Ok, now for the next chapter of Alternate Destiny. I've been thinking over wither or not I should finish IO1 Alt Time line but I think for now, I'm gonna move on. The good thing about this fic though is that I don't actually have to go in order since its just a random mix of ideas I've had and never used for my other stories. Anyways, on with the chapter!

This chapter is an altered turnout of an event that happened in chapter 16 "Hopes of the future denied" in my story Primary Destiny. In the original chapter, Shinra Turks came to collect Sephiroth to return him to Midgar for a new mission only to discover the missing 'experiment', Tiamatt, with him. Despite Sephiroth's promise to protect her, Tiamatt hands herself over to Shinra and returns to being an experiment.

Sephiroth walked towards the front of the cave we had been hiding in for the last few days before pausing, looking back at me. "Tiamatt, please stay here. I'll come back as soon as I can."

"Seph, please, don't go!" I ran up to him, hugging him and I guess, trying to hold him back from leaving. "Ple-" I fell silent as I heard the sound of a helicopter near and suddenly found myself standing behind Sephiroth as he pushed me behind him. "Seph, what are yo-"

"Shh."

"General Sephiroth, are you there?" the voice sounded close, just outside the cave and Sephiroth's eyes widened. It sounds like Zin...

"I won't let them take you, Tia." Sephiroth whispered back to me, a hand on the hilt of the Masamune. 'I won't lose you again..."

Seph... I didn't say anything as he took a couple steps away from me and drew the Masamune as Zin, Sara, and a second female Turk walked into the cave.

"Sephiroth, there you a-Tiamatt!" Zin's eyes went wide when he saw me but Sephiroth stepped in front of me, as if trying to hide me from the Turk's view.

"Leave her alone Zin."

Zin, Sara, and the other Turk seemed surprised by this. "So you're willing to betray Shinra just to protect her, Sephiroth?" Seph didn't say anything and continued to glare at our former guardian. "I see. Then I'm sad to say I must arrest you. Cissnei." The unknown Turk nodded and stepped forward.

They're going to arrest him, just for protecting me? I took a step forward and opened my mouth to speak but Sephiroth grabbed my arm and pulled me back towards him.

I glared up at him but he didn't look at me, his eyes still on the Turks as he raised the Masamune. "I promised to protect you, Tia. I refuse to lose you again."

"Sephiroth, this is my last warning. You will be arrested if you don't cooperate." Zin warned, reaching for his pistol as Sara pulled out her own firearm and Cissnei revealed a shuriken.

"I told you, I won't lose Tiamatt again!" Sephiroth suddenly moved forward, still holding me to him. Using the Masamune, he forced his way between Zin and Sara and out of the cave before a black feathered wing sprouted from one of his shoulders and he leaped in to the air. I could only look at him in shock and amazement as he flew as fast as he could away from the cave. Only once the cave was far from view did he land and release me from his hold. "Are you alright, Tia?"

I ignored his question and just stared at his single black wing. "How long have you had a wing?"

Sephiroth blinked in surprise and looked at his wing. "Uh, well, for as long as I can remember.."

"What do you mean as long as you remember? I sure as hell haven't seen it before and I'm wondering how I could miss something so obvious." I shouted. Sephiroth seemed shocked but laughed.

"That's because I can retract it completely into my back." the silver haired man explained. "Why? Is it a problem?"

I blinked in shock and looked down. "No, not really. But..." I looked back up at him. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Sephiroth sighed, retracting his wing and turning away. "I guess...I was scared you wouldn't love me if you found out... " He turned back towards me again and smiled. "But I was being stupid, I know you wouldn't leave me all cause of a wing, right?"

"Of course I wouldn't leave you, Seph! I love you! Nothing could change that!" I shouted, hugging him. Sephiroth smiled and returned the embrace before kissing me.

"Thank you, Tia." Sephiroth smiled before suddenly backing up against the trunk of a tree, holding me close to him as he peered up through the branches to see the Turk's helicopter fly over head. "They'll be looking for us for a while. Any ideas where to go?"

"Nope, but does it really matter? We're together again." I reminded him, keeping close to him as his face lit up before I hit his arm, making him release me. "Even though we wouldn't be in this situation if you hadn't tried to play hero and rescued me!"

Sephiroth griminced slightly, rubbing the part of his arm where I hit him. "And let the woman I hope to someday marry get killed by Hojo? You can hit me all you want Tia, but I'm not losing you again."

I looked down, turning away from him. "But I never asked you to do that. I didn't want to get you involved in my problems..."

Seph sighed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Because you're problems are also my problems, Tia. We're a couple. We're supposed to support each other, help each other. I don't know why thats so hard for you to understand."

"When did my life become so important that you'd risk everything you had just to keep Shinra from getting me?" I asked, turning towards him again, glaring at the silver haired man. "Why are you so willing to throw away your life just cause of me?!"

Sephiroth sighed again, eyes down cast. "Because I love you, Tiamatt. I'd do anything for you. Or would you have preferred that I had let Zin take you back to Hojo's lab?"

Of course I don't want to go back there but... "...I still never asked you to help me..."

Sephiroth shook his head and took a deep breath before looking up and grabbing my shoulder. "Tiamatt, I love you. I can't change that, and wouldn't want to because...I know you love me too. Please Tia, stop this childish reasoning of yours."

