"Where have you been?", Tifa asked as Sarah appeared in the doorway. "Just walking.", Sarah replied. "Are you alright, my dear?", The question had come from a red cat like creature that was sitting near the table. Sarah nodded. "Oh!", Tifa smiled as she introduced them, "Sarah, this is Red. Red, Sarah. She's Lucrecia's daughter." Red tilted his head. "Not Vincent's Lucrecia." he said. "The same.", Tifa replied. Sarah smiled, "It's very nice to meet you, Red. I'm sorry about my appearance.....I had a rough night." "So it seems.", Red replied, "Have you by any chance spoken with Vincent?" "Yeah.", Sarah whispered, "Just a few hours ago." "Did you find out what you wanted to know?", Tifa asked her. Sarah nodded again. "Maybe a little more than I wanted to know.", she said, "If you'll excuse me, I think I need to lie down for a moment." She nodded to them both before disapearing into the back room. Tifa and Red exchange worried glances. "Maybe one of us should talk to her.", Tifa suggested. "No.", Red shook his mane, "She'll talk when she's ready. For now just let her be. It's obvious that something happened last night, but we don't need to pry it out of her." "Yeah, you're right.", Tifa sighed. "Aren't I always?", Red asked, only to get a newspaper to the top of the head. "Owww!!", he cried, "What was that for?" "Just for being you.", Tifa replied with a smile.
Sarah sat on the bed, with her knees drawn up to her chin. She could hear Red and Tifa in the kitchen. Red was right, something had happened last night, although she wasn't sure what it was. She had felt something when he was holding her hands. Something she'd never felt before. Was it love? How silly. To think that she could fall in love with some one she barely knew. But if it wasn't, then why did she want so bad just to touch him? Why did she get so upset when he left? "This isn't happening.", she mumbled. She had spent 4 years wanting to find someone who could help her......maybe even someone who could love her. So what was wrong? "I'll tell ya whats wrong.", she said to herself, "You think you're in love with someone you've just met. Someone who couldn't possibly return those feelings. Dear God, Sarah...what have you gotten yourself into?" She quickly wiped the newly formed tears from her eyes as someone knocked on the door. "Come in.", Sarah called. The door opened and Tifa came in. "I just thought you might like something to eat.", she smiled, "Might make you feel better." "Alright.", Sarah nodded, "I'll be in there in a minute." "Okay.", Tifa smiled, "Whenever you're ready." She closed the door behind her, leaving Sarah alone again. She sat there for a moment before someting hit her. It was all so clear...or so it seemed. Somehow, her mother had brought her here. Maybe that dream she had was more than just a dream, maybe it was a vision. She stood up and wiped her eyes. Was it possible that she did love him? She smiled as she stepped out into the kitchen.
"You look like you're feeling better.", Tifa pointed out. "I am.", Sarah replied, taking a seat at the table, "I think I've realized why I was supposed to come here." "Oh?", Tifa sat a plate of bacon and eggs in front of her, "And what would that be? If you don't mind my asking." "I don't mind.", Sarah replied, "I think my mother brought me here to find Vincent....I...I had a dream about it last night." She took a bite of her breakfast, then noticed that Tifa and Red seemed to be waiting for her to continue. "Anyway.", Sarah said after she swallowed her food, "In the dream, my mom told me that Vincent needed me more than she did. That maybe I could give him the love she wasn't able to." "Hmmm..." Red seemed to be thinking, "It sounds as if your dream may have been a vision of some sort." "Thats exactly what I thought.", Sarah told him, "But I'm not sure what to do about it." Tifa laughed causing them both to look up at her. "I'm sorry.", she said, "But think about it. Your dead mother is trying to set you up with her ex. It's kinda funny." Sarah and Red exchanged glances before all three of them burst out into a fit of laughter.
