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Prophecy's Refrain	By : butabara Category: Final Fantasy VII > General Views: 1023 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A.N. Oh my holy sweet giblets! There are soooo many typos in the last chapter! Sorry! My beta's real life interfered for a while, but she's back now! YAY N3RD2U! I have decided that there will be 5 more chapters after this one. Gotta end it right. (0 or 5... I'm so OCD it hurts lol) So a solid 50 chapters. My longest story yet!
I hope you all like the comedy after the battle! Enjoy and R&R!
Chapter 45
"Aiya!" Harmony hissed as Kadaj gingerly peeled the make-shift bandage from her side. "That stings!"
"Sorry." He said calmly, though inside he was seething. Fucking Jenova! He had to fight not to physically blanch at the sight of the ragged and still-bleeding wound. "Couldn't Aerith's rain heal this?"
"I didn't give it time. I was too busy fighting. As far as I was concerned, as long as I could move, it was good enough." Harmony answered through gritted teeth as Kadaj poked and prodded at the tear in her side.
"Well, what about now?" Kadaj asked.
"Do you have any idea how exhausted they are? Sassi really shouldn't have helped. Even though it was necessary, that much strain could have caused a problem. In the fist term of a pregnancy, you have to be really careful."
Kadaj nodded. "Well, what do I need to do?"
Harmony looked away, knowing that he would not like this, not one bit.
"I need someone to come and stitch it. My magic is exhausted, and so is Sassi's, and God, Aerith's even worse off. Who knew that a little thing like her packed such a powerful punch?"
"Focus." Kadaj prodded, waiting for her to explain why she wanted someone else to come to the estate and stitch it, so that he could tell her how crazy that suggestion was.
"Right. Sorry. Cormac knows someone at the hospital here. No one here is sticking a needle into my skin without some serious anesthetics." She hurried to finish when it looked like Kadaj would argue.
Kadaj thought for a moment, not really liking his idea much more than hers... but at least his would keep more outsiders from entering the estate. It had been hard enough dealing with the Irish government. He could see why they chose to do what they did, but still would have prefered to just take them out. That way, they knew for sure that they wouldn't have to worry about being attacked.
{Flashback}
"Ye can't be serious, Garda Brennan. Ye've lost yer mind!" A man called from the group surrounding Cormac.
He hated doing this- exposing powers that he had sworn to protect with his very life -but he saw no other way to get his Little Bird and her Guardian out of this situation. He only hoped this lot was as superstitious as they appeared.
"Ye've seen the bleedin' proof yerselves!" Cormac shouted. "Ye've all heard the legends, the stories our Grandda's used to tell about the Guardians, and the Ancient ones! Ye saw the power those two women have! Ye saw Ha-... Maddox react when Miss Sassi was taken! What more do ye need?"
The group was silent, each man thinking about what they had heard.
"Now," Cormac said, "I'm going to get Sassi to lower the barrier, and I'mgoing in alone. Got it?"
"What will that accomplish?" Another voice called from the crowd.
"Well, will ye believe me if I can ask her to show ye?"
The men looked at eachother, Colin Doyle stepping forward. "If ye can prove that she is what you say, and that this isn't some elaborate hoax, we'll talk." The others nodded, even the military officials standing behind them.
"Fine." Cormac agreed. He walked to the gate, stopping only when he felt the crackle of power warning him to stay away.
"Sassi! Let me in!" He called, watching the girl stand from her prone position. They had watched for long minutes after the entire group beyond the gate fell to their knees, overwhelmed by the battle, and the fact that against the odds, they had won.
"Only you!" Sassi called back, eyeing the other officers warily.
"Only me." Cormac confirmed.
Sassi focused her energy on removing the barrier, the spell taking almost all of the little energy she had left. Loz caught her as she stumbled unsteadily on legs that were too tired.
The barrier exploded in a flash of white, everyone in the area feeling their hair stand on end at the jolt of power that was gone as quickly as it came.
Cormac slowly approached the group, not sure how to break it to his niece that he had broken the oath he swore to his adopted father.
"I need ye to do something for me." He decided on.
"What's that?" Sassi asked, her voice betraying her exhaustion.
Cormac hesitated. "I... I'm so sorry, Little Bird... I had to do it... It was the only way to get them to leave ye alone!" He started.
"What?" Sassi asked, feeling dread fill her.
"I told them what ye and Harmony are."
Sassi stared blankly, trying to wrap her mind around that statement. "You... You exposed us?"
"I had to! They were going to take ye! Ye know I can't let that happen!"
Sassi sighed. Although angry, she had not the strength to become enraged enough that she couldn't see his reasoning. "What do I have to do?" She asked, resigned.
