Title: Moments of Transition: Unexpected Arrival's
Pairings: 1+2x1, Sephiroth x Cloud, Zack+1, slight Sephiroth+1+Cloud
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the GW or Final Fantasy 7 character *sniffs* no matter
how much I would love too *attempts to steal Heero and Cloud-kun but fails* they both
belong to there respective owners *looks over at a glaring Duo and Seph-sama and
sweatdrops*
Betaed: Ha~i by my wonderful Yume-chan *huggles* Arigatou Yume-chan!!
Warnings: Shounen Ai, OOC, violence, possible Yaoi in later chapters
It was starting out to be another typical day at the SOLDIERs headquarters. Cadets were
running drills around the training grounds while the majority of the first and second
class SOLDIERs practiced their various sword techniques against each other within the
base gym.
Sitting in a quiet office over looking the training grounds though, was a solitary figure
with porcelain white skin, long silver hair that ran down his leather clad form and eyes
the colour of jade that emitted a soft glow from within them.
The sound of pen on paper was the only thing that could be heard within the room as the
dark-clad man continued his daily duty of signing endless amounts of paperwork pilled up
on his desk.
Hearing the door open as someone entered the room, the silver haired man didn't even look
up from his work as he greeted "Good morning Zack"
Running a hand through his long spiky black locks, Zack unhinged the large buster sword
from his back and placed it against the desk as a wide grin spread across his tanned face.
Falling into the chair opposite the other, the first class SOLDIER replied "Morning Seph,
how are you on this fine day?"
A pale brow rose up at the dark haired man as if to say 'Shouldn't it be obvious' but
otherwise Sephiroth didn't answer as he continued on with his work.
Picking up a hand full of papers from the desk, Mako glowing hazel eyes began to quickly
scan through the documents as Zack commented "Man I am so glad that I don't have your job,
you couldn't pay me enough to do this shit"
"Now matter how much I enjoy your delightful company Zack, I am quite busy at the moment.
I'm assuming that this is not just a social visit?" The dark-clad General stated as he
placed the pen upon the desk top, finally giving the other first class SOLIER his full
attention.
Grinning sheepishly, Zack carefully returned the documents to there original spot before
getting straight to the point "Unfortunately you're right, there's a problem with Cloud"
Pale brows knitted in concern as Sephiroth asked "What's wrong? He seemed fine when I last
saw him a few hours ago"
A sombre look appeared on the dark haired SOLDIERs face before he sighed "So you haven't
noticed how he's been acting lately?"
When all he was answered with was a blank stare, Zack's form slouched further into the
chair "God Seph, please tell me that you've noticed something?"
The silver haired man's face remained as impassive as ever as Sephiroth answered "Well, I
have noticed that he's been a little quieter than usual but I figured it had something to
do with his exams coming up"
Throwing his hands up into the air, Zack groaned in frustration "Sometimes you are really
hopeless, did you know that? It's not like he's your boyfriend or anything now is it? ...Oh
wait he is!"
The dark haired SOLDIERs face became serious as Zack continued "Look I'll be blunt, the punks
from his home town have been harassing him again. I keep trying to bust the creeps but
they've stopped what ever they were doing by the time I get to the scene, so it's not like I
can call them on it"
Any traces of emotion bled from Sephiroth's jade eyes as they frosted over in a cold anger, a
deep feeling of protectiveness overcame the General as he stood up from his seat and growled
out "Give me their names and I'll personally go over there and take care of the matter myself!"
Shaking his head, glowing hazel eyes looked up at his commanding officer as Zack stated "Not
only would that action get you in deep water with the president and Heidegger but it would do
more harm than good to Cloud if you do it. He already thinks he's weak and pathetic enough and
having you racing around like a raging chocobo protecting its mate while shoving the Masamune
up their arses will not help the situation one bit"
The anger faded somewhat from the General's eyes as he composed himself before sitting back
down in his chair.
"What should I do then?" The swordsman asked while idly toying with the hilt of the Masamune
by his side.
"The only thing you can do at the moment, until we catch them in the act, is to be there for
him, and it wouldn't hurt if you tried talking to Cloud about it either" Came the response from
the dark haired SOLDIER.
Nodding his head, pale green eyes glanced quickly at the clock before returning their attention
back to his friend "It will have to wait, I've got to finish off these reports before heading
over to the science division for my scheduled session with Hojo at three. After that I will
speak to him"
A large grin spread across Zack's face as he said "Great! Now is there anything you would like
my help with?" He finished off by gesturing towards the large pile of papers neatly organised
on the desk.
