Sephiroth is sitting outside the house... sewing something in his hands. His long hair spills down his back

Cloud Strife walks towards the house... glancing at a piece of paper and lugging an extremely large suitcase

Sephiroth looks up from what he is doing, his brightly glowing silver eyes resting on the kid. stops sewing and puts it down next to him

Cloud Strife drops his suitcase... panting slightly

Sephiroth stands up and walks over to the kid... folding his arms over his light shirt that he is wearing

Cloud Strife says, "Umm... hi.... "

Sephiroth says, "hi. Are you Cloud?"

Cloud Strife nods

Sephiroth says, "I'm Sephiroth"

Cloud Strife looks down at the ground...

Sephiroth says, "Now.. what are you doing?"

Cloud Strife says, "I'm... not sure.... I had a tough trip.... to visit some stranger...... "

Sephiroth reaches down and hefts up Cloud's suitcase... putting it up on his shoulder

Cloud Strife looks up at Sephiroth

Cloud Strife says, "Wow!"

Sephiroth says, "wow?"

Cloud Strife says, "You’re strong... I can barely drag that!"

Sephiroth walks toward the house and picks up his sewing

Sephiroth says, "come on..."

Cloud Strife follows Sephiroth... somewhat shyly

Sephiroth sets the suitcase down and looks at Cloud

Cloud Strife wonders why his mom sent him here....

Hojo walks into the foyer and looks at them...

Hojo says, "well.. you must be Cloud"

Cloud Strife looks at the ground again.. more than a little shy

Sephiroth folds his arms, his face a mask as he looks at Hojo

Hojo says, "You're mom wrote a lot about you"

Cloud Strife says, "She did?"

Hojo nods

Cloud Strife keeps his eyes glued to the floor....

Hojo says, "Please look up Cloud"

Cloud Strife slowly raises his eyes to look at Hojo

Hojo says, "Did your mother say anything?"

Cloud Strife cocks his head to one side

Cloud Strife says, "like what?"

Hojo says, "about ... me"

Cloud Strife says, "Jus that I had to spend some time with you an stuff"

Hojo says, "oh"

Sephiroth roles his eyes

Sephiroth says, "I'm getting out of this room before I hurt something"

Sephiroth stalks off, his long silver hair swishing back and forth

Hojo adjusts his glasses

Cloud Strife says, "What’s his problem?"

Hojo says, "He hates me with a passion cause he lived on the streets for a long time"

Cloud Strife says, "oh..."

Hojo says, "look Cloud... do you know anything about me?"

Cloud Strife shakes his head

Hojo says, "I'm your father...."

Hojo grins sheepishly

Cloud Strife blinks

Cloud Strife says, "how come she never told me?"

Sephiroth sits down in his room and finishes his sewing

Hojo says, "I have no idea... I finally caved to let you come stay..."

Cloud Strife says, "Oh.... so this is one of those.... yeah I got a kid... so what...? deals?"

Hojo says, "Sephiroth sort of talked me into it"

Cloud Strife nods

Hojo says, "he hates me for abandoning him when he was 5.... he found me last year and told me to fix my act"

Cloud Strife says, "So he's my brother? "

Hojo says, "Half brother.. his mom died when he was born"

Cloud Strife nods

Hojo says, "I probably have other children out there.. but you two are the only ones I know of"

Cloud Strife nods again... not sure what to say

Hojo says, "any way... I can teach you about the sciences, but right now... why not go spend time with your brother?"

Cloud Strife says, "Okay. Where is he?"

Hojo says, "upstairs I think"

Hojo walks into his lab room

Sephiroth walks back down stares after finishing his sewing. picks up Cloud's suitcase and puts it on his shoulder

Sephiroth says, "come on... I'll show you where you can sleep?"

Cloud Strife says, "Okay"

Sephiroth shows Cloud into a rather empty room with a made bed

Sephiroth says, "you can sleep here"

Sephiroth sets the suitcase down on the floor by the bed. looks at Cloud

Sephiroth says, "this ok for you?"

