Some things belonging to shadows
By: Sissy
Chapter 16
"Seifer, make sure he doesn't get hurt or anything." Cloud ordered Seifer the next day as both he and Riku were going out.
"Don't worry too much Cloud. We'll be back before you know it." Seifer tried to calm Cloud a little.
"That's right. We're just going out to look for my stuff and the others." Riku told the man.
"Still. Be careful." Cloud sighed as both boys nodded and entered Seifer's car.
Cloud watched them leave, with a sense of worry. He somehow knew they would run into trouble. Trouble he knew he wouldn't like.
"What's wrong Cloud?" Sora sleepily asked.
"It's nothing. Let's go inside and make breakfast for everybody before they wake up." Cloud smiled at the boy as they went inside, Cloud closing the door on the way.
As soon as they arrived at the kitchen, they saw Shadow drinking coffee.
"So early?" Cloud asked, a bit sarcastically.
"Sora woke me up. Can you believe this kid can't stay still in bed? He kicked me three times in the stomach." Shadow said as he rubbed the surface of his stomach.
"Ha ha!" Cloud laughed as he checked in the cabinets for something to make to the others.
"That's mean! And besides, you're the one who bit my leg five times!" Sora pouted.
"That…was not me." Shadow blushed and looked away.
"You still won't admit it?" Sora asked and Shadow decided to ignore the boy.
"Guys, help me make this junk." Cloud told the boys, who nodded and went to help him with breakfast.
Meanwhile, Seifer had parked the car in front of Riku's house and both were bringing down some of Riku's clothes and the stuff Sora, Tidus and Auron brought from abroad.
"See? Nothing's going wrong and we're almost done. Cloud worries too much." Seifer laughed.
"Why does it seems like I should be more scared of you than everything else?" Riku asked the man.
"Don't worry kid." Seifer smiled.
They came down with the last of the bags and were about to mount the car when Seifer felt something.
"Get down kid!" Seifer threw himself at Riku, throwing the boy to the ground.
"…" Riku was surprised as he saw the car's left back door flying in the air.
"Who the hell!" Seifer stood up and paled when he saw a person he thought he would never see again, "…Sephiroth."
"Step away from the boy Seifer. My master wants him." Sephiroth said in an emotionless voice.
"'Master'? You've never been the one to call someone that. Tell me scumbag, are you only doing this so you can fight against Cloud?" Seifer smirked as he got up from the floor, followed by Riku.
"…" Sephiroth didn't say anything.
"That's it isn't it?" Seifer glared at him, "I don't understand why you would want that. After all, you guys used to be friends, right?"
"That guy…was no friend of mine!" Sephiroth lounged himself at Seifer with his sword.
Luckily, Seifer managed to summon his gunblade.
"You've never been honest when it comes to Cloud. That's why you subcoumed to Ansem. You're too weak!" Seifer said as he pushed Sephiroth away with his gunblade.
"Don't talk like you know everything!" Sephiroth yelled as he ran towards Seifer and managed to strike him.
'Looks like I struck a nerve. Lets see if he'll crack.' "Are you telling me that Ansem can make you stronger? So that you can beat Cloud? Please. Never in a million years will anyone believe that." Seifer smirked.
"Don't get so cocky asshole!" Sephiroth struck Seifer arm and left him bleeding.
'Damn it! This guy's insanely strong as he was before… I think I might lose…' Seifer bit his lip as he stood guard in front of Riku, "Kid, I might lose. If worst comes to worst, run." Seifer ordered the boy in whispers.
"A-alright…" Riku nodded in agreement.
"Heh. Don't worry Seifer. I'm just here to give you a message." Sephiroth began and Seifer looked at him with interest, "'I want Riku within three days. If not, I'll kill someone very frail whom I still have wrapped around my finger.' Later scumbag." Sephiroth smirked and disappeared.
Seifer fell to the floor and ruffled his hair in frustration.
"What's wrong? What did that guy mean? Or who?" Riku asked the man.
