A/N: Hey, enjoy my story.

Chapter Four

Brandon stepped out of his house only seconds before Laura pulled into his driveway. She was driving a green jeep and a few of her friends were stuffed in the back. She waved and patted the front seat.

"Brandon, these crazy people in the back are Don Corneo, Yuffie Kisaragi, and Jacob…uh, what was your last name?" Laura said.

"Reno," Jacob said, scooting away from Don. Yuffie punched Don in the face when he got too close to her, uh, chest.

"Don's a pervert," Laura told Brandon. "I'm only driving him to the party because it's his. He was at a strip club and didn't want to be caught drinking and driving."

"We're going to a party?" Brandon asked. He had no problem with parties…as long as he wasn't at them.

"Yeah," Laura said. "Do you still want to go?"

"I guess," Brand said, getting into the jeep.

Tifa's and Garret's POV

She didn't stand a chance against Sephiroth. He took down her character in only five moves. Right before he killed Tifa, he said, "I'm coming for you…Tiffany."

Tiffany removed the virtual reality helmet and looked at Garret with wide eyes. He was still staring at the screen that flashed "Game Over". "Garret, I just lost to Sephiroth…and he knows my name," she said, sounding worried.

"It's not that hard to guess," Garret said. "Don't worry, it's probably some freak pretending to be Sephiroth so he can scare people."

"I hope so," Tiffany said. "Uh, Garret…do you mind staying over tonight?"

Garret sighed. "Sure, Tif. Don't you worry."

Laura's and Brand's POV

Laura drove off at top speed, getting a panicked scream from Don. Yuffie started to look a bit queasy and glared at Don. At least Brandon knew he was safe if she threw up.

Laura slid haphazardly into Don's driveway a couple of minutes later. Brandon nearly fell out of the jeep. Laura, unperturbed, grabbed his arm and dragged him into the house. Loud rock music was blasting from a stereo inside. Yuffie stumbled out of the jeep, followed by the two boys.

As soon as they were inside, Laura introduced him to a dozen people he didn't know and quite a few he did. She was pretty outgoing if she made more friends in a few days than he did five years of living there. Of course, it wasn't hard to get more friends than him. He wasn't a people person. When he went into the kitchen to escape all of the people while she was talking to a friend, she went in and tried to get him to dance with her.

"No," he said.

"Oh, come on," Laura said. "We're supposed to be having fun."

"I don't dance," he said.

"Do you know how to?" she asked, trying to get him to look at her.

"I don't see why I should learn," he replied.

"It's fun," she said, grabbing his wrists and uncrossing his arms. She began to pull him out of the kitchen and into the living room where everyone was dancing. "Don't worry, I'll teach you."

Brandon blushed madly when she tried to teach him to dance with her. He just knew he was going to make a total fool out of himself. A phone call saved him right before Laura really got into the music.

"Hey, Garret," Brandon said. He frowned when he heard Garret's half-panicked voice. Garret wasn't one to panic at all.

"Tif's gone," Garret said. "She lost to Sephiroth and now she's gone!"

"Hold on, where are you?" Brandon asked. Laura looked at him questionably and followed him into the quieter kitchen.

"We're at Tif's house. Hurry up and come down here," he said and hung up.

"Laura, can you drive me to Tiffany's house?" Garret asked. "Something's wrong."

Laura drove into Tiffany's front lawn, nearly running over Garret. As soon as Brandon jumped out, he grabbed him by the shoulder, and they charged into the house.

"I left for two seconds to go get a pillow from my house, and she just disappeared," Garret said. "Sephiroth got her."

"Maybe she just went out, too," Brandon reasoned.

"Brandon," came a voice from the doorway. They turned and saw Vincent standing there. "Cid's murderer was in the mansion. I had to leave, but when I went back, he was gone. He's on the move; I know it."

"Cid's murderer must be Sephiroth," Laura said.

"If that's so, he'll probably take her back to the mansion to kill her," Vincent said.

"What the hell y'all waitin' for? Let's go!" Garret said, rushing to his car and pulling a shotgun from the trunk. "I'm comin' with y'all."

Laura parked her car in front of the mansion, and they jumped out. Brandon and Laura didn't have any weapons so Garret made them take the back. Vincent led the way to an empty room.

"The hell kind of trick you tryin' to pull?" Garret demanded, probably about ready to use the shotgun on the criminal.

Vincent didn't reply to his question. He took a few steps forward and pushed a brick in the wall. As soon as he did it, the wall moved aside and he walked down some spiraling stairs. They followed him down.

The stairs ended in a cave. Laura looked about with wonder and probably would've explored if her friend wasn't in danger. Vincent pulled a torch from a sconce on the wall and held it up to a locked door. He pulled the key from his pocket and pushed it open. Garret rushed in first.

"Damn…" Garret said. The other three ran in after him and stopped in their tracks.

Brandon's blue eyes widened as he took in the room. There were four coffins on the floor in there. Axes and swords and other weapons decorated the blood-splattered walls. With their hands and feet nailed to the lids of the coffins were four people, their glazed eyes staring up at the ceiling. A strong feeling made him look up. Written in blood was…

Sirens filled the air. Brandon forced himself to think only of the sirens and nothing else. Laura cried into her hands beside him as one of the police officers tried to get some information out of Garret. Vincent was long gone. If he got caught here, there would be no way to direct the search to Sephiroth.

"In the place youth despises and the old miss dearly, your beloved Tiffany will breathe her last breath," Brandon mumbled to himself. Laura looked at him with eyes red from crying. "That's what Sephiroth wrote on the ceiling." He caught her gaze. "We'll get him before he can do anything to her."

Aeris nodded and wiped the tears from her face.

"What the hell does that mean?" Garret growled once the officer left him alone. "I don't get it."

"We'll find out soon enough," Brandon said. "For now, we have to figure out where Sephiroth is. I'm gonna…I'm gonna kill him." He clenched his fists. "There's no way he's getting away with this.

A/N: And so the Search for Sephiroth begins. Can you guess what place Sephiroth means? It's absolutely easy. Please review. Please? I put two out in one day and now I have to sleep. Adios, mis amigos.