Title: Ice Cold Fires
Author: Chibi Envy Chan
Rated: PG-13
Warnings: male/male relationship
Pairing: Sephiroth/Reno, Zack/Cloud, Wesley(OC-SOLDIER First Class)/Hikari (OC-Turk Back-Up)
Extra: This is a gift fic for Chaos Silk on Gaia, aka BloodyChaosDragonKnight. She's a good writer. Check out her fics if you like to laugh. XD I have her under my fave authors.
Disclaimer: Square Enix pwns all characters except my OCs.
Tenth Phase: Such a Puppy
Genesis?Angeal?Sephiroth?Genesis?Angeal?Sephiroth?
Like any other day at ShinRa, today promised to be yet another shitty day. Sephiroth noticed the ever growing stack of paperwork on his desk. Was it him or did the damn pile increase a centimeter each day? Did they have nothing to do than make him, the commanding officer of SOLDIER, a secretary? He'd rather not think about it. Heads would be rolling if that happened.
Reaching for another paper, Sephiroth twitched when he heard his door slam shut. "How many times must I tell you not to slam—"
Zack rushed forward, casting a breeze that knocked off the top layers of papers. "Dr. Creepy's on the move, and he's pissed off."
What did this have to do with him? "I thought you weren't afraid of him." He placed down his paper and gave his second in command his full attention.
The dark haired SOLDIER shook his head. "No, I'm not, but he has the authority to examine anyone he sees as unfit. I heard he's taken in the younger Tailor cousin but released him shortly after. Heh, I guess it's a good thing to have a connection with a Turk."
Rather than scold Zack for messing up his immaculate desk, the General straightened out his papers. "I see."
"He's been out a lot recently," Zack mused out loud. He then began pacing back and forth in front of the General's desk, much to the irritation of his superior, who placed tacky weights on his stacks to prevent his papers from escaping again. "What do you think it means?"
"Hojo doesn't come out of his lab without a reason," Sephiroth said after a period of silence. He leaned forward and rested his head on his arms, a habit he picked up from one of the many scientists in his youth. "He doesn't like any unsterile room and tries to shirk his duties as a committee member."
In spite of his ever growing anger, Sephiroth remained in control. No one messed with SOLDIER firsts and got away with it. He'd have to thank the Turk. Perhaps, SOLDIERs and Turks should work together. They both hated the 'good' doctor. In the next meeting, he'd bring it up.
The dark haired SOLDIER stopped his pacing. "Why am I not surprised? He treats everyone as if they were beneath him. I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to take out our boss."
Sephiroth scoffed. Hojo wasn't that stupid. He needed the funding for his projects, but there was a younger Shinra. Without a doubt, Hojo would use Rufus until he deemed the blond useless.
"That's brilliant."
"What?" Normally, his schemes were foolish or half-baked, according to his superior. This wasn't even a scheme.
Placing his arms on his desk, Sephiroth looked deadly serious. "We can kill two birds with one stone." He received a blank look from his second. "We can pit them against each other. If Hojo manages to kill Shinra, it's ground to fire him, replacement or not available. He's known for being very paranoid, and it will be easy to push his buttons. However, if it's the other way around, we'd have one less mad scientists to worry about though I prefer the first."
"Oh." Now they only needed the details. "Are you going to let the Turks in?"
"Perhaps," Sephiroth replied. They deserved as much of a chance to take down Hojo, but the problem lied in their loyalties. Were they loyal to the president or his son? If they agreed, this increased their chances. They were known for their stealth and infiltration. "In the meantime, do not tell anyone, not even your 'cute' room mate. Nothing is certain, and I'm sure you don't want him to be caught in the middle of this."
No way in hell did he want Cloud to be hurt. "Of course not. What about Angeal and Genesis?"
"Not until we have an idea of what we're going to do," Sephiroth answered without batting an eye. He didn't want to risk their lives most of all. He rubbed his temples when he saw Zack pouting.
"You know it's hard for me to keep secrets from him."
"Fine, I'll rearrange your schedule." Irritating but necessary.
Zack beamed and glomped him. "Sankyuu."
"Get off," Sephiroth scowled, attempting to pry off his second in command.
"Bad puppy, must I smack you with a rolled up news paper?"