Hello hello! Again, it has been a while ORZ Not being a student anymore life seems to be even busier *sigh* but here you go with another, drama laden chapter! Btw, since we can has story covers now, anyone feeling like doing a little pic for Blitzkrieg? I offer a one-shot in return, with a pairing/topic of your choice^^
Now, enjoy please!
Chapter 13
The fork that was on its way to Sephiroth's mouth stopped. A sidelong glance was thrown at the redhead. "Yes and they would have deserved it," he replied, continuing to eat.
"Why?" The other simply asked, his gaze still fixed on the old, worn-out book, while he felt the ire stirring inside of him. Sephiroth did not think – really think – about what consequences his action might have on others. He was way too caught up in his idea of discipline and correct behavior.
"Because they ganged up against and attacked a member of their team, injuring it severely after a time of deliberate, cruel torture, probably killing it had they not been discovered!" Sephiroth found it unbelievable that Genesis even had to ask such a stupid question! It was obvious why he wanted those lunatics out of the facility where they could only cause more damage!
"Oh please, and here you are again. Exaggerating the whole situation excessively." The redhead snarled, closing his book with a loud thud. "They certainly wouldn't have killed me, not even they would be this stupid."
"It wasn't in their power to stop, those are group dynamics you can't even comprehend. And if I hadn't given you the materia and you would lie in a hospital bed now, suffering from a smashed rib cage and internal bleeding you wouldn't be so forgiving," Sephiroth retorted in a forced calm voice.
"Fine then, be my knight in shining armor, but why did you have to go running to Lazard and tell him about it, when I told you to leave it be?" Genesis snapped at him. "I did not want them to deepen the subject and I am the only one who is concerned here. So why did you have to make it your business, too?"
"Because it is my business. You still don't get it, do you? This is not a one-man show and you are not the center of the universe. We are a team and disruptions affect everyone and the team's morals. This will become a matter of life and death and during missions you need to be able to trust your team mates. You have to become one in body and soul. In a situation of crisis you have to be strong mentally and physically and if they are unable and unwilling to bear the pressure already they are at the wrong place. And by shielding them you are just covering up a festering disease that will infect everyone and eventually lead to the collapse and suffering of the whole body that is SOLDIER. You are endangering your friends and those who rely on you with your stupid pride and your self-absorption. If you cannot get that into you egocentric head then you might consider packing your stuff and find another occupation as well."
The auburn haired young man gaped at Sephiroth for a moment, trying to comprehend that Sephiroth had – really! REALLY! – advised him to leave SOLDIER. Oh, how this giant, self-righteous prick was irritating him!
"Ah. Look who's talking about teamwork and trust." Genesis huffed indifferently at that, crossing his arms in front of his chest to hide that they were in fact shaking with suppressed rage. If he hadn't been so angry, he perhaps would have noticed that what Sephiroth said was true. He couldn't imagine pairing with Brad or the others because they hated him and he expected them to backstab him rather than back him up.
The argument was weak, so weak in fact that Sephiroth shouldn't have bothered answering it. Genesis knew nothing about his abilities in combat and missions, he was just being petulant, wanting to win this argument. "I learned my lesson too," he finally said, though.
"Ah, okay. Now then it's a completely different thing." Genesis retorted furiously, his pale blue eyes throwing daggers at Sephiroth's back. "Good for you that there was no one arrogant enough to kick you out when you made that mistake. Oh, excuse me, it slipped my mind that you would never make any mistake at all since you are perfect and infallible. But answer me one question. If you are so capable of doing things on your own, as you have pointed out so nicely during our very first mission, why are you even in the SOLDIER program?"
He recalled briefly that Sephiroth had told him about ShinRa practically owning him, but neglected the information the next moment. He did not want to hear the truth, but he just wanted to hurt the other, as Sephiroth had done to him just mere moments ago.
Sephiroth didn't see where this was coming from and he instantly shut his heart to the mean attack. It still hurt.
"I never claimed that I was infallible. You of all people should know that I am not." His voice was utterly calm and he put aside his fork, cleaning his mouth with his napkin. He simply had shut off; he wasn't angry or offended or provoked. There was no emotion at all and he was hiding behind his wall of professionalism until Genesis would back down and leave him alone.
"I am in the SOLDIER program for various reason and one of them is to help raise and train soldiers that will survive, that can count on each other. I am here, too, to protect them and be protected and I am not willing to lose my life and leave my family behind because of the antics of some immature brats. This is war, Genesis, not some game. People will die, you might die and the only insurance we have is each other."
The redhead decided that there was no use in arguing with Sephiroth any further than this. The man simply was right, as much as it nagged him to admit this. They couldn't afford dealing with immature issues when the real purpose of the program was something this serious.
"I know…" He suddenly breathed out, the breath leaving his body along with the pent up anger. The only thing remaining was resignation. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. It's just… it itches me that I could not put up a decent fight about these guys." His shoulders dropped a little, his gaze still focused on the blanket or the carpet or anything but Sephiroth.
