Those Who Fight (Final Fantasy based Fanfic)

[Traskix]

i feel so clueless because i have no idea about FF

but awesomeness, i'll still read

[khfreak17]

omfg!!! when did you learn how to speak/write japanese??????????? im jealous now

[Azrael]

Originally Posted by khfreak17

omfg!!! when did you learn how to speak/write japanese??????????? im jealous now

It's Romaji. It's not really Japanese but it how's it sounded.

[khfreak17]

so???? it still sounds awesome and nobody knows what theyr talking about

[Bellaisima358]

lol its called google.
and its Romaji? sweet.

[Azrael]

Originally Posted by Bellaisima358

lol its called google.
and its Romaji? sweet.

Romaji - Romanized Japanese. Different letters. Same sound.

[Bellaisima358]

Ch 4
Aerith's Promise

"So," Cloud broke the silence first,"Why Aerith's church?"

"Its....safe there." Ren replied, shrugging. The wind drowned out half the sound, though.

"Ah," He finally ended. Ren stayed silent.

"Safe as in safe for a spy?" He asked. Ren smiled. That was the lie.

"Yup," Ren replied. Cloud believed Ren was a spy for Jette, behind enemy lines in Kubai, and didn't trust her one bit. Probably why he ignored all calls for help from her.

Life was wasted on you, A voice said in her head.

"Huh?"

Geo....stygma.... The sound of nails along a chalkboared screeched in her mind.

"Aw.....my....head!" She said, letting go of Cloud, clutching her head.

"Ren? Are you alright?" Cloud asked urgently, speeding through trees.

"I'm....fine" She forced out, feeling something ooze from her head. She looked at her hand, now covered in black blood.

"You sure you're alright back there?" Cloud asked again.

"Yeah...I have........" Ren struggled to say, still holding on to him. She couldn't finish the sentence. "It....usually goes...away...."

"Alright, but we're nearing the church," Cloud replied, slowing down to not hit the piles of rubble left behind from the raid seven years ago. He pulled over by the entrance, and quicly got of. Ren followed, then stopped.

"Ugh....kutsuu...." Ren mumbled. She closed her eyes, waiting for it to pass, but she felt her conciousness slipping.

"Ren? Ren, can you hear me!?" Cloud shook her. Ren didn't respond.

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"Your parents were worth nothing," A man with long silver hair said, crouching down in front of the little girl with strawberry blonde hair, clutching her head, "Which is why your father injected the geostygma into you."

"He....didn't....do that!" The little girl screamed, holding her head tight. The man laughed.

"You're like me, Aishii," The man said, wiping the black blood off her forehead, "We have geostygma."

"No I dont!" She shouted, punching him in the nose. She ran.

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"Ren?"

Ren's eyes fluttered open. Cloud stood over her.

"Oh good, your up," He said, helping her up. She shook her head.

"Yeah, thanks," Ren mumbled, checking her forehead. The blood was gone.

"You alright?" Cloud asked cautiously. Ren nodded, titling her head back to let the cool wind hit her face.

Ren walked into the church, Cloud following behind her. She felt the crumbling walls, and the flower beds scattered around the floor. A small breeze entered the building. Ren breathed in quietly, and walked to the largest flower bed at the front of the church, a sword stuck on concrete, glinting in the sunlight from the hole in the roof.

"She hasn't been here in a while...." Ren said aloud, steadying herself on a bench. Cloud looked at her in alarm.

"She?" He asked. Ren looked at him.

"Yeah. Aerith," She replied, walking to the sword, "and Zack, too."

Cloud stared at her. What was she talking about?

"When I was little, Dalia and Ky took me in after the raid," Ren reminised, "Ky found me here, by his motorcycle, with his phone." She laughed in that part. "I had blacked out, but right before I did, I saw two people beside Ky. The lady....she said she was Aerith, and that I'd be fine. She was next to a guy, and I didn't get his name...."

"I went back a few days later, and they were there, waiting for me. Zack saw me first, and hugged me, like if I knew him before. He introduced himself as Zack. Aerith sat in the flower bed, and I sat in front of her. Zack stayed standing behind me, against a wall. Aerith hummed to herself, and I asked her, 'Aerith, do I have geostygma?' She looked up at me and moved the hair from my forehead, stroking the black bruise I had there. She frowned."

"She said exactly, 'You do, but you'll be cured. I promise you that.'" Ren stopped, and found herself sitting on the flower bed. Another breeze hit her. Cloud put his hand on her shoulder.

"So do you have geostygma?" He asked. Ren shrugged.

"I'm not sure...but I think I do." Ren replied, looking up at him. Cloud nodded.

"Well, now, onto business," She said, shaking her head and standing up.

[Traskix]

awesomeness!! but someone wanna explain geostygma to me

[13courtgarud75]

wow bell these chapters are really good.

[Bellaisima358]

Ch 5
Allies

"Ok, what's so important that you insist on bugging me every chance you get?" Cloud asked, sitting on a bench. Ren smiled sweetly.

"Well, the Jette army needs new recruits, and you being a hero and all-"

"No," He said firmly, standing up. Ren's eyes softened.

"Cloud, the Jette army is losing people, and Kubai is getting closer to winning in every battle," Ren explained, "Kubai plans to attack us at our strongest points, and we need help. Cloud, we need you."

Cloud stayed silent. Ren grabbed his shoulder.

"Please." She continued, more emotion in her voice.

"Cloud?" A sweet voice said from behind. Cloud and Ren turned.

"Aerith?"

A girl in a long dark pink dress and brown hair tied back with a pink ribbon stood in the light, staring. She smiled a bit, and nodded.

Cloud stood there, speechless, mouth wide open. Ren mimicked his face, in the same shock.

