Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy, Cloud, Tifa, Loz, Yazoo Kadaj (No matter how much I want to own them)
[04 When Cat's Attack. Late Night Movie and Hot Cocoa
"There, your arms are all bandaged up" Kadaj said, smiling at how well he'd bandaged my arms
"Thanks" I replied as he put the arm wrap and disinfectant back
"No problem..." He muttered
I was about to get off the counter, when Kadaj's hand was placed onto mine. I blinked, and then looked at Kadaj.
"Kadaj?" I asked
"I'm sorry" He said, not moving his hand
"About what?"
He sighed and looked the other way, not knowing if he should bring up the subject "You're sister" He mumbled
I bit my bottom lip and stiffened. He felt it "It's...okay. I knew it was coming" I mumbled back
"You did?" He asked, looking at me
I nodded "She told me, she was dying and there wasn't anything I could do about it...I knew that the operation went well, but she was still sick..." I said "so, it was a given that she wasn't going to last much longer..."
"Sorry..." he said
"Don't be...its fine"
He nodded slightly. I brought one of my knees up on the counter and rested my head on it.
"You're not crying now are you?" He asked
I lifted my head up and rested my chin on my knee "No. What made you think I was crying?" I asked
"Just looked it" He shrugged, resting his forehead on mine, noses touching
I cocked an eyebrow "What are you doing?"
"I'm tired" He replied, eyes closed
I smiled and laughed slightly.
Little did we both know, we were both leaning into each other. Closer...and closer...and closer until…
"Are you done in there?! I need to use the bathroom" Loz said from outside the door
Kadaj and I both pulled away, before our lips connected. "Yea, I just finished up bandaging her arms" Kadaj said, turning his head away
I frowned slightly and jumped off the counter, walking to the door. I opened it. Loz walked in, and Kadaj and I walked out, back to the living room.
"Hey, you guys haven't seen my ring blades have you?" I asked
The two brothers looked at each other.
"I thought you had them" Kadaj said
"I thought Loz had them" Yazoo replied
Loz walked out of the bathroom "I thought Yazoo had them too"
I smacked my forehead "I'm going to go look for them" I walked towards the door, then out. Kadaj followed.
Yazoo's POV
"It looks like a-" Loz started
"Okay! I think we can stop the conversation" Kadaj said
"What? I want to know why it looks so wrong though!" Eris said
"No. You don't" Kadaj replied. Standing up and tossing his Popsicle stick at Loz, then noticed Eris' cuts from before "Er, you're bleeding"
"What? I am?" She looked at her arms. "Oh, guess I am"
"Come on" Kadaj grabbed Eris' hand and dragged her towards the bathroom
Kadaj walked into the bathroom, Eris trailing behind him and he shut the door.
"Wanna spy?" Loz asked
Yazoo shrugged "Sure, why not"
They both ran around the back of the house to the window of the bathroom. It was big enough for them both to see what was going on, without being noticed by Kadaj or Eris.
In the bathroom, Kadaj lifted Eris up and put her on the counter. He got out some bandages and disinfectant and started cleaning her arms.
"You don't have to do this for me, you know" She said
"If I didn't you'd be dead by tomorrow" He said
"No I wouldn't. After a while my body heals " She mumbled something else they couldn't hear
"Sometimes?" he asked "What if it didn't? You would be dead" He flicked her nose
Eris wiggled her nose and looked at him "Why'd you do that?"
"Because it was there" He replied, laughing slightly
She pouted "Not funny"
"Sorry, kiddo" He replied
Eris whacked his head lightly "Don't call me kiddo, I'm seventeen not some five year old"
"You're younger than me, I'll call you what I want" he said
She pouted again "Not fair...Old Fart"
"Old...Fart?" He asked "That supposed to be me?"
She nodded "Yep"
"There, your arms are all bandaged up" Kadaj said, smiling at how well he'd bandaged Eris' arms.
"Thanks" She replied as he put the arm wrap and disinfectant back
"No problem..." He muttered
She was about to get off the counter, when Kadaj put his hand on top of hers. She blinked, and then looked at Kadaj.
"Kadaj?" She asked
"I'm sorry" He said, not moving his hand
"About what?"
He sighed and looked the other way, not knowing if he should bring up the subject "You're sister" He mumbled
She bit her bottom lip and stiffened. He felt it "It's...okay. I knew it was coming" She mumbled back
"You did?" He asked, looking at her
She nodded "She told me, she was dying and there wasn't anything I could do about it...I knew that the operation went well, but she was still sick..." She said "so, it was a given that she wasn't going to last much longer..."
