Cloud must have gone soft, that has to be it. For letting you, a Sephiroth look alike. In every sense of the word, tag along for a while after he found you in the Gongaga reactor that he went to check for a commission without the others. Or maybe he's just worried you might become another Sephiroth, you share his blood. Have the same white hair and emerald cat like eyes, the same alarming smile. Your sword even looks similar to the Masamune, Sephiroth's weapon of choice with minor changes though. The way you use it, everything reminds him of Sephiroth. The very man that haunts him every day. Though there's something different about you that Cloud can't quite put his finger on. Maybe you're different, maybe you aren't. It's too early to tell. Your wings are pure white though, his are black. That's one major difference between you and Sephiroth. Cloud convinces himself it's because he needs to keep an eye on you, maybe it's more then that. He doesn't know. Even if you look like Sephiroth, there's no malice or hostility present towards any of them. He doesn't know where you came from, you haven't told anyone anything expect your name. (Let's pretend Costa del Sol happened after Gongaga. For the sake of the plot) You're sitting on the beach, on the ground still wearing the SOLDIER uniform similar to Sephiroth's, Cloud's is different. You watch Tifa and Aerith and play around in the water in their swimwear. Your white wings are puffed out, flapping slightly when Cloud comes to sit beside you, even he's wearing beach shorts, for once not having his buster sword with him and you turn to him for a moment before looking back. "Not going to join them? The water's nice and warm." Cloud said, eyeing your uniform. All you have done is follow the team around ever since arriving to Costa Del Sol. Not being able to do anything or decide anything on your own. You must have gone through hell as well back at Shinra, being trapped in the lab all your life. That you have a troubled past just like him, maybe even more so then him. The freedom you have now must feel suffocating. After all, Shinra screwed with him as well. You seem innocent and don't seem to want to hurt anyone. Despite how aloof and closed off he is, he shares your pain in a way. Maybe that's why Cloud let you tag along. In a way, he feels your pain. How it feels to have no home, no family, being devoid of purpose.