~*Author's Notes*~ Okies, sorry about all the grammar and paragraph mix
ups! I'm a fixin' it!
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Chapter 9: What a Mess. . .
"Yuck, what a mess." Walker, the man who had opened the door, said in a rough voice, kicking a piece of loose floorboard.
"I wonder why they didn't take Kakyuu." The medic said, kneeling beside the man, proclaiming he was okay, just unconscious because of all the strain.
"Well, we just have to wait until Kakyuu gets back up, and we'll probably have some information we need." Walker stated, sighing a running a hand through his hair, then straightened, looking around the destroyed cabin. "Where's Valentine?" Walker asked, and the medic shrugged.
"Probably went over that way." The medic stated, pointing to Kakyuu's room, and Walker nodded, reaching the room in five quick strides. There in the midst of the chaos and rubble, stood Valentine. He seemed to blend in with the desolation and emptiness, if that made any sense. The silence seemed to embrace him, and for the first time, Walker was certain that the statement he had said to get into the resistance was something that described what was left of his soul. Suddenly, the room was flooded with sorrow, anguish, despair, washing over Walker in waves, all generating from Valentine. What was going on?
"You okay buddy? Kakyuu's gonna be fine ya'know." Walker stated, trying to fight the rush of regret flowing from this man. Vincent gave no sign of having heard him, still looking out the window with a blank face. What was with this guy? Shouldn't he at least be happy or relieved his friend was okay? "Hey Valentine, you all right?" Walker tried again, and Vincent grunted, and Walker shrugged, not sure if he should be pleased he got some kind of reaction out of the man.
"Walker! Kakyuu's coming to! Says he wants to see Valentine!" The medic shouted, and Walker nodded again, turning back to the brooding figure of the man.
"Hear that Valentine? C'mon, might as well go see your buddy, eh?" Walker stated, walking out of the room, listening for Vincent's foot steps, and surprised to actually hearing them come after him. "So how are you feeling, Kakyuu?" Walker asked, as he saw the weary Turk sitting up, rubbing his temples.
"Like s***." Kakyuu stated briefly, wincing when he saw Vincent walk into the room. "I tried to get her out, but she wanted to stay and help, and I couldn't very well force her. She's just as stubborn as you, Vinnie." Kakyuu stated, Vincent's glaring red eyes turning on him, making him flinch. Those f***ing eyes scared the s*** out of him.
"Where'd they take her?" Vincent hissed, obviously guilty, and pissed at the same time. Not a good combination, Kakyuu noted.
"To their headquarters, where else? She's bait Vinnie, you know that. They'll capture ya if ya go after her." Kakyuu stated, waiting for Vincent's reaction. Vincent just continued to glare at him, his red eyes seemed to expand and pierce right through Kakyuu, and though he'd never admit it, a pissed off Valentine wasn't something to laugh at. Kakyuu had to admit, he was kinda scared of the b****** in this state.
"I'm going." Vincent stated simply, turning with a flick of his cape, going for the door.
"Vincent." Kakyuu snapped, and Vincent stopped, not really curious at what his old comrade had to say. He should go rescue Tifa as soon as possible. Who knew what they were doing to her. Please, don't let her be dead; I couldn't . . . bear that sin. Vincent prayed mentally, not sure why he even bothered. Why did he care so much? "Go for it, but not alone you won't. I won't let ya have all the fun. I'm goin' with ya, whether you like it or not, and Kojin would be sure to go too. Like old times, eh, Vinnie?" Kakyuu asked cockily, and Vincent shrugged, leaning against the last standing wall in Kakyuu's house, deep in thought. He hoped Tifa was all right, wherever she was. Tifa, I'm coming for you. Vincent thought, closing his eyes as he leaned his head against the wall, his sins banging against his thoughts. He wouldn't let her die, it would be on his list of sins for eternity; the sin he could never atone for.
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Tifa groaned, feeling her head ache and throb. The guy who had whacked her had smacked her pretty hard! Tifa gave another groan of pain, trying to open her eyes, focusing them in the dim light. Ugh! The second time she woke up like this! With a sigh, Tifa tried to run a hand through her hair, only to find it chained back to the wall. Godd***mit! A sound of frustration escaped her lips as she sighed, leaning her head back against the wall. Did anyone know she was captured? How was Kakyuu? What about Vincent? Did he make it to safety? So many questioned flooded her thoughts that Tifa sighed again, wanting to bang her head against the wall out of sheer frustration. Not knowing anything was driving her crazy! Suddenly the doors opened, and the blinding light made her squint for a second.
"You sure this is the room?" A man's voice asked, and there was a grumble, but an obvious reply. "Oh, great." The man muttered, stepping into the room. The light hid his features for a moment, but when she finally adjusted, Tifa couldn't help but let her jaw drop.
"Cloud?"
~*Author's Notes*~ Mwahahaha! Didn't expect that did ya? I brought Cloud back, ah, the joy. *grins* Oh right, fair warning, I don't really like Cloud, but I'll be nice, so don't flame me if you like Cloud okies? Anyway, read and review! I would like opinions peeps! Pretty please! Thankies to everyone so far who's read and reviewed! Twenty five is almost here!
