12…13…2 more-Sorry Val, no Part III-yet!/!/! Yeah…after you threatened to beat me up-it was decided. Part III it is! But I'm making a deal with you-these chapters will become shorter. It's really cutting into my schedule. I'm supposed to be writing on my second book Fallingstar, because we just sent the first one off about half a month ago, so…yeah…I wanna hurry up and finish this fan fic. And so I have decided to cut down on the number of pages. I WILL mark the fan fiction as complete when I reach Chapter 13, however, I WILL put up INTERLUDE II, opening up an entrance into PART III. BUT I am going to take a break from writing this until I can't stand it any more and begin writing it again. In the meantime, I shall be writing 'Chrno Crusade-A Demon's Spirit Volume 1'
REMINDER: This fic IS rated PG-13.
Disclaimer: I do not own FFVII or KH or anything except for Fallingstar, which I am rather proud of.
Chapter Eleven
(Like Red on a Rose by Alan Jackson)
Like red on a rose,
Your lips first smiled at me,
I was captured instantly,
To each's own,
After Yuffie had woken up five minutes later, she felt really lightheaded and slightly disoriented, but as soon as she tried to recollect her memory, she felt like fainting again-and puking. She kept thinking over and over 'This cannot be happening! This cannot be happening!' Suddenly she became conscious of Sephiroth bending over her, looking at her with a rather confused look on his face. "Are you alright?" he asked her rather uncertainly, his green eyes betraying no emotion.
Yuffie sat up instantly, forcing Sephiroth to draw back. "No," she growled, "I am no alright…I'm not alright at all...I feel terrible and dirty," she grumbled, looking down at her hands. Even as she spoke, she felt the tears welling up in her eyes. When had Gackt ever…? She shook her head, not wanting to think about it.
Sephiroth and Aeris sighed, but Sephiroth however, turned to glare at Aeris. "And you're the one who wanted to tell her," he seemed to say as he helped her to her feet. Yuffie, after standing up, went to sit down on the bed, staring at the engagement ring on her finger blankly.
"Are you going to tell Vinnie?" Yuffie asked suddenly, her words slow as tears began to well up in her eyes. Aeris and Sephiroth look at one another and nodded silently. "When?" she demanded of them.
"Er…Whenever you want to tell him," Aeris replied.
Yuffie, at first didn't get what she had said, "Well then whe-Wait a second. Back up! I have to tell him?" she suddenly gasped out, nearly choking, her face turning pale.
Aeris and Sephiroth nodded, "If it were from any of us, I'm pretty sure none of us would be standing where we are right now. And besides, it's your kid, so you oughta tell your boyfriend," Sephiroth pointed out.
Yuffie nearly fell off the bed in a faint again as she imagined telling Vincent. She wasn't sure how he would react to any of that. Biting her lip, Yuffie almost corrected Sephiroth on the 'boyfriend' term, but didn't. She could speak as she imagined the terrible feeling in her body when Vincent-and Chaos-looked back at her. Both of them hated Gackt. And she was carrying Gackt's child. Would they hate her too? Would they hate her son?
'How do I know it's a boy?' she mentally asked herself, but mentally rolled her eyes at the question as she turned back to the problem before her. "But how am I supposed to tell him?" she whispered, surprised at the weakness of her own voice. "I-I mean…he hated Gackt and if this really is Gackt's child…then won't he hate the child…and me for carrying it?" Yuffie could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
Aeris laid a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Of course not, Vincent has no right to dislike you or the child, no matter the father. The child has done nothing wrong and I don't think Vincent is one to regard an innocent child. It just doesn't seem like him. As for telling him, all I can say is that you should tell him soon-before he finds out himself,"
Yuffie nodded slowly, looking up at Aeris, thankful for her comfort. "Alright, will one of you go get him? I'll tell him here with you guys…I don't think I can do this by myself," she responded, sobbing still. Sephiroth was first to react to Yuffie's words as he walked out the door. Aeris wrapped her arm around Yuffie's shoulder.