Cloud Strife says, "Yeah..."

Sephiroth nods and walks out of the room

Cloud Strife looks around and frowns..

Sephiroth says, "get some sleep kid"

Cloud Strife says, "Okay... I guess"

Sephiroth walks into his room and shuts the door

Cloud Strife fishes a teddy bear out of his suitcase and curls up on the bed...

Sephiroth sneaks out of his room while Cloud is sleeping and slips into Cloud's bed. puts his arms around the kid and pulls him to his chest

Cloud Strife continues to sleep obliviously...

Sephiroth falls asleep, still holding him

Cloud Strife wakes up the next morning and nearly freaks out

Sephiroth is still asleep

Cloud Strife says, "Mommy!!!"

Sephiroth opens an eye, his arms still firmly rapped around Cloud

Sephiroth says, "mm, is it morning?"

Cloud Strife realizes he isn’t at home... but that there is still someone holding him

Sephiroth strokes his fingers through Cloud's spiky blond hair

Cloud Strife says, "What are you doing?"

Sephiroth says, "sorry... did I frighten you?"

Cloud Strife says, "Yes.... "

Sephiroth lets go of Cloud and gets out of the bed, stretching

Cloud Strife looks at Sephiroth..... clutching his teddy bear tightly

Sephiroth says, "Sleep well?"

Cloud Strife says, "yeah..."

Sephiroth says, "me too"

Cloud Strife says, "Why were you in my bed?"

Sephiroth says, "I never thought I'd have a little brother to cuddle"

Cloud Strife says, "Oh... well.. half brother......"

Sephiroth says, "true, still, I could cuddle you"

Cloud Strife says, "True"

Sephiroth says, "how old are you?"

Cloud Strife says, "I'm 9... "

Sephiroth nods

Sephiroth says, "Well.. I should get dressed... see you later kid"

Cloud Strife says, "Okay"

Sephiroth walks out of Cloud's room and into his

Cloud Strife fishes through his things for some clean clothes

Sephiroth gets dressed and walks back out of his room

Cloud Strife fights with his bootlaces

Sephiroth walks down into the living room and looks around, noting that Hojo is asleep on the couch

Hojo snores a little, his glasses falling to the side

Sephiroth folds his arms

Cloud Strife trips down the stairs... having failed to tie his bootlaces

Sephiroth goes to Cloud and helps him up to his feet

Cloud Strife says, "thank you"

Cloud Strife smiles

Sephiroth nods

Sephiroth says, "how did you trip?"

Cloud Strife says, "My laces... I'm a bit slow.... I have trouble... tying them"

Sephiroth bends down and fixes them for him

Sephiroth says, "slow?"

Hojo says, "zzzzz"

Cloud Strife says, "I don’t know..... I just can never get it right"

Sephiroth turns his attention to the couch

Sephiroth says, "look at him...."

Cloud Strife looks at Hojo

Hojo rolls over a bit in his sleep

Cloud Strife says, "You don’t like him do you?"

Sephiroth says, "Try living on the streets for most of your life"

Cloud Strife nods

Cloud Strife says, "I never even knew I had a father"

Sephiroth says, "he's not much of one at all... trust me"

Cloud Strife sighs

Hojo wakes up and sits up

Hojo says, "uh? Oh... morning you two"

Cloud Strife says, "g'mornin"

Hojo gets off the couch and fixes his glasses

Cloud Strife looks at Sephiroth

Sephiroth folds his arms

Sephiroth says, "you're not even a good scientist Hojo.... just a pathetic fool that thinks he can be as good as the great professor Gast"

Hojo says, "hey.... show me some respect at least"

Sephiroth says, "no... you ruined much of my life"

Cloud Strife Frowns

Sephiroth turns and walks outside

Cloud Strife watches Sephiroth leave... then looks at Hojo... puzzled

Cloud Strife says, "Should I have my mom send me money for a return trip?"

