Beyond The Northern Skies Disclaimer: This is a AU of FF7. FF7 characters do not belong to me.
Note: And of course, this is a Shounen-ai fic (boy/boy love.
Consider Yourself Warned.
Escape
Cloud had never felt so confused before. He didn't understand why he was standing up for a ShinRa, didn't understant the feeling, the need to protect him. Was it the look in his eyes? He knew the ShinRa were evil, but he got the impression that Rufus was very naive. His mind was trying to figure out why was it that he felt this way, especially for someone who he didn't know as Barrett was pointing his Gun arm at him.
Cloud heard Tifa's voice, begging Barrett to reconsider, but her voice was distant to him, so far away. The only voice that was clear in his mind was of Rufus. The fear and pain he heard in them, asking him if he was going to kill him.
"Barrett, please... this is crazy. It doesn't have to come to this!"
"Tifa, this bastard is going to get us executed, I won't allow that to happen, not to us who have fought so hard for all these years!"
The blond sighed deeply, coming to a conclusion. He put his hands up as a sign of peace.
"Barrett... He doesn't have to go back, and he doesn't have to stay either"
"What are you talking about ShinRa?!"
Cloud ignored that comment.
"I can take him away from here... away from this base... the Turks won't ever find him here, and I won't let him tell on us, just please... just give me a chance to get him far away from this place"
"Fuck you! you will take him, pretending that you are taking him away from Midgar, but you'll take him right to headquaters, and give us in!"
Tifa didn't think she heard right.
"Cloud... what are you saying?"
"I'll get rid of him... but my own way"
"Where are you taking him to?"
"C'mon Tifa, does it really matter? And what the hell are you so worry about Barrett, if you go down, I'll go down too!"
"For the rescue of the vice-president, they'll let you free and clean... who knows, they might give you your old job back"
Cloud sighed heavily. There was no way to get Barrett to see reason. He would get Rufus away from Midgar. If they left him behind, that meant they thought that he was dead. So it won't be so difficult, but they are looking for the body. That's all they are going to be looking for.
"I could end everything right here and now you know? you won't have to worry, you won't feel much pain... although I can't say the same thing for ShinRa boy"
"Listen here Barrett... and listen good. You can empty your ammo on me, but remember... I'm a SOLDIER, and SOLDIERs don't die easily, your pathetic weapon won't do much damage on me. By the time you finish shooting, I'll be at you, and you won't even feel my blade as it separates your head from your body"
Barrett growled, and Tifa had to hold him back.
"Is that a threat you ShinRa fuck?! you think you can threatened me?! you're nothing but a low life... yeah, that's what you are..."
But no matter what Barrett threw at the blond, he knew that Cloud was right. He sighed and made to turn away.
"You do that Cloud, take the boy and get the fuck out of here. But remember... If anything happens, I'll personally hunt you down and make sure my bullets will be enough to keep you down..."
Barrett looked at Tifa and shook his head, and slowly made his way out of the bar. Tifa's gaze turned to Cloud, speechless from his decision.
"Cloud... does that mean that you're leaving me?"
Her voice contained a bit of sorrow, and concern.
"Yes, that would be a wise decision now"
"You were able to avoid all this chaos Cloud... If you had only left him behind, or let Barrett do his job..."
He felt anger inside him. At what she was proposing. It was absurd.
"And do what Tifa?! Kill him? Look... I don't care, alright?"
He walked away, leaving Tifa with a silent plee.
"Cloud... I need you here"
It was but a whisper, a whisper that was too low to be heard.
Cloud entered the room where Rufus was being kept. He closed the door behind him, carefully as not to wake him up if he was asleep. He walked up to the bed and sighed. 'He's asleep'. Cloud took the time to take a better look at Rufus. An image of an angel came formed in his mind, and he smiled. Rufus was beautiful, never had he seen someone as beautiful. He suddenly came aware of a pair of blue eyes that stared up at him. There was something about that gaze... and he couldn't put a finger on it.
"Cloud?"
He received a nod for his answer. Rufus tried to sit up, but Cloud gently pushed him back down onto the bed.
"We need to talk..."
