I do not own FF7 in ANY way. Don't remind me... I also don't own the song from this chapter, Easy Silence it belongs to the Dixie Chicks.

Ok, now that that is said, I can get onto more interesting things. Like my rambling. : ) So this is yet another chapter with a song in it, and I realized the reason why I like to put them in is because I feel like they represent Missy or speak for her in certain ways. Not to mention music is just a big thing for me, as it truly calms me when I'm feeling emo or depressed or something. One of the few things I can still do...sigh anyways, I'm sure no one wants to hear me go on about my life so I will move on. Um, I'd like to apologize in advance for dropping the F-word once in this chapter. I try hard not to do that and while me as a person I don't like to swear, it shows Missy's character and it only seems appropriate that she speaks the way she does considering the way she grew up. I tried to use different words but nothing else seemed to sound quite the same way I wanted it to. So you are stuck with it, thanks to me being addicted to watching PGSM and laughing my head off when mako-chan/sailor jupiter says that. (Only I laugh harder at the fact she is called Mako-chan...mako!) Anyways...on with the chapter!

Chapter Six-

Rain poured down and crashed into the streets of Midgar. It was like the world felt what I felt and was crying for me. It was so depressing, yet at the same time so enticing that I couldn't tear myself away from that balcony.

"You've been staring out there forever." Cloud broke through my thoughts.

"Yeah…I know." My voice sounded distant even to me, like I was in a different world altogether.

"What are you thinking about?" The blonde man came up behind me and joined me by the window.

"Just…stuff…" I replied quietly. I wasn't even sure what I was pondering. I was just allowing myself to be entranced by the earth's tears.

"Care to share?"

I turned to face him and shook my head 'no'. "I wouldn't know where to begin."

"You can begin anywhere you like. Doesn't matter. Sometimes it just helps to ramble." His eyes were soft with kindness, making it hard to concentrate.

I remained silent for a while. The only person I really wanted to talk to was gone. Replaced with a different man. I felt like, if I could just talk to him, maybe I would understand all these emotions I felt. I wanted to see him, as if he was calling me. I also felt ashamed, for even thinking about it. He is my enemy and nothing more now. But what was that saying? Keep your friends close and your enemies closer? But how close is too close? Telling these people my story tugged at my heart of days long past.

I couldn't take it anymore. "I'm gonna go for a walk." I just couldn't be cooped up right now.

"Have you lost it?" Cloud pulled my arm to refrain me from leaving. "It's raining cats and dogs and you want to take a walk? Do you WANT to catch pneumonia?"

"I'll be fine." I jerked my arm away and strode out to the main room.

"Missy, you can't just-"

"Yes I can!" I shouted. I was not in the mood for this. "I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself okay? I don't need some babysitter OR a psychiatrist alright?"

"What's up?" Skye was lounging out in the living room along with the rest of Cloud's gang.

"I'm just going out for a walk ok?" My voice calmed down and I raised my eyebrows in a sort of reassuring look.

"Look at least let me come with you or something, I mean for all you know Sephiroth could be out there."

I threw my hands up in the air with an exasperated sigh and turned towards the door and left.

"Missy-"

"Let her go." Skye's voice matched her eyes. They were soft and full of understanding.

"Uh, what?" Cloud turned to face her with a questioning look.

"Let her go." She repeated as she closed her eyes and gave a slight nod. "Just trust me. She needs to do this."

I walked through the heavy rain with my arms wrapped around my body in a self hug. The droplets soaked through my hair, making it stick to my face and shoulders. It seeped through my skin, but I hardly noticed the cold. The only thing it didn't drench was my clothes. Since they were leather, it merely glided off and slid down the closest exposed skin. It almost felt calming, being covered with water.

I was pacing through the abandoned part of town so I could be left alone. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't seem to collect my thoughts in a way that made sense. Where was all this coming from anyways? What was I even confused about?

I remembered as soon as I caught a glimpse of those long, silver locks.

"So you came." He stated simply.

"It was you…the one who was calling me…was you…" I murmured it as if I was in a dream-like state.

