Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Hearts Second Chance ❯ Chapter 17 ( Chapter 17 )
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By: whitetiger9953 
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 06.13.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 232 | Status: Work In Progress
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 06.13.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 232 | Status: Work In Progress
Sephiroth stood in his bathroom hunched over the counter in front of the sink. His fingers dug into the porcelain of the sink as he fought his raging emotions. It had been two months since Hojo had taken Cloud and they had yet to find a single lead to where the man had taken his lover. Sephiroth knew he was running out of time, not just to protect Cloud’s life but for his sanity as well. He could feel his mind slipping. Yesterday he had knocked one of his subordinates through the wall when the man had brought yet another negative report on Cloud’s search. Had Zack not been there he would have killed the man with his own hands.
Running water in the sink, he splashed the cold water on his face, looking up into the mirror he watched the drops of water run down his face. Zack had asked him to come to the training room today to watch the men train, so he decided he would go in a desperate attempt to distract his mind.
Lilly stood at the very edge of the military grounds watching the soldiers training on the field before her. Lilly had been keeping an eye on Midgar since Cloud’s disappearance and had heard that Sephiroth was becoming violent towards his men. Looking at the buildings in the distance, she knew she would have to force one of these men to tell her where to find the General.
When she had found out Sephiroth’s mind was starting to slip she had expressed her concern to Vincent, but he had told her she needed to stay calm. However, he had yet to uncover any useful information on Cloud’s location. So, breaking her word, she decided to take matter into her own hands. Stepping from the shadows, she walked towards the main military building.
“Hey. No unauthorized personnel are allowed here.” One of the men said as he approached her. She could feel her devious smile cross her face. Vincent always hated sparing with her when she wore it. He told her the battle was harder for him to win when she wore that smile. Spinning the wooden batons she had stolen, she struck the man, sending him across the field. Standing there in her battle stance grinning, she waited while the fighting on the field stopped. The men watched as her victim slid to a stop, then turned on her, attacking in mass. Lilly laughed as she launched into the group.
Sephiroth stood in the training room trying to keep himself in place as the men around him spared. Growling he realized that this was not helping to distract him. Zack had persuaded him to stay back because he feared Sephiroth would decimate any opponent he stood against. Looking out the window he prayed the last three men he had sent out to search for Cloud would come back with good news.
Just then, the doors to the room burst open falling at an angle as the hinges gave out. Everyone grabbed their swords and waited as a woman walked into the room. She stopped just inside the room, resting a hand on her hip. Sephiroth watched her look around the room, assessing all the men present one by one until her eyes settled on him.
“I came to join soldier but I did not receive a very peaceful greeting.” Looking back to the rest of the men she continued, “It looks like I’ll get the same greeting from you too.”
Zack said. “Women are not accepted into soldier. Maybe you should go to the Turks.”
“Hmm. I don’t want to be a Turk.” She said spinning one of the wooden batons lazily. “Maybe if I beat you I can join.” She said pointing the baton at Sephiroth.
Zack started laughing “As if. You couldn’t even take a third class soldier. What makes you think…..” He stopped talking when she started walking forward laughing quietly. Then he spotted the man lying on the floor just outside the door.
“You mean the guys on the field and the ones in the building.” She stopped halfway in the room. “I hardly broke a sweat.”
Lilly watched the dark haired man glare at her, then he looked to Sephiroth. When he turned back to her, he smiled “I’ll be your opponent.”
“So if I beat you I’m in?” She asked cocking her head to the side.
“Maybe.” Sephiroth answered for Zack, this should be entertaining.
“My name is Lilly and may I ask your name?” She said politely.
“Zack” He answered.
“What weapon will you use Zack?” She asked. He did not answer, instead of words he picked up the buster sword. She smiled a mischievous grin, turning towards the entrance she raised the batons above her shoulders and threw them. With a deafening thud, they buried themselves deep within the steel and concrete wall. Some of the second-class soldiers turned white at the thought of the power behind that throw. Zack just whistled as he raised the buster sword to rest on his shoulder.
