A/n: Okay, believe me, I have no idea what I'm doing =w=)/ I didn't do a double check..so...excuse me...
Disclaimer: I've always wanted to do this... xD I don't own ff7 nor the characters! Cuz' if I do there will be shit tons of time travelling things and SefiKura! ;3
Summary: Cloud took on a path that the Planet offered him. And travels to the past, not really but really. [What kind of summary is this...]
((Chapter 1))
Cloud POV
"Hello! Helloo! Hellooo~" There was someone saying repetition of hello, in soft and melodious voice. Aerith. I slowly opened my eyes to adjust to the sunlight seeping in from the hole in ceiling. My blue eyes then locked onto her green eyes. I rose to a sitting position, while she squatted.
She looked slightly younger; brown hair tied into a ponytail, emerald green gentle eyes and dressed in a white one piece dress decorated with blue ribbons and light colored flowers.
"Oh yay! You're awake!"
Instead of answering, I tilted my head, ignoring the slight bedhead I got from sleeping.
"You were so cold! I thought you were dead." She told me. I touched my skin, and felt its temperature. Crap, it's cold!
Once again, I kept being silent, staring at Aerith. I wondered if she was real, I wondered if she was just one of my memories or if this was a dream.
"I'm Aerith. You are..?" She introduced, giving a gentle smile.
"-loud…" Darn, that was soft, and hoarse.
"Loud?"
"Cloud. Cloud Strife." I once again said, after clearing my throat.
"Cloud..? Like the ones in the sky?" She asked, pointing her index above.
"Ye-yea."
Her emerald green eyes glistened with excitement but with a hint of fear. She stood up, then wondered around the small area as she said, "The sky… The sky is kind of frightening, don't you think so?"
I stood up and followed her, then rose my head to face the sky.
"Yea. The sky is kind of frightening," I smiled, as she turned towards me, "but a sky with clouds and birds, doesn't it seem kind of peaceful?"
"I used to do, still do cloud watching or stare into the horizon to get things of my mind. It is peaceful to get sucked into the scenery, right Cloud?"
"Cloud watching? What's with that, dummy?!"
Aerith then snapped me out of my thoughts by giving me an answer, "I… never thought of it that way. But yeah, it seems kind of peaceful too…"
"Yea…"
"I think I better get going… Aerith." Now, that was abrupt…
"I'll see you again… Cloud." With that, I made my way to Shinra Building.
3rd person POV
Cloud made his way to Shinra Building, and when reached, he submitted the application form to the person at the counter, and was reminded that the exams start at 0900 hours, basically 3 hour later. He had some time to spare, so he made his way to the cafeteria in the Building. He ought to be full before the exams, right?
On the 51th floor where the General's office is located, Genesis was spotted slumping down just outside the office door, while mumbling gibberish things, 'Sephiroth', 'We speak of the poet who lived with his young housekeeper long ago in the mountains of the western province, the kingdom of complete cruelty, where heads fell like wilted flowers and snow fell for many months across the mouth of the pass and drifted deep in the vale.', or something along those lines.
"Gen, how long are you going to sulk over there?" came a smooth voice from above.
"I'm not sulking, Angeal!" Genesis retorted, looking up to face Angeal.
"Want to grab some breakfast?" A nod from Genesis, "Are you joining, Sephiroth?"
Emerging from the shadows, Sephiroth nodded, "The cafeteria?"
"Yea, where else?" Genesis stood up, glared at Sephiroth before giving the neutral look.
"A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men." He quoted. And the three Firsts headed to the elevator, to the cafeteria.
On the 34th floor was where the cafeteria is located, at the moment when Cloud walked out from the elevator, the Firsts trio too, walked out from the other elevator. At this point of time, Cloud's radar was going haywire. He stilled as he caught sight of Sephiroth, but Sephiroth just continued on without stopping, and he had a fond expression on his face as he watched the other two companion chatting in front of him. Luckily, Cloud did not stare for too long. He immediately went for the queue.
Okay, real bad timing Cloud. Cloud thought he had timed his steps perfectly for them to be further apart in the queue, and he did not want to seem out of place; other than already dressed in a high collar sleeveless black shirt, black pants and boots, and black cloth covering his left leg and arm, pink ribbon hidden from sight, to be honest it was not his size anymore, so he might looked a bit overdressed. He concluded that all his belongings when he jumped into the mako had almost been transported back with him. What a scary thing lifestream can do…
Cloud tried to maintain his composure upon standing just right behind his nemesis. His head was facing down, blue eyes were everywhere but in front of him. Just like that, he kept his distance.
