A Vampire's Tale

I finally wrote this chapter. I had a small case of writer's block, but it should be gone now. Anyway, here's just another small chapter. I hate small chapters but I just had to get this posted so I could think about the next part. So read and try to enjoy. And I don't own Final Fantasy.

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Chapter 10

"Wait a second. Don't vampires die if they're stabbed through the heart?" Darius asked.

"Actually, that's another lie about vampires. The only way they could die is by shining sunlight on them or burning them with fire somehow", Aeris replied.

"Oh okay. Continue please", he said.

"Ok", she said taking a breath.

"It hurt much more than I thought it would. But it scared me more than ever when I saw my own blood running down the sword. Cloud said my name again and I heard footsteps coming toward me. Sephiroth ripped the sword out of me and I heard swords crash together. I fell onto my back and I felt the pain slowly disappear. I looked to see how serious the wound was but it was gone.

"I'm dreaming", I said to myself. I looked up to see Cloud and Sephiroth fighting. Still shaking from being scared, I picked up my staff and got up. Cloud quickly stabbed Sephiroth and I gasped. Sephiroth fell to the ground and Cloud ran up to me. He was out of breath.

"Come on, let's get out of here", he said taking my hand.

"But what about Sephiroth" I asked. I glanced over to where he was. He appeared unconscious.

"He's much too powerful for us. We can't destroy him".

We heard a noise coming from Sephiroth and we turned around. He stood up and looked at us.

"What is he doing?" Cloud whispered.

"I don't know", I replied. Sephiroth looked directly at me and whispered something under his breath. I instantly started to feel dizzy and I let go of Cloud's hand.

"Aeris, what's wrong?" he said.

"I-I just feel a little dizzy", I said. Sephiroth whispered something else and my eyes closed. I began to walk to him. I couldn't control myself anymore. It was trying to stop and run back but I couldn't. I stopped walking and I stood beside Sephiroth.

"Aeris! What are you doing?!" Cloud yelled. Sephiroth smiled.

"She's with me now", he said with his arm around me. I opened my eyes but I still wasn't in control.

"What did you do to her!?" Cloud yelled as he clenched his sword.

"She's more useful to me than I thought", he said. Cloud looked down.

"Let go of her", he said almost whispering. Sephiroth just started laughing. Cloud looked up.

"I said, let go of her", he said more loudly. Sephiroth continued to laugh. The air around Cloud began to glow and he lifted his sword.

"Omnislash", he said quietly. He suddenly sped toward Sephiroth and began to slash him furiously. Then he jumped into the air, preparing for the last fatal blow. Sephiroth fell to his knees. Right before Cloud slashed Sephiroth for the last time, I suddenly jumped into the swords path. He quickly threw his sword to the side and he landed on his feet in front of me. He looked directly into my eyes.

"Why?" he whispered.

"Don't hurt him", I replied. He put his hands on my shoulders.

"Don't let him control you, Aeris. You're stronger than him. I know you are". I suddenly dropped my staff and punched him in the face. He flew a few feet and crashed into a small table. I heard Sephiroth laugh from down where he was. I turned around and helped him up. He had almost completely recovered from his injuries.

"I think I'm starting to like you", he said with a smirk on his face. I felt myself smile but on the inside I was screaming. He walked to where Cloud was and looked down at him.

"Pathetic", he said as he looked at him. I walked to him. I suddenly felt Sephiroth's grip on my mind let go slightly.

"I have nothing more to say to you", he said as he took out his sword. I used my new power and I got control back. I quickly punched Sephiroth in the face and he fell. I was surprised with my own strength. I reached my hand down to Cloud.

"Come on Cloud", I said. I helped him up and we started to run.

"How do we get out of here?" I asked.

"This way", he said as he took my hand. We ran for what seemed like forever. After countless minutes, we came to the drawbridge. But it wasn't down.

"Okay, now what do we do?" I asked.

"Just release that lever", he said pointing to the lever beside me. I pushed it up and the drawbridge began to slowly descend. We patiently waited and there was a voice behind us.

"You think you're going somewhere?"

We turned to see Sephiroth walking to us, his sword reflecting moonlight.

"You really think you can escape that easily?" he asked smiling. I backed up to the drawbridge. It wasn't down enough to escape just yet. Cloud stood in front of me.

"Get away from us or I'll finish you off without you using Aeris to stop me", Cloud said. Sephiroth laughed again. I began to feel that same dizziness that I felt earlier. I held my head in my hands and I yelled out.

"Let me go!" I screamed. Pain replaced the dizziness that I felt and I fell down to my knees. I felt Cloud's hand on my back.

"Fight it Aeris", he said.

"I'm trying!" I yelled out.

The drawbridge was down completely now. Cloud picked me up and began to run out of the castle. But then the drawbridge burst into flames. Cloud stopped just before running into them. We heard Sephiroth laughing yet again. Cloud backed away from the fire and turned to look at Sephiroth. The pain in my head stopped.

"Let me down, Cloud. I'm fine now", I said to him.

"Are you sure?" he said.

"Yes", I said smiling and nodding. He let me down and I looked at Sephiroth. But then I turned around and gazed into Cloud's eyes.

"Huh? What's wrong?" he asked. I smiled. He looked even more confused. But suddenly I pushed Cloud forward onto the flames of the drawbridge. I started to cry inside my mind but my face smiled. Sephiroth put his hand on my shoulder. The pain started again in my head. I fell to my knees screaming.

"Save him!" I yelled, "Please!" I could hear Cloud yelling for me.

"Why should I?" Sephiroth answered in a calm voice, his hand was still on my shoulder.

"Because I love him!" I screamed. "Please", I said sobbing.

I heard Sephiroth chuckle to himself. The pain was just too much now. I fell unconscious.

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Ugh, done that chapter. Is it just me or is it getting worse? Hmm… Anyway, can anyone guess what's gonna happen? Heheh, I think it's getting a little predictable. I hope this will change it. If anyone is wondering how the drawbridge suddenly started on fire, Sephiroth did it with his mind. Yes, I know it's kinda lame but he is supposed to be powerful. But anywayz, please review. I'm still open to suggestions. ^_^

Yunalesca Strife ^_^