Never Alone Again
Alexes Ashton
Chapter 6
A/N: Yes, I know... No updates for forever long... Just shoot me and get it over with... Wait, if you do that, then no updates ever... snickers I win. lol J/k. Nope, sorry for the long wait on the updates. I know I'm a horrible person. It's just a LOT has been going on, including my marriage. :D But, yup... Here's the next chapter AFTER a teaser from a story I'll be posting on my livejournal... So, enjoy the teaser, and then you'll be able to read chapter 6 of this story... :D
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Missing You Already
Alexes Ashton
A/N: No, I don't own any of the characters from Final Fanasy VII, though, I'd LOVE to own Sephiroth... I wonder how much I could buy him for from Square...? cackles Anyways. This was not originally a chapter type of story, meaning, only one full ride, but, I changed my mind after writing only one paragraph because I'm just that fickle. Yeah, you do that all the time Alexes... And so, no sexy me for you later now... :P Oh shut up Sephiroth, my man slave. I hope you excuse my craziness. And I hope you truely enjoy. The pairing (meaning sex sex sex and more sex) is Sephiroth and Cloud. And trust me when I say this, this story is PURE ANGST! So, welcome to my dark side. cackles even more Now, I've done a story similar to this, and STUPIDLY posted it on . Yeah, tell me about it. DUH! But, yeah, they'll be some graphic details, that hopefully you'll all enjoy. If not, then send me your flames and I'll laugh at your stupidity for actually sending them to me. grins evilly Anyways. Enough ranting. ON WITH THE STORY!
Such a stupid blonde... I can't stand how absolutely stupid he is... And so fucking weak! Why the hell did Zax have to push him off on me to train, anyways. Yeah, so I lost a bet to Zax and owed him one. But, DAMN! He just stumbles, stammers, and blushes more than some fangirl from hell... The General watched as again the young blonde missed another attack on the lowest level monster he could find. He shook his head as the blonde got bit on his frail arm, and dropped his weapon. Sighing, the General quickly cast Fire2 on the poor monster and finished it off. The young boy he was trying to train, looked up at him, obviously embarassed and in pain. "Next time, focus more on actually hitting the target, than on getting hurt." he almost spat to the blonde. The small blue eyes of the small boy grew twice their size, and looked as if about to shed a whole hell of a lot of tears. Sighing, the General cast a quick Cure3 on the blonde, and turned to leave. "Follow me, Strife."
"Where are we going, Sir?" the lowly grunt asked, softly, not wanting to upset his instructor anymore than he already was. Sighing, Sephiroth stopped and turned around. "I'm returning you to Zax. Obviously I can't teach you anything. So, I'm returning you." he said, matter-of-factly. Cloud dipped his head, looking at his arm, where there was previously a nasty bite from his training. "I-I... No, I don't want to go back... I-I'm learning... I promise I am..." That rose a snort from the General. The small boy began to fist his hands at his sides, feeling useless, but wanting to prove that he wasn't. "Please..." the General could hear the zeal in the small blondes voice as he continued, "Don't take me to Zax. He'll just laugh, saying I got too nervous being around you..." He quickly covered his mouth after uttering those words, wondering if he had actually said them aloud. His pail cheeks quickly changed hues to that of a deep and lucious red. He could almost feel the General laughing at him, thinking about how stupid he was.
"We'll see..." was all he heard though, before he felt the silver-haired man walk past him, back to the training room. Cloud looked up, and watched as his idol, beautifully walked further away, his silver locks swaying back and forth. He smiled inwardly, glad to have another chance with the General. Thank you... he thought, before running to catch up with his new instructor.
Finally, when Cloud caught up with Sephiroth, he noticed another small and weak monster for him to train on. He sighed, already tired from the training he had already endured, but, he had to prove to his idol and to himself, that he could at least beat a little monster, without missing any attacks. His eyebrows furrowed, as he began to think of how exactly he was going to pull this off. He sighed, before standing next to his General, waiting to be told to attack, and waiting to further embarass himself. Please, PLEASE let me defeat this thing... I really need to impress him... the blonde prayed as Sephiroth sounded for the blonde to begin to battle the small creature. And, if by some magic or miracle, he had actually hit the small dog-like monster. And, if that wasn't enough, killed it with one hit. His own victory music played out in his head while he turned around to a sarcastically, clapping General. He frowned slightly, trying to not let the General see it, though feeling that he failed miserably at it.
