Disclaimer: still don't own any of the characters or ff7 itself
And there she was stood a middle aged women dressed in a green dress. Whilst she stood there and smiled at the group that was present sincerely yet with slightly tired eyes. "There you are Denzel. I see you found some friends."
"Hi auntie Elmyra" Denzel cheerfully greeted
"Why would you help these three people that you don't know? You don't even know their names" as the woman was questioned by Elena.
"Listen dear, never you mind. My reasons are my own" Elmyra retorted "as for their names have you tried asking?" Elena then gave a puzzled look at this before looking at the three in question.
Jessie spoke up at this "I'm Cornelia." she then gestured at Biggs "this is Marcus." And she then pointed at Wedge "and this is Leo"
"Hi I'm Elmyra Gainsborough"Elmra replied
Silence descended as the face off occurred. Reno gave a very sceptical look.
Tseng broke the deadlock with "Reno, Elena get in the car. We're leaving."
Reno raised an eyebrow at this but grudgingly obeyed his instruction "fine .Whatever"
Then all of the Turks and president Shinra got in the car and drove away.
"So what happens now?" was Jessie question when she was sure the Turks had gone.
Elmyra then spoke to the Jessie "my car is over there. I've got a spare room but the three of you will have to share"
"You're actually willing to shelter us?"From a very surprised Biggs "I figured you were just telling the suits that so that they wouldn't kill us"
"Yes. I'm not going to leave three kids out here on their own. Now are you going to get in the car or do you intend on walking?"
"Kids?"Biggs stated with some indignation but he did not press the matter any further.
then the group approached the car which was a an ordinary silver hatchback the three ex terrorists got in the back with slightly less leg room than would be comfortable while Denzel got in the front passenger seat. Whilst Elmyra got in the driving seat
"So Tseng why did we really let that group go? Shouldn't we have arrested them?" Elena pondered "they clearly gave us false names and I didn't buy that amnesia story"
"I was wondering that as well "Rude added not taking his eyes away from the road,
Tseng let out a sigh "because getting this data back takes precedence and we had no room in the car, after all did you want them to half to sit on our laps?"
Reno responded "well I'd let that girl..." but was interrupted by a glare from Tseng
"Besides we know where they're going to be so we can keep an eye on them, and maybe they might prove useful if they are connected to this" as he said this Rufus held up a small computer memory drive.
Back in Elmyra's car the radio was playing classical music which Denzel seemed none too approving of. Biggs very promptly fell asleep. Jessie very soon fell asleep as well, leaving Wedge completely awake with people asleep on either side. He decided after he tried in vain to fall decided to start up a conversation with the only two people still awake "so just out of curiosity where are we going?"
Denzel was the one to answer "auntie Elmyra lives in edge"
Elmyra added "it was built after Midgar was destroyed by Meteor"
"So Midgar was destroyed by a meteor..."Wedge tried to comprehend this revelation
"we're nearly there" Elmyra announced as they started to pull up to a large city." we'll get some lunch when we reach my place you guys must be famished"
"Hell yeah! I'm starving" wedge exclaimed with glee.
"So what do you like to eat?"Elmyra further prodded
"How long have you got?" was wedges reply
15 minutes later and the car reached Elmyra's home the rain had become little more than a dribble.
"Okay we're here wake up you guys" Elmyra stated and got out of the car as did Denzel. Both were glad to be out of a long discussion with Leo which seemed to primarily be about desert.
"wha- oh right" Jessie replied then yawned as she, Biggs and wedge got out of the back of the car.
That was when they first properly observed Elmyra's house in edge. It was a modest white coloured location with two floors. It was well kept and seemed to have a garden with a much better display than any of the Neighbours nearby
"This is my home. I'm afraid I've only got one spare room so you guys will have to share for the time being"
Jessie let out a small sigh. Biggs and Wedge just nodded.
As they walked in they saw a vey tidy house the fist room they passed into was a corridor with doors leading to a living room and a combined kitchen dining room which they walked through to. There was all the usual kitchen equipment. There was also a small table with a newspaper.
"Denzel dear can you just show them the spare room?" Asked Elmyra she then stated "I'll start dinner. And you guys must be soaked I'll see if I can track down some old clothes you can wear."
