Title: Moments of Transition: Ripples Through Time
Pairings: 1+2x1, Sephiroth x Cloud, Zack+1 (one-sided), 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: Yes! From the wonderful, inspiring and now back from holidays Yume
Maxwell-Yuy! *glomps* Welcome back my Yume-chan!
Warnings: Shounen Ai, OOC, violence, possible Yaoi in later chapters... Also
there are potential spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 pretty much from now on.
"Nice to know that you've finally noticed us but now that we have your attention, if
you would both come back into the infirmary, there are some questions that need
answering" Sephiroth demanded as he carefully watched the pair.
Glancing quickly over at Heero to find the boy standing as stoically as ever, Duo just
sighed loudly as he placed his hands on his hips and walked back over from where he
came mumbling "Whatever… stupid ozzies"
Hearing the quiet murmur, a pale brow rose up in question as Sephiroth chanced a quick
glance at Zack to notice that the other first class SOLDIER had also heard the odd
comment.
Silently observing the three men before him, Heero narrowed his eyes in thought 'What's
going on here, OZ being hospitable to Gundam pilots? But they don't seem like the
regular OZ commanders… I don't recognize that military outfit either' Heero thought
as his piercing gaze roamed over the blondes royal blue uniform shortly before he too
followed the Deathscythe pilot's lead.
Ignoring the braided boy's bizarre comment for now, Sephiroth pinned the other boy with
his glare. Taking into account all the cuts and bruises, plus the new injury he just
received curtesy of his friend, the General said "But firstly we need to get you taken
care of" Turning around, the silver haired man continued "Zack, take the long haired
one back into the recovery room"
Saluting, Zack winked at the silver haired General as he said "Yes sir" Then grabbed
Duo's arm as he began to drag the boy off.
"I have a name you know!" Duo heatedly shot back as he shook off the others grip, sending
a defiant glare towards Sephiroth, the Deathscythe pilot held his head up high and
strolled back into the room he emerged from. "Che 'Long haired one' Like he's one to
talk… least mines tied back" the braided boy could be heard muttering angrily before
the door to the recovery room slammed shut, effectively cutting off anything else that
might have been said.
The room was silent for a whole second before Zack dryly commented "Thanks, just give
me the fiery one" then begrudgingly made his way to the recovery room.
Eyeing Zack sympathetically as the dark haired SOLDIER opened the door once more, Cloud
peered around Sephiroth as he called out "Have fun" An amused smile graced the troopers
lips as all he got in reply was the finger before the door shut again.
Ignoring the rude gesture, Sephiroth turned his gaze down to the blonde trooper by his
side "I need you Cloud to see to the medical officer while I take care of this one"
Snapping to attention, Cloud saluted the General "Yes sir" Looking cautiously over
towards the still silent boy behind Sephiroth, Cloud was glad that he didn't have to
spend one more minute under that intense gaze as he quickly darted into the operating
room and helped the injured medical officer to his feet.
Slinging an arm around his shoulders, the blonde trooper began to carry the man out of
the room, sending one last glance at his lover before Sephiroth and his silent patient
disappeared into the operation room.
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Gesturing to the metal operating table, Sephiroth walked over to the wall cabinets and
began searching through them as he said "Sit down, I need to attend to your injuries
before they become infected"
Ignoring the command, Heero walked over to the other side of the room and leant back
against the wall, folding his bleeding arms across his chest.
Turning around briefly with a few bandages within his hands, a single pale brow rose
in question as Sephiroth snapped "I'm not going to bite you boy, I said sit down, you're
not going anywhere until I tend to you"
Pinning the other man with his glare, Heero eventually pushed himself off the wall and
despite all his injuries, effortlessly lifted himself up onto the cold surface.
Returning his attention back to the cabinet, Sephiroth began fishing through it again
as he asked "Care to have a guess as to where you might be?"
Picking up the last few antiseptics and gauzes, Sephiroth shut the cabinet with his
elbow before made his way over to his silent patient, answering his own question after
already assuming the others lack of reply "At the moment you're in the infirmary at
the SOLDIERs headquarters within the city of Midgar. Though I probably don't need to
tell you, I am the General stationed here that oversees the recruitment and training
programs"
Placing the items next to the boy, Sephiroth tore open a healing salve as he asked
"Heero wasn't it?"
When no answer was forthcoming, glowing jade eyes looked down into intense Prussian as
their owner just silently stared back.
Not liking the boys stubborn attitude one bit, the silver haired General returned the
intense glare with one of his own as he almost growled out "I guess I'll take that as
a yes then shall I? Raise your arm"
Obediently Heero lifted his left arm as it was gently gripped by the other. Blue eyes
watched every move the other man made as he began to wipe away the excess blood from
the wounds before running the healing salve over it.
"Any idea as to how the two of you ended up in my office? Because I for one would like
to know how you managed to materialize out of thin air"
When still no answer was given from the overly quiet teen, Sephiroth had to force down
an irritated growl 'And people say I'm stubborn' Adding a little more antiseptic than
required, Sephiroth warned "This may sting a little" Before running the soaked cloth
over the bleeding scratches on Heero's upper arm.
Watching the boy's face for any sign of discomfort, Sephiroth was a little surprised
to find that no emotion whatsoever was shown 'Just who is this boy?' The General
thought as he continued to clean the wounds.
Pausing momentarily over a particular deep gash on the boys forearm, Sephiroth placed
the cotton cloth on the metal tray next to him as he leant down to inspect the wound
more closely.
Mako eyes narrowed slightly in concentration as the light shining from within his
jade eyes cast a soft green glow on the wound and surrounding area.
Catching sight of something thin and black embedded within the wound, Sephiroth
unconsciously reached out his left hand to pick up a pair of tweezers on the tray as
his other hand tightly gripped the boys arm.
Briefly looking up into disinterested Prussian eyes, Sephiroth warned "This will hurt"
The barest nod in acknowledgment was given by Heero as Sephiroth turned his attention
back to the wound and as carefully as possible, dug the tweezers into the gash.
Closing both ends of the tweezers around the object, the General carefully began to
pull the intruder out. As the black entity was removed from Heero's arm, Sephiroth
held it up in front of his eyes to get a better look at it.
Metal, his mind supplied to him as the silver haired man placed the broken shard into
the container on the tray next to him.
Locking gazes with the emotionless blue eyed boy, Sephiroth was just about to ask
another question when surprisingly, Heero voiced one himself "Why do your eyes glow?"
'Here I was thinking the boy was mute' Sephiroth sarcastically commented to himself.
Even though the question was asked in a flat almost bordering a bored tone, Sephiroth
could see a hint of honest curiosity deep within the boy's deep Prussian depths.
Rasing a single brow, the silver haired man replied "It is a result from the Mako
infusions every SOLDIER candidate goes through to become a SOLDIER, though I am
curious as to why you do not know this information, this is mostly common knowledge"
A quiet "Hn" was all the answer Sephiroth got from the boy as Heero finally turned
his attentions away from the General and to the wall directly opposite the silver
haired man.
