Title: Final Fantasy High
Author: RedCrimson17
Warning: Contains Cid being Cid, Barret having a fit on the bus, Vincent wanting to kill everyone, and
Hojo and Sephiroth….er, yeah. Extra warning: May or may not contain some Yaoi (Depends on my mood)
Story Summery: Yeah, I know I know!! There's been a ton of FFHSs coming out, but I've really been wanting to do something like this for a long time, and none of you bastards can say a damn thing about it!!! It's pretty much about the characters of VII, along with a few from VIII (I couldn't resist!!) going to the same high school and Vincent coming back home to seek the life he left behind and even more.
Most likely pairings: (Do you remember back in the days of school, how everyone liked each other, or got jealous cause their friend was spending way too much time with their boy/girlfriend? Yeah, here's a flash back for ya!! )
Vincent/Quistis/Sephiroth
Cloud/Aeris
Cid/Selphie/Rajin
Tseng/Elena
Yuffie/Rude/Reno
Barret/?????
Seifer/Fujin
Squall/Rinoa
Zack/Rufus
Special GuestsCecil (II or IV), President Shin-Ra (VII), Miss Scarlet (VII), Watts and Zone (VIII), Vivi (IX), Steiner (IX), Doctor Tot (IX), Lulu (X), Rikku (X), and Auron (X)
Please Review:D
Chapter 1: First Day
Vincent waited for the bus, while listening to one of his old favorite CDs, KMFDM's "Hau Ruck" He was dressed in the usual as well: Black, everything was black. His pants, his shirt, the long sleeved undershirt, his hair (Well, that was natural), the belt had some red on it, but not enough to erode the black spikes that decorated it. He also had on some black gauntlets with silver plating them, and his boots (Which were also black) had several spikes at the toes and at the very rim of the boots. He had several red bondage chains and belts latched onto his semi-tight pants, which made him look even more dark.
/Count your blessings, walk the line/
/Don't move too fast or fall behind/
/There are rules you must obey/
/They get rewritten by the day/
/Don't to this/
/Don't say that/
/Your every move is marked and tracked/
/By the all-oppressive eyes/
/By satellite that's in these skies/
/A new American century/
/Has only just begun/
/No one exempt from the tragedy/
/Counter attack, start pushing back/
/Fight the power/
/That chokes your speech/
/Fight the power/
/That makes you bleed
/Fight the power/
/That propagates lies/
/To keep you weak/
/Keep you in line!!/
His head tilted back and forth from time to time, listening to that song always made him smile slightly. He stared down at the walkman and watched as the numbers scaled to the song. It was almost as good as a clock. Back in his old town, he would wait until the numbers read 2:34 before looking up and seeing the bus right there. Out of habit, he did this and the bus had arrived.
The bus driver, an older woman, was staring down at him as he blinked a few times before he walked on. /Time really did a number on this old hag./ he thought to himself, almost wanting to say the words out loud. He kept his eyes on her as he began down the aisle, until his eyes turned to see another teenage boy stick his foot out to try and trip him. The other was a bulking black teen with a false metal arm. He was sneering at Vincent, which didn't make much of a difference to him.
He continued to the back of the bus, where there were more teens staring at him. Two of them were girls. One had long brown hair that was tied back and she was wearing a pink and red dress. The other had dark hair with three or four streaks on blonde in the front and she was dressed in a black and blue outfit. Both of them were giggling at him, almost flirting. Across from them were two boys. One had slicked-back, spiky black hair, and the other was a blonde with hair almost as spiky as his. They were both dressed in similar black clothes, but they also looked like twins. Those two weren't really concerned with him and were staring straight ahead, not saying a word to one another. Across from them was a teen who's brown hair was shorter in the back than the front and his deep blue eyes were staring out the window. A large scar ran over his nose and between his eyes, all the way up to his forehead.
He didn't recognize any of these people on the bus at all. Had it really been that long?
Then, he heard a voice.
