Gaea

Chapter 2

          “Why did you save me?” Yuffie asked.  We were in Bone Village tents.
           Why was this the last tent that they had? Why does she have to be in the same tent?
            “If I didn’t, Cloud would have accused me of pushing you off the cliff.  No one would believe me if I said I hadn’t done it.  Now, if you would, please leave me alone.” I slouched into a corner and blew out my candle.
            “Thank you…Sephiroth,” whispered Yuffie.  She then quickly tucked into her bed.
            The next morning I woke up and saw Yuffie still sleeping.  I quietly walked out to the dark and foggy village.  I went up to a digger.
            “When is the next boat out of here?”
            “In about 5 minutes, the supply ship heads back to Costa del Sol.”
            “Thank you.” I went to the dock.
            “May I board your ship to Costa del Sol?” I asked the sailor guarding the ramp to the ship.
            “It’ll be 500 gil to get on!”
            “I…”
            “SEPHIROTH!!” Yuffie came running.
            “Sephiroth! Uh…please…b-bo-board the sh-ship.  N-n-no cha-charge,” the sailor said trembling after hearing who I was.  He stepped aside and motioned for me to board.  I stepped onto the ramp and went under the deck into the cargo area.
            “GAWD! 500 GIL!!  You just let the other guy go for free!!”
            Yuffie is still following me?
            “Here! Take it!” Yuffie yelled and stomped her way down.  She found me in sitting on some crates, and she was pissed.
            “You shouldn’t leave me alone on an island by myself!”
            “…”
            “You know you can be a real asshole sometimes.”
            I am not only an asshole, but also a jackass, murderer, psychotic maniac…
            For the rest of the trip, it was silent.  Yuffie constantly got seasick.
           

            Couple hours later, we finally reached the resort town.  I got up on the deck and stepped onto the dock.  Yuffie grabbed my hand led me to a weapons dealer.
            “I’m gonna buy you a weapon.  You’re goin’ to need one if you want to survive.”
            “I don’t need your hospitality or pity.”
            “GAWD!  Just take it!  It’s either this or materia, but I rather keep my materia. Nyuk, nyuk.” Yuffie shoved a katana at me.
            I’ll just take it.  It’s true anyway.  I do need a weapon to survive.
            “Lets go hunt! I don’t want to buy food here.” Yuffie grabbed my hand again and dragged me out to the Costa del Sol beach outside the town.
            “Look for Beach Plugs,” said Yuffie.
            “…” I looked and found three of them.  I drew my katana and attacked the one of my right.
            Slash! 
            I…I didn’t…connect!
            Yuffie showed up and used Flash.  Her shuriken flew and sliced all of the beach plugs.  I stood still looking at the katana.  I caught my reflection and saw myself for the first time in many years.
            “Sephiroth? Hmmmm.” Yuffie sprang forward and attacked me.  I tried to block, but Yuffie overpowered me and the katana flew from my hands.
            What?!  How could I lose to her!
            “Sephiroth…What’s wrong with you?” Yuffie asked a little bewildered.
            “I don’t know.”
            Maybe…when I was reborn…I was created without any Jenova cells…
            I picked my sword up and looked at my reflection again.  I gazed into my eyes.
            They don’t glow!  I really don’t have any Jenova cells in me!
            “I don’t have any Jenova cells or Mako infused in me…”
            “…Well, I could help you regain your swordsmanship…That is if you’ll let me.”
            She’s still trying to help me…
            “…I accept…Yuffie.”