I OWN NOTHING! ONLY SIENNA AND THE RUSH TWINS ARE MINE!

I know that it has been a while and I'm sorry. Everything's just been piling ontop of eachother so to apologize here's a long chapter for you :)

Chapter Six

Home

"This is harder than I thought it would be."

Sephiroth lifted his head and glanced at the woman beside him. Sienna and Sephiroth sat in one of ShinRa's helicopters, returning from one of their missions. Angeal and Genesis had a mission of their own to Nibelheim so they were separated from eachother at this time.

Sienna was writing something out on a pad in her lap and scribbled a few things out here and there.

"Is there something wrong?"

She glanced at him from the corner of her eye before returning to her pad. "No, just something that I hadn't been expecting." She fell back into silence for a moment before hanging her head and continuing. "I've been fixing up that house I found a few months ago, you remember?" Of course he remembered it. He, in fact, had been watching her work on it for the last few nights. He had made several attempts to help her but he didn't know how she would react to it and stayed silent instead. "I've gotten it pretty far by myself but it'll take forever to finish, especially with all these missions that we're going to be set upon in the next few months."

"What is it that you're trying to get done?" Sephiroth asked her. Sienna handed him the pad she had been writing on. He glanced it over. "You'll never get this done by yourself. I suggest that you ask for some help."

"Help?" Sienna snorted as the helicopter began to land. "From who? I'm not going to beg for anything from these jerks. I'll do it all my own before I ask for help from them."

She must have been talking about ShinRa. Sephiroth gave a smirk as he stood up and walked off of the helicopter. He wouldn't have asked for help from them, either. "Then have fun."

"You damn right!" Sienna stepped off next to him. "Hojo and them can take a set of pikes and shove 'em-"

"Ahh! You're back!" Both of them turned to find Gast moving towards them, a smile on his face as he carried a set of folders in his arms. "How did it go?"

"How do you think?" Sienna asked, a hand on her hip.

"I shouldn't have expected any less from the two of you." Gast smiled. "Sienna, I would like for you to come with me. I think I might have found something that could help you in battle."

"I don't need any help. I'm perfectly fine as I am." The teen frowned, crossing her arms.

"Then I guess I could give it to Hojo to give to Sephiroth. I'm sure he would appreciate having-"

"Something to make me stronger, huh?" Sienna instantly changed her tune.

Gast smiled and gave a laugh as he led the way, Sienna following after him. Sephiroth couldn't do anything but sigh and shake his head as a small smile danced across his lips. Sienna claimed that she didn't want to be any stronger by it was a lie. She was still trying her hardest to beat Sephiroth in their battles so any chance to win that was something that she would take, no matter what the price was.

As they disappeared into the building, Sephiroth glanced down at the notebook that was still in his hands. He hadn't handed that back to her for a reason. Gast had read his mind apparently, so he had to move fast.

This was going to be fun.

As he moved into the ShinRa Building himself, Sephiroth pulled out his phone and dialed in a number. He only had to wait a few moments before being answered.

"Angeal here."

"Angeal, it's Sephiroth." The silver-haired man began as he trudged through the halls. "Are you and Genesis back from your mission yet?"

"Yeah, have been for a while. Are you and Sienna back?"

Sephiroth heard Genesis' voice but couldn't understand what he said. "Yes, we just got back. Gast just took her off on something." He paused at the elevator for a moment before heading to the stairs instead. "What are you and Genesis doing tonight?"

There was a pause. "I'm not doing anything and Genesis won't answer, but that's nothing new. Why? You need something?"

"Actually it's more for Sienna than for me." He watched as the employees stayed away from him, turning to walk in the opposite direction as he left the office. It was entertaining to wonder what they were thinking.

"For Sienna, huh? And just what is it that you have planned for her?"

"Tell me where the two of you are at and I'll join you. We can talk about it there."

There was another pause for a moment and Genesis' voice was heard this time. Sephiroth gave a chuckle at his remarks. "We're at my place. Come on over."

He nodded. "Not a problem."

Closing his phone and shoving it back in his pocket, Sephiroth paused for a moment and glanced down at the notebook in his hands again. ~Let's hope we do this the right way~

~I feel it in my veins

It's not going away

Everything's about to change~

Something was very, very off.

Gast had held Sienna inside his lab for hours; it was nearly midnight by now. She had cursed herself for staying with that crazed scientist for so long and it hadn't even been worth it. She refused to cheat. Gast had tried to talk her into drinking some kind of serum to lift her strength up higher but she refused to do that. She would defeat Sephiroth in her own way; without cheating like that.