Sephiroth was honestly taken aback by the apology. He had expected more accusations and insults, but it seemed that Genesis' resolve had crumbled. He turned in his chair, his walls going down a bit. "They were five people attacking one. Under these circumstances no one could have won."
A bitter laugh echoed through the room, as Genesis gloomily stared at the wall on the other side of the room. "That's exactly it." He said cryptically. "Every one would have lost, yet I do not want to be… every one." Right after he had said it, he regretted it. Sephiroth did not need to know about this, so he decided for the first thing that came to his mind: Escape.
"Forget about it." He said with a sigh, getting up to grab something to eat, thoroughly ignoring the light limping he was staging while heading for the door. His freaking side was an annoying little shit.
"Are you in pain?" the silver haired man asked, tilting his head as he watched Genesis limp. He did not say anything about the comment the other had made.
The other stopped at the door, the handle already in his hand. He contemplated whether to tell the truth or lie about it, but judging from the fact that the silver-haired had noticed it there was no point in denying. "A little, my side is hurting since this morning. From training, probably. It'll go away."
"Lift your shirt up please." Sephiroth was not so sure that it would just go away. Genesis had been heavily injured last night, there was a good chance that the materia hadn't healed everything and then they needed to consult a doctor immediately.
The redhead turned around, looking at his roommate incredulously before a teasing smirk graced his lips. "Oh, you wanna get under my clothes so badly?" He asked, chuckling shortly after. "You don't need to feel me up, it's not that bad."
Lifting a brow a tiny smirk tugged at Sephiroth's lips. He relaxed a bit since the hostile atmosphere was gone. "If I wanted to get you naked for that reason you would know it." He winked but then turned serious again. "It might need treatment. The materia cannot heal every damage, especially if it is severe."
Genesis shook his head in amusement before a heavy sigh escaped his full lips. "Knock yourself out." He resigned, reaching for the hem of his shirt and pulling it up to expose his flawless stomach.
Sephiroth inwardly winced when he saw the huge bruise spreading over the white skin. "That doesn't look good," he muttered, carefully touching the wound to feel if it was broken. Genesis flinched. "Be still please. I think it is broken."
Groaning, Genesis tried to stay still despite the strange mixture of pain and tickling at his chest. "I cannot believe this. And again I'm going to see a doctor, fucking perfect." He grunted out, shaking his head at his bad luck.
"You better. Don't go to Hojo though." Sephiroth let go of the shirt and leaned back against his chair. "Actually, let me call Professor Gast and see if he has time. He is an excellent physician. It won't hurt too much."
"He's still a doctor." Genesis muttered while adjusting his shirt neatly again and being overall grumpy. This was ridiculous – and situations happened to be like that lately. "Would you call him for me? Perhaps he can just fill me up with pain killers or something and I'll be extra careful. I don't want to miss training and lessons again."
"I will call him and we will see." Sephiroth flipped his phone open and dialed a number. He waited a few seconds and then spoke the the doctor, asking him whether he would mind coming down to see a friend of Sephiroth's who might have been injured. The doctor seemed to agree, because the silver haired man gave him the number to his room. "He will be here in a few minutes. You can take off your shirt and think about an explanation for this that will make you feel easier about it. I will back you up."
The red-head nodded and sat down on his bed with a thoughtful expression. "Running against a door or something equally as silly wouldn't cover it, right?" He asked, his forefinger tipping against his chin. "I can just tell him that I got hurt during training and did not notice it until now."
"That sounds plausible, yes." Sephiroth nodded. "It could have happened this morning." They waited a few minutes until a knock from the door came and the doctor entered. "Is this the patient?" he asked and Sephiroth nodded, he had stood to shake the man's hand and greet him.
"I see. Nice to meet you, my name is doctor Gast."
"Genesis Rhapsodos." Genesis answered politely, also getting up to shake the man's hand and then getting rid of his shirt for the doctor to check up on his injury.
"Now, lets see what we have here..." The man pulled out his glasses and inspected the wound, then exploring it with the tip of his fingers carefully. "How did that happen?"
The auburn haired man shuddered from the touch, though it was no hard push it still hurt. "I assume it happened during the training this morning." Genesis lied calmly. "I did not notice it until now but I must have received a hit there." He did not feel too good lying to the man, but it was necessary if he did not want everybody to know about the incident yesterday.
"We were a bit reckless," Sephiroth affirmed. The doctor didn't say anything, just kept feeling the damage. He knew they were lying. There were several, almost healed wounds too, and the way they had healed spoke of the use of materia. If they wanted to keep the real reason to themselves he wouldn't ask them though. Young men their age had their own secrets. "Your rip is bruised. You should not move much within the next few weeks, no hard labor."
Genesis furrowed his brows at that. "Is there no way to make it heal faster? I have training and possibly missions… It would be quite… unhandy to say the least." He was glad that it was not broken, yet being bruised didn't seem to make it better if he wasn't allowed to train properly. He threw Sephiroth a short, thankful glance for the back-up.
