Hey there, Sokka's Fan-Lawyer here! I'm sorry (for readers of Dreams and Straw Hat Adventures) for the lack of updates, but life has been hectic and school plus writer's block does not equal quick updates. However, the latest Dreams chapter is written, but is currently with the new Beta readers. The Straw Hats chapter is still being written, but with writer's block, who knows when it will be ready…sorry.
Anywho, because of my writer's block, I've been seeking out oneshots to put up so people know I'm still alive…which was half the reasoning for this one. The other half was because this song is a rather important one to me from when I was young and I happened to be thinking about Crisis Core at the time I heard it again and got the idea. Personally, I think it would have been better as a Youtube video but I have no idea how to make those….
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dave Matthews or Crisis Core (a copy of the game, maybe)
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The Space Between
Zack glared at the man he had once called mentor; the man who had not only abandoned him, but had betrayed Shinra as well…Shinra and everything he had ever stood for. But there was no way he was just going to let him brush him off again...not after what he had done to his own mother. "Why Angeal?!" He yelled across the room as the monsters he had beaten before began to form around the older man. "…why?" he murmured as he drew his sword as his mentor and father figure charged him.
You can not quit me so quickly
There's no hope in you for me
No corner you can squeeze me
But I got all the time for you, love
The teenager could only look down at the monster, no, the man that he had just defeated. His now content face looking up at him, now at peace from the monster he had believed himself to be. "Why?" Zack asked again as the water from the fire emergency system that began to pour mingled with the few stray tears. He thought back to when Angeal had come to save him, back in Wutai, when a monster had proved to much for him; Angeal had come in and used his Buster sword and smirking while saying, "you're a little more important then my sword…but only a little". The sword that was his legacy…that was now Zack's.
The Space Between
The tears we cry
Is the laughter keeps us
coming back for more
The Space Between
The wicked lies we tell
And hope to keep
Safe from the pain
He sprinted off towards the core of the Mako reactor; he should have known that Sephiroth wasn't okay after Genesis had explained his origins. All this complex talk of experiments, Jenova, all these games, all of it, while confusing Zack, clearly could only spell disaster; and it had managed to knock the all mighty and famous Sephiroth off his rocker. The now official first class Soldier gripped the hilt of his Buster Sword, doubt settling in; he couldn't help but wonder if he would be walking away from this confrontation. …Aerith, he thought, I may have to break my promise to you, but we'll see each other again…someday. With this done, he charged through the unhinged doors of the Mako Reactor's entrance and went to face his battle with destiny.
But will I hold you again?
These fickle, fuddled words confuse me
Like will it rain today?
Waste the hours with talking, talking
These twisted games we're playing
He looked down at his barely conscious best friend, the man who had managed to defeat Sephiroth when Zack had failed…the man who had been unconscious for a year. When he thought of Hojo and what he had done to Cloud, anger surged through the raven-haired man. They made a strange pair, while on the run from Shinra, what with him dragging him wherever they went, refusing to abandon him, no matter what signs (or lack there of) Cloud gave him otherwise. …But who knew what the Mako poisoning is doing to him? He had seen Hojo's experiments on Genesis and Sephiroth and the results weren't pretty. At this point, he could only comfort him and help him out and talk of a grand future for the two of them he knew damn well wasn't going to happen…but if it helped his best friend, surely the lies were justified?
We're strange allies
With warring hearts
What a wild eyed beast you be
The Space Between
The wicked lies we tell
And hope to keep
Safe from the pain
Zack gaped, shock evident on his features. Four years…? They had been locked up by Hojo for FOUR YEARS?! …and after all that time, not a single message from Aerith…. She must have given up on me by now, he murmured to himself late that night. With Cloud in tow, they would surely be hunted by Shinra at anytime. Will I ever be able to see her again…? He pondered as he fell asleep, "…Aerith…".
But will I hold you again?
Will I hold…
Zack panted heavily as he sprinted away from the Shinra soldiers sent to capture them. Thank God they didn't send Turks, he thought as he cut one down that had suddenly leaped in his path. How had they gotten caught up in all this mess? It seemed like just yesterday when he had just been dreaming of becoming First Class, with Angeal and his friend Kunsel, helping out those below him…and now? Now, he and his best friend were the runaway experiments from the very company they had served, having defeated a crazed Sephiroth as well as Genesis and Angeal…when had things gone to hell like this? All they could hope for was to get through this unscathed and survive long enough to figure it out….
Look at us, spinning out in
The madness of a roller coaster
You know you went off like a devil
In a church in the middle of a crowded room
All we can do, my love, is
hope we don't take this ship down
Zack looked up at the now raining sky, blinking as raindrops and blood alike ran into his eyes. His mind was slowly spewing out thoughts, such as 'I guess I'm not going to make it to Midgar after all', 'is Cloud okay?', 'Sorry Aerith, looks like I was wrong again.'. He could even picture her as he first saw her, her smiling kindly down at him in that church he had fallen into…. I…really was hoping…to see her again. The former First Class Soldier looked to his right, where a crying Cloud was telling him he was going to be alright, that they were going to make it to Midgar together; he could only grin, Guess Cloud made it after all. He looked at his best friend, and gave him some parting words…and finally let go. Angeal, I guess I'm gonna be seeing you sooner then I thought….
The Space Between
Where you're smiling high
Is where you'll find me if I get to go
The Space Between
The bullets in our firefight
Is where I'll be hiding, waiting for you
The rain that falls
Splashes in your heart
Ran like sadness down the window into…
The Space Between
Our wicked lies
Is where we hope to keep safe from pain
He had watched as Sephiroth, the man he had thought dead, killed Aerith. He had watched from the Lifestream as she died, with Cloud and his new found friends watched and grieved. Zack knew, at this point, that there was nothing he could do; so he did the only thing he could do. He reached out his hand towards her like Angeal had done for him…and brought her to him as he had been longing to do many time before.
Take my hand
Cause we are walking out of here
Oh, right out of here
Love is all we need here
Together, they watched as Cloud proved himself to be all the hero he had believed himself to be; taking down Sephiroth and saving the Lifestream. They watched as he and his friends and allies began to rebuild the world that Shinra had nearly destroyed. The two knew that they could rest easy, knowing that Cloud was safe and the bright future that Zack had secretly believed to false was actually happening before their eyes. He looked at his friend, standing there in a pool in the very same church where he had met Aerith, staring at him, guilt apparent in his eyes. He just gave his trade mark grin while giving him the thumbs up, hoping that his friend would get over it and move on. Then he turned to Aerith and together, they returned to the Lifestream…and to go to their rest, together.
The Space Between
What's wrong and right
Is where you'll find me, waiting for you
The Space Between
Your heart and mine
Is the space we'll fill with time
The Space Between…
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…and that's that! Sorry if it was kinda confusing or corny at parts, but it's my first time writing something like this, so I hope it turned out well; or, if not, that you guys have some advice on how to improve it ( I need all the help I can get!). Thanks for reading!
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