NOTICE TO READERS: I'm very sorry that this fic hasn't been updated in a VERY VERY long time, but I still haven't gotten my A:/ drive fixed so I couldn't transfer my fic to a disk to a computer that has internet so I could update. What I finally did was print every page of my new chapters that I needed to update (which took an hour and a half to print 25 pages thanks to my stupid, slow old printer) and retype it on a computer that has the internet. It was a big pain in the ass, but it was all for you guys. I hope you enjoy these chapters since my printer is now also out of ink. :P
Author: ::looks around for any sign of readers:: Hellooooo? ::sighs:: I guess I've neglected this fic for so long that life in it has ceased to exist. ::shrugs:: Oh well. Might as well keep typing anyway, just in case. To any of you out there who actually managed to stay interested in this fic and are reading this chapter, THANK YOU! ::hands out wads of hundred dollar bills:: (It's only Canadian money so you'll get about a buck with the exchange rate. :P)
Ashlei: ::looks around surprised:: Wow! Would you look at that. She's actually updating this one. It must mean that the end of the world is coming soon. It's the apocalypse! I have so many things to do! I can't die before killing John and cloning kitties to help them take over the world and creating a national wear black day and-
Author: Wait a minute! Shut up! There is no apocalypse coming! I just got off of my lazy butt and typed another chapter.
Ashlei: ::looks disappointed:: Oh.
Author: But as long as you're here, do you want to do the disclaimer for me?
Ashlei: Meh. I guess so. If I have to.
Author: ::gestures to a fenced enclosure behind her:: If you do, you can have the young Auron clone we keep in the back yard.
Ashlei: IT'S A DEAL!!!
Author: Allrighty then, get cracking.
Ashlei: ::transforms into songstress and a microphone appears out of nowhere:: What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? I can't hear you. ::sings "Real Emotion" as Author starts to look pissed off::
Author: Um? The disclaimer?
Ashlei: ::stops singing and pouts:: No fair. You wouldn't tell Yuna to stop singing.
Author: Yah, and you're not Yuna so get on with it already!
Ashlei: Fine. Dumber then a Moogle ass does not own any of the characters in this story and she's annoying and won't let me sing so I don't think I'll give her a nice long disclaimer and she can rot in hell for all I care even if she does love kitties as well and the characters from FFVII are owned by Square-Enix. ::crosses her arms over her chest:: There, happy?
Author: Right…….
Ashlei: Bye now. ::grabs the Auron clone, swirls around and disappears in a cloud of music notes::
Author: Uh-huh…..sorry bout the technical difficulties guys. My crew is on holidays today so I'm trying to run the lights, sound system, lunch room, backdrop designing and all the other stuff by myself, along with the frigged up coffee machine.
Sephiroth: ::grabs author from behind and laughs evilly when she screams::
Author: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! YOU SCARD ME HALF TO DEATH! ::whacks him with a crowbar::
Sephiroth: Ow. Good thing I didn't do it twice.
Author: What?
Sephiroth: If I scared you "half to death" twice then you'd be dead, right?
Author: ?
Sephiroth: Never mind. ::rubs his head painfully:: I just came to tell you that the studio producer phoned and asked you to remember your commentary about the reviews you got. Also, Madonna scheduled me for a music video so I'm gonna be late for dinner tonight.
Author: Again? But you promised you'd get better so we'd have good habits going once the baby is born. ::pouts::
Sephiroth: ::sighs and kisses her cheek:: All right, all right. I won't be late, even if I have to leave before they're done the shoot. Later, love.
Author: ::sighs dreamily:: These author's notes sure have missed out on so much. I can't believe I'm married against my will and expecting. Ahhh, good old AshNat Productions fics. Anyway, back to business. Here's what I thought of your wonderful reviews:
Dreamboat Annie – Don't worry Chelsey. You may be insane but hopefully this update with help you regain what little sanity you had when we started. :P Cloud deserves to burn in hell and I hope he suffers a long and painful death at the hands of people he trusted. Lol. Poor Sephy. He's not allowed to touch little girls anymore. ;) No more kicking my story or I'll never update again! Wait……you probably don't care do you? ::shrugs:: Meh. Anyway, thank you for the long messed up random screwy review that I loved very much. ::huggles:: Enjoy the long awaited chapter!
