Dark Wing's Storm Cloud

CHAPTER THREE

Cloud was at the bar eating leftovers for his dinner when he was confronted by everyone. "Who is that Cloud?" Tifa asked him.

Cloud sighed, "I don't know. I found him on the side of the road to Midgar."

"And you just decided to bring him home, huh spiky ass?" Cid cut in snidely, smirking with a cigarette in him mouth.

Cloud narrowed his eyes at the pilot. "Watch you mouth Cid." He said quietly. "He reminded me of Zack, to tell the truth." Everyone had heard him speak of the Soldier that helped him through his training to become a Soldier.

"Is that the only reas—" Yuffie's hyper-active question was cut short by a yell coming from upstairs. Cloud was on his feet and racing up the stairs with Vincent on his heals by the time everyone started to recover from the shock of the scream.

Bursting into the room, Cloud was suddenly slammed into the wall by the lethal body of the teen he had found. The man snarled something in the same foreign language as before.

"I-- don't under--stand!" Cloud rasped fighting the strong hold on his neck, but to no avail.

The teen hissed and slammed Cloud back into the wall again. His previously purple eyes were now a deep black with red sparks in them.

Cloud heard the name 'Krad' again as his vision began to darken around the edges. Painfully, Cloud rasped again. "I'm--not--Krad,--my name--is—Cloud!"

Suddenly the pressure on his throat vanished, and Cloud would have fallen if not for the teen's body still pinning him to the wall. Cloud dragged in breaths through his half crushed windpipe. He coughed violently, and pulled in another shaky breath.

"You speak English?" Came a hoarse whisper right in front of his face. Cloud looked up and met the now lighter purple eyes of the teen. Not trusting himself to speak, Cloud nodded. The blonde yelped the teen leaned in closer to him. He whispered something in his language. Then gently dropped Cloud to the floor; he didn't say anything for a moment.

In that moment, Cloud notice a shimmering shield around them. Materia? He thought woozily. Vincent and the others were on the other side of the barrier looking helplessly at him and the teen.

"Who is Krad?" Cloud asked the teen carefully standing.

The violet teen's eyes slid back to him. "The bastard who killed my partner." He growled, clenching his fists.

Cloud nodded, still a little breathless. "He gave you those wounds?"

The male's head jerked up and his eye's narrowed. He touched his shoulder where clean white bandages were wrapped around him. "Yes." He said, tight lipped.

"I know the feeling, trust me."

The teen's eyes ran up and down Cloud's body. "I don't know who you are."

Cloud held out a hand. "Cloud Strife."

The teen hesitated, then lowered the shield around them, causing the group at the door to tumble forward slightly. He took the offered hand, "Dark Niwa."

THERE IT IS, THE THRID CHAPY OF THIS STORY…. Enjoy and R an' R please 8D