Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Dirge ❯ Pain ( Chapter 3 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
: Dirge
Rating: M
Warnings: Yaoi in later chapters, and violence, and bad language.
Music: HIM - Right Here In My Arms
Prompt: Sin
Cloud began to wake up slowly. His head was swimming. Pictures of Axel’s surprised face as the flames engulfed him, images of the silver-haired boy’s piercing eyes, memories of Zack’s smiling face, they were all drifting through his mind. As if the cabinet that contained all his memories had busted open, letting them all fly free.
A gentle nudge finally brought him out of his daze. He looked up to see a young blonde-haired face above his own. It was Roxas, Sora’s brother.
“Hey Leon! He’s up!” Dimly Cloud heard the thump of Squall’s footsteps as he approached Cloud’s bed.
“Cloud? You ok?”
“I feel like I got trampled by an elephant carrying a ton of bricks on its back, but other than that I’m fine.” Cloud could feel the dried blood on his lips and face crack as he spoke.
“Man, you’re a mess.” Roxas commented. “What happened to you?”
“I’d like to ask the same question.” Squall added. “When I found you it looked like someone beat the crap out of you. But there was no one around.”
Gingerly Cloud tried to sit up. It took some effort, but he was able to get into a complete sitting position without too much pain. ‘I’m going to be sore for weeks’ he thought. Glancing up, he noticed Squall and Roxas staring at him expectantly.
“Well I…” Cloud’s voice trailed off. He wasn’t sure he wanted to tell them he got beat up by a kid. He also didn’t want to have a man-hunt on his hands. He just wanted to forget the whole incident. “I just got beat up from the explosion.” he finished lamely.
Squall raised an eyebrow, disbelief on his face. “If you say so.” he responded.
“What about Axel? Did he…?” Roxas’s crestfallen look at his query made everything clear to Cloud. Axel hadn’t survived the explosion.
“There wasn’t even a body. He was completely incinerated.” Squall replied. “What happened anyways? I heard you yell, ands then everything just blew up.”
“He was torching the safe, the fire caught on some gunpowder barrels.” Cloud responded. “I tried to warn him…but…”
“It’s not your fault Cloud. It was an accident. It happens.”
Cloud shook his head lightly. “It happens too much. How are any of us supposed to live long enough to get inside the walls out here? It’s a miracle we’ve lasted this long.”
“Cloud don’t talk like that. It was an accident alright?”
“Yeah, now. But between all the accidents and the murders and disease, all a man is guaranteed out here is an early death.”
“Cloud…”
“No, I’m sick of it. There’s too much pain, too much death out here. I say we have the whole town charge the gates and get slaughtered, that way everyone can just die and there won’t be any more people to be miserable.”
“That won’t change anything Cloud. There will always be pain, always be suffering. Making it come sooner is just-”
“Just what? Stupid? Suicidal? Pathetic? I don’t give a shit, Squall. I’m sick of all of this. I’m sick of the outside, sick of the fags on the inside, and sick of watching kids die trying to survive. I’m sick of it all. Now give me a cigarette.”
Squall gave Cloud a disapproving stare, but handed the box of second-rate cigs to him anyways. “Smoking is bad for your health.” he commented, trying to lighten the mood.
“Yeah? And so is your nagging. Jeez Squall you sound like my wife.”
“You don’t have a wife.”
“Well if I did, she’d sound like you. In fact, since the position’s open, would you marry me?”
“Very funny Cloud.”
“I was serious.”
Roxas giggled at their exchange. They always acted stupid like that to try and lighten the mood when things began to get a little too stressful or depressing. As Zack used to say, “laughter makes everything look just a little better.”
“Something funny squirt? Get yer butt over here and I’ll give you something to giggle about.”
Roxas scampered just out of Cloud’s range and stuck his tongue out, taunting the older man.
“Squall? Would you be a dear and whip his ass for me? Thank you.”
Squall glanced over at Roxas and gave him a sly grin. “You heard him Roxas, ready to get your ass kicked?”
“If you can catch me!” Roxas stuck his tongue out at Squall and bounded off, the older male trailing in his wake. With Cloud finally alone, he found his mind trailing back to thoughts about the silver-haired kid. Part of him hoped the kid was ok, and part of him hoped that he had gotten caught by wild dogs and torn to bits.
“Well…whatever the case, at least he didn’t kill me. Though I’m not sure if it would have been so bad if he had. Hell can’t be worse than here.” Cloud said aloud solemnly. Taking the pack of cigarettes in his hand, he pulled one out and lit it. The smoke curled up around his face, causing the dull light waving in through the dirty window to cast ghostly shadows on his face.
As Cloud began to take drag after drag on his cigarette he felt himself calm down. His last thought before drifting back into unconsciousness was ‘I hope that kid is makes it ok.’
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Hehe, I wrote 3 chapters in one sitting. I’m tired.