"Stop crying, Yuffie. You're not supposed to cry. Even if it is Number Thirteen's child, you should love the child. And if you're sad, so is your baby. Trust me, I know. When I'm sad-mine kicks me. I don't think she wants her mother to be sad," that comment made Yuffie laugh lightly through her tears. She wiped her eyes, wondering what she would look like to Vincent when he came into the room.
"…em…" Yuffie breathed, her eyes red from crying as the door opened and Sephiroth and Vincent walked in. Yuffie kept her head bowed, not wanting to look at Vincent. She knew that if she did, she would not be able to tell him anything.
"Yuffie?" Vincent's voice cut through the silence that had fallen in the room. "What's wrong? What did they tell you?" Yuffie was very much aware that he had crossed the room and was sitting beside her now, looking at her with much worry.
"I…I…" Yuffie tried several times to tell him, but the words wouldn't come. Aeris told her in a whisper, "Just tell him, Yuffie. You can't keep it a secret forever,"
Vincent looked at Yuffie with a strange look, his red eyes suddenly revealing utter loss. "Secret? Keep what a secret?" he demanded, his tone suddenly stern.
At the change in his tone, Yuffie felt more tears coming as she buried her head into her hands, blocking out all light as she shut her eyes tight. "Th-That I'm p-pregnant with Gackt's child…" Yuffie sobbed out, her voice rising slightly as a wave of sickness took over her. The truth kept tearing at her, killing her slowly. She felt Vincent tense beside her. His arm, which had been wrapped around her shoulders, with Aeris's, fell away. Yuffie understood. "You hate me don't you…?"
Instead of answering the question, Vincent asked, "Did he force you?" Vincent's tone was cold with sudden anger. "Or did you do it willingly?" he brought himself to say, disbelieving that he had just said it.
(I guess this is what we get when I watch too many Chrno Crusade AMVs about Chrno turning to stone-Rosette and Chrno dying, Aion and Rosette, and all those demons. Yeah, the sad stuff. I wanna see the Anime so bad! But it's WAY too expensive…Maybe I'll get 80 dollars for my birthday next July-or at Christmas…who knows?)
It seemed that Yuffie cried all the harder. "I don't know…" she sobbed. "I don't know…" she was shaking her head now. "I don't know…" she repeated over and over. "I just don't know!" Yuffie began shaking uncontrollably, hunkering down, away from everyone around her. She was scared and wounded.
Aeris sighed, "Yuffie, calm down, please," Aeris begged, "Don't do this to yourself," but her words were deaf in Yuffie's ears. She only heard Vincent's harsh words, such harsh and terrible words. 'Or did you do it willingly?' And then it seemed, something inside of her finally gave way and an emotion she had never felt before came crashing down on her. It couldn't be explained. It was an emotion of fear, love, hate, and resentment. Her crying subsided as she continued to stare at her hands, which had fallen into her lap.
Yuffie's gray eyes landed on the ring around her finger. Did Vincent really even want to get married now? She couldn't look at him, couldn't stand to look at him at the moment. No, for once, Yuffie couldn't turn to Vincent for comfort. He seemed to resent the fact that she was carrying Gackt's child.
Under all the stress that was suddenly put on her, Yuffie didn't realize how weak she had become until she tried to stand. She began shaking again at once and nearly fell as she started towards the door, almost blindly. Before she even got halfway there, Vincent was on his feet, wrapping his arms around her. She almost struggled to get out of his grasp, but in the end, decided against it.
"Yuffie, I don't hate you. You know that. I love you-it's just that…I guess it shocked me to find this out. It's happened once before in my life, but I will never get used to it. I'm sorry," he whispered to her. Yuffie closed her eyes and leaned back on him. She felt tired, very tired…
Just as she felt herself beginning to relax, Aeris and Sephiroth stood and left without a word, sensing that the two needed their privacy. Vincent led Yuffie back over to the bed, where she sat down, opening her eyes. Vincent smiled at her, "I can't ever hate you-or that child Yuffie. After all, you're the child's mother, right? And I'm willing to become a father for any child of yours," he said gently, stroking her hair.
