Author Note: Thanks 'cloudfarron' for the reviews. They are much appreciated. Well, I now have a complete idea of what I am going to do for the rest of the fic. I feel there may be a lot of chapters in this so bear with me. Sorry that I am taking a while to update but I am really busy a lot of the time. Here is chapter 5 of 'New World Order'.

Always be yourself, express yourself,

Have faith in yourself,

Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.

Serah stared at Cloud. Could she possibly be going to the Eiffel Tower, albeit in Las Vegas? She smiled widely and began bouncing on the spot. Cloud smiled and laughed with his friend as he nodded, answering the question that was on her thoughts. Kira laughed alongside her new friends. Suddenly, Serah stopped bouncing and scanned the warehouse. Cloud began trying to see what she was searching for but noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Kira looked at Serah confused and put her hand on Serahs' shoulder.

"Serah, are you okay?" asked Kira, worried.

"I'm bouncing about the place while the President has been kidnapped," said Serah, "seems a bit unfair."

"Yeah, you're right," agreed Cloud.

"Let's get to work," said Kira, nodding in agreement. She pressed a button on her earpiece and began barking orders at her team. They quickly hurried themselves into their work and soon the warehouse was bustling with the sounds of keyboards being tapped furiously, the printer spitting out copies of everything they needed to get on with their objectives. The team began shouting, to be heard over the noise, information to one-another.

Kira began walking into a room filled with weapons and different kinds of ammo. She picked up a silver handgun and shoved it into a holster on the table in front of her. She strapped the holster onto her thigh and tightened the straps to make it more comfortable to wear. She turned to Cloud and Serah and motioned for them to pick up weapons that were specifically set out for them. Cloud picked up a katana style gunblade. He weighed the weapon in his hand and felt the weapon was light enough for him to use to the weapons full potential and with the gun embedded in the blade it would be useful for long range.

Serah smiled at Cloud and picked up her own weapon. She looked at it confused as it contained a lot of machinery.

"What's this?" she asked, weighing the weapon in her hands. It seemed to be the perfect weight, like someone had made it specifically for her.

"It's a bowsword, a new weapon specially made for the petite women," replied Kira, holding a combat knife in her hand.

"Bowsword? Sounds cool," grinned Serah, flicking it into sword mode and catching the handle as the sword fell down towards the ground.

"These weapons feel like they were made for us," said Cloud, his suspicions of this group battling its way to the front of his brain.

"Erm, yeah, 'bout that," began Kira, awkwardly scratching the back of her head with a smile on her face.

"Go on," urged Cloud feeling like his suspicions were right.

"We've been following you since you first found out about the truth. Ben was one of our agents who were tasked with getting the information to you. We didn't expect the suits to appear and we intervened. Threw a can of sleeper gas into the house, then we took care of the suits. Got the house set up and moved a new couple in."

"You meant for all this to happen?" growled Cloud, believing to have been betrayed.

"We were ordered by a focus. I refuse to turn into a C'ieth, or let any of my men turn into one either!" shouted Kira, "it was the Will of Etro."

"Etro did this to us? She made us L'Cie and cursed us on this journey?" asked Serah visibly shaken by the revelations which had unfolded in front of her.

"Etro knows everything in the timeline from Valhalla. She's seen us have this conversation and she's seen how the future pans out, but saying that, she's sent us out to stop that future from happening," said Kira, revealing everything she knew about this current situation they were in.

"So, you've been stalking us, gave us weapons which were actually made for us and now want us to change the future and then what?"

"Etro made the weapons for you. You're not going to be alone in this journey, it's my journey as well," stated Kira smugly.

"Let's go then," muttered Cloud, walking away from the pair of women.

"Cloud, catch," shouted Kira, throwing a black and silver item at him. He turned swiftly on his heel and caught the item. He looked at the key and noticed it was a motorbike key. Kira thought she noticed a smirk on his face but didn't know whether to believe it or not. She watched Cloud walk on to a darker part of the warehouse near Vincent.