"What's so funny?" The three of them turned and glanced at the front door. Vincent stood there, arms crossed over his chest. "Oh, Vincent.", Tifa smiled, "It's nice to see you out and about, instead of in a box." Vincent nodded, then turned his attenion to Sarah. "I need to speak with you.", he told her. "Oh....okay.", Sarah stood up, nearly knocking her chair over in the process. The two of them left the house and walked towards the mansion. "I'm sorry for my behavior last night.", he told her, "I shouldn't have yelled at you like that." "No.", Sarah shook her head, "I'm the one who should be sorry. I shouldn't have gotten you envolved with my problems." They stopped when they reached the iron gate infront of the mansion. "I've spent so many years in that so called box.", Vincent told her, "Plagued by my own nightmares. It was always Lucrecia I saw whenever I closed my eyes. But the past few years have caused her image to fade into something else. At first I wasn't sure what it was. Then you showed up, begging me to tell you about the past, and it hit me." He turned and stared down at her, "You're the image in my dreams, Sarah. It was Lucrecia telling me that you needed me. Just as she told you that I needed you." Sarah was completely speachless. Did he just say what she thought he said. "Um...what are saying?", she asked once she had found her voice. "I'm not sure.", he sighed, "But last night when I touched you......I felt something I hadn't felt in a very long time. Something I was sure I'd never feel again."
Sarah lowered her eyes. "How do you know it isn't because I look like my mother?", she asked. "You don't look exactly like her.", he replied, "And I know you're not Lucrecia. Thats why I got so angry last night. I was confused. After I lost her, I vowed that I'd never let anyone have that effect on me. But....here we are." "Yes.", Sarah sighed, "Here we are. So where do we go from here?" "I can't say.", Vincent lifted her chin and stared into her bright green eyes, "We both need time to think." "I suppose so.", Sarah sighed, "This all happened faster than I thought. I had no idea I was gonna......" She stopped and looked away. "Fall in love with someone you barely knew.", Vincent finished the sentence, "I know that feeling all too well it seems. I had only known Lucrecia for 2 days when I realized I was in love." Sarah looked back up at him. "I need to think.", she said, "And so do you. I'll be at Tifa and Clouds for a while, if you ever wanna talk." She turned and walked away, leaving him staring after her and wondering if he'd done something wrong.
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"Is everything alright?", Tifa asked when Sarah returned. She was sitting at the table with Cloud, Red was stetched out on the floor. "Yeah.", Sarah forced a smile, "I just need to think about a few things." She made her way to the back room and shut the door behind her. "I wonder what he said to her.", Tifa muttered, staring at the closed bed room door. "What who said?", Cloud asked. "Vincent.", Tifa replied, "He came by a few minutes ago and said he needed to talk to her." Cloud stared at her in disbelief. "Vincent?", he asked, "Our Vincent?" "Mmm hmm.", Tifa nodded.
"He came here?"
"Yep."
"Looking for a girl?"
"Yes."
Cloud raised an eyebrow. "A girl that wasn't Lucrecia?", he asked, still not sure he was hearing Tifa right. "Yes!", Tifa cried, "Why is that so hard to believe?" Cloud shruged "It's Vincent.", he replied. "What?", Tifa shot him a weird look, "Is it against the law for him to like someone?" "Well.....no.", Cloud shook his head, "I don't guess so, but it's Vincent!!" Tifa playfully hit his arm. "I think it's wonderful.", she said, "If he does like her that is." It was then that they noticed Red was gone. "Now where did he get to?", Cloud wondered out loud. Tifa only shruged.
