Chapter 4
Chance Meeting
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or any of its characters, anyone else (Daitona, Mark, and Nat) do belong to me.
Daitona paced the dimly lit cell she had been living in for the past three months, she was waiting.but patience wasn't one of her strong points. She mumbled several choice words as she listened for sounds outside the, for the moment, locked door.
'Dang it!' she thought irritably. 'Why couldn't the man be on time for once!?'
She had spent the last month or so devising a plan of escape, without anyone finding out. The idea had come easily enough, but it was the part about having the nerve enough to do it that had kept her at bay.until now, that is.
The last draw had been at the last 'visit' to Hojo's lad. Daitona smirked in recollection. She had reacted hatefully to his insults, as always, and had let her tongue get her in trouble again.
"Oh well," she sated coolly into the empty room. "What could that old mad do to possibly hurt me anymore? Oh joy! I get to get him back now! Only ONE problem!" Her voice echoed off the walls all around her as her voice grew louder. "WHER IS THAT STUPID GUARD WITH MY LUNCH!!!"
As if by some strange coincident the door hissed open; Daitona fell silent, her voice still fairly audible through the echo that still lingered from here frustrated yell.
"Jackass," she growled through her gritting teeth.
"What a surprise," the guard yakked, rolling his eyes at her. He came further into her territory completely oblivious of her scheme. Uncaringly, her lofted to the small table and sent the tray he held down on it.
Out of the corner of his eye the guard could see her dimly glowing eyes erupt into a blaze. He, carefully now, straightened as to not make any sudden moves that would set the young girl off. Slowly, he turned on his heals to face the blazing mako glare of Daitona. Mentally, he kicked himself for being so careless; he had been warned about suck negligence. 'But the girl had never done anything to suggest that she was of any danger.until now that is. What fare compensation for all the neglect he had on her; never having a certain times on bringing her meals, on lights off, caring if she had the proper care.nothing.. and now.'
"I'm screwed." he breather, not able to speak any louder; afraid that the slightest noise might break her transfixed gaze and he knew it to be his demise.
"Oh yes you are," she purred.
As if suddenly realizing that she was only ten years old, he laughed, tearing his gaze from her hypnotic mako eyes.
"Laugh while you can buddy," her voice cut through his taunting laugh like a hot knife through butter.
His laugh came to an abrupt stop as the breath was knocked out of him by an impact he had not thought possible form such a girl.
Daitona lowered her foot from the guard's chest and looked on in slight amusement as he gasped for precious air.
"Not so funny anymore, is it? Now, just imagine the searing pain there will be when you haul your pathetic excuse of a man into Hojo's lab with your tail tucked in-between your legs, and tell him that the little 'helpless' girl escaped you? Oh I can see you now." She laughed softly to herself.
With unnatural speed, the guard found her foot in his stomach. Clinging to his stomach, he staggered backwards into a wall then fell to his knees. He managed to look up in time to watch Daitona waltz out the cell door without any resistance what so ever. He groaned and toppled over onto the fool, wishing she had at the least knocked him out.
Daitona's confident smile quickly faded as she roamed through the halls. The only time she had been out of that cell was to go to Hojo's and she really didn't care to follow that path. Some how after a time of aimless wondering she made her way up several flights of stairs until there were no more and she stood in the presidential office.
She searched the office carefully before deciding that it was empty, and then she took in her surroundings in greater detail. There was a huge half moon window that over looked the somewhat beautiful but disgusting view of the city of Midgar. In the center of that half moon, on a raised area that required going up several steps to get too, was a huge fancy desk. The leather chair was pushed back form it, apparently someone had neglected to push it back in.
"Heeey," she hummed eyeing a glass dish on the edge of the desk.
It could only be one thing in her mind, and that meant a nice treat lied within that dish. With a knowing look, she crept on silent feet to the desk the hoped on immediately sitting Indian style on the smooth wooden surface. With delicate ease she lifted the top off the candy dish and silently laid it aside out of the way. Now peering inside to seek her prize, she fond chocolate, and not just any chocolate either. This was the expensive kind that always seemed to leave one wanting more.