"Geez, Cloud, don't look so suprised," A male voice chuckled. Beside Aerith appeared a guy with dark brown hair and an old SOLDIER uniform. He had Ren's iridescent blue eyes, and a cocky smile.

"Zack?" Ren asked, breathlessly. Zack nodded, crossing his arms.

"How....when..." Cloud was dumbfounded. Ren snapped out of it and ran to them.

"Oof!" She embraced the two figures in a hug, noticing how short she still was from the last time she saw them.

"Hey....you got some muscle like I told you!" Zack complimented. Ren let go, blushing. She made a warning look at him. Zack nodded in understandment.

"It's been a while, hasn't it?" Aerith said, looking at Cloud. Cloud nodded absentmindedly.

"Yeah, it has," Cloud finally said. Aerith smiled.

"I see you haven't convinced him," Zack said, talking to Ren. Ren shrugged.

"Cloud, Ren- I mean, the Jette Army needs you," She said, correcting her mistake, "Do it for her. You know how much it means to her."

That's where Ren frowned. No one knew how much this meant to her. If Kubai were to win...she'd be the first killed. Kubai wanted nothing to do with the people infected with Geostygma and Jenova cells. They'd want them gone. For good.

Not to mention the....nevermind.

Cloud stayed silent, looking away. Ren's face fell. He'd never agree to help her, let alone the entire Jette army-

"Fine. I guess....I guess I'll help..." Cloud said, rubbing his chin. Ren looked at him.

"R-really?" Ren whispered. Cloud nodded.

"Thank you!" She said, embracing him. Cloud cleared his throat, staying still. Ren pulled away.

"Er, sorry, got carried away there," She said, scratching her head. Zack laughed. Aerith smiled.

"Well if that's all, I need to go. Tifa'll be waiting," He trailed off. Ren nodded.

"Go ahead, I'll catch up," Ren said. Cloud took one last look at Aerith and Zack, and did what no one had ever seen him do.

He....smiled.




(song playing in background: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sn49RFwM6)

[Traskix]

awwwww i liked that one lol

[Bellaisima358]

Ch 6
War Talk

"Ren, it's nice to see you," Aerith said, smiling. Ren looked up at her, smiling as well.

"I joined the army, like I said I would, Zack," Ren announced halfheartedly. Zack nodded in approval.

"Well, if I taught you well, you'd be ranked." He said comically, ruffling her hair. She laughed.

"I am. Squadron I, Commander in Chief," She said, showing him her silver glove. It had her tag, showing her name, rank, and squadron number.

"Nice goin', little sis!" He said, high fiving her. Ren high fived back, rather embarrased.

"Zack, I'm not related to you, and I'm not little anymore. I'm seventeen," Ren explained as-a-matter-of-factly. Zack snorted.

"Your still younger than me," He said. Aerith laughed her light giggle.

"Can we stop the war talk? I wanna know, have Ky and Dalia...?" Aerith waited.

"Yes, they know I enlisted. They know everything." Ren replied. Aerith smiled.

"I remember when Ky found you...." She trailed off, looking at her forehead. Ren caught on as she reached to touch the darker bruise forming on it.

"Um, its nothing," She said, stepping back and letting her sideswept bangs fall over the bruise. Aerith frowned dissaprovingly.

"Ren-" Aerith started. Ren's phone started beeping. Ren sighed in exasperation and took it out.

"Hai? Laz?" She quickly changed her voice deeper, "Ugh, tadaima rusu ni shite imasu. I'm kinda busy right now. Mhm. Okay. I'll go to Reno and Rude's later to see what's up. Matte. Ittekimasu." Ren flipped her phone shut.

"Aerith, I gotta go, Cloud has my ride and Laz-"

"I know. Go," She said, smiling. She literally oozed light. Ren looked at Zack.

"Go kick ass, Ren," Zack said, "But you better visit more often."

Ren nodded. She looked at them, eyes glittering. They started to disintegrate.

"You'll be cured," Aerith's voice rang in Ren's ear, "I promise you that."

"One can only ask for so much, Aerith," Ren said, laughing at the small hope she had, walking down the aisle of rusted and dusty benches. Cloud waited, standing against her motorcycle. He looked...occupied.

"I can't believe....that was them," He said aloud, clearly in shock. Ren put her hand on his shoulder.

"It was them," Ren said. Cloud looked at her, and for the first time in a long time, believed. He nodded.

"Well then, if you don't mind, I'd like to drive my motorcycle," Ren said, pointing at her black ride. Cloud nodded. She straddled the motorcycle, Cloud behind her.

"Where to, man?" She asked, revving the engine.

"Edge," Cloud said. Ren nodded, and zoomed away, leaving Aerith's church behind.

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"Tifa, where's cloud?" Marlene asked. Denzel looked up from his sketch. Tifa looked up from her newspaper.

"He's at Jette visiting Ren," Tifa said, putting the newspaper down. Marlene's eyes brightened.

"Oh Ren!? Is she coming, Tifa? Is she?" Marlene jumped excitedly. Denzel looked at Tifa expectantly.

"I'm not sure," She said, looking out the window, "I'm not even sure when Cloud'll get back."

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"How are Marlene and Denzel?" Ren asked. Cloud shrugged.

"They're alright," he said, "wanting to see you, as always."

Ren laughed. Marlene and Denzel had only met her once, and they loved her from the start. Marlene said she wanted to be just like her and Tifa when she grew up, and Denzel was interested in war talk, which Ren supplied.

"Mind if I say hi?" She asked.

"Hmph," Cloud nearly chuckled, "No problem with me."

"Alright then," She said, revving the engine again.

[Traskix]

awesomeness as always bell!

[khfreak17]

wow. u type fast. awesome chapters! why is everything u write so friggin good???

[13courtgarud75]

wow bell this is good. im interested.