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FF7 original fanfic covering the timeline of before crisis and crisis core.
Takes place during the later half the Wutai War.

"Damn I missed the last train home...."You cursed yourself as you checked your pocket watch and headed towards the exit of the Shinra building. It was already midnight and the last train to sector 4, your home area, ended at exactly 11:45PM leaving you with two options. One, you could sleep in your office. Which you often did when either you were too lazy too go home or too swamped with work to leave. Two, you could walk which was about a 1 hour trek across town. To make matters worse you were hungry and it had just started raining. You opened your canvas tote bag and fished around for umbrella that wasn't there and then you suddenly remembered you had left it near the shoe rack in your small apartment. Feeling like and idiot you turned around to head back to the office and saw Angeal coming out the front glass automatic doors.

He was out of his uniform and in a simple pair of blue jeans, black work boots and black t shirt. It was so simple but manly and just the way you liked to see your men. Not that you didnt mind the finer trappings of their uniforms, Sephiroth's especially, but when it came to who you were attracted to on a potential partner level, simple was best. Simple was reliable and wouldn't let you down. You were too busy to put up with drama or someone's ego so the steadier a man was the better.

He spotted you hiding under the awning and remarked. "Why are you here so late?"

"I lost track of time and missed the train...annnnnd I forgot my stupid umbrella." You laughed at your clumsiness.

"You're not seriously going to sleep in your office again are you?" He had already caught you once before out cold on your couch and warned you it would be bad for your back if you continued to do so.

You laughed nervously. "Not if your going to scold me."

He smiled his good old boy smile and shook his head. "Here, I have an umbrella. Let me walk you home. You live in sector 4 right?"

You paused and felt a touch of heat on your cheeks. "Yes, how about you?"

"I live with Genesis on the south end of the same sector. Don't worry its not out of the way." He popped open his wide black umbrella and offered you his arm. God what a gentlemen! The total opposite of his pushy arrogant room mate.

You looked at the well defined arm for a moment and then took it with one hand as you two stepped out into the rain. "Sorry to be a pain."

"Don't be sorry. I've seen what you do around Shinra and how hard you work." He smiled.

"Why were you here so late?"

"I had a extra training session with one of my underlings."

"How many students do you have?"

"Only a handful but one in particular needs some special care. He has the potential to be a great Soldier but at this point is a bit restless and immature. Kind of like a puppy dog." He joked.

"You were probably the same when you were younger." You pointed out.

He gave a casual shrug and soft laugh. "I won't deny I was a rambunctious child. How about you?"

You had to think on it. Actually you didn't know your childhood and had no memories prior to living in the Canyon. The furthest memory you had was of 15 years ago and you were already in your late 20's by that point. It vexed you that you had amnesia but no matter how far your prodded your own mind nothing ever came up.

"Y/n?" Angeal looked at your when you didn't answer.

You snapped out of it. "Oh? Uh, Me? I suppose I was just sort of normal. Did you always want to be a soldier?"

"I didn't have much of a choice because of my father." He confessed.

"I see, do you regret it?"

"Not at all. I'm very proud of what I do and the people I've met."

"Hmmmmm." That made you stop to wonder how you personally felt about being in Shinra. You hadn't really ever gave it much thought as it was the most natural course to take at the time and your only option. The fact was, your leaving the Canyon was a rather complicated subject and not one you wanted to share with anyone but regardless of how that turned out, you had to wonder if you wouldn't of joined anyway just out of sheer curiosity and boredom.

Just when you were about the ask another question your stomach jumped the gun and proclaimed its hunger to the world and you tried to hide it in embarrasment.

"When was the last time you ate?" He asked.

"I had lunch at 2ish."

"That was 10 hours ago!" He scolded you.

"Its normal for me to only eat once or twice a day." You shrugged.

"That's why you're so skinny. You might not be a Soldier but you should still eat like one." He went on.

"Yes sir!" You saluted him with your free hand.

A small diner was open at the side of the road and totally empty except for one or two truckers at the bar. Angeal didn't even ask and pulled you towards it.

"I'm not going to let you go home until you eat." He said sternly and you two entered. The one waitress on duty escorted you to a table and promptly handed you the menu.

"Seriously you dont have to do this." You pleaded.

