-1Love and Loss

When they landed they split up. Kat shooting the 3 closest targets then taking out one of the Chocobo riders. Kat was riding the Chocobo as she shot Shin-ra army members. She saw Tifa, Cloud, Cid, Number 13, and Aya fighting a group. Kat looked around she didn't see Vincent anywhere. A shower of bullets came from an Air ship that was passing over head. It mostly took out Shin-ra fighters for they greatly out numbered Japan's forces. A group of B2bombers passed over head from America they helped in the battle by showering the people below in bullets. Kat's Chocobo was shot down by a grunt. Kat jumped from the bird shooting soldiers as she went. The group that was blocking Kat's view of Tifa, Cid, Cloud, and Number 13 disappeared. They were all fighting but the world seemed to stop when a SOLDIER trusted his sword through Cid's back.

Tifa turned wide eyed as she saw Cid fall.

"You bastard!" Aya yelled shooting the SOLDIER multiple times in the chest. The window of bodies closed around the group again. Kat tried to make her way to her friends to help Cid, but she was pulled back.

"Kat come on!" Kat turned to see Lucrecia pulling Kat away from the battle and into an ally way.

"Lucrecia let me go. I want to help them!" Kat yelled.

"Kat there are more SOLDIERS coming through the portal you need to close it. You are the only Cetra left." Kat knew she was right but she didn't want to leave her friends behind.

"They will be fine. Please you are the only one that can close it."

"Fine." Kat said turning towards Mt Fuji. Once they got there they saw that the fencing was torn down to make way for the army. Kat couldn't use the main path up the mountain so she was forced to climb the side where there was no path. It was a steep climb and the ash wasn't packed down. When Kat got to the top Lucrecia was no where in sight. Kat looked down into the crater the portal went up more than it did across. The entire thing was shimmering blue as SOLDIERs and Air ships came through. Kat got as close as she could without being seen. Now hidden behind a rock not 20 feet from the portal she stopped. She had no idea how to close a portal. She starred at the portal unblinking willing it to close but it didn't. Kat lost hope that she could close it. She was taken into the white void again with the smell of flowers Aerith said.

"Don't give up, you know you have the power." Kat turned around to look for Aerith but was back at the crater. Kat tried again willing the portal to close but nothing happened. She gave up she couldn't close it. She thought of all the people that would die because of it, all the people that were already dead. She thought of Cloud, Tifa, Cid, Aya, Number 13, Marlene, and Vincent. Everyone that meant something to her would die. Tears now streaming down Kats face she looked down at the ash. She hated Shin-ra she hated the portal she just wanted it all to stop. She herd some of the SOLDIERs start talking franticly. Kat looked up the edges of the portal had the blue lightning around it. Then the portal that was growing dark blue burst blue clouds extending out over the city. The compressed feeling that Kat got when going through the portal came but with more pressure. The blue clouds surrounded her when it cleared she was sitting in fresh snow. Thousands of people standing around her. Kat looked around and saw that everyone that had come from the Final Fantasy world had been taken back the portal gone. She was surrounded by people in blue suits all identical to one another. They shifted letting someone pass through them. Kate walked out of the crowd looking down at Kat.

"Well if it isn't the little project that Rufus was so interested in." Kat got up and looked around her she didn't see any friendly face.

"Looking for someone?" Kate stepped to the side and a SOLDIER threw a body out from the crowd.

"Maybe him?" Kat looked at the body, it was Cid. Lifeless in the snow.

"I was going to let you all be buried together but I think he would look lovely hanging in the center of town. Don't you think so?" Kate said not looking at Cid her cold eyes intent on getting a reaction from Kat. Kat was shaking with anger. Not only did she get Cid killed but she was also going to dishonor him by displaying his body in town. Kats body molded into Rage. She lunged forwards slashing Kate across the face knocking her down. The SOLDIERS started shooting at Rage hitting other SOLDIERS in the process. Rage grabbed Cids body and took off. She had bullet holes through her wings and many had grazed her skin. She flew over the Seventh Heaven but it wasn't there only up turned dirt was left. Rage continued to Aerith's church. Rage descended through the hole in the roof landing on the hard wood floor. She set Cid down then turned back into Kat now on her knees at Cids side crying. Kat didn't even notice that almost everyone was there. Kat looked up seeing Cloud, Tifa, Marlene, Number 13, Aya, and Lucresia.

"Tifa take Marlene out of here." Cloud said turning the child away from Cids body. Once Marlene was outside Cloud asked.

"What happened all of the sudden we were all here."

