Nations- Gods
Title: Gods
Fandom: FF7
Set: Nations
Warning: None but the AUness
Note: I have returned with 846 words of this place.
She watched the unconscious form carefully, turning over the inconsistencies of the ceremony with those she'd been a part of in the past. Usually, there was some kind of magic, some kind of presence, yes. With their goddess it was practically unheard of for a wedding to go entirely without blessing and the notice of the divine. Power, in this instance, was life, and it was almost guaranteed that a child would come of the union in which the couple had been so touched.
And that, of course was the crux of it. It hadn't just been the couple that the gods had touched. The light had spread over all of those who had been involved in the ceremony… and she had no idea what that meant. Perhaps that wasn't so true, she had a rather good idea what it could have meant, but she didn't believe that to have been what happened. It was unheard of, honestly, but it had happened, and the only one that was aware of the reason, possibly, was unconscious at the moment.
Amethyst had wanted to come here with her and Cloud, not that she could blame him after watching his king be wed to someone else, but that was not the way the duties worked. He had to attend his king with his new queen, as the senior, and highest ranking, harem slave. Diamond had been sent to coordinate the gifts being given, and Ruby was given task to mingle and give thanks for each blessing bestowed. Among the four, they each had a task set to them well before the ceremony had gone so oddly, so there was no real argument to be given.
The only thing she'd allowed Amethyst before sending him off to the royal pair was tying the black sash across Cloud's eyes. She wasn't sure why he'd done it, but there had to have been some reason and she wasn't going to ask it of him. Especially when he seemed to believe that she already knew.
There were quite a few things that she didn't already know about this particular day. She made sure not to tell anyone that fact.
At least not yet.
It did seem, however, that that time was coming very quickly. "Cl-…Sapphire." She only just caught herself from calling him his given name. It made her pause every time. Perhaps, after a few more months, calling him otherwise might come somewhat naturally. "Sapphire, you shouldn't be sitting."
He was rubbing his eyes, though not moving the material, and after a moment of peering upwards, he looked at her, the action seeming as much like a direct gaze as anything else he might have done, blindfolded or no. "I just need a few minutes to get my bearings."
"What happened out there? It wasn't normal, certainly not like any other ceremony I've ever seen or been a part of. I didn't let anyone know that, but that… That was not how it was supposed to go."
He leaned into her touch, letting her steady him easily, and she could take a fairly good guess as to why. When one of the other Gems returned, she'd be sure to hand him over quickly so that nobody could accuse her of picking through the king's treasures. Again. "Aeris? What are you talking about?"
She bit back the urge to sigh and just met the blindfolded eyes with her own, trying not to notice the way he seemed to be listening intently even when she wasn't speaking. That was a new thing, and she wasn't sure she trusted it. "The light should not have touched the sentries. It should have moved away from us, more specifically you, and into the marriage pair. It… didn't work like that out there."
"It didn't?" He paused, straightening up slightly. "I didn't realize that the ceremony was any different than a normal one."
She sighed out a soft breath and moved forward to hug him. "You wouldn't. You were at the eye of the power, and that's enough to blind anyone to the outpouring beyond that. It was as though… they were all being blessed Cl-Sapphire. All of them. All of us. You know what that could mean don't you?"
He was quiet for a long few moments, then ducked his head on a soft breath. "I know. You can't tell anyone though Aeris. It just wouldn't be safe for them to be aware of the significance."
Her voice got hushed, and she eased back to look at his partially obscured face. "Silly Cloud. I won't go telling your secrets, they're safe with me. If someone finds out… well, I'll be able to make sure that they can't use it against you. People may fight each other, but they can't fight the gods."
He shook his head on a soft sigh, looking to the left of her as he leaned his chin on his knee. "That's what I'm worried about."
"Then I think, my dear friend, that you need to have a little more faith in the gods."
Fandom: FF7
Set: Nations
Warning: None but the AUness
Note: I have returned with 846 words of this place.
She watched the unconscious form carefully, turning over the inconsistencies of the ceremony with those she'd been a part of in the past. Usually, there was some kind of magic, some kind of presence, yes. With their goddess it was practically unheard of for a wedding to go entirely without blessing and the notice of the divine. Power, in this instance, was life, and it was almost guaranteed that a child would come of the union in which the couple had been so touched.
And that, of course was the crux of it. It hadn't just been the couple that the gods had touched. The light had spread over all of those who had been involved in the ceremony… and she had no idea what that meant. Perhaps that wasn't so true, she had a rather good idea what it could have meant, but she didn't believe that to have been what happened. It was unheard of, honestly, but it had happened, and the only one that was aware of the reason, possibly, was unconscious at the moment.
Amethyst had wanted to come here with her and Cloud, not that she could blame him after watching his king be wed to someone else, but that was not the way the duties worked. He had to attend his king with his new queen, as the senior, and highest ranking, harem slave. Diamond had been sent to coordinate the gifts being given, and Ruby was given task to mingle and give thanks for each blessing bestowed. Among the four, they each had a task set to them well before the ceremony had gone so oddly, so there was no real argument to be given.
The only thing she'd allowed Amethyst before sending him off to the royal pair was tying the black sash across Cloud's eyes. She wasn't sure why he'd done it, but there had to have been some reason and she wasn't going to ask it of him. Especially when he seemed to believe that she already knew.
There were quite a few things that she didn't already know about this particular day. She made sure not to tell anyone that fact.
At least not yet.
It did seem, however, that that time was coming very quickly. "Cl-…Sapphire." She only just caught herself from calling him his given name. It made her pause every time. Perhaps, after a few more months, calling him otherwise might come somewhat naturally. "Sapphire, you shouldn't be sitting."
He was rubbing his eyes, though not moving the material, and after a moment of peering upwards, he looked at her, the action seeming as much like a direct gaze as anything else he might have done, blindfolded or no. "I just need a few minutes to get my bearings."
"What happened out there? It wasn't normal, certainly not like any other ceremony I've ever seen or been a part of. I didn't let anyone know that, but that… That was not how it was supposed to go."
He leaned into her touch, letting her steady him easily, and she could take a fairly good guess as to why. When one of the other Gems returned, she'd be sure to hand him over quickly so that nobody could accuse her of picking through the king's treasures. Again. "Aeris? What are you talking about?"
She bit back the urge to sigh and just met the blindfolded eyes with her own, trying not to notice the way he seemed to be listening intently even when she wasn't speaking. That was a new thing, and she wasn't sure she trusted it. "The light should not have touched the sentries. It should have moved away from us, more specifically you, and into the marriage pair. It… didn't work like that out there."
"It didn't?" He paused, straightening up slightly. "I didn't realize that the ceremony was any different than a normal one."
She sighed out a soft breath and moved forward to hug him. "You wouldn't. You were at the eye of the power, and that's enough to blind anyone to the outpouring beyond that. It was as though… they were all being blessed Cl-Sapphire. All of them. All of us. You know what that could mean don't you?"
He was quiet for a long few moments, then ducked his head on a soft breath. "I know. You can't tell anyone though Aeris. It just wouldn't be safe for them to be aware of the significance."
Her voice got hushed, and she eased back to look at his partially obscured face. "Silly Cloud. I won't go telling your secrets, they're safe with me. If someone finds out… well, I'll be able to make sure that they can't use it against you. People may fight each other, but they can't fight the gods."
He shook his head on a soft sigh, looking to the left of her as he leaned his chin on his knee. "That's what I'm worried about."
"Then I think, my dear friend, that you need to have a little more faith in the gods."