I Promise……….

Chapter 4- Thoughts…

She stared down at the floor and said to him hesitantly, " How do you know about the….song?" Vincent rose from his seat and stared down at her, " Remember when I came into your room?" Yuffie nodded her head, such a fool…why did I sing it out loud?" " I heard you, I never knew you could sing." Yuffie beamed to her that was a compliment to Vincent it was just well, a statement the most no compliment at all. " When I was young my mother would sing me the song, her voice was so pretty a lot better that mine.

I would have nightmares once in a while, but either way they were horrible and very realistic so she would come in my room and, cradle me in her arms. When she was comfortable and certain I was comfortable she would sing the song to me until..she…d-died." A small crystal like tear slid down her cheek when she talked about her mother. It always happened. Vincent stared at her, " I am sorry to hear that….what was the song called?" Yuffie looked up to him she couldn't tell him, it was forbidden to ever tell anyone the sacred name of the song. Yuffie bore her own eyes into his and questioned very quietly,

" Can't tell anyone okay, it is very…..sacred." Vincent stared at her she was serious, he nodded his head and waited her to speak again. " It was called……The Cry of Leviathan…" Just after she said the words she could hear stomping feet. She rushed to the dresser and put the brush back. She nodded her head at Vincent as a farewell and left the room to go to hers and pretend she was asleep the whole entire time she was there with him. Vincent stood there in his room, he was the first she had ever told. No one else knew about the song except her mother, her and him. He walked silently around the room pondering So young…….she's gone through much. I'd be damned if she was to suffer of her family's sins and of her own. She seems too innocent, why must she protect the name of such a song. Yes, it is the most beautiful song I have ever heard sung by her.

" Vincent, wake up!" Vincent quickly snapped to what was going on, someone was pounding on his door. He was somewhat annoyed by this foolish act and walked quietly and quickly to the door. He flung it open and there stood Cloud who was standing obviously shocked Vincent did that, " What do you want?" Vincent asked rather annoyed for Cloud interrupting him. " Have you seen Yuffie, she wasn't in her room when I went in and she isn't in the room you gave her." Vincent stood there for a few moments, he was stunned. Why would Yuffie go off? Especially at 7:00am in the morning. Vincent walked past Cloud and went downstairs. There was a mess where the fold out-bed couch was.

Vincent ignored the fact it was messy and saw Cid sitting down smoking as usual he was also cursing his invisible audience. Cloud stepped forward towards Cid and said, " Hey Cid, have you seen Yuffie??? Vincent and I can't find her." Cid looked up and saw Vincent's crimson red eyes they burned holes into him, he felt as though Vincent was watching his every move reading his every thought. " Yah, I saw her." Cloud took a big sigh of relief " I hope that wasn't a sigh of relief Cloud." Cloud looked at Cid puzzled, " What do you mean?" " What I mean is that me and the lil brat got into a argument."

" That is nothing Cid she always deals with your crap and doesn't go off like crazy." Cid looked down at the floor that became rather interesting at the moment " This time she…did. I had the TV on and she grabbed the control and switched it to cartoons I like cartoons and all but something really good was on….. So I grabbed it back and she poured ice down my back a few minutes later. That was when I exploded I told her no one cared for her and she was a no good overactive annoying bitch.

And that she should go back home and return Wutai back to its formaer glory and I told her I doubted she would ever be capable of doing that. She shrugged it off then two minutes later she got up her eyes wet with tears and ran out the house. Obviously to somewhere." Cloud stood there for a few moments before turning towards Vincent. " I have an order for you Vincent." Vincent looked at Cloud glaring at him as though to already say no, " What is this order Cloud?"

" I want you to go and find Yuffie for us okay?" Vincent stared at him as though he was somewhat crazy he walked towards the door and went to go find Yuffie. Stupid Cid, does he not realize she is in a fragile state right now and if he didn't he is blind. He was angered that is all Vincent.

VINCENT…. What do you want now Chaos? LUCRECIA FALLS. What about Lucrecia Falls? Do not bother me unless it is important. Vincent suddenly felt the sharpest and most painful pain on his side. He stumbled but quickly regained his balance. Stop Chaos I will listen but do no bother me again unless it is of some importance.

YUFFIE.LUCRECIA FALLS. Hwy would she go there?

Chaos did not reply instead Vincent could feel him slightly chuckle. Vincent sighed and rode his black Chocobo WindSaber to the Falls where he went to so often. He reached the falls what seemed to take a million years to him and quickly rushed to see if Yuffie was nearby. He found her, she was wading in the water. He approached the edge of the water and noticed she was floating on her back her eyes closed as though she was dreaming of something sweet. "Yuffie?" Yuffie's eyes snapped open and she dived underneath the water. It wasn't hard for Vincent to see her, the water was clear. He saw Yuffie swim towards the falls and she disappeared underneath them. He quickly followed her, there he saw her again wading in yet another pool except the area she was surrounded in was nicer.

She looked up at him and said, " What do you need Vincent?" Vincent took a step towards Yuffie making sure to not fall in the water or slip. This Yuffie noted and an evil thought went across her mind. She held back her smile although her lower lip trembled from the attempt to not smile. " What is wrong, Yuffie?" Yuffie rose from the water she was soaked to the bone, she wasn't wearing a bathing suit or anything instead she was wearing her usual favorite clothes.

She walked towards him in the water. She held her hand out to him as though to say help me out. Vincent just stared at her hand. " Vince, the least you could do for a cold shivering young woman is help her out of the water." Vincent stared at her for a few moments then said, " I thought you could get out by your self." Yuffie began to pout and walked over to the deeper end of the small crystal clear water. She dove underneath the water then resurfaced. She floated on her back like she had done before and backstroked back to Vincent. He held his hand out and when she grabbed his hand she smiled evilly. Vincent realized what was going to happen…Yuffie pulled hard on his hand. SPLASH!