Omg update finally. Got a good chapter even if it isn't very long. So here you go people. Hope ya like it!
Final Fantasy 7 Advent
Chapter 21: Ceres' book and the Cure
Cloud couldn't help but worry more as Sara did nap or should he say sleep? She didn't wake up for close to three days. Was it because of what red had told him? She was slowly dieing. As her great great great great grandmother had; Cloud could only wait. And hope there was a cure in the book yuffie was brought. He could only hope for the time being.
No more he could do right now. But he knew red was right. He had to help Sara get her memories back as soon as he could. Especially with two silver hair men still out there after her. She wasn't truly safe for good. But for the time being she was. Cloud slowly nodded to him self. But he had no idea how to help her get her memories back.
One thing he was really bad at. All his memories that he thought we're his…he quickly shook his head. He didn't want to think of zack again. But he couldn't help it. The memories he thought we're his…had been zack's from stories he heard. Just thinking about his lost buddy got to him. He wasn't strong as other thought he was.
He was just human. A human with lots of problems just like all other humans; all humans had some weakness. They're was just no way around that. He was just no diffence from other humans. Why did others call him strong? He knew him self that he wasn't. "I-I'm not strong…" he whispered to him self staring down at the floor. "Do I even have the power to protect her…?" he whispered to him self. He couldn't help but wonder about it.
Part of him told him self he didn't have even the power to protect one person. But the other part of him told him self he had to have the power to protect her or; he quickly shook his head. No! He didn't want to think that way. He didn't want to lose her again. He lost too many people in his life. Never again…he thought. "N-No more dieing…" he whispered slowly looking up from the floor.
"Cloud?" cloud quickly blinked hearing a voice. He quickly looked toward the door way to find Sara standing there. "O-oh…y-you're awake…" Cloud said sounding nervous. He only hoped she had no idea what he had been talking about. "Um…yes…" Sara whispered looking lost toward cloud. Cloud could feel some sweat roll down his face. He wondered if she knew how long she had been asleep.
"It was a good nap…" she said heading over to him. Nope she had no idea how long she had been asleep. Cloud knew it was better not to tell her. She wouldn't believe him if he did anyways. Cloud moved over a bit on the couch so she could sit down. She did so without being told. They both we're silent for some time. But it felt like it was forever before they both said anything.
"Do you…remember anything?" cloud asked not looking to her. Sara quickly shook her head a bit. "Nope…only my name that you told me." She answered him. Cloud sighed a bit to him self. Cloud had no idea how to get her to remember everything. And he had to do this quickly. "Hmm…do you remember your last name…?" cloud asked looking toward her. She quickly shook her head no. "Your birthday?" cloud asked again. She quickly shook her head again no.
Cloud sighed again looking toward the floor. "This…isn't working…" cloud whispered to him self. "Huh?" Sara looked a bit lost toward cloud. "n-nothing…" cloud said slowly looking up toward her again. "I know you're just trying to help me remember…but I can't remember anything for some reason…" Sara whispered to cloud. "Y-yeah I know…don't worry about it…" cloud whispered looking away from her. He didn't want her to know how worried he really was. It was best for the time being not to let her know.
Sara kept on looking lost toward the blonde hair swordsman. "Cloud…?" she said with a question like in her voice. He slowly looked toward her again. "y-yes…?" cloud asked. "Why did you protect me…when that silver hair man attacked?" cloud just stared at her. He didn't want to answer that question. Not at all. He stayed silent. "Cloud…?" Sara asked. "I don't want to answer that…" cloud whispered to her. "Why not? Don't I have right to know what happening?" Sara asked looking a bit angry toward him.
"Y-yes…" cloud whispered back to her. By the way she asked that question…she really did sound like her self with memories. Sara was a person who always wanted to know answers to things; and hated it when people would keep things from her. He remembered this very well. But even without her memories a part of her could never be lost? He wondered.
Cloud watched her cross her arms looking angry toward him. Cloud could feel a sweat drop roll down the back of his head. He didn't like seeing her angry toward him. Especially not with her arms crossed. "I want some answers cloud…" Sara whispered still glaring toward him. Cloud slowly looked away from her. He didn't want to tell her. "I-I don't know anything about it…" cloud lied. Sara quickly stood up and threw her arms at her side. "I don't believe you!" she yelled.
