A/N Panic Attack by Dream Theater is what I had stuck in my head during the beginning of this so yeah. My inspiration setlist is pretty much hard rock with meaningful lyrics. If you would like to know please pm me. This chapter is shorter than others.

Chapter 3

I sat there staring at Catherine as she stared back. I drowned in the chocolate depths of her eyes over and over. She was the first person that I talked to that didn't flinch away from the mako-colored eyes that I had. Eventually Vincent came over and said "We better get going. It's getting dark." Catherine and I both got up and started to walk away from the beach averting are eyes from each other. I was scared at how paralyzing staring into her eyes was. My fear started to spread all over my body and soon I was resisting the temptation to run. I could feel Vincent's piercing red eyed gaze fixed on me. Yuffie was staring at me also and Red was to. I looked down and saw my hand trembling. I very nearly fell at the pressure that came over me. I couldn't understand what had happened. The weight was there and then it was gone.

When we got to the hotel Catherine looked over at me for the first time since our departure from the beach. "Goodbye" she said. I could barely reply because of the pressure pushing down on me. "Good bye Catherine" I struggled to say. I could barely get the words out so Vincent said "Goodbye Baniel will most likely talk to you in the morning." Yuffie then walked over to me after Catherine had left and shook me by the shoulders. I saw her lips move but didn't hear a word she said. Vincent then came over and stared into my eyes and everything went black.

I woke in the morning and felt as if I had slept the entire day. I heard Yuffie arguing with Vincent in the other room "You shouldn't have used that materia in front of everybody in the hotel!" I heard Vincent sigh and counter "Who really cares we'll be out of this place by tomorrow. Besides the whole world knows about SOLDIER's use of material the probably just assume that we work for Shin-Ra."

"But we don't."

"Exactly."

Yuffie sighed and walked into my room. She turned the light on and looked at me and said "Look who's awake." I rubbed my eyes and covered them with my hand. I replied drowsily "What happened?"

"Vincent used some seal materia on you to put you to sleep since you wouldn't respond to anything we said" I nodded that seemed reasonable enough but I scratched my back to wake myself up and felt a burning pain. I nearly screamed but I said "OW!!" Yuffie looked at me and said "Yeah Vincent's claw tends to tear flesh." I took my shirt off and walked to the bathroom and looked in the mirror to see my back. I had red fleshy ridges up and down my back which almost seemed to be pulsing. I looked at myself terrified. I walked out into the main room and said "You guys better bandage this up before we go home. Carlisle might have to repair it but I sure as hell ain't going home with this all up and down my back." Vincent nodded and proceeded to cook breakfast. Yuffie came in and gave me some pain medication. She then started to wrap the bandages around me. I watched as she wrapped the bandages around my slim figure. I repeatedly twirled and messed around with my naturally fire orange hair. Yuffie slapped my hand and said "Stop that you're messing up the bandages." I apologized than sat there still as Vincent came over and dished up my plate with over-easy eggs on top of hash browns. This was the breakfast I actually enjoyed. Not competing with my brothers, not having to smile, not having to talk. Just sitting there enjoying my favorite breakfast while I was getting bandaged up. Vincent nodded at me and I simply stared because I didn't understand what he was nodding about. I cocked my head to one side with a fear of not knowing. He looked towards the door which I walked over and opened. I saw Catherine standing outside and I ran back to my room. I heard her voice ask Vincent "What's wrong with him?"

"He's just a little shook up."

"By?"

"Use of materia." I heard Vincent reply. I froze in place terrified of her discovering our rebellion. I looked around seeing everything I grabbed a shirt from the drawer and ran out into the main room. "Hello Baniel." I panicked and ran out of the door and sprinted to the airship on the beach. I hopped in and saw Yuffie already there and realized that Vincent must have sent her to stop me from escaping. He forgot that I could take down Yuffie with one blow. I saw a piece of rock and a stick lying at the bottom of the ladder in the sand. I dropped down from the ladder and landed and fell to the ground. I felt a shocking pain then liquid flowing as I slowly slipped into unconsciousness' uncomfortable sleep.