"Nonsense! Order anything you like." He said as he looked at his own menu.

The waitress came back before you knew it and you randomly picked something. Breakfast menu's were always good so you got Eggs, Bacon and a short stack of pancakes. Angeal ordered coffee and apple pie. When the two of you were alone again you grabbed one of the thick paper napkins and started folding it. It was a habit you had since you were often eating alone if you went out at all and had learned to make a few creations. At present you only knew how to make paper cranes and roses, so today was going to be roses.

Angeal watched you silently as he sipped his drink and when you looked up, you two had a moment of locked eyes and you apologized. "I'm sorry...this is so rude of me!" You pushed the napkin away and folded your hands in front yourself politely. "I'm being a terrible conversationalist."

"What were you making?"

"Paper roses. Sorry, it's a bad habit of mine."

"I don't think so but I have to wonder....are you alone most of the time?"

"Generally yes." You admitted.

"No room mates?"

You shook your head.

"Friends?" He dared to ask.

"Sure, I have a few at the HQ and I hang out with the Turks every now and then."

That relived him. "Good, I wouldn't want you to be Anti Social like another guy I know."

"You mean Sephiroth." You laughed. "You know, he really isn't that bad. He just has no tolerance for idiocy."

"You two seem to work well together." He remarked.

"I don't mind him at all. In fact we seem to "get" each other in a odd way and we pair up nicely on the battlefield."

"How about Genesis?"

"I would describe him as petulant." You honestly said.

He had to laugh at that. "That's a nicer way of saying asshole."

You wiggled your eye brows. "I'm trying to be nice because he's your roomie. But seriously, I guess he's fine but he's so difficult for me to understand. I think he keeps a lot of secrets and has a lot of anger in himself."

"Most of it's aimed at himself too." Angeal added.

"I can see that."

"You're a perceptive lady."

"Thank you." You gave a small smile and your food came and you reached over for a new napkin.

Angeal paused and stared at your chest, not your breasts but at the small red pointer light that criss crossed your body and suddenly stopped over your heart. He gasped, reacted instantly, grabbed your shirt front and ripped you to one side as a bullets tore through the diner and pierced the seat you had just been sitting in. Both of you ended up on the floor as glass showered you and the red pointer again moved across the floor towards you.

You screamed some obscenity as you two scrambled up off the linoleum and ran across the place as more bullets ripped through and you two threw yourselves behind the counter as dishes, plates, cups and everything else in the way exploded into pieces.

Angeal pulled out his phone and dialed a number quickly as you peeked around the corner and saw that sweet looking waitress who just served you walking slowly forward with a automatic rifle in her hand.

"Shit its the waitress!" You whispered to your friend.

"The waitress!?" He gave you a unbelieving look and picked up a in tact mug by his leg. He quickly stood up and chucked it right at her face and she fired back but in no particular direction.

"We just need to wait it out till security comes." he said as he hunkered back down.

"She'll shoot us up by then!" You hissed and looked around. You didn't have any equipment and materia on you but that didn't mean you were powerless or couldn't cast magic, a fact you were actively trying to hide up till now. But you couldn't catch bullets or slow them down without the materia which still put you at considerable risk.

"I'll distract her and you go for her gun!" You commanded as you picked up a pile of dishes. He instantly knew what you were getting at and nodded. You stood up and started throwing everything and the kitchen sink at her as Angeal snuck down the back of the counter and tried to take her from behind. She spotted him and turned her rifle on him but was too slow for that seasoned soldier. He kicked out her legs from under her and as she fell, pulled the gun from her hands as she hit the floor hard and he planted one boot on her stomach and pointed the rifle down at her.

"Don't make a move!" He commanded as she simply lay there.

You came up behind him and stared down at her, the look she gave you was a nasty as could be possible so her targeting you was no accident. Also now that you got a very close look at her and were paying attention, you could see she was not exactly Midgarian and the ample amounts of makeup she wore was enough to cover the majority of her otherwise Wushan features.

"You're from Wutai." You simply stated and you shouted something at you in her native language. You didn't speak Wushan per se but you caught enough words to know what she meant.

"Is this revenge?" You asked.

"Stupid Shinra cow!" She cursed at you in English. "This is for the town of Yengwei!"

