A/N: Ack. I either need to write a really freakin' sweet fic or a very angsty one. Right now. No, not tomorrow, or the day after. Now. Ok, you have no idea how hard this is gonna be for me to put Vincent through this.

Ishigami: Don't let her lie to ya. She'll be enjoying it.

Me: Ishigami… I'm gonna kill you…

Ishigami: So you claim.

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII or its characters. The inspiration for this came from the song 'Swimming Upstream' by Ra. I don't own that either. The lyrics are that to 'Swimming Upstream.'

The bruise on his back throbbed again, making the dark-haired man wince. Though it wasn't only his back that was throbbing. His whole body felt as though he'd been a punching bag at a boxing match. Well, he hadn't been a boxing match but he had been a punching bag. As he lay on his stomach, which was currently bleeding profusely, he pondered what had been the cause of all of his pain.

"Vincent… Look at me."

"Why? Go away, I'm trying to sleep. I'm not up for sex tonight."

"I thought I told you to look at me!" Vincent was yanked up by his hair. He yelped as he looked at his lover.

"Dammit! What are you trying to do! Rip my hair out!" Vincent struggled to pull his hair from the clutches of Sephiroth's leather-clad fingers.

"Vincent, I didn't want to have to go through this tonight, but…" Sephiroth threw Vincent down onto the bed and turned to the radio. He quickly turned on one of Vincent's multiple CD's and turned back to the bed. He growled when he saw that Vincent was not on the bed but halfway across the room toward the door. He caught up and pressed Vincent against the wall hard enough that the smaller man's back bruised.

Ah, the CD. It was still playing, though now playing only one song instead of the whole thing.

/I can't say I miss you/

/You're always around/

/I can't say I love you cuz you'll cut me down/

Hmph. The chorus. How fitting.

"Vincent… Do you love me?" Sephiroth asked. Vincent looked at him warily before answering.

"Yes… I do love you… Why?" Vincent was not rewarded with an answer for several minutes. It took him that long to find out that Sephiroth was shaking with laughter.

"Gods, you're such an idiot! I don't think I've ever met someone as stupid as you!" Vincent's heart broke at Sephiroth's words.

/I'm so lost and confused when I look at you/

/Your eyes your lips so soft/

/And then when you see me I turn away/

/Cuz I know that I turn you off/

"What the hell are you looking at?"

"…Nothing, Sephiroth…"

"Then stop looking at it. You're pissing me off."

"All right…" Vincent looked away from the man he loved, the green eyes that were always kind when turned at the others of the house and yet always so cold to the one who shared his bed. Sephiroth's lips were soft when he was smiling yet ground so hard against Vincent's.

The song started over again.

/And I gotta move on from here/

/I've done all that I can do/

/Yeah, I gotta move on from here/

/I've been swimming upstream for you/

Vincent stood and pulled on his clothes and cloak. He'd make Sephiroth sorry for using him. He strode to the door and pulled it open, leaving.

A/N: Ok, maybe that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I feel so bad though! Um, this is mainly a one-shot but review and tell me if you want it otherwise. ;;