Loveless

Chapter 25

Days went by, months went by, and in no time a year ended. The war ended as well and left the company at a loss. The majority died in the war while a quarter left with Genesis. The soldiers left in Shinra were lucky enough to have survived the war and survive Genesis' wrath.

Zack was disappointed for the whole year. He hoped that Angeal would return and act like nothing ever happened. He wanted that but it didn't happen.

Throughout the year, he witnessed his sister becoming less and less sociable. She would spend her entire free time in the simulation room or with Sephiroth. Zack was genuinely worried. He didn't know what was going on between the two but he saw a lot of new wounds on her body. They were probably training but the level was too high for her. She was still a 3rd class SOLDIER and above all, she was still his younger sister.

His phone rang right when he was ready to go and question his sister.

"Zack here,"

"It's been a while, Zack." It was a surprise hearing his voice.

"Sephiroth!?"

Zack finally had the chance to ask him what was going on with Eloise and their training sessions. It was the least he could do as her mentor.

"Come to Lazard's room." Sephiroth ordered before hanging up.

When Zack arrived, he was disappointed to be informed that Lazard had another assignment for him. It had nothing to do with Eloise but it had everything to do with Genesis. Sephiroth didn't say much but he was going to accompany Zack.

Zack intended to corner Sephiroth and demand answers about Eloise but that was impossible. He felt like a puppy in front of the eldest SOLDIER. Those eyes were staring down at him with such coldness that his voice cracked before he could mutter a whole word.

On a brighter note, Zack got promoted to SOLDIER 1st class. He didn't feel as happy as he imagined. His mentor was missing, most of his soldier friends died or deserted and something was going on with his sister. Zack wasn't feeling happy at all.

As the whole meeting was finally coming to an end, the alarms turned on signing that there was an intruder in the company. Lazard sent Sephiroth to protect their superior while Zack was sent to the entrance. The intruder was most likely Genesis. The alarms went off in the whole company, not only SOLDIER.

"What's happening?"

Eloise heard them too. She met Sephiroth on the way but he didn't seem to be in a hurry. He looked like he knew what was going on.

"Most probably Genesis." The grey haired man answered.

Sephiroth couldn't help but seize her up. She was getting thinner and her ability to heal granted to mako was decreasing rapidly.

"Your body is degrading, isn't it?" Sephiroth asked out of nowhere. Her eyes widened a bit but covered it up by looking to the side.

"It's nothing,"

"Go see Professor Hojo, Eloise. You don't need to get involved into this matter." He started, sounding a bit worried unlike his usual rough self.

"That's the problem. I am already involved. I've been involved from the moment I fell for him!" She stopped and registered what she said. Sephiroth's eyes gained a mischievous glint and she was sure he was never going to ignore that. "Let's just ig-"

He left. Eloise swallowed nervously and watched her mentor get further away. She had to learn how to think before speaking and not the other way around.