He nodded. "Your powers are growing, I can feel it." He stalked towards me with his glaring mako eyes fixated on mine.

"Seph…" I started to breathe harder. He was acting so different than he usually has as of late.

He came closer and I backed away slowly, until I came to a building wall. My instincts just wouldn't kick in, so I stood there dumbfounded and staring.

"I can hear your cries penetrating through the dimensional walls," he breathed. His body was just inches away from mine. "I can sense your darkness, you're just like me."

"I'm not…" my throat tightened at his words. "I am nothing like you, not anymore."

His hands gripped my arms and his body leaned into mine. "You think you know who you are," he whispered in my ear. "But you've just begun. Quit fighting yourself. Give in and be free of pain and misery. Join me."

I gulped at how sensual his touch still felt to me. I stood there, wide eyed, for a minute. Neither one of us moved in that time. It was like we were frozen in place.

I tried to shift, knowing I had nowhere to shift to. With my movement Sephiroth came in even closer and did something I wasn't expecting. He hugged me.

"W-what are you doing?" I asked, shocked.

"I still love you, you know." The words were soft and loving, something which surprised me even more.

"N-no…l-let me go." I struggled to be free of the awkward embrace.

"Do you still love me?"

I paused for a moment. Today is just full of surprises, isn't it? "No."

He loosened his hold to look at me. "Look me in the eye and tell me you don't love me."

"I don't."

He grabbed my chin and lifted my head to look back at him. "Say the words."

"I…I don't…" I paused again. His intense emerald eyes seemed to look down into my soul. Why can't I say these words to him? This is stupid. I've said it before, why is it any different now. I knew why. It was those mako eyes I used to love so much. My brain disconnected itself from my mouth when I looked into them. "I don't…" I tried to start again only to fail. Tears welled in my eyes as I came to the realization that I really couldn't say it. Not to him.

His lips turned up in a satisfied smile. "You still love me. I can see it in your eyes."

"And what if I do!" I spat. The tears that had formed out of sorrow morphed into tears of hate. "It doesn't mean anything!" I had started to shout now as the anger built.

"But it means everything…to me."

I shoved him away with all my might, only to win a chuckle from him.

"Stop it!" I screamed. "I'm cold, tired, wet, and pissed off! Don't fuck with me!" I clenched my fists as I leaned forwards, spewing out my words.

"I have no intention of messing with you," he laughed again. "But I must say, you really are cute when your angry." He shot me a wide grin.

"That's it!"

I strode forwards and struck him. "I HATE YOU!" I began to pummel my fists into his chest as hard as I could. "I hate you…I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate HATE YOU!"

"You never could lie to me," he said as he ran his fingers through my hair.

"Please don't touch me…" I whispered softly.

He seemed amused with my actions; as if I was doing exactly what he wanted. It annoyed me to no end.

"What do you want from me!" I started to scream again.

"I've already told you."

"But I don't understand! Why!"

Sephiroth stroked the side of my face with incredible calmness. "Because you are the only one worthy of being my queen."

Queen? Hang on a second, QUEEN! WHAT? Like as in, 'Queen of the damned'? Why on earth does he think I would consider his offer for even a millisecond? And how am I 'the only one worthy' huh?

"I don't understand…"

"It's quite simple." He moved into a possessive embrace again. "We are above these pathetic humans. Mortals." He snorted at the word with distaste. "Together, you and I can do anything. If you would just come with me you could be free and happy. I need you to fulfill the prophecy."

Prophecy? I remember this…a bedtime story when I was but a girl…but what was the prophecy? And where did I fall into it?

"And how many people would die if I did join?" I snarled.

His laugh bellowed in my ear. "More than if you don't, but at least you wouldn't have a guilty conscience. The people who die now, die because of your defiance." I hated the face he wore right now. It was one of those smug smirks that showed just how truly evil he is.

"They are the same people you would make me kill if I came with you! At least this way there is less bloodshed."

