SOLDIER Doesn't Make Heroes.
Disclaimer: I do not claim to own any of the characters used in this fan fiction. They belong to their respected owners.
Pairing: N/A.
Characters: Genesis Rhapsodos, Yuffie Kisaragi — along with a few others.
Warning: Complete and utter craziness. There is no pairing. Mild cursing and fighting as well.
Summary: After learning the truth of his own existence, Genesis is sent off to war—the Wutai War. Though with the fact he is unable to accept the facts causes the man to lose his mind, though things only get worse when Wutai's Princess gets involved.
Chapter Four; The Morning.
The sun hadn't even peered its face over the horizon yet, but anyone could tell it was close. The jet black sky was just beginning to show tiny bits of light rays. The stars and moon had disappeared, as did the silence that the night held. Whispers and barked orders echoed through the air, causing the young ninja to stir.
She wasn't sure what time she had fallen asleep, or how long she had slept, but as her eyes opened it didn't feel long enough. Fluttering her eyelids, she shifted to shake the sleep from her body but stopped suddenly. She could feel something laying across her, heavy and smooth. Her eyes moved down only to widen at the sight of the leather jacket. The same leather jacket that the crimson SOLDIER wore.
Confused and surprised, the young ninja lifted her gaze to see the SOLDIER bent over the desk. His silky auburn hair seemed to dangle over his closed eyes. His calm breathing allowed the young ninja to know he was sleeping. Though she couldn't really understand the scene laid out; why was his jacket over her small frame? Why was he still here, not to mention, sleeping over his desk like that? Questions zoned through her skull, all of which she knew would go unanswered.
Her questions swiftly disappeared as she noticed the SOLDIER's expression change. The peaceful look vanished as his face twisted in pain, his breathing irregular and body tense. Yuffie could clearly see, thanks to the extremely tight black shirt Genesis wore, the muscles in his left shoulder twitching a bit in agony. It was certain to the young ninja that the man was in pain, but what could she do? She was still stuck tied to a chair.
"Hey," She called out to the slumber man. "You alright?"
He didn't respond, nor did he wake. His face continued to twist in agony, probably not hearing the little ninja. Not that she was being too quiet, but she certainly wasn't being too loud either—she didn't want to alarm anyone. She wasn't exactly sure what was going on, or if he'd want anyone to know about it. With things already confusing, she didn't want to anger the male.
"Hey," she yelped as she tried to move the chair. "Wake up!"
Still nothing from the Crimson SOLDIER, but the little ninja didn't give up. She continued to call out to the auburn haired male, not noticing his stirring at each word she threw out. Her yelps for his attention echoed through the darkness and agony the SOLDIER was in, yet he couldn't react normally. He couldn't find himself waking, only twitching and flinching.
"Come on, wakey-wakey," Yuffie called out in slight annoyance. "Crimson dude, wake up. I'm starving! And, and I gotta pee again!"
Yuffie was beginning to doubt that she would ever wake up the man, and it annoyed her highly. She had to use the bathroom, which was odd but with her bladder, nothing surprised her lately. Not to mention that she felt like she was starving to death, which was her own fault to be honest. She could have ate something before she left, skipping dinner probably wasn't the best thing.
Let the small ninja bounced the best she could, moving the chair closer to the slumber warrior. It was difficult to do this, due to the jacket that hung over her. With it's added awkwardness, the movements were sloppy and rough—unlike it had been before. Though she kept trying her best. But that soon ended; the jacket caught the bottom of one of the legs, causing a misbalance and the chair to tumble over.
The thud and yelp that followed this incident startled the male awake. His eyes snapped open and his body straight, head whipping around to see what was going on. Crystal clear blue eyes darted to the ground, where loud 'ow's were coming from. Instantly his panicked face turned into a clearly amused expression. Yuffie noticed this quickly.
Genesis questioned dully, "What are you doing?"
"Help me up," She whined like the child she was. "I gotta go pee! And I'm hungry! Let's get a move on this, meanie!"
Genesis raised a brow before rising from his seat silently. He grabbed the hand cuffs from earlier, which had been placed on his desk, and moved to the girl's side. He lifted her chair, and began to untie her binds; Yuffie noticed that his left shoulder seemed to be stiff, but said nothing. What could she really say anyway? She'd probably come off as stupid, or worse, a stalker!