'Hey!! HEY, VIN!!" Vincent stopped and looked all the way in the back. A teen with platinum blonde hair that was lapped over by a pair of goggles. A pack of cigarettes were wedge in between the goggles and his head and another pack stuffed in his sleeve. He wore a blue coat, an old pair of boots that his father gave him, and dark brown shorts that covered his knees. He waved Vincent over, who was a bit shocked to see him. The dark hair man sat next to him and stared for the longest time at the smiling blonde. "How the hell are ya doing, man?! It's been a while, ain't it?"
"….And you are?" He asked. The blonde seemed a bit stunned by his question, almost enough to knock Vincent in the head.
"Ya don't remember me at all?! It's me!!"
"……." Vincent just blinked.
"Cid Highwind, remember?" Vincent's eyes became huge when he realized who the teen was. A small smirk crept onto his face and he nodded happily.
"I remember now."
"Yeah," said Cid, lighting a cigarette. "We used to live right next to one another, remember. We were always getting picked on by all them other kids in the neighborhood, ya know?" Vincent again nodded, remembering his childhood vividly.
"Yes, then my parents decided to move away from town and I thought I'd never see you again."
"Yeah, it sucked. I wrote ya everyday, ya know?" Cid smiled over at his friend, who simply took the cig and had a few drags for himself, and then placed it back in it's owner's mouth.
"I never got any letters….." Cid's eyes seemed to drop, and he looked away. Vincent followed his movements with his eyes.
"Yeah, well….that whore of a mother of mine went and burned them. I didn't find that out until I was 12. She thought that I shouldn't be hanging around with a "bad influence" like you anymore. While she was out banging every guy with a car in the city!!" He lit another after finishing the first cigarette. Vincent leaned back when he felt the bus taking off, still watching Cid.
"What happened to your dad? Does he still work in the--"
"Nope!! Became a super for some big company. I've been staying with him for a few years now. And just what is he like, your thinking? Well, he's stopped his drinking…."
"That's nice to hear Highwind. I'm happy for you. …at least someone's family is getting better." Cid looked over at Vincent, concerned. It was Vincent's turn now to avert his eyes from his old friend, not really wanting to talk about his "family" at the moment.
"Hey, Vin…?"
"By the way," He said, trying to avoid the subject. "Why do you call me that again? I seem to have forgotten." It worked. Cid thought about it for a moment, and then replied.
"Do you remember when we were kids? That mountain, Barret, over there was beatin' the shit outta ya and I was getting robbed by Zack and Cloud." Vincent looked forward and was shocked. His eyes darted back to Cid.
"That was them?!" Cid nodded proudly.
"Yep!! Cloud and Zack aren't like that anymore, but Barret's changed a lot!! He acts out once and a while, like he did earlier, but he don't mean nothing by it. He's just joking. Anyway, we got our asses whipped, and you were out of it. I just managed to get out my inhaler and let you use it."
"….You shoved it up my nose Highwind!!"
"Hey!! Did ya wake up?"
"Yes, but I still have problems breathing cause of that!!"
"Whatever. Anyway, when you came to, we started talking and shit. You were really cute as a kid, little hair and big red eyes and all." Vincent looked as if he wanted to punch Cid for just saying those things out loud. "Yeah, but I ended up the better looking outta both of us. Anyway, you were pretty hurt, so I took ya to my dad's house."
"If you would have taken me to your mother's, I would probably be missing for a few months."
"Ain't dat the God-honest truth!! He fixed you up and you got to spend your first sleepover there."
"If you could call it that…"
"Yeh, well…. Dad started calling ya Vince first, and you started crying cause it wasn't your name and you were afraid that you'd get in trouble for it."
"….and you said that I could start calling you 'Highwind' if I allowed you call me Vin, because you couldn't say 'Vince' right. I remember now. You always were a good person Highwind. But wait….I thought you had asthma." Cid took another drag of his cigarette before getting rid of it.
"Yeah, I did, but my mom stopped paying my med bills when they came up to 400 Gil. And my dad sure couldn't pay 'em!!"
"….And you started smoking?" Cid grinned at his friend.
"Yep!! So, what's happened to your family so far?"
"……Nothing good." Vincent looked away from Cid for a moment, then the bus stopped.
Well, it didn't exactly stop. It was more like a screeching halt that caused the entire thing to spin out of control!! Everyone on the bus looked pretty pissed off at the bus driver, that is until a really thin girl dressed in a sweater with the sleeves chopped off and a pair of really short-short…..shorts hopped onto the bus, a wild look in her eyes. Vincent knew who this was and ducked down in his seat, fear consuming everything about him. Cid looked confused.
