Sorry it took so long to put this chapter up but here it is. i don't own any characters from Final Fantasy 7 but i created Jen.
Sephiroth watched Jen for a bit. The sun was starting to set and Jen was silently waiting for something to do. She had awakened to find herself being trained to use the powers she didn't know she had. Sephiroth had already tested her speed only to find that Jen had gotten quiet a few cuts from the exercise. While she bandaged the cuts, she wondered about Sephiroth. He seemed so quiet, so distant from everyone around him. Jen looked at him, standing off in the distance, silver hair blowing in the wind. She wished he would explain this powers thing he kept ranting about. Jen raised her hands and looked at them.
Do I really have special powers? She thought, scanning her hands. If I do, why don't I feel any different?
Sephiroth turned to face her, watching her try to understand her powers. He couldn't sense any powers coursing in her. All he could sense was the unnoticeable presence of mako. Sephiroth knew she possessed mako; her blue eyes glowed strongly with it. But her powers didn't seem to surface. He thought back to the last night when he saw her use the powers.
Jen turned to look at Sephiroth, who was raising his sword at her. She panicked for a moment and then got up.
" Sephiroth?" Jen asked. " What are you doing?"
He gave no answer but began to slash at her. Jen stumbled back a bit, a few strands of hair falling to the ground. Sephiroth got ready for another strike, giving Jen enough time to make an escape. She began to run off, wondering about what had gotten into Sephiroth. He wasn't far behind, prepared for another attack. Jen continued to run, aware of the sharp pains in her chest. She abruptly came to a stop, trapped due to a large cliff edge. Sephiroth was slowly closing in, his sword looming about Jen.
" Sephiroth!" She yelled. " Stop doing this!"
The closed her eyes and half-heartedly waited for the strike. But instead of Masamune cleaving Jen in half, Sephiroth backed off. Once again, like before, bolts of lightening appeared out of nowhere, zapping the ground near Sephiroth's feet.
Amazing, Sephiroth thought. If I provoke her, she attacks but when I ask her to attack, she doesn't understand.
Jen slowly collapsed to the ground, breathing hard. She felt physically drained even though she hadn't been working. The ground came in and out of focus as she struggled to understand her lack of energy. Once the ground stopped spinning, she climbed to her feet.
" What happened?" Jen muttered. " I can barely stand."
Sephiroth put his sword away and walked over to her. " Your powers are extraordinary but physically draining. You can't use you powers without using up your energy."
" What?" Jen uttered. She slowly collapsed against Sephiroth. " Just let me rest for a bit......."
Sephiroth looked at Jen oddly. No one had ever been this close to him before, and he wanted to push her away. But once again, something was stopping him. He couldn't bring himself to hurt her in any way. He slowly sat down and moved Jen so that she was lying on the ground near him.
Jen awoke a few hours later. The sun was already past the noon position and Sephiroth was no were to be found. Jen got up off the ground and looked around. He hadn't left her before. The girl wandered around the plain for a while until the sun was beginning to set. Worried she may have gone to far, she began to return to where she had woken up.
" Your late," Sephiroth called out. He had returned while Jen was gone and appeared to be cooking something to eat. He was slowly stirring a strange looking soup in a large black pot. Jen's stomach growled. It had been a while since she last ate.
" Sorry," Jen said, sitting down. " I was just looking around and lost track of time."
Sephiroth didn't reply. He was too focused on his cooking. Jen watched, wishing to ask about what he was cooking. Time seemed to move slowly for Jen as she watched the clouds move across the sky. There was a lack of wind so the clouds remained the same for minutes on end.
" Is this how it is?" Jen asked. Sephiroth looked at her with his cold green eyes.
" What?"
Jen moved a bit and looked from the soup to Sephiroth.
" Well, you always seem to sit there," Jen said. " You never say a word and you vanished this morning. Most of the people I worked for in North Coral were kind enough to tell me where they were going. If you could really call that going out. The town burned down years ago."
Sephiroth continued stirring the soup, lowering his glance to the ground. " I went off to be alone."
" Why?" Jen asked. " You seem like you need someone around you."
She noticed Sephiroth stop for a moment. He must have been thinking about what she said. The minutes seemed to tick by as Jen waited for Sephiroth to reply.
" I'm fine," Sephiroth replied, almost threatening. He disliked the idea of someone fallowing him. Just the thought alone once again made him wish that he could slay her. But the same block came back again, making him unable to fallow through with his command.
