Chapter 2: "Treason?"

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Two days had passed. Cloud and Kadaj kept looking for Sephiroth. He had been seen in almost every village and town they passed. But somehow, he always managed to leave before they arrived. The weird thing was that everybody knew him. The only thing Cloud and Kadaj needed to do was mention his name and all the people would run for their lives. He had spread terror throughout the country. And he certainly had used horrible means to achieve that. The people said that he had made an army of his own, from all the evil criminals he had met. They slaughtered, burned, stole. "Pirates of the Land" they called them. Kadaj didn't want even to imagine what that bastard could do to his daughter.

Finally, they got to a forest. According to some criminals they had beat up earlier, somewhere in this forest, there was Sephiroth's hideout.

They entered it and went deeper and deeper. It got dark.

"I guess we'd better camp for the night." Cloud said.

Kadaj agreed and together they set up the tent.

Kadaj was so exhausted, that the moment he lay down, he fell asleep. A noise woke him up in the middle of the night. He stood up and rubbed his eyes. Then, he realized that Cloud was not beside him. He stepped out of the tent. He heard whispers and saw something moving from behind some trees. Sword in hand, he slowly crept towards the direction of the noise. He hid behind a bush and looked. Right in front of him he saw Cloud. Cloud had his back turned to him and was talking, or more likely whispering to someone in front of him. Kadaj couldn't see who it was because Cloud was blocking the way. Confused, he returned to the tent. He knew that Cloud didn't really like him. But as much as he hated him, he adored Tifa, so he couldn't let her baby get hurt. He wouldn't betray her. He couldn't. With these thoughts in his head, he went to sleep.

The next day, they continued their journey. Kadaj didn't say anything about what he had seen, but he didn't talk too much to Cloud. The forest seemed endless. The night came again, and they set up the tent.

Once more, Kadaj woke up and saw that Cloud was away. He started getting nervous and angry. He stood up and went to find him. Once again, Cloud was talking with someone and once again, Kadaj couldn't see who it was. However, for a split second, he saw the edge of a dark cape. Now he was sure. Cloud had betrayed him and had gone on Sephiroth's side. He went back to the tent, furious. He waited until Cloud's return. After half an hour, he saw Cloud coming. Cloud was surprised to see him awake.

"Why are you awake?" he asked.

"And why are YOU awake? Where were you? Who were you talking to?"

"…"

"Ha! You've got nothing to say! I saw you! You were with Sephiroth, weren't you?"

"No! You've got it all wrong!..."

"Shut up!" Kadaj pointed his sword towards Cloud. He backed away.

"Let me explain…"

"I don't want to hear anything from you! I want you to leave!"

"But…"

"GO AWAY! I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU!"

Cloud sighed, turned around, got on his bike and drove off.

Kadaj sat down. He had driven away his only help.

"I can do it all by myself. I don't need anyone." He thought.

He lay down in the tent. He thought of Tifa and cried until he fell asleep.