I'm home from work (finally), and I got my studying done. I felt like writing, so I'll give you another chapter since you all have been so patient with me. I may get this story done in a couple of days, because it's coming to an end (cries). I do have a Sephiroth story started in my head, but I won't start that one until I finish this one. I don't want to deal with double the plot bunnies. I do need to concentrate on my school, work, and I do need to sleep once in a while too, lol. Anyway, enough with that. On with the chapter. Disclaimer: I don't own FF7 or the characters. I'm just borrowing them.

Chapter 50

It had been a week since the doctor had taken the amniotic fluid for testing and the WRO was already starting to bug her. At first she thought it was because she was pregnant, but she had never liked feeling like being boxed in and the WRO headquarters was doing a good job of that. She was also getting annoyed because Vincent had a WRO member be with her whenever she was out of their personal quarters when he wasn't around. Jackson had been taken with Tifa back to Seventh Heaven when he upset Reeve by lifting a leg to the wall in the WRO. She was alone most of the time, she didn't have Jackson to help keep her company and she was feeling boxed in, not a great combination for her.

'I can't stand this place.' She thought as she went into the bathroom to splash some water on her face.

'Feeling a little clausterphobic?'

'Can you blame me? There are no windows in this place except for the huge sky light in the main lobby area, whenever I want to go out to get some fresh air I have to have a WRO member with me and Vincent is hardly around. I need to get away from this place.' she thought as she left the quarters she shared with Vincent.

'I don't think that is a good idea. You can't just leave all by yourself.'

'Not if I have someone come pick me up.' she thought as she took out her cell phone.

"Hello?"

"Tifa, this is Angela. Listen, I need a favor."

"There have been absolutely no sightings?" Vincent asked.

"None. I have ordered foot patrols in Junon, Kalm and Edge but nobody has seen anything." Reeve answered.

Vincent sighed as he ran a hand over his face. He had been working with the WRO for the past week trying to find August. They weren't having any luck and Vincent was starting to get anxious and frustrated. With the baby due in a little over four months he knew they were starting to run out of time. He wasn't about to let August take his child away for whatever plans he had in mind. His thoughts were interrupted by a WRO member barreling into the conference room he was in with Reeve and Cid.

"Mr. Valentine, your wife isn't here!" she said.

This got Vincent's attention immediately. "What?"

"She isn't here, I've looked everywhere."

Vincent began to silently panic. 'Could August have gotten into the WRO and taken her?'

"I'm sure she's here, she just was in a different place than the one you looked." Cid assured.

"Let's put this meeting on hold and we'll all look for her." Reeve said.

When nobody found her, Vincent really started to panic. He took out his cell phone and dialed.

"This is Kyra."

"Kyra, this is Vincent. Do you know where Angela is?"

"She's not at the WRO?" she asked.

"No, we've looked everywhere for her."

"Reno and I will start looking for her right away. We'll let you know if we find anything." Kyra said.

"Alright. I'll look around the area here."

"You got it. Leave the rest up to us Vincent." Kyra replied and hung up.

'Where could she possibly be?' Vincent thought as he went outside to look for her.

"I can't believe you talked me into this." Tifa said as she and Angela entered Seventh Heaven.

"You didn't have to come pick me up you know." Angela replied.

Thankfully it was Sunday and the bar was closed. Angela wouldn't have to deal with any drunks while she was there. She was snapped from her thoughts by Tifa.

"I know I didn't have to, but you sounded a little desperate on the phone and I felt sorry for you."

They entered the living room where the kids were playing with Jackson. He had caught Angela's scent and ran to her with a wagging tail.

"I missed you too Jack. Have you been a good boy?" she said as she bent down and gave him a quick pet.

"Uh-huh. He's been very good. We've also been keeping up with his training with the instructions we've been given." Marlene said.

"Good." Angela said giving them a smile.

A couple of hours later Angela was down in the bar talking with Tifa to keep her company while she finished up some last minute dishes. They were interrupted when the bell to the bar rang and Kyra and Reno stepped in.

"I knew we would find you here. Do you know how frantic your husband is?" Kyra said as she took out her phone and dialed.

Vincent answered after the first ring. "Tell me you found her."

"She's at Seventh Heaven and she's fine." Kyra said.

"I'm already on my way." Vincent said and hung up. He was on his way there in one of the Shadowfoxes he borrowed from Reeve. He sped up as he drove.

"Why did you do this?" Kyra asked as she sat down across from Angela in the booth in the corner.

"You know how I can get when I feel boxed in." Angela answered.

"Why didn't you tell Vincent you were visiting here?" Kyra asked.

"Like he would have let me. He's been over protective of me since the last attack. I appreciate it, but he went to far by keeping me cooped up in the WRO headquarters." Angela said.

Kyra sighed knowing that this conversation was over. Not more than twenty minutes later, Angela saw a Shadowfox pull up in front of the bar. She didn't need her premonition ability to tell her who it was and that he wasn't happy. It took him a moment to locate her at the booth in the far corner of the bar.

"What the hell were you thinking?" he asked when he approached her.

"We haven't been together long enough for you to fully understand." she said as she stood up and tried to walk away.

"Try me." Vincent said as he grabbed her arm to keep her from walking off.

