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

Notes: And now... On to the four last chapters and the epilogue...


Aerithism

Twenty-three: Friends and Mothers

Zax whistled as he watched a silver-haired girl exist the Kelvin. He smirked at the small brunette, but walked towards the strange silver-haired girl. "Hey, Babe… How's about we…" The brunet leaned in to whisper in the girl's ear, only to pause at the onset of pain…

"Touch me again, Zack, and I will make you pray for death."

Zax opened his eyes slightly, still unable to move from his fetal position. "… Long time… no see… Seph…"

The silver-haired girl, turned towards Cosmo Canyon, ignoring his pain. An older woman followed suit, while the young brunette kneeled next to the injured teenager. "I'm sorry he—she—hurt you, Zack… But, you kind of had it coming…"

"I feel loved."


"Um… where's Mother?" The brunette turned her head from side to side.

Azrael lifted her eyes from the Cosmo Candle. "… She's gone."

"Gone where?"

"Just gone…"

Heiress squatted by her pseudo-cousin. "… Must be strange for you…"

"Since we've met, we've never been apart…"


"SID! ARE YOU SMOKING AGAIN?"

The blond lifted a single eyebrow at the noise from no where. "… I'M A #$&'N' ADULT, SIERRA! I #$&'-CAN DO WHAT I #$&'N' WANT!"

The door to the small home flew open. "Excuse me?" The brunette glared at her younger sibling, her hands on her hips. "I'm your older, wiser sister, so you should listen to me."

The blond groaned at the young lady. "… I don't #$&'n' want to."

"As long as you live in this house, watch your language."

"As long as I $&'n' live in this #$&'n' house?" A slight smirk appeared on his face. "Then, I'll #$&'n' leave."


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Man, I feel like I'm rushing the ending. Oh well… You'll still want to hit me anyway…

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Yuleen75: Glad to hear you think it's different (I'd hate to be "normal"), and it's great that you find it funny. Where's the fun in being serious, anyway?