Sleeping with her Enemy

Kidnapped

Pushing forward and arching back
Bring me closer to heart attack
Say goodbye and just fly away
When you comeback
I have some things to say

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"You sure you don't need any help kid" a man with a rounded stomach and a bushy moustache asked the younger man trying desperately to get to his feet, his labored breathing and battered skin seemed to give him an almost broken look, yet for some reason it did not detract from the strength and prowess he had always possessed, he did not need any help, he could do this under his own steam.

He shook his head, almost gagging on the smell of smoke that encircled him as the older man took a puff on his cigar.

He couldn't risk getting caught, not this early into his escape, and no matter how good this mans intentions may be offering his help to a stranger those same intentions would be lost in the face of the money he would be offered for his location, the less attention he drew to himself the better it was to just disappear.

He'd managed to slip out of the Shinra building without being discovered, scaling easily over the newly built ten foot wall that surrounded the building, his super human abilities made such things easier for him, not that he would ever be thankful that he had them, but today they had managed to help him.

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Most people would probably consider what he had a gift, but he knew differently, it was and always would be a curse, a curse to rob him of his happiness.

He smashed his fist into the cement floor not even winching as his bones crunched, they would heal in a matter of minutes, another trait which had been forced upon him in Shinra's bid to make the perfect warrior, the perfect soldier.

He smiled when he saw that he had created a hole, and at the blood that oozed from the fresh cuts he'd made, it reminded him that he was real.

He welcomed the pain for that reminded him that he could still feel, he needed to feel more than anything for in feeling lay humanity and he would be damned if they took that way from him along with everything else they had successfully removed from his life.

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Standing up brushing at the light speckles dust that had settled on him he pondered what he needed to do next, he looked down at his battered body, he wore only a pair of black jeans tattered and torn, not the ideal traveling attire but it would have to do him for now, he couldn't afford a pit stop for new clothes.

His once long luscious hair hung limply and matted with dirt, he didn't care though, none of it mattered, he was alive, people had always called him vain in the past but that was hardly true and what was vanity in the face of life?

He lived.

The rain came unexpectedly the clouds covering the sun and it had no choice to surrender to the darkness, its shining beauty blocked by the blackness as the fat droplets fell, slowly at first but soon with vigor and intensity.

They washed over him, the dirt sliding from his hair, soaking his skin as if to cleanse him, he kept moving oblivious the frigid angry wind that bit into his back, it had been so long since he had felt the rain, he longed to twirl under it and revel in how it cascaded down his skin, how it kissed every part of his body, but he resisted the childish temptation and continued on.

He looked down at the bruises on his arm; the black marks marred his skin with their harshness, its perfection scarred, but it was still mostly flawless as though it had been hewn from the smoothing of marble, it still gleamed with vitality, the bruises would heal, his own body would see to that.

His eyes where drawn by the sparkle of the diamond encrusted signet ring that adorned the middle finger of his left hand, her present to him, he remembered how she had blushed shyly when she had handed him the package, how her eyes had lit with delight when he had told her it was the most beautiful present he had ever received from anybody.

It was a reminder as to why he had to carry on; it was what kept him going.

Tifa

Her name came to his mind making him feel warm despite the cruel weather, he touched a finger to his lips, he remembered the way hers had caressed him, the way her fingers had traced its curve the way it had formed a smile whenever she was near him.

She was the reason he'd had to escape before they'd eradicated his memories.

His memories where all he had left, she had been the best thing that had ever happened to him and he would fight tooth and nail to keep what he had left of her, but there was something else which had fueled his need to escape, a terror that clung to his very soul, if that's what he had left was called.

If they found out of his love for her while he was under their surveillance they'd hunt her, and he knew that if that happened then like him she would become damned.

The image of her beauty tainted by a place such as Shinra had caused such a need to protect her in him that he not thought twice about taking the opportunity to escape the wretched building in which he had been imprisoned for so long.

For her the risk was worth it.

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Hojo frowned while looking over the charts; the brainwaves that he's recorded on the subject signified that Sephiroth was indeed in love, the machine he had dedicated a better part of his years to showed him how human emotions worked and he had seen so clearly what Sephiroth had tried to hide.

Hojo felt a satisfaction well deep within his chest at his accomplishment, his only goal now was to find out who it was.

If he held that kind of power over Sephiroth then he'd be completely at his mercy, he could bring the woman here; offer her to him in a hope that he might breed, it would be interesting to see what the results that would show.

He had always strived to be the best in his field, it didn't matter that he practiced on the more shady side of science, the discoveries' he had made were phenomenal, he had probably broke every expectation that anyone had ever had of him, surpassing himself all the time.

Sephiroth had been his piece de résistance, his breakthrough in genetic engineering with humans, he had seen in Sephiroth's body the potential to make something great…and he had.