Red was down the hall, sitting at the foot of Sarah's bed. "He said that?", he asked her. "Yeah.", Sarah sighed, "I don't know what to think." Red jumped up on the bed and cast her a quizzical look. "How do you feel about it?", he asked. "I'm not sure.", Sarah replied, "I think I'm falling in love with him.....but I don't believe in the whole love at first sight thing." "Obviously you do.", Red told her, "Otherwise you wouldn't be in this situation." "Yeah, I guess you're right.", Sarah smiled, "But I'm not sure how he feels. I'm afraid to ask....what if....what if he doesn't feel the same way?" "He probably wouldn't have come to apologize if he didn't." Red explained, "Vincent's very good at keeping his emotions hidden. But you seem to have brought part of them out in the short time you've been here." Sarah smiled again. "Now what do I do?", she asked. "Give him some time.", Red replied, "Then go talk to him about it." "I feel a lot better now.", Sarah said, "Thanks for the talk." She threw her arms around him in a hug. "Not a problem.", Red smiled.
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The wall cracked slightly as Vincent slamed his clawed fist against it. He was standing in the tomb. The room he'd kept himself locked away in for so long. "Why did she have to find me?", he asked to the air around him, "Why did she look at me the way she did?" He was starting to feel things he hadn't felt in a long time. 'How is this possible?', he thought, 'I hardly know her.' It didn't seem like the answer was going to come to him any time soon, so he decided to get some sleep. Maybe when he woke up he'd understand it all a little better. Once again, the person in his dreams took the form of Sarah. She truely was a sight to be hold. He could stop think about how much he wanted to touch her. No one had made him feel this way....not since Lucrecia. Did she feel the same way about him? Probably not. How could someone as beautiful as her love a monster like him? This wasn't a fairy tale, it was real life. The beauty wouldn't fall in love with the beast this time.
Sarah sat at Cloud and Tifa's kitchen table, staring out the window at the rain. It had been almost two weeks since she last saw Vinent. She wanted so bad to rush over to the mansion and see him, but something kept her from doing so. Cloud and Red had explaind Vincent's situation to her. She knew a little more about the experiments Hojo had done, and of the dark power that lurked within him. Normally, things like that would've scared the hell out of her, but not this time. She felt sorry for him, and desperatly wished there was something she could do to help him. Maybe thats what she was supposed to do. Maybe by loving him, she easy his pain a little. Something nudged her leg causing her to look down, It was Red. "You look like you're lost in thought.", he commented. "Yeah.", Sarah smiled, "I was thinking about going to see Vincent.....but I'm not sure if I should." "What does your heart tell you.", Red asked her. Sarah closed her eyes for a moment. "It's asking me why I'm still sitting here.", she replied. "Well then there you go.", Red smiled, "Go to him, Sarah. I have a feeling he's just as lost as you are right now. Perhaps the two of you should be together right now." Sarah nodded and stood up. "Thanks again.", she smiled, "You're such a good listener." And with that she rushed out the door.
The rain beat down on her as she ran towards the mansion. She had no idea what was going to happen when she got there, and she didn't care. She just had to see him. The past few days had made her realize just how much she did care for him. The stairs creeked under her as she ran up them as fast as she could. She didn't stop until she was at the bottom of the secrect passage. Slowly, she pushed open the door to the tomb. Vincent stood beside the coffin, arms crossed over his chest. Just as he was the day she had first met him. It was almost like he was expecting her. Sarah paused in the doorway and stared at him, tears brimming in her eyes. Finally, the tears began to fall as she ran forward and threw her arms around him. Vincent stood ridged for a moment, before returning the embrace. "I thought you'd never come.", he whispered. Sarah closed her eyes as a warm feeling swept over her. "Vincent", she whispered, "I....I think I love you. I think I've loved you even before I ever met you." "I know.", he whispered back. They stayed like that for what seemd like forever before Sarah pulled away. "Please tell me you feel the same.", she pleaded, "I couldn't live with myself if you didn't." Vincent stared at her for a moment. "I do.", he told her, "I've wanted to touch you, ever since I first saw you in my dreams." Sarah felt herself starting to cry again and she buried her face in her hands....just as she had done that night up on the mountian path.
