Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy, Cloud, Tifa, Loz, Yazoo Kadaj (No matter how much I want to own them)
[05 Back in Edge. Kadaj's Feelings Revealed...To Himself.
The next morning, I felt someone shaking me.
"Er? Wake up, we gotta get going soon"
Kadaj's voice. I opened one eye, looked at him, then closed it again. "I don' wanna" I whined
The three brothers looked at each other.
"Come on, Eris! Wake up" Yazoo said "We have a lot to do today"
I threw a pillow at his face. He caught it and threw it back. Kadaj caught it and hit me. I bolted up. "Uhm, ow!" I said
Kadaj rolled his eyes "Come on, we have to get going. You are going to help us get Mother, aren't you?"
"I suppose...I don't see anything wrong with that" I said (Doesn't know Kadaj is Sephiroth, you'll find out why later)
"Good" Kadaj nodded
We all piled out of the house, all the kids were back in the truck. To Kadaj's dislike, I brought Hikari with me. He said she was only going to get in our way and most likely get killed, I just responded by saying that I'd leave and not help him find his Mother if he said that again. He shut up.
Yazoo took the truck, Loz, his bike, me, Yazoo's bike, Kadaj his bike. My bike; was nowhere to be found. Kadaj lost it. I'm never gonna forgive him for that.
Kadaj's POV
As they walked out of the house, Kadaj noticed that Hikari was sitting on Eris' shoulder.
"You can't bring her. She'll get in our way, and probably get killed in the process" He said
"No, she won't, Kadaj. I'll take care of her and if you say that again I'll be forced to leave and not help you find Mother" Eris replied, getting on Yazoo's bike.
Kadaj flinched when she said that.
Why did I just get so worked up when she said she'd leave? He thought
Flashback
"Bit me" Eris mumbled, turning away from him
"What?" He asked
Eris didn't even look up at him.
"Hey. Hey? Are you mad at me or something now?"
Still no answer.
Great. What did I do to piss her off? He thought
"Er...Sorry. If I made you mad, I didn't mean to" He said, actually meaning it
Kadaj sat there, waiting for her to respond. When she didn't Kadaj poked her. [XD
Eris grumbled and leaned her head on the arm of the couch
She fell asleep!? So I said that for nothing. Wonderful, just wonderful. Tell me again why I take care of her and not throw her out on the street?
"'Cuz, you like her. Possibly love her, hm?"
Am I...talking to myself?
"Yeah, kind of. I'm your feelings...kinda"
Yeeeeeeeah. Weird. Anyway, you're or I'm...whatever. You think I love Eris?
"I don't think, I know you do. Ever since you saw her. And, you said it yourself. Your exact words were:
"Man and I thought you were cute before. But that was at a distance. Now up close you're even cuter"
"Reeeeeeemmmmmmmeeeeeeemmmbbbbeeeeerrrrr???"
Kadaj blushed. He did remember saying that to her. Shut up. Okay, so she's cute and I like her... A bit...Okay, a lot... But what, you think she feels the same way?
"Possible. Just tell her tomorrow, see what her reaction is. But, I think she might feel the same, because why do you think she's been staying with you? Don't you think she would have gone back to Cloud and the others?"
Well...I guess... Kadaj sighed I guess...I'll tell her tomo-
Eris yawned in her sleep and fell into Kadaj lap. He face reddened more.
"Kiss her"
Kadaj, not thinking about it, leaned down. Just when his lips were about to touch hers, Hikari jumped up on Kadaj's head, paying at his hair causing him to pull away. It was like she was saying "No, no, no! None of that!" Kadaj groaned and put Hikari on the floor
"Fine, I won't kiss her"
Hikari mewed.
"What, do you hate me or something?"
She jumped up on Kadaj arm and rubbed up against his chest.
"You just don't want me kissing her" he sighed
She jumped on his shoulder and licked his cheek.
"Yet?" He asked
What the hell?! I'm talking to a damn cat!
Hikari purred. She knew what she was doing.
End Flashback
My POV
Kadaj, Loz, and I rode behind the truck Yazoo was driving, towards Edge. Kadaj had a meeting with Rufus ShinRa, again and this time he was going to get Mother. He wouldn't leave without her.
