A quick A/N: Fear the yaoi moments! MeYOW! (Winks) Man it's really hard to write yaoi and write it tastefully!
Day 7: …So Ya Better Call a Pro…
After Tobias and Sakkaku left, Sakkaku promising to analyze the tape, Axel and Marluxia remained downstairs to discuss what they'd discovered. Ansem and Sephiroth, however, headed up to the attic. Ansem was examining the wall where Sephiroth had seen the moving shadow, when he felt a pair of arms encircle him from behind. Ansem started wildly, and relaxed when he saw it was only Sephiroth.
"Oh, it's just you," he said.
"Yeah, watch where you're swinging your arms the next time you jump like that," Sephiroth growled playfully. "You nearly hit me in the face."
"Sorry."
"No worries." Sephiroth kissed Ansem on the cheek, and Ansem turned to face him. "Just be careful." Ansem kissed Sephiroth deeply, Sephiroth parting his lips almost instinctively. Sephiroth pulled Ansem closer to him, running his hands over Ansem's waist.
"With all this supernatural shit going on, we haven't had much time to ourselves," Ansem whispered.
"I know," Sephiroth replied, his hands raking over Ansem's back. "We should really do something about it. You think?"
"Oh, undoubtedly," Ansem said, kissing Sephiroth hard enough to make him moan.
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It poured down rain for the entire day, the remnants of a large storm system moving through the area. Wind-driven rain pelted the windows, sounding like marbles as lightning forked across the sky. It became unbearably loud in the attic, but Ansem and Sephiroth, sleeping soundly and wrapped in each other's arms, didn't seem to care. Towards noon, hail also joined the rain and wind, eventually awakening Ansem and Sephiroth.
Hoping it would be quieter downstairs, the two dressed and headed down, taking the ghost books with them. Cloud, Aerith, Sora, Riku, Leon, Yuffie, Kairi, Namine, and Larxene had suddenly decided to go on a road trip, return date indefinite. Vexen and Marluxia had gone out somewhere, and Axel and Zexion were all playing some racing game in the living room, sitting as close to the TV as they could. Ansem and Sephiroth claimed the sofa, Sephiroth sitting at one end and Ansem leaning against him.
Ansem started reading, but Sephiroth, remembering what had happened the last time he'd tried reading one of those books, chose to watch the two gamers instead with his arm around Ansem's shoulders. Axel seemed to have a knack for it, always making sure to ram Zexion off the road. Zexion eventually got pretty pissed, so he ran Axel into the wall.
Axel, being Axel, pouted while Zexion laughed his ass off.
"Go get a different game," Axel said to Zexion, who, still laughing, stood and headed up to his room. Axel and Sephiroth immediately started arguing over whether running someone into the wall was really legal in "Burnout 3". Ansem rolled his eyes and kept reading.
Zexion came thumping back down the stairs, holding a different game, "We Love Katamari" of all things. He reached the bottom of the stairs, and paused. He seemed to slump forward as though he was going to fall, the game falling from his fingers. Axel glanced over at him and frowned.
"Hey Zexion! What's the matter?" he called. Zexion didn't reply, just fell to his knees and started holding his head. "Zexion!" Axel raced over to him, and bent down to his level.
"Get away!" Zexion yelled. "Get away from me!"
"What's wrong? What's the matter?" Axel pressed.
"Get AWAY!" Zexion shot to his feet, glaring at Axel. Axel involuntarily backed away, seeing something in Zexion's eyes. This wasn't Zexion anymore. His eyes had changed to a deep green, and his shadow was different. It didn't seem to fit his body anymore; rather, it was tall and broad, as if that of a football linebacker.
"Stop meddling in my affairs!" the Once-Zexion said. Sephiroth and Ansem looked up sharply. They knew that voice. "Get out of my house! It's my house, dammit! MINE!"
Ansem tossed his book aside and stood up. He ran over to Axel and pulled him aside, just as Zexion's fist whizzed through the air where Axel's head had once been.
"What's going on?" Axel cried.
"That's not Zexion anymore," Sephiroth said, running forward to restrain Once-Zexion. "That was Ian Harland's voice. He's possessed Zexion."
"Possessed?"
Sephiroth nodded grimly.
"What can we do?" Axel demanded frantically.
"I don't think there's anything we can do," Ansem said, still keeping a tight grip on Axel. "None of us are priests, and none of us can do anything." Ian-Zexion struggled in Sephiroth's grip, and broke free, throwing Sephiroth aside. Sephiroth flew through the air and crashed into the wall.
"Sephiroth!" Ansem cried, running over to his lover.
"I'm okay," Sephiroth said, holding a hand to his head. "Get Axel out of there!"
"Axel, get out of here!" Ansem yelled.
"No!" Axel snapped back defiantly. "This bastard possessed Zexion! MY Zexion! And I'm not leaving until Zexion's safe in my arms and that Ian bastard is no more!"
"Axel, you're an idiot!" Ansem snarled. "Get out of here!"
"As if you two could do any better than me!" Axel shouted.
"Yes, let him face me alone!" Ian-Zexion said mockingly. Ansem and Sephiroth found themselves unable to move, as if they'd been frozen in place. "Now you won't interfere!"
Ansem and Sephiroth tried desperately to move, but they were locked in place. Ansem's face twisted into a frown, and Sephiroth also looked livid.
