Zack looked oddly at his general. The man was smiling widely, genuinely and quite smugly. He could almost see a tail behind him switching in pleasure at having done something diabolical. And he knew exactly what he had done to be grinning about.
"man…you sure know how to be evil." his friend, Reno said, looking over his shoulder. The redhead, while a Turk, had been loaned out to Soldier as a liaison, running messages between Sephiroth and Tseng. Right now though, he had a hank of silver in his hands, braiding it tightly. Half of the generals hair was already done, and he was watching the man work.
"I just…used my authority to make sure that the Slums are keeping ordered." he said, grinning. The screen showed the central surveillance systems, and the route that Cloud took to the fountain, through Sector Four, and through the graveyard. The slender blond was now sashaying down the walk to the sector three plaza, smiling sweetly.
"damn Seph…one would think that you're out to get him." Zack commented, smirking. His Babydoll was walking with Cloud at this point, bringing a basket load for him from her cart.
"maybe I am." the silver man said, and Reno laughed, dropping his last braid. Sephiroth looked like some Rastafarian throwback, and Zack laughed. Reno smirked, going after his hair now.
"just to let you know, Seph…Cloud's a little wildcat. Try and corner him and I've seen him draw blood." the man said in friendly warning as he grabbed Reno in a headlock. He grinned at his general, who was smirking at the fresh bouquet on his desk.
"let's see just who you are, Cloud Strife."
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Cloud looked up as three of the Dons men surrounded him at the entrance to the alley he cut across to get to the Plaza, and sighed.
"why is it always three of you? And you guys can tell the don what I told the last three…No." he said, moving to slide past them. One grabbed his arm. Up in his office, Sephiroth slid his nails across the wood of his desk, murder in his eyes.
"the Don ain't givin ya a choice now love. Yer comin' wit' us." the big man said, and Cloud smiled. That was just before his foot whipped out, catching the man in the ribs with a pointed blade. The scarlet splashed across the brick wall, and cloud was in motion.
Sephiroth watched as he used the kick to summersault over the man, landing on the wall and flicking his wrists. The small blades in his hands flashed when he leapt for the other two, and he sighed in relief s, not even a moment after he was stopped, he stood in the middle of three groaning men.
"the answer is still No." Cloud said, sheathing his blades and walking along. Cloud hadn't killed his attackers. Sephiroth had grabbed Masamune and was heading for the door when Tseng headed him off.
"I saw." was all he said, smirking. "Take the Turks with you, General…the Don's been a thorn in our side long enough." Reno grinned darkly, and Sephiroth remembered some snippet that said that the redhead had once been from the slums.
Both of them were out for revenge.
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Cloud smirked coldly to himself as the Dons men were rounded up. Sephiroth, Tseng, and maybe fifty Turks had swooped down onto the man, and he had an inkling why. The small blond hummed sweetly, from his perch near the fountain.
"You're awfully happy." Zack Fair said as he walked by. Cloud looked up, smiling. He had never actually spoken to his sisters boyfriend. The unruly black hair marked him easily, and Cloud saw his glowing lavender eyes. He knew then and there that his sister had chosen well. He had a kind soul.
"I am. Those thugs were always scaring away good paying customers." he said, standing up to shake the mans hand. The brunette laughed.
"You're just like Aeris said. Sharp as a tack and sassy to boot." he said, laughing as he shook the blonde's small hand firmly. The blond laughed too.
"My sister does know how to articulate, I'll give her that much." cloud said, grinning now. He slipped a soft carnation into his hand. "from her." he said, turning to walk his rounds. Zack followed, nodding to the General as he walked with him.
"Ya know, she's the best thing that ever happened to me." Zack said, and Cloud smiled at him. This time it was a little dangerous and Zack stopped himself from flinching. The blond could be scary when he wanted to be.
"Funny, she says the same of you." he said, smiling sweetly and showing his teeth. Zack shuddered at the overly sharp canines. "It would be a shame if you ever hurt her. I'd have to…intervene." he said, smiling normally at a woman buying a trio of flowers, thanking her.
Zack shuddered at that. The icy aura the blond had in regards to his sister was both sweet and terrifying. "I promise that no matter what, Aeris will never be hurt because of my actions." he said, and Cloud nodded.
"Good. She deserves someone who makes her happy. You do that well, I think" and with that little bit of wisdom, he turned down an alley, leaving Zack standing confused in the main square.
"Whu?"
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Okay, the original RP had more seph/cloud, and it will come I prommise, but right now I need to define their social interactions. The image of Reno playing with Sephiroths hair made me laugh, so I hope it does for you too.
Here's the deal, people. I love my reviews to pieces, but I'd like a little more than two or three words. To those of you telling me what needs fixing and asking questions, I love you all. This is an exercise to improve my writing consistency and define a 'style'. I'd love a little more feedback from all of you who are reading this. Don't get me wrong, you're all great and it makes me squeal to see my stats, but I'd like a broader range of feedback, and for obvious reasons I can't go to my sisters.
Thanks a bunch for reading this, and I hope you all have a nice day. You certainly make mine.
Rabid.