Rayne B – You know, you're right. I guess Cloud didn't kick Sephiroth's ass immediately because he didn't want to look like an ass in front of Aeris and Tifa. Who knows, maybe he's waiting for a chance when they're both in a nice secluded area where no one can stop him…… Yay! Aeris and Sephiroth are getting it on! Hurrah! It's about damn time! Lol. But what if Cloud finds them?! Oh no! Aeris' world is about to get a lot more complicated! Hopefully you'll enjoy this chapter and forgive me for taking so long to update. ::superhuggles:: Thanks for the delightful review and for bringing to my attention that there needs to be some serious butt kickage.
A Strange Psychotic Weirdo - ::raises an eyebrow:: I don't know whether to be insulted or complimented by the fact that you like my author notes and want more of them, but you haven't actually read the story yet…..lol. Oh well, glad you're enjoying my random insaneness and I hope you keep coming back for more.
Sadistic Shadow – Sorry that Squall is a little bit "cheerier" then he should be, but it's a little bit elaborated on in this chapter. I hope it makes more sense after you read this chapter (since I actually updated! WoOT!) I was hoping that people wouldn't mind the transition of Aeris' pairingness, but she might stay with Cloud in the end. You never know. ::huggles:: You're review was very kind and very insightful and I'm looking forward to future ones. :D
Mr. Flames – a little short for a review, but I guess I'll take what I can get. :P ::gasps:: YOU HIT SEPHIROTH!
Sephiroth: ::growls:: And I'm gonna kick his butt now!
You: Yipe! Yipe! Yipe! ::runs away::
Me: Well……anyway, thanks for the review and I'm happy that everyone seems to be liking the Sephiroth and Aeris snogging from the last chapter. Enjoy what's coming next and get ready for what will probably be ANOTHER cliffhanger! Mwhahahahahaha!
Noacat - ::eyes shift back and forth:: You're watching me, eh? Oh god, not another stalker! One's bad enough. ::peers out the windows and makes sure all the doors are locked:: lol. I can't guarantee that Sephiroth will stop being evil or that him and Aeris will keep liking their snogging escapades, but I'll try my best to keep you happy. ::huggles:: You're review was creepy and wonderful all at the same time. ;) Hope to see another one after this chapter.
Author: Now that that's out of the way, I invite all you readers to join me for an exclusive DDR party down in my basement! Let's go!
Readers: ::dance and sing wildly::
Author: Who wants to challenge the master of Dance Dance Revolution?! Does anyone dare?
Ricky Martin: I'll take you up on that.
Author: Awww crap, not the leather pants guy again. I thought I told security not to let him in!
(Outside and getting drunk)
Guard #1: Man, these parties rock dude! Chicks and underage drinking, what could be finer?
Guard #2: A high paying prestigious job, loving family and an awesome fifty thousand dollar car.
Guard #1: Okay, that's not what I meant.
Guard #2: This job sure does suck. I wish we got paid more then minimum wage. That author sure is a cheap ass.
Guard #1: Did you hear about that thing that's brown and sounds like a bell?
Guard #2: What?
Guard #1: Dung! Get it?! ::laughs hysterically::
Guard #2: ::sighs and goes to get another beer::
(Back in Author's DDR party)
Author: No way! I can't believe you came all the way from Australia just to come to my party!
Kangaroo: ???
Author: ::smiles at dancing readers:: Well, I'd say it's about time that we started this chapter! See you at the end and keep up with all those moving arrows!
THISISTHESTUPIDLINEDIVIDINGTHEFICANDTHEAUTHORSNOTES
This place is breathtakingly beautiful, Cloud thought to himself. No wonder Aeris came out here to pick flowers. Pushing back yet another tall patch of grass, Cloud frowned again. Nothing. He sighed heavily and slumped down in defeat. 'I shouldn't have treated Aeris like that. God I'm a dumbass. I can't even keep one woman, why am I so set on having two?' Pushing himself back to his feet, Cloud jammed his hands in his pockets sadly and slowly began the walk back to Garden. The sun was beginning to set so Aeris would have to come in soon anyway. He'd apologize then. Lately, it seemed like he was always doing something wrong. Cid gave him a small salute from the top of the Highwind and Cloud half-heartedly smiled back. Why was he always such a jerk?! He treated his wife like crap and pined after other women. No wonder she got upset with him so often. He sighed heavily and entered Garden. He was going to change. He had to change. His marriage depended on it.
