Cloud was stood in his room watching Tifa walk back to her house, What did she come here for? Cloud thought
"Have you told Cloud yet?" Nanaki asked. Sephiroth and Vincent were making a sheath out of black denim that Sephiroth had found, everything else fell apart. The Masamune was lying among the black cloth while Vincent decided where they should stitch.
"I asked if you had told Cloud yet" Nanaki said to Sephiroth. Nanaki was sat in a chair; out of the way.
"Tifa has" said Sephiroth, though he didn't know that for sure
"You sure about that?" Nanaki asked. Vincent folded over a section of the material
"Stitch that" said Vincent. Sephiroth nodded and began to stitch.
"Like that?" Sephiroth asked, Vincent nodded
"We're going to have to put metal rods in it" said Vincent "Otherwise the top will overbalance the bottom and the sword will tip upside-down and you'll just have the sheath"
"Never saw you as the type of person who'd take up embroidery" said Sephiroth as Vincent got off the bed
"Cheeky" said Vincent "I will be back in a few minutes" Vincent left the room which meant Sephiroth could not avoid Nanaki's questions.
"So are you sure that Tifa has told Cloud?" Nanaki asked.
"No" said Sephiroth "I'm not, but if she did tell him then I know that he will get jealous and make up some excuse to come with us" Nanaki raised an eyebrow
"You knew that Cloud was jealous of Tifa spending so much time with you?" Nanaki said
"Yes" said Sephiroth "I could sense it a mile away"
"And you still went ahead to meet Tifa?" said Nanaki
"Like you said; Tifa isn't the type of person to sway and I'm not interested in her, this is strictly a skill-building expedition" said Sephiroth.
"You heard the conversation me and Cloud had?" Nanaki said
"Yes" said Sephiroth.
"And you never asked me about it" said Nanaki
"There was no need" said Sephiroth "It was pretty clear"
"So tomorrow?" Nanaki asked
"Tifa and I are going to the Forest of the Ancients for some spiritual training" said Sephiroth "Nanaki, promise me you won't tell Cloud where Tifa and I are going tomorrow" Nanaki thought about it then agreed.
"I promise I won't tell Cloud where you and Tifa are going tomorrow" said Nanaki.
"Thank you" said Sephiroth. A minute or so later Vincent came back through the door with some long, thin metal rods.
"These will hold the material in place" said Vincent "And, most importantly, stop it flipping over and you losing your sword" Just under and hour later they had made the sheath that would be worn on his back.
"Now for a strap" said Vincent
"An old belt?" Sephiroth tried
"Good idea" said Vincent "You got any?" Sephiroth shrugged and began to rummage through his drawers. He quickly found a long black belt which they attached to the sheath. Once Sephiroth slipped the sword into the sheath he got to his feet and attached it; it fit perfectly.
"Perfect" said Vincent. Sephiroth reached over and removed the sword from its sheath; but not without making a large slash in the ceiling.
"Oops" said Sephiroth putting the sword back "I forgot how long it really was" Vincent shook his head
"You'll get used to it" said Vincent.
Later that day Vincent left the manor and Nanaki went into the garden to sleep in the sun. Sephiroth remained in his room looking at the Masamune in its sheath and wondered if going with Tifa to the Forest of the Ancients was going to break his friendship with Cloud. In the end Sephiroth decided that Cloud would understand and went to bed early.