Chapter 15
My Life and
What you mean to me
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy, but all OC's are mine.
A/N: This is the last chapter there will be as Sephiroth and Daitona being young teen. They'll still be teens in the next chapter, but Daitona will be more around 16 and Sephiroth 18. Right now Daitona's 13 and Sephiroth is 15. Anyways, I hope this chapter doesn't bore anyone too much. A little more is reveled about Daitona, but not much.
My Life and What you mean to me:
"Hello," Daitona greeted Sephiroth with a smile.
"You wanted to tell me something?" Sephiroth enquired.
Daitona's smile slowly faded and was replaced with a weary serious look. "I did." Her eyes dropped. "I was scared.when I seen you getting the life pounded out of you by that machine. I almost lost control of what I am."
"What you are?" Sephiroth wondered if she really knew, so he remained silently and listened.
"When you didn't pick up your sword when I threw it to you I wanted to beat you over the head with it a few times while simultaneously tearing that thing apart bit by bit.and I was more than capable of doing so at the time. Hojo has called it a trigger, but really all it is, is built up worry and anger more of less. In name on this planet I am a dragon, but in true light I am much more. Dragon's here are a sad sight to one of pure blood- they are mindless monsters that kill often and for no reason. They kill innocent people, my race only kills when they have too, or feel threatened. I.we are called Divinians.my father came from a planed called Divine, thus the name. That is why Hojo referred to him and myself as the Divine Beings, species.something or another." Daitona paused before going on. "Don't tell anyone that Sephiroth, Hojo has no clue that I know things that he doesn't," she pleaded.
"I won't, you can trust me.but how do you know such things?" Sephiroth was interested in what she had to say. She knew more than what any of those reports had told him, so he'd hear her out.
"When I jumped.my mind was void of everything, emotion, rational thought.everything. except you and the enemy. The spell I casted on you was my own, not a spell from the materia I had on my wrist.I didn't even have a heal materia with me. You noticed the change; I could see you searching for it when we faced off with Guld.my hair turned to that of a true Divinian as did my eyes. I let the power in me get a little too strong of a hold and I also grew fangs.I came drearily close to turning into the half dragon state." Daitona frowned.
"What held you back?" Sephiroth wasn't sure if he wanted to know.
"My one major weakness, you." Daitona finally met his gaze and her eyes told Sephiroth she meant ever word of what she said. "You were the cause for the transformation to start and you're the cause that I held it back. I would have been blinded by the power and would have destroyed most everything there in flash of furry. And, I know this because of my dad. He left an imprint on my mind before I was born that told me what I needed to know to keep myself safe. Call it instinct if you will." Daitona looked down as she pulled a bloody red orb from her pocket. It swirled unlike any other summon materia Sephiroth had ever seen.
"What is that?" he asked her curiously.
Daitona held her hand out to him, offering him the orb. "It is my Divinian power. The last thing my dad left me was the ability to suppress my power and to cast it out. The summon in this materia was dead and I forced my power into it. If I use it my ability to transform will return, but if you use it, it will react differently. I should be a powerful attack, but be weary of it. Don't let its power to persuade consume you with its hunger."
Sephiroth frowned at her. "You're giving it to me?"
"Sort of. I want you to keep it for me. Master it for me. Along with that ability my father left to me, there was a message. I'd know who to give this too, and when; the one I gave it to would know the appointed time and place when it should be given back. Pleas keep it safe, and it'll do the same for you."
Sephiroth nodded and closed his fingers over the tiny orb. The power within it pulsated and literally begged for release. He could feel the immense power it held. 'This power should never be put in the hands of a human. It's so powerful I can taste it and I can almost see the destructive power it is capable of.' Sephiroth's eyes were wide, pure energy was fairly pouring from the tiny object in his hand. 'Daitona's right, Their is a great need of caution needed to posses this. It's trying to consume my mind for the need of it's power.'
"Sephiroth." Daitona's soft voice pierced his thoughts, and he shook off the haze he felt. "That's what you have to watch out for. It has a mind of it's own and is akin to it's rightful owner, it won't be tamed so easily. That is why it is so different from any other materia. Don't loose it, and don't let it take control of your mind."
"Why are you giving this to me now?" Sephiroth asked worriedly.
"I have no use for it. There is no future for me here and all I'll do with it is hurt a lot of people. I don't want that. If it's the last thing I do.I'll escape this place. I don't care if it kills me." Sephiroth seen that familiar glow in her eyes as she went on, "I don't want to hurt people who have done nothing to me. The only real person I blame is Hojo and maybe Shinra." She smiled and looked at him slyly. "You knew I wasn't human. How long have you know?"
Sephiroth coughed as the mood it the conversation changed putting him in the hot seat. "I just found out."
