A/N- :Zelda lullaby: …Link Rawks!!! Edit, enjoy

Chapter 21: Abuse me.

Alexia sat on the stone floor and stared at Yazoo intently.

"So what are we doing?"

He eyed her calmly. His small slits widened, making his eyes a bit friendlier. Yazoo relaxed his shoulders and cocked his head to the side bashfully.

"We're going to talk." He spoke softly, and sat cross-legged facing the tense girl.

"I know this is a fairly confusing time for you…And I'm very sorry about going from hot to cold…right back to hot again. Really, I'm not trying to make this even more difficult." He explained.

"But you are."

"I know, and I'm sorry. It's…hard to like someone so much and they don't really think you're real. This isn't a feeling I got just yesterday while you were shooting at me…I've liked you for a while."

"…You knew about Alathia and me before the kidnapping?" she asked, confusion riddling her face.

"Well, yeah. We've been studying you two all through high school. Every three months all four of us would go to the mainland and study you for the night. I mean… we couldn't stay there for long, so it was such a thrill to get to see you. And it was kind of depressing because we were still unsure about if we were even studying the fight people."

"Why couldn't we see you…or tell you were there?"

"Heh…we're good at hiding as well as fighting. Every time you've ever been alone and felt like someone was watching you…that was us." He smiled gently.

Yazoo gave her a moment to let the thoughts sink into her brain.

Alexia finally looked up with pain in her eyes.

"I'm never going home am I?"

Yazoo's smiled faded as he tried his best to hide his own pain.

"Er, um…eventually you can. You don't have to stay here with us. But until Jenova is destroyed and we're stuck in this hole…we cannot return you. You're our world's only hope. Without your help Gaia will die, and Jenova will have her wish." He said, staring at the cold stone floor.

"I'm…not even sure if I want to go home…" Alexia smirked.

"After all that's happened and still has to happen, I'm sure Alathia and I will stay. Heh, There's so much to do here anyway!"

His face immediately brightened, and Yazoo pulled her into him.

She squeaked when the man squeezed her til the bones started popping.

"Okay, onto training." He said, brushing himself off.

"So…what do you have to say about what all's been goin on?" Kadaj asked, not bothering to look at Alathia as he locked the dome door.

"You suck!" she blurted.

"I mean, you kidnap me without even ASKING if we'll help…attack my boyfriend, chase me around like a chicken, take me far away without giving me a chance to say goodbye…You pull my hair, punch me, kick me, scratch me, bite me, and proceed to chase me around until I can't run anymore. THEN, you drag me off into a hole, far away from EVERYONE! And then you proceed to toy around with me! I'm your enemy, then hostage, and then I'm your guest, student, friend, and finally…lover. I can't keep up!"

By the time the angry girl was finished, Kadaj was mashed between the door and her.

He was not the least bit surprised at her aggression, and nipped at her nose warningly to get her off.

"I'm confused myself." Kadaj scowled at her, and slid down the wall.

"Would you believe me if I told you that I've liked you for about five years now?" he questioned, again unable to bring himself to look at her.

"How?"

"Well…" Kadaj sighed, going into the long explanation Yazoo had (don't want to go through it AGAIN).

"I wanted so bad to just…walk up and at least say hello. But Seph wouldn't let us. He said we shouldn't get attached, in cause you weren't the one's we were looking for." Kadaj pouted, staring angrily at the ground.

"Well…that answers a lot of questions. So, what am I to you?" Alathia asked, lowering her head to look the boy in the eye.

"Right at the moment…you're my student." Kadaj said, standing tall and brushing himself off.

Alathia's head snapped up and she opened her mouth to protest. She stopped when she felt his Souba cradle her jaw.

"And we're starting training right now." Kadaj growled, pulling her up by the underarm aggressively.

"Do as I say, or else." He warned, tossing her bound blades at her.

Alathia dared not argue, and snatched up the blades as fast as possible.

Kadaj slunk in front of her, and put his hands behind his back. The man spread his legs apart and lowered his head, so that his eyes had to look slightly upward to glimpse at Alathia.

