Crimson Temptations

Author: Alexandria Eisengaurd

Category: Romance Sephiroth/Tifa Date posted: 1/1/04 Chapter: 1

Author's Note: This is my first attempt at a ST (Sephiroth/Tifa) fanfic. You may notice throughout the story that Sephiroth and Tifa's attitudes are off a bit, I apologize for that. In this story they are vampires, so they have a craving for blood just like the rest of their species. That may partially explain why their characters are off a bit. Anyway, onto chapter 1.

Text Key:

" " – speech "Italics" - dream speech Italics - thoughts

Note: Obviously, since in this story Tifa and Sephiroth are vampires, there will be moments involving blood. The blood scenes won't occur in chapter 1 though; there is no fighting, blood sucking, or anything happening in chapter one. You've been warned.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Final Fantasies games. Suing will do you no good, for I am just a young girl, nothing really I can pay you with. I assure you, not only will this be my first disclaimer in Crimson Temptations, it will also be my last.

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The entrance to the bar door was closed at first, and then, it was adjacent from the shoving from a girl entering within the room. This girl was approximately five foot five inches tall with long chocolate brown hair and devilish crimson colored drenched eyes. Her skin had been silk and a peach creamy color. Her body had been accompanied with a white top cut just below the chest exposing a sleek stomach, and a black miniskirt covered the top of her legs. She had a silver belt snaking it's way around the skirt also on. Brown combat boots would grace her feet, and a black glove was laced between her fingers and all the way up to the elbow of her arm.

Her surroundings had stopped within their conversations for a few moments, to gaze at this beauty. Immediately, the female had realized one important detail. Men, the bar was filled with nothing but men. The girl continued to enter into the bar though, and passed by the men casually, ignoring the stares that crept onto her body. The girl had begun to consider all of the men in this area to be nothing but drunken perverts. Hopefully, she'd find a decent one somewhere amongst this crowd. One who can speak to her without a strong influence of beer leading his words.

She had approached the almost fully vacant bar, keeping that hope low. Only one of the ten bar stools had been taken. This stool had been taken by a man with long hair, which was coated in the color somewhere between the color of silver and white. His eyes were colored with emerald, and his skin had been equally as smooth as the girls, unlike his true attitude, which was rough as an unbreakable stone. The only difference between his and the girls skin was his skin tone was pale. He wore his average dark uniform of a broad shouldered long coat and silver linings across his chest. He also had a long sword, by the name of Masamune, in a holster on his hip. The girl had sat down upon a stool, not the stool beside him, but one more over; she hadn't wanted to seem too forward with him, yet.

The man's emerald eyes slither upon her body, and to her crimson eyes. A grinned slipped upon his lips. He had known this one is the one he has been venturing for, she'd be perfect. His tongue glided along his fangs, temptation already starting to build. He could just imagine the taste of that perfection at the tip of his fangs.

"What brings a thing like you to a dump like this," the man questioned.

The girls' head hadn't move to look at him, nor had her eyes glanced over. She had been worried that this man would have the stench of alcohol, rising up from him. Though a few moments later, she had realized, he wasn't a drunken scum like the others. This man had seemed to be sober. Her crimson eyes had glanced over towards him once she realized this.

"Just wandering, and you?" she responded.

"Let's leave it as the same. Ah, how rude of me, let me introduce myself. I am Sephiroth Highwind," as he spoke, he stood up, moving his body to the stool directly besides the girl. (Note: I know Sephiroth's last name isn't Highwind. Highwind is Cid's last name. Please don't question me if he's related to Cid. He isn't. He never will be. Worries gone, yes?)

"Nice to meet you, I'm Tifa Lockhart," she responded, allowing a small smile to form among her lips.

"Tifa….Tifa," Sephiroth spoke her name underneath his breath softly, as his hand progressed upon her bare leg and up to her lap, not being able to control himself from touching that smooth skin.

"Uhh….I think I need to go, I'll see you some other time," she stood up slowly as she removed his hand from her lap.

Once she had that done, she begun to walk to the door, which lead outside, though, someone had grasped upon her hand. She glanced over her shoulder, only to see Sephiroth, standing there. He had been bent over slightly, so her hand was reachable, so he had been looking up at her for once.

"Y-yes?" her voice cracked just a little as she spoke, she may of thought he had was a sober man, but the thought of him being a possible rapist roamed her mind.

"Please, just stay. I didn't mean to come onto you like that," Sephiroth asked.

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Author's Note: How did you like it? I know I'm not really getting my characters straight just yet. Though, you will see Sephiroth's rude side later on in the story, I promise. Comments are accepted, as are flames. Please read and review. Also, just like the rest of my stories, chapter 2 will not be up until I receive at least 10 reviews for this story. Also, please realize I do attend school, so obviously I will be busy with schoolwork. Please be patient if I do not get chapter 2 up right away at the 10th review. You may think that schoolwork sometimes isn't that much, especially when you're in high school, though, like my friend, Majin Maijita, I have a bit of game-impassion-syndrome, at least that's what I think she had called it.

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