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Chapter 9

Take a seat

Kiya's POV

I stretched and yawned slightly before walking through the glass door and onto a balcony on the Shera. The night had drawn in quicker than I had anticipated and the stars were coming out faster by the minute, to play in the moonlight. I rested my arms on the balcony and sighed silently before closing my eyes; listening to noises of the night. The wind blew through my hair, sending it into the air like an ebony fire. I scooped most of it up and put it over my shoulder when the bought of weather had ended.

There was another noise in the background, making it that much more relaxing. I glanced down and saw the reflection of the moon; we were above the sea. Poor Yuffie suffers with terrible travel sickness; I can only imagine what she feels like as I've never suffered from it myself.

When I was young, I wanted to travel the world and see everything, every waterfall, every sunset and rise in a new destination. My dream has only been half completed, but now a new one has been met in its stead; I have the friends I have always wanted. They are the closest thing to a family I have, and even though I might now ever have any children of my own, it will be nice to see their families grow. Shera; Cid's wife is 5 months pregnant at the minute and is extremely exited about the new addition. Tifa was talking to me a few weeks ago about having children with Cloud. They want to try for one as soon as this battle is over with Deepground. As for everyone else, they want children, but now just yet. Earlier today Cid called everyone to main deck, and told us that in about a month, the main battle would begin. We were all relieved as we had the idea that now would be the start of it all. So we now have time to do what we want; either to prepare or relax. I am going back to Wutai, whilst the others are going to their own homes.

For about fifteen minutes I stayed there; staring into the darkness; forgetting the past and what horrors it has brought us all. I heard the door open behind me, but I didn't move, instead I carried on with my actions. I something brush against my skin, it was Vincent cloak. He was standing next to me, also staring at nothing in particular.

"This space is not taken I presume" I smiled; although I know he didn't see it.

"No one knows that I come out here at night; they all stay in the warmth"

"And do you enjoy it?" I thought for a moment… do I enjoy it. Well I suppose I do or I would do it do often. A bright light flashed in front of our eyes.

"Make a wish" I nudged him to show I was serious. He closed his eyes as I did and I wished as hard as I could.

I wish Vincent finds himself…soon. And that one day, he will look back on the past with no guilt.

I'm not saying that if you wish upon a star, that it comes true…but its nice to think it will. Glancing over at Vincent I noticed he looked troubled; the moonlight was creating a very gothic look about him.

"Every thing is going to be okay Vincent. You know that don't you?" I heard him sigh, showing he was obviously in doubt. I wanted to take his mind off if everything for a while. Maybe he could come and stay with me for a while, instead of wandering around alone. I think we need to do things as friends; he needs to know I'm not toying with his emotions. I wasn't going to mention anything tonight; I think he already had enough on his mind.

"Believe me. things always happen for a reason; even if we don't like the outcome" He didn't reply to me so I thought I'd end the conversation on a good note.

"Just remember, I'll always be there for you. Whether it is 2 o'clock in the morning and you want to call, or when you fancy popping in to talk"

I promise………

After about half an hour of silence, we finally said goodnight to each other and went bed. It was the next afternoon; when Cid was doing the rounds to drop us off, when I mentioned him staying. After Yuffie had butted in saying it was a good idea; he ''reluctantly' agreed. I swear to god, I will make him enjoy himself in this next month

I waved goodbye to everyone and walked out of Shera. Vincent wasn't too far in front of me so I whistled to get his attention; he finally turned around and stared at me. Throwing my key up in the air, he caught them through good reflexes without even thinking about it.

"Go inside and make yourself at home. You can have your usual bedroom if you want. I'll be back in a while" He sighed slightly; almost looking unnerved that a girl had given him the key to her house. I laughed to myself and unlocked my Nissan 4x4 and started the engine. The drive to the store I had in mind wasn't that long; about twenty minutes or so. After parking up, I walked inside the main shopping centre and grabbed myself a trolley. Many food items were thrown into it; including popcorn, ice-cream and chocolate; just for those lazy nights in front of the telly that I need to get Vincent into. I walked through the clothes section, now wasn't the time to be blowing my money on the latest fashion. Now it was time for me to do some serious home shopping. I found myself in the isle for DVDs and CDs. 'James Bond Casino Royale', 'Constantine' and 'Underworld' were placed into my trolley.

