My first Serious FanFic

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for a couple or Original characters. So don't ask

T for Vampire blood/violence, cussing, mild Yaoi (Nothing too in depth), and Dark themes.

--------------Stay in my memories---------------

I had seen it coming for a while now. The creeping darkness over the city, blanketing Midgar in fear. Reports coming in that entire towns were disappearing. It kept me up at night, seeping slowly into my dreams like acid slowly eats through metal. I know that he has to have something to do with it. It's not just an feeling, its an instinct.

Sephiroth.

The last time I fought him, I was in Her church. He appeared out of the corner of my vision, as if he was molded from the darkness itself. I didn't know how he came back and I didn't care. I just had to stop him before he hurt more innocent people. He smiled, as if this was some joke, some odd pun that eluded me. The attacks were not even lethal. It was as if he was attempting to do as little damage as possible. A hard right hook jarred my senses and let me know he was actually there. As we are fighting, questions burn through my mind. Was he testing me? For what purpose? What was he playing at? These questions only fuel the anger that I feel towards him. And yet, there was that feeling in the back of my mind. Something that I desperately tried to hide, that I didn't want to face. And as suddenly as he appeared, he was gone, as if he wasn't really there, just some phantom from my past to remind me of my failures.

Am I going insane?

Its about a week after that, that the disappearances start. I know its him, I mean it has to be. Who else could have devised a plot so insidious that half of Gaia would be afraid to step outside their doors? I stare at my ceiling before I get up from the bed and walk towards the window. The city looks dead. Almost like something has sucked the life from it. His voice reverberates through my mind. I try to ignore this feeling that rushes to the surface. The scar I have on my right shoulder reminds me of him. I find myself rubbing it absentmindedly from time to time. It still aches every once in a while. Vincent says that it is a ghost wound. He says that when someone important in your life, whatever the significance to your life they may be, the wounds they leave behind will flair to life when you think of them. Tifa just says that its probably nerve damage. I would rather go with Tifa's explanation than me thinking that Sephiroth has some hold over my mind. Vincent has been spending more time with Lucrecia. He sits for hours just staring at her, according to what I have personally seen myself. Sometimes I worry that him being there affects his mind. He has become more withdrawn than usual. I called him three days ago to ask him if heard about the incident in Kalm, but he never picked up.

Tifa called to tell me that Reno wanted to talk to me. She said that he had information about the incidents around Gaia. That's one thing that the Shinra company is actually good at, gathering information on the newest developments around the world. She also asked me when I was coming to see her and Denzel. Marlene went home with Barret as soon as the fighting with Sephiroth was over. She says that she has been worrying about me ever since I told her of that fight with Sephiroth. I told her that I would be in Midgar for my meeting with Reno, and I will stop by after I talk to him. I sigh as I walk to the shower. The water on my face reminds me of the day when I last saw Him. His last words were,

"I will never be a memory."

I dressed quickly and headed out to the parking lot where Fenrir was parked. The engine roared to life as I started it up. I put my goggles on and checked my phone again to see where Reno was meeting me. It was a small bar and grill in the middle of Midgar called the Bullseye Pub. He said that it had great food and it was inconspicuous. So there was supposedly nothing to worry about.

God I hope He is right. The City is not safe these days.

----------End Chapter 1---------------

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