With the utmost care she unwrapped the delicious treat and popped into her watering mouth. Her eyes lit up in pleasure at the sweet taste of the candy. Being who she was, when she got another piece she was more enthusiastic about unwrapping it and eating it. Within a few short minutes half the dish was gone and Daitona had no intention of leaving any.
Just as she reached for one of the last few remaining chocolates the sound of voices meet her keen ears. Her eyes grew wide at realizing what a mess she hade made of the desk. Quickly, she leapt to the floor and swept the empty wrappers into a nearby trashcan than carefully placed the lid back onto the candy dish. Her mind searched quickly for a place to hide, and not a moment too late did she duck under the desk.
* * * *
Shinra pushed open the door to his office not missing a beat at what he was explaining to the young boy who accompanied him. The office had grown darker with the dusk. Shinra stopped when he noticed the boys glowing eyes searching the room for something.
Flipping on the light switch, the office was illuminated with bright light. Shinra looked around trying to figure out what the boy was looking for. His gaze fell onto his desk where a few stray wrappers littered his other wise empty desk.
"Those damn janitors are eating my candies again!" Shinra spat somewhat angrily.
Hojo came in the office behind the boy.
Sephiroth glared at Hojo for daring to push him like that.
Hojo's stony gaze swept the office before he spoke. "Maybe not workers.one of my rather 'unwilling'," that was putting it lightly he thought as he continued, "specimens escaped about thirty minutes ago."
"And you didn't say anything earlier?" Shinra asked gruffly.
Sephiroth remained silent and leaned against the wall next to the door. He knew he had seen or heard something as he and Shinra had come into the office, but whoever it was was smart and was keeping extremely quiet. Not even his enhanced senses could pick up where the intruder had hid.
"Is it that girl again?" Shinra growled.
Helplessly Hojo nodded.
Shinra motioned with his finger for Hojo to follow him out of the office, leaving Sephiroth standing against the wall. One of them shut the door so that he couldn't hear them. The door wouldn't have drowned out there voices even if Sephiroth had wanted to listen to there mumble-jumble.
Instead, his attention was on the office at hand. As silent as a cat he stalked the room for the intruder. Listening with every fiber he could push, he listened intently. After several minutes he smirked at finally finding the rhythm of breathing besides his own. Making his way over to the desk that dominated the small platform he slowly peered under it.
There was a hiss of breath, and then his eyes adjusted to see the being huddled up under then desk. The girl's knees where brought up, her face hidden against them and her arm protectively over her head.
"You shouldn't be here?" he said in a low voice.
The girl's head shot up and looked at him with an expression of shock playing across her small but knowing face.
"You-you're." she stammered but couldn't finish.
"My name is Sephiroth, but I guess you already knew that, didn't you.Daitona?"
His voice sent chills down her spin, yet she was relieved that it was him who had discovered her and not Hojo or President Shinra like she had first thought.
"You escaped Hojo." His comment was more of a statement than a question and he smirked at the thought. "You must tell me how you keep him on edge like this. If he weren't, you'd be long gone by now."
"You better believe it!" Daitona finally managed a full sentence.
"*humph* If only I could get a few pointers from you." He laughed at the thought, and then explained his thought to the confused girl who was making her way out of hiding. "You and I could drive him up a wall with our combined antics on him. He can hardly stand me when I get in the mood and he's always complaining about you and your so-called bad temper.
Daitona gave him a dirty look. "For your information, I DON'T HAVE A BAD TEMPER!"
"Sure.what ever you-."
The sound of a lock 'click' then laughter caught Sephiroth by surprise and he never completed his sentence.
"Who's that you you're talking to Sephy, your giiiirrrllllfriend?" a taunting laugh came from the balcony door.
Sephiroth gritted his teeth. "I'm warning you, you call me that again I'll tare your throat right out of your neck."
More laughs came from behind the first boy, then the three came into the light of the office to join the one who had snuck in and locked the main door.