Once again, Vincent pulled her hands away from her face. "I can't stand for you to love me.", he said, "I'm a monster....you...you deserve much better." Sarah went white. "Thats not true!", she cried, "You're not a monster. How can you think that?" Vincent turned away. "You have no idea what I am.", he whispered, "You can't begin to imagine the things I've been through....the things I've done." Sarah touched his arm......much like she did that night he realized he loved her. "I know about the experiments.", she told him, "I know about the power hiden inside of you. I'm not afraid. I....love you, Vincent. And I'm not going to turn away from you. So please don't turn away from me." Vincent turned around and stared at her. There was so much compassion in her bright green eyes. "I'm afraid I'd hurt you.", he told her, "I could never live with myself if I did." "Don't worry about that.", Sarah smiled, "If I'm not afraid, you shouldn't be either. All that matters is the fact that we care about each other." "Thats the point!", Vincent cried as he slammed his fist against the lid of the coffin, "I do care about you. Thats why I'm so afraid you'll get hurt. What if,,,,,,what if I.....", he trailed off as he turned away from her again. "Vincent please.", Sarah choked on her tears, "Please don't do this." He looked over his shoulder at her. "How could I possibly go on if I hurt you?", he asked. "You're not going to hurt me.", Sarah told him.
"How can you be so sure?"
"I just am.......look at me, please."
Vincent turned back around and sighed. What did she expect from him? Sarah smiled as she touched his face. "Why must you despise yourself so much?", she asked, "You're so tortured by your own soul. Let me love you......let me heal your soul." Vincent clenched his jaw and closed his eyes. He felt her wrap her arms around his neck, but his eyes remaind closed. He opened them with a start as he felt her soft lips against his. Part of him wanted to pull away. But the other part....the larger part...told him to kiss her back. He closed he eyes again and pulled her closer to him, deepening the kiss. Sarah sighed as his tounge parted her lips and slipped into her mouth. This was the moment she'd waited for since she first met him. After a moment, she pulled away and stared into his amber eyes. "You don't need to be afraid.", she said, "I'm here now, and I'm not going anywhere." Vincent stared at her in disbelief. "How can you say that?", he asked, "If something should happen......." "Shhh..", Sarah placed a delicate finger to his lips to silence him, "I told you already that I'm not afraid. I know what Hojo did to you....I'm fully aware of what you can become. But do I look afraid?" Vincent slowly shook his head. "There, you see.", Sarah hugged him, "Who knows, maybe there's a cure for whatever he did to you. But if there is, we'll find it together. I won't let you do it on your own." Vincent smiled for the first time in......a very long time, as he wrapped his arms around her. Maybe she was right. Maybe there was a cure.......if there was, they'd find it together.
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And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive
Sarah sat on the bed, with her knees drawn up to her chin. She could hear Red and Tifa in the kitchen. Red was right, something had happened last night, although she wasn't sure what it was. She had felt something when he was holding her hands. Something she'd never felt before. Was it love? How silly. To think that she could fall in love with some one she barely knew. But if it wasn't, then why did she want so bad just to touch him? Why did she get so upset when he left? "This isn't happening.", she mumbled. She had spent 4 years wanting to find someone who could help her......maybe even someone who could love her. So what was wrong? "I'll tell ya whats wrong.", she said to herself, "You think you're in love with someone you've just met. Someone who couldn't possibly return those feelings. Dear God, Sarah...what have you gotten yourself into?" She quickly wiped the newly formed tears from her eyes as someone knocked on the door. "Come in.", Sarah called. The door opened and Tifa came in. "I just thought you might like something to eat.", she smiled, "Might make you feel better." "Alright.", Sarah nodded, "I'll be in there in a minute." "Okay.", Tifa smiled, "Whenever you're ready." She closed the door behind her, leaving Sarah alone again. She sat there for a moment before someting hit her. It was all so clear...or so it seemed. Somehow, her mother had brought her here. Maybe that dream she had was more than just a dream, maybe it was a vision. She stood up and wiped her eyes. Was it possible that she did love him? She smiled as she stepped out into the kitchen.