Forcing down his irritation once again, Sephiroth growled out "You will have to answer
my question eventually if you ever want to see the outside of this…" But trailed off
in mid-sentence as his green eyes caught sight of the wound he only moments ago
extracted the large metal shard from.
Apart from the drying blood still slowly dripping down the boy's arm, you would have
never believed that the wound was fresh as it had already began to heal. Turning his
attention to the other scratches and wounds he had already treated, Mako eyes widened
in surprise as the majority of them were already healed, leaving only faint pink scars
behind as evidence that the boy was even wounded.
'I know SOLDIER healing capabilities are beyond that of a normal human being due to
the Mako in our system, but healing this quickly is even something that I can't
do...could this boy be one of Hojo's experiments?' The General thought to himself as
he trailed his black gloved fingers over the newly healed skin before trailing down
further to inspect the boys hand only to find it free of any sort of markings.
As the arm was abruptly jerked from his grasp, Sephiroth looked sharply up at Heero
and demanded "A Mako enhanced body doesn't heal this quickly, let alone a normal
human, how is it possible that you can heal faster than that of the elite first
class SOLDIERs?"
Jumping down from the metal table top, Heero paused only briefly to quietly say "Who
said anything about being normal" Before silently walking out of the operation room.
'Perhaps this boy is one of Hojo's experiments after all… was he a failure? That would
be the only reason as to why he was not numbered, but mad as he may be, Hojo wouldn't
allow a failed experiment to just roam around freely' Absentmindedly rubbing his
right hand with his left, Sephiroth, even more confused than before, followed the teen
out of the operation room and into the recovery room where a loud voice could be heard.
"Really? Wow that's so cool, I wish my eyes would glow like that, on second thought,
with my life style it might not be such a good thing. Hey Heero! You're back!"
The General entered the room as the braided boy from before bounced across the room
towards his quite friend, giving the stoic teen a friendly slap on the back "I was
just about to come looking for you, should have known better than thinking that the
Perfect Soldier could get lost ne?"
Sending the Deathscythe pilot a quick death glare, Heero inwardly rolled his eyes as
he decided to ignore the over active American.
"Now that we're all here, there are a few questions that need to be answered. Since your
friend here isn't much on talking, you get to answer" Closing the door behind him,
Sephiroth walked in further into the room, trading places with Zack as his second in
command took the position by the door.
Though the grin never faulted, violet eyes turned serious as the Deathscythe pilot warily
eyes the two SOLDIERs "And if I decide not to answer?"
"Then you and your buddy over there will be spending quality time together in one of our
cells until you do" Zack answered with a slight shrug of the shoulders as he folded his
arms across his chest and leant back against the door.
Setting his piercing green gaze upon the braided boy, Sephiroth spoke "State your name
and age"
"Relena Peacecraft" Duo said easily as he sat back onto the bed, gesturing over towards
the Wing pilot he then added "And that over there is none other than my night in shining
armour, Heero Yuy. Oh and we're both fifteen, though I am a few months older than Heero"
Inwardly praising himself on a job well done, the braided boy had to forcibly stop
himself from bursting out in helpless fits of laughter as he caught sight of Heero's
dumbfounded expression.
Not taking his gaze off the boy in front of him, Sephiroth continued "Now that we've got
that out of the way, would you be kind enough to tell me which home town you're both
from Relena?"
"Please call me Lena, I hate it when people call me by my full name"
Finally able to regain his indifferent exterior, Heero had to inwardly commend Duo's
acting abilities as he, just as calmly as before, answered the question "We're from the
Sanq Kingdom, nice place you know, set out there with a picturesque seaside view"
"The Sanq kingdom?" The General inquired "I've never heard of that town before, care
to tell us where this 'Sanq Kingdom' is?"
Loosing his cool only for a moment, Duo replaced his jesters mask with one of
astonishment as he asked "You're kidding me? How could anyone not know where it is,
it's only one of the most well known countries on the entire Earth sphere, god even
the space colonies know where Sanq is"
Frowning at the unusual name, Sephiroth asked "Earth sphere?"
Which was closely followed by Zack's confused "Space colonies?"
"Earth, you know the planet we're on at the moment. Geeze, just where have you guys
been hiding over the years. If this is some new OZ technique to get us to let our guard
down and spill our guts, I can already tell you buddy that's not gonna to happen"
"Duo that's enough" Heero's quiet but commanding voice cut through the braided boy long
winded speech as he finally stepped out from the background to join the conversation
"They're not OZ"
Both catching what Heero called the other, Sephiroth narrowed his eyes in suspicion as
he asked "Duo?"
Grinning like the Cheshire cat, the Deathscythe pilot announced "Yep that's me, Duo
Maxwell"
"So it's not Relena Peacecraft then" Sephiroth more stated than asked as he shifted his
gaze between the two boy's.
The laugh that escaped his lips couldn't be stopped as Duo practically doubled over in
hysterics, barely managing to get his words out "You actually thought my name was Relena
Peacecraft?! Man, this is just too much"
Seeing not only Heero, but the other two glaring at him also, Duo wiped the tear from
his eye as he took in a deep breath to regain his control "Sorry" He muttered as he
grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head in a nervous gesture.
Not at all impressed by the braided pilots display, Sephiroth turned his attention to
the most sensible of the pair "Care to tell us what's going on?"
"Yes but I think it's best if we take this conversation to somewhere more private" Heero
suggested.
Nodding his head in consent, Sephiroth waited for Zack and the mysterious pair to exit
the room before following closely behind. Sighting the blonde trooper in the other
recovery room, the General paused briefly and stuck his head in "Once you're done
cadet Strife, I may be in need of your assistance with our two guests"
Packing up the bloodied wipes and bandages, Cloud brushed his long blonde bang from his
face before closing the lid to the first aid box and replied "I just finished here
Sephiroth Sir"
"Good, come with me then" Sephiroth ordered as he exited the room, his long strides
easily making up the lost distance between them.
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Closing the door to his personal office, Sephiroth made his way over to his desk as
he gestured for the two pilots to stand before him. Taking his seat, the General
ignored the blood stains over the desk top as he asked "Now I would finally like to
get some answers" absentmindedly noting Zack and Cloud taking up positions on either
side of the boys
Wanting to see if his theories were true, Heero cast a quick glance over towards Duo,
his gesture telling the other pilot to let him handle things, before he asked "You
mentioned earlier about us suddenly materializing in your office, is there by chance
a war going on?" Ignoring Duo's surprised look, Heero motioned for him to stay silent
while they awaited their answer.
"No, the last war ended over seven years ago" Pale green eyes never wavered from
Heero's Prussian as he inquired "You're at war at the moment where you're from?"
