For The Love of Chaos

Chapter 9

Slowly, Anna opened her eyes, day light shining from a window. She turned over a bit, feeling something warm beneath her. She rubbed her eyes a bit, before looking up, finding Chaos laying there still asleep. She smiled softly, placing her hand on his face for a moment, admiring it. Even with his deathly pale complexion, she still found him to be quite handsome looking.

She soon found herself looking over his body, taking everything in for a first time. Once she did, she came to find that he was actually quite muscular. From his arms, to his torso and chest, even all the way down to his legs. The man or demon I guess you would say, looked like he was purely muscle.

Quietly, she took her finger, running it over his abdomen. She could feel the muscles ripple and contract underneath her soft touch. She heard a loose growl come from him, causing her to look up at him. She blushed when she found him staring at her, watching her, waiting for her next move. She made to move, but Chaos quickly grabbed her, holding her there. She looked at him with question in her eyes, staring at him. She watched carefully as he brought his hand up to her face, stroking it lightly causing the heat in her cheeks to rise. "What are you…" she didn't finish as he placed a finger to her lips, quieting her. He then placed his hand to her forehead, feeling that her temperature was once again normal, all sickness seeming to have fled her body.

He seemed to smile at her, before letting her go. That's when she noticed the stove. "Oh no…the food" she said, running to check on it, nearly tripping over her own feet. She was shocked to find the stove had been turned off and the pot ice cold. "Chaos…you…?" she couldn't even seem to ask her question properly, though he still nodded, understanding what she was trying to ask. She smiled faintly. "Thank you…" she said, walking over to his now standing form and hugging him. He was shocked, but slowly, he brought his arms around her. He held her there against him, his heart quickening slightly. He was smiling on the inside.

"Well…I guess we should get ready to go back to work, huh?" she asked, slightly depressed at the idea of going back to work, but she knew that she had to. Chaos gave a faint nod, though he honestly didn't want to go back either, he'd rather stay here with her. "Want to help me pack some of the stew up for lunch today?" she asked, smiling a bit. He nodded his head happily, wanting to eat some of it today with her.

Walking into the kitchen together, Anna went to get some bowls, Chaos watching her. She blushed faintly, feeling his eyes on her, but continued what she was doing. She tried to reach one of the bigger bowls, but was too short, her fingers coming inches from it. Chaos came up from behind her, reaching over top of her and grabbing it, before placing it gently into her awaiting hands. She smiled at him. "Thank you" she said, placing it on the counter, pulling out a lid for it. "Ok, put as much as you want in it" she said, watching as he picked up the pot and started pouring the stew into it. He only stopped, when he couldn't get anymore in it, then poured some in hers. She smiled at him again, looking at him shyly, before placing lids on both of them. "I'm going to go change and then we can go, okay?" she asked. He nodded, watching her go to her room, before closing the door. He sat on the couch as he waited for her, watching as she came out a few minutes later, going into the kitchen. She then walked out of the kitchen, trying to best to hold onto both bowls. Chaos had to come and grab them from her quickly before she dropped one, holding them away from her. "Thank you…again" she said, gazing up at him. He just smiled down at her, before taking her hand and leading her to the door. He did this while holding both of the bowls in one hand.

They made their walk to ShinRa in silence. Surprisingly enough, no one was out to see Chaos. She always found this strange, but then again, she hoped that things would continue to stay this way. She didn't want to attract any unnecessary attention to him. Once they reached the building, they walked inside, Anna pulling out her ID card for clearance. Some of the men stared at Chaos sparsely, watching him carefully as he walked in with Anna. "At ease SOLDIER's" she said, smiling lightly. They seemed to relax a bit as she said this, one of them laughing lightly.

"Good day Ms. Carter" one said, bowing to her. She chuckled at this. Some of them were always so strange, but they just did it for a bit of fun at times. I mean, there job is a bit boring at time, so why not liven it up a bit?

"Good day SOLDIER" she said, saluting him, causing him to blush slightly. She just smiled and continued to walk down the hall, before going down a set of stairs. "Come on Chaos" she said, grabbing his hand and leading the way. Obediently, he followed her, making no fuss at all. In fact, he rather liked holding her hand in all honesty. When they reached the room, she slid her ID card through the slot, typing in the code. A beep could be heard as the little light turned green, granting them access into the room. "Hi guys!" she shouted, waving to everyone.