"What do you want Rufus?" Sephiroth narrowed his eyes at the overly spoiled boy.
Daitona finally stood up enough to peer over the desk, and still stay hidden, and got a look at the four new arrivals. The one Sephiroth was glaring at looked to be a bit older than herself, short, sleek blonde/orange hair that was slicked back, and wore a white outfit that looked much like a sky suit. 'Overly dressed.must be the leader,' she thought and averted her gaze to the next boy. He was the shortest of the lot and looked older than Sephiroth. He had long unkempt red hair, and a sleek figure. 'He must be the fighter, his eyes are dangerous.' The other two looked a lot alike, brothers perhaps? The taller, and older looking one, had short chopped blonde/brown hair and a look in his eyes that would have been unnerving to anyone besides Sephiroth and herself. The other was slightly shorter, had longer darker hair, and he too had that unnerving look in his eyes.
"Don't move," Sephiroth quietly warned Daitona before approaching the group.
She ducked back down and crawled to the corner of the desk to watch. 'Dang it! I can only see one of them.' Sephiroth never came back onto her view.
"We, have a bone to pick with you Seph."
"I'm warning you Reno." Sephiroth said dryly to the redhead. "Call me that once more and I'll have the pleasure of ripping ALL of you limbs off, one.by.one." There was a long moment of silence before he spoke again. "And what, might I ask, kind of bone would the bunch of you have to pick with me?"
"Not so sharp now are you?" Rufus sneered. "You got all of us in trouble by my dad and the school."
'School? What in the hell is school?' Daitona pondered obliviously.
"Heh! You were the one skipping and causing problems. I wasn't about to take the rap for your sorry butt again. You deserved what you got. Now, if you don't mind."
Sephiroth made quick strides to the locked door and was just about to unlock it when the three friends of Rufus's grabbed him from behind. With some effort, the three managed to shove Sephiroth in the closet and locked him in.
'What's going on now!?' Daitona wondered angrily; she had lost sight of everyone and now she could hear someone banging on a door. Judging from the fiery voice and the short struggle she had hear she figured Sephiroth had gotten himself into some trouble.
She stood quickly and took in the situation at had while the four boys were momentarily surprised by he sudden appearance. Her eves were draw to the closet where all the yelling and banging was coming from.
She sighed. "Suck idiots. I may not know him very well, and none of you know me. What gives you the right to barge in here and lock him in a closet like that? And what in the hell is this school that you were in trouble with!?"
The four boys looked on the girl as if she had just asked the stupidest question imaginable.
"Well, don't all speak at once."
"Who are you? This is my dad's office," Rufus stated.
"Wow, I'm impressed," she replied rolling her eyes. "My name is Daitona, and who.are all of you?"
I'm, Rufus Shinra."
"I've gathered that much. Those two.who are you?" She nodded towards the two who could be brothers.
"Mark," the taller on stated dryly.
"Nat," the other introduced with a bow.
".yeah.why have you locked Sephiroth in the closet. Surly you know that door won't hold much longer."
"What are you babbling about?" Mark demanded.
With a huff, Daitona simply pointed towards the closet door. All four followed her gaze. The closet door was cracking around the hinges and the knob.
With there attention averted, Daitona made a dash for the door only to have Make somehow block her path. Before she had a chance to react he punched her full in the mouth. Stunned by the sudden impact and the taste of blood, Daitona fell down.
Slowly assessing the damage to her swollen lip she failed to keep her eye on the opponent at had. Almost immediately after falling Mark hauled her back up roughly by the collar of her shirt. Nat and Reno took hold of her arms so that Mark could have his fun of beating her while she couldn't defend herself. A violent blow to the stomach made her gasp and go to he knees after she was released.
Daitona closed her eyes tightly bowing her head; her arms where wrapped tightly over where she had last been struck, in an attempt to sooth the aching.
Feeling hands try to grab her up managed to plea to them not to hit her again.
Inside the closet Sephiroth knew vaguely what was going on outside and it was making him mad. When he heard Daitona's meek plea he had had it. He kicked the door.