"Hmm... Very good. Apparently, you can fight. Now that we know that, how about you hit the showers while I come up with next weeks training schedule..." Sephiroth said, basically ordering the small blonde to do so. "Yes, Sir!" the blonde retaliated, more out of habbit than anything, turning and running towards the mens locker room, to shower up. He didn't however, feel the General's eyes looking him over as he did so. What did Zax say? Didn't he say that he was a homophobe...? Hmm... Pity... A little smirk formed on Sephiroth's perfectly chiseled pair of lips. Perhaps that part of him should change...? Slowly, the General walked towards the mens locker room himself, following his currently newfound interest. He walked into the locker room, just as the blonde was walking into the showers. The General smirked. Luckily, I'm not in my usual attire, or getting undressed might take longer than I would like. Locking the locker room door behind him, he quickly removed his dress shoes, hastily following with his loose black slacks, and his even looser black dress shirt. He set his clothes on the nearest bench and walked into the shower room, ending up right next to the small blonde in all his naked glory.
The small blonde looked over, eyes widened for a moment, taking in the image of his idol standing next to him, buck naked. He released a small and unnoticable gasp before working twice as fast to get himself cleaned up, feeling quite uncomfortable. Swallowing a giant lump down his throat, Cloud rinsed all the soap from his body off, looking over the General again, but out of the corner of his eyes this time. His face flushed, trying to hold back images that made butterflies try to escape his stomach. The blonde couldn't help himself though. He just loved how Sephiroth's body was just so... so perfect. Every muscle on his finely formed chest. Every time he moved, it was so smooth, that he couldn't help but gawk. Unconsciously, he licked his lips, just thinking about how it must feel to actually touch those muscles. Even his mane of silver was so beautiful, that he just wanted to wrap his finger in and out of the long locks.
Noticing that Sephiroth was giving him a weird look, the blonde turned around, trying to calm his thoughts. His thoughts drifted to a conversation with his good, and only, friend Zax. /"So, you have a crush on Sephy, do ya?" The blonde was startled that Zax had figured it out. He hadn't even said a word about the General, but somehow Zax had figured it out. Maybe it was the way he would just stare at his idol, while they where chit-chatting about god only knows what. He sighed. "Why do you want to know? It's not like he's gay or anything..." said a defeated voice from the blonde. Laughter could be heard from the other side of the bed that he was currently sharing. "Well, if you really want to know, he is gay. And he has a thing for the weaker type of guys. Someone like you..." It had obviously meant to be a joke, but it stung the blonde a little, so he threw his pillow at his raven-haired friend. "Don't worry, I'll be sure to tell him you're a homophobe..." Another pillow was thrown at Zax, but that didn't stop the laughter from a seemingly 'let's laugh until we die' kind of joke./
Shaking his head inwardly at his memory of that particular conversation, he wished it had never happened. Because ever since, Zax had done nothing but try to leave him and the General alone together, perhaps hoping that something miraculous would happen. Cloud's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, however, when he was thrusted against the wall by his idol. Shock flew into his eyes, not knowing what had just happened. Blue met aqua green as Cloud looked up into the eyes of his attacker. "W-What?" was all he could force out of his mouth before his throat was grabbed by the General's slim fingers. Sephiroth used the index finger on his other hand to point into the air, moving it back and forth, tisking the small blonde. "I hear some very disturbing rumors about you, Strife... And I must say, I feel I have to change your point of view into one that suits the both of us better..." The blonde tried to say something, but Sephiroth's grip tighted, to let him know that he wasn't finished yet. "I hear news that you are a homophobe, and that you are particularly disgusted in my own personal appearance, which is not something I can allow." How could he think that! I adore his body! I want nothing more than to feel his touch all around me and mine on him! Who told him such nonsense! The blonde thought, before the grip on his frail neck became slightly tighter, starting to cut off a little too much air from his windpipe. Immediatly, his hands went up to try to pry the hand from his neck off, but to no avail.
/A/N: You can find the rest at h t t p / a l e x e s - a s h t o n . l i v e j o u r n a l . c o m / 4 6 6 6 . h t m l Hope you enjoyed and you will follow up with it!