Nodding his head, Heero confirmed with a quiet "Aa" before carefully continuing
"Where we come from, there is no such thing as SOLDIER or Mako"
"SOLDIER I can understand, since it is something that only ShinRa has anyway but how
could where you're from not have Mako? It's the very essence of the Planet" Zack
reasonably question as he tried to comprehend what Heero was suggesting.
"That may be so here but where we come from the core of the planet is mainly made
up of magma, also it would be impossible to infuse humans with it because while in
liquid form the temperature alone would be enough to kill the recipient"
Beginning to catch on with what was being said, Sephiroth asked "If what you're
suggesting Heero is true, how is this all possible?"
Being the more logical of the pair, that and the fact that besides the General, he
was the only one in the room that sort of knew what was going on, Heero explained
"Where we come from both Duo and I fight in the war there, towards the end of the
battle we were fighting a beam was fired in my direction but was intercepted by
another along the way. I think that this was the cause to our sudden appearance here"
Finally understanding what Heero was saying, Duo held up one of his hands to stop
the conversation "Whoa wait a minute, so you're trying to tell me Heero that we're
not on earth any longer? How the hell did that happen?!" The statement started out
calmly enough, well as calmly as Duo could be in the situation, but towards the end,
a slight case of hysteria began to creep into the braided pilot's voice as he waved
his arms frantically around him.
"Aa" Heero acknowledged quietly as he went onto explaining "The beam that was fired
at my Gundam must have been changed somehow when it intercepted the blast from the
buster rifle. That must have somehow transformed the original beam components into
some sort of portal"
"If that's true, then how come the parts of our Gundams in the blast also didn't
come through?" The American asked growing more confused and worried as the seconds
went by.
"Not sure, perhaps the beam was only able to transfer organic matter" The Wing pilot
thoughtfully answered with "There is no way to find out though, since we no longer
have access to that information"
"Great, so it means we're stuck here for good then? What about Quat and the others
they can't handle OZ on their own?!" When the Wing pilot only remained quite, Duo
sighed in defeat as he slumped back into the chair behind him "Man this totally
blows"
Watching the exchange thoughtfully, Sephiroth eventually suggested "There may be
a way to return you from where you come from but it will take time"
A faint glimmer of hope lit up in the violet pools as Duo eagerly asked "And that
is?"
"On this world there are special gems created by condensed Mako called Materia,
if we found the right ones, perhaps we could use their power to find a way to send
you back" Sephiroth explained as he shifted his gaze between the boy's.
Bouncing over to the desk, Duo loudly announced "Well what are we waiting for
then?"
Looking up calmly at the braided boy, glowing jade eyes narrowed slightly as
Sephiroth continued "As I said before this is going to take some time, first of
all we do not know which Materia would be of any help to us and the ones we do
need I doubt that ShinRa would have any in stock, so that would mean we would have
to go out in search of them. I won't make any guarantees that this will work or
how long this may take, but as far as I can see it is the only option"
Standing up from his chair, Sephiroth walked over to the filing cabinets in the
corner of the room "In the mean time to keep anyone from getting suspicious, you
both will be joining Cloud's squadron, attending the same lessons and training
sessions with him as we don't know how long it may take us to find a way for your
return"
"Also I don't think it would be wise to inform either the science department or
ShinRa as of yet about the possibilities of inter-dimensional travel, the Planet
only knows what they would do with such information" Pulling out a stack of forms,
Sephiroth handed them over to his second in command "Zack I need for you to take
care of their enrolment and see to it that room is made available in your squadron,
also we need plausible home towns that you're both from"
Taking the offered papers, Zack briefly glanced at them before suggesting "Well
Duo could always be from Gongaga, there hasn't been a recruit from there since I
last joined up. Heero…..Heero's going to be a little trickier" Walking back and
forth while he pondered the situation, Zack suddenly whirled around when an idea
came to him "We could always say that he's part Wutaian, from his mother's side...
hmm and after she died during child birth his father decided to raise him back in
Rocket Town, but when the war broke out between them and us, he wanted Heero to
be safe so he travelled all the way down to Gongaga because it's so out of the
way and THAT can be how Heero and Duo know each other!" Flicking his black mane
over his shoulders, Zack crossed his arms over his chest as he grinned at his
audience "Am I good or what?"
"You just made that up just then?" Cloud asked in awe as he looked up at his
friend.
Ruffling the trooper's hair, Zack grinned as he replied "Sure did Spike"
"Remind me to have you around when I get in trouble" Cloud said thoughtfully as
he mirrored the others grin.
Nodding his head, Sephiroth glanced at the time and almost winced as he realised
that he would be late for his appointment with Hojo "Very well but before we
disperse it would be wise if we introduced ourselves" Bowing slightly, the silver
haired man smoothly said "I am General Sephiroth, SOLDIER First class" Pointing
over towards the grinning black maned SOLDIER Sephiroth continued "This is my
Second in command, First class SOLDIER Zackary Donavon" A small smile graced the
Generals face as everyone's attention fell on the blonde haired trooper standing
beside Zack "And lastly, this is SOLDIER candidate Cloud Strife"
"Or as I like to call him, Spike" Zack added in jokingly as he playfully ruffled
the troopers spiky blonde hair.
"Knock it off Zack" Protested Cloud as he attempted in vain to bat away the
SOLDIERs hands.
"Cloud could you please show our guests to where they will be staying" Sephiroth
suggested as he eyed the clock once more.
Nodding his head, the blonde trooper walked out of the office closely followed
by the two gundam pilots.
Before making his way out of the room himself, Zack paused at the doorway and
turned briefly "I'll get onto this paper work and take care of everything else
while you're at your appointment, just make sure that Hojo doesn't push you too
much today okay" After receiving the dismissal wave, Zack smiled at his friend
"I'll catch you later then" And finally exited the room.
Looking at the blood stained paperwork, Sephiroth mentally sighed as he thought
to himself 'So much for a normal day' Before leaving the office himself and
making his way over to the science department.
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"This is the barracks area" Cloud began explaining as he swiped his key card
through the automatic lock "They're set up in squad sections, each section is
put under the command of a first class SOLDIER"
As the electronic doors slid open to reveal a long corridor, a low whistle from
Duo, followed by a "Would you look at that" was heard as the three of them walked
through the doors and into the main corridor of the barracks.
"I'm part of Zeta squadron which is under the command of first class SOLDIER
Zack Donavon… eer… the guy you met before" Coming to the end of the corridor,
the trio entered a large rectangular room with numerus metal doors lining the
walls. At the far end of the large room, a pin up board was hanging on the wall,
overflowing with various notices.
"Aside from the commander's living quarters, every other one is equipped to
handle four cadets" Cloud explained as he began to make his way over to the
third door on the left.
"A pretty fancy set up if I do say so myself. How many cadets are in each squad
Cloudy boy?" Duo asked as he began to thoroughly inspect the new surroundings.
