Here is Chapter 8 FINALLY! Been so busy its hard to even keep up with my stories anymore. I apologize for the SERIOUS DELAY!
ALSO BEFORE YOU READ THIS I POSTED THIS CHAPTER ON 3/6/2011. SO ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN READING BEFORE THAT DATE NEEDS TO GO TO CHAPTER 6 AND READ THE LAST PART WHERE VINCENT CATCHES TIFA. I Re edited it and it WILL come in handy for THIS chapter!
YES I KNOW ITS LATE FOR V-DAY BUT I WANTED TO DO IT!
SO LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS!
Vincent: ...took you long enough
Silver: Hey not my fault I have school to worry about
Tifa: You can't finish writing at school when you are done with your work?
Silver: Pretty much. School has alot of sites blocked most of the time I check reviews through proxies other than that I can't finish the stories till I get home.
Tifa and Vincent: DAMN WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO! ANTI-CREATIVITY?
Silver: Not entirely along that definition but if you mean a town with a school with biased thinking and disapproves of ideas done outside of the usual then yes.
Previously in Love Within the Darkness:
Smiling back at everyone,"Thanks...well since I am now no longer bed ridden, and I apologize if everyone has been worried sick about me..." She looked at Vincent and blushed. Vincent raised and eyebrow, it seemed only he noticed the glance towards him. Concerned about Tifa, he walked toward her. Vincent leaned down and whispered,"Tifa? Is something wrong?" She nodded slowly and whispered,"Vincent...I..." She looked down sadly she wanted to say,'I love you Vincent Valentine.' However, she knew Vincent still had feelings for Dr. Lucrecia Crescent,'I will never be able to be anything close in his heart as she was..'
Vincent's crimson eyes brightened with curiosity,"Tifa..? She nodded and lowered her head further,'Either this will end really badly or...' He smiled softly and spoke loudly,"Tifa before you speak...I have something to say in front of everyone..." Just then Aeris stepped in with a bouquet of her lilies from Midgar and she smiled at Tifa. Vincent then finished,"I thought I lost you back there and I swore to myself, that if you woke up, I would tell you..." He paused for a moment lifting her chin up gently till her face and eyes were staring at him, smiling he continued,"I swore that I would tell you that I love you Tifa Lockhart."Leaning down he placed a soft kiss upon her lips.
Everyone in the room was silent as they watched.
Her eyes widened in shock, then slowly they fluttered closed. Wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning into his chest, she returned his kiss with passion, love, and sincerity. Backing up slightly he looked down at her, watching as her eyes opened slowly and seeing her smiled,"I was going to say the same thing Vincent Valentine."
Chapter 8 - Ahead of Schedule
Everyone in the room had the same look. The look of 'WAIT WHAT?' expression as Vincent and Tifa finally told another they loved each other. Barret and Cid finally chuckled up laughing and walked towards the two. The two men gave the couple the biggest smirk each one could give and finally at the same time said, "ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME YOU TWO!" Cid turned to Barret and chuckled,"Hey pay up now! I won the bet so your fucking ass owes me 10,000gil!" Barret's face paled and began to grumble as he opened his wallet and gave Cid the money.
Tifa looked sternly at the two,"A bet?" Cid chuckled,"Yeah we knew you two would finally fess up so me and big guy here made a wager who would confess to who first. I wagered on Vince, while big guy here wagered on you Tif." Tifa smiled and shook her head,"You two haven't changed a bit."
Aeris and Yuffie giggled excitedly,"So looks like you finally got a date tonight Tifa." Tifa raised a brow,"Huh?" Aeris and Yuffie rolled their eyes and dragged Tifa out of the 'Seventh Heaven' and Yuffie spoke,"Ok we get you just woke up recently...but jeez Tifa do you know what today is?" Tifa shook her head,"No, I just woke up and got out of the shower. To check the date was the last thing on my list of things to look at." The other two women sighed and looked at Tifa,"Tifa its Valentine's Day!" Tifa's jaw dropped,"WHAT? Already?...I have been unconscious for that long?" Aeris and Yuffie nodded. Tifa looked down,"I can't go out like this! Plus...I am sure...everywhere else is full for the day..."
Aeris and Yuffie looked at one another and realized Tifa was probably right. They both looked at Tifa apologetically, "Sorry Tifa...we didn't mean to ruin your day." Tifa smiled faintly,"It's ok. Now im sure Aeris has plans and needs to get read and Yuffie don't pretend like I don't know about you and Reno." Yuffie tensed up and blushed,"What on earth are you talking about Tif?"
