WHERE ANGELS LIE
-Chapter 10-
For the minute stop and think, time goes faster in a blink,
And nothing is ever like it was...Girl, we've got a special thing,
All the happiness that you bring, it's more than enough...
I know its hard to believe, you're now the biggest part of me,
All I'm living for...
Vincent's eyes turned to aside, as he noticed Yuffie staring off outside the window. The expression upon her face, laid frail, as one hand rested lumpily below her chin. She had so many thoughts streaming through her head, that morning. Everything seemed so quiet, as everyone departed on their regular routine. No one was around, to notice anything different, with the exception of Vincent.
The girl's eyes slowly landed upon him, as he sat there, solemnly, minding much of his own business. Her head cocked to one side, as she admired the man. He was always quiet, never speaking a full sentence. But ever since, the time she remembered meeting him again, he had changed somehow. Right before her eyes, it seemed too surreal.
"Vincent," Yuffie called out, as his eyes fixed upon her in a hard stare. "You think you could do me a favor....I always wanted to go to the cliffs up in Cosmo Canyon...just to be able to see it for once in a long time...Can we go there? Just you and me?"
He paused, as he stared at the woman's expression.
The sky was dim, as the sun fell far below from the high steep cliffs of the bright town. No sounds were heard, except for the soft breezes that flooded through the cool air. Nature was far more than beautiful, in a town like Cosmo Canyon held stories. So many, that it all seemed so believable. Yuffie looked off into the distance, as she moved closer to the edge. He watched her movements, that went so gently, frailly. Her eyes were set far in the distance, as she peered over the cliff, as though, she were only there for the very first time in her life. There was a shore off in the distance, as the sound of waves gently caressed the beach.
Yuffie took in a deep breath, as she pulled her eyes shut. She felt so dead at that moment, lost in her own flooded, overflowing feelings. She had no way to hold it in, and she knew well she weren't acting much like herself. Even though, she had tried the hardest for everything to be simple, just to make the people, her friends happy.
Vincent stood a distance behind the young woman, as his crimson eyes burned against the air. His dark flowing hair, moving gently with the cool breezes that caressed him. He waited, watching her, as she stayed within the peacefulness that surrounded her. He knew that wouldn't be for long. Vincent would have, and decided that he could have done anything to keep the girl alive. He couldn't quite figure his reasons for being such a well-being, but he just decided that that was how he would have wanted it.
Everything would have been okay, no one could have sulked in the sorrow of loss, that he had gone through, plenty of years of his life. It was endless, it scarred Vincent more than any physical pain he'd endure. Yuffie slowly swung around, a smile upon her face, as her short brownish hair fluttered against the wind.
"It's nice," she exclaimed, over it, as she glanced away for a brief second. "I never paid attention to these kinda stuff...guess it never really mattered til now. Funny, huh, Vincent?"
He hesitated, as he stood there, "It's life, everything you ever seen, has become a part of you...and that, you take with you to your grave.." She stared at him, a bit startled by the man's words. They were so cold, yet so deep as well. It all meant something, that she knew.
"...I guess..," Yuffie uttered, taking a look at the skies above her. They were crimson red, as if blood had been scattered across the evening sky. But, yet it was quite beautiful, something she'd often remember from her young childhood. "So," she began, as her eyes fell upon him, his arms were crossed as he gazed over in her direction, but more upward at the skies. "Where do you plan on goin,' when you leave this place?"
"Anywhere," Vincent uttered, "anywhere that the road leads me...I hadn't decide to look back on the life I lived. Tried hard to forget it, forget everything except Lucrecia. I dreamed of those days, when she and I would be together again. Maybe not in this lifetime...."
Yuffie glanced away, as she found a spot to sit down, "Ya know...I remember stories that my Mom use to tell me, before she died. There are people up there, Angels. That watch over every single one of us, like guardians....Do you think that my Angel wants me to die?" Vincent paused, at the girl's curiosity.
"Angels are only what people make them to be," he replied, reluctantly, as he walked over beside her, his eyes adjusted forth, "Everyone faces death, not because some spirit wants them to."
"I wonder...," Yuffie uttered, her hands clasped together, loosely, as they hung over her knees. "If there were a heaven, what it looks like...and if people really do come back in another life...strange, isn't it..." Yuffie slowly gazed up, as she stared at Vincent, who seemed so subtle. "If I ever went there...will you wait for me?" He slowly gazed upon her, his crimson eyes burning into hers.
"Yuffie...," so many things ran through his mind, and for once, he finally realized the words that the young woman had said played a role in her heart. Why had she seen pass his appearance so easily? He never took much attention in that, until now.
"Just promise me," Yuffie uttered, "promise me that one thing..." Vincent hesitated, when a smile suddenly fell upon the girl's face, as she held out her pinkie to him. "Promise?" she signaled, as her eyes stared warmly at him. He gazed down at the young girl.
A slight smile fell upon Vincent's face, as he kneeled down in front of her, holding out his pinkie to hers. She smiled, for once, feeling the happiness that he had to offer. It was probably the first time she had ever seen Vincent smile, and she liked it. Every bit of that very moment.
"I'll wait for you...," he uttered, gazing into her brown, innocent eyes, his smile faded. She stared back at him, as she studied his features. For once, he had a gleam in his eyes, that showed warmth, and held onto a piece of his loneliness. The man sat before her, his attention upon her, and only her. Yuffie drowned up in feelings she hadn't dare to mention, but she liked the fact that he was there, and for the first time, she knew he weren't thinking of someone else.
"I'm scared...," she uttered, her eyes reflect the tears she held back. Yuffie slowly gazed down, staring at her hands, "I'm so scared to die...." She quickly gazed up, forcing a smile. Vincent paused, as his free hand fell upon her face, warmly, wiping away her tears.
"Don't be...," he replied, softly, "It's going to be okay...trust me."
You're the sunshine in my heart,
I keep you here inside,
You've been a lot to me,
You've been everything to me,
You've been and always will be,
The apple of my eye.
NOTE NOTE :: okay...das it for this chapter, but yes I'm startin on the next chapter as we speak, hehe ^-^ ..yay, im having fun writing this story! Finally. Okay, enuf of mah talk, please review if you can.... I would take suggestions also, if you'd like kay kay.
