Chapter 3 – Isn't it great when old friends drop in?
Sephiroth paused as the doorbell rang. Zack let out a deep breath but quickly sucked it back in as his skin touched the knife tip, "Who is that?" asked Sephiroth indicating towards the door with the knife "Chinese" gasped Zack, throat still in a tight grip
"Chinese?" repeated Sephiroth
"Yeah" gasped Zack again "I thought, you know, you might be hungry after your firing" Sephiroth smiled despite himself and shook his head.
"That's wise" he said "Bribe me with food and hope that it works"
"Did it?" asked Zack ready to bolt if Sephiroth said no
"Yeah" said Sephiroth "This once" Zack sighed "But if you annoy me again" added Sephiroth. He twirled and threw the knife that whizzed through the air faster than Zack could track it and it embedded itself in a small book barely the size of Zack's hand, dead centre too. "Show off" called Zack after the departing Sephiroth. Sephiroth righted the sofa and set out all the food on plates upon the table. "Good choice" commented Sephiroth holding up the bowl to Zack
"Thanks mate" said Zack. Sephiroth lowered his bowl and looked around for a weapon of some sort "I mean" quickly stammered Zack "Thank you, Sephiroth" Sephiroth laughed, it was high and cold, "You'd do well to remember that" said Sephiroth. The two of them ate a meal that would have fed a family of four before sitting around talking. "So, Sephiroth" started Zack lounging on Sephiroth's armchair "What makes you such a great General?" asked Zack. Sephiroth frowned
"Not getting fired would have been a good start," said Sephiroth Zack laughed looking at Sephiroth "Besides not getting fired, how'd you become such a good fighter?"
"Training" said Sephiroth getting to his feet
"Yeah right" said Zack watching Sephiroth who walked to the other side of the room and removed the knife from the book before walking back towards Zack who sat up straighter "Show me what you've got" said Sephiroth tossing the knife to Zack.
"You what?" said Sephiroth
"What are you deficient?" asked Sephiroth "Kill me!" he shouted
"No way" said Zack. Sephiroth smiled
"Sissy" he whispered
"I am not!" shouted Zack and ran at him. Sephiroth kicked the coffee table that collided with Zack's shins knocking him over. A pulse blast rippled through the window, it would have hit Zack dead centre in the back had he not fallen over. Sephiroth was on the move before Zack could hit the floor. He kicked the knife sending it twirling through the air and he caught it on the run. The Shin-Ra soldier on the rappelling rope fired again at Sephiroth but Sephiroth dodged it. Zack looked up just in time to see Sephiroth throw himself out of the apartment window.
Sephiroth grabbed the wire and sliced through it causing the soldier to fall the remaining four floors to ground level. Others were descending and firing at Sephiroth. Using the rope Sephiroth ran along the wall then pushed off arching around before he went slamming into a descending soldier. Sephiroth cut his rope before letting go himself to catch the soldiers pulse rifle. Sephiroth pushed off the wall and crashed through another window into his apartment. By now Zack was in awe, he had never seen such grace in battle, Sephiroth had taken it all in his stride. "Aren't you going to get your sword?" asked Zack as Sephiroth tossed him the rifle
"This will do me," said Sephiroth twirling the knife. They had to wait only seconds before new soldiers came crashing through the windows, guns blazing. Sephiroth and Zack ran forwards to meet them head on. Apparently the Soldiers had only expected Sephiroth to be there and so were suitably surprised when Zack started firing back. Zack moved out of the way as the Soldiers released their rappelling equipment and attacked either Sephiroth or Zack. Sephiroth caught one guard by the helmet and threw him back out of the window before stabbing another one. Zack ducked and blocked as two soldiers went after him rather than Sephiroth who was having quite a good time slapping the soldiers around. One Soldier removed his helmet and Sephiroth recognised him "Aren't you supposed to be in Costa del Sol?" asked Sephiroth raising the bloody knife "I am" replied the soldier "But apparently you have been fired and now there's a bounty on your head for a remark to the president"
"Pies" laughed Zack with a smile
"So you're stupid enough to come and get it," said Sephiroth laughing, "Always were a little slow on the uptake"
"I want to be remembered as the man who took out the great Sephiroth," said the Soldier with a smile raising his rifle "That won't be today," said Sephiroth. The Soldier fired. Quick as a flash Sephiroth grabbed a silver dinner tray and held it in between the pulse pellet and himself. With a deafening clang the bullet rebounded ripping through the soldier. Sephiroth threw the tray hitting another Soldier in the side of the head knocking him out before Zack did a flying kick knocking out the final guard. "Death by dinner tray" commented Zack "Unusual but original" he commented
"Well my apartments destroyed and I have no windows," said Sephiroth
"The trouble of fighting off a riot quad" commented Zack as though he did it every day. Sephiroth shook his head "I guess we're going to yours," said Sephiroth walking towards his closet to get his sword and coat. "We can't go to mine!" said Zack
"Why not?" asked Sephiroth heading towards the door
"No reason" said Zack
"Then we're going to yours" said Sephiroth opening his front door which had a large hole in it. "Fine" said Zack "But I get the bed"
"You wish" said Sephiroth closing the door after them.