Hika-chan: In order for me to avoid injury by ciggarette Cid is going to do the disclaimer today.
Cid: *point's out at the crowd like an Uncle Sam poster* Yo listen up! FF7 doesn't belong to this bitch here, and I'm pretty fucking sure it don't belong to none of you out there either.. unless o'course your Squaresoft... O'course I dunno why anyone would wanna read this peice of shi-
HC: HEY! do you mind?
Cid: What I mind is you interrupting me! Now get the fu-
HC: That's it! Get back in the fic and shut up until I tell you too or I'll trash the Highwind!
Cid: You wouldn't
HC: *cracks fingers over keyboard* Watch me.
Cid: Alright alight I'm goin! *mumbles* Bitch. *HC types in a low hanging bar* -BANG!- OW! mother fukin.. sunnova... -grumble grumble-
HC: *grins* he's allot funner than Rufus!
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Beautiful Nightmare
An FF7 Fanfic by Hika-chan
Chapter 5: The Nightmare Begins

Yuffie's father thought that her going and teaching in Kalm was a great idea. In fact he hinted that if she took a liking to teaching she should open a dojo. He was convinced that exposure to their art would generate an interest in their culture and increase their tourist trade. The very idea made the ninja master almost giddy.

Of course Yuffie saw things in a completely different light. She had not been sure whether or not she should be teaching, much less starting a dojo. Perhaps her father was too engrossed with the idea of turning this into a profit machine to notice how nervous this idea made her. This brought Yuffie to the realization that the feeling in the pit of her stomach was not just nervousness for this project, but the feeling that she was being used. Used to keep making Wutai this tourist trap mockery of what it used to be. That's it spread the word, what was she a walking commercial? "Otousan I'm not really sure I could teach a whole dojo."

"Nonesense! I'm sure you're quite capabale." Yuffie turned her head to the ground, he wasn't going to listen... "But," he began more gently, "I do understand your trepidation. I remember the first time I had to teach. You are starting off with this Sephiroth boy?"

"Hai otousan." Great, now she couldn't help but think of the sorry state her city, her country was in.

He nodded, "Try to pick up two or three more students after a month or two. Any age, your lessons will alter slightly as you go along, I'm sure you remember how your own classes differed depending on who was there?" Yuffie nodded. "If you like it you can take on more students gradually... Now one more thing..."

"What is it otousan?"

"We have to talke about what you cannot teach. There are certain things I cannot permit to be taught to outsiders."

"wakata..." Maybe is she asked instead of demanding for a change, "But otousan?"

"Yes Yuffie?"

"I know you're trying to make Wutai into this great place for people to visit and that's fine I guess but..." She sat down on her knees and bowed before him, "Please promise me, that while I'm gone you'll try just as hard to make it a the great warrior city it once was as well."

He looked at his daughter, surprised at the way she had asked him. The last time she mentioned the way he was "ruining Wuatai" she was scolding him like she was the parent. But this time she let some of her pride go and asked him. A large smile found itself slowly creeping over Lord Godo's face, His voice was soft, like a father's again, "My darling daughter you could not have made me any happier unless you told me you were getting married." Yuffie looked up at him in complete surprise. As soon as she did the loud Godo was back. "Get off the floor! Of course I'll do as you ask! At the very least I have to try, and that's all you ask right!?"

***

Cid watched as a few Wutaians carried several bags and boxes onto the Highwind. "What the fuck is all this shit?" He opened one box seein some weaponry, "Who brought the goddamn arsenal?"

"Yuffie's moving back with us," Ralena said as she led Haretia and Thunder up the ramp towards the chocobo stable in the Highwind.

"You asked her to?"

Ralena nodded with a smile.

"Shit woman, and I thought you were fuckin' crazy before." Ralena just shook her head and smiled. Cid turned to Vincent, "Well I'm sure you can't be all to happy about Yuffie comin' along." Cid was then taken abck at the sudden realization that Vincent was smiling. "What the hell is wrong with you people?"

The dark man's smile spred into a grin, "We're getting married."

"You an' Yuffie?"

Vincent narrowed his eyes at the pilot, "That is quite possibly the dumbest thing you have ever said."

"Fu~ck you gotta know I was kiddin'. When's the wedding?"

"Either within a month or after nine," he answered and continued walking.

The pilot stared after him, "Holy shit he is a real boy."

Yuffie stopped next to him, holding Sephiroth by the hand, "I know, I couldn't believe it either."

Sephiroth looked up at her, "Believe what Yuffie?"

"You'll find out when you're older. And you can call oneechan if you want." Was all the ninja said.

***

The week they got home was a busy one, Ralena set up an appointment with her doctor, Yuffie saw to moving herself in and Vincent went to make sure everything was ready for Sephiroth to start school. "What is the child's name?" the woman at the desk asked.