The sound of a loud crack again drew the four boy's attention to the closet door.
"That door's not going to hold much longer. If he hits it again like that, we're in trouble," Nat observed.
Daitona coughed from the floor where she was on her knees. There was a few droplets of crimson blood on the tile floor where it had streamed from the gash on her lip.
One final kick and the door had taken all the abuse that it could handle and broke away from the hinges it hung on. The first thing any of them seen was the brilliant green blue haze. The brilliance faded however once Sephiroth's eyes clamed the source.
Without a word, Sephiroth's eyes went to Daitona who was on the floor at the feet of Rufus and his friends. He silently walked forward causing the other four to scatter in different directions. Kneeling down slightly, he pulled Daitona back to her feet.
"Are you ok?"
She slowly raised her face, once her hair moved away he could see just how upset she really was. As far as he knew, his eyes had never glowed with such intensity. That intensity, he quickly realized, was from rage and was burning with that fire he had seen when she had attacked Hojo.
The office had fallen deafly silent after Sephiroth had last spoken. The silence was only broken when yelling came from outside the locked office door.
"Unlock this door!" Shinra's voice sounded through the door.
"Aww, crap! It's my dad," Rufus hissed.
"All you care about is yourself!" Daitona growled and went for him with clenched fist.
She lunged for Rufus and missed, but was quick to spin on her heels and successfully landed her foot squarely in the middle of his back, sending him flying to the floor.
When the other tree started to go to Rufus's assistance they found Sephiroth in their path.
He gave them a chilly smile. "If you have a problem with her you can take it up with me." He narrowed his eyes then quickly sidestepped to block Rufus from the ranting girl.
Taking Sephiroth's offer, Rufus slowly climbed to his feet. "You'll regret that."
Sephiroth looked at Daitona wondering vaguely why she hadn't answered. 'She must be really mad.she still has that look in her eye.'
-Out in the Hall-
Shinra growled between as he waited for someone to come and unlock the door to his office. Finally he turned his frustration on Hojo. "What's going on in there!?"
"Well, I have assumed that Daitona is in there, you we know for sure Sephiroth is. But he wouldn't have locked the door, so I have an idea that perhaps you son and his gang is also in there. If that proves true, then it was one of them who locked the door," Hojo speculated.
"What does Rufus have to do with anything?"
Hojo crossed his arms and rubbed his chin. "Sephiroth got him in trouble, if I remember right. So if your son thinks the girl is with Sephiroth he may try and take it out on her thinking she is the weaker one.if that happens." Hojo chuckled to himself. "That girl will latterly blow her stack. I think she needs some anger management myself.
Shinra narrowed his icy blue eyes at Hojo. "What is that suppose to mean?"
"Sephiroth, has been brought up to become the ultimate SOLDIER. There is nothing in that room that could possibly stand up to him.the exception is only Daitona, perhaps.
-President's Office-
Sephiroth had managed to calm Daitona to where her eyes were only smoldering compared to the fire from a few moments before. He knew though, one wrong move by any of them would set her off again
Nat had been the first to retreat to the balcony door and was now becoming for the others to hurry so that they wouldn't be caught.
Mark and Reno quickly did as they were beckoned to do and disappeared outside in the dark. Rufus lingered back, angry by being hit by a girl in front of his friends.
"You'll pay for this bitch."
Daitona's eyes flared. "THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!"
This time when she tried to go after Rufus Sephiroth wrapped his arms around her holding her back. Rufus quickly made his escape not trusting Sephiroth to keep her back, and he for one didn't want to get hit by her again.
"Don't have a bad temper, hu?" Sephiroth remarked and released her as the office doors were finally opened from the outside.
-End Chapter 4-
A/N: Well, how about that? Daitona may not be able to hit a target with her fist but her foot is a whole other ballgame. The next chapter will have more (hopeful) but I give fare warning that the beginning may end up sounding rushed. Other than that it should end up pretty good. Just to give you all something to think about: What if Sephiroth and Daitona were to wonder off into Midgar and she came back with a tattoo?
