I'm working on getting to the real story again. :D

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.

The sun was up at 'em the next day. I didn't go outside until I woke around 12. I headed down to the same beach area near our place and raised an eyebrow to see Zack doing some squats. Smiled and shook my head, but as I was walking towards him I slowed down and to a stop. I watched him from the distance with my head tilted a bit.

His hair was longer than I remembered and his skin had a bronze color to it. There were things about him I didn't notice until now. His hair was black, and smooth. I thought about it and I realized I liked it better before. He seemed too troubled and grown up now. Things were easier back when he had his old hairstyle. Maybe his black tresses were just a reminder of the past we had that was simpler. When Angeal was alive and on our side, and Aerith wasn't around. I shook my head, the feeling I had when I thought of the girl was raging inside of me and it made me want to destroy something without a real reason. I hadn't figured out the feeling yet.

I smirked lightly as I crossed my arms and continued to examine him. His eyes were wide and blue green. Like every other SOLDIER member his eyes were Mako infused. For those who haven't seen Mako, it was mostly Green, but sometimes you could make out blue colors. Our eyes were mostly blue, with a green color around our pupils. Sephy was the only member of SOLDIER who had all green eyes. His eyes looked like they were made purely of Mako. Zack eyes shined with determination as he did some Squats. It had been a while since I had been around to see him do any. Which was surprising because he was the one who held the title for the most squats done in two minutes…

Then his nose and lips. His nose was pointed perfectly and his lips a pale pink. I wasn't sure if it was in his genetics to look like this or if the Surgery made it like that. I never paid attention to people's noses much. His lips made me smile a bit more as I touched mine and remembered the night of the fireworks. I shook my head with a smile and continued with my observations.

Zack's arms were bigger than they were a couple months ago. The Buster Sword was huge and required an immense amount of strength to use it. I could just barely handle the thing, and Zack played with it like it was a toy. My sword Harpenger, was heavy and for two years I had to use its transformation materia to use it(the orange material from when I had my SOLDIER surgery). I trained with it on the side when I was a 3rd and 2nd Class. Angeal had told me how it was a decent weight, but when he let my try his out it was at least another 20 pounds heavier. But Zack looked good with all the muscles; he was even getting a nice tan to go with it.

My female mind took over as my eyes rolled down and zoomed in on his abdominal. They were bronze, like the rest of him, and sculpted considerably. He was working up a sweat between the sun and his exercise. It was blazing today. I could feel my eyes run up along them, and back down again. ASs I stared I could almost feel myself drooling. He was barely scarred. Most of our wounds healed up without scarring. The worse wounds had to be dealt with by Hojo. There was something he did between the moment we were knocked out and the moment we wake up in that white room that he does to us. It scared me thinking about it, but it was cancelled out by the blinding perfection of his body.

I was pulled out of my trance when a familiar head of Orange blocked my view. I shook my head to stop my thoughts and walked closer. She watched but didn't say anything before walking away again. I leaned over the edge of a wall a couple feet higher than the top of Zack's head.

"You seem tense, what's up?"

"I'm getting restless," I nodded lightly with a smirk.

"So I've noticed, it's only been like a week and a half," I replied lightly; he growled in frustration.

"By the time they let us go I'll be so tan my skin will be leathery," he argued irritated.

"Okay first off," I started retaliating with a grin as I let my head rest on my palm. "You're the one out here in the sun, all day, with no sunscreen. Don't complain. Second, you look good, I like the tan, you look Bronzy."He snorted in amusement and I laughed a bit to myself. "Third, it won't be that much longer. Something tells me things are gonna slow to a stop before blasting off like a rocket, So calm down a little."

"I'm just tired of doing nothing with you," He started before stopping in his exercise to look up at me. I stood up as straight as possible, very offended. "Not that spending time with you isn't fun Evie..." I stared off to my left where to the world's coincidence a few couple were together, laughing and splashing. Someone was trying to rub it into my face.

"If you say so…" I mumbled walking away from the edge to lean against the building where he couldn't see me.

"Way to go Zack. Offend you best friend, why not?" I heard him say with a deep breath. Later Cissnei came back and glanced at me. I eyed her a bit but said nothing. I crossed my arms when she walked down the stairs and I noticed her outfit. My face cringed as I saw more ass than I ever wanted from her.

I heard her voice start, "Suntan Lotion?" I shook my head knowing what Zack would say.

"No, never mind that! What is this? Are they putting me out to pasture?" My shoulders fell as I realized just how much he really did hate being here… with me…always together… My eyes fell to the floor but I continued to listen. My eyebrows furrowed sadly.

"You could use some R&R," hearing her voice after so long made me want to laugh. It was scratchy and irritating.

