Disclaimer: Even after all this time.. I STILL do NOT own anything related to the Final Fantasy Series.

Seph: Kinda sad isn't it?

Eve: You're testing my patience. Anyways, this is loosely based off my original fic… the one from 2003 that was a complete and total mess. You guys never got to see the last 18 chapters, only cause I hand wrote them and never had a chance to type them up so bear with me. Slowly but surely the pieces will get put together.

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"Ugh!", Eve flailed her arms around, "This is the last time! I'm absolutely sick of this!!", she plopped to the ground, sitting on knees, flailing around some more.

"Calm down Evie!", Tifa brushed the spider webs out of her hair, "We're just here to get Vincent, we'll be leaving in a bit." It had been a while now, since Tifa and Eve had found out they were stepsisters. Somewhere within the family line their Father had a Mistress.. resulting in the birth of Eve. Tifa didn't like the thought of her Father with a Mistress, but she had always seen Eve as her sister, so it didn't matter too much to her. They had looked very similar from the get go, and now even more so. If it hadn't been for their difference in eye color, Tifa's being crimson red, and Eve's a bright emerald green, they could've almost been mistaken as twins. There was also the fact that Tifa's hair was considerably longer compared to Eve's shoulder length hair.

"You know I hate this mansion.", Eve stood up, brushing the dust off her knees and coughing softly, "Couldn't Vincent live somewhere… normal?", she brushed her left hand through her hair, her engagement ring glistening softly through the light that came in through the dust covered windows. As she looked at the windows, they were actually very beautiful and well adorned, but they were just dirty.

"Vincent… normal? You're asking the world of him Eve. You know he can't just up and leave this place.", Tifa had pressed the door to the spiral downward stairs open. A few bats came flying out, causing Eve to shrill in some fear, and as Tifa shook her head with a soft chuckle, you could hear the sound of dripping water, "C'mon lets keep going. Barrett will get mad if he has to stand out there any longer."

In fact, Barrett WAS getting rather mad, "What's takin' them so damn long!", he stomped his foot on the ground, causing the resting Red to jump from his slight nap.

"You know how Eve is with dark and creepy places... she is most likely fending off spider webs."

"That ain't an excus'! We're gonna be late if they dun hurry it up!", Barrett cleared his throat, "HEY! HURRY UP IN THERE!!!!"

Eve and Tifa both glanced at each other as they made their way down the spiral staircase. They both couldn't help but chuckle.

"He could wake up entire cities..", Eve shook her head as they reached Vincent's door and pushed it open. To their amazement, Vincent was in his coffin, but it was wide open. Arching an eyebrow, Eve walked over to it first and looked in. It looked as if he had been tossing around, and kicked the coffin open. Tifa had moved over beside Eve now and looked down at Vincent as well.

"Well that's a rarity to see. Wake up Vincent it's time to go.. we're gonna be late.", Tifa reached in, giving him a soft nudge with her finger tips. Almost instantly, he opened his eyes, peering up at Tifa and Eve.

"Is it that day already?", he sat up without using his arms and looked at the girls as they nodded. They stepped back as he casually stepped out and gracefully onto his feet, "Let's get going then.", without another word he made his way up the stairs.

Kicking the stones on the ground was definitely a bad idea for Barrett. One stone leapt up and hit Red right in his nose. Red growled and snarled at Barrett before clawing at his nose, "What is your problem?! Is there never a time where you could be CALM!?", he stood up, hind legs first so he could stretch and shifted his way over to Barrett, looking relatively angry.

"Put them teeth away you stinkin' cat!", Barrett pointed his gun arm at Red.

"Barrett cut it out.", Tifa, Vincent and Eve made their way to the gate of the mansion, "Let's just get going shall we? We really don't want to be late. Red put those teeth away.", Vincent spoke in his usual tone.

Red seemed to bow as he turned around, "I apologize." As he said that, a roaring came from above. Cid and his airship.

"Alright lets get movin'!", Cid announced that the ship was ready to go through the speakers of the ship and the team headed straight for the field he was lowering in, "Shera won't be happy if we make her wait!!"

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"Why do you have to leave?", she looked at him, forcing her tears back.

"It's just something I have to do… I'll come back I promise."

"Take me with you."

"I can't.", he raised his hand to her cheek, "It's something he and I need to take care of alone… I won't die."

"Yes you will... I'll lose you again…"

"Even if I go you'll be happy…"

"I'll cry…", she bit her lip to refrain from crying.

"Don't. I wouldn't cry for you so please don't cry for me. I'll come back. That ring is my promise…", he placed a gentle kiss on her lips, "I love you…"

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Eve spent most of their flight to the Rocket Town staring down at her left hand. It in fact was her engagement ring, but everyone else believed it was just a really pretty ring... since that's what she had told them. She missed him with all her heart, the one she had always been meant to be with… and for all she knew he was dead. He had never come back… neither of them had come back. She sighed and they got to the Rocket Town and got off the airship.

Today was the day of Cid and Shera's Wedding.

"Eve!", Shera gave her a big hug and then twirled around in her wedding dress, "You like?"

"I love it.", Eve smiled, wishing it was her own wedding day.

"Well good. But we have a problem."

"Oh? What is it?", Eve tilted her head softly to the right.

"My Maid of Honor backed out on me. She has the flu.", Shera was hinting.

"Oh? I'm sorry to hear that."

Shera glared at Eve.

"What?", she was trying not to space out but the thought of him was too overwhelming.

"Eve you can't possibly tell me you didn't understand what I'm hinting at."

Eve was silent.

"EVE!"

"Huh?!", she jumped, looking as if she were woken up from a nightmare.

Shera tossed the dress at her, "Put the dress on."

"Why?"

"YOU'RE my Maid of Honor now. Stop spacing out!"

"But…"

"No arguments. Put it on."

Eve, reluctantly, put the dress on. It fitted her perfectly, and had it not been a jade colored dress, it would've looked like she was the one getting married. The sleeves were wide and fell at the shoulders in an almost see through fabric. The dress was embedded along the top of the v-cut top, which fell down into a corset shape to the wait. The dress was only down to just above her knees, the back longer, going down to her shins, but it looked gorgeous, "Uh.. don't you think this is a bit short for a Maid of Honor's dress?"

"It looks so nice though! Besides, would you rather sweat or be comfortable?"

Eve sighed as Shera started to do her hair.

The wedding ceremony went by without an issue and the reception was just as great. The food, the music, the ambiance, everything was perfect but Eve couldn't help but have the most horrible feeling upon her. As the day ended, she made her way outside as the dancing and enjoyment continued on into the night. No one had noticed Eve walk outside. She walked a bit of a distance before finding a small area to sit. It was a kind of mixture between rock and grass, so it wasn't too bad. From this spot, she could look out towards the ocean. The breeze was pretty nice. She pulled the hairpin that Shera had put in her hair to tie it up, and let her shoulder length brown hair fall. Before it could fall all the way, it was quickly picked up by the wind.

Eve closed her eyes, "Where are you…" , she thought to herself. She could see his eyes. His beautiful mako eyes gazing at her… the perfect shape of his face. She opened her eyes again looking out to the water, "I miss you…"

"You miss who now?", the voice came from behind her. Eve stood quickly, recognizing the voice, "You…. You're alive?", the man nodded, "So that means…"

"He's dead."

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Eve: Welp.. that's the end of that…. I feel like that might be too short though…

Seph: It'll be fine. Just upload it.

Eve: Meh.. fine. Hope you guys enjoy… R&R please ; This is my first time writing in a LONG time so I could use the reviews.