"In the end it doesn't matter. They all will die, but you stay the way you are and you will be filled with grief that you couldn't stop it. My offer to you would allow you to have no conscience." I couldn't tell what was worse, him when he was raging, or when he is calm like he is now. Maybe it was the twenty degree weather, but my skin tingled as if I had been immerged in ice for an hour.

His long, slender fingers twisted themselves around the hairs at the nape of my neck. I knew he was just trying to seduce me, but even though I knew this, I still couldn't move away. Not quite yet. His lips pressed against my forehead and his arm slid around my waist as he rocked us back and forth slowly.

"What do you say?" he whispered.

"Sephiroth I have to be honest…"

I felt him smile into my skin. "Hm?"

I grabbed his shoulders and kicked him in the groin with my knee as hard as I possible could. "I can't BELIEVE you thought I was THAT easy!" I laughed softly as I watched him slump over in the puddle next to him. His green mako eyes glared up at me with a new found viciousness as he grabbed my ankle.

"I…have PLENTY…of time…to wear…you down…" he seethed through gritted teeth.

I shook my foot to try to release his iron grip. He jerked my leg towards him, sending me tumbling down. Sephiroth tried to grab more of my leg but I was able to kick him in the head first, stunning him long enough for me to jump up and start running. He was the one person I knew I couldn't defeat yet, and I didn't trust myself right now.

I zipped around Midgar for 15 minutes before I realized he wasn't even following me. I collapsed down in the street panting for breath. It wasn't the running that tired me out; it was the fear and pain. I tucked my legs up under my chin and wrapped my arms around my ankles.

"How did things get so messed up…" I cried softly to myself. I bit my lower lip hard and gripped myself tighter. "I want to know!" I screamed as if the world would answer me.

I rocked back and forth for a few minutes, then let out a piercing, high-pitched cry. Then another. And another. They were long and loud. I didn't care if the whole world heard me. If my hands were clasped onto my bare skin instead of my boots, I would have bled. My whole body was incredibly tense. I just didn't understand any of it. Queen. Prophecy. Power. Love…

I jumped out of my skin when I noticed Cloud's blonde locks drooping besides me. Even in the rain they stayed spiked, but they looked like withered flowers the way they sank down. Even still, they were just as gorgeous as my silver haired 'friend's'.

He touched my arm softly and said, "Let's take you home before you get even more soaked." His voice was tender yet strong through the booming crash of water.

I immediately shrugged my arm back in alarm. "Don't touch me!"

His eyes narrowed in concern and curiosity. I think he knew right away why I couldn't bear anyone touching me. "I'm not Sephiroth, I'm not going to hurt you. Trust me, please." His grip became more firm, but still held that delicacy he had.

"No! Just don't touch me! Don't touch me…don't touch me…don't…" my voice faded when my face started to contort with tears.

"I think I broke her…" His words were barely audible. "Why don't you want me to touch you? Is it because of him? Is that it? Are you afraid of being hurt again?"

I shook my head violently. Maybe what he said was true, but there was another reason. A more important reason. "It…" I started to gasp for breath as the words became harder to say. "It…reminds…me of…him…how he used to…be…"

I noticed the look of confusion and continued. "Your hand…your touch…is the same as his…before everything…I can't stand it…"

Cloud took the side of my head with care and determination and made my eyes lock into his icy blue ones. "I am NOT Sephiroth. I am NOT going to hurt you. I promised you that I would protect you and help you fight this. Don't EVER forget that." And with those strong words he shoved me into another embrace, again much like 'his'. Even though I was hurt and confused and wanted to be alone, I didn't push him away. Something inside told me to let him help me.

'Quit fighting yourself.'

'I am NOT Sephiroth. I am NOT going to hurt you.'

'I promised you that I would protect you and help you fight this. Don't EVER forget that.'

'When it comes, you'll be ready.'

'I need you here.'

