Revelations:Return By Around the Fur This is the first installment in my new series. If you haven't played Final Fantasy 7 up to at least the second disc,go do it now,or else you won't get a bit of this fic. All the characters belong to either Pioneer or Squaresoft,so don't sue me. Also,I don't know if this is the title of another series,so if it does,e-mail me at Foxsmarty@aol.com so I can change it. Note:this takes place before the end of disc 2 in FF7. The Masaki shrine... It had been a quiet and uneventful day for Katsuhito,a.k.a. Yosho,first prince of Jurai. He had,as usual,beat the living crap out of Tenchi in sword practice,and was now in the middle of meditating. suddenly,there was a knock at the door. "Grampa! There's some lady here to see you!" came Tenchi's voice from the other side. "Alright,send her in." Katsuhito said as the door slid open. In walked a woman clad in a pink dress with a 3/4 slit up it and a small red jacket. Her brown hair was long and tied back. She had emerald-green eyes that shone with a mysterious radiance,like she held some burden that could not be lifted. "Aeris,it's so good to see you again. Here,have a seat." Katsuhito said,directing to a mat on the floor. Aeris sat down cross-legged. "So what brings you here?" he asked. as he poured Aeris a cup of tea. "I've come for some advice." Aeris said as she took a sip. "Oh? Well,it's been so long since I've seen you. You really must stay." Katsuhito said. "Oh,I couldn't. Anyway,I really must discuss something with you." Aeris said as she set her tea cup down. Hours of explaining the somewhat complicated plot of FF7 later... "I see," Katsuhito said calmly,"So if you don't summon Holy,your world will be destroyed,but if you do summon Holy,you yourself will be the only casualty,but your world will be spared. That's quite a predicament." "I know. I really want to save the world,but I really don't want to die." Aeris said sadly. "Well,you can stay here to think it over." "Oh,thank you so much!" Aeris said as she leaned forward and hugged the shrine keeper. "Oh,I'm sorry,I-I couldn't resist." Aeris said shocked as she sat back and looked down,a tint of red on her face. "That's quite alright. You know,I have a grandson. You probably saw him on the way here." Katsuhito said. "Oh,uh,yes I did." Aeris said shyly,her face turning a deeper red. Katsuhito just chuckled. A while later,in the Masaki household... Aeris was sitting on the couch,Ryoko next to her. "So you're going to be staying here for a while,eh? Well,keep your hands off Tenchi because he's mine and mine alone." Ryoko said smugly. "Oh,uh right." Aeris said shyly as she returned to watching t.v. "I'm just kidding. Tenchi's pretty much free ground around here," Ryoko said as she floated up"As a matter of fact,I think I'll go pay him a visit right now." A few seconds later,Aeris heard tenchi scream something about "no pants" and "underwear",but she couldn't quite make it out. Ryoko reappeared a second later,arms crossed. "Hmph. Tenchi's so damn shy. He never wants to have any fun." she pouted. Aeris chuckled just as Washuu walked out of her lab. "Oh? Who's this?" she asked as she spotted Aeris. "This is Aeris. She's gonna be staying here for a little while." Ryoko stated. "Oh,alright. Well,in that case,could I see you for a second,Aeris?" the scientist asked. "Sure," Aeris said as she got up,"but,if you don't mind me asking,why?" "I just wanted to run a few scans and check-ups." Washuu said. "Oh,okay. Uh,they're not gonna hurt,are they?" Aeris asked meekly. "Probably not,but hey,with me,you can never know." Washuu said as she laughed madly. Washuus lab... Aeris lay outstretched on a steel table in an X-formation in nothing but her underwear. The table floated vertically as Washuu pressed a few buttons on her holo-top. "Do I have to be half-naked?" Aeris asked. "Well,yes,because otherwise my scanners can't get a good look at your insides. Are you cold?" Washuu asked. "No,I just feel kind of uncomfortable floating along in my undies." Aeris said with a sigh. Washuu chuckled and went back to work. A loud and obnoxious beep rang through the silence of Washuu's lab. "Hm,what's this? The internal scan ran across an error,but that only happens if the subject isn't...human..." Washuu trailed off. "I asure