer exists in him!"
Tifa who had also in fighting pose gritted her teeth. "How do you know that's true?"
"Because he's already saved me once. Please you've got to trust me. He's on our side now!"
"But Aries."
"Please Cloud, Tifa."
This time it was Sephiroth who spoke. "I understand why you don't trust me Cloud. I've done nothing to deserve your forgiveness or trust. I have a lot to make up for. All the hardship and pain I've caused can never be forgotten but I have to at least try. I swear on my guardian ship that I'm here to cause no pain. Even though I don't deserve your trust you've got to believe me."
"I don't like where this is going." He sighed deeply and exchanged looks with Tifa.
"Fine come in, but Sephiroth lays one hand on Tifa I swear I'll-"
"Yes Cloud I know." She walked past them with Sephiroth following her, Cloud watching him every step of the way.
"What the $*%&! Your trying to tell us that we have to trust him?" Cid yelled. Everyone was equally happy to Aries return, but the arrival of Sephiroth had different ideas. Aries sighed and took a set next to Vincent.
"Yes that's what I'm saying. Look why would I suddenly appear out of know where to bring Sephiroth back to kill you? Does that make sense? Were all on the same side now."
"You have to agree she has a point." Vincent said, his voice muffled from the collar of his cloke.
"Maybe we all just need to move on. The past is the past. I know we've all witnessed a lot of pain in the past but.... We can't live in darkness." Tifa quoted as her eyes filled over with tears. Her face lighten up when she felt a strong hand wrap around her waist and pull her closer. She leaned her head down on Clouds shoulder and closed her eyes. Aries smiled to herself. It was true she used to greatly look up to Cloud but she was just as happy seeing the relationship grow between him and Tifa.
"Ok then it's decided. It's going to be a bit strange, but it's for the planet. Sephiroth tell us all you know." Cloud said making the desion final.
Sephiroth fished around in hid pocket until he found a folded piece of paper. He unfolded it the reveal four creatures.
"These are the Earth's guardians. Normally they work in peace and protect the earth, but something has gone deadly wrong. After Holy protected the earth against Meteor the balance has been corrupted. No they have gone mad. The four guardians are in the forms of four different animals. A tiger, a dragon, a turtle, and a phinox. Each has powers that are strong enough to destroy the whole world. The rival these creatures Aries has been sent. Alone she stands no chance at defeating them, that's why four guardians have been assigned to protect her. I am one of them though I don't know who the other four are." He glanced at Aries who shoke her head. She knew who they were but it would be a little much for the others to find out that she also had tow more of her former enimes on her side along with Sephiroth.
"Anyway as I was saying what we have to do is defeat these Guardians, not kill them just get them so worn out that Aries will be able to cast the magic on them that her staff posses. I'm with you until the Phinox is destroyed. The only information I know about it is that it's name is Kaza. It is living up need Wu-tai and it may not be in it's real form. We only have a matter of days before it's to late."
"Well then I suggest we get going." Red suggested. Barrot nodded and passed Marline to Shera.
"Could you please take care of her while were gone? She not much trouble, I mean she's potty trained and everything. Sheera smiled
"It would be nice to have someone around that doesn't yell at me ever five seconds, sure I will."
Aries smiled at Sephiroth
"Do you still need that paper bag?"
"Better keep it with you, just to be sure."
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"Aries are you alright?" Sephiroth asked. He glanced down at the girl he still held tightly in his arms.
"I'm fine, just a bit shaken." She glanced up at him realizing just how close they were standing. She felt a light blush creep across her face.
*Snap out of it Aries, he killed you!*
He relised her realizing her nervousness and glanced towards the peaceful town. The sun was slowly rising marking the start of a new day. The sky was being striked up shades of orange and pink contrasting to the bit of dark blue still lingering in the sky from the past night.
"Where do you think Cloud and the others are?" Aries said breaking the odd silence. He shrugged
"I don't know, in a house?"
"Haha very funny." She glanced towards him. He had defiantly changed since she had last seen him. Without Jenova inside of him he was a normal person, well as normal as you can be when you're dead.
"Well were not going to gain anything just standing here. Lets go into the town." Without waiting for his response she ran down into the town with Sephiroth close of her trail. She stopped at the entrance of a shop and was about to enter when Sephiroth grabbed her on the shoulder.
"We can't just barge in, remember were dead! What if someone recognizes us!"
"Well it's either we go in and ask for help like this, our we go in and ask for help with paper bags over our heads. What's your choice?" He sighed and let her go. In a way she did have a point. She opened the door and calmly walked up to the person at the desk not realizing that Sephiroth hadn't followed her. The store owner calmly greeted her with a smile.
"Hello Miss, how may I help you?"
"Umm, do you by any chance know where a person that goes by the name Cloud Strife lives?"
"Yes actually I do. He lives in house #34 the one with the green shutte-" He stopped in mid sentence when he noticed certain old ShinRa general walk in behind Aries.
"It's.... It's.....It's Sephiroth!" He stumbled backwards against the wall "Take what you want just don't hurt me!" Sephiroth sighed and dropped his head.
"Hey Aries can I take you up on the paper bag option?" Aries giggled.
"Don't worry he won't hurt you. It's not Sephiroth as you know him." She bowed "Thank you for you help." She turned around with Sephiroth following her leaving the shop owner in utter confusion.