Sephiroth could sense Cloud nearing them at one point and made a mental note to slaughter the little cretin if he interrupted them. He calmed and focused back on his prize again when Strife began heading back in the direction of Garden. Aeris suddenly pulled away, as though she had been burned. "I…….I have to go…..," she mumbled, her face turning bright red. Sephiroth watched, shocked, as she pulled away from him and jumped to her feet, quickly heading towards Garden. She could feel her face burning as she tried her best not to break into a run. What was she doing?! Kissing another man like that….. If Cloud ever found out he'd probably beat her for betraying him. He seemed to be that type. Overprotective and extremely jealous. Not to mention, he'd probably kill Sephiroth. Sephiroth called something out to her but she kept walking. Only a little further until she was back inside Garden and she could pretend this never happened. She had picked flowers and came back inside. Nothing more.
Sephiroth watched Aeris' retreat with confusion. She seemed to have had a change of heart part way through his plan to make her completely his. Not that he wouldn't have had the decency to find them a room and all. If she was his wife, she would know that his love had no bounds. His ego deflated slightly. Oh well. There would be other chances to win her away from that pansy of a man. And he was patient enough to wait.
He stood, smoothing down his hair and brushing grass and dirt from his leather uniform. It wouldn't be good to arouse suspicions of what had really been happening out in that grassy field. Better to be safe then sorry. The setting sun silhouetted him as he strode back at a steady pace to the Garden, pausing to wave at Cid on the way. Might as well be friendly. It couldn't do any harm. As he entered, he spotted Aeris in Cloud's arms, smiling fakely and nodding at what was probably another pathetic apology. Her eyes shifted to the side and locked with his for a moment before she glanced away and her cheeks went slightly red.
Cloud hugged Aeris tightly and kissed her cheek as he pulled back. "Thanks for understanding."
"It's all right sweety. For better or for worse, right?"
Could smiled at Aeris, loving her for her forgiving ways. It had taken a lot less apologizing then he thought to get her to forgive him. She seemed to be feeling guilty about something, the way her eyes were having troubles meeting his.
"Is something bothering you?" Cloud asked Aeris with concern. He didn't like the nervous way she glanced over at Sephiroth and then down at her feet.
"No, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired," she spoke quietly.
"I see," Cloud said thoughtfully, "then maybe it's time we got to bed." Aeris smiled slightly at the twinkle in her husband's eyes. Wrapping her arms around his neck in a seductive manner, Aeris pulled Cloud's face down to meet hers in a loving kiss. Sephiroth turned away in disgust and headed for his room. Blondes got all the breaks.
He spotted Squall relaxing with Rinoa on one of the numerous benches throughout the hallway and headed in that direction. "Squall," he called out, smiling pleasantly as the young man's head jerked towards him. Squall smiled in return and stood to greet his friend.
"What can I do for you, buddy?"
"Well, I was wondering……..if it wouldn't be any trouble; could I have my own room, or just get out of that horrible infirmary bed sometime soon? Like……..now for example?" Squall smiled and clapped a hand on Sephiroth's back.
"Of course! Follow me and we'll get you settled in with proper accommodations." Squall turned back to Rinoa for a moment. "I'll see you later, okay sweetheart?" Rinoa nodded and waved him away, smiling happily. She watched carefully as Cloud and Aeris seemed to make up and head for their room as well. Something wasn't right with Aeris though. The way she carried herself clearly said that something was wrong. Shaking off her silly suspicions, Rinoa decided that dinner seemed like a good idea and headed for the Cafeteria to check out what they had to munch on.
Squall glanced at Sephiroth every now and then as they walked down the hall towards the only available dorm. His silver haired friend seemed to be deep in thought over something. He found it best not to pry into other people's business. He couldn't even remember the good old days, before Rinoa had forced him to be open with everyone about his emotions. Hiding feelings was no longer an option for him. Letting someone else enjoy that luxury almost made him happy, knowing how much it sucks when everyone knows your business.
"Here we are," Squall sighed, managing a smile. The past few weeks had been very stressful on him. He felt like his forehead was splitting open with pain.
Sephiroth steeped into the threshold of the average sized dorm and nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad," he grinned at Squall, who looked like he just wanted to get out of there and go to bed. The poor guy looked exhausted. "But you look like you could use some rest. Go find that wife of yours and have a nice sleep."
Squall nodded and turned to leave. "Let me know if you need anything else," he added over his shoulder as he left the room. "You'll know where to find me." With a nod of his own, Sephiroth shut the door behind Squall and smiled at his surroundings. Time to get to work.
Squall went back to the bench where he had left Rinoa and sighed, yet again, when he saw that she was already gone. That woman had to have the shortest attention span he had ever seen. He smiled, knowing that he, at least, could keep her attention focused. Getting married was probably the only long time commitment she had ever or would ever make. A short, muscular young man was running laps around Garden again and almost collided with Squall on his way by.
