A/N: started working on this as soon as I finished the third one, and this is the one where things begin to heat up between Vincent and Tifa's relationship. Hope you guys enjoy this one too

This chapter, supposedly was only a one part chapter, but as soon as I realized that it would be really very long, it was divided into two parts, the first part is where mild things happen, and the second part is...well, you'll soon know as I release it, anyway, thanks for reviewing this one, and hope that I'd get more reviews in the future. Thanks ^_^

Chapter 4

(part 1)

I looked from Kadaj's side and then Sephiroth's side and then back again. The atmosphere was really scaring me that I think I would drown in it, but my brother Yazoos hand kept me from actually falling, then I looked at Loz who was silent all throughout the encounter.

Sephiroth glared at Kadaj, and Kadaj glared right back. "This is not your business, Kadaj, so don't butt in." Kadaj smirked. "and it is not yours as well, brother. What dear Tifa wants to do, she can do anything with her life and her love life, and you have no say in it."

I saw a vein on my brother's temple and it seemed to obviously pomp because it would appear and then disappear again. "I have a say in it." He said through gritted teeth, "I raised Tifa, her first word, her first step, her first teeth, and her first memories, I was with her, and I am her legal guardian, so I have a say in everything she does, and you have no right to fight me."

Kadaj was silent for a moment, but then he grinned. "Yeah, you did do those things, but she was small then, but look at her now, she's all grown up. She doesn't need you to butt in her life."

"That's it." Sephiroth said and raised his hand to strike Kadaj's face, but on instinct, I held my brother's hand, surprising everyone.

None of us actually had ever tried defying what our brother Sephiroth did, even if it was to hurt, we didn't say a thing, because we knew that he did it out of concern for the four of us, and that was how he showed his love for us, and up to now, nobody tried to stop him...except for now.

Sephiroth looked at me with surprise in his eyes. I turned back to my other brothers and they were just as surprised, and then I looked back at Sephiroth, whose hand was stilled because of mine.

"Tifa?" he muttered.

I looked at him with love for my brother in my eyes and lowered his hand and cupped his hand and placed it over my cheek, so he would cup my cheek. "I'm sorry..." I said apologetically to him, and I felt him still. "I'm really sorry." Tears rolled down. "I'm very thankful for how you took care of me, brother, I really am, and I'm glad you were always there to take care of me, and please, don't think that I didn't tell you because I wasn't thankful for everything you have done for me, but in truth, I really am, so please, don't be mad. Brother Kadaj just wanted to help me, but I'm okay..."

"Tifa..." I heard Kadaj's voice mutter my name,

Sephiroth stared at me. "Let go." He pulled his hand but I gripped his hand tighter. "No." I said, and more tears rolled down, and he sighed and then cupped my other cheek with his other hand, and wiped my tears away. "Shh." He said, trying to comfort me. "It's okay now. Stop crying."

I sniffed, nodded, and buried my face in his chest as he stroked my hair. "I just...wanted to have on for myself." I said, between sobs. "You had many, and so had my other brothers, but I haven't had the chance to try and have one yet, so I-I said y-yes when he asked me immediately, but I'll reassure you that he loves me, Sephy. When you see him for yourself, you'll see that he wears his hear on his sleeves and you would see how deep and true his love is in his eyes." I smiled. "You'd really be happy."

He smiled lightly. "I will see to that for myself" he then hugged me and kissed me on my forehead. "I will rate him for myself, and then I'll pass on my judgement." He pushed me and then turned around and left.

I felt one of my brother's shift and stand beside me. "You okay?"

It was Loz.

I nodded and remained staring at our older brother's figure walk away. He patted my shoulder. "At least he smiled. That's already a good reaction, you know." I nodded once again.

"Loz." Yazoo's faint voice said and turned to Kadaj as soon as Loz and I turned. "Don't we have to go yet? Sir Tseng has something for us to do right?" Kadaj swore. "Oh, yeah." All three of them turned to me and kissed me on the forehead and cheeks. "We'll see you later." I nodded once more to all three of them until they waved their hands and walked away.

Looking at their retreating backs, all three, despite them being triplets, have different body builds, Yazoo having the frailest one, Loz having the most muscles, Kadaj having the average build.

Yazoo joined this in order for him to improve and be able to help his health improve as well because he was very sickly when we were young, and he would mostly stay at home when all of us would be outside having fun or whatever, and he and Kadaj were close, so Kadaj joined so that he could watch over Yazoo, and Loz joined to watch over the both of them, since Yazoo and Kadaj were reckless beings when they were left together.

Smiling, I turned around and headed for my office.

I was sitting on my desk and looking at the time. Vincent promised to be here at exactly quarter to twelve, and it was now twelve forty, and I still have to wait five more minutes, so I placed my hands at both my side, leaned against them and tapped my fingers on the edge of the table top.

...

Knock. Knock.

The door opened and made me look up to see the very happy face of my boyfriend. I smiled at him as he came over to me and planted a kiss on my lips. "Ready to go?" he asked and I answered with a nod, then he held me by the waist and led me out of the office and into the parking lot of the company five floors below through elevator.

A car flashed its lights when Vincent pressed something from his pocket, indicating that it was his car, so I grinned and said "Last one to reach your car will pay for lunch." With that, I ran ahead, hearing his melodious laugh, and a few second later, I patted his car and turned to look at him, and saw that he didn't run and was walking slowly.