She had planned on just going home but remembered that she had left her notebook with Sephiroth. She had gone to his place to get it back but he hadn't of been home. (She knew where he lived because he still lived in that damn tower like she did. He was basically her next-door neighbor and that was one of the reasons why she wanted out of there so bad)

She didn't want to stay in ShinRa tower tonight. She may have 'worked' for them but that didn't mean she had to stay there. That was the whole point of her trying to fix up that manor she had found. She was trying to make a place where she could be accepted. A place that she could call her own. A place where she was accepted and not just seen as a weapon that these crazy bastards saw her as. Her safe haven. Her home.

That set her mind. She left ShinRa Inc. and headed down the street, eyes trained on the road before her. Not very many people were out this late at night and she didn't want any trouble from the ones that were. She had gotten if before by a few men trying to lure her somewhere but she quickly put a stop to that. After that, no one really approached her from the city. Well, men, anyway. She had apparently become some kind of lead woman due to events during the day when she traveled through stores. She didn't like seeing men hit or yell at other women and would move into action when near it. She didn't know why, but it twisted her insides and she didn't like it. She wouldn't stand for it.

Something was very, very off.

Sienna had paused for a moment outside of the large white manor. She had redone the paint on the outside and replaced the windows and doorway already but something just…it just felt strange for some reason. She didn't know why, it looked no different, but it…it felt like someone else had been here.

~Stop acting like a fool~ she told herself as she walked up the front steps. ~You're the only one with the key…~ her thoughts fell from her mind as she opened the door. It had been unlocked. ~What the…~

An angry look spread across her face as she paused in the dark doorway. Some HAD been here, but who? Who would dare come in here and-

Sienna had reached over and turned the lights of the hall on and froze. She had been in the process of painting the opening hallway when she left the night before. But now…now it was…finished. Complete.

The scarlet rug, fresh and new, had been placed, leading a path down the wooden floors. The floors that had once been a sickly grey and mildewed was now the bright, fresh white she had wanted, the paintings of flowers and animals hung on the wall as were the puzzles that she had put together over the years she spent at ShinRa. The three chandeliers she had acquired were raised and lighting the hall that led to the back door.

Sienna stumbled forward, taking everything in. Someone had come here and finished what she wanted. Everything that she had bought and was waiting to set up had been done for her. The dining hall. The kitchen. The living room. She moved through all the rooms and paused as she looked up the stairway. Would everything be placed up there as well? There had been six bedrooms, each with their own bathrooms. Who would have had the time to do all of this for her? She had only been gone…well, it had been a whole day now since she last worked but still-

Sienna passed by all the other rooms. If the walkway had been painted and set up then the rooms would have been as well. She wanted to see her room. The room she had claimed as her own. She took a deep breath before pushing the door open. Her breath caught and she lifted a hand to her mouth.

The carpet, still Scarlet, was set down and her wall was the pinkish-white that she had picked. There were no paintings or puzzles hanging from the wall this time because she had other plans for her bedroom. Against the back wall of the room was her bed. A King-sized mattress was now sitting in it large, white frame as it was laid with the silver and black sheets that had been sitting on the floor in a corner. In that corner now sat a small, brown table. Sitting on that table was just a picture of them. Sienna, Sephiroth, Angeal, and Genesis. That picture had been taken of them on their first mission together after they had been added to SOLDIER. Only Sienna and Angeal smiled as they had arms around each other's shoulder. Sienna was giving a peace-sign and Angeal gave a pose with a huge grin. Sephiroth was glancing off to the side as Genesis glanced in the other direction, clearly annoyed. Sienna gave a small laugh as she picked it up. The silver frame it sat in wasn't something she had picked out but she liked it.

On the other side of the room, by the bathroom, was the mahogany brown dresser, its large mirror reflecting the room. In the center of it stood a vase of white flowers. The white flowers of the Dragon Fruit. Whoever had done this, how had they known that those were her favorite flowers? Or was it just a lucky guess? If it was, whoever it was had been a genius.

But…who had it been?

Her answer was given to her by laughter from below. Turning from the vase she went to the window. A look of surprise struck her as a small smile flexed across her lips. She felt the same feeling strike her like it had on the helicopter when she had read Genesis' book. Tears swelled in her eyes again as she turned and hurried back down stairs.