"Watch it, Pete," Squall winked, "you never know what cute girl you might knock over." Pete blushed and shifted his feet in embarrassment.
"Sorry, Sir."
"Pay more attention to where you're going next time," Squall nodded, accepting his apology, "which reminds me. Have you seen my wife anywhere?"
Nodding eagerly, Pete pointed in the direction of the Cafeteria. "She went for dinner, Sir. She tried to scold me for running in the halls, but I explained that you let me because it's for my SeeD training."
"Thank you. Continue your training then," Squall smiled, patting the student's back.
"I will! Thank you, Sir!" Pete began his run again, seeming to take his speed up a notch. Shaking his head, Squall hurried to the Cafeteria and spotted Rinoa at a table with a group of girls. Holding in an annoyed groan, Squall as discreetly as possible walked over to Rinoa's seat and tapped her lightly on the shoulder. Glancing up from her taco salad in surprise, he face softened into a smile at the sight of Squall.
"What's up honey?" Rinoa asked brightly, drawing the attention of the rest of the females she had been eating with.
"Um…..I just……wanted….I mean, I'm heading upstairs now…….so whenever you're done dinner….." A red haired girl next to Rinoa started giggling and nudged Rinoa with her elbow.
"I think he needs you to perform some marital duties, Rin."
Squall felt his face turning red and cleared his throat awkwardly, wishing he could escape from this table of twittering females. He never understood why women loved to tease men so much. "I-I'm not feeling well," Squall stammered, "so I'm going to bed early. I just wanted you to know."
"All right," Rinoa grinned, "I'll check in on you soon." Squall turned to leave and the same girl who had commented earlier 'tsked' at him.
"Not even a goodbye kiss? Really Rinoa, you need to train him better." Feeling tired and frustrated, he spun around, pulled a surprised Rinoa from her seat and kissed her deeply. Rinoa melted into the kiss and a collective "awww" came from the surrounding women. Pulling back and smiling down at Rinoa, Squall caressed her cheek gently and then stepped back, bowing slightly.
"I shall await your return to me, my love." Smirking with satisfaction, he turned and left for his room. Rinoa half sat, half fell back onto her chair and sighed dreamily.
"Now I'm just envious," her red haired friend pouted, "Zell won't even give me the time of day. Let alone, give into people's teasing and kiss me."
"I'll have to have a talk with him," Rinoa smiled, pushing herself up from the table, "but for now, I think I'm ready for bed." Her friends shouted joking encouragements after her as she retreated from their table and headed after Squall.
Tifa jerked awake in Vincent's arms and looked around, disoriented. The room seemed like it was spinning as she climbed out of bed and staggered over to the bathroom. Kneeling down in front of the toilet, Tifa wretched and found most of her lunch coming back up again. Vincent caused her to jump slightly when he sat next to her, still blinking sleep out of his eyes and yawning. He gently held her hair back from her face while she continued to vomit. He used his other hand to gently rub her back until she as finished.
"I'll grab you some water," Vincent whispered, hoping not to wake their daughter. He went to the small fridge in the room, found a bottle of water for Tifa and went back to the bathroom with it. "Here. Drink some and spit it out to rinse the taste out of your mouth. I'll see if there's any aspirin in the cupboard." He rummaged around until he found what he was looking for. Leaning down to his wife, Vincent helped her take two of the pills and grabbed a cloth to clean her up.
"Wait here. I'm going to get a change of clothes for you. You seemed to have gotten some down the front of your pajamas." Tifa nodded weakly and watched her husband run about grabbing clothes and slinging a washcloth over his shoulder. "Any idea why you're getting sick now? Maybe an aftershock from air sickness on the Highwind?" Vincent wondered out loud as he wet the cloth and wiped Tifa's face and lips.
Tifa shook her head. "I think it might be like last time. I didn't feel sick until it was almost too late and I just had to run for the nearest bathroom." Vincent pulled off her pajama top and smiled mischievously as he handed Tifa a fresh shirt.
"Well, whatever it is, maybe you should get sick more often if it means I get to undress you like this." Tifa laughed softly at his unusual boldness and pulled the new shirt over her head.
"You don't understand though. I mean like last time." Vincent frowned and shrugged, still not getting it. Tifa sighed and gestured over to Sarah who was still asleep in her bed. Vincent's eyes lit up with understanding.
