phantomdream:
〚 ❣ 〛 He plays along with her dumb joke, even if it really had happened, and she laughs. It’s the same, he’s the same, even through his grief and shaking voice and the tears clouding the way he speaks, it’s still him, and it brings about a fresh wave of tears. What must it have been like, spending these last few weeks believing her dead? Calling and texting and getting no reply, just voicemails and texts that were delivered but never seen?
“Of course you weren’t that bad,” she says, and she wants to joke with him, but the relief of hearing his voice and letting him know she’s alive and alright - well, as alright as she can be after what happened - pushes her towards a serious answer. An honest one. “You were never bad. You’re-” all I want. Everything I want. “-kind of irritating sometimes.” Another laugh; the joking is a defense mechanism, a way to keep him at arms’ length from her feelings. But she doesn’t want it anymore.
“I can tell you everything later. I’m in Sector 6, just outside of Wall Market, down from Madam M’s.” She knows this is going to be a short call, knows he’s probably halfway out the door already, was just waiting for the location so he could get in his car and speed his way to her, ShinRa surveillance be damned, but she doesn’t want to hear the click on the other end just yet. Doesn’t want him to disconnect. Fingers curl around the phone a bit tighter and her throat feels tight. For a long while, she doesn’t know what to say.
And, of course, when she does speak again, she says something that would only worry him more. “Bring a car with leg room. I’m uh..hurt pretty bad.” Fuck. It’s out before she can stop herself, but it was a way to keep him talking just a little longer, a way to hear his voice for a few more seconds. It won’t take him long to get here, but she’s still a little afraid that this might all be a fever dream from her recovery.
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He was already on his way to Sector 6 in as discreet a vehicle as possible. A simple common van used for deliveries in and out of HQ to other Sectors. But since he would have to take the long route. he indeed kept his phone on. Speaker loud as Zwei drove to reunite with the one that he cared so much for. For the first time in years, he felt an unwavering purpose. This was it. She was it. As he listened to her voice, he heard the extent of her injuries. In some ways, he wasnt that dismayed about it, in the Turk’s mind, he would rather have her be alive and well in some semblence than dead.
“Just hold on, okay? I’m coming...” He stated with conviction and reassurance, hoping that it would alleviate any fears or nerves that she might have about the current situation and perhaps cheer her up. Zwei wondered how he was going to react when he finally laid his eyes upon her once more... He didn’t know, but if it was possible, he would hug her as softly as he could. Relearn the warmth and love that had always been there from the start...
Eventually reaching the destintation, Zwei stepped out of the vehicle and held the phone up to his ear once more. The night air was soft, but there was a chill. It was lucky that he put on his jacket as he left, he could give it to Jessie if she needed it. “I’m here... Could you get your friend to open the door?” He asked, a soft chuckle escaping his lips as he decided to jest about their storied past. “Remember when I snuck into your room multiple times because your friends were out? Seems like we’ve come full circle now, huh?” Upon saying his piece however, the Accountant here’s the door open and finds himself invited in.
He kept the phone against him as he enters the relatively clean home and there did he lay sight on the one. Jessie Rasberry. The Rebel that stole his heart, he didn’t even care about the state she was in. Tears welled in his eyes as he approached her, not wanting to hold anything or keeping anything from her again. With as stong of a voice as he could muster as Zwei stepped closer and closer, he whispers the words that they had been hiding from each other for so long.
“I love you... I love you so much, Jessie Rasberry...”













