Chapter 10

The Least They Can Do

Yuffie looked at me.

"They say she won't wake up." Yuffie said.

"She suffered too much trauma to her head." Eve whispered.

Yuffie nodded.

"Unless there's some kind of a miracle she's…..she's not…" she slammed her hand on the desk. "Vincent! You were there! Why could you save her!?" she shouted.

Eve closed her eyes and I looked down.

"I'm sorry." I said.

She took a deep breath.

"No….I didn't meant to…."

Eve walked over and put her hand on her shoulder.

"We all say things we don't mean when we're upset or hurting."

I nodded. The door opened and Shelke walked in.

"She was a fool."

Eve and I slowly looked at Yuffie. The girl stood up and slapped Shelke.

"You have no right to call her that! You don't know! You don't know what…."

I put my hand on her shoulder to stop her. She looked at me and then ran out of the room. Eve leaned against the desk and folded her arms across her chest. I looked at Shelke.

"Before, when I asked Shalua what she was searching for, she answered 'her reason to live'. It was you Shelke. You were her reason to live." I said.

"So?"

Eve's head snapped up to look at her. I almost shuddered at the look on her face, it was frightening.

"What did you….."

"I don't understand…" Eve stopped. "how someone could give her own life for that of another. Do you understand, Vincent Valentine?" she asked.

"Hmmm…..I can't answer for your sister." I looked at Eve. "But…"

"But?"

I smiled a bit.

"When a person has someone they care about that much, giving their life is sometimes the least they can do." her eyes went wide. "And maybe….that's what makes us human."

Shelke walked forward.

"Someone they care about?"

I nodded.

"Although, it seems like there are a lot of people around me who don't need a reason to give their lives for that of another." I added.

She walked forward again.

"And are you…ah!"

She fell forward but I caught her.

Eve's POV

They stared at each other for a few minutes. Shelke seemed to be in some sort of trance. When she finally backed away, she was quick. Almost as if Vincent had stung her or something.

"I'm sorry."

She turned and walked off a bit.

"Why are her data fragments…responding?"

I stood up and started to go forward, but then Reeve walked in.

"Vincent….I agree with you. This is not the time for us to give up."

I looked at him.

"Who said anything about giving up?" I asked.

He just shook his head.

"But I need to know something, those data files that you and Eve recovered from Shinra Manor….are you sure there weren't anymore?" he asked us.

I nodded.

"I'm sure." he said.

"I see."

He looked at the ground and Vincent took a step forward.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Well, the Omega report, the file was incomplete. To make any sense of it, we're going to require the other half." he said.

"You're not sending us back to Shinra Manor!" I said in a low voice.

"But we need to know more about our foe before we launch the attack on Midgar!"

"I don't give a damn! Vincent was almost killed last time we went there!"

"But…"

"Are you speaking…." we all looked at Shelke. "of Dr. Lucrecia Crescent's findings?" she asked.

I nodded.

"Yes, but how did you…."

"A large fragment of her numonic data has been uploaded into my nueral network. It was my prime directive to use this data to locate and retrieve the proto materia. However not only was the data incomplete, but part of her consciousness began interfering with my own thought process. It was believed that the missing fragments may have been the reason for this. I can attempt to upload the W.R.O's files on the Omega report. By combining it with the data I possess, you may obtain a clearer picture of what you might be up against. And perhaps I can regain control of my mind." she said.

I smiled a bit at her.

"Vincent! Eve, Reeve! You better get out here!" came Yuffie's voice.

We all went outside and I smirked.

"Well look who decided to drop in." I muttered.

Yuffie started to wave her arms around.

"Cid! Hey! Over here!" she called.

Cid landed his airship and we all got on. He'd made some improvements from what I could tell. Vincent and I walked to the bridge.

"Yo Vincent! And Eve too!"

He walked away from the wheel and I was horrified.

"Long time…."

"C-Captain!"

"Whoa!"

He grabbed the wheel and I shook my head.

"Sorry about that!"

I feel like we would be safe on autopilot.

"As much as I'd like to sit down and reminisce about old times, I'll have to take a rain check. Why don't you and the lady have a look around my bird until the meeting." he said.

Vincent and I walked off. I was still thinking about Shalua. Vincent led me into an empty room and sat me down.

"I know losing Shalua is hard." he said.

I hid my face in his chest. I didn't cry, but I was still hurting. Vincent put his arms around me and held me tight. I remembered what he'd said to Shelke. I pulled back a bit and looked into his eyes.

"Why were you looking at me when you were telling Shelke about giving a life?" I asked.

He hesitated before he said,

"You don't know?"

"I think I do, but I want to hear you say it." I whispered.

He took a deep breath and touched my cheek.

"I would give my life for you Eve. Because I….I…"

He was blushing. I'd never really seen him blush. My face was hot and I covered his hand with mine.

"I know. I do too."

His eyes widened and I smiled shyly. He brought my face closer to his and then kissed my lips. His hand went to my hip and he stroked with his thumb. He slowly slid his tongue past my lips and I knotted my fingers in his hair. His tongue started to wrestle with mine and I moaned into his mouth. He pulled me onto his lap and then pulled away a bit.

"I won't doing anything if you don't want me to." he said.

I took a deep breath and said,

"I do want you to."

He nodded and then kissed down my jaw. I closed my eyes and he reached my neck. He scraped his teeth along my skin, then followed with his tongue. I sighed and he pulled my shirt up. The cold metal of his claw made me shiver.

