A/N: Don't worry. Things'll get better. In this chapter, this is when things go wrong for our Vinny.
Chapter 5.
Back in town at the Valentine Manor, Stefan was staring out the window. A sad look on his face. Devid walked up to him. He smiled faintly at his friend. "Your still worrying about Vincent?" He asked. Stefan sighed and shook his head. "How can I not worry, Devid. I haven't seen my son for 21 years. How will he react when he comes home? Will he be angry? Will he ever want to speak to me and his mother for what we decided?" He sighed and shook his head again. Devid smiled. "Don't worry. You can tell him why you made that decision." He said.
Stefan smiled and nodded. "Your right. I can do that. Maybe if we told him the truth he will understand." He said. Devid nodded and looked back out the window. He saw a lone rider on a chocobo and recognized his daughter. "Oh, look! Tifa's finally come home." He said. He turned around and left leaving his friend still looking at the ocean.
Devid hurried over to his house where Tifa was coming out. She was wearing her blue jean pants and a tank top. She was tying her hair back. Devid rose his eyebrows at her. "Tifa, go change into some thing suitable. You can't wear something like that when you meet your future husband." He said. Tifa smiled at him. "Oh, don't worry, father. I've already met him." she said. The older Lockhart looked stunned. "What? You already met him? When and where?" He asked.
Tifa sighed happily and twirled in a circle. "We met in our dreams." She said. Devid blinked. "What! What is this dream nonsense?" He asked. Tifa giggled. "It's not nonsense, father. We really did meet." She said. Devid grinned. "So you finally met Stefan's son! This is fantastic!" he said happily. Tifa rolled her eyes. "No, father. Not Stefan's son. I met the man that I will marry but it's not Stefan's son. He's a woodsman." She said.
Devid's smile went bye-bye. "A woodsman! Nope! That's not happening! No daughter of mine is going to marry a woodsman! You are going to marry Stefan's son!" he said. Tifa rolled her eyes again and shook her head. "Father, be reasonable. Do you want me to be happy?" She asked. Devid sighed and nodded. "Of course, Tifa. But..." He was saying.
Tifa then smiled. "Then you will let me marry the man I love. I love this woodsman, father. He is the man for me." She said softly. Then her eyes lit up. "Well, gotta go meet him again! Bye!" She quickly climbed onto her chocobo and raced off. Devid face-palmed. "Oh no. What am I going to tell Stefan?" He whispered.
Vincent finally came down looking miserable. He wore all black tonight. Black silk shirt and black pants. He walked down the stairs and looked around. Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud were waiting with their travelling cloaks on. They had their wings safely hidden under. All looked sorrowful for Vincent. "Are you ready, Vincent?" Zack asked. Vincent sighed and lowered his head.
But then lifted his eyes. "When I get home, I will be having a talk with my father. I don't understand why he would send me away. But it must have been for my own safety. And I don't mind that much. But this arranged marriage thing will not happen. I will be talking with him about that. I'm not going to marry this Lucrecia. I'm going to marry Tifa." He told them.
Sephiroth shrugged as he held up Vincent's new red cloak. "Do as you wish, Vincent. But we need to go now. It will be dark soon. And we need to get you home." He said. Vincent nodded. "Alright." He took his cloak and pulled it on. They began their journey on black chocobos.
Hours later, the sun had set. They arrived in Nibelheim. Sephiroth lead the way to the Mansion. A few lights were on. Vincent trailed heavily behind them. His eyes down cast on the ground as he walked. Cloud and Zack looked over their shoulders at him then hurried forward to Sephiroth. "Look, Sephy. Maybe we can tell Stefan about the girl. And Devid! We can tell Devid that Vincent had found someone himself." Zack said.
Sephiroth looked at him with his errie green eyes. They were a little hard at the moment then they soften. "Yes. We will do that. Vincent will have his girl. Stefan and Devid will understand." He said. Cloud and Zack smiled and nodded.
They finally reached the house. Sephiroth pushed the door open and looked around. It was dark. He looked at the other three and nodded for them to walk in. Vincent looked around as he walked in. Sephiroth motioned for him to follow him. Vincent did with Cloud and Zack behind him. They walked up some stairs and went down a hall to a room with stone walls.
Sephiroth nodded to a chair. "Sit down and make yourself at home, Vincent. We'll go get your father and mother. Then we can talk about your arranged marriage with Lucrecia and about this pretty girl you mentioned." he said. Vincent looked up with light surprise then smiled faintly. He nodded and sat down by the window looking out. The three Fairy Soldiers left the room closing the door behind them. "He's still very upset about that girl, Tifa." Zack said. Cloud nodded.
