Angel With Scabbed Wings
by Shasta
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Angel so don't sue me!
A/N: Sorry for not updatin' for so long. I've been stressed. First, i get flamed on my two interview fics, then the school bully beats me up, then i thought i was permanently banned from FusionChat.net and on top of all that, the guy i had a MAJOR crush on is going out with my EX-best friend...as you can imagine, my life pretty much sucks... But enough about me..here's the long awaited 3rd chapter to this glorious little ficlet of mine. Review and tell me what ya think! **************************************************************************** **** ~Chapter 3: The Rescue/Love In An Elevator~ ***************************
Nanaki rubbed his eyes with his tail. His vision was blurred and he ached all over... "Ugh..where am i?" he groaned.
His vision came back and he found that he was in a large, glass cage in the Science Department of the ShinRa building.
"NANI?!" He yelled, jumping up in alarm.
"Carefull, there! Don't want to harm ourselves, do we?"said Hojo, staring through the glass of the cell, smirking.
Nanaki yelped in supprize and huddled in the corner of the cell. "Wha...what are you going to do to me?!"he whimpered.
Hojo said nothing..just meerly smirked... ***** Angel cracked her knuckles several times as she walked up to the entrence of the ShinRa building. "What's the plan, Seph?"she said.
Sephiroth put a hand to his chin. "Hmmm.....best to fly up to the higher floors and sneak in than cause a ruckus..."he said.
Angel turned pale green. "Please, no more flying....i'm still quesy!"she groaned.
Sephiroth smiled, amused and chuckled to himself. "Very well then....let's hear your plan."
"Well, i have a keycard that will take us to the 65th floor. We can use the main entrance. I'll just say you're with me for a test on a super soilder syrum...there's just the problem of getting to the 67th floor.."said Angel, looking deep in thought.
Sephiroth nodded. "Good...as for getting to the 67th floor....leave it to me."
Angel nodded. She motioned for Sephiroth to follow her into the building.....
The lobby was pretty much deserted, save for a few people looking around..
"Hello, Dr.Seraphim! General Sephiroth! What brings you here at this time of the night?" said the receptionist.
Angel smiled. "Just testing out the new super soilder syrum on dear General Sephiroth here, Maya..."
"We need access to the labratory facilties on floor 67."said Sephiroth.
Maya nodded and handed Angel a keycard. "That'll take you to the 67th floor. Good luck with the experiment, Doctor!"
Angel nodded. "Thank you..come on, Sephiroth. Follow me please." She said in an official voice, surpressing a giggle.
(A/N: warning: If you suffer from Agraphobia *Fear of heights*, you probably should stop reading...)
Sephiroth nodded curtly and followed Angel to the elevator. Angel swiped in the keycard and the elevator began to climb at a steady pace....
"I can't believe how easy that was!"said Sephiroth, leaning against the rail of the elevator.
Angel flatted herself to the wall. She never did like heights.
Sephiroth arched an eyebrow, clearly amused by his friend's actions. "What's wrong, Angel?"
"I..I'm scared of heights......oh ye gods..we're so high up..."Angel whimpered, her voice rising 4 octaves highter than normal.
Sephiroth shook his head and chuckled. "Really...fear is only a feeling created by what you think..you think that this elevator is unstable...that should it break, you will fall to your death....your mind plays with you, manifesting a sense of alarm and danger which turns into fear...but do not worry....i assure you, Angel, this elevator is stable and should the worst happen, i'll help you. You need not worry. Come over here.."He said, beckoning to Angel.
"...face your fear."
Angel gulped."I'm..i'm fine over here, thanks!"she said, her voice trembling.
Sephiroth held out his hands. "If you don't come over here, you'll never face your fear.....come on, don't look down....just look at me."he said.
Angel stopped to think for a moment. He's so wise beyond his years.....and he seems to fear nothing........those eyes of his....they were once so sad..now they are full of life.........................oh ye gods.....i'm falling for him! she thought.
A small hint of a blush flashed across her face. She outstreatched her hand and took his. Gently, Sephiroth pulled her over to him.
"Look over the rail. I'm here..don't worry."he said.
Angel was trembling. She did not let go of Sephiroth's hand as she nervously glanced over the rail. They were about 50 storeys up and still climbing.