"Young man," the doctor said sternly, looking at Genesis over the rim of his glasses. "You should value your health, as long as it is still intact." Nonetheless he pulled out a notebook and wrote a prescription. "You can get that at the infirmary. Be careful and don't exert yourself too much. You have an eye on him." He looked at Sephiroth, who nodded.
"Yes, sir, I'm sorry." The redhead said automatically, while a pout was forming on his lips. He knew his health should be precious to him – Angeal's mother had always told him that – but it was still difficult to act according to it. He nodded as well, slowly pulling his shirt down and adjusting it again. Doctor Gast gave him another meaningful, yet somewhat parental look before wishing them a good evening and leaving them.
"I could have imagined a nicer day than this one." Genesis groaned, while rubbing his eyes. He was still hungry, but way too lazy to go and grab something.
Sephiroth fell onto his bed, staring at the ceiling with his hands folded under his head. He blinked slowly, getting a bit tired himself. "It could have been worse."
"And how?" The other asked grumpily, shifting to get the pressure off his damaged rip and closing his eyes. "There is no way this day could have been worse."
Sephiroth let a few moments of silence pass, pondering that before finally saying, "Yes... you are probably right." He closed his eyes, shifting into a more comfortable position. "At least we solved one problem though."
Genesis sighed, playing with the prescription he still held in his hand without really noticing it. "Which one?" He asked eventually, stopping his fidget and laying the little piece of paper on the nightstand, intending to go and grab his medicine tomorrow.
"They will most likely leave you alone now." Sephiroth shrugged, noticing with satisfaction the cracking bone in his back.
The other made a tsking sound in the back of his throat. "That wasn't a problem before, you know?" He said idly, while observing ceiling closely. "They left me alone for some time…"
"You just seem to have a natural talent for pissing people off," Sephiroth drawled sweetly from his bed, smirking. In all honesty, a few days ago he would have been gloating at the fact that Genesis got a good beating. He'd been tempted to do it himself the one or other time...
Genesis blinked at Sephiroth, his eyebrow arching as he scrutinized him with a blank expression. Then he shrugged. "You have to admit, it can come in handy the one or other time. A pissed off enemy is a careless enemy." A smile spread over his well-defined features.
"Oh, I can certainly see the advantage of having a raging, furious nemesis beyond control beating the crap out of you." Sephiroth rolled his eyes and snorted.
The red-head sat up at that and glared at the man on the bed across from him. "Do you want to imply that I cannot defend myself properly?" He asked, dangerously quiet.
"Well, you obviously couldn't last night," Sephiroth retorted unfazed, silver brow arched. Inwardly he sighed; Genesis and his temper...
The other rolled his eyes dramatically, crossing his arms in front of his chest and scowling at Sephiroth. "It was … what five or six against one? And I wasn't even trying to piss them off, they just were because I existed. And if we want to blame someone here for their behavior, it would be you, I assume. They were your crazy fans, who worship the ground you walk on and take everything you spill for God's divine word."
"It's not my fault that I am so awesome." The smirk widened. "But really, you shouldn't blame it on them. They are only human, their adoration was misguided and we all make mistakes." There was a heavy layer of sarcasm coating his words, because Genesis had been the one defending that crazy bunch before and now their roles had been reversed in a perverse parody of their earlier fight.
Genesis hissed at that, his blue eyes ablaze with anger and annoyance. He knew he had used the very same words before, but he wouldn't let Sephiroth beat him in his own game. "You and awesome? Please evaluate as to how far." He demanded before raising his left hand. "Honestly now. You are no different from all the others. You are only human yourself, you need to eat, to shower, to pee, to fart, to go to the Doctors because you got ill, to use materia when you are exhausted." Genesis raised his auburn head to meet Sephiroth's stealthy gaze. "Really, you are no better than the rest of us."
"I am so sorry, I thought I had been subtle about it. You can open the window for fresh air, I don't mind."
The ire in Genesis' face got immediately replaced by the confusion he now felt. "Excuse me?" He asked, puzzled.
"I farted. You can open the window if it pleases you," Sephiroth clarified with a straight face, rolling over on his belly and resting his chin on his folded arms.
The other pondered on Sephiroth's words for a moment, before shaking his head and trying to will away the laughter that was bubbling up inside of his stomach. "You got to be kidding me!" He giggled.
"What? Don't tell me you secretly thought I was a god too," the silver haired man replied wryly. "Indeed it is a vital necessity to exude gas every once in a while. Otherwise you would just blow up like a balloon some day..." He looked pensive as he tried to envision that for a second but then shook his head, smirking.
At that, the red-head couldn't hold back anymore, his rich laughter filling the air around them and soon he had to wrap his arms around his stomach to keep it from aching too badly. "I swear…" He panted. "One day you will kill me with this bone-dry way of saying things." He giggled again, meanwhile wiping away the tears that had spilled from his eyes from the laughter.
"Now don't tell me you never suffered from flatulence." Sephiroth stuck his bottom lip out, pretending to sulk. It was good to see Genesis laugh so openly, it was refreshing and quite beautiful. Also it was pretty infectious and Sephiroth had a hard time holding his own laughter back and keeping up the act.
