Sephiko gathered her things into her backpack. The first thing she thought about before she left her room was her favorite pair of earrings. They were a yin-yang set she called them, a white crystal shard and a black crystal shard. She had bought them from a bizarre old woman on her 7th grade field trip to the city of the ancients. She had been told that the black one was from the crater and the white one from the bottom of the lake in the Capital of the Ancients. Sephiko had thought they were both from Bone village and not cared. She remembered slapping down the 76 gil to buy them and never looking back. She now put the earrings on and tossed her hair back to admire them momentarily. The second thing that came to mind was the need for a weapon. She looked longingly at all the weapons on the walls of her room. She was a sword collector and actually pretty good in fencing; she had gotten many first place ribbons from the Midgar tournaments. She closed her eyes and held her hands out infront of her. "Who do I bring?" She felt the power that dwelled in all weapons from each of the swords, but one in the far corner of her room called to her with immense power. She opened her eyes and walked over to it. It was really a very plain sword and the katana's handle was rather worn. She had actually bought it from a dark man in Wall Market when she was 15. It was extremely long and everyone else, her fencing friends that is, had deemed it unwieldy and impossible to use; but she had managed to wield it. It was nameless because she felt that it already had a name, someday she'd find out what it was. She pulled out the sheath she had gotten specially made for it and sheathed the long katana. She then tossed her backpack onto her back and then tried to strap the sheath to it, finding it almost impossible. She scowled, better ask mom to help, Gosh I'll look like a loser. Sephiko marched downstairs carrying the sword in its sheath. When she got downstairs, Vincent was on her like white on rice. "That sword, where did you get it?" "A freak show in Wall Market." Vincent scowled and turned away, "Masamune is not a toy, be wise." Fujin stifled a gasp as Sephiko held the sword infront of her. "You've seen it before, why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me anything! You knew it all!" Vincent looked a Fujin, "Sephiko, it wasn't supposed to be like this, you were never supposed to know, it just happens that we think he's, how shall we say, not quite dead yet." "So I have to leave." "Yes, if you'd please, it's a long way to Junon by Chocobo, even if it is a gold one. Damnit and I paid extra for it too." Sephiko sighed and rolled her eyes, "Bye mom. I'll write-" "Don't, I have to sever all ties with you, you can't remember me, you have to forget me." Sephiko raised her eyebrows, "Why?" "Because, I don't want to remember." Sephiko felt as if she had just been stabbed through her heart. Her own mother wanted nothing to do with her. It couldn't be because of this, her mother had always known who her father was, there had to be something that she didn't know that her mother and Vincent did. "O-okay, I see, well good bye Ikirumata Fujin, nice knowing you." Vincent opened the door for Sephiko and let the girl out. "That was harsh, Fujin, it's your fault too. You should have brought her to me sooner." "Just go, before I change my mind." "I'd be forced to kill you then." With that he exited the house leaving Fujin trembling alone.

"Aw maaaaaaaan, we missed the boat, damnit!" "We weren't coming for that boat," Vincent said rolling his eyes as he bought another gold bangle for her at the Weapons shop. "That's an old blade you've got there, miss," the shopkeeper said as Sephiko turned around. "Did you get it from an antique weapons dealer?" "It's my father's," she said in a soft voice. The shopkeeper nodded politely as he handed the bag to Vincent. "She's a beautiful young girl to have for a daughter." "Oh she's not my daughter, she's my Granddaughter." The shopkeeper gave Vincent a quizzical look; "Well you sure found the fountain of youth." "Um, yes, blueberries, eat lots of them." Vincent said quickly as he took the bag. "Have a nice day." When they exited the store Vincent let out a sigh of relief. "Like anyone's gonna buy that story." Vincent looked to the cynical teen beside him; "Well I almost was, so deal with it." "What are you talking about?" "It's a long story, wait until the ride to Rocket Town." Vincent looked towards the edge of town to see a large airship. He smiled and led the confused Sephiko out of Junon. When she saw the ship she felt as if she was going to have a heart attack. The gangplank came down and a middle aged man stepped out of it. "Vincent! Hey did you get Sephiroth's whelp?" "I'd rather not be referred to as a whelp." "Um, yes, Cid, please this is Ikirumata Sephiko. Sephiko, this is Cid Highwind." "And that is that Highwind, eh?" "Yup the one and only," Cid said with a proud smile. "I feel dizzy," Sephiko mumbled as she fainted again. Vincent caught her just before she hit the ground and rolled his eyes. "What the (&% was that for?" "Cid, give me a hand and don't worry about it. She's had a tough day." The pilot came over and picked the girl up. He looked at Vincent and smiled, "D'you miss me?" "I was gone for only a few hours, Cid!" Cid gave the older man a quick peck on the cheek; "Yeah but I missed you." Vincent sighed then looked about quickly, "Come on get her onto the ship, we've got a few stops before we get to Cloud's." "Do we have to see that Witch?" "Lucrecia is not a witch." "You're right she's a #@$^% bitch. You still love her don't you? That's why you didn't miss me. I bet you stopped by her place before you picked the kid up." Vincent rolled his eyes again. Cid was the most possessive man he had ever met. As the man rambled on about Lucrecia, they boarded the Highwind and left for her cave.

Behind a waterfall Lucrecia sat waiting for the Jenova inside her to let her die. She wanted to escape; she wanted to die, but the little bit of Jenova refused to let it happen. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming towards her. "Go away!" "Lucrecia, it's me, Vincent." "What do you want, you idiot?" "I want you to tell me if this is your granddaughter," he said as he shoved Sephiko forward. Lucrecia took a look at the girl and instantly Jenova responded. She felt herself in the girl before her host body. "Jenova moves. You must be his child." Sephiko looked nervously around the mako blue cavern as the woman moved closer to her. She stared the young girl in the eyes and looked as if she was staring into her soul. "I didn't know Mako eyes were genetically passed down." "I don't think they are, Lucrecia, I think that's Jenova," Vincent said softly. Lucrecia nodded and touched Sephiko's arm. "Be strong, child." Vincent was about to turn and leave when he heard Lucrecia clear her throat. "Yes?" "You told me he was dead. You told me 17 years ago that he was dead." "Well he is now," Vincent snapped as he stormed out the cave's entrance with Sephiko in tow. Lucrecia stared for a little while then sat down on the rocks. "Can you let me die now, Jenova?"