Comicbird:

Well, I know this is a long to wait. However, I was stuck in uni works and health problems…

OK, many people were confused by the pervious chapter and I have to make it clear that, Sephiroth and Cloud ARE NOT BROTHER! Sephiroth called Cloud "little brother" was only an act. Theirs only connection is they are both Jenova's child. Nothing more.

But…after seeing AC I am not sure of it anymore….b

Disclaimer: I dont own Final Fantasy 7, all the characters are belong to theirs rightful author/creator.

Warning: YAOI, SephirothxCloud.

By your side

Chapter 4 – Goodbye

We played our fate in this game, and now it had finally ended.

We didn't ask for forgiveness, because it would only bring up the unnecessary sorrow and guilt.

Although you didn't recognise, the truth hidden in ours link, would bring us back together once again someday.

"No! You can't do this!"

Scream broke through mid-night silence, liked a sharp knife pined straight through the heart.

"How can you do this to me..."

Smooth, beautiful woman's sobbing voice, helplessly whispered.

"...and your child..."

There were two men holding a beautiful, young woman, both wearing white laboratory cloth.

"Of course I can! I am your husband, I can do whatever I want!"

Cold voice shocked the woman, she looked at him with disbelieve watery blue eye.

"Bring her to the lab. NOW!"

The man looked at her with icy gaze that showed no mercy. Cruel smile showed upon his handsome face.

"Please...This is your child...your heir...you can't do this..."

The woman lifted her head up and stared at his cold gaze with fading hope. Sobbing and begging.

"I don't need another heir!"

While the sobbing woman was slowly pulling away, the man gave her one last look, turned away and walked pass the door, smashed it hard as he left the room.

Silence filled the room once more.

What the couple did not know was, a young boy was hiding behind the shadow, watching the whole unbelievable living drama.

The young boy had the ocean blue eyes that matched the woman, they stared at the closed door with the hell fire of dislike and hate.

...Mother...I promise...I will find my unborn sibling...

Silently whispered, with such young age but full of determination.

"Rufus!...m...no... Mr President!...I think we had found something... in that lab ... that might interest you..."

Reno nervously spoken, sounded very unlike him.

Confused, Rufus turned his head up from his paper works and looked at him, Reno turned away, eyed Rude and Elena weakly, he didn't know how to break the new to theirs friend, their youth president.

... God...how he wished Tseng is here...

Reno signed and took a deep breath, he slowly spoke out the words that would drive the youth president into craziness.

"...We found the files of your mother and her child..."

Once he heard that, Rufus stood up and rushed over to Reno side, both hand held tight on his shoulders, shook him in bewilderment.

"Are they ... still alive...?"

Shaken voice, full of hidden hope.

Reno slowly shook his head and at the same time he nodded.

"...Your mother ...Mrs ShinRa was death ... but the child... your brother ... yes...your brother is still alive..."

At the last word, he felt chill filled up his whole body. Tried to shake off the thought of what he had nearly done in the past, Reno finally raised his head and met his president's eyes.

Rufus didn't seem to notice the sudden fear in Reno's eyes, he was too busy on sucking the news in and had a hard time on dealing with the sadness of his mother death. However, the unexpected new of his brother had brought him sudden joy and hope!

"I have a brother! Did you guys find out who he is!"

Filled with excitement, deep blue eyes lighten into sky clear blue.

--What he didn't know is, the planet had given him a biggest joke in his life...

...Cloud...little brother...

"...No..."

Cloud backed away, couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"You lie!... I knew better ... I ... I was just an experiment, a test tube created specimen!"

Yelled with all the rage and hate, soften sky blue turned into harden thin ice.

"...No...Cloud...that is not true..."

Held the wounded left arm with the other hand, Rufus stepped forward bravely, raised his eye level to hold gaze with Cloud, locked their ocean blue eyes together.

" You are really my brother... Cloud ... You had been taken away when mother was still in pregnancy..."

Ignored the pain, Rufus managed to get close to the still shocked Cloud, without alarming him, gently he warped his arms around the tumbling body in front and held him tight. Afraid if he loosed his hold, he would lose him forever.