"Oh gods..."Angel squealed, burying her face in Sephiroth's shoulder out of fright. Sephiroth turned an interesting shade of baby pink and he awkwardly embraced Angel.
"Sorry...." Angel mumbled...
Wow...he feels so soft and gentle.....those muscles of his gave me a false impression.............i could stay like this forever........... Angel thought, as she could hear his heart race inside his chest with her acute hearing.
Sephiroth gulped. Strange......i'm not throwing her off of me like i usually do when women throw themselves at me....what is wrong with me? My hearts beating....butterflies are dancing in my stomach and i feel like i'm floating on air..either I'm having a stroke or......*gasp*.....I'M IN LOVE! Oh ye gods!! He thought.
DING!
The elevator finally arrived at it's destination. Sephiroth and Angel haistily broke apart, blushing furiously. (And looking SOOOO kawaii!) "Um....we...we better go find y..your brother.."Sephiroth stammered, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. (kawaii!!!)
Angel nodded, her face redder than a tomatoe. "Gotcha....he must be around here somewhere.."she said.
They both walked in silence, looking around the lab for any sign of Nanaki...
"Is this him?" said Sephiroth.
Angel jumped. He had been so quiet...she looked to where he was pointing. A large, blue glass cage containing a large, wolf-like creature covered in corse orange fur with the number 'XIII' burned into it's left front paw, lying weakened on the bottom of the cage..
"Nanaki-san?! Oh, Nanaki-san! What have they done to you?!" Angel cried.
Nanaki raised his head weakly. "They...took...my blood....youth formula.....so weak...."he said before drifting into unconsiousness and passing out.
"Nanaki!!"Angel cried.
Sephiroth put a hand on her shoulder. "Come on....we gotta get him out...."he said..
//Sephiroth....you have failed me...\\
Sephiroth looked up, shivers shooting up his spine.
//Mother..?\\
//You disobeyed me...you fell for this wench.....you cannot be my puppet with a distraction like her.....\\ Jenova's haunting voice growled inside Sephiroth's mind..
"Sephiroth...what's wrong?"Angel said, seeing the pained look on his face.
//Mother...i am sorry....but i............i....\\he said to Jenova through the telepathic link.
//Love her?....you are pathetic, Sephiroth...\\
//Mother......it is true i feel for her..but these feelings..are they love?\\ said Sephiroth.
Suddenly, he cried out in pain as lightning seemed to shoot throughout his entire body.
//WEAKLING!! How can i be reborn again when you are distracted by these pathetic feeling known as.....\\ Jenova almost vomited the words...//...Love?!\\
Sephiroth groaned and picked himself up off the floor. "Sephiroth, please! Tell me what's wrong!!"Angel cried.
"Angel...my mother..she's trying to control me....."Sephiroth groaned.
Angel looked at him. He looked so helpless and weak.....she knew what she must do.
"Face your fear, Sephiroth.....fight her....you are stronger than her....."Angel whispered to him.
Sephiroth looked at her, his face a mixture of suprise, fear and anger. "Angel...."he mummered.
"Sephiroth! Don't give up!"she cried.
Sephiroth nodded. //Mother.....i am not your slave......\\ he said telepathicly.
//You fool! You were destined to become more than a man.....the ruler of this planet......the keeper of the promised land....are you willing to give it all up for one pathetic little wench? She is manipulating you....keeping you from your destiny..we can change that.....without her, we can rule over the earth as Mother and Son.....//said Jenova.
//I would rather die.....than be your godforsaken minion!\\Sephiroth growled.
Another shot of lightning ripped through Sephiroth. "Sephiroth! Don't give up! ou can beat her!" Angel cried.
//Mother....I am more than a man already......i am more than you will ever be...Myself and Angel...together, we can rule our own world.....and you cannot destroy that...\\Sephiroth said.
//WEAKLING!!!!\\ Jenova screamed....another wave of pain shot through Sephiroth like a thousand flaming knives and he collasped.
//Mother..i am sorry...\\
//You weak, pathetic fool...\\ Jenova's voice began to fade. //I could have made you into something great.....and you give it up for one wench......one.........miserable........little....wench...\\
Jenova's voice faded away into nothing and Sephiroth felt as if a huge weight had been lefted from his shoulders.
