Chapter 29
Strange
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or it's characters; all OC's are mine...umm, the name Mifune came from Noacat, and my thanks go to Celtic guardian for giving me a series of names that if I use I'll be sure to point them out.
A/N: Hmm, not sure what will happen in this chapter myself. We'll just have to wait and see, huh? Read on…
Strange:
Tseng stalked to the area Daitona had pointed out to him only to find Sephiroth laying there on his back dozing.
"You know what?" he announced, Sephiroth opened one green blue eye and looked at him questionably. "Daitona is a very vague person, and now that I think of it…so are you!"
Sephiroth snickered. "Did you have a problem getting breakfast?"
Tseng sat the brown paper bag down near Sephiroth. "They weren't serving breakfast, and all the food was good and looked eatable. You see, Mifune doesn't make his men eat rations like your troops had to eat all the time. They made sandwiches how you wanted them."
"Ohhh, so what did I get?" Sephiroth asked.
"Turkey, chicken and cheese," Tseng paused, "and a canteen of water."
"Sounds good to me." Sephiroth sat up and snatched the bag up and took one of the sandwiches out. He opened the wrap that was put around it and was about to take a bite when…"HEY!!! That's mine; give it back! Get your own Daitona!"
Daitona trotted a shot distance away and took a bite out of the sandwich. "Mmm, this is good," she noted and took another bite.
Sephiroth grumbled and took the other sandwich from the bag. The rest of the quick meal was done in silence.
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Daitona glared up at the big black bird, which in turn glared all the more back at her. "Now you listen hear bird, you bite me one more time you're gonna know what it's like being bitten by a Divinian."
The chochobo warked defiantly and snapped at Daitona once again. She jumped back in time to miss its beak and countered by smacking it upside the head with the palm of her hand. The chocobo warked indignity and snapped again and received the same punishment.
Mifune was amused beyond words and Sephiroth stood off to the side healing his hand from when he had already been pecked.
As promised, Daitona lunged forward and bit the chocobo hard. It warked out of sheer surprise and tried to get away from her. Daitona latched onto its reins and glared at it once more.
After some time the chocobo's eyes clouded over from some kind of trance and fell obedient to her every command.
Mifune applauded. "I've never seen that mount act so badly, but I guess you are as skilled in manipulation as you have us believe. Are you quite ready now?"
"…no" Daitona growled and rolled her eyes. "Seth, get over here! I can't ride this thing…"
It took everything in Sephiroth to keep his face neutral as he mounted the chocobo. Daitona got up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist in a death grip.
'Daitona, you don't have to hold onto me so tight,' Sephiroth winced. 'You're not going to fall off.'
'If I do…' she warned.
'Don't worry, you won't.'
Daitona relaxed her arms and Sephiroth nudged the chocobo to a walk.
By late afternoon they came within the mountain range and the base Mifune had spoken of. Once inside the walls soldiers took their mounts and they were led into a building.
"Well, welcome to what I call home. I had this place built once I had a reason to join the resistance against Shinra," Mifune said.
"Why did you join the resistance? You don't strike me as the military leader you are," Daitona said.
Mifune looked sad when he nodded his head. "I had a sister name Sasha…"
"Had, did she die?"
Mifune nodded. "I was 15 when she left to go work for Shinra, she was 22 at the time. She worked in the Shinra labs as an assistant and always came home for visits. When she was 23 she wrote us a letter telling us she couldn't make it home for Christmas…before that she had been happy. One of the scientist had gotten her involved with a 'prized' specimen…she didn't tell us much. Not to long after Christmas we were sent a notice that Sasha had died due to problems in her pregnancy. She never told us…she must had thought mom and dad would have been mad and that's why we didn't see her at Christmas."
Sephiroth's eyes had grown wide at hearing the story. 'Mifune is Daitona's uncle! No way!'
"I'm sorry to hear that. What did she tell you of this specimen?" Daitona asked, she hadn't picked up on Sephiroth's thoughts or she just wasn't listening.
"Well, it's been almost 16 years, but I remember her telling us that there was no other like him. She thought him beautiful and very intelligent. Apparently he was violent towards most of the scientist but she managed to befriend him…now that I think of it, if my sister really was pregnant it was probably from him," Mifune said.
"And what of the child?" Daitona questioned.
"I don't know," he said sadly. "We never got to see her and were not told anything beyond that. Weather or not she lived or died, we don't know."
'She? He also said this happened…16 years ago…there's no way…Sephiroth?' Daitona thought in confusion.
'You were never told anything…were you?' Sephiroth asked slowly.
'No…''You're mother's name was Sasha. I thought you knew, you did take her name as a fake for yourself after all.'
'That would make him…my uncle…this is weird.
'Yes, it most defiantly is.'
Daitona frowned. "Mifune…if I tell you something will you promise to let us leave here?"
Mifune narrowed his eyes. "This sounds like something I may or may not want to hear…you are hiding something, I could see that earlier…but I promise. You will be able to walk out of here unharmed and on you own free will. Now speak."
"Fine, for starters my name is not Sasha, it's Daitona and his name is Sephiroth. He's been my best friend since childhood."
"So you are also Shinra?" he asked softly.
"First class SOLDIER, but not by choice; neither of us by choice. I was raised in the Shinra labs, both parents gone before I could remember or even see them. My father, a specimen called the 'Divine Species,' but in truth he was a Divinian. My mother was human…"
Mifune narrowed his eyes; he had a feeling he knew where this was heading.
