(Author's Note: Hey…this chapter is short…but since the last one was long they cancel out!...anyways…enjoy!)
Disclaimer: FF7 and Squaresoft are not mine. Rueh belongs to Rueh. Dete is mine.
Chapter 27
Give Me the Phone
-2 Days Later-
Dete yawned and stretched without opening her eyes.
"I see you're awake."
She smiled. "I guess I am. Are we at the village?" she asked and opened her eyes.
"Yeah. You've been asleep for the past 2 days," Sephiroth told her.
"Really?"
"Yep. I couldn't wake you for nothing."
"He he. I'm hungry," she said.
"Hungry, eh? Well. I'll get you something brought up from the restaurant," he said.
"Okay but first I'm taking a shower," she said.
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"How do you feel now?" Sephiroth asked.
Dete covered her mouth as she yawned.
"You're still tired?" he asked.
"Yeah…" she yawned again.
"Why don't you take a nap?" he asked.
"In a bit. I'm gonna call Rueh first," she said. She stood and picked up the phone. Sephiroth stood and walked over to her. He pulled the phone away from her before she pushed the last number and hung up.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Wait a few more days," he said.
"Why?" she asked slowly.
"Let's wait until you're fully healed. I don't want you to get sick or anything," he said.
"I feel fine," she said slowly.
"Why don't you take a nap?" he asked and steered her toward the bedroom.
"No. I'm calling Rueh," she said and twisted out of his grip. She picked up the phone. Sephiroth grabbed her arm and took the phone from her.
"Give it back," she snapped.
"You can call her later," he said and held it above his head. She reached for it but he held it out of reach. He let go of her arm and wrapped his arm around her pinning her arms to her sides. He hung the phone up. "Stay still!"
"Then let me go," she retorted.
Sephiroth walked a few feet away from the phone then let her go. He grabbed her arm again as she tried to go around him.
"Let me go," she said quietly.
"You can call her later. You're still tired," he sighed.
He let go of her arm.
"I'm not that tired," she said and glared at him. He laughed softly and shook his head. He walked towards the couch. Dete went for the phone, got it, and ran for the bedroom. Sephiroth spun and caught her by the upper left arm. She jerked away and stepped on his foot. He let her go and grabbed his foot. She dropped the phone and went into the room closing the door behind her.
After a few minutes he knocked on the door. "Dete?"
"What?" she asked. She sounded distracted.
"Are you okay?" he asked and entered the room.
"I'm fine," she said quickly. She sat on the bed with her left sleeve rolled up. She was re-bandaging the 3 cuts.
"Here. Let me help you," he said. He examined the cuts and put the bandage on. "There," he said.
"Thanks," she said softly. They were quiet for awhile. Dete yawned.
"Get some rest," he sighed.
She nodded and lay down. Sephiroth stood and walked to the door.
"Hey…I was wondering…where are you sleeping?" she asked.
"The couch. Why? Wanna trade?" he asked turning back around. She was asleep. "Figures," he muttered and closed the door quietly behind him.
She smirked.
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