Wandering Spirits:

This will eventually turn into a YAOI (MxM) story between Cloud and Sephiroth taking place just after the movie. Cloud thinks he is free from Sephiroth's grasp, that someone close to him becomes infected with Sephiroth's soul. Driving them to madness, and death… WHO dare you ask is going to be the unlucky victim of Sephiroth's wrath? Read and Find out! In the first chapter of WANDERING SPIRITS!

Warning: full Yaoi in late chapters!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything ;; I'm too poor and not..owningness of any of these characters sobs

A/N: This goes out to meh sister Prisc.. who wanted so badly for a Tifa Vincent Pairing… well… she gets her wish.. D but not for long buaahhahahha !

Prisk: Pfffft! Someday you will see the complete sexyness of the Vincent/Tifa pairings! But in the mean time make them have a steamy and dreamy 21 year old son that I can molest and do bad, bad things to XD. What can I say? I'm a perv. and I like older men. (P.S—I edit my sister's chapters so if there is something out of place or you feel the words are dull please, please tell my sister so I can correct them.)

(P.S. my first FFVII fic.. I've studied the game and the Advent Children movie thoroughly.. but please don't viciously murder me if if sucks sobs waaaaaaaah!

PS: First Chappie is has more Denzel and Marlene in it than Cloud at first so bear with me ne!

Enjoi!

The rain was pattering down the window. Denzel and Marlene sat infront of it, smiling happily as their hands clutched at each other's. It was times like this, when rain brought a smile to their face, they would cuddle and watch the rain drops race to the window sill. It had been at least 3 months after Kadaj's gang had disappeared from the world, and since then the bond between Denzel and Marlene had grown stronger and stronger.

"Ne, Denzel?" the brunette child quipped. Her shimmering brown eyes met his softened blue ones. She smiles and giggles softly as he arched an eye brow.

"Hmm?" He turned his head back and glanced at the soft gray sky. There was a small pause between the two and the timid little girl leant her head and rested it on his shoulder, shifting closer to him.

"Do you think, Cloud will leave us again? Cloud seems to be always thinking. He…" she pauses and closes her eyes. Denzel looks down at her puzzled. "Yes Marlene-chan?" He let his nose nuzzle her head softly, breathing in a little. His face grew warm with a blush.

"He... he looks tired all the time. Do you think he's sick? Maybe that's it… or maybe it's because Tifa went to live with Mr. Vampire?" She cast her eyes downward and bit her lip. "I don't understand what is gong on with him, and it really worries me. He has always fought so hard to protect me, you, and Tifa-chan. Do you think that he might be depressed?"

"Maybe, Marlene. Adults are really weird and hard to understand, so different from us kids. I don't think there is much we can do to help him if he refuses to tell us what's wrong. So… it looks like we will have to think of something special to cheer him up!" Denzel stands up suddenly and looks down to Marlene with a wide, excited grin. "I've got an idea! Let's go out and buy him a special gift! I saw something yesterday in the old tunnels that was really neat looking!"

Marlene stared up at him for a moment blinking. She then jumped up with him and grasped his hands and started running out of the room. "Show me Denzel-kun! I want to see!"The brown eyed girl continued to drag him away, all the way out of the 7th Heaven.

"O-Oi! Marlene! N-Not so fast!" The brown eyed girl ignored his pleas and continued her attempt to separate his arm from the socket. ( author's sister's note: That is very painful by the way, please don't try this at home. Denzel would agree with me but he is busy getting road burns)

"A-A girl could get hurt down there! I c-can't let you go!" Grinding his heels in the ground he finally manages to stop. He put his most serious expression on and tried to ignore the warm fuzzy feeling he was getting.

And then it happened. She pouted and sniffled and teared.He simply couldn't stand that face! "M-Marleenne! No!" He folded his arms and looked away trying his best not to give into her kawaii pouty expression. She timidly inched her way over to him and sniffled loudly, her eyes growing very large, and then she did it. She began breathing very heavily, her lip quivering, she was going to cry!

"N-NO! Marlene-chann! Don't cry!" He fans her off a little and runs around , looking frantically for Mr. Barrett. That scary man always knew when Marlene was in distress, and he also knew what happened to the people that cause distress to Marlene. The all ended up in the hospital or in the cemetery. His face faltered a little and he threw up his hands. "Okay! Okay! I give! You can come.. but.. but.. but don't run off! You gotta stay close to me, okay?"

"Hai! Let's go!" She perked up instantly. Her laughter rang through the street as she pushing Denzel forward urging him to show her the way.

"Hurry up Denzel-kun! We'll get soaking wet if we stay out here much longer!"

"O-Oi! Marlene! Not so fast! W-WAIT! I'm supposed to be showing you the way!"

Deep in the darkness of the tunnels, far from the rain of Midgar, the two young children crept their way through a crack in one of the rusting walls. Marlene clung to Denzel's arm for dear life, squeaking loudly as a rat ran past her. She buried her face in his shirt. Denzel was very glad Marlene wasn't looking up as his face was as red as a tomato.