When Lilly turned to face Zack, she reached behind her waist. It was then that Sephiroth noticed the sheaths crossed over her back, he frowned when he noticed her grab the bottom of the sheaths. With a click, she released some kind of lock and pulled free two swords. They were barely a third the size of Masamune but looked every bit as deadly. She dropped one foot back holding one sword straight back, the other she held so the sword ran along her forearm like a shield at eye level.
Zack gave no warning as he launched himself at her. She blocked the massive sword and spun trying to take Zack’s legs out with the other sword. However, he was quick to respond, jumping into the air to avoid her sword. Their match picked up speed until it was difficult for an average person to keep track of their movements. She was agile, and quick to react to Zack’s moves, but Sephiroth could see she was just playing with Zack.
“Quit holding back.” Zack shouted. Sephiroth smiled, looked like Zack had noticed it too.
“As you wish.” She said through her toothy grin. Zack swung his sword at her, she ducked, then he spun aiming for her head, she blocked it crossing the swords before the buster sword. Smiling she pushed forward swinging the swords out as she went. Sending Zack flying backwards threw the wall and across the field outside. Kneeling down she raised her hand to her forehead “Oops. My bad.”
Sephiroth took the momentary break in the fight to watch the young woman. There was laughter in her eyes as she stared out the hole at Zack. Sephiroth smiled as he realized who the woman was. She may look like a girl barely out of her teens but she was in fact Hojo’s project Zero.
Zack burst threw the hole in the wall with a roar. His and Lilly’s blades meeting as the woman actually laughed. Zack was giving it everything but it was not enough. She sent him flying back through the same hole and across the field this time leveling a shed on the other side. Sephiroth decided he would give Zack a break and launched at the girl from behind.
Lilly felt it the moment Sephiroth jumped into the fight, turning she barely had enough time to block Sephiroth’s sword. They stood there, swords grinding as she stared into his eerie eyes.
“My turn.” He said as he pushed sending her sliding backwards a few feet.
“So be it.” She said getting serious. They circled each other watching for an opening to attack. Sephiroth was the first swinging wide to test her, she blocked, he twisted his wrist catching her sword and throwing it to the other side of the room. Before she could counter he swung again trying to push her away from her fallen sword, but she brought her arm up to block. His sword collided with her arm sliding off as she raised her arm, causing his sword to slam into the floor. He watched her bounce away while he stood, raising his sword, she came to a stop. Raising the arm that should have been severed in front of her face, she smiled as some of the cloth fluttered to the floor showing a shiny surface underneath.
“I see. You’re armored.” Sephiroth stated as she snickered.
Zack rushed through the hole in the wall, skidding to a stop when he saw Sephiroth and Lilly cross swords. He watched the way she moved, the graceful way she repeatedly dodged Sephiroth’s attacks, but she was no match for Sephiroth. She twisted as Sephiroth swung low severing one of the straps for her sword sheaths. Jumping away, she removed the straps allowing them to drop at her feet while she panted. They met again sparks spraying them from the power of the impact.
Lilly had managed to regain her lost sword so she could block and attack simultaneously. She was becoming exhausted from the extended fight with the General; he was far more skilled than she had thought.
Zack watched Sephiroth jump back breathing a little harder than before, then he crouched down preparing another attack. Zack smiled because he knew Sephiroth was about to end the fight. He launched a series of attacks as Lilly tried to block each one. Then she swung her sword only to strike nothing, she turned blocking Sephiroth’s powerful blow, but failed as she was sent rolling across the floor.
Lilly got up to one knee bringing her sword up to block the next attack but no one was there. She felt Sephiroth’s sword pierce her back above her heart. She froze.
“Do you yield?” He asked.
Sighing she dropped her swords then turned to look over her shoulder. “Yes. Does this mean I don’t get to join?”
He glared at her while he kept his sword against her back. Lilly sighed as she started to stand, thinking he might lower his sword, but no, he kept it where it was and pushed it further in. Lowering back to her knees she stared at him over her shoulder.
“Why do you want to join soldier?”
Sephiroth watched as her eyes darkened with hatred. “To find and kill Hojo.”
He stepped back as if he had been punched. She took that opportunity to stand and face him, while Zack came up to his side.
“I know you feel the same and I can help you.” She added.