"I told you it would happen." Sephiroth said walking towards the house the shop owner had pointed out.
"Ya well at least we got the information we needed." The two walked up until they reached the door of the house.
"Umm, hey what are we supposed to say?" Aries said growing more nervous by the second.
"How about hello?"
"Ya that's going to go over real well, were dead and we just come back out of no were and say hello?"
Sephiroth slightly smirked "Don't worry, they should be more then happy to see you. I just a little worried about how Spike will respond to me returning. Just knock on the door and we'll go from their." She nodded and knocked on the door. A set of foot steps could be heard a few second before a girl with long brown hair answered the door. Tifa blinked a few times in utter shock.
"Oh my g-"
"Hey Tifa, who is it?" Cloud walked out from a room to the left and stopped dead in his tracts with almost the same reaction.
"Aries?" He said his voice shaking. Neither of them had seem Sephiroth yet. He was standing to the left of her next to the door, just out of view.
"Cloud, Tifa. Please you've got the hear me out. The planet is once again in great danger. I sure you already know that though. I've come back to help you, well My four guardians and I have." Cloud walked forward a bit still not sure of what was going on.
"Aries, does this mean your alive?" Tifa asked still trembling.
"Not exacially. I guess you could call me more of a guardian angel."
"Aries, this is unreal." Cloud smiled "It's nice to see you again. Who are the these Guardians your talking about?" Aries stepped inside the house.
"Before you judge him please let him talk. He's changed and isn't who he used to be." She glanced back towards the door giving Sephiroth his que to walk forward.
"Sephiroth." Clouds deepened his voice, his eyes turned cold as he quickly drew his sword.
"Cloud stop it, didn't you just hear a word I said?!" She stepped between the two not allowing anything to happen "Cloud Sephiroth has changed he's no longer who he used to be. When we were in the promise lands he was freeded from all the Jenova cell. All the hate and darkness no longer exists in him!"
Tifa who had also in fighting pose gritted her teeth. "How do you know that's true?"
"Because he's already saved me once. Please you've got to trust me. He's on our side now!"
"But Aries."
"Please Cloud, Tifa."
This time it was Sephiroth who spoke. "I understand why you don't trust me Cloud. I've done nothing to deserve your forgiveness or trust. I have a lot to make up for. All the hardship and pain I've caused can never be forgotten but I have to at least try. I swear on my guardian ship that I'm here to cause no pain. Even though I don't deserve your trust you've got to believe me."
"I don't like where this is going." He sighed deeply and exchanged looks with Tifa.
"Fine come in, but Sephiroth lays one hand on Tifa I swear I'll-"
"Yes Cloud I know." She walked past them with Sephiroth following her, Cloud watching him every step of the way.
"What the $*%&! Your trying to tell us that we have to trust him?" Cid yelled. Everyone was equally happy to Aries return, but the arrival of Sephiroth had different ideas. Aries sighed and took a set next to Vincent.
"Yes that's what I'm saying. Look why would I suddenly appear out of know where to bring Sephiroth back to kill you? Does that make sense? Were all on the same side now."
"You have to agree she has a point." Vincent said, his voice muffled from the collar of his cloke.
"Maybe we all just need to move on. The past is the past. I know we've all witnessed a lot of pain in the past but.... We can't live in darkness." Tifa quoted as her eyes filled over with tears. Her face lighten up when she felt a strong hand wrap around her waist and pull her closer. She leaned her head down on Clouds shoulder and closed her eyes. Aries smiled to herself. It was true she used to greatly look up to Cloud but she was just as happy seeing the relationship grow between him and Tifa.
"Ok then it's decided. It's going to be a bit strange, but it's for the planet. Sephiroth tell us all you know." Cloud said making the desion final.
Sephiroth fished around in hid pocket until he found a folded piece of paper. He unfolded it the reveal four creatures.
"These are the Earth's guardians. Normally they work in peace and protect the earth, but something has gone deadly wrong. After Holy protected the earth against Meteor the balance has been corrupted. No they have gone mad. The four guardians are in the forms of four different animals. A tiger, a dragon, a turtle, and a phinox. Each has powers that are strong enough to destroy the whole world. The rival these creatures Aries has been sent. Alone she stands no chance at defeating them, that's why four guardians have been assigned to protect her. I am one of them though I don't know who the other four are." He glanced at Aries who shoke her head. She knew who they were but it would be a little much for the others to find out that she also had tow more of her former enimes on her side along with Sephiroth.
"Anyway as I was saying what we have to do is defeat these Guardians, not kill them just get them so worn out that Aries will be able to cast the magic on them that her staff posses. I'm with you until the Phinox is destroyed. The only information I know about it is that it's name is Kaza. It is living up need Wu-tai and it may not be in it's real form. We only have a matter of days before it's to late."
"Well then I suggest we get going." Red suggested. Barrot nodded and passed Marline to Shera.
"Could you please take care of her while were gone? She not much trouble, I mean she's potty trained and everything. Sheera smiled
"It would be nice to have someone around that doesn't yell at me ever five seconds, sure I will."
Aries smiled at Sephiroth
"Do you still need that paper bag?"
"Better keep it with you, just to be sure."
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even if you only say one word!!! The more reviews I get... the sooner I'll add More!!!! If you don't review I'll chace you down with my flmaeing clarnet case of doom!!! And don't think I won't.
Oh ya and if you don't already know I don't own FF7....*sob*
