"What about him?" Cloud asked frowning.
"Well, what would you do if he was still around?" Tifa twisted her hands nervously.
"Why?" he replied evenly.
"Because, um.."
"What are you trying to tell me Tifa?" a dangerous glint shone in Cloud's Mako eyes.
"He's here."
"What?"
"He came back, I don't know how but.."
"Don't joke with me Tifa!" Cloud interrupted.
"I'm not, some how he's back." She said quietly.
"What are you trying to do to me?!" Cloud shouted, " I have barely gotten through what happened on a few months ago! Now you're trying to tell me that the person I killed with my own hands is still alive?"
"Don't yell at me Cloud! It was as much a shock to me as it is to you! Don't pretend like you were the only one who fought him!"
"Then why would you say something like this!"
"Exactly! Why would I say something like this unless it was true Cloud?" Cloud said nothing as he clenched his teeth in anger. "Fine, I'll show you!"
Tifa stalked to the door and threw it open. Of course, Sephiroth stood out in the hallway, he gave Cloud a short wave and a lopsided grin. Cloud instantly exploded from his spot next to the bed. Weapons or no, Sephiroth stood not 10 feet away and all Cloud knew was 'Kill Sephiroth'. Tifa, who had been expecting something like this, sucker punched the enraged Cloud before he could do any irreparable harm. Sometimes Cloud was so hotheaded. True, the first time Tifa had seen the 'new' Sephiroth she had wanted to kill him first and ask questions later, but she had stopped herself. She had seen a change in Sephiroth, and she had hoped that Cloud would see it too. She sighed and knelt next to the surprised Cloud.
"Tif'...why'd you"
"Look at him Cloud! Does he look the same to you?"
"Whaddya mean does he look the same?" he shouted in return "He's Sephiroth, remember him? He's the guy who tried to kill us every time we met. Oh yeah," he added "he also tried to destroy the world!"
"But he's not the same person is what I mean."
"May I say some.." Sephiroth began
"Shut up!" Cloud jumped up and pointed a finger at Sephiroth "You don't say one word, or so help me I'll kill you..again."
"Stop threatening him Cloud, he's had enough of that already."
"Why are you defending him?" Cloud raved.
"Shhhh, Cloud, you need to calm down. Sephiroth, come in here so that the whole world doesn't find out about you." Tifa yanked him into the room by one arm and slammed the door shut. "Cloud, stop being so muscle-headed and use some common sense. We all saw Sephiroth fall into the Lifestream, we know that he was gone. Don't you think that there must be some reason as to why he is back all of a sudden?
"I don't care about why he is back, the point is that he is back."
"But Cloud..."Tifa began
"Excuse me," interjected Sephiroth "but if you are done talking about me as if I'm not here may I tell you why I am here? I mean, if you would like to continue speculating then be my guest, but it seems rather redundant to me.
"I don't..."Cloud began.
"Shut up Cloud!" Tifa held up a hand to stop him. "Sephiroth, tell us what you have to say. We'll decided what to do with you afterwards."
"Well, I assume you know that the Planet functions best when it has balance." Sephiroth began. "Namely, everything is as it should be. The Planet will do anything to protect the balance it needs to function, which is why is created Weapon so long ago. It is also why I was brought back. You see, the events that transpired so many years ago where not meant to happen. I mean that Jenova's appearance on the Planet caused more damage than you think. The obvious problems were that I was born to the wrong father and was made a test subject, Shin-ra gained its' evil intentions, and the death of a certain other."
"You mean Aeris." Cloud supplied. Strangely enough, Cloud felt rather intrigued by the whole story. He began to see what Tifa was talking about. Sephiroth did seem different, calmer, more at peace with the world. The hatred for the silver-haired man no longer seemed right anymore. The man Cloud had hated was indeed gone, replaced with a new man, a man Cloud didn't know and had no right to hate.
"Yes, Aeris." Sephiroth nodded and continued with his story. " Aeris was never meant to die, just as I was never meant to die. Thus, in order to restore the balance the Planet brought Aeris and myself back."
"Wait..." Cloud said quietly "You said Aeris is back as well?"
