A/N- … I hated the last chapter… but I fixed it as much as possible… edited here too. Hope you Enjoy .

Chapter 8 Sephiroth

"What happened!" Loz gasped as his youngest brother limped towards Yazoo and him.

He pointed wearily at the bound and gagged Alathia. Kadaj was covered in his own blood, and cradled his nose.

Yazoo sat Alathia down gently and ran up to his young brother.

"Ish it brooken?" Kadaj asked as his two brothers made him tilt his head back.

Loz nodded, and showed him the back of his own head. It too was caked with dried blood.

Yazoo's injuries were minor. He only received a long cut across the chest (after Alathia had found Alexia's dropped sword), and a few scratches to his eyes, cheeks, and lips.

Remember the old saying: If you think I look bad you should see the other guy!

Yazoo gently wiped what blood he could off of Kadaj's face, and popped a restore materia into his wristband, casting it on all three of them.

The men heard Alathia squeal and struggle. Her eyes glistened a fiery green with horror. Loz and Yazoo looked down the trail at the tall shadow coming their way.

Kadaj looked at Alathia and cocked his head to the side. Why was she so scared?

"You got her then?" Loz smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of his now healed head.

Sephiroth smiled, and calmly handed the unconscious woman to Yazoo.

Yazoo cradled her limp body, and wiped away a fallen tear from her face. He calmly walked over to Alathia and set her unconscious friend down next to her.

Alathia blinked down at Alexia's body. Horror stricken, she pulled herself into a ball and stared at Sephiroth.

He was examining Kadaj's nose for further damage.

"I thought you said they'd be harmless!" Kadaj protested as his oldest brother finished his exam.

Alathia squeaked when Sephiroth glared at her.

"Sorry…I didn't know they'd be such a hassle. But you, Kadaj and Loz, should have been more careful." He mumbled, walking up to the wide eyes Alathia.

"We should return to the Capitol." Yazoo purred, while picking up Alexia and cradling her again.

Sephiroth and his brothers stared at Alathia.

"I'm not handling her! She's…She's a beast!" Kadaj protested, rubbing his hip with one hand and cradling his nose with another.

"…Erm… I've got this one," Yazoo smiled, squeezing Alexia's still limp body.

Loz just blinked as his brothers turned towards him. He smiled sheepishly and backed away.

Sephiroth rubbed his temples, as if he had a new headache, and sighed.

"Alright, I'll get her." He cooed while reaching for Alathia.

"MRPH! MMMM! HUUUUUUNNNNN MMMM!" she protested.

Sephiroth continued to pick her up by her underarms as she let out a number of muffled screams and cries (although she dared not struggle in his arms). She relaxed slightly when she realized how gentle he was as he cradled her bound body.

Alathia stared up at him for a moment to take in his handsome features. She squeezed her eyes shut when he looked down at her curiously, and looked at the other three. Her eyes fell on Yazoo who was walking beside Sephiroth at the sickly white face of Alexia. She was beginning to awake.

Alexia's eyes fluttered sleepily and she groaned.

"Where am I?" she asked groggily.

And then she realized…she was moving.

Panic stricken, she slowly lifted her eyes to meet the eager ones staring down at her.

"AH! WHAT THE F!" she screamed and squirmed out of his arms.

Alexia immediately began brushing her clothes off and looked up at what just brushed her arm. She screeched again when she realized it was Sephiroth's long hair… Her best friend was in his arms.

Alathia wanted to tell her to run, or at least look at her…but she was too afraid of upsetting her captors; and instead buried her face into his chest and moaned.

Alexia weakly sighed as Yazoo ran to her, and bound her arms and legs.

A/N2- got the mrph idea from SintheDarkPriestess :D

She's a very talented writer yesh ..