"I know," Daitona Said knowingly, Sephiroth narrowed his eyes at her. "That's what was bothering you earlier. I have to apologize for reading your mind without telling you.you probably didn't even know I had that ability." She smiled weakly. "I had to know what was bothering you. When you ran into me you gave me the strangest look. That's why I told you to meet me in two hours. I had to remember the answers to what I knew you didn't know. I hope I answered most of your questions."
"Almost, what color is your armor?" Sephiroth crossed his arms and had a smug look.
"My armor? Oh!" Daitona looked surprised, then shook her head with wide eyes. "I don't know. Really I don't, I've never seen it before myself."
She laughed at the childish look of disappointment on Sephiroth's face as he pouted.
"That," she stated boldly, "is the reason I can't let anything happen to you. You can make me laugh and you're the only friend I've had since Pr. Gast was killed."
Crackling laughter stopped either of the surprised teens from saying anymore. The ugly black haired scientist came around the corner after hearing Daitona's last statement.
"Is that right my young friend?" Hojo laughed. "Finally, just when I thought your kind had no weakness. The control I've been looking for, for so long." He laid a hand on Sephiroth's shoulder.
Sephiroth looked sick as he shrugged Hojo's hand off. Hojo continued to laugh despite Daitona's icy glare.
She grinded her teeth in anger then snapped. "I hate you, you crusty old man! Leave me alone!" With that out of her system she stalked off down the stairs.
"Now, you have more uses than I thought," Hojo grinned, eyeing Sephiroth.
"You're a real ass, you know that?" Sephiroth snarled with a dirty look, then followed after Daitona.
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Hours later Sephiroth finally found Daitona in on of the training rooms. A punching back was getting the bulk of her furry and still she beat it relentlessly.
"I.HATE.HIM!" Daitona snarled with each hit for emphasis. Her jaw was tight with anger and her eyes blazed with mako. He anger was directed more at herself than anyone else. It was her fault for talking to Sephiroth out in the open like that.
Sephiroth watched for a while then came up behind her and tapped her on the back. Daitona yelped in surprise and spun taking a swing at him. Sephiroth almost didn't recognize the attack, and had barley dodged in time. Lucky for him the attack only got his hair.
Daitona sighed in oblivious relief. "I'm sorry. You shouldn't sneak up on me like that."
"It was my fault. I didn't mean for Ho-"
"Quiet!" Daitona snapped. "I don't need sympathy and you of all people should know that. It was my fault for not being more careful. That guy has been dedicated to controlling the dragon; he's never seen the transformation as far as you've seen it-at least mine. I never let on to my weakness, but then again I didn't even know I had it until that day. I don't know why that is my weakness, but it sucks!" She sighed and relented letting her shoulders drop. "That's a lie.you're my friend and the only one who has ever trusted me and treated me as if I were worth something besides an experiment. And for my weakness, you may suffer.don't let that happen." 'You don't share the same weakness as me. Use that materia I gave you if you must.'
Daitona looked into his eyes intensely before turning back to the battered punching bag; she wasn't through with it yet. After a few well-placed, hard punches the bag's material gave out and it burst open.
She went on to another exercise and continued her self-abuse late into the night. When she finally did stop it wasn't by her choice, her body was completely exhausted and refused to do any more work. Still not wanting to go back to her room for the night, she walked on painfully sore legs to a near by bench. She sat down then acknowledged her company.
"You're still here." Daitona stated warily.
"Are you done?" Sephiroth knew he didn't have to ask, he already knew the answer. Her knuckles were raw and bloody looking and her weariness was quite evident.
"Why do you care so much?" Her voice was soft and her eyes were sad. "What have I done to gain that from you? I would have thought all I've done is caused you problems."
"Perhaps, it's something that you do not yet know that you've done for me," Sephiroth said softly. "You've done more for me than you could possible know. You saved my life twice, and you always pushed me during training; I only started to become better and stronger when I started sparing with you. You've shown me how to do so many things.like your fighting techniques and how to bug the hell out of Hojo."
Daitona grinned. "Oh did I now? I don't ever remember teaching you anything."
"You're impossible. Are you ready to go get dinner yet? Just watching you made me hungry."
Daitona slowly stood up and worked out the growing stiffness in her muscles. "Lets go," she sighed.
Sephiroth started to stand up and was shoved back down. He looked up into Daitona's smug face.
"What was that for?"
"That was for steeling MY tricks!" She nodded pleased with herself, and started off with Sephiroth following a safe distance away.
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-End Chapter 15-
A/N: Is it just me of was this chapter incredibly boring, and short? I don't much care for this chapter either, so when I do finally decide to do some rewriting, this chapter will be on my list. As I said in the last chapter, if there is anything, anything at all that you would like to see happen in this story, let me know. I don't bite.
