The man, Genesis, stayed unconscious for another three days since wakening. Vincent vaguely wondered if the red head would remember him one he awoke again.
Truthfully, Vincent was glad none of his friends had visited him recently. Explaining why Genesis was living in his spare room would be difficult.
The raven haired man was just about to settle down to sleep with a nice hot cup of coffee when he heard mumbling for the spare room. Sighing, Vincent put down his coffee and quietly entered the room.
"...Genesis?"
Sapphire eyes snapped open. The red head shot up, then winced. His wounds were still pretty bad. Despite that it appeared he was determined to stay sitting up.
"Vincent?" He looked over to where said person was standing.
"Hm?" Vincent walked over to Genesis' bedside.
The auburn haired man was silent for a few moments, then looked up at Vincent hesitantly but with curious desperation in his blue eyes.
"Where's Sephiroth?"
The question startled Vincent. What could he say! If this man knew Sephiroth, and obviously didn't know what had happened in the past years... The look in Genesis' eyes told him that it would be best not to tell the truth. He feared if he did the man might lose it completely.
"Vincent?"
"I'm sorry, I don't know." Crimson desperately tried to avoid Genesis' piercing gaze
"But, how could you not know?" Exasperatedly, he swung his legs out of the bed and managed to stand up, albeit shakily. Genesis shook his head in confusion. "How could you not know? Especially since..."
Now Vincent was definitely confused. Evidently Genesis knew something he didn't or the man was just blabbering.
"What is it I'm supposed to know?" He questioned. But it appeared the red head's mind had gone on a tangent.
"What about Zack?"
Vincent had heard Cloud talk of a SOLDIER named Zack. But unless this man had been part of SOLDIER that information was pretty much redundant.
All he could think of saying was "I don't know..."
Genesis sank back down on to the bed. Cerulean eyes fixed on the wooden floor boards.
"Is..is everyone gone?" He choked out. Ruby droplets hit the floor, leaving small chard holes in the wood.
Vincent stayed silent, unsure of what to do or say. Instead he fixed his eyes on the steadily growing amount of burn marks on the floor.
"It's all my fault...everything...I made this happen..."
"I'm sure what ever you did can be forgiven." And there he was again, being a hypocrite.
"No." Genesis shook his head.
"Well, I'm going back to sleep. I suggest you do the same." With that the raven haired man left the room.
It was a dream, there was no reasonable explanation. Vincent could see Lucrecia, she was sitting beside a pool of water. The air was fresh like spring and white flowers blossomed on the glass like trees around them. He called her name, and she looked around, but appeared to see strait through him. Tentatively Vincent began to walk towards her, but the closer he got the colder the air became. The flowers began to fall off the trees and ice crept along the waters edge. Pausing, crimson eyes looked on desperately as the woman in front of him began to fade.
"Lucrecia!"
"Are you looking for some one?" A light feminine voice asked.
Vincent spun round coming face to face with emerald orbs.
"Aerith?" He gasped.
Darkness seemed to settle over them. A chill seeped through his crimson cape.
"I think some one needs your help." The woman who looked like Aerith said.
The pressure rose until it became unbearable. Some one screamed, Vincent couldn't tell if it had been him or Chaos...no...
Ruby eyes snapped open. Genesis!
"Genesis!" He scrambled out of bed and ran down the corridor, throwing open the spare room door.
The red head was on the floor, curled up in a tight ball, whimpering. His long fingers tangled in his hair.
"Genesis, what's wrong? What happened?" Vincent asked, knowing full well there wasn't much point, but it felt better to say some thing.
He stepped a little closer.
"No! Stay away from me!" Genesis' fingers curled tighter his knuckles becoming white.
Vincent ignored him, Genesis needed his help. Even If he wasn't quite sure how he could help, at least he could try.
But as soon as he took another step closer another scream erupted, threatening to burst his ear drums. The next thing Vincent knew was that there were feathers, ebony feathers, everywhere.
He could no longer see Genesis through a curtain of thick black feathers. Two large jet black wings had burst from the young man's back.
Vincent knelt down next to the auburn haired man, placing his human hand on his shoulder.
"Hay?"
Azure eyes opened a fraction.
"Vincent?" Suddenly a look of horror flashed across his face. The black wings trembled, and Genesis gave them an accusing glance. "I guess I'll get gone." he said eyes turning to the floor.
"Why? I don't mind you staying here." Vincent protested.
"Do you want a monster living in your home? No, I had better move on."
"Genesis."
"Yes?" the man in question looked up at Vincent apprehensively.
"You're not as alone as yo think." Crimson eyes drifted to his left arm. "You're not the only monster around here."
Genesis sat cross legged on the floor staring at Vincent's left arm. The first rays of dawn reflecting off it's mettle surface.
Authors Note:
FINALY finished chapter two! :dances around in a little circle: well sorry for all the angst in this chapie but I hope you enjoyed it anyway :)
Reviews are very welcome!
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