'It's not your choice, this is your destiny. It's not a gift you can return…'

'Please…'

My body trembled as I remembered all these words. I couldn't stop thinking about everything. So much so that I didn't notice for the longest time that while my friend held me protectively, I wrapped my arms around his neck like a scared child wanting their mother. The material of his shirt bunched between my fingers as I felt the need to desperately cling to anything and everything for dear life. I had known this man for such a small amount of time, and yet I had been able to tell him about my haunted past. He allowed me to feel comfort when I felt all alone. It was then I felt like I could share the one thing that hurt me the most. The thing I was most ashamed to say.

"I still love him," I sobbed.

"What…?" he moved his head slightly to look at me.

"I still love him." I repeated. "I don't know why or how I can, but I do. He can hurt me so much, but I still can't seem to toss aside the feeling. Am I such a twisted person that I can feel this way?"

He hugged me tighter at my last words. "It is not wrong to still love him. You two had something very special before, something that most people truly don't experience. True love. That doesn't make you twisted. But you have to realize that this is how he is now, and you can't change that. Unless you join the side of evil-which is not an option-"he added with a smile "you have to accept the fact that you two can't be together. It's hard, but we're all here to help you. If you only let us."

I wasn't sure how to respond the blonde's words, so I just let myself relax against his body and nodded my head.

"Are you ready to go back inside now?" he finally pulled back away from me.

Again I nodded. He came out into the pouring rain just to find and comfort me. He was dripping wet, albeit not nearly as much as I was. I looked like a wet rat. The misty air appeared to soften his features with an ethereal glow. It was one of the few times I was self conscious in front of a man. I must have looked so weak. I HAD been weak, since I came here. While most of it was not my fault, I had exhausted myself countless times. I knew I was stronger than that, and I was going to prove it. After all, I didn't want the man who was helping me to think I was always this fragile. I had yet been able to show off my true power around any of them. I was going to prove myself to them, but more than anything, I was going to prove it to myself.

I was back in my room squeezing all the water out of my hair. I had stripped myself of my normal clothes to dry off, and replaced them with a short silk robe. I let the hardwood floor slide between my toes as I moved on to towel dry and comb my hair back to its normal straight state. Besides from it being still a little damp, I had finally gotten dry.

Once I was done with that, I sat on the edge of my bed wondering what to do. Cloud's friends went back to their own houses since they weren't prepared to stay here, and Skye had decided to catch up on her sleeping in one of the many guestrooms. Sleep…that sounded nice right about now. I hadn't slept for a while, and while I could go longer without sleep than your average person, I was yearning for that soft mattress to take me to dream land. I was just about to let it too, when Cloud came in.

"How are you holding up?" It seemed he had changed into a pair of dry clothes, ones that matched his other ones exactly. He had a dark blue, zipped up, ribbed turtleneck shirt that was zipped up just a few inches below his collar bone, and even darker baggy pants. He normally wore a shoulder pad and a flowing sleeve with long leather gloves, but right now he had left them off.

"I'm doing ok," I replied honestly as I positioned myself under the sheets. Cloud was about to leave when I stopped him. "Um, I know it's kind of silly but…"

"What is it?" He leaned against the door frame.

"Um, I was going to take a nap, but…" I felt somewhat uncomfortable asking the next part. "I don't want to be left alone. Sephiroth could come in and…"

He chuckled lightly. "You want a bodyguard?"

"If Red was here I'd have him be my guard dog but he's not."

"Hahaha…it's ok. I don't mind." He came over and sat down next to me on the bed. "Mind if I sit here?"

"Your house." I shrugged my shoulders and scooted down into a laying position. "Thank you." I rolled over on my side facing the window, and shut my eyes. Seconds later, I was asleep.

I blinked my eyes open to clear my blurred vision. Someone was holding onto me. Someone was holding onto me! I jerked my head around only to see that it was Cloud. He had fallen asleep too. Must have rolled over in his sleep and…well…found me. Heh… I smirked at the idea. It was quite amusing to me. Or at least it was, until I started to realize that his arms were wrapped around my ribs, which pushed his body close to mine. His head was bent down towards the back of mine so that I felt his warm breath on my neck. I started to feel quite awkward. It got even worse when I remembered what I was wearing. I hadn't changed back into my normal clothes yet and slept in my bathrobe. As sad as it is to say, this is nowhere NEAR the most uncomfortable position I've been in. I know what you're thinking! Jeez…go clean out your brains!