Now he would be able to ensure that greatness lived on if he knew who his masterpiece had lost his heart to, he was no fool and he knew that the feelings Sephiroth held for this girl went far beyond infatuation, it was love and it was powerful, a good tool to use against him.

Yes Hojo would find out who it was, he would bide himself and wait patiently, study the data and evaluate the facts until the answer was finally deduced.

It was only a matter of time.

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"No" she was adamant her eyes flashing fiercely, she could easily see through what they were trying to do, but she would not satisfy their need for a fairy tail ending, would not appease what they all wanted to happen, she had her own heart and with it her own desires which were not for the person of who they now spoke of.

"But why not I thought you liked him" Aeris said startled at Tifa's outrage over being asked to be Clouds partner to the dance, the way her friend was acting it was like she had asked her to cut her heart out and hand it to blonde with the promise to be his for all eternity, she longed to see a smile on Tifa's lips again but she never seemed to make the right move to cause one.

Tifa huffed

"Cloud is and will always be nothing more than a friend Aeris, please don't push it" she folded her arms to show her resolve, she had not lost her stubborn nature and she was making sure that Aeris knew it, her heart may be hurting but that didn't mean she wanted to embark on anything with her spiky haired friend.

"Then please just as a friend will you escort him" Aeris sighed she could see Tifa was considering the idea so went in for another attack, reaching out she took Tifa's hand in her own a lost soul look on her face, she'd been learning from Barret and since he always managed to get his way she imagined she had been learning from the best.

"Please Tifa, he doesn't want to go in alone and I can't not go in with Barret he'd be upset." Tifa huffed again but this time it was in defeat.

"Oh all right" she said turning to go back into the room, she wondered why she would never be able to say no to eyes that looked so saddened, it reminded her of him and how he would always pout and put on a look of pure puppy like need that she had been helpless against it, had never been able to refuse such a look.

"but I don't want you all thinking that we're a couple" she said as Aeris turned away the look completely gone from her face and a new spring to her step as she made her way back to her own room to get ready for the evening..

"My heart belongs to someone else," she whispered

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The dampness that clung to his skin only slightly annoyed him, but at least the dirt was gone.

For the first time in the past three years Sephiroth felt clean, it was not a feeling that he had often had and he was savoring in it memorizing it in case he never got to feel such a sensation again, he didn't know what the future held so he was living for the now.

The forest in which he now resided was secluded, quiet and peaceful; he had found his own promised land where he was free, if only for a short while he was his own master again something a feeling which was alien to him since he had been under restraint for so long.

He didn't know if they would find him, he'd left no tracks.

But with Shinra anything was possible, he knew what sort of tactics they would employ in order to find him, and he had no doubt that they would want to find him, after all he was the prized possession of Hojo and they would stop at nothing to retrieve him.

He rubbed his hands over his arms feeling the goose pimples bubbling up on his skin; it was getting colder, lights flashed across the sky and the sound of rumbling followed.

Thunder Lightning they were all signs that he was here, that he could still sense

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He inhaled the musky scent of the forest and the mixed in fragrance of pine and fruit... it was like her perfume, it intoxicated him, why did everything remind him of her? Why did she haunt him as she did with everything that they had shared?

Why was life so cruel?

Everything that invoked her memory was like another shred in his already tattered heart, if the throbbing organ in his chest was what was left of his once happy heart.

His gaze flicked over his surroundings his eyes seeking out shelter; they came to rest on an old cave not far from his position, not exactly the Ritz but it was a shelter and a part of him liked the idea of sleeping upon the soft earth.

His battered body uttered a protest that he needed to stop, and like a moth to a light in the darkness he was drawn towards the protective warmth the caves sanctuary offered, he could not remember any inn which had looked as inviting as this cave had done.

Reaching into his pocked he pulled out the Materia he had unearthed in Niebleham, making a small pile of dry crisp leaves he placed it on top and a small fire started to kindle into bright life.

Their crackling was strangely comforting to him and he nearly wept with joy when it burst into glorious flame. He lay down among the twigs and the leaves feeling them rustle and snap beneath him curling his body towards the fires blessed heat.

His eyes grew heavy and his vision blurred soon he was fast asleep oblivious to anything put the pull of the sandman.

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"I know how I can get Sephiroth, I must enlist the help of Cloud Strife, but how do I get him to help me" Hojo of Shinra Inc said thoughtfully after the analysis of his carefully mapped charts.

"Tifa Lockheart" he shouted after a long moment of thought.

He'd remembered from a memory that had been buried in his mind, pushed to the back by all the formulae and data that over crammed his brain, but everything was stored within there, even the smallest of memories could be the proverbial straw that broke the camels back, so he always made a mental note of everything he had ever seen or heard.

