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Chapter 11 New home, same rooms
"We haven't the money to buy furniture…Heh, like we could actually go into town and buy anything" Yazoo laughed as he rested next to his brother.
"What do you mean by that?" Alathia asked, still in her sympathetic daze.
Kadaj stared at the ceiling hatefully as he answered her question.
"That movie scared everyone. We did have Jenova's head, and burned it after resurrecting Sephiroth. But that wasn't enough. Cloud chased after us. He was EXTREMELY moved by that movie, and said if he ever found us again…he'd kill us…"
"We had a home in Midgar then…he destroyed it. Then we moved to Kalm town. We were fine there. It was safe and we'd done nothing wrong. After bringing back Sephiroth, we hid him in the City of the Ancients, so no one knew he was alive…Well, one day we went to visit him…and when we came back, Cloud and his crew were standing in front of our home, which was on fire." Kadaj said, clearly trying to hide his sadness.
"We lost everything in that fire…" he trailed off as Yazoo butted in.
"That includes Sephiroth's savings for us…all burnt to ashes," Yazoo smirked.
"And then, he attacked us. Kept screaming about how he knew we'd brought Sephiroth back, and demanding to know where we were hiding him."
Alathia's eyes widened, and she sat on the floor beside the bed.
"Story time!" she squeaked.
Kadaj smiled, and told her the rest.
"We kept saying 'we don't want to fight. We've done nothing wrong.' but he wouldn't listen. So, we had to run…He slashed Yazoo in the back. Vincent shot me in the shoulder blade, and Tifa busted up Loz's face pretty good…Heh…we fled to the City, and hid there for a few days. Had to tell Sephiroth what happened…Turns out, Cloud can get through the forest too…we hid for days in the shadows until he spotted one of us. That time we almost didn't make it. We fled to the Capitol building, and went to the prayer room. Only the Ancients can get in and out…ya know, that fish hologram keeps us safe. All four of us are safe here. Cloud can't come here…so, we built our home in this place. Occasionally we leave to get food. And low and behold, he manages to find us…so, hehe, get used to not eating a few days in a row!"
Alathia did NOT enjoy the last sentence. Her mouth fell open in astonishment.
"Not eating for a few days? What the f-"
"And to top it off, Jenova's still alive. She's in the lifestream, creating Geostigma (yes, its real). We're the only ones that can destroy her. But every time we offer help, Cloud attacks us!" Yazoo interrupted monotonously.
Alathia blinked in silence. She didn't know what to say…what could she say?
"I'm sorry my hero's attacking you and making you miserable." Or "I'm sorry…I'm having a difficult time grasping the concept of Cloud being the monster and not you four."
She knew Cloud would be the type to fight and ask questions later…but not attempt murder.
Kadaj stared down curiously at the girl on the floor. This was the first time he'd gotten a good look at her. Alathia's green eyes glowed as she stared at the ground pitifully. Kadaj watched as her honey blond hair fluttered into her face.
He smiled to himself, and rolled over to look at Yazoo.
He was already asleep…even though he'd just spoken a moment earlier.
"You must be tired. I'll show you to your room." He said softly, while stifling a yawn.
Alathia looked up and smiled half-heartedly. She was exhausted, and still so many thoughts were rushing through her mind. Kadaj nudged her down the hall and up the beautiful stairs.
"We've been planning on having you for a long time, so…we built the upstairs to accommodate you. Alathia, your room is on the left…all you things from the Mainland are there. Yazoo invented a BUNCH of crap to transport your things here after we returned. He's so smart!" Kadaj boasted as they entered the room.
"Well, goodnight!" he beamed and shut the door behind him.
She sighed and curled herself up under the sheets of her bed.
"Why is everything still so confusing?" she thought as she drifted off to sleep.
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Sephiroth laughed as he watched his two youngest brothers dragging the helpless girl around. Loz was busy talking to Alexia about how she'd smashed him in the head with a rock, and how they'd made their incredible escapes. Sephiroth felt a large amount of pity for the women. They had no idea how hard it was going to be for them. Alexia didn't even know THEIR story. She knew nothing about the men…how was he going to tell her the sorrowful story when she'd just opened up and became comfortable with her new surroundings. They all three sat and waited for the other party to leave.
Alexia happily bounded around the home without Loz and Sephiroth. She waved them over to her a couple times to explain a few things, but she dared not ask anything major.
"Where do I sleep?" she asked happily.
"Your bedroom is upstairs on the right. Go on up. We'll see you in the morning." Sephiroth purred.
Alexia edged away from his creepy allure and bounded up the stairs. She smiled at Kadaj as he passed her on his way down.
"…And they ask why we're so odd…" Kadaj thought to himself.
"They have worse mood swings than the Midgar Zolom."
She quickly burst into her room as soon as she reached the door.
"Oh sweet! All my things! This is awesome!" Alexia thought as she squeezed her faithful old teddy bear.
Then she noticed it. Right in the middle of the bed was the book bag, and on top…was the story.