Final Fantasy VII Web Novels

"What does it... taste like hmmm?", Eber said winking at Chloe. Chloe pointed her finger at Denzel's plate.

"Well, Denzel?", she questioned him. Denzel was worried and compared his own dish with his parents. His father was looking down, trying not to laugh. Just then Denzel remembered something that his mother Chloe said. There was no meaning to life without smiles.

They're both trying to scare me again. "That's why I don't believe any of you!"

 

"What mean parents."

"They just liked to joke. I didn't mind being teased."

"I'll tell you this but, as far as I know rats weren't eaten in the slums. The rats in the slums at that time were..."

"I know. I know about it well."

"Oh? Did something happen?"

"...It's a long story."

 

When Denzel was looking after the house, the phone rang. It was Eber.

"Where's your mother?" He seemed angry.

"She went shopping."

"When she gets back, tell her to call me back right away. Nevermind, I'll call her."

Knowing that something was wrong, I was worried. Since there was nothing I could do, I watched TV while waiting for mum to come back. It was showing how a group going by the name of Avalanche bombed the Mako Reactor the other day. That's why I was nervous. It wasn't because of me or my mum.

Just then, someone came back but it wasn't mum. It was Eber.

"Where's your mum?"

"She's not back yet."

"I'm going to look for her."

Without finishing what he was saying, Eber left the house. Panicking, Denzel went after him. When they got to the shopping district, they found Chloe right away. She seemed to be talking with the butcher happily. Freezing there for a moment, Eber approached the butchers shop. Without a word, he grabbed his wife's wrist and brought her back.

When Denzel heard his mother protesting, he felt the sound of his heart go thump.

"Let go of me! What's this about?"

Eber looked around him and lowered his voice.

"The Seventh Sector is going to be destroyed. We're going to evacuate to the Fifth Sector. There's a new company residence for us there."

"They're going to destroy this place?"

"The ones who destroyed the first Mako Reactor is aiming for the Seventh Sector next."

Denzel looked at both his parents' face. They weren't smiling.