"Angel....."Sephiroth said, turning to her.
Angel gazed into his emerald green eyes with her own blue ones.
"Sephiroth........"she said, taking him in her arms as he collasped weakly.
Angel muttered a simple spell and a sparkling green light surrounded Sephiroth, healing him. Sephiroth groaned and stood up.
"I'm free of Jenova............"he said.
Angel smiled. "You faced her...and you triumphed in the end...."she said...
Sephiroth walked over to the tank and peered in. "Your brother is in a bad way.....if we don't work fast, he might not make it..."he said.
Angel nodded. She cracked her knuckles muttered the incantation for a level 3 Fire spell. There was a bright flash of orange light and the cage door had melted enough for her to reach in and hoist Nanaki onto her back.
AAAARRROOOGA!!! ARRRROOOGA!!!
The security alarms rang out all around them.
"Damn..come on! We gotta fly!" said Sephiroth and before Angel could protest, he had blasted a window with an ice spell, causing it to shatter, hoisted Angel over one shoulder, Nanaki over the other and flew off into the night, narrowly avoiding the gunshots from the many guards that had now gathered at the broken window...
****** It was almost dawn by the time Sephiroth had landed in Nibelheim. The 3 had taken refuge in the town inn, due to the fact that Sephiroth was now a wanted criminal and Angel and Nanaki's hometown was burned to the ground.
Angel closed the bedroom door as she exitted. "I've put a Regen spell on Nanaki..hopefully, he'll be over the worst by morning..."she said.
Sephiroth nodded and continued to gaze into the fire in the fireplace as Angel walked into the living room and sat beside him.
"Angel? Can i tell you something?"Sephiroth said, turning to face her.
Angel nodded. "Sure."
"When Jenova got inside my head....she yelled at me for giving up my destiny..she said that i had disobeyed her..and that she would never be born......she said i was weak.....and for a long time, i believed her..."said Sephiroth.
Angel placed a hand on his shoulder. "Sephiroth....you're not weak.....you're stronger than any man i've know..your compassionate..you've saved the lives of myself and my brother...."
Sephiroth placed a finger on her lips. "Ssh...I only defeated Jenova because you gave me strenght......Angel...i've never felt like this before....all these feelings..they're new to me....."he said, blushing slightly.
Angel smiled. "Sephiroth..i understand...since i met you...i've been feeling strange emotions too......at first, i did'nt believe it...but now i know......i think.....i think i've fallen in love with you..."
Sephiroth smiled. Without thinking, he took one of Angel's hands in his own and raised it to his cheek. He closed his eyes for a moment, feeling how soft and gentle her hands where.
"You're the first person i've ever loved....and the first person who loved me back...."he whispered, eyes still closed.....
Suddenly, he felt a strange new feeling on his lips. He opened his eyes slightly and found that Angel was kissing him gently, her eyes closed and her other hand resting on his other cheek.
He smiled inwardly to himself and closed his eyes completly, getting lost in the kiss...
Angel.......thank you...you thought me the true meaning of love..he thought.
Sephiroth....thank you.....you gave me courage to face my fears....you saved my life twice...you saved my brother.....thank you for everything.......she thought.
I love you... They both thought in unison, as they continued to get lost in the sweet, innocent, yet passionate, kiss......
*******THE END...FOR NOW......************************** ~A/N: Hi!!! Shasta here! Well, what do you think? Review and let me know! In replay to the reviews, Sephiroth is a virgin to BOTH love and ....*nudge nudge, wink wink*! I'm glad you all like the 'Nanaki's Species Evolution' idea. Also, i know it SEEMS Mary Sue-ish, but this is NOT a Mary Sue. It's an Alternate Universe, peeps!
Glad i cleared that up... I might continue this story if i get any good plot suggestions. (Hard to believe i wrote THIS chapter on writer's block, huh?) Review me with your opinions and suggestions! By the way, boys, i'm single if you wanna send marraige proposals! ^_^ Don't forget to include details!
