Happiness Runs; Happiness Dies

DISCLAIMER: FFVII and it's characters, settings, ect. are properties of their respective owners and are not associated with me or anyone from my family. No matter how much I wish they were. Also I do not own Utada Hikaru or any of her songs, albums ect and I hpoe that what I wrote in here as dramatic tension never ACTUALLY happens to her... i just really admire her. XD

Chapter 1: First steps

Almost directly out of the delivery room, Vincents' parents had began teaching him Wutainese. His mother, Utada Hikaru- Valentine, was pure- blooded, born and raised in Wutai. His father, Grimoire, however, was French- Wutainese, as his parents were straight- up French and had moved to Wutai after his father had lost his job. Utada was a famous pop-star and as soon as word got out that she was having a baby, things really started heating up around the house. Even Prince Godo was in on things, though he was only ten at the time.

Vincent was five years old, now though and was constantly being brought in to work by his mother. He had memorized her tracks and albums by heart and could sing with the same passion as his mother. It was December 13th and Utada was getting ready for the 3rd photo-shoot this month. She was taking Vincent with her. As she started to walk out the front door, her husband stopped her. "Be careful..." he told her as he kissed her gently on the cheek "I love you." As she returned his kiss, she responded "I love you, too. And don't worry... I will be." She walked out the door, Vincent wrapped up in a blanket on her hip.

As they walked through the bustling streets of their hometown, a shadow moved swiftly behind them. Vincent turned to face his mother and began to say something, but was cut off by a gunshot ringing through the air. His mother collapsed, bleeding out of her stomach. Vincent saw the man as he ran off and turned once again to his mother. " Mommy? ...Mommy?...MOM?!" He shreiked as he tugged at his mom's kimono. "V-vincent..." she said in a shaky voice, looking up at her only child "Come here, sweetie.... let mommy hold you for a little while." The small boy did as he was told and curled up into his mothers' arms. "Don't worry... everything's gonna be alright." She tried to comfort him as he sobbed into her chest. He was only five... he didn't really understand the meaning of death... he couldn't understand what was going on... all he could truely do was listen to his mother and trust that she knew what to do. She sang softly to him as he drifted into a harsh sleep in her arms.

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"Nanda, get over here..." came a strange voice. "Woah... The kid's covered in blood... what in the world happened?" "I don't know, but it looks like we're in luck... he's got a Cell-phone on him." Vincent opened his eyes to see that his mother wasn't there. He looked up at the two men standing before him. Police Officers. Even a five- year- old could tell had his mothers' cell phone, looking through emergency contacts until they found his fathers' name. One of the officers, Nanda, bent over to look Vincent in the eyes. "Hey, kid... What are you doin' around here so early in the mornin'? Where's your parents?" Vincent looked around him and told him "Mommy's not here... She... She's gone..." The taller officer looked at him questioningly "You mean she was here before?" Vincent nodded. The two police-men looked at each other knowingly. "Hello?" The officer holding the phone said "Hello, this is sergeant Hideo of the Wutainese Police Department. I believe we have your son here." he turned to his partner and told him to ask the boy what his fathers' name was. Vincent was used to calling him 'dad' and couldn't quite pronounce his name right. "Gr- grim-war," he told them. "Yes, Mr. Valentine, uhh... Nanda, ask the kid what his name is..." As Nanda turned back to speak to Vincent, He got up and grabbed his moms' phone. "Dad? Dad, mommy's gone...No, she's... just gone... she was bleeding... someone shot her..." as he continued to speak with his father, he started crying. "Daddy..." he said, letting Grimoire know something was wrong. Vincent only called him 'Daddy' if he was really upset. "Daddy, I'm scared! ...I'm really scared... please... come get me..." He choked between sobs as the Hideo took the phone back. "Nanda, get the kid. Sir, if you'll meet us up at the Police Station, you can pick up your son. We also need to speak with you for some questoning." Nanda picked Vincent up and put him in the back of the squad car.