Inside the room, Vincent was still looking out the window when there was a dull light in the room. The light caught Vincent's eye making him turn his head and look at it. It was a dull green light. It was just bobbing in the air. Vincnet narrowed his eyes but then his face turned expressionless. He was caught in the spell. "Follow me." A soft hiss spoke. Vincent stood and moved towards the light.
Sephiroth, Cloud and Zack was just walking down the hall towards the lighted areas. They were sure that was where Stefan and Veronica was. But out of nowhere there was a chill. Sephiroth halted and his eyes went wide. Cloud and Zack almost ran into him but managed not to. "Sephiroth? What's wrong?" Zack asked. Sephiroth was holding his breath as he turned around and looked down the hall.
At first his expression was full of confusion but horror slowly grew. "NO!" he yelled and dashed back down the hall. Cloud and Zack gasped as they felt the small power and hurried after Sephiroth. From down the hall, Stefan and Veronica had heard the yell and came running out of their room. They saw the three Fairy Soldiers running back down the hall. "Sephiroth! Cloud! Zack!" they both cried out and hurried after them.
Sephiroth burst into the room and looked around. It was empty. Vincent was gone. "Vincent! Vincent!" He called. Cloud and Zack gasped as they looked around. "No! Where did he go!" Cloud asked. "Sephiroth!" Someone called. The three spun around and saw Stefan and Veronica. "Stefan, Veronica!" Cloud exclaimed.
Stefan looked around the room. "Where is my son?" He asked with worry. Sephiroth shook his head. "We left him here in this room! He was just here!" He cried out now running around the room to find out how Vincent disappeared. Cloud and Zack hurried around the room. Stefan and Veronica looked around with horror. "Stefan! The secret door way!" Veronica gasped. The three Fairy Soldiers spun around to look at them. Stefan hurried over to the stone wall and pushed it. It rolled away. They all began to hurry down the stairway. "Vincent!" They all cried out.
Vincent was still following the green light unblinking. He was definitely deep in the spell. He was following it down a dark hall towards a small door. The light bobbed up and down as it lead Vincent to the door. Vincent walked into the room. There was a coffin waiting in the middle of the room. The light hovered above it and suddenly transformed into a blood red rose with sharp thorns.
The five worried people hurried down the stairs reached the bottom. They saw a door open. "Vincent! Don't touch anything! What ever Hojo is showing you don't touch it!" Cloud yelled as they all raced to the door. The door slammed shut before any of them could go in. They had seen Vincent standing in the room looking at the rose. Sephiroth tried to pulled the door open but it wouldn't budge.
"Touch it. Take this gift and give it to your beloved Tifa." A hiss echoed in the room. Vincent stepped closer and reached up to touch it. He then heard someone banging on the door making him blink. "Don't touch it, Vincent!" He heard Sephiroth yell through the door. Vincent turned his head to look at the door but then there was a small flash catching his attention again. He looked back at the rose. "Take it!" Vincent reached up and wrapped his fingers around the stem, touching the thorns. The sharp thorns cut into his skin and Vincent's eyes went wider.
Crash! Sephiroth, Cloud and Zack rammed into the door breaking it open and almost tripped on each other. They fell to the ground on top of each other but hurried and stood. They looked around the room and their eyes stopped on the man standing near the wall. Hojo.
"Hojo!" Zack gasped. Sephiroth looked around the room but didn't see Vincent. "Where is he!" He demanded. Hojo sneered and looked down. Sephiroth, Zack, Cloud, Stefan and Veronica looked down and their eyes went wide. There was a drop of red liquid. Blood. "No...you've hurt him." Cloud whispered. Hojo shook his head. "You all are fools. You thought you could hide Vincent from me for 21 years. You were wrong. Well, then. Here is your beloved Prince." he said stepping forward.
He grabbed the lid of the coffin and flipped it open. It crashed to the ground. Everyone gasped and Veronica screamed. Vincent laid in the coffin. His eyes closed. In his hand was a rose with thorns. Drops of blood on his clothing. Sephiroth, Cloud and Zack felt their hearts drop. "No!" They all cried out. Hojo sneered again. "Now all you need is Lucrecia." He said.
The three Fairy Soldiers looked at him with wide eyes. "Where is she! Do you have her!" Cloud demanded. Hojo grinned evilly. "Not yet. But soon I will." He said and then laughed. The Soldiers gritted their teeth and yelled with rage. Sephiroth's wings burst out of their hiding and he snatched a long bladed sword. He made a slash towards Hojo but Hojo vanished.
Stefan and Veronica walked past the three heartbroken Fairies and looked down at Vincent. "He's dead...he's gone." Stefan cried. Sephiroth turned and looked at Vincent. "No. He's not dead." He said. Stefan looked up at him. "He's not?" He asked. Cloud stepped up next to Sephiroth with Zack. "Sephiroth's gift has saved him from death. He is only asleep. He shall sleep until his true love comes to break the spell with the kiss." he said.