" It was just a thought," Jen replied, her voice dripped with fear. " I didn't mean to get you upset."
Sephiroth eyed her suspiciously. Most people would never notice the slightly threatening tone in his voice. But Sephiroth felt like he had a mystic connection to her. Maybe this was why he couldn't kill her. When the command of killing Jen tried to go from his brain to his arms, something was there to stop it.
Beginning to ignore Jen's reply, Sephiroth poured some of the soup into two small plastic bowls. He handed one and a spoon to Jen.
" You might as well eat something," Sephiroth muttered. " Not that I care that you haven't eaten all day."
Jen accepted the spoon and food and began to eat it. Her mouth was filled with a taste of spices and vegetables. Mixed in were a few chunks of meat. She ate quietly, looking every once and a while at Sephiroth. He too, was partaking in the soup, staring out at the field beyond.
" What is this soup?" Jen asked.
Sephiroth turned at looked at Jen. " If I told you, you probably wouldn't eat it."
Jen looked at it again. " Well, I know there's spices and vegetables but I can't reconise the meat."
" It's from a form of our transportation," Sephiroth replied. " A chocobo to be more specific."
" Chocobo?" Jen mouthed as she looked back at the food. " What's that?"
Sephiroth glared oddly at her. All she ever had was questions. It was like she didn't even know that basics of life. All she could understand was eating, sleeping, walking, speaking and, subconsciously, using her powers.
" How could you not know what a chocobo is like?" Sephiroth asked coldly.
Jen looked at him and then turned away, almost as if she was ashamed to answer. She quietly muttered something. Sephiroth moved closer.
" How do you not know?!" Sephiroth growled at Jen.
Her reply was broken, a mix of odd words and unfinished sentences. Her voice was high pitched and her voice reflected tears. Sephiroth placed his hand on her shoulder.
" Are you going to answer or not?" Sephiroth asked, his cold eyes glaring at her.
Jen sighed. " I don't much of anything. I never went to school, I've never been any were but North Corel."
" It took you that long to tell me that?" Sephiroth moved back to his stop on the ground and glared at Jen. He continued to eat when Jen turned back around.
" I'm starting to wonder if you've ever been in contact with people," Jen said quietly. " You have a commanding voice but you lack human contact. Sorta like me."
Sephiroth put the bowl on the ground and looked at Jen. " I worked for SOLDIER. I was the highest ranked member until......." His voice trailed off into a whisper. Jen leaned closer.
" What is it?" She asked quietly. " Is it something that your almost ashamed of?"
Jen waited for the answer, even though she was sure it would never come. It was obvious that Sephiroth disliked showing any kind of emotion towards anything. His eyes looked away for a second and then looked back at Jen.
" Forget I asked," Jen replied, a shiver running through her as she sat back down. It was stupid of her to ask such a personal question. He reacted as if whatever happened to him was a sin; his cold green eyes reflected fire. Screams of people and the crackling of flames filled Jen's mind. She looked back at Sephiroth.
" A fire," She muttered. " There was a fire."
Sephiroth looked at her, his eyes were wide, showing shock even though his face did not. She had read his mind. No, more like seen what he had seen. It was the mako, connecting them, making Jen see what Sephiroth couldn't explain.
" The fire burned down a town," Sephiroth explained. " I started that fire."
" You realized something," Jen said. " You learned something about yourself that drove you mad."
Sephiroth got up and turned away from Jen. " I don't wish to talk about it."
Jen looked silently at the ground. She picked up the dirt in her hand and let it run between her fingers. She could see Sephiroth's memories; the ones he kept locked away in the back of his mind. The fire was right in front of her, the heat licked at her skin. How many died that night? How many people would never get to see their families again? Jen dropped the thought. Sephiroth didn't want her thinking about it, he didn't want her wondering about his past actions.
" Tomorrow I'm heading into town,' Sephiroth said. He turned to face Jen. " You can come if you wish."
" There's a town near here?" Jen asked. " I haven't seen one….."
Sephiroth pointed to the tall jagged mountains in the distance. " The town is beyond those mountains. The path is fraught with monsters so you'll have to fight your way through."
He turned to leave when Jen said something that made him freeze in his tracks.
" You'll be there for me right?"
Icy green eyes met Jen's blue ones. Jen felt a bit scared of what she had said. Then again, almost anything she said make Sephiroth feel weird. When the reply didn't come, Jen began to follow Sephiroth towards the mountains.
