A/N: I'm sick so this chapter might end up being really bad because I'm having trouble concentrating.
To PrimaDonna49: You think it's sad now? O.O I am warning you, it might get worse.
To Bloodfang: Well you'll just have to keep reading!!
To Tiger 5913: You don't like Tifa? I think she kicks ass. But I'm still deciding if there will be a Cloud/Aeris or a Cloud/Tifa. Yesh, Damned Sephiroth. I hate him so much. He will pay for killing Aeris (especially when I wasn't ready) in FF7.
Here yah go. Hope you like it ;)
Chapter Eight
Strange
Yuna opened one sapphire orb, then the emerald, as everything rushed back to her. "Aeris," she whispered, remembering. Sitting up against the wall, she ran her eyes over the entire ship. She saw everyone was unconscious. But no one was hurt. Crawling over to Tidus, she tried to shake him awake. "Tidus," she whispered, feeling crystal pools well in her eyes. iPlease be okay.../i
Tidus reached up and touched Yuna's face. "Yuna?" he smiled softly, his eyes opening slowly.
"You're okay," she cried quietly, leaning down to embrace him.
"Yunie," Rikku called from the other side of the room.
She turned her head to see her cousin alive and well, helping Brother to his feet. "After all of that, we're okay... but Aeris?" Yuna glanced over at the brunette, her stomach becoming a knot.
Soaked in her own blood, Aeris lay on the ground, eyes shut.
"Oh no," Yuna gasped, hurrying to the flower girl.
"She gave her life for us," Rikku said quietly.
"Mad ran nacd eh bayla. Cra cyjat ic ymm," Brother said, bowing his head.
Shinra waddled over to her. "She's still alive. But not for long. Yuna, you should try and heal her as much as you can."
Paine looked around the bridge. "Where's the guy who attacked us?"
"Sephiroth," Yuna said.
"How do you know?" Buddy asked.
"Something about Aeris just... told me." Yuna knelt next to Aeris' body, running her fingers over some of the cuts. "We need to get her into the cabin. I won't let her die!"
Tidus and Brother layed Aeris down on a bed. "She be okay?" Brother asked.
"I hope so," Yuna said. "This might take a while."
Giving her a quick hug, Tidus smiled at Yuna. "I know you can save her. We'll leave you alone. Just call us if you need help."
"We'll be waiting," Paine said, patting Yuna on the shoulder.
Everyone exited the cabin, leaving Yuna to her work. "I hope I can help you," she mumbled, setting her hands on Aeris' stomach. That was the deadliest wound. Her fingers sparkled white, sending a soft light into Aeris' body. Yuna felt a knot in her stomach as she watched the large, deep cut slowly pull together. The next wound to heal started at her left shoulder and stopped at her waist. Yuna guessed that's where Aeris had taken the blow instead of her. She rubbed her hands together, causing the white glow to radiate even brighter. The gash seemed to bleed more as it magically closed until all that was left was a thin cut that would have to heal on its own.
The healing had exausted Yuna's magic. She didn't have enough power to heal the slash across Aeris' forehead. Tiredly, Yuna looked through a medicine drawer and found a magicked bandage. When she put the bandage over the wound, it magically formed itself to the cut and kept it clean.
Finally finished, she plopped onto another bed, her eyelids feeling heavy. iWhy did that healing wear me out so much?/i she wondered, closing her eyes. iI hope she's okay.../i
"Hey! You okay?"
Yuna opened her eyes. She wasn't in the cabin where she had fallen asleep. She was in a dim lit place, and couldn't make out the figure in front of her. "Who's there?"
"It's me," said the male. "Cloud. Are you all right?"
"Cloud?" Yuna said, confused.
"I saw you fall," he said, "Are you okay?" he repeated.
"What are you talking about? I don't remember falling anywhere. Where's the Celcius? Where am I?" Yuna asked.
"Whoa, calm down. You're in the church, where we met, remember? You came back after five years and wanted to come here. What's the Celcius?" Cloud wondered.
"Rikku and Brother's airship. I came back? But I never left Spira. I was just healing Aeris after she saved my life and..." Yuna stopped. She could see the person in front of her now. He had blonde hair that was spiked up and amazingly blue eyes. "Cloud," she said, as if in a trance. iThis is the man Aeris wants to see. But how did I get here?/i
"Aeris, everyone's waiting on the Highwind. We'll take you to a doctor," he said, taking her hand.
