((Dun dun dun!! Behold it is the second chapter! I got this one up faster then I thought I would. Do tell me if you see any errors, say so and I can fix them. I also wanted to ask if you people wanted me to put a reviewer response in the beginning of my chapters. If you want me to, ask. And if you can think of a better name for my story, then please tell me. I don't like FFVII-2 all that much. It's too dull. Well I really don't have much else to say, but please do read and review. I hope you enjoy!

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Aiko listened as the footsteps grew louder. It must be a guy; the footsteps are too heavy for a girl's. With each step she could feel herself twitch. This really isn't good... Her eyes finally caught a glimpse of the person. It was a man, he was about six feet tall, and was carrying something really long. A small glimmer of light told her what it was. A sword, and a huge one at that, it was at least as long as the man was tall. Oh shit. There was no way she could take on someone carrying a sword of that size. With one swipe that thing would cover the whole hallway. Once the man was about twenty feet away he stopped. Aiko could now see that he had whitish-sliver hair, that was longer then hers. Wow, he could pass for a girl with that hair. It almost looked at if he had... bunny ears? His bangs hung over his face in two thick strips. Both looked as if they had been hacked with scissors. He wore a black outfit with large white shoulder guards. He had a long black cape too. But the really creepy thing about him was his eyes. He had cold, ice blue eyes, which seemed to glow. They made her want to shudder. Damn, what is up with his eyes? Aiko heard the slight clang has the man lifted his sword up, getting ready to attack. Shit! What do I do? The only thing that came to her mind was to run. There's no way I could out run him... She couldn't stand and fight; there was no way she could win. Well, it's better then dying with my tail between my legs. She got ready. Time seemed to slow. The man came charging at her, a cold, heartless look on his face.

Sephiroth watched the girl stand there, in the middle of the hall. She was watching him, waiting for him to make the first move. So be it. Sephiroth pulled his sword up. Not one of them is going to put up a fight. He grinned slightly to himself. That bastard didn't even see this coming. He let one foot slide forward slightly, and watched as the girl got into a fighting stance. Does she really think she can take me? Sephiroth charged. He covered the distance between in a split second. He felt his sword cut into the metal of the walls has he ready for attack. Sephiroth wheeled the sword over and grinned as he saw the look on the girl's face. With a loud squeal she propelled herself back and fell over. His sword planted itself firmly in the wall. What the hell? Sephiroth ripped the sword out of the wall and aimed it down. With yet another annoying wail, she rolled over and dodged that attack too. What the hell is going on? She must be one damn lucky brat. Sephiroth yanked his sword out of the ground.

Seizing her chance, Aiko rolled out of the way of the second attack, and as the man started to pull the mammoth sword out of the ground, Aiko thrust forward her leg and she planted her foot firmly his jaw. The moment from the kick also gave her the force she needed to roll backwards and stand up. Gees.... I didn't know I could do any of that! But no time for that now. Aiko quickly twisted around and started to run. Time returned to its regular speed again. She sped past a corner and headed for the doors. She jumped quickly into the hotel's doorway.

Sephiroth yanked his sword out of the ground and just as he did so, the girl pulled her foot up and smashed it into his jaw. She then rolled back and jumped to her feet. She looked stunned for a moment at what she had just done, but then started running. Sephiroth pulled himself back upright and watched her flee. He popped his jaw back in place. No matter... Now that I know, it may be of some use later.... Sephiroth looked behind him at the approaching man.

"My lord? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine; do you think a child could harm me?"

"N-No my lord, no." The man shrank back slightly. "What do you wish of us, my lord?"

"Follow the girl. She might be useful later. Make sure that bastard doesn't wake up until we are done."

"Yes my lord." With that the man in the black cloak bowed, turned, and started off back into the shadows.

Sephiroth grinned again. Every thing was going as planned, and there was even a bonus.

Aiko stood for a moment in the shadows, she felt like she was being followed. But seeing and hearing nothing she decided to continue. Aiko pushed open the hotel door and stepped inside. She marched up to the desk and rang the bell. No one came. "Hello?" She called. This is too messed. Someone should be here. They would never just leave. They would get fired. Aiko walked up the stairs to see if any of the guests knew where the manager was. Unlikely, but it was worth a try. Aiko reached out and grabbed the gold doorknob. She was just about to turn it, when she got a strange sensation. It was as if time had slowed down again. Everything had become a shade of gray. She could feel someone coming up behind her. It was just the same as when she had dodged all of those attacks from the man with the huge sword. She turned slowly around and as the knife coming at her head; it seemed almost highlighted in the gray haze. She moved her head and watched as time sped up again and the knife planted itself in the door. That would have been my head... She was shocked for a moment and then looked down at the attacker.

It was a person in a long black cloak. She couldn't tell the person's gender, or anything else for that matter. The cloak covered them completely. Aiko contemplated quickly. Should I just run? I don't have anything to defend myself with, and on top of that, I have no idea how to fight. Running sounded like her best option. Aiko ripped across the carpeted floors and pulled open one of the doors, and ran in. She locked it tightly. With a sigh she slid down to the floor. What is going on here? Aiko's head was starting to pound. She had to get out of here. But the tram will be down because of the loss of power. And the only other way would be to go down to the prison. And then I would be stuck down there, which isn't much better then up here. She shook her head slowly. No, she would have to wait for the power to go back on. Or I could turn it on myself. She stood up. That was what she had to do. But it would be risky. I can't go back through the hotel. I'll have to go out the window. Aiko walked over to the window and threw it open. It was a twenty foot drop. Aiko looked around to see if there was anything soft to land on. Nothing was to be found.

Aiko grabbed the sheets off the bed and looked for something to tie them to. The only thing was the leg of the dresser. She tied a tight knot to it and then began to tie the sheets together. She tossed them out the window and looked down. The sheets lowered the drop to ten feet. Well, I just hope I don't break anything. Aiko jumped out the window and clung firmly to the sheets. She moved each hand down carefully and little by little began her decent. She was soon at the bottom of the rope. She looked down one more time, and closed her eyes. Aiko lowered herself as much as she could, and closed her eyes. She felt herself dropping. She hit the ground, landing on her feet and then fell over. Aiko opened her eyes and found she was looking at the wall of the hotel. I didn't break anything? She stood up and found she hadn't. She regained her composer and began to run. She jumped down the passage leading to the theater. Aiko landed and walked out into the main room. A horrid smell hit her. Oh god. What is that? She looked around and saw a gruesome sight. Everyone who had been in the theater was lying on the ground. There was blood everywhere.