Disclaimer:

– I do not own Final Fantasy VII or its characters. 'Cause if I did… teheee… XD

Warnings:

– Although I like pervy things this is just a little friendship story with a weird Female OC thanks to Akia.

– Also it's the first time I'm writing something in English (Akia don't understand Portuguese and I know nothing in her idiom as well) and I have no English BETA, so I hope you can forgive me for all the mistakes I'll probably make. And if any of you could help me pointing them please do. Thank you! =D

Pairings:

– No pairings…maybe on another fanfic my friends! =)

Sumary:

– A weird Turk and a serious Soldier 1º Class were sent to collect samples inside a mysterious and dangerous place. But as long as he follows her instructions they'll be alright.

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The helicopter arrived at the small town at 10 in the morning exactly. Turks seemed to be always on time even to the minimal things just like him. He always thought that was a good sign of responsibility.

Some meters away from the landing place there was a young man in a white laboratory coat. Probably waiting to guide the Soldier into their new base at that place called Oldstone.

Oldstone… It was a fitting name. Everything around looked like they were in that same place for ages. There were old men and women all around, few adults working on the streets and even less kids that stopped playing on a corner as soon as Sephiroth entered their eyesight.

Soon enough the whole place was perfectly aware of his presence. Even the ones who did not know whom he was surely were staring at him thinking that individual wasn't something from this world. Silvery hair gleaming under the sun, pale as a dead, slit-shaped pupils inside that green Mako glow. He was quite accustomed to have that kind of alarming effect over people. Not even his guide escaped that rule trying his best not to show he was trembling.

They turned on a corner and then the Soldier contemplated the mountains he saw while in the helicopter. Those seemed to be a lot closer now. Ahead on their way there was an isolated two level relatively big house also rather ancient in appearance. It looked more like an old inn than a laboratory.

"Joshua!" Both newly arrived men stared at the side the voice came from. And there was the owner standing only 2 meters away. The 1º Class Soldier was so used to notice anyone's presence he was slightly choked about not noting hers. "You look pale…"

"D-do I?" The guide said almost in a whisper. He felt his throat too tight in apprehension and that was shameful.

"You do." She continued in that unusual deep sound for a women's tone. "Ask Doctor Oliver to check your blood pressure out. Then get some rest." The voice was similar to a young boy's in his early teens. It made her seem so mature.

The other only nodded walking straightly to the house. That was a fairly young assistant. No wonder he was so frightened in that Soldier's presence.

"Good Morning, 1º Class Soldier Sephiroth." She started at once and continued not giving the other a chance to reply the greeting. "There are still a few troublesome proceedings we have to follow before going into the woods to explore certain Mako caves, but I'm sure Tseng already informed you about the boring details this past 2 days."

"Yes, Miss Braon." The young man affirmed politely. He also confusedly observed her grimacing at that.

"Ok…" She paused taking a little medical vial with a white substance from a pocket inside her black coat. "I know that bastard does not really trust me…" And followed muttering while opening the object. "Though I can't blame him at all." In the end she threw the liquid inside her mouth and swallowed frowning a bit with displeasure. Was she in a bad health state?

The Soldier simply kept still and expressionless observing the scene. But he could not help thinking it was strange to see an underling talking that way about a superior in front of anyone.

"Anyway, first of all, 1º Class Soldier Sephiroth." The girl retook the conversation. "I really don't want to appear disrespectful however I'm still at a loss about how I should address you. I thought Sir, Soldier, Mister but all of it unfortunately sounds weird for people our age, sorry." And she continued calmly putting the empty vial back in her pocket. "Would you mind me shortening 1º Class Soldier Sephiroth only to Sephiroth?"

She finally paused studying his unmovable features waiting for a simple answer. And he took a little time before manifesting his will. An affirmative nod followed by a lowly spoken "As you wish, Miss Braon."

Again the female Turk grimaced and the Soldier now was seriously wondering if that person was indeed ill.

"Alright!" The young woman nodded back. "In exchange just call me Minami." She turned to the house gesturing him to follow. "Hearing the name Braon… give me the creeps."

The Turk quickly disappeared once they were in the house. So another trembling assistant got entrusted with the task of leading the intimidating Soldier to a room on the second floor. And once Sephiroth was left alone he carefully seized the place.

Inside there was a common Laboratory's bed and a new white table totally contrasting with the old walls and closed windows. There were also shelves sustaining white boxes in a corner and another closed door he assumed to have a closet or a toilet behind it. Over the table there were two empty trays, a blood pressure measurer and a small transparent box divided in two cubicles on the inside. The letters A and B were inscribed on each compartment which possessed two little stones.