"There are twenty cadets to each squad and all up there are five squadrons in my
level. Actually there were only nineteen cadets in my squadron due to a drop out
at the beginning of the year. I suppose now that you two are in Zeta squadron,
someone else will get kicked out also" Shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly,
Cloud pushed back a few of his stray blonde bangs as he commented "Not that it
really matters anyway, apart from Reno, my room mate, I don't really care if
any of the others leave or not"
Beginning to feel drained from the days training and study lessons, Cloud wearily
made his way over to his door and swiped his key card through the lock. With a
slight swoosh, the electronic doors opened as the lights automatically turned on.
Deciding it best to let Duo do as he pleased for the time being, Heero left the
braided boy to his 'investigation' and followed Cloud into what will be their
living quarters until they were able to find a way home.
Inside the room Heero quickly found that there was barely enough space for much
movement at all as the two bunk beds, four lockers and two study desks took up
most of the space.
"I called top bunk" Duo loudly announced as he bounced into the room heading
straight over to the top right bunk, braid trailing behind him all the way.
'Great another Reno' Cloud thought in dry amusement as he watched the braided
pilot's antics. Truthfully he was pleased that Duo had actually chosen the bunk
that he had once claimed he wasn't sure how Reno would react to coming home to
find a stranger in his bed. It didn't bother Cloud in the slightest if he had top
bunk or not….but Reno and obviously Duo both preferred the top. Chancing a glance
at his other new room mate, Cloud inwardly hoped that Heero was like him and
didn't have a preference either.
"Cloud Cloud Cloud" A voice sounded from the doorway "What have I told you about
bringing strays back to our living quarters" Inputting a mock gasp for effect,
the newcomer added "And you let one of them on the bed also! I'm so ashamed of
you"
Folding his arms over his chest, Cloud simply rolled his eyes as he replied
"Nice way to make a first impression on our new room mates Reno" All the while
ignoring the "Hey!" coming from the top right bunk.
"New roomies?" The tall flaming red head inquired as he entering, sharp grey
eyes scanning the two new comers from head to toe. His gaze drifted over Heero's
form before moving upwards to check out Duo "I'm guessing that Eric's no longer
in this squadron?" Reno asked casually as he made his way over to the other
bunk bed.
"Nope, he's getting transferred over to Scarlet squad, he's in with Zack as we
speak actually" The blonde supplied before gesturing over towards the new comers
"This is Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell"
Lazily leaning back on the bottom bunk, Reno began to take off his boots as he
asked "So where are you guys from?"
Jumping down from the top bunk, Duo walked over to the boundary of the other
bunk as he answered for the both of them "We're both from Gongaga, although
Heero over there's originally from Wutai"
"Wutai?" Letting his gaze run over Heero's form before returning it once again
to the Deathscythe pilot, Reno casually stated "So I guess you both already
know Zack"
"Somewhat but we never really hung out with him because I was too busy trying
to get Mr Antisocial over there to come out of his shell and actually talk to
me" Smirking, Duo looked over to find Heero glaring at him.
While the others were engrossed in their conversation, Cloud's eyes widened as he
looked at the time "Oh man I'm going to be late!" Running over to his desk, the
blonde picked up a few books on Materia and ShinRa history before shoving them
into Heero's arms "Here, you can read up on these while I'm out. If you need
anything just ask Reno" Then dashed out of the room before anyone could object.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
The doors to the darkened room slid open silently, casting the shadows away
momentarily as Cloud entered the room. Closing the door behind him, the office
was once again thrown into darkness as the blonde trooper quietly called out
"Seph?"
When there was no reply, Cloud silently made his way through the office to the
closed doors on the other side. Sliding open the double doors, sapphire blue
eyes quickly scanned the dark living room before resting on the closed doors
leading to the bedroom.
Crossing the living room, Cloud quickly made his way over there and opened the
door slightly. A quiet sigh of relief escaped the blondes lips as Cloud sighted
the silver haired figure, still fully clothed, sprawled across the bed. Stepping
over the threshold, Cloud once again closed the doors behind him and carefully
approached the sleeping figure.
Brushing the silver bangs away from the Generals face, Cloud knelt on the ground
beside the bed and smiled softly as slightly unfocused jade eyes fluttered open
as their owner awoke, casting a faint green glow around his facial features.
"Hey there" Cloud said softly as Sephiroth silently reached out an arm in
invitation.
As carefully as he could, Cloud lay down on the bed next to the silver haired
General as Sephiroth draped his arm around the blonde waist, pulling him
possessively into his chest.
Peering up through his blonde bangs, sapphire eyes locked onto piercing jade as
Cloud softly asked "How are you feeling?"
Inhaling a deep breath as he nuzzled the soft blonde spikes, a small smile
flitted across Sephiroth's face as he tightened his grip around Cloud and just
as quietly responded "Much better now that you're here"
Bringing his own arms up around his lovers body, Cloud buried his head into the
others strong chest as he closed his eyes.
The two lay there in a comfortable silence for sometime before Sephiroth's soft
voice broke the silence "How was your day Cloud?"
Reluctantly pulling his face away from the Generals chest, Cloud once again
looked up at Sephiroth. With his voice just as soft, he answered "It was alright,
just showed Heero and Duo around the base after introducing them to Reno" With
a quiet chuckle, Cloud's vision dropped down from Sephiroth's green gaze as he
snuggled back into the General's arms and continued "I don't know whether you'll
be happy to hear this or not, but from what I've seen, Duo's their worlds
version of Reno"
A small smile of amusement tugged at the blonde troopers face as he heard
Sephiroth groan at his comment before the silver haired man muttered quietly
"Just what this world needs, another Reno"
Closing his eyes, Cloud placed a feather light kiss on the others chest before
he continued "Heero's still a mystery to me though, he was pretty quiet the
whole time I was there and the only time he would talk, he would mutter quietly
to Duo in some language I didn't know" Pausing slightly to gather his thoughts,
Cloud sighed softly as he quietly stated "There's just something about him
though that reminds me a little of you"
When no response was given, sapphire eyes fluttered open as Cloud peered up to
find that during the conversation, the silver haired man had fallen asleep.
Smiling gently, the blonde trooper carefully reached up and planted a soft kiss
on Sephiroth's lips before snuggling back into the Generals loose embrace and
surrendering to sleep as well.
TBC
Tenshi: *stretches then sits back in relief* There, it's finally done, yay!
This chapter was so difficult to type *sniffles then brightens up* but it's
done now and the next couple of chapters shouldn't be as hard as this one ^_^
Wa~i *glomps reviewers* I want to give a big thanks to Ashly, Yume Maxwell-Yuy,
pip, Canyon A. Lynn, Honor, Katie, Asukas-Doll, Nemi, Kit, tima, anybody else,
War Tokoyami, CinC, chigani, Skeren, Cloudy daze, shinigamis lady, oh-high-Yo,
chibi chibi cherrie, fallen_angel666 and yuffie--chan Arigatou mina-chan! It
makes me happy to hear that you're all enjoying this ficcie ^^
Be on the look out next week, for the next chapter of BD&L should finally be
posted then!