"Who is that?"
"Someone who I thought would never follow me here!!" He said in a quick whisper, shaking. The girl was 16, with short dark hair with blonde highlights and dark brown eyes. She looked around at the people on the bus and suddenly became hysterical.
"EXCUSE ME!!!" She screamed as loud as she could, catching everyone's attention. "Yes hello!! My name is Yuffie, and I'm looking for someone very, very important to my life!! His name is Vincent Valentine and he's the most sweetest, cutiest, loving man in the entire world!!! Here's a pic!! Look see?!" She held up a crayon pic of a very "kawaii" chibi Vincent…. That nobody recognized, all except Cid. When no one said anything, she grunted in anger and left the bus without saying another word. After a few minutes, the bus started again.
Vincent peeked his head up and sighed with relief. Cid was even more confused. "The hell was that all about man?"
"Somebody….that I thought I left behind for good. This must have been how Sonic felt about Rose…."
"Wha?… You making games references now?"
"I will elaborate when we get to school Highwind, okay?" Vincent hissed, his eyes glowing brighter and that scared his friend greatly. The sting of the scorpion called guilt was heavy and Vincent was quick with his apology. "I….I am sorry. I didn't mean to…"
"…..Don't worry about it Vincent. Ain't nothing to be sorry about. I understand about long distant relationships." Vincent wanted to kill that scorpion called guilt and eat it for lunch.
"You are…..one of a kind Highwind."
"Thanks!!" He smiled, teeth bared and cigarette hanging from his fangs.
Now, he was pissed.
He was sure that she didn't just move all the way to his hometown just to date him….or stalk him, same difference. Just what the hell does he have to do to get away from that girl?!! The bus stopped again. It was the last pick up then it was off to school, but when they got there, it was nothing but silence. Five teens got on the bus:
The leader was about 17 or 18, with light red hair and piercing blue eyes. He was dressed in a white tank top and ripped blue jeans that were covered in chains and pins. Seven silver rings were pierced through both ears and a bar ring in his left eyebrow. One of the four who followed him was a tall black young man who was built very fair and had a goatee and his ears were pierced as well.. He wore a black zip-up hoodie over his white tank top and a pair of sunglasses that were just as dark as his biker gloves. The second was around the same age as the latter, but shorter and had spiky red hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. His ears were pierced the same way as his friends. His black jacket was tied around his waist and his tank was dropped over his clothes. He wore black chucks and jeans that were more ripped than anything else, and a pair of dog tags around his neck, along with biker gloves. The girl who followed him was a blonde. She was dressed almost exactly like her partners, except she wore really baggy, ripped black jeans. Behind her, the last of them. A young man of Asian decent, with long black hair that draped down his back. His jacket was zipped all the way up and each ear held ten silver rings, and he wore the trademark ripped blue jeans as the rest.
The gang looked around the bus, searching each face and recognized everyone on there. Vincent watched them as the slowly came closer and closer. It was visible that everyone, but Cloud, Zack, Squall, Barret, and Cid were afraid of them. "Who are they?" The dark haired youth asked his friend, who was lighting up another cigarette.
"Them? They're the Turks. A gang that's known for fucking up a bunch of people, and they're good at it too! That blonde boy there is Rufus. Over there, the tall one is Rude with his partner Reno, who's the reddy. That girl is Elena, and that one there is Tseng. He's the badass of 'em. They're cool folk though, but just don't get in their way of something they want. 'Course, they aren't what you should be looking out for." Cid explained, amazingly, with only two curses!! Yay Cid!!
"And who is?" Vincent asked, but his answer was interrupted by Reno's foot stomping on the top of the seat in front of the two. He and his gang were staring at them, snickering and glaring menacingly.
"So, Cid, who's your friend?" Elena asked, arms crossed as she sat across from them with Rude. Reno sat in front of them and Tseng and Rufus sat together across from the "reddy" as Cid called him prior.
