Special Note: Ehr... Happy V-day!!! (The story behind Valentine's day is
tweaky. Something fun to tell the kids about, when they're asking you to
get them cards.)
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: A Little Catching Up
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: The team on Gaia Cliffs... Cloud's traveling... Laguna has some problems.... and what's this? Welcome back, Reeve.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=. When Laguna is "interpreting" what Ward is "saying", it'll be like his normal thoughts.
Warnings: Very AU. Sephy-kun being pissy. Laguna has a problem. *shrugs* I don't want to spoil that one. =^.^=
Gaia Cliffs
Sephiroth's hand clenched on the hilt of the Masamune. According to Zack, if they got lost here, it could take them days to get where they're going. Everyone was bundled up better than before, and Cid had his coat back, and quite happily.
They were almost there, was the main thing that came to Sephiroth's mind. And the little men in black cloaks were getting annoying. At least it kept them from getting lost. Their trajectory made it obvious where they were supposed to go.
Luckily everyone had recovered enough to continue. Or at least they claimed to be recovered. Cid still sneezed occasionally, interspersed by the odd curse. He supposed that he should have found that amusing... But there seemed to be a dark cloud around him, preventing him from thinking about much else besides getting to Aerith and killing her... He knew that that wasn't a good thing, but it wasn't like he could help it...
Aerith was his focus.
Icicle Inn
Children scattered as the giant wolf leapt over the Shinra troopers guarding the exit to town. They shrieked with glee, as all it did was run to the other side of town, disappearing down the opposite slope.
Rather sourly, the head of the watch pulled out a PHS, to inform the Turk of the strange occurrence. He added that he believed that he saw a blonde man on the back of that wolf, and all he heard from the other side was a soft "whump".
Cloud's eyes squeezed shut as Nibie bounded down the slope. The snow flung back whipped across his face, burning, and stinging with the cold. Wind whipped tears streamed down his face as he called for her to move faster.
Then they were flying. "Hiiiiyaa!!" he howled right before...
They were imbedded in a snow bank.
And that is why he started laughing.
Costa del Sol
Laguna opened his eyes blearily. "Aaahh..." His head hurt. Hangover.
He sat up, with a wince. What had possessed him to drink so much... or at all, for that matter. He -knew- he couldn't handle his alcohol as well as his friends... What, by the planet, had possessed him to try matching Kiros drink for drink?
What made it worse, is that he really couldn't remember anything after the fourth drink... except... He vaguely remembered kissing... or being kissed by... someone.
He groaned and got off of the bed. "Bahamut, that hurts..." he mumbled, heading for the bathroom. Once inside, he promptly stuck his head in the sink, turning the water on.
-Nice-. The cool water soothed a lot of the ache in his head, and the position calmed his stomach, which vehemently protested the events of the night before.
'What -did- happened last night?' he wondered, pulling his head from underneath the faucet.
And that was when he first got a really good look at himself. Mascara and lipstick? What the... No, he wasn't sure if he wanted to know... but he -had- to. He looked down, and his fears were realized. He was wearing a dress. A nice dress, but still a dress.
He stepped back, to get a better look at himself in the mirror. He was in drag. Completely and utterly. And if he hadn't known who it was in the mirror, he would have thought that it was an actual woman. "Nah, shit..." he mumbled at his reflection.
Not that he made a very attractive woman... but it was still pretty damn convincing. "Who the hell put me up to this?"
Actually, "not attractive" was a bit of an understatement, he noted, vaguely amused. He knew that he was a fairly good looking man... but his features on a woman turned out as homely at best. Or maybe just plain... His face was too long, and his features too heavy. Not that it looked -bad- ... just not feminine. So he looked like manly chick.
He chuckled at the thought, and winced. His headache wasn't completely gone, yet.
Although... now that he thought about it... Whoever kissed him... did they think he was a girl? Or did they know he was a man?
He drank some water and washed his face, before heading back to the room to find his clothes.
Much to his surprise, they were nowhere to be found. Nowhere. "Oh no." And his head was perfectly clear now, too. Damnit.
Unknown.
Reeve groaned. He -ached- from his head down to his toes. But mostly his head. He blearily cracked an eye open and was greeted by the sight of a rather cheerful fire. Where was he?