"Sorry..." he said
"Don't be...its fine"
He nodded slightly. She brought one of her legs up on the counter and rested her head on it.
"You're not crying now are you?" He asked
She lifted her head up and rested her chin on her knee "No. What made you think I was crying?" She asked
"Just looked it" He shrugged, resting his forehead on hers, noses touching
She cocked an eyebrow "What are you doing?"
"I'm tired" He replied, eyes closed
She smiled and laughed slightly and closed her eyes.
Then they both started leaning into each other.
"Loz! They're going to kiss. Interrupt them!" Yazoo whispered
Loz nodded and ran off.
They were getting closer and closer and closer and then…
"Are you done in there?! I need to use the bathroom" Loz said from outside the door
Kadaj and Eris both pulled away, before their lips connected. "Yea, I just finished up bandaging her arms" Kadaj said, turning his head away
She frowned slightly and jumped off the counter, walking to the door. Eris opened it. Loz walked in, and Kadaj and Er walked out, back to the living room. Yazoo ran back quickly and sat on the couch, taking out his gun blade.
"Hey, you guys haven't seen my ring blades have you?" Eris asked
The two brothers looked at each other.
"I thought you had them" Kadaj said
"I thought Loz had them" Yazoo replied
Loz walked out of the bathroom "I thought Yazoo had them too"
Eris smacked her forehead "I'm going to go look for them" Eris walked towards the door, then out. Kadaj followed.
"So, did they kiss?" Loz asked
"Nope. You got there right before they did." Yazoo replied
"But, I thought we wanted to get them together?" Loz asked
"We do. Just not yet"
"Oh"
My POV
"Hey Kadaj, can you look over there, while I look over here?" I asked
He nodded "Sure"
I walked over to the left, Kadaj to the right.
Wow, I can't believe I almost kissed Kadaj! What came over me? Do I like him? I mean, he's attractive and all but I'm not sure if I like him. Well, I like him but I don't really like him...Do I-?
In the middle of my thinking, I tripped over something. I rubbed my head and looked to see what I tripped over. "Hey, my ring blades!" I picked them up and strapped them to my back "That was easy"
"Hey Kadaj! I found them!" I yelled
I waited a few minutes, then Kadaj came, rubbing his face.
"Hm? What happened?" I asked
He moved his hand. He had few scratches on his face "What the hell? Did you try killing yourself or something?!" I moved his hand again and looked at the cuts,
"No, I was attacked"
"Attacked?" I asked "By what or who?"
Just then, a small black thing attacked Kadaj...again. But this time it was on his back "Ow!" He said
I made him turn around and I picked up the black thing. "Kadaj...you were attacked by this cute little kitty?"
"It's not cute, it's trying to kill me!" He said
"I think she was playing with you. She must have thought you were playing a game with her" I took down my hair, and put it in a low ponytail. The kitten jumped after my hair "See, she was only having fun"
"How do you know it's a 'she'?" He asked
I stood up and picked up the kitten "I can tell these things" I replied "I'm going to keep her"
"What? No, you can't" Kadaj said
"Yes, I can. And I will" I said "Hm, I think I'll name you...Hikari"
"Hikari? You know it means 'light', right?" He said "And that she's a black cat"
"I know, that's what I like about it" I smiled
He rolled his eyes "Weirdo"
I smacked his chest "Don't roll your eyes at me and call me a weirdo, Mister!"
"Whatever, let's just go" He said
"Right. When we get back I'll clean those cuts up for you" I said
"Alright"
"What the hell happened to your face?!" Loz asked Kadaj
"I was attacked" Kadaj replied
"By who? Or what?" Yazoo asked
"By this" I held up Hikari
Both brothers burst our laughing "A cat! You got beat up by a cat!!!" Yazoo laughed
"That's hilarious!!" Loz added
Kadaj pouted "It's not funny!"
"Okay guys, calm down. It's not that funny" I said
They calmed down a bit.
"Good. Now, I'm going to go get the disinfectant. I'll be right back" I said, running to the bathroom, Hikari running behind me
"You got beat up by a cat, that's funny" Loz said
Kadaj growled "Go check on the kids!"
Yazoo and Loz laughed one last time before walking out to check up on the kids.
"Where'd Loz and Yazoo go?" I asked
"To check on the kids" Kadaj replied
"Oh," I sat down on the couch next to Kadaj "I'm sorry, they laughed at you. It wasn't funny"
"It's fine. I really don't care" He said
"Alright" I sighed
I took out the bottle of disinfectant and a few Q-tips and cotton swaps and started cleaning his cuts.