"….Vincent." The blonde answered slowly, not really thinking of what they would do if they actually knew his name. Vincent looked over at his friend with a side glance, not really concerned with just what it was that the gang was after. He didn't really care. It wasn't what he moved back for. It wasn't what, but who he was after that drew him back to this place.
Elena giggled at this then looked at Tseng. "Hey, he's a cutie, don't you think Sir?"
/Sir?/ Vincent thought. Tseng sighed lightly and turned slightly to stare at her.
"Elena, when are you going to stop calling me Sir? You've been doing that since third grade."
"Aw, leave her alone Boss!! She's just too proper for us losers." Reno joked, waving a hand in front of his face, and causing Elena to look really, really pissed.
"Why don't you shut up!! God, you're such a stupid--" Rude suddenly coughed, cutting off the rest of Elena's sentence, and receiving a vicious glare from the girl. Rufus chuckled at this, then looked over his shoulder at Vincent.
"Please excuse them. They don't seem to know how to behave when fresh blood arrives straight from the bank. So, you're new? Vincent, huh?…" Vincent didn't say a word to this, but stared. "So, you're not the talkative type? How sad." He turned over to Tseng and smiled. "Maybe you should try to make friends with the new kid, huh Tseng." His eyes then looked over Zack and he smiled, which Vincent caught and thought it was odd. But the "reddy" became a distraction for him and stole him away from the moment.
"Don't bother with it Boss!!" Reno interrupted again. He smiled down at Vincent and Cid. "Hey Cid? Do you have any extra cigs on ya? I kinda ran out!!"
"Soft pack or box?" The blonde asked and Reno thought.
"Eh, gimme the box!" Cid tossed a box of USA Gold to him, which he caught easily. Then Cid tossed a carton of Sonoma, which was hidden in his backpack, to Rude.
"There ya go big boy!! I know ya ran out of 'em already, right?" Cid gave him a thumbs-up.
"Thanks." Was all he said.
"I heard that you moved away after that student teacher was killed." Tseng said out of nowhere. Everyone turned to him, he was looking back at Vincent with unmovable eyes. "There was a big murder conspiracy behind it. Everyone thinks that she was murdered by a boyfriend she was dating, but there was no evidence to prove it. You left shortly after, right?"
"….I was five." Vincent retorted coldly. He didn't like the fact that Tseng recognized him at all. He was one of those kids who were way too conniving for his own and everyone else's good. He and Vincent used to fight all of the time, almost always ending up with Tseng winning a mental battle.
"I know. I just thought it was weird that you would come back. You really seemed to like that girl a lot." Tseng turned around, looking dead ahead and waiting for the end to come: School.
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Vincent hadn't seen the high school since his father took him to a home game. It was a building that was four floors. Almost seven hundred students in total. There were also thirty-three teachers as well, but he only had five or six for the rest of the year.
He sat in the bus room with Cid and stared around the area. He didn't recognize anyone, but it didn't matter. Sooner or later, he would find just who he was looking for, and then there would be--
"Look at that!!" Cid suddenly pulled his friend out of his thoughts and pointed to a girl who was dressed in a yellow dress with long brown hair that was curled away from her face and shoulders. She was slender and very, very, very hyper!! (Very…) She was standing next to the table where the girls from their bus were sitting. Cid was smiling, a unlit cig clenched tightly between his teeth. "Yeah, that Selphie is a hot one alright!!" Vincent side-glanced his old friend and rolled his eyes away.
He went to look at two other students that were different. Zack was talking to a young man with short blonde hair wearing a gray trench coat. He had an identical scar to the man on his bus, and he was sitting with a girl with silver hair and a patch over an eye, and a darkly tanned young man. All four were apparently friends. He didn't really care who they were, or just what they were talking about. Suddenly, he saw someone who couldn't have been real. He saw someone who shouldn't be alive, and then realized that it wasn't who he thought it was…..
A young man, only a year or two older than him, with long silver hair that flowed near past his knees, and beautiful, shimmering sea-green eyes. He was handsome and very tall, appearing to tower over everyone in the bus room. He wasn't slender, but he wasn't too buff, either. He was dressed in a white t-shirt, sleeves rolled over his shoulder, and black jeans and large, knee-high boots. A black and red armband was tied around his left arm, right under the pit, and he wore a Tribal Patch beanie on his head that matched. A large chain was welded on his pants' pockets and made that metallic clanging sound with every step.