Sephiroth was about to answer but the faint prickling sensation that rapidly spread over his
body stopped him from replying, raising an eyebrow in curiosity, he asked "Do you feel that?"
Hazel eyes were wide as Zack brought his gloved hands up to rub at the bare skin of his arms
"Yeah, what the hells going on?"
A slight crackling noise from above could be heard as both SOLDIERs simultaneously turned their
attentions up to the ceiling.
Zack's mouth dropped open and Sephiroth raised a single brow as thin bolts of electricity snaked
it's was across the ceiling before joining together in the centre to create a rapidly growing
ball of crackling light.
The bright flash that filled the room was quickly followed by a loud crack as a dark blob fell
out from within the light, closely followed by a second.
With a loud thud the first form landed heavily upon Sephiroth's desk, sending the previously neat
and tidy documents flying all over the place.
Having no time to dodge the second object, Zack went crashing to the floor as the other form
landed right on top of him.
Just as abruptly as the phenomenon came, the light dulled before disappearing leaving the room
the same way it was before the incident.
Ignoring the painful groan from his friend, Sephiroth carefully looked over the figure before him.
Sephiroth was proud of the fact that nothing these days could ever surprise the general of SOLDIER
after all that he had been through over the years, but for the first time since the end of the
Wutai war, the silver haired man looked down at the unconscious figure with surprise in his wide
jade eyes.
Reaching out a gloved hand, Sephiroth gently moved aside a few strands of blood mattered hair from
the figure's soaked forehead to get a better look at the injured boy.
'He looks to be about Cloud's age' The General thought as he took in the slight Wutaian appearance
of the boy before him.
Slowly, Prussian eyes fluttered open and locked directly onto Sephiroth's own. Blinking a few times
in confusion, the boy attempted to sit up but fell limply back onto the desk as he lost the battle
and fell unconscious once again.
Mako eyes watched with a detached form of fascination as a thick pool of blood began to appear
beneath the body from various wounds, staining the remaining papers a dark red almost black colour.
"Did you get the number of that bus?" Zack mumbled in annoyance as he cracked open a glowing hazel
eye to see what the weight on his chest was.
At the sight of the unconscious….boy…. he guessed, Zack leant up on his elbows as he said to himself
"What the hell?"
'What the hell exactly' The General thought as he silently observed the injured boy on his desk.
Fastening the Masamune to his side, Sephiroth carefully picked the unconscious figure up in his
arms before stepping out from behind his desk.
Looking down in disinterest at the long haired figure on Zack's chest, Sephiroth dismissed it easily
as he looked at his friend and suggested "If we are to get any answers from our unexpected guests,
it would be best if we got them to the infirmary before this one bleeds to death"
Sighting the bloody figure within the Generals hold, Zack immediately picked the braided boy up with
one arm, while his other retrieved his sword. Gesturing his head towards the doorway, the dark
haired SOLDIER said "You lead the way, I'll follow" Before following the taller swordsman out of
the office.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
"Well look at what we have here boy's, if it isn't little Strife himself" The leader of the group
announced as he eyed the smaller boy with bright wild blond spikes walking towards them, with an
almost obsessive intensity.
Totally oblivious to the trouble not far ahead of him, Cloud struggled to carry the load of books
he was carrying as his sapphire eyes read over the text written on the open page before them.
'When junction with the blue support materia, the green materia utilizes the abilities of the blue
materia'
The shoulder that bumped into his own went unnoticed as the blonde continued to absorb all the
material he was reading 'For example, when the All materia is junction up with a green materia, it
enables the user to cast single spells on multiple targets, with the exclusion of...what the?'
Annoyed sapphire eyes looked up from his now empty hands as the books tumbled down to the ground to
come face to face with Damian, one of the resident bullies from his home town of Nibelheim.
"Sorry about that Cloud, were you reading that?" Damian mocked as his dark brown eyes roamed over
the blondes form.
Not reacting to the taunt, Cloud remained silent as he carefully studied the four cadets warily
before slowly bending down to pick up his books.
"Aww no first class SOLDIER to help you carry your books today Strife? What happened, did he finally
realise that he was hanging out with a worthless loser?" The older boy sneered angrily.
