This was only going to be a one shot, but I expanded it to include what happened to Angeal afterwards. This is for CidAngel'sTears. I hope it lives up to what you want. :D Oh, and the song is Circle by Slipknot.

"Zach!" Angeal shouted, launching himself towards the falling man, his heart hammering with fear and panic. Just as he was going over the edge, he heard the door to the roof slam open, and his name being shouted. He didn't pay attention though, watching the disbelief in the violet eyes below him. His heart cracked into pieces when Zach shook his head, and rolled over in midair, his voice floating up to him.

"You shouldn't have tried," Zach said softly, angling his body so he flew through the air faster. Then he was grabbed from behind, and began to scream, thrashing around in the iron hard grip that had him, his voice dying as he watched Zach hit the ground below him. His eyes went wide as his body froze, his eyes refusing to connect the mangled flesh and bone beneath him, with his happy and bubbly puppy. He was set gently on the ground with a burst of black feathers from Sephiroth's wing, and was rooted to the spot, as people began to gather around, talking in shocked whispers about what they had just seen. Angeal heard none of it. He fell to his knees, his eyes blind to everything around him, except the body before him. He even ignored Sephiroth as he called someone, easily getting the people to disburse, leaving them as the only ones on the street within moments. He was feeling nothing, not even guilt, as Sephiroth walked over to him, and crouched down at his side.

"Why did you stop me?" he whispered softly, and Sephiroth only shook his head, his eyes shining with emotion that he only showed to a select few people. Zach had begun to be one of those.

"There was no point in losing you too," he replied, making Angeal nod absently. "Why did he do it, anyway?"

"Because of me," Angeal said. Sephiroth only gave him a look, but made no comment. He knew that if Angeal wanted to talk about it, he would. Angeal stood and turned around, beginning to walk blindly down a street. Despite what had happened, Sephiroth had enough confidence in his friend to know that he wouldn't try to kill himself. He stood, and as Turks and medical personal started to gather around the body, he watched Angeal disappear into the shadows of an alley. It was the last time he saw him.

All that I wanted were things I had before
All that I needed I never needed more
All of my questions are answers to my sins
All of my endings waiting to begin

He stared into the amber liquid, his bright blue eyes bloodshot and watery. He had black hair that had long since roped into dreadlocks, and now reached down to his waist. His face was dirty, and covered in a semi-longish beard. He never let it get to long, not because he cared, but because it got in the way. He finished the bottle of alcohol in three drinks, and signaled to the barkeep to bring him another one. She did, her reddish brown eyes watching him in disgust and pity, but he didn't care. He hadn't cared about much in a long time. He was wrapped in a dirty blanket that he had stolen off one of the homeless people when it had gotten cold. His clothing, that once used to be pristine black, were grey with dirt, his standard Army boots scuffed and showing holes. Something oddly shaped was underneath the blanket, attached to his back, and he didn't twitch when a familiar figure sat next to him, ordering his own drink.

I know the way but I falter
Can't be afraid of my patience
There's a sacred place Raziel keeps safe

"I found you," came the whisper, and Angeal sighed, setting the bottle back down and flickering dead eyes over to the blonde that was now sitting next to him. One Cloud Strife, savoir of the world and killer of the great General Sephiroth, and friend to Zach, was sitting next to him. He had made the mistake, almost a year ago, in getting Cloud out from Hojo. Once he figured out that Cloud had been taken captive after Sephiroth went insane, he had remembered the blonde that always tagged along with Zach, the two of them having had become quite close. It was then that he knew he couldn't leave him down there, and not have some hope of being forgiven by Zach when he saw him next. It was now a couple months after his former commander had brought Meteor down upon the world, and Angeal had disappeared again, at least he had thought so. He wandered from city to city, bar to bar, in the hopes of forgetting how his life had turned, just because he had thought he was doing the right thing. In one fell swoop, he had lost his student, the love of his life, and his will to live. He wasn't like Zach though. He didn't have the strength to take his own life, even when it wasn't worth a damn thing. He has been sure, as sick as the blonde was with mako poisoning, he wouldn't even remember who it was that had gotten him out of the lab and to Midgar.

Follow me
I've seen so much I'm blind again
Follow me
I feel so bad I'm alive again
Follow me

"Your Angeal," Cloud said matter of factly, getting the confirmation he needed when the other man stiffened slightly, and downed half his bottle before slamming it back on the bar.

"You have the wrong person. Angeal is dead," he said softly, with an edge to his voice. Cloud only smirked, finishing his own drink.

"I'm happy your alive," Cloud said darkly, with vicious satisfaction. "You were the one who killed Zach. It was because of you he jumped. I'm glad your alive, so you remember every day how much you fucked up, and what you took from this world." Angeal said nothing, so Cloud nodded to him, paid for his drink, and walked out of the bar. He finished his bottle and paid, following the blonde out of the bar, and stopping by him as he swung his leg over his motorcycle.

"Would you kill me if I asked you too?" he asked, making Cloud blink, then narrow his eyes.

"No, I wouldn't," he replied, starting his bike and taking off. Angeal only watched him disappear into the dust, and turning, he faded away into the darkness of the city streets. He would wander, trying to find a way to be forgiven by the man he betrayed. He stopped when the sound of a motorcycle came roaring up to him, turning his head slightly as Cloud pulled up next to him.

"There is a church in Midgar," the blonde said slowly. "I recommend going there if you ever want to be forgiven by Zach. He often shows up with Aeris."

"Why are you telling me this?" he asked softly. Cloud growled, looking at the ground.

"He still loves you," said Cloud, his voice low. Then he was gone again, and Angeal was left with his jaw hanging open. His feet began moving, even as small kernel of something like hope blossomed in his chest. If what Cloud said was true, and he had never known the kid to lie, then maybe Zach didn't hate him. For the first time in six years, he smiled.

All that I wanted, were things I had before
All that I needed, I never needed more
All of my questions are answers to my sins
All of my endings waiting to begin