No, I DON't own Anything Squeenix related. I only own my OC. If I did own Squeenix, well, I wouldn't be writing this disclaimer.

They all said the same thing.

'Sephiroth did this. He set the town on fire.'

I ran through the burning mass, trying to find out what had really happened.

Sephiroth, MY SOLDIER 1st Class Sephiroth, had burned down Nibelhiem?

No way.

Finally, I got to the facility everyone claimed he was in.

I bolted up the stairs, only to find our tour guide, Tifa, unconscious on the ground. She must've taken passed out from the fire… but fire doesn't give you bruises….

"SEPHIROTH!" Zack was here? Why was he fighting Sephiroth? I ran up the next set of steps to be greeted by flashes of metal.

"Zack, stop!" I pulled out my chain and wrapped it around his sword, successfully stopping his attacks.

"What're you doing? That's Sephiroth, not an enemy!" I yelled.

"No, Meg, it's not! Look at him!" I tore my gaze from Zack and looked over at Sephiroth. Nothing different.

"Yeah, it's Sephiroth. What about him?" Zack untangled his sword from my chain, then ran over beside me.

"Something's wrong with him. He- he's different Meg." Zack sternly looked at me. "He changed."

"Changed? No, I've simply seen the truth!" Sephiroth came forward.

"What?" I was so confused.

"You see, I'm not normal like either of you." He motioned to me and Zack. "I'm genetically altered." He laughed-a hollow, evil noise to my ears. "A monster, if you will."

"No, you aren't! You Sephiroth, SOLDIER 1st Cla-" I narrowly dodged the sword he swung at me, receving a small scratch on my cheek. I put my hand up on my face.

"I am above that. Because of…" He moved out of the way, motioning to a glass case. Inside, I saw a human-like figure... It was actually more of an Alien, & horrid to look at. "Mother."

"Mother? Stop being stupid, Seph! That's not your mother!" I yelled, feeling tears well up behind my eyes. "Just come back with us, help us fix the village!" He laughed again.

"I already fixed it." … H-he didn't.

"You mean, y-you did that to the village?" No.

"Of course." A few tears slipped out.

"N-no.. you're lying!"

"I enjoyed it, too." I fell to my knees. Tears poured freely down my cheeks. It didn't matter that I was a Soldier myself, emotions... they just come out.

"NO! NO! YOU'RE LYING!" I looked over at Zack, ignoring the water cascading down my cheek. "Zack… tell him. Tell him he's lying."

Zack sadly looked at me. I knew he must be hurting too. Not only was Sephiroth his idol, but his friend.

"I'm sorry, Megan." He put his hand on my shoulder. "He's gone." Zack looked at Seph once again.

"But we can try to beat it out of him." Zack smiled a little. I knew he always wanted to fight Sephiroth.

I wiped the salty liquid from my cheeks, then stood-weapon in tow. Zack charged first.

"Sephiroth!" He swung his oversized sword, but Sephiroth blocked him. They clashed a few times, till Seph pushed Zack back. I spun my chain, then threw it at Sephiroth. He blocked it with his sword. I smiled.

"Gotcha." I yanked the sword clear out of his hand, sending it close to the edge. He glared at me, then charged.

We were closely matched. I blocked his fists, and he blocked mine.

"I know all your moves, Seph. You were my teacher, remember?" He smirked.

"I may have been your teacher, but you don't.." He grabbed my arm, "know.." and squeezed.. "EVERYTHING!" It snapped like a twig.

I cried out in pain. Sephiroth took the advantage and kicked me into a wall. I heard him walk over and pick up his sword.

"HYAA!" I looked up to see Zack charge at him. Sephiroth stuck his sword right through him.

"ZACK!" I screamed. More tears poured down my cheeks as I saw victory fading. Sephiroth slung him into the wall beside me.

"Zack?" He coughed. Blood came out. "Are you okay?" He wiped his mouth, then smiled at me weakly.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? You're the one with the broken arm?" He laughed.

"Idiot.." I sighed. "Zack, he's not gonna come back, is he?" Zack wore a serious expression once more.

"…" He sighed. "I… I guess not…"

"Zack, I have a plan to defeat him." Zack looked at me, intent on listening. Sephiroth started laughing manically.

"Oh, DEFEAT ME? A SUPERBEING?" He started laughing again. I ignored him.

"Zack, that's not our Sephiroth." I started. "You won't like the plan.. But you have to do it, okay?" He looked at me, not quite sure what to say. "I'm going to wrap myself and Sephiroth together, then you take his sword and stab it through us." He looked at me like I was insane. "Then, you'll take this," I handed him a remote. "And hit the blue button."

"What'll that do?"

"Blow the place up." He went wide-eyed.

"But, Megan! You'll both be killed!"

"That's the point, Zack." I sighed. "Look at what he's done to this city. What next? Gongaga?" I hit a nerve on that one. "Please, Zack. Just… This last time. I want to be alone with him for one last time." Zack always knew about my crush on Sephiroth, and thank Bahamut he didn't spill. For a guy, Zack sure was interested in gossip.

"… Fine." I smiled at him and hugged him, whispering 'Thank you' in his ear.

We both stood, Zack with his buster sword, and me with my chain.

"SEPHIROTH!" I ran at him, and-with my good hand-wrapped my chain around his sword.

"I won't be falling for that again." He yanked me forward, then stabbed me in the leg. I fell to one knee.

"… Sephiroth!" This wasn't the plan. I had to get that sword from him. So, I did the unexpected.

I stood up, and the sword sent a wave of pain into my leg. I ignored it, and ran forward…. And kissed him. The shock of it all was just enough to loosen his grip. I yanked the sword out of his hand, and slung it to Zack.

"I'm sorry." I whispered, then wrapped us in my chain. He tried to wriggle out, but it was of no use. "This chain was woven from scales of the leviathan, feathers of a phoenix, & bark of the great tree- not mention forged in ifrit's fire. You're not getting out of this." It was true. He wasn't… and neither was I.

"HAAA-" I heard Zack's footsteps against the cement. Closer.. Closer… Closer…

"What are you-"

A searing pain tore through me.

"Goodbye, Meg." I then heard Zack's fleeting footsteps.

"… Goodbye."

'I wonder if Zack got out yet…'

…

*BOOM!*

Yup.

The ground cracked beneath us, and we were soon falling..

"Sephiroth?" He had stopped his attempts at escape. It seemed death had finally snapped him out of his... his idiocracy…

"Why would you die with me, you fool?"

And for those last moments..

"I love you."

He was mine.