Flames will be used to melt my Goku and Cloud Strife action figures! *evil smirk* Peace out! *does a peace sign, then prances off to the Pixie Stick Factory*~
~Peace, Love And Everything!~
~Shasta~ ************************************************************* ~28th September, 2002~
A/N: Sorry for not updatin' for so long. I've been stressed. First, i get flamed on my two interview fics, then the school bully beats me up, then i thought i was permanently banned from FusionChat.net and on top of all that, the guy i had a MAJOR crush on is going out with my EX-best friend...as you can imagine, my life pretty much sucks... But enough about me..here's the long awaited 3rd chapter to this glorious little ficlet of mine. Review and tell me what ya think! **************************************************************************** **** ~Chapter 3: The Rescue/Love In An Elevator~ ***************************
Nanaki rubbed his eyes with his tail. His vision was blurred and he ached all over... "Ugh..where am i?" he groaned.
His vision came back and he found that he was in a large, glass cage in the Science Department of the ShinRa building.
"NANI?!" He yelled, jumping up in alarm.
"Carefull, there! Don't want to harm ourselves, do we?"said Hojo, staring through the glass of the cell, smirking.
Nanaki yelped in supprize and huddled in the corner of the cell. "Wha...what are you going to do to me?!"he whimpered.
Hojo said nothing..just meerly smirked... ***** Angel cracked her knuckles several times as she walked up to the entrence of the ShinRa building. "What's the plan, Seph?"she said.
Sephiroth put a hand to his chin. "Hmmm.....best to fly up to the higher floors and sneak in than cause a ruckus..."he said.
Angel turned pale green. "Please, no more flying....i'm still quesy!"she groaned.
Sephiroth smiled, amused and chuckled to himself. "Very well then....let's hear your plan."
"Well, i have a keycard that will take us to the 65th floor. We can use the main entrance. I'll just say you're with me for a test on a super soilder syrum...there's just the problem of getting to the 67th floor.."said Angel, looking deep in thought.
Sephiroth nodded. "Good...as for getting to the 67th floor....leave it to me."
Angel nodded. She motioned for Sephiroth to follow her into the building.....
The lobby was pretty much deserted, save for a few people looking around..
"Hello, Dr.Seraphim! General Sephiroth! What brings you here at this time of the night?" said the receptionist.
Angel smiled. "Just testing out the new super soilder syrum on dear General Sephiroth here, Maya..."
"We need access to the labratory facilties on floor 67."said Sephiroth.
Maya nodded and handed Angel a keycard. "That'll take you to the 67th floor. Good luck with the experiment, Doctor!"
Angel nodded. "Thank you..come on, Sephiroth. Follow me please." She said in an official voice, surpressing a giggle.
(A/N: warning: If you suffer from Agraphobia *Fear of heights*, you probably should stop reading...)
Sephiroth nodded curtly and followed Angel to the elevator. Angel swiped in the keycard and the elevator began to climb at a steady pace....
"I can't believe how easy that was!"said Sephiroth, leaning against the rail of the elevator.
Angel flatted herself to the wall. She never did like heights.
Sephiroth arched an eyebrow, clearly amused by his friend's actions. "What's wrong, Angel?"
"I..I'm scared of heights......oh ye gods..we're so high up..."Angel whimpered, her voice rising 4 octaves highter than normal.
Sephiroth shook his head and chuckled. "Really...fear is only a feeling created by what you think..you think that this elevator is unstable...that should it break, you will fall to your death....your mind plays with you, manifesting a sense of alarm and danger which turns into fear...but do not worry....i assure you, Angel, this elevator is stable and should the worst happen, i'll help you. You need not worry. Come over here.."He said, beckoning to Angel.
"...face your fear."
Angel gulped."I'm..i'm fine over here, thanks!"she said, her voice trembling.
Sephiroth held out his hands. "If you don't come over here, you'll never face your fear.....come on, don't look down....just look at me."he said.
Angel stopped to think for a moment. He's so wise beyond his years.....and he seems to fear nothing........those eyes of his....they were once so sad..now they are full of life.........................oh ye gods.....i'm falling for him! she thought.
A small hint of a blush flashed across her face. She outstreatched her hand and took his. Gently, Sephiroth pulled her over to him.
"Look over the rail. I'm here..don't worry."he said.
Angel was trembling. She did not let go of Sephiroth's hand as she nervously glanced over the rail. They were about 50 storeys up and still climbing.