Hojo puts his hand on Cloud's shoulder

Hojo says, "no... it's ok... you are welcome to stay here for a time"

Cloud Strife says, "okay..."

Cloud Strife smiles faintly

Hojo nods

Hojo says, "Sephiroth is prone to his moods... don't mind him.. he's had a hard life and is only 13"

Cloud Strife says, "I thought I had it bad getting picked on by the kids back home..."

Hojo says, "oh? And what did they say?"

Cloud Strife says, "They pick on me for being slow and having a teddy bear and stuff"

Hojo says, "really?"

Cloud Strife nods

Hojo says, "oh.... well... maybe I can help you not be slow... would you like that?"

Cloud Strife says, "Yes... I would"

Hojo puts an arm around him and leads him into his lab

Hojo says, "this is my lab. sit down please"

Cloud Strife sits

Hojo picks up a needle and preps it from a small bottle on the table

Cloud Strife watches Hojo

Hojo says, "This might hurt a second..."

Hojo picks up his arm and swabs it with alcohol. injects him

Cloud Strife says, "oww...."

Hojo pulls the needle out and cleans it

Cloud Strife says, "what’s that gonna do?"

Hojo says, "there you are... did it hurt?"

Cloud Strife says, "no.... just a prick"

Hojo nods

Hojo says, "good. tell me if you start to feel dizzy"

Cloud Strife says, "Is it supposed to do that?"

Cloud Strife blanches slightly

Hojo says, "It might... it will help you... when it's over you will be much faster in mind. how do you feel son?"

Cloud Strife says, "a little sick to my stomach"

Hojo nods slowly. makes a note on a clip bored

Hojo says, "feeling any smarter?"

Cloud Strife says, "Dunno"

Cloud Strife reaches down and undoes one of his bootlaces

Hojo says, "well... tell me if you do... for now... can you go find your brother?"

Cloud Strife ties it back up and smiles

Cloud Strife says, "Okay"

Hojo smiles a little and goes back to work

Cloud Strife goes off to find Sephiroth

Sephiroth is outside... his long silver hair blowing in the wind

Cloud Strife walks up behind Sephiroth and tugs on his hair

Sephiroth says, "Ack!"

Sephiroth turns around, his teeth clenched

Sephiroth says, "never do that to my hair..."

Cloud Strife backs off

Cloud Strife says, "I'm sorry...."

Sephiroth folds his arms

Cloud Strife lowers his eyes and sniffles

Sephiroth sighs

Sephiroth says, "are you ok?"

Cloud Strife says, "I'm fine... just a lil queasy.. and I though you were mad...."

Sephiroth says, "queasy? oh dear... did he bring you into the lab?"

Cloud Strife nods

Sephiroth sighs

Sephiroth says, "what did he give you?"

Cloud Strife says, "a needle"

Sephiroth says, "ah"

Cloud Strife says, "Don’t know what was in it"

Sephiroth says, "never let him stick you, ok?"

Cloud Strife says, "why?"

Sephiroth says, "it's just better you not let him"

Cloud Strife says, "okay..."

Sephiroth nods and walks back into the house. heads up into his room

Cloud Strife follows Sephiroth as he has nothing better to do

Sephiroth lies down on his bed

Cloud Strife peeks into Sephiroth's room. blinks at Sephiroth's decor

Sephiroth sighs, looking up at a naked picture on his ceiling

Cloud Strife says, "Seph?"

Sephiroth blinks and looks at Cloud

Sephiroth says, "uh? What are you doing in my room?"

Cloud Strife says, "I'm sorry... I'll go..."

Sephiroth says, "I think the damage has been done... what have you seen?"

Sephiroth gets up and walks to the door

Cloud Strife says, "Pictures of men... you like men?"

