Metal boots clicked loudly in the silent town of Hollow Bastion. The figure stepped out of the darkness long black hair blowing in the wind as he looked at the large building up on the hill. The Hollow Bastion comity. Only a little while longer, then he would go.
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Sora sighed falling back into one of the chairs as Cid typed. Thats when he noticed the tattoo he was surprised he had never noticed it before. Seeing Cid many times and it being on his shoulder it was shocking.
"Hey Captain" Cid growled signaling he was listening. "Where'd you get your tattoo? And whats it mean..." Cid slowed typing then stopped all together.
"Someone I loved long ago...i got it for them, but when we came here...i lost them" he said Donald Goofy and him exchanged sad looks. They knew the captain was a hard grumpy man, now they understood.
"Well shucks we could help you find them" Goofy said trying to lighten the dark mood Soras question brought.
"No..."
"Well why no-" Soras question was interrupt Cid slammed his hands on the computer.
"I said no! There gone and there never coming back!" he yelled "I gave up hope long ago..." he muttered then growled leaving the door slamming behind him. Sora frowned looking at Donald and Goofy.
"He gets like that its not your fault" a voice said Sora jumped turning around.
"Cloud!" He said running up to the blond then he frowned remembering clouds words.
"Did you know the girl he was talking about?" Sora asked Cloud laughed.
"I knew the guy he was talking about I don't know about a girl..." All three of there eyes widen at the words.
"A man?" Cloud nodded then frowned looking out the window.
"Vincent Valentine...We fought together long ago he was our team mate our friend...family" Sora looked down remembering Cid's tattoo. Vv crossed together with a heart. "We came together Yuffie, Aerith, Tifa, Vincent, Cid and I" he sighed looking down. "Vincent wasn't with us when we came to Cid was so heart broken we looked for a very long time...but nothing..."
Sora sighed looking even sadder then before Cloud placed a hand on his shoulder. "Its not your fault and not your burden. Don t be down. And Leon needs you right away other side of town the tunnels" Sora nodded looking a little bit more happy.
"Come on guys!" Donald and Goofy gave Cloud one last look before running out the door with Sora. The three ran though town trying to avoid the heartless that manged to get in. Sora stopped suddenly.
"You guys hear that?" The other two stopped listening closely it was an unknown male voice singing. "Come on Leon can wait a few more minutes"
"But Sora" Goofy tried to late Sora took off towards the voice he finally stopped being able to hear it.
"There's a song that's inside of my
soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm
awake in the infinite cold
But You sing to me over and over and
over again"
He looked around attempting to find the voice finally looking up. A man with long black hair part of it covering his right eye even though a red band on his forehead attempted to keep it out of his face. He had strange glowing red eyes that sparkled in the moonlight. A ragged stained denim jacket was on his left arm then pooled around his waist. Thats when Sora noticed the shirt.
" So I lay my head back down
And I
lift my hands
and pray to be only Yours
I pray to be only
Yours
I know now you're my only hope"
A heartless symbol on a black tank top turtle neck shirt. His right arm was scared in a complete circle around the whole arm his hands finger less gloves.
" Sing to me the song of the stars
Of
Your galaxy dancing and laughing
and laughing again
When it
feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that You
have for me over again"
His shoes were strange metal pointed toe boots that hand black pants tucked into. He looked innocent gentle and the song...held a strange emotion that for some reason made Sora sad.
" So I lay my head back down
And I
lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only
yours
I know now you're my only hope"
His thoughts went to Riku Kairi and Cid. Cid for his lost loved one. He always thought of him as a man who wanted nothing to do with anyone who didn't care. But the exact opposite.
" I give You my destiny
I'm giving
You all of me
I want Your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At
the top of my lungs I'm giving it back"
He didn't notice the quite Donald and Goofy behind him also listening to the man.
Kairi...he found her promising to be back when he found Riku. Was he breaking a promise to her? What if he never found him. What if...He shook his head. No he wouldn't let that happen he would find Riku the three of them would be together again. Like to old days.
"So I lay my head back down
And I
lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only
yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only
hope..."
The man sighed looking higher up. Sora almost thought he looked to be crying. Then the heartless symbol came back into his mind. The man was evil. The shirt was proof. But he seemed so sad and lost ...confused. Like he couldn't understand.
"Um excuse me..." Sora talked before thinking the man looked at him the tears running down his face. He wiped them away.
"You shouldn't be out here kid...its not safe" Sora huffed he raised a eye brow. Then simply laughed slipping on the jacket and inhaling the scent of it. "I'm sorry I know never judge a book by its cover and your...?"
"I'm Sora, this is Donald and goofy" The man smiled and noticed Soras gaze at his shirt.
"Don't worry Sora...I'm not like them...i went without a choice for...someone very dear to me..."
"The song?" he asked the man nodded.
"I must be going now before anyone else sees me...please don't mention me to anyone at all..." Sora nodded
"Its a promise...but um whats your name" But it was to late the man was gone. Sora shook his head looking down at his two friends before remembering Leon. He took off running hoping not to be to late.
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3 days latter
Sora sighed watching Cid type. Cid hadn't talked to him in the three days since he found out about Vincent. Yuffie even seemed more upset at being reminded of the man. Sora felt bad he had caused the pain to resurface.
"Cid! Get down here and bring Sora theres a huge heartless attack in central square!" Yuffie's voice yelled over the speakers of the radio. Cid spun facing Sora who nodded.
"Lets go!"
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"Bout time!" Yuffie yelled seeing them run up.
"No leader" She sighed
"If there is one then there trying to help...something keeps killing them all around.." She said a gunshot went off and a group of heartless were destroyed. "See?" Cid nodded grabbing his staff getting ready to attack. Then everything stopped and disappeared.
"The hell?!" The metal clinked in the now silence Sora jumped.
"Its you! The guy from a couple nights ago!" The man smiled ruffling Sora's hair then looked at Yuffie and Cid. Sora turned. Then looked back and forth between the three. They were looking at the man with complete shock and more shock. Cid dropped his weapon rushing forward he wrapped his arms around the man.
"Your real..." He whispered Sora barely heard it. "Your not a dream"
"No I'm Not...neither are you..." the man rested his head on Cid's shoulder. Yuffie seemed to recover then.
"VINCENT!!" she screamed tackling him knocking Cid and Vincent over. Sora blinked. She called him Vincent which meant.
"Your Vincent Valentine!?" Vincent smiled
"Your Sora?!" he copied Sora almost exactly Sora laughed then stoped.
"So three days ago...he was your song" Vincent nodded snuggling into Cid's chest. Thats when Cid noticed the arm.
"It-Its human..." Vincent nodded into his chest.
"I woke up with out my clothes...i had your jacket oddly enough and my bandanna...chaos is gone in the world sorta he can change but hes more quite my arm gone one day back the next..." Then both Yuffie and Cid noticed the shirt and jumped away. Even though everyone knew the pain it caused Cid.
"Heartless..."
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aha I got bored one day found a picture of Vincent in kingdom hearts,
hes not really fan art
and made me want to do this
This is version one
chapter one