Enumasam

Chapter 35: Secret

After Zell had covered his mother with a mound of soil Sephiroth spoke a few words.

"She returns to the Life Stream from whence she came to become part of creation once again." His calm demeanor soothed the warriors, especially Zell.

"Thanks guys for helping me with my problems," tattoo face spoke. Statue wept a few tears for the woman she only knew in death, they turned into ice droplets that landed on Fujin's shirt.

The six headed out of the wooded area towards Balamb Garden with Squall and Rinoa in the lead, it was a sullen journey. Once they made it back to the directory the old weapon smith greeted them.

"Praise Bahamut I don't live in Balamb," he rejoiced after Squall had informed him of what had happened. Rinoa split off from them and headed to the infirmary while Squall went to the elevator to give Edea the low down.

"This isn't over Sephiroth you'd better get those genes under control for the next time you have to fight Jenova," Tifa harshly stated.

"Do you wish to stay with Zell?" He retorted.

"What exactly do you mean?" Tifa inquired.

"I am planning to live with Fujin, at least stay in the same dorm room," Sephiroth answered which got a surprised look out of the Wind Wielder that slowly turned into a smile.

"It's not just for your benefit but mine as well and I'm sure Zell agrees," Sephiroth said.

"Fine but don't think this changes anything between us," she responded and left to her dorm to gather her things with Zell quickly in tow.

"Statue you are free to do…" Sephiroth was cut off by the trademark elevator noise before it opened he could hear a couple of people arguing.

"Galldarnit listen to me he's trying to destroy us all!"

"Shut up after what you did you're lucky I don't kill you."

As the doors opened Fujin and Sephiroth saw Squall dragging a very unclean, and disheveled Irvine out of the elevator and down the stairs towards the dormitories. Well more precisely one of the dorm rooms that had been made into a holding cell with the bare necessities to live. As the two passed the warriors Irvine tried to plead with them.

"I swear Squall's going to kill us all!" He tried to latch onto Fujin's arm but she shoved him off which made Squall take a tighter hold on him.

"Shut the hell up!" Squall backhanded Irvine making him whimper as he drug him down the hallway.

'The clone' Sephiroth thought as he trailed the two to the makeshift prison. After the filthy cowboy was shoved into the room and the steel door with a single reinforced window pane for looking out or in was shut Irvine cried out.

"The end is coming!"

Squall turned to face Sephiroth and Fujin.

"I don't know what he's going on about, guys, he was in Edea's office hysterical sayin how the planet's feeding me and how I'm draining the life force from Gaia to become more powerful. I think he's lost it."

"I have not mentioned this before, but it was the clone from the Esthat woodlands laboratory that put out the hit on Edea," Sephiroth informed. Squall's face contorted into a mask of anger.

"The fuck do you mean the clone? I destroyed that thing and Selphie killed the head scientist," Squall said not really understanding why Sephiroth would keep the information to himself. "Fujin did you know about this?"

"NEGATIVE."

"I didn't think it would become this big of a problem," Sephiroth spoke.

Squall rubbed his chin in thought.

"Hiding anything else?"

"No." Sephiroth answered.

"Well I'll just leave Irvine in there until he can explain exactly what he thinks I am doing. Until then I'm doing to tell Edea we may have to keep the Garden on high alert."

Statue put a worried look on her face before she flew off in the direction Tifa had headed.

"Well Sephiroth you try and get a location out of him, I'm sure your 'interrogation' tactics will work better considering he thinks it's me." With that said Squall headed off to talk to Edea.

"Let me try," Fujin softly spoke to only Sephiroth who nodded in return. She removed her sword and handed it to Sephiroth before unlocking the steel door and entering shutting it behind her.

"Irvine, what is going on?" Fujin asked the rambling cowboy.

"He will bring death and destruction, he's building an army soon there will be nothing left!" He crazily shouted at the Wind Wielder while he sat in a corner rocking back and forth in his remnants of clothing.

What exactly do you think Squall is up to?" Fujin used precise sentences adhering to the insane man's fantasy.

"Fujin? Squall is using the planet's life force…I bet you think I'm crazy but he wanted me to kill Edea," he stopped and started counting on his fingers before going back "Squall wanted me to kill her so the Garden would be in turmoil so…so his plan wouldn't be intervened. Oh gods!" Irvine became incoherent again mumbling words like: the world ending, indestructible, an army the poured from him as Fujin knocked on the window. Sephiroth opened the door, allowed her out and shut it again.

When she was in front of her maker she motioned for her blade which was returned and resheathed.

Sephiroth awaited for Fujin to speak.

"He's definitely out there but I think after he has had some time to calm down I may be able to get something useful out of him. By the way thanks for asking if you could move in," she teased with a smile.

"Well it's more convenient for everyone and I won't have to run around looking for you."

"Oh really you're acting like you care."

"If I didn't care you wouldn't be the way you are Fujin. Thanks for letting me stay with you ahead of time," he said softly as he tilted her chin up and planted a kiss on her lips.

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I know I don't think it's up to par either but I hand wrote it out first, do you think it's better or worse? Anyways Irvine's return betcha didn't see that coming or his state of mind haha. Review.

Signed,

Vicious Cerberus