Sephiroth puts one hand on the doorframe and the other hand on the door... his long silver hair spilling out over one shoulder and down his back

Sephiroth says, "what about it?"

Cloud Strife says, "Nothing.."

Sephiroth says, "how much did you see?"

Cloud Strife says, "They...were naked...."

Sephiroth says, "I suppose the damage has been done then... you can come in... just don't tell Hojo"

Cloud Strife says, "He'd be mad?"

Sephiroth says, "I bet"

Sephiroth takes his arm and drags him inside.. closing the door

Cloud Strife looks at all the pictures

Cloud Strife says, "Where'd you get em all?"

Sephiroth says, "had to scrounge them... not easy to come by"

Cloud Strife blinks

Cloud Strife says, "What’s that guy doing?"

Sephiroth looks at the pictures on the walls

Sephiroth says, "which?"

Cloud Strife points at an extremely provocative picture

Sephiroth grins at the picture then turns Cloud away from it

Sephiroth says, "you are a little young I think. you are only 9"

Cloud Strife says, "Oh.."

Sephiroth says, "hmmm... what do you think of my collection any way?"

Cloud Strife says, "You have a lot. He never comes in here?"

Sephiroth slides over to his very provocative pic and covers it up with something he made

Sephiroth says, "nope"

Sephiroth notes he has a few more that show detailed sex acts between men and wonders if he should cover those too

Cloud Strife stares at one of the pictures on the wall

Sephiroth looks over at what Cloud is staring at

Cloud Strife says, "Why's he.....?"

Sephiroth says, "Why’s he uh?"

Cloud Strife says, "putting.. his?"

Sephiroth sighs to himself... thinking Cloud is way to young to be looking at this stuff

Cloud Strife says, "in that other mans?"

Sephiroth says, "Cloud.. you are way to young for this. have you ever.... well... been aroused?"

Cloud Strife says, "Aroused?"

Sephiroth says, "has your mother told you anything?"

Cloud Strife says, "bout what?"

Sephiroth says, "anything... has she even mentioned Sex?"

Cloud Strife says, "No..."

Sephiroth sits down on his bed and pulls Cloud into his lap

Sephiroth says, "ok.. you take those two in the pic... that's a form of sex... fun stuff... you do it when you get aroused"

Cloud Strife wrinkles his nose.... trying to assimilate this information

Sephiroth says, "well. that's sex with two guys. you see... women are differently equipped. when a male and female have sex a certain way a baby can be conceived. that's where people come from… you get me?"

Cloud Strife says, "kinda. So... my mom.. and him and that’s how I ...."

Sephiroth says, "yeah"

Cloud Strife blinks

Sephiroth says, "now.. what else do I need to say?"

Cloud Strife says, "What else is there?"

Sephiroth says, "hmmm.. are you still confused?"

Cloud Strife says, "no.. "

Sephiroth says, "good"

Cloud Strife says, "Well... why would men? They can’t have kids?"

Sephiroth says, "It feels good. any way.... why the hell would it matter weather they have kids or not?"

Cloud Strife says, "Feels good? Looks like it hurts..."

Sephiroth says, "oh? why do you think that?"

Cloud Strife says, "Well... I had to have an enema when I was sick once... an that hurt... "

Sephiroth chuckles

Sephiroth says, "ah... so you see it like that?"

Cloud Strife says, "An that was jus a little bitty thing..."

Sephiroth says, "how old where you?"

Cloud Strife says, "last year.. was 8. Doctor said I had to eat more vegetables... blah"

Sephiroth says, "ah... like I said... you are too young for this stuff... wait till you are older"

Cloud Strife says, "Have you ever done what they are doing?"

Sephiroth says, "why are you asking?"

Cloud Strife says, "you know allot about it"

Sephiroth says, "Well... any other reason you ask?"

Cloud Strife says, "Just curious"

Sephiroth says, "you were asking about arousal?"