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or any of its characters, anyone else (Daitona, Mark, and Nat) do belong to me.
Daitona paced the dimly lit cell she had been living in for the past three months, she was waiting.but patience wasn't one of her strong points. She mumbled several choice words as she listened for sounds outside the, for the moment, locked door.
'Dang it!' she thought irritably. 'Why couldn't the man be on time for once!?'
She had spent the last month or so devising a plan of escape, without anyone finding out. The idea had come easily enough, but it was the part about having the nerve enough to do it that had kept her at bay.until now, that is.
The last draw had been at the last 'visit' to Hojo's lad. Daitona smirked in recollection. She had reacted hatefully to his insults, as always, and had let her tongue get her in trouble again.
"Oh well," she sated coolly into the empty room. "What could that old mad do to possibly hurt me anymore? Oh joy! I get to get him back now! Only ONE problem!" Her voice echoed off the walls all around her as her voice grew louder. "WHER IS THAT STUPID GUARD WITH MY LUNCH!!!"
As if by some strange coincident the door hissed open; Daitona fell silent, her voice still fairly audible through the echo that still lingered from here frustrated yell.
"Jackass," she growled through her gritting teeth.
"What a surprise," the guard yakked, rolling his eyes at her. He came further into her territory completely oblivious of her scheme. Uncaringly, her lofted to the small table and sent the tray he held down on it.
Out of the corner of his eye the guard could see her dimly glowing eyes erupt into a blaze. He, carefully now, straightened as to not make any sudden moves that would set the young girl off. Slowly, he turned on his heals to face the blazing mako glare of Daitona. Mentally, he kicked himself for being so careless; he had been warned about suck negligence. 'But the girl had never done anything to suggest that she was of any danger.until now that is. What fare compensation for all the neglect he had on her; never having a certain times on bringing her meals, on lights off, caring if she had the proper care.nothing.. and now.'
"I'm screwed." he breather, not able to speak any louder; afraid that the slightest noise might break her transfixed gaze and he knew it to be his demise.
"Oh yes you are," she purred.
As if suddenly realizing that she was only ten years old, he laughed, tearing his gaze from her hypnotic mako eyes.
"Laugh while you can buddy," her voice cut through his taunting laugh like a hot knife through butter.
His laugh came to an abrupt stop as the breath was knocked out of him by an impact he had not thought possible form such a girl.
Daitona lowered her foot from the guard's chest and looked on in slight amusement as he gasped for precious air.
"Not so funny anymore, is it? Now, just imagine the searing pain there will be when you haul your pathetic excuse of a man into Hojo's lab with your tail tucked in-between your legs, and tell him that the little 'helpless' girl escaped you? Oh I can see you now." She laughed softly to herself.
With unnatural speed, the guard found her foot in his stomach. Clinging to his stomach, he staggered backwards into a wall then fell to his knees. He managed to look up in time to watch Daitona waltz out the cell door without any resistance what so ever. He groaned and toppled over onto the fool, wishing she had at the least knocked him out.
Daitona's confident smile quickly faded as she roamed through the halls. The only time she had been out of that cell was to go to Hojo's and she really didn't care to follow that path. Some how after a time of aimless wondering she made her way up several flights of stairs until there were no more and she stood in the presidential office.
She searched the office carefully before deciding that it was empty, and then she took in her surroundings in greater detail. There was a huge half moon window that over looked the somewhat beautiful but disgusting view of the city of Midgar. In the center of that half moon, on a raised area that required going up several steps to get too, was a huge fancy desk. The leather chair was pushed back form it, apparently someone had neglected to push it back in.
"Heeey," she hummed eyeing a glass dish on the edge of the desk.
It could only be one thing in her mind, and that meant a nice treat lied within that dish. With a knowing look, she crept on silent feet to the desk the hoped on immediately sitting Indian style on the smooth wooden surface. With delicate ease she lifted the top off the candy dish and silently laid it aside out of the way. Now peering inside to seek her prize, she fond chocolate, and not just any chocolate either. This was the expensive kind that always seemed to leave one wanting more.