"He'll be okay, he likes his alone time after hearing something big. I remember he failed a test that he needed to pass and he disappeared for a few days. He came back caked in mud, turns out he went into the forest to think about how he'd failed. It took me ages to get the mud off his clothes," laughed Serah, blushing about the memory.

"You and Cloud seem very close," smiled Kira.

"He's my best friend; he's always there for me. I think I'd be lost without him," said Serah, her cheeks turning a scarlet red.

"You ever told him how you feel?" asked Kira.

"I don't follow you," said Serah.

"It seems like you like him as more than a friend," winked Kira, laughing. Serah got lost in deep thought very quickly.

Did she really like Cloud more than just a friend? Sure there was the moment in the hotel suite, but did that really mean anything? She remembered how she felt with that kiss. The first time she kissed Cloud. She felt a spark, something she hadn't felt for a long time. Was something there, deep inside her heart? It had been so long since she'd felt this way about someone. She'd always felt warm beside Cloud, not just because of his body heat, every time she'd had a nightmare, Cloud never complained when she'd crawl into his bed to feel safer. She gasped as she realised that she had strong feelings for her friend. Her best friend.

Cloud walked over to the darkest part of the warehouse and sat on the ground. He loved the darkness, the only bad thing about the darkness would be the fact his eyes seemed to glow unnaturally. He sighed and hit his head against the wall. He heard a soft thud and turned his head to see Vincent standing in front of him, his red eyes glowed in the darkness.

"You like the darkness?" asked Vincent flatly.

"No-one can see me in the darkness, means no-one would bother me," sighed Cloud.

"Your eyes glow like mako eyes. Are you human?" asked Vincent.

"Human? I'm L'Cie, are they human?" asked Cloud.

"Cursed by Etro also?" asked Vincent showing a tear drop brand on his neck. Cloud noticed how it was the exact same as his.

"Are Etros' brands all the same?"

"Yes, it is unique, shows others that you have been chosen and cursed by the Goddess."

"I feel so guilty; Serah has been branded because of me. If I never met Ben, or even went over to his house, we could've lived peacefully together," groaned Cloud.

"Then you'd never develop the feelings you have for her," stated Vincent. Cloud gasped at how Vincent knew.

"How did you…"

"I could tell by the movements you make around her. You're always ahead of her, making sure she's protected even in the safest of areas. I have lived for a very long time. I'm not a normal human, I have been enhanced beyond what people would call human. I've come to notice the little twitches people have around certain people."

"I guess that is right," said Cloud, avoiding eye contact with Vincent.

"You should tell her, I think you'll be surprised," said Vincent, leaping back to the window ledge he is usually perched at.

"I'll be surprised?" questioned Cloud. He heaved himself up from the ground and dusted himself off. His mind was blank apart from an image of Serah in his head. How would be approach this? Just go up to her and say it? He suddenly came out of his thoughts and seen Serah was coming towards him. 'Well, here goes nothing,' thought Cloud as Serah came closer.

"Hey, you okay?" asked Serah, putting her hand on his arm. Cloud felt his skin tingle at the touch.

"Y, yeah, I'm fine," smiled Cloud, putting his hand on her arm.

"There's something I wanna talk to you about," said Serah, blushing slightly.

"I wanted to talk to you as well, actually," said Cloud trying his hardest to keep eye contact.

"I love you," said the both of them at the same time. Silence cut through the air, both just looking at one another. Cloud certainly was surprised, as was Serah. She smiled at him and he smiled back. He leaned down and pressed his lips to her soft lips. Serah felt the spark from before. He pulled away and smiled again, bringing Serah into an embrace.

Kira coughed loudly and brought Cloud and Serah out of their moment.

"We still have a job to do," smiled Kira, walking towards a computer.

"Let's go," smiled Cloud holding Serahs' hand and walking towards Kira.