Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy, Cloud, Tifa, Loz, Yazoo Kadaj (No matter how much I want to own them)
[03 Put on the Act. Marlene the Life Saver[Part 1
Dropping the cell phone in my lap, I took a pillow from behind and cried into it.
"Eris…Are you okay?" Marlene said from outside
I sniffed "Uh-huh"
"Doesn't sound like it…" Kadaj's voice said
"No worries! I'm okay" I said and put my face back in the pillow
Marlene being her curious little self opened the door and walked in, Kadaj trailing in behind her.
"Eris…Are you crying?" Kadaj asked
"No" I replied, voice muffled by the pillow
Marlene and Kadaj looked at each other, knowing I was lying. Kadaj sighed and pulled the pillow out of the grasp, seeing my tearstained face.
"Why are you crying Eris?" Marlene asked
"She's dead…" I whispered
"Who?" Kadaj asked
"My sister"
"Kaira?" Marlene asked
I nodded.
"How?! When!?" Marlene asked
"I'm not sure when. She must have…died in her sleep" I sniffed
"Uhm, care to fill me in?" Kadaj asked
"Marlene could you wait-"
She interrupted "I can explain it to him"
I ruffled her hair and smiled a bit "Thanks"
Kadaj's POV
"Eris…Are you okay?" Marlene asked
Kadaj heard Eris sniff "Uh-huh"
"Doesn't sound like it…" Kadaj said
"No worries! I'm okay" She said
Marlene rolled her eyes and sighed, knowing Eris was lying. She opened the door and walked in, Kadaj trailing in behind her.
"Eris…Are you crying?" Kadaj asked
"No" Eris replied, voice muffled by the pillow
Marlene and Kadaj looked at each other, knowing she was lying. Kadaj sighed and pulled the pillow out of her grasp, seeing Eris' tearstained face.
"Why are you crying Eris?" Marlene asked
"She's dead…" She whispered
"Who?" Kadaj asked
"My sister"
"Kaira?" Marlene asked
She nodded.
"How?! When!?" Marlene asked
"I'm not sure when. She must have…died in her sleep" Eris sniffed
"Uhm, care to fill me in?" Kadaj asked
"Marlene could you wait-"
Marlene interrupted "I can explain it to him"
Eris ruffled her hair and smiled a bit "Thanks"
Marlene nodded and took Kadaj outside to the living room.
"Whatever you do, don't mention Eris' family." Marlene said
Kadaj nodded
"Okay, Eris' mother and father were killed by Sephiroth. Her sisters and herself were experimented on to become an angel and another Perfect SOLDIER. That was before Sephiroth found out about the experiments done on him. When Sephiroth killed Eris' parents because of his knowledge of the experiments, ShinRa dismissed the idea of her becoming a SOLDIER and just an Angel" She explained
"I know that already" Kadaj said
"Okay then. Kaira, Lenna, and Rebecca are Eris' sisters. Rebecca and Lenna were experimented on and then killed by ShinRa. Kaira lived through the experiments and then became sick. She was operated on because her heart was damaged. They were in the middle of a heart transplant when Eris became the next experiment. Kaira's operation went well, and then she must have just died from what Eris told me. Eris is alone in the world now; she's got no one left. And I can tell that she's losing the will to live…" Marlene said sadly
"I never thought that it was that bad…" Kadaj said, frowning
"She's been through a lot. Go easy on her please. Your brothers too" Marlene said
Kadaj nodded, "Sure"
Yazoo burst in the door "Shoot. Me. NOW!"
"What!?" Kadaj asked
"The kids! They annoy me, Kill me!" He said
"Uhm, how about no" Kadaj replied
Yazoo sighed.
Eris walked out of her room, "What's going on?" She asked
My POV
The door slammed open, I could hear it from my room.
"Shoot. Me. NOW!" Yazoo's voice asked
"What!?" Kadaj said, taken aback
"The kids! They annoy me, kill me!" Yazoo said
"Uhm, how about no" Kadaj replied
Yazoo sighed
I walked over to the door and out of the room, "What's going on?" I asked
"Hey, are you alright? Loz said your arm was all screwed up earlier" Yazoo said
"Hm? Oh, I'm okay. Thanks for your concern, Yazoo" I smiled
"…whatever" He mumbled
"Yea, anyway…You got the kids? Good, Big Brother should be coming soon. We should get ready" Kadaj said
Loz walked in the room from the kitchen "Can we eat first? I'm hungry"
"Yea, me too" Yazoo said
Kadaj growled slightly "Grab a piece of bread or something, put it in the toaster and let's go!"