Talk? What in the world would he have to say to me? Rufus realized that he probably was going to get killed. Was he here again to ask him his last wishes?
"You're going to kill me aren't you?"
Cloud sighed, and regretted it a second later as he saw the fear in Rufus eyes.
"Alright... doesn't matter, I've never been afraid to die"
His expression didn't give him away, the truth was that just like everybody else, he was terrified of death. He should've know it would come to this. He wondered why nobody has found him yet, but he killed that though immediatly after, knowing his father, he probably doesn't even notice him missing.
"I'm not going to kill you, nobody's going to kill you"
Rufus stared hard at Cloud, not sure if he really heard sadness in his voice.
"Then..."
"But you can't stay here either"
"You're taking me back to my father?"
The panic was too obvious to be missed. Rufus thought quickly, he had to do something. He didn't want to go back 'home'.
"Listen, Cloud... I thank you for your help, but um... you see..."
He didn't know what to say, and he was glad when Cloud interrupted him.
"No, I'm not taking you back to your father... I don't think that'll be very smart, considering, that we have kidnapped you..."
Rufus let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Cloud was looking at him suspeciously.
"Well... If not going to kill me, nor can I stay here, nor are you taking me back home... then, what are you going to do with me?"
"I'm taking you away from Midgar?"
There hasn't been many times where Rufus was left speechless. He didn't think that there were many things that would surprise him. But the blond in front of him had managed to do both things. Cloud taking him away? It certainly seemed he was still sleeping. He turned on his side and closed his eyes. Cloud not knowing what was happening, panicked and got closer to the blond, to see if he was alright, touching his forehead just in case.
"Rufus? Rufus are you alright?"
Cloud placed his hand on the side of Rufus' face to make him look at him.
"Rufus?"
Rufus sighed, still with his eyes closed.
"It's alright Cloud, I just need to wake up from this unexpected dream"
Cloud looked at him with confusion, not knowing what Rufus meant. He sighed in relieve nonetheless. Glad that Rufus was alright. Cloud took the strands of hair that was obscuring Rufus face, and gently pushed them behind the blond's ear. He smiled to himself, not understanding this feeling, but liking it either way, and he slowly made his way to the door.
Note: And of course, this is a Shounen-ai fic (boy/boy love.
Consider Yourself Warned.
Escape
Cloud had never felt so confused before. He didn't understand why he was standing up for a ShinRa, didn't understant the feeling, the need to protect him. Was it the look in his eyes? He knew the ShinRa were evil, but he got the impression that Rufus was very naive. His mind was trying to figure out why was it that he felt this way, especially for someone who he didn't know as Barrett was pointing his Gun arm at him.
Cloud heard Tifa's voice, begging Barrett to reconsider, but her voice was distant to him, so far away. The only voice that was clear in his mind was of Rufus. The fear and pain he heard in them, asking him if he was going to kill him.
"Barrett, please... this is crazy. It doesn't have to come to this!"
"Tifa, this bastard is going to get us executed, I won't allow that to happen, not to us who have fought so hard for all these years!"
The blond sighed deeply, coming to a conclusion. He put his hands up as a sign of peace.
"Barrett... He doesn't have to go back, and he doesn't have to stay either"
"What are you talking about ShinRa?!"
Cloud ignored that comment.
"I can take him away from here... away from this base... the Turks won't ever find him here, and I won't let him tell on us, just please... just give me a chance to get him far away from this place"
"Fuck you! you will take him, pretending that you are taking him away from Midgar, but you'll take him right to headquaters, and give us in!"
Tifa didn't think she heard right.
"Cloud... what are you saying?"
"I'll get rid of him... but my own way"
"Where are you taking him to?"
"C'mon Tifa, does it really matter? And what the hell are you so worry about Barrett, if you go down, I'll go down too!"
"For the rescue of the vice-president, they'll let you free and clean... who knows, they might give you your old job back"
Cloud sighed heavily. There was no way to get Barrett to see reason. He would get Rufus away from Midgar. If they left him behind, that meant they thought that he was dead. So it won't be so difficult, but they are looking for the body. That's all they are going to be looking for.