Sephiroth watched Jen for a bit. The sun was starting to set and Jen was silently waiting for something to do. She had awakened to find herself being trained to use the powers she didn't know she had. Sephiroth had already tested her speed only to find that Jen had gotten quiet a few cuts from the exercise. While she bandaged the cuts, she wondered about Sephiroth. He seemed so quiet, so distant from everyone around him. Jen looked at him, standing off in the distance, silver hair blowing in the wind. She wished he would explain this powers thing he kept ranting about. Jen raised her hands and looked at them.
Do I really have special powers? She thought, scanning her hands. If I do, why don't I feel any different?
Sephiroth turned to face her, watching her try to understand her powers. He couldn't sense any powers coursing in her. All he could sense was the unnoticeable presence of mako. Sephiroth knew she possessed mako; her blue eyes glowed strongly with it. But her powers didn't seem to surface. He thought back to the last night when he saw her use the powers.
Jen turned to look at Sephiroth, who was raising his sword at her. She panicked for a moment and then got up.
" Sephiroth?" Jen asked. " What are you doing?"
He gave no answer but began to slash at her. Jen stumbled back a bit, a few strands of hair falling to the ground. Sephiroth got ready for another strike, giving Jen enough time to make an escape. She began to run off, wondering about what had gotten into Sephiroth. He wasn't far behind, prepared for another attack. Jen continued to run, aware of the sharp pains in her chest. She abruptly came to a stop, trapped due to a large cliff edge. Sephiroth was slowly closing in, his sword looming about Jen.
" Sephiroth!" She yelled. " Stop doing this!"
The closed her eyes and half-heartedly waited for the strike. But instead of Masamune cleaving Jen in half, Sephiroth backed off. Once again, like before, bolts of lightening appeared out of nowhere, zapping the ground near Sephiroth's feet.
Amazing, Sephiroth thought. If I provoke her, she attacks but when I ask her to attack, she doesn't understand.
Jen slowly collapsed to the ground, breathing hard. She felt physically drained even though she hadn't been working. The ground came in and out of focus as she struggled to understand her lack of energy. Once the ground stopped spinning, she climbed to her feet.
" What happened?" Jen muttered. " I can barely stand."
Sephiroth put his sword away and walked over to her. " Your powers are extraordinary but physically draining. You can't use you powers without using up your energy."
" What?" Jen uttered. She slowly collapsed against Sephiroth. " Just let me rest for a bit......."
Sephiroth looked at Jen oddly. No one had ever been this close to him before, and he wanted to push her away. But once again, something was stopping him. He couldn't bring himself to hurt her in any way. He slowly sat down and moved Jen so that she was lying on the ground near him.
Jen awoke a few hours later. The sun was already past the noon position and Sephiroth was no were to be found. Jen got up off the ground and looked around. He hadn't left her before. The girl wandered around the plain for a while until the sun was beginning to set. Worried she may have gone to far, she began to return to where she had woken up.
" Your late," Sephiroth called out. He had returned while Jen was gone and appeared to be cooking something to eat. He was slowly stirring a strange looking soup in a large black pot. Jen's stomach growled. It had been a while since she last ate.
" Sorry," Jen said, sitting down. " I was just looking around and lost track of time."
Sephiroth didn't reply. He was too focused on his cooking. Jen watched, wishing to ask about what he was cooking. Time seemed to move slowly for Jen as she watched the clouds move across the sky. There was a lack of wind so the clouds remained the same for minutes on end.
" Is this how it is?" Jen asked. Sephiroth looked at her with his cold green eyes.
" What?"
Jen moved a bit and looked from the soup to Sephiroth.
" Well, you always seem to sit there," Jen said. " You never say a word and you vanished this morning. Most of the people I worked for in North Coral were kind enough to tell me where they were going. If you could really call that going out. The town burned down years ago."
Sephiroth continued stirring the soup, lowering his glance to the ground. " I went off to be alone."
" Why?" Jen asked. " You seem like you need someone around you."
She noticed Sephiroth stop for a moment. He must have been thinking about what she said. The minutes seemed to tick by as Jen waited for Sephiroth to reply.
" I'm fine," Sephiroth replied, almost threatening. He disliked the idea of someone fallowing him. Just the thought alone once again made him wish that he could slay her. But the same block came back again, making him unable to fallow through with his command.