Angeal glanced at your crest fallen face as you stepped back away from them both and klaxons sounded in the distance. The police had finally arrived and as they busted into the ripped up diner and seized the lady, Angeal handed the commandeered weapon to one of the officers. Then Tseng walked in.

"You are always in the center of some interesting situations y/n." He noted as he measured the mess around him as one of the glass lampshades on the cieling fell to the floor in a nice after effect.

"Sorry to wake you all up so late." You said apologetically.

"So what was it?" He asked in regards to the lady.

"Revenge for Yengwei." You said and he knew what you meant. He had been there when it happened.

He went silent and stared at your for a moment before stating. "An assassination attempt then by Wutai then."

"I'm in the dark here, what is Yengwei?" Angeal asked.

You and Tseng glanced at each other and at Angeal. "It was a town that used to be on the south end of the Wutai Peninsula." He answered. "Come with me, I will drive you both back to HQ. Y/n is not safe out in public if this is what we think it is."

And with that you all left.

**********

In your office, the three of you talked in privacy about what just happened.

"Yengwei existed before the war started but in the first year it was wiped out." Tseng explained as you sat on the sofa and Angeal leaned against your window with his arms crossed over his chest. "Y/n's first campaign was waged there."

"Shinra wanted to see if I was combat worthy so they sent me there as a testing ground stating that it was a strong hold for the Wushang. So I went, I fought, I conquered and I returned to Junon." You explained in the simplest terms possible.

"The woman was from that town then?" Angeal asked.

"Many people got killed there, both Wushang and Soldiers." You pointed out. "I swung the battle in Shinra's favor is all but it had a high price. She has every right to want revenge."

"I've already informed Lazard about this but he says to lay low for a few days in case any one else has a agenda against you and if you really must go out, take a companion with you." Tseng warned as he headed towards the door. "I'll take care of any paperwork that comes your way, just stay out of trouble in the meantime."

The door closed behind him and you two were alone and Angeal watched you carefully as you went to the small supply locker in the corner of the room and pulled out a blanket and pillow. He could tell that you were not proud of what happened in Yengwei and that you held some guilty feelings inside you. Most likely you were a rookie at the time too and didnt know how to react under pressure, he had seen it all before so he didnt push the subject.

"I'm sorry dinner went so badly." You said sadly. "You were trying to do something nice for me and I ruined it."

"You nearly got killed tonight, I think dinner would be the least of your worries." He pointed out.

"I've been shot at plenty of times before but thank you for saving me. I"m glad to see chivalry is not dead among men in the world." You joked lightly.

"An assassination attempt it not something to take likely."

"You're right." You conceded as you unfurled your blanket and curled up on the sofa. "You don't have to stay with me the entire night, Angeal. Go home now."

"I'm worried about you." He said openly.

"I think i'm pretty safe here." You smiled as you shoved your pillow under your head.

"That's not what I meant. You're a woman after all and someone just tried to kill you." Ah, he meant that you needed comfort and reassurance as the fairer of the two sexes.

You raised a brow, smiled and threw back your blanket to invite him in. "Wanna cuddle?"

His eyes widened and face turned red.

"Or you can sit in the chair until I fall asleep." You laughed and pointed to your desk.

"I'll uh....take the chair...."He stuttered as he sat down and relaxed.

You re covered yourself and settled down for the night. "Good night Angeal."

He looked over at you. "Good night."

"Oh....this is for you." You said as you reached under the blankets, fished around and held out something white in your hand. He leaned over to see what it was and saw a very pretty folded napkin rose in your palm. Somehow, in all that hollabaloo, you had snagged it off the table before the bullets went flying and shoved it into your pocket.

He took it from you and looked at it with wonder. You were always surprising them with these little talents of yours. Weather it was singing a Aria at Genesis Piano, Telling Sephiroth's fortune, or creating something from nothing, you always had a trick up your sleeve. He had to wonder where you learnt all this and admired your ingenuity. If he had to be totally honest with himself, you liked everything about your from how you looked, to how you dressed, to how you spoke and everything else. You were the perfect woman and the small paper rose was like a token of all those qualities. He would treasure that little trifle and use it as a reminder of all he strived to be and protect.

He leaned back in to the chair and watched you drift off to sleep.

