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Final Fantasy VII: Reverie	By : Saan Category: Final Fantasy VII > General Views: 655 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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There was a knock at the door.

Reeve was in the middle of washing dishes. His hands soaking wet he cursed. "Who could this be?"

The rain was beating down. He always felt miserable during rainstorms. He grabbed a dishtowel and dried his hands. He threw it down and made his way over to the door and slowly turned the knob.

Three figures stood before him. The one directly in front of him wore a black hat with the mark of SOLDIER above the bill. It was pulled down over his eyes so all Reeve could see was the bottom of the man's nose, his lips and chin. The man also wore a long black trench coat that fell just above his shiny dress shoes. Part of a black SOLDIER dress uniform could be seen poking out from underneath the long leather-like coat.

On either side of the man was a member of SOLDIER. The other two were dressed in the typical bulky SOLDIER gear. The helmets that they wore hid the identity and the gender of the wearer.

The SOLDIER on the left had a large black crate to his left and a long brown rectangular box was on the ground to his right. The SOLDIER on the right had identical boxes but they were positioned exactly opposite of the way the SOLDIER on the lefts was positioned.

The threesome knocked their ankles together and saluted Reeve. "Can I help you?" Reeve asked carefully as he began to frown at the man before him. He hated SOLDIER and everything it stood for. He loved his sister and brother in law though as he remembered that his closest family was members of that organization. He hated the discipline and formalities. To him the money that went into that group should have been put towards the betterment of Midgar's living conditions.

The man in front of him bowed his head, paused, than raised it in a stern nod.

"Sir. I am here to inform you that SOLDIER first class Tres Thomson and SOLDIER first class Reann Thompson were killed in action." The gentleness of the officer's voice did nothing to soothe him. Reeve lowered his head and buried his face in his hands. "This can't be happening." He whispered.

"As a representative of the unit they were assigned to, I have assigned myself to deliver the news of their passing to their last surviving relatives. I am here to provide for the family of the deceased until the day of their burial, sir"

Reeve looked at the hidden face of the man standing in front of him. "You assigned yourself? Just who the hell are you?" he spat.

The man ignored him. "Is the daughter of Tres and Reann Thompson, SOLDIERs first class, Lieandra Jonah Thompson available to hear my report as well?"

"Uncle Reeve, who's there? Are mom and dad back already?" the thirteen year old girl was halfway down the stairs when she noticed the three standing out in the rain.

Reeve looked over at her trying to hide the mix of sadness and anger that was threatening to overtake him. "These gentlemen are here to see us." He managed to say. "It's about your mother and father." Reeve turned his attention back towards the officer. "I�" he paused as he saw a tear trickle down the cheek of the man in black. Dumbfounded Reeve looked at Leira who was now standing at his side.

The man in black raised his right arm high above his head. The two SOLDIERs bent at the knees and swung the large black crates over their shoulders, again exactly opposite of each other.

"We are required to return all items used by the deceased to the surviving family, sir."

Leira scowled at the word deceased. She was still young but the sound of the word sent unpleasant thoughts through her mind. The officer lowered his arm so that it was bent at the elbow and clenched his white-gloved hand into a fist� The SOLDIERs than bent again and picked up the rectangular cases in the other hand. "I have brought an item that the child's mother and father had wished to give her as a gift as well." His first two fingers shot up from the clenched fist and sloped in a pointing gesture towards the interior of the house. The officer in black moved to the side as the SOLDIERs advanced into the doorway. Once inside they stopped and set the boxes down the exact same way as they first had them placed. The officer entered too and Reeve shut the door behind them.

"Dismissed." The man in black said through a solemn face. The SOLDIERs saluted their commander and exited the house.

"Now, just who are you?" asked Reeve, still upset.

The tall man removed his hat slowly to reveal his features. Reeve's eyes flew open in surprise. The little girl beside him dropped her jaw in shock as she viewed the man before her. She put her hands to the sides of her face.

The officer had glowing green blue Mako eyes. His silver hair was pulled tight behind his head. There was a look of arrogance on his face despite his gentle voice. "I am the General of the unit that your sister and brother in-law were part of."

"Sephiroth!" the little girl blurted out in excitement. She ran over to him with her arms outstretched.

Another tear fell from his eyes as he reached out to her. "Leira."

The two embraced. "It's good to finally get a chance to see you again." He said as he kissed her cheek.

"How was Wutai?" she asked curiously.

"Shh. My child, there will be time for that later." Sephiroth looked over at Reeve. "When would you like me to tell her?"

"Tell me what?"

"Do it�Do it after dinner." Reeve tried again to fight back tears. "While you're here, can I take your coat?"

Sephiroth smiled and nodded as he began to slide off his coat.