My Life and
What you mean to me
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy, but all OC's are mine.
A/N: This is the last chapter there will be as Sephiroth and Daitona being young teen. They'll still be teens in the next chapter, but Daitona will be more around 16 and Sephiroth 18. Right now Daitona's 13 and Sephiroth is 15. Anyways, I hope this chapter doesn't bore anyone too much. A little more is reveled about Daitona, but not much.
My Life and What you mean to me:
"Hello," Daitona greeted Sephiroth with a smile.
"You wanted to tell me something?" Sephiroth enquired.
Daitona's smile slowly faded and was replaced with a weary serious look. "I did." Her eyes dropped. "I was scared.when I seen you getting the life pounded out of you by that machine. I almost lost control of what I am."
"What you are?" Sephiroth wondered if she really knew, so he remained silently and listened.
"When you didn't pick up your sword when I threw it to you I wanted to beat you over the head with it a few times while simultaneously tearing that thing apart bit by bit.and I was more than capable of doing so at the time. Hojo has called it a trigger, but really all it is, is built up worry and anger more of less. In name on this planet I am a dragon, but in true light I am much more. Dragon's here are a sad sight to one of pure blood- they are mindless monsters that kill often and for no reason. They kill innocent people, my race only kills when they have too, or feel threatened. I.we are called Divinians.my father came from a planed called Divine, thus the name. That is why Hojo referred to him and myself as the Divine Beings, species.something or another." Daitona paused before going on. "Don't tell anyone that Sephiroth, Hojo has no clue that I know things that he doesn't," she pleaded.
"I won't, you can trust me.but how do you know such things?" Sephiroth was interested in what she had to say. She knew more than what any of those reports had told him, so he'd hear her out.
"When I jumped.my mind was void of everything, emotion, rational thought.everything. except you and the enemy. The spell I casted on you was my own, not a spell from the materia I had on my wrist.I didn't even have a heal materia with me. You noticed the change; I could see you searching for it when we faced off with Guld.my hair turned to that of a true Divinian as did my eyes. I let the power in me get a little too strong of a hold and I also grew fangs.I came drearily close to turning into the half dragon state." Daitona frowned.
"What held you back?" Sephiroth wasn't sure if he wanted to know.
"My one major weakness, you." Daitona finally met his gaze and her eyes told Sephiroth she meant ever word of what she said. "You were the cause for the transformation to start and you're the cause that I held it back. I would have been blinded by the power and would have destroyed most everything there in flash of furry. And, I know this because of my dad. He left an imprint on my mind before I was born that told me what I needed to know to keep myself safe. Call it instinct if you will." Daitona looked down as she pulled a bloody red orb from her pocket. It swirled unlike any other summon materia Sephiroth had ever seen.
"What is that?" he asked her curiously.
Daitona held her hand out to him, offering him the orb. "It is my Divinian power. The last thing my dad left me was the ability to suppress my power and to cast it out. The summon in this materia was dead and I forced my power into it. If I use it my ability to transform will return, but if you use it, it will react differently. I should be a powerful attack, but be weary of it. Don't let its power to persuade consume you with its hunger."
Sephiroth frowned at her. "You're giving it to me?"
"Sort of. I want you to keep it for me. Master it for me. Along with that ability my father left to me, there was a message. I'd know who to give this too, and when; the one I gave it to would know the appointed time and place when it should be given back. Pleas keep it safe, and it'll do the same for you."
Sephiroth nodded and closed his fingers over the tiny orb. The power within it pulsated and literally begged for release. He could feel the immense power it held. 'This power should never be put in the hands of a human. It's so powerful I can taste it and I can almost see the destructive power it is capable of.' Sephiroth's eyes were wide, pure energy was fairly pouring from the tiny object in his hand. 'Daitona's right, Their is a great need of caution needed to posses this. It's trying to consume my mind for the need of it's power.'
"Sephiroth." Daitona's soft voice pierced his thoughts, and he shook off the haze he felt. "That's what you have to watch out for. It has a mind of it's own and is akin to it's rightful owner, it won't be tamed so easily. That is why it is so different from any other materia. Don't loose it, and don't let it take control of your mind."
"Why are you giving this to me now?" Sephiroth asked worriedly.
"I have no use for it. There is no future for me here and all I'll do with it is hurt a lot of people. I don't want that. If it's the last thing I do.I'll escape this place. I don't care if it kills me." Sephiroth seen that familiar glow in her eyes as she went on, "I don't want to hurt people who have done nothing to me. The only real person I blame is Hojo and maybe Shinra." She smiled and looked at him slyly. "You knew I wasn't human. How long have you know?"
Sephiroth coughed as the mood it the conversation changed putting him in the hot seat. "I just found out."
