I'm sorry about deleting the chapters but but I felt the chapters alone were too short. Again, sorry for the trouble.

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Yami Getsuei.

DragonessWarrior

They had been flying for over an hour now. Cydney was getting tired. It was around 11 at night by now. Cydney felt the blood that came from her wound dry a while ago. Cydney's mind was filled with the thoughts of Marlene and Denzel for so long that she made herself even more tired than before. In other words, Cydney was having trouble staying awake. Cydney looked up at Sephiroth, which was the first time she did since Sephiroth took off. He was looking forward but seemed rather content. Cydney relaxed, letting go of the tension in her shoulders. Sephiroth looked down at her. Cydney's eye were half closed and her breathing slow. Sephiroth smirked.

"Tired?" He asked, his voice playful again. Cydney looked at him through her half closed eyes and nodded slowly. Sephiroth chuckled at her expression. It occurred to Cydney that she probably looked like a child but she didn't care. She smiled up at him with a cute and tired look.

"You're not mad anymore? That's good." Cydney said softly. She'd always liked Sephiroth. She admired his strength and he was that bad in the looks department. Sephiroth gave her a dumbfounded look.

"What?" He asked, his voice barley above a whisper but sturdy. Cydney tilted her head to the side, confused.

"Then you are mad?" Cydney asked, a little upset. Sephiroth eyes widened even more for a moment before it softened.

"I'm not mad." He stated, looking forward again. Cydney smiled softly. She was tired so she turned her head so it was resting against his chest. She felt herself falling asleep.

"I'm glad." Sephiroth looked down at her in surprise but she was already asleep. Sephiroth watched her as she fell deeper into sleep. She seemed so innocent and fragile when she slept.

"Is this girl really going to be able to help me?" In side him, Jenova stirred. She was reacting to the girl in his arms, that much Sephiroth was sure.

"What do we need with her?" He asked Jenova, still looking down at the girl.

She is important to your future, my son.Jenova said, speaking directly to his mind. Sephiroth looked forward.

"If you say so, mother." He looked around him. They were close. They were going to. . . the Norther Crater.

Cydney awoke to the sounds of battle. Her eyes fluttered open. She was staring at a cave ceiling. She had no clue where she was.

Thud! Cydney jumped and sat up suddenly. She looked to her right. Cydney's eyes widened. Next to her was the head of a purple dragon looking thing, it body was a little ways off. Cydney's eyes widened. She stared at the head. She was in shock and was frozen in place. Cydney felt something trickle against her hand, which was placed on her right side. Cydney slowly looked down. She raised her hand to inspect it. Cydney's eyes widened even more. On her hand was a thick layer of blood. Cydney was to stuned to scream but she was now able to move. Cydney scrabled away from it

. . .and right over a cliff.

This time she screamed. Cydney caught the edge of the cliff with her bloodied hand. Cydney, not wanting to slip, lifted her other hand and grabbed the edge. Cydney looked around her. The rock she was on only moments before was part of a chain of rocks that contiued down to an end that Cydney couldn't see. Cydney spotted Sephiroth a ways down fighting off ten purple dragons like the one be headed beside her. Sephiroth only looked at her a moment before he had to block an attack delt by the fiend.

Cydney knew she couldn't pull herself up, the wound across her back was too great. She felt herself slipping. Cydney adjusted her hand hold but it didn't help much. She looked back at Sephiroth. She could tell he was trying to get to her but the fiends continued to get in his way. Cydney looked bellow her, inspite of herself. Though the hight scared her she noticed something.

About ten feet below her and a few feet behind her, the path turned back on it's self. Cydney was scared but she knew that this was her best shot. Cydney placed her feet against the stalactite type under side of the rock path. She took a deep breath. Truth be told, she was scared stiff. She'd never tried this move outside of the pool. Cydeny consintrated all of her energy into her legs and kicked off the rock.

Cydney twisted her spine back, throwing her legs over her head till she managed to flip over. She landed harshly on the heel of her feet on the edge of the rock path below her. She thew herself back onto her butt so she didn't fall off the edge of the path. Cydney stared at her shoes wide eyed.

"Woah." She muttered in a breathy whisper. Sephiroth made his way towards her. When he got to her he crouched to her level.

"Are you alright?" Sephiroth asked. She looked up at him, her eyes still wide. Sephiroth's eyes softened. He expected her to start crying at any moment.

She didn't.

She started laughing.

"That was AWESOME!!!" Cydney shouted, jumping to her feet and pounding her fist into the air. Sephiroth stared at her, his mouth agape, slightly. Then he chuckled at her. Cydney looked down at him and smiled.

"You're a strange child." Sephiroth said. Cydney smiled. She leaned down, with her hands behind her back, and swung her hips back and forth.

"My name's Cydney, not child, and I know." Sephiroth shock his head and stood up. Cydney stood staight and continued to smile. Cydney's smile faded. Sephiroth frowned. Before he could ask her or say anything Cydney fell forward.

"Cydney?!" Sephiroth was surprised but caught her quickly. His hand wrapped around her back. As he did he touched something wet and warm. He moved her over so he could see her back. Her white shirt was soaked in fresh blood. Her wound had opened and she was lossing blood quickly.

"Tch." If he didn't do something soon she would died from loss of blood.

Thank you for reading. Again, I'm sorry about the trouble but I felt the need to replace the chapters. I did not change then exsept combine them.

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