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Chapter 2 - Let sleeping dog's lie
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Sephiroth boarded the train without paying as he still had his general identification and he was feared and idolised and so he rarely paid for just about anything. The train rattled across the mega city until it slowed to a stop at the station near his apartment. Sephiroth did not have a car as he preferred to walk. After signing countless autographs on the small stretch between his home and the station he finally fished out his key and slipped into his apartment. Sephiroth removed his coat and threw it across the room onto its hanger and dropped his sword upon the desk and leaped landing on his couch. Sephiroth lay there smiling as he was perfectly comfortable. A knock awoke him hours later, Sephiroth looked over at the chrome clock that hung on the wall 5:22AM it displayed "You bastard" he muttered getting to his feet and crossing to the door still half asleep he threw it wide open halfway through a yawn "Yeah" he started. A fist struck him hard and caught him off guard. Sephiroth landed on his backside "There, now we're even" said Zack stepping into the room and closing the door behind him "Not you" said Sephiroth lying down on the floor "Please god, anyone but this guy" said Sephiroth. Zack lounged on Sephiroth's sofa
"So where's my room?" asked Zack. Sephiroth upended the sofa with one hand sending Zack crashing into the coffee table. Sephiroth got to his feet and looked down at the soldier who lay on his coffee table. "right then, let me make this perfectly clear" said Sephiroth "I don't like you, I don't know your name and you are trespassing so if you don't get out of my house I'm going to rip your head off" said Sephiroth
"My name is Zack and this is not a house it's a two floored flat known as a maisonette" said Zack
"My life is complete now that I know that" said Sephiroth sarcastically "But you are still here" Zack ran up the flight of stairs chased by Sephiroth and dived into Sephiroth's bed. "Comfy, how much would this bed cost?" asked Zack. Sephiroth grabbed his leg and dragged him from the bed
"Please just piss off" said Sephiroth. Zack bit his leg and dived back into his bed
"Nah, this apartment's soooo perfect" said Zack. Sephiroth groaned in annoyance
"What do I have to do to get you out of my apartment?" asked Sephiroth "As killing you just doesn't appeal to me" he paused then added "at the moment"
"Let me stay here a night then we'll be vigilantes" said Zack. Sephiroth shook his head and lay down on the bed next to Zack "Not a chance" said Sephiroth
"why not?" asked Zack rolling over to face Sephiroth
"Because I hate you" said Sephiroth. Zack rolled over again lying on top of Sephiroth "And this is really uncomfortable" said Sephiroth "I'm homophobic" he added before throwing Zack off the bed.
"I'm not gay either I just knew it would annoy you" said Zack smiling
"Just fuck off" said Sephiroth rolling over rolling himself up in his blanket. Zack rolled Sephiroth off the bed with a loud thud. "You get the blanket, I get the bed" said Zack lying down on Sephiroth's bed. Sephiroth stood up looking down at Zak. This is really not a good idea, just destroy him and get it over with thought Sephiroth. Sephiroth picked up Zack and threw him bodily across the room where he crashed into the wall then landed on Sephiroth's chest of drawers "Now that was your last chance" said Sephiroth clearly angry. Zack knew that he was in mortal peril as Sephiroth was tense causing his muscles to bulge more than usual, Sephiroth's eyes glowed dangerously and Zack saw his pupils contract as they honed in on their target. I'm gonna die thought Zak as Sephiroth picked up a knife from his bedside table "Hey, I was just kidding with all of this" said Zack walking backwards towards the door
"It's too late" said Sephiroth in a low cold voice, outside lightning flashed lighting up Sephiroth's skeletal features simultaneously thunder boomed overhead shaking the building "It's time for you to die, Zack" Sephiroth put an awful lot of stress on Zack's name. Zack bolted for the door but Sephiroth made it first. With his left hand Sephiroth slammed him against the wall and with his right hand the knife came shooting up towards Zack's stomach with lightning speed. Zack saw the knife come shooting up and he knew that within seconds he would be another small notch added to Sephiroth's body count.