A/N: hey guys! I just got back from Acen 2006! I went dressed up as Tifa and I had so many friends! A lot of people were dressed up in advent children costumes and it was really funny! At night I was walking down the halls and a reno and a cloud were drunk and the screamed Tifa, so I hung out with them. Surisingly I was the only blonde Tifa there. It was a lot of fun too. Apparently the was a Yuffie and a Sephiroth and they hugged each other! AW! I cant believe that I missed it! I also missed him later getting jumped by a cloud and they pretended to make out. Oh well, I'll have to get pictures.

A/N2: That's from like a month ago, I haven't worked on this in sooo long. I just haven't been in the mood, and I've had horrible writes block. Also, I found out that I cant receive reviews to my mailbox, so now I have to come in here and hand read allll of them. TTTT is sux. Basically, yes, I do still get reviews, I just wont ever see them (damn) so, if you really want me to read the review, just email me at There I'll email you back. (trust me, I've already done this with a few people! and I've become friends with Two:waves: hi guys!)

Disclaimer:

Do it Kadaj!

Kadaj: …no…

DO IT! Or I'll tell Sephiroth….

Kadaj:mumbles: she doesn't own final fantasy seven or any other references to shows with copyrights, music, ect.

…you're bad at this.

Kadaj: …next time get Loz to do it, he's much more eccentric.

Chapter 4

Clinging Realizations.

"Yes…"

"Then I guess, there's something that we aren't understanding. Maybe it's not them."

"No… it's them."

"Keep an eye out."

"I've got other things to do."

"What? Vincent, just wait there. I'll come and take over, I need someone there."

"…bye."

"Wai-"

Vincent shut his phone and moved through the white glowing trees. "Yuffie can handle herself, rescuing her would be pointless." Vincent's eyes followed one of the wolfs as he slowly walked out of the forest.

Yuffie opened her eyes to see three sets of eyes peering at her from the crack of a door. Her eyes fluttered and the eyes disappeared from the door noticing that she was awake. "They were watching me…" Yuffie moved a bit and felt a feeling of resistance as she tried to sit up. Two arms were tightly wrapped around her waist, her face was being held tightly to flesh. "Sephiroth?" Yuffie moved the pool of white hair that had collected around her face and hands. "Why'd you put your trench coat back on…" she poked at the mans chest and smiled, "wake up." He had left the white trench coat somewhere else and readopted the black one from his past.

Sephiroth's head lifted off the pillow as he loosened his arms from her waist and sat up. "I hate that white outfit."

Yuffie sat up moving to his side, "I don't like it either."

Sephiroth's eyes shifted to Yuffie and then out the window, "oh." Thoughts of their earlier conversation fled back into his mind and then fluttered away when the girl began to whisper.

"Have any of you ever had actual human interaction outside of the four of you?"

Sephiroth blinked and shook his head with a definite 'no'.

"Why not?"

"We'd kill them. Anyone that sets foot in our home is intruding on us and is a threat to mother."

Yuffie's eyes grew wide and watched the man stand to leave the room. His black trench coat floated behind his ankles and gave her a feeling of mystification. "are you going to kill me?"

Sephiroth paused for a moment, then closed the door without responding.

"Let go!" Kadaj was standing on the table pulling at something that Yazoo was holding, "It's mine! I'm the leader, now give it!" His voice was more forceful then whiney.

Yazoo pulled out his weapon and threw it at Kadaj's face; "You're less deserving."

Sephiroth came down the stairs where the boys were all fighting over his white coat. He walked between the two and pulled it easily from their childish grips knocking them foreword. "Sit down. Where's Loz?"

Loz appeared from behind a curtain and sat on the couch, "Keeping myself on the front line…but out of trouble."

"Spoils of war?" Sephiroth questioned.

"Hu?"

"Were you waiting till they both killed each other?"

"Oh," Loz spoke, "Yes I was." A devious smirk covered Loz's face causing Sephiroth to smirk and shake his head.

"Sit."

The three boys sat down and eyed their creator, the image that their mother had built them in.

"I find it hard to believe," Sephiroth spoke in almost a whisper, rubbing the bridge of his nose, "That mother took my almost shameful qualities and pushed them into you three." The boys all grimaced at the uncalled for ridiculing, but nonetheless, took it. "Loz, work on not whining so much, mother doesn't appreciate it. Though your speed and power do, do her justice."