Tifa giggled softly because right behind Yuffie was Reno smirking,"Ah Yuffie Happy Valentine's Day to you too." Yuffie blushed even brighter,"EEK! RENO DON'T SNEAK UP ON ME LIKE THAT!" Reno chuckled,"I thought the White Rose of Wutai was stealthily, agile and not to mention keen on her senses?" Yuffie recomposed herself and pretended to act like she was faking,"HA! Got ya Reno. You actually think I would let anyone walk near me without noticing their presence beforehand your sadly mistaken!"
The other three rolled their eyes and laughed,"Sure you did Yuffie."
While they were all talking everyone inside the 'Seventh Heaven' was listening intently near the door. Vincent was sitting on a chair next to the counter, listening keenly to the girls conversation and chuckled at Tifa's sudden realization to what the day was. He stopped when he heard the sadness in her voice when there was more than likely no where available and she had no proper clothes to wear for such a day. Vincent tried to think of a place perfect enough to take Tifa too. His eyes brightened suddenly as he smirked and got an idea.
He then goes outside and steps towards Tifa and smiles, "Tifa I need to go back to Nibelheim and grab something, I will be back in a few hours." Tifa looked up and smiled,"Ok Vince. Ill see you then, right now I better get the bar ready for tonight..." She groaned softly and smirked,"This is going to be a long night."
Vincent raised an eyebrow at her,"Oh? Is there some kind of event scheduled this evening?" She shook her head,"Nope more like all the lonely single men and women will be filling up the bar for Valentine's Day..." She looked down sadly feeling empty as she knew that Vincent was not expecting her to wake up today, but did hope she would, so he wouldn't have made plans for a girl who could possibly not wake up. She kissed Vincent on the lips softly and whispered, "Come back safely." Vincent held Tifa and chuckled,"Don't I always?" Tifa giggled and smiled at him. As Vincent walked a good distance from the bar he transformed into Chaos and flew up into the sky towards his destination...Nibelheim.
Tifa, Aeris, Yuffie and Reno watched as he flew off into the sky. Reno broke the silence with a whistle,"Damn he flies fast as that thing." Tifa walked inside the bar and walked up the stairs into her room to take a nap. She was going to need all the rest for the bar, or so she thought.
-Meanwhile-
As Chaos soared through the clouds he couldn't wait to get back to Nibelheim. Before Vincent left Nibelheim to visit Tifa in Kalm, he hired a crew of construction workers, plumbers and cleaners to fix up the Shinra Manor. If he was going to live there he wanted it to look at least decent enough to house the whole Avalanche team and would look nothing like how it was before, a way for him to forget his past yet still have the one thing that connected to it. He chuckled to himself,'A walking contradiction.'
Chaos landed landed outside of Nibelheim and transformed back into Vincent. As Vincent entered through town the past few months had changed the town. It looked much more livelier and much greener. As he came upon the Shinra Manor he was shocked to see how well restored the outside was. The fence was even repaired and polished. Vincent whistled,'Damn. They weren't kidding when they said they would make the place look brand new.' As he unlocked the door and stepped inside he noticed was astonished even more. Even though the Shinra Manor outside looked as it did before the fire and before Shinra took it over. The inside looked entirely different. It was if you were walking into a very highly respect household.
The workers then stepped out from the piano room they were finishing up, nodding warmly to their client. Vincent stepped toward the group and smiled,"How is everything coming along?" The leader of the whole group stepped forward and nodded,"We are just finishing up the last room. We all figured you might end up wanting it finished by today so we got some extra help. I estimate in maybe two hours maybe two and a half we will be completely finished."
Vincent smiled,"I greatly appreciate all of your hard work...So" Vincent then took out several little gil purses and put 5,000 gil in each one and gave one to each of the workers."For your hard work, and for doing a fantastic job im paying more than I originally offered." All the men looked at Vincent with shock and smiled gratefully and bowed,"Thank you very much Mr. Vincent Valentine." Vincent smiled,"Hey im sure you all have girls you would like to take on a special night so why not. You finished the house ahead of what I originally asked for. I think that is more than enough of a reward for that."
With that the men quickly and efficiently finished the final room in two hours. As they walk out wearily they nodded to Vincent and bid him a good evening. Vincent then picked up his phone and called several businesses, and asking if they were able to do any last minute jobs...
Yes its finally done I am kind of prolonging the whole Valentine's Day scene but I hope everyone is enjoying the story.
