Just thought that I should try writing something about my favorite FF characters, Vincent and Cid. No Cid in this chapter, but he'll show up soon! I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I'll be sure to update on a semi-regular basis. I'll be writing it while at work, so hopefully I'll get an update out every couple days.
Vincent leaves his old life behind to find something more.
Rated R for later chapters
Pairings: Cid/Vincent Yes, it will probably be yaoi, but not yet.
Flames are fun, but criticism is more helpful. :P
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A new job, a new life. Vincent hoped that it would bring meaning to his rather dull existance. He stood outside the building glancing up at the sky. He didn't want to be here. He would rather be home, alone. Other people made him feel uncomfortable and very self conscious. He liked his own space and he knew that he would not be granted that in this building. He tugged on his jacket hoping to hide his golden claw and walked through the front doors. He was greeted at the front desk by a youthful woman in black pinstripe suit. She stood up as he walked towards the desk.
"Hello there. Do you have an appointment?" she asked while pulling out a clipboard from behind the desk.
Vincent nervously shoved his claw behind his back. "No, I'm actually here for a job." He began thinking that maybe he was at the wrong building or wrong entrance. He looked around for any sign to tell him exactly where he was.
She flipped through the pages on the clipboard. "Okay. Well, you don't look like a Kristy, so I'm going to assume that you're Vincent." She looked up with a smile. The smile that she gave him put him more at ease. He relaxed a bit and nodded. "Great. You're a bit early, but that's nothing to worry about. Come with me."
She led him down the hall and into an office on the south side of the building. She knocked quietly and was answered by a short balding man. "Sir, Mr. Valentine is here."
"Thanks Mel." She turned and walked away while he ushered Vincent inside. "I'm Nolan, in case you didn't know yet." He motioned for Vincent to take a seat and then sat down on the other side of the desk. "I'm just going to go over a few things with you and then leave you on your own for the rest of the day."
Vincent wasn't paying much attention while the older man went through the different policies and procedures of the company. Although he had never worked in such a place, he already knew what was expected of him in that sense. He was only waiting to hear of his exact job title. He had accepted the job without knowing what it would entail because he had just wanted to get away from the life that was slowly killing him. Stuck in that small town with nowhere to go. He had been given a chance to escape everything and he readily took it. He barely said goodbye to his family before he boarded the train. They weren't happy or sad to see him go. They seemed indifferent as if they were saying goodbye to pet goldfish.
"And that's how it is around here." Nolan had seemed to have finished his speech and stood up. "Come, I'll take you to your office." He opened his office door and stepped out into the hall. Vincent stood and followed him.
'Did I miss the part about my position?' Vincent though as he followed him through the maze of cubicles and offices. 'And why will I be getting my own office?' He was trying to figure everything out when they stopped outside a door at the end of a hallway. He turned to Nolan who was looking for the key.
"Aha! There we go." He then handed the small silver key over to Vincent. He held it for a moment and then put it in the lock. It turned easily and he opened the door. The room was dark and didn't seem to have been used for a long time. "Well, I'm sure you want to get used to everything here. Feel free to explore and find your way around the building." With that he turned and walked down the hallway.
Vincent stepped inside and turned on the light. It was a lot smaller and not as elaborate as Nolan's had been, but it suited him just fine. The walls were burgandy and had some empty bookshelves lined against them. He walked around and sat behind the wooden desk. He leaned back and sighed. "I still don't know what I'm doing here."
Vincent leaves his old life behind to find something more.
Rated R for later chapters
Pairings: Cid/Vincent Yes, it will probably be yaoi, but not yet.
Flames are fun, but criticism is more helpful. :P
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A new job, a new life. Vincent hoped that it would bring meaning to his rather dull existance. He stood outside the building glancing up at the sky. He didn't want to be here. He would rather be home, alone. Other people made him feel uncomfortable and very self conscious. He liked his own space and he knew that he would not be granted that in this building. He tugged on his jacket hoping to hide his golden claw and walked through the front doors. He was greeted at the front desk by a youthful woman in black pinstripe suit. She stood up as he walked towards the desk.
"Hello there. Do you have an appointment?" she asked while pulling out a clipboard from behind the desk.
Vincent nervously shoved his claw behind his back. "No, I'm actually here for a job." He began thinking that maybe he was at the wrong building or wrong entrance. He looked around for any sign to tell him exactly where he was.
She flipped through the pages on the clipboard. "Okay. Well, you don't look like a Kristy, so I'm going to assume that you're Vincent." She looked up with a smile. The smile that she gave him put him more at ease. He relaxed a bit and nodded. "Great. You're a bit early, but that's nothing to worry about. Come with me."
She led him down the hall and into an office on the south side of the building. She knocked quietly and was answered by a short balding man. "Sir, Mr. Valentine is here."
"Thanks Mel." She turned and walked away while he ushered Vincent inside. "I'm Nolan, in case you didn't know yet." He motioned for Vincent to take a seat and then sat down on the other side of the desk. "I'm just going to go over a few things with you and then leave you on your own for the rest of the day."
Vincent wasn't paying much attention while the older man went through the different policies and procedures of the company. Although he had never worked in such a place, he already knew what was expected of him in that sense. He was only waiting to hear of his exact job title. He had accepted the job without knowing what it would entail because he had just wanted to get away from the life that was slowly killing him. Stuck in that small town with nowhere to go. He had been given a chance to escape everything and he readily took it. He barely said goodbye to his family before he boarded the train. They weren't happy or sad to see him go. They seemed indifferent as if they were saying goodbye to pet goldfish.
"And that's how it is around here." Nolan had seemed to have finished his speech and stood up. "Come, I'll take you to your office." He opened his office door and stepped out into the hall. Vincent stood and followed him.
'Did I miss the part about my position?' Vincent though as he followed him through the maze of cubicles and offices. 'And why will I be getting my own office?' He was trying to figure everything out when they stopped outside a door at the end of a hallway. He turned to Nolan who was looking for the key.
"Aha! There we go." He then handed the small silver key over to Vincent. He held it for a moment and then put it in the lock. It turned easily and he opened the door. The room was dark and didn't seem to have been used for a long time. "Well, I'm sure you want to get used to everything here. Feel free to explore and find your way around the building." With that he turned and walked down the hallway.
Vincent stepped inside and turned on the light. It was a lot smaller and not as elaborate as Nolan's had been, but it suited him just fine. The walls were burgandy and had some empty bookshelves lined against them. He walked around and sat behind the wooden desk. He leaned back and sighed. "I still don't know what I'm doing here."