***
1 You still stood there screaming
No one caring about these words you tell
1.1.1.1 My friend before your voice is gone
One man's fun is another's hell
These times are sent to try men's souls
1.2 Lyrics by: Metallica
My Friend of Misery
***
"No...please don't hurt me, Daddy. I've been a good girl." A tiny girl whispered as she cowers, trying to get away from the man who was supposed to love her.
The man backhands her, knocking her across the room.
Leena whimpers and grips Seifer's vest as she buries her head further in his chest.
He grabs her hands and hauls her up off the floor. The scene wrenches and a young woman is hanging from the ceiling by her arms. She's been badly beaten. A human-like creature walks toward her, holding a pair of electrodes.
"TELL ME!" He demands.
"Go to HELL!" Leena yells.
As he is about to place the electrodes on her body a man walks from the shadows. He is tall, wears a white trench coat and bears a gunblade. He shoves the creature aside, cuts Leena down, and catches her as the scene disintegrates.
"You came." She whispered.
"Of course. I said I would always protect you. I will always be your Knight, I swear." He says as he pulls her close to him...
1.2.1 Leena relaxes finally and falls into a dreamless sleep.
***
Leena is forced awake by the pain and heat streaming from her leg. Her eyes open as she realizes that she isn't in Seifer's lap anymore.
"Seifer...Seifer!" She says as she looks around for the blond man.
1.2.2 She struggles to her feet, grasping the cave walls. She slowly walks/drags herself to the opening of the cave but in her worry and fever addled mind she misjudged the distance. Her hands reach for the next section of the wall only to find...empty air. She falls forward, only to be caught by a pair of strong arms.
***
Seifer wakes up with the sunrise. He smiles softly as he looks down at the young woman wrapped in his arms. He brushes an errant strand of hair off of her face, then frowns as he feels warmth coming through the glove on his hand. He grips the glove with his teeth and pulls it off. He softly places his hand against her forehead and his eyes widen with worry as he realizes that she is running a fever. He holds her close as he realizes that they could never make it with her so ill. Then it hits him, he could get supplies from Maranda. He tries to move her to the side, only to find that she has a death grip on his vest. He carefully disentangles her hand and lays her down. He wraps his trench coat around her and grabs the Hyperion. He leans down and kisses her forehead lightly.
"I'll be back, soon." He whispers to her.
He makes his way through the forest, back to the town that started this whole situation. The slight breeze felt strange on his bare arms. He chuckled when he realized that this was the first time he's ever gone without his trench coat. Maranda was just as quiet as when his team arrived. He snuck around one of the houses, every nerve on edge. He carefully grips the hilt of the Hyperion as he pokes his head from around a corner. The square of the town was empty, it had the feel of a place that hasn't felt the touch of a human hand in decades. He quickly ducks into a house, the sight, and smell that greeted him nearly made him vomit. Seifer's hand flies up to his face. An entire family lay dead on the kitchen floor. Their stomachs bloated, wounds home to hundreds of maggots, and their eyes staring up at the heavens in fear. For the first time, he realized that there are worse things in this world than him. His deeds as the Sorceress's Knight were nothing compared to this single sight. The worse thing was that he knew the same sight would greet him in every house. Those creatures had just left. All they wanted was to lure SeeD out here and they succeeded. Now it is up to him to get Mileena back to Garden, safely. He quickly ran up the stairs and raided their medicine cabinet. He found enough to treat Lee's wound but now he needed to find food. He grabbed what was once the father's camping gear. He began stuffing it with food and water. He also grabbed a few blankets. Once he was finished there, he moved on to the next house. Soon the backpack was full, he hoped it would be enough to get them to Galbadia Garden. He shouldered the pack on his left shoulder, enabling him to drop it quickly, and keeping his sword arm free. He quickly made his way back to the cave. He was about to enter when a body fell out. He instinctually caught it, then he realized it was Mileena. He quickly gathered her into his arms and brought her back in. He laid her back on his coat, then begins pulling out the medical supplies. Her eyes were half closed as she drifted in and out of consciousness. He pulled out one of the bottles of water. He then begins unwrapping his make shift bandage, noting that it had stopped bleeding but the wound had a strange greenish tinge to it.