"I know," Daitona Said knowingly, Sephiroth narrowed his eyes at her. "That's what was bothering you earlier. I have to apologize for reading your mind without telling you.you probably didn't even know I had that ability." She smiled weakly. "I had to know what was bothering you. When you ran into me you gave me the strangest look. That's why I told you to meet me in two hours. I had to remember the answers to what I knew you didn't know. I hope I answered most of your questions."
"Almost, what color is your armor?" Sephiroth crossed his arms and had a smug look.
"My armor? Oh!" Daitona looked surprised, then shook her head with wide eyes. "I don't know. Really I don't, I've never seen it before myself."
She laughed at the childish look of disappointment on Sephiroth's face as he pouted.
"That," she stated boldly, "is the reason I can't let anything happen to you. You can make me laugh and you're the only friend I've had since Pr. Gast was killed."
Crackling laughter stopped either of the surprised teens from saying anymore. The ugly black haired scientist came around the corner after hearing Daitona's last statement.
"Is that right my young friend?" Hojo laughed. "Finally, just when I thought your kind had no weakness. The control I've been looking for, for so long." He laid a hand on Sephiroth's shoulder.
Sephiroth looked sick as he shrugged Hojo's hand off. Hojo continued to laugh despite Daitona's icy glare.
She grinded her teeth in anger then snapped. "I hate you, you crusty old man! Leave me alone!" With that out of her system she stalked off down the stairs.
"Now, you have more uses than I thought," Hojo grinned, eyeing Sephiroth.
"You're a real ass, you know that?" Sephiroth snarled with a dirty look, then followed after Daitona.
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Hours later Sephiroth finally found Daitona in on of the training rooms. A punching back was getting the bulk of her furry and still she beat it relentlessly.
"I.HATE.HIM!" Daitona snarled with each hit for emphasis. Her jaw was tight with anger and her eyes blazed with mako. He anger was directed more at herself than anyone else. It was her fault for talking to Sephiroth out in the open like that.
Sephiroth watched for a while then came up behind her and tapped her on the back. Daitona yelped in surprise and spun taking a swing at him. Sephiroth almost didn't recognize the attack, and had barley dodged in time. Lucky for him the attack only got his hair.
Daitona sighed in oblivious relief. "I'm sorry. You shouldn't sneak up on me like that."
"It was my fault. I didn't mean for Ho-"
"Quiet!" Daitona snapped. "I don't need sympathy and you of all people should know that. It was my fault for not being more careful. That guy has been dedicated to controlling the dragon; he's never seen the transformation as far as you've seen it-at least mine. I never let on to my weakness, but then again I didn't even know I had it until that day. I don't know why that is my weakness, but it sucks!" She sighed and relented letting her shoulders drop. "That's a lie.you're my friend and the only one who has ever trusted me and treated me as if I were worth something besides an experiment. And for my weakness, you may suffer.don't let that happen." 'You don't share the same weakness as me. Use that materia I gave you if you must.'
Daitona looked into his eyes intensely before turning back to the battered punching bag; she wasn't through with it yet. After a few well-placed, hard punches the bag's material gave out and it burst open.
She went on to another exercise and continued her self-abuse late into the night. When she finally did stop it wasn't by her choice, her body was completely exhausted and refused to do any more work. Still not wanting to go back to her room for the night, she walked on painfully sore legs to a near by bench. She sat down then acknowledged her company.
"You're still here." Daitona stated warily.
"Are you done?" Sephiroth knew he didn't have to ask, he already knew the answer. Her knuckles were raw and bloody looking and her weariness was quite evident.
"Why do you care so much?" Her voice was soft and her eyes were sad. "What have I done to gain that from you? I would have thought all I've done is caused you problems."
"Perhaps, it's something that you do not yet know that you've done for me," Sephiroth said softly. "You've done more for me than you could possible know. You saved my life twice, and you always pushed me during training; I only started to become better and stronger when I started sparing with you. You've shown me how to do so many things.like your fighting techniques and how to bug the hell out of Hojo."
Daitona grinned. "Oh did I now? I don't ever remember teaching you anything."
"You're impossible. Are you ready to go get dinner yet? Just watching you made me hungry."
Daitona slowly stood up and worked out the growing stiffness in her muscles. "Lets go," she sighed.
Sephiroth started to stand up and was shoved back down. He looked up into Daitona's smug face.
"What was that for?"
"That was for steeling MY tricks!" She nodded pleased with herself, and started off with Sephiroth following a safe distance away.
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-End Chapter 15-
A/N: Is it just me of was this chapter incredibly boring, and short? I don't much care for this chapter either, so when I do finally decide to do some rewriting, this chapter will be on my list. As I said in the last chapter, if there is anything, anything at all that you would like to see happen in this story, let me know. I don't bite.