"Hey, hey, hey. Hold up Kadaj. I can make something quick for you guys to eat" I said
"Please do!" Loz said
"Sure, show me the kitchen and I can do it. Marlene can you help?" I asked
"Sure" She replied
Loz brought us to the kitchen, "What'cha gonna make?" He asked
"It's a surprise" I replied and shooed him out of the kitchen
"What are you going to make, Eris?" Marlene asked
"Grilled cheeses" I said
"Mm, yummy" She replied
"You want one too?" I asked
"Please"
Twenty minutes later, eight grilled cheeses were done. One for Marlene, one for myself, and two for each of the guys.
"Okay, come and get it!" I yelled to the guys
Loz ran in and looked at the food "What is it?"
"A grilled cheese, silly" I smiled
He picked one up and took a bite "This is…good" He took another bite
"Thanks"
Kadaj and Yazoo (they were outside watching the kids) walked in as Loz finished his other sandwich
"Kadaj, she cooks good food. Let's keep her" Loz pointed to me
"Whatever" Kadaj replied and took a bite of his sandwich "It's pretty good" He mumbled
Yazoo took one, took a bite, then ate the rest in record time, and then ate the other.
"Wow, you really were hungry" I said
"I've been in Wutai and Edge for the past day and a half, with annoying little kids and no food" He pointed out
I shrugged "Makes sense"
Five minutes later, the food was gone.
"Okay, now we go" Kadaj said
Yazoo and Loz nodded.
"Wait," I said "If Cloud's coming, I don't think I can fight against him" I said
"Cloud!?" Marlene asked
"Yes, Cloud's coming" I said
"Then act like your fighting us" Yazoo said
"I guess, I could do that" I mumbled "Marlene can you-"
"Keep that from Cloud? Sure" She said
"I love you. You're such a life saver" I smiled and hugged her
"Okay, enough lovey-dovey sister time. Let's go" Kadaj said
Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz led the way to where we were supposed to be. As we were walking, Marlene asked,
"Do you like one of them?"
"Well, I'm not sure. Loz is more like the older brother type to me. Yazoo is attractive, but I don't think he likes me" I said
"What about Kadaj?"
"Kadaj…is also attractive. He's nice but he can get pissed and he has a temper, but other than that, he's an okay guy" I said
She nodded and we came out to the front of the shell-looking statue thing.
"Denzel!" Marlene said, noticing Denzel near the back
He didn't hear her so she started to run towards him but Loz held her back.
I walked up to Kadaj and whacked him over the head "YOU KIDNAPPED DENZEL TOO!?"
"OW!" He rubbed his head "Uh, yea I had Yazoo kidnap the kid, to get Brother!"
I whacked him again "IDIOT!"
He rubbed his head again "Stop it, woman!"
"Don't call me woman!" I said
"I can call you whatever the hell I want to call you, woman!"
"No you-" I couldn't finish because Yazoo put his hand over my mouth and kept it there
"Thank you!" Kadaj said to Yazoo
Kadaj walked over to the kids. They were standing in front of the lake, Kadaj and the others on the other side. (They already put the materia in their arms when Eris was making food)
"Mother has given me a very special gift. The power to fight, against a planet that torments humanity. She gave this to all her children. That's right, you and I are brethren. Chosen when we inherited Mother's memetic legacy through the Lifestream! But, the planet doesn't approve of that at all. It's doing everything it can to stop us. That's why it's racking our bodies with pain and filling our hearts with doubt! Now, I shall heal you. And we will go to Mother together. We'll join as a family and strike back at the planet!" A black aura appeared around Kadaj, then it died down "Do as I do" He walked into the water and it became black. He scooped up some of the water in his hands and brought it to his lips.
After drinking it, he looked at all the children as they started to walk into the water and repeat what he had done.
Denzel walked into the water and followed what Kadaj had done as well.
"Denzel!" Marlene said
He ignored her.
"Denzel!" She said again as he drank the water down, his eyes becoming a Mako green and blue cat slits like Kadaj's
Kadaj walked back to us. "Brother should be coming soon. And uhm, Yazoo...You can let go of Eris now"
Yazoo let go, letting me breathe.
"YOU TRIED TO KILL ME!"
"Too bad I didn't succeed" He mumbled
"Why you-!"
"Wait, Brother is here. I can hear his motorcycle" Loz said
Kadaj smirked, "Brothers"
The three looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, I don't like that look you guys are giving me..." I said, starting to back up
This...is not going to end well...