"You look like you're feeling better.", Tifa pointed out. "I am.", Sarah replied, taking a seat at the table, "I think I've realized why I was supposed to come here." "Oh?", Tifa sat a plate of bacon and eggs in front of her, "And what would that be? If you don't mind my asking." "I don't mind.", Sarah replied, "I think my mother brought me here to find Vincent....I...I had a dream about it last night." She took a bite of her breakfast, then noticed that Tifa and Red seemed to be waiting for her to continue. "Anyway.", Sarah said after she swallowed her food, "In the dream, my mom told me that Vincent needed me more than she did. That maybe I could give him the love she wasn't able to." "Hmmm..." Red seemed to be thinking, "It sounds as if your dream may have been a vision of some sort." "Thats exactly what I thought.", Sarah told him, "But I'm not sure what to do about it." Tifa laughed causing them both to look up at her. "I'm sorry.", she said, "But think about it. Your dead mother is trying to set you up with her ex. It's kinda funny." Sarah and Red exchanged glances before all three of them burst out into a fit of laughter.
"What's so funny?" The three of them turned and glanced at the front door. Vincent stood there, arms crossed over his chest. "Oh, Vincent.", Tifa smiled, "It's nice to see you out and about, instead of in a box." Vincent nodded, then turned his attenion to Sarah. "I need to speak with you.", he told her. "Oh....okay.", Sarah stood up, nearly knocking her chair over in the process. The two of them left the house and walked towards the mansion. "I'm sorry for my behavior last night.", he told her, "I shouldn't have yelled at you like that." "No.", Sarah shook her head, "I'm the one who should be sorry. I shouldn't have gotten you envolved with my problems." They stopped when they reached the iron gate infront of the mansion. "I've spent so many years in that so called box.", Vincent told her, "Plagued by my own nightmares. It was always Lucrecia I saw whenever I closed my eyes. But the past few years have caused her image to fade into something else. At first I wasn't sure what it was. Then you showed up, begging me to tell you about the past, and it hit me." He turned and stared down at her, "You're the image in my dreams, Sarah. It was Lucrecia telling me that you needed me. Just as she told you that I needed you." Sarah was completely speachless. Did he just say what she thought he said. "Um...what are saying?", she asked once she had found her voice. "I'm not sure.", he sighed, "But last night when I touched you......I felt something I hadn't felt in a very long time. Something I was sure I'd never feel again."
Sarah lowered her eyes. "How do you know it isn't because I look like my mother?", she asked. "You don't look exactly like her.", he replied, "And I know you're not Lucrecia. Thats why I got so angry last night. I was confused. After I lost her, I vowed that I'd never let anyone have that effect on me. But....here we are." "Yes.", Sarah sighed, "Here we are. So where do we go from here?" "I can't say.", Vincent lifted her chin and stared into her bright green eyes, "We both need time to think." "I suppose so.", Sarah sighed, "This all happened faster than I thought. I had no idea I was gonna......" She stopped and looked away. "Fall in love with someone you barely knew.", Vincent finished the sentence, "I know that feeling all too well it seems. I had only known Lucrecia for 2 days when I realized I was in love." Sarah looked back up at him. "I need to think.", she said, "And so do you. I'll be at Tifa and Clouds for a while, if you ever wanna talk." She turned and walked away, leaving him staring after her and wondering if he'd done something wrong.
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"Is everything alright?", Tifa asked when Sarah returned. She was sitting at the table with Cloud, Red was stetched out on the floor. "Yeah.", Sarah forced a smile, "I just need to think about a few things." She made her way to the back room and shut the door behind her. "I wonder what he said to her.", Tifa muttered, staring at the closed bed room door. "What who said?", Cloud asked. "Vincent.", Tifa replied, "He came by a few minutes ago and said he needed to talk to her." Cloud stared at her in disbelief. "Vincent?", he asked, "Our Vincent?" "Mmm hmm.", Tifa nodded.