Her Garden had been created as well. The large patio had been finished and hundreds of small, rectangular shard of crystals were hanging from the patio ceiling, small lights reflecting everywhere from the fire that was roaring in the yard beside the medium pond that she had cleared out and filled with fish. Plants and tree were outlined in shadows as the garden was planted with flowers. She bit her bottom lip as she finally let her eyes settle on the trio that sat around the fire, watching her.

Angeal wore a huge smile across his face as he held a drink in his hand. Genesis watched her from the corner of his eye, his own little smile there as well as his book was in his hands, as always. Sephiroth sat across the fire from the other men, watching her with a small, half-smile. Sienna opened her mouth several times to try and say something before Sephiroth patted the seat next to him. She moved forward quietly, her mouth not seeming to want to work. As she sat down, Sephiroth brought out her notebook she had given to him on the helicopter and handed it back to her. She wanted to smack herself in the head. Of course he would know what she wanted done if he had that. Why hadn't she thought of that before?

"From your silence I take it you don't like it?" Angeal asked.

Sienna looked up at him, shaking her head instantly. "No! No, don't think that! It's…it's exactly what I wanted! I just…"

"Why did we do it?" Genesis had opened his book again but he was staring at her from across the fire as he spoke.

Sienna nodded. "Why would you come here and do all of this. Why waste your time?"

"Waste our time?" Genesis snorted. "Why would helping a friend be wasting time?"

The woman blinked. ~Friend?~ She had learned all about that but did he really see her as a friend? Did he really trust her? Affectionate of her?

"Next time you should ask us for help instead of having Sephiroth get us to surprise you," Angeal grinned at her. "If I can, I'll help you with whatever you need. I'll drag Genesis behind me, too!"

Sienna gave a soft laugh. "Thank you, guys. I don't know how to repay you guys for all the work-"

"You don't have to repay us," Sephiroth told her. "I am just sorry for not helping you sooner."

"I agree with Sephiroth," Genesis closed his book again and set it down beside him before leaning forward as he stared into the fire. "You don't need to repay us."

"Well, I won't call it 'repaying' me," Angeal grinned. "But you have to do something for me whenever I need it."

"Oh?" Sienna raised her brow. "And what is that?"

Angeal's grin grew wider. "Whenever Genesis annoys me to my limit I demanded that I get to come over and use that bedroom by the stairs for a few nights! Last time he annoyed me I had to buy a hotel room to stay away from him!"

"Hey," Genesis growled. "You're not easy to live with either, Angeal."

Sienna laughed at the two men as Sephiroth gave a chuckle. "Of course, Angeal. All of you can have one of the rooms if you want."

"Living in a woman's house?" Genesis snorted. "It is improper."

"Oh?" Sienna looked surprised before hanging her head. "I…I'm sorry."

Angeal elbowed his friend in the side and Genesis frowned. He hadn't meant to-

"I appreciate the offer, Sienna," Sephiroth responded. "If I'm ever in need of a place to stay I will gladly take you up on your offer."

Sienna lifted her head with a smile. "The doors will always be opened to you," She replied as she stared at him.

Genesis glanced between the two of them for a moment with a frown before he stood up. "I bid you all a good night."

"What?" Angeal titled his head. "But she just got here. We should hang out a bit more."

"I am sure that Sienna would like to take a look at everything and make sure it's the way she wants it to be," Genesis told the other men. "It would be good to leave. We can come back another time."

"I agree," Sephiroth stood as well. "You must be tired from the mission today as well."

"I don't want to be mean and push you all away."

"Think nothing of it," Angeal stood up with a smile. "You can give us the grand tour tomorrow!" She gave him a laugh. "G'night." She watched as Genesis and Angeal left through the house and stood up herself as Sephiroth began to walk away himself.

"Sephiroth, thank you. You didn't have to do that."

"I know I didn't," The silver-haired man turned back to look at her. "I wanted to. You've been working hard on this place since you found it. It would have been horrid for me to just let you continue it on your own." He just watched as she smiled at him. "Good night, Sienna."

He had turned to walk through the house as well but her voice caught him. "I-I know that you still live in ShinRa Inc. I know that you hate that place as much as I do so…so if you would like…you can stay here as well." He turned to look at her again, a look of surprise clear on his face. "You don't have to if you don't want to, but…"

Sephiroth smiled at her. Normally she was such a strong, fierce woman but now she was like a child, nervous and unsure. It was adorable to him. In truth, he hated ShinRa Inc. more than anything, just like her. To be offered a place, to be offered a chance to leave it behind… "If you do not mind me intruding on your home…"

Sienna lifted her head, a large smile spread across her lips. "Our home," She corrected him. "For as long as you need it to be."