The blonde smiled bitterly for a moment before Cloud quietly retorted "Maybe, but if anyone's a
lap dog here Damien, that would be you"
"Why you little!" Anger flashed in the cadet's brown eyes as he rammed his fist into Cloud's stomach.
Gasping in pain, the blonde fell down to his knee's clutching his abused stomach as the group of
cadets began to hover around him like vultures.
"You're a slippery little bastard I'll give you that Strife, but there's no one here to save your
pretty little arse now, not even your precious first class SOLDIER" Damien taunted as a sadistic
grin spread across his face.
The brisk footsteps that echoed down a nearby hallway got the boy's attention as they looked at
each other in panic. One by one, they each reluctantly began to slowly back away from their prey
before escaping down the hallway.
"God damn it!" Damien cursed angrily as he realised that his attack would have to wait once again.
Staring down in hatred at the fallen blonde, Damien's eyes narrowed as he angrily said "Watch your
back Strife! Your luck wont hold out forever" Before giving Cloud one final hard kick to the ribs
and disappeared in the opposite direction.
Wincing in pain, Cloud pushed himself off the floor to sit on his knees as he slowly began to gather
his books with one hand, while the other still clutched his throbbing mid-section.
Looking up as the footsteps came closer, sapphire eyes widened in surprise as they caught sight of
both his lover Sephiroth and his commanding officer Zack for a brief moment as the pair passed by
the cross intersection of the hallway not far from where he was.
Curious as to why they were both in such a hurry, Cloud hastily picked up the remaining books before
staggering down to the same area Sephiroth and Zack just passed.
Hearing a slight squelching noise beneath his boot, the blonde looked down and gasped softly at
the sight of the blood covering the floor "What the hell?"
Realising that the red trail followed the exact path that his friends had travelled, panic filled
the young trooper as he broke out into a mad dash after the pair.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
"Zack what's going on?" Cloud called out to the first class SOLDIER as he caught up with his friends.
Not even sparing a glance back, the dark haired SOLDIER replied "Not now Spike, I'll tell you later"
Before rushing ahead of Sephiroth and yelling "Hey we've got an emergency here"
No sooner had those words left his lips, the doors to the infirmary slid open to reveal the resident
medical officer "My god" The doctor exclaimed as he caught sight of the bloodied form within the
Generals grasp "Zack place yours in recovery room two, General follow me to the operating room"
Following the doctor's orders, without a word Zack rushed off towards the recovery room closely
followed by his young blonde friend.
Entering the operating room, Sephiroth carefully placed the injured boy on top of the cool metal table
before taking a few steps back to coolly state "I expect a full report on the boys condition once he is
stable" With one last glance at the unconscious boy, glowing jade eyes narrowed slightly in thought
before the General turned around and made his way out of the room.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
"What's the boys condition Zack?" Sephiroth asked as he entered the recovery room, unmindful of the
blood covering his black leather uniform.
Curious sapphire eyes widened at the sight of the General before switching over to the only other
SOLDIER in the room.
"He's still unconscious, hasn't even battered an eyelid since he got here. As far as I can tell, he's
got no internal or external injuries at all but we'll have to get the doc to check him out to be sure.
How's the other one?"
Walking straight over to the bed, Sephiroth carefully regarded the unconscious figure "He will live,
I do think though that we should keep their unusual arrival to ourselves until we can find out exactly
how they got here"
"Umm...Seph...What exactly happened? Who are these boy's?" Cloud asked as he quietly stood next to the
silver haired General.
Pale green eyes looked down at the small blonde as their owner smiled softly "I will tell you later this
evening but until we find out exactly what's going on here, it would be best if you didn't speak about
this to anyone"
Smiling suggestively at his General, Cloud saluted "Sure thing Sephiroth, sir"
Never to be one to deny himself anything, Sephiroth leant down and placed a chaste kiss on the young
blonde's lips before pulling Cloud into a tight embrace.
Melting into the others embrace, Cloud eagerly opened his mouth as Sephiroth ran his tongue over the
blonde's soft lips welcoming the Generals intrusion.
The loud sound of Zack clearing his throat was barely heard over Cloud's lust filled moan as he brought
up his arms to wrap around Sephiroth's neck in an attempt to deepen the kiss even further.