Genesis shook his head in a vain attempt to right himself and try to calm down. "That's not it." He said with a chuckle, wiping away the last remains of the tears from his cheeks. "Some moments ago I was totally furious with you and then you say something as… normally embarrassing as farting in that matter-of-fact voice of yours…" He shook his head again with another chuckle, his red hair falling mostly over his face before he brushed it away again. "It's just hilarious."
"If you say so," Sephiroth smirked, opening his mouth for half a second of silence before producing an enormously loud burp that echoed and vibrated through the room in a deep baritone. "This is the military you know. We do manly stuff here."
At first the other looked stunned, blinking at Sephiroth as if he had sprouted a second head or something equally as sensational before crashing onto his bed in another fit of laughter, his face turning nearly as red as his hair.
When he eventually was able to calm down again, he looked at Sephiroth, a grin on his face and his breathing going as pants. "I cannot believe we are having this… conversation."
"We should have had that conversation long ago already. As your superior and mentor I have to make sure that you get a proper introduction to all things vital in the army. Now, your turn," he ordered strictly, but the chuckle that spilled from his lips betrayed his serious attitude.
"No way, I'm a petite, well-bred being. I'm not doing things like that… At least not in front of anyone." Genesis said, furrowing his brows, but still grinning at Sephiroth all the while.
"And here you wonder why you get beat up," Sephiroth snorted, but it was all in good nature. He closed his eyes, sighing.
"Because I do not fart and burp?" Genesis asked, blinking at an upside-down Sephiroth because his head was dangling from the edge of his bed. "Why would that be?"
"You are an easy target." Sephiroth lifted his brows, eyes still closed. "There're certain manly rituals that need to be performed to keep the group together. Whether you like that or not, things are going that way." And in all honesty Sephiroth didn't mind that one bit. He liked burping and farting. It was relieving.
A shadow cast over Genesis' face, his forehead wrinkling in consideration. Even though these… actions were nothing he despised, he had been taught not to do them in public. It was nothing one should do around others and how he needed to fart to become group's member was secretive to him. "Sometimes I think my parents got confused about my gender." He said after a pause. "But it's still nothing I will do in front of others and I won't even consider doing it around you, so let's drop this whole topic."
"I am glad we talked about it though."Sephiroth smirked, and left it at that. Tomorrow would be a stressful day, and he needed his sleep. Rolling over on his side he grabbed the blanket and drew it over his shoulder. "Good night."
Genesis sighed into the silence shortly afterwards. "Good night." The whisper was lost in the noise of the movement he made when turning off the light and laying down. He turned over to his side, careful not to disturb his aching rib. Closing his eyes he thought about the day, and hoped he would forget it soon.
The next morning they got up early for class. Sephiroth got dressed half asleep, his body moving on its own like a zombie. He needed coffee, badly. Luckily people just cleared a path for him and there was no question that he got served first; the line in front of the vending machine respectfully stepped away as he grumpily approached it and got a can of lukewarm, black coffee. "You want something?" he asked into Genesis' direction since he was at it anyways. And the redhead was still ill and all.
Genesis only nodded sleepily, rubbing his annoyingly twisting right eye and yawned in underlining of his own sleepiness. This was no good morning. They had both crawled out of their beds, completely tired and drained, but awake enough to bitch about who would be the first in the tiny bathroom. Eventually they had shared, brushing their teeth idly next to each other without losing a word throughout the whole procedure.
"Thank you… with milk and sugar please." He said quietly, stretching his muscles a little before deciding that he would get his medicine right after breakfast. His rib was aching like hell.
Wordlessly, Sephiroth handed the can over. They had exactly 10 minutes to chew down their bland breakfast that consisted of a stone hard roll with a thin slice of cheese. Sephiroth didn't even look at his plate but just gulped down his coffee, waiting for Genesis to finish.
Having gotten used to the … things ShinRa called food, Genesis drank his coffee, enjoying the nice heat it spread through his overtired body and how it started to vitalize him almost immediately. Nibbling at the cheese, he suppressed the faint glimmer of homesickness when thinking about the rich and delicious breakfast their cook had always made for them. He was just so spoiled.
After they finished, they brought back their trays. "You should get that medication now, before class starts," Sephiroth muttered. He glanced to the back of the canteen, restlessly scanning the hall; he got the feeling that he was being observed, but pretty much everyone here looked at him. It wasn't just the curious stares though, he was used to that. No, the fine hairs in his back stood up alarmingly. He was being watched with a purpose. He was being stalked.
Genesis nodded solemnly, noticing Sephiroth's observing look at their surroundings. "We are being watched." He stated quietly, leading the way to the infirmary like the doctor had said he should do. There was no way of knowing if they were really being monitored or if this was just some silly prank. Either way, they would know once they got away from the large crowd in the canteen.
Sephiroth nodded. "Act natural. You didn't notice anything." They exited the crowded, but oddly quiet hall (speaking during meals was forbidden and everyone got in line very orderly). They walked down the hallway, where more recruits hurried up to the canteen to still get breakfast, but the closer they got to the infirmary, the emptier it got. The feeling of being watched didn't go away though. "Let's get your medicine," Sephiroth finally said, but he gave Genesis a meaningful look. Behind the next corner they would be waiting to see who was following them...
