It took me a while to get this one out. And I would like to apologize for that. A lot of stories have been going through my mind and plot-bunnies are evil and they don't leave. So I got this one out as soon as I could. College has been hectic and horrible, and I'm actually writing this while in my 2 hour and 30 minutes Psychology lecture. So here's the new chapter. Oh and before I forget, someone asked if I could make a list of who's who of the reincarnates, so here it is.
Harry – Reno – Gryffindor
Hermione – Aerith – Gryffindor
Fred – Zack – Gryffindor
George – Cloud – Gryffindor
Dean – Rude – Gryffindor
Ginny – Cissnei – Gryffindor
Blaise – Tseng – Slytherin
Draco – Rufus – Slytherin
TBA – Angeal – Gryffindor
TBA – Sephiroth – Ravenclaw
TBA – Genesis – Ravenclaw
(Three days later~ close to midnight)
Reno groaned in his sleep as he shifted in bed. Sweat poured down his face as he was attacked by nightmares. Suddenly he started thrashing and clutching his chest in pain. A hand came down on his shoulder and shook him awake.
Bright blue-green eyes snapped open as gasps came from his mouth. "Damn it." He huffed as he looked around for the person that woke him, surprised to see no one near him. "Who…?" He muttered in confusion. This was the third time this had happened, and the dreams themselves had started around the time of learning the clue.
They were always different, but had similar backgrounds. He was back in time with everyone else, but he was leading an army against his friends. What scared him the most was the deadness in his eyes as he was forced to see himself kill his friends over and over again.
He knew as Harry his worst fear was fear itself, but now he knew the truth. His worst fear was being controlled and killing those he considered part of his family. He groaned and held his head in his hands. He looked over at Rude and saw that his friend was still sleeping soundly.
He quickly slipped out of his bed and snuck into the common room. He sat in front of the fire cross legged for what seemed like the hundredth time since the beginning of the year. He watched the fire flicker and die as it played and devoured the logs that continuously appeared to feed it.
"It would seem that you spend more time awake than asleep Reno." A deep voice stated from behind him.
The redhead spun to face the owner and gaped in shock. Standing there was a tall, black haired and considerably teenaged Angeal. He smiled at the red head.
"Angeal? What the hell, yo? How long have you been awake?" Reno asked.
Angeal chuckled, "Since your lightshow at the First Task. I'm surprised you and the others didn't notice sooner. But considering I was the boy that people skipped over because he was 'weak', I understand." He stated.
Reno ran through people he knew and came upon the only answer, "Neville, you were Neville." He stated. "Hmm, I agree with the not noticing sooner, but even as Harry I knew not to underestimate anyone. And I suppose you're the one I should thank for waking me up from my nightmares?"
Angeal nodded, "That's good. By the way, I would rather keep my being here quiet for now. I want Zack to discover it himself. And there is no need to thank me Reno. You would have done it to anyone else."
"Ha. Right, but that's fine with me. I always told Zack that you would get him back for the pranks he pulled on you, but he never believed me." Reno said with a slight pout.
Angeal chuckled as he started back up the staircase, "A word of warning, I am not the only First Class awake." And with that the black haired ex-Commander vanished up the stairs.
Reno starred after him with wide eyes, "He doesn't mean… oh shit, Cloud's gonna be pissed." He said before following the Commander back up to their dorm.
"So you told the slum rat? Why?" A voice asked Neville, or Angeal as he has been revealed to be.
The teenager looked next to him and smiled lightly when he spotted the auburn haired male next to him. Tucked under the teen's arm was a rosette colored book titled LOVELESS. A smug smile was curled over his lips as he watched the black haired ex-Commander with bright blue eyes.
"Because despite what everyone has seen of Reno, he is actually one of the smartest Turks you will ever meet. There is a reason that he was right below Tseng in the leadership list." Angeal explained, "I think we can trust him with the information that we have been reborn as well."
"I guess, if you feel so adamantly about it."
"I suppose you also told him about me being here as well?" A smooth voice asked coming up behind the two ex-Commanders. They both turned to see a teen with silvering hair walk towards them.
"Welcome back General." Angeal stated.
Sephiroth gave a small smile, "It is good to be back my friends."
Ever since Cloud had taken him out the first time he had been waiting for a chance to apologize for what he did, and what JENOVA forced him to do after the first time. Maybe now he would finally be able to make up for what he did in the past.
Reno fought to keep his eyes off of Angeal through the whole meal. Sure he continued with talking to all of the other reincarnates, but he couldn't help wanting to talk to Angeal as well. And now that he knew the Commanders and General were back, he easily spotted the other two of the group.
Both were sitting together at the Ravenclaw table. And even without being a Turk he could tell who they were. One was because both of them had previously had different hair colors, and two, Sephiroth had silver hair… therefore, seeing a teen that had hair going silver, well it wasn't very hard to spot.
Especially when they were both starring at the red head with matching smirks. Reno discreetly flipped both of them off and continued talking to his other friends.
"So have you figured out the clue from the egg?" Aerith asked curiously.
"Yeah. Apparently the second task is gonna be me having to rescue one of you guys, yo. Still gonna piss me off when they 'kidnap' one of you to use." Reno stated with an angry bite of his toast.
"And how exactly will they be able to do that? All of us are highly trained individuals and have a background of war and fighting." Tseng asked as he and Rufus walked up.
"Probably one of the professors are going to ask one of you to go with them when they take the people for the task. But now I've gotta focus on how I'm going to search the Lake when I can't breathe under water." Reno stated with a groan.
"I might have a solution for that." Angeal said as he sat down next to Zack.
The hyper ex-SOLDIER froze when he heard Angeal's voice and turned towards him with a look of shock on his face. "A-Angeal!" The puppy stuttered.
Angeal smiled and ruffled the other black haired teen's hair, "Good to see you again Zack."
It was then that the whole group of friends jumped when Zack let out a yell of happiness and tackled the ex-Commander to the floor in a hug. Angeal was chuckling as Zack hugged him tightly. Reno smirked and noticed the shocked looks of the others. He also noticed the look of wariness on Cloud's face.
"You were saying something about a solution to my underwater breathing problem?" Reno asked calmly.
"How can you stay calm at a revelation like this Reno!? It's Angeal!" Zack yelled.
"Maybe because I knew he was awake." Reno stated calmly.
"What! You knew he was here and didn't tell me?!" Zack yelled at him.
"He asked me to let him tell you himself." Reno said with a raised eyebrow, "No need to yell at one of your best friends when the one you are hugging is the one to blame."
Angeal's eyes widened when the angry blue eyes of Zack turned towards him, "Why did it take you so long to tell me you were back?" He asked.
"It took me so long because I had to convince the others to actually come forward. They're both wary to do anything because the bad things they each did to you." Angeal explained.
"Wait. Sephiroth is back?" Cloud asked, his voice taking on a deadly calm.
"I am. And I would like to say sorry for what I did to you and yours, Cloud Strife." Cloud's blue eyes widened before narrowing in anger as he spun to face the silvering teen.
"Sephiroth!" He growled.
And yes, it took me so long to post and I left off with a cliffhanger. I'd apologize but leaving cliffhangers make me want to post the next chapter sooner. Hopefully it won't take me months this time. And you may have seen, Neville is Angeal. Both Genesis and Sephiroth are guys from Ravenclaw. Both are in Reno's year and neither are OCs. Have fun guys, please remember to Review and I love you guys. Bye bye!