"What's that?" the girl yelled out as a black ribbon came into view behind the general's neck. Sephiroth removed the coat and handed it to Reeve. He stood before her in his dress uniform. He put his hands behind his neck and removed the ribbon. He shook his head slowly from side to side as his long silver hair was freed. His bangs moved forward to reclaim their place in the front.

"Oh, my gawd!" she drawled as she viewed his long hair for the first time. "When did you do this?" she said grabbing his hair.

"I decided to let it grow out. With all the fighting going on it was kind of hard to get a haircut."

"Wow! It got long didn't it?" she smiled as she reached up and tugged on his bangs.

"Why don't you two go and catch up? I'm going to go and start dinner." Reeve said as he returned to the sink.

Sephiroth stepped over to Reeve. "Would you like me to help? It is part of my mission."

Reeve looked into those Mako eyes and shook his head. "No. I've got it. You go and be with the girl."

A look of confusion appeared on Sephiroth's face. His lips parted, as he was about to explain to Reeve what custom was. "Seph." The little girl chided. The twenty year old shook his head and walked over to Leira. "What's in this box?" she asked picking up one of the rectangular cases.

The case in her hands was long. It was at least six feet in length and was very thin. Sephiroth gently took it out of her hands and sat down on the floor. "This," he said "is a very special item." He opened the case slowly.

Leira stood behind him watching.

A strange white light seemed to come from the case as it began to part.

Leira's eyes went wide with excitement as she got her first glimpse of this curiosity.

In the case was a long silver blade. It was almost like the katanas from Wutai that her mother and father had told her stories about. It had a long black handle which had a fancy black cloth wrapped around it. "It's beautiful." She whispered in his ear.

Sephiroth smiled. "This is my partner. This is Masamune."

"Masamune." Leira repeated slowly. "Can I hold him?" she asked finally.

"I�I don't know." He looked at the blade. It was clearly taller then he was and despite it's frail thin appearance it was heavy and extremely sharp. "I'll help you." He stood up after he took the blade out of its case. He positioned himself behind her and put his left hand on the end of the handle. With his right hand he gently put her left hand on the sword above his own.

Leira felt a strange tingling sensation as her skin touched the sword.

"The blade has it's own mind." He whispered to her. Sephiroth marveled at the awestruck girl. Her innocence was blinding to him. There was so much he admired in her. She was just a simple little girl with long curly brown hair on the outside but for so many years he had felt a deepening connection to her.

"You okay?" Leira asked as she felt Sephiroth stare at her. She pushed her green headband back from her forehead.

The twenty-year-old boy blushed. How long had he been lost in thought? "I'm fine. Would you like to see the gift from your parents?" He slowly removed the sword from her grip and put it back in its case.

"Sure!" she yelped as she started to jump up and down.

Reeve came over to them just as Sephiroth picked up the second case. "I know what's in there. It can wait for now. Dinner's ready." He went back into the kitchen and started filling three plates.

Sephiroth took Leira by the hand and led her to the table. They sat down next to each other as they waited for Reeve.

Leira looked at Sephiroth for a long time. She knew that her uncle disapproved of him she tried to keep her growing feelings for him in check. It had been hard for her to keep her feelings hidden for the man that she loved. She stared at him, admiring his long silver hair and his handsome chin. She also loved his eyes and their unnatural color but her favorite feature was his chin.

Sephiroth caught her looking at him and smiled. She blushed and turned her face out of his view. She saw Reeve staring at her and straightened herself. "What was Wutai like?" she asked hurriedly.

Sephiroth thought for a minute. "It was quite a lovely place before this war started. It is so rich in history. I only wish we were there on friendlier terms. I would love to show you this huge mountain range called Dao Chao. Your mother and father always liked to climb it. There are so many temples there." He paused and looked into her eyes. He opened his mouth to say something and thought better of it.

"What?" asked Leira.

"I'll tell you�one day." He whispered as Reeve passed the plates around.

"I really wasn't expecting company so forgive me if there isn't much for seconds."

"That's fine." Said Sephiroth and Leira in unison. They both laughed and went up to the counter with their plates.

Reeve was an exceptional cook. During visits to the slums the people would often show their appreciation to him by handing him recipes. He had decided to cook up a barbeque plate from Wallmarket.

The three ate in silence. The thought of what the young general had wanted to say lingered in Leira's thoughts. He never really liked to talk about himself. She liked the fact that he wasn't full of himself but when it came to sharing his thoughts or feelings she found herself getting angry too.

When the meal was finished Sephiroth thanked Reeve and helped him put the soiled dishes on the counter.

"So mom and dad are sick?" asked Leira finally. She looked at the two men. "Does this mean their leave is going to be cancelled. You said they're diseased, right?"

Sephiroth heaved a deep sigh and put his left hand over his mouth. It had been so wonderful to see her he had almost forgotten the grim task that lie before him.

"Leira, honey, come sit with me." Said Reeve.

The girl walked over to him and sat on his lap. Reeve nodded at Sephiroth to let him know it was time.

"You're parents aren't coming home�" he lowered his eyes, "they can't."

"Why not?"

"They're not sick, Leira. They�they're dead. They died during a mission that I commanded."

The little girl's jaw dropped as she heard this. Tears had started to flow from her eyes as she pondered this thought.

"Your father had gotten pinned down in a Wutai armory. It was an ambush. Your mother and I responded to an intercepted radio message. He was still alive but just barely�when we arrived Wutai's army was swarming the place. Your mother wanted to be with him. I decided to go against orders from the Shinra higher ups and help her get him out of there. Upon entering the building he was almost gone. There were still more soldiers in there. All the materia in the world couldn't have saved us. Reann put her arms around him and pulled the pin out of one of her grenades. I wasn't close enough to get to them�I did the only thing I could do at the time�" a tear flowed from his eye. "She had told me many times that she couldn't bear to be apart from her husband or you. She said that in the event something happened to them she wanted you to have her weapon. That's what's in the other case."

"They're dead�" Reeve wrapped his arms around her to try and comfort her.

Sephiroth got up from his chair and knelt before them. All he could think to do was take her hand in his. "I'm sorry." He whispered. "I loved them as if they were my own parents. I was so happy when they voluntarily joined my unit."

Leira pulled her hand out his grip and buried her face in Reeves chest. Her sobbing grew stronger as the harsh reality of her parent's death came to her.

"It's okay, son." Reeve said to him. "I'll take care of it from here. You just go upstairs and make yourself comfortable in the guest bedroom."

Sephiroth nodded and ascended the stairs. His proud features were covered by his hair as his head hung low.

Once in the room he slowly began to remove his uniform. After what he just experienced he began to ponder what he was doing in the military. He stood there naked as he began to carefully fold his uniform. He had to keep it clean for the upcoming funeral procession.

He reached into his crate and pulled out a black pair of silk shorts. He put them on and stretched out on the bed. He picked up a book that was given to him when he first entered SOLDIER and began to read. The book was about the many types of materia and the uses for each. He had always found this book silly and outdated and only read it on bad days. He had mastered his materia days after it was given to him. He reached up and dimmed the lamp.

"Sephiroth�" a tiny voice said outside his door.

He looked up from his reading. After what happened he had hoped that Lieandra would not want anything to do with him. He felt guilty about the death of the girl's parents almost to the point of wishing he had died and not them.

The door slowly opened and Leira entered. "I�I wanted to say I'm sorry." Her voice began to break as she looked at him. Her face was still stained from crying. It was difficult for him to see her like this.

"There's nothing to apologize for, my child." He whispered to her.

She smiled and sat down on the bed next to him. He suddenly became unsure of what he should do or say. He began to regret having removed his uniform. He prayed that Reeve would not come up the stairs wondering about where Leira was.

The girl caught his sudden change of expression. "It's okay. He's asleep. I had to see you."

"Why?"

"It's not your fault�you tried to save them, right?"

He looked at his toes. "I couldn't save them. Reeve probably hates me more now. I don't blame him."

"Shh." She put a finger to his lips. "He knows that you did what you could."

Sephiroth's heart began to break as more tears started to flow from Leira's eyes. He reached up to dry one of her tears. He smiled and whispered, "Please don't cry." Tears were starting to form in his eyes as well. He moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her.

Morning arrived and blanketed Junon in sunlight. Sephiroth shifted in bed as he looked towards the doorway. He extended his arms above his head and looked around for his book. To his surprise Leira was asleep next to him. As he pondered whether or not to wake her she had already begun to stir. He quickly checked his person to make sure he was still clothed; he'd imagine that if Reeve caught him she would surely be lost.

"Uhnn." The little girl moaned as she fought to keep the daylight out of her eyes. She lashed out with her right hand in an attempt to shield her eyes and struck Sephiroth on the shoulder. Confused she sat up quickly.

"You've got quite the arm." he said with a warm smile.

"AGGGHHH! What am I doing here?" Leira blushed.

Sephiroth put his fingers to his lips. "You fell asleep�we both did. I didn't have the heart to wake you."

The girl jumped out of bed and went running for the door. She stopped briefly and ran back to him. She wrapped her arms around him and left.

Sephiroth got up and went through his luggage. He lifted a tiny black book out of his crate and opened it. In the book were photographs of him, his military unit and pictures of Leira's parents and Leira herself. A small piece of paper dropped out. Sephiroth went to pick it up. It was the calendar for the funeral. There were only two more days till the funeral, than he would be sent back to Wutai. "Will this war ever end?"
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