Final Fantasy VII: Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Summary: "((An Angeal x Zack, Sephiroth x Genesis story)) Continuing with a race against time, all new discoveries that shake SOLDIER to its core, two new targets and three new threats aiming to destroy the friendship and love that they tried so hard to preserve, and all new secrets begin to be revealed. Bonds are beginning to crumble thanks to pasts that refuse to go away. Now, when the ShinRa Stalker strikes a little bit too close to home, attacking the ones trying to hold it all together... they need to band together, or else loose the love they've tried so hard to preserve. But will it be enough to save them? Or will they all be destroyed as the darkness draws nearer?"

Warning: "This will be a Yaoi ((male x male)), first off. It will have rape, reference to rape, and implied rape. There is a reason that this Fanfiction is rated "M," and by continuing to read this story, I am no longer responsible for any offense taken by the manuscript."

Disclaimer: "I do not own Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters, so don't haul off and think I do. However, the following characters are actually mine, whether or not these characters actually appear in this particular story: 1st Class SOLIDER Marshall Willowstaff, Cadet Captain Benjamin ((Ben)) Adler, Captain Daniel Marks, and Head Physician Julian Jake."

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Chapter Twenty: Midnight Monsters.

Sephiroth woke to a buzzing noise coming from the bedside table on Genesis' side. Genesis seemed unaware of the fact that his cell was buzzing frantically, and continued sleeping. Smiling at his lover, Sephiroth reached over and grabbed the cell, looking at the number. He frowned when he didn't recognize it- usually, ID was installed into every number that called SOLDIER cell phones. Callers that either weren't recognized or weren't authorized weren't patched through, and their numbers were eliminated.

Sephiroth looked down at Genesis, still asleep. He didn't even seem to have noticed the shift of weight, he was so deeply unconscious. Smiling slightly, Sephiroth took the still-very-annoying piece of metal off the desk and answered, pulling Genesis toward him, who immediately curled around him, laying his head on Sephiroth's lap- who couldn't help the playful smile as he played with Genesis' auburn hair, twiddling it between his fingers.

He stopped when he heard the voice.

"Mother? Mother, it hurts!"

Sephiroth's eyes narrowed and he looked down at Genesis, cat-like jade eyes turning even brighter with his anger.

"This is General Sephiroth," Sephiroth began icily. Instantly, there was only silence. Sephiroth couldn't help but smile viciously in delight at the instant that the young voice stopped, replaced by silent fear listening in on his every word.

Genesis suddenly stirred beside him, shaking his head and muttering something before brushing his hair out of his eyes and looking up at his silver-haired friend with tired, dark eyes. Had this been any other time, and had Genesis not been so tired, Sephiroth was sure that his lover would have tried to stop him. But he merely watched as Sephiroth continued speaking.

"This is General Sephiroth," Sephiroth said again, just to underline it. He knew how much people feared him. He could use this to his own advantage if it was to protect Genesis. And he wouldn't even need to feel guilty about it later, because he knew that however angry Genesis would be with him later, the auburn-haired SOLDIER would be grateful that the added strain caused by his parents would be gone. "I know who you are and what you are doing to my Second-in-Command. I know what you have done to Rhapsodos and I will not tolerate it. If you call this number again, or try to contact your son again, I will have the two of you arrested and put into prison for your crimes against him. And you can be sure," Sephiroth added maliciously, "no matter who you are and how much money you throw at the police, you won't get away with the rape and torture of a child."

The line went dead as Sephiroth finished. In triumph, Sephiroth closed the cell with an unnecessary loud smack and put it back onto the desk beside him before pulling the blankets back over himself and Genesis, who hadn't even made a move to stop Sephiroth even though he'd been awake. Genesis smiled wearily at him before closing his eyes again. In a few moments, he was asleep again.

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Julian Jake was whistling softly to himself as he closed up the Med Labs for the night. The building was quiet, and Julian was looking forward to getting something good to eat and sleeping in for a few hours. He didn't have to be in the Labs tomorrow until around noon, and Julian was happy about that. This was counted as some of his vacation time, but Julian didn't mind. He was tired, and had gotten his friend Sven to cover for him unless something truly bad happened- and it rarely did.

The only time many SOLDIERs were injured at once was either on the field in Wutai, or, most of the time, when one of Hojo's monsters and/or experiments get out when all three Generals were out on assignments. Once, the monster not only had super strength and speed, not even the Turks couldn't take the damn thing down until Tseng shot it point-blank in the face.

And Julian not only had to care for a very irritable Tseng with a broken arm, he had to deal with Reno. That in itself nearly drove Julian insane- the scarlet-haired little bugger was Vice-President Rufus' good friend, and Tseng would have shot Julian too if he tried to send Reno away.

Julian smiled at the memory. Reno was friendly, yes, but the Turk was vulgar and hyperactive. Though Julian admitted to himself that drinking with the guy was a little bit more amusing than having to hold him down so he can give him a seasonal allergy shot, he always looked forward to greeting him on the rare occasion when the two did meet in the halls or out in Midgar.

Julian had just left the building when he saw something dart out of the corner of his eye. Julian rose an eyebrow and decided not to push his luck. He pulled out his cell and dialed Ben Adler, but got no reply, which really wasn't all that surprising. Ben was notoriously known throughout ShinRa for shutting off his cell when he was in the shower or sleeping.

Rolling his eyes and cursing cell phones under his breath, Julian continued on, aware of the fact that he was being followed all the way into the apartments. He could no longer sense the intruder when he entered his apartment, but felt a chill as he turned on the lights...

He noticed a note on the table. One he himself never placed there- he had a great memory, so what was the use of leaving himself notes to find later? Upon reading it, Julian sighed and crumpled the thing back up. He wasn't even surprised anymore.

YOU'RE NEXT.

"Something wicked this way comes indeed," Julian muttered. As he went back into his living room, he didn't notice the lone figure leering over him until it was way too late.

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