Loz nodded and looked away feeling a slight grunt of protest gather in his throat in the form of a whimper, but soon let it subside.

"Yazoo," Sephiroth brushed his own bangs back with a hand, "The cocky attitude, is a horrible thing. Lose the self-obsession. Keep the silence, organization and cunning."

Yazoo felt himself combing a hand through his hair and muttering something about how he was prettier then Sephiroth. "Fine then."

"Kadaj…." Sephiroth rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Dear little brother. Do stop trying to be so much like Cloud. You're intelligent and the leader yes, but you're just so loud. And very much mother's little pet."

Kadaj laughed and shook a finger at him, "You're just as much a mamma's boy as I am, even more I would say!"

Yazoo and Loz agreed with Kadaj with firm nods till Sephiroth stood towering above the three huddled on the couch.

"Make her feel welcome. As you would mother." Sephiroth turned heel and walked out the front door slamming it hard.

"…I'm still prettier then him." Yazoo huffed.

Yuffie came down the stairs to see the three all at their own little tasks. Loz was staring out the window, mesmerized by something. Kadaj was sharpening his double bladed sword. Yazoo was lounged back on the couch combing his hair with on hand and reading a book. Yuffie slowly walked down into the well-lit house and all eyes were on her, except for Loz's. She walked past the other two and looked at Loz.

"Do you know where Sephiroth is?"

Loz looked at her and smiled, "Outside! See, he's sword fighting his anger off."

Yuffie frowned, "..He's mad? … did I do something?"

Loz turned around and sat down, "No, he's mad at us, for not being well enough examples of our household." He smiled, feeling rather intelligent for what he had said, hoping that Yuffie grasped it the same way as he did.

"Hu?"

Yazoo lowered his book and glared at the girl, "He thinks we're making him look like idiots in front of his precious new found 'mother'."

Yuffie's eyes shook a little, "…new found… hu?"

"Don't tell her that!" Loz shouted, realizing that Yuffie might just as well be nicer to him then the other two brothers ever would.

Kadaj smirked darkly realizing that they could expel the girl from the house if they… twisted the situation a bit, "You see," he spoke, "We've discovered, there really is no way to actually 'revive' mother. Unless of course, someone with the right attributes comes along and takes on the position for us."

Loz growled in a low tone, enough for Yuffie to hear, "They're lying, he wouldn't do that to her."

Yazoo smiled, "really if need be, we could just take her body and use her flesh to revive mother."

Yuffie stood shaking, "I…"

Kadaj frowned dramatically, "He's just using you Yuffie, he's been using you all along."

Yazoo pouted, "how did you end up working with him? Getting here?"

Yuffie heart shook, "…he… he made me let him out of the basement…."

"so he used you to escape?" Kadaj and Yazoo both had satisfied looks on their faces.

Yuffie pursed her lips and opened the front door, trying her best to ignore the words that spilled from the two's mouths. Loz got up and followed her, shooting a smug look back at the two boys that they ignored.

"Yuffie wait." Loz closed the door behind himself and followed her to the edge of the lake where Aeris had been 'buried'. "They're lying."

"…still." Yuffie sat down and pulled her legs up to her chest, "…what reason does he have to keep me?"

"You remind him of mother."

"Doesn't that lead back to what they said?"

Loz sat beside her, feeling his child like attitude leave him, and feeling the sympathy that Jenova had given him fill his chest. "It doesn't have to… I know that I'm not one to walk out into society, but isn't there a saying, some thing like… every daughter wants to marry her father and every son wants to marry his mother?"

Yuffie just stared at Loz with her shaken eyes.

"Doesn't it mean, that people usually end up with people that remind them of family?" Loz asked.

Yuffie's face was a little surprised, "What?"

"…what do you mean what?"

"I mean… end up with… 'everyone wants to marry' that's what I mean. I want to know why you said that."

"Oh… I suppose, well at least I think, that he's taken to you." Loz smiled, "You might be a little bit of a pet to him. Nonetheless, my brother cares for you."

Yuffie smiled sadly, "I hope… that the other two aren't right…"

Loz nodded, "No one has ever even spoken of something like that… they're just upset."

Yuffie let her eyes wander across that lake to where Sephiroth was ravishing the land in quick swoops and stabs. "…what drove me to go with him?"