"Hey, I think he's interested in you, Seph!" This voice… seems kind of familiar. Cloud had wondered where he had heard it before.
"Gen, be quiet!" Ah. This voice is familiar too. Cloud continued to ponder had on both voices' identities.
"But look at the chick, he can't even keep his head up to face Sephy!"
"Genesis!" The voice was stern.
"A-ha! It's Angeal's voice!" Little did Cloud know that he had blurted out his thoughts. Without noticing he continued, "And Genesis! The one from DeepGround journey!"
Before he knew it, his arms was up blocking the two foreign hands reaching for him. Cloud looked up, sapphire orbs locked with green cat-slit ones. Silence engulfed the whole cafeteria; not like there was a lot of people there at this time but Oh shit!
"Wow kid… Relax." Genesis was the one to break the silence among them. Cloud then abruptly pulled back his arms and put on his cadet demeanor; a scared and shy kid.
"I'm so sorry!"
"No, no… We are sorry for startling you." Angeal was the one to speak up. Sephiroth kept his eyes on Cloud.
"I'm First Class SOLDIER and Commander, Angel Hewley. This the General, Sephiroth and that behind, same title as me, is Genesis Rhapsodos." He proceeded to introduced.
"I'm Cloud. Cloud Strife."
"Do you work in Shinra?" Sephiroth questioned. But Cloud somehow refused to answer his nemesis, and with that Genesis was eying Cloud with interest. Sephiroth was going to question again but was interrupted.
"Are you boys going to order or what?" came a harsh tone. "Cause you are blocking the way."
Attentions were directed to the cafeteria staff. Cloud took the chance and ran off.
"We are. Sorry for causing any trouble." Angeal answered, the three walked forward, placed their orders, before turning back to speak with Cloud. However he was nowhere to be found, so that had to wait and they went on and find their seats after taking their respective trays of food.
Once they settled down, they begin to eat.
"That chick is a tough kid."
"Genesis!"
"He has mako eyes."
"What?!" Both Genesis and Angeal choked on their food.
"Are you serious, Sephiroth/Seph?"
"Hn."
'When was Seph not being serious..?' They both thought.
"I reckon he isn't SOLDIER." Sephiroth continued.
"Is he an enemy?"
Sephiroth shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows?"
"The wondering soul knows no rest." Genesis recited before saying, "I'm sure we'll meet him again."
And they continued to enjoy their food, while Cloud hurried to a convenient shop to get some snacks; energy bars and chocolates. Great! Two and the half more hours to go!
...
Finally, the time has come, 0900 hours. However, Cloud was starting to regret the decisions he had made; joining SOLDIER and all that, did not seem so fun anymore. Ah, but there was nothing better to do, so he walked into the Shinra Building once more, information papers in hand and there he goes, the exams for Cloud had started.
Sephiroth and crew had been holed up in their observation room due to the examinations. It was seriously getting boring; standards, standards and nothing out of the ordinary… Or so they all thought, until Cloud was tested. Genesis was the first to perk up, and muttered, "It's that baby chick."
Alarmed, Sephiroth whipped his head up from the documents and Angeal focused on the particularly testing ground. Cloud had already passed his written exams with flying colors, and with a gaze into his sapphire eyes had already proven his strengths. That was not just all, his swordsmanship with his weird designed sword was even more amazing, his examiner was just not up to his standards. In mere seconds, Cloud had cleared his examinations. Sephiroth had his eyes on this examinee, surely he wanted to take him as his students, such as Angeal had done to his puppy; heck, even offering him a secretary job would do. Due to his monstrous way of giving work, no secretary had even lasted as long as three days, at most two weeks. Eyeing around the room, he caught a glimpse of Tseng and Veld giving a pleasant eye to Cloud. Not to mention, Genesis was openly drooling at him, muttering some quotes about fate and perfection, and more importantly taking him as a student too.
This was not good at all. Not in a bit favoring Sephiroth, the Turks were targeting him as potential member, and Genesis was already drooling. Sephiroth, of course, would not back down.
In the waiting room, especially for people who did really well, even if possessing a far more amazing advantage, Cloud was sitting at the corner, trying to be as invisible as possible; although clearly not working, attention to hair, strange eerie clothing and large great sword, the Fusion Swords. Sighing mentally, he tried wrapping himself up by hugging his knees and head always down. Darn, this was not what he had expected… Although he should have. Dumb Cloud… Dumb Planet… Dumb freaking fate…
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A/n: I feel like... Genesis is damm freaking OOC... I hope it gets better... And even though it's only chapter 2... I feel that I already don't know where I am heading with this... And this feels so confusing... It gets longer I promise, and I hope to keep it...