A/N: Welcome to my drabble series in the FFVII universe. I never complete any of my ideas so I decided to smash them together and hey, maybe someone might get inspired and use it for their own story? If this doesn't get any responses im gonna be a sad puppy. If you get any idea from it or want me to elaborate so you can have your try at it, tell me and I'll be happy to fill in the blanks. Also so I can check it out myself and see how you did.
This style is really choppy and constantly moving. I feel it flows a lot better too. Thanks guys! Leave your comments!
Idea number one: Cloud Strife deals with a terminal illness that slowly eats at his body and mind.
Pairings: Angeal/Sephiroth/Genesis/Cloud/Zack? ; Hints of Vincent/Genesis/Sephiroth/Angeal
"Everyone's gotta have dreams!" Bright violet eyes lingered on every face and even his. "Don't matter if they're unattainable, gotta have dreams to survive!"
Those eyes were on his, expression goofy and wide as if he knew exactly what he was inwardly debating.
But how could he know, he knew nothing, knew nothing-Diediedie
"The sky is the limit when ya dream! The sky!"
Splat
Sorry mr strife, we can't locate the exact problem.
Mama why are you choking, why are you-
He could only stare at the dead raven with an unreadable expression because really, a broken wing with dead Eyes gazing to the sky.
The sky is the limit.
He thought, I really don't want to die.
Eyes glazed with death, I really don't want to die.
He had left class, not even aware of the blood he had on his own paper.
Later on it had been Angeal who found him.
They sat on the floor of the restroom and Cloud had been trembling because the tablets were supposed to work and the ravens were not supposed to die.
Angeal said nothing this time and held him with low rubs to his back.
Time blurred forward and Gen was gone more, training the new boy and he was jealous, they loved him so much more. He was dying-
The bridge was such a tall thing, he had never noticed it before. He gazed at it and wondered just wondered, the raven gazed back at him, dead eyes teasing because he had fought hard and everything hurt-
He dialed Seph's number, it answered immediately. "Cloud? Are you alright?"
A frown tested on his lips, stomach turning. He could hear Genesis in the background with someone else, his mind supplied him with that and cloud you're so lovely, you're the only one-
"I don't know." His voice sounded distant to even him, he crossed over to one end at the bottom of the bridge before hanging up and throwing up.
What looked back at him was undeniable proof he was dying.
Dying dying dying sky was the limit I don't want to die.
It won't hurt, the sky-
He stood at the top of the bridge, roar of the wind in his ears for over two hours before Seph called him again, no more Genesis in the background.
Just let me die.
Time blurred again and he could remember the doctor telling him it got worse, what was he doing to himself. Gen screaming at him, why was he allowed to give up? Angeal with that firm hand on his back and the roar in his ears never went away and why was the raven in the corner-
Sky is the limit, I wanna die-
He had called Seph again. It was cold and the bottom of the bridge was incredibly dark.
"Cloud?" There was nothing in the background but his mind told him he was there. Of course, they were replacing him. That was good, he was dying and he gave up.
"Hello." Cloud breathed, suddenly tempted to not do a thing but stand there and listen.
But no, no no no no no-
"Are you alright? Where are you? Genesis went looking for you."
"Oh. Oh that's bad." Cloud said lightly. Why why why why
"Seph, why am I dying?"
There was silence, some shuffling and Cloud felt his tears.
"It's not over Cloud, you-"
"Sky is the limit. I don't wanna die, who who."
He stopped because Seph stopped and the bottom of the bridge looked so comforting.
dead eyes gazed back, edging him closer. Ravens aren't supposed to die, Sephiroth, don't you know?
"Cloud, come home."
But oh no, oh no he couldn't.
"I really love you all. Was so sweet and I'm sorry I couldn't fight but it hurts. Hurts hurts hurt make it stop-"
He nearly threw up and then he heard it.
"Cloud!" And suddenly Seph was aware of what he was doing.
"Cloud come home." Desperate panicky, you have a replacement don't lie no we don't cloud
He dropped the phone and jumped.
Another scream filled the air-it wasn't him this time-and he hit the ground and-
The sky is the limit.
I don't wanna die
Genesis was the one to find him.
He had watched him jump.
And in death he was free.
Cause death was the limit, not the sky.
Inspiration: I kid you not, I dreamed about this idea. I literally saw it word for word. I have this weird thing where in my dreams I literally feel everything. Everything looks and sounds hazy but I felt the absolute terror and pain Cloud was in during all of this. I added the ending when I woke up at 3 AM to write it out. Basically in a different AU universe, Zack was the one giving him the speech about the sky and for some reason a dead raven was in my dream and it became the main symbol of Cloud's jump into insanity. It is a mix of what sickness and illness might do to a family if the person ends up withdrawing. I'm no expert so this might be horribly done but ya, whatever. I will have another idea put up very soon.
