Sephiroth was amazingly quiet the rest of the journey. His penance was extraordinary. A fifteen year old young man whom was quiet, to say the least. He was amazed to see that there was one who was quiet alive. It took a couple more miles to travel when he heard the boy's voice behind him, hesitent and unsure.
"Um...may I ask...where did you come from?" Where did he come from? He wasn't quite sure. One moment he was sitting calmly back at Shinra Incorperated, the next moment he was standing at the top of the broadest mountain he had ever seen, gazing down at a boy that he didn't even know. He decided to tell Riku about Midgar.
"I came from a place called Midgar. Midgar is a sore apon the smooth ground; it holds up eight reactors-" at this, he glanced at Riku, who was walking directly beside him.
"Reactors?"
"They pull the energy we use-mako, they call it-out of the ground so it can be transferred into electricity. But back to my story, and if you need to interrupt, do it, don't be so hesitant." ."I gazed ahead, and I felt the boy mutely nod. "Midgar has seven sectors to it. In each sector is a variety of towns, but all of them are the Slums, which are less supplied than those who live up on the Plate, whereas they can afford it."
"What's the Plate?"
"It is a huge circular platform in which the richer of the city inhabitants can live. I lived there once, but at another's expense. I didn't enjoy it too much."
"Ok, basically, you live on a Plate somewhere called Midgar. What did you do when you were there?" The boy's curiosity of the unknown seemed to envelope the time that I had to tell my story.
"I worked at a place called Shinra Incorporated, which ran all the mako into electricity and supplied it to the town. Shinra Inc. was also Midgar's military majority; that was my job. I commanded all of Shinra's elite military officials with extreme skill and talent. They were called SOLDIER. There are basically three levels of SOLDIER that you have-Third Class, Second Class, and First Class. Third Class is the level all SOLDIER start out at, and they gain experience and Classes when they have enough skill to do so."
"Wow…doesn't sound like such a fun place."
"It's not."
"How did you get here?" Was the boy's next question. He was smart for his age. EXTREMELY smart.
"Even I am not sure. I was in a meeting when I was somehow transported here. Perhaps you are my penance."
"You've been saying that and I don't understand…how am I your penance? What did you do so bad to get one?" I glanced at him. He was looking ahead, up at the dark cloud-filled sky. Cloud. I almost forgot about him.
"I murdered thousands of people. A penance is my punishment; someone I have to help until I am called back to my time or place. Since I have never been to this place, you MUST be my penance."
"I don't like being called a punishment. Is helping someone really that hard for you? Why?"
"You ask too many questions of me."
Riku fell silent. I didn't blame him for it. His questions were appalling. I wondered if he's always been like that. Asking too many questions. Another thing that we have in common. I ask too many questions myself. I asked much too many to be comfortable anymore. Now, Cloud has given me my penance, and I must help him if I expect his forgiveness. I wouldn't forgive me if I had the chance to. I wanted to change; I want to, I really do, but I just don't know how.
If you had the chance to, if you were ever granted the chance to help me, would you?
I'm babbling again.
Riku looks up at me for a moment.
"You know, you remind me of someone." he remarked. Who? Of himself? "I mean, it's like I've met you before, I just can't place where."
"You'll come to it. And when you do, I'll be listening." I said shortly. A small smile graces his features.
"Thanks-well, I mean, for…taking me in, I guess. If you think I'm a penance, then I guess I'll have to follow you until your job is done, and you can get rid of me." The boy looked ahead, and I felt truly sorry for him.
"So, what happened? How did you get behind Kingdom Hearts?" I wanted to keep this conversation going on. I liked the fact that I now have someone to talk to.
"Let's just say I made a very stupid decision."
"Go on."
"I got involved with Maleficent and Ansem, two of the reasons why the Heartless are here. I wanted to save my friend Kairi because I thought my best friend had betrayed me, and the fact that I had a not so subtle crush on her, but not anymore." This is interesting. The boy admits he had a crush on a girl. "He was looking for her, but I found her first, and found out that she had lost her heart. I went looking for her heart, but it had been right in front of me all along-in Sora's heart. At the height of my stupidity, I let Ansem control and take over my body, so I was trapped inside of him with no way to get out. In the end, I saved Kairi from being hurt by Ansem, but it cost me. I was thrown behind Kingdom Hearts."
"So this girl-Kairi, was it-is a minor crush?"
"Not anymore. I realize that her and Sora…well, their destinies have been intertwined. I'm sure I'm not needed." The poor child.
"Look." I say abruptly. "We're there. Traverse Town."
He looks ahead, and sees the doors to Traverse Town, oh so tall and menacing. What will he do next? Where will he go? I can't just leave him here; he IS my penance, and the fact that I've already walked away from too many people is driving me insane (not like I'm not already insane, anyways). Riku takes a step forward, hesitant. Will he go? Wait, where is all of this coming from? These utterly useless thoughts? I AM SEPHIROTH!!! Then again, I'm not that Sephiroth anymore. So it doesn't matter. But...what is this...feeling I'm getting? A feeling deep down in the pit of my stomach...something like fear...no...Dread. I dread something is going to happen...but...what is it?
What is going to happen?
OOOOOO!!! CLIFFHANGER!!!!! What's gonna happen? Huh?! HUH?!!!! Riku and Sephiroth....hrm....tee hee, it's not THAT kind of story, but it COULD be, but then again, Seph is twice Riku's age, and that's just...weird. Besides, I like Sora x Riku better (Sora...female...ooo...ideas coming to head!). THANK YOU REVIEWERS!!!! MARRY ME!!!! (not literally) Keep reviewing, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease....PLEEEEEEEEEEASE....
Riku: If she makes that face one more time I swear to god I'm going to be sick.
Sora: You can't handle the kawaii-ness of this. big, sparkly eyes
Riku: Ugh...
Sephiroth: You said it...