Dark
It was dark, so dark, and cold, which surprised Zack, since he's never really felt the cold. But the pain... both physically and mentally...
He was lost in darkness, completely alone, afraid to open his eyes. He hated the darkness, it reminded him of the darkness dwelling inside his own heart, pumping with his own blood. Zack felt small, even though he was quite big, in this crushing black, a never ending vortex of emotions long driven away that come back. It starting to hurt... Its starting to squeeze...
Its starting to scare Zack.
Finally, giving into to these confusing emotions coursing through him, Zack curled up on the ground, his eyes shut tight, willing this darkness to go away. But it won't. It can't. His own soul is so dark, so full of hidden hate, anger, and sadness, always masked by a big smile and a light attitude. Really, when he smiled, he was crying. When he was laughing, he was calling for help. He was starting to think that no one heard him. Not Sephiroth. Not Genesis. Not even Cloud. No one even bothered to listen. He had lost hope in humanity, retreating into this once soothing darkness.
Someone was lost today, to Zack. His own father was killed by some punk kid looking for shits and giggles. Zack wanted to hunt that kid down and rip him limb from limb, but his mother and Lightning, his almost-girlfriend, stopped him, tried to deflate his sudden anger. Suddenly, that darkness wasn't so soothing.
That darkness started to seep out, ever so slowly, when Zack's master was killed. Now, it was gushing out like water with a dam. His aura, once so carefree and happy, was dark and lonely. He went to a room, it didn't matter which one, and he sat there, trying to contain the emotion of wrath from exploding. But he was failing...
He heard the door open softly, then someone walked over, light, quiet, then arms wrapped around him, this someone burying their face against his back. Zack felt instantly calmed, but then that calm disappeared when that person -Lightning- said quietly, "It's not your fault."
But it was his fault. If he was here...
He tried to pulled away from the ex-soldier, but he forgot that she was extremely strong when she wanted to be. Lightning held on tight. Because she wouldn't let go, ever. She will always be there to comfort Zack, always.
She turned Zack around and hugged him close. Zack was stunned at first, but then he wrapped his arms around Lightning. The dam of years of hidden emotion finally broke fully, after so long...
Lightning spoke soothing words as Zack started to cry. She always had a sneaking suspicion that the exSOLDIER was hiding something, so now she finally learns the pure hate that he's held to himself for so long. She understands, because that's how she used to be. The only difference is that she didn't bother to put on a mask, like Zack always did.
After a while, Lightning said quietly, "Let it out. I'm listening, and I'll always be here to listen. There is always tomorrow. Do you think your father would want you to break down like this?
Honestly, Lightning only met Zack's father once when he was alive. He seemed like a pleasant man, but still, Lightning had no idea what he would have wanted Zack to do. She only guessed that he wouldn't want Zack to go insane.
Zack has finally found someone who was listening. Who saw beyond his mask. Someone who could finally get him out of the darkness of his soul.
Wow, this was hard to write. Sorry if it sucks. Just PM me at anytime if you have question about what the hell happened. This is Puppytime, in Crack Ship Space!
