Tifa was surprised when her phone rang; she had completely forgotten about it. Quickly she fished it from her pocket but it got disconnected before she could answer. Tifa smiled broadly when she saw that Cloud had been trying to contact her but she hated the fact that she too was out of signal in her little cave. Kadaj was sat on the other side of the cave cooking some food he'd had in his bag over a small magically created fire made by Tifa.
"I am guessing you don't have any bowls or plates" Tifa said. Kadaj smiled
"I have cups" he informed her and waved a pair of large mugs at her. Tifa giggled and went to sit by Kadaj as he finished cooking the sausage and beans. The two of them sat on either side of the fire eating from their cups with plastic forks. Up until that day they had survived on snacks that he'd had.
"Why did you bring so much food with you?" Tifa asked him over their meal
"I get hungry" Kadaj told her simply
"You were only going out for the day, you have food for an entire week here" Tifa exclaimed
"Like I said, I get hungry" Kadaj grinned. Tifa laughed and continued to eat.
"So have you any family?" Tifa enquired
"Two brothers" Kadaj said "How about you? Any family of your own?"
"No…just my friends" Tifa wondered how many of her friends were still friends with her after what had happened between her and Sephiroth.
"You seem somewhat…sad" Kadaj noted aloud.
"Just some problems back in my real life" Tifa told him
"Not your cave life?" Kadaj joked making Tifa laugh again
"No, no problems in my cave life" she reassured him "Can I ask…where you learnt your magic skills?"
"You mean my limited magic skills" Kadaj joked "I just picked them up when I began travelling"
"Alright" Tifa said nodding
"How about yours? You have pretty good magic" Kadaj said
"Me and my friends practiced together and just built up our skill over time" Tifa explained.
"When you first awoke you called me Sephiroth" Kadaj reminded her "So how did that come about? Most people would have shouted his name and panicked, you didn't"
"Oh…didn't I?" Tifa said trying to cover up the fact that she knew him "I guess it's just the whole kinky bad guy fantasy" the two of them laughed together.
"Scary thought" Kadaj joked. A few minutes later they finished their meal. Tifa stretched and yawned before getting to her feet and walking over to the frozen doorway of the cave. The brunette placed her ear close to the snowy door and was amazed that the sound of the storm had gone.
"I think it's cleared up outside" Tifa informed Kadaj. He jumped to his feet and ran over to listen; he agreed.
"Stand back" Tifa said clenching her fist.
"If you think you can break that" Kadaj started and Tifa punched it, shattering the icy doorway. Tifa grinned at him
"If you think you can break that then good on you" Kadaj finished, Tifa guessed he had changed the ending of the sentence. Kadaj and Tifa quickly packed up their things and stepped out into the glaring sunlight.
All across Costa del Sol and the mountains around them were covered by a thick layer of snow.
"Pretty" Tifa noted.
"So where are you off too now?" Kadaj asked her as he adjusted the straps on his backpack.
"Nibelheim, I have friends there that should be missing me" Tifa told him. Kadaj nodded
"Alright, I guess I will see you around" he said holding out his hand. Tifa shook his hand and he began to walk towards Costa del Sol while Tifa began to walk towards the mountains.
"Kadaj!" Tifa called to him. Kadaj turned
"Yes?" he replied
"Fancy coming to Nibelheim? After all you did save me" she said. Kadaj smiled and ran over to meet her.
"Okay" he said "When the upper atmosphere clears I will call my brothers and they can pick me up" The two of them set off across the snowy plains together towards Nibelheim.
Back under Nibelheim Sephiroth grabbed Cloud by his collar as he created a disk of energy to stop them hitting the ground at a phenomenal speed. Sephiroth dropped Cloud lightly with a dull thump. Sephiroth dropped his energy ring and landed softly. Cloud created a ball of light in his palms that lit up the cavern. It stretched up for miles and they could not see the top, while on the floor they were stood near a large lake of water.
"What now?" Sephiroth asked. Cloud shrugged, he still did not want to talk to Sephiroth but stuck in a cave he probably would not have a choice.
"We need to find a way out for one" Cloud said
"How about I fly back up and see if I can find a way out?" Sephiroth asked
"Knock yourself out" Cloud said. Sephiroth shot upwards into the darkness of the cavern leaving Cloud on his own.