Love lies Bleeding

Love lies bleeding

Buddy part2 Brother has just been killed and it kind of affects buddy pretty badly.

Recommended music Elton John. There are 3 EJ songs mentioned here they are Daniel, Tiny Dancer and All the Girls Love Alice.

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to final fantasy and do not Claim to.

Shinra took me back to the cabin I'm covered in blood and tears are coming from my eyes. What are the girls going to make of this?

We walked into the cabin and I let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully they were still in the showers. It was short lived though Because I heard the showers turn off. The girls came out and we were noticed by Yuna. "Whoa what's with the blood are you guy's hurt. Are you OK." She spoke with her distinct worry and looked us over for any wounds.

Shinra stepped up and told her. I'm glad he took that weight off my shoulders. "Brothers dead."

There was a painful silence until Rikku started crying I would have comforted her but she lent against Paine next to her then Yuna started shedding tears. She asked Shinra for advice like a lost child. "What do we do now?" I went to clean myself up and left them to it.

I took off my clothes and looked them over. They were ruined so I threw them away and headed for the shower. It was when I was in the shower cleaning off Brothers blood it hit me. I was washing away the blood of the best man I knew I couldn't wash away Brother. He meant too much to me. Trouble was I was almost clean. I broke down and started crying properly sitting on the shower floor. I cried like I had just been stabbed in the neck myself. I cried until I found it physically impossible to cry.

About an hour or so later I returned from the shower trying to keep a strait face for my reputation as a man. I just can't get over brother being dead. I thought a guy like that would never die. I wonder what Shinra knows.

I called to Yuna who was at the bar with Rikku, Paine and Barkeep behind the bar, but no Shinra. "Hey where's Shinra?"

"He's still investigating. We can't go up there." She sounded annoyed about being left in the cabin.

It was a calmer mood now everyone sitting at the bar drinking. Rikku was still leaning on Paine for comfort. You would have expected Paine to shrug Rikku off by now. Yuna was at the elevator end drinking water; Paine was having a Manhattan? Well this was Paine and Rikku was having a predictable lemonade. I went to order a drink.

"A vodka and tonic please." I asked barkeep. Paine smirked at my choice nearly choking on her drink. I questioned this reaction. "What?"

"Bit butch isn't it." She said with her own sarcasm. This made Rikku smile for a second but it was short lived.

I would have argued but I wasn't in the mood. Plus this was Paine so I just rolled my eyes and waited for barkeep to serve. It's almost comical watching barkeep trying to pick up ice with his huge hands. He finally got the drink to me. I took it over to the cabins jukebox. plugged it in and set it to random. It started playing

"Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane."

So I stood there thinking about this song and like most things right now it reminded me of Brother. I had to change it. I pushed skip song.

"Blue jean baby. L.A. lady."

That's better this song reminds me of Yuna. I sat by the jukebox. Drinking and trying to use the music to forget my troubles.

Later that day.

The ships speakers came in and Shinra spoke "Buddy I need a hand up here just keep quiet and don't touch anything." I obeyed his command and walked to the lift.

It got to the bridge and the doors opened. There was still a trail of blood in the corridor I stepped around it and then the second door opened and Shinra was standing there with gloves for me. Brother was still where we have left him. It all looked untouched from earlier. You could tell Shinra was taking it very seriously. We went to the game over cabinet. I hoped I would never need to use it especially for Brother. We…Well I lifted brother off of his seat and placed him in the body bag. I didn't want to close it I let a tear fall and hit Brother. Then Shinra closed the bag. I thought my job was done until Shinra stopped me on the way out.

"Where are you going?" he questioned me like it was obviously wrong.

"The err Cabin." I responded unaware it was the wrong answer.

"You need to set the auto pilot." Well I suppose it was a little obvious but my mind was elsewhere.

"Sorry." apologised and walked to my controls hit Bikenal. Then I walked out.

Thank god that was over. Definitely a number 12.6 on the uncomfortable situation rickter scale.

Back in the cabin there were questions for me. "What's happening?" Rikku asked me with a quick reaction to my presence.

I responded slowly "Shinra won't say. He's being quiet. He only said two sentences to me."

Rikku lent back into Paine "ohh" was her only response she sounded disappointed.

I can't believe Paine is still putting up with her but Paine seemed to look at Rikku with a look of care. I never seen her be like this. Well Brother Death is affecting all of us. Not that I'm expecting Paine to get a tan and wear bright clothes that is.

Again much later that day.

I was at the jukebox again already Shinra had slipped in unnoticed and Yuna, Rikku and Paine were asleep. And I was at the jukebox listening to it quietly. Then that song came on again.

"Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane."

Instead of changing it I thought about the lyrics and it sort of mirrored my situation. Then I thought of a use for them and fell asleep listening to it.

The next day.

I woke up on the floor against the jukebox. In that situation where you wonder why you ache so much even though the answer is right in front of you. Shinra came into the cabin so I jumped on the chance to ask the obvious "So any idea on what killed brother."

He responded. "More like who? I first thought it was a fiend but, the holes on brother's neck were too precise. A fiend would have been more savage and try to rip his head off. Also the ship says that the only life on this ship was the usual suspects so one of us must have killed Brother. Don't take this the wrong way but, I found you there on the scene so it's not looking so good for you. I need to find out were the girls and barkeep were yesterday so you will be presumed innocent until proven guilty...but I don't think you could kill Brother you were to close and friendly." I don't believe it. How could he say that he thinks I did it?

I took time to think and then I responded. "Shinra you're taking this a little too seriously. You don't have to investigate Brother's death you know there are many al bhed that are doing that right now." I waited for his response.

He sighed. "Your right I have been doing twice as much as I need to."

"You should take a break before the funeral." I suggested. Patted him on the shoulder and went to take the morning after pill or something. Well I felt like I needed it.

After some breakfast medication and a soothing bath. I left the ship for Brother's funeral. With everyone else I was wearing my only suit for the first time ever. Paine was also wearing a suit and gelled hair it was a interesting look. Yuna was wearing a altered version of her songstress outfit. Rikku was dressed in her black magic only she had left her staff. Shinra was wearing a normal al bhed outfit but it didn't have a hood in a sign of respect.

During the funeral.

It was my turn to make a speech. "I heard a song and it made sense of how I feel on Brothers passing. I would like to read an extract of Daniel."

"Daniel my brother, you are, older than me do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal your eyes have died, but you see more than I, Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky."

"Thank you." I returned to my seat.

Later at the party.

Only Brother would have a party at his funeral. I will be honest I was drinking a lot and it was starting to kick in. Yuna had just finished singing Real World of Emotion. So she sat down for a break. Then a album I gave brother started playing.

"Raised to be a lady by the golden rule."

"You know I gave this album to Brother on his birthday and I never herd him play it except at night privately." I started thinking aloud to Shinra.

"Buddy what are you trying to say? You listened to him in his bed room?" Shinra didn't understand.

So I continued "Yeah. I loved him man. And he loved me. Well secretly. Why else would he listen to my CD."

Shinra gave me a funny look and spoke clearly and slowly "OK Buddy I think some ones had too much to drink"

What I'm not that drunk. "I have not." I fell on his lap and saw Rikku and Paine dancing and I made a suggestive comment "Huh. Rikku and Paine are dancing they can't dance together their girls." Then I fell asleep.

That's Buddy part 2 hope you liked it.

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