I sped up a bit and came up next to Kadaj. [Hikari was in Eris' jacket
"Kadaj, I'm sorry if I mad you mad or something back there. I'm just a bit stressed, with the whole...Kaira thing" I explained
"Don't worry about it. I'm actually a bit stressed too...but about something else" He said
"Want to talk?" I asked, concerned
"Uhm, later...I think that' be better" He said
"Alright"
Getting to the city, we saw a lot of people walking around. I noticed a very familiar red headed Turk as well.
ShinRa's here
"Hey! Kadaj, ShinRa's here!" I said
"I know, stay with Yazoo and Loz, I have to talk with him. I don't want you getting hurt"
My heart skipped a beat. I felt my face get hot.
Don't want me getting hurt...? Does Kadaj...care about me? I mean, a lot?
"Er, you okay?" Loz asked
"Yeah, I'm okay, just kinda nervous" I said
Loz nodded.
We parked our bikes near the monument in Edge. Kadaj got off his bike, then help me off mine, seeing as Yazoo's bike was bigger than my own.
"Thanks..." I said
"No problem..." He replied
"Guys...everything okay between you two? You seem...distant from each other" Loz said
We both looked at him, then each other and blushed.
Loz cocked an eyebrow, same with Yazoo who had gotten out of the truck.
"What's up with them?" Yazoo whispered to his elder brother
"I'm not sure...they were fine earlier... Now this" Loz whispered back
"Well, uhm... I think I'll go see ShinRa now...Get some answers about Mother..." Kadaj said
He started walking to his bike. I turned and grabbed his arm. "Be careful...okay? I don't want you getting hurt..." I muttered
He looked back at me from over his shoulder and smiled "Hey, don't worry, alright, I'll be fine. You be careful too, okay? Don't let your guard down"
I nodded "Yeah..."
He felt my uneasiness and turned around, "Come on, I'll be fine. I can fight ShinRa"
"I know...but I can still worry" I managed a smile
"Yeah"
He turned and walked away, to his bike and rode off.
"THAT WAS YOUR CHANCE YOU DUMBASS!!! ERGH! YOU COULD'A KISSED HER RIGHT THEN AND THERE! UGH. How are we the same person again...?"
Kadaj just ignored his inner voice, although, he regretted not kissing her before he left. He had a real bad feeling about today...
Kadaj rode off on his bike and went to the place he was meeting ShinRa. Yazoo and Loz had set up the kids evenly around the monument. People started gathering around and yelling at us.
"How do you sicko's justify this?!" Someone yelled, being held back by another woman
" Yazoo, what do we do?" I asked
Yazoo looked to Loz, Loz nodded and Yazoo held up his hand. Black creatures started springing up from the ground. They started attack all the people.
" Yazoo, don't kill them!" I said
He ignored me and turned to the monument. He and Loz started pulling on some chains.
"And what are we up to?" A familiar voice said from behind us.
" Reno!"
"Er, babe, why the hell are you with these guys?" He asked
"I...well..."
"She's helping us. To find Mother" Loz said "This monument, uh, thing, ShinRa made it"
"Oh no, you're just too clever" Reno said, tapping his head "Er, come back with us. Well get you away from here and ShinRa"
" Reno...I can't" I said, backing up behind Loz
Reno crinkled his nose "Fine then. But, you know where to find us"
"But about you're Mother...We don't know where she is" Rude said
Reno and Rude laughed amongst themselves.
"What? The 'eons' aren't trusted?" Yazoo asked
Reno growled slightly, then ran at Yazoo, Rude behind him, going at Loz.
"Guys!" I yelled
They all ignored me and continued their fight.
"Denzel!" I heard Tifa's worried voice from behind the monument
I looked around for her, and saw her with Denzel
I ran over to her and chucked a ring blade at a dark creature about to attack her. She looked up and saw me. She smiled. I didn't smile back.
"Eris!" She said
I grabbed my ring blade as it came back to me and walked over to her "Tifa...I'm sorry" I muttered
"Sorry...for wha-!"
