I feel loved, I really do, and here is another chapter.

Vincent's eyes flickered open as the sun shone through his window in the hotel in New Mideel, he sat up slowly feeling rather lethargic this particular morning, he yawned and stood up. He sighed, he always remained here while Yuffie or Cloud were out doing one thing or another, Yuffie doing missions for the WRO and Cloud visiting Tifa and informing her of how he was and seeing if she were ok. Right now though, Vincent was alone and was starting to lose his nerve to leave the room. He sighed as he slumped into a chair and rested the palm of his hand on his abdomen right where the bulge was appearing on him.

'That's it,' he thought to himself as anger set in. 'I'm leaving.'

Vincent held onto the arm of the chair as he pulled himself out of it and began to walk across the room; he picked up his gun, the Cerberus, and headed outside for a while. His cloak now hiding the obvious bump in his abdominal region as he left the hotel and checked out. He looked at the ground as he did, it was so peaceful here, he couldn't stay, and he then remembered he hasn't had his baby checked on yet. He shook his head, there were other doctors and other ways he could know what condition the baby was in, it obviously was kicking the hell out of his intestines quite well.

Vincent sighed and he headed toward the docks noting there was only one boat left in the harbor as he strode slowly over there, he felt sleepy again, and he wasn't quite sure why.

"Ah 'ello sir, would you be riding with us to the mainland?" asked the boats man as he turned and looked at Vincent's pale face. "Err… You don't look to well, you might want to wait till yer better, come on I'll bring ya to the doctor."

"I'm fine," said Vincent not moving an inch.

"Well you don't look well," said another voice, a female's voice. "Please listen to my father."

Vincent looked up to where the other voice was coming from, and he saw much to his horror a girl that looked like Lucrecia. Vincent took a step back as the young woman jumped down from the boat and onto the dock, she looked frighteningly just like her, even their hair was the same.

"What's wrong?" she asked as she leaned in towards Vincent which made him draw aback for a moment.

"Ah! Ha, ha, Luna I think he likes you!" laughed Luna's father as Vincent looked down at the water.

"Oh father… So, how about I help you to the hospital over there?" she asked looking at Vincent.

"…" Vincent didn't say anything but looked at her and then relented and nodded his head.

"Great, come on," she said as she took Vincent's arm and lead him up to Dr.Hart's office. "Sorry about my father, he thinks just because I'm twenty-seven that means I have to get married. So every young man who has come near or aboard our ship he's tried to set me up with them."

"It's alright," said Vincent quietly.

"So, do you have a wife?" she asked looking at him.

"No, but I do have one child," he said quietly.

"Really? Is it an illegitimate child?" she asked looking at him.

"No," said Vincent quietly.

"Where is it, uh she or he?" she asked nervously.

"She wanted to stay in Nibelhiem with a relative," said Vincent, he sounded nostalgic when saying that.

"Oh, what is her name?" she asked.

"Lucrecia," he said quietly.

"How old is sh… I'm sorry, I'm asking far to many personal questions aren't I?" asked Luna sounding a little nervous. "Where is the mother if you don't mind me asking?"

"Dead," said Vincent quietly.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that," she said sullenly.

"Its fine," said Vincent quietly.

"You seem like a nice guy," she said as she lead him to the front door, and at this point Vincent felt exhausted from the walk up the hill and all those stairs. "I hope we can meet again."

"Right," said Vincent as he sat down in a slight huff from exhaustion.

Mean while Yuffie had just returned from her long errand and was looking forward to seeing Vincent again.

"What do you mean he checked out?!" cried Yuffie so loud everyone in the lobby could hear her and turned to look at her.

"I'm… I'm sorry miss, he checked out a few hours ago and headed for the docks," said the clerk nervously as he backed away from Yuffie.

"What?!" she cried as she tore out of the lobby and headed towards the dock, what was Vincent thinking? She ran to the docks to see no boats had left and she ran over to the nearest person she could find, Luna's father.

