Chapter 5 – Plots and Plans
Yazoo walked quickly from the school to his bike and mounted it. He started the engine and sat for a moment looking back at the building. He had waited a long time, sixteen years in fact, for this moment and he almost blew it. He cursed softly under his breath, gunned the bike into a skid and roared off down the street.
Over the years since his brother had died, Yazoo and Loz had looked in on Cloud's little family and watched their daughter grow into the young woman she was today. They had suspected that she had some hidden or dormant talents given to her by Jenova but her question confirmed it. "She has the sight!" he thought to himself. This was a double-edge sword. If she could do that, she could probably do a lot more, but he would have to be very careful around her in the future.
He threaded his way through the streets of Midgar towards his apartment in Section 8. He had found a place that was close to the bar and the school but not so close that he would have a casual encounter with Cloud and Tifa. He had changed his appearance since that time, but didn't want to risk that Cloud might still recognize him.
His mind wandered back to Kako. She was beautiful, he had to admit. Tall and slender with a muscular frame and a balanced step, it was obvious that she had inherited both parents' physical traits. Her golden blonde hair was an interesting counter part to her deep red eyes, and her face . . . cupid bow lips and strong arched eyebrows that perfectly framed her amazing eyes. She was very well put together. "As fitting a God," he thought. The trick was how to get her to accept her place in the universe and fulfill her destiny. That was his job now; his and Loz's.
He parked the bike and walked into the apartment he shared with Loz. He shut the door behind him and turned to face Loz. His brother had been sitting at the computer reading up on ShinRa when Yazoo walked in. He looked up with a quizzical expression on his face.
"Did you see her?" he asked.
Yazoo smiled at him and walked into the room, taking his gear off as he went. "Yes, I spoke with her. She didn't want to play," he said with a smile. "She has the sight"
"What? How do you know?" asked Loz.
"She picked up something I was thinking," he answered. He didn't bother to tell his brother that he had almost given himself away.
"That's very interesting. That's good," said Loz thoughtfully. He had hoped but not really expected that she would have developed some of her abilities naturally. That would make their job easier.
"It also means that I'll have to be careful around her, at least until her time comes," said Yazoo.
"Are you going back to the school?" asked Loz.
"Yes, tomorrow. I may register as a student. Who knows, I might be able to learn something," he chuckled. He expected Loz to share his little joke, but when his brother didn't return his smile he knew something was up.
"What's wrong?" he asked, walking over to where Loz sat in front of the computer.
"Look at this," he said in reply. He punched up a search page he had been reading and leaned back so that Yazoo could see what was displayed on the monitor. It was an article about ShinRa and showed photographs of the corporate officers. There was a section on the page devoted to the company's security forces; a group called Turk. This section also had photographs of past and present members. He scanned the pictures and recognized the photos of Reno and Rude. Yazoo hadn't seen either of the two Turks since his brother died in Mideel just before Kako was born.
"I don't get it," he said, looking at Loz.
"Look at this," said Loz, punching up another search page he had been reading. This one was an article from the local newspaper on Cloud's school. It too had photographs. "See anyone familiar?" he asked.
"Shit," Yazoo swore softly under his breath. He was looking at two photographs of Reeve side by side; one from the ShinRa company profile and the other from the article on Cloud's school.
"It could just be a coincidence. Cloud had friends in ShinRa, even among the Turks," he told Loz.
"There's no such thing as coincidence with Kako. Rufus is behind this. He's sent him to watch her, probably to train her," said Loz, remembering his brother, Kadj's fury at discovering that Rude and Reno where helping Cloud and Tifa all those years ago. "Remember what Kadj said. Rufus wants her too," he said.
Yazoo, silent in thought, paced through the small apartment. This changed everything; he couldn't risk being discovered before he was ready to reveal himself to her. It needed a delicate touch. He would have to approach her from a different angle. He needed to get her away from her father's influence and under his own. Time was running short. But how to do it? He smiled to himself. He thought he knew how.
He turned to face Loz, his mind made up.
"I think it's time to try a little romance," he said with a sly smile.
"What do you want me to do?" said Loz. Yazoo just rolled his eyes as his big brother.