~*~*~*~*~*~ - that's new paragraph. Hopefully it'll clear up some of the confusion. Sorry again!
Chapter 9: What a Mess. . .
"Yuck, what a mess." Walker, the man who had opened the door, said in a rough voice, kicking a piece of loose floorboard.
"I wonder why they didn't take Kakyuu." The medic said, kneeling beside the man, proclaiming he was okay, just unconscious because of all the strain.
"Well, we just have to wait until Kakyuu gets back up, and we'll probably have some information we need." Walker stated, sighing a running a hand through his hair, then straightened, looking around the destroyed cabin. "Where's Valentine?" Walker asked, and the medic shrugged.
"Probably went over that way." The medic stated, pointing to Kakyuu's room, and Walker nodded, reaching the room in five quick strides. There in the midst of the chaos and rubble, stood Valentine. He seemed to blend in with the desolation and emptiness, if that made any sense. The silence seemed to embrace him, and for the first time, Walker was certain that the statement he had said to get into the resistance was something that described what was left of his soul. Suddenly, the room was flooded with sorrow, anguish, despair, washing over Walker in waves, all generating from Valentine. What was going on?
"You okay buddy? Kakyuu's gonna be fine ya'know." Walker stated, trying to fight the rush of regret flowing from this man. Vincent gave no sign of having heard him, still looking out the window with a blank face. What was with this guy? Shouldn't he at least be happy or relieved his friend was okay? "Hey Valentine, you all right?" Walker tried again, and Vincent grunted, and Walker shrugged, not sure if he should be pleased he got some kind of reaction out of the man.
"Walker! Kakyuu's coming to! Says he wants to see Valentine!" The medic shouted, and Walker nodded again, turning back to the brooding figure of the man.
"Hear that Valentine? C'mon, might as well go see your buddy, eh?" Walker stated, walking out of the room, listening for Vincent's foot steps, and surprised to actually hearing them come after him. "So how are you feeling, Kakyuu?" Walker asked, as he saw the weary Turk sitting up, rubbing his temples.
"Like s***." Kakyuu stated briefly, wincing when he saw Vincent walk into the room. "I tried to get her out, but she wanted to stay and help, and I couldn't very well force her. She's just as stubborn as you, Vinnie." Kakyuu stated, Vincent's glaring red eyes turning on him, making him flinch. Those f***ing eyes scared the s*** out of him.
"Where'd they take her?" Vincent hissed, obviously guilty, and pissed at the same time. Not a good combination, Kakyuu noted.
"To their headquarters, where else? She's bait Vinnie, you know that. They'll capture ya if ya go after her." Kakyuu stated, waiting for Vincent's reaction. Vincent just continued to glare at him, his red eyes seemed to expand and pierce right through Kakyuu, and though he'd never admit it, a pissed off Valentine wasn't something to laugh at. Kakyuu had to admit, he was kinda scared of the b****** in this state.
"I'm going." Vincent stated simply, turning with a flick of his cape, going for the door.
"Vincent." Kakyuu snapped, and Vincent stopped, not really curious at what his old comrade had to say. He should go rescue Tifa as soon as possible. Who knew what they were doing to her. Please, don't let her be dead; I couldn't . . . bear that sin. Vincent prayed mentally, not sure why he even bothered. Why did he care so much? "Go for it, but not alone you won't. I won't let ya have all the fun. I'm goin' with ya, whether you like it or not, and Kojin would be sure to go too. Like old times, eh, Vinnie?" Kakyuu asked cockily, and Vincent shrugged, leaning against the last standing wall in Kakyuu's house, deep in thought. He hoped Tifa was all right, wherever she was. Tifa, I'm coming for you. Vincent thought, closing his eyes as he leaned his head against the wall, his sins banging against his thoughts. He wouldn't let her die, it would be on his list of sins for eternity; the sin he could never atone for.
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Tifa groaned, feeling her head ache and throb. The guy who had whacked her had smacked her pretty hard! Tifa gave another groan of pain, trying to open her eyes, focusing them in the dim light. Ugh! The second time she woke up like this! With a sigh, Tifa tried to run a hand through her hair, only to find it chained back to the wall. Godd***mit! A sound of frustration escaped her lips as she sighed, leaning her head back against the wall. Did anyone know she was captured? How was Kakyuu? What about Vincent? Did he make it to safety? So many questioned flooded her thoughts that Tifa sighed again, wanting to bang her head against the wall out of sheer frustration. Not knowing anything was driving her crazy! Suddenly the doors opened, and the blinding light made her squint for a second.
"You sure this is the room?" A man's voice asked, and there was a grumble, but an obvious reply. "Oh, great." The man muttered, stepping into the room. The light hid his features for a moment, but when she finally adjusted, Tifa couldn't help but let her jaw drop.
"Cloud?"
~*Author's Notes*~ Mwahahaha! Didn't expect that did ya? I brought Cloud back, ah, the joy. *grins* Oh right, fair warning, I don't really like Cloud, but I'll be nice, so don't flame me if you like Cloud okies? Anyway, read and review! I would like opinions peeps! Pretty please! Thankies to everyone so far who's read and reviewed! Twenty five is almost here!