"I felt like I was being boxed in and I don't like that feeling. I had to get out of there." Angela said.

"Not enough of a reason." he replied.

"I knew you wouldn't understand." Angela said getting her arm out of his grip.

Vincent only grabbed her again. "We're going back there."

"No I'm not." Angela said facing him.

"It's for your protection. The baby-" Vincent stopped not knowing what he wanted to say.

"What Vincent? A nuisance? What do you want me to do, get rid of him?"

Vincent was taken aback by her question, but remained silent. Angela looked at him, forced her arm from his grip and stormed upstairs.

"Vincent." Tifa said from behind the bar.

Vincent glanced at her and went after Angela upstairs. He found her in his old room when he visited. He opened the door and stood in the doorway.

"Get out of here." Angela said with anger in her voice but Vincent didn't move. "I said get out of here!" Angela yelled grabbing a book from the nightstand and threw it at him. He closed the door in time, stormed downstairs and left the bar.

"This isn't good." Tifa muttered as Kyra came back into the bar, alone this time.

"What's going on?" Kyra asked glancing from where Vincent left and back to Tifa.

"I'm not entirely sure." Tifa said.

Vincent didn't get back into the Shadowfox. He instead stormed through the streets.

'Go back there.'

'…'

'Your being a real idiot right now.'

'…'

'You do know your abandoning her and your child by doing this right?'

Vincent stopped in his tracks by the comment that Chaos made. He wouldn't do that. Not to Angela or the baby. He went back to Seventh Heaven, but he didn't go inside. Instead he went to the back yard. He slammed the gate to the fence shut and kicked the soccer ball that was sitting back there before he sat down on the stoop.

'Feel better?'

'…'

'Okay, don't talk, just brood.'

Tifa saw that Vincent came back, but was relieved when he didn't come back inside. She had never seen him that angry before and she didn't want to deal with him right now. She decided to go upstairs to check on Angela.

"If she wants you to leave her alone, do it." Kyra warned before Tifa disappeared upstairs.

She knocked before entering the room. "Are you alright?" she asked as she obsereved Angela standing next to the window looking out.

"Please, just leave me alone right now Tifa." Angela said not turning around.

"Alright. I'll be down in the bar if you need anything." Tifa said before shutting the door. Angela continued to look out, watching the people down in the street as she let her tears fall.

Twilight was just starting to fall before Kyra mustered up enough courage to go out and talk to Vincent. She found him sitting on the back stoop his right leg up and his arm resting on it. She sat down next to him. He didn't regard her as he continued to look straight ahead with his head tilted forward a little.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"…" he continued to look forward.

"Do you understand why she did that?" Kyra asked, trying to get a response out of him.

"…" Vincent glanced at Kyra then continued to stare straight ahead.

"You don't understand how she can get when she feels boxed in Vincent." she said.

"Then tell me Kyra." Vincent said with a hint of anger in his voice.

"She had never liked the feeling of being confined, even when she was around friends or family. When they started to form around her she had to find a way to get out of the crowd. If you remember back at the get together or when you two were still engaged, she never let anyone of them start to group around her. When she was in the WRO she couldn't go outside and enjoy herself. She was constantly escorted everywhere and was never allowed outside for long periods of time like she wanted to. When she feels confined now she is reminded of when she was experimented on and Brutality can emerge from that. I had seen that happen a couple of times when I was growing up with her. We got surrounded by guard hounds once. She lost control of Brutality and she used a force field to get them away from us. She needs to be able to move around and go outside like she did before all of this started going on with August." Kyra explained. "I would be careful how you apologize when you decide to go up there and talk to her." she said as she stood up and went back inside.

Vincent sat there for a few minutes digesting the information that was given to him. It did make sense to him when he thought back to the get together and when they were engaged. She did tend to move when their friends started to group around her. When he felt his anger subside he followed Kyra inside.

He went through the bar, not saying anything to Kyra or Tifa and went upstairs. He opened the door to the room he left Angela in. He found that the lights were out, but he could see her standing next to the window looking out. Angela didn't turn around as he approached her. She already knew who it was without looking.

"You were right. I didn't understand your feeling of being boxed in, but I do now. Kyra explained it to me." Vincent said stopping behind her.

"…" it was Angela's turn to be silent as she continued to look out the window.

"I was concerned about keeping you and the baby safe. I was thinking about you, but at the same time I wasn't and I'm a jerk for that." he continued.

"Yes you are." she finally said, but didn't turn around.

"Angela, I want this baby. I want this baby with you. I want to raise him, or her, with you. Can you please forgive me for what I've done?"

She couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her cheeks. She turned around and hugged him as she started sobbing. He wrapped his gauntleted hand around her shoulders and placed his right hand on the back of her head.

"I'm sorry." she said as her sobs subsided.

"Don't apologize for something you didn't do. You had every right to be angry with me." Vincent said.

She looked up at him. He looked down into her eyes, brushed her hair back from her face and kissed her. They didn't emerge from the room for the rest of the night.

A/N: That was a bit of a hard chapter to write. It started out easy then it got difficult. I kept getting writers block and I just didn't know how to continue at times, but I like how it turned out. I will update when I can. R&R!