"Kid, it might be better if you don't ask, okay?" Seifer told him, "Now get in the back of the car and make sure the other luggage doesn't fall on the street." Seifer ordered as he went towards the front seat of the car, followed by Riku, who sat in the back.
A few minutes later, they arrived back at the elder's house.
"Kid, you bring everything inside. Ask for help from Sora and Shadow. I have things to do." Seifer said as he entered the house.
"Lazy bum." Riku muttered as he took a bag and headed inside to get some help.
"Seifer, did everything g-ack!" Cloud was almost choking as Seifer dragged him to the elder's little cabin, followed by Squall and Yuffie.
"What's going on Seifer? What's with your arm? It's injured!" Yuffie asked.
"No shit it is!" Seifer yelled at the girl as they entered the cabin.
"What happened?" Selphie asked as she popped her head out of the living room.
"Who knows? Help me bring the stuff in you guys." Riku told Sora and Shadow.
"Fine. But only because I don't trust you with my baggage." Sora said and dragged Shadow into helping.
Meanwhile, inside the elder's cabin there was an eerie silence.
"Are you absolutely sure about what you said?" the elder with the red scarf asked.
"How the hell do you think I got my wound?" Seifer pouted as Yuffie tended to his wound.
"Don't talk like that to the elders!" Yuffie slapped Seifer's wound and the guy tried hard not to curse out loud.
"Anyways, he's become a total lackey now. He's calling Ansem his master." Seifer said as if there were no more hope for Sephiroth.
"Cloud, I thought the seal you put on Sephiroth was strong. What the hell happened?" Squall asked the man.
"I've been sustaining that seal for the last 15 years. It's not my fault that asshole Ansem was stronger than I thought." Cloud glared at Squall, "Anyways, I should be able to recover my magic within 3 days approximately." Cloud told him.
"3 days, huh?" Seifer went in thought as they all looked at him, "Ansem wants Riku within 3 days as well." he told them.
"Looks like we need to get ready." Cloud said and looked over to Squall, "Squall, you'd better train Riku a little. Leave Shadow and Sora to me. Yuffie, Selphie will need to learn how to cast support spells so you'd better not leave anything behind." Cloud said to each of them.
"What should I do then?" Seifer asked.
"Keep watching Riku in the mean time. Give him a few pointers on how to defend himself." Cloud told him, and then thought, 'Considering you always beat the heck out of Squall.'
"Right o!" Seifer said as he dragged Squall with him towards the main house.
"Let's go captain. Teaching someone how to cast a spell is harder than it looks!" Yuffie tells Cloud as they leave the elder's cabin.
They entered the house and joined the others in the living room to see Sora and Riku playing a card duel, which they thought of as a death match.
Cloud sighed. It was gonna be a long three days.
TBC…
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Sissy: Okay, so for my return, this chap. ended up being completely short. Much like me.
Kody: Minish.
Sissy: Stop calling me that!
Kody: But that's what you called yourself.
Sissy: Don't remind me! And it wasn't like that!
Amy: Anyways, looks like Sissy managed to finish downloading the Naruto manga.
Sissy: Which means I'll download it weekly, on Tuesday probably. In the mean time, I'll write what I can while I read all the online manga I need to update myself in.
Amy: We're sorry the chapter is short again. On with the replies:
NaruNaru.O.k; that's an inside joke with my sis. You know what I mean sis! Anyways, it'll be useful in a while. You'll see (winks).
Sorceress Sakura; I'm trying! Well, actually, I finished downloading the Naruto manga, so I should be able to work faster. But I need to update myself on the online manga I read. Sorry!
Sai-ryo Aura Feana; I know what u mean. No worries. I'll try to update faster now.
Sissy: Whelp! That's all! Until next time puppies!
Kody: Must you call everyone puppies? It's like your new obsession.
Amy: Please give us any comments about the story. They're all welcomed. Except flames. That's Squall's department.
Squall: Yup. I'll ice them to death if need be.
Sissy: I wanna watch that!
Amy: But only IF we receive them.
Sissy: okay!