Seifer whispered to her, "Lee, this is going to hurt."
He pours some of the water on her wound. She jerked away from him and cried out as she sat up. She was breathing hard, her eyes wide. Seifer quickly wrapped his arms around her, "Lee, shhhhhhh, it'll be okay. I promise but I have to clean the wound."
Her hands clutched weakly at his vest. She took a deep breath, released him, and nodded for him to continue. He worked quickly and soon her leg was wrapped in gauze.
She began to relax, "Seifer, where were you? I was so scared when I woke up and you weren't there." She began sobbing but strangely no tears fell.
Seifer wrapped his arms around her as he whispered, "Oh Lee. I'm sorry. I had to go to find medicine for you. I tried to be back before you woke up." He began rocking her.
"Seifer, please, don't leave me again." She pleaded as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"I promise. I won't leave you again." He whispered as he kissed her tear away.
They stared deep into each other's eyes as their faces drew closer. After what seemed like an eternity their lips met. All of their desperation, worry, and loneliness poured into that single kiss. Soon one kiss led to another but both of them were looking for something different. Seifer found himself falling in love with her. Mileena wanted proof that she wasn't alone but Seifer believed that she loved him as well. That one misunderstanding turned what happened next into a mistake. They quickly stripped each other of their clothes. Seifer kissed her passionately as he entered her. She dug her nails into his back as he continued to thrust. Finally they came together, both gasping the other's name. Seifer rolled off of her and wrapped a blanket around them. He nuzzled her neck as he whispered, "I love you, Lee."
Those words stopped Mileena's heart. As Seifer slept, she whispered to herself, "This shouldn't have happened."
1 You still stood there screaming
No one caring about these words you tell
1.1.1.1 My friend before your voice is gone
One man's fun is another's hell
These times are sent to try men's souls
1.2 Lyrics by: Metallica
My Friend of Misery
***
"No...please don't hurt me, Daddy. I've been a good girl." A tiny girl whispered as she cowers, trying to get away from the man who was supposed to love her.
The man backhands her, knocking her across the room.
Leena whimpers and grips Seifer's vest as she buries her head further in his chest.
He grabs her hands and hauls her up off the floor. The scene wrenches and a young woman is hanging from the ceiling by her arms. She's been badly beaten. A human-like creature walks toward her, holding a pair of electrodes.
"TELL ME!" He demands.
"Go to HELL!" Leena yells.
As he is about to place the electrodes on her body a man walks from the shadows. He is tall, wears a white trench coat and bears a gunblade. He shoves the creature aside, cuts Leena down, and catches her as the scene disintegrates.
"You came." She whispered.
"Of course. I said I would always protect you. I will always be your Knight, I swear." He says as he pulls her close to him...
1.2.1 Leena relaxes finally and falls into a dreamless sleep.
***
Leena is forced awake by the pain and heat streaming from her leg. Her eyes open as she realizes that she isn't in Seifer's lap anymore.
"Seifer...Seifer!" She says as she looks around for the blond man.
1.2.2 She struggles to her feet, grasping the cave walls. She slowly walks/drags herself to the opening of the cave but in her worry and fever addled mind she misjudged the distance. Her hands reach for the next section of the wall only to find...empty air. She falls forward, only to be caught by a pair of strong arms.