"Sir, please!" cried Yuffie as she ran over to him. "You… Ha… Haven't seen a tall man wearing a red cape around anywhere have you?"

"Why, yes I did lil' missy, he's with my daughter at the doctor's office up there," he pointed and laughed. "Is he yer boyfriend?"

"What? Oh no, no we're not dating… Is he still there?" she asked turning to him.

"I believe so," said the man holding his chin.

"Thanks!" said Yuffie as she ran towards the office, she felt angry but a little more worried than angry.

When she arrived she saw Vincent sitting down talking to some girl, and this girl was beautiful and Vincent actually looked happy. Yuffie watched from afar as the girl bid her farewells and walked away from Vincent who looked after her as she walked down the stairs.

"What's the big idea?!" asked Yuffie as she came out from behind Vincent, her hands on her hips. "You had me worried sick!"

"I…" tried to explain Vincent before he was cut off by Yuffie hugging him.

"Don't do that again! If you want to leave call either me or Cloud first ok?" asked Yuffie as she let go and helped Vincent up, he looked awfully tired. "Now, since we're here let's go get your baby checked on!"

"How?" asked Vincent.

"What do you mean 'how'?" asked Yuffie back.

"… Well I'm obviously a boy," said Vincent blankly.

"Hmm… I know," said Yuffie clapping her hands together. "We can say we think you have colon cancer!"

"…"

"Or, we could dress you up as a woman and say…"

"Fine," said Vincent in a defeated sigh. "Cancer it is."

Yuffie smiled and hugged Vincent lightly as he stood stark still looking down at the younger woman who was overly excited by a simple doctor's visit. Vincent complied and entered the office; luckily not many people were there so Vincent took a seat clumsily sitting down because of his slightly enlarged abdomen.

"So what do you think it is?" asked Yuffie quietly as she sat down next to Vincent and looked at him.

"… A mistake," murmured Vincent placing his hand on his stomach. "And a blessing." Yuffie sighed and looked at Vincent; he could never just give simple answers could he? Then she thought of the odd girl who Vincent had been speaking with and looked him in the face.

"Who was that girl earlier?" asked Yuffie looking innocently at Vincent.

"An acutance I've only just met," said Vincent looking at Yuffie. "I thought she was someone I knew."

"Oh," said Yuffie like an eccentric child who was just shown a brand new toy. "So that's what you were up to."

"What?" asked Vincent staring blankly at Yuffie.

"Oh nothing!" said Yuffie as she stood up and walked half way across the room, her back to Vincent and her arms crossed behind her back.

"Yu—"said Vincent only to be interrupted by the nurse walking in.

"Mr. Valentine, the doctor will see you now," said the nurse as she held open the door for Vincent. Vincent began to walk towards the door to look to the side and see Yuffie's face, she looked a little sad. "Are you coming ma'am?"

"Yeah," said Yuffie as she tried to sound like she was perking up. "I'll be back in a moment."

Vincent sat on the examination table; his little secret decided now would be a good time to kick him quite nicely in the intestines and then a rib. Vincent merely sighed lightly and placed his hand on abdominal region and rubbed it; amazing how one thing that had transpired almost fifty years ago could still affect him now, and to top it off there was another innocent life getting mixed up into it.

"Ah, it's been a while Mr. Valentine! How is Cloud Strife?" asked the doctor as he walked in cheery as usual.

"He's not suffering from mako poisoning anymore," said Yuffie as she walked in, her face beaming with energy. "Now we need Vinnie to be checked out."

"Hmm," said Hart as he looked at Vincent then noticing the abnormal enlargement of his abdomen. "What happens to be the problem?"

"Well, it's a long story," said Yuffie as she walked over and placed a hand on Vincent's shoulder as he stared at Hart. "You see my friend Vinnie here needs a what-cha-ma-call-it!"

"Ultrasound," muttered Vincent as he looked at Yuffie blankly.