Description
body div#devskin0 hr { }

FF7 original fanfic covering the timeline of before crisis and crisis core.
Takes place during the later half the Wutai War.

"Damn I missed the last train home...."You cursed yourself as you checked your pocket watch and headed towards the exit of the Shinra building. It was already midnight and the last train to sector 4, your home area, ended at exactly 11:45PM leaving you with two options. One, you could sleep in your office. Which you often did when either you were too lazy too go home or too swamped with work to leave. Two, you could walk which was about a 1 hour trek across town. To make matters worse you were hungry and it had just started raining. You opened your canvas tote bag and fished around for umbrella that wasn't there and then you suddenly remembered you had left it near the shoe rack in your small apartment. Feeling like and idiot you turned around to head back to the office and saw Angeal coming out the front glass automatic doors.

He was out of his uniform and in a simple pair of blue jeans, black work boots and black t shirt. It was so simple but manly and just the way you liked to see your men. Not that you didnt mind the finer trappings of their uniforms, Sephiroth's especially, but when it came to who you were attracted to on a potential partner level, simple was best. Simple was reliable and wouldn't let you down. You were too busy to put up with drama or someone's ego so the steadier a man was the better.

He spotted you hiding under the awning and remarked. "Why are you here so late?"

"I lost track of time and missed the train...annnnnd I forgot my stupid umbrella." You laughed at your clumsiness.

"You're not seriously going to sleep in your office again are you?" He had already caught you once before out cold on your couch and warned you it would be bad for your back if you continued to do so.

You laughed nervously. "Not if your going to scold me."

He smiled his good old boy smile and shook his head. "Here, I have an umbrella. Let me walk you home. You live in sector 4 right?"

You paused and felt a touch of heat on your cheeks. "Yes, how about you?"

"I live with Genesis on the south end of the same sector. Don't worry its not out of the way." He popped open his wide black umbrella and offered you his arm. God what a gentlemen! The total opposite of his pushy arrogant room mate.

You looked at the well defined arm for a moment and then took it with one hand as you two stepped out into the rain. "Sorry to be a pain."

"Don't be sorry. I've seen what you do around Shinra and how hard you work." He smiled.

"Why were you here so late?"

"I had a extra training session with one of my underlings."

"How many students do you have?"

"Only a handful but one in particular needs some special care. He has the potential to be a great Soldier but at this point is a bit restless and immature. Kind of like a puppy dog." He joked.

"You were probably the same when you were younger." You pointed out.

He gave a casual shrug and soft laugh. "I won't deny I was a rambunctious child. How about you?"

You had to think on it. Actually you didn't know your childhood and had no memories prior to living in the Canyon. The furthest memory you had was of 15 years ago and you were already in your late 20's by that point. It vexed you that you had amnesia but no matter how far your prodded your own mind nothing ever came up.

"Y/n?" Angeal looked at your when you didn't answer.

You snapped out of it. "Oh? Uh, Me? I suppose I was just sort of normal. Did you always want to be a soldier?"

"I didn't have much of a choice because of my father." He confessed.

"I see, do you regret it?"

"Not at all. I'm very proud of what I do and the people I've met."

"Hmmmmm." That made you stop to wonder how you personally felt about being in Shinra. You hadn't really ever gave it much thought as it was the most natural course to take at the time and your only option. The fact was, your leaving the Canyon was a rather complicated subject and not one you wanted to share with anyone but regardless of how that turned out, you had to wonder if you wouldn't of joined anyway just out of sheer curiosity and boredom.

Just when you were about the ask another question your stomach jumped the gun and proclaimed its hunger to the world and you tried to hide it in embarrasment.

"When was the last time you ate?" He asked.

"I had lunch at 2ish."

"That was 10 hours ago!" He scolded you.

"Its normal for me to only eat once or twice a day." You shrugged.

"That's why you're so skinny. You might not be a Soldier but you should still eat like one." He went on.

"Yes sir!" You saluted him with your free hand.

A small diner was open at the side of the road and totally empty except for one or two truckers at the bar. Angeal didn't even ask and pulled you towards it.

"I'm not going to let you go home until you eat." He said sternly and you two entered. The one waitress on duty escorted you to a table and promptly handed you the menu.

"Seriously you dont have to do this." You pleaded.