"Oh! Really? Do you think…….." He trailed off and looked at her with twinkling excited eyes. "But when? Sarah's always around. We haven't been having much alone time."
"A couple months ago," Tifa groaned, and took another drink of water, "Sarah had her first sleepover." Vincent nodded with a coy grin.
"I remember that night VERY well. As I recall it, you didn't even plan on sleeping at all until you were suddenly worried that your daughter might come home early and catch you doing naughty things with her father. You were crazy that night. I almost couldn't keep up with you."
Tifa smiled tiredly at the memory and leaned on Vincent's shoulder. "Did we use protection?" she mumbled, still hoping she could be wrong and it was just the flu.
Vincent smirked and kissed the top of Tifa's head. "Only if we remembered sometime before you savagely dragged me onto the bed and ripped my clothes off." Tifa blushed and tired, wobbly, to stand up.
"Well, whatever the case, I still feel gross. Maybe we should check with the doctor." Vincent nodded his agreement and scooped Tifa into his arms, exiting their room and carrying her over to the infirmary.
"I just hope things are open late around here," Vincent remarked down to Tifa, who was cradled comfortably in his arms. Tifa didn't say anything. It had been a while since she talked about the night of Sarah's sleepover and she realized how much she missed having just Vincent around. They hadn't had a single moment alone since that night. They'd have to make more time for each other when they got back. He possibility of why she was sick made her feel nervous and tingly and she concentrated on breathing in Vincent's calming scent.
The dark man peered into the infirmary door and relieved to find that the lights were still on. He lightly kicked the door and carried Tifa through. A woman in a lab coat glanced up at them when they entered the room.
"Can I help you?" she asked, glancing at Tifa and adjusting her glasses.
"Yes," Vincent nodded shyly, "my wife isn't feeling well and we think she may be……..well…….with child….. Could you check her out for me?"
"Bring her in here," the woman smiled, leading them into a small room with a bed under the window. Vincent sat Tifa on the bed and looked at the doctor expectantly. "I'll start with the basics," the doctor said, scribbling some notes, "I need her to go in the side bathroom and give me a urine sample and try these." She handed Tifa two pregnancy tests along with a small container and Tifa carefully took them from her fingers.
"Be back in a minute," she smiled nervously. Vincent stood awkwardly at the end of the bed and tried his best to look invisible while he waited for Tifa to finish. A few minutes later Tifa emerged, red eyes from crying and smiling.
"Are you crying?" Vincent asked with concern, stepping forward to hug her.
"Look," Tifa cried, showing both the doctor and Vincent the tests. Both were positive. Overcome with joy, Vincent let out an excited whoop and spun his wife around, before kissing her deeply. The woman smiled at the happy couple and nodded.
"I do believe you two are expecting now. Two tests aren't likely to be wrong. Congratulations!"
Tifa hugged her as well. "Thank you so much! I wanted to be sure before I got too excited! I'm gonna be a mommy……again!" She grabbed Vincent and they danced wildly around the room, causing the doctor to laugh.
"Don't shake the baby around too much. It would be best if you both went back to bed and got some sleep," the doctor smiled, shaking a finger at them.
"I'll get her back there, on the double," Vincent saluted and scooped up Tifa again.
"Bring her in tomorrow and I'll do some ultrasounds to check on the baby's development," the doctor called as the couple left the room.
"I will! Thank you again!" Vincent spoke over his shoulder and Tifa waved goodnight as they headed back to their room. They almost didn't make it back to the room before Tifa got sick again. Vincent took care of her until she stopped. Laying weakly against Vincent, Tifa pleaded quietly until he took her to their bed and tucked her in.
"Try and get some sleep," Vincent smiled, climbing in bed next to her. Tifa nodded and tried to ignore her queasy stomach. It didn't take long before all was quiet again in their room.
Sephiroth continued sketching out some plans on a lined piece of paper. These suckers would never know what hit them. As he listed the many things he would like to accomplish such as world domination, killing Cloud, kidnapping Squall and threatening to kill him if they didn't hand over control of Garden, and perhaps raising a golden chocobo, he couldn't help but think of Aeris. What was it about that woman that allured him so? She was constantly in his thoughts and dreams and everything else he did. It was like 24/7 "Aeris broadcast".