Unable to hide the grin plastered on his face the dark haired SOLDIER loudly interrupted "Not that I
wouldn't mind the show or anything, but I think sleeping beauty here might not find the show as
enjoyable as I do if he wakes up"
Breaking apart from his older lovers embrace, the shy smile on the blondes face was quickly replaced by
the flush of embarrassment. Bowing his head in humiliation, Cloud quietly mumbled "Sorry Zack" Before
burying his face into his lover's strong chest.
Throwing amused glances at each other, Zack just grinned lopsidedly at Sephiroth as the silver haired
General brought his arms up around the blonde and calmly said "Really Zackary there's no need to make
Cloud feel so embarrassed"
A loud crash from the other room was quickly followed by a surprised yelp from the doctor.
Wasting no time, Sephiroth released his hold on his young lover and grabbed the hilt of the Masamune
strapped to his waist before running out of the recovery room closely followed by Zack.
Bursting through the doors to the emergency room, the pair was met with an unexpected turn of events.
The medical officer was on the ground trembling in fear and holding a bleeding and obviously broken nose.
On the other side of the room stood the injured boy from earlier, holding before him a pistol which was
trained directly on the silver haired General.
Totally oblivious to the many bleeding cuts and bruises on his body, the boy's Prussian eyes held a deadly
gleam in them as he tonelessly demanded "Drop your weapons"
Sephiroth's face held no emotion in it as he said "We will lower our weapons if you lower your own"
When the boy gave no sign of either acceptance or declination, Sephiroth sheathed his Masamune. Following
his superiors actions, Zack swung his large buster sword over his shoulder and reattached it to the
magnates on his back.
A smirk appeared on the boy's face as he kept his weapon trained on the two SOLDIERS "It is foolish of
you to lower your weapon to an enemy, now move aside"
"You expect us to just let you walk out of here?" Zack blurted out in anger.
When they received no answer from the boy, Sephiroth stepped to the side and motioned for Zack to do the
same.
Reluctantly following the General's orders, narrowed hazel eyes watched as despite all the obvious
injuries, the mysterious boy darted by them and made his way to the door.
"You're just going to leave your friend behind?" Sephiroth asked as he watched the boy slide the door
open then stiffen and froze at his question.
"Who's leaving what behind now?" A groggy, slightly disorientated voice asked from behind the two
SOLDIERs.
With lightning fast reflexes, Sephiroth whipped out the Masamune and swung it around, pointing the tip
of the six foot sword at the new comer's throat.
Emotionless jade eyes turned their attention back to the immediate threat as the General said "Lower
you weapon then throw it over to us"
The pair stood absolutely still as they each sized up the threat of the other, finally the injured boy
inclined his head slightly before lowering his weapon and throwing it over into Zack's awaiting hands.
As the sword was slowly lowered from his neck, the braided boy raised his hands up in a show of peace
before peering around Sephiroth to see who they were talking to.
Violet eyes widened in surprise before blazing with anger as the boy stormed past the two SOLDIERs
"Heero 'fucking' Yuy! What the hell's the matter with you?!"
Swinging his arm back, Duo swiftly brought it forward and rammed it into Heero's face "That's what
you get you bastard for scaring me half to death! Don't you EVER do that to me again"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the only sign of his anger was the darkening of his eyes as Heero
calmly said "If you haven't noticed Duo, we have company"
Blinking a few times before realization sunk in, Duo quickly spun around and grinned sheepishly "Well,
would you look at that"
TBC
Tenshi: *huggles reviewers* I want to give a big thanks to Pink Cherry Blossom, Ashly, Curious Dream Weaver,
Chibi Chibi Cherrie, Saya, Katie14, Cheery Wolf, RVD, Anonymous, Freak_on_a_Leash, Squirrel Muffins, copp
and Cortney for all your great review.
Ok if any of you are not familiar with the Final Fantasy series or Final Fantasy 7 you dun have worry about
anything, over the next few chapter it will all be explained, like what's materia, SOLDIER, why do their
eyes glow, what's Mako etc and for those of you who know all about that's stuff already, gomen nasai I'll
put in some extra Sephy x Cloud yummies in it to make up for it *giggles then pouts* I cant promise you
any 2x1 yumminess yet since they're not together -_-;; But dun worry, it's coming ^_~
Oh and Chibi Chibi Cherrie if you could give me the link to your ficcie's, I would love to read them ^_^
and to RVD to answer your question about the Gundams I believe that nothing is ever truly invincible, so
that's why OZ's new weapon could blast through the armour.