“Everyone out.” Sephiroth barked causing everyone to jump after their frozen shock over the battle. Zack stayed put as everyone else scurried out of the room.
“Why do you want Hojo?” Sephiroth asked.
“Because the bastard used me as an experiment. Taking my memories, my past, and changing my future. I want him dead before he causes the same kind of suffering in others.” She said clinching her hands into fists.
Sephiroth watched her desperate attempt to keep her anger in check and felt sympathy for the first time in months. Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly. He felt his sanity slowly slip back into place from the feelings they shared. They had a common purpose. Hojo’s death.
Lilly looked up into his eyes, “I know the bastard has Cloud and I would like to help you in his search and rescue.”
“How do you know about Cloud?” Zack said clearly surprised by her statement.
“You told me. Did you forget?” She said smirking at the dark haired man.
Zack looked confused for a moment then he remembered the phone call he had answered the day of Cloud’s abduction. “You’re Cloud’s sister.”
“Actually I’m just really close to his mother.” Lilly said smiling.
“Very well, you may join Soldier and help us recover Cloud.” Sephiroth said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a red card. “Zack take her to registration, give them this card, and schedule her evaluation.”
Zack stared at the red card completely dumbfounded. He had been told once that the high-level officers had the right to accept anyone into Soldier no questions asked, but he had never heard of anyone actually using that right. He looked back at Sephiroth as his friend turned and walked away.
Vincent had been trying to contact Lilly for most of the day so he had rushed to the house thinking the worst had happened. When he arrived, he had found the house empty with a note pinned to the table with a knife. Ripping it from the knife he read it: Sorry. Had to take matters into my own hands. I’ll call you every night at eight to give you an update. Remember, it is my mission to help Sephiroth not yours.
Throwing the note into the fireplace, he cursed her impulsiveness. Turning he left the house knowing he should have expected this, she had been waiting for months hoping for good news only to receive bad. He was still no closer to finding the lab where the scientist had hidden Sephiroth’s only hop for sanity. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he searched through the applications on the screen and selected the tracking program. A soft beep sounded as a blinking red dot showed Lilly’s location. He had managed to implant a tracking device into Lilly’s body while she was unconscious after one of their training sessions. She would be pissed if she knew what he had done, but he knew that one day he would need to track her down.
According to the tracking program, she was within the military compound. As he rushed towards Midgar he looked at the time on the phone, Lilly should be calling him any minute. Hopefully she was not in jail for her impulsive stupidity.
Running water in the sink, he splashed the cold water on his face, looking up into the mirror he watched the drops of water run down his face. Zack had asked him to come to the training room today to watch the men train, so he decided he would go in a desperate attempt to distract his mind.
Lilly stood at the very edge of the military grounds watching the soldiers training on the field before her. Lilly had been keeping an eye on Midgar since Cloud’s disappearance and had heard that Sephiroth was becoming violent towards his men. Looking at the buildings in the distance, she knew she would have to force one of these men to tell her where to find the General.
When she had found out Sephiroth’s mind was starting to slip she had expressed her concern to Vincent, but he had told her she needed to stay calm. However, he had yet to uncover any useful information on Cloud’s location. So, breaking her word, she decided to take matter into her own hands. Stepping from the shadows, she walked towards the main military building.
“Hey. No unauthorized personnel are allowed here.” One of the men said as he approached her. She could feel her devious smile cross her face. Vincent always hated sparing with her when she wore it. He told her the battle was harder for him to win when she wore that smile. Spinning the wooden batons she had stolen, she struck the man, sending him across the field. Standing there in her battle stance grinning, she waited while the fighting on the field stopped. The men watched as her victim slid to a stop, then turned on her, attacking in mass. Lilly laughed as she launched into the group.
Sephiroth stood in the training room trying to keep himself in place as the men around him spared. Growling he realized that this was not helping to distract him. Zack had persuaded him to stay back because he feared Sephiroth would decimate any opponent he stood against. Looking out the window he prayed the last three men he had sent out to search for Cloud would come back with good news.
Just then, the doors to the room burst open falling at an angle as the hinges gave out. Everyone grabbed their swords and waited as a woman walked into the room. She stopped just inside the room, resting a hand on her hip. Sephiroth watched her look around the room, assessing all the men present one by one until her eyes settled on him.