Before she could finish, a large mass of air turned into a large metal looking creature. I looked to where the energy stream was coming from, and saw Kadaj. He had used the materia to summon a destructive creature.
I frowned, then squealed as the Bahamut landed right in front of us. I looked at it momentarily, and then it flew up and stood on the monument.
No One's POV
[Just makes it kinda easier oh, and I lost my Advent Children DVD in the process of moving...Heh, heh...Soooo, uhm I'm gonna improvise on the talking only a bit...Sorry, when I find my DVD, I'll re-write it
Kadaj watched as the Bahamut flew around Edge, threatening to kill anything, which, it probably would do anyway. Kadaj watched as the Bahamut flew over to the monument and in front of the one person he was hoping to protect.
Eris.
Shit! Damn my goddamn stupidity and all! Errgh!! If that Bahamut kills her...I'll...I'll what...? Probably go crazy...I now know...I honestly do love her...
"I told you so..." Kadaj's emotions echoed in his head, and heart
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The Bahamut's mouth started to glow blue. Tifa hugged Denzel close, so that he wouldn't get hurt. Eris watched and stood close to Tifa and Denzel as the Bahamut released a huge ball of blue energy at the monument. The monument burst and metal went flying everywhere. Tifa and Denzel were knocked over to the right side of Eris. A large piece of metal came her way and hit her, dragging her back.
"Eris!!" Tifa yelled
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Kadaj watched as the Bahamut blew up the monument. He smirked, although he felt that something was wrong with Eris.
He looked around for her, but not frantically, only with his eyes so ShinRa wouldn't get the impression of Kadaj feeling bad or something. His Mako eyes scanned the demolished area and saw that Eris was laying on the ground, a large piece of metal on her. Her arm was scrapped up and bleeding and she wasn't moving.
Damn-?!
Eris slowly started getting up. She looked at the metal and shoved it off of her. Immediately, her arm and a few other cuts noticeable to Kadaj were healed. Her Angelic Powers were kicking in.
Kadaj mentally sighed in relief that she was okay.
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Eris' head hit the ground and her lower body was hit by searing pain. She couldn't feel her right arm, the one with Geostigma, and she had a horrible headache. She slowly started getting up. The hunk of metal that was on her lower half, she pushed off, seeing a huge red spot on her right pant leg.
Fuck! She cursed This is not a good thing...
Suddenly, she felt all tingly. Her Angelic Powers started kicking in
Double fuck!
Her wounds healed and she got up. The jade necklace around her neck started glowing.
Triple fuck!
Eris looked around, hoping nothing would go further than the glowing necklace. The light died down, a bit, and Eris looked around for Denzel and Tifa.
She found them, a bit away from her. Tifa was lying over Denzel, both unconscious. Denzel started to stir and Eris walked over to him. He got up and looked at Tifa, not noticing Eris a few feet away from him.
"Son of a bitch!" Denzel yelled as he went at the Bahamut
"Denzel no!" Eris yelled
The Bahamut roared at Denzel. Tifa bolted up. Before Tifa or Eris could get to him, a large metal arm came and put a strong hold on Denzel's shoulder. Then it turned to an arm gun and started shooting at the Bahamut
"Barret!" Eris and Tifa said
Barret turned "You look after Momma. Marlene's gonna be safe, huh?"
With that said, he ran off towards the Bahamut, Red XIII and Cait Sith following up next to him.
Red XIII jumped on the Bahamut and started biting at him while Barret shot at him.
The Bahamut threw Red off of him and back at the ground. Red slid and came to a stop, then went at him again.
Barret couldn't shoot at the Bahamut and it was coming at him, until a large ninja star came at the Bahamut. Eris looked up "Yuffie!"
Yuffie landed on the ground, a parachute landing on top of her. She pulled it off and grinned. "All right! Who's been touching my materia!?"
"The bad guys, naturally" Tifa replied
"Oooh!"
She ran at the Bahamut.
"Who's that?" Denzel asked
A few more black creatures came at Tifa and the others. Tifa guarded Denzel and Eris stood in front, reading to attack the black creatures. Cid came out of nowhere and used his spear to attack the creatures. When they were all gone, he grinned.
