Author's notes: Yes, I'm still alive. This is my first shounen-ai (light boy love) fic. Romance would rather be a side thing unless someone knows how these two main couples work out. Though, I should warn this is slight AU because of certain details. There's multiple POV but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
He sighed in a depressed tone. Professor Gast stopped visiting him for a few years by now. About seven years more or less, give or take a few months. Young Sephiroth looks up at the mountains through the window of Shinra Mansion through his early teen's eyes. How pathetic. Him, a SOLDIER 2nd class, wounded from monsters and now forced to recuperate in the nearest area, which happened to be Nibelheim.
His enhanced hearing heard sniffling outside and opens the window. At first he thought the yellow thing was a chicobo but as he examined closer, he found that it was a kid's head. "You know you are trespassing on Shinra property, right?" The head turns slightly to him, but not enough to see his eyes and nods. "They double dared me to steal something inside the mansion." He could tell it is a boy even though he didn't hit puberty yet. "Ever thought of the consequences to you or the owner of this property?" The young boy shook his head as a no. "I already get beaten up by bigger kids." Sephiroth was about to ask when the boy opened his mouth again. "They call me a freak."
He beckons the little boy closer. He obeyed. The boy's eyes struck him the most. They were eyes of purest blue that cannot describe the clear skies or clean water. Instead of a round pupil, they were slits like his. "Once you start, your peers will be happy that someone young as you could get inside one of the richest companies but then they will demand more and more until your punishment will be worse than a few broken bones." "But they will be mad." He shook his head. "I have an idea."
He jolted awake and jerked up with sweat covering his shirtless body. 'That dream again...' Somehow a memory of that encounter unnerved him. He glances at the clock and it read 2:27 am. He closed his eyes and mentally sighed. There's not much he could do this early. Today is the day they were expecting recruits and many will be crushed before the ceremony could even start. The silver-haired man pulls the silky black sheet off, showing his legs clad in his usual black leather pants underneath.
His phone began to ring and he glanced at the caller ID and smirked in amusement. Guess he's not the only one with something on his mind. He answered it. "Sephiroth speaking."
"Come into my office. There's one profile which is intriguing. You have got to see this."
'Hacking into Shinra's mainframe, huh?' "Alright. I'll be there in fifteen minutes." Genesis hacking in the middle of the night seems really odd now that he thinks about it. What could possibly go through his mind that made him get the urge to do this now? Sephiroth took the stairs to the floor two flights below his. From his window he could see the lamp on as well as his computer. He knocked quietly enough so that only those with enhanced hearing could hear it. The door opened to reveal his friend with excitement in his eyes. He would have considered him as Angeal's Puppy if his facial expression didn't look so composed.
The auburn-haired man stepped aside as his body moved in autopilot to his friend's laptop. The recruit is exactly as he remembered in his dream except older. He scanned in different categories but couldn't find anything significant about this boy. "Cloud Strife." The smooth voice spoke behind him. "Qualified age to enter from a backwater town. His swordsman skill's relatively average but excels in materia and battlefield tactics." The red-clad one turns to face him. "Tests show whereas everyone else fails, he knew how to hold his own as though he's in Wutai." "But he lacks in social skills." He pointed out then turned his head. "How do you expect that great intelligence to get him into SOLDIER? The Turks could snatch him up anytime they get the chance." Genesis swiped his fingers over the key pad to pull up his medical record. "The father remains unknown but there's a high potency of Jenova's cells in this boy." Sephiroth's green cat-like eyes look at him like expecting more. "Mother's cells don't favor our side just because we have them." Genesis smirked in amusement. "Don't want to lose to your old man, huh?" Sephiroth turned his head away. "That's Lazard's job." "And you're the poster boy." He reminded.
After a long period of silence, Genesis shook his head and sat on the love seat with his favorite book in his hand.
Her brown eyes rested on the sleeping form of her love. She strokes his hair out of the way of his face. "Another day and you have been blessed, Dear."
A red outline surrounded him followed by smoke. She has seen this for over two decades now and she still has not quite gotten used to it. Her eyes widen slightly as she recognized this form. The demonic features are longer than her "boyfriend"'s and the wings took up quite a bit of space on the bed.
"Chaos..." She whispered.
Now she's uncertain as to why it is out. The most instinctive reaction would either be danger to her or Sephiroth or the host's body is in a life-threatening situation. The demon stretched like a cat then opened his yellow eyes.
A soft blush came across her face. She never pursued into their relationship as being anything more than his girlfriend. It lifted its head as though it responded to her call. She turned her head away, finding the ground more interesting. Claws lightly grazed over her delicate cheek. "Lucrecia..." She turned her head to see that Vincent is in control with concern filling those golden eyes. "You know how much I hate to see you with that look in your eyes." "Vincent Valentine." Her tone held that she would rather drop it. Smoke forms again as Vincent reverted back to his original form. "Is this about Sephiroth?" The former scientist turned her body away. She heard a sigh then more weight pressed down on the bed. Lucrecia shut her eyes tight as tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks, unable to reveal her true feelings to her boyfriend.
The crimson Commander leaned against the wall with his childhood friend beside him while glancing over all the recruits watching their idol giving out a speech. He mentally chuckled in amusement as he recalled earlier this morning when Sephiroth returned back to his room, saying it is going to to be hectic later.
Once it was over and the new recruits began mumbling quietly among themselves, Genesis attempted to slip away quietly. However, before he could leave, he was pulled off to a side by a firm hand. The redhead was about to give the intruder to his personal space some of his fire until he noticed who the said person was. "Good to see you could be on time for the cadets' arrival." Sephiroth said, his voice dripping with sarcasm and the grip on the other man's arm tightening slightly, silently demanding an explanation for his tardiness. "I apologize." He took his hand off his person with a slight hint of bitterness. "Hollander's health issue requires my presence to address the problem." "I did not realize the good doctor had a health problem." The silver-haired man muttered softly.
"You misunderstood me, Sephiroth. He would have more lifespan than a roach if he wasn't so competitive for the Head of the Science Department title." "Quite. He seems like he almost wants to die sometimes." He lowered his head slightly as he said the last part, remembering another scientist who also seemed to seek death.
Genesis narrowed his eyes. "Want me to interrogate you then?"
Sephiroth smirked at this. "By all means, you are free to try, though I doubt you'll have much luck." The redhead mirrored it in return. "Don't forget I could dig into your profile." "And what will you find there? That I'm a war hero and a magnificent general? Shinra's profile on me is simply a glorification of my achievements." "We both know it, Hero." He said with the same tone as before. Sephiroth smirked triumphantly, cat-like eyes glittering with amusement at the reaction he caused. "I do hope you will be on time the next time you are called somewhere. I would hate to crush your self-esteem again." He said before walking off.
Chicobo is another way to say little chocobo. If you don't believe me, check out FF8.