15/09/2007 10:06:00

Chapter Three: Sibling Rivalry

The Seventh Heaven:

After two hours, the occupants of The Seventh Heaven were running out of patience. Tifa was sulking in the corner, Cloud was sharpening one of his many swords while glaring at Zella, Reno was running his hands through his bright red hair, and Zella was nervously biting her nails.

"He said he'd be here soon!" she exclaimed anxiously. " 'I'll be here in an hour,' he said!"

"I doubt that." Growled Cloud.

"Wh-what?"

"I doubt Kadaj is actually coming." Said Cloud angrily. "You just waltz in here after trying to steal my materia and try out some BS story about Kadaj coming back to see if we'll let you go."

Cloud was an inch away from her nose.

"I don't like liars."

"I'm not lying! I swear!" cried Zella.

"Cloud, man, chill out." Said Reno. "Don't go nuts."

Tifa was not so nice. "Go Cloud!" she said loudly. "Give her what she deserves!"

"Um, Reno?"

"Yes, Zella?"

"You believe me, right?"

"Um, yes?"

"Please don't let them kill me."

"That might be kinda hard…"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Tifa yelled on reflex.

The door swung slowly open… the room held its breath…

"Hi!" said Kadaj. "Did we miss anything?"

"Omigod!" Tifa screeched.

"Holy Cow!" said Reno.

"You!" yelled Cloud.

Kadaj looked crestfallen. "Aren't you happy to see us?"

"Of course not!" hollered Cloud. "You infected hundreds of people with a deadly virus and tried to take over the world!"

Loz started to make wet sounding sobbing noises.

"Don't cry, Loz."

"I'm not crying!"

Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz were very upset.

"You're angry at us." Said Kadaj in disbelief.

"Guys! It's…it's…it's Kadaj! And Yazoo! And Loz!" yelled Tifa.

"We noticed, thanks." Said Zella, the only calm one in the room.

"Zella, why'd you bring them here?" said Reno.

"Because." She turned to Kadaj. "Kadaj, isn't there something you want to say to Cloud?"

Kadaj gazed at his feet sheepishly. He looked like a little boy who'd broken a window playing ball. "I'm sorry, Cloud. I shouldn't have done all the things I did last week."

Cloud-and everyone else in the room, except for Yazoo, Loz, and Kadaj- was mystified.

"Um…last week?" asked Reno, scratching his head.

"Yeah, last week. Of course." Answered Loz.

"Last week." Said Cloud skeptically.

"Uh huh." Said Yazoo.

"Last week." Said Tifa.

"Why do you keep saying that???" yelled Kadaj in annoyance.

"You didn't tell them, did you?" Said Reno to Zella.

"Um, no." muttered Zella in embarrassment.

"DIDN'T TELL US WHAAAAAT???" wailed all three Remnants.

Cloud stepped forward. "You've been dead for two years." He said, blunt as always.

There was a thump, and Loz was on the ground.

"OMG he fainted!" yelled Tifa stupidly.

"No duh, Tifa." Zella muttered.