My Brother's Avengence
Chapter 2: A Cross
Sephena walked out of a strange forest and came to a road that split into three paths. She took the farthest to the left. She came to an odd house shaped like a seashell. Inside she went up the steps and lay in the bed. She dug under the pillow finding a small round with ball. It was the white materia. She remembered diving into the water at center of town trying to receive it. She found a skeleton and knew instantly who it was. She had taken a bone and had craved a small heart out of it. "A present for someone special." she said quietly to herself, pulling it out from under pillow as well. She put them back and stood up from the bed and outside down the road farther too where the music box was that Cloud had found the key to. She continued on to the main room, were the center of the city was. She jumped along the rocks to the platform in the middle, were Sephiroth had taken care of that girl. There stood a cross and a small pot with a single wilting flower. Also a long sword stood up leaned against the cross. She took the flower to the edge of the platform and splashed water into it. The flower instantly perked up, drinking the holy water. Sephena shook her had from the shock of pain it gave her. Sure was hell getting that materia.
The next day, Cloud held his sword as Tifa and he reached Bonevillage. "Why did we come again?" Tifa asked a bit annoyed. She was afraid that this 'Sephena' would take her Cloudy. She saw him blush and that sly smile on her face. Cloud put the sword on his back, "Well, we never said we wouldn't and I wanted to know how she knew I had a sword," he recalled the fact that he hasn't had it with him in a while. No need for it since Sephiroth died. "Well, you look the type." Tifa shrugged. "There she is," Cloud said pointing to the silver haired girl at the shop in the small town. He ran over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. Suddenly, he found himself in pain on the ground. Sephena turned and ran over to him. "Please don't scare me. I'm very sorry," she said, helping him up. She smiled in content in her mind. Tifa was still in shock. She went and hugged Cloud,"Are you all right?" she exclaimed, while squeezing and pushing Sephena away. Sephena gave her a looked and turned around and stated, "Let's go to my house." She walked toward The Sleeping Forest. Why isn't anyone stopping her? Is her house through there? Cloud asked himself. He went up next to her. "Don't we need the Lunar Harp?" he asked, knowing the only one was taken by Red IIIX. Sephena gave him a puzzled looked. It was only slight though. Never a full expression. "Lunar Harp? What is that?" she asked. Tifa realized the importance of it as well, "We need the Lunar Harp or we can't go through the Sleeping Forest. Didn't you know that?" "Don't even try m'am," said a man's voice. Tifa turned to look at him. "She goes through there every day. No need to worry. She's quite good with that sword," he said looking at Sephina's waist. Cloud looked as well, and found what he didn't notice a minute ago: A very long sword. "Is that yours?" Cloud asked in amazement. "Hmm? This thing?" Sephena asked pulling it out of its hilt. The thin, silver blade sparkled in the light. "Eh yeah. that. could you put it back?" Tifa said. It looked just like Sephirtoh's sword. She would never forget how the Masamune's blade cut through Aeris's body. The reminder of her blood sickened Tifa. Sephena shrugged and placed it back in the hilt, and started back into the forest, the two following, now unsure than ever.
They came out to the split path. Sephena was in front, smiling contently as she rubbed the blood off her sword for the creatures inside. She loved that place. Cloud and Tifa followed behind not seeing her pleasure. Cloud lagged behind a bit. Tifa turned and looked at him. Seeing that he was slowing, she asked, "What's the matter, Cloud?" "Too many memories." he replied. Then a question came to his mind, "Sephena, how long have you lived here? As far to my knowledge, it's been abandoned for a long time." Sephena put the sword away on her side and said, "I've been living here as long as I can remember." She took a left and the others followed. "But, about a year ago, some friends and we came here. It was abandoned," Tifa said. "Well, I did go north for some training last year. Maybe you came while I was gone?" Sephena implied. Cloud listened as he saw a flower growing along the path. He bent down and plucked it. "Can we visit a part of this town while were here?" he asked. "That's right, could we wonder?" Tifa added to his question. "Sure, be my guest," Sephena said. She knew were they wanted to go. Cloud turned and went down the middle path. Tifa followed him, holding his arm, and Sephena walked behind them.
