Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII and I don't make money with this writings.

A/N: Sephiroth and a minor Aeris, but with no smut here- dont like, don't read!

Chapter 9- Aeris

I came home early on that afternoon. It was a hot summer day, I was tired, angry with the stupidity of the cadets, with Mother's calls always requesting something impossible to do for her; like 'send a troop to find a supposed source of mako in Icicle Land, my bright seraphim'… President Shinra who is demanding more military headquarters around the planet, the reporters rooting around my private life, two top class whores known as top class models who are claiming to be my fiancé…just another day in my life…

It was a blessing coming back to a quite house. While I walked to my office, I heard noises from behind the libray door. Kadaj. And she. I recognized her voice, even that I had met her only once. Finding them at home, cheered up. Finding them at home, cheered me up. One because Kadaj was in home and second, because she was there too. I didn't know why I was supposed to be cheerful with this.

"Why are you wearing this dress? It's hot in here."

"I didn't had other…"

"What? Cmon Aeris…You have tons of clothes!"

"I didn't want to come here with uh…short clothes…I don't feel well."

"Why? My brothers?"

"Yes."

"Did they look at you in another way? Some of them made you felt uncomfortable? Tell me and I will speak now with them!"

"No, no Kadaj…Hush…"

"Ok…but let me know if.."

"They never, Kadaj!"

"Even Sephiroth? "

"Especially Sephiroth! Humph, as if he would look at someone like me!"

"Tsk…Aeris?! Do you want my nissan looking at you?"

"Kadaj! You're making me feel dizzy with so many crazy questions. Noooo!"

"Hummm….Aeris…So why did you say that? 'Especially Sephiroth'!"

I heard a noise like if she was sitting at the couch and then sighing. Kadaj repeated the question.

"It's..it's because he's usualy is seen with gorgeous women, like actresses, models…You know, bombshells! He likes this kind of women, not girls like me. So, it's better cover my thin legs. Speaking about him…I have to tell you something…Rufus showed me the pics." "What pics?"

"That pics! The crash and the nightclub…"

"Wow! Did you see its? Tell me Aeris please!"

"You didn't ?!"

"Noooo!, Mother vanished with it. No one saw it, perhaps Loz…surely he wouldn't tell me. So, how it was like?"

They spoke in a low tone, but I could heard the excitement on Kadaj's and Aeris's voice. Sometimes Kadaj's giggles were muffled as if he was covering his mouth with hands.

"General was just in his trousers, bare chest surrounded by beauty rent girls, Genesis, Angeal, Zach and the minor Rufus. Lot's of booze and mako-snow…But no one actually showed them using mako…But they were higher and the girls almost naked! Oh sorry Kadaj, but they looked so hot together…one of the pics had Sephiroth with his pants under his groin, part of his butt was in sight, and it was possible see a bit of his groin…

" Stop Aeris! He's my brother and you're not legal for him!"

" Oh really? And are you legal for…you know who?"

" Aeris! Please!"

" Uhn….Sorry."

" God..Mother should had worked hard…"

" Well, not so much, Mr Shinra owns the gossip magazines…Rufus is grounded till now, but guess what? His charm now risen from four to ten! The guys and girls thinks he's cool now, because he was in a booze party with your brother and his friends."

"No kidding! So it's not a secret anymore? Oh God, I hope it's not going to injury my brother or I would kill the living lights of Rufus!"

"Oh still Kadaj. Nothing could harm your brother. He is…Sephiroth Jenova! It's still a secret for the public and it will be forever! Sometimes you seems to forget who owns this town… This prove my theory about your brother and beauty women. Don't you think ?"

"I think he's a helium head sometimes and hey, don't give him the chance, ok? You're pretty and he is a stallion."

"Oh my dear ! Thank you but I 'm sure he won't be for me. I had never kissed!"

"It's because you didn't find a true love, someone that could mess you from inside!"

" I see…and you have found out hun?"

They chuckled and I was too startled with the statement that she never had kissed before…She was totally pure. Provocative, sassy but under that mask which played with me to not enter at her room with an odd game, there was a virgin girl. I opened the door the exactly moment they were walking out of the room. Kadaj stiffened and I noticed him a little bit more pale than usual when he hugged me and kissed my cheek and she gave me a nod in greeting. I couldn't help to delay my eyes on her, only to make her cheeks flushed. The words 'I never kissed' were waving inside my mind like a flashing spotlight. I shook my head and she smiled for me.

She was wearing a loose pink cotton dress, V neck, short sleeve and until her calf. I hate pink. Even in gorgeous women, as she said, but somehow, the color suited her. She looked fresh, innocent and covered like a nun. No words. She feared me. Perhaps because of Kadaj's kindness to show me as a monster for the girl. When they passed through the door, I felt her flowered scent. She turned her head to me and smiled with her hazel eyes. Not her lips, but her eyes.