Yuna looked at her hand in his. iWhy am I always being mistakened for other people?/i "I'm not Aeris."
"Well sure you look a bit different. But you said your eye turned blue from a spell. And your hair isn't that much shorter. But you're still Aeris," Cloud said.
Yuna shook her head. "I'm not Aeris," she echoed. "My name is Yuna. I don't know how I got here but I don't belong here. I have to get back to Spira."
"How can you not be Aeris?"
"I've never been here before," Yuna said, her voice trembling. "Something must have happened with the Time-porter while I slept."
"Aeris, come on. Cid has the Highwind ready."
"Cid...? But he's dead," Yuna whispered.
Cloud knelt beside Yuna, looking into her eyes. "You're not really Aeris, are you?"
She shook her head. "No. Aeris is probably still asleep. She jumped in front of Sephiroth's attack to save me."
"Sephiroth?!" Cloud exclaimed. "He's alive too?"
"I. Don't. Know. Okay? I just want to go home," told Yuna. She closed her eyes, tears burning behind them. "I just want to go home." She opened her eyes again, this time in a different place. She was kneeling on a platform. Looking up, she saw Cloud standing above her, sword drawn. "What's going on?"
"Cloud! Don't!" another female cried. Yuna saw a dark brunette dressed in a black skirt and white top.
"What de hell are ya doin'?" shouted a tall black man.
"Aeris! Look out!" yelled a loud ninja female.
Yuna watched as Cloud dropped his sword and clutched his head in pain. iSephiroth did it himself,/i Aeris' voice rang in Yuna's mind.
"And he's coming back," she heard a whisper in her ear. She knew it was Sephiroth. "And he'll get both Aeris and you, Yuna."
"Aeris!" Cloud
Her mouth fell into a strangled scream as she felt the blade thrust through her body. She squeezed her eyes shut and cried in pain.
Al Bhed Translations:
Mad ran nacd eh bayla. Cra cyjat ic ymm -- Let her rest in peace. She saved us all.
A/N: So I hope you guys like the chapter, yes another cliffhanger. I'm so nice XD. I've already started Ch 9 though so it might come up late late tonight or tomorrow.
To PrimaDonna49: You think it's sad now? O.O I am warning you, it might get worse.
To Bloodfang: Well you'll just have to keep reading!!
To Tiger 5913: You don't like Tifa? I think she kicks ass. But I'm still deciding if there will be a Cloud/Aeris or a Cloud/Tifa. Yesh, Damned Sephiroth. I hate him so much. He will pay for killing Aeris (especially when I wasn't ready) in FF7.
Here yah go. Hope you like it ;)
Chapter Eight
Strange
Yuna opened one sapphire orb, then the emerald, as everything rushed back to her. "Aeris," she whispered, remembering. Sitting up against the wall, she ran her eyes over the entire ship. She saw everyone was unconscious. But no one was hurt. Crawling over to Tidus, she tried to shake him awake. "Tidus," she whispered, feeling crystal pools well in her eyes. iPlease be okay.../i
Tidus reached up and touched Yuna's face. "Yuna?" he smiled softly, his eyes opening slowly.
"You're okay," she cried quietly, leaning down to embrace him.
"Yunie," Rikku called from the other side of the room.
She turned her head to see her cousin alive and well, helping Brother to his feet. "After all of that, we're okay... but Aeris?" Yuna glanced over at the brunette, her stomach becoming a knot.
Soaked in her own blood, Aeris lay on the ground, eyes shut.
"Oh no," Yuna gasped, hurrying to the flower girl.
"She gave her life for us," Rikku said quietly.
"Mad ran nacd eh bayla. Cra cyjat ic ymm," Brother said, bowing his head.
Shinra waddled over to her. "She's still alive. But not for long. Yuna, you should try and heal her as much as you can."
Paine looked around the bridge. "Where's the guy who attacked us?"
"Sephiroth," Yuna said.
"How do you know?" Buddy asked.
"Something about Aeris just... told me." Yuna knelt next to Aeris' body, running her fingers over some of the cuts. "We need to get her into the cabin. I won't let her die!"
Tidus and Brother layed Aeris down on a bed. "She be okay?" Brother asked.
"I hope so," Yuna said. "This might take a while."