As they went down the spinning stairs, Sephena tugged on Cloud's free arm. "Could I give you something for our friendship?" she asked him, hopeful. Tifa held Cloud's arm tighter. "Sure, I guess," Cloud said to Sephena. "Ah, here then. I made it myself, "She pasted them down the steps and quickly walked to the island stones in the water. At the middle, she got something and went back to Cloud. She held out her closed hand and he put out an open one. Sephena dropped a heart shaped stone into his hand. Tifa stared at it in jealousy. "It's beautiful!" she exclaimed. Cloud brought it to his face and felt it with the other hand. "Th..This is bone." Cloud said a little horrified. "Yes, I found it and here, in the middle of the city," Sephena said proudly. "It's not even very old," Cloud continued. "Was there something here you wanted to do?" Sephena asked. "Yes, Aeris." Cloud said taking the flower out and sat at the water's edge. The flower floated in the water. Cloud stared at it. Tifa sat next to him and ran her fingers in the water. Something about it made her feel good. "Touch the water, Cloud. It feels great," she said. He ran his fingers in it obeying her. He gave a gesture for Sephena to play in the water as well. Sephena sat on the other side of him, and shook her head, "I touch it everyday. No need to do it again," she said staring at the floating flower. "Please?" Cloud begged. Sephena reluctantly placed her hand in the water. The flower immediately sunk and Sephena pulled her hand back in pain. Surprised, Cloud grabbed Sephena before she stood up. He pulled her into his lap. "Are you all right?" he said, blushing slightly and looking at her hand. Tifa stood up and slapped Cloud hard on the back of his head. Cloud let go of Sephena who quickly stood and got far from him. He held the back of his head and showed great pain on his face. "WHY THE.?" Cloud yelled still holding his head. Tifa hugged him. "I'M SO SORRY, CLOUD! It was just a reflex." she said into his chest. Cloud smiled and put his arms around her, than told her, "Little over protective, aren't we?" Tifa smiled, drying the tears from her apology. Cloud lifted her chin and kissed her with much passion. Sephena was no were to be seen.
Cloud felt an eerie chill in the air. He broke the kiss and looked around. "What's the matter, Cloud?" Tifa asked him wondering why he broke the kiss. Never had he done that before. Cloud griped his sword tight, "Sephiroth.."
Chapter 2: A Cross
Sephena walked out of a strange forest and came to a road that split into three paths. She took the farthest to the left. She came to an odd house shaped like a seashell. Inside she went up the steps and lay in the bed. She dug under the pillow finding a small round with ball. It was the white materia. She remembered diving into the water at center of town trying to receive it. She found a skeleton and knew instantly who it was. She had taken a bone and had craved a small heart out of it. "A present for someone special." she said quietly to herself, pulling it out from under pillow as well. She put them back and stood up from the bed and outside down the road farther too where the music box was that Cloud had found the key to. She continued on to the main room, were the center of the city was. She jumped along the rocks to the platform in the middle, were Sephiroth had taken care of that girl. There stood a cross and a small pot with a single wilting flower. Also a long sword stood up leaned against the cross. She took the flower to the edge of the platform and splashed water into it. The flower instantly perked up, drinking the holy water. Sephena shook her had from the shock of pain it gave her. Sure was hell getting that materia.
The next day, Cloud held his sword as Tifa and he reached Bonevillage. "Why did we come again?" Tifa asked a bit annoyed. She was afraid that this 'Sephena' would take her Cloudy. She saw him blush and that sly smile on her face. Cloud put the sword on his back, "Well, we never said we wouldn't and I wanted to know how she knew I had a sword," he recalled the fact that he hasn't had it with him in a while. No need for it since Sephiroth died. "Well, you look the type." Tifa shrugged. "There she is," Cloud said pointing to the silver haired girl at the shop in the small town. He ran over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. Suddenly, he found himself in pain on the ground. Sephena turned and ran over to him. "Please don't scare me. I'm very sorry," she said, helping him up. She smiled in content in her mind. Tifa was still in shock. She went and hugged Cloud,"Are you all right?" she exclaimed, while squeezing and pushing Sephena away. Sephena gave her a looked and turned around and stated, "Let's go to my house." She walked toward The Sleeping Forest. Why isn't anyone stopping her? Is her house through there? Cloud asked himself. He went up next to her. "Don't we need the Lunar Harp?" he asked, knowing the only one was taken by Red IIIX. Sephena gave him a puzzled looked. It was only slight though. Never a full expression. "Lunar Harp? What is that?" she asked. Tifa realized the importance of it as well, "We need the Lunar Harp or we can't go through the Sleeping Forest. Didn't you know that?" "Don't even try m'am," said a man's voice. Tifa turned to look at him. "She goes through there every day. No need to worry. She's quite good with that sword," he said looking at Sephina's waist. Cloud looked as well, and found what he didn't notice a minute ago: A very long sword. "Is that yours?" Cloud asked in amazement. "Hmm? This thing?" Sephena asked pulling it out of its hilt. The thin, silver blade sparkled in the light. "Eh yeah. that. could you put it back?" Tifa said. It looked just like Sephirtoh's sword. She would never forget how the Masamune's blade cut through Aeris's body. The reminder of her blood sickened Tifa. Sephena shrugged and placed it back in the hilt, and started back into the forest, the two following, now unsure than ever.