I continued down the isle and looked to the left of me; there were mobile phones lined up across a board. Vincent had lost his a few weeks ago, during a battle, and hadn't got around to getting a new one. I scanned them and checked what features they had. The best one for him was the 'Nokia 6110' it was a navigational phone; which meant if ever he was lost on one of his 'walks', all he would need to do is search on his mobile. I got it boxed and bagged; and collected a few more things before going to the counter and paying for it all. Everything ended up costing 257 Gil and 98 pence.

It was now about half 8, the time was really getting on; I would need to get home now and start dinner, before it was too late for it. I parked on the drive and pressed the button on my key. The beeping noise indicated to me it was securely locked. I almost tripped into the house with all the bags I had; in result I automatically got the attention of Vincent. He took most of the bags off of me like it was nothing, and proceeded into the kitchen with them.

"Good timing Vincent" I chirped, taking the non food items into the living room; and plonking down on the settee. I passed him everything as I unpacked; he placed them in a small pile to the side of him, without even taking in what they were. The last thing was a 'Nokia' bag. I decided to pass him it how it was, I'm sure he knew what it was by the logo. He raised his eyebrows and gingerly took it from me.

"What is it" he said, without looking inside it. I guess he didn't know what 'Nokia meant'

"Take a look silly" I giggled and rolled my eyes, whilst putting the DVDs on show beneath my T.V. When I returned to my original seating area, Vincent had already placed the box on his knee; and was reading the top.

"Kiya…" a small 'hmm' noise left my mouth "I can't accept this" He put the box back in the bag and tried to pass it to me; I pushed it back and shook my head.

"It's a nice gesture; but it's unfair for you to do such a thoughtful thing for me, when I cannot do anything in return" I smiled; now that was a speech and a half for Vincent. Coming from, a guy who never normally, says more than five words in one sentence.

"I didn't do it so you would do, or give me something in return. I did it because I wanted to" He sighed and put in down on the floor.

I eventually made us some pasta in tomato sauce; which we both eat in silence; until I had washed up and was back in the living room. I noticed Vincent was leaning against the doorframe; like he was waiting for an invitation to sit down.

"You know there's no need to stand. The settee is more comfortable. I told you, make this your home" I patted the settee and finally persuaded him to take a seat. I grabbed the remote control from the floor and turned the T.V on. 'Doctor Who' reruns were on. I found myself laughing at the cheesy baddies in it. Vincent looked at me in wonder; I guess he didn't understand what I found so funny.

"You see, I remember when I was a little girl, the masks were worse than that"

"…" I sighed and changed the channels, there was nothing descent on so I put 'Casino Royale' on. After about 45 minutes I was getting uncomfortable. I swear this settee needed some cushions. My head leaned to the left; surprisingly on Vincent's shoulder. I hadn't realised he was that close. His body shifted slightly and he leaned away from me.

"I won't bite Vincent" He stayed completely still and didn't move; his body relaxed slightly and we both continued to watch the film. I dozed off into a half sleep, before waking up as the credits were rolling. I looked up at Vincent's face and noticed his eyes were closed; there was no chance that I was going to move. He was finally allowing some contact between us and I wasn't going to thrown that away.

Vincent's POV

I made my way into the kitchen, after waking up on the settee. Had I been there all night? Kiya was already there drinking a hot drinking; whilst looking out onto her garden.

"Morning"

"Hmm" I watched her run a hand through her hair, before she turned to me. Even first thing in the morning she looked wide awake.

"So…is there anything you want to do today?" I shook my head and put my elbow on the counter; leaning on it.

"There must be something? How about a walk in the park or…. Hey how about a picnic" the last time I had gone on a picnic was with…Lucrecia. As much as it brought back memories of my past… I suppose there would be no harm in it.

"A picnic?" She nodded and opened a cupboard; revealing a medium sized basket, a huge smile on her face. I widened my eyes and chuckled slightly. Where did she get all of this?

Maybe this would be a little bit more interesting than I thought.