Pairings: 1+2x1, Sephiroth x Cloud, Zack+1, slight Sephiroth+1+Cloud
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the GW or Final Fantasy 7 character *sniffs* no matter
how much I would love too *attempts to steal Heero and Cloud-kun but fails* they both
belong to there respective owners *looks over at a glaring Duo and Seph-sama and
sweatdrops*
Betaed: Ha~i by my wonderful Yume-chan *huggles* Arigatou Yume-chan!!
Warnings: Shounen Ai, OOC, violence, possible Yaoi in later chapters
It was starting out to be another typical day at the SOLDIERs headquarters. Cadets were
running drills around the training grounds while the majority of the first and second
class SOLDIERs practiced their various sword techniques against each other within the
base gym.
Sitting in a quiet office over looking the training grounds though, was a solitary figure
with porcelain white skin, long silver hair that ran down his leather clad form and eyes
the colour of jade that emitted a soft glow from within them.
The sound of pen on paper was the only thing that could be heard within the room as the
dark-clad man continued his daily duty of signing endless amounts of paperwork pilled up
on his desk.
Hearing the door open as someone entered the room, the silver haired man didn't even look
up from his work as he greeted "Good morning Zack"
Running a hand through his long spiky black locks, Zack unhinged the large buster sword
from his back and placed it against the desk as a wide grin spread across his tanned face.
Falling into the chair opposite the other, the first class SOLDIER replied "Morning Seph,
how are you on this fine day?"
A pale brow rose up at the dark haired man as if to say 'Shouldn't it be obvious' but
otherwise Sephiroth didn't answer as he continued on with his work.
Picking up a hand full of papers from the desk, Mako glowing hazel eyes began to quickly
scan through the documents as Zack commented "Man I am so glad that I don't have your job,
you couldn't pay me enough to do this shit"
"Now matter how much I enjoy your delightful company Zack, I am quite busy at the moment.
I'm assuming that this is not just a social visit?" The dark-clad General stated as he
placed the pen upon the desk top, finally giving the other first class SOLIER his full
attention.
Grinning sheepishly, Zack carefully returned the documents to there original spot before
getting straight to the point "Unfortunately you're right, there's a problem with Cloud"
Pale brows knitted in concern as Sephiroth asked "What's wrong? He seemed fine when I last
saw him a few hours ago"
A sombre look appeared on the dark haired SOLDIERs face before he sighed "So you haven't
noticed how he's been acting lately?"
When all he was answered with was a blank stare, Zack's form slouched further into the
chair "God Seph, please tell me that you've noticed something?"
The silver haired man's face remained as impassive as ever as Sephiroth answered "Well, I
have noticed that he's been a little quieter than usual but I figured it had something to
do with his exams coming up"
Throwing his hands up into the air, Zack groaned in frustration "Sometimes you are really
hopeless, did you know that? It's not like he's your boyfriend or anything now is it? ...Oh
wait he is!"
The dark haired SOLDIERs face became serious as Zack continued "Look I'll be blunt, the punks
from his home town have been harassing him again. I keep trying to bust the creeps but
they've stopped what ever they were doing by the time I get to the scene, so it's not like I
can call them on it"
Any traces of emotion bled from Sephiroth's jade eyes as they frosted over in a cold anger, a
deep feeling of protectiveness overcame the General as he stood up from his seat and growled
out "Give me their names and I'll personally go over there and take care of the matter myself!"
Shaking his head, glowing hazel eyes looked up at his commanding officer as Zack stated "Not
only would that action get you in deep water with the president and Heidegger but it would do
more harm than good to Cloud if you do it. He already thinks he's weak and pathetic enough and
having you racing around like a raging chocobo protecting its mate while shoving the Masamune
up their arses will not help the situation one bit"
The anger faded somewhat from the General's eyes as he composed himself before sitting back
down in his chair.
"What should I do then?" The swordsman asked while idly toying with the hilt of the Masamune
by his side.
"The only thing you can do at the moment, until we catch them in the act, is to be there for
him, and it wouldn't hurt if you tried talking to Cloud about it either" Came the response from
the dark haired SOLDIER.
Nodding his head, pale green eyes glanced quickly at the clock before returning their attention
back to his friend "It will have to wait, I've got to finish off these reports before heading
over to the science division for my scheduled session with Hojo at three. After that I will
speak to him"
A large grin spread across Zack's face as he said "Great! Now is there anything you would like
my help with?" He finished off by gesturing towards the large pile of papers neatly organised
on the desk.