"...I tried to find you for so long... I cannot believe that you are just right in front of me and I never notice... I am so sorry... Little brother... If I have known..."

Pulled him closer, forehead touched, clear sea blue looked into those walls of ice, tried to break into the innocent sky behind.

"...Father ... He ...he abandoned mother and given you to Hojo..."

Breathed heavily, tried to slowed down, but Rufus found himself became more miserable than he ever was.

"...Mother...She tried to commit suicides, so that she could bring you with her ... I think... she didn't want you became Hojo's victim...However, she failed ... and die ... you...you ..."

Head turned away, not looking at Cloud anymore. Rufus silently sobbing could clearly hear in the cave. Excluded the Turks, everyone were silenced by the unexpected news, looked bewildered between two brothers.

Slowly, both fell down to knee, still hugging, didn't want to let go…

Green, warm wind blew, went through every corners of the cave with gentle touch. Liked deliver messages to someone unknown.

Cloud blinked, suddenly pushed Rufus away.

Couldn't let theirs president hurt, the Turks sought this moment as their adventure, three of them rushed forward together in flash, quick movement. Caught Rufus in time and lied him in a safe distance, Reno took out his Electro-mag Rod and release an attack. At the same time, Elena and Rude sided around, blocked Cloud's view on Reno. Waves of energy shootout, direct hit on the target. Electricity flew through Cloud's body, he felt his body numbed, but refused to fall.

Head hurt and felt dizzy, Cloud knew that he is valuable at this moment, he urgently swung the Ultimate Weapon in wide ace, forced the three of them out of his safety ring.

Sharp, pointed edge of metal, lightly hit the ground. Cloud let his sword acted as a supporter, held him at the standing position. Calmly, he shook his head slightly to clear his blurry vision and thought. Breathe heavily, darkened ocean blue kept trace to the white suit teen. Mako grew once again, lighten his eye into sky blue with mysterious green.

...The time has come…

Cloud shook his head again, tried to clear his stormy thought. Watched the group in front of him carefully, He finally lowered Ultimate Weapon and signed. Sky blue eye sparked with mako glow again, but the cold chilly within them were gone, and what came back was the soft, warm sensation that once he was always carrying. Smile sadly, Cloud stepped backward, went deeper into the cave. Distanced him form the other.

--Seph?—

Sound worried, thing gone too quick, he didn't know what to do.

...Don't worry, little blue sky, I know...
...It is time...

Suddenly, the wave of destruction went through every inches of the cave, broken loose rocks and blocked the connected tunnel between the group and Cloud.

Knew there was no need to lie anymore. Cloud relieved, but at the same time, he felt sorrow.

"I know...we already knew..." Softy voice surprises everyone, strongly caught everyone attention.

"Guys...Tifa...I am sorry about all these..." First time truly smile, looked at them with guilt. "...Get out of here! And don't worry, Aeris will stop the meteor!"

Before Cloud disappeared from their view by the downing rocks, they all saw a tall, lone figure with long sliver hair appeared beside him.

...We are sorry...

Lifesteam green looked toward them, showed sorrow and sadness.

...We don't mean all these to happen...If time can turn back, we wish we could all meet differently...

Wind brought the light whisper toward them, shocked at the outburst, they could only watch as Cloud and Sephiroth smile sadly to them one more time, but somehow relieve at the happiness that showed upon their face.

...Good bye...Rufur...Big brother...

Cloud's sweet, innocent voice whispered one last time. His ocean sky blue eye asked for forgiveness silently.

...I will miss you all...

With the last words gone, lifesteam green burst upward, pushed meteor back up toward the sky. Heavenly song sing between earth and sky. Liked the song from hell and heaven, sweet angles and evil devils voice combined, beautiful but deathly, wishing goodbye to two unseen, fallen one wing angles...

--End?--

It has been a really long time since I write this, and I am sorry for the late update. I was busy on Uni works and now I am having health problem as well… I am not sure will I continues this story, however, I hope you all enjoy it.

Comicbird Oct 2005