Giving her a quick hug, Tidus smiled at Yuna. "I know you can save her. We'll leave you alone. Just call us if you need help."
"We'll be waiting," Paine said, patting Yuna on the shoulder.
Everyone exited the cabin, leaving Yuna to her work. "I hope I can help you," she mumbled, setting her hands on Aeris' stomach. That was the deadliest wound. Her fingers sparkled white, sending a soft light into Aeris' body. Yuna felt a knot in her stomach as she watched the large, deep cut slowly pull together. The next wound to heal started at her left shoulder and stopped at her waist. Yuna guessed that's where Aeris had taken the blow instead of her. She rubbed her hands together, causing the white glow to radiate even brighter. The gash seemed to bleed more as it magically closed until all that was left was a thin cut that would have to heal on its own.
The healing had exausted Yuna's magic. She didn't have enough power to heal the slash across Aeris' forehead. Tiredly, Yuna looked through a medicine drawer and found a magicked bandage. When she put the bandage over the wound, it magically formed itself to the cut and kept it clean.
Finally finished, she plopped onto another bed, her eyelids feeling heavy. iWhy did that healing wear me out so much?/i she wondered, closing her eyes. iI hope she's okay.../i
"Hey! You okay?"
Yuna opened her eyes. She wasn't in the cabin where she had fallen asleep. She was in a dim lit place, and couldn't make out the figure in front of her. "Who's there?"
"It's me," said the male. "Cloud. Are you all right?"
"Cloud?" Yuna said, confused.
"I saw you fall," he said, "Are you okay?" he repeated.
"What are you talking about? I don't remember falling anywhere. Where's the Celcius? Where am I?" Yuna asked.
"Whoa, calm down. You're in the church, where we met, remember? You came back after five years and wanted to come here. What's the Celcius?" Cloud wondered.
"Rikku and Brother's airship. I came back? But I never left Spira. I was just healing Aeris after she saved my life and..." Yuna stopped. She could see the person in front of her now. He had blonde hair that was spiked up and amazingly blue eyes. "Cloud," she said, as if in a trance. iThis is the man Aeris wants to see. But how did I get here?/i
"Aeris, everyone's waiting on the Highwind. We'll take you to a doctor," he said, taking her hand.
Yuna looked at her hand in his. iWhy am I always being mistakened for other people?/i "I'm not Aeris."
"Well sure you look a bit different. But you said your eye turned blue from a spell. And your hair isn't that much shorter. But you're still Aeris," Cloud said.
Yuna shook her head. "I'm not Aeris," she echoed. "My name is Yuna. I don't know how I got here but I don't belong here. I have to get back to Spira."
"How can you not be Aeris?"
"I've never been here before," Yuna said, her voice trembling. "Something must have happened with the Time-porter while I slept."
"Aeris, come on. Cid has the Highwind ready."
"Cid...? But he's dead," Yuna whispered.
Cloud knelt beside Yuna, looking into her eyes. "You're not really Aeris, are you?"
She shook her head. "No. Aeris is probably still asleep. She jumped in front of Sephiroth's attack to save me."
"Sephiroth?!" Cloud exclaimed. "He's alive too?"
"I. Don't. Know. Okay? I just want to go home," told Yuna. She closed her eyes, tears burning behind them. "I just want to go home." She opened her eyes again, this time in a different place. She was kneeling on a platform. Looking up, she saw Cloud standing above her, sword drawn. "What's going on?"
"Cloud! Don't!" another female cried. Yuna saw a dark brunette dressed in a black skirt and white top.
"What de hell are ya doin'?" shouted a tall black man.
"Aeris! Look out!" yelled a loud ninja female.
Yuna watched as Cloud dropped his sword and clutched his head in pain. iSephiroth did it himself,/i Aeris' voice rang in Yuna's mind.
"And he's coming back," she heard a whisper in her ear. She knew it was Sephiroth. "And he'll get both Aeris and you, Yuna."
"Aeris!" Cloud
Her mouth fell into a strangled scream as she felt the blade thrust through her body. She squeezed her eyes shut and cried in pain.
Al Bhed Translations:
Mad ran nacd eh bayla. Cra cyjat ic ymm -- Let her rest in peace. She saved us all.
A/N: So I hope you guys like the chapter, yes another cliffhanger. I'm so nice XD. I've already started Ch 9 though so it might come up late late tonight or tomorrow.