"I'm bored… again! That's it, I'm calling them," I wasn't sure what was going on but it wasn't hard for me to imagine.

"Director Lazard's not in. He's been missing for while now. It was Lazard who was funding Hollander's research. Using the company's money," I pushed myself off the wall I was leaning on and walked closer to the wall. I decided to move close to the edge so I could get a peak at what they were saying. There was something unfulfilling just hearing them talk. I wanted to see them talk too.

"Are you serious?" Zack seemed surprised.

"We're interrogating Hollander… so we should learn more soon." She looked away and towards the stairs, where she had come from, and where I was sitting listening silently. I gasped and sat back against the wall.

"What's wrong with them?" I chanced a glance at the two; fortunately she had turned back around "People. What are they all thinking?" She followed Zack's gaze to the Ocean and I stood figuring now would be a good time to pretend I was walking by.

"The truth lies within each person. But even truth seems suspect once it leaves their mouths…" I shook my head. Her words were supposed to be guiding I'm sure. I thought they sounded stupid.

"Cissnei, go do something." I smirked a little as he turned to his phone, not noticing me.

"Calling Aerith?" I tilted my head waiting for his response.

"How do you know that? Am I being watched?" He asked incredulously. His eyes wide and skeptic.

"No she's the one being watched. That girl is an Ancient. The only one left in the world. You didn't know?" My face contorted with confusion at those words. Zack seemed genuinely confused.

"She…" he looked towards the ocean silently as a gust came by ruffling our hair gently, "never said anything. The only one left in the world, huh… She is one of a kind." And then came footsteps, but there was a tapping like there was heels on this persons shoes. It was Tseng, who was running like mad towards us.

"Heads up! Genesis copies!" As if on cue, some came bursting from the water. Zack ran to an umbrella and used it as a makeshift sword. I grinned as I watched and I couldn't help myself. Even as his body glistened in the sun caressing his sculpted figure in a way that made me want to stare at him ALL day, it was hilarious to see a man of such high stature fighting with an umbrella of all things. After a few minutes I figured it could be worse and he could be using a chair or a table.

He finished and ended with the umbrella crossing his sword shoulder as he walked up to the three of us. He smiled at me and I raised my left eyebrow at him seriously before snorting a bit violently. My mask faded and I laughed in his face some.

"Hey, what's so funny?" he asked his face falling a bit.

"I just find it funny to watch a 1st Class SOLDIER fight off the enemy half naked and with an umbrella to boot." I snorted again trying to hide my laughter behind my hand.

"You have to make do with what you have." I shook my head with a shrug before turning to Tseng with an accusing eyebrow.

"Well there goes fun time, it's time for work Zack." I said turning back to Zack when the Turks expression didn't change.

"How do you know?"

"Tseng's here." I jutted my thumb at the Turk with a flat face before walking away. I saw Tseng's usually straight face fell some. He regained his composure by clearing his throat and following as Zack ran to catch up with me.

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Tseng had managed to get us out of Costa del Sol in a matter of hours. We weren't briefed much as to what was going on and Zack was surprised at how right I was about Tseng's arrival signaling us having to go back to work. We managed to find out what we were doing on the go. They dropped us off randomly as usual in Junon. It was being attacked, and coincidentally it was where Hollander was being held. One look at Zack when we landed and all thoughts of our vacation were cleared. We were all about work again.

"I doubt this is a coincidence…" Zack mumbled to me looking around to gather our surroundings in a bit. Our genetic enhancements allowing us to size up the damage at an eye glance. There was no movement on the level we were dropped off at.

"Yeah, that's what I figured too," I whispered back, "I'm thinking someone might be here for Hollander…"

"Yeah, like someone's trying to help him out," we nodded thinking together. "We'll figure it out later." I nodded and ran in the opposite direction as I headed to the upper levels. Zack took the sixth level. Cissnei was on the upper levels, I waved a bit, but she seemed to be having difficulty. I shook my head somewhat.

She could attack at long distance, but it wasn't as efficient. I slashed through the streets ahead of her able to register in my mind difference between friend and foe with a quick glance. She ran after me trying to help ahead, but a good blast from the arrival of a Genesis copy stopped her and left her defenseless. I jumped back skillfully before blocking another blast with my sword causing it to deflect back at it. I ran towards it while it was distracted. I was able to gain an upper hand by slashing through it. It took a little longer than expected to take it down but a cut through its neck stopped it I didn't stop to watch it's blood spurt around a bit. A littlelater Zack had come up to see we had everything under control.

We chatted for a little while, and while we were gone on our vacations we developed our own Fan groups. I had five different ones. Which made me a very scared SOLDIER. Afterwards, I followed Zack a bit helping him to follow Hollander. I let him deal with the new weaponry before checking out how the lower levels were doing.