"Um…Cloud? Cloud? Are you awake?" Of course he's not awake smart one…he wouldn't still be there if he was. I can't wait to tease him about this…

I heard a moan escape from his lips.

"Cloud? Hey Cloud, can you let go of me please?"

Another moan.

"And you say I'M hard to wake up…"

Sigh…

"HEY SPIKEY!"

"Huh!" His body jolted back at the loud wake up call.

"About time!" I rolled over on my back to see Cloud blushing profusely. It sent me into giggle fits.

"Uh…sorry I guess I fell asleep and uh…rolled over and…um…"

I raised an eyebrow with amusement.

"Is there anything I can say here to save myself?"

"Nope!" I started to laugh again. "Well, as long as you didn't do it on purpose, we're okay. Ok?"

To embarrassed to speak, the blonde nodded. Finally gathering the courage to attempt any kind of sound, Cloud asked, "You're going to tease me about this aren't you…"

"Do you even need to ask?"

"Well I have one thing to say to that." He walked over to the other side of the room where I was standing and stood close to me. He narrowed his eye before leaning his face in. Then, in just one second, he stuck his finger in his mouth and shoved it in my ear.

"CLOUD!" I squealed. "You are so dead!" I rubbed my ear in my shoulder then chased after him like a cheetah hunting its prey. He was NOT getting away with this. But our game of cat and mouse was cut short when I ran into Cloud who stopped suddenly in the living room. And I saw why.

"Hi you two…" Skye greeted smugly.

I realized how we must have looked, and knowing Skye's mind being 'somewhat' perverted, I KNOW what she was thinking.

"Hey Skye…" My arms unconsciously wrapped themselves across my chest.

"Whatcha doin…?" She had that annoying curious tone in her voice, like a kid pestering their sibling.

"I was watching over Missy while she was sleeping." Cloud replied coolly.

"Yeah…until you stuck your spit in my ear…" I glared at him. "Now I'm getting him back."

I saw Skye crack a smile, signaling she knew exactly what was gonna happen. But her smile disappeared off her face in a flash so that Cloud wouldn't see.

His back was still facing me, so I ran forwards and jumped up on his back, winning a scream of surprise. A manly scream of course.

"W-what the!"

I tugged on his hair playfully while I burst out laughing. "What goes around comes around! Karma. Karma karma karma!" I popped my finger in my mouth and gave him a dose of his own medicine. I smiled victoriously as I slid off of him.

"Mess with me!" Ah, my playful attitude was peaking out again. It has been a while since I've been able to do this THIS much.

Cloud showed a faint trace of a smile as well.

"Now that I have both of you guys out here," Skye began, still grinning over the previous scene. "Tifa called, saying that she and the rest of them would come back over when they could. They were going to pick up some things just in case more trouble comes."

"Thanks Skye, I guess I better go make sure the guestrooms are prepared." Cloud went off to attend to said duties.

I retreated back into my room and put my regular attire back on. As I finished lacing up my boots, a thought struck me. I had passed a small building that appeared to be a theatre when I was running around. I had nothing else to do that day, and it had stopped raining. Why not?

So with that last idea, I snuck out the window in my room and dropped down to the ground. If it was indeed a theatre, I wanted to be there alone.

I wandered around until I found the building, and marched up to it. It was an old, decaying brick theatre, covered with moss. I could see the etching of a sign that used to be there, proving that that was indeed what it was. I jiggled the handle to enter, but it wouldn't budge. It had rusted over the years making it just like a locked door.

"Unh!" With a grunt, I pushed down on the handle with incredible force, and to my surprise it broke open. I know I'm strong but I didn't know I was THAT good. I opened the door cautiously, to witness a room enveloped in blackness. I swiped my hand along the wall on the inside of the door to try to find a light switch. To my dismay, there was none there. If I was going to find one, I would have to venture further into the area. So, slowly I put one foot in front of the other using the minute amount of light from outside to guide my way. A loud squeak was followed by a click, and all the light had vanished.