The redhead was having a hard time not constantly looking over his shoulder, when he definitely noticed the gaze that was burning into his head. He hated being watched, it was an awful feeling and even more awful when he couldn't do anything against it. He nodded at Sephiroth's statement.
As they went around the next corner Genesis kept going as steadily as he could, while Sephiroth waited for their follower to show himself.
Sephiroth pressed flat against the wall, waiting for whoever was watching them to make a mistake. He reckoned it was one of the guys from the day before, and if that was true then the Goddess help them! He had enough of their antics alrea-
It wasn't one of them. Rather, another redhead stumbled into him pretty undignified, swearing at the force with which he collided into Sephiroth. The silver haired man looked at their stalker blankly. Black Suit. Horrid Attitude.
Turk.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Genesis turned when he heard Sephiroth's voice, assuming that he had caught the poor guy that was following them. And really, the auburn haired man had expected anything but this.
The guy in front of Sephiroth was a little shorter than Genesis himself, had vibrant red hair that was standing upwards into every possible direction, while the rest was caught in a pigtail. His eyes were bright blue and the hair on his forehead was held back by something that looked like googles. Genesis raised his eyebrow at him. That suit of his rang a bell in his memory, but he couldn't quite put a finger on where he had seen it before.
Reno cursed himself inwardly at having been caught so easily, but Tseng had already told him that these two Soldiers wouldn't be fooled effortlessly. And he had been way too lazy to really be subtle around them.
"Turk business." He said simply, shooting ShinRa's Golden Boy a teasing
"It seems that in this case Turk business is related to My Business," Sephiroth retorted coolly. Actually he wasn't too surprised that they were under observation. It was probably Lazard's order because of the recent events. But what actually was a surprise was the clumsiness of their stalker. "Still a rookie, I take it?" he asked from above.
"Direct order from the Bossman." Reno answered simply, crossing his arms in front of his sloppily buttoned suit. "And yes, I'm new to the Turks, thank ya very much. Anyways, my job is not to observe ya, but to observe what happens around ya, so it doesn't matter if ya know I stalk ya or not, got it?" He replied easily.
Genesis was quite impressed by the way the guy, this Turk, talked to Sephiroth. He only knew this… slightly disrespectful attitude from himself and he decided he like the other redhead.
"You might want to take into consideration that you will be painfully obvious to anyone with just the slightest skill of observation, thus everyone will know that you are stalking us. The only thing you will be able to observe is blaring nothingness." Sephiroth folded his arms over his chest. He would have to call Tseng and tell him to call off his useless watch-puppy.
"Says ya…" Reno retorted with his typical grin. "But ya know… there are a hell of a lot of people, who do not have enhanced hearing and what else ya Soldiers all have. Let me do my work and ya do yours, kay?" This wasn't the redhead's first mission, but he was simply bored out of his mind with just following these two. He had been sent to watch them yesterday and they hadn't noticed him, so he assumed they had only caught him because was languid and tired, as easy as that. That was why he would not let this Sephiroth guy get under his skin.
"Well, even I noticed you." Genesis said lazily. "And I was never exposed to mako or the like."
"Whatever, yo. Just get that damn medicine." Reno rolled his eyes and put his hand in his pocket, searching for a much needed smoke. Sephiroth wordlessly turned around, continuing his way to the infirmary and saying towards Genesis. "As hard as that may be let's ignore him for now. It really isn't worth the trouble."
Genesis merely shrugged and followed Sephiroth to get his medicine so they could finally head to their class and get over with it already. Even though he now knew who was following them, it still unnerved him to know that somebody did and that he was turning his back on him.
"I simply hate it when someone's watching me." He told Sephiroth, opening the door to the infirmary and handing the woman behind the desk his prescription.
"I hear you." Sephiroth looked at their stalker from the corner of his eye and the brat had the balls to actually wink at him. Well, at least he was relatively easy on the eyes... Besides, now that they knew that they were watched it would be easier to not be caught in a compromising situation. And whoever wished them harm would steer clear of them too. All in all it wasn't such a bad thing."Just ignore him, you will get used to it eventually." Sephiroth said to Genesis, while winking back at Reno with an otherwise blank face. He would take no shit from a Turk rookie.
"Are you winking at him?" Genesis snorted, his eyes glittering mischievously yet there was a slight stir in his chest at Sephiroth's action. He denied that this was jealousy.
"Yes. It's a secret Turk code for 'get lost'. But he is new, no one told him yet. Too bad." Sephiroth concentrated back on the counter where the nurse was still searching for their order in a huge cupboard. It was boring watching her. Sephiroth's eyes flickered to the clock hanging on the wall. Class would start in 2 minutes. They were going to be late. And they got Hollander for their lecture...
"You are quite mean, you know that?" Genesis asked the other without malice in his words, accepting the medicine shortly after and listening to the brunet nurse telling him when to take it and how much of it. He thanked her politely and then went over for the little water dispenser to swallow down one of the little pill. "Let's go, I'm done."