I ran inside a safe area, where people had gathered together to stay safe from the attack. There was infantrymen around and Tseng. The Turk was on his phone as usual.

I glanced around to see if anyone needed my attention, but I saw a familiar head of blonde leaning over and smiled as I marched over casually.

"You alright there?" the infantryman surrounding him turned to face me slowly to see who I was before stiffening quickly in salute along with the two watching him. "As you were. You all right Cloud? You don't look so good."

"I was riding in a helicopter and I got sick." I sighed with a bit of relief, but grinned. I had secretly become very protective of the kid. He was too cute to not want to make sure he was always alright.

"Oh I guess crash landings can do that to you once in awhile." I smiled softly and looked around. "You get better okay? I'll see you around though." he nodded and said a quick goodbye before leaning back over. I ran back the way I came to check up on Zack. I stopped abruptly at the sight of long silver hair swishing in the breeze. I clenched my teeth a bit and ran over calmly. Sephiroth turned to look at me and gave me nod before turning away.

"Where'd he go?" I asked lightly.

"To the Slums." I looked away and to the floor my fist clenched like my heart. Aerith no doubt, I thought instantly. My hair fell into my eyes and I took a deep breath my heart pounding and a sad sickening feeling bubble up as I stood straight and went to walk to Sephiroth's side.

"Does that mean you're giving the orders?" The silver-haired man didn't reply and I glance over at him as he watched the sea. His Mako infused eyes shimmering beautifully. I shook my head of long black hair.

"I haven't seen you in a few weeks, you alright?" he was silent and he seemed to contemplate my words a bit. "Ah, not worthy of response… I've been worried about you, General." I said gently as I watched the sunset light up his silver hair with orange and red, and his green eyes glistened. His exposed chest seemed to glimmer.

"You have no need to be. I am fine," he murmured back.

"Doesn't mean I won't be…sir." He turned his head to look at me finally with questionable eyebrows. I hadn't called him sir since Zack had been promoted to First. He turned to me fully and smirked a little.

"So persistent," he mumbled walking behind me.

"I like to believe I get it from you," I whispered turning to him a bit. His tall figure created a shadow that swallowed my shadow easily. It was silent and I had yet to relax from the tense feeling I got.

"It is not like you to be so tense Evelia," Sephiroth said still behind me.

"And it is not like you to stay away from me for so long," I could hear him chuckle.

"Were you that concerned?" I hesitated before nodding once. He sighed a little and turned me around with a little amusement on his face. " I think you should go, I promise that you will see me again."

"I'm not worried about seeing you Seph. You didn't even answer my phone calls, much less the ONE voicemail I left. You could at least have the decency to let your own student know if you're alive," he chuckled even more and my face flashed pink.

"From the sounds of it, you seem to care about me as more than your tutor," He chanced a glance at me with a condescendingly glint and a humored expression. I flushed flustered by his teasing.

"Shut up," I turned away from him to let my face cool, murmuring, "Asshole…"

"What was that?" I turned back to look at him and answered quickly.

"Nothing… so all this time, you weren't worried about me at all?" he turned back to the sunset as it continued to set.

"I know you can handle yourself, I have no need to worry. You are my student and that proves enough that you need not be worried about. Besides if you inherited your persistence from me then I doubt you would die without the last words at least. You always have to have the last word, which is why you grumble after an argument with me." I opened my mouth to protest but I had no counter argument. He was right. He smirked again with amusement. "It seems I have missed you as much as you have missed me." I looked at him in confusion. "It has been some weeks since I have been humored as much as I am when you are around." My confusion fell and a grinned replaced it.

I gave a single enthusiastic nod,"Yeah." Then for a few moments things slowed down as I blinked once grinning before watching the sun go beyond the horizon with him. I stepped to his side and his eyes shifted to look at me and a smirk passed over his face again. I felt our hands brush lightly and a gust of wind blew at us, the scent salty and refreshing. I glanced at him out of the corner of my eyes, our eyes locked for a moment and I smiled again.

I was surprised at how fast I got this done… it took me less than a few hours… including when I got sidetracked. XD

So here we had a little SephirothxEvie fluff. It was to show how much they care deep down for each other. Sephy was friends with Genesis and Angeal. Even with Zack. So why not with someone who's his student that he spends the most time with. He seems to get out of sharacter when he's with Evie... I'm working on fixing that.

So Evie's beginning to grow up a bit more, or at least I feel like it. I didn't realize that she seemed moreher age until chapter 14 after another incident with Sephiroth. She isn't quite as shyas before but still gets flustered quite often. The boys like to fluster her a lot, it adds for some comedy.