A Project Called Angel

Chapter 10

As they left the bar, Angel stayed right beside Vincent holding onto his hand. She stayed hidden inside his cloak quite easily, considering her small size. For now, this would just have to suffice until they could find and get her a proper jacket.

"Tifa, there's a store" Marlene called out, pointing to a store a little ways down the street.

"Yes, that's a good one" Tifa said. And so, they all walked down to the clothing store.

"Tifa, look at this one" Marlene said, running forward, holding a nice black and silver two piece. "See? I think it would look good on her." Tifa nodded, agreeing with Marlene.

"Yes, I like it too Marlene. Let's find a few more first" Tifa said. "Vincent, why don't you find something for yourself? Take Angel with you too" she said. He merely nodded quietly, walking off to a different section of the store.

"I don't see why she wants you with me for this" he said quietly "Then again, I can't exactly leave you either, can I?" he asked, smiling faintly down at Angel. Granted, she didn't understand everything that he said, but she understood most of it. She smiled at him, hugging him as she nodded. He chuckled at this.

"Vin Vin" she called, holding something up. He looked down at her, seeing a pair of red and black swim trunks in her hands. He smiled on the inside. She definitely knew his color, that was for sure. He gave her a nod, saying that he approved of her choice. He watched as she went and grabbed two more. One pair, was blue and yellow. For Cloud, he thought to himself. The other, were actually black with red hibiscus flowers running up both sides of the legs. She put the second pair in front of herself, looking down at them, before looking up at him for approval. "Vin Vin?" she asked, looking up at him with pleading eyes. This made him laugh to himself. He thought that it was cute though, so he nodded. She let out a squeal of happiness and hugged him.

"Come, let's get back to Tifa now" he said, making sure that his cloak kept her covered. "Tifa" he said, walking forward with Angel.

"Ah, there you guys are. Hm, what's that?" she asked, referring to what was in Angel's hands. Angel held them up, all three of them.

"Vin Vin" she said, holding up the black and red swim trunks, showing that those were Vincent's. She then held up the blue and yellow ones. "Loud" she said. Then finally, she held up the one's for her. "Angel" she said, smiling at Tifa. Tifa smiled back at her, looking down at the pair that she had picked.

"Black with red hibiscus flowers?" she asked "Interesting" Tifa thought to herself for a moment, before searching through a rack of nearby swim suits. "Aha! Found it" she said, pulling out a two piece that had the same design and color of the swim trunks in Angel's hands. "And look, it's your size too" Tifa said, smiling. "Ok guys, are we ready to go?" she asked. Everyone nodded.

After they were done paying for their stuff, they left the shop and started walking back down the street. A little ways down, Angel saw something that caught her eye. She tugged on Vincent's hand, causing him to look down as she pointed to something. It was a little stand on the side of the road, lined with all sorts of trinkets. "What? Do you see something that you want?" he asked her. She nodded excitedly, pulling him toward the stand while still staying under his cloak the whole time.

"Vin Vin" she said, pointing to a box on the ground. The sound of meowing could be heard. He knelt down with her, examining the box, finding that it was filled with kittens. He watched as she smiled, looking at all of them. There was one in particular that caught her eye though. It was a little black kitten with mismatched eyes, exactly like hers, except switched. Upon picking him up, she noticed that his little tail was broken. She stared at the small feline with a sad look, looking back up at Vincent with pleading eyes.

"Is that the one you want?" he asked. She nodded, looking back down at the kitten that she held in her arms. They stood back up. "Ok" he said, wrapping his arm around her. "How much for the cat?" he asked the man that owned the stand. The mans eyes came over, looking at Angel holding the kitten.

"You want that one?" he asked curiously. Angel nodded. "Are you sure you don't want a different one little lady?" she nodded again. He smiled faintly, looking at the girls eyes then back down at the little black kitten resting in her arms. Their eyes matched, they were meant to be together, he thought to himself. "How about I just let you have the little guy?" he asked smiling at her "If you hadn't come along to get him, I don't think he ever would have found a home" he said.

"Thank you sir, I appreciate it" Vincent said, looking down at Angel who had a big grin on her face.

"Here" the man said, coming around the stand with something and handing it to them.

It was a small bag, containing some kitten food, treats, and a couple toys.

"Take this too" he said, handing them a little blue collar. Angel smiled.

"Thank you" she said. Vincent nodded as well.

"Yes, thank you sir" The man nodded to him.

"Take good care of the little guy" he said, watching as they walked off, Angel's happiness clear as day upon her.

"Tifa!" Angel yelled, running with Vincent to catch up with them. Tifa turned around.

"What is it Angel?" she asked, looking at her. Angel moved Vincent's cloak away slightly, revealing the kitten in her hands. "Awe, it's so cute. What are you going to name it Angel?" she asked. Angel thought for a moment, before looking up at Vincent, then back down to the little black kitten in her arms.

"Kiku" she said happily, hugging the kitten to her chest.

"Kiku, huh?" Tifa asked, kneeling down in front of it. "Well, aren't you a lucky little thing?" she asked, laughing lightly. "Now, why don't we get back home? Then we can feed him" she said, smiling at Angel. Angel nodded, going back beside Vincent, letting him put his arm back around her, keeping her safe.

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A/N ok, just so everyone knows. The 'i' in Kiku, it sounds like an 'e' like bee. Well, there was chapter 10. I hope everyone enjoyed it and PLEASE review? Please? I really wanna know what everyone thinks. And please, feel free to read my other stories and let me know what you think of those too? Thank you.