Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII and all parts of the contemplation go to Square Soft or rather Square Enix. I own Evelia and the things based around her.

7/11: I found time to edit out the irritating top bit I had here. Enjoy.

"You alright there bud?" I asked curiously. He didn't respond but walked away. "An 'I'm fine' would do nicely if you really want to lie about it…" he turned with a ghost of a smile on his rather serious face.

"Alright then, I'm fine." I smiled and walked to his side coolly.

"You know, you're a liar and a horrible one at that." I sent him a wink as we continued to walk into town, but we were attacked by some Genesis Copies before even getting there. Tseng went to grab his gun, but I put my hand out. "I'll get them, hold on a second." I pulled out my sword and with four swipes killed all of them.

"Where were we? Ah yes, you're a liar and a horrible one at that. Isn't it like 'against company policy' to lie or something?" he shook his head as I walked over a Genesis copy body and followed next to him.

"No, it isn't." The look on his face made me think that the Turks encouraged lying.

"Fine it's against my company policy… not that I own a company… er wait let's rethink that…. It's against Evelia SOLDIER 1st Class policy to lie. How about that?"

"Good thing I'm not in SOLDIER then." I smacked my face rather harshly and yelped when I smashed my nose. "SOLDIER huh?" He smiled lightly, I stuck out my tongue rather childishly, and we passed by the fountain in the circle and walked out without making a noise. After going through a gate leading two ways we were attacked again going up a hill.

I took care of the copies with skill and ease. "Alright you want to be so cocky about it how about…. Evelia Reinhardt SOLDIER 1st Class Friendship policy?" I turned around to look at him to find him on the phone. He hung up and began to walk past me. "Are you even listening to me, Tseng?"

"Not really, no." I blinked surprised before following after him.

"At least you were honest about it…" I mumbled quietly as he bent down on the edge of a cliff overlooking a factory.

"It's against the Evelia Reinhardt SOLDIER 1st Class Friendship policy to lie isn't it?" I fell to the floor dramatically.

"But then you were listening, so that means you just lied to me again… You're confusing, shush you." He smiled at me again. I was good at that, getting Tseng to smile. There was that something about me and my stupid antics that always seemed to make people smile. Not in the happy-happy-joy-joy kind of smile, but in the you're-an-idiot-so-I'm-going-to-smile-at-you-but-laugh-on-the-inside smile. If it was truly like that, then I believe I got those constantly, especially from Tseng and Sephiroth.

Zack popped up from behind us as I finally took in the factory as they talked from next to me. It was large and the roof had many windows, a few of them conveniently placed next to a cliff. What genius thought of this set up?

I did my best to tune it out but some words of importance ran over to my ears.

"Genesis's parents…grave."

"…his own family?"

"…expect reason… him. What… Angeal?"

"…wasn't…house. But… give me time!" After awhile it was hard and I just listened to their entire conversation the weirdoes. "If I find Angeal, I can talk to him. If I can convince Angeal, maybe Genesis will come back, too."

"I understand now why Sephiroth chose you."

"Huh?" I tried to keep myself from jumping into the building without the two but this conversation was boring and quite pointless.

"Genesis and Angeal. Those two were Sephiroth's only friends."

"So what does that make me to Sephiroth his next door neighbor?" I piped in suddenly. He smirked but continued talking… the stupid Turk.

"He didn't want to fight them. That's why he refused the mission."

"Well Angeal is my friend, too!" I pouted for a while angrily. They were ignoring me on purpose and I was tempted to pull my broad sword off my back and whack them both with it.

"He's counting on you to bring them both back. Time is short. Let's go."

"I've been trying to do that for ten minutes. You stupid Turk, and now that I have your attention, I am quite offended that you would say that I'm not Sephiroth's friend. I mean the only ones who know him better than me is Genesis and Angeal. Then Angeal! I've known Angeal as long as I've known Sephiroth. We're not as close as Sephy and me, but still we're friends. I'd like to say now that you're an ass." I took this time to jump in through the window. Tseng and Zack not too far behind. I was still irritated and made sure to let Tseng know, by glaring at him every now and then. Tseng and I led the way downstairs as Zack followed behind some. We found a computer in a small room just off the main area and proceeded to check it out as Zack came running in.

He left and after finding some of the things my part of the mission required. I thanked him real fast. Tseng smirked at me.

"Still mad?" I glared at him.

"Very," came my mumbled reply.

"You know you can't stay mad at me." he winked again and my face flushed before I left running after Zack quickly. Stupid Turk, I thought we had agreed to never bring that up. Ever! I almost stomped my up to Zack's side. He glanced at me from the side but said nor did anything else.

Genesis was sitting down reading LOVELESS again. I tried not to roll my eyes, and my stance settled a bit as genesis sent me a glare. I returned it lightly.

"Settle down… Zack the puppy." Zack didn't take lightly being called by that.