With the utmost care she unwrapped the delicious treat and popped into her watering mouth. Her eyes lit up in pleasure at the sweet taste of the candy. Being who she was, when she got another piece she was more enthusiastic about unwrapping it and eating it. Within a few short minutes half the dish was gone and Daitona had no intention of leaving any.
Just as she reached for one of the last few remaining chocolates the sound of voices meet her keen ears. Her eyes grew wide at realizing what a mess she hade made of the desk. Quickly, she leapt to the floor and swept the empty wrappers into a nearby trashcan than carefully placed the lid back onto the candy dish. Her mind searched quickly for a place to hide, and not a moment too late did she duck under the desk.
* * * *
Shinra pushed open the door to his office not missing a beat at what he was explaining to the young boy who accompanied him. The office had grown darker with the dusk. Shinra stopped when he noticed the boys glowing eyes searching the room for something.
Flipping on the light switch, the office was illuminated with bright light. Shinra looked around trying to figure out what the boy was looking for. His gaze fell onto his desk where a few stray wrappers littered his other wise empty desk.
"Those damn janitors are eating my candies again!" Shinra spat somewhat angrily.
Hojo came in the office behind the boy.
Sephiroth glared at Hojo for daring to push him like that.
Hojo's stony gaze swept the office before he spoke. "Maybe not workers.one of my rather 'unwilling'," that was putting it lightly he thought as he continued, "specimens escaped about thirty minutes ago."
"And you didn't say anything earlier?" Shinra asked gruffly.
Sephiroth remained silent and leaned against the wall next to the door. He knew he had seen or heard something as he and Shinra had come into the office, but whoever it was was smart and was keeping extremely quiet. Not even his enhanced senses could pick up where the intruder had hid.
"Is it that girl again?" Shinra growled.
Helplessly Hojo nodded.
Shinra motioned with his finger for Hojo to follow him out of the office, leaving Sephiroth standing against the wall. One of them shut the door so that he couldn't hear them. The door wouldn't have drowned out there voices even if Sephiroth had wanted to listen to there mumble-jumble.
Instead, his attention was on the office at hand. As silent as a cat he stalked the room for the intruder. Listening with every fiber he could push, he listened intently. After several minutes he smirked at finally finding the rhythm of breathing besides his own. Making his way over to the desk that dominated the small platform he slowly peered under it.
There was a hiss of breath, and then his eyes adjusted to see the being huddled up under then desk. The girl's knees where brought up, her face hidden against them and her arm protectively over her head.
"You shouldn't be here?" he said in a low voice.
The girl's head shot up and looked at him with an expression of shock playing across her small but knowing face.
"You-you're." she stammered but couldn't finish.
"My name is Sephiroth, but I guess you already knew that, didn't you.Daitona?"
His voice sent chills down her spin, yet she was relieved that it was him who had discovered her and not Hojo or President Shinra like she had first thought.
"You escaped Hojo." His comment was more of a statement than a question and he smirked at the thought. "You must tell me how you keep him on edge like this. If he weren't, you'd be long gone by now."
"You better believe it!" Daitona finally managed a full sentence.
"*humph* If only I could get a few pointers from you." He laughed at the thought, and then explained his thought to the confused girl who was making her way out of hiding. "You and I could drive him up a wall with our combined antics on him. He can hardly stand me when I get in the mood and he's always complaining about you and your so-called bad temper.
Daitona gave him a dirty look. "For your information, I DON'T HAVE A BAD TEMPER!"
"Sure.what ever you-."
The sound of a lock 'click' then laughter caught Sephiroth by surprise and he never completed his sentence.
"Who's that you you're talking to Sephy, your giiiirrrllllfriend?" a taunting laugh came from the balcony door.
Sephiroth gritted his teeth. "I'm warning you, you call me that again I'll tare your throat right out of your neck."
More laughs came from behind the first boy, then the three came into the light of the office to join the one who had snuck in and locked the main door.
