Precious Treasure
There was only one word to describe the atmosphere in that room at that very moment. And that word was tense. Sephiroth stood at one end of the room and Rufus Shinra stood at the other. Both of them were staring at each other with difficult to read expressios, and neither seemed willing to break the silence in order to speak first. Thankfully, the one person who is very talented in the art of breaking tense and awkward silences bounded in through the door at that moment, eyes wide and mouth drawn up into a huge grin.
"Hey Seph!" Zack said happily, unaware that he was interrupting something incredibly serious.
"What is it." Sephiroth asked, although it wasn't really a question. More of just a response to being spoken to and trying to make sense. He did not break eye contact with Rufus Shinra. Zack didn't notice that he was being spoken to in a practically zombie-like way, and then proceeded to tell Sephiroth exactly why he had come.
"Well I was just walking around like little old bored me, and I came across a really interesting sight! I mean, ireally/i interesting! Cause everything's interesting, but this was absolutely EPICALLY interesting, ya know? So I was looking at it and was getting really excited because it was so ishiny/i Seph! It was sooo shiny! And I was so excited! So I bent down to-"
Sephiroth shut Zack up with a simple hand being held in front of his face, slowly turning his head to look at the black-haired SOLDIER.
"You what? You saw... something interesting? And it was... shiny?" Rufus Shinra also glanced over at Zack, raising an eyebrow. Zack slowly nodded in response to what Sephiroth asked and the silver-haired General turned back to the President of ShinRa. "My apologies sir, it appears I have accused you wrongly." Sephiroth said.
"It's forgotten." Rufus said, sitting down and waving his hand carelessly.
"Oh my gosh, it was iyours/i?" Zack yelped, staring at Sephiroth with eyes that were suddenly much wider. Sephiroth turned to look at him again and nodded, seemingly very patient. Zack gulped. "Was it uh... precious? To you?" he asked cautiously.
Sephiroth's patience seemed to be snapped in and instant and he shoved Zack against the wall, anger covering his face and practically spilling from his ears.
"What. Did. You. Do?" he said slowly, making sure that the question made it's way into Zack's mostly hazy brain.
"I slipped... it was an accident!" the next words that the terrified puppy said came out very rushed. "I couldn't help it I mean one moment I was admiring it's beauty and wondering how it worked and then the next I was flat on my back being blown in the face with something hot and so I tried to defend myself and then something smashed and look it cut my wrist! But then I fled and hid behind a cupboard so-"
Sephiroth silenced him again, letting him go and turning away. "I never want to see you again." he whispered.
"Oh come on it was an accident!"
Sephiroth seemed to be struggling with something, and when he turned back to Zack, the poor kid almost screamed in terror at the fury in those cold eyes. "Is it destroyed beyond repair?" Somehow, the voice that came out was calm.
"Y-yes." Zack whimpered in response. Sephiroth went to leave, but Zack's next question stopped him. "What iwas/i it? I can't just forget about it! It was so interesting and shiny! Please! Just tell me what it was!"
Sephiroth took a deep breath and then let it out, allowing a few words to escape with the air. "My hair dryer." And then he was gone out the door and Zack was left in Rufus Shinra's office. Not for long however, as Zack realised where he was and fled for the second time that day.