[FF7][SC] Star Flower

mean.He couldn't see him with his back to the glass window, but from Sephiroth's reaction, maybe Angel stayed for more than a while.

He desperately made way for Angel.

Angel.

Claude calmed down a little, trying his best to ignore the existence of Sephiroth, and the cause and effect of the incident flashed through his mind.Nothing complicated, he lost control, and was kicked by Sephiroth, the dull pain of twisting internal organs almost made him vomit.It was just a kick, just...fuck it was just a kick!

How can he calm down?

Now that he is so weak, he can't do anything, what's the difference between this and before?

"What happened?" Angel touched his forehead worriedly. He felt that the boy's body temperature was a little high and he was sweating a lot.The sting made Claude flinch, and he controlled it well, but Angel still noticed and withdrew his hand.

"Nothing." Claude squeezed out a few short words, whether it was a sudden loss of control or almost being kicked to death by Sephiroth, he didn't want more people to know.As if trying to convince Angel, he repeated, "Nothing."

"But you are on the hospital bed now." Angel looked at him disapprovingly, and then asked the two who had been silent just now with their eyes.

"actually--"

Claude grabbed Angel's hand.

This was the first time he reached out his hand proactively, and Angel was taken aback, not sure what it meant.

"I'm fine, really fine." He tried to smile, but his cheeks were so stiff that he looked threatened.Seeing that Angel's expression became more worried, he understood what the problem was, and no longer forced his expression, "Where is Mom? How is Mom now?"

Angel's expression froze.

He was a little overwhelmed, avoiding the boy's pure sapphire eyes uncomfortably. "She...she fell asleep, let's come and see next time." Finally, Angel said, "Shall we go home first?"

Claude swore that he didn't want to embarrass Angel, and he would never say such a thing again, but right now... If Angel asked him why he lost control, how would he answer?Because Sephiroth will kill Mom one day?A lie always needs countless lies to fill, and he is not good at it.

I'm so sorry, Angel.In fact, I'm not sad... at least not that sad, because this is something I knew early on and I'm used to it.

The lights of the hut reflected the snow into a warm orange, and the boy lay quietly in the snow, motionless.He heard several more gunshots, one after another, and gradually faded away.He is very familiar with the combo sound of the Shinra-style automatic rifle. The accuracy is actually not high, but it is almost inevitable when the bullets are pouring down.Vincent hadn't healed, he didn't know if the defense was still there, and his pistol couldn't cover his body.

Zack had the saboteur, but Cloud lost him in the end.

He could have escaped.

Vincent...if I didn't...if I could grow up...

Claude flicked his frozen fingers, and took the magic stone tightly into his hand.He stood up staggeringly, fell down again, and finally gave up his intention to stand up straight, and crawled towards the house bit by bit.And mom, now is not the time to give up on yourself, don't let mom worry.It took him a few more moments to stand up, recovering from the dizziness from the blood loss, and finally pushed open the old wooden door.

The woman lying on the table was startled awake, the oil lamp flickered and a few sparks exploded.She looked at the dirty boy in bewilderment, every slight change in expression was so cruel, but it was also extremely obsessive.Claude has never felt such a cold, from the depths of his heart, all the way to his limbs, freezing everything about him.

The boy blinked his dry eyes and didn't cry because the tears had already flowed out.

"Who are you?" the woman asked with a smile.