"Now out with it!" Sara yelled toward him again. Cloud didn't say a word as he closed his eyes. "I don't know anything about it…as I said…" cloud whispered back to her. But he could feel sweat rolling down his face. "Fine…be like--!" But before Sara could finish what she way saying. She lost her footing and fell backward hitting her head on the table next to the couch. "O-ouch!" she yelled rubbing her head after she landed on her butt. Cloud quickly turned around and fell into his knees to check on her.
"S-Sara! Are you alright!" cloud yelled with worry in his voice. "Alright? Am I alright? I just hit my head you weirdo!" Sara yelled looking up toward him. Wait…did she just call him weirdo? He quickly placed his hands on her shoulders. "Wait what did you call me?" cloud asked. "I called you a weirdo…you have always been a weirdo cloud…" She answered looking angry toward him. Did-did she have her memories back? "Sara when your birthday!" cloud asked. "November…9th…but what with the questions…?" she asked looking a bit confused toward him. She did have her memories back. Was it just because of the hit on the head?
"What's with that look…?" Sara asked giving him a weird look. "n-nothing…!" cloud cried quickly removing his hands from her shoulders waving them in front of him self a bit. "…your acting weirder then normal…what did you do?" Sara asked. "I-I didn't do anything…!" cloud cried feeling more sweat roll down his face. "Hmm...If you say so…" Sara whispered slowly standing up. "Ah...my head's killing me…" she whispered rubbing the back of her head a bit.
Cloud slowly smiled a bit watching her. She was so stubborn. But so was he. "Need some help…?" cloud asked. She quickly shook her head toward him. "Nope…!" she said. But cloud wasn't surprised by her answer. That answer was just like her. She didn't like to ask for help. Even if another person was willing to help her; Cloud was the same. He never wanted to ask for help from others as well. Cloud kept on smiling a bit watching her.
"Huh…?" Sara whispered looking down toward her legs. "Something the matter…?" cloud asked. "It's…weird my legs feel like jello like…" Sara whispered. Cloud turned silent hearing that. Was it because she was getting weaker? Because her life energy was slowly disappearing? He wondered.
Sara started to breath a bit heavier then normal. "Sara…?" cloud asked. "I-…I can't breathe…" she whispered as she started to fall backwards. Cloud quickly stepped forward catching her. "Sara!" cloud cried and quickly laid her down on the couch. "w-what's happening to me…?" Sara whispered with pain in her voice. She had her hand over her chest. She was still having trouble breathing. Little by little; she got weaker and weaker.
Cloud could only hope yuffie would be they're soon with that stupid book. Sara needed the book now. Not later, right now! Cloud placed a hand on her forehead. She was burned up as well. Was she sick too? Was she sick because she was dieing? She was sweating now as well. Did she really feel that warm?
Yeah she did. Was this all part of her slowly dieing? Cloud wondered. "Damnit…where are you yuffie…" cloud whispered under his breath. Just then cloud heard a knock at the door. "That better be…" cloud whispered to him self removing his hand from Sara's forehead. "C-Cloud…?" Sara said calling out to him. He quickly took hold of her hand for a second. "Don't worry…I'm not leaving I'll be right back in a minute…I promise…" cloud whispered to her letting go of her hand. She slowly nodded to him closing her eyes.
Cloud quickly made his way to the door then opened it. Yep yuffie was standing there. "Hey cloud! I bring the book and.." but before yuffie could finish; cloud took the book from her hand and quickly closed the door in her face. "Hey! That isn't very friendly!" yuffie heard hitting on the door. Cloud rolled his eyes hearing yuffie voice. Then he quickly made his way back over to where Sara was laying. "Sara…?" cloud asked sitting on the couch. She slowly opened an eye to look at him.
"Hmm…?" she asked. He handed the book over to her. Her other eye quickly opened seeing what the book was. She slowly sat up. "This…is…" she whispered staring at the cover of the book. "I take it you know that book…" cloud whispered. Sara slowly nodded. "I thought it was lost…when the village was burned to the ground…" Sara whispered staring at it. "This is Ceres' book…it tells of a war a long time ago…before humans lived here on this planet…" Sara whispered as she slowly opened it. "A war…?" cloud asked.
Sara slowly nodded turning a page in it. "A war…that Jenova started…" cloud gave Sara a surprised look. "Because of how much my people…looked down on her…great hate started to build up in her…waking her darkness powers that did sleep inside of her…" Sara slowly shook her head a bit. "No one could stop Jenova…No one…but…" Sara whispered closing her eyes. "Someone did?" cloud asked. "Yes…but not really…the only way of stopping Jenova was…to Seal her away…" Sara slowly looked up toward Cloud.
