Koinu: Sorry this took so long. Chapter six is being a pain in the butt, and I didn't want to post this until I thought I had six done. Well, guess what, I don't, but I'm posting this anyway cause I haven't done anything in weeks. So yeah...

Disclaimer: I own Liz and the plot, nothing else.

Eclipse of Memories

Chapter Five

This time Kadaj did break down the door. He was up and after Liz as soon as she had begun to run, and the infernal piece of wood was in his way. He could apologize to Tifa later.

Loz, who had been sitting beside his youngest brother, wasn't as quick to react. It wasn't until after Yazoo and Cloud had taken off that things finally began to register in his head.

"Go." Tifa urged him. "I'll stay here with the kids, so just go."

He had though she would come too. Maybe she and Liz hadn't been as close when they had known each other as he thought.

Damn, she was fast, the youngest male remnant cursed. Liz's hood had fallen off her head and Kadaj was only able to follow by keeping a keen eye on the flash of silver ahead of him.

But he was steadily catching up.

He could hear Cloud and Yazoo's footfalls behind him, but they were slowly but surely fading away.

Kadaj needn't dodge between people. Liz was creating a path for him as she went. He couldn't tell if she was shoving people out of here way or if they were merely trying to avoid her. He suspected the latter.

But why was she running from them? When she had taken her first look around, it had been as if she hadn't even seen him and his brothers. Kadaj knew that she had noticed them, but she had been out the door as soon as she had laid eyes on Cloud. Hadn't she taken a bullet for Cloud? Hadn't she tried to stop everything Kadaj was doing?

"Liz… what's wrong with you?"

Her mind raced now. Get away, get away; that single thought kept repeating itself in her head. She chanced a glance over her shoulder, and cursed. They were following her.

One of the silver haired three was almost right on her tail, and she could see the other two and Cloud a ways behind him. What could she do? Turning around to fight would be suicide, so that left one other option.

To run.

She turned to her left and ducked into an ally. "Thank you, Mother…" She murmured under her breath. The ally opened up onto the desert that surrounded Edge. She would be safe out there, hidden by the barren wasteland.

She stumbled slightly when the terrain changed from cement to dirt, but she soon hit her stride. Everything would be okay, she was going to get away, she would be safe, she would be-

Kadaj tackled her from behind.

The two of them tumbled in the dirt for a few moments; both fighting for dominance over the other, but it was Kadaj that ended up on top. He held her wrists in his hands, pinning her arms to the ground as she struggled beneath him. But it was useless; she may have been strong, be he was far stronger.

He sat there, panting, as her struggles slowly stopped. But her eyes held loathing and hate, and even a small bit of fear.

"Liz…"

She spat in his face before he could continue. "How do you know my name?" She hissed at him. He could only be a year older than her, yet he was so much stronger. It infuriated her.

"Liz…" Once again Kadaj was interrupted, but this time he was unable to continue because he was roughly pulled off of Liz. His back hit a rock, as did the back of his head, and he growled in pain. When he opened his eyes again the Masamune was under his chin, its tip digging into his throat.

"Sephiroth…" Kadaj's voice was quiet and filled with confusion and even awe as he looked up the blade.

Liz had stood quickly after being released, and now Sephiroth had one arm wrapped protectively around her waist as she panted. He bent his head to whisper in her ear. "Are you alright?" He asked.

Liz nodded her head, taking comfort in his presence. "Yeah…"

"He did not harm you?"

"No…" Liz voice waved though, bringing Sephiroth's attention from Kadaj to the three newcomers.

"Cloud…" Sephiroth smirked as he turned his head to look at his rival, but he didn't bring his sword away from Kadaj. "It's been a while."

"Not long enough." Cloud growled as he unsheathed his own sword. He glanced at Liz, who stood at ease in Sephiroth's arms.

Yazoo and Loz growled as they laid eyes on their sister. How could she not recognize them?

"Liz…?" Yazoo asked slowly, hesitantly. "Do you not remember us? Your family?"

Liz frowned, her brow furrowing. "Do not listen to them, they speak lies." Sephiroth murmured to her, tightening his grip on her as he spoke. Liz nodded her head in understanding and remained silent. She had nothing to say to them.

Loz glanced warily from Cloud, to Sephiroth, and then to his youngest brother. And then at Liz. This wasn't right. She seemed so calm with Sephiroth there, and the only anger he could detect in her eyes was pointed at them, her siblings. Her family.

Kadaj growled and Cloud took a step forward. In the blink of an eye, Sephiroth had moved his wrist in a quick motion, then backed away swiftly, bringing Liz with him.

Kadaj's eyes widened and he brought his hands up to try and cover the thin gash on his upper neck. It was thin, though the blood was already spilling out, and it wouldn't be fatal.

Sephiroth laughed and Liz smirked at Kadaj's pain. "I would love to fight you, Cloud…" Sephiroth cooed as Yazoo and Loz both rushed to their brother's side. "But not now… Maybe later."

A strong wind came, stirring the dust of the desert into a small, but blinding, sandstorm. It faded as quickly as it had come though, and Cloud lowered his arm form his face, opening his eyes.

Sephiroth was gone, and Liz with him.

"Damnit!" Kadaj's voice sounded more sad than angry and he pounded the ground with his fist. Yazoo made soft shushing noises, one hand on Kadaj's shoulder, the other over his brother's wound. It had already stopped bleeding.

Cloud remained silent, alert just in case Sephiroth returned. He knew that something was wrong here. Liz had seemed… pleased when Kadaj was been hurt, happy to see her brother's pain.

"She doesn't remember us." Loz stated outright, breaking the silence. "I could see it by how she looked at us…I think her memories of us are gone…"

"Seems that way." Yazoo agreed, bitterness and emotional hurt evident through the stiffness of his voice.

Kadaj closed his eyes, as if everything would be all right when he opened them again. "Shit… This is not good…"

Cloud sighed and ran a hand over his face. "You three need to stick with me." He stated slowly. "We don't know when Sephiroth might attack…"

"What about Tifa, and the kids?" Loz asked.

Cloud sighed again. "We just need to be careful…And we may need some help."

"We can't give them time to regroup." Liz said thoughtfully. She cringed slightly as Sephiroth wrapped some bandages around her back. "Careful…" She murmured, her voice low this time.

She sat there before Sephiroth as he bandaged her Geostigma, bandages the only thing covering her upper body. Her stigma wasn't bad, but it was good to keep it in check.

Sephiroth chuckled as he finished with the bandages. "You seem ready for a fight…" Liz felt his chest press against her back as he leaned forward to talk in her ear. She shuddered pleasurably at the contact, but drew away, standing up as she pulled on her shirt.

"We need to strike quickly." She commented, trying to ignore the furious beating of her heart. She picked up her sai (don't ask her where they had come from, for she didn't remember) and sheathed one, beginning to spin the other one in her left hand. She needed something to focus on, to distract herself.

Smirking, Sephiroth stood as well. Before she could complain or pull away, he pulled Liz to him, one arm around her waist to keep her in place. His left hand found hers, and he made her stop her movements.

"Tomorrow." He promised, speaking soothingly. Liz closed her eyes and did nothing to try and resist him. "We will attack tomorrow."

Koinu: And the Sephy x Liz fluff emerges full bloom! Heh, thank my friends from my website and my school gang for that. I merely mentioned it and they went off. Well... my school friends took off with it, OminousWhisper from my website had quite the reaction to it, so I just couldn't resist. -laughs-. Review peoples!