Sephiroth was about to answer but the faint prickling sensation that rapidly spread over his
body stopped him from replying, raising an eyebrow in curiosity, he asked "Do you feel that?"
Hazel eyes were wide as Zack brought his gloved hands up to rub at the bare skin of his arms
"Yeah, what the hells going on?"
A slight crackling noise from above could be heard as both SOLDIERs simultaneously turned their
attentions up to the ceiling.
Zack's mouth dropped open and Sephiroth raised a single brow as thin bolts of electricity snaked
it's was across the ceiling before joining together in the centre to create a rapidly growing
ball of crackling light.
The bright flash that filled the room was quickly followed by a loud crack as a dark blob fell
out from within the light, closely followed by a second.
With a loud thud the first form landed heavily upon Sephiroth's desk, sending the previously neat
and tidy documents flying all over the place.
Having no time to dodge the second object, Zack went crashing to the floor as the other form
landed right on top of him.
Just as abruptly as the phenomenon came, the light dulled before disappearing leaving the room
the same way it was before the incident.
Ignoring the painful groan from his friend, Sephiroth carefully looked over the figure before him.
Sephiroth was proud of the fact that nothing these days could ever surprise the general of SOLDIER
after all that he had been through over the years, but for the first time since the end of the
Wutai war, the silver haired man looked down at the unconscious figure with surprise in his wide
jade eyes.
Reaching out a gloved hand, Sephiroth gently moved aside a few strands of blood mattered hair from
the figure's soaked forehead to get a better look at the injured boy.
'He looks to be about Cloud's age' The General thought as he took in the slight Wutaian appearance
of the boy before him.
Slowly, Prussian eyes fluttered open and locked directly onto Sephiroth's own. Blinking a few times
in confusion, the boy attempted to sit up but fell limply back onto the desk as he lost the battle
and fell unconscious once again.
Mako eyes watched with a detached form of fascination as a thick pool of blood began to appear
beneath the body from various wounds, staining the remaining papers a dark red almost black colour.
"Did you get the number of that bus?" Zack mumbled in annoyance as he cracked open a glowing hazel
eye to see what the weight on his chest was.
At the sight of the unconscious….boy…. he guessed, Zack leant up on his elbows as he said to himself
"What the hell?"
'What the hell exactly' The General thought as he silently observed the injured boy on his desk.
Fastening the Masamune to his side, Sephiroth carefully picked the unconscious figure up in his
arms before stepping out from behind his desk.
Looking down in disinterest at the long haired figure on Zack's chest, Sephiroth dismissed it easily
as he looked at his friend and suggested "If we are to get any answers from our unexpected guests,
it would be best if we got them to the infirmary before this one bleeds to death"
Sighting the bloody figure within the Generals hold, Zack immediately picked the braided boy up with
one arm, while his other retrieved his sword. Gesturing his head towards the doorway, the dark
haired SOLDIER said "You lead the way, I'll follow" Before following the taller swordsman out of
the office.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
"Well look at what we have here boy's, if it isn't little Strife himself" The leader of the group
announced as he eyed the smaller boy with bright wild blond spikes walking towards them, with an
almost obsessive intensity.
Totally oblivious to the trouble not far ahead of him, Cloud struggled to carry the load of books
he was carrying as his sapphire eyes read over the text written on the open page before them.
'When junction with the blue support materia, the green materia utilizes the abilities of the blue
materia'
The shoulder that bumped into his own went unnoticed as the blonde continued to absorb all the
material he was reading 'For example, when the All materia is junction up with a green materia, it
enables the user to cast single spells on multiple targets, with the exclusion of...what the?'
Annoyed sapphire eyes looked up from his now empty hands as the books tumbled down to the ground to
come face to face with Damian, one of the resident bullies from his home town of Nibelheim.
"Sorry about that Cloud, were you reading that?" Damian mocked as his dark brown eyes roamed over
the blondes form.
Not reacting to the taunt, Cloud remained silent as he carefully studied the four cadets warily
before slowly bending down to pick up his books.
"Aww no first class SOLDIER to help you carry your books today Strife? What happened, did he finally
realise that he was hanging out with a worthless loser?" The older boy sneered angrily.