"hm?"

"Why did I follow him? What if he really is just using me?"

Loz laughed, "From what I've heard, you're more trouble then you're worth."

Yuffie looked at Loz, "What?"

"I asked big brother about you in the hall, he said something, I couldn't really hear the first part, then he said, 'but she's more trouble then she's worth."

Yuffie frowned, "…so he might be using me for something?"

Loz shrugged, "Who knows."

Yuffie nodded, "Why …do they hate me?"

"Why so many questions? I'm not the smart one."

Yuffie chuckled a bit, "I'm really confused, I mean, I thought all of you were dead."

"Mother revived us, again, and I think Yazoo and Kadaj are just jealous that someone else has entered mothers plans."

Yuffie nodded and sighed, "Now what?" The constant evidence was beginning to upset Yuffie. The mere idea that she was just a toy in their little experiment made her weak and flu-ish.

"Under what condition did you let him go?" Loz asked.

"Hu?"

"Why did you let Sephiroth go?"

Yuffie's eyes widened, "oh my gosh…"

"yes?"

"um… materia…" Yuffie felt her face flush remembering the 'promise' that Sephiroth had made to her.

Loz smiled, "alright then, by the way," he put his hand out and handed her a dark purple and bluish materia, "take care of this….it's important."

Yuffie's eyes widened remembering the fight from earlier that day, "Jenova!" She clearly remembered Sephiroth summoning his mother's body continuously with this materia, "but you said!"

Loz covered her mouth, "I normally would have kept it myself, but you are the most important to him, it only seems right that you take care of it."

"Why?" She asked after he moved his hand.

"…I don't know… it's a gut feeling… and I believe that mother, and Sephiroth would both want you to have it… just think of it as a welcome to the family present."

Yuffie smiled and then hugged Loz, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to it."

Off in the distance, the sounds that had been coming from Sephiroth's deep battle paused until she let Loz go.

"Loz always has it." Sephiroth spoke as Yuffie and him walked through the forest, "I'm surprised."

"You knew he had it then?"

Sephiroth looked at Yuffie and nodded, "Yes." He looked back a little to see the house getting further and further away.

"Where are we going?"

"The ancient city, since it isn't that far away, I feel it's better to get you out of the house before it gets too dark for you to get away from the other two."

Yuffie smiled, "They're just upset."

"…you don't mind their hatred?"

Yuffie shrugged, "I cant make them like me."

Sephiroth stopped and faced her, "I…" he felt something boil up in his chest at the thought of the two mistreating her, "…don't let them push you around."

Yuffie shrugged, "They could pummel me, what am I supposed to do?"

Sephiroth turned on his heal and began walking toward the clearing of light, "You have mother, use her."

Yuffie followed and felt Yazoo and Kadaj's words eating at her again, "I don't want to use her…"

Sephiroth ignored her and continued to walk.

"…were they telling the truth?" She waited a few seconds and spoke again, "Are you using me to get your mother back?"

Sephiroth stopped at looked at her over his shoulder giving little expression to the matter, "No."

Yuffie bit her lower lip, "Why aren't you being cynical? Why aren't you acting like you normally would?"

Sephiroth picked his pace up again, "If you had to watch them, your childlike behavior would go away too."

"What?"

"…mother wishes that I take care of my brothers. But in order for that to happen, I have to become the adult. Understand? It's like your caring for Wutai, once you take over, there will be no more childhood for you."

Yuffie nodded, "I… guess that's true. …but why did they say that you were,"

"I told you, ignore the two of them."

They continued to walk for a while, and during that time Yuffie had a chance to marvel at the little things in the forest like the crystalline trees. That was until they reached the light that was the ancient city. Sephiroth stepped out of the clearing and shielded his eyes, looking at the perfectly clear sky.

"Well, where do you want to go?"

Yuffie stood back in the forest where the light just barely broke through the trees, "…home." Her voice seemed shaken as if she had been crying.

Sephiroth's facial expression hardened as he walked towards her. Yuffie stepped back a bit with the image of herself being maimed so far from Loz.

"I'm sorry." She whispered as he towered in front of her, "I didn't mean too"- She paused as he pulled her to a soft hug. Her heart slowed to a normal pace and she felt herself get sleepy when she leaned her head against his warm chest. "What is it?" She whispered, realizing there was a reason for the hug.