"But-" Seph cut me off when he turned me around and connected his lips with mine. He's right...I am being childish...I should at least be happy we're together again...We broke apart and Seph just looked at me, smiling as if he knew I had changed my mind already. "I'm sorry, Seph..."

"It's alright Tia. Just promise me we won't repeat this little argument." I laughed a little and nodded, causing Seph's smile to widen. "Good, cause I promise, I'll protect you with all my being and that we will be a family one day, I promise."

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Its been two years since Sephiroth had rescued me from Shinra. Its seems like we've been all over the world, from Modeoheim to Mideel. We even returned near Rocket Town and met with Cid, who helped us again. He recommended a small town to us where he thought we might be safe and, after helping us get supplies to help Seph from being recognized, wished us luck before returning home.

I only hope that we can call this new town home and not have to worry about Shinra, especially with all the trouble we've already gone through. Seph even cut his hair and dyed it black to keep from being discovered. Now we just needed a believable story...

"I guess...if we're gonna go, we go now." Sephiroth sighed, looking at the town just down the road.

I nodded in agreement and took his hand. "Yeah. Just be grateful Cid helped us and that Axens is so small. They probably never heard about your escape from Shinra nor mine."

"I hope you're right, Tia." Sephiroth touched his hair again and scolded slightly when it ended at his shoulders. "I wish I didn't have to cut my hair."

I laughed and gently pulled his arm, urging him forward. "You look good Seph, don't worry about it. Besides, you can grow it back out when its safe." Seph sighed but nodded and followed me before he pulled me back towards him and into his arms, leaving me looking into his eyes. "Seph, what are you-"

I was cut off when he locked his lips with mine and took my hand in his. I felt him slip something on my ring finger and broke the kiss to look at the small diamond ring now on my hand. "Sephiroth, is this-?"

"If we're going to tell the people we're engaged then perhaps we should have some proof of that." Sephiroth smiled at me, still holding me in his arms, his eyes full of love. "You will marry me, won't you, Tia?"

"You expect me to say no after we've been traveling together for two years and you already put the ring on my finger?" I couldn't help but laugh as I returned his embrace.

The silver haired man seemed amused by this but hugged me tighter anyways before releasing me. "I would hope not. Thank you Tiamatt."

I smiled back at him before looking at the ring again. "One question though, how long have you been waiting to propose?"

"Well, I bought that about 6 years ago. I was going to propose as soon as I got leave to return home. But obviously, I couldn't do that till now."

I laughed as I looked back up at him. "I understand and thank you."

Seph smiled again and kissed me. "No, thank you Tia. Now let's go."

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We walked through the small town, looking around at the houses and shops. At one end of of the town, it looked like there was a dojo of some sort. It may a small town but it was a perfect place to hide and start our news lives.

"Tia, theres the inn." Sephiroth pointed over the small two story inn, directing my attention towards it. 'We should go ahead and check in. We can check out the rest of the town afterwards."

"Alright," I tugged his arm, pulling him towards the building he had indicated. Seph chuckled and allowed me to pull him into the inn. I couldn't hide the fact I was excited. This was the first time we'd been in an active town in months! Sephiroth's proposal earlier only added to my excitement!

An older woman stood behind the desk inside the inn and gave us a friendly smile even though she gave us a curious look as well. "Is there something I can help you two with?"

"My fiancee and I are new in town and we were wondering if you have a room open till we find a place to settle down." Sephiroth explained, squeezing my hand and smiling.

The woman smiled and nodded, handing Seph a key. "Of course, we always have a room open! You're room is the third one on the left at the top of the stairs."

"Thank you very much." I pulled on Seph's arm again, urging him towards the stairs and to our room to set down the small amount of supplies we had before leaving to look at the town.

"Where to first, Tia?" Sephiroth asked as we walked through the town.

I shrugged. "I don't know. How about that dojo place we saw at the end of town?'

"Sure, why not?" Seph took my hand again. "You know, we're going to have to find jobs around here too."

"True but we can worry about that later. Let's check out the town first."

As we neared the dojo, we could hear the sounds of metal on metal and people yelling. Seph and I looked at each other before entering. On one side of the room, a young man with long black hair tied back in a ponytail with orange eyes battling a young blond haired boy, both armed with swords. Nearby, a young woman with long brown hair and a girl I guess must be her sister, were cheering the two fighters while an old man with long gray hair watched the fight with a critical eye.

I couldn't help but stare at the blond haired boy. He looked so familiar...

Sephiroth noticed that I was looking at the boy and gave me a curious look. "What's going on Tia? You know him?"

I shook my head but continued to watch the boy. "No I don't think so. But he looks so familiar." The boy suddenly looked in our direction for a split second before spinning to block an attack from his sparring partner. Thats when it hit me, this boy was my little brother. "Hiro?"

Both boys paused their fight as the blond boy blocked his friend's attack and looked back me, looking at me in confusion till his own blue eyes widened. "Tiamatt?"

I smirked as the others in the room turned their attention towards me and Seph. "Long time, no see, little brother."

First part of this section done! Next part will be up soon! ...Hopefully...read and Review please!