I sat atop the building, watching my scope closely, and waiting for the target to enter the room so that I could shoot the life out of him and end this mission. Right when the signal was given that the team was out of the building, my target walked into the room that I was watching. A smirk formed on my lips, finally being able to finish my job and get back to Aerith. I lined up the barrel with the man's heart, the man who had made my life miserable most of my life by sending those three beings after me. First Seifer, then Laguna, accidentally with my father, but still, and finally...
Before I got the shot, I felt two hands on my hips. My eyes widened as long silver hair fell around me and hot breath on my neck. "Trying to take him out? Don't even try, my Lion..." The cold, silky voice of my third torturer whispered against my ear. I stilled, fear making me freeze. "Hm? Not struggling now, ne?" I blushed slightly from embarrassment, turning my head to the left side.
"Leave me alone, Sephiroth..." I mumbled just loud enough for the tall silverette to hear. His chuckle was all that I heard about that statement before cold lips pressed against my pulse point. My eyes widened at the feeling of long teeth scraping against my skin, and I said, "No, don't - nnh!" I flinched as Sephiroth sucked blood out of the wounds that he created, the flush broadening slightly. I knew I was caught in the spider's web now, and I could not get out.
When Sephiroth had had his fill, he slowly pulled his fangs out of my neck, knowing the effect that it would have on me. A small whimper escaped, my silver eyes clenching shut, my eyebrows drawn together, creasing the scar that was between them; exactly what he was looking for. Sephiroth pressed his hips down on my slimmer ones, freeing up his hands so that he could work on taking off my pants.
I gasped, and then struggled against Sephiroth, trying to twist my hips away from him. But, because I was trapped beneath the older man, I could not do anything but squirm as anything covering my bottom half was pulled down. Sephiroth moved the sniper rifle away from me, before pulling me up into a kneeling position, hand yanking on my brown hair hard enough to make me cry out. "My Lion, all you need to do is come back to the lab with me, and we don't have to play cat and mouse any longer." I panted quickly, and I thought, 'Back to the lab?' As far as I remembered, I was never in a lab all my life, except for doctor's visits. "Truly, Leon; come back with me, and you'll learn how to live with me."
That set me off. "Live with you? There is no fucking way I'd ever do that!" I yelled, aiming to call attention from the street or the neighboring buildings. Unfortunately, Sephiroth had created a barrier that prevented anything that could be heard or seen to escape. His hands slid down my torso, aiming to send me into supposed ecstasy; instead, he wound up having to grab my wrists. Even when my arms were forced to be pulled back behind my back, I still tried to stop him.
"Sephiroth, I do believe that he told you to stop." I felt the spell wrap around my wrists, and also around my eyes. I recognized the voice, but could not place it anywhere in my memory.
I was pulled up into a standing position by my hair and turned around just as forcibly. "Ah, my dear Puppet decided to join us. What a surprise..." Crap, this guy knows Sephiroth? Oh shit.
"I'm not your puppet anymore, Sephiroth. I haven't been that for four years." Suddenly, the voice registered in my memory. How could I forget the man who went through the same thing as me?
"Cloud," I said softly. In a second, I was free, the bindings gone and I was able to slip away from Sephiroth. I quickly scrambled over to the blonde in front of me, and when I got close enough to him, he pulled me behind him.
Sephiroth smirked then, before saying, "Squall Leonhart." The pain in my neck started up. Crying out harshly, I put my hand over the spot where Sephiroth had first bit me. Cloud grabbed me, making sure that I didn't fall.
"Leon..." Gasping, I looked into Cloud's bright blue eyes. They held hopefulness, almost as if he needed me as much as I feel like I need him. "Trust me," he said quietly, almost like he was making sure the bastard across the roof didn't hear. I nodded, wanting this to end.
I heard Sephiroth bark out a laugh. "Try all you want, he will always come back to me." I flushed and looked away, knowing that it was true. It was that way with all of them. I tried to leave, and they would pull that trick to get me back.
Cloud then turned around so that his back was facing Sephiroth, and pulled me into a tight hug. "Leon, trust me. I can get you out." I closed my eyes, feeling my muscles relax in his hold. The hand at the pained spot on my neck tightened as another wave hit.
I heard a gun cock from in front of me, and warned Cloud. "He's got his pistol out. Be careful." A small chuckle sounded as the blonde pressed a kiss against the spot that was burning on my neck. I didn't even realize when he had moved my hand.
It happened in a second. Cloud moved the both of us at the same time that Sephiroth had pulled the trigger. Before the movement had even registered in my brain, we were on another rooftop, my sniper rifle in Cloud's hands, pointing at the same spot that I was pointing at earlier. A second shot, this one from my rifle, occurred, before Cloud said, "You target is dead." I sighed, closing my eyes and relaxed. Another wave of pain slammed through my neck, signaling that Sephiroth was still trying to get me back to him.