"Oh gods..."Angel squealed, burying her face in Sephiroth's shoulder out of fright. Sephiroth turned an interesting shade of baby pink and he awkwardly embraced Angel.
"Sorry...." Angel mumbled...
Wow...he feels so soft and gentle.....those muscles of his gave me a false impression.............i could stay like this forever........... Angel thought, as she could hear his heart race inside his chest with her acute hearing.
Sephiroth gulped. Strange......i'm not throwing her off of me like i usually do when women throw themselves at me....what is wrong with me? My hearts beating....butterflies are dancing in my stomach and i feel like i'm floating on air..either I'm having a stroke or......*gasp*.....I'M IN LOVE! Oh ye gods!! He thought.
DING!
The elevator finally arrived at it's destination. Sephiroth and Angel haistily broke apart, blushing furiously. (And looking SOOOO kawaii!) "Um....we...we better go find y..your brother.."Sephiroth stammered, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. (kawaii!!!)
Angel nodded, her face redder than a tomatoe. "Gotcha....he must be around here somewhere.."she said.
They both walked in silence, looking around the lab for any sign of Nanaki...
"Is this him?" said Sephiroth.
Angel jumped. He had been so quiet...she looked to where he was pointing. A large, blue glass cage containing a large, wolf-like creature covered in corse orange fur with the number 'XIII' burned into it's left front paw, lying weakened on the bottom of the cage..
"Nanaki-san?! Oh, Nanaki-san! What have they done to you?!" Angel cried.
Nanaki raised his head weakly. "They...took...my blood....youth formula.....so weak...."he said before drifting into unconsiousness and passing out.
"Nanaki!!"Angel cried.
Sephiroth put a hand on her shoulder. "Come on....we gotta get him out...."he said..
//Sephiroth....you have failed me...\\
Sephiroth looked up, shivers shooting up his spine.
//Mother..?\\
//You disobeyed me...you fell for this wench.....you cannot be my puppet with a distraction like her.....\\ Jenova's haunting voice growled inside Sephiroth's mind..
"Sephiroth...what's wrong?"Angel said, seeing the pained look on his face.
//Mother...i am sorry....but i............i....\\he said to Jenova through the telepathic link.
//Love her?....you are pathetic, Sephiroth...\\
//Mother......it is true i feel for her..but these feelings..are they love?\\ said Sephiroth.
Suddenly, he cried out in pain as lightning seemed to shoot throughout his entire body.
//WEAKLING!! How can i be reborn again when you are distracted by these pathetic feeling known as.....\\ Jenova almost vomited the words...//...Love?!\\
Sephiroth groaned and picked himself up off the floor. "Sephiroth, please! Tell me what's wrong!!"Angel cried.
"Angel...my mother..she's trying to control me....."Sephiroth groaned.
Angel looked at him. He looked so helpless and weak.....she knew what she must do.
"Face your fear, Sephiroth.....fight her....you are stronger than her....."Angel whispered to him.
Sephiroth looked at her, his face a mixture of suprise, fear and anger. "Angel...."he mummered.
"Sephiroth! Don't give up!"she cried.
Sephiroth nodded. //Mother.....i am not your slave......\\ he said telepathicly.
//You fool! You were destined to become more than a man.....the ruler of this planet......the keeper of the promised land....are you willing to give it all up for one pathetic little wench? She is manipulating you....keeping you from your destiny..we can change that.....without her, we can rule over the earth as Mother and Son.....//said Jenova.
//I would rather die.....than be your godforsaken minion!\\Sephiroth growled.
Another shot of lightning ripped through Sephiroth. "Sephiroth! Don't give up! ou can beat her!" Angel cried.
//Mother....I am more than a man already......i am more than you will ever be...Myself and Angel...together, we can rule our own world.....and you cannot destroy that...\\Sephiroth said.
//WEAKLING!!!!\\ Jenova screamed....another wave of pain shot through Sephiroth like a thousand flaming knives and he collasped.
//Mother..i am sorry...\\
//You weak, pathetic fool...\\ Jenova's voice began to fade. //I could have made you into something great.....and you give it up for one wench......one.........miserable........little....wench...\\
Jenova's voice faded away into nothing and Sephiroth felt as if a huge weight had been lefted from his shoulders.
