Disclaimer: If I owned Final Fantasy VII, this fanfiction wouldn't be possible. Thank you, Square-Enix.

Notes: Most people of Gaia, don't remember their previous incarnations.

Aerithism

Two: That Which Pollutes

Heiress resisted the urge to roll her eyes at her teacher. Another 'history' lesson, another reason to throw up… "The Lady Aerith led her lover Cloud, her teacher Barret, and her friend Tifa to the forgotten City of the Ancients."

"And at these ruins?" Her teacher questioned. The classroom was cozy to put it nicely. Twenty students squeezed into a room meant for ten. At least all of these people keep the room nice and toasty.

Heiress, deprived of the color pink, hated history more than anything. Because of the 'significance' of the color pink, it was restricted to members of the clergy. Stupid rules… She rubbed at her red sleeves.

"Well?" Impatient today aren't we?

Inhaling deeply, the brunette regurgitated the 'information' from her book, "The Lady Aerith proceeded to summon forth Holy as her companions watched… The demon Sephiroth murdered the Lady in hopes of stopping her influence upon the Planet." Sephiroth isn't a demon… He is a spoiled brat.

She sighed before continuing, "But, this was Lady Aerith's plan…" Me? Plan? Hah! "Holy would not be powerful enough to stop Meteor, so the Lady knew she must enter the Lifestream." Yeah, but I didn't want to die… They make me sound suicidal. "From there she became the Maiden." Any other asinine questions?

Her teacher stared for several moments after she had finished. His eye seemed to be twitching. Good… That's how I felt having to memorize those lies… "Okay… Farmisu, explain the demon Sephiroth's plan."

A brunet boy with a gaunt face went wide eyed. Combination of Professor Gast, a tree, a rabid chipmunk… "Th-the demon Sephiroth planned to summon Meteor… He, um, planned to steal—er, corrupt—the Lifestream… He wanted to… He wanted to, um, take the Maiden's place?"

Must resist urge to roll eyes.

"Do we still feel the effects of this? Um, Terry." Monster, chocobo farmer, flower, Sephiroth clone…

"Yes. The Lifestream is still polluted with Sephiroth's cells." Those are Jenova cells. Sephiroth's cells are all still in a mako crystal, Dumbass. "Because of the pollution, demons are born. But they're easily identified. They are all males with silver hair."

Gaia to anyone! There were people with silver hair before Sephiroth. Don't you think someone would have mentioned, 'Sephiroth has weird hair' when he was alive? And can't girls be evil? Scarlet certainly was.

Oh, wait. Sephiroth was never alive. He's just a demon who wants to be me. I swear… People are really stupid.

How am I suppose to help them? Without a brain transfusion anyway.

Mako green eyes glared at the bronze statue. It featured the infamous 'Lady Aerith's Sacrifice' scene. The Maiden, her eyes open, sat in a prayer position. The demon Sephiroth had his blade at her throat.

The green-eyed girl tilted her head. Her silver bangs fell across her face. A ponytail, tied with a black ribbon kept her long hair tamed. Strong cheekbones developing under prepubescent skin were highlighted with light blush.

A step behind her, she could hear her father's breathing. "Someone will grow suspicious if you stare at that statue all day."

"Let them. They will all suffer for this transgression…"

Her father let out a sigh. "You've become… More aggressive."

The girl smiled. Placing her hands on her hips, she whispered, "So? What are you going to do about it?"

"Nothing." His voice was hollow. "… Dinner is ready when you want it." She could hear his boots upon the cobblestones as he walked away.

The girl placed her hands upon her hips, changing the tilt of her face. She continued examining the statue. The demon had a pair of wings (one must presume were black), and a hint of fangs. His hands had sharp claws rather than fingernails. Sephiroth's back had a noticeable hunch.

So much for 'historical accuracy'.

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There has to be more Spirains than just Paine with natural grey hair.

Heiress figurine for FlyHigh4Life for reviewing.