Yuffie smiled through her tears, her breathing shallow as she teased, "And if it was Cloud's child?" she asked, a laughing note in her tone.
Vincent gave her a look, "Well I'm pretty sure Cloud would be on the run for the rest of his life from Tifa and me," Vincent responded giving her a warm smile. "And no one else is allowed to have you, either."
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(I'm bored…)
The evil chocobo stalked through the fields, coming upon Frosty the Snowman. "Hello, Frosty," the evil Chocobo greeted. "Have you seen Zack? Last I heard he was in the Edge, but I think he vanished. I want his help in destroying the world."
Frosty just sat there…and then melted.
"Damn the Frosty Snowman peoples!" the chocobo swore. "I'm gonna kill the Chocobo Sage for lying to me!"
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(Okay, it's 1,717 words long now. Can I PLEASE stop writing? …huh? What? Erm…no, I guess I can't…Riku says that as my official proofreader, he'd call Vincent-who is fired as my bodyguard-to come and shoot me so…nope. And I'm pretty sure Vincent would gladly do it. Cept I now have hired new bodyguard(s)! And guess what? They kill demons for a living! Ha, ha! Beat that Vinnie! Oh and Chrno-he IS a demon, but helps in slaying demons-says that because I forcefully hired him against his will to be my bodyguard, that I had to continue. And Rosette…she's eating… hey wow! It's 1,819 words now!)
Cloud had gotten up off the floor and was ignoring everyone as he finally sat down to eat silently. He only looked up when Aeris and Sephiroth came back in. Sephiroth was frowning-as usual-and Aeris-who was usually Miss-I'm-Too-Happy-For-My-Own-Good, was frowning. What had happened? "What'd you tell them?" he asked through a mouthful of soup.
Sephiroth glared at him, "Oh my goodness, it speaks!" he said in a flat and dull tone. It did not cover up the sorrow that he felt within himself, however.
"Nothing that you won't find out in due time," Aeris replied calmly, taking her seat, but not touching her food.
"So where are they?" Tifa asked. Cid…um…he fell asleep along with everyone else 'cept Red XIII.
"Back there. I think they'll be out in a few minutes…erm, at least I think Vincent will." Aeris corrected herself.
Red, who sat closest to the wall, had heard the whole conversation that had gone in the room. His heart was racing and his mind seemed numb. Rage flooded through his paws, but he knew it was none of his business to have been listening in on their conversation. He could still hear Yuffie sobbing in the other room. Sighing, he stood up and walked away from the wall, abandoning his soup that had been given to him. He did not wish to listen any longer.
"Why won't you tell us?" Cloud asked. He was getting too curious for his own good…
"Because it is not our place to tell you," Sephiroth replied coldly, his eyes suddenly turning a darker shade of green, showing the anger he felt towards his…former puppet.
"And how did you find out whatever you told Yuffie?" Cloud pried.
This time Sephiroth glanced at Aeris. She made no move to help him there. Sephiroth was tempted to strangle Cloud at the moment, but instead, he sat down beside his wife and looked away from everyone. Very quietly, he whispered, "Number Thirteen told me before he died," and then he fell silent with the people sitting at the table.
Tifa meanwhile, was trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle. So far, she only had four clues. 1. She would find out in due time. 2. Vincent had been wanted in the other room. 3. Whatever it was, it seemed to unnerve Aeris and Sephiroth. 4. Number Thirteen-Gackt-had told Sephiroth something.
What could it be? And then, as she sat there, staring at her plate, not blinking, a horrid thought entered her mind. What if when Aeris had said 'due time' meant something? Something about Number Thirteen and Yuffie. Something that would be enough to upset Sephiroth? What if something had happened to Yuffie when none of them knew where she was? Tifa shuddered at the thought, unable to think about it any longer, she pushed it from her mind. (Oh my gosh! Tifa's actually getting smart! XD. I am NOT a Tifa fan. I HATE Tifa. )
(Hey! Page 255! And Val-please send me more scans of Chrno Crusade! I need to finish! You've only sent me one! Oh and message to your sister: Grr… XD.)