Unenthusiastically Sephiroth followed. He would get a snide remark from Hollander for being late, just because the guy hated him (Sephiroth wasn't even sure why). Reno followed lazily, yawning. This day could only get better.
Against all expectations they were only two minutes late, yet Dr. Hollander was commenting on Sephiroth's behavior waspishly, while he did not even seem to notice that Genesis was late too. The red-head felt slightly sorry for the taller warrior, but he decided not to speak up against the doctor, because no matter how old Hollander seemed to be, he was still intimidating and Genesis wanted to stay on his good side.
Reno followed them around for the rest of the day, hiding better the more time passed and the more awake he became. They didn't really see him for the rest of the day and Genesis was sometimes not entirely sure if he was still following them or not.
Lecturing was as boring as always and training was more like sitting around and listening to several tactics and moves than anything else. Very boring. Genesis really had the urge to do something, to spar, to fight, anything that would strain his drugged up body. He felt itchy and restless for most of the day, wondering what kind of drug exactly he had been given.
Sephiroth was even more bored and his thoughts kept wandering in circles. He could actually be out in the field, doing something useful and thrilling, but here he was sitting in a room full of morons, listening to Hollander. Frustration and pent up energy started to swirl restlessly inside him. On top of that the training halls would be reserved this evening for First Class SOLDIER training.
When the class ended, Genesis was in desperate need for some action. This day had simply been boring as hell and Hollander's endless monologues about strategies and warfare hadn't exactly been the most thrilling ones.
"I'm bored." He addressed Sephiroth, stretching his arms over his head before leaning against his desk.
"Then go entertain yourself." Sephiroth was bored too, and when he was bored he was grumpy and no pleasant person to be around. He tended to become snappy and anti-social which only deepened the problem of being bored because everyone avoided him.
"Pf…" Genesis answered, pushing away from his desk and walking towards the exist. "Do as you please." He said before vanishing into the emptying halls, determined to find Angeal for some entertainment at least.
Sephiroth looked after him blinking. He hadn't expected Genesis to take the advise so literally... Great. Now he would be even more bored and there was no around now to fight or fuck with. How was he supposed to vent off? Sephiroth leaned back in his creaking chair, morosely glaring at his bed. Then the proverbial lightbulb popped up in his hands and he opened the window to see Reno stand next to a nearby tree, smoking and looked bored out of his wits. "Get in here."
Reno looked up the silver-haired man with an expression that varied from confused to suspicious. "Nope, my job's out here, yo." He answered before taking the last drag of his cigarette.
Why did the brat have to be difficult? "Fine if you rather want to stand outside all day than getting a free fuck, be my guest." Sephiroth closed the window again, not waiting for an answer. Fuck passive aggressiveness and being eloquent, he was in an abysmal mood and his patience was wearing thin. Besides it irritated him that Genesis had just left like that. They could have done stuff together. Not that Sephiroth wanted to. Of course not. It would just have been convenient, because they shared a room. And after all, Sephiroth was taking care of him all the time, so the least he could expect was some- whatever. He didn't need the brat anyways. He could draw entertainment from other people.
Blinking up towards the now closed window, Reno tried to comprehend what Sephiroth had just said… he had just offered him sex? Just like that? What the fuck? Shaking his red head, he threw the cigarette to the ground and stumped it out. Should he check up on the other? Or was it a trap? But the idea of having sex with the great Sephiroth was much more entertaining that standing out here and observing his window.
He could still resume to his work when he was done, Reno decided, before entering the building and seconds later knocking at the silverette's door.
"At least they teach you manners at the Turks." Sephiroth pulled the young man in and shut the door behind him. Too bad they had no locks, but he didn't expect to be interrupted anyways. "Take your clothes off."
Reno took his sweet time looking around in the room, checking for anything that resembled a trap or a possible threat before turning towards Sephiroth. "Excuse me?"
"Take. Your. Clothes. Off." Sephiroth repeated, slightly unnerved. It seemed that Turks weren't the sharpest tools in the box. Well, with this particular one it didn't come as a big surprise.
"Why. Should. I. Do. That?" Reno retorted matter-of-factly. Even though the other had practically invited him for sex didn't mean he would just undress and bend over for him.
"Because you either do or leave," Sephiroth answered coolly, starting to take his boots off. "I suspect you wouldn't want to explain to Tseng why your uniform is sweaty and cum stained anyways."
"Well, ya invited me in, so I assume you are in desperate need for a fuck here, not I, yo." Reno snickered, folding his arms behind his head and observing Sephiroth closely.
"Well, you came in here despite your duty being simply watching us, so I assume you need it just as badly," Sephiroth replied smoothly. His boots were neatly placed by the end of the bed. What was it with redheads and their constant need to talk back to him?
"Hm, point taken." Reno agreed easily. "Still I won't just undress and bend down because you say so." He shrugged, grinning widely at Sephiroth, even if it was just to unnerve him.
