Chapter 3: Longing
Nightfall has come about to end the first day of the remnants of Sephiroth's dwelling in the Strife-Lockhart house. Denzel and Marlene are asleep in their beds, the silver-haired trio is locked in their room, and Tifa is asleep in her bed. Cloud is restlessly standing at the window of the bed room, gazing out at the full moon lighting up the outside scenery.
In the locked room at the end of the hall, Yazoo and Kadaj are lying in their beds while Loz is at the desk. Yazoo listening warmly to Kadaj's speech while fluttering his long lashes as he fights sleep to listen. Loz is looking through the desk drawers to find something interesting to do until he is sleepy.
“Just think: not long from now, Mother will tuck us in for the night,” Kadaj says with a smile while staring up at the ceiling. “Then, Father will read us a bedtime story until we fall asleep.”
“And hug us goodnight?” Loz inquires innocently, gazing back at him from over his