The blonde smiled bitterly for a moment before Cloud quietly retorted "Maybe, but if anyone's a
lap dog here Damien, that would be you"
"Why you little!" Anger flashed in the cadet's brown eyes as he rammed his fist into Cloud's stomach.
Gasping in pain, the blonde fell down to his knee's clutching his abused stomach as the group of
cadets began to hover around him like vultures.
"You're a slippery little bastard I'll give you that Strife, but there's no one here to save your
pretty little arse now, not even your precious first class SOLDIER" Damien taunted as a sadistic
grin spread across his face.
The brisk footsteps that echoed down a nearby hallway got the boy's attention as they looked at
each other in panic. One by one, they each reluctantly began to slowly back away from their prey
before escaping down the hallway.
"God damn it!" Damien cursed angrily as he realised that his attack would have to wait once again.
Staring down in hatred at the fallen blonde, Damien's eyes narrowed as he angrily said "Watch your
back Strife! Your luck wont hold out forever" Before giving Cloud one final hard kick to the ribs
and disappeared in the opposite direction.
Wincing in pain, Cloud pushed himself off the floor to sit on his knees as he slowly began to gather
his books with one hand, while the other still clutched his throbbing mid-section.
Looking up as the footsteps came closer, sapphire eyes widened in surprise as they caught sight of
both his lover Sephiroth and his commanding officer Zack for a brief moment as the pair passed by
the cross intersection of the hallway not far from where he was.
Curious as to why they were both in such a hurry, Cloud hastily picked up the remaining books before
staggering down to the same area Sephiroth and Zack just passed.
Hearing a slight squelching noise beneath his boot, the blonde looked down and gasped softly at
the sight of the blood covering the floor "What the hell?"
Realising that the red trail followed the exact path that his friends had travelled, panic filled
the young trooper as he broke out into a mad dash after the pair.
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"Zack what's going on?" Cloud called out to the first class SOLDIER as he caught up with his friends.
Not even sparing a glance back, the dark haired SOLDIER replied "Not now Spike, I'll tell you later"
Before rushing ahead of Sephiroth and yelling "Hey we've got an emergency here"
No sooner had those words left his lips, the doors to the infirmary slid open to reveal the resident
medical officer "My god" The doctor exclaimed as he caught sight of the bloodied form within the
Generals grasp "Zack place yours in recovery room two, General follow me to the operating room"
Following the doctor's orders, without a word Zack rushed off towards the recovery room closely
followed by his young blonde friend.
Entering the operating room, Sephiroth carefully placed the injured boy on top of the cool metal table
before taking a few steps back to coolly state "I expect a full report on the boys condition once he is
stable" With one last glance at the unconscious boy, glowing jade eyes narrowed slightly in thought
before the General turned around and made his way out of the room.
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"What's the boys condition Zack?" Sephiroth asked as he entered the recovery room, unmindful of the
blood covering his black leather uniform.
Curious sapphire eyes widened at the sight of the General before switching over to the only other
SOLDIER in the room.
"He's still unconscious, hasn't even battered an eyelid since he got here. As far as I can tell, he's
got no internal or external injuries at all but we'll have to get the doc to check him out to be sure.
How's the other one?"
Walking straight over to the bed, Sephiroth carefully regarded the unconscious figure "He will live,
I do think though that we should keep their unusual arrival to ourselves until we can find out exactly
how they got here"
"Umm...Seph...What exactly happened? Who are these boy's?" Cloud asked as he quietly stood next to the
silver haired General.
Pale green eyes looked down at the small blonde as their owner smiled softly "I will tell you later this
evening but until we find out exactly what's going on here, it would be best if you didn't speak about
this to anyone"
Smiling suggestively at his General, Cloud saluted "Sure thing Sephiroth, sir"
Never to be one to deny himself anything, Sephiroth leant down and placed a chaste kiss on the young
blonde's lips before pulling Cloud into a tight embrace.
Melting into the others embrace, Cloud eagerly opened his mouth as Sephiroth ran his tongue over the
blonde's soft lips welcoming the Generals intrusion.
The loud sound of Zack clearing his throat was barely heard over Cloud's lust filled moan as he brought
up his arms to wrap around Sephiroth's neck in an attempt to deepen the kiss even further.