"I want you to cut me." He whispered, looking straight into her eyes.

"WHAT! NO WAY! WHY WOULD I…" Alathia shut her mouth as Kadaj disappeared.

She shivered when she felt him place the blade across her neck and grab a handful of her soft hair.

"Do as I say. I have good reason…always. This is part of your training. No matter how much YOU don't want to do something I command…you must. Don't…" Kadaj snapped, yanking her head back into him.

"Let your feelings and emotions control you. Jenova would kill you as soon as she found out whom you cared for. She would not hesitate to kill even her own children to survive. Now…" he hissed, releasing her head and gliding in front of her small frame.

"Do your worst."

Alathia took a deep breath and looked him over. Her fiery green eyes burned with anger as she charged at the still man.

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"Excuse me…what?" Alexia blinked, unsure if she heard the man correctly.
"Shoot me."

"Well run away and I'll shoot AT you!" she tried reasoning with Yazoo desperately.

"No. I already know you can aim. I'm not working on that today."

"Yazoo…This"

"JUST DO IT! You are not to argue with me! I'm preparing you for the worst! If Jenova saw that you'd hesitate to kill me she'd crush you! What if she took control of me? What would you do then?"

"She wouldn't…"

"She WOULDN'T DARE HESITATE to murder her own children in order to bring down the whole human race. Don't let her know you have emotions. Don't let her know you care for anything…because when she finds out…those that are most precious to you will be the first to go." He practically whispered, sending chills down her spine.

"Shoot me." He said, staring off into space…seemingly detached from his whole body.

Alexia closed her eyes and looked right at the ground. She didn't even aim…just stared at the ground. Her eyes rose to him just before the trigger snapped. The crack sounded and she watched Yazoo's shoulder jerk back, spurting a little blood.

"Again…" he whispered, a psychotic look in his eyes.

She shot again, hitting his forearm.

"Keep shooting no matter what I say."

Alexia continued to fire, even when Yazoo begged her to stop.

"Stop! Please! I can't take anymore!" Yazoo hissed, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

She shot

He cried out in pain (even though he wasn't really), and hunched up on the ground.

"No more! Please stop!" he screamed, as she took aim once more.

He heard the trigger click, and felt the last of her bullets enter his thigh.

"Argh!" he howled, rolling on the ground, letting his blood smear everywhere.

Alexia was unfazed, and took aim again. Before she could pull the trigger one more time, Yazoo was behind her, pinning her arms to her back.

The trigger clicked twice.

"That will do." He whispered in her ear, allowing the blood trickling from his mouth to drip on her shoulder.

She shivered and nodded, not even turning to see the damage she'd done.

He smiled coolly, and popped a restore material into his arm. She felt a cool breeze from the magic swirling around Yazoo, and turned to face him.

"That was excellent. The stories always said you two learned exceptionally fast. I'm very proud of you…Alexia?" Yazoo peered at her, worry creeping on his face.

She broke into hysterics, and sank to the ground sobbing.

Yazoo grew extremely pale, and his head lowered in shame.

"I can't take it… This is too much…my head's spinning so fast. I can't…" she choked on her own tears, and sobbed uncontrollably.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't even thinking about…I'm sorry." Yazoo whispered, scooping the sobbing woman into his arms.

She'd been through too much within the past few days.

The girl had gone from living a happy peaceful life, to being chased through town, to being dropped into a new world without even saying goodbye. Then, the one person, other than Alathia, that she was close with forced her to shoot him.

Yazoo cringed as he thought this over.

She continued sobbing on his shoulder as he gently picked her up and carried her towards the door.

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Alathia's sword plunged into Kadaj's shoulder with a slight crunch. The man only blinked, showing no sign of pain.

"Again." He mumbled.

Alathia seemed detached. She yanked the bloody swords from his shoulder, and calculated her next cut. She eyed his face curiously just before placing the tips on the middle of his forehead.

"Don't stop…no matter how much I beg or scream." He commanded, staring straight into her eyes.

She stared back blankly, and proceeded to slice from his forehead all the way to his cheek.