"Denzel! I'm scared! Are we there yet?" She murmured, her voice quivering softly as he led her through the darkness. "It's a little farther, don't worry. I'm here!" He tries to reassure her with a big smile, though he himself began to grow very nervous. A dark presence loomed over the area, a presence that wasn't here before, and he soon began regretting having ever touched that… thing… the other day.

He pushed aside a long board that was blocking their path, and were instantly greeted by a bright warming light. It surrounded them both, caressing their cowering figures. Denzel covered Marlene with his body as she screamed,hiding in his embrace. He dared to turn around a little holding one hand slightly over his eyes and narrowed his eyes to try and see through the light. The light began to recced and soon the room was dark, save for a pulsating orb in the center of the room. Denzel's body twitched slightly as his eye caught that object, his breath escaped him and he drew away from Marlene walking towards it, as if being called to it.

He would have continued forward, if Marlene didn't call out to him, snapping him out of his trance for the moment. He turned back to her, eyes and body tense with worry. He hoped she wasn't hurt. hoped she wasn't hurt. A sigh was released from his lips as he saw her smiling.

"Denzel! Denzel-kuuun! Look up at all the stars! You can see them all from here!" Pinting and reaching out for the ceiling above she jumped up, water splashing around her feet. He turned his head upwards, almost falling over with the miraculous sight. He gasped heavily as the entire ceiling pulsated with the radiance of the galaxy above them. It was indeed a mass of stars. His heart beat wildly in his chest as he smiled. "Wow… Marlene! It's beautiful!" She ran over to him and looked up at his side, gazing at his eyes gazing at the stars, they both stood for a moment, in awe, feeling as if they would be sucked into that make shift heaven.

"Denzel…Denzel…" A voice called softly in his ear and he turned his head a little, eyes catching that orb once more, it was dark and mysterious, bathing him in a soft purplish black light as he came closer and closer to it without realizing. His hands stretched out to touch it. He was so close. He wanted this so badly… just… a little… more…!

"DENZEL!" Marlene screams at him, he shakes his head and turns to her. "DENZEL BEHIND YOU!" She screams at him, trembling and pointing. He snapped his head back and came face to face with a ravenous wolf. It's mane was black and it's eyes were a brilliant green. It snarled at him, baring its fangs. It's shoulders trembled and quaked with rage as it made ready to lunge at the boy who trespassed on his territory.

"A-Ah-Ahh!" Denzel yells out, picking up a piece of metal near his hand, throwing it into the creatures face. The wolf yelped and shook his head, giving Denzel time enough to make a head start. "Marlene! RUN! RUN!" He waved his hands frantically, watching as she shook her head and stood her ground. "Marlene, RUN!" He screamed at her again. The words had barley left his mouth when the wolf attacked him, causing him to crash into the ground and crack his head on the hard cement and kncocked him out cold.

"D-Denzel!" Marlene's cheeks were wet with the tears that flowed down her cheeks. She yelled in rage as she began throwing rocks and bits of old metal at him, trying to get the wolf away from him. It was to no avail as the creature seemed wholly determined to destroy the human boy. With closed eyes she ran at the beast, rocks in hand, ready to save her friend. "Denze-" Her cry was cut short as long well built arms wrapped around her waist, picking her up. She squirmed against the arms, she reached out for Denzel. The arms held fast and at last her vision was blocked from the world by a thick red cloak.

The dark man looked on, crimson red eyes glowing in the darkness as he watched on. His blonde haired comrade pulling his Improved Buster Sword from the side of the dead beast.

Cloud knelt down to the child, lifting him in his arms, his face soft and filled with worry. He made no eye contact with the dark man standing in the shadows, yet he spoke in his normal mellow, raspy voice. " I thought … you got rid of this place…" He glared softly at the ground as he held Denzel close in his arms, wrapping a black coat around the boy to stop the bleeding in his back… " You promised me…"

Vincent's eyes softened slightly, but he said nothing. He knew he was supposed to destroy this place of potential evil. But the memories that remained here, were too strong, to special to destroy… And now this had happened, if only he had done what he had promised… this wouldn't have happened… it was all his fault…

"Vincent…" Cloud looks up at the taller man; his blonde hair hanging in his face a little, barely whispering. "What … will I do… if … he cannot… stay quietly in my memories…?"

End Of Chapter 1

Shii-chan (me): Well well welll! Did you guys enjoy this? I hope you did! I think it's pretty spiffy for my first FFVII fanfic! anyhoo! Please R&R! No Flames please cause those are scary.. ..;;

Next Chapter will have some Vincent/Tifa and Cloud conflict! What will they do when they find out Denzel did something that could very well bring back the true resurrection of the One Winged Angel! GASP

Prisk: Cloud is such an angsty little wench… I hope Vincent goes Chaos all over his punk ass. I don't care what some people say, Cloud is not a badass.

Read in my Next Chapter:

Wandering Spirits: Memories Run Deep