The sound of steps was heard. Then a light knock warning him someone was going to enter.

"Excuse us." The Turk said opening the door.

She entered the room carefully carrying another white box. An assistant following suit bringing 2 more of those. Both placed them on the table next to the empty trays.

"Why don't you take a sit?" She pointed to the Lab's bed with a hand while the other was busy setting things in order on a tray. Her assistant was quietly settling his own.

Silently the Soldier did as he was told still interested in watching the arrangements. Now he could clearly see two syringes, cotton wool, a bottle entitled alcohol, two tiny others with written codes and several little medical vials exactly alike the one the female Turk used earlier. All meticulously arranged in a glass made support.

"Thank you for the help, Leon." Minami said to the young assistant. "I can manage things hereafter."

Her helper nodded in acceptance then left place lightly closing the door behind him. And for a moment there was total silence. Neither of them dared to speak. The Soldier clearly perceived why the other person in the room was dead quiet. She was concentrated on the outside listening. And after a considerable amount of time they could hear light footsteps finally leaving the entrance, going down the corridor, disappearing while descending the stairs.

"Too naive, Leon…" She muttered to herself. It was so low that if Sephiroth didn't have an enhanced hearing he wouldn't get the words.

Indeed the boy was really naive. So that nobody would be surprised if perhaps he was following orders from another Scientist. A newcomer probably. Anyone with a few years experience in Shinra certainly would know that spying on the members from outside a door is completely useless. And to think that the youngster was trying to hear something from a Turk…

Right after feeling the area was safe Minami reached out inside her black coat once more taking out of it a new medical vial containing what appeared to be the same substance in the others arranged on the glass support. The girl was already frowning as she drank it. That thing seemed to have a terrible taste.

"Sorry about the delay." It was casually said. "Time for some explanations." And suddenly her eyes were tightly shut as a deep sigh came out of her lungs. "I know you already noted how awfully ill I may look like. But I'm not. It's only one of the side effects caused by this thing…" Then she looked over the table reaching out for one of the little bottles with codes written on, raising it just enough for Sephiroth to see. "It's a little Mako infusion I created that allows my eyes to find and distinguish the type of Mako I'm looking for from the common one Shinra already works with." Again the bottle was carefully put down. "But unfortunately, no living being can take more than 2mls a day. And that's were this gets in the way." Then she reached for the other one with a dark looking liquid filling it. "It's… somewhat like a colors sense enhancer the late doctor invented years ago, I have no idea why… But it comes in handy here since I'll hunt based on colors."

The young Soldier were quietly paying attention to the explanations but the fact that the other party wasn't sounding anything like a real Scientist made the situation appear weirdly amusing. Something he hasn't felt in a long while. Not to say years.

"I would have to inject myself with these anyway… therefore I chose to arrive earlier to take them so you could have a glimpse of the side effects and decide if you'd like to have a taste for yourself." She just spilled out.

This time it was Sephiroth's turn to frown a little. That was almost imperceptive. Almost. But Minami had a keen observation regarding emotional displays shown by a human face. Turks were highly trained at that matter. To her that simple movement already spoke for a whole lot of questions.

"I believe Tseng told you about the possibility of taking substances required for this mission." And in the same instant her eyes suddenly darkened, thoughts seeming to change for a second. "Didn't he?"

"Yes, he did." The other calmly said.

"Then good." Her tone was back to normal. "The side effects are: Headaches, a huge load of nausea, faintness feeling, blood pressure may go down, physical indisposition and in rare cases vision loss for a few minutes till the system gets accustomed." Again she sighed. "I've only tested it on myself and I only know about the things I have experienced this past two years… And although your blood samples results were quite satisfying I have no idea what could happen to you in reality… I would know if you were from Hollander's Laboratory… He'd probably send me a report for the safety of his volunteers."

Indeed, that was something Hojo wouldn't care to do.

"So…" The girl started again. This time annoyed by the sound of her own voice. "It's your choice. Because I'm sure you wouldn't like to have weird stuff being injected in your veins with no idea about what's going to happen just for the sake of fulfilling duties." She reasoned although perfectly aware that a Soldier's pride walks side by side with a whole lot of foolish courage.

Again the female Turk took a new vial and repeated the same process drinking it. She then looked to him. The guy seemed to be thinking.