"Anna! Are you feeling better now?" one of them asked as they came up to her. She smiled and nodded her head.

"Yes, I'm feeling much better, thank to Chaos" she said, making everyone look at him.

"Chaos?" another one asked curiously. "He…took care of you?" he asked.

"Yes Allen, Chaos took care of me. Very good care of me might I add" she told him, watching as Chaos went to the break room, putting their food in the refrigerator.

"But…he's a mo-" he didn't finish because Anna yelled at him.

"He is NOT a monster!" she yelled enraged. "I've told you people once, I shall not having you refer to him in such a manner! He's like you and me. A living, breathing person, and I expect him to be treated as such. Is that clear?" she asked, her eyebrow twitching slightly in irritation.

"Y-yes" he gulped, shaking a bit at her sudden outburst. Chaos just stood there chuckling. Everyone turned to look at him warily.

"I-is he…laughing at us?" one of them asked.

"Or perhaps he's laughing at her" one said, giving him a bewildered look. Chaos laughing just creeped them out, simple as that.

"Come on Chaos" she said, grabbing his hand and leading him into another room. It was an exercise room of sorts, though it also contained some monitors. "Ok, I want you to run on this, okay?" she asked, walking over to the treed mill with him. He nodded, stepping onto the machine as she began hooking different things up to him. He watched at the things that she hooked up to him, the stickers of sorts that stuck to his body. "Ok, you can start now" she told him, taking a step back and sitting on a chair, watching him.

Chaos slowly started the machine up, taking a step forward, allowing it to begin moving. He could feel the muscles in his legs contract as he walked, stepping up the speed little by little. Anna continued to watch him the entire time as he ran on the machine. After about a hour, he got tired of running and Anna had to take him off of the machine. He hadn't run like that in a long time. Granted, his legs were strong, but still. She handed him a cup of water, which he quickly gulped down. His heart still racing, which Anna continued to monitor with the machine. While Chaos sat there resting, Anna was recording her findings for President ShinRa.

"Hey Chaos, are you ready for lunch?" Anna asked, smiling. He nodded his head quickly, standing up, before nearly falling over. She quickly ran over to him, catching him before he fell, though had a slight problem with the amount of weight. "Come on, let's get you something to eat before you pass out on me, okay?" she asked, guiding him into the break room, setting him down at the couch. She went over to the refrigerator, pulling his bowl out first, then placing it in the microwave. She set it for 3 minutes, before walking back out of the room. Chaos just laid there on the couch tiredly. She came back in a couple minutes later, holding a wet cloth in her hands. Promptly, she walked over to him, kneeling down as she placed it on his forehead. She smiled at him faintly, resting her hand upon his. A few moments later, the microwave went off, beeping. She got up, walking over to it, pulling out his bowl. She stirred it up a bit, before bringing it over to him. "Here" she said, holding it out to him, a spoon in her hand as well. She smiled as he took it from her, digging into it quickly. "Hey! Slow down before you choke, okay" she said, laughing faintly. He just grumbled, but slowed his pace down as she had asked him to do.

"Ms. Carter?" a man asked, walking into the room. She turned around to look at him.

"Yes? May I help you?" she asked, standing up.

"President ShinRa would like to have a word with you" he said walking to the door. Anna stood up, before turning back to Chaos, and whispering lightly to him.

"I'll be back in a minute…ShinRa's not even here…" she told him, looking back toward the strange man. Once they were out of the room and in the hall, she turned to him. "Who are you? ShinRa's not here…he's on vacation" she said, informing the man. That's when he turned on her, attacking her.

"Stupid girl" he said, grabbing her by the neck. She let out a muffled scream, before he stuck something in her neck, temporarily paralyzing her. He then threw her over his shoulder, walking off down the hall to another room. After a few minutes, Chaos got curious since Anna hadn't come back in. He got up and walked out the door, Anna was nowhere to be seen, and he had a bad feeling about all of this.

Mean while, in another room, Anna laid strapped down to a table. She laid there, arms and legs strapped down, unable to move. Hojo was standing before her, an evil grin on his face. "Hello again my dear, long time no see" he said. She looked up at him with fearful eyes, tears starting to form.