"Ow!" He complained
"Well duh, it's gonna sting a bit"
He grumbled something negative, but I brushed it off. I continued to clean his cuts and he clenched his fists.
"Here" I said, offering my free hand
"What am I suppose to do with your hand?" He asked
I giggled "Squeeze my hand when I clean the cuts. It takes your mind off the pain" I said
"But, I could break your hand" He said
"It's fine, go ahead"
He hesitated, but took my hand. "Ready?" I asked, he nodded and squeezed my hand as I cleaned the last cuts. Hikari started pawing at my knee.
A few minutes later, all Kadaj's cuts were disinfected. "Okay, they're disinfected. Now, I'm just going to close up the wounds"
"That's not gonna hurt, is it?" He asked
"Nope. It's actually a tickly feeling" I said
"It...tickles?" He cocked an eyebrow
"Yup!"
He shrugged and closed his eyes, "Okay"
I nodded and put my hands together. A blue sparkly light surrounded them and I lightly traced Kadaj cuts. The blue sparkly light went onto the cuts and healed them. "Okay, all done!"
He put his hand on his cheek "It worked"
"Of course it did, silly!"
"We're back" Yazoo said, walking through the door
"Welcome back" I smiled
Hikari ran over to Yazoo and pawed at his boot. He looked down at her and rolled his eyes. "I'm going to bed. It's almost one AM, and we have to be out of here early tomorrow, right?"
Kadaj nodded "Yea, I think I'll try and get some sleep too"
Loz yawned "Same"
"Me too!" I said
They all looked at me.
"What?" I asked
Kadaj pushed my head lightly "You're so weird"
"Hm. You're so nice to me." I stood up "Okay, I'm going to bed. See you tomorrow. Come on Hikari"
I walked off to the room Kadaj let me borrow, Hikari right behind me. I walked in, closed the door, the opened it a few seconds later. "Kadaj, can I borrow a shirt and a pair of shorts or something?"
He blinked "Uh, sure"
Kadaj got up and stretched, then walked over towards his room. He walked in, shuffled around in his closet and drawers, then came out with a black shirt and a pair of black shorts.
"Like the color black?" I asked
He just shrugged.
"Anyway, I'm going to bed. See you tomorrow!" I walked into my bedroom and closed the door, opening it again to let Hikari in.
I changed into Kadaj's clothes and set me normal clothes on the small dresser on the other side of the room. Kadaj's clothes were a bit big on me, but I managed. I climbed up on the bed and Hikari jumped up after me. I leaned back onto the pillows and pet Hikari's head. She meowed. I smiled and sniffed the sleeve of Kadaj's shirt. It smelled good, like Kadaj. (No duh)
"Does this smell good?" I asked Hikari
She sniffed the sleeve and rubbed her face on it.
"Well, I'm not the only one that likes Kadaj's scent then" I laughed slightly
I climbed under the covers of the bed and closed my eyes, falling asleep with Hikari snuggled up on the pillow next to me.
-Dream-
(This is a bit different. In my story, Sephiroth found out about him being an experiment eleven years ago, instead of two years ago)
Four girls: a fifteen year old, a twelve year old, a nine year old and a six year old ran into a house and slammed the door behind them. The youngest girl was leaning into the eldest girls arms, clutching her head in her hands. Tears were streaming down all of their faces at what they had just witnessed. Their parents, the people who had cared and loved them for so long, were killed in front of them. They were killed, by a man, a SOLDIER.
His name: Sephiroth.
Sephiroth invaded their home and killed their father, a scientist working for Rufus ShinRa. Their father had done the experiments on Sephiroth, and when he found out about the experiments that made him, he went on a killing spree. Their father, Hayate Hideyoshi was Sephiroth's first victim.
A high pitched scream pierced the air. The twelve year old girl peeked her head out the window to see her mother fall to the ground, blood covering her body. The twelve year old gasped and pulled her head back down.
"We need to run!" She whispered
"Is he coming?" The eldest asked
"He will be soon!" The second eldest said
The eldest nodded and picked up the youngest girl, running to the back of the house, towards the back door, the other sisters following.
They all ran out, only to see Sephiroth standing before them.
"I won't kill you, unless you get in my way" His deep voice threatened. He turned around and walked away, leaving the girls trembling and left with no parents.
-End Dream-
I shot up from the bed, damp from sweat. I looked over at the clock on the bedside table.
3:18 AM.
I sighed. That dream, or rather, nightmare, haunted me for many years after that day. Even though I was six, I still remember that day very clearly. Ever since Sephiroth found out about those experiments, and went on that killing spree, nothing good had come out of my life. Only pain and suffering.