"What do you want Rufus?" Sephiroth narrowed his eyes at the overly spoiled boy.
Daitona finally stood up enough to peer over the desk, and still stay hidden, and got a look at the four new arrivals. The one Sephiroth was glaring at looked to be a bit older than herself, short, sleek blonde/orange hair that was slicked back, and wore a white outfit that looked much like a sky suit. 'Overly dressed.must be the leader,' she thought and averted her gaze to the next boy. He was the shortest of the lot and looked older than Sephiroth. He had long unkempt red hair, and a sleek figure. 'He must be the fighter, his eyes are dangerous.' The other two looked a lot alike, brothers perhaps? The taller, and older looking one, had short chopped blonde/brown hair and a look in his eyes that would have been unnerving to anyone besides Sephiroth and herself. The other was slightly shorter, had longer darker hair, and he too had that unnerving look in his eyes.
"Don't move," Sephiroth quietly warned Daitona before approaching the group.
She ducked back down and crawled to the corner of the desk to watch. 'Dang it! I can only see one of them.' Sephiroth never came back onto her view.
"We, have a bone to pick with you Seph."
"I'm warning you Reno." Sephiroth said dryly to the redhead. "Call me that once more and I'll have the pleasure of ripping ALL of you limbs off, one.by.one." There was a long moment of silence before he spoke again. "And what, might I ask, kind of bone would the bunch of you have to pick with me?"
"Not so sharp now are you?" Rufus sneered. "You got all of us in trouble by my dad and the school."
'School? What in the hell is school?' Daitona pondered obliviously.
"Heh! You were the one skipping and causing problems. I wasn't about to take the rap for your sorry butt again. You deserved what you got. Now, if you don't mind."
Sephiroth made quick strides to the locked door and was just about to unlock it when the three friends of Rufus's grabbed him from behind. With some effort, the three managed to shove Sephiroth in the closet and locked him in.
'What's going on now!?' Daitona wondered angrily; she had lost sight of everyone and now she could hear someone banging on a door. Judging from the fiery voice and the short struggle she had hear she figured Sephiroth had gotten himself into some trouble.
She stood quickly and took in the situation at had while the four boys were momentarily surprised by he sudden appearance. Her eves were draw to the closet where all the yelling and banging was coming from.
She sighed. "Suck idiots. I may not know him very well, and none of you know me. What gives you the right to barge in here and lock him in a closet like that? And what in the hell is this school that you were in trouble with!?"
The four boys looked on the girl as if she had just asked the stupidest question imaginable.
"Well, don't all speak at once."
"Who are you? This is my dad's office," Rufus stated.
"Wow, I'm impressed," she replied rolling her eyes. "My name is Daitona, and who.are all of you?"
I'm, Rufus Shinra."
"I've gathered that much. Those two.who are you?" She nodded towards the two who could be brothers.
"Mark," the taller on stated dryly.
"Nat," the other introduced with a bow.
".yeah.why have you locked Sephiroth in the closet. Surly you know that door won't hold much longer."
"What are you babbling about?" Mark demanded.
With a huff, Daitona simply pointed towards the closet door. All four followed her gaze. The closet door was cracking around the hinges and the knob.
With there attention averted, Daitona made a dash for the door only to have Make somehow block her path. Before she had a chance to react he punched her full in the mouth. Stunned by the sudden impact and the taste of blood, Daitona fell down.
Slowly assessing the damage to her swollen lip she failed to keep her eye on the opponent at had. Almost immediately after falling Mark hauled her back up roughly by the collar of her shirt. Nat and Reno took hold of her arms so that Mark could have his fun of beating her while she couldn't defend herself. A violent blow to the stomach made her gasp and go to he knees after she was released.
Daitona closed her eyes tightly bowing her head; her arms where wrapped tightly over where she had last been struck, in an attempt to sooth the aching.
Feeling hands try to grab her up managed to plea to them not to hit her again.
Inside the closet Sephiroth knew vaguely what was going on outside and it was making him mad. When he heard Daitona's meek plea he had had it. He kicked the door.
