A Wolf at the Door [Himura Kenshin & Sephiroth, FF VII & Rurouni Kenshin, PG] Title: A Wolf at the Door Author:jlsigman Rating: PG Word count: 143 Prompt: Sephiroth and Himura Kenshin with the title, "A Wolf at the Door" A/N: Set during the prequal OVA
He sat on his tatami mat and sipped his sake.
Outside his men died, one by one.
Sephiroth allowed himself the luxury of lingering over the last sharp taste on his tongue, and contemplated the opening of a haiku. “The wolf at the door,” he murmured, unheard above the screams.
He stood up in one fluid motion, taking up the no-dachi that had been in his family for generations. As he silently walked towards battle, he continued the poem in the same soft voice. “The price of the future...”
He opened the screen to the garden and saw it awash in blood. There was one yellow-eyed man standing that he knew of but did not know. He stood in an offensive stance and smiled as he finished his poem. “The price of the future is / As sharp as sake.”