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Never Alone Again
Alexes Ashton
Chapter 6
Sephiroth slipped out of the door, noticing the small blonde, sleeping on his couch, rather than in his bed. Slowly, he shut the door behind him, shaking his head silently towards the retaliating blonde. He knew that later on, he'd have to snuff that little bit of retaliation out of him. But for now he had more important things to deal with, namely Hojo. Just thinking of the sorry slimy bastard made his skin crawl. He couldn't stand him. Here he was a master Vampire, and was only outranked by two of his own kind... Jenova, his mother and the mother of all other vampires, and Hojo. Supposedly his Father, though, he knew better than that to believe that Hojo was the one to create him. He figured it was someone else, whom of which was probably dead. Slowly he walked down the long corridor, his pace never lacking, and his features standing out even more to those who passed him. He wondered how many knew of his long kept secret, besides Zax, and how long it would take before he'd have to kill them all off. He smirked slightly, almost wishing for such an intense battle.
He rounded a corner, and stopped at the elavator. He looked up to the ceiling and pondered whether or not he should respond to Hojo's callings. He hated being Hojo's little guinea pig, and wanted nothing more than to kill him and get it finished with. But, Mother still had plans for Hojo, before he could finally finish him... Or so she had told him for a while now. He sighed to himself, before gliding into the empty glass elavator, and pushing the button for the 67th floor. He looked out onto Midgar as the glass elavator slid up the tall building with ease, wondering how many of his kind actually resided under the plate, if not all of them. There, they would find the kind of happiness young vampires could have. No sun. He shuddered slightly, remembering when he first learned that he could no longer stand freely in the sun. He had almost cried. He was, after all, only 25 when he turned. Now, he was what, 100 times that age? He shook his head of his thoughts as the elevator came to a dinging stop on his designated floor. Slowly he walked out, not caring if he was late to Hojo's callings or not.
Slowly his walked into Hojo's lab, watching him look over some seemingly important documents, while scribbling notes onto a tiny notepad. He was the same as ever. Long black greasy hair, messily tied up with a rubberband. Glasses half-falling off his nose, and a white lab-coat, just for looks. Sephiroth shook his head slightly, at least wishing that Hojo's looks were better, and didn't scream "Hey look at me, I'm an evil scientist! Oh joy!" Sephiroth chuckled to himself silently as he could imagine Hojo going off the deep end, screaming that all the way. His thoughts, however, were abruptly interrupted with the sound of Hojo's crackly voice. "You're late, Son."
Why Hojo still called Sephiroth 'son' he would never understand, and thought of it as another reason to hate the slightly older man even more. He sighed, looking very uninterested in what Hojo had just said, and sat down on a nearby desk, hoping to mess up some papers by 'accident'. He waited for Hojo to finished what he was doing before he spoke. "What did you call me down here for now, old man." He nearly spit the last two words out with as much venom as he could muster for them. Hojo looked up at Sephiroth and just smiled.
"Mother has told me that you have yourself a new pet. Tell me Son, what is his name?" Hojo almost made it sound like a casual conversation, and like there was nothing behind the question. Sephiroth knew better than this though.
"Mother has no business spilling what I do with humans, and when I get a pet of my own, Hojo. Perhaps you'd be so kind to remind her of that." He knew that 'Mother' could hear exactly what was said, when it was said. She was, after all, the first of their kind, and had numerous links to her 'children'. He sighed, bored, knowing that Hojo would still try to pry even further, ignoring Sephiroth's previous comment.
"Hmm... Mother says that it's a small boy... And he's blonde... I never knew you had such similar tastes to me... You truely are my Son." Hojo said, knowing that would piss Sephiroth off, and it always did. The raven-haired man knew exactly how to push Sephiroth's buttons and did so very much. He knew that he was a Sadist, and loved every minute of it.
"Is that all you called me up here for, Hojo? If so, then I'll just excuse myself and leave you to your work." Sephiroth stood up to go, about to walk out of the room, right before Hojo called back to him. "Make sure to bring your pet to me for a proper check-up. I'll see to it that he's properly prepared to be one of our kind..." Sephiroth could just see Hojo licking his lips in anticipation, even though his back was turned towards the dispicable man. He smirked slightly. "You'll never see him, and if you try to, I'll be sure to rip that greasy little head of yours right off of your shoulders. And then burn you at the stake." Slowly Sephiroth left, not caring if Hojo had any retortions. knowing full well that he didn't. He headed slowly back down to his own office, knowing that Cloud wouldn't dare leave his room until dusk.