“I came to join soldier but I did not receive a very peaceful greeting.” Looking back to the rest of the men she continued, “It looks like I’ll get the same greeting from you too.”
Zack said. “Women are not accepted into soldier. Maybe you should go to the Turks.”
“Hmm. I don’t want to be a Turk.” She said spinning one of the wooden batons lazily. “Maybe if I beat you I can join.” She said pointing the baton at Sephiroth.
Zack started laughing “As if. You couldn’t even take a third class soldier. What makes you think…..” He stopped talking when she started walking forward laughing quietly. Then he spotted the man lying on the floor just outside the door.
“You mean the guys on the field and the ones in the building.” She stopped halfway in the room. “I hardly broke a sweat.”
Lilly watched the dark haired man glare at her, then he looked to Sephiroth. When he turned back to her, he smiled “I’ll be your opponent.”
“So if I beat you I’m in?” She asked cocking her head to the side.
“Maybe.” Sephiroth answered for Zack, this should be entertaining.
“My name is Lilly and may I ask your name?” She said politely.
“Zack” He answered.
“What weapon will you use Zack?” She asked. He did not answer, instead of words he picked up the buster sword. She smiled a mischievous grin, turning towards the entrance she raised the batons above her shoulders and threw them. With a deafening thud, they buried themselves deep within the steel and concrete wall. Some of the second-class soldiers turned white at the thought of the power behind that throw. Zack just whistled as he raised the buster sword to rest on his shoulder.
When Lilly turned to face Zack, she reached behind her waist. It was then that Sephiroth noticed the sheaths crossed over her back, he frowned when he noticed her grab the bottom of the sheaths. With a click, she released some kind of lock and pulled free two swords. They were barely a third the size of Masamune but looked every bit as deadly. She dropped one foot back holding one sword straight back, the other she held so the sword ran along her forearm like a shield at eye level.
Zack gave no warning as he launched himself at her. She blocked the massive sword and spun trying to take Zack’s legs out with the other sword. However, he was quick to respond, jumping into the air to avoid her sword. Their match picked up speed until it was difficult for an average person to keep track of their movements. She was agile, and quick to react to Zack’s moves, but Sephiroth could see she was just playing with Zack.
“Quit holding back.” Zack shouted. Sephiroth smiled, looked like Zack had noticed it too.
“As you wish.” She said through her toothy grin. Zack swung his sword at her, she ducked, then he spun aiming for her head, she blocked it crossing the swords before the buster sword. Smiling she pushed forward swinging the swords out as she went. Sending Zack flying backwards threw the wall and across the field outside. Kneeling down she raised her hand to her forehead “Oops. My bad.”
Sephiroth took the momentary break in the fight to watch the young woman. There was laughter in her eyes as she stared out the hole at Zack. Sephiroth smiled as he realized who the woman was. She may look like a girl barely out of her teens but she was in fact Hojo’s project Zero.
Zack burst threw the hole in the wall with a roar. His and Lilly’s blades meeting as the woman actually laughed. Zack was giving it everything but it was not enough. She sent him flying back through the same hole and across the field this time leveling a shed on the other side. Sephiroth decided he would give Zack a break and launched at the girl from behind.
Lilly felt it the moment Sephiroth jumped into the fight, turning she barely had enough time to block Sephiroth’s sword. They stood there, swords grinding as she stared into his eerie eyes.
“My turn.” He said as he pushed sending her sliding backwards a few feet.
“So be it.” She said getting serious. They circled each other watching for an opening to attack. Sephiroth was the first swinging wide to test her, she blocked, he twisted his wrist catching her sword and throwing it to the other side of the room. Before she could counter he swung again trying to push her away from her fallen sword, but she brought her arm up to block. His sword collided with her arm sliding off as she raised her arm, causing his sword to slam into the floor. He watched her bounce away while he stood, raising his sword, she came to a stop. Raising the arm that should have been severed in front of her face, she smiled as some of the cloth fluttered to the floor showing a shiny surface underneath.
“I see. You’re armored.” Sephiroth stated as she snickered.