About fifteen minutes later, Vincent came out of the room, followed by a very distressed looking Yuffie. But despite her tear-stained face, there was a smile on her lips. Everyone had already cleaned up and was chatting in the living room. Sephiroth and Aeris were the first to notice the couple coming out of the room. They fell silent, causing everyone else to turn.
"What's wrong?" Cloud asked at once. He immediately wished he had learned to keep his big mouth shut as Vincent glared harshly at him.
Yuffie only rolled her eyes, trying to forget the bad news and remember the good. "Well, we have something to tell you guys, first. And then we can explain the…situation,"
Aeris was surprised that Yuffie would tell them all so early, but she sat in silence, waiting. Yuffie sat down on the couch, very aware at all the eyes on her. She ignored them when Vincent sat down next to her. "Well…" she looked for Vincent for help, not exactly sure what to say. Her gray eyes flickered to Cloud, who suddenly looked rather tense. Vincent nodded silently.
"Many hours ago, when I first found Yuffie after she left the coliseum. I asked her to marry me," he said calmly. Tifa, who had suggested the whole thing to Vincent, was smiling now. So he had gone through with it after all… "And she said yes. Well, about two hours ago, we decided when we were to get married. It's going to be on the first of August-in two weeks,"
The room fell silent. Yuffie turned to look at Aeris. The young Cetra smiled at her, along with Sephiroth. Yuffie was rather shocked at seeing Sephiroth smile, but smiled back, still rather freaked about it. Cloud was the first to speak. And Yuffie was prepared for the outburst. "WHAT?/?/?/?/!/!/!/!/!/!/!/!/!/!/!"
A/N: Ack! And idea, a small one, but an idea! Yay! Well, Chapter…Twelve soon. And Val, PLEASE give me more scans! Curiosity is going to be the death of me! Oh yeah, ya know what? I found Chapter Five of Chrno Crusade Volume Six saved on my computer, but I don't know how it got there!/! They don't have Volume Six Chapter Five on the website I downloaded 1-5 and 6:4 from! Oh well…I guess I'm lucky! Yay! Now I need Seven and Eight-which you're giving me eight cause I'm too curious to wait. And you know what, I wanna see the Anime! I watched Episodes 1-2 on my computer on some website. I liked them, but I already know the ending-I watched Episode 24 Part II. Who the heck was Aion shooting? Remington? Someone said on a review that it was the pope…Oh well. I'm probably going to buy the Anime once I save up enough money. It would be nice if they'd put Chrno Crusade on a UMD for PSP. Would it not? I think it would. Then I could watch it. Oh well, my mom is going to get me one of those prepaid cards (not a Walmart card) for Christmas. And then I get a lot of money from my family members, because no one knows what to buy me, maybe just MAYBE I'll have 80 dollars and be able to buy it. And on Walmart, it's like 5 dollars cheaper. And 87 cent shipping, so I shall try and buy it then. And I've always wanted to hear Chrno in English…
I have Episodes 1-2 on my PSP, but they're in my 'MUSIC' file. I can't get them to show up on my Videos.
Hey, anybody know how to get a video onto your PSP? Here's what I have:
I have a version 2.82. I know you need to put the file on 100MVNsomething… Anyway, I know which file, but every time I go to check my 'videos' to see if it's there, it's not. Do I need to activate my Flash Player? I'm going to do that tomorrow, but then what? I can't figure it out. Every time I try something, it won't work.
Can anyone at all help me? If you can, it will be heavily appreciated. Can you tell me step-by-step? I swear I will finish this fic with a happy ending if you do. I wasn't planning on finishing it with a happy ending to tell you the truth, but I will if you want-just say. Anyone want to help me? I've been trying things for about a month now and can't figure it out. Go through it step-by-step, please. If you're kind enough to help me out…/grins/ -oh and I'll update faster!