The sound of a loud crack again drew the four boy's attention to the closet door.
"That door's not going to hold much longer. If he hits it again like that, we're in trouble," Nat observed.
Daitona coughed from the floor where she was on her knees. There was a few droplets of crimson blood on the tile floor where it had streamed from the gash on her lip.
One final kick and the door had taken all the abuse that it could handle and broke away from the hinges it hung on. The first thing any of them seen was the brilliant green blue haze. The brilliance faded however once Sephiroth's eyes clamed the source.
Without a word, Sephiroth's eyes went to Daitona who was on the floor at the feet of Rufus and his friends. He silently walked forward causing the other four to scatter in different directions. Kneeling down slightly, he pulled Daitona back to her feet.
"Are you ok?"
She slowly raised her face, once her hair moved away he could see just how upset she really was. As far as he knew, his eyes had never glowed with such intensity. That intensity, he quickly realized, was from rage and was burning with that fire he had seen when she had attacked Hojo.
The office had fallen deafly silent after Sephiroth had last spoken. The silence was only broken when yelling came from outside the locked office door.
"Unlock this door!" Shinra's voice sounded through the door.
"Aww, crap! It's my dad," Rufus hissed.
"All you care about is yourself!" Daitona growled and went for him with clenched fist.
She lunged for Rufus and missed, but was quick to spin on her heels and successfully landed her foot squarely in the middle of his back, sending him flying to the floor.
When the other tree started to go to Rufus's assistance they found Sephiroth in their path.
He gave them a chilly smile. "If you have a problem with her you can take it up with me." He narrowed his eyes then quickly sidestepped to block Rufus from the ranting girl.
Taking Sephiroth's offer, Rufus slowly climbed to his feet. "You'll regret that."
Sephiroth looked at Daitona wondering vaguely why she hadn't answered. 'She must be really mad.she still has that look in her eye.'
-Out in the Hall-
Shinra growled between as he waited for someone to come and unlock the door to his office. Finally he turned his frustration on Hojo. "What's going on in there!?"
"Well, I have assumed that Daitona is in there, you we know for sure Sephiroth is. But he wouldn't have locked the door, so I have an idea that perhaps you son and his gang is also in there. If that proves true, then it was one of them who locked the door," Hojo speculated.
"What does Rufus have to do with anything?"
Hojo crossed his arms and rubbed his chin. "Sephiroth got him in trouble, if I remember right. So if your son thinks the girl is with Sephiroth he may try and take it out on her thinking she is the weaker one.if that happens." Hojo chuckled to himself. "That girl will latterly blow her stack. I think she needs some anger management myself.
Shinra narrowed his icy blue eyes at Hojo. "What is that suppose to mean?"
"Sephiroth, has been brought up to become the ultimate SOLDIER. There is nothing in that room that could possibly stand up to him.the exception is only Daitona, perhaps.
-President's Office-
Sephiroth had managed to calm Daitona to where her eyes were only smoldering compared to the fire from a few moments before. He knew though, one wrong move by any of them would set her off again
Nat had been the first to retreat to the balcony door and was now becoming for the others to hurry so that they wouldn't be caught.
Mark and Reno quickly did as they were beckoned to do and disappeared outside in the dark. Rufus lingered back, angry by being hit by a girl in front of his friends.
"You'll pay for this bitch."
Daitona's eyes flared. "THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!"
This time when she tried to go after Rufus Sephiroth wrapped his arms around her holding her back. Rufus quickly made his escape not trusting Sephiroth to keep her back, and he for one didn't want to get hit by her again.
"Don't have a bad temper, hu?" Sephiroth remarked and released her as the office doors were finally opened from the outside.
-End Chapter 4-
A/N: Well, how about that? Daitona may not be able to hit a target with her fist but her foot is a whole other ballgame. The next chapter will have more (hopeful) but I give fare warning that the beginning may end up sounding rushed. Other than that it should end up pretty good. Just to give you all something to think about: What if Sephiroth and Daitona were to wonder off into Midgar and she came back with a tattoo?