Hear You Me
I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie, I have my freedom but I don't have much time,
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried, Let's do some living after we die,
Wild horses, couldn't drag me away…
Wild, wild horses, maybe we'll ride them someday…
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*The blond assassin coughed.
" Ahhh…."she groaned as her eyes started to open. All she saw was the white ceiling above her before the strong smell of antiseptic hit her. Fighting back a wave of nausea, she struggled to get up.
" Hey, stay down." A young man advised as he went to her side.
" I'll be fine, David. " The strong woman replied stubbornly as always.
He laughed. " I doubt it. You got shot."
" How long have I been out?"
He put pulled out a syringe. " Couple of hours." He replied as he injected something into her arm.
" Fuck." She whispered as she felt the liquid seep into her bloodstream. It made her shiver unpleasantly. " Can this day get any worse?"
" Oh yea. Hojo wants to see you in his office, he brought Shinra with him so I'm guessing it's important." David replied as he wiped her arm.
" Great." Minerva replied sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
David held up another syringe identical to the first. " You really got beat up this time." He observed.
" It didn't seem like much." She replied. " Where's Persephone?"
David gestured with his head to where she was laying, looking so innocent and sweet. The blond woman frowned. How could she be like this, she asked herself, since she still remembered when Persephone had barely arrived and how they had been inseparable like sisters.
Well didn't they say best friends were backstabbers, a cynical voice in her mind said. Chuckling, she left to see what new torture Hojo had come up with.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*" Hells no." The assassin repeated. " My job description didn't say anything about wearing dresses, going to parties and protecting daddy's boys." She said disgustingly.
Hojo just kept looking at some files. " You are to do whatever President Shinra dictates to. If that includes attending some mindless party, then you will do so. WITHOUT the endless complaining."
" You cant make me do anything!" She said fiercely.
The maniacal scientist looked at her squarely in the eyes. " If you don't then I'll make sure you never forget everything you've done."
She feigned a blank look." Oh, I've heard you. Yelling in your sleep, trying to rid yourself of the nightmares. Trying to erase your tainted memory."
Minerva scoffed. " What memories? Thanks to you, I have none."
Hojo smiled, sending shivers down her spine. " Are you sure? How do you know that it isn't your unconsciousness trying to forget all the wrong you've done?
He had her there.
" Fine," She sighed as she started to head back to her room. " At what time is the damn thing anyways."
" You are to leave at eight."
" Wonderful." Minerva commented dryly as she walked out.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Lights illuminated the entire city. A long line of beautiful cars surrounded the new Shinra hotel.
" This is quite a turnout." The Silver haired General remarked as him and his two companions approached the building.
The red headed soldier kept staring ahead. " Indeed it is." He commented blankly.
Sephiroth turned to look at the seldom quite Genesis. " What's wrong, for the past couple of days you have been acting rather strangely, as if something was bothering you."
Genesis looked at him. " I assure you, I'm fine. It's nothing to worry about."
Sephiroth frowned and was about to reply but Angeal cut in.
" Hey, let's stop worrying about other things. We're here to enjoy ourselves, remember?"
Sephiroth nodded, sensing that the raven haired soldier wanted to keep peace. Besides, Genesis would tell them if something was bothering him, right?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*The moment the three firsts arrived at the grand gala, their presence was announced. Within seconds they were swarmed with admirers which were mainly women.
During that time, Genesis decided to sneak off. Although he was usually fond of festivities, he found that tonight he just wasn't in the mood.
Lately, he had been feeling strange. Like as if something big was going to happen. It bothered him that the feeling had gotten particularly strong when he had helped Minerva.
He went up some stairs that led to a balcony above the main dance floor.
The redhead closed his eyes and remembered his encounter with the deadly blonde. She certainly had changed. She was no longer the awkward and shy girl she had once been in Banora, but now she was a young woman with a fiery temper and with great skill. Not to mention she had become quite pretty.
He reached the balcony which wound around the dance floor and was only accessible by some fairly concealed stairs. He looked down at the masses and stared at the colors before walking further along.
He stopped.
" No, it can't be." There she was. Looking like a goddess watching over her children. Her long blond hair had been straightened and was now hanging in a ponytail on her left side. She wore a simple spaghetti strap dress in dark grey that outlined her lean figure and highlighted her small waist. It dropped down to the ground making her seem more surreal.