"Where am I?" he murmured aloud.
"Ah, so you're awake!"
He tried to sit up. "Who are you?" he asked the figure that he couldn't quite see.
"Well, I used to be called the... I'm the... nope. Don't remember."
"Where am I?" he tried.
"My place."
"Where is your place?"
"... It's... uhm... don't remember."
He turned to get a look at the man. He looked... old. And he wore a really ugly purple robe... with a matching really ugly purple hat.
You all know the drill... read review.
Angefantasy, =^____^= Yup. That's exactly what I thought... (I've always thought Cid and Vinny made a cute couple...) And Zack... It's all cool. I have big plans for that one... =^___^= Thanks fer the info, too! *grins* Now that ya mention it... Yeah, there's a bit of a hot-cold thing going, heh. Eh, poor Reeve... Cloud isn't going anywhere near him... =- .^=
ChibiBoko, Yeah, I like those guys... They're just cool... And Cid's sneeze/cursing... My dad does that. (He goes, "Aaah, aaahh... shhhhhittt...") The Nibel Wolves were brown. *shrugs* The only physical trait she's got that's overly strange is her size... *nod nod* Reeve's currently... elsewhere... =^_____^= (The Reunion is going to be... interesting...)
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Yeah, it was, wasn't it?
Vincent's Soul, Yo. (It's finally going weird, although the main storyline hasn't changed much yet...)
ozzypoos, =^.^= In the eventuality of that particular occurrence... Seph's gonna be shocked from his gizzard. (I don't know why... but I swear, that sounded like something Cid would say...)
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On OOC Aerith: It really pisses me off when she's too far out of character. There's three ways that I've seen this. One, she's turned into SuperNiceNeverDoAnythingWrong!Aerith. Two, she's PsychoBitchy!Aerith. Or three, she's SuperSlutty!Aerith. My complaint on the first: Even the best of people make mistakes, and even the nicest people get angry. On two: Aerith was a really nice person. She did all of that, even knowing that she was going to die (watch ending cinema). Three: The most "slutty" thing she did in the game was try to get Cloud to go on a date with her. Please people... if you are gonna go the OOC route, make it believable, and make sure you have a reason for it.
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: A Little Catching Up
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: The team on Gaia Cliffs... Cloud's traveling... Laguna has some problems.... and what's this? Welcome back, Reeve.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=. When Laguna is "interpreting" what Ward is "saying", it'll be like his normal thoughts.
Warnings: Very AU. Sephy-kun being pissy. Laguna has a problem. *shrugs* I don't want to spoil that one. =^.^=
Gaia Cliffs
Sephiroth's hand clenched on the hilt of the Masamune. According to Zack, if they got lost here, it could take them days to get where they're going. Everyone was bundled up better than before, and Cid had his coat back, and quite happily.
They were almost there, was the main thing that came to Sephiroth's mind. And the little men in black cloaks were getting annoying. At least it kept them from getting lost. Their trajectory made it obvious where they were supposed to go.
Luckily everyone had recovered enough to continue. Or at least they claimed to be recovered. Cid still sneezed occasionally, interspersed by the odd curse. He supposed that he should have found that amusing... But there seemed to be a dark cloud around him, preventing him from thinking about much else besides getting to Aerith and killing her... He knew that that wasn't a good thing, but it wasn't like he could help it...
Aerith was his focus.
Icicle Inn
Children scattered as the giant wolf leapt over the Shinra troopers guarding the exit to town. They shrieked with glee, as all it did was run to the other side of town, disappearing down the opposite slope.
Rather sourly, the head of the watch pulled out a PHS, to inform the Turk of the strange occurrence. He added that he believed that he saw a blonde man on the back of that wolf, and all he heard from the other side was a soft "whump".
Cloud's eyes squeezed shut as Nibie bounded down the slope. The snow flung back whipped across his face, burning, and stinging with the cold. Wind whipped tears streamed down his face as he called for her to move faster.
Then they were flying. "Hiiiiyaa!!" he howled right before...
They were imbedded in a snow bank.
And that is why he started laughing.
Costa del Sol
Laguna opened his eyes blearily. "Aaahh..." His head hurt. Hangover.