Cloud Strife says, "I’m.... sorry if it’s too personal...."

Sephiroth says, "you're talking older then 9"

Cloud Strife frowns

Cloud Strife says, "What do you mean?"

Sephiroth says, "9 years olds rarely say sorry about personal"

Cloud Strife says, "Oh....."

Cloud Strife rubs his arm

Sephiroth says, "any way... anything else you want explained?"

Cloud Strife shrugs

Cloud Strife says, "how come you got nice long hair? an it’s silver?"

Sephiroth lays down on the bed, holding Cloud to his chest

Sephiroth says, "I love my hair... it was always this color"

Cloud Strife says, "Its pretty. You had to grow it for a long time?"

Sephiroth says, "yes. never cut it... and I'm 13"

Cloud Strife says, "I just have my ponytail"

Sephiroth says, "it's cute"

Cloud Strife says, "I get picked on for it sometimes..... "

Sephiroth says, "why?"

Cloud Strife says, "Cuz the other kids say I look like a baby"

Sephiroth says, "you ain't a baby"

Cloud Strife says, "Nope. And I’m happy I have a brother now"

Sephiroth says, "yeah... me too"

Cloud Strife says, "You can teach me all sorts of stuff... if you wanna"

Sephiroth says, "yeah.. sounds good"

Cloud Strife says, "I’m sorry I pulled your hair.... you aren’t mad about that?"

Sephiroth says, "not any more"

Cloud Strife looks at some more pictures

Sephiroth pulls his brother close to his chest

Sephiroth says, "what are you looking at?"

Cloud Strife says, "That one"

Cloud Strife points at two men in the throws of passionate sex

Sephiroth looks at it and licks his lips

Sephiroth says, "mmm... I've always liked that one"

Cloud Strife says, "they look like they are having a good time"

Sephiroth says, "yeah"

Sephiroth closes his eyes... feeling himself being turned on by the fact that there is some one clutched to his chest as he looks at that stuff

Cloud Strife wiggles a little... trying to get a good look at another picture

Sephiroth says, "what are you looking at now?"

Cloud Strife says, "That one..."

Cloud Strife points

Sephiroth looks to what he is pointing at

Cloud Strife bumps his hand against the bulge in Sephiroth's pants

Sephiroth trembles a little... very aroused now

Cloud Strife felt Sephiroth tremble and looks at him

Cloud Strife says, "Are you okay?"

Sephiroth says, "yeah... I'm ok. um.. now... what were you looking at?"

Cloud Strife points at a man sucking another off

Cloud Strife says, "What are they doing there?"

Sephiroth licks his lips

Sephiroth says, "something that feels good"

Cloud Strife cocks his head to one side

Sephiroth says, "something wrong?"

Cloud Strife says, "No... just its interesting"

Sephiroth says, "ah"

Cloud Strife bumps his hand against Sephiroth's groin again and blinks

Cloud Strife says, "What’s this?"

Sephiroth says, "oh...."

Cloud Strife pokes at it

Sephiroth trembles and pushes Cloud's hand away

Sephiroth says, "heh heh... remember when I mentioned arousal?"

Cloud Strife says, "does it hurt?"

Sephiroth says, "no, why?"

Cloud Strife says, "That’s arousal?"

Sephiroth says, "yeah... for a guy..."

Cloud Strife says, "you pushed my hand away.... that’s why I thought it hurt"

Sephiroth says, "no.. cause you are my half brother... it's a little in appropriate"

Cloud Strife says, "oh.. okay. Am.. I doing that to you?"

Sephiroth says, "now.. if we weren't related... I wouldn't mind at all. um.. sort of"

Cloud Strife says, "Hmm"

Sephiroth says, "why?"

Cloud Strife says, "Just... wondering... that’s all. I don’t quite understand what’s making you.... do that"

Sephiroth says, "ah. you are too young"

Cloud Strife blinks

Cloud Strife says, "Okay"

Sephiroth says, "you said you never got aroused... so..."