"She's a beaut'" He said, referring to the new airship "I'll give you the grand tour afterwards!" He called out as he went at the Bahamut
"Where can I buy a phone?"
Vincent came walking up behind Tifa, and looked at Eris. He nodded at her; she nodded back, as a hello.
"Who's he?" Denzel asked as Vincent followed the others to the fight
"They're our friends" Tifa replied
A bike skidded across the pavement behind the three. They all looked behind them. It was Cloud. He parked next to Eris and the other two and pulled out a few buster swords.
"Marlene will be safe. I took her home...I feel lighter...Maybe from all that 'dilly-dally'" He said
"I'm gonna go back to see Marlene, 'kay Cloud? We'll wait for you"
Denzel started running back to Seventh Heaven, then turned back "We'll see you there, won't we Cloud?"
Cloud nodded and Denzel continued back.
Tifa hopped on the back of Cloud's bike and Cloud turned to Eris "Why aren't you with Kadaj?"
Eris flinched "Cloud...I-"
He didn't bother waiting; he just sped off to the Bahamut.
Eris followed Cloud and Tifa to the Bahamut and fought along with them, even though Cloud refused to talk to her. He didn't understand why she would help Kadaj fins Jenova.
Barret, Red and Cait, Yuffie, Cid, Vincent, Tifa and Eris all helped Cloud to the Bahamut as it prepared for the final attack.
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"This is too fun, Sir" Kadaj said as he turned around to face ShinRa. "Any requests for the next act?" He asked and turned to face him
Rufus pulled the sheet off of him, revealing a bandaged up President, holding a black box.
"Mother!" Kadaj said
"A good son would have known" Rufus replied, throwing the box over the edge.
Kadaj became furious. He threw his arm out to ShinRa, energy leaking out "Auugh!" He yelled
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"Allllyoooo!" Barret was the first to help Cloud up tot the Bahamut
"Yeeeeeeeah!" Then Cid, with his spear.
"There ya go!" Cait yelled, also helping with Red
"Auugh!" Yuffie lifted Cloud up and threw him too
Vincent hopped off his ledge "Fly!"
Then Tifa, "No giving up!"
And finally, Eris "I'm sorry"
The Bahamut's charged attack went at Cloud and he went at the Bahamut. Cloud went through the attack and on the Bahamut, delivering the final blow. All with a little help from a lost friend.
The Bahamut fell to the ground, blue energy around it.
Cloud landed on the ledge, and looked down, then snapped his head back up as hearing and explosion.
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Kadaj used the materia to attack Rufus, who simply jumped off the ledge, Kadaj followed. "Mother!"
Rufus took out a gun and started shooting at Kadaj, then the Jenova enclosed box.
Both hurtling down, Reno and Rude looked up from their fight as the building exploded. "Sir, no!" the Turks yelled
My POV
After helping Cloud up, I didn't even bother to stop and tell Tifa, or anyone, where I was going. I just headed straight to the place Kadaj was at.
Hearing the explosion, I picked up my pace.
"Sir, no!" Reno and Rude yelled
I looked up, still running and saw Kadaj and Rufus, free falling from the building
Rufus was still shooting at the box, Kadaj still reaching for it. Just as Kadaj's fingers glided over the box, a bullet hit it and cut a section of the box. Green goo came out and Kadaj finally had the box in his grasp. He held it close to his chest as he hit the ground, falling on his feet and sticking the landing.
I ran faster, and right as Kadaj stood up, right to his arms.
"Eris?" He asked, wrapping his free arm around my waist
"Don't do that again! I thought you were going to die!" I said
Kadaj smiled a bit, "Hey, I told you, I'd be fine"
I looked back up at him, and then at the box. Kadaj looked too, then snapped his head over from the direction I came from, seeing Cloud. Kadaj immediately pulled away and ran to his bike, "I'm sorry" He said, just before riding off
I stood there, dazed, until something pulled at my wrist. I looked up as Yazoo pulled me onto his bike "Let's go!"
I smiled and got on behind him, wrapping my arms around his waist as he sped off, Loz right next to us as we followed Kadaj, Cloud following us through Edge, towards the highway.