"It seems." He softly spoke, "That one of your friends followed us.

"…who?"

"The one you said was my father I believe." Sephiroth lifted her chin up to make it look like that of a scene, then them discussing the invader.

"It can't be him… He hates me." Yuffie spoke. (A/N: for those who haven't seen the English DVD Vincent says to Cloud, "Tell Yuffie this is my phone and she has no right to call me." It made me sad, but Vincent must be annoyed by her or somethin… who could be annoyed by Yuffie! LOL )

Sephiroth slowly let her go, "That may be so, but it appears our hands will be full soon." He grabbed her by the wrist and slightly tugged, "Come, I'll show you the city quickly and then I shall take you home. We'll need to rest for tomorrow."

Yuffie nodded, unwilling to question what would happen tomorrow, knowing that Vincent would hear the plans with some unrealistic method of listening.

"This is it…" Sephiroth let her wrist go and waved a hand over the horizon that the sun was setting on. "I suppose this is the best time to come and see this place. I have no desire for it though."

Yuffie's eyes bugged as she stared at the seashell houses that were reflecting the rest of the city, "This is amazing!" Sephiroth only crossed his arms. "Does it look like this at night?"

Sephiroth shrugged, "It's interesting at night too I suppose."

"How so?"

"…the stars reflect off the tops of the houses, and the small rivers and the waterfall from the holy oasis all turn pinks when the moons out. They all have their own little quirks."

Yuffie looked at him with an irritated face, "And you don't really appreciate this stuff?"

He shrugged, "I've never needed to, though this is a wonderful time to ponder the existence of the earth. I used to come here during later hours to bring peace to mothers loud spoken voice in my head, that's why we live here."

Yuffie smiled, "You do appreciate it." She smiled at him and spun around hoping to make him perk up slightly. That was until she saw Kadaj standing behind them, "Kadaj?"

He ran foreword, "Brother!"

Sephiroth stood tall as he normally did around the three boys, "Yes?"

"It's a bad omen. The fires that are coming off of these shells are a bad omen, they normally aren't this bold and you know it."

Yuffie and Sephiroth looked out upon the ancient houses again, noticing the buildings almost seemed a blaze.

"They're normally pink, aren't they?" Sephiroth though aloud.

"Yes." Kadaj spoke, suddenly taking his role as the leader of the three, " We have to leave, Yazoo was listening to the transmitter and apparently they've found us."

Sephiroth nodded, "I know. One of Yuffie's friends has been watching us from the forest as it is."

"NO!" Kadaj yelled as Sephiroth tussled Yuffie's black hair, "The Turks, New Shinra, Strife, they've all found us!"

Sephiroth's eyes went to slits as he grabbed Yuffie's hand, "We're going, tonight."

"Where!" Yuffie and Kadaj asked.

"The tree's have ears." Sephiroth spoke as he picked the girl up. "Kadaj, go home and grab Yuffie's things. We're leaving." Sephiroth kicked off of the dirt and split his wing off his back taking flight with Yuffie leaving Kadaj on the ground.

Kadaj looked up as Yuffie screeched and nodded sprinting toward the house, "Damn it."

A/N: XD YEY I GOT A CHAPTER DONE:3 I've been debating work on this forever! I finally worked on it thanks to Rei:waves: hi! And I got another one done so YEY ME! I'm actually developing the storyline as I go along. Normally, I make the end before I start the story, but in this case, I ddint, so the idea is difficult to work with! X/ man. Anyways… This is the short chapter! And of course I add vincent, because ever yuffie fan has to put him in there somewhere. For those who didn't know, I'm anti Yuffie x Vincent! Weird? Meh, maybe not. But I like my yuffieroth sephyuff w/e you call it. And for some reason … I ADORE Hojo. X3 he's too cute! Isnt he? Think about it. He's a really likable character if you get past the toturing sephiroth part. I mean come on, he's really funny too! You get to see him on a beach in a speedo with three chicks! XD It's hysterical!

OH! YUFFIE FISH IS A GIRL! My dad said so. Okie! I have to go! Please send Reviews to and if you don't want a reply to it just say so:huggles: YEY! I want to make one of those little farm animal things where it goes "the cow says, moooo" and edit it with pictures of FF characters like "The Yazoo says, I'M PRETTYER THEN YOU!" ; I have nothing to do this summer.