"Maybe I should give you a hand then." In the blink of an eye Sephiroth had grabbed the man by the collar and pressed him against the wall, pinning him there with his weight. The suit was thin, probably in regards to the weather, and Reno's body heat radiated off on him in waves. "You're not a virgin, are you?" Sephiroth smirked against the man's ear.
The red-head gasped when his back met the hard wall behind him and he felt Sephiroth's hard body pressing against his. It would be a lie to pretend he had never contemplated this situation. "Certainly not, yo!" He breathed out, meeting Sephiroth's icy gaze stealthily.
"Then why are you acting all coy and shy like a little girl, hm?" The silver haired man teased, his tongue darting out to lick over Reno's cheek. "Would you like me to treat you like a proper lady?" He pushed his hips forward, making his groin bump against Reno's, making him feel his erection and in turn being reassured that Reno was pretty solid in his pants too.
"Hmpf, I have been called quite a lot but coy and shy was never among them." Reno answered with a slight pant in his voice, biting his bottom lip to contain the sigh of approval when Sephiroth rubbed against him. Then he leaned in towards the other's left ear, breathing hot and heavily into it before saying, "If you treat me like a proper lady, who likes it rough and hard, then yes, please do so."
"Hm, I would rather call that a naughty lady... Not that I object." Since Reno still made no move to undress himself Sephiroth took the task upon himself by simply ripping the guy's shirt open. It wasn't his problem how Reno would explain that later. His palm wandered flat over the redhead's heaving chest, rubbing over a smooth nipple that grew erect under his massage. "You like it from behind? On your knees, little lady?"
Inhaling sharply by the sudden contact, Reno looked at his now exposed chest. "If ya ruin my clothes I will have ya explain that to the bossman, yo." He said warningly, leaning into Sephiroth's touch while his fingers worked their way under his shirt, feeling the smooth and well-trained muscles beneath. "'m quite flexible, ya know?" He answered with a grin, biting down on the white skin of Sephiroth's exposed throat.
"I am sure he will understand the severe importance of this mission," Sephiroth purred. There was no need to hold Reno anylonger, so he instead used his hands to open the man's pants and let them fall down to pool around his legs.
"I heavily doubt he will." The other replied drily, sighing with relief when his pants were undone. Sephiroth's shirt lay on the floor only minutes later and Reno started to work on his pants immediately.
Their movements were feverish and quick, but precise. They both had been doing this before, and their lips were on each other's skin, licking and suckling while they got naked. Their clothes were carelessly thrown onto the floor when they settled on Genesis' bed. Sephiroth had already gotten condoms and lube ready before Reno had entered, but for now he was above the man, gripping his cock to stroke it slowly. It seemed they both liked it quick and dirty.
Reno moaned lowly, while his dick was being caressed, bucking his hips into Sephiroth's hand for more stimulation. His hands tangled into the long silver locks and he spread his legs a little wider, urging Sephiroth to go on finally.
"Quite needy, aren't you?" Sephiroth smirked reaching for the lube to smear some onto his fingers. They were cold and slick as he pressed them against Reno's asshole. It twitched and was hot, even through the cold lube. Reno's balls lay heavily in Sephiroth's palm as he pushed one finger inside to the second knuckle, testing how tight Reno was. "Has been a while, hm?"
The other took a deep breath, half of it sounding like a strangled moan from the tingling sensation that spread through his body. "Turk's 're busy, ya'know." Reno said while gritting his teeth. "Unlike you Soldiers obviously." He wriggled a bit, showing the silver-haired man that he was ready to go on and not minding a little amount of pain at all. His hands were pulling the smooth strands slightly, when the other didn't do as he wanted immediately.
"That is why everyone wants to join SOLDIER so badly," Sephiroth smirked. He took his sweet time to prepare Reno, penetrating him with a single finger, slowly at first, then a bit faster before adding a second one. His own cock was leaking precum. Just then he noticed that really, it had been a while for him too, to be going all out on someone. With Genesis it had been touching and oral pleasures... strange, that he hadn't noticed before. Could that be because he hadn't felt that anything was missing from their intimacies? He pushed the thoughts of the other redhead out of his mind and concentrated on the one he was just about to bone, hard. "Ready for me little lady?" he finally asked, withdrawing his fingers. "Get on your knees."
"Just because you ask so nicely." Reno replied sweetly, yet panting from the assault. His cock was longing for a touch and his body was singing with unreleased pleasure and pent-up orgasm. He turned around, his face pressed into the soft cushion of the bed, his gaze drifting to the nightstand where an old-looking book lay. Without bothering he got to his knees and ignored the rise of heat at his neck. This was indignant, but he was getting a hopefully good lay, so. Who cared anyways?
"Would you hurry a lil? I'm expected to report to Tseng in ten minutes, yo."
Sephiroth just rolled his eyes while spilling lube onto his pulsing, plastic wrapped cock, stroking it a few times times to get the sticky liquid everywhere. Then he unceremoniously grabbed Reno by the waist and entered him with a sharp thrust that split the redhead's hole wide open and let Sephiroth's cock glide in easily. "Stop whining like a bitch." Fuck, the guy was tight, all right.