It started that day. Maybe it was the dialogue that I heard, maybe her flower scent, maybe those hazel eyes. The first day that I had met her I was tense, suspecting of Kadaj's envolvement with Cloud Strife. I came back to the house that I had dropped him and she was there in front of her room's door.

I was polite despite of my lack of patience. But she was…intriguing. I was close to burst the door of her room out to catch Kadaj doing something bad, but he was not. I was paranoic. I don't want a rebel by the side of my brother and I was having bad feeling about Kadaj and this Cloud Strife. Feelings that I don't want to pay attention. All of this was on my mind, besides my already inner troubles and this girl made its vanished away for some seconds. For some seconds I felt myself back to my teen ages.

I smirked when she said that I was not allowed to enter at her room to know all her girl's secrets without a magic word. How in the name of Gaia, someone at his reasonable mind would say this for me!?

" It's a common fact for you General, but it's not common for me, to let all the secrets of my room uncovered for your eyes. You will scare my teddy bears and dolls…You will scare me with your imposing figure and your beautiness. And how a man like you don't know this? A girl's room is her secrecy place. You can't conquer it without a magic word. Can you?"

" I just want to see Kadaj, Miss Gainsborough."

" Magic word Mr General …"

" But what is that? I don't have time for this! Please Miss Gainsbourough or I will call your mother. It's clear to me that you and Kadaj are are up to something wrong in there"

And then, suddenly she opened the door. I don't know why but while she spoke we was looking straight at my eyes and I couldn't avoid her. She wasn't a genius of the rhetoric but her speech touched me. Her body motions, brave around me, defending her place and her friend from an intruder.

" You said…I knew a man like you would know this word, though I felt that I was blessed today. Please. You're welcome now General. I humbly open the door of my secrets for you noble general…"

I frowned and I couldn't help the thin curve of a smile that came up on my lips. I was the blessed one on that day. Now I know this.

One month later, she appeared at my at home office with a white card with golden letters. It was an invitation for her seventeen's party. She said to me that she wanted to give it personaly as an apologize for her bad moods at our first encounter. I watched her, standing in front of my huge desk, wearing pink again, dressed like a doll with gloves and laces. I offered her a drink, my dirty mind never stops…She politely refused and exthended to me with both hands her invitation.

" It would be a honor for me have your presence General."

" I would be honored to be there."

I wanted this girl and when I saw her and Kadaj coming out of my office and childishly talking about details of the party, I felt miserable.
I would never get near as much innocence. And if I ever did, I would never forgive me for taint the purity that girl was carrying, almost throwing in my face how much I was inadequate for her. Dirty. So, I closed my thoughts about her and supressed the feelings that I was scared to have. And more, I could hurt my baby brother with this, perhaps Kadaj was in love by Aeris. Actually I was almost praying for this.

The party day came and all the family went there, I was with Mother, Loz and Yazoo. Kadaj already was there helping Aeris. The house was crowded with the Midgar's jet set as it was expected. I wouldn't stay longer and as soon I would give the congratulations for Aeris I would get out. Thus, I found her alone in one of the livings, she looked weary and when she noticed my presence she straightened his body and her dress. She was wearing red. She was gorgeous. But I rather like her in pink…Fuck…what was going on my mind was what I was thinking when I kissed her hand and she blushed. I gave her my gift.

"I hope you like it, Miss Gainsbourg."

"Thank you sir. You didn't need to bother General!"

"Don't open now and when you'll do it, do it alone."

" Uhn, Ahn…I'm sorry I'm a little silly today…"

" Do as I said. That's all."

" Yes, Sir. Are you leaving so soon?"

" Yes, I have to."

She frowned and made an upset face while I stood up and walked towards the exit. She acompained me. When she was about to climb the stairs with the little box that I had given in her hands, and called her name. Her first name, not how I usualy do. She tilted her body, a little afraid, but curious.

" Happy birthday Aeris."

"T-Thank you General."

"Sephiroth."

"Sephiroth…"

She opened a wide smile at me and she rolled my name over her mouth. I felt peace when I heard her saying my name. I felt…right. As it should be.

Days later we met again, I dropped Kadaj there and this time I couldn't lie to myself that I was doing this because I was afraid of Kadaj with Cloud. I wanted to see her. She ran the stairs to open the door for us and I saw. With a wide smile and blushed face she kissed Kadaj and stared at me with her dainty hand on her chest. She was wearing the gold necklace with a pendant in the shape of medieval key I had given him.

I smiled at her and I noticed Kadaj's intrigued eyes at me.

In that same night, Kadaj went to my office at home. He sat in the leather couch and stared at me. He was straight to the point as he always was and asked me why I had given a jewel to his friend. I said it was because she was a sweet girl and she was his best friend.

" Don't give more gifts to my friend. Aeris is a dreamer and she could misunderstand the things. And I'm sure you don't want more troubles…"

I froze at my spot. I asked if he was dating her and he denied. I tried to ask more, but Kadaj stood up and went to his room.

Fuck…