"Hmm… An ultrasound should show us if that's a tumor there," said Hart as he put on a puzzled look on his face. "Alright, lower your pants and lift up your shirt."

"What?" asked Yuffie and Vincent in unison as they looked at the doctor.

"Well, not completely drop your pants, just more towards your groin area," said the doctor as he walked over to a cabinet and pulled out an odd clear gel substance that was kept in a clear bottle. "Ok, I need to put this on your stomach, now this may be a little cold."

Vincent sighed and complied with the doctor's orders, the gel was exceptionally cool on his warm and rounded stomach, and he sighed as he made himself comfortable as the doctor got the machine ready. Yuffie was nearly beside herself, sure she noticed Vincent's minor expansion, but without a black shirt covering the bump it seemed so much bigger than thought. Vincent let out a defeated sigh as the doctor placed the cold metal object on his stomach to search for a tumor, and then the doctor jumped nearly dropping the part of the machine he was holding.

"There's a…A," said the doctor staring dumbstruck at the black and white image of a fetus into a man's parental cavity. "This is impossible!"

"I said it was a long story!" said Yuffie as she excitedly looked at the black and white image of a single fetus in there as it moved a little kicking what looked like the wall of the sack it was in, causing Vincent to feel a soft kick in his belly. "Look, what is it?"

"…" Was Vincent's reply as he stared at the black and white image of his baby move and live on as if it were not even seen.

"Well… I certainly don't deal with this very often," said Dr. Hart as he cleaned his glasses making sure there was no dust or obstruction of vision to make sure of his diagnosis of pregnancy was correct. "But I can say this is very risky for you and the baby both Mr. Valentine."

"I realized that a long time ago," said Vincent blankly as he tried to get up, alas being weighed down by both his expansion and Yuffie as the doctor continued to move the mike across his abdomen and down to his belly button.

"Hm… You'll need to have regular visits to me quite often, at least twice a month or more so," said the doctor as he removed that mike and let Vincent pull up and down his clothes. "Also, you need to be checked regularly for complications."

"…" Vincent didn't say a word but merely nodded in response and was helped up by Yuffie.

"Alright, go to the hotel and get some rest," said the doctor. "Oh and Vincent."

"Yes?" asked Vincent as he turned to face the older doctor.

"You need to gain a little more weight, your under weight for your stage in pregnancy which could increase the possibility of complications," said the doctor as he waved to Vincent and began putting the equipment up for another day.

Vincent sighed as he and Yuffie left the office and he sat down on a bench as Yuffie sat down beside him, a goofy smile plastered on her young face.

"So, we need to put more weight on your bones neh?" asked Yuffie, her hands on her hips as she stood up and faced Vincent. "Alright, how about some ice cream or something?"

"No," was Vincent cold reply, he saw Yuffie frown and then she shrugged and turned her back to Vincent and walked away a few steps, then turned to look at him with a pathetic look on her face.

"Please Vinnie," she said as she knelt to be eye to eye with him. "I want you and the baby to be healthy."

"…" Vincent was quiet and he looked deeply into Yuffie's eyes, it was true she cared and she was desperate to make him as comfortable as he could be during this experience, then Vincent felt a couple of kicks as he looked down to his slightly swollen stomach. "Fine, a small one."

Yuffie smiled and hopped up and saw as Vincent stood up and held his stomach as he did, she smiled sadly. "Alright a large for Vincent and…"

"Small," argued Vincent quietly as he walked past her his cape flying a little behind him.

"Riight," said Yuffie sarcastically with a goofy smile. "A 'small' for Vincent and a 'small' for me!" she said in a mock Vincent tone. Vincent merely shook his head as he walked off and Yuffie followed him.

Chapter six end…

Ok, chapter six down, don't worry Luna isn't a major made up character she's merely minor. I tried to finish this before Christmas but alas I didn't so, merry belated Christmas and Joyeux Noel to those who speak French. Happy holidays. Hopefully my updates will be faster than this one but I at least take a week after finishing a chapter before I start one, so there's my pattern.