"They know the stories of the Guardians and their Ancient ones. They want ye to show them something that proves ye are one. Ye have to understand," He rushed before Loz could interrupt him, "to these men and women, ye are just a story. Just a fairytale that our families told us when we were children. But, superstitious lot that they are, they have agreed. One display of yer power, and they'll believe what we say ye are."
Sassi cast a glance at Harmony, catching her eye and beckoning her over.
"What's wrong?" Harmony gasped out. Now that the battle was over and the adrenaline rush had ended, the pain in her side had become nearly unbearable.
"They know what we are, and they want a demonstration." Sassi said, simply.
Harmony stared at Sassi, the resigned look on her face, her slumped shoulders. "I'll go along with whatever you decide is right. I trust you." Harmony said honestly.
"Don't put this all on me!" Sassi pleaded.
"Sass. Listen to me. Whatever you decide, you know that I would never think less of you for it. You do what you think is right. I'm behind you, always." Harmony said, laying her hands on Sassi's shoulders and forcing her to see the honesty and loyalty that she held for her, and her alone.
She turned to Cormac, and gave him a nod. "Alright. We'll do it." And with that, the two women left Loz standing there, worried beyond all comprehension, and walked through the gate.
!#$%^&*()
"Sweet Mother Mary!" Colin Doyle breathed at the glowing forms before him. Flint and Maddox were both surrounded by light, one silver, and one a misty green. He and the others had watched in awe as both women rose from the ground, appearing to levitate, and were surrounded by the Earthly elements. He backed away frantically when Flint reached for him, Cormac stopping his retreat with a warm smile.
"She will na' hurt ye. Let her."
Doyle gulped, but stood his ground, allowing the small redhead to place her soft skinned palm against his cheek, the images taking over his mind. He saw every moment of his life, and hers flash behind his tightly closed eyes. He felt her power flowing through him, and the warmth and life that accompanied it. Gasping, Sassi yanked away from him.
"Is he okay?" She managed, before her exhaustion won out and she collapsed into the worried Harmony's arms.
"Stop!" She ordered the men that moved toward them. "She's fine! You cannot even imagine the strain that it puts on us to have to use these powers so soon after that battle. We just saved your asses, you saw it all, and you still wanted proof! Well there it is! Ask your friend!"
All eyes turned to the panting Garda. "Its true!" His quivering voice called. "She... she showed me... everything! That creature... She'd have... and they... and the power..." he blubbered. He rolled to his knees, flattening his robust body to the muddy ground.
"Lady Guardian. Forgive me." Harmony could sense his terror, and watched with heart-stopping shock as every man and woman around them lowered to their knees in reverence.
"Stop." Harmony said. "Get up. Yes, I'm a Guardian. The last blood-born Guardian in the world. But I am not God, and neither is Sassi. You kneel before God, and God alone!"
If their show of power didn't convince the group, then Harmony's insistance that they not be worshipped did.
It was silent for a moment, until Loz could no longer stand watching from the distance, recruiting Kadaj -who gasped in horror at realizing where Harmony was- and quickly joining the group.
"Peace!" Kadaj said, trying not to sound as angry as he was. This situation was very delicate. "We're just here to take her inside!"
Loz anxiously lifted the unconsious Sassi, giving Harmony a worried look.
"I'm okay." She assured him. "Get her inside. She shouldn't be out here in her condition."
Loz nodded and left quickly, Kadaj remaining behind and placing himself between the Garda and Harmony.
Harmony's hand on his shoulder calmed him a bit, but his eyes still darted around anxiously, alert to any impending attack.
"What happens now?" She asked, timid.
"Well, I don't know about the rest o' ye, but I cannot find it in me to imprison and betray two of the most precious creatures in existence." Cormac said, the hint very clear in his voice. "The legend started in Ire. Its our duty to protect our own, aye?"
For a moment, few spoke, only a few soft 'aye's drifting from the crowd, and then the sound became more solid, as more and more confirmed their agreement.
"No one can know of this!' Harmony said, her voice strong. "You already know how bad it would be."
"We'll swear it!" One man called.
Harmony shook her head. "That's not enough. I'm sorry. I will only accept a blood oath."
Again, silence festered, before one very young Garda stepped forward and bowed slightly. "Lady Guardian, I am Kian. What do I have to do?"
{End Flashback}
"Well," Kadaj said, "I don't think its a good idea to bring other people into this. You guys, Seven Hells, all of us are damned lucky that they believed you. The only one left is that Detective... anyway... I have an idea."