"Just great!" I mumbled to myself. The door had closed and I was left to stand in the middle of the pitch black room. "Just this once can't I have some light!" And as soon as I said it, the lights turned on. I spun around to see who did it, but there was no one. Creeeeep-eeeey. With a sigh, I turned my focus back to the theatre. I gasped in shock at the sight of it. It was beautiful.

It was designed like one of those old fashioned theatres, with a crystal chandelier draping from the ceiling, and golden statues embedded in the many pillars surrounding the room. The deep red velvet curtains adorned the stage, and matched the seats placed on either side of me. It was so old and dusty, but still, it was breathtaking.

I stretched out my hand to touch one of the columns, afraid that if I wasn't careful I would damage it. My fingers followed the smooth curves of the scenes it displayed before they traveled over to feel the softness of the velvet. I loved how it felt between my skin.

My eyes scanned the stage to see what was left behind. A few chairs, props, scattered sheet music, masks and costumes, and what I was most pleased to see: a guitar. It was made from a beautiful Brazilian Rosewood, and its finish almost sparkled. How could a guitar that was left here for so long remain so beautiful? I had a feeling that it was placed here more recently, but I couldn't think of that just now. I had to test it out. It begged me to.

So…I sang.

When the calls and conversations
Accidents and accusations
Messages and misperceptions
Paralyze my mind


Busses, cars, and airplanes leaving
Burning fumes of gasoline
And everyone is running
And I come to find a refuge in the


Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay


Monkeys on the barricades
Are warning us to back away
They form commissions trying to find
The next one they can crucify


And anger plays on every station
Answers only make more questions
I need something to believe in
Breathe in sanctuary in the


Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay


Children lose their youth too soon
Watching war made us immune
And I've got all the world to lose
But I just want to hold on to the


Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me


The easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay

I let the last note resonate through the room after I stopped singing. Who was I singing about? Deep down, I knew. I was singing about both of them. The way Sephiroth used to calm my soul, and the way Cloud makes me feel safe now. The only difference is that Sephiroth was my lover, and Cloud is my friend. They're more alike than they know. Or at least they were.

I heard a faint cough and I shot my head up to see Cloud standing there. I was surprised to know he had followed me, but at the same time I wasn't. It seemed to be a habit of his lately.

"I see I've been caught," he stated as he walked out of the shadows.

"Seems I have been too. You followed me."

"Yeah, well I went back in your room to ask if you wanted some food and you weren't there, so I looked around."

"Oh…" I placed the guitar down and stood up, shifting from side to side with discomfort.

"It was beautiful by the way." He came closer so that he stood at the end of the stage. "Just like the last song you sang."

"I like it…singing I mean. It's like a door to my soul that I can open and let my emotions flood out."

"And what about dancing?"

I lowered my head. "I told you. I don't dance anymore. I can't."

"Can't or wont?"

"Both…" I whispered it to myself so that Cloud couldn't hear.

"But if you have as much passion for that as you do singing, why give up on it? You can't just let him take it from you."

"I'm just not ready for it yet. Give me time." I gave him a rather hard look as I said this. My voice grew cold too. This was just one subject I wouldn't let him fight me on. Not right now.

He paused for a minute before he nodded, realizing that it wasn't smart to bring this up right now. "Oh, I was curious though, where did the rest of the music come from?"

"What are you talking about?" I furrowed my brow in bewilderment.

"I saw you playing the guitar, but where did the background music come from? Was there a CD?"

"No…I didn't notice that there was background music. I thought it was just in my head, like you know when you play a song in your head and you hear all the instruments?"

"Well, it wasn't just in your mind. If you weren't playing it, then who?"

"I don't know…"

Who was playing it? This theatre doesn't have a CD player, much less a stereo system. So what was it?

'I can sense your darkness, you're just like me.'