you,I'm the closest thing to a human. I'm the last of a race of people called the Ancients." Aeris stated. "Wow! A single specimen of the last of an ancient breed of people! How exiting! Maybe I can pull out my old autopsy tools..." Washuu trailed off as Aeris "eek"ed out of fear. "Just kidding..." Washuu said with a smile. Aeris blew out a breath of relief as the catches holding her up receeded and she dropped down. "Well,that's all for now. Washuu said as she threw Aeris her clothes. Aeris got dressed and walked out,walking right into Tenchi.who had just gotten home from work at the shrine. "Oh,I'm so sorry,Miss,uh..." "Aeris,Aeris Gainsborough. I don't think we've been properly introduced." Aeris said. "I'm uh,I'm Tenchi,Tenchi Masaki. You seem to be an old friend of my grampa's." Tenchi said. "Oh,yes. I've known him since I was very little." Aeris said. "Supper's ready!" Sasami called. "Oh,uh,I'll,uh,I'll see you later." Tenchi stammered. Later that night... Grampa had,ahem,"accidentely" put Aeris in Tenchi's room,and now Tenchi started to lay his futon out next to his bed. At that moment,Aeris walked in clad in pink pajamas decorated with white bunnies. "Oh,uh,you don't have to do that." Aeris said,noticing Tenchis futon laid out on the floor. "Really?" Tenchi asked. Aeris nodded,and Tenchi started to roll his futon up. He put it in his closet as Aeris got settled in bed. "But,uh,where am I gonna sleep?" Tenchi asked. "You can sleep in here with me,silly." Aeris said with a light giggle. Tenchi clumsily got into bed and started to doze off. Aeris turned over and her hand fell onto Tenchi's butt. Tenchi just smiled as he fell asleep. The next day... Aeris woke up and yawned as she sat up,looking down the side of the bed before getting up and heading for the bathroom to get dressed. She then headed downstairs for breakfast. During breakfast,she noticed that Tenchi was missing. She hadn't really known Tenchi for very long,but she somehow felt very close to him,almost like she loved him. After breakfast,she sat down on the couch,inbetween Ayeka and Ryoko. "So,I heard you had to bunk up with Tenchi last night. Did anything...happen?" Ryoko asked. Aeris blushed and muttered a "no". "Ryoko! That was a very personal question! You should apologize!" Ayeka pipped in. "Geez! I was only asking a perfectly legitimate question of whether or not Aeris got down and dirty with Tenchi! Ryoko said,resulting in Aeris's face to turn even redder. She stood up,a single tear sliding gown her cheek,and ran off for the safety of Tenchi's room. He was at the shrine,so she wouldn't have to face him. "Now look what you've done,Ryoko. You should really apologize this time!" Ayeka yelled. "Alright alright,geez,it's a perfectly good question." Ryoko muttered as she floated up to Tenchi's room,where Aeris sat on the edge of the bed,silently sobbing. Ryoko knocked on the door and walked in. "Hi,uh,I just wanted to apologize for what I said back there. Hey,you okay?" Ryoko asked,walking further into the room. She sat down next to Aeris and wrapped a comforting arm around her. "What's the matter?" Ryoko asked. "It's just-it's just that I-I really like Tenchi,but I'm not going to be able to know him for very long,and-and I wanted to express the way I felt last night,but I was too affraid he was going to-to turn me down." Aeris explained,sobbing into Ryoko's shoulder. "Well,Tenchi's very understanding and a really caring person,so maybe I can arrange something for you two,eh?" Ryoko said as Aeris stopped sobbing and looked up at Ryoko,her eyes red and puffy from crying. "Really? You'd do that for me?" Aeris asked. Ryoko nodded,smiling. "Oh thank you! I-I don't know if I can ever repay you for this..." Aeris trailed off. "Oh,don't worry about it. I'm just glad that I could help you. You're kinda cute,afterall..." Ryoko said as she lent over into a kiss. Aeris was surprised by this but went with it. Ryoko broke the kiss, got up, and left,blowing Aeris a kiss. "Thank you,Ryoko." Aeris whispered as she got up and headed back downstairs. Well,that's it for the first part. I really hope you enjoyed it. Oh,yeah. This story is partially based on Depeche Mode's songs,for which I have been blasting all day long. good day/night to you readers and enjoy the silence.