"What?" Harmony asked, her breath hitching as the throbbing in her side started up again.
Kadaj only smiled, standing and telling her not to move.
Harmony watched in confusion as he left the room. 'What the hell is he up to?'
!#$%^&*()
"I'm pregnant." Sassi whispered to Loz as they lay in their bed.
"I know." Loz said, smiling. "I knew yesterday."
He really should have thought that through...
"WHAT?" Sassi screeched, bolting upright and slamming a fist against Loz's rock hard chest. She pulled her hand back, wringing the injured appendage as she continued her rant.
"You knew? You fucking knew? And you didn't say anything? What the hell, Loz? 'Oh, Sassi's pregnant, lets see how long it takes her to figure it out, doesn't matter how dangerous her situation is. Its not something she needs to know!' You-you-you! You jerk!"
Loz grabbed Sassi's arms as she tried to pull away from him.
"Hey! We were trying to protect you! We knew how stressed you were, and wanted to wait until things had calmed down before throwing this on you!"
"Protect me. HA. I am so sick of everyone protecting me! I get it with Harmony, and I appreciate it, but I don't need it from you!" She growled, struggling to free herself.
"Well too bad! You're my woman, now, and I'm going to protect you!" Loz shouted right back.
"Your woman. Your woman? What, I'm a piece of property now? I don't need your fucking-"
Loz smashed his lips to hers with brutal force, pulling away quickly and smirking as she sputtered. "That shut you up." He said.
Sassi gaped, then glared. "Oh, you sonofabitch!" With that, she slipped her leg behind his, effectively tripping him as she pushed him, causing both of them to crash to the floor. With an angry hiss and a punch to the gut, she fell to him, crashing her mouth to his and digging her fingers into his shoulders.
!#$%^&*()
"Hahaha it tickles!" Harmony slurred, waving the bottle of whiskey around wildly.
"Kadaj, you have to hold her still or I can't finish!" Tifa warned.
Brilliant idea: Get Harmony so drunk that she wouldn't feel it if Jenova herself socked her in the face.
Result: Epic victory.
"I'm trying! Gods, she's a strong drunk!"
"Tha's 'cuz whiskey is to the Irish as Spinach is to...*hic*... ... I'm Irish, you know? I thought I was Romanian, but that was just my parents trying to hide it from me. Those bastards!" Harmony said, the seriousness of her tone forcing everyone to fight their smiles.
"Yeah yeah, its great stuff. Hold still, Hari. Tifa's almost finished." Kadaj soothed.
Harmony nodded, a wobbly movement, and stilled.
A few minutes passed, and then Tifa sat up, cracking her spine with a groan. "Done." She sighed. "Now we just have to keep checking it and keep it clean. After that battle, it would be really awful if infection did her in."
Kadaj shuddered, and agreed. "Alright. I'll take her to our room." He leaned over Harmony. "Hari? Hari, I'm going to take you to our room, now. Don't puke on me."
"Oh! Kadaj!" Harmony exclaimed. "When did you get here? I missed you!"
Kadaj rolled his eyes as she rambled on.
"I love you, you know. I know you were all jealous of Sassi and stuff, but you shouldn't be. I love her, too. But I love love you. You know, if I didn't think that the whole world would implode and life itself would be deroy... desryo... If I didn't think bad things would happen, I would totally not have a problem leaving with you."
"Your tongue loosens up a lot when you get this drunk. I'll remember that." Kadaj chuckled, laying her down once they reached their room.
"You remember everything! That's cause *hic* you're a smart cookie!"
And with that, the giggles ceased, her eyes slammed closed, and the alcohol took hold of the young witch, light snoring being the only sound filling the room.
Kadaj smiled softly. He quietly removed his clothes- even though he was sure that a stampeding herd of rabid chocobo couldn't wake his love, at this point- and climbed into bed beside her.
!#$%^&*()
"I take back most of my chastising about your anger management skills." Sassi said to Harmony as she cleaned and changed her bandaged side.
"Not so loud!" Harmony complained. "I'm going to kill him." She muttered. "What are you talking about?"
"Well... as I'm sure you expected... Loz and I had a discussion last night..."
"And you lost your temper and whacked him one, and then fucked his brains out, right?" Harmony chuckled, regretting it as her stomach rebelled at the jostling motion.
"How the hell did you know that?" Sassi asked, shocked.
Harmony snorted. "Because its exactly what I would do."
Unbeknownst to the two women in the room, two Remnants waited quietly outside the door.
"She... she said she'd fuck me too..." Loz gasped.
Kadaj rolled his eyes and sighed at Loz's ignorance. "Dear, naive brother: You are an idiot."
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