Zack rushed through the hole in the wall, skidding to a stop when he saw Sephiroth and Lilly cross swords. He watched the way she moved, the graceful way she repeatedly dodged Sephiroth’s attacks, but she was no match for Sephiroth. She twisted as Sephiroth swung low severing one of the straps for her sword sheaths. Jumping away, she removed the straps allowing them to drop at her feet while she panted. They met again sparks spraying them from the power of the impact.
Lilly had managed to regain her lost sword so she could block and attack simultaneously. She was becoming exhausted from the extended fight with the General; he was far more skilled than she had thought.
Zack watched Sephiroth jump back breathing a little harder than before, then he crouched down preparing another attack. Zack smiled because he knew Sephiroth was about to end the fight. He launched a series of attacks as Lilly tried to block each one. Then she swung her sword only to strike nothing, she turned blocking Sephiroth’s powerful blow, but failed as she was sent rolling across the floor.
Lilly got up to one knee bringing her sword up to block the next attack but no one was there. She felt Sephiroth’s sword pierce her back above her heart. She froze.
“Do you yield?” He asked.
Sighing she dropped her swords then turned to look over her shoulder. “Yes. Does this mean I don’t get to join?”
He glared at her while he kept his sword against her back. Lilly sighed as she started to stand, thinking he might lower his sword, but no, he kept it where it was and pushed it further in. Lowering back to her knees she stared at him over her shoulder.
“Why do you want to join soldier?”
Sephiroth watched as her eyes darkened with hatred. “To find and kill Hojo.”
He stepped back as if he had been punched. She took that opportunity to stand and face him, while Zack came up to his side.
“I know you feel the same and I can help you.” She added.
“Everyone out.” Sephiroth barked causing everyone to jump after their frozen shock over the battle. Zack stayed put as everyone else scurried out of the room.
“Why do you want Hojo?” Sephiroth asked.
“Because the bastard used me as an experiment. Taking my memories, my past, and changing my future. I want him dead before he causes the same kind of suffering in others.” She said clinching her hands into fists.
Sephiroth watched her desperate attempt to keep her anger in check and felt sympathy for the first time in months. Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly. He felt his sanity slowly slip back into place from the feelings they shared. They had a common purpose. Hojo’s death.
Lilly looked up into his eyes, “I know the bastard has Cloud and I would like to help you in his search and rescue.”
“How do you know about Cloud?” Zack said clearly surprised by her statement.
“You told me. Did you forget?” She said smirking at the dark haired man.
Zack looked confused for a moment then he remembered the phone call he had answered the day of Cloud’s abduction. “You’re Cloud’s sister.”
“Actually I’m just really close to his mother.” Lilly said smiling.
“Very well, you may join Soldier and help us recover Cloud.” Sephiroth said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a red card. “Zack take her to registration, give them this card, and schedule her evaluation.”
Zack stared at the red card completely dumbfounded. He had been told once that the high-level officers had the right to accept anyone into Soldier no questions asked, but he had never heard of anyone actually using that right. He looked back at Sephiroth as his friend turned and walked away.
Vincent had been trying to contact Lilly for most of the day so he had rushed to the house thinking the worst had happened. When he arrived, he had found the house empty with a note pinned to the table with a knife. Ripping it from the knife he read it: Sorry. Had to take matters into my own hands. I’ll call you every night at eight to give you an update. Remember, it is my mission to help Sephiroth not yours.
Throwing the note into the fireplace, he cursed her impulsiveness. Turning he left the house knowing he should have expected this, she had been waiting for months hoping for good news only to receive bad. He was still no closer to finding the lab where the scientist had hidden Sephiroth’s only hop for sanity. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he searched through the applications on the screen and selected the tracking program. A soft beep sounded as a blinking red dot showed Lilly’s location. He had managed to implant a tracking device into Lilly’s body while she was unconscious after one of their training sessions. She would be pissed if she knew what he had done, but he knew that one day he would need to track her down.
According to the tracking program, she was within the military compound. As he rushed towards Midgar he looked at the time on the phone, Lilly should be calling him any minute. Hopefully she was not in jail for her impulsive stupidity.