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A loud crash could be heard throughout the entire hallway as Zax just about broke down the General's office door. Looking back at the secretary sheepishly, he quickly entered the occupied office, and shut the door quietly. His hazel eyes looked up and met aqua green. Sheepishly, he rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand, thinking of something to say. "Hey Seph..." was all he could force out. He looked up again and saw Sephiroth just shake his head before looking back at his paperwork on the desk. Zax sighed, and sat on the corner of his desk. "Hey. I heard that you were working on that case... you know... The one were Cloud was a suspect...?" Zax only received a raised eyebrow from his silver-haired friend, a sign to continue. "Well, I also heard that he escaped his house arrest, with only a bloodbath left behind him... So, what happened?" The raven-haired man asked his superior.
Sephiroth didn't look up, nor did his voice reflect any tiny interest in the subject. "It's still under investigation on the circumstances of Strife's disappearance, and the pool of blood left in his wake. I have heard nothing more on the subject, and I suggest you leave it be. If I hear anything on Strife, I'll let you know." Sephiroth continued with his paperwork, still refusing to let the conversation drop at that, by not looking up at Zax.
"Liar." It wasn't a simple name that Zax had just called his General, but a statement. "You lie and you should know by now that I can catch you in all of your lies..." At this, the General looked up, an annoyed look in his aqua glowing eyes, though it didn't make Zax back down. Instead, he just stood up and began pacing back and forth in the General's office. "So, what happened to him, huh Seph? Did you turn him to a Vampire? Did you make him some monster to be hated even more than he already is? Or did you just kill off that poor guard that was trying to protect Cloud from your insane vampiric urges? Tell me Seph! I know you did something you little lying bastard! I know you-" before he could finish, Sephiroth had him by the throat, and held up into the air. Zax quickly grabbed at the General's wrists, wanting the man to let go, but to no avail.
"If you are so inclined to know, then I will tell you. Yes, Cloud is now my pet and will have nothing more to do with you. Should you interfere Zax, then I will make sure it'll be the last time you ever do such a thing." Sephiroth dropped the raven-haired man to the floor with a loud thud, before returning to his desk, and working on his paperwork, as if nothing had happened. Zax remained on the floor for a while, his breathing raggid, and his hands at his throat, rubbing it as if it would help the pain go away. Zax stared at the calm General before him, with more than fear in his eyes. He looked determined. He looked driven. And for what, was for his own mind to know, and no one else. He stood up slowly, catching the gaze of Sephiroth. "I'll just let myself out. And next time Seph, before you go psycho on me, give me some kind of a warning..." Zax left, and slammed the door shut behind him, feeling betrayed by the General, and wanted nothing more than to find Cloud and hopefully, help him find some kind of cure from this maddening disease, that now betrayed the poor blonde's body. He sighed before walking down the long hallway and back to do his own research on the whole vampire ordeal, feeling his friendship with the General lost forever.
A/N: Whelp, here is everyone's update. Yes, I know it was a short chapter, but that's because I'm trying to set more of the plot up, and doing a terrible job at it. Trust me, I just now added the whole plot idea where Jenova is the head vampire. And so, I figure, everyone who has Jenova cells in them will either end up or already is a vampire. But, yeah. I actually have a good feeling about this now. I added Zax because I want him to be the Knight in Shining Armor for a while, though, I think he'll cause more trouble than help. Only b/c teaser he'll take Cloud to Hojo, hopping to "help". Though, it won't. :D So, yup. Zax loves Cloud and Cloud loves Sephiroth and Sephiroth loves Cloud as much as all three wouldn't like to admit. This is DEFINATELY going to be angsty... Why? Because I'm a drama queen, and I feel that they need more drama in their pre-game lives. :D So, sue me. :P Yeah, and don't forget to continue to follow up with the other story which'll only be offered on Livejournal, because that's where all the sex is. :D So, I don't have to worry about to take it down.:D But, yup. :D Hope you enjoy. I'll try to get another chapter up next weekend. :D Have fun!
Alexes