He sat up, with a wince. What had possessed him to drink so much... or at all, for that matter. He -knew- he couldn't handle his alcohol as well as his friends... What, by the planet, had possessed him to try matching Kiros drink for drink?
What made it worse, is that he really couldn't remember anything after the fourth drink... except... He vaguely remembered kissing... or being kissed by... someone.
He groaned and got off of the bed. "Bahamut, that hurts..." he mumbled, heading for the bathroom. Once inside, he promptly stuck his head in the sink, turning the water on.
-Nice-. The cool water soothed a lot of the ache in his head, and the position calmed his stomach, which vehemently protested the events of the night before.
'What -did- happened last night?' he wondered, pulling his head from underneath the faucet.
And that was when he first got a really good look at himself. Mascara and lipstick? What the... No, he wasn't sure if he wanted to know... but he -had- to. He looked down, and his fears were realized. He was wearing a dress. A nice dress, but still a dress.
He stepped back, to get a better look at himself in the mirror. He was in drag. Completely and utterly. And if he hadn't known who it was in the mirror, he would have thought that it was an actual woman. "Nah, shit..." he mumbled at his reflection.
Not that he made a very attractive woman... but it was still pretty damn convincing. "Who the hell put me up to this?"
Actually, "not attractive" was a bit of an understatement, he noted, vaguely amused. He knew that he was a fairly good looking man... but his features on a woman turned out as homely at best. Or maybe just plain... His face was too long, and his features too heavy. Not that it looked -bad- ... just not feminine. So he looked like manly chick.
He chuckled at the thought, and winced. His headache wasn't completely gone, yet.
Although... now that he thought about it... Whoever kissed him... did they think he was a girl? Or did they know he was a man?
He drank some water and washed his face, before heading back to the room to find his clothes.
Much to his surprise, they were nowhere to be found. Nowhere. "Oh no." And his head was perfectly clear now, too. Damnit.
Unknown.
Reeve groaned. He -ached- from his head down to his toes. But mostly his head. He blearily cracked an eye open and was greeted by the sight of a rather cheerful fire. Where was he?
"Where am I?" he murmured aloud.
"Ah, so you're awake!"
He tried to sit up. "Who are you?" he asked the figure that he couldn't quite see.
"Well, I used to be called the... I'm the... nope. Don't remember."
"Where am I?" he tried.
"My place."
"Where is your place?"
"... It's... uhm... don't remember."
He turned to get a look at the man. He looked... old. And he wore a really ugly purple robe... with a matching really ugly purple hat.
You all know the drill... read review.
Angefantasy, =^____^= Yup. That's exactly what I thought... (I've always thought Cid and Vinny made a cute couple...) And Zack... It's all cool. I have big plans for that one... =^___^= Thanks fer the info, too! *grins* Now that ya mention it... Yeah, there's a bit of a hot-cold thing going, heh. Eh, poor Reeve... Cloud isn't going anywhere near him... =- .^=
ChibiBoko, Yeah, I like those guys... They're just cool... And Cid's sneeze/cursing... My dad does that. (He goes, "Aaah, aaahh... shhhhhittt...") The Nibel Wolves were brown. *shrugs* The only physical trait she's got that's overly strange is her size... *nod nod* Reeve's currently... elsewhere... =^_____^= (The Reunion is going to be... interesting...)
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Yeah, it was, wasn't it?
Vincent's Soul, Yo. (It's finally going weird, although the main storyline hasn't changed much yet...)
ozzypoos, =^.^= In the eventuality of that particular occurrence... Seph's gonna be shocked from his gizzard. (I don't know why... but I swear, that sounded like something Cid would say...)
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On OOC Aerith: It really pisses me off when she's too far out of character. There's three ways that I've seen this. One, she's turned into SuperNiceNeverDoAnythingWrong!Aerith. Two, she's PsychoBitchy!Aerith. Or three, she's SuperSlutty!Aerith. My complaint on the first: Even the best of people make mistakes, and even the nicest people get angry. On two: Aerith was a really nice person. She did all of that, even knowing that she was going to die (watch ending cinema). Three: The most "slutty" thing she did in the game was try to get Cloud to go on a date with her. Please people... if you are gonna go the OOC route, make it believable, and make sure you have a reason for it.
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.