Cloud Strife says, "How old were you when?"

Sephiroth says, "10"

Cloud Strife nods

Sephiroth says, "so you got like another year maybe"

Sephiroth roles onto his back, bringing Cloud up onto his chest, holding him there

Cloud Strife smiles at Sephiroth

Sephiroth says, "you like being held?"

Cloud Strife says, "Yeah"

Sephiroth cuddles him to his chest

Sephiroth says, "nice.. "

Cloud Strife says, "You work out a lot?"

Sephiroth says, "yep"

Cloud Strife says, "I wanna be strong some day"

Sephiroth says, "well.. you could be"

Sephiroth falls asleep, holding his brother to him

Cloud Strife has dreams about the pictures he's seen in Sephiroth's room

Sephiroth says goodbye to Cloud a few weeks later after he turns 14

Sephiroth says, "I'll see you kid… I'm going of to SOLDIER"

Cloud Strife waves Sadly to Sephiroth

Cloud Strife says, "You will write ?"

Sephiroth says, "yeah... but you're heading home to Nibelheim, right?"

Cloud Strife says, "Yeah... I don’t wanna stay with him... he's kinda scary...."

Sephiroth says, "I know"

Cloud Strife says, "When I’m old enough I wanna join SOLDIER too...."

Sephiroth puts his bags down and hugs his little brother

Cloud Strife hugs Sephiroth... trying not to cry

Sephiroth says, "I'll see you then Cloud... and I'll make sure to be careful... there is a war on after all"

Cloud Strife says, "I know... you be safe too"

Sephiroth nods and lets go of him. picks up his bags and walks to the station and goes to into the train

Cloud Strife waves sadly as the train pulls away.. and then sits and waits for his own transport to Junon so he can start his way home

Cloud Strife shoulders his bag and reads his barracks assignments

Sephiroth is standing of to one side, looking something over. He's dressed in all black... his hair all the way down to the back of his knees

Cloud Strife dumps his bags on a bunk in his room and goes to wander while he still has some free time before orientation. sees a familiar head of long silver hair.... and sneaks up on it... then yanks on Sephiroth's hair

Sephiroth blinks and turns around and then grins widely

Sephiroth says, "Cloud!"

Cloud Strife says, "Seph!! You hardly ever wrote!"

Zack blinks... surprised that the trooper wasn’t turned into ground beef for that stunt

Sephiroth picks Cloud up and tosses him in the air a second

Sephiroth says, "didn't have much time"

Cloud Strife says, "Ack!! "

Cloud Strife giggles

Sephiroth says, "you have yet to grow kid"

Sephiroth sets him back down

Cloud Strife says, "I know... you got a whole army to command... Grr... I know I didn’t grow... it sucks. You grew though"

Sephiroth says, "yep... I did. how long has it been? 5 years?"

Cloud Strife says, "close to that"

Sephiroth says, "miss me?"

Zack walks over to Sephiroth and Cloud and watches them for a few moments

Cloud Strife says, "of course I did!"

Sephiroth chuckles

Sephiroth says, "yeah.. I missed you too kid"

Cloud Strife smiles

Sephiroth says, "seen Hojo in all that time?"

Cloud Strife shakes his head

Cloud Strife says, "No... you?"

Sephiroth says, "a few times... he was giving lectures to us officers... I had to resist the urge to strangle him"

Cloud Strife says, "On what?"

Sephiroth says, "Magic.. but he didn't call it that"

Cloud Strife nods

Zack edges himself into the conversation after a bit

Zack says, "Hey... Sephiroth... who’s the new cannon fodder?"

Sephiroth says, "ah.. Zack... didn't notice you were there.... and don't call him that Zack. His name's Cloud"

Zack says, "He's wearing a blue uniform...."

