Way of Living
CloudxReno; occasional other pairings.
AN: hey, everyone was doing a collection of drabbles so I thought... why not? XDXD
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"Once I asked you what did you cherished the most so that I could have the pleasure to take it away from you… You answered that there was nothing you didn't cherish." Bodies covered the blood soaked floor of Seventh Heaven, two dead children among the corpses. "What a foolish answer."
Cloud Strife sucked in breath, backing away as he watched his nightmare walk calmly towards him, green eyes glowing in the darkness of the bar. "You're the one who's foolish." The man breathed, lifting his sword as blood dripped from the many deep gashes on body. He couldn't let Sephiroth get to the upper floor, even if it meant for him to lose his life.
"Really, Cloud?" Sephiroth grinned, lifting his blood-covered Masamune. "Because of you, all of your friends died." He waved towards the many bodies, careful to kick Denzel's small one away from him.
The supposed ex-SOLDIER fought the urge to launch at the general in front of him. How dare him…! But he couldn't react; he couldn't fall on his deadly trap. He needed to stop The Nightmare from getting to the upper floor, no matter what was the cost.
Sephiroth lifted his eyes to the upper floor as a small thud was heard in the deadly silence of the place. "He's there, isn't it?" He asked calmly, watching blue eyes filled with panic and despair. "I'll take him away from you, Cloud. I'll force you to your knees so that you'll be able to watch as I cut his throat slowly, his blood gushing out of the wound." The One-Winged-Angel made a soft motion with his katana, chuckling as the blonde's eyes filled with angry tears. "Let me pass, Cloud." He asked politely, smirking as he saw a glimpse of red hair disappearing from view upstairs.
"No." Cloud replied, voice shaking with anger as he raised his sword.
"I shall ask you again, Cloud. Let me pass. Maybe I'll have pity of you after I force you to see your beloved's death and then decide to kill you quickly so that you two can reunite in the Lifestream." Sephiroth spoke softly, raising his arms in a welcoming way.
Cloud Strife shook his head, swallowing hard. "I won't let you." He snarled, shaking his head. "But I'll suggest a trade."
The silver-head man's ears perked at the word 'trade'. "Oh? What do you have in mind?"
The blond warrior lifted his chin, looking up at his enemy. "You'll let Reno go." He said fiercely, lowering his sword a little. "And I'll let you take my life without a fight."
Sephiroth grinned widely. "Why should I do such a thing?" He asked, titling his head to the side.
Cloud sank to his knees, looking at The Nightmare's boots. "I beg you." He said lowly, closing his eyes tightly.
"What was that, I didn't hear you?"
"I BEG YOU!" The blond screamed as tears now streamed down his face. "Please, take my life in exchange for Reno's." He pleaded, sending his sword to the other side of the room and bowing, humiliating his existence.
He, Cloud Strife and saviour of the world, was bowing before his enemy, Sephiroth.
The One-Winged-Angel laughed like a mad at Cloud's pleas, amused like he had never been before. "You would prefer to loose your own life in order to save that Turk's? Pathetic…" The older man snorted, gazing at the blond before him. "But I'll respect your last wish. I'll kill you" He said softly, placing the blade of sword beside Cloud's neck, drawing a small cut on it as if to mark the place where he would hit. "And drag your body around the streets of Edge, showing to those pathetic civilians what have become of their saviour. Slaughtered like a dog because of something as trivial as love."
"Who are you to talk about love?" Cloud asked softly, still with his nose nearly touching the floor. "You were never loved, you never loved back… You do not know the true meaning of such feeling."
"Feelings like love or affection will only get in your way. It is the faster way to get to an enemy, don't you agree? I mean, just look at where you are now." Sephiroth smiled, placing a foot on top of Cloud's back and pressing it down, grinning as the younger man didn't offer resistance.
"For Reno, I could be sent to burn in Hell as long as he was okay." Cloud said, closing his eyes again as he felt the cold blade of Masamune against his skin.
"We'll see each other in there then." Sephiroth smiled, taking his foot off Cloud's back and lifting the sword above his head, ready to pierce his blonde's back. "Or not."
A flash of red and the sharp blade ripped through skin, bone and muscle, drenching the floor with even more blood if that was even possible. Sephiroth snorted, taking off his sword from the lovers' bodies. "Foolish things, dying for nothing as there is no such thing as love." The monster smiled. "Do you have any idea of what you just did? You threw Cloud's sacrifice out of a window."
