Some Surprises Are in Order

Chapter 16

By General Sephiroth

For most of her life, the name Hojo had been a word of scorn, anger, and laughter; a name drilled into her head as a word of fear. "Stay away from ShinRa, and most importantly Professor Hojo. Hojo is the one whom did this to me" Vincent said holding up the claw, "he is a man that has no love in his heart, and loves to destroy the lives of those whom are happy" he said to a young 10 year old Megan.

Anger flared at that name; she hated that name more then life itself. Hojo, the monster that had shot her father and made him into what Vincent often thought as a monster. When she was about to open her mouth and curse Hojo, Allen stepped in and took her chance away. "What are you doing to her Hojo?" Allen looked at the pale shaking girl and laughed "showing her your lovely charm, are we?" He walked over and leaned against the table at which Megan laid upon, gently placing a hand on her arm to comfort her.

Hojo just laughed. "Leave now Allen… you have other more important things to be doing right now."

Allen just grinned. "I don't think I will be following those orders Hojo." With that said, Allen just glared at the Professor, challenging him to do anything.

Hojo glared in return; he did not like it when people did not listen to him, and for a matter of fact, he did not like Allen at all! So he just grinned and the sound of a loud slap was heard through out the labs.

Allen's face flew to the side while a flash of red flew off of his mouth. "Do not challenge me again Allen, or you will not like the result. Now leave!"

Allen ignored the blood running down his face, refusing to give Hojo the satisfaction of knowing how much it hurt. Despite his warning, Allen stayed right where he was. Suddenly without warning another slap, only louder this time, was heard. Blood flashed again only this time landing on the frightened girl. Because of her lack of sight, she could only wonder as to what landed on her arm.

When Allen still refused to show any reaction to this treatment, Hojo's only tactic was to just glare and storm away. Allen grunted in pain and looked down at Megan. "Sorry that I bled on you Little One" he said as he wiped the blood off of her arm.

"Little One" Megan thought it could not be...could it? she once again thought. This was not the first time that Allen had reminded her of another, yet while he was there, she could not bring herself to give it much thought least he being to realize what she knew.

"Not again," someone said while entering the labs. "Allen! How many times must I tell you, I am sick and tired of bandaging you up." The voice held a very strong French accent, with a hint of laughter in it. "Let me take a look at it," the voice paused as if looking at Allen's wounds. "Ah… this one might need a stitch or two. Dammit Allen! Don't challenge him anymore, at least not over these petty things, we can't afford to have you dead, no?"

Allen laughed, "he is not going to kill me Javier; he needs me too much."

Javier laughed back. "Yeah your most likely right, but still," he sighed, "I guess what ever I say is not going to change who you act, is it Allen?"

Allen smiled "nope."

Javier just sighed. "Have it your way, just know I am getting sick of putting you back together." The sound of a drawer opening was heard while Megan wondered who Javier was and what he meant by "putting him back together".

"Now, this might sting. I need to clean this" Javier said to Allen.

"Not the iodine" Allen said in a high shrill voice.

"Don't be a baby Allen" Javier said as he put some of the iodine on a cotton swab and put it to Allen's cut.

"AHHHHHHHH!!" Allen yelped. "That stings like a mother!"

Javier just shook his head with a laugh. "Baby."

Megan snickered at Javier's remark.

Javier looked down at her with a sad smile. "Hullo there Megan, good to see you awake for once. Allen only lets me watch over you while you're asleep. I'm Javier, one of your happy-go-lucky kidnappers, as you'd say."

Another voice then came into the conversation, from right on the other side of her, which scared her greatly because she never heard him approach. "And I am Anthony, but caul me Tony though, please." Tony had a strong Bronx accent with which for some really odd reason made her smile. He did not sound as old to her as the others, he had to be somewhere around her age. Tony smiled at Javier and Allen "I'll watch her. Yous guys go and stop that bleedin'. Oh and, uh Allen, try not ta cry." Javier and Megan both laughed at that only to receive glares from Allen.

Allen just went "hmph" at the three of them and walked out of the room with Javier trailing behind.

Tony sighed and looked down at her. A look of pure sadness filled his face and eyes, which Megan could not see and for that Tony was very thankful for. "I'm so-rry Meg" he said more to himself then her.

"Huh" Megan asked not expecting him to say anything like that to her; after all he kidnapped her, why would he be sorry about it?

Tony's eyes widened he had not meant to actually say that aloud. He laughed nervously "uhm heh, nothin'." Gently he reached out and took her hand in his and ran his thumb over her knuckles to comfort her.

Megan smiled at this sing of comfort, yet she did not know why, it made her happy that Tony was here; she did not feel that with the others. "Thank you Tony for staying with me."

Tony smiled and teared up at this. "What are you thinking 'bout me, ya know… for ah, kidnappin' ya and bringin' ya to this hell?"

Megan was stumped at his question: why was she happy that he was there. " I don't know if I can answer you on that; I am just happy that you are here; you make me feel safe."

Tony just sighed as he unstrapped her left arm. "You need the bandage changed," he said as he started to unwrap her arm.

When he finished Megan reached out to squeeze his hand, yet was not expecting his squeaky reply of "that is... no..t my..hand…"

Authors Notes: Heeheehee look another chapter and it has not taken months to come out. Now I know the question on all of your minds is what is it she grabbed instead of his hand. Well to find out you will have to read the next chapter. Heeheehee I am evil. If you review I will get the next chapter out faster, because your reviews make me happy.