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Death sighed as he listened with half an ear to his sister's rantings.
'Fine don't listen to me Death! But it's your own fault if Sever and Protes come mess you up!' Time spat vehemently.
Death waved a non-committal hand. 'They wouldn't try. Besides it seems like Sever has done his job.' He replied.
'What are you talking about? They've both turned against us, and struck me!' Time said enraged.
'Sever was to incapacitate Protes so Fate would be unable to use him. I wasn't expecting you to go tell Sever everything but that's a minor detail.' Death retorted, ignoring his sister's anger.
'Minor!?' she snapped. 'I wasn't expecting him to even ask me about it! I think you're both starting to lose your grip! Fine keep hoping that you're plans work out but I know this, those renegade Immortals with be a thorn in your sides now!' Time told him and faded away, her red dress swishing angrily momentarily as it went.
'So dramatic.' Death sighed and slowly retrieved a blue sword from the recesses of his robe.
'As for you...' he said to the sword.
'Pure luck!' Mort interrupted.
'Enough of the attitude. That blond mortal saved your ass by helping Aeris defeat Rage.' Death said as he placed the sword out in the void.
A skeletal hand grew from the hilt and gripped it as the rest of Mort formed. Mort flexed his arm and the sword swished softly.
'I want to go back.' He demanded.
'Don't push it.' Death replied standing so that his flaring red eyes met Mort's blue sparks.
'You're seriously going to leave Aeris on her own?' Mort said questioning Death's judgement.
'Well it wasn't like you were doing your job.' Death retorted in a sarcastic tone.
'Then what am I to do now? You've reinstated me so you must have something for me?' Mort asked eagerly.
'Well against my better judgement I'm giving you a second chance.' Death said graciously.
'More like because Sever went renegade.' Mort muttered under his breath.
Death shot him a look and continued. 'Instead of helping Aeris you can now go find Sever and Protes and diminish them. No doubt Time is looking for them too.' He said with a smirk.
Mort clicked his heels and gave a mock salute. 'Whatever you say Lord.' He said dryly and stalked off mumbling to himself.
Death sighed. Regardless of what he had told Time, having Sever and Protes running loose was a major problem. Sure it meant Fate lost a servant but he too was a man down. Why did his stupid sister tell Sever his past? Oh well Mort was no good guarding Squall so he may as well try and do something useful.
He dozed peacefully surrounded by warmth, feeling as if he was floating slowly and calmly. The pain he had been trying to deny was no longer with him and his dormant mind assumed that was a good thing, unless he was now dead and it was his soul floating free.
He took the risk and opened his eyes looking up into the face of an angel. 'So this is Heaven?' he thought to himself.
'Good you're awake.' The angel said smiling with relief.
Zell then looked down and found that he was sitting in a bathtub of warm, slightly pale red water. 'So I'm still alive?' he murmured.
'Yeah...' was all Aeris could say in reply.
Zell rose shakily, the water cascading from his soaked clothes and shivered slightly as the air blew over his damp limbs.
Aeris grabbed his arm and helped him out, his feet squelching as they touched the floor.
Zell looked down at his legs and saw that his wounds had disappeared. 'So what was with the bath?' he asked drowsily.
'Just something to get you clean and keep you warm at the same time.' Aeris told him.
Zell tugged at his damp clothes. 'Cool, but I think I'd better go change now.' He told her grinning adding in his head 'If only you'd come join me.'
Aeris followed Zell from the communal bathroom back to his room, staying nearby in case he should fall or anything but he seemed fine as he strode through the corridors dripping water everywhere.
Zell pushed his door open, leaving a damp handprint on the pale grey wood, and started pulling his gloves off, dropping them on the floor and then continued by peeling his jacket and T-shirt off with soft sucking noises as it came away from his skin whilst the door swung shut behind him and Aeris.
Aeris felt her cheeks become warmer and no doubt pinker as Zell proceeded to remove his drenched clothes without any sign of embarrassment or signal that he was going to stop at any point.
Zell paused in the act of undoing his shorts at the sound of a polite cough. He looked round and saw Aeris leant against the door, her cheeks flushed red and an embarrassed smile on her face.
'Oh right... forgot.' Zell replied sheepishly and cast round for a towel eventually finding one folded over the back of his chair.
He wrapped it around his waist, rivulets of water trickling down his bare tanned torso and soaking into it, and he gave Aeris a brief look and she obediently closed her eyes.
She listened to the sound of damp cloth crashing to the floor and the whisper of the towel as he dried himself with it. Her mischievous side whispered to her to take her quick peek, assuring her that he'd never know but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
A small droplet of water landing on her nose made her open her eyes in surprise and found herself looking directly into Zell's blue ones a mischievous twinkle appearing in them as his hands slid down the wall either side of her and he drew nearer his lips meeting hers with no resistance.