Unable to hide the grin plastered on his face the dark haired SOLDIER loudly interrupted "Not that I
wouldn't mind the show or anything, but I think sleeping beauty here might not find the show as
enjoyable as I do if he wakes up"
Breaking apart from his older lovers embrace, the shy smile on the blondes face was quickly replaced by
the flush of embarrassment. Bowing his head in humiliation, Cloud quietly mumbled "Sorry Zack" Before
burying his face into his lover's strong chest.
Throwing amused glances at each other, Zack just grinned lopsidedly at Sephiroth as the silver haired
General brought his arms up around the blonde and calmly said "Really Zackary there's no need to make
Cloud feel so embarrassed"
A loud crash from the other room was quickly followed by a surprised yelp from the doctor.
Wasting no time, Sephiroth released his hold on his young lover and grabbed the hilt of the Masamune
strapped to his waist before running out of the recovery room closely followed by Zack.
Bursting through the doors to the emergency room, the pair was met with an unexpected turn of events.
The medical officer was on the ground trembling in fear and holding a bleeding and obviously broken nose.
On the other side of the room stood the injured boy from earlier, holding before him a pistol which was
trained directly on the silver haired General.
Totally oblivious to the many bleeding cuts and bruises on his body, the boy's Prussian eyes held a deadly
gleam in them as he tonelessly demanded "Drop your weapons"
Sephiroth's face held no emotion in it as he said "We will lower our weapons if you lower your own"
When the boy gave no sign of either acceptance or declination, Sephiroth sheathed his Masamune. Following
his superiors actions, Zack swung his large buster sword over his shoulder and reattached it to the
magnates on his back.
A smirk appeared on the boy's face as he kept his weapon trained on the two SOLDIERS "It is foolish of
you to lower your weapon to an enemy, now move aside"
"You expect us to just let you walk out of here?" Zack blurted out in anger.
When they received no answer from the boy, Sephiroth stepped to the side and motioned for Zack to do the
same.
Reluctantly following the General's orders, narrowed hazel eyes watched as despite all the obvious
injuries, the mysterious boy darted by them and made his way to the door.
"You're just going to leave your friend behind?" Sephiroth asked as he watched the boy slide the door
open then stiffen and froze at his question.
"Who's leaving what behind now?" A groggy, slightly disorientated voice asked from behind the two
SOLDIERs.
With lightning fast reflexes, Sephiroth whipped out the Masamune and swung it around, pointing the tip
of the six foot sword at the new comer's throat.
Emotionless jade eyes turned their attention back to the immediate threat as the General said "Lower
you weapon then throw it over to us"
The pair stood absolutely still as they each sized up the threat of the other, finally the injured boy
inclined his head slightly before lowering his weapon and throwing it over into Zack's awaiting hands.
As the sword was slowly lowered from his neck, the braided boy raised his hands up in a show of peace
before peering around Sephiroth to see who they were talking to.
Violet eyes widened in surprise before blazing with anger as the boy stormed past the two SOLDIERs
"Heero 'fucking' Yuy! What the hell's the matter with you?!"
Swinging his arm back, Duo swiftly brought it forward and rammed it into Heero's face "That's what
you get you bastard for scaring me half to death! Don't you EVER do that to me again"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the only sign of his anger was the darkening of his eyes as Heero
calmly said "If you haven't noticed Duo, we have company"
Blinking a few times before realization sunk in, Duo quickly spun around and grinned sheepishly "Well,
would you look at that"
TBC
Tenshi: *huggles reviewers* I want to give a big thanks to Pink Cherry Blossom, Ashly, Curious Dream Weaver,
Chibi Chibi Cherrie, Saya, Katie14, Cheery Wolf, RVD, Anonymous, Freak_on_a_Leash, Squirrel Muffins, copp
and Cortney for all your great review.
Ok if any of you are not familiar with the Final Fantasy series or Final Fantasy 7 you dun have worry about
anything, over the next few chapter it will all be explained, like what's materia, SOLDIER, why do their
eyes glow, what's Mako etc and for those of you who know all about that's stuff already, gomen nasai I'll
put in some extra Sephy x Cloud yummies in it to make up for it *giggles then pouts* I cant promise you
any 2x1 yumminess yet since they're not together -_-;; But dun worry, it's coming ^_~
Oh and Chibi Chibi Cherrie if you could give me the link to your ficcie's, I would love to read them ^_^
and to RVD to answer your question about the Gundams I believe that nothing is ever truly invincible, so
that's why OZ's new weapon could blast through the armour.