"Come now," Genesis spoke as he snapped the cuffs on the Princess. "I'll get someone to take you to an appropriate area to handle your business, while I find something for you to eat."
She blinked, "Really? You're gonna feed me?"
He remarked with an 'obviously' and turned, the girl hopping to her feet and following behind him. The two stepped out of the tent to see a few SOLDIER members just standing around. Though as soon as they spotted the man in crimson, they bounced to their feet and awaited orders. He handed off the girl to one of the men, giving them the same orders he had given Luxiere before.
Once the SOLDIER and girl disappeared, Genesis turned and headed into another tent. He began to browse through the boxes, looking for anything that the girl might eat. He wasn't exactly sure why he cared so much, normally he would have just grabbed something, nor was he sure why he was doing this. Normally he would send one of his men, but he just didn't trust them for some reason. Nonetheless he continued his search.
Just as he opened a new box, a pain shot through his left shoulder and a growl of agony escaping his lips. He ignored the pain and peered into the box, shifting things around until he spotted something edible. He grabbed the boxed food up and a bottle of water, from a nearby cooler, and headed out of the tent. Though what he spotted surprised him.
There stood three SOLDIER members with the young princess standing in front of them. By the looks of it, the young girl was arguing with the older men, who didn't really look all that amused by the girl. Genesis only stood there for a moment, watching the girl call the SOLDIER members all sorts of names—some Genesis was surprised the girl knew.
"General Rhapsodos!" One of the SOLDIER muttered, turning his gaze from the Princess to the General. "About time you get back, this thing is annoying—OW!"
Genesis's eyes widened as the small ninja raised her knee, bring it right to the speaking SOLDIER's crotch. She puffed out her cheeks as he released the chain attached to her cuffs, doubling over and groaning—along with cursing like a sailor. Yuffie took this moment to race over to Genesis's side, sending glares to the injured SOLDIER.
All eyes seemed to be moving from Genesis, to Yuffie, then to the other SOLDIER. Though what happened next caused all eyes to turn to him, even Yuffie herself. Genesis's head lowered, his shoulder shaking ever so slightly. Then much to everyone's surprise a light sound of laughter escaped the General, his hand moving to the youngster beside him, resting on the girl's head.
"No wonder we aren't ending this war," He commented as his slaughter calmed down. "A second class SOLDIER getting beaten by a child."
Yuffie piped up, "Just not any child!"
"No, of course not." Genesis nearly mumbled, ruffling the youngster's hair, "The Great Ninja Yuffie."
Her eyes lit up for a moment before Genesis's face turned emotionless. He grabbed up the chain attached to the cuffs, turning to the tent the two had been stationed in. Yuffie would have made a small scene, if it wasn't for the food he was carrying. Thanks to her mind being more entwined with her stomach, she followed after Genesis with a sly smile on her face.
Once inside the tent, Genesis motioned for her to sit down on the chair, sitting at the desk. She happily took the seat as Genesis placed the food box and water down on the desk for her. Just as she was about to reach for them, Genesis opened the box and the bottle, placing a plastic spoon—which he had grabbed before he left—onto the desk as well.
The girl beamed, "Thanks, General!"
"Genesis," he replied carefully. "You are not part of my army, you may call me Genesis."
"Genesis," Yuffie tested his name before shoving some food into her mouth. "That's a funny name!"
Genesis raised a brow, "Excuse me?"
"Your parents named you funny!"
He almost wanted to laugh at the girl's childish nature, but yet he knew better then that. He had went a bit out of character before hand, laughing at her idiocy outside, but it wouldn't happen again. He merely shot her a small glance, which the girl ignored as she continued to shove food into her mouth. It made him sick, well almost made him sick to see such a sight. The girl didn't seem to have manners.
He responded, "Oh?"
"Yup!" She beamed, "But it means something right? Genesis Rhapsodos."
He shrugs, "I suppose."
"Oh! Come on," She pouted even placing her spoon down. "Can't you be more talkative, geez!"
He stared at the young ninja, his head almost tilting like a puppy. The little princess was interesting, it was almost like she didn't understand what was going on. Like she didn't understand that she was a prisoner of war, that this wasn't the time to be social, that she was actually in trouble. Or maybe, just maybe, he thought, she actually did know all of this—she just didn't want to admit it.
He answered her simply, "No."