Vincent paused a moment to remember Leucretia's maiden name, "Lawson. Sephiroth Lawson."

She typed this information in, not even looking at the intimidating man before her. "You his father?"

"Guardian, both his parents are dead."

"You take care of him alone?"

"No we live with a frie-... my fiancee."

She looked up at him beifly before she let a knowing smile touch her lips. "Your names please?" Vincent sighed, he hoped this wouldn't take too long.

***

Ralena sat beside Sephiroth watching his tiny fingers hit the keys of the piano in a slow and hesitant manner. He would hit small sections with accuracy in length and note before pausing and having trouble for a measure or two before doing well again. "You are doing very well Sephiroth." The boy nodded biting his lip and trying to concentrate on the notes and his playing. When he was done Ralena smiled down at him. "You did very well for not practicing our entire trip."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh. Oh before I forget, Vincent and I are going to see the doctor tomorrow so Yuffie's going to watch you, I want you to behave for her alright?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

Ralena smiled and shook her head. "I don't know. You can go play now if you want."

"Yay!" He lept off the bench and ran into the ajoining room. Ralena smiled, she would have to tell him to stop running in the house one of these days. She stood and put a hand to her head and another on the piano as another dizzy spell hit her. 'God I hope this normal.' Then she felt it, pain in her stomach. She reached out with her feeling a confused panic coming from within her. 'Oh god please...' Was all she could think before she fell over.

"'Lena?" Sephiroth asked curiously having heard a thud. The boy peaked into the room. "'Lena? You ok?" She didn't answer. It took his mind a moment to realize something was wrong then he ran to her prone form. "ONEECHAN!! YUFFIE!!"

The ninja ran to screams of th frantic child. Expecting that he merely hurt himself and not the scene that lay before her as she entered the room. "Oh my god Sephiroth what happened!?"

"'Lena won't get up!"

Yuffie quickly checked her friend's pulse and breathing, "Well she's still alive. Sephiroth stay here, I'm going to call a doctor ok? I'll be right back."

***

*Ring* Vincent eyed his pocket before pulling out his cell. He identified the number as being the number to his house. "Excuse me a second... Hello?" The second he answered he tore the phone away from his ear. "Yuffie? Calm down what is it?... She what?!... I'll be right.. ok I'll meet you there." He hung up the phone and turned to the woman behind the desk. "I have to go, can we finish this another time?"

"Actually that was the last question, I just need you and your fiancee to get this signed and notarized by next month." He took the paper, thanked the woman and hastily ran out the door.

***

Ralena had woken up about an hour later, fearful of what had happened. Vincent sat beside her hospital bed, "Is this normal Vincent? Am I suppossed to pass out like this? Am I.. am I supposed to feel pain now?"

He took her hand, "I honestly do not know love, but we'll get throuh this ok?" She nodded.

The hospital itself was not all that lage, a mere three stories in height it was more like a glorified clinic. It was much less busy than it had been after meteor struck, a good portion of the rooms now empty. They had been there overnight already and Ralena had some blood taken to be tested. As with most people in this situation Ralena was very stressed and her anxiety was running high. Not to mention the fact that she absolutely hated hospitals.

Some time later they both looked up as the doctor came in, the wait had been excuciatingly long for the test results. She looked up at the woman hopefully. "Well the good news is you are pregnant."

"Is there bad news?" Ralena asked.

The doctor looked down at her paper, sighed in frustration and looked back up at the couple. "We're not sure. It seems like you have... some kind of virus. But we've never seen it before."

"A virus?"

"The baby is it-"

"It's fine," the doctor said before Ralena's fears could escalate. "The womb is protected from viruses so the baby will be alright."

"You're sure?"

The doctor smiled, "Yes I'm sure. Right now I'm more woried about you Miss Salvatore. Fortunately it doesn't look like it's contaigous."

"What does this virus look like?" Ralena asked. Not that she knew anything about this kind of stuff, but she just had this weird feeling.

The doctor pulled a piece of paper out of her folder and handed it to her. "We almost didn't notice it, but once we did, well. Like I said I've never seen this before."

Ralena examained the shape that was circled in red pen. 'Why does this look so familiar?' she thought. She stared at it more then realization struck her 'Oh god no.' She handed the picture back to the woman carefully trying to control her emotions. "Thank you doctor, can we have a moment alone please?" As soon as the door closed she covered her face and let her tears go.

"Ralena what is it?" Vincent asked now more worried than before.

"The 'virus'," Ralena choked, "I recognized it."

"What?"

She turned to him eyes filled with crystal tears, "I saw it in files in Niblehiem Vincent... it's not a virus... It's JENOVA cells." Vincent did not know what to say but the horror painted in his eyes was enough. "It wants our baby Vincent! That's why it hurts, it's trying to get in!" He sat up beside her and she burrowed her head into his chest. "I'm so scared Vincent! What will happen to our baby? After all that's happened to us, been done to us and now this? Will it be normal?"