He pulled a chair up from a table and sat in it next to Zack and his friends. Vincent couldn't take his eyes off of the young man, until Cid nudged him gently with his elbow. "Careful. If he sees you looking at him, then you gonna get whupped."
"Who is he?" Vincent asked in a fever. Cid lit his cig and sighed out a smoke.
"He's Sephiroth. The biggest baddie in the entire school. He transferred here a month after you left. He was a good kid, but I heard that his mom and dad are psychos. His dad is the senior science teacher, Professor Hojo. He's a nut job in itself!!" Vincent's eyes flickered over to his friend and back to Sephiroth, then finally he turned back in his seat to face his friend.
"He looks like someone I knew…."
"Who's that?"
"………" Vincent didn't answer. He simply crossed his arms and threw himself deep in thought. Of course, that thought was cut off by a large mechanical arm reaching around to choke him. Yep! Happens all the time when he--
Wait…..
WAIT!!! WHAT THE HELL?!!
Vincent quickly ducked and reached to his side. /No!!/ He remembered where he was and stared back to his opponent. It was Barret, who was fuming terribly. Vincent just glared at him, sure that he could take the giant brick wall if it was needed.
"I see ya came back to town, fucker!!" Barret yelled at the top of his lungs, catching everyone's attention, including Sephiroth (And that man was never concerned with anything!!) "Who do ya think you are fer coming back to my town like ya did?!" Vincent didn't respond, but continued to glare at the man. He didn't like being attacked from behind, nor did he like the fact that everyone would want to know about him. It was all just the same.
"…..Can I never be alone?" He was asking himself, but Barret wasn't one to know stuff like that if it was written on a giant post-it!!
"Wha' ya call me, bitch?! I'll take you out if I hafta!!"
"I did not call you anything." Vincent suddenly realized that he was on the floor and staring at the other like a dangerous animal. He stood up and dusted off his pants, then glared at Barret. He didn't know what his problem was now, but he didn't care either. If there weren't so many witnesses…..
"Hey Barret!!" It was the boy in the silver coat, along with the girl and the tanned boy. They stood behind the burly handicapped brute (Hey, three Bs!! Alright, that's a level up!! You learned "Jump"!!) "Why don't you pick on somebody your own size for once." Barret looked back at the boy and his friends, then back at Vincent.
"This fight ain't about you Seifer!! I have a score ta settle wit' this bitch her'!!" Barret's scowl became more vicious and Vincent didn't falter in his gaze. The man, Seifer laughed, as did the girl and the tan man.
"Did you hear that, Rajin and Fujin? This chump thinks he's going Scott free!"
"This dude don't know who he's up against, ya know?" The tanned man, Rajin exclaimed with a laugh, then the girl tilted her head, face as slate as stone.
"…"
"What's the matter Fujin?" Seifer asked, then saw Sephiroth standing beside her, his arms crossed and curious to see what was happening. Zack had tagged along as well, his elbow leaned onto Fujin's shoulder and the girl couldn't help but smile at the two of them--Just for a moment anyway. "Oh? You wanting to watch too?"
"Please…I just want to see if this guy can fight or not." Sephiroth said matter-of-factly, and Zack started to laugh.
"Yeh!! It'd be nice to have new member of the Disciplinary committee. Don't ya think so Rajin?"
"I don't know, ya know? This one looks a little scrawny, ya know!"
"…PATIENCE." Fujin spoke quietly (Even though the words are in CAPS… ) Seifer laughed manically at this.
"That's what I like to hear!! You're right Fujin. Let's see what this guy can do, huh?"
"…….." Vincent just couldn't believe what he was hearing. All of these people wanted to see him fight/What the hell is this? A video game using turn-based fighting like an RPG?/ He couldn't help but think that and smile. /Oh yeah….I forgot./ He glared at Barret and held his right hand over his hip, ready for his move that would either ruin him, or cause him to be the greatest hero ever….. But a long, slippery blackness stopped him from moving any more, it's movement was that of a giant serpent…
"Wha? Got nuttin' ta say?!" Barret didn't see the whip stretch across the room and come around his neck, nor did he foresee getting launched into the air and slammed in a far off wall. All of the students were a bit shocked, but knew it was coming one way or another.