Flashback

"Hojo please you can't take away his future" Lucrecia had sobbed as Hojo continued his search through the village of Niebleham.

"He's a boy he has a life, dreams doesn't he deserve some happiness?" her beautiful eyes had lost their spark, her once lustful hair hanging dankly in a loose plait down her back, her face was gaunt and shallow her once healthy complexion having vanished.

He'd been about to turn around and give her a stinging retort when a nearby conversation had stopped him

"I hate that Sephiroth sometimes" the young boy with spiky blonde hair had announced to the young woman with dark hair sat next to him.

"You don't even know him Cloud" she's retorted seemingly defensive on Sephiroth's behalf, Hojo wondered if they would be able to tell him for his protégé was being that he had some unfinished business with him, given the young blondes retort he imagined that he may be more than happy to help him.

"Yeah but he's always saying he's got it rough when he has everything that any of us could possibly dream of" Cloud had grunted and the raven haired youth had stood up her whole posture rigid with anger.

"Cloud Strife" she shouted her face turning red as she openly fumed, Hojo decided it was probably best if he remained undetected being as he doubted he would receive a pleasant welcome where he to interrupt the heated banter between the two.

"Your nothing but a jealous jerk you don't even know him so if I was you I'd think before I opened my big dumb mouth" she'd stormed off leaving a bemused Cloud in her wake.

"God what I'd do to him if I ever got my hands on him" he muttered, slouching on off in the direction the woman had gone.

"Tifa wait up" he shouted.

End Flashback

Hojo had not been bothered with his tit bit of information back then, annoyed that they hadn't seemed to know Sephiroth's ware bouts and that he had been unable to reveal himself in order to even try and gain any sort of information..

But now he could use Clouds hate to his advantage.

His laugh resounded round the walls, it echoed with a sinister air making Lucrecia who'd been asleep peacefully on the science facilities couch awaken as fear clutched her heart.

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The soft lilting music seemed to float around the room, touching each couple in turn.

Cloud tightened his hold on Tifa using the slow seductive music as a perfect excuse to get closer, his hands drifted to clasp lightly at her derriere and he slid a leg between her own all the while keeping their bodies moving with the beat and totally missing how her body seemed to tense.

Tifa tried desperately to keep back her look of dismay instead she smiled at him.

He mistook it for a good sign leaning his head in closer to her his lips merely inches away from her lips, she turned her head so that his lips connected wetly with her cheek, it wasn't that she disliked him it was just that she didn't want to give him any false hope that anything could happen between them, she would always belong to someone else.

He looked at her his face crumpled but didn't say a word, what could he say when she had shown her rejection of him so well.

The music ended and Tifa excused herself leaving Cloud to stand alone and watch her depart, she didn't like hurting him but to lead him on would be cruel, she knew all too well what hurt felt like and to make him think he stood a chance with her would be the ultimate hurt of all.

Sighing she slipped outside, letting the cool wind caress her face.

"Tifa" it was barely a whisper and yet she heard it so perfectly, turning she saw the figure hidden by the moonlight the slight glow of his eyes evident in the darkness and a wry smile lit her lips when she realized that he had followed her.

"Cloud?" she said taking a step forward, her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she could see that it wasn't Cloud as he was slightly taller than the man shrouded in the nights shadows.

"Not Cloud" the man said in his low voice. She frowned she didn't know anybody else with mako eyes that glowed, her heart stopped.

"Sephiroth" she said pure joy lighting up the shadows that had plagued her face, he'd come for her just as she had known he always would do, all her inner hopes had finally paid off and she was going to be in his embrace again

"Oh Sephiroth" she said running into the arms of the stranger, she looked up only to find that her joy was to be short lived.

"Zack" she gasped out in dismay and would have screamed if his hand hadn't covered her mouth, his blade digging into the small of her back, her body seemed to freeze for a moment as she stood in the hold of a man she had hoped never to meet again.

"Your coming with me Tifa" he said the soft voice replaced with raspy scorn, she kicked and struggled but he was too strong, dragging her resisting figure to a nearby car were several soldier members sat inside to hold her.

She was bound and gagged and thrust into the back, her dress tearing on the door, a peace of the white silk fluttered to the ground unnoticed by Zack, he always was arrogant in the face of triumph.

"Hojo has big plans for you Tifa" he said slamming the door and walking round to the passenger side, positioning himself behind the wheel he speared a glance in his mirror and gunned the engine a sinister smile curving his lips.

The car disappeared in a flurry of smoke and dust, leaving only the view of the fading taillights in its wake.

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Sephiroth bolted up his breathing coming in gasps. Tifa, something had happened to Tifa.

How does it feel to know you never have to be alone
When you get home?
There must be someplace here that only you and I could go
So I can show you how I feel

Lyrics taken from Maroon 5 'Sweetest Goodbye'

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