Pairings: 1+2x1, Sephiroth x Cloud, Zack+1 (one-sided), 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: Yes! From the wonderful, inspiring and now back from holidays Yume
Maxwell-Yuy! *glomps* Welcome back my Yume-chan!
Warnings: Shounen Ai, OOC, violence, possible Yaoi in later chapters... Also
there are potential spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 pretty much from now on.
"Nice to know that you've finally noticed us but now that we have your attention, if
you would both come back into the infirmary, there are some questions that need
answering" Sephiroth demanded as he carefully watched the pair.
Glancing quickly over at Heero to find the boy standing as stoically as ever, Duo just
sighed loudly as he placed his hands on his hips and walked back over from where he
came mumbling "Whatever… stupid ozzies"
Hearing the quiet murmur, a pale brow rose up in question as Sephiroth chanced a quick
glance at Zack to notice that the other first class SOLDIER had also heard the odd
comment.
Silently observing the three men before him, Heero narrowed his eyes in thought 'What's
going on here, OZ being hospitable to Gundam pilots? But they don't seem like the
regular OZ commanders… I don't recognize that military outfit either' Heero thought
as his piercing gaze roamed over the blondes royal blue uniform shortly before he too
followed the Deathscythe pilot's lead.
Ignoring the braided boy's bizarre comment for now, Sephiroth pinned the other boy with
his glare. Taking into account all the cuts and bruises, plus the new injury he just
received curtesy of his friend, the General said "But firstly we need to get you taken
care of" Turning around, the silver haired man continued "Zack, take the long haired
one back into the recovery room"
Saluting, Zack winked at the silver haired General as he said "Yes sir" Then grabbed
Duo's arm as he began to drag the boy off.
"I have a name you know!" Duo heatedly shot back as he shook off the others grip, sending
a defiant glare towards Sephiroth, the Deathscythe pilot held his head up high and
strolled back into the room he emerged from. "Che 'Long haired one' Like he's one to
talk… least mines tied back" the braided boy could be heard muttering angrily before
the door to the recovery room slammed shut, effectively cutting off anything else that
might have been said.
The room was silent for a whole second before Zack dryly commented "Thanks, just give
me the fiery one" then begrudgingly made his way to the recovery room.
Eyeing Zack sympathetically as the dark haired SOLDIER opened the door once more, Cloud
peered around Sephiroth as he called out "Have fun" An amused smile graced the troopers
lips as all he got in reply was the finger before the door shut again.
Ignoring the rude gesture, Sephiroth turned his gaze down to the blonde trooper by his
side "I need you Cloud to see to the medical officer while I take care of this one"
Snapping to attention, Cloud saluted the General "Yes sir" Looking cautiously over
towards the still silent boy behind Sephiroth, Cloud was glad that he didn't have to
spend one more minute under that intense gaze as he quickly darted into the operating
room and helped the injured medical officer to his feet.
Slinging an arm around his shoulders, the blonde trooper began to carry the man out of
the room, sending one last glance at his lover before Sephiroth and his silent patient
disappeared into the operation room.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
Gesturing to the metal operating table, Sephiroth walked over to the wall cabinets and
began searching through them as he said "Sit down, I need to attend to your injuries
before they become infected"
Ignoring the command, Heero walked over to the other side of the room and leant back
against the wall, folding his bleeding arms across his chest.
Turning around briefly with a few bandages within his hands, a single pale brow rose
in question as Sephiroth snapped "I'm not going to bite you boy, I said sit down, you're
not going anywhere until I tend to you"
Pinning the other man with his glare, Heero eventually pushed himself off the wall and
despite all his injuries, effortlessly lifted himself up onto the cold surface.
Returning his attention back to the cabinet, Sephiroth began fishing through it again
as he asked "Care to have a guess as to where you might be?"
Picking up the last few antiseptics and gauzes, Sephiroth shut the cabinet with his
elbow before made his way over to his silent patient, answering his own question after
already assuming the others lack of reply "At the moment you're in the infirmary at
the SOLDIERs headquarters within the city of Midgar. Though I probably don't need to
tell you, I am the General stationed here that oversees the recruitment and training
programs"
Placing the items next to the boy, Sephiroth tore open a healing salve as he asked
"Heero wasn't it?"
When no answer was forthcoming, glowing jade eyes looked down into intense Prussian as
their owner just silently stared back.
Not liking the boys stubborn attitude one bit, the silver haired General returned the
intense glare with one of his own as he almost growled out "I guess I'll take that as
a yes then shall I? Raise your arm"
Obediently Heero lifted his left arm as it was gently gripped by the other. Blue eyes
watched every move the other man made as he began to wipe away the excess blood from
the wounds before running the healing salve over it.
"Any idea as to how the two of you ended up in my office? Because I for one would like
to know how you managed to materialize out of thin air"
When still no answer was given from the overly quiet teen, Sephiroth had to force down
an irritated growl 'And people say I'm stubborn' Adding a little more antiseptic than
required, Sephiroth warned "This may sting a little" Before running the soaked cloth
over the bleeding scratches on Heero's upper arm.
Watching the boy's face for any sign of discomfort, Sephiroth was a little surprised
to find that no emotion whatsoever was shown 'Just who is this boy?' The General
thought as he continued to clean the wounds.
Pausing momentarily over a particular deep gash on the boys forearm, Sephiroth placed
the cotton cloth on the metal tray next to him as he leant down to inspect the wound
more closely.
Mako eyes narrowed slightly in concentration as the light shining from within his
jade eyes cast a soft green glow on the wound and surrounding area.
Catching sight of something thin and black embedded within the wound, Sephiroth
unconsciously reached out his left hand to pick up a pair of tweezers on the tray as
his other hand tightly gripped the boys arm.
Briefly looking up into disinterested Prussian eyes, Sephiroth warned "This will hurt"
The barest nod in acknowledgment was given by Heero as Sephiroth turned his attention
back to the wound and as carefully as possible, dug the tweezers into the gash.
Closing both ends of the tweezers around the object, the General carefully began to
pull the intruder out. As the black entity was removed from Heero's arm, Sephiroth
held it up in front of his eyes to get a better look at it.
Metal, his mind supplied to him as the silver haired man placed the broken shard into
the container on the tray next to him.
Locking gazes with the emotionless blue eyed boy, Sephiroth was just about to ask
another question when surprisingly, Heero voiced one himself "Why do your eyes glow?"
'Here I was thinking the boy was mute' Sephiroth sarcastically commented to himself.
Even though the question was asked in a flat almost bordering a bored tone, Sephiroth
could see a hint of honest curiosity deep within the boy's deep Prussian depths.
Rasing a single brow, the silver haired man replied "It is a result from the Mako
infusions every SOLDIER candidate goes through to become a SOLDIER, though I am
curious as to why you do not know this information, this is mostly common knowledge"
A quiet "Hn" was all the answer Sephiroth got from the boy as Heero finally turned
his attentions away from the General and to the wall directly opposite the silver
haired man.