Zack smirks

Sephiroth folds his arms

Zack says, "Hi Cloud... name's Zack.... "

Sephiroth says, "yeah... Zack the ass... "

Sephiroth chuckles

Zack says, "Mph... I gotta run... make sure you give the kid the rundown.... you know... 100 things not to do as a newbie....."

Sephiroth says, "who's in charge here?"

Zack says, "Me..... "

Zack snickers

Sephiroth grabs his uniform front

Zack says, "Erk"

Sephiroth says, "I am Zack... don't forget that... ok?"

Zack says, "Cant take a joke... ever can you Seph?"

Sephiroth lets go of him

Sephiroth says, "not really"

Zack says, "And don’t you forget who the ass is around here either"

Zack sticks his tongue out at Sephiroth and hastily heads towards his meeting

Sephiroth says, "That would be you"

Sephiroth looks back at his brother

Cloud Strife blinks

Cloud Strife says, "Umm.."

Sephiroth says, "well.. everyone is bound to meet him...."

Cloud Strife says, "Is he that bad?"

Sephiroth says, "he's a joker and stuff"

Cloud Strife says, "Ah... okay"

Sephiroth says, "there is always a guy like him around"

Cloud Strife says, "What rank is he?"

Sephiroth says, "1st"

Cloud Strife says, "Like you?"

Sephiroth says, "well.. I'm sort of above everyone "

Sephiroth grins

Sephiroth says, "but yeah"

Cloud Strife says, "I’m gonna be a first someday.... just like you!!"

Cloud Strife bounces up and down a little with excitement

Sephiroth says, "well.. what have you been up to?"

Sephiroth grins at his little brother

Cloud Strife says, "Nothing much. Nibelheim is boring"

Sephiroth leads him into his private quarters

Sephiroth says, "well... anything to tell me about?"

Cloud Strife says, "Not really... Cept my mom did NOT want me to enlist"

Sephiroth says, "really? What did your mom say?"

Cloud Strife says, "yeah... she wanted me to take and apprenticeship with "dad""

Sephiroth says, "ugh.. why?"

Cloud Strife shrugs

Cloud Strife says, "Better money? But I knew I wanted to be like you"

Sephiroth says, "true... but what does money matter"

Sephiroth smiles and gives his little brother a hug

Sephiroth says, "anything else?"

Cloud Strife says, "Well I still got picked on for all the time.. even with all the cool stuff you taught me"

Sephiroth says, "what did they say?"

Cloud Strife says, "still called me a baby and a momma's boy... and said that I was immature and stuff. I know I’m gonna get hell here...."

Cloud Strife frowns

Sephiroth says, "it's ok.... I'll try and keep them off of you"

Cloud Strife says, "Someday I’m gonna be strong... and not have to worry about other people putting me down"

Sephiroth says, "is that all? What about that other stuff I taught you about?"

Cloud Strife says, "Oh... that"

Cloud Strife blushes

Cloud Strife says, "Never got anywhere with that....."

Sephiroth says, "never?"

Cloud Strife shakes his head

Sephiroth says, "know anything about yourself?"

Cloud Strife says, "There was only one girl in town... and all the guys were "normal""

Sephiroth chuckles

Cloud Strife says, "I... saw the guys swimming one day... and they were... skinny-dipping... they saw me staring and beat the crap outta me"

Sephiroth says, "you were staring?"

Sephiroth says, "you like then?"

Cloud Strife nods

Sephiroth says, "really? When did you learn this?"

Cloud Strife says, "not too long ago...."

Sephiroth says, "ah.. so it wasn't just cause you wandered into my room"

Cloud Strife says, "Its sorta ... the other reason why I left Nibelheim... they couldn’t talk about me without using the word faggot in the same sentence"

Sephiroth sighs and shakes his head

Sephiroth says, "they found out cause you were staring?"

Cloud Strife says, "I got a little.. aroused"

Sephiroth says, "ohhhhhh..... "

Sephiroth grins a little

Sephiroth says, "well... "

Cloud Strife says, "Its why I’m worried about being here.... I have to live in quarters with seven other guys....."