Her mere presence beckoned him, enticed his curiosity. Like the forbidden fruit, she was out of his reach but what he desired the most.
" So we meet again." Genesis smirked as he walked towards her.
She turned and their gazes locked.
" Have I met you before?" She asked obviously not recognizing him.
His smirk grew bigger. " You certainly have."
An eyebrow rose up and her features still showed no sign of recognition.
" Wutai." He said simply.
Her mind was blank. Wutai, she repeated in her head, what had she done in- Oh.
" Ah, I remember." She smiled.
It was his turn to smile as he stood in front of her.
" You're the self absorbed, egocentric, conceited jerk." she smirked.
" Yes, and you are the rude, loudmouth and over cliché damsel in distress."
She smiled. " So, this time are you going to tell who you are.?"
He grinned as he leaned over the mahogany rail. " Depends, are you going to run away like last time?"
" If I recall, I didn't run way."
" You left me no number, no place to contact, you barely said goodbye!"
" But I gave you my name which is more than what you left me." She retorted, quite enjoying herself. There was something about this mysterious man that just made her feel…different.
He smiled as he kept looking over the rail.
" Fine, I'll make you a deal. I tell you my name if you-" He looked to the dance floor.
She followed his gaze. " Dance with you?" She completed the sustenance.
He nodded as he extended his hand. " Please. It would be an honor to dance with a woman as beautiful as you."
She smiled as she raised an eyebrow. " I do hope that you realize pretty words won't get you anywhere."
" It doesn't hurt to try." He reasoned.
Minerva debated with herself. Part of her felt that he was important, and that she should accept, after what did she have to lose? The more wary part of her felt that he was danger and that she should stay away from him.
" So?" Genesis asked hoping to erase Minerva's distrustful glare.
" Fine." She replied, surprising herself. She held out a hand that he gladly took as they started walking down the stairs. " But don't forget your part of the deal."
" Of course I wouldn't." Genesis looked deep into her eyes, his aquamarine eyes hypnotizing her as they walked onto the dance floor. " You see, contrary to what you believe of me I'm not that bad."
" How do you know what I think about you?" Minerva asked surprised.
" It's written on your face." He wrapped his arm around her waist and found she was tense. " Loosen up. Trust me, I promise I won't hurt you." The grey eyes widened and she relaxed into his arms as he pulled her closer.
She inhaled his sweet and intoxicating smell and took deep breaths, he had a strange power over her and truthfully it scared her. But at the same time she felt as she was being liberated from her barriers of protection.
She smiled at him and shook her head. " I don't even know you."
Genesis sighed. " But that doesn't mean you shouldn't trust me."
" Why do you care? I'm just stranger you met." Minerva stated averting her eyes as she felt blush coming to her cheeks from the man's close proximity.
Genesis frowned. Obviously she didn't remember him from Banora. " I honestly do not know."
She turned back to him. " It doesn't make sense."
" Does anything in this world make sense?" He asked.
She stayed quiet as they swayed to the music. It was a beautiful song, simple and the woman's voice was amazing.
Meanwhile Genesis was thinking. What had happened to the Minerva he had met in Banora as a child? Who was she? He held her closer, enjoying the warmth of her body and the way she seemed so strong and yet so fragile. He felt the strange need to protect her when he knew perfectly well she did not need protecting.
He listened to the lyrics of the song.
"You know I can't let you slide through my hands,
Wild horses couldn't drag me away,
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away"
Genesis smiled. How perfect he thought, glancing down to see Minerva looking at him. "Beautiful song, isn't it."
" Yes." She whispered.
He leaned down. " But no where near as beautiful as you…" He trailed off as he brought her chin up.
Minerva's eyes were wide as she realized what he was going to do, yet she didn't stop him. She wanted to feel those perfect lips. She wanted to know if they were as soft as they looked.
Softly and gently, his lips pressed against hers. His arms wrapped around her in a warm embrace. They stood oblivious to the world….
" Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them someday."
Holy Guacamole! I hadn't realized I hadn't updated in forever ago! I'm so sorry, please forgive me?
Well, at first I had a really cool idea for this chapter but then I sat down and started writing and then this came along. I know it's not that good and maybe I should have stuck to the other idea but I guess I really liked it or something…
Anyways the song is Wild Horses and the version I listened to while writing this was the one by The Sundays, although the original version is by the Rolling Stones.
So, review pretty please. It helps me know what you think about this chapter.
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- Joey AM