" It was just a thought," Jen replied, her voice dripped with fear. " I didn't mean to get you upset."
Sephiroth eyed her suspiciously. Most people would never notice the slightly threatening tone in his voice. But Sephiroth felt like he had a mystic connection to her. Maybe this was why he couldn't kill her. When the command of killing Jen tried to go from his brain to his arms, something was there to stop it.
Beginning to ignore Jen's reply, Sephiroth poured some of the soup into two small plastic bowls. He handed one and a spoon to Jen.
" You might as well eat something," Sephiroth muttered. " Not that I care that you haven't eaten all day."
Jen accepted the spoon and food and began to eat it. Her mouth was filled with a taste of spices and vegetables. Mixed in were a few chunks of meat. She ate quietly, looking every once and a while at Sephiroth. He too, was partaking in the soup, staring out at the field beyond.
" What is this soup?" Jen asked.
Sephiroth turned at looked at Jen. " If I told you, you probably wouldn't eat it."
Jen looked at it again. " Well, I know there's spices and vegetables but I can't reconise the meat."
" It's from a form of our transportation," Sephiroth replied. " A chocobo to be more specific."
" Chocobo?" Jen mouthed as she looked back at the food. " What's that?"
Sephiroth glared oddly at her. All she ever had was questions. It was like she didn't even know that basics of life. All she could understand was eating, sleeping, walking, speaking and, subconsciously, using her powers.
" How could you not know what a chocobo is like?" Sephiroth asked coldly.
Jen looked at him and then turned away, almost as if she was ashamed to answer. She quietly muttered something. Sephiroth moved closer.
" How do you not know?!" Sephiroth growled at Jen.
Her reply was broken, a mix of odd words and unfinished sentences. Her voice was high pitched and her voice reflected tears. Sephiroth placed his hand on her shoulder.
" Are you going to answer or not?" Sephiroth asked, his cold eyes glaring at her.
Jen sighed. " I don't much of anything. I never went to school, I've never been any were but North Corel."
" It took you that long to tell me that?" Sephiroth moved back to his stop on the ground and glared at Jen. He continued to eat when Jen turned back around.
" I'm starting to wonder if you've ever been in contact with people," Jen said quietly. " You have a commanding voice but you lack human contact. Sorta like me."
Sephiroth put the bowl on the ground and looked at Jen. " I worked for SOLDIER. I was the highest ranked member until......." His voice trailed off into a whisper. Jen leaned closer.
" What is it?" She asked quietly. " Is it something that your almost ashamed of?"
Jen waited for the answer, even though she was sure it would never come. It was obvious that Sephiroth disliked showing any kind of emotion towards anything. His eyes looked away for a second and then looked back at Jen.
" Forget I asked," Jen replied, a shiver running through her as she sat back down. It was stupid of her to ask such a personal question. He reacted as if whatever happened to him was a sin; his cold green eyes reflected fire. Screams of people and the crackling of flames filled Jen's mind. She looked back at Sephiroth.
" A fire," She muttered. " There was a fire."
Sephiroth looked at her, his eyes were wide, showing shock even though his face did not. She had read his mind. No, more like seen what he had seen. It was the mako, connecting them, making Jen see what Sephiroth couldn't explain.
" The fire burned down a town," Sephiroth explained. " I started that fire."
" You realized something," Jen said. " You learned something about yourself that drove you mad."
Sephiroth got up and turned away from Jen. " I don't wish to talk about it."
Jen looked silently at the ground. She picked up the dirt in her hand and let it run between her fingers. She could see Sephiroth's memories; the ones he kept locked away in the back of his mind. The fire was right in front of her, the heat licked at her skin. How many died that night? How many people would never get to see their families again? Jen dropped the thought. Sephiroth didn't want her thinking about it, he didn't want her wondering about his past actions.
" Tomorrow I'm heading into town,' Sephiroth said. He turned to face Jen. " You can come if you wish."
" There's a town near here?" Jen asked. " I haven't seen one….."
Sephiroth pointed to the tall jagged mountains in the distance. " The town is beyond those mountains. The path is fraught with monsters so you'll have to fight your way through."
He turned to leave when Jen said something that made him freeze in his tracks.
" You'll be there for me right?"
Icy green eyes met Jen's blue ones. Jen felt a bit scared of what she had said. Then again, almost anything she said make Sephiroth feel weird. When the reply didn't come, Jen began to follow Sephiroth towards the mountains.