***
Seifer wakes up with the sunrise. He smiles softly as he looks down at the young woman wrapped in his arms. He brushes an errant strand of hair off of her face, then frowns as he feels warmth coming through the glove on his hand. He grips the glove with his teeth and pulls it off. He softly places his hand against her forehead and his eyes widen with worry as he realizes that she is running a fever. He holds her close as he realizes that they could never make it with her so ill. Then it hits him, he could get supplies from Maranda. He tries to move her to the side, only to find that she has a death grip on his vest. He carefully disentangles her hand and lays her down. He wraps his trench coat around her and grabs the Hyperion. He leans down and kisses her forehead lightly.
"I'll be back, soon." He whispers to her.
He makes his way through the forest, back to the town that started this whole situation. The slight breeze felt strange on his bare arms. He chuckled when he realized that this was the first time he's ever gone without his trench coat. Maranda was just as quiet as when his team arrived. He snuck around one of the houses, every nerve on edge. He carefully grips the hilt of the Hyperion as he pokes his head from around a corner. The square of the town was empty, it had the feel of a place that hasn't felt the touch of a human hand in decades. He quickly ducks into a house, the sight, and smell that greeted him nearly made him vomit. Seifer's hand flies up to his face. An entire family lay dead on the kitchen floor. Their stomachs bloated, wounds home to hundreds of maggots, and their eyes staring up at the heavens in fear. For the first time, he realized that there are worse things in this world than him. His deeds as the Sorceress's Knight were nothing compared to this single sight. The worse thing was that he knew the same sight would greet him in every house. Those creatures had just left. All they wanted was to lure SeeD out here and they succeeded. Now it is up to him to get Mileena back to Garden, safely. He quickly ran up the stairs and raided their medicine cabinet. He found enough to treat Lee's wound but now he needed to find food. He grabbed what was once the father's camping gear. He began stuffing it with food and water. He also grabbed a few blankets. Once he was finished there, he moved on to the next house. Soon the backpack was full, he hoped it would be enough to get them to Galbadia Garden. He shouldered the pack on his left shoulder, enabling him to drop it quickly, and keeping his sword arm free. He quickly made his way back to the cave. He was about to enter when a body fell out. He instinctually caught it, then he realized it was Mileena. He quickly gathered her into his arms and brought her back in. He laid her back on his coat, then begins pulling out the medical supplies. Her eyes were half closed as she drifted in and out of consciousness. He pulled out one of the bottles of water. He then begins unwrapping his make shift bandage, noting that it had stopped bleeding but the wound had a strange greenish tinge to it.
Seifer whispered to her, "Lee, this is going to hurt."
He pours some of the water on her wound. She jerked away from him and cried out as she sat up. She was breathing hard, her eyes wide. Seifer quickly wrapped his arms around her, "Lee, shhhhhhh, it'll be okay. I promise but I have to clean the wound."
Her hands clutched weakly at his vest. She took a deep breath, released him, and nodded for him to continue. He worked quickly and soon her leg was wrapped in gauze.
She began to relax, "Seifer, where were you? I was so scared when I woke up and you weren't there." She began sobbing but strangely no tears fell.
Seifer wrapped his arms around her as he whispered, "Oh Lee. I'm sorry. I had to go to find medicine for you. I tried to be back before you woke up." He began rocking her.
"Seifer, please, don't leave me again." She pleaded as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"I promise. I won't leave you again." He whispered as he kissed her tear away.
They stared deep into each other's eyes as their faces drew closer. After what seemed like an eternity their lips met. All of their desperation, worry, and loneliness poured into that single kiss. Soon one kiss led to another but both of them were looking for something different. Seifer found himself falling in love with her. Mileena wanted proof that she wasn't alone but Seifer believed that she loved him as well. That one misunderstanding turned what happened next into a mistake. They quickly stripped each other of their clothes. Seifer kissed her passionately as he entered her. She dug her nails into his back as he continued to thrust. Finally they came together, both gasping the other's name. Seifer rolled off of her and wrapped a blanket around them. He nuzzled her neck as he whispered, "I love you, Lee."
Those words stopped Mileena's heart. As Seifer slept, she whispered to herself, "This shouldn't have happened."