Reno's moan was a strange, but pleasant mix of pleasure and pain. Sephiroth's hot, vibrant cock was fillinghim completely, making him pant and moan without the other even moving. "Fuck…" He breathed out, his eyes squeezed shut tightly as his fingers clawed at the blanket. "Stop behaving like a sappy bastard and fuck me already." He moaned out, his legs sliding open a little wider to make Sephiroth go easier. It had been a long time since he had been filled so thoroughly and it was heaven.
"Oh all right, I'll make you limp back to Tseng." The mental image of Reno literally limping amused him greatly. It also turned him on. Withdrawing a bit he drove in to the hilt the next second, their bodies slapping against each other. Sephiroth's fingers dug into Reno's flesh, as he picked up a sensual, fast pace, impaling the redhead over and over again. It was fast, hard and tremendously fulfilling. No strings attached, just two people who used each other for relief.
Sephiroth's own breath came out in pants now as his body snapped back and forth, shoving his cock up Reno's tight ass repeatedly.
"Yes…" Reno moaned continuously, bucking up against Sephiroth, shifting the angle from time to time and holding it when Sephiroth was finally stabbing his prostate with every single thrust. Orgasm was building up inside his body and he knew he wouldn't be able to hold out long. The silver-haired man was fucking him well and it was just the right pace to get him off. It was hard and satisfying, it was pleasuring and paining. He moaned loudly at the next thrust.
"Hm, you want to cum, don't you?" Sephiroth leaned back, picking up the speed. The mattress was creaking underneath them, moaning in protest but they didn't care. It felt wonderful, energetic and Sephiroth could feel his own orgasm tightening his balls. With one hand he reached around to grab Reno's cock and stroke it relentlessly, milking it for his hot semen.
Walking the halls towards his room, Genesis was far more relaxed than before. A good spar with Angeal just before the First Class's had entered the training room had done it for him and now he was exhausted but happy. His body wasn't itching and fidgety anymore, but his rib still didn't hurt.
Genesis stopped at their door and laid his hand onto the handle when his ears caught a faint sound. Furrowing his brows he listened, hearing it again but muffled through the door. What was Sephiroth doing in there?
Opening the door and stepping in, he stopped dead in the doorway, watching the scene in front of him in horror.
"Oh fuck, harder, yessssss!" Reno looked back over his shoulder at the man that was fucking him into oblivion, trashing into his cock and hand wildly. His face was red with heat and lust, his nipples stood straight into the cool breeze that suddenly came from the door. It didn't matter because his climax just took him and the world became a blur of pleasure. Reno cried out, just as he felt Sephiroth spill his load inside him. The man behind him pushed in deep one last time, hissing with narrowed eyes as he came. Unlike Reno he was aware of the intrusion however and turned his head just in time to come face to face with Genesis.
Fuck.
End chapter~
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Liriel: Oh what would their relationship be without pissing each other off? That's basically all they do xD Thanks for your comment! Thank you, dear, I am feeling better already. Haha, well, their relationship is like a roller coaster ride, but if it wasn't things'd get boring ;)
fantasi88: It would be way too simple to just let them be now. You definitely summed up the problem they are facing right now. They just don't understand each other and don't even try to walking in the other's shoes. It's actually funny to write that but frustrating all the while because those problems are so universal. Thanks for the comment! :) It seems that they are rushing from one problem to the next, doesn't it? Never gets boring with those two ;) As you probably read in the new chapter there was some intercourse... but it only leads to more problems XD
Shadow Haloed Angel: Don't worry too much :) We are content as long as you comment… sometime xD Just to let us know whether you like or hate it ^^ Thanks a lot for the compliment. I'm glad you liked it! And… yeah. Seph does what he deems right xD Sad thing about it is that it's exactly what Gen deems wrong xD Yay, happy you like it! We could never kill our darling GenGen, of course! He will do that himself ;) Yeah, those two are just so stubborn, they keep clashing and clashing!
Afuri: Thanks a lot for all the comments 8D *giddy* Made me laugh so hard, srsly! I love hearing people's random thoughts on certain paragraphs of the story (one of your comments just made me think about that!) it's so epic. It's so awfully funny that I laugh my ass off every time someone does that xD I'm glad you like the story so far! OMG, you sweet thing, thanks for taking the time and reviewing all the chapters! I'm happy to know that you like it so far. It is a very different story from the one I write with Soyna. I think Sephiroth is a lot more flawed and 'younger' in this one (and less of an asshole... probably XD). And you're right, they didn't do it yet, did they ? XD I wonder if they ever will, if they keep it up like that!
XXTakaraXX: Teheheheh, so true XD They are so lovey-dovey all over each other but don't get it, it's kinda adorable :D Thanks for the comment! Haha, yes, now if only they'd notice themselves! ;)
NoAccountD: Cliffhangers are a writers best friend :D teheh. Glad you like this so far ;) Thanks for the comment! Here you go – with another cliffhanger, sorry! XD
Kira: I'm happy you like it! Sorry for the long wait, here you go^^