Daitona went through all the memories that Sephiroth would allow her to; she had to get all the information she could and apparently Sephiroth knew more than she did.
"My mother's name was Sasha, that is why I used the name. She didn't die because of problems during pregnancy, she gave birth and one of the scientist ordered her killed afterwards…they were probably the ones who talked her out of coming home."
"Daitona, I hope for your own sake you are not lying. There is one thing I didn't tell you. Sasha wrote us just before she died telling us that if she ever had a child that she would call it Jeozyhe. A name from the creature she befriended," Mifune stated.
"Jeozyhe? That is Divinian meaning Daitona. Jeozyhe, is my Divinian name; that is what the dragon called called me."
"It is," Sephiroth confirmed, after he remembered the summon.
"I heard it, and that's why I had my soldiers hunt down the Shinra soldiers. Sasha would have not been able to deny you as her daughter because the way you are built, you are just like her…only taller." Mifune shook his head. "This really makes things difficult doesn't it? My mother and father would have loved to meet Sasha daughter after all these years, but not as a Shinra SOLDIER. No, that would only break their heart further."
"So what are you going to do?" Sephiroth asked.
"I don't know, what do you think I should do? What would you do if you were in my position?" Mifune crossed his arms.
"That is up to, but I remind you, you did promise to let us go."
"So I did. Daitona is family, my niece…but that doesn't cover the fact that you two are also SOLDIER's. Promise me, you won't lead and army against my base and I will fulfill my promise."
"You have my word," Daitona stated, Sephiroth nodded his agreement.
Mifune also nodded. "Then it's a deal. You can rest here for tonight, and then tomorrow I'll take you back to where your troops were. That is the least I can do. The next time we meet…we will meet at enemies."
Daitona and Sephiroth nodded.
"Then come, I'll let you all get settled into your quarters before supper. You should get cleaned up and…would you like something different to wear Daitona? No offence, but what you're wearing…"
"I KNEW IT!!!" Daitona turned on Tseng. "You TRICKED me!"
"Did not!" Tseng protested.
"It's nothing like that," Mifune assured. "It's just you'll already have enough attention drawn to you with out the help of…err…attractive cloths on."
"Yes, I would RELLY like something else to wear thank you."
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After thoroughly cleaning herself, Daitona dried herself off and put on the clean clothes Mifune had provided.
She sighed and looked down at them. "The price of being female…everything is always too big." She wrapped the towel around her head and stepped out into the adjoining room. It was lit only by the dusk's sun so everything had a fiery glow to it. "It's all yours," she announced to Sephiroth who was laying on one of the beds.
"Gee, thanks. Is there even any hot water left?" Sephiroth teased.
"It was still hot when I got out." She pulled the towel away from her hair and stroked more of the water out. "You wouldn't have a hair brush by any chance, would you?"
"Nope, but there's one on the night stand there."
Daitona reached over him and grasped the brush. "You didn't even pull the hair out of it!" she accused.
"How do you know it's my hair?" Sephiroth replied coyly.
"How many people have four foot long silver hairs??"
"Not many."
"I'm gonna hurt you."
"Aw, you would do that to little ol me would you?" The innocent mask he put on made Daitona wish he'd stop doing that.
'You're asking for it buster. That halo over your head is becoming more tarnished by the second.' Sephiroth only smiled all the more.
"That's it!" Daitona lunged at him, her hands aimed for his throat.
"Whoa!" Sephiroth rolled to dodge her hands and fell to the floor with a thud.
Daitona wasn't satisfied though. She pounced and landed on his stomach then proceeded to strangle him. She wasn't really chocking him, but it was enough for him to know he had really irritated her again.
She stopped suddenly and let Sephiroth's head thump back to the floor. She wrinkled her nose then quickly stood up. "You really do need a bath now…don't forget to use the soap…use it generously, believe me…"
"You gonna wash my clothes for me? They're probably dirtier than I am," Sephiroth said and slowly hauled himself off the floor.
"Ah, no. I'm sure someone here in this base can clean them for you though…"
"And what am I suppose to wear until then?"
Daitona smiled wickedly. "Oh I'm sure we can find something."
"Never mind, I'll ask Mifune for a uniform like yours."
"Oh fine, be that way. You go take that shower and I'll go get the clean clothes. I tell you what, I have no idea how you keep that silver hair silver." Daitona sat down on her bed and dragged the brush through her waist length hair.
Sephiroth shook his head then went to take a shower.
When he got out he was more than glad. Daitona HAD used most all the hot water and his shower had turned icy. He dried his hair then wrapped the towel securely around his waist before opening the bathroom door.
The room was a lot darker now and the only light cast shadows around the room. On his bed was a neatly folded stack of clothes. Further search found Daitona curled up on top of the covers of her bed sound asleep.
Sephiroth smiled despite himself as he scooped up the clothes then went back into the bathroom to change.
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-End Chapter 29-
A/N: So, how was that? Surprised? Anyone? Anyhow…this chapter got done really quickly, but I decided to go to a friend's house for a week…and well…what can I say? Oh, and just to make this clear: Daitona and Sephiroth are sharing a room but they both have their very own beds. I think some of the parts in it are rather silly. As I stated before, I have no one to discuss my story with so I'm a little short on ideas. If anyone had any suggestions I'd like to hear them.
…and that's not entirely true now…I just haven't had the chance to talk with Juzu yet. I think I'll start writing more…now, I just got home. Sorry to everyone for my neglecting the story, but I have been writing in my notebook so the next chapter is coming along.