Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ An Unexpected Visitor ❯ Speaking The Truth ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Speaking The Truth

Yuffie walked from her room wearing a long, green nightgown. The matching robe was draped over her shoulder. She couldn't decide if it was already too warm to be wearing it or if she was just too lazy to slip it on and tie it as she made her way into the living room. Her gaze fell upon the sleeping Sliver-haired man.

'He's so handsome…it's too bad that fuckin' bastard scientist screwed up his life.' She thought about the scientist and what she would do to him if he were still alive. At times like this, she was glad to have learned such vulgar words from Avalanche's chain-smoking pilot, Cid.

Sephiroth shifted slightly in his sleep and amazed her when she saw a small smile grace his features. 'The planet gave him life again and he has a second chance now.' She walked over to him and set her robe on the table as she took her place on the stool next to him.

The brunette placed her hand on his forehead watched his eyes open slowly, fighting off the drug induced sleep. He was slightly warm to the touch. She pulled back the blankets and saw the goosebumps form on his skin.

"Good morning." To him, his morning could not have started better. He woke to a woman of angelic beauty in a silk nightgown looking down at him.

"Hey Seph, how do you feel?"

"I'm a little chilled, but other than that, I feel fine."

"I'm going to have to check your wounds, I think you might have a small infection." She took fresh bandages out of her kit and began removing his old ones.

Vibrant Mako green eyes watched her as she carefully unwrapped his arms. "What is it like to rule an entire country at such a young age?"

Yuffie smiled but kept her eyes on her task. "It's good to know that I am helping my people but I could live without the endless meetings." She frowned as she saw the angry red laceration on his left forearm. It was quite deep. "This doesn't look good."

Sephiroth looked down as saw the wound as she began cleaning it. "That's where one of the sandworms bit me."

She sighed as she re-bandaged his wounds. "This infection is beyond what I can treat with my supplies. I will call the doctor in Mideel and see if he has any ideas. In the mean time, are you hungry? I was going to make something for breakfast after I checked on you."

"A little. I don't think it would be wise for people to know that I am here…" He said with slight anxiety.

"Don't worry, I won't tell him that you're here. Besides, I know he can be trusted." She stood from the stool and walked into kitchen.

The silver-haired man could not tear his eyes away from her as he watched her walk away. He felt his stomach do a small flip. His eyebrow arched in confusion. 'That was an unusual sensation…'

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The young leader popped two slices of bread in the toaster and began beating a few eggs as she waited for someone to answer the phone at Dr. Taylor's office.

"…How can I help you?" A female voice came through the line. It was the nurse who had helped take care of Cloud.

"Yes Ava, I need to speak to Dr. Taylor."

"May I ask who's calling?"

"Yuffie Kisaragi."

"Oh hello Lady Kisaragi. I'll the doctor know you're calling."

"Thanks." The line went silent for a moment as his soft voice came through the phone.

"Hello Lady Kisaragi, how can I help you?"

"Doctor Taylor, I told you to call me Yuffie…you know how I hate that formal stuff."

He laughed. "Well, I will call you Yuffie if you'll call me John."

She laughed also. "Agreed."

"I assume you're somewhere in my neck of the woods taking a break. So what can I help you with?"

Yuffie sighed. "Doc- I mean John, I have a friend who is staying with me. A pair of sandworms attacked him and now one of the deep cuts he has on his arm is becoming infected. I've cleaned and bandaged all of his wounds, but I don't have any antibiotics to give him."

The doctor thought for a moment. "Can you bring him into the clinic?"

"We don't think that it's a good idea for him to be seen in public because of his past. Plus, he is too weak to be moved." She said, mixing the scrambled eggs in the pan.

"Well, I will send you some antibiotics through the courier. They should arrive within the next hour or so. I'll put the instructions and some extra supplies will be included. If he gets worse over the next few days, I'll need to see him, so I'll come to you." She began to protest when he cut her off. "Yuffie, trust me. If it comes to that, you have my word that no one will know who he is. If he is injured, he will get the medical attention he needs from me, regardless of who he is or what he's done."

"Thanks John. I really appreciate it."

"No problem. I will call you back in a few days to get an update. Your PHS number is the same as it was right?"

"Yeah."

"I will talk to you then. If he gets worse before I call, contact me at once. Goodbye Yuffie."

"Bye." She turned the PHS off and dished up their meal. She placed the plates and glasses of orange juice on a tray and carried it back to the living room.

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Sephiroth had managed to get himself back into a sitting position before Yuffie came back into the room and set the tray on the table. His mouth watered at the sight of the simple breakfast. "So what did the doctor say?"

"He's sending a courier out with some antibiotics for ya. If you're not better within a few days, he's gonna to come out and see you. He can be trusted with your identity if it comes to that." She said as she pulled a comfortable looking cushioned rocking chair closer to the stool and handed him his plate before taking her seat.

The green eye man took a bite of the eggs and savored the flavor. The pair ate in silence every once in a while, casting a shy glance at the other. Sephiroth was staring at her when she looked up and met his gaze with a lopsided grin.

"What?"

He shook his head to clear it and grinned at her. "I was just thinking about how lucky I was to stumble to the doorstep of such a stunningly beautiful, caring woman. I am in your debt for what you have done to help me."

Her face went red at someone other than Vinnie calling her beautiful. When Vinnie said it, that was different, he was her friend. Sure Reno called her beautiful or sexy, but he did that in a futile attempt to get in her panties. But this complement from Sephiroth actually made her believe that he saw her as such. She really didn't know what to say other than. "Thanks."

His head tilted to the side. "Do you not believe me when I say that?"

"No, it's not that I don't believe you…it's just that I'm not use to hearing it said to someone like me." Yuffie said with a hint of sadness.

"Well maybe you should get use to it." He said with redness rising in his slightly bronzed cheeks. "Because I will only speak the truth to you and you are beautiful…and I can't remember anyone more so."

"Seph, I'm glad that I'm gettin' a chance to know the real you. Are you comfortable? I'm going to change and maybe come out here watch a movie if it won't disturb you."

He nodded his head. "I'm fine. I might watch with you, I've never watched television before."

Her eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. "Seph, you're around thirty right?"

"If you don't count the five years I was trapped in the Northern Crater and the two years I spent in Hojo's Mako tube I am. I didn't age then, so I've actually been…me for twenty-three years." He said, not knowing how else to phrase his answer.

Yuffie nodded. "So in those twenty-three years, you've never watched TV?" He shook his head. "Well, I guess you have a lot of catchin' up to do." She smiled at him.

He laughed and it was like music to her ears. "It looks like I have the perfect tutor."

Yuffie stood from her chair and hesitated for a moment. What she did next stunned him. The beautiful ninja place her lips on his warm forehead in a light kiss. She straightened and grinned at his blazing cheeks. "Thanks Seph." She said sweetly and walked into her bedroom.

Green eyes did not leave the spot where she stood. His heart was pounding painfully against his bruised ribs and he felt light headed. He had never felt like this before. He knew from what he had once read what it was though he had never experienced it physically or emotionally before. 'I've only been here for a day…is it possible that I've fallen in love with her so quickly?'

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AN: Please read and review…or else!

See disclaimer in first and last chapter…

Oh yeah, if ya can't already tell, Sephy is outta character, but who's to say that he didn't act this way before Jenova? No one can…