"As if I needed their help anyway!" Axel sneered.
"Heh… heh heh…" Ian-Zexion began to laugh, a horrible laugh with an undercurrent of madness to it. "H-Hahahahaha! You honestly think you can beat me? You puny human! I have powers the likes of which you can't even begin to comprehend!" The objects around Ian-Zexion began to rise into the air, and they flew at Axel with a wave of Ian-Zexion's hand. Axel ducked, and flashed the ghost a cheeky grin.
Ian-Zexion growled audibly, and raced forward, plainly meaning to punch Axel. Axel ducked again, and grinned impudently. Ian-Zexion lashed out with his foot, but Axel proved too nimble.
What the hell is Axel doing? Ansem thought in anger. He's got him right where he wants him!
True. Axel had Ian-Zexion in the perfect position to knock him out and, in all probability, expel Ian from Zexion's body. But it seemed Axel was reluctant to harm his lover in anyway. It didn't seem to occur to him that he was probably doing more damage to Zexion by not acting than if he'd knocked him out.
But that's not to say Zexion wasn't fighting as well. Sephiroth and Ansem, on the sidelines, observed that Ian-Zexion's movements were jerky and slightly uncoordinated, as though Ian didn't have a firm grip on Zexion's body. Occasionally his shadow would quiver for no apparent reason. Ansem and Sephiroth could only hope that Axel had noticed this as well.
"Go to hell, you psychotic moron!" Axel said. Ian-Zexion's face twisted in anger.
"Impudent rip!" he snarled, racing forward. He slammed into Axel and latched a hand around his throat. "You know nothing of hell!" Ian-Zexion slammed Axel into the wall with a crash. Axel winced, and managed another grin.
"Y-you'll have… to do better than that…" he said. Ian-Zexion roared loudly, and threw Axel at the opposite wall. He crashed into the wall, and fell in a heap. Ian-Zexion moved forward and lifted him by his throat again.
"What do you have to say to that?" he sneered. There was a trickle of blood running down Axel's temple.
"Zexion… come back… I know you're in there somewhere… come back, you dork," Axel gasped out. For a moment, Zexion's eyes resumed their normal colour. Then they switched back to green, and Ian-Zexion tightened his grip. Axel made a choking noise, and tried to pry his hands loose. A shudder coursed through Ian-Zexion's body, and Axel was released.
"No, you worthless mortal… you cannot beat me!" he cried, Ian and Zexion's voices melding together. Then Zexion's voice rang out.
"Get out of my head, you two-bit ghost!"
"Never!" Ian's voice snarled. Ian-Zexion—or was it Zexion-Ian?—fell to the floor, clutching at his head.
"Come on, Zexion! Beat him! You can do it!" Axel cried, picking himself up with difficulty. Ian-Zexion writhed madly, then went still. An inhuman cry reverberated through the house; shattering some of the windows and making everyone present clap their hands over their ears. A smoky, misty shape formed in the center of the room, whirling like a tornado. Ian's voice rang out.
NO! I CANNOT BE DEFEATED BY MERE MORTALS! I'M A SPIRIT! NO HUMAN SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF DEFEATING ME!
Axel moved forward, and seized a lighter from a nearby table. Fortunately whatever the mass was, it was flammable. He used it to light a massive fireball right in the center of the whirling mass. "Get the hell away from my lover, asshole!" he shouted. Ian's voice screamed, growing louder and higher. Several more windows shattered, and Ian yelled out once more.
I'M NOT GONE FOR GOOD! I WILL NEVER LEAVE UNTIL MY BODY IS FOUND AND THIS HOUSE IS MINE!
With a massive noise like a thunderclap, the tornado disintegrated. Axel ran over to Zexion's unconscious form and gently picked him up. Ansem and Sephiroth found they were capable of moving, and almost fell over.
"Come on, Zexion, wake up! Wake up!" Axel murmured, shaking Zexion slightly. Zexion's eyes slowly cracked open. Axel breathed a sigh of relief when he saw they were no longer green.
"Axel? What just happened?" Zexion croaked.
"Nothing much," Axel said, a single tear wending its way down his face. He kissed Zexion hard, and Zexion flung his arms around him. Ansem and Sephiroth sighed, and leaned on each other. The rain streamed in from the broken windows, completely soaking Axel and Zexion, but they didn't seem to care.
Zexion was no longer possessed, and that was all that mattered.
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WHAA! I'm really losing control! …Kidding. For once, I'm in complete control of where my fic's going. A first, believe you me. And if anything is a little "Huh?" I've never seen "The Exorcist" or any other possession flick. Just a little heads-up. I do wish it could have been longer, tho'. Anyway, yay! The yaoi's back! WHOO!
And as for why Zexion came back with a copy of "We Love Katamari," don't ask me. I was just lookin' through my PS2 games trying to figure out which one to use after "Burnout" and saw We Love Katamari. I thought, Perfect! and took off. I saw a coupla guys playing co-op mode in that once. O.O BOOM!
Severe thunderstorm! W00T! Perfect weather for a possession, ne?
Oh yeah, I was on a sabbatical (again) cuz I fired all my old muses and got a new set. And wouldn't you know it, the new ones wouldn't work, damn them! So I took a sabbatical. But I was in Indiana one weekend, so I couldn't update anyway. That was, incidentally, the start of the sabbatical.