"Well, what would you do if he was still around?" Tifa twisted her hands nervously.
"Why?" he replied evenly.
"Because, um.."
"What are you trying to tell me Tifa?" a dangerous glint shone in Cloud's Mako eyes.
"He's here."
"What?"
"He came back, I don't know how but.."
"Don't joke with me Tifa!" Cloud interrupted.
"I'm not, some how he's back." She said quietly.
"What are you trying to do to me?!" Cloud shouted, " I have barely gotten through what happened on a few months ago! Now you're trying to tell me that the person I killed with my own hands is still alive?"
"Don't yell at me Cloud! It was as much a shock to me as it is to you! Don't pretend like you were the only one who fought him!"
"Then why would you say something like this!"
"Exactly! Why would I say something like this unless it was true Cloud?" Cloud said nothing as he clenched his teeth in anger. "Fine, I'll show you!"
Tifa stalked to the door and threw it open. Of course, Sephiroth stood out in the hallway, he gave Cloud a short wave and a lopsided grin. Cloud instantly exploded from his spot next to the bed. Weapons or no, Sephiroth stood not 10 feet away and all Cloud knew was 'Kill Sephiroth'. Tifa, who had been expecting something like this, sucker punched the enraged Cloud before he could do any irreparable harm. Sometimes Cloud was so hotheaded. True, the first time Tifa had seen the 'new' Sephiroth she had wanted to kill him first and ask questions later, but she had stopped herself. She had seen a change in Sephiroth, and she had hoped that Cloud would see it too. She sighed and knelt next to the surprised Cloud.
"Tif'...why'd you"
"Look at him Cloud! Does he look the same to you?"
"Whaddya mean does he look the same?" he shouted in return "He's Sephiroth, remember him? He's the guy who tried to kill us every time we met. Oh yeah," he added "he also tried to destroy the world!"
"But he's not the same person is what I mean."
"May I say some.." Sephiroth began
"Shut up!" Cloud jumped up and pointed a finger at Sephiroth "You don't say one word, or so help me I'll kill you..again."
"Stop threatening him Cloud, he's had enough of that already."
"Why are you defending him?" Cloud raved.
"Shhhh, Cloud, you need to calm down. Sephiroth, come in here so that the whole world doesn't find out about you." Tifa yanked him into the room by one arm and slammed the door shut. "Cloud, stop being so muscle-headed and use some common sense. We all saw Sephiroth fall into the Lifestream, we know that he was gone. Don't you think that there must be some reason as to why he is back all of a sudden?
"I don't care about why he is back, the point is that he is back."
"But Cloud..."Tifa began
"Excuse me," interjected Sephiroth "but if you are done talking about me as if I'm not here may I tell you why I am here? I mean, if you would like to continue speculating then be my guest, but it seems rather redundant to me.
"I don't..."Cloud began.
"Shut up Cloud!" Tifa held up a hand to stop him. "Sephiroth, tell us what you have to say. We'll decided what to do with you afterwards."
"Well, I assume you know that the Planet functions best when it has balance." Sephiroth began. "Namely, everything is as it should be. The Planet will do anything to protect the balance it needs to function, which is why is created Weapon so long ago. It is also why I was brought back. You see, the events that transpired so many years ago where not meant to happen. I mean that Jenova's appearance on the Planet caused more damage than you think. The obvious problems were that I was born to the wrong father and was made a test subject, Shin-ra gained its' evil intentions, and the death of a certain other."
"You mean Aeris." Cloud supplied. Strangely enough, Cloud felt rather intrigued by the whole story. He began to see what Tifa was talking about. Sephiroth did seem different, calmer, more at peace with the world. The hatred for the silver-haired man no longer seemed right anymore. The man Cloud had hated was indeed gone, replaced with a new man, a man Cloud didn't know and had no right to hate.
"Yes, Aeris." Sephiroth nodded and continued with his story. " Aeris was never meant to die, just as I was never meant to die. Thus, in order to restore the balance the Planet brought Aeris and myself back."
"Wait..." Cloud said quietly "You said Aeris is back as well?"