A/N: Hey! Another update for all Kadaj x Aerith fans! This has more Kaerith interaction so you're gonna love it. Thanks for all the comments. Keep them coming:3

Chapter 11: You are my Heaven

Kadaj…

Kadaj… Wake up…

Where…where are you…?

I'm right here…Kadaj.

I…I want to see your face.

Open your eyes, Kadaj…

Something wet slipped down his cheeks. Momentarily, he opened his pale green eyes and the first thing he saw was those beautiful green eyes. So clear and so crystal-like, he thought he was in Heaven again.

I'm in Heaven now, right?

Do you believe in Heaven, Kadaj?

You're my Heaven.

"That dirty son of a bitch! Fainted like a pussy he is! I'm gonna beat some shit sense into him!"

"Barret, he's already unconscious. Let's wait for Cloud to return, okay?"

"That spikey arse ain't never returnin' and you know it!"

"…"

"Eh…sorry Tifa."

"I'm going to go and check on Denzel."

I'm your…Heaven?

Yes. You are mine.

Kadaj…

I won't let him take you away from me again.

Who?

I don't remember his name.

You're hurt…Kadaj…

Why can't I see your face again? Why is everything black?

You can't see me, kadaj. No one can…

But I saw you…your eyes…

You didn't see me. But you feel me…just as I feel you now.

I want to see you.

It's time for you to go back…

No. I want to stay here with you.

Kadaj…

I'm not…Cloud.

Barret stared at the unconscious silver-haired figure slumped lifelessly against the metal pipe, where he had chained him up. His eyebrows twitched, knowing that Marlene, his dear little Marlene was missing. He knew without a doubt that Kadaj must have something to do with it.

"Wake up, fool!" he growled, giving the lifeless figure a good kick in the shin. Kadaj's body jolted violently from the blow but no sound came out.

"Did I kill him?" Barret wondered out loud. Crouching next to Kadaj, he tried to check his pulse but couldn't find one. It was then he noticed the dark stain near Kadaj's chest, where his bullet had tore through.

"Fuck, I gotta fix him up fast." Barret muttered. He was the only link to Marlene's disappearance and though Barret would love to put a bullet through his brain, he can't do that until Kadaj revealed where he had hid Marlene off to.

Did you say…Cloud?

The blackness lifted and Kadaj could see again. It was white now. Pure, snow white. He tried to sit up but realized he was too heavy to move. And he was leaning on a silver tree with leaves made out of crystals.

"So, death isn't really such a big deal after all."

You're still breathing…

"Why don't you come and sit next to me?" He muttered, not exactly knowing where he should be speaking to, for she had not shown herself to him yet.

There were no answers. Was she gone again? He felt a sudden well of emptiness. Like his soul was never there. Maybe he was just an empty shell. And only she could have filled that void inside him.

"Lament, lament…" a tiny giggle escaped from behind the tree he was leaning on.

Kadaj spun around and there she was, dressed in that simple pink peasant garb, looking like an angel.

"I'd missed you. Stay with me." He said openly, no longer unsure of even afraid of expressing his feelings. He don't know what love is. He don't even know the meaning of lust. For years, he had only lived on the thirst to find Mother and to revenge her.

All these feelings were new to him. All he knew for certain right now, was that he wanted her. More than anything in the world. More than Mother.

And that's saying a lot for a man like Kadaj.

As beautiful as she looked right now, a cast of shadow fell across those emerald eyes. "Don't say that, Kadaj."

"Why not?" he retorted defiantly. He tried to stand up, to move closer to her, but realized that the roots from the tree were clutching his body, wrapping its branch strongly across his waist.

"Don't struggle. It won't do you any good." She said gently. "Let me come to you instead."

He watched her and held her eyes, as the flower girl eased nearer to him, until she crouched down and was now directly in front of him.

"Aerith…" he whispered her name. He loved that name. It sounded like Heaven to him.

As if reading his mind, she tilted her head a little. "Do you believe in Heaven, Kadaj?" she asked, pressing her left hand gently across his forehead.

It felt warm to him. Her touch. How he wished it would stay there forever. That warm feeling.

He closed his eyes, upon relishing her warmth. "I believe in you."

"Oh! He's breathing again!"

"That was close. Phew!"

"I told you to leave him alone till he wakes, Barret."

"Sorry, Tifa. I swear I didn't know my bullet almost hit his heart."

"Wait, look! He's opening his eyes now…I think he can see us."

"Yuffie, would you mind getting some more warm water and bandages?"

"Sure, Tifa."

Pale green eyes stared blankly at them. A scowl appeared on those boyish features. The scowl Tifa remembered all too well. After all, he was the terror that had plague the city for a long time, turning everything upside down in their search of Mother.

"Welcome back to the real world." Barret muttered. "Now you stinkin' piece of shithole, tell me where Marlene is!"

"Who's Marlene?" the stranger asked. There was a flicker of confusion in his eyes.

Barret grabbed his collar. "Don't you lie to you, silver hair freak!"

"Barret, let him go now!" Tifa quickly stepped between them. "It's not going to help if you kill him again."

Pain and anguish suddenly gripped Kadaj's face. He clutched his chest in agony and crouched back down on the floor.

"Argh…this…pain. So this is what it feels like…"

"Shut up, freak!"

"Barret!"

Kadaj looked up at them. "She brought me back here…to feel…this pain? This sense of loss?"

"What…what are you talking about?" Tifa muttered, frowning slightly.

But the silver-haired man no longer speaks. A strange dullness settled into his eyes.

"Where the hell is Marlene!" Barret shouted again, this time, he rammed his machine gun hard against Kadaj's temple.

"Barret!" Tifa gasped. "Don't!"

But Barret wasn't listening anymore. "Tell me or I'm blowin' your stinkin' little head off!"

Eyes as black as sin stared blankly back at Barret. "I killed her. I killed that little girl." He whispered.

"You SON OF A BITCH!"

He closed his eyes, awaiting his death. For something else beyond death is awaiting him. There was a loud boom and he thought he felt something slapped his head.

That was all he remembered.

Zomg...did I just killoff Kadaj-san? 0o

Over and out! Till I see you in the next chapter! Enjoy!