Cloud looked up with determination. "We have to find Lucrecia. Now." he said and hurried to the door. Sephiroth and Zack looked at each other and nodded. They turned and hurried out. Stefan and Veronica held each other and cried into each other's arms.
Zack quickly grabbed his friends' arms. "Wait!" He said. Sephiroth and Cloud looked at the black haired Fairy. "What? What is it?" He asked. Zack looked back at the room. "We can not just leave them like this. In this grief." He said. Sephiroth nodded. "Yes. We'll put the whole town asleep. It will be like it never happened." He said. Cloud nodded. Sephiroth and his two companions went back and took the heartbroken couple to their room. Then they moved Vincent into his room.
After they did that, they flew around the town putting people to sleep. One by one, people fell asleep. Sephiroth went to the Lockhart's home and found Devid sitting at the table. Sephiroth shook his head and stepped closer ready to put the man asleep. Devid looked up and straightened. "Oh, Sephiroth. It is you." He said sorrowfully. He sighed. "Did Vincent come home yet?" He asked. Sephiroth nodded holding his spell in his hand. "Yes. But the evil deed of Hojo's has fallen on him." he said.
Devid lowered his head. "I'm sorry. This has gone far enough. And I'm afraid you won't find Tifa here." He said. Sephiroth's eyes lit up a little. "Tifa?" He asked. Devid nodded. "My daughter, Lucrecia. We call her Tifa. I'm afraid she may not be the one for Vincent. She has fallen in love with a woodsman." He said. Sephiroth's mouth fell a little. "A woodsman? From Cosmos Forest?" He asked. Devid nodded resting his head in his arms.
It hit Sephiroth right there. The maiden named Tifa, the one that Vincent had met...she was Lucrecia. He looked at Devid and waved his hand putting the man to sleep. He then hurried out and flew to where Zack and Cloud were. "We must hurry back to the forest! Lucrecia is Tifa. The one Vincent has fallen in love with. Hojo is going after her so he can stop Vincent from waking up." he said. Cloud and Zack nodded and they all started flying towards the west.
Tifa had rode back to the forest and was waiting by the stream. She was smiling towards the moon and stars. Just then she heard a twig snap. She jumped and turned around looking into the dark forest. "Vincent?" She called. But nothing came out or said anything. Tifa sighed and looked at her hands.
Suddenly a shadow fell over her and she looked up. She gave a huge gasped and tried to back away but two large powerful hands grabbed her and forced her to her feet. It was a Huge Frankenstein creature. Tifa gave a small scream and struggled to get away but it smothered her into it's powerful arms and made her look towards the darkness. There stood Hojo.
Tifa's eyes went wide. Hojo sneered as he stepped closer. "Well, well, well. If it isn't Tifa Lockhart. The bartender's daughter. I set a trap for Stefan's son, Vincent Valentine and I get his beloved girl." He said. Tifa held her breath. Vincent was Stefan's son! "Where is he! What have you done to him!" She cried out as she struggled. Hojo sneered. "Oh, you don't have to worry about Vincent. He's safe. For now. But you must worry about yourself." He looked at his monster. "Away with her. But be gentle. She is a lady and we must be gentle with pretty women."
Sephiroth, Cloud and Zack hurried back into the forest and started to search for Tifa. "Tifa Lockhart!" They all cried out. They heard a wharp. The three flew down and found Tifa's chocobo still tied up to a tree. It was in a panic. Cloud hurried forward and calmed the beast down. "We're too late, aren't we? Hojo has Tifa." Zack said.
"Yes. You are too late. But there is hope." Someone said. The three spun around and found Aeris coming out of the shadows. Sephiroth hurried forward and seized Aeris' hand. "Where did he take her? We must take her to Vincent. To wake him up." He said. Aeris took both of his hands and sighed. She looked towards the Mountains. "You know where he took her, Sephiroth. There is only one place he can take her." She said.
They all looked at Mt. Nibel. "The Forbidden Mountains. We have to go there. For Vincent's sake and Tifa's." Cloud said. Sephiroth nodded looking back at Aeris. "Aeris, will you come with us?" He asked softly. Aeris smiled. "I gave Tifa her gifts. I must go. But we must hurry. I am afraid Hojo will do terrible things to Tifa. You know how he is." She said. Sephiroth nodded. "Let's go then." He said. The three other fairies nodded and followed Sephiroth.
A/N: Well there you go. Vincent has just gone to sleep and now it's up to the four fairies to save Tifa and get her back to their beloved friend. Review.