I knew I wasn't going to get back to sleep, so I got up and walked to the door, quietly opening it, not waking anyone, and walking into the dark hallway and making my way to the living room. I turned on the dim light and sat on the couch, thinking over my dream. I sighed and leaned my chin on the arm of the couch.
"Eris...?" A sleepy voice said
I turned around and blushed slightly "Kadaj...sorry, did I wake you?"
He rubbed his eyes with his left hand, Souba in the other "Nah, I was awake. I heard you get up and walk in here. Is everything okay?" He was wearing black sleep pants, no shirt.
"I had...a nightmare" I said
"About?"
"I'd rather not talk about it..."
He sat down on the couch. "Okay, but if you want to, I'm open"
I smiled "Thanks"
"Don't you want to get back to sleep? We've got a long day tomorrow"
"I don't want to go back to sleep, after the nightmare. What about you, don't you want to get some rest?" I asked
"I'd probably end up just laying in bed, wide awake" He said
"Okay. Oh, I'll be right back, stay here and don't peek" I got up and walked into the kitchen
"Uhm, sure?" He said
In the kitchen, I got out four ingredients: milk, sugar, chocolate powder and whipped cream. "Perfect!" I whispered
I got out two mugs, heated up the milk, mixed in chocolate powder and sugar and put whipped cream on top. The perfect and best hot chocolate. My mother used to make this for me and my other sisters when we were sick or something. It's a family recipe.
I walked back into the living room, a mug in each hand. Kadaj was petting Hikari who was rubbing up against his bare chest.
"Getting along now, hm?" I asked
He jumped slightly "Yea, I guess... What is that?" He asked, referring to the mugs.
I sat down on the couch and handed one to him. "My mothers' special hot chocolate. It's good, here" I handed him one
He looked at it for a minute, then took a sip. "It's good. I've never had hot chocolate before"
"Never?! Wow, I've never met a person who's never had a hot cocoa" I said and sipped mine
Kadaj sipped his again while petting Hikari's head. I looked at him and giggled.
"What?" he asked
"You have whipped cream on your nose" I said
"Huh?" he looked at his nose crossed eyed.
I took my index finger and wiped the whipped cream off his nose, then put my finger in my mouth, like a little kid. I smiled.
"You're...crazy" He said
"I know"
He smiled "Eris"
"Yea?"
He put whipped cream on my nose. "You've got something on your nose"
I looked at it crossed eyed and he did the same thing I had done earlier "Got it" He said
We laughed and Hikari meowed. We looked at her. She had whipped cream on her small black nose. She licked it off.
Twenty minutes of whipped cream on noses and on little black cats followed, until I went to drink more of my hot chocolate, to find it all gone.
"Aw, that sucks. I don't have anymore" I put the mug on the small coffee table.
Kadaj went to sip his and found his empty as well "It was fun while it lasted, I guess" He said, putting his on the coffee table, next to mine
"Now what? I'm not tired, are you?" I asked
"No, I'm wide awake. Want to watch a movie?" He asked
"Sure"
Kadaj turned on the TV and searched for a movie. The only ones on at 3:45 in the morning were horror movies. We both decided to watch [Faye thinks: The Hills Have Eyes.
One of the really scary parts came on and I jumped up slightly.
"Scared?" He laughed a bit
"Pfft. Me? No way"
Another freaky part, I jumped a foot off the couch and squeaked.
He laughed. "Oh yea, totally not scared"
"Okay, maybe I'm a little freaked out. I've only seen one horror movie and it wasn't all that scary to begin with" I said
"What movie?"
"The Boogeyman" I said
"That movie's not scary at all, maybe at one part, but that's it" He said
"Yea, but I was ten" I said
He laughed again "We can turn it off if you want"
"No, I'll be okay"
"Alright"
Ten minutes later, Kadaj decided to play a trick on me. We were sitting next to each other on the couch, closer than before because I jumped near him during the scary parts. He had seen this movie and moved his arm over my shoulder, not touching it. When the scary part came on, he tapped my shoulder, scaring the shit out of me.
"AIEE!!!" I jumped and clung to him "OHMAIGAWD!! Something touched me!"
He tried containing his laughter, but failed miserably.
"That wasn't funny" I frowned
"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd get that scared" He said, laughing still
I frowned a bit, then gave him a 'I-can't-believe-you-just-did-that-!-I'll-get-you-back-for-this-!' look
He stopped laughing and turned his attention back to the movie.
I smiled and continued watching too. Hikari curled up next to Kadaj's arm.
"This is a long movie" I yawned
He yawned too "Getting tired?"
"N- yawn No"
"Riiiiiiight"