Reno coughed up blood as he held Cloud firmly within his arms, looking up at Sephiroth with pure hatred. "No, I didn't, yo." He breathed, feeling the life being slowly drained from his and Cloud's bodies. "I just made sure he wouldn't die in vain." The redhead grinned, pressing his cheek against Cloud's, who smiled weakly in victory. "I'm not going to die. I'm just going home like a shooting star." The Turk whispered, letting his body fall on top of his lover's.
Sephiroth laughed. "Those are you last words? You, traitors, amuse me to no end." He sighed happily, watching as Cloud drew his last breath and Reno still remained.
The redhead smiled at him as the pain on his body started to fade. "Only 10 more seconds to go, yo." He whispered. "And then I'll be with you." Reno closed his eyes and rested his head on his love's neck, preparing for his last breath.
The silver-haired SOLDIER's smile froze as he heard those words. 5 seconds to go. "Last words… 10 seconds…" He reflected, looking up at the ceiling. 3 seconds. The man grinned. "LW, how pathetic of me to have fallen for this trick…" Sephiroth sighed. 1 second.
Reno put one last smile. "I'll be with you soon."
And his and Sephiroth's lives ended in an explosion of red, green and brown, blood, Lifestream and the wood that made Seventh Heaven.
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Theme: Begging
To: BokuraNoLoveStyle
Word count: 1097
(UGH, I hate the ending Dx)
First thing: LW is a term that you people will learn on the next chapter of Beyond Repair XD but for those who don't read it (meanies! T3T), LW means Last Words and it's a small device that is put into a Turk so that when he's in deep shit, he can kill himself by self-destructing his own body and, because of his sacrifice, save the company by keeping his mouth shut (DUH!) and save his own dignity too, since he won't die by the hands of the enemy. Cloud and Reno had already this hidden on their sleeve if Sephiroth decided to come back again (but don't get me wrong, they never meant for everybody else to die!)Now, -reaches for a hankie- This is just something that came to the surface in a PM talk with BokuraNoLoveStyle -sniffles- I had to write it, sorry if it's OC and too damn crappy -Goes away crying- And thank you so much Kigichi! You made me happy with all of those themes, they're going to be a good challenge XD
Here are the themes already done and waiting to be done:
Scars - done
Cookie Dough - done
Death/Homophobia - done
Moonlight - done
Sick - done
Gardening - done
Guilt -done
Marriage - done
Jealous - done
Cats - done
Accident/Hospital - done
Halloween - done
Phobia - done
Valentine's Day / waterfall / treasure hunt - still waiting to be written (SWW)
MP Cloud meeting Reno through Zack/Cloud remembers Reno from his MP days - done
Neko!Cloud - SWW
Beach - WIP
MPreg - done (AH, I couldn't miss this theme XD it's in my veins!)
Cuddly!Reno / cuddly - SWW
Christmas - SWW
Snowboard - SWW
Cinema - SWW
Red - done
Dentist - SWW
Stuffed animal - SWW
Shrovetide Party - done
Cherry blossoms - SWW
Fight / Break Up - SWW
Birthday wishes - done
Reno fight over Cloud -SWW
Long business trip and reunion scene - SWW
Aerith's Birthday - SWW
Snowball fights / snow angels - SWW
A date in space - SWW
Christmas Decorations - SWW
Caffeine/Sugar - SWW
Kiss - SWW (AH, ya thought that weren't more uses for lips, mouth and tongue, HUH?!!!!!!!!! Aline, I'll kill you! D8)
First 'I Love You' / Snowfall / Christmas Eve - SWW
Porn Collection - SWW
Videogames - SWW
Disneyland - SWW
Painting Lesson - SWW
Session with a Marriage Counsellor - SWW
Popular Reno / Smart Reno - SWW
Lotion - SWW
Yazoo flirting with Reno - SWW
Reno's jealous ex-Boyfriend - SWW
Begging -done
Mother (scene with Reno's abusive mother) - SWW
Kidnapped - SWW
Claustrophobia - SWW
Interrogation - SWW
Picnic - SWW
Bride!Reno - SWW
Disguise (Reno disguised as a woman XD) - SWW
Hurt (alternative, sad ending to Disguise) - SWW
Concert - SWW
Rain and Boom (RudexTifa, Reno gets a brother named Axel XD) - SWW
If you're thinking about any other theme, please ask for it on a review, signed or not :D I'm aiming to the 50 or 100 drabbles! (And if I forgot about any theme you already requested, please point it out Dx)