"If you choose to take the substances and they work properly you'll surely become a great source of help for me." She said taking the box with the stones in her hands. "We could finish collecting the samples at a doubled pace." A little pause followed as she strangely observed the small rocks. "You won't have to worry. I'll be checking on you all the time and if I see the slightest sign of rejection I'll give you the nullifier and serum to clean your blood."

This time the room was completely silent. The only thing she was waiting for was a reply to start proceeding. But what was actually delaying the soldier wasn't the matter of choosing or not to take the medicines. Up till now he always had an unnatural resistance and his body never really rejected Mako. It was the consideration that person took interested in explaining the details, using herself as an example and giving him that choice when his superiors would usually say 'Do it'.

It felt… pleasant to be treated like a Human and not a weapon.

"I'll do it." He finally said.

"Ok… But before that…" She calmly held the transparent box in front of his face. "Can you see any color difference between these?"

The soldier intently observed the stones. Both had a light glow inside them.

"No." They only differed a little in size and shape.

"Not now." She said grimacing again. "Just lay down, please."

It was past an hour and a half since he had been injected with the Mako Infusion and the Colors Sense Enhancer and all he felt was a slight nausea which the young man reported when asked. To that he was given one medical vial with the same white substance and told that would help him not to get sick. He actually anticipated the liquid to have the most distasteful flavor however to his surprise that was simply common milk.

Sephiroth wondered if he had done any kind of shocked face because as soon as he looked to the Turk the frown she had for drinking one at the same time deepened. Was his curiosity so evident?

"When I was a kid, the late Doctor forced me to drink a lot of milk every time we finished a Mako injection." Her eyes looked quite lifeless at that time. "Though I can't stand the taste it helps to ease the stomach."

So she also had done Mako treatments as a child. No wonder her eyes seemed to be as unnatural. And who was that 'Late Doctor'? And why the name Braon appeared to ring a bell in his mind?

At the corner of the room in an old chair she chose to quietly write in a notebook. And sometimes she would stop to read and then make new remarks before sparing a glance to verify the clock over the table. Every 15 minutes she would get up and check upon the silver haired guy's blood pressure. But the Soldier was perfectly fine. Even better than she could expect. Either way she strongly advised him to stay in bed. That was the first time he was experiencing that substance effects. Not to mention that the body in the horizon position would help the blood flow easier should his pressure get too low.

However that did not happen. But then again the difference in reaction varies from person to person. There would never be the same pattern for everyone.

Soon enough two hours had been gone.

"If you open your eyes by now you'd see something interesting." And so he did.

Sephiroth could have gasped if he hadn't total control over his actions. The uninteresting old ceiling now was showing colors he hadn't paid attention before. It was indeed a weird feeling. Those monotonous pigments were always there, but now they seemed to be just calling for his attention.

"I see for your skin color that it's working perfectly now." She was already beside his bed. But when did she get there? "What's your impression?"

He sat and then glanced at her. The long brown hair had now a red glow mingled in it. The Indian-like skin showed a great deal of red pigments. The eyes were now in a blue fluorescent color.

"Interesting…" He said now looking around. It was just as she defined.

Until that suddenly downed upon him. He looked at one of his hands it was faintly glowing green. What a freak-show he might be looking like.

"There's a mirror in the bathroom if you're curious." She told him seeming to read his thoughts. But as he looked back at her, the Turk simply misunderstood his usual seriousness. "Just a thought." The girl said lazily annoyed.

As the newness surprise subsided, few seconds later, Minami thought it was time to put things to a test and went to look for the transparent box she put away before the injections.

"Well," She spoke returning with the little box. "Can you see the color difference?"

Sephiroth then examined the small stones inside the compartments. Those were the same he'd seen before. Same sizes, same shapes, but not the same colors. The A stone was faintly glowing a simple blue while the B one had a scandalous bright red shining within.

"Their colors are different now." The soldier answered quietly.

"And what colors can you see for A and B?" She asked just to make sure it went the way it should be.

"A is now blue. B is Red." The simple answer seemed to please the Turk.

"The same way I see them." Her eyes had a faint glow as looking at the B rock. "We're going for the red ones. But before we pack up and leave…" She then directed her attention to the other. "How are you feeling? Any dizziness? Headaches? Feeling like you're going to be sick?"

The Soldier stood up trying to note any anomaly in his system besides the weird vision acquired. He felt the same as always.

"I'm fine." He confirmed.

"Then we'll leave as soon as possible." Minami informed. A light excitement took over her face. "And by the way…" She looked at the clock now showing it was 12:36 P.M. "No lunch for us." And the girl grimaced again. "We cannot ingest anything besides milk and water till the effects are gone..."

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