I pouted and crossed my arms when he reached my side. "That was unfair." He chuckled and kissed my pout away. "I wanted to treat you anyway, so you won't stop me even if I did win the race." Then he took my by the hand and led me to the other side and opened the door for me and ushered me inside, then he went around the hood and entered the car as well. He helped me with my seat belt and then he placed his, but before he started the car, he looked at me. "Where would you like to eat?" I stared and thought for a while. "Will that cute restaurant downtown do?"

He blinked. "Sedona's Palace?" I nodded and he smiled and took my hand and kissed it. "If it will make you happy, then it is okay with me." I smiled back and felt the pur of the engine when he started it, and then a few reverses and forwards, we were soon on the way.

I watched the landscapes on our way and of enjoyed watching since I didn't go downtown Midgar every day. As I looked out, I saw on the reflection of the window, Vincent would look at me every now and then with a smile, making me smile too, and turn to him with the very same smile. "Hey, stop looking. I can see you." He grinned back and took my hand as he drove and kissed it again. "I love looking at you." I blushed but remained smiling.

A few minutes later, the car was parked in front of a bright looking restaurant.

Vincent got out and went around the hood to open my door and help me out. I smiled at him and took his hand, which he entwined with his, then he closed my door and locked it with a beep.

The place was cool when we entered it, and leaving the fact that it was small, the place was packed, so it had to be a famous one, and I was worried we wouldn't get a spot, but as I glanced around, the couple that was seated on the table beside us stood up, and as soon as they left, I pulled Vincent and sat down. He chuckled. "Very fast." I giggled. "I know."

We chatted and waited for a waiter to clean our table before they gave us a menu; we opened it and looked at the list.

I stared at it open mouthed. "This all look delicious...now I don't know what to pick." That was when I felt his hand on my waist and then he leaned over to look at the menu to take a look at it himself, and that was when I caught a whiff of a musky and manly smell from him. So that was what made him smell nice.

"Hmmm." I heard him sigh out. "They all do look delicious, so it's difficult for a customer to choose, but I'm already done choosing." I blinked at him. "D-done?" I gasped and he nodded.

Vincent looked at me and said "Now you choose." I muttered an 'okay' and looked at the menu once again. "I'll pick..." I looked over all of them. "the sweetened chicken and Lasagna for the both of us and Lemon tea for my drinks." He gave me a look and stared. "Lasagna? How did you know I liked Lasagna?" I grinned. "That's why I'm known for being a very keen observer." He laughed.

Vincent looked at the waiter and said as he handed the menu. "We'll have one grilled and sweetened fish, sweetened chicken, lasagne, lemon tea, and coffee." The waiter nodded and left us.

"You're okay with what you ordered?" he asked me, worried. I chuckled to myself and touched his arm. "Yes, I'm fine with it, so don't worry." He nodded.

An awkward silence.

Uhh...

"I want to know more about you." I heard myself blurt out. "Me?" he asked, startled, but then he held my hand, and with a big sigh, begins to tell me a tale...

"When I was young," he began, "I grew up as an orphaned child, passed along from one house to another, so I never really sensed the presence of love, so I grew to live without it. But after a few more passes, I came across a nice couple, who adopted me and really treated me as their own, and besides the fact that I didn't know what love was, I could feel their love flow to me, so I grew up to care for them." He gripped my hand tighter. "But, when I was fifteen...seven years after they adopted me, they were brutally murdered...in our kitchen, no less."

I gasped and cupped his cheek. "I'm...sorry, I didn't mean to ask you something like that." But she shook his head and squeezed my hand. "It's okay. I want you to know." And then he continued. "I continued to live in their house and was at least able manage by myself, but then, a mysterious woman came to the house one night, looking helpless, so I let her in, but..." he paused for a while and then took hold of the side of his neck, and then he looked at me, anguish in his eyes. "This is something I haven't told anyone, and please; promise me, that you won't tell anybody about this." Curious and yet worried, I nodded and gripped his hand back.

He sighed and continued. "The woman...as soon as I let her in, she tackled me and..." he gulped. "bit my neck." He looked at me and saw the expression on my face. "Yes, I know, it is quite...hard to believe, but it is true. She was a vampire lost and hungry, so as soon as she got the chance, she bit me, and I," he paused, as if waiting for an answer.

"A vampire." He closed his eyes and nodded.

I looked at him with concern in my eyes, as well a worry. The very person that has been there to help me, and comfort me, the very person who was there to always protect me, and the very person who's been part of my life and I've been ignoring, is the very person sitting right next to me, and that the fact that he was...is a vampire shocked me to the core and just made me stare at him, frozen on the spot.

"Vincent..." I whispered, and that was when I felt him tremble.

To be continued...

Loz: YAY! I finally get a role!

Cloud: duh, at least you did something. What about me? I was only mentioned, but never really talked, but then you guys are mentioned?

Me: stop it cloud, you'll get your chance.

Cloud: yeah, yeah :P

Rufus: Hey, this story is about me and Tifa. Not Vincent and Tifa.

Everybody: shut up! YOU will get your turn!

Rufus: *glares*

Me: and that's that ^_^ see you all on the next chapter.