Note: Sorry it took so long for me to update. I'll try to update more often.

I'm sure you know I don't own anything from Final Fantasy 7 or any of them for that matter. So, enjoy and review.

The first night after a long day's walk was purely welcome to Kya. Neither of them had spoken, but she could feel Kadaj watch her. It wasn't that she felt he liked her, but that he was more curious about her than she would have liked. A lot of times she had asked him what he was so fascinated with. Every time his answer was the same, "Nothing." She had even come close to asking him if he would actually look at nothing instead of her, but she knew she could come up with something better.

Kya watched warily as Kadaj prepared his "bed" for the night, it actually being a simple blanket on the ground.

"You griped at me all day for staring and now you're doing the same thing." He commented. "What is it?"

Kya rolled her eyes and sighed. "Nothing." She growled and lied down.

It was mere moments before Kya had fallen asleep, and Kadaj had waited for it. He carefully crawled to her and lightly ran his hand over her forehead. He knew that what he was about to try might not work, but he wanted to know the reason for Sephiroth believing she was precious.

Keeping his hand on her forehead, he whispered, "Where are you, Kya?"

"Sephiroth?" She answered in her sleep. "Where are you? It's so dark, I can't see. I'm scared. I can't breath. Please…don't let me die."

Kadaj looked at her curiously. "What are you afraid of?" He whispered.

"You already know. You're here, somewhere. Why can't I find you?"

Letting her go, Kadaj moved back to his bed. He would find out more the next night. Right now, he would leave her to her nightmare.

Kya searched around for light, but there wasn't any. She was in darkness. She was blind.

A pair of cold arms suddenly brushed against her. She wanted to scream, but she couldn't. She was holding her breath.

Sephiroth? She thought after realizing it had been a familiar touch. He was with her. But what was going on? I can't breath. She thought. Please, help me, Sephiroth.

His answer came silently into her mind. Let it go. He whispered. I'm here. You're safe. His arms wrapped around her, giving her a sense of security.

I don't want to die. She whispered back.

Breath. The pain will be temporary, but you'll be with me. You won't be alone.

She slowly relaxed in his arms and took in a deep, painful breath.

Sitting up, Kya broke into a fit of coughing. She didn't understand why, only that she felt she had been choking. The sun was creeping up over the mountains, and Kadaj was sitting across from her, eating some dried food she didn't even want to look at.

"You okay?" He asked, offering her some of his breakfast.

Kya pushed it away. "What do you care?" she growled as she stood and put her stuff away. "You're just a travel companion. As soon as we get to Nibelheim, that will be the last we see of each other."

Kadaj smirked and stood. "Maybe we should make this trip longer, then."

She whipped her head around and shot a glare his way. "Not unless you want me to kill you in the night."

Both finished their packing, making comments every once in a while. Kya would have hated to admit it, but she was actually beginning to enjoy having Kadaj around. It had been a while since she could have a good argument with someone.

As they walked, Kya began to get the feeling she was being watched, but by who? Could it be Sephiroth?

"I'll be back. Nature calls." She said as she dropped her stuff and ran. They had come close to the mountains; close enough to find boulders and places to hide.

Silently, so as not to alert whom ever was watching, Kya walked in the direct she thought would be behind them. What she soon learned was that the spy had known the whole time.

"You're becoming more sensitive to another's glances." A deep voice sounded to her side.

"Why are you watching me, Sephiroth?" She asked, standing in place to show she wasn't afraid, nor that she had missed him.

"I'm returning the favor for what you did years ago. Don't you remember?" He slowly walked to her, watching as she began to breath a little harder, showing how nervous she was. "We were both prisoners. Hojo thought we were his Ginny pigs, we proved him wrong. What do you think he planned on us being?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." She spoke coldly. "And Hojo died, he doesn't matter any more."

Sephiroth carefully wrapped an arm around her waist. "Doesn't this seem familiar?" He whispered.

Kya suddenly had the feeling that the sun had been blotted out by pounds of rock, but why? "Let me go!" She yelled as she pulled away.

"You will remember." His words echoed as he disappeared, leaving Kya to fight through her new found fear.

Kiera had talked Cid into going for a walk with her, something he had expected Kya to do if she were that young. He agreed to it, even though he had a lot to do. He couldn't argue with her when she gave him that innocent look that she had probably learned from the expert. It had become slightly frustrating, but she at least kept him on his feet.

"Uncle Cid." Kiera said as she knelt next to a rock. "There's a hole." She said enthusiastically.

"Leave it alone." He answered, ignoring her find. "There might be somethin' under there."

Kiera nodded her agreement and walked on with him. She had begun to miss Kya, she was so much like a sister to her. Cid was okay, but she wasn't sure if she could tell him everything. But she would never tell him about the silver haired men. Kya had told her not too. She didn't understand why, still, it didn't seem to matter much. The look she had seen in Kya's eyes always kept her from saying anything. She looked so afraid and yet…happy? Was Kya happy in some way about them?

Knowing she couldn't figure everything out, Kiera looked around. They had walked away from Rocket Town a little, just enough for the mountains to look bigger than her finger. They looked so pretty, a dark blue fading into the sky. She wondered if she would ever have the chance to see if they actually were blue or if it was just a trick of her imagination.

That happened sometimes. She'd fall asleep with her eyes open and see strange things. Some were even scary, the scariest being a vision of Kya being trapped in darkness. She always seemed to float in a dark sea, her eyes closed but a look of pain distorting her face. Sometimes there would be someone holding her, but she never knew who it was. These were things she hated to think about. She would do anything to keep Kya from having pain that would do that to her. Anything.