This is a FFVII fanfiction, which means it was created by a fan. I do not own FFVII, it belongs to Square Enix, though I would have loved to be involved in making it.

There is a warning of blood and gore along with future yaoi situations. If you do not want to read this kind of stuff, I will not judge you if you don't read this, but I will not tolerate you if you flame, spam, criticize (in a bad way), or are just plain rude in your opinions (cause I know how everyone loves to just give an opinion on everything. =3=).

Please be courteous to me and I will be the same to you, I might even read your fics, though I am rather busy so don't wait for me to review or anything, unless of course you ask me politely, which I might do.

Any who, please and thank you and that sort of stuff.

~Reiya

Prologue

Flames crackled all around, clogging the air with black chocking smoke. The flames gave off heat that singed everything, that was too close to it's orange and crimson fingers that reached out to touch everything in it's path.

The fire had been going for hours, burning acres of forest lands. But even in the flames bright light, the full moon above still out shone it, as if determined to be the brightest in the night. It bleached everything in it's silver glow. Leaching all the colors from the untouched forest. Creating shadows within shadows that distorted everything, creating a surreal world of white, gray, and black that messed with the mind and confused the eyes of what was really in front of them.

The silvery light caused the crimson blood that coated his body to turn pitch black, causing the moonlight pale skin, that showed through the blood to contrast sharply. It wasn't his, though he kind of wished it was. He stared at the shadowed figure before him, they were bent in a crouch, ready to spring at any provocation.

His fingers cramped around the cold metal in his hand, reminding him of what he was here for. The ridges pressing into soft flesh, as his grip tightened. It seemed to hum in his hand as if it new about the carnage to come and sought to make it come faster. To bite into flesh and slice through muscle, coating itself in bright crimson blood turned black in the moonlight.

The lone figure moved slightly, edging forward. "Don't!" He cried out, bring his hand up, pointing the gun in his hand at the figure. Black metal flashing in the pale light.

"Please, don't make me do this." He asked in a soft whisper, tears gathering in the corners of his eyes.. His hand trembled slightly, but he held firm.

He thought he saw the shadow smile, pale white teeth flashing in a sad smile, but before he could be sure, they lunged forward. He fired, the sound echoing off the mountains of the valley they stood in.

As the sound finally faded, he walked towards the grounded, limp figure. Even in the poor lighting, he could see the darker shade of black of his blood soaking into the ground. His pale lifeless eyes staring up at him, seeing nothing, but the dark sky above and what lay beyond.

Reaching down, he pulled the blood spattered scroll from his limp hand. As he stood back up, a drop of water landed on the back of his hand. He watched as the tear mingled with the blood on his skin and slid off to land on the body of his now dead lover. The world seemed to have a twisted since of humor to think this up.

"I'm sorry." He whispered, tears flowing freely as he turned away. The fire's light turning his already crimson hair into an almost living flame, causing the blood to turn from black to red.

Even as he walked back down the trail, the clouds that had been gathering opened up, releasing a torrent of water that slowly washed away the blood and started to put out the fire, but he ignored it all. Shoving the emotions raging through his heart into a little corner, and started to run. He ran, trying to run away from the truth that was now clear to him.

This is the prolouge to my story Smoke and Mirrors- a FFVII fanfic. This is just a taste to see if what people think of it. Please comment and review. I will post the next chapter some time next week. Enjoy.

Until Next Time!

~Reiya