-1The Deepest Circle

You folks wanted more of this, so in between my hectic schedule of Job hunting, SSBB, Crisis Core and Team Fortress 2 I have managed to get you another chapter.

And as for why I'm playing Crisis Core and SSBB despite the fact they've been out in the US for yonks and in Japan for 3 yonks is that in Europe they've only recently been released.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot.

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Torturing Aerith was fun. Not in the very graphic, very disturbing fashion which can be found in movies or in the Turks secured areas, but in the childish manner, on which most children annoy teachers until they reach a class where the teacher is not afraid to come down on any wrong-doing like a ton of bricks.

And it also helped that he had 3 brothers who shared similarities, with him to put the blame on if Miss Gainsborough did suspect it was him.

What didn't help was when Scarlet passed him notes, offering to meet behind the metaphorical bike-shed. He shuddered at that. For each note he had to spend 5 hours of meditation to cleanse the mind. Another problem with note passing was that he was often asked to read out the notes if he got caught with one. One time Kadaj had passed him a slip of paper asking if he had a crush on Aerith. It had taken all of his self control and several extra restraints to stop him tearing out his so-called brother's throat.

"SEPHIROTH!" Aerith shouted, snapping the former one-winged angel out of his reclusive day dream. She was holding a ruler in her hands with a none-to-pleased expression on her face.

"What did I do?"

"You have not been paying attention in any of my lessons, and I have had enough!"

So I won't have to go to these lessons? Sweet. Sephiroth thought as Aerith shooed him out of his seat and out the door.

"Follow me."

"What is this place?" The former general asked as Aerith led him down a series of stairs and into a darkly lit, narrow corridor.

"This is where Hojo is." Sephiroth's face paled. Scarlet was bearable by comparison to him. Father or not, he still is an unethical mad-man who wanted to play god and gamble the lives of others. "Its where his punishment is being served, and where you will end up if you continue this attitude." The corridor came to an end as they saw a soundproofed door with a small window, Aerith gestured to Sephiroth to look inside. It at first seemed a pretty basic, bland room. One seat, one bed. Just that Hojo was currently rocking back and forth in the corner sucking his thumb.

"What's so bad about this? I mean its just solitude. This won't break me."

"Take a better look."

No. Anything but that. There was a large screen covering one wall, he couldn't see it initially but it was currently on, and playing a looped footage of Barney and Friends.

"Something you'd like to say?" Aerith asked. Noticing that he was shaking.

"I'll be good." The former general squeaked.

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The ultimate punishment for Hojo (shudder). Gives me the creeps just thinking about it.