'You think you know who you are,'

'But you've just begun.'

'Your powers are growing, I can feel it.'

My powers…what are they? How does he know they're growing?

'Well, it wasn't just in your mind. If you weren't playing it, then who?'

Was it…me? Was I doing it and just didn't know it? The strange incident before with the soldiers, the lights, the music, the way people are trying to possess me ever harder than before? What is my potential? What do I posses that makes me a part of a prophecy, and makes me so important to make me necessary for Sephiroth to more or less control the world?

I couldn't really explain why, but I had a feeling that my thoughts about the music were right. I felt a strange sense of calmness when I played. Perhaps it tapped into my subconscious or my hidden strength. If this is what is causing me so much trouble I'd just as well prefer to have none.

"Missy, are you listening to me?" Cloud had apparently been talking to me while I was off in 'wonder' land.

"I'm sorry, I was thinking. What were you saying?" I stepped off the edge of the stage and landed on my feet.

"I was saying that I think we should leave here. Something doesn't feel right."

Doesn't feel right…well it certainly has a unique presence and energy about it. Whether or not it's dangerous, I don't know, but I'm inclined to come back here and research into it further.

"Okay, let's go then."

We started to head for the door when I remembered something. "Wait!" I ran back and picked up the guitar I left on the stage. "It's too beautiful to leave it behind," I explained seeing Cloud's questioning look.

I felt something else it the instrument as well, but something different. Something familiar. But there's nothing I can do to figure it out now, so I shall just have to keep it in my possession for the time being.

And anger plays on every station
Answers only make more questions
I need something to believe in
Breathe in sanctuary in the


Easy silence that you make for me
It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
And the peaceful quiet you create for me
And the way you keep the world at bay for me
The way you keep the world at bay…

Heh, I quite liked that scene where Cloud and Missy are acting so childish. I think it's really cute. As much as I'd love to explain a few things here, I'm afraid I'll spoil stuff since I already know what all happens because I've been making up the basics of this story forever. This is just the first time I've tried writing it down. (And it helped that I played FF7 so I could watch Advent Children so it filled in some gaps and explained the way my character is easier. Before it was just, 'I say it so therefore it is!' Now I have reasoning and specific terms and stuff.) Oh and for those of you who didn't know, this fic does take place after the game (obviously...) and after the movie. Just thought I'd state that in case you didn't pick up on it, because you never know.

Um, I did want to say though, that I chose the song "Easy Silence" because it really seemed to fit here. Originally it was going to be "I'm not ready to make nice" (another Dixie Chicks song) but it didn't fit the mood I wanted, so I chose "Easy Silence" instead. I wanted her to basically be saying, I love you to Sephiroth, and that while she hates him for hurting her the way he does, he still gives her that sanctuary when she remembers the way things used to be. She's also talking to Cloud in a way, because he befriended her and calms the storm in her heart at times, like when she was in the rain. He gives her words of comfort, but even when he doesn't say anything he still makes her feel safe. He gives her a new sanctuary. I hope some of that made sense, I had a really hard time articulating that. Hence why I chose the song lol...

One last thing, I was going to try and find the link for that song she hummed last chapter but I haven't had the time to search for it yet, but I will try to do that for you guys in case you want to hear it. Also, I have made a movie for AC (one of many...) to the song "Easy Silence" that shows mainly Cloud Tifa and Aerith. I know it was created by me so I already love it, but I think it's one of the best ones I've made, and I've had the few people I've let watch it agree with me. I am going to post that up somewhere so again if you guys would like to watch it you can. I'll get you the link as soon as I do that. One last thing, if you want to hear any of the previous songs I put in that are from PGSM, you can download them as OGG files from though some of them are cut off, you can find them, you might just have to search the albums. I would tell you exactly where the ones that work are, but I forget. They are really good in my opinion. I swear I was going to say something else but I forgot...

Heh, I didn't mean for this to be so long. Sorry! Once I start talking I just can't shut up. : ) Please please please REVIEW! I would really appreciate knowing that people are reading this and like it. Till next time!