Throwing his pen down in frustration, he leaned his forehead on his palms and wondered what he was going to. It was hard enough to plan world domination without his thoughts continually straying to a certain beauty's lips and hair and eyes and curves……. He certainly wouldn't mind dominating her as well, but he had to stick to his original plans. World first. Aeris second. A longing moan escaped his lips as he slumped against the top of the desk. Why was it so tormenting to be away from her? He had to think with his head not his manhood. Growling angrily, he sat up and snatched the piece of paper he had been writing on, tearing it apart in a few quick motions. Being human sucked.
Aeris lay next to Cloud, staring at the ceiling. Her husband was happy again and sleeping deeply, drooling on the pillow. Cloud had an arm draped over her bare waist and mumbled incoherent things every now and then. She wondered what would've happened if she had stayed out in that field with Sephiroth. A twinge of guilt ate at her conscience when she thought of how she would've felt if Sephiroth had just up and left in the middle of…….that. But what was she supposed to say to him? "Sorry I stopped making out with you, but I had sudden attack of conscience and decided to see my husband instead."? Seriously, how stupid would that sound.
Sighing, Aeris slid of the bed and pulled on a blue cloth robe, stepping into her slipping at the same time. She wondered if they would ever actually leave this place. Cloud seemed pretty content to stay right where they were. The chilly air bit at her exposed skin and she shivered against the cold. A familiar figure was heading in Aeris' direction as she walked towards the infirmary, still not sure exactly what she was doing out like this. "Aeris?" a surprised voice asked, as the person neared her.
"Sephiroth?" she asked, equally surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I should ask you the same," he smirked, "but I was just coming to see you. I mean, to see if you were still awake. I wanted to make sure you were all right and……well…..sort out some things."
"I'm fine now. I was actually coming to speak with you as well." Sephiroth's green yes scanned hers curiously and he took a step towards her.
"About what, if you don't mind me asking?"
Aeris blushed under his intense gaze and looked away. "I wanted to apologize for earlier. With the whole…..you know…..me running…and……well, I would've felt horrible if the situation had been reversed."
"You don't have to be sorry," Sephiroth smiled, gently pulling her chin up so she would look at him. "Only be sorry if you didn't want to do what you did." Aeris blinked, unsure of how to reply. He could feel her quivering under his touch and was painfully aware that all that stood between him and what he wanted was a thin robe. "You wanted to though, didn't you?" he asked softly.
"I……." Aeris trailed off, getting lost in his eyes, "I….did…..I guess…….I just……..it's not that easy."
"Sure it is," he commented with a genuine smile, "sometimes your heart chooses for you." Was this crap really coming out of his mouth? Shaking his head slightly, Sephiroth remembered that Aeris liked that romantic tripe anyway.
"What are you saying?" Aeris inquired, not really sure she wanted to hear the answer.
"Let's find somewhere warmer to talk," he said, avoiding her question and taking her hand in his, "I can see that you're freezing to death." And I actually care, he laughed to himself, how bout that? Nodding slowly, Aeris allowed him to lead her to a dorm room that still had its lights on. "Squall gave me a room," Sephiroth explained, noticing her puzzled look.
They went inside and Aeris looked around the room that was creepishly almost identical to hers. "It looks like mine," she noted out loud, trying to rid herself of the nervous butterflies in her stomach.
"They are dorms. I think they're supposed to look like that."
"Shut up," Aeris laughed, sticking her tongue out at the silver-haired man, who was currently leaning back on the bed propped up by his elbows. "So……," she trailed off nervously. Sitting next to Sephiroth, she let herself fall back onto the mattress and her long hair spilled around her. "What did you need to talk about?" Shifting so he was on his side facing Aeris, Sephiroth studied her for a moment. Her eyes slowly closed when he began running his free hand through her flowing locks.
Why couldn't she just tell him to stop? Why was it so hard for her to say no? She had never had this problem before with anyone she could remember, except maybe Cloud. But even he didn't appeal to her in the same way that he used to. "Sephiroth……..?" she breathed, not opening her eyes.
"……………yes?"
The silence was deafening as he waited for her reply. He hoped to God that she couldn't feel his fingers trembling as he brushed them through her hair. Why was she taking so long to answer?! Did she not know that she drove him to the point of insanity?! Every gentle melodic word she spoke urged him closer to ripping off her robe and taking her, willing or not. Playing games with his mind wasn't going to make him very happy and he didn't want to force answers out of her. He was so wrapped in his thoughts that he almost didn't hear her quiet reply.
"Kiss me."
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Author: Seeing as this is the end and I need to get typing, yet again, for other chapters I shall bid you all farewell and thank you in advance for reviewing! ::huggles:: See you next chapter! :D