"Nonsense! Order anything you like." He said as he looked at his own menu.

The waitress came back before you knew it and you randomly picked something. Breakfast menu's were always good so you got Eggs, Bacon and a short stack of pancakes. Angeal ordered coffee and apple pie. When the two of you were alone again you grabbed one of the thick paper napkins and started folding it. It was a habit you had since you were often eating alone if you went out at all and had learned to make a few creations. At present you only knew how to make paper cranes and roses, so today was going to be roses.

Angeal watched you silently as he sipped his drink and when you looked up, you two had a moment of locked eyes and you apologized. "I'm sorry...this is so rude of me!" You pushed the napkin away and folded your hands in front yourself politely. "I'm being a terrible conversationalist."

"What were you making?"

"Paper roses. Sorry, it's a bad habit of mine."

"I don't think so but I have to wonder....are you alone most of the time?"

"Generally yes." You admitted.

"No room mates?"

You shook your head.

"Friends?" He dared to ask.

"Sure, I have a few at the HQ and I hang out with the Turks every now and then."

That relived him. "Good, I wouldn't want you to be Anti Social like another guy I know."

"You mean Sephiroth." You laughed. "You know, he really isn't that bad. He just has no tolerance for idiocy."

"You two seem to work well together." He remarked.

"I don't mind him at all. In fact we seem to "get" each other in a odd way and we pair up nicely on the battlefield."

"How about Genesis?"

"I would describe him as petulant." You honestly said.

He had to laugh at that. "That's a nicer way of saying asshole."

You wiggled your eye brows. "I'm trying to be nice because he's your roomie. But seriously, I guess he's fine but he's so difficult for me to understand. I think he keeps a lot of secrets and has a lot of anger in himself."

"Most of it's aimed at himself too." Angeal added.

"I can see that."

"You're a perceptive lady."

"Thank you." You gave a small smile and your food came and you reached over for a new napkin.

Angeal paused and stared at your chest, not your breasts but at the small red pointer light that criss crossed your body and suddenly stopped over your heart. He gasped, reacted instantly, grabbed your shirt front and ripped you to one side as a bullets tore through the diner and pierced the seat you had just been sitting in. Both of you ended up on the floor as glass showered you and the red pointer again moved across the floor towards you.

You screamed some obscenity as you two scrambled up off the linoleum and ran across the place as more bullets ripped through and you two threw yourselves behind the counter as dishes, plates, cups and everything else in the way exploded into pieces.

Angeal pulled out his phone and dialed a number quickly as you peeked around the corner and saw that sweet looking waitress who just served you walking slowly forward with a automatic rifle in her hand.

"Shit its the waitress!" You whispered to your friend.

"The waitress!?" He gave you a unbelieving look and picked up a in tact mug by his leg. He quickly stood up and chucked it right at her face and she fired back but in no particular direction.

"We just need to wait it out till security comes." he said as he hunkered back down.

"She'll shoot us up by then!" You hissed and looked around. You didn't have any equipment and materia on you but that didn't mean you were powerless or couldn't cast magic, a fact you were actively trying to hide up till now. But you couldn't catch bullets or slow them down without the materia which still put you at considerable risk.

"I'll distract her and you go for her gun!" You commanded as you picked up a pile of dishes. He instantly knew what you were getting at and nodded. You stood up and started throwing everything and the kitchen sink at her as Angeal snuck down the back of the counter and tried to take her from behind. She spotted him and turned her rifle on him but was too slow for that seasoned soldier. He kicked out her legs from under her and as she fell, pulled the gun from her hands as she hit the floor hard and he planted one boot on her stomach and pointed the rifle down at her.

"Don't make a move!" He commanded as she simply lay there.

You came up behind him and stared down at her, the look she gave you was a nasty as could be possible so her targeting you was no accident. Also now that you got a very close look at her and were paying attention, you could see she was not exactly Midgarian and the ample amounts of makeup she wore was enough to cover the majority of her otherwise Wushan features.

"You're from Wutai." You simply stated and you shouted something at you in her native language. You didn't speak Wushan per se but you caught enough words to know what she meant.

"Is this revenge?" You asked.

"Stupid Shinra cow!" She cursed at you in English. "This is for the town of Yengwei!"