Forcing down his irritation once again, Sephiroth growled out "You will have to answer
my question eventually if you ever want to see the outside of this…" But trailed off
in mid-sentence as his green eyes caught sight of the wound he only moments ago
extracted the large metal shard from.
Apart from the drying blood still slowly dripping down the boy's arm, you would have
never believed that the wound was fresh as it had already began to heal. Turning his
attention to the other scratches and wounds he had already treated, Mako eyes widened
in surprise as the majority of them were already healed, leaving only faint pink scars
behind as evidence that the boy was even wounded.
'I know SOLDIER healing capabilities are beyond that of a normal human being due to
the Mako in our system, but healing this quickly is even something that I can't
do...could this boy be one of Hojo's experiments?' The General thought to himself as
he trailed his black gloved fingers over the newly healed skin before trailing down
further to inspect the boys hand only to find it free of any sort of markings.
As the arm was abruptly jerked from his grasp, Sephiroth looked sharply up at Heero
and demanded "A Mako enhanced body doesn't heal this quickly, let alone a normal
human, how is it possible that you can heal faster than that of the elite first
class SOLDIERs?"
Jumping down from the metal table top, Heero paused only briefly to quietly say "Who
said anything about being normal" Before silently walking out of the operation room.
'Perhaps this boy is one of Hojo's experiments after all… was he a failure? That would
be the only reason as to why he was not numbered, but mad as he may be, Hojo wouldn't
allow a failed experiment to just roam around freely' Absentmindedly rubbing his
right hand with his left, Sephiroth, even more confused than before, followed the teen
out of the operation room and into the recovery room where a loud voice could be heard.
"Really? Wow that's so cool, I wish my eyes would glow like that, on second thought,
with my life style it might not be such a good thing. Hey Heero! You're back!"
The General entered the room as the braided boy from before bounced across the room
towards his quite friend, giving the stoic teen a friendly slap on the back "I was
just about to come looking for you, should have known better than thinking that the
Perfect Soldier could get lost ne?"
Sending the Deathscythe pilot a quick death glare, Heero inwardly rolled his eyes as
he decided to ignore the over active American.
"Now that we're all here, there are a few questions that need to be answered. Since your
friend here isn't much on talking, you get to answer" Closing the door behind him,
Sephiroth walked in further into the room, trading places with Zack as his second in
command took the position by the door.
Though the grin never faulted, violet eyes turned serious as the Deathscythe pilot warily
eyes the two SOLDIERs "And if I decide not to answer?"
"Then you and your buddy over there will be spending quality time together in one of our
cells until you do" Zack answered with a slight shrug of the shoulders as he folded his
arms across his chest and leant back against the door.
Setting his piercing green gaze upon the braided boy, Sephiroth spoke "State your name
and age"
"Relena Peacecraft" Duo said easily as he sat back onto the bed, gesturing over towards
the Wing pilot he then added "And that over there is none other than my night in shining
armour, Heero Yuy. Oh and we're both fifteen, though I am a few months older than Heero"
Inwardly praising himself on a job well done, the braided boy had to forcibly stop
himself from bursting out in helpless fits of laughter as he caught sight of Heero's
dumbfounded expression.
Not taking his gaze off the boy in front of him, Sephiroth continued "Now that we've got
that out of the way, would you be kind enough to tell me which home town you're both
from Relena?"
"Please call me Lena, I hate it when people call me by my full name"
Finally able to regain his indifferent exterior, Heero had to inwardly commend Duo's
acting abilities as he, just as calmly as before, answered the question "We're from the
Sanq Kingdom, nice place you know, set out there with a picturesque seaside view"
"The Sanq kingdom?" The General inquired "I've never heard of that town before, care
to tell us where this 'Sanq Kingdom' is?"
Loosing his cool only for a moment, Duo replaced his jesters mask with one of
astonishment as he asked "You're kidding me? How could anyone not know where it is,
it's only one of the most well known countries on the entire Earth sphere, god even
the space colonies know where Sanq is"
Frowning at the unusual name, Sephiroth asked "Earth sphere?"
Which was closely followed by Zack's confused "Space colonies?"
"Earth, you know the planet we're on at the moment. Geeze, just where have you guys
been hiding over the years. If this is some new OZ technique to get us to let our guard
down and spill our guts, I can already tell you buddy that's not gonna to happen"
"Duo that's enough" Heero's quiet but commanding voice cut through the braided boy long
winded speech as he finally stepped out from the background to join the conversation
"They're not OZ"
Both catching what Heero called the other, Sephiroth narrowed his eyes in suspicion as
he asked "Duo?"
Grinning like the Cheshire cat, the Deathscythe pilot announced "Yep that's me, Duo
Maxwell"
"So it's not Relena Peacecraft then" Sephiroth more stated than asked as he shifted his
gaze between the two boy's.
The laugh that escaped his lips couldn't be stopped as Duo practically doubled over in
hysterics, barely managing to get his words out "You actually thought my name was Relena
Peacecraft?! Man, this is just too much"
Seeing not only Heero, but the other two glaring at him also, Duo wiped the tear from
his eye as he took in a deep breath to regain his control "Sorry" He muttered as he
grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head in a nervous gesture.
Not at all impressed by the braided pilots display, Sephiroth turned his attention to
the most sensible of the pair "Care to tell us what's going on?"
"Yes but I think it's best if we take this conversation to somewhere more private" Heero
suggested.
Nodding his head in consent, Sephiroth waited for Zack and the mysterious pair to exit
the room before following closely behind. Sighting the blonde trooper in the other
recovery room, the General paused briefly and stuck his head in "Once you're done
cadet Strife, I may be in need of your assistance with our two guests"
Packing up the bloodied wipes and bandages, Cloud brushed his long blonde bang from his
face before closing the lid to the first aid box and replied "I just finished here
Sephiroth Sir"
"Good, come with me then" Sephiroth ordered as he exited the room, his long strides
easily making up the lost distance between them.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
Closing the door to his personal office, Sephiroth made his way over to his desk as
he gestured for the two pilots to stand before him. Taking his seat, the General
ignored the blood stains over the desk top as he asked "Now I would finally like to
get some answers" absentmindedly noting Zack and Cloud taking up positions on either
side of the boys
Wanting to see if his theories were true, Heero cast a quick glance over towards Duo,
his gesture telling the other pilot to let him handle things, before he asked "You
mentioned earlier about us suddenly materializing in your office, is there by chance
a war going on?" Ignoring Duo's surprised look, Heero motioned for him to stay silent
while they awaited their answer.
"No, the last war ended over seven years ago" Pale green eyes never wavered from
Heero's Prussian as he inquired "You're at war at the moment where you're from?"
Nodding his head, Heero confirmed with a quiet "Aa" before carefully continuing
"Where we come from, there is no such thing as SOLDIER or Mako"
"SOLDIER I can understand, since it is something that only ShinRa has anyway but how
could where you're from not have Mako? It's the very essence of the Planet" Zack
reasonably question as he tried to comprehend what Heero was suggesting.