"He came here?"
"Yep."
"Looking for a girl?"
"Yes."
Cloud raised an eyebrow. "A girl that wasn't Lucrecia?", he asked, still not sure he was hearing Tifa right. "Yes!", Tifa cried, "Why is that so hard to believe?" Cloud shruged "It's Vincent.", he replied. "What?", Tifa shot him a weird look, "Is it against the law for him to like someone?" "Well.....no.", Cloud shook his head, "I don't guess so, but it's Vincent!!" Tifa playfully hit his arm. "I think it's wonderful.", she said, "If he does like her that is." It was then that they noticed Red was gone. "Now where did he get to?", Cloud wondered out loud. Tifa only shruged.
Red was down the hall, sitting at the foot of Sarah's bed. "He said that?", he asked her. "Yeah.", Sarah sighed, "I don't know what to think." Red jumped up on the bed and cast her a quizzical look. "How do you feel about it?", he asked. "I'm not sure.", Sarah replied, "I think I'm falling in love with him.....but I don't believe in the whole love at first sight thing." "Obviously you do.", Red told her, "Otherwise you wouldn't be in this situation." "Yeah, I guess you're right.", Sarah smiled, "But I'm not sure how he feels. I'm afraid to ask....what if....what if he doesn't feel the same way?" "He probably wouldn't have come to apologize if he didn't." Red explained, "Vincent's very good at keeping his emotions hidden. But you seem to have brought part of them out in the short time you've been here." Sarah smiled again. "Now what do I do?", she asked. "Give him some time.", Red replied, "Then go talk to him about it." "I feel a lot better now.", Sarah said, "Thanks for the talk." She threw her arms around him in a hug. "Not a problem.", Red smiled.
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The wall cracked slightly as Vincent slamed his clawed fist against it. He was standing in the tomb. The room he'd kept himself locked away in for so long. "Why did she have to find me?", he asked to the air around him, "Why did she look at me the way she did?" He was starting to feel things he hadn't felt in a long time. 'How is this possible?', he thought, 'I hardly know her.' It didn't seem like the answer was going to come to him any time soon, so he decided to get some sleep. Maybe when he woke up he'd understand it all a little better. Once again, the person in his dreams took the form of Sarah. She truely was a sight to be hold. He could stop think about how much he wanted to touch her. No one had made him feel this way....not since Lucrecia. Did she feel the same way about him? Probably not. How could someone as beautiful as her love a monster like him? This wasn't a fairy tale, it was real life. The beauty wouldn't fall in love with the beast this time.
Sarah sat at Cloud and Tifa's kitchen table, staring out the window at the rain. It had been almost two weeks since she last saw Vinent. She wanted so bad to rush over to the mansion and see him, but something kept her from doing so. Cloud and Red had explaind Vincent's situation to her. She knew a little more about the experiments Hojo had done, and of the dark power that lurked within him. Normally, things like that would've scared the hell out of her, but not this time. She felt sorry for him, and desperatly wished there was something she could do to help him. Maybe thats what she was supposed to do. Maybe by loving him, she easy his pain a little. Something nudged her leg causing her to look down, It was Red. "You look like you're lost in thought.", he commented. "Yeah.", Sarah smiled, "I was thinking about going to see Vincent.....but I'm not sure if I should." "What does your heart tell you.", Red asked her. Sarah closed her eyes for a moment. "It's asking me why I'm still sitting here.", she replied. "Well then there you go.", Red smiled, "Go to him, Sarah. I have a feeling he's just as lost as you are right now. Perhaps the two of you should be together right now." Sarah nodded and stood up. "Thanks again.", she smiled, "You're such a good listener." And with that she rushed out the door.
