"Reeve! It's Sephiroth - he's here at my cafe trying to kill me, and I could really use some back up, or possibly someone to read my funeral rites... Either is fine, really!" --
[[He was quite sure there was no word to describe what he must have looked like as he listened to the message left on his answerphone from Kira.
....Sephiroth?! Gods no- NO!
Reeve snaps his phone shut, not even bothering to grab his coat and runs out of his office towards Kira. Sense and reason dictates his move to call for back up, chest tight not from the physical exertion but from something else entirely..]]
Send 4 units to those coordinates! No- This is Sephiroth we are dealing with! Dammit just make sure they are prepared and get them over there now!
[He is convinced she is protecting Hojo, but he just... cannot lose her... He will not! Footfalls rapid and finally he reaches the cafe, the sight of the shattered glass and destruction evidences the same in his features]
No--
Kira!
[Scrambling through the doorway eyes fall upon a disturbing sight.
( ... )
[Through the fog filling her mind, she hears a voice. His voice...though...which his? San, from the Lifestream, or Reeve's from the present... Death or life, and she doesn't know which she wants.
And then a new pain runs through her, though she doesn't appear to react to it, as the sword is dragged from her chest and she collapses into his arms. She can feel the blood running from her body, the way she lies, like a broken, discarded doll in his arms as cold creeps over her limbs. But...his arms are warm around her, and she manages to open her eyes slightly, to summon the strength to make her voice heard briefly.]
[Shaking he drags her closer to him, hand pressing against her heaving chest to stem the blood flow.
He could say so much, plead so much -don't you dare fucking leave me, Kira-
Stay, gods of Gaia. Just stay with me.. Please.
Catching her glazed gaze Reeve instead gives a low, brief howled moan and bows his head towards her, lips touching her forehead before he moves back, voice scratched]
[She closes her eyes briefly as his lips brush her forehead, taking comfort from the gesture. His hand is warm over the wound, and she looks down to see her blood covering his hand and seeping into his clothes. Randomly, the thought you shouldn't do that, you'll never get that shirt clean again pops into her mind, and she has to attempt to laugh weakly at that. A SOLDIER, worried about cooking and cleaning and running around trying to mother everyone instead of worrying about staying alert...
That's why I'm about to die, isn't it?
But if any of that shows on her face, it doesn't matter. She's struggling to stay conscious, to focus on his voice instead of letting her mind drift off into the peace of oblivion.]
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[[He was quite sure there was no word to describe what he must have looked like as he listened to the message left on his answerphone from Kira.
....Sephiroth?! Gods no- NO!
Reeve snaps his phone shut, not even bothering to grab his coat and runs out of his office towards Kira. Sense and reason dictates his move to call for back up, chest tight not from the physical exertion but from something else entirely..]]
Send 4 units to those coordinates! No- This is Sephiroth we are dealing with! Dammit just make sure they are prepared and get them over there now!
[He is convinced she is protecting Hojo, but he just... cannot lose her... He will not! Footfalls rapid and finally he reaches the cafe, the sight of the shattered glass and destruction evidences the same in his features]
No--
Kira!
[Scrambling through the doorway eyes fall upon a disturbing sight. ( ... )
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And then a new pain runs through her, though she doesn't appear to react to it, as the sword is dragged from her chest and she collapses into his arms. She can feel the blood running from her body, the way she lies, like a broken, discarded doll in his arms as cold creeps over her limbs. But...his arms are warm around her, and she manages to open her eyes slightly, to summon the strength to make her voice heard briefly.]
Reeve...you came...
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He could say so much, plead so much -don't you dare fucking leave me, Kira-
Stay, gods of Gaia.
Just stay with me.. Please.
Catching her glazed gaze Reeve instead gives a low, brief howled moan and bows his head towards her, lips touching her forehead before he moves back, voice scratched]
..yeah. I came.
Now just.. Keep your eyes open, Kira.
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That's why I'm about to die, isn't it?
But if any of that shows on her face, it doesn't matter. She's struggling to stay conscious, to focus on his voice instead of letting her mind drift off into the peace of oblivion.]
I'll try... He's gone...right?
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