Rating: M
Warnings: Yaoi in later chapters, and violence, and bad language.
Music: HIM - Right Here In My Arms
Prompt: Sin
Dirge: Chapter 3
Pain
“Cloud? Cloud, wake up! Come on…you wouldn’t die this easily. You’re stronger than this…”Pain
Cloud began to wake up slowly. His head was swimming. Pictures of Axel’s surprised face as the flames engulfed him, images of the silver-haired boy’s piercing eyes, memories of Zack’s smiling face, they were all drifting through his mind. As if the cabinet that contained all his memories had busted open, letting them all fly free.
A gentle nudge finally brought him out of his daze. He looked up to see a young blonde-haired face above his own. It was Roxas, Sora’s brother.
“Hey Leon! He’s up!” Dimly Cloud heard the thump of Squall’s footsteps as he approached Cloud’s bed.
“Cloud? You ok?”
“I feel like I got trampled by an elephant carrying a ton of bricks on its back, but other than that I’m fine.” Cloud could feel the dried blood on his lips and face crack as he spoke.
“Man, you’re a mess.” Roxas commented. “What happened to you?”
“I’d like to ask the same question.” Squall added. “When I found you it looked like someone beat the crap out of you. But there was no one around.”
Gingerly Cloud tried to sit up. It took some effort, but he was able to get into a complete sitting position without too much pain. ‘I’m going to be sore for weeks’ he thought. Glancing up, he noticed Squall and Roxas staring at him expectantly.
“Well I…” Cloud’s voice trailed off. He wasn’t sure he wanted to tell them he got beat up by a kid. He also didn’t want to have a man-hunt on his hands. He just wanted to forget the whole incident. “I just got beat up from the explosion.” he finished lamely.
Squall raised an eyebrow, disbelief on his face. “If you say so.” he responded.
“What about Axel? Did he…?” Roxas’s crestfallen look at his query made everything clear to Cloud. Axel hadn’t survived the explosion.
“There wasn’t even a body. He was completely incinerated.” Squall replied. “What happened anyways? I heard you yell, ands then everything just blew up.”
“He was torching the safe, the fire caught on some gunpowder barrels.” Cloud responded. “I tried to warn him…but…”
“It’s not your fault Cloud. It was an accident. It happens.”
Cloud shook his head lightly. “It happens too much. How are any of us supposed to live long enough to get inside the walls out here? It’s a miracle we’ve lasted this long.”
“Cloud don’t talk like that. It was an accident alright?”
“Yeah, now. But between all the accidents and the murders and disease, all a man is guaranteed out here is an early death.”
“Cloud…”
“No, I’m sick of it. There’s too much pain, too much death out here. I say we have the whole town charge the gates and get slaughtered, that way everyone can just die and there won’t be any more people to be miserable.”
“That won’t change anything Cloud. There will always be pain, always be suffering. Making it come sooner is just-”
“Just what? Stupid? Suicidal? Pathetic? I don’t give a shit, Squall. I’m sick of all of this. I’m sick of the outside, sick of the fags on the inside, and sick of watching kids die trying to survive. I’m sick of it all. Now give me a cigarette.”
Squall gave Cloud a disapproving stare, but handed the box of second-rate cigs to him anyways. “Smoking is bad for your health.” he commented, trying to lighten the mood.
“Yeah? And so is your nagging. Jeez Squall you sound like my wife.”
“You don’t have a wife.”
“Well if I did, she’d sound like you. In fact, since the position’s open, would you marry me?”
“Very funny Cloud.”
“I was serious.”
Roxas giggled at their exchange. They always acted stupid like that to try and lighten the mood when things began to get a little too stressful or depressing. As Zack used to say, “laughter makes everything look just a little better.”
“Something funny squirt? Get yer butt over here and I’ll give you something to giggle about.”
Roxas scampered just out of Cloud’s range and stuck his tongue out, taunting the older man.
“Squall? Would you be a dear and whip his ass for me? Thank you.”
Squall glanced over at Roxas and gave him a sly grin. “You heard him Roxas, ready to get your ass kicked?”
“If you can catch me!” Roxas stuck his tongue out at Squall and bounded off, the older male trailing in his wake. With Cloud finally alone, he found his mind trailing back to thoughts about the silver-haired kid. Part of him hoped the kid was ok, and part of him hoped that he had gotten caught by wild dogs and torn to bits.
“Well…whatever the case, at least he didn’t kill me. Though I’m not sure if it would have been so bad if he had. Hell can’t be worse than here.” Cloud said aloud solemnly. Taking the pack of cigarettes in his hand, he pulled one out and lit it. The smoke curled up around his face, causing the dull light waving in through the dirty window to cast ghostly shadows on his face.
As Cloud began to take drag after drag on his cigarette he felt himself calm down. His last thought before drifting back into unconsciousness was ‘I hope that kid is makes it ok.’
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Hehe, I wrote 3 chapters in one sitting. I’m tired.