"I could end everything right here and now you know? you won't have to worry, you won't feel much pain... although I can't say the same thing for ShinRa boy"
"Listen here Barrett... and listen good. You can empty your ammo on me, but remember... I'm a SOLDIER, and SOLDIERs don't die easily, your pathetic weapon won't do much damage on me. By the time you finish shooting, I'll be at you, and you won't even feel my blade as it separates your head from your body"
Barrett growled, and Tifa had to hold him back.
"Is that a threat you ShinRa fuck?! you think you can threatened me?! you're nothing but a low life... yeah, that's what you are..."
But no matter what Barrett threw at the blond, he knew that Cloud was right. He sighed and made to turn away.
"You do that Cloud, take the boy and get the fuck out of here. But remember... If anything happens, I'll personally hunt you down and make sure my bullets will be enough to keep you down..."
Barrett looked at Tifa and shook his head, and slowly made his way out of the bar. Tifa's gaze turned to Cloud, speechless from his decision.
"Cloud... does that mean that you're leaving me?"
Her voice contained a bit of sorrow, and concern.
"Yes, that would be a wise decision now"
"You were able to avoid all this chaos Cloud... If you had only left him behind, or let Barrett do his job..."
He felt anger inside him. At what she was proposing. It was absurd.
"And do what Tifa?! Kill him? Look... I don't care, alright?"
He walked away, leaving Tifa with a silent plee.
"Cloud... I need you here"
It was but a whisper, a whisper that was too low to be heard.
Cloud entered the room where Rufus was being kept. He closed the door behind him, carefully as not to wake him up if he was asleep. He walked up to the bed and sighed. 'He's asleep'. Cloud took the time to take a better look at Rufus. An image of an angel came formed in his mind, and he smiled. Rufus was beautiful, never had he seen someone as beautiful. He suddenly came aware of a pair of blue eyes that stared up at him. There was something about that gaze... and he couldn't put a finger on it.
"Cloud?"
He received a nod for his answer. Rufus tried to sit up, but Cloud gently pushed him back down onto the bed.
"We need to talk..."
Talk? What in the world would he have to say to me? Rufus realized that he probably was going to get killed. Was he here again to ask him his last wishes?
"You're going to kill me aren't you?"
Cloud sighed, and regretted it a second later as he saw the fear in Rufus eyes.
"Alright... doesn't matter, I've never been afraid to die"
His expression didn't give him away, the truth was that just like everybody else, he was terrified of death. He should've know it would come to this. He wondered why nobody has found him yet, but he killed that though immediatly after, knowing his father, he probably doesn't even notice him missing.
"I'm not going to kill you, nobody's going to kill you"
Rufus stared hard at Cloud, not sure if he really heard sadness in his voice.
"Then..."
"But you can't stay here either"
"You're taking me back to my father?"
The panic was too obvious to be missed. Rufus thought quickly, he had to do something. He didn't want to go back 'home'.
"Listen, Cloud... I thank you for your help, but um... you see..."
He didn't know what to say, and he was glad when Cloud interrupted him.
"No, I'm not taking you back to your father... I don't think that'll be very smart, considering, that we have kidnapped you..."
Rufus let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Cloud was looking at him suspeciously.
"Well... If not going to kill me, nor can I stay here, nor are you taking me back home... then, what are you going to do with me?"
"I'm taking you away from Midgar?"
There hasn't been many times where Rufus was left speechless. He didn't think that there were many things that would surprise him. But the blond in front of him had managed to do both things. Cloud taking him away? It certainly seemed he was still sleeping. He turned on his side and closed his eyes. Cloud not knowing what was happening, panicked and got closer to the blond, to see if he was alright, touching his forehead just in case.
"Rufus? Rufus are you alright?"
Cloud placed his hand on the side of Rufus' face to make him look at him.
"Rufus?"
Rufus sighed, still with his eyes closed.
"It's alright Cloud, I just need to wake up from this unexpected dream"
Cloud looked at him with confusion, not knowing what Rufus meant. He sighed in relieve nonetheless. Glad that Rufus was alright. Cloud took the strands of hair that was obscuring Rufus face, and gently pushed them behind the blond's ear. He smiled to himself, not understanding this feeling, but liking it either way, and he slowly made his way to the door.