"GODDAMN!!" Fujin shouted and everyone had the same expression coming from their mouths. They didn't expect the owner to be so….er, "violent" today.
Vincent was the one who looked more shocked than anyone else. He hadn't expected any help from anyone at all. He looked around to see no one with the weapon of choice. It was strange, but his attention was taken back to Barret who looked as if he was very badly injured with a broken nose. "AWW!!! GODDAMN!!!! AHHH!!! AAAAHHAHAHA!!!"
Barret looked up to see Vincent standing over him, holding a little green sphere in his left hand. He growled at first, but when the slender teen knelt down and smacked him in the face (Particularly, the nose), It became a strong whine, a sound a cow would make if it got shot with a BB gun. "AHH!! YOU STUPID BITCH!!! WAIT TIL I--" Barret's words were cut off by Vincent smacking his hand out of the way and pressing the green item to his nose. A few seconds later, his injury was gone. Barret ended up patting his nose again and again, making sure that it was really cured, then stared up at Vincent, who was standing up and securely putting his Cure materia back where it belonged.
"You will be fine now. I suggest that you do not do anything like that again." Vincent said quietly, then began to walk back to his seat. Then Barret got back to his feet and screamed,
"Don't think that this is over punk!!" Vincent stopped, not looking at him at all. "You'd best understand dat she belongs ta me!! Got that?!" Vincent simply rolled his eyes. /Whatever he's talking about, I'll never know…./
"Whatever…." Was all Vincent said as he sat back down, and looked over at his friend. Cid had a huge smile on his face and looked as though he wanted to laugh. Vincent stared at him without words, almost wanting to smack him as well.
"You sure are a card!!" Cid exclaimed finally, glancing over at the table of girls that were now watching them. Then, the blonde got an idea. "Hey!!" He slung an arm around his friend and nudged a fist into his face jokingly. "I just got an idea to help me get my girl!! You in or out?!!" Vincent looked over at his friend, and, after a few seconds, sighed heavily.
"What is it Highwind?"
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A/N:
Thanks to all who is reading this series of unfortunate events (Which is happening to Vincent) Now for the pop quiz!! Well not really!!
1) Why has Vincent come back to his hometown and just who is he looking for?
2) Has Barret got a death wish? What the hell is thinking trying to take out Vincent, eh, and just who is the burly black boy after this time? (BBB!!! ANOTHER LEVEL!! Yay, you learned "Charge"!!)
3) What's up with Sephiroth being a biker all of a sudden?! He looks cool and all, but does he really have to be more scary than what he is now?!
4) Just what is Cid up to, and will he and Selphie end up together?
5) What the hell is Yuffie's problem?! And why is she stalking Vincent? Is it for his materia again, or is it true love?
6) Yes, I did use a VG reference in the chapter: Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose are the best for comparing Vincent and Yuffie, it seems.
Stay tuned and I'll thank ya for the reviews!!
My little rant for today:
A little problem: For those who believed Vincent was a kid in the Turks (WTF?!!)
There are those who have actually posted that there was a fault in the game. Technically, they say that Vincent is only six years older than Cloud (This is true in a physical Sense. He is "PHYSICALLY" older than Cloud) , and Since Sephiroth could just a day older than Cloud (This much is Bullshit!! Way too mature to be a 21 year old, I know this personally…) That would have to make Vincent only six years old when he was in the Turks.
……. Whoever posted this up was not paying attention to the game AT ALL. I never met a six year old who towered over everyone in the goddamn room and was 6,0 or taller. And most six year olds tend to go to shiny things to shove up their noses or choke on rather than look for true love
So, for whoever is reading this and did post that little "fault" up, or those who believe what that guy is saying (Which I highly doubt is a lot) This fanfic has nothing to do with that "fault" at all. So, don't get your hopes up that there's another believer out there. I simply ignored all of their ages, or else they would all be considered the oldest dropouts ever!!
(And that little fault thing really pissed me off when I read it, so there!)
So, I will be expecting hate mail anytime now :D
Thank you.