"C-C-Chaos…" she called out faintly, her voice cracking as a result of what was in her body.

"So, you can still talk? Well, we'll fix that soon enough" he said, grinning. What he didn't know, was that Chaos had managed to hear her frightened call for help. Quickly, running down the hall, banging on a door. "Ah, Chaos is here. It seems that he's come to rescue you my dear" he said, unstrapping her as he held something behind his back. "I think I'll let you see him just one last time" Hojo said, pushing her to the floor, watching as she slowly got up. He then pressed a button on a remote, opening the door, Chaos running in.

"Chaos…" Anna called out running to him. Half way there, the sound of gun shots rang out as two bullets pierced her back. "Uh…m…" Slowly, she fell to her knees in front of Chaos. "C-Cha…os…" she choked out as he caught her, his eyes wide in fear and shock. A bit of blood was coming from her mouth as he held her. His eyes looking around frantically for something to help her.

"An…An…" he choked out "A…Anna…" he finally said, calling her name for the first time. He was scared, he admitted that honestly. He was scared of losing her to that monster, Hojo. "Anna…" he choked out again, holding her to him.

"How sweet, holding one's lover in the last moments of their life. So familiar, isn't it?" he asked, a cruel smile on his face. "Oh yes, now I remember, this is the exact same way that Vincent Valentine died…" he said grinning. "I guess you'll get to see him again sooner than you thought my dear" he sneered, laughing. Chaos growled furiously, his fangs bared, ready to rip the man limb from limb for hurting his Anna.

"C-Ch…a…o…s…" Anna murmured, raising her hand weakly. Chaos caught it, bringing it to his face, nuzzling it. She smiled weakly. He took his hand and stroked her cheek, softly, affectionately. He soon felt hot salty tears falling from his eyes for the first time in his life, watching as they fell upon her face. She whipped them away the best she could, her hand growing colder by the second. "S-say…m-my name…one…last…time?" she breathed.

"Anna" he spoke, hugging her body to him. He felt her smile against him.

"Chaos……" she spoke his name one final time, before her eyes closed, her body growing cold.

Suddenly, Chaos let out an ear piercing scream of rage and sorrow, shattering all the glass around him. His mighty roar could be heard all around the city. She was gone, now leaving Chaos to cry for her. Hojo just laughed, causing Chaos to growl at him, quietly placing Anna's body on the ground. His hands were shaking as he walked toward Hojo, intent to kill for taking his Anna away from him. He screamed, lunging for Hojo, before a 4 inch thick piece of glass came down, blocking him from Hojo.

"I really must apologize my dear boy. I had no clue how much she ment to you" he said with fake sympathy. Oh, how he wished to tear that man apart right now. "Restrain that monster" he said as men quickly started to pile in. "Now, look what you've gone and done, you've killed our poor Anna" Hojo said, the glass lifting as he stepped forward. He came to Anna, before kneeling down, stroking her face. This sent Chaos right over the edge. He lashed out, only to have the men hold him back.

"Anna! Anna!? Anna!" he screamed out, desperately wishing to hold her, to keep her away from him.

"Take him down into the basement and lock him in one of those tumbs" Hojo said, picking Anna up, blood staining the floor.

"Anna!!!" Chaos screamed again, reaching out for her, tears falling.

"Don't forget the equipment before you put him in there" Hojo said, placing Anna's body on an iron table and strapping her down to it tightly.

"Anna!!!" Chaos cried, before the men drug him out of the room and down to the basement. On the way down there, he slaughtered at least 20 of them, before they managed to lock him in a stone coffin. He banged on the lid as they sealed it with materia. He cried out hopelessly, his heart aching for Anna, wanting her beside him. As a result of this, his feral side was going crazy as he clawed furiously at the lid, destroying the inside of the lid. Tears fell as his body shook, curling up a bit, his wings wrapping around him. He couldn't stand it, he wanted his Anna, he wanted to see her face… He would never forget what they did…some day he would have his revenge…some day…some day…

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Ok, there's chapter 9. I know that it's sad, but don't worry, it's not the end. AND Vincent is finally coming back again. Yeah! Well, I hope you enjoyed it and remember REVIEW. I really want to see reviews for this chapter. Please and thank you. Good night everyone cuz I'm going to bed now. It's 2:30 in the freaking morning. XD Byebye.