"Kay Leo, Cornelia, Marcus it's this way, follow me" Called a slightly begrudging Denzel
It took a moment for it to twig.
"Oh-right we're right behind you" Jessie replied
Wedge picked up the newspaper that was on the table asking "Can I borrow this?"
"It's yesterday's paper but sure hopefully it will help remind you of some things." was the response from Elmyra
Denzel led them to a medium room on the second floor.
The room was fairly undecorated but contained a double bed a wardrobe and a small cupboard.
"This isn't your room is it?"Jessie
"No I don't live here. I'm just visiting, but if you try anything funny you'll have to deal with me. I won't let you or anyone hurt Auntie Elmyra. She's had a hard enough life" Denzel
"What do you mean?" questioned Biggs confused by Denzel's expression
"Her husband died in the Wutai war and her daughter died in the Jenova war." Denzel stated and then left the room.
Then the group waited until they heard him walk down stairs.
"What was with the fake names?"Asked a concerned Biggs
"We don't know who we can trust. Until we know we keep our real names secret" was Jessie's reply
"Ok that makes sense but where did you get those names from?"Asked a curious Wedge
"I think it was from a book. They were just the first names I could come up with" Jessie answered
"Speaking of reading Wedge anything useful in the paper?"Biggs decided to change the subject
"What was Denzel saying about a Jenova war?"
"Elmyra lost a daughter in it" Biggs just shrugged "guess it's something we missed"
"We've missed a lot more then you can imagine" Wedge said somewhat cryptically.
"What do you mean?"Jessie inquired
"Read the newspaper article."Wedge stated and gave the article
"No way! "Biggs said stunned
"I don't believe it" Jessie said with a similar level disbelief
Jenova war heroes to wed...It has now be confirmed by official sources that Jenova war heroes Cloud Strife and Tifa are set to marry no official location has yet been announced
"Cloud is getting married!" Jessie exclaimed
"Tifa is getting married!" Biggs exclaimed
"Whatever this Jenova war was, we need to find out more about it" Wedge definitively stated
"I need some time alone" Was all Jessie could say at that time.
Jessie quickly left the room. Only to unintentionally bump into Elmyra Clutching a blue and white dress.
"Hello Cornelia is you ok?" asked a cheerful Elmyra
"It's nothing just- just hit me how much I don't ... remember" was Jessie's lie
"I sure it'll come back dear I managed to find one of my daughters old dresses might be about your size .Finding clothes to fit your compatriots however has proved to be so far less successful. Well regardless if you want to use my room to change in it's over there"
"Yeah thanks" she took the dress but not really listening she was too distracted by the news. She headed towards the room that had been identified.
The room was immaculate very tidy with a few family photos, a bed, a wardrobe and a bedside table. Once she had changed into the dress one of the photos caught Jessie's eye. It was a photograph with Elmyra's Daughter wearing that very dress. This was what made her take a keener look, and then she noticed the identity of Elmyra's daughter.
She looked younger in the photograph but there was no doubt.
Jessie then heard a knock on the door and she opened the door to see a Biggs wearing very ill fitting pink t-shirt and wedge also wearing a similar green t-shirt but due to his girth seemed much less ill fitting.
Biggs spoke first "You ok? Look I know that was a massive shock it was to me too but..."
"We need to stay calm regardless" Wedge interrupted
Jessie didn't speak she didn't even laugh at Biggs ridiculous clothes she simply pointed at the photo. Biggs and Wedge saw very quickly at what Jessie had seen
Biggs quickly blurted out as soon as he saw "What? Oh my god that can't be! It's Aerith! What the hell is going on?"
"I don't know but that is too much of a coincidence." Jessie asserted
"Do we ask Elmyra?"Asked Wedge
"And say what exactly? By the way did you know your dead daughter has talked to us and brought us back to life? At best she'd assume we were insane" was Biggs' retort
Jessie then further pondered "what if she already knows?"
"I don't follow" Biggs was confused by this
"What if she already knows everything? She is Aerith's mother. What if she was in Midgar to meet us, after all she did take us in very easily. Almost too easy." Jessie explained
"What do we do?"Wedge exclaimed
Then they heard from downstairs Elmyra's voice "dinners ready"
Authors note: hope you are enjoying this thus far thanks for the reviews I've already received. Also can anybody guess where Jessie got the names from? Feel free write answers in the review section.