He held her against him and could think of nothing to say. "I'll call Tifa and Cloud, ask them to dig up some of the files in the mansion."

"But those files are decades old. There has to be more information on it somewhere."

Vincent looked down at her, kissed the top of her head and rested his chin on her head again. "Hojo was based in Midgar, if we can find something there we will."

"I'm going."

"No."

She pulled away enough to look at him. "Why not?"

"Ralena you've been having dizzy spells and now this attack. What were to happen if we were fighting and then this happened? I want you to stay here."

She sighed in defeat, she hated it when he made sense that meant she was wrong. "Well at least don't go alone. Take Yuffie... and Reno."

"Reno?"

"Yes, He knows more about how things were laid out down there. He could be a great help."

Vincent thought a moment then decided to comprimise on this. If she wasn't going she wanted Reno to, and he could live with that for her. "Alright. Come on, the doctor said you could go home today," he grinned, "and I know how much you hate it here."

***

*ring*...*ring*...*rin-* "Hello?"

"Hi Tifa how're you?"

"Oh hey Ralena. I'm fine. What's up?"

"Tell you the truth, bad stuff... Listen could you and Cloud do me a favor?"

Tifa's brow creased in concern, "Sure what do you need?"

"Could you... could you go into the ShinRa Mansion and dig out anything you can find on JENOVA."

"Uhh yeah sure... why?"

There was a long pause then Ralena spoke again, her voice saturated with worry, "The cells in my body, they're active again...and, they're after my baby."

Baby? Tifa gasped before asking happily, "You're pregnant?" As soon as she said it she winced. The reaction seemed so natural but the situation under which it occured made it not as joyous as it should have been.

"Yeah," she responded, her voice both sad and happy. "We're gonna get married too... we just don't know when yet."

"I'm happy for you Ralena. And don't worry, we'll look into that stuff for you."

"Thanks alot Tifa. Look I gotta call Reno."

"Alright bye." Tifa hung up the phone and her eyes and hand lingered on it a moment.

"Hey Tifa who was that?"

"Ralena, she wan't us to go into the ShinRa Mansion and get some of the JENOVA files."

"Why?"

"The JENOVA cells in her body are after her baby." Cloud simply starred at her.

***

*Ring* "-grumble grumble-" *Ring* He reached for the snooze button on the clock *Ring!* "What the hell are people callin' me for? It's only noon." *RING!* "Yeah yeah I hear ya." *RIN-* "This better be fukin' good to wake me up before one...-yawn- Oh hey sis what's up?... You want me to what?... You're what!?... You have got to be bullshitting me...You're not...Why am I-...You mean... No fukin' way... It's really, you mean, Goddamit!... Well why shouldn't I be pissed!? I practically worked for that mother fucker and look what he did to my family! Look don't you worry. I'll be there A-sap and then I'll make sure I'm the uncle of a healthy kid... heh no prob sis, what are big brother's for?"

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Otousan: Japanese for "Father"
Wakata: Japanese fixed expression, basically "I understand"
-neechan/oneechan: "big sister"
Note on PHS/cell phone: I was looking at a Sailor Moon song translation and it turns out a PHS is a cell phone! Ain't that a kick in the butt? How were we supposed to know? I mean it's not like Cloud's PHS played a song, it just rang!

Hika-chan: Hey guys! I can't believe it actually took me this long to make things difficult them. I mean the fifth chapter before anything goes wrong? That's gotta be a fukin' record for me. 0_0 oops I cursed! Musta been hanging around Cid too mu-
Ralena: GET BACK HERE YOU SADISTIC LITTLE CHIBI!!
("little chibi" is that redundant?)
HC: *_* eep! Run away!
Ralena: How can you do this to me!? Haven't I been through enough!
HC: *running* oh shit! Look I remembered you're an empath.... I did it because I knew you're mood swings were gonna be murder!
Ralena: I show you murder you little shit! *Swings*
HC: *dodges* Temper, temper! *Ralena chases HC around the room* Damn talk about Mood swings!

*A White haired elf walked up she pulls out a piece of paper then puts on a pair of glasses. She then remembers she doesn't need them and takes them off*
Sellis: Hey I'm one of HC's assistant's/alter-egos. I Have here a prepared statment by Miss Hikaru in the event that characters were to chase her around for what she did to them in this chapter before she got the chance to explain -ahem- "As far as the reference of A Yuf/Vince relationship being dumb, I don't really believe that. I am very accepting in nearly all alternative couples, (I find them very interesting and entertaining) however I have yet to understand that one. I'm currently searching for a completed Fic that will explain it better than the last one I read.
As far as the japanese well... I figured I took it for three semesters I oughta use it somewhere. Now If you'll excuse me I'm going to get fitted for some kevlar-HC"
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