Sephiroth says, "that's true... I used to get into fights... it was over my hair and stuff... the result was I got promoted and they either got killed or badly hurt. though I think Hojo had to do with the promotions"

Cloud Strife nods

Sephiroth says, "I'm worried about you though..."

Cloud Strife says, "I doubt he's gonna bestow any gifts upon me..... he prolly doesn’t even remember. Why?"

Sephiroth says, "just a warning... stay away from Zack...."

Cloud Strife says, "You think he'd hurt me?"

Sephiroth says, "he might"

Cloud Strife says, "he doesn’t like?"

Sephiroth says, "Zack's an ass.... he picks fights with people"

Cloud Strife nods

Zack knocks on the door to Sephiroth’s quarters

Sephiroth walks over and opens the door

Zack says, "hey Seph"

Zack notes Cloud is in the room

Zack says, "Oh.... busy?"

Sephiroth says, "Zack... "

Zack gets an odd look on his face

Sephiroth says, "Just talking... what's wrong?"

Zack says, "Nothing"

Sephiroth nods

Zack looks up at the ceiling

Sephiroth says, "what's the look for?"

Zack says, "Oh... nothing"

Sephiroth raises a silver eyebrow at him

Sephiroth says, "in any case.... well..."

Zack rocks back and forth on his heels. eyes Cloud as if sizing him up

Sephiroth looks at Zack and scowls

Sephiroth says, "don't do that to him"

Zack says, "Do what?"

Sephiroth says, "I saw you..."

Cloud Strife blinks

Zack says, "I didn’t do nothing...."

Zack tries to look innocent

Sephiroth folds his arms. looks Zack in the eye

Sephiroth moves out of the room and shuts the door, leaning on it

Cloud Strife stands in the room looking puzzled

Sephiroth says, "don't size him up again..."

Zack says, "I wasn’t......"

Sephiroth says, "yes you were"

Cloud Strife grumbles

Zack says, "Well what are you doing hugging him and taking him to your quarters?"

Sephiroth says, "what do you think I'm doing?"

Zack says, "Replacing me... you know in my book the big guy rips the little guy's head off and gets to keep the prize"

Sephiroth roles his eyes

Zack folds his arms across his chest

Sephiroth says, "I am not. He's my little brother.... not some lover"

Zack says, "You don’t look a thing alike"

Sephiroth says, "I don't look like my father either...."

Zack says, "Yeah well... he don’t look like you or your father"

Sephiroth says, "I know... it's odd... but I've run tests and know it's true"

Zack says, "Alright.. but if you’re lying I’m gonna pop his little head off his twiggy little neck"

Sephiroth says, "Don't hurt him or I'll actually cause you permanent harm... not what I usually do"

Zack Grimaces

Zack says, "Okay okay.."

Sephiroth nods

Zack says, "I wanna sleep... can you talk with him elsewhere then?"

Sephiroth says, "alright"

Sephiroth walks back into his room

Sephiroth says, "Cloud... I'll show you to your barracks and see you in the morning,. ok?"

Cloud Strife says, "Alright Seph"

Sephiroth smiles and leads his brother to the barracks

Zack walks into the room and ignores Cloud.. sprawling out on the bed and almost immediately falling asleep

Cloud Strife says, "G'night Seph... I will see you again?"

Sephiroth says, "yes"

Sephiroth smiles

Sephiroth says, "of course brother"

Cloud Strife says, "I know you got missions and stuff to be busy with... "

Sephiroth says, "yeah... well not as much as during the war"

Cloud Strife nods

Cloud Strife says, "Alright..... see you sometime then"

Sephiroth smiles

Cloud Strife smiles and goes into his barracks to meet his bunkmates and go to sleep

Sephiroth walks back to his room and climbs into bed with Zack