"Angel....."Sephiroth said, turning to her.
Angel gazed into his emerald green eyes with her own blue ones.
"Sephiroth........"she said, taking him in her arms as he collasped weakly.
Angel muttered a simple spell and a sparkling green light surrounded Sephiroth, healing him. Sephiroth groaned and stood up.
"I'm free of Jenova............"he said.
Angel smiled. "You faced her...and you triumphed in the end...."she said...
Sephiroth walked over to the tank and peered in. "Your brother is in a bad way.....if we don't work fast, he might not make it..."he said.
Angel nodded. She cracked her knuckles muttered the incantation for a level 3 Fire spell. There was a bright flash of orange light and the cage door had melted enough for her to reach in and hoist Nanaki onto her back.
AAAARRROOOGA!!! ARRRROOOGA!!!
The security alarms rang out all around them.
"Damn..come on! We gotta fly!" said Sephiroth and before Angel could protest, he had blasted a window with an ice spell, causing it to shatter, hoisted Angel over one shoulder, Nanaki over the other and flew off into the night, narrowly avoiding the gunshots from the many guards that had now gathered at the broken window...
****** It was almost dawn by the time Sephiroth had landed in Nibelheim. The 3 had taken refuge in the town inn, due to the fact that Sephiroth was now a wanted criminal and Angel and Nanaki's hometown was burned to the ground.
Angel closed the bedroom door as she exitted. "I've put a Regen spell on Nanaki..hopefully, he'll be over the worst by morning..."she said.
Sephiroth nodded and continued to gaze into the fire in the fireplace as Angel walked into the living room and sat beside him.
"Angel? Can i tell you something?"Sephiroth said, turning to face her.
Angel nodded. "Sure."
"When Jenova got inside my head....she yelled at me for giving up my destiny..she said that i had disobeyed her..and that she would never be born......she said i was weak.....and for a long time, i believed her..."said Sephiroth.
Angel placed a hand on his shoulder. "Sephiroth....you're not weak.....you're stronger than any man i've know..your compassionate..you've saved the lives of myself and my brother...."
Sephiroth placed a finger on her lips. "Ssh...I only defeated Jenova because you gave me strenght......Angel...i've never felt like this before....all these feelings..they're new to me....."he said, blushing slightly.
Angel smiled. "Sephiroth..i understand...since i met you...i've been feeling strange emotions too......at first, i did'nt believe it...but now i know......i think.....i think i've fallen in love with you..."
Sephiroth smiled. Without thinking, he took one of Angel's hands in his own and raised it to his cheek. He closed his eyes for a moment, feeling how soft and gentle her hands where.
"You're the first person i've ever loved....and the first person who loved me back...."he whispered, eyes still closed.....
Suddenly, he felt a strange new feeling on his lips. He opened his eyes slightly and found that Angel was kissing him gently, her eyes closed and her other hand resting on his other cheek.
He smiled inwardly to himself and closed his eyes completly, getting lost in the kiss...
Angel.......thank you...you thought me the true meaning of love..he thought.
Sephiroth....thank you.....you gave me courage to face my fears....you saved my life twice...you saved my brother.....thank you for everything.......she thought.
I love you... They both thought in unison, as they continued to get lost in the sweet, innocent, yet passionate, kiss......
*******THE END...FOR NOW......************************** ~A/N: Hi!!! Shasta here! Well, what do you think? Review and let me know! In replay to the reviews, Sephiroth is a virgin to BOTH love and ....*nudge nudge, wink wink*! I'm glad you all like the 'Nanaki's Species Evolution' idea. Also, i know it SEEMS Mary Sue-ish, but this is NOT a Mary Sue. It's an Alternate Universe, peeps!
Glad i cleared that up... I might continue this story if i get any good plot suggestions. (Hard to believe i wrote THIS chapter on writer's block, huh?) Review me with your opinions and suggestions! By the way, boys, i'm single if you wanna send marraige proposals! ^_^ Don't forget to include details!
Flames will be used to melt my Goku and Cloud Strife action figures! *evil smirk* Peace out! *does a peace sign, then prances off to the Pixie Stick Factory*~
~Peace, Love And Everything!~
~Shasta~ ************************************************************* ~28th September, 2002~