Epilogue:

It had been an hour or so, maybe even more, but none-the-less, Hojo had noticed that Cloud had not been there for quite some time now. The last he had seen of the boy was him going into the bathroom. Perhaps he was doing that thing again, where he was hiding in the bathroom, sulking. With a grimace, the scientist turned away from work, and headed to the restroom.

The man had noticed before, the spacing out and such that the boy had been doing lately. That in fact was the reason that the scientist decided to make his moves, to see if the boy would really go with him, do things with him. But, maybe that was why the boy had been so willing to do things like that?

The bathroom door was locked. Locked? Hojo wondered why it would be locked, but he was more or less just worried about why that boy had been in there for so long. There was no reason for Cloud to be in there for that long, no reason at all, unless he was zoning out again. If he was, Hojo would have to see what the problem was, bring him back to his quarters, and let him rest for a while.

"Cloud? Cloud, are you alright?" Calls in vain. Hojo received no answer, only silence, before calling out again. That damned boy. Turning away, the black haired man made his way over to a counter, pulling out drawers. Somewhere, there was bound to be a screwdriver.

To say the least, Hojo was worried. That boy had been on his thoughts for ages, ever since the moment he really got to meet Cloud. Of course, when he saw him at first, there was that bit of interest, but that was nothing to pay attention to. Ever since he did meet that boy, he wanted him, to get to know him and to have nothing short of a loving relationship. At the least, they could have sex a few times. That was what he had been after though, since he noticed how out of reach the boy had become. There was no way he was going to have a relationship with someone who kept zoning out, as if going to their own world to get away from this one. People like that, they didn't want to love someone in a world they didn't want to be in. So, sex was all Hojo was sure he would get, until he could figure out what was wrong.

A screwdriver found, and he made his way back over to the bathroom door. Carefully, he removed the part of the doorknob he could, pulled out a few more pieces, then pulled the door open. "Cloud . . ?" There was no response. There was no light, either. Hojo reached up, to run his hand over the wall, 'til he found the switch, then clicked it on. Brown eyes looked up at the light as it flickered on, and then that gaze dropped down to the floor, expecting to see that blonde curled up against the wall, holding his knees to his chest. But, what he saw was nothing less than a pool of blood, a knife. . .

So that was the reason that Cloud had been zoning out so frequently. He wanted to die. What a stupid thing, Hojo thought, as he turned away. What a stupid thing to go and kill yourself. What a stupid, selfish thing to do.

Turning away, Hojo made his way back to where he had been before he decided to find the boy. What a stupid thing to do.

"Gather some people to clean the restroom." A glance was given up to one of his assistants, before looking back down at the person below him. "I hope you turn out much better than the last one. . ."

What a stupid, and predictable thing to do.

(A/N: Hah. Yeah. I had to do the epilogue in third person, so yeah. UHM, I'm thinking . . . that this story might lead up to another one, but it may not. Thank you for reading. :) And thank you for reviewing, person-I-don't-remember-the-name-of-at-the-moment. Sorry, I'm writing this right now and I don't have internet connection, so I can't check your name, and I'll forget to re-do this before I put it up. :x Really sorry, but thanks for reading! I just wish more people liked my writing. :) Well. Thank you whomever else may have read this! AND, whomever has reviewed this, I GIVE MANY THANKS! I love reviews. :) Flames, praise, comments, pointing out typos (which I have a lot of.), anything. XD So yeah. :) I'm just babbling, so THANK YOU. And see you in my next story! ;)