Tseng came running in, he glanced at genesis and turned to the machine glowing green to our left. "The grave at the house… we found the remains of our people there as well."

Genesis sat looking at his hand. "It didn't take much to send them false reports. Just some mild threats…" Tseng began walking to Genesis halfway there Zack came in.

"They would have done that anyway. At least your parents would have." I decided to sit this one out. I don't know what it means to have parents, besides I didn't like Genesis much and apparently the feeling was mutual. We never got along well. It wasn't about to change.

Genesis stood, "My 'parents' betrayed me. They had always betrayed me, from the very beginning." No one said anything, but he wasn't happy about what Zack had said. "What do you know? Shinra Lapdogs!" he had charged up a fire materia and fired it at Tseng. Tseng was sent flying back into the glowing machine. He was covered in flames but as he fell to the floor, they died away. I was mildly surprised by his speed, the attack happened quicker than I could respond properly.

"Tseng!" I ran to his side quickly, he wasn't gone just… hurt. I placed my left hand on his left shoulder causing my whole arm to go around his back as I looked at him. I moved my right hand to his right shoulder and waited for a response. "Damn you, you stupid Turk." I guess Genesis is a SOLDIER 1st Class for a very apparent reason.

He didn't look at me and I turned my attention to Genesis and glared at him, harder. Zack went to pull out his sword but Angeal swooped in from nowhere taking it and standing in front of Zack faced Genesis.

"Welcome partner." The two of them along with myself glared at Genesis. "I see… you finally made your decision. I'll respect your wishes old friend. However," The red-coated man walked to Angeal's side, I took this time to steal a glance at Zack and then Tseng. Unconsciously I griped Tseng shoulder lightly. "Can you really live on that side?" Genesis left and Angeal turned to leave as well.

"Angeal!" The old mentor of mine pushed Zack back and stabbed the sword into the ground between them. He huffed with a glance at me and left. Zack pulled his sword from the ground and ran after them. Some minutes later Tseng was slowly getting up shaking it off.

He received a phone call, and after he was off it I asked, "You alright then?"

"Fine. I told you that you couldn't stay mad at me." he smirked knowingly

"Yeah it only took taking a fire materia from a SOLDIER 1st Class for me to not be mad." I grumbled at him annoyed. He didn't respond as he continued to smirk at me eventually causing my face to turn red. "I've Changed buck-o, don't think I still look the same."

He snorted a little, "Let's go before the town's bombed." He left running and I nodded running after him.

We met up with Zack just inside the door of the Factory and held off a few monsters after telling him the town was going to be bombed. Zack had to go back to Angeal's house, Tseng and I stood around while. He made some phone calls. I began getting jittery and nervous, he was taking a long time and would get killed if he didn't hurry. I wanted to know what was taking so long, I always had to know what was going being out of the loop and refuse to stay out of it. I hated waiting around and ran after Zack, to check on him.

I ran to his side as he talked with Genesis. "We are… monsters." He paused and the next thing we saw was a wing emerge from his back. Zack gasped audibly in surprise. I clenched my teeth and a surprised noise came from my throat. "We have neither dreams nor honor." He was gone in a second flying through the sky. We watched him go.

When he was completely gone from sight, I watched the black feathers fall from the sky. I sighed sadly looking at Zack who had caught a black feather in his hand. I looked around and my ears picked up very distant noise…similar to that of a plane.

"SOLDIER… doesn't mean monster," said Zack closing his fist around the black feather.

"Let's get out of here before they blow the town up. Us along with it." he said nothing but gave me a gentle nod, and I grabbed his hand pulling him along, he was taking a bit longer than necessary. When he began to run at a better speed I let go and smiled to him brightly, winking once. A small blush covered his cheeks and I smiled brighter. We managed to get to the top of the tallest cliff before the bombing happened. Zack took a couple deep breaths, and I took one. The plane drew our attention as it released bombs over the town, and the two of us watched sadly as the small town was blown up. Zack was saddened by it more than myself.

I put my hand on his shoulder and rubbed a bit to calm him down as his face fell and a hurt expression covered it. We watched silently as Banora burned, it was a depressing sight to behold and I could feel it in my heart. I heard the sound of the Helicopter near and I squeezed Zack's shoulder tightly and turned to glance at Tseng who was at the door of the Chopper waiting. Zack glanced at me, the same pained expression covering it and I nodded my head to the Helicopter that sent winds through our hair. Me and Tseng's hair flew in the winds it created and Zack's hair rippled similar to our pants. I let my hand slide away as I jogged up to the Chopper and grabbed Tseng's hand boarding.

Zack followed not too far behind. I gave him a reassuring smile and he couldn't seem to return it.

Landing back in Midgar Zack asked Tseng if he was okay with the place being bombed. I walked away not really caring about it I knew his Company policy rules all too well. I knew what his answer was going to be so I didn't stand around to listen to it.