"Cloud, let me go," I whispered, uncaring what happened to me, I just wanted the pain to stop. He tightened his grip around me, pressing his lips against the spot. I whimpered out, "Cloud, he'll hurt my brothers, let me go. Please, I have to protect them." Cloud chuckled, licking the spot slightly.
"If I told you that they are actually living with me, and if you go to him, you won't be able to see Terra and Axel again, unless I break you out, would you believe me?" I stiffened. He actually was keeping them safe? "Why would I lie about this? My elder sister is planning on helping with their SeeD training, which will start in three weeks. You might know her; Crystal Strife?" I nodded; that is my superior, above Aerith, at least. "He won't get you." Another wave of pain hit, this one weaker than the last. I was actually relaxing in his arms, just letting him talk about my brothers, who I have not seen in six years. Slowly, I started to notice that we were moving, and that I was being carried in his arms. "Go to sleep, Leon," he whispered into my hair. "You're gonna need it..." I didn't hear anything past that; I had already fallen asleep. How he knew the words that put me to sleep, (damn Laguna) I have no clue.
Leon had dropped to sleep, just as I had gotten onto the roof top of my house. Well, technically, it's Crystal's house, but same difference.
The blonde head of my younger brother, Ventus, signaled the entrance of the household. The triplets, Sora, Ventus, and Roxas, were pushed out of the way to let Terra and Axel Leonhart through. "Leon!" Terra yelled, running towards me with Axel on his heels. The younger Leonhart pulled the eldest out of my arms, unbalancing me slightly, which helped (not) when Sora and Roxas tackled me to the roof deck.
"Oof!" I said as I landed hard on the wood decking, a brunette and blonde attached to my torso. I glared at Ventus, who was over with the three Leonharts. "Really, Ven? I get no help with the barnacles here?" I ignored the yelled "Hey!" that my two brothers said, because right at that moment, Crystal came onto the roof top. I stayed silent, fear tightening my throat as she made her way over to me.
"Sora, Roxas? Could you two get off of Cloud, please?" she asked calmly. The two immediately were over with the Leonharts. I sat up, keeping on the floor just in case. "Cloud," she brought her hand down at my eye level, "good job." I blinked, not expecting congratulation from her. "You managed to get Leon back, and help him finish off the professor that kept sending those vampires after all of us." I smiled slightly, grabbing the hand that Crystal gave to me.
"Well, to be truthful, I did have a little trouble for a second." I waited for the anger from her, and got it: I was dropped flat on my ass and got a roundhouse kick to the face. "I was expecting that one," I said, the back of my head throbbing in pain.
"Damn fucking strait you were. How could you have a little trouble with him?" Crystal stood over me, glaring at my prone form.
"How else? I slipped up and let that one word take slight control for a millisecond. I shook it off before anything could happen. I did nothing to harm the mission or Leon." I looked at Crystal, scared that she would bull shit the truth. But, I guess whatever god that was above her decided that he was going to be easy on me, because I received no such other pain. Instead, Crystal just sighed and shook her head at me.
"Get over there, lover boy. You're lucky that our brothers are here, otherwise I would be kicking your ass all over this deck just for minutely falling for him." Crystal turned around and started back towards the entrance of the deck. I sighed, getting up from the decking with the help of Ventus.
"Thanks, Ven," I mumbled just loud enough for him to hear. He nodded, and I made my way over to the Leonharts and my other brothers. Really, all of them are my family by now. After all, when you live with them for four years, they eventually do become family. "I'll take him to his room," I said quietly, looking straight into Terra's face. He bit his lip, but nodded anyways. I looked to Axel, who just put the unconscious brunette in my arms. "Alright, then. See you guys tomorrow morning." A resounding good night followed me down the stairs. I looked down into the face of the slumbering Leonhart, a small smile lifting the corners of my lips. "You really are cute when you're sleeping, aren't you, Leon?" I asked quietly, knowing that he wouldn't hear me call him that. But, despite that, a faint blush colored his cheeks at my statement.
As I entered the room that actually was my bedroom, Leon stirred slightly. I looked down at him quickly, noticing the fact that he was reaching up with his hands to grasp the sides of my face. I blinked when I felt his lips press against mine softly, almost nervously even. I smiled slightly into it, pulling away after a few seconds. "At least I'm not the only one that feels that way out of the two of us," I whispered with a slightly husky note to my voice. I set him down on the bed, watching his face as his eyebrows knitted together, almost as if he had heard me say that. I pressed our lips together once more, keeping it short, even if I had added a quick swipe of my tongue against his bottom lip. "Sleep tight, Leon," I added, already knowing that his dreams were going to be riddled by nightmares.
Mainly because I knew that both of our experiences were the same.