"That may be so here but where we come from the core of the planet is mainly made
up of magma, also it would be impossible to infuse humans with it because while in
liquid form the temperature alone would be enough to kill the recipient"
Beginning to catch on with what was being said, Sephiroth asked "If what you're
suggesting Heero is true, how is this all possible?"
Being the more logical of the pair, that and the fact that besides the General, he
was the only one in the room that sort of knew what was going on, Heero explained
"Where we come from both Duo and I fight in the war there, towards the end of the
battle we were fighting a beam was fired in my direction but was intercepted by
another along the way. I think that this was the cause to our sudden appearance here"
Finally understanding what Heero was saying, Duo held up one of his hands to stop
the conversation "Whoa wait a minute, so you're trying to tell me Heero that we're
not on earth any longer? How the hell did that happen?!" The statement started out
calmly enough, well as calmly as Duo could be in the situation, but towards the end,
a slight case of hysteria began to creep into the braided pilot's voice as he waved
his arms frantically around him.
"Aa" Heero acknowledged quietly as he went onto explaining "The beam that was fired
at my Gundam must have been changed somehow when it intercepted the blast from the
buster rifle. That must have somehow transformed the original beam components into
some sort of portal"
"If that's true, then how come the parts of our Gundams in the blast also didn't
come through?" The American asked growing more confused and worried as the seconds
went by.
"Not sure, perhaps the beam was only able to transfer organic matter" The Wing pilot
thoughtfully answered with "There is no way to find out though, since we no longer
have access to that information"
"Great, so it means we're stuck here for good then? What about Quat and the others
they can't handle OZ on their own?!" When the Wing pilot only remained quite, Duo
sighed in defeat as he slumped back into the chair behind him "Man this totally
blows"
Watching the exchange thoughtfully, Sephiroth eventually suggested "There may be
a way to return you from where you come from but it will take time"
A faint glimmer of hope lit up in the violet pools as Duo eagerly asked "And that
is?"
"On this world there are special gems created by condensed Mako called Materia,
if we found the right ones, perhaps we could use their power to find a way to send
you back" Sephiroth explained as he shifted his gaze between the boy's.
Bouncing over to the desk, Duo loudly announced "Well what are we waiting for
then?"
Looking up calmly at the braided boy, glowing jade eyes narrowed slightly as
Sephiroth continued "As I said before this is going to take some time, first of
all we do not know which Materia would be of any help to us and the ones we do
need I doubt that ShinRa would have any in stock, so that would mean we would have
to go out in search of them. I won't make any guarantees that this will work or
how long this may take, but as far as I can see it is the only option"
Standing up from his chair, Sephiroth walked over to the filing cabinets in the
corner of the room "In the mean time to keep anyone from getting suspicious, you
both will be joining Cloud's squadron, attending the same lessons and training
sessions with him as we don't know how long it may take us to find a way for your
return"
"Also I don't think it would be wise to inform either the science department or
ShinRa as of yet about the possibilities of inter-dimensional travel, the Planet
only knows what they would do with such information" Pulling out a stack of forms,
Sephiroth handed them over to his second in command "Zack I need for you to take
care of their enrolment and see to it that room is made available in your squadron,
also we need plausible home towns that you're both from"
Taking the offered papers, Zack briefly glanced at them before suggesting "Well
Duo could always be from Gongaga, there hasn't been a recruit from there since I
last joined up. Heero…..Heero's going to be a little trickier" Walking back and
forth while he pondered the situation, Zack suddenly whirled around when an idea
came to him "We could always say that he's part Wutaian, from his mother's side...
hmm and after she died during child birth his father decided to raise him back in
Rocket Town, but when the war broke out between them and us, he wanted Heero to
be safe so he travelled all the way down to Gongaga because it's so out of the
way and THAT can be how Heero and Duo know each other!" Flicking his black mane
over his shoulders, Zack crossed his arms over his chest as he grinned at his
audience "Am I good or what?"
"You just made that up just then?" Cloud asked in awe as he looked up at his
friend.
Ruffling the trooper's hair, Zack grinned as he replied "Sure did Spike"
"Remind me to have you around when I get in trouble" Cloud said thoughtfully as
he mirrored the others grin.
Nodding his head, Sephiroth glanced at the time and almost winced as he realised
that he would be late for his appointment with Hojo "Very well but before we
disperse it would be wise if we introduced ourselves" Bowing slightly, the silver
haired man smoothly said "I am General Sephiroth, SOLDIER First class" Pointing
over towards the grinning black maned SOLDIER Sephiroth continued "This is my
Second in command, First class SOLDIER Zackary Donavon" A small smile graced the
Generals face as everyone's attention fell on the blonde haired trooper standing
beside Zack "And lastly, this is SOLDIER candidate Cloud Strife"
"Or as I like to call him, Spike" Zack added in jokingly as he playfully ruffled
the troopers spiky blonde hair.
"Knock it off Zack" Protested Cloud as he attempted in vain to bat away the
SOLDIERs hands.
"Cloud could you please show our guests to where they will be staying" Sephiroth
suggested as he eyed the clock once more.
Nodding his head, the blonde trooper walked out of the office closely followed
by the two gundam pilots.
Before making his way out of the room himself, Zack paused at the doorway and
turned briefly "I'll get onto this paper work and take care of everything else
while you're at your appointment, just make sure that Hojo doesn't push you too
much today okay" After receiving the dismissal wave, Zack smiled at his friend
"I'll catch you later then" And finally exited the room.
Looking at the blood stained paperwork, Sephiroth mentally sighed as he thought
to himself 'So much for a normal day' Before leaving the office himself and
making his way over to the science department.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
"This is the barracks area" Cloud began explaining as he swiped his key card
through the automatic lock "They're set up in squad sections, each section is
put under the command of a first class SOLDIER"
As the electronic doors slid open to reveal a long corridor, a low whistle from
Duo, followed by a "Would you look at that" was heard as the three of them walked
through the doors and into the main corridor of the barracks.
"I'm part of Zeta squadron which is under the command of first class SOLDIER
Zack Donavon… eer… the guy you met before" Coming to the end of the corridor,
the trio entered a large rectangular room with numerus metal doors lining the
walls. At the far end of the large room, a pin up board was hanging on the wall,
overflowing with various notices.
"Aside from the commander's living quarters, every other one is equipped to
handle four cadets" Cloud explained as he began to make his way over to the
third door on the left.
"A pretty fancy set up if I do say so myself. How many cadets are in each squad
Cloudy boy?" Duo asked as he began to thoroughly inspect the new surroundings.