Kadaj shivered, and allowed his eyes to soften. A whimper escaped his throat as she made an incision to his jawbone.

She unzipped his jacket with the swords, and carried on making incisions all down his chest, to his belly button, much to his whimpers and cries of protest.

"Stop…it hurts." Kadaj gasped, jerking his newly cut arm away from her blades.

She, in turn, jammed the swords into the already blood shoulder, causing him to scream in agony.

He withered, and fell to his knees weakly.

"Please stop!" he begged, dripping a small amount of blood on her boots.

She stared at him coldly, and dug the blades into his back. Despite his obnoxious screams, she managed to slice from his lower back all the way up to his shoulder blades.

Alathia placed her swords so they cradled Kadaj's jaw, and lifted his head gently. He blinked some of his blood out of his eyes, and smiled at her coldly.

Within a split second, Kadaj was again behind her, holding the Souba to her throat dangerously.

"That's enough for today." He purred into her ear, and popped the restore into his arm.

The breeze from the magic tossed her hair in her face…But Alathia didn't change her position.

"I'm very proud…Hey, are you listening?" Kadaj asked, circling around to face her.

She stared off into space, even when his cat eyes met her dilated pupils. Alathia tried hard not to lose her composure, as she looked him over momentarily.

"Do you feel alright?" he asked, holding her frail body close to his own.

She whimpered, and buried her face into his bare chest. He said nothing, but held her close to him. Kadaj stroked Alathia's hair, and allowed the girl to sob all over him, soaking his chest and stomach with warm tears.

"Don't worry. I promise not to let that happen." He cooed, and picked her up gracefully.

She fell silent, and hugged his shoulders as he carried her out the doors. Alathia stared ahead, letting her tears roll down her cheeks as they made their was back to the house.

Kadaj caught up with Yazoo just before they reached the house. The brothers looked at each other worriedly before stepping into the house. Loz, Yuffie, and Sephiroth all sat on the couch waiting for them.

"Training went well then?" Sephiroth spoke softly, walking up to the two brothers.

They nodded, and squeezed their women tightly.

"Good…no training tomorrow. Does that sound alright ladies?" he asked, as if he were talking to a frightened child.

The girls merely nodded, and huddled closer to Kadaj and Yazoo.

Sephiroth nodded at the men, and they walked upstairs with the girls still clinging to them.

Kadaj placed Alathia in her bed, and kissed her forehead.

"I…I'm sorry" he whispered, almost ready to beg for forgiveness.

"Don't worry about it." She finally smiled, stroking his soft sliver hair.

"If I care enough, I'll understand if it comes time for me to do that. I'll let you die a good man, not a crazy one." She whispered, wrapping her arms around his strong neck.

He squeezed her shoulders, and climbed on top of her.

"I'm very proud of you. Alathia you've dealt with things in the past few days that most people could not. I feel stupid saying this…but…well, um…you amaze me." Kadaj whispered, kissing her forehead.

His tiny slits widened happily when he saw her beam at him.

"Yeah…I'm proud of me too!" she tittered, and leaned in to kiss him.

Kadaj chuckled, and pressed against her.

Moments later (snog fest finishing), Kadaj hoped off, and fixed his hair.

"I'm starving…" he mumbled and zipped up his jacket (forgot that it'd been undone since training).

"I gotta go…it's my turn to get the food." He sighed, and kissed her goodbye.

Kadaj rushed downstairs and met up with Sephiroth, Loz, and Yuffie.

"Where's Yaz?" he questioned worriedly.

"Still with Alexia" Seph answered calmly.

"Give me your sword Kadaj." He commanded.

Kadaj mumbled, and unhooked his sheath.

"What if he attacks me?" Kadaj asked angrily.

"You don't need to slice him into thirds to escape." Sephiroth answered calmly.

"Yeah, but his sword hurts like a bitch when it even grazes our skin." Kadaj protested.

"Then don't let him cut you!" Seph answered, anger becoming apparent in his voice.

Kadaj sighed, and stalked out with a few sacks.

"Wish me luck." He scoffed as he exited the door.

"Good luck." Yuffie called out cheerfully.

"…You'll need it."