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Authors Note: ...Hi everybody... *everyone glares at me*.. Well as you can see, I'm not dead.. I'm very much alive... I know I haven't been updating, it's been because of the flood of exams I've been having! There's plenty more too! I'll try to update every second week... or earlier! It depends on how much work I have to do.. n e ways, thanx for the wonderful reviews.. I got my first flame ^_^ (not)!! That review I got from VincentxYuffie fan, I don't count that as a flame, but this.... this... IDIOT just ruined mai day! THAT WAS SOOOO MEAN! No, I'm sorry, Sephiroth does not belong with Cloud. SLKDFJSKLDFJ .... I just read that review when I was in a really bad mood so....

T_T Well..

On with the fic!!
'I didn't sleep. At all. Sephiroth, the vast murderer, the psychotic lunatic, the freaky guy that wanted to become a God and take over the world is only a few meters away.' She thought. Yuffie didn't have the courage to turn around and face him, to see if he was sleeping or not. 'Does he even sleep?' She thought and laughed.. 'Of course he did... Or did he??'

This was very uncomfortable. The night was cold, she was shivering. Cold gusts of wind whipped through her messy hair leaving a cold Yuffie cursing at herself. She had been in other uncomfortable situations before! She remembered when Cloud... When everyone was lost in the snow, this took place near the city of Kalm. It was freezing outside and all Yuffie had was her short tank top and shorts. Well... at least she wasn't as cold as Tifa...

The sun was set and the wind began to die down. She shifted to a more comfortable position. "Not asleep yet?" His voice sounded like thunder, breaking her out of her thoughts. He always did that.

"Wha-What?" She confirmed that he never slept, "Oh... no." A sudden urge wanted her to be rude to him. "How am I supposed to sleep with you... Right there?" She spat. He kept his calm look. Even though there surrounding were dark, Yuffie could see his glowing emerald mako eyes. 'They're haunting... Kinda sad... When I look into his eyes, I can tell that he's seen a lot in life. Maybe too much.... They're soo beautiful..' Instantly she mentally slapped herself and turned away, blushing slightly. 'WHAT THE HELL??' She thought, 'you were not thinking that!'

"Thinking what?" Sephiroth asked out of the blue. Her heart skipped a beat; he smirked. She was puzzled, she couldn't say anything. 'Could... Could he read my mind??? DID HE ...' "Did I what?" He asked again. "Are you reading my mind?!?!?! Can you do that? Stop it!" She screamed.

"BE QUIET!" He whispered hoarsely. "Unless you like fighting in the middle of the night, I suggest you keep your voice down. And yes.. I do have the ability to read minds. Do you have a problem with that?" He asked, his silver hair shining in the moonlight.

"Well geeze! I donno! Why don't you just read my mind and find out?" She *Whispered* back to him. "Leave my mind alone! My thoughts are private! Your not allowed to read them!"

"Not allowed?" He smirked again. She would have to watch what she thought.. Especially when it came to saving her friends. If Sephiroth read her mind then.... 'I know! I can think of the plan when he sleeps!'

"What plan?" He asked again, smiling slightly. Yuffie growled in frustration and picked up her bag, socks, and her shoes.. She stood up immediately and stalked off through the field. 'Maybe distance has something to do with it. Maybe he can't read my mind if he's not close enough.'

"Where do you think your going?" He asked suddenly, question drawing upon his face. He didn't move from his spot on the grass. He clenched his Masamune in his hand and his black trench coat was still on.

"Over there," She replied simply, "I can't sleep with you here..." Sephiroth didn't respond to her words. He didn't nod or anything. He just stared at her... Or through her. She then turned her back on him and made her way across the field. She was still close to Sephiroth, but she wouldn't be able to see him because of the tall grass. Finding a new spot, she put her bag down and flattened the grass around her once more. She took out a spear shirt and rolled it out to make as a pillow. Lying down slowly, she turned to the side. Maybe it wasn't safe to think yet. She would wait for morning. Closing her eyes slowly she sighed and tried not to think of him. Painful dreams of loosing her friends slowly took over her...
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Sephiroth slowly placed his Masamune down beside him, keeping it close. Normal people would have a teddy bear or something. Not him though. The wind started to pick up again, and he then started to become worried. What if he couldn't hear her if she screamed? How far did she go? No.... Sephiroth could sense her. He could sense her strong fighting spirit close. She didn't go very far. 'Why am I worried anyway? She is just an annoying child. Yes, she was pretty... Kind of. Pretty annoying. How did Strife put up with her? Strife... He was such an idiot. He thought he was Zack! The man I killed many years ago.' Memories, unpleasant ones, stirred in his mind. He remembered his old friend Zack, and he remembered Tifa, and he remembered the flames. The sound of screaming. The sound of being burned to death. The heat of the fire... It was just so intense. 'I had to burn that place down. I had to burn down all of those memories of that... place... But why? Why did I kill Zack? I never remember being angry with him. It was just that one day. When we were up in the reactor. Zack tried to stop me and I killed him.' The sound of a woman's scream echoed in his head. He then quickly let loose his grip on the Masamune and covered his ears. Screaming. It wouldn't stop, it could have only been one person. Jenova. She was still alive, and she was in pain. Obviously she was recovering and they were getting closer to her for he couldn't hear her before.

"M-Mother?" Sephiroth asked. Wait. She wasn't his mother, or was she? Sephiroth closed his eyes and covered his ears, the screaming began to sound louder, and louder, and louder. "Stop it, stop, leave me alone!" He closed his eyes, hears pounding, louder, and louder. He felt like screaming.

Suddenly, she released her grip, and there was silence again. Sephiroth slowly removed his hands from his ears and he slowly opened his mako green eyes. Jenova was alive and he was getting closer to her. Would he go insane again? Was she his mother? There were so many questions, questions he didn't know the answer to. There was only one place he could find the answers. The City of Ancients.
Authors note: This chapter was short. I know, I'm sorry but I have a lot of work to do! I'll try to update sooner than before. Well, Sephiroth and Yuffie are going to go to the City of Ancients ( I think that's what it was called..) .... Guess who they find there? Can anyone say Aeris?? But she's dead! DUN DUN DUNNN!! Ok, well, thanx for all of your wonderful reviews again! And keep reviewing if you want a lemon in the later later later chapters. I'm really not sure yet. Hopefully, if all goes well, then the next chapter will be posted by next Sunday... or later, I'm not sure yet.