"I closed the portal…." Kat said looking down at Cid again. Aya pulled Kat up.

"Kat come on we need to move him."

"No! You cant take him!" Kat said pushing Aya away falling back to her knees.

"She was going to put him in the middle of town."

"Kat we aren't going to do anything but bury him." Cloud said pulling Kat away from him and over to one of the benches. Cloud used Materia to have a grave formed in the flower inside the church. Kat looked over thinking she would see the healing water come up but there was nothing but dry dirt. Cloud lowered Cids body into the grave and filled it again.

"I'll go and trade watch over Marlene." Lucresia said walking outside as Tifa came in. She slumped down in the bench crying. Kat got up and made to go outside she couldn't stand being in the church any longer. When she got to the door she herd Lucresia talking.

"Hello Vincent." Kat looked through the gap between the doors Lucrecia and Vincent were standing in front of the church while Marlene was playing off to the side.

"Lucrecia. How-" Vincent was cut off.

"Does it matter?" She said hugging Vincent. Kat turned away not wanting to see or hear more. Kat walked back towards the flowers with a new stream of tears.

"Kat what's wrong?" Cloud asked.

"Just leave me alone!" Kat yelled changing and taking off through the hole in the roof.

[outside the church

When Lucrecia hugged Vincent he pushed her away from him.

"Lucrecia I don't care for you that way."

"Why not? I care about you this way" She said holding his hands. They both turned when they herd Kat yell and they watched her fly out of the church.

"Sad that some people cant find love like us." Lucrecia said.

Vincent pushed Lucrecia away and followed Kat. Kat landed in front of Vincent's house not even realizing that she went that way. Vincent landed next to her.

"Kat what's wrong?" He asked putting his hand on her shoulder.

"I saw you and Lucrecia hugging. Why don't you just go back to her?" Kat said turning away from Vincent.

"Because I love you." He said pulling her into a strong hug that she couldn't get out of. Kat struggled and when Vincent's grip loosened she pushed him away from her and back up some in a defensive stance.

"I know how you feel about her. She wants to be with you now so go back to her. You two can get married and when you have children I'll come and see Sephiroth's half siblings." Kat said. Vincent looked hurt by what she said. In truth Kat wanted to run off with him and forget everything that happened before but knew she couldn't.

"Kat I don't love her, not anymore." Vincent said taking quick steps towards Kat, before he could pull her into a hug she drew a small gun and put it to his chest stopping him.

"Kat…" Was all that Vincent could manage to say the agony he was feeling that she didn't want him near her was overwhelming.

"Vincent just stay away from me." Kat said in her icy tone that developed after Sephiroth's death. Kat turned and went in full run changing and taking off leaving Vincent. He just watched her go with a pain in his eyes like all of the people he cared about die by his hand.

Kat flew to the Forgotten City knowing all that was left of Sephiroth and the only comfort she could get would be there. When she landed the place seemed dull not the beautiful glowing it had been before. She went inside and found a room that was currently vacant. She didn't know where anyone was or if Kadaj and his brothers were still there. It seemed forever since she saw the three and she wanted to see them all so much right now. What Kat wanted more than that was to hear Sephiroth's voice again. Kat was crying again when she herd voices from the hallway and someone walked in the room she was in. Kat looked up and saw long silver hair draped over the shoulder of a tall man. At first she thought it was Sephiroth then with a wave of new tears she realized it was Yazoo.

"Kat!" Yazoo exclaimed when he saw the sobbing mess in the corner. Kadaj and Loz came in to see what Yazoo was talking about.

"Kat, are you alright?" Kadaj said, all three were on their knees around Kat now. Without saying anything she lunged forwards at them and pulling them into a hug tackling them in the process. When they escaped from her hug they helped her to a chair.

"Where is Sephiroth?" Kat said tears stopped flowing now. Kadaj looked over to Yazoo and Loz then back to Kat.

"Um….this way." He said walking out of the room and down the hallway. Kat followed with Yazoo and Loz behind her. Instead of going outside Kadaj went to another room with a single bed in it. On the bed was Sephiroth looking as if he was just asleep and not dead. Kat walked over to him with disbelief by now his body should reek of death but he smelt no different than if he was alive. Kat brushed some hair from his face her fingers touched his skin and he was warm. Sephiroth's eyes opened halfway looking up at Kat then as if recognizing her he was wide awake. Jolting upright Sephiroth looked at Kat in alarm.

"Sephiroth…" Kat said and hugged him tightly, she wasn't sure how he was there warm and alive but he was. Sephiroth hugged Kat back knowing that he had won part of her heart from Vincent.