"Sorry."

He removed it and I unbuckled his cloak. I pushed it off his shoulders and then took off his gloves.

"Impatient?" he asked.

"No….I just….I want to feel your skin on mine." I said quietly.

He slowly reached out and put his hands on me. Despite his usual cold demeanor, he was very warm. He stroked my skin and pulled my shirt off. I started to undo the rest of the buckles on his torso.

"You know something?"

"Hm?"

I smiled.

"A man with so many buckles on his clothing….is pretty sexy to me."

He chuckled and I finished. At last I saw his chest. His pale, warm, muscular chest. I ran my hands up and down, marveling. I saw the scars there, a clear result of whatever Hojo did to him. I had them too, though not as many. I leaned forward and started to kiss his chest. He sighed and I felt something spark in my lower region and I wanted to hear more. I flicked my tongue over his nipple and this time I got a low moan. I smiled against his skin and then looked back at him. I took a deep breath and unclasped my bra. His eyes wandered my bare chest and I felt a little embarrassed. He touched one of the scars and I saw the sadness in his eyes. He had a scar in the same place. I smiled and touched it. He laughed a bit and nodded. He pulled me back onto his lap and I started to kiss his neck. He gasped and then moaned. I gently pushed him back and held himself up by his elbows.

"I'm glad….you're the first woman I've done this with." he said suddenly.

I gave him a bright smile.

"I'm glad you're the first man. I hope I'm the only woman after this."

He touched my face and nodded.

"So long as I'm the only man."

"That's a promise."

He smiled and pulled my lips down to his. Our tongues danced and our hands explored. I came to realize there was a very large bulge straining against his pants. I myself felt hot and I was wet. He unbuckled my belt and slid my pants down. He started to take his pants off but I stopped him.

"Are you not ready."

"No I am….but….can I do it?" I asked.

He smiled a bit and nodded. I unbuckled his pants and slowly slid them down. I noticed he didn't wear any underwear. I smiled at him and he took off my panties. We were both naked and I didn't feel any sort of shyness or embarrassment.

Vincent's POV

By the fates she was gorgeous! I wanted to jump on her and pound myself into her. I didn't do this, I gently pulled her into my arms and kissed her. Her soft body against mine was one of the greatest pleasures I'd ever known. One of her hands wandered up my back, stopping to wrap around my shoulder. I could feel her wet opening rubbing against my throbbing erection.

"Eve…" I moaned.

"Am I doing something wrong?" she asked.

I shook my head.

"No, just don't stop." I begged.

She nodded and I closed my eyes. She moved a little harder and I wrapped my arm tightly around her. She dropped her mouth to mine and touched my face. Eventually I fell onto my back and held her body tight against mine.

"Vincent?"

I looked at her.

"Is it going to hurt you?"

I almost laughed at her question.

"No, it might hurt you a bit though. Just tell me and we'll stop now."

Please don't say stop!

"Don't stop Vincent." she said.

I sat her up and then laid her down.

"I'm going to try and make this as painless as possible." I told her.

"I don't care about pain. I just want to know how it feels give yourself to someone you….love."

My heart skipped a beat and trailed my fingers down her body. She squirmed a bit when I reached her opening. I gently rubbed her bud and then dipped my finger inside her.

"Oh! Oh do that again Vincent!" she begged.

I did so and she pushed her hips towards me. I pushed my finger inside her and she groaned. I curled my finger and then started to move around. She moaned my name several times and then I added two more fingers. She was tight and I was worried when the time came it would hurt no matter what I did. I worked my fingers inside her until I could stretch them apart. I pulled my fingers out and she whimpered a bit. She looked up at me as I licked my fingers clean. Her eyes were wild and dark with lust. I crawled on top of her and positioned myself at her opening. I looked back into her eyes and she nodded. I slowly pushed myself forward. Her eyes closed and her lips parted. When I came to her barrier I took a deep breath, then I shoved myself forward. She tensed up a bit but then relaxed.

Eve's POV

When I saw him I thought he was big, but now having him inside me I realized he was bigger than I thought. I brought both my hands to his biceps and looked into his eyes.

"That didn't hurt that bad."

He seemed relieved and he kissed my forehead. He moved a bit, testing to see if I was alright. I nodded and he pulled back before pushing himself back in. He was slow and gentle at first, but I knew his patience was hanging on by a thread. I brought his lips down to mine and pushed my tongue in his mouth. He slammed into me and stayed still.

"I'm not going to break Vincent." I whispered.

I ran my tongue down his neck and he shivered. He started to thrust harder and longer. I tilted my head back and he kissed my throat. He started to go faster and harder with each thrust.

"Vincent!"

"Yes! Say my name Eve!"

"Vincent! Vincent!"

"Again!"

"VINCENT!"

He gave a guttural roar and thrusted hard one last time. I could feel him coming inside me and I joined him. He fell down beside me and I looked at him and smiled. He gave me a smile right back and I took his hand.

"Come here." he said.

I smiled more and moved into his arms. I put my head on his chest and sighed in content.

"Vincent?"

"Hm?"

I looked up at him.

"Will you promise me something?" I asked.

He nodded. I took his hand and twined our fingers.

"Don't leave me?" I whispered.

He sat up and leaned against the wall. He kissed me deeply and I knew this was his way of telling me he would never let me go. I put my hand on the side of his face and returned his kiss. I poured all my love and devotion into the kiss so he would know….

That I loved him.