The rain beat down on her as she ran towards the mansion. She had no idea what was going to happen when she got there, and she didn't care. She just had to see him. The past few days had made her realize just how much she did care for him. The stairs creeked under her as she ran up them as fast as she could. She didn't stop until she was at the bottom of the secrect passage. Slowly, she pushed open the door to the tomb. Vincent stood beside the coffin, arms crossed over his chest. Just as he was the day she had first met him. It was almost like he was expecting her. Sarah paused in the doorway and stared at him, tears brimming in her eyes. Finally, the tears began to fall as she ran forward and threw her arms around him. Vincent stood ridged for a moment, before returning the embrace. "I thought you'd never come.", he whispered. Sarah closed her eyes as a warm feeling swept over her. "Vincent", she whispered, "I....I think I love you. I think I've loved you even before I ever met you." "I know.", he whispered back. They stayed like that for what seemd like forever before Sarah pulled away. "Please tell me you feel the same.", she pleaded, "I couldn't live with myself if you didn't." Vincent stared at her for a moment. "I do.", he told her, "I've wanted to touch you, ever since I first saw you in my dreams." Sarah felt herself starting to cry again and she buried her face in her hands....just as she had done that night up on the mountian path.
Once again, Vincent pulled her hands away from her face. "I can't stand for you to love me.", he said, "I'm a monster....you...you deserve much better." Sarah went white. "Thats not true!", she cried, "You're not a monster. How can you think that?" Vincent turned away. "You have no idea what I am.", he whispered, "You can't begin to imagine the things I've been through....the things I've done." Sarah touched his arm......much like she did that night he realized he loved her. "I know about the experiments.", she told him, "I know about the power hiden inside of you. I'm not afraid. I....love you, Vincent. And I'm not going to turn away from you. So please don't turn away from me." Vincent turned around and stared at her. There was so much compassion in her bright green eyes. "I'm afraid I'd hurt you.", he told her, "I could never live with myself if I did." "Don't worry about that.", Sarah smiled, "If I'm not afraid, you shouldn't be either. All that matters is the fact that we care about each other." "Thats the point!", Vincent cried as he slammed his fist against the lid of the coffin, "I do care about you. Thats why I'm so afraid you'll get hurt. What if,,,,,,what if I.....", he trailed off as he turned away from her again. "Vincent please.", Sarah choked on her tears, "Please don't do this." He looked over his shoulder at her. "How could I possibly go on if I hurt you?", he asked. "You're not going to hurt me.", Sarah told him.
"How can you be so sure?"
"I just am.......look at me, please."
Vincent turned back around and sighed. What did she expect from him? Sarah smiled as she touched his face. "Why must you despise yourself so much?", she asked, "You're so tortured by your own soul. Let me love you......let me heal your soul." Vincent clenched his jaw and closed his eyes. He felt her wrap her arms around his neck, but his eyes remaind closed. He opened them with a start as he felt her soft lips against his. Part of him wanted to pull away. But the other part....the larger part...told him to kiss her back. He closed he eyes again and pulled her closer to him, deepening the kiss. Sarah sighed as his tounge parted her lips and slipped into her mouth. This was the moment she'd waited for since she first met him. After a moment, she pulled away and stared into his amber eyes. "You don't need to be afraid.", she said, "I'm here now, and I'm not going anywhere." Vincent stared at her in disbelief. "How can you say that?", he asked, "If something should happen......." "Shhh..", Sarah placed a delicate finger to his lips to silence him, "I told you already that I'm not afraid. I know what Hojo did to you....I'm fully aware of what you can become. But do I look afraid?" Vincent slowly shook his head. "There, you see.", Sarah hugged him, "Who knows, maybe there's a cure for whatever he did to you. But if there is, we'll find it together. I won't let you do it on your own." Vincent smiled for the first time in......a very long time, as he wrapped his arms around her. Maybe she was right. Maybe there was a cure.......if there was, they'd find it together.
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And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive