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Lover's War	By : Htress Category: Final Fantasy Games > Final Fantasy IX Views: 736 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy IX, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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The
return of the Black Caped Man

Cloud stood in front of the most famous
building of Midgar. The Shinra Tower. He knew he had to avoid the SOLDIER and
trooper�s barracks, situated a little to the east of there, so he had no choice
but to go for the front entrance or the stairs. The logic choice being the
stairs. But they soon wished they hadn�t chosen the stairs to start with. When
they reached the 55^th floor, they were exhausted. Barret was about
to rip off Cloud�s head by then, and the two started arguing again.

- %#&?!!!
What�s with my idea?!? At least we would be outta here, anyway!

- Oh yeah, we
could have passed through the front door and asked the fastest way to the upper
floor. And I�m sure the whole Shinra army would have been enchanted to meet with
us!

- Would you two
stop it !!!! They�re coming!!!

Both men readied their weapons. They soon
discovered that climbing the Tower was very tricky. Cloud, Tifa and Barret had
to find the keycards to the higher levels, even had to crawl into the vent tunnels
to spy on an administrative meeting. It was worth it, though, because they
learned a lot concerning Shinra�s plans for sector seven and for the Promised
Land. To what Barret swore he would stop that bastard from destroying that land
as well. And Aerith, to whom they was referring as �Ancient� was the key to the
Promised Land.

The party managed to get to the lab floors,
after the meeting, following a creepy old man, the Professor Hojo. The Shinra
labs included a small sickbay, mostly used by the administrators of the Tower,
the Intensive Care unit, reserved to SOLDIER members, and the research
department. The �hospital�, reserved for the army members were situated near
the barracks. That creepy place was full of strange creatures kept in small
cages or cells. Some of them were very frightening, deformed and aggressive.
Turning around a corner, though, Tifa noticed Hojo talking to a sort of dog in
a glass cell, constantly calling him his precious �specimen�. As soon as he
left, the brunette rushed to the cell, cooing at the sight of the young beast.
It has a bright red fur and golden bangles on each paw. Cloud, however, seemed
drawn by a tank nearby, a strange metal cocoon with a porthole� Peeking into
it, what he saw triggered a painful seizure�

********

- Mother, JENOVA, I�m here, now�

- Sephiroth! Stop it! She took everything, already! My
town, my family! Do not let her take you too!!! Wretched creature, give him
back!!!

The
blond ran toward the tank, Buster sword in hand, tears falling down his eyes.
He had to stop her, he had to because he promised him, promised him he would
always be there� in a fraction of second, his balance was lost, for Sephiroth
had risen his sword, knocking off Cloud�s attack. However, instead of slicing
him down, the silver haired warrior turned sharply and cut off JENOVA�s head.
The man then fell on his knees, clutching his head painfully.

- Cloud� Cloud�, he whispered faintly

The
tall man stood shakily to look around, and he saw the blond laying against the
wall, almost unconscious, breathing heavily. Walking down and out of the room,
he left the gruesome headless creature behind. JENOVA�

********

- Cloud! Cloud!
Are you alright?

The blond opened his eyes groggily. His
head was throbbing so badly that Tifa had to support him, giving him a few
seconds to regain his footing.

- JENOVA� So
they transported her here�

- Wha? That
spooky thing is called �JENOVA�?

- It�s� a long
story. Let�s go. Aerith is waiting for us.

Neither Tifa or Barret spoke. They all took
the elevator and readied themselves for what would surely be a stormy rescue.

******

It could had went more wrong than that.
Aerith rescuing went fairly well, with the help of a new team mate, Red XIII.
Hojo�s specimen could not stop them, either. But the Turks got to them, they
had been humiliated by the Shinra President and put to jail in the labs. Tifa
was sleeping, now, probably like the others� Funny, he wasn�t thinking of
anything precise, now, just watching the silence, listening to the void in a
semi dazed state.

- You�re here?

- Mmm?

The locked door of the cell slowly cracked
open under a mysterious force. That same force was calling Cloud� Calling�
Without even knowing it, Cloud was out of the cell and was walking toward the
Intensive Care unit. The drawing force materialised itself in the form of a
forgotten love� Sephiroth� you�re alive?
Like a thick glass wall falling over him, Cloud�s mind totally lost his ability
to think clearly, he just walked to the silver haired man, slipping into his
waiting arms. Ignoring the blood and corpses lying around, he yearned for those
lips, needed the care, the soothing voice filling his ears promising release
and warmth� Shining green eyes locked with blue and the so waited kiss finally
came, taking with it the last conscious thought�

- As beautiful
as ever, sweet and still devoted to me� I have so much to do, so little time�
Follow me, Cloud, follow me and you will have more� Rest, let me cradle you,
let yourself being taken away to the realm of dreams�

His dreams were fuzzy and warm, his whole
body was delighted by the attention� Their mutual scream just proved that they
had yearned for each other since too long, but soon enough a cruel laugh filled
the air� Cloud woke up with a start, shivering and he realised his whole body
was aching. More, something had dampened his underwear� He tried to sit up, but
the pain in his back prevented him from doing so. He looked around, nothing had
changed, only the door was cracked open�

- Mm?

Cloud forced himself up and wobbled in the
hall. The stench of blood hit him at full force. Whatever it was, it had a
taste for blood. After rounding up everyone, they followed that gruesome trail
up and up in the tower, with no surprise encounter, even when they barged in
the President�s office� It was odd, there was something wrong� Cloud�s eyes
widened in disbelief; the president Shinra was dead, a sword sticking out of
his back.

- The Masamune�,
he whispered in awe

- Only Sephiroth
can handle this sword!, seethed Tifa

Plamer tried to get out, but Barret caught
him, only to have the fat man confirm that it was really Sephiroth who had
slain the President.

- He�s alive�

********

The enemies were everywhere, the wind was
slashing at his face, as he crushed them with the powerful Buster sword. The
Hardy Daytona roaring it�s fury, going always faster and faster. Cloud did not
stop until the road did, leaving his vehicle in a hurry to catch up with the
others. After his encounter with Rufus, Cloud decided to follow Sephiroth. If
he was searching for the Promised Land, then Shinra would be close behind him,
and they had to stop this from happening. Aerith too wanted to know, to
discover if the ex-General was really an Ancient� They had jumped in the
nearest vehicles to escape, and Cloud made the mistake to take the highway, not
knowing it wasn�t finished, yet� Now they were trapped, and an armoured tank
was coming� The battle was a fierce one, but again, AVALANCHE succeeded in
defeating the Shinra forces. They escaped the city of Midgar, fleeing toward
Kalm in two groups. Aerith was silent, listening to her surroundings in a
manner that suggested she was knowing what has really happened in the Shinra
tower. Strangely, Cloud did not said much and preferred to let everyone go and
stayed back.

The small town of Kalm was very well named.
It was peaceful, not much agitation unless the workers running down the
streets. Everything seemed in place, undisturbed, the shop owners were
sympatics to travelers and always willing to help. Red XIII was waiting outside
the Inn.

- Cloud,
everyone is waiting for you.

The blond sighed. Tifa and Barret surely
wanted some explainations� He resented that moment. He was feeling weary all of
a sudden. He checked in at the counter, climbing the stairs to find everyone
rounded up in a room, waiting for him. Then Tifa asked �the� question.

- Cloud, you
knew Sephiroth, right? You did not said anything since we found his sword�

An uneasy sigh, a quivery request of
sitting and Cloud started to relate his story.

*******

- The fire, it
burned everything� I remember the flames, so fierce, devouring the town, taking
away my life. I saw the only surviving trooper laying on the ground, injuried
and rushed to him. He was just a little shocked, so we went together to the
reactor, we found Tifa�s father, dead at the entrance, and Tifa� She ran after
him, got slashed in the process, and then, then I confronted Sephiroth. He was
talking to a sort of creature encased in a Mako tank, JENOVA, calling her
�mother��

As he was talking, Tifa and Aerith soon
noticed the sweat glistening on Cloud�s forehead. A constant trembling in his
right arm was worrying them, too.

- Then, then I
drew my sword and� and� I-I can�t remember! Ah!

- Cloud!

The blond was writhing in pain. Aerith was
on him in the second his knees gave up, asking Tifa to go get some ice. Red
XIII looked over the scene with a deep frown. Barret got out in a hurry,
wanting to get some air. Cloud�s migraine got worse, the ice was doing little
to relieve him. The flower girl rushed to the bathroom to retreive the
trashcan, poor Cloud just couldn�t hold back anymore. The two girls stayed with
the blond until he fell asleep of sheer exhaustion.

********

The world of dreams� It feels so real�
What is reality? Where am I? Tifa? Barret? Aerith? Red? Where are you? I�m
hurt! Where am I?�

The
world of dreams. You are in the world of dreams, love� Let your mind drift off,
you�ll feel better soon. I�m not far� Listen to me, follow me, I promise you
peace, come to me, we�ll find the Promised Land together�

Who�
are you?

I am
your God�

*******

Bolting upright on his cot, Cloud looked
around in a frenzied panic, his heart beating so hard in his chest he tought he
was having an heart attack. At the same moment, he heard the speakers alarming
all the personnel that there was an intruder on the boat. Thinking they were
discovered, he ran up to wake Tifa and Aerith, the they met with Red and Barret
on the deck. A very sinking feeling seized Cloud. Something was about to
happen, and since all the troopers seemed mobilized, they also participated in
the search, ending up in the engine room. An officer had his back facing them,
and in one second, he collapsed. Instead appeared the black form of Sephiroth.

- Mmm� The time
is near� Soon, indeed�

- Sephiroth!,
yelled Cloud, What are you playing at, goddamit!

-
Mwahahahahaha!!!! You, of all people, should know!!! Or do you have what it
takes to� Mwahahahaha!!!

The next thing they knew it was that JENOVA
was out to wipe them all off the surface of the world. And while they were
fighting, Sephiroth, taken away by his silver wings, flew out of the boat, his
laughter echoing in Cloud�s mind.

End

Author�s
notes

Sorry for the last update but I have an
excellent reason� I had a wonderful (late) b-day gift from my parents.. They
found me a new car!!!! And since last week I had a ton of phone calls to make
for the insurances and all, so I neglected a little my fic� I�m sorry for you
all who are waiting for me to update, damn, I promise in the next chapter maybe
a lemon flashback� Cloud and co will meet up with Yuffie and the rest of the
crew� Vincent will meet Cid, of course, ans so begins a new relationship� See
ya in the next chapter!!!!
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