Chapter 18

Jay had to admit, she probably shouldve dressed. Cause she was freezing out here. Her PJ's werent enough to keep her warm. "Told you." Sephiroth said.

Shut up... Jay rounded a corner, looked up, and saw smoke. It was rising form the direction of the seventh heaven bar. "Oh no... not again..." She whispered, rushing in that direction. "Wait! what about your training!?" Sephiroth asked.

This will count! Jay snapped back. She looked up, and saw that it wasnt the seventh heaven on fire, but the building next to it! And she heard the sound sof clahsing blades inside of it! "Genises?" She asked quietly.

"Genises..." Sephiroth replied. Jay gribbed the hilt of the masamune. "What are you doing!?" Sephiroth asked as jay took the bigges tleap shed eve rmade! She soare dup, masmaune drawn, and landed in the buildings fifth floor.

If someone sin dange,r then i'm helping! jay thought. She followed the sounds of clashing blades. She was about to round a corner, when Cloud flew backwards! He smashe dinto a cubicle, breaking it down! "Cloud!" Jay shouted, coughing as smoke entered her lungs. She looked, and saw genises. "Ah. i figured a fire would draw you here." genises smirked.

Jay lifted the masamune. She let sephiroth guide her actions, and charged Genises. their blade slocked. Genises spn around behind Jay, and swung for her neck! Jay caught the attack by swinging the masamune ove rher shoulder. She then twisted, slashing at genises' waist! Genise swent through a backflip, landing, and sending a firebal her way!

Yelping, she knocked the fireball up high! She then llooked at genises, who now rushed her! She gritted ehr teeth, and engage din a high speed duel. Cloud picke dhimself up, and looked at Jays sword. "that sword..." He was shocked. He picke dhimself up, and sent an ice spell into genisis' Back. genises whirled, blocking a strike from jay, and sending anothe fireball into cloud! Cloud tried to avoid, but the explosion sent him onto the floor!

Jay prepare dna overhead swipe, only for Genisis' burrning hot hand the grasp her throaght!She grasped the hand, desperatley trying to pull away. she knew she was about to die. she did the only thing she could... she began crying. genises tilted his head. "Dont feel bad. nobody lives forever!" He lifted his sword, and prepared to strike! Jay closed her eyes. But just before Genisis could strike, there was a burst of energy, which flung them away from each other!

Jay got up first, and took this oppurtunity to grab cloud and jump out the window!She heard cloud groaning as she leapt. THere was a moment of silence... before cloud screamed: "WHAT THE HELL!?" Jay giggled and began running. finally, cloud yelled for her to stop. So she did, and put him down. CLoud grunted slightly. "thanks for the rescue. but... where did you get that sword?" he asked. Jay gulped.

"If i told you, Youd kill me." Jay said. Cloud eyed her. then he noticed her eyes. His own eyes narrowed. "A clone..." within a flash, the first tsurugi's tip was at Jays neck. She gaspd and shivered slightly. "Please... im not like the other clones." Jay said, fear in her voice. Cloud glared at her.

"Give me one good reason why i shouldnt kill you now." Cloud snarled. Jay thought for a second.

"Well.... I Saved your life. does that count?" Jay asked. Cloud held his posture for a moment, then lowered the tsurugi. Jay sighed with relief. "Ill let you go this time. But im watching you." Cloud brushed past her.

"I suppose you have the right... after what he put you through." Jay said without looking. Cloud stopped, and turned. Jay sighed.

"Im sorry. i shouldnt have said that." She walked back towards the hotel. Leaving cloud in the street. just staring after her.