Death sighed as he listened with half an ear to his sister's rantings.
'Fine don't listen to me Death! But it's your own fault if Sever and Protes come mess you up!' Time spat vehemently.
Death waved a non-committal hand. 'They wouldn't try. Besides it seems like Sever has done his job.' He replied.
'What are you talking about? They've both turned against us, and struck me!' Time said enraged.
'Sever was to incapacitate Protes so Fate would be unable to use him. I wasn't expecting you to go tell Sever everything but that's a minor detail.' Death retorted, ignoring his sister's anger.
'Minor!?' she snapped. 'I wasn't expecting him to even ask me about it! I think you're both starting to lose your grip! Fine keep hoping that you're plans work out but I know this, those renegade Immortals with be a thorn in your sides now!' Time told him and faded away, her red dress swishing angrily momentarily as it went.
'So dramatic.' Death sighed and slowly retrieved a blue sword from the recesses of his robe.
'As for you...' he said to the sword.
'Pure luck!' Mort interrupted.
'Enough of the attitude. That blond mortal saved your ass by helping Aeris defeat Rage.' Death said as he placed the sword out in the void.
A skeletal hand grew from the hilt and gripped it as the rest of Mort formed. Mort flexed his arm and the sword swished softly.
'I want to go back.' He demanded.
'Don't push it.' Death replied standing so that his flaring red eyes met Mort's blue sparks.
'You're seriously going to leave Aeris on her own?' Mort said questioning Death's judgement.
'Well it wasn't like you were doing your job.' Death retorted in a sarcastic tone.
'Then what am I to do now? You've reinstated me so you must have something for me?' Mort asked eagerly.
'Well against my better judgement I'm giving you a second chance.' Death said graciously.
'More like because Sever went renegade.' Mort muttered under his breath.
Death shot him a look and continued. 'Instead of helping Aeris you can now go find Sever and Protes and diminish them. No doubt Time is looking for them too.' He said with a smirk.
Mort clicked his heels and gave a mock salute. 'Whatever you say Lord.' He said dryly and stalked off mumbling to himself.
Death sighed. Regardless of what he had told Time, having Sever and Protes running loose was a major problem. Sure it meant Fate lost a servant but he too was a man down. Why did his stupid sister tell Sever his past? Oh well Mort was no good guarding Squall so he may as well try and do something useful.
He dozed peacefully surrounded by warmth, feeling as if he was floating slowly and calmly. The pain he had been trying to deny was no longer with him and his dormant mind assumed that was a good thing, unless he was now dead and it was his soul floating free.
He took the risk and opened his eyes looking up into the face of an angel. 'So this is Heaven?' he thought to himself.
'Good you're awake.' The angel said smiling with relief.
Zell then looked down and found that he was sitting in a bathtub of warm, slightly pale red water. 'So I'm still alive?' he murmured.
'Yeah...' was all Aeris could say in reply.
Zell rose shakily, the water cascading from his soaked clothes and shivered slightly as the air blew over his damp limbs.
Aeris grabbed his arm and helped him out, his feet squelching as they touched the floor.
Zell looked down at his legs and saw that his wounds had disappeared. 'So what was with the bath?' he asked drowsily.
'Just something to get you clean and keep you warm at the same time.' Aeris told him.
Zell tugged at his damp clothes. 'Cool, but I think I'd better go change now.' He told her grinning adding in his head 'If only you'd come join me.'
Aeris followed Zell from the communal bathroom back to his room, staying nearby in case he should fall or anything but he seemed fine as he strode through the corridors dripping water everywhere.
Zell pushed his door open, leaving a damp handprint on the pale grey wood, and started pulling his gloves off, dropping them on the floor and then continued by peeling his jacket and T-shirt off with soft sucking noises as it came away from his skin whilst the door swung shut behind him and Aeris.
Aeris felt her cheeks become warmer and no doubt pinker as Zell proceeded to remove his drenched clothes without any sign of embarrassment or signal that he was going to stop at any point.
Zell paused in the act of undoing his shorts at the sound of a polite cough. He looked round and saw Aeris leant against the door, her cheeks flushed red and an embarrassed smile on her face.
'Oh right... forgot.' Zell replied sheepishly and cast round for a towel eventually finding one folded over the back of his chair.
He wrapped it around his waist, rivulets of water trickling down his bare tanned torso and soaking into it, and he gave Aeris a brief look and she obediently closed her eyes.
She listened to the sound of damp cloth crashing to the floor and the whisper of the towel as he dried himself with it. Her mischievous side whispered to her to take her quick peek, assuring her that he'd never know but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
A small droplet of water landing on her nose made her open her eyes in surprise and found herself looking directly into Zell's blue ones a mischievous twinkle appearing in them as his hands slid down the wall either side of her and he drew nearer his lips meeting hers with no resistance.