Chapter 6: "At last the truth is revealed"

Sorry for being so late to update the story but I was on vacation so I didn't have my computer with me! But now I'm back, so enjoy!

The night was cold and rainy. Kadaj was sitting in his office, a glass and an almost empty bottle of whisky in front of him. He looked around.

"I gave everything to get here. Now, I have everything at my feet. And yet, I've lost the most important thing…"

Suddenly, he got up, determined to make Tifa listen to him.

Tifa was in the kitchen, making something for Cloud to eat. A small figure came in from the back door and stood behind her. She turned around. Before she could say a thing, he covered her mouth with his hand, grabbed her and led her out the door. He pinned her to the wall and slowly uncovered her mouth. She was too shocked to speak.

"I'm sorry," he said, "but there was no other way to make you listen to me."

He kneeled in front of her with tears in his eyes.

"I know you think I am a liar. And maybe I was, at first. I was blinded by hatred. All I wanted was the source, so I could be powerful. There's a voice inside my head that tells me what to do. All I want is for you to forgive me. I… I love you…"

Tifa's eyes were filled with tears. She reached out and touched Kadaj's cheek. He closed his eyes. Her fingers touched his lips. "I wish I could believe you…" she thought. Then she heard Cloud calling her and she quickly turned around and entered the house. Kadaj lowered his head. He slowly got up and walked away, feeling dizzy and confused.

Kadaj was sitting in his office again. The voice in his head was yelling. "Get up! Go get Cloud and find the source! Don't you understand that the source is your only way to survive?"

Almost not knowing what he was doing, Kadaj got up. He looked out the window. He saw Cloud on his motorbike, passing by in top speed. He ran downstairs. He got on his motorbike and rode into the night, keeping a fair distance from Cloud and trying not to lose him from his sight. They entered the forest and went deeper and deeper inside it. The trees were closing in on them. They looked like they were going to attack them. Darkness had covered everything. Suddenly, Kadaj saw a light coming from behind some trees not far away. Cloud stopped the bike and started walking towards the light. Kadaj also stopped his bike and hid in some bushes. As Cloud walked towards the light, Kadaj jumped right in front of him. Cloud looked surprised.

"Ha! I bet you didn't think I'd find you, did you?" Kadaj said, ironically. He drew his sword. Cloud did the same. The sound of swords clashing echoed through the forest. They fought for almost an hour. No one seemed to win. Suddenly, Kadaj tripped on a root coming up from the ground and Cloud managed to disarm him. Kadaj lay helpless on the ground. Cloud's sword came closer and closer to his neck. "This is the end" he thought.

Suddenly, a small figure jumped from behind the bushes. It was Tifa. She had followed them and had seen the whole battle.

"NOOOOOOO!" she yelled, and ran towards Cloud. Cloud was distracted from her yelling and for one moment, he turned away from Kadaj and looked at Tifa. Kadaj, seeing that Cloud wasn't paying attention to him, stood up quickly and ran into the trees. When Cloud turned back to him, he was gone.

"What on earth were you thinking?" he yelled at Tifa, "Why did you let him go?"

"Because he… he is the father of my child…"

"WHAAAT? Oh God, I don't believe this…" Cloud started saying, but he was stopped by a scream that came from behind the trees. He and Tifa ran to see what had happened. The scene was unbelievable. Kadaj was on his knees, looking almost exhausted. In his hand he held the source, or maybe what was left of the source. It was only a small ball of dim light. Next to him stood another man. He was tall, with very long silver hair and a very evil look on his face.

"Who are you and were did you come from?" asked Cloud.

"I am Sephiroth! I was forced to live inside Kadaj's body, but now, thanks to him and the source, I am free! Muahahaha!"

"You promised me power…"said Kadaj, weakly.

"Silence! You have done your work for me. I don't need you anymore." Sephiroth raised his sword and started lowering it towards Kadaj's neck.

"NOOOOOOO!" Tifa screamed. She ran towards Kadaj and stood right between him and Sephiroth. Time seemed to slow down. The sword continued its route. It hit Tifa. It ran through her stomach, almost cutting her in two. Her eyes opened wide. She looked down and saw the blood running down her legs. A trickle of blood came out of her mouth. She collapsed, right into Kadaj's arms.

"Tifa? Tifa? Speak to me, please!" he said.

"I…I… love…you…"

"Oh, I love you too, I love you so much, just stay with me Tifa, stay with me…" Tears started falling from his eyes onto Tifa's face. "Someone call an ambulance, dammit!"

Cloud quickly took out his phone and called. Sephiroth looked calm. "Well, that wasn't exactly supposed to happen, but…"

The siren of the ambulance signified its arrival. Sephiroth, not wanting to be seen by other people, fled into the woods. "I'll come back for you!" he hissed at Kadaj.

"No one hits Tifa and runs away with it!" roared Cloud and ran after Sephiroth.

Meanwhile, the paramedics had arrived. They took Tifa and gently placed her on a stretcher. "Do you want to come with her, in the ambulance?" one of them asked Kadaj. He nodded. He didn't say a word until the got to the hospital. As Tifa was taken to the operation room, a doctor, who saw how worried Kadaj was, patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll do the best we can."

Three hours passed. Kadaj was almost dieing with worry. He paced up and down the hallway. Finally, the doctor came out of the operation room. Kadaj ran to him.

"How is she?"

"She is fine. If you had called just a minute later, she would have died, but thanks to you, we managed to save her. But… I'm sorry to say that she's lost the baby…"

"The…what!" Kadaj asked, in surprise.

"You didn't know she was pregnant?"

"No, but… can I see her?"

"Yes, of course."

The doctor led him to Tifa's room. He stepped inside. Tifa lay on the bed. Her face was white and stained with tears. She looked exhausted. He pulled up a chair and sat next to her. He reached out and touched her hand. She looked at him and burst into tears.

"I lost it…I lost your baby…"

He sat on the bed and hugged her.

"Shhhh… Don't cry… The important thing is that you are OK. I promise you we'll have many babies…"

"How do you mean?" she asked, looking up at him.

Kadaj reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, blue velvet box. He opened it. Tifa looked at him in surprise. The box contained a small, silver diamond ring. Tears started falling from Tifa's eyes again. But this time, they were tears of joy.

"Tifa Lockheart, will you marry me?"

She reached out, hugged him and filled him with kisses.

"Of course I will! I love you!"

He kissed her tenderly.

"I promise you that nothing will get in our way…"he said. They were both as happy as they could be.

End of part 1

Well, that was the end of part one! If you liked it or not just review! If you want it to end here, or you want a part 2, tell me!

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