Angeal glanced at your crest fallen face as you stepped back away from them both and klaxons sounded in the distance. The police had finally arrived and as they busted into the ripped up diner and seized the lady, Angeal handed the commandeered weapon to one of the officers. Then Tseng walked in.

"You are always in the center of some interesting situations y/n." He noted as he measured the mess around him as one of the glass lampshades on the cieling fell to the floor in a nice after effect.

"Sorry to wake you all up so late." You said apologetically.

"So what was it?" He asked in regards to the lady.

"Revenge for Yengwei." You said and he knew what you meant. He had been there when it happened.

He went silent and stared at your for a moment before stating. "An assassination attempt then by Wutai then."

"I'm in the dark here, what is Yengwei?" Angeal asked.

You and Tseng glanced at each other and at Angeal. "It was a town that used to be on the south end of the Wutai Peninsula." He answered. "Come with me, I will drive you both back to HQ. Y/n is not safe out in public if this is what we think it is."

And with that you all left.

**********

In your office, the three of you talked in privacy about what just happened.

"Yengwei existed before the war started but in the first year it was wiped out." Tseng explained as you sat on the sofa and Angeal leaned against your window with his arms crossed over his chest. "Y/n's first campaign was waged there."

"Shinra wanted to see if I was combat worthy so they sent me there as a testing ground stating that it was a strong hold for the Wushang. So I went, I fought, I conquered and I returned to Junon." You explained in the simplest terms possible.

"The woman was from that town then?" Angeal asked.

"Many people got killed there, both Wushang and Soldiers." You pointed out. "I swung the battle in Shinra's favor is all but it had a high price. She has every right to want revenge."

"I've already informed Lazard about this but he says to lay low for a few days in case any one else has a agenda against you and if you really must go out, take a companion with you." Tseng warned as he headed towards the door. "I'll take care of any paperwork that comes your way, just stay out of trouble in the meantime."

The door closed behind him and you two were alone and Angeal watched you carefully as you went to the small supply locker in the corner of the room and pulled out a blanket and pillow. He could tell that you were not proud of what happened in Yengwei and that you held some guilty feelings inside you. Most likely you were a rookie at the time too and didnt know how to react under pressure, he had seen it all before so he didnt push the subject.

"I'm sorry dinner went so badly." You said sadly. "You were trying to do something nice for me and I ruined it."

"You nearly got killed tonight, I think dinner would be the least of your worries." He pointed out.

"I've been shot at plenty of times before but thank you for saving me. I"m glad to see chivalry is not dead among men in the world." You joked lightly.

"An assassination attempt it not something to take likely."

"You're right." You conceded as you unfurled your blanket and curled up on the sofa. "You don't have to stay with me the entire night, Angeal. Go home now."

"I'm worried about you." He said openly.

"I think i'm pretty safe here." You smiled as you shoved your pillow under your head.

"That's not what I meant. You're a woman after all and someone just tried to kill you." Ah, he meant that you needed comfort and reassurance as the fairer of the two sexes.

You raised a brow, smiled and threw back your blanket to invite him in. "Wanna cuddle?"

His eyes widened and face turned red.

"Or you can sit in the chair until I fall asleep." You laughed and pointed to your desk.

"I'll uh....take the chair...."He stuttered as he sat down and relaxed.

You re covered yourself and settled down for the night. "Good night Angeal."

He looked over at you. "Good night."

"Oh....this is for you." You said as you reached under the blankets, fished around and held out something white in your hand. He leaned over to see what it was and saw a very pretty folded napkin rose in your palm. Somehow, in all that hollabaloo, you had snagged it off the table before the bullets went flying and shoved it into your pocket.

He took it from you and looked at it with wonder. You were always surprising them with these little talents of yours. Weather it was singing a Aria at Genesis Piano, Telling Sephiroth's fortune, or creating something from nothing, you always had a trick up your sleeve. He had to wonder where you learnt all this and admired your ingenuity. If he had to be totally honest with himself, you liked everything about your from how you looked, to how you dressed, to how you spoke and everything else. You were the perfect woman and the small paper rose was like a token of all those qualities. He would treasure that little trifle and use it as a reminder of all he strived to be and protect.

He leaned back in to the chair and watched you drift off to sleep.