They came out to the split path. Sephena was in front, smiling contently as she rubbed the blood off her sword for the creatures inside. She loved that place. Cloud and Tifa followed behind not seeing her pleasure. Cloud lagged behind a bit. Tifa turned and looked at him. Seeing that he was slowing, she asked, "What's the matter, Cloud?" "Too many memories." he replied. Then a question came to his mind, "Sephena, how long have you lived here? As far to my knowledge, it's been abandoned for a long time." Sephena put the sword away on her side and said, "I've been living here as long as I can remember." She took a left and the others followed. "But, about a year ago, some friends and we came here. It was abandoned," Tifa said. "Well, I did go north for some training last year. Maybe you came while I was gone?" Sephena implied. Cloud listened as he saw a flower growing along the path. He bent down and plucked it. "Can we visit a part of this town while were here?" he asked. "That's right, could we wonder?" Tifa added to his question. "Sure, be my guest," Sephena said. She knew were they wanted to go. Cloud turned and went down the middle path. Tifa followed him, holding his arm, and Sephena walked behind them.
As they went down the spinning stairs, Sephena tugged on Cloud's free arm. "Could I give you something for our friendship?" she asked him, hopeful. Tifa held Cloud's arm tighter. "Sure, I guess," Cloud said to Sephena. "Ah, here then. I made it myself, "She pasted them down the steps and quickly walked to the island stones in the water. At the middle, she got something and went back to Cloud. She held out her closed hand and he put out an open one. Sephena dropped a heart shaped stone into his hand. Tifa stared at it in jealousy. "It's beautiful!" she exclaimed. Cloud brought it to his face and felt it with the other hand. "Th..This is bone." Cloud said a little horrified. "Yes, I found it and here, in the middle of the city," Sephena said proudly. "It's not even very old," Cloud continued. "Was there something here you wanted to do?" Sephena asked. "Yes, Aeris." Cloud said taking the flower out and sat at the water's edge. The flower floated in the water. Cloud stared at it. Tifa sat next to him and ran her fingers in the water. Something about it made her feel good. "Touch the water, Cloud. It feels great," she said. He ran his fingers in it obeying her. He gave a gesture for Sephena to play in the water as well. Sephena sat on the other side of him, and shook her head, "I touch it everyday. No need to do it again," she said staring at the floating flower. "Please?" Cloud begged. Sephena reluctantly placed her hand in the water. The flower immediately sunk and Sephena pulled her hand back in pain. Surprised, Cloud grabbed Sephena before she stood up. He pulled her into his lap. "Are you all right?" he said, blushing slightly and looking at her hand. Tifa stood up and slapped Cloud hard on the back of his head. Cloud let go of Sephena who quickly stood and got far from him. He held the back of his head and showed great pain on his face. "WHY THE.?" Cloud yelled still holding his head. Tifa hugged him. "I'M SO SORRY, CLOUD! It was just a reflex." she said into his chest. Cloud smiled and put his arms around her, than told her, "Little over protective, aren't we?" Tifa smiled, drying the tears from her apology. Cloud lifted her chin and kissed her with much passion. Sephena was no were to be seen.
Cloud felt an eerie chill in the air. He broke the kiss and looked around. "What's the matter, Cloud?" Tifa asked him wondering why he broke the kiss. Never had he done that before. Cloud griped his sword tight, "Sephiroth.."