"There are twenty cadets to each squad and all up there are five squadrons in my
level. Actually there were only nineteen cadets in my squadron due to a drop out
at the beginning of the year. I suppose now that you two are in Zeta squadron,
someone else will get kicked out also" Shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly,
Cloud pushed back a few of his stray blonde bangs as he commented "Not that it
really matters anyway, apart from Reno, my room mate, I don't really care if
any of the others leave or not"
Beginning to feel drained from the days training and study lessons, Cloud wearily
made his way over to his door and swiped his key card through the lock. With a
slight swoosh, the electronic doors opened as the lights automatically turned on.
Deciding it best to let Duo do as he pleased for the time being, Heero left the
braided boy to his 'investigation' and followed Cloud into what will be their
living quarters until they were able to find a way home.
Inside the room Heero quickly found that there was barely enough space for much
movement at all as the two bunk beds, four lockers and two study desks took up
most of the space.
"I called top bunk" Duo loudly announced as he bounced into the room heading
straight over to the top right bunk, braid trailing behind him all the way.
'Great another Reno' Cloud thought in dry amusement as he watched the braided
pilot's antics. Truthfully he was pleased that Duo had actually chosen the bunk
that he had once claimed he wasn't sure how Reno would react to coming home to
find a stranger in his bed. It didn't bother Cloud in the slightest if he had top
bunk or not….but Reno and obviously Duo both preferred the top. Chancing a glance
at his other new room mate, Cloud inwardly hoped that Heero was like him and
didn't have a preference either.
"Cloud Cloud Cloud" A voice sounded from the doorway "What have I told you about
bringing strays back to our living quarters" Inputting a mock gasp for effect,
the newcomer added "And you let one of them on the bed also! I'm so ashamed of
you"
Folding his arms over his chest, Cloud simply rolled his eyes as he replied
"Nice way to make a first impression on our new room mates Reno" All the while
ignoring the "Hey!" coming from the top right bunk.
"New roomies?" The tall flaming red head inquired as he entering, sharp grey
eyes scanning the two new comers from head to toe. His gaze drifted over Heero's
form before moving upwards to check out Duo "I'm guessing that Eric's no longer
in this squadron?" Reno asked casually as he made his way over to the other
bunk bed.
"Nope, he's getting transferred over to Scarlet squad, he's in with Zack as we
speak actually" The blonde supplied before gesturing over towards the new comers
"This is Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell"
Lazily leaning back on the bottom bunk, Reno began to take off his boots as he
asked "So where are you guys from?"
Jumping down from the top bunk, Duo walked over to the boundary of the other
bunk as he answered for the both of them "We're both from Gongaga, although
Heero over there's originally from Wutai"
"Wutai?" Letting his gaze run over Heero's form before returning it once again
to the Deathscythe pilot, Reno casually stated "So I guess you both already
know Zack"
"Somewhat but we never really hung out with him because I was too busy trying
to get Mr Antisocial over there to come out of his shell and actually talk to
me" Smirking, Duo looked over to find Heero glaring at him.
While the others were engrossed in their conversation, Cloud's eyes widened as he
looked at the time "Oh man I'm going to be late!" Running over to his desk, the
blonde picked up a few books on Materia and ShinRa history before shoving them
into Heero's arms "Here, you can read up on these while I'm out. If you need
anything just ask Reno" Then dashed out of the room before anyone could object.
~#~#~#~#~#~#~
The doors to the darkened room slid open silently, casting the shadows away
momentarily as Cloud entered the room. Closing the door behind him, the office
was once again thrown into darkness as the blonde trooper quietly called out
"Seph?"
When there was no reply, Cloud silently made his way through the office to the
closed doors on the other side. Sliding open the double doors, sapphire blue
eyes quickly scanned the dark living room before resting on the closed doors
leading to the bedroom.
Crossing the living room, Cloud quickly made his way over there and opened the
door slightly. A quiet sigh of relief escaped the blondes lips as Cloud sighted
the silver haired figure, still fully clothed, sprawled across the bed. Stepping
over the threshold, Cloud once again closed the doors behind him and carefully
approached the sleeping figure.
Brushing the silver bangs away from the Generals face, Cloud knelt on the ground
beside the bed and smiled softly as slightly unfocused jade eyes fluttered open
as their owner awoke, casting a faint green glow around his facial features.
"Hey there" Cloud said softly as Sephiroth silently reached out an arm in
invitation.
As carefully as he could, Cloud lay down on the bed next to the silver haired
General as Sephiroth draped his arm around the blonde waist, pulling him
possessively into his chest.
Peering up through his blonde bangs, sapphire eyes locked onto piercing jade as
Cloud softly asked "How are you feeling?"
Inhaling a deep breath as he nuzzled the soft blonde spikes, a small smile
flitted across Sephiroth's face as he tightened his grip around Cloud and just
as quietly responded "Much better now that you're here"
Bringing his own arms up around his lovers body, Cloud buried his head into the
others strong chest as he closed his eyes.
The two lay there in a comfortable silence for sometime before Sephiroth's soft
voice broke the silence "How was your day Cloud?"
Reluctantly pulling his face away from the Generals chest, Cloud once again
looked up at Sephiroth. With his voice just as soft, he answered "It was alright,
just showed Heero and Duo around the base after introducing them to Reno" With
a quiet chuckle, Cloud's vision dropped down from Sephiroth's green gaze as he
snuggled back into the General's arms and continued "I don't know whether you'll
be happy to hear this or not, but from what I've seen, Duo's their worlds
version of Reno"
A small smile of amusement tugged at the blonde troopers face as he heard
Sephiroth groan at his comment before the silver haired man muttered quietly
"Just what this world needs, another Reno"
Closing his eyes, Cloud placed a feather light kiss on the others chest before
he continued "Heero's still a mystery to me though, he was pretty quiet the
whole time I was there and the only time he would talk, he would mutter quietly
to Duo in some language I didn't know" Pausing slightly to gather his thoughts,
Cloud sighed softly as he quietly stated "There's just something about him
though that reminds me a little of you"
When no response was given, sapphire eyes fluttered open as Cloud peered up to
find that during the conversation, the silver haired man had fallen asleep.
Smiling gently, the blonde trooper carefully reached up and planted a soft kiss
on Sephiroth's lips before snuggling back into the Generals loose embrace and
surrendering to sleep as well.
TBC
Tenshi: *stretches then sits back in relief* There, it's finally done, yay!
This chapter was so difficult to type *sniffles then brightens up* but it's
done now and the next couple of chapters shouldn't be as hard as this one ^_^
Wa~i *glomps reviewers* I want to give a big thanks to Ashly, Yume Maxwell-Yuy,
pip, Canyon A. Lynn, Honor, Katie, Asukas-Doll, Nemi, Kit, tima, anybody else,
War Tokoyami, CinC, chigani, Skeren, Cloudy daze, shinigamis lady, oh-high-Yo,
chibi chibi cherrie, fallen_angel666 and yuffie--chan Arigatou mina-chan! It
makes me happy to hear that you're all enjoying this ficcie ^^
Be on the look out next week, for the next chapter of BD&L should finally be
posted then!