"Seal her away…?" cloud asked. Sara slowly nodded to him. "My great great great great great grandmother sealed her away in her own body with the sword of sealing…or called the mega sword…that sealed away the mega spells a long time ago…" Cloud looked speak less toward her. "I don't see how Ceres did it…after all Jenova was her own mother…blinded by darkness and hate…" Sara whispered staring down at the book again. "J-Jenova was her mother…?" cloud asked. Sara slowly nodded. "This book…is…a warning to all people; Cetras…and humans…" Sara slowly shook her head. "Ceres wrote this book hoping nothing like this would happen again…but…it is happening again…Jenova's children are making it happen…" Sara sighed a bit.
Cloud quickly placed his hands on her shoulders. "Don't worry! We will stop them and end this for good…!" cloud said with somewhat a yell in his voice. Sara slowly looked up giving him a look. "…I'm dieing aren't I?" Sara asked. Cloud looked surprised toward her. "w-what? How did you?" cloud asked. "This book also has the cure in it…only two cetras now have living after casting the mega spells…Me and Ceres…" Cloud didn't know what to say to her. "S-Sara…" cloud whispered. She didn't say another word as she turned to the back of the book.
She started to read it. Cloud couldn't read it. Was in it ancient writing? He wondered. It had to be. So only Ancients could write it and not humans. "Hmm…" Sara whispered placing a hand under her chin. "w-well?" cloud asked. "…let's forget about the cure…" Sara whispered throwing the book to the floor. "W-what! How can you say that!" cloud yelled toward her. "If-if you don't have the cure! You will die! Do you not understand Sara!" cloud yelled toward her. Sara slowly closed her eyes.
"I understand very well…" she whispered. "What? You want to die? Is that it!" cloud asked yelling toward her again. "…" Sara didn't answer him. "I don't care what this cure is! Tell me what it is now! Whatever it is! A rare herb or item whatever it is I'll get it!" cloud keeps yelling. "You don't understand…the cure isn't an herb or item…" Sara whispered back to him. "Huh…?" cloud said giving her a lost look. "I believe it is you who is the one who doesn't understand…" Sara whispered opening her eyes looking up toward cloud.
"Well maybe I would understand if you told me!" cloud yelled looking angry toward her. "Why are you acting this way…?" Sara asked. "Huh…?" Sara shook her head toward him. "Why are you acting worried about me…?" cloud didn't answer her. "If you can't answer that…then you can't tell me what to do cloud…I'm not even part of your family…but you act this way about me?" cloud slowly looked toward the floor. "Because I am worried about you…I have been worried about you! I thought you were death! Before I found out you were helping tifa!" cloud yelled still looking toward the floor.
"Sara…how long has it been…from I seen you in soldier? 6 or 7 years or more? How could I not be worried! Y-you we're my first real friend…but…I know I did hurt you really badly years ago…and maybe nothing will make up for that…but I don't care…I still don't want to lose you again!" cloud quickly looked up from the floor and toward her again. Sara mouth was open a bit from surprised by what cloud had said. "C-cloud…?" Sara asked. "You about…died…to sephiroth not one time…but two now…I-I can't take it…if it happens again…" cloud cried quickly closing his eyes.
"It wouldn't be to him this time…" Sara whispered. "I don't care! I can't lose you again!" cloud yelled taking a hold of one of her hands. "Please…please tell me what the cure is…!" cloud yelled looking her in the eyes. "The cure isn't really a cure…" Sara whispered. "What…?" cloud asked. "It's more so…uh…how to say it…" Sara whispered placing her free hand under her chin. "…another person gives up some of they're life energy…to me…" cloud quickly let go of her hand.
"Then…I'll…" cloud started to say. Sara qquickly shook her head. "It doesn't work that way…cloud…" Sara whispered closing her eyes. "It has to be one person only…the person who I loved more then any other…" Sara whispered. Cloud could feel his heart drop into his stomach. Not me in other words…he thought to him self.
"t-then…I'll find the person…" cloud whispered looking toward the floor again. Sara looked a bit confused toward him. "P-please tell me who it is…" cloud whispered quietly. "…" Sara didn't answer him. "Sara…please!" cloud cried. "No…" Sara whispered. "What?" cloud asked. "I'm not telling you who it is…" Sara whispered again. "S-Sara…but. Why?" cloud asked.
"It doesn't matter if I do tell you…he will not return how I feel for him…" Sara whispered back to him. "You believe it hopeless…?" cloud asked. "It was always hopeless…" she answered him.