Shadows Of A Lonely Man: Chapter 5 - Arrival
Vincent blinked, she obviously didn't remember who he was then again why should she? He watched as she turned from them and started walking towards the mansion.
"Follow me" she asked
The pair of Turks nodded and followed her close behind Edward always looking around the town, so much infact that he almost tripped upon a stone and fell were it not for Vincent who grabbed him.
"You should be more careful.." he scolded
The two looked up to see Lucrecia had stopped and was looking at the two a small smile of amusement upon her lips. She then turned and continued walking towards the mansion that loomed over the village. When they entered it musty smell came over Vincent like it hadn't been used in years but everything in there seemed brand new.
"Please wait here" Lucrecia instructed and dissapeared up some stairs directly infront of them.
The two watched as she turned right at the top of them and dissapeared into a room, Vincents eyes never left her as she walked away and Edward noticed this. He smiled a little and then nudged Vincent amusement in his eyes.
"Found somethin ya like buddy?" he laughed
Vincent looked away and stuffed his hands into his pockets muttering a simple "no" trying to keep his eyes away from his partner. It was then that a figure appeared at the top fo the stairs closely followed by Lucrecia. He was short, his hair long and his glasses fit perfectly on his crooked nose. He walked with his hands behind his back and his back hunched over a small smirk on his lips.
"Ah" he exclaimed "The help is here.."
There was no doubt it was Professor Hojo. The two turks looked up as the Professor and Lucrecia descended the stairs. He walked slow and she adjusted her walking pace to match simply so she was not in the professor eyes "out of line". Vincent narrowed his eyes on the professor, he could allready tell that he was a evil little creep just by looking at the smirk on his lips and when the professor stopped before them Edward spoke.
"Turks Stevens and Valentine reporting as requested Prof.."
"yes yes!!" He interupted "I know very well who you are, I suspect the whole town does! Those blue suits are a dead giveaway!"
Edward blinked and Vincent looked over at him, then back at Hojo. The two waited as Hojo started looking them over like he was studying them for something. Eventually he smiled and started walking towards the stairs.
"We are running a simulation tommorow.until then we don't need you. You have accomidations in the local hotel go there and wait till we call you."
The Turks glared at the little creep as he dissapeared out of sight Lucrecia in tow. They then turned and left the mansion through the large doors and started down the path. Both for once had nothing to say as they walked, the sun beat down on them and since they both wore dark colours the heat was absoprbed and caused them to sweat and gasp. They passed the large water tower in the middle of the village and then entered the hotel and stepped up to the desk.
"We have a reservation.." Vincent told the clerk
"Party of two? Stevens and Valentine?"
Vincent nodded.
The clerk started writing something on some forms then after about three minutes he turned around and plucked a key from a board behind him and handed it to Vincent.
"Please enjoy your stay" he smiled
Vincent took the key without saying anything and started up the stairs, Edward followed him. With a quick twist the lock opened and with a jolt so did the door. The two hot and exhausted Turks dissapeared into the room and flopped down onto their beds dropping their guns and holsters on the drawers beside them and lay staring at the roof.
"Perhaps he's just busy.that's why he was being an ass.." Edward finally said breaking the silence.
"Don't count on it" Vincent added
Standing up Vincent walked over to the widnow staring out on the village watching those who passed by. He stood in deep thought wondering about Hojos experiments and what his job was once they got up there but as he wondered about that, at some point in his thoughts always his mind wandered back to Lucrecia. For some reason he was unable to get her out of his mind, it was like she was imprisoned there her smile just wouldn't leave his thoughts.
"Perhaps.." He thought to himself. "Perhaps if I were to talk to her..?"
He kept the thought to himself knowing what Edward would have said and how he would have reacted.
"That's it buddy!" He would have shouted and ran over and nudged Vincent "Get in there!"
Vincent didn't want that kind of hassle. Instead he turned and left the room, Edward looked up and then turned over wanted to sleep. He descended the stairs and left the hotel and started walking down the path towards the mansion but were it turned into the gates he turned away and walked towards the hills. He walked for hours and hours until he came to a point were he didn't want to walk anymore. Thus he turned back and looked at the road that lay ahead of him leading back to Nibelhiem. It was rocky and rough and he hadnt noticed how dangerous it was before. He started walking back when he heard the faint falling of rocks above him, he looked up to see something dart behind a boulder but shrugged and continued on. He heard the rocks fall once more. He was being followed. He increased his speed to a slow jog but his assailant kept up with him then as he stopped and turned around he caught another glimps of it. It looked like a man but had two heads, its arms hung limp at its sides like they were unusable and both sides of it were a different colour, one red and one blue. Vincent blinked and started running and with a roar he heard it leap at him from behind, he growled a little and turned to meet it as it flew through the air at him, he reached into his jacket to grab his gun only to realise that he had left it on the desk by his bed.
Vincent blinked, she obviously didn't remember who he was then again why should she? He watched as she turned from them and started walking towards the mansion.
"Follow me" she asked
The pair of Turks nodded and followed her close behind Edward always looking around the town, so much infact that he almost tripped upon a stone and fell were it not for Vincent who grabbed him.
"You should be more careful.." he scolded
The two looked up to see Lucrecia had stopped and was looking at the two a small smile of amusement upon her lips. She then turned and continued walking towards the mansion that loomed over the village. When they entered it musty smell came over Vincent like it hadn't been used in years but everything in there seemed brand new.
"Please wait here" Lucrecia instructed and dissapeared up some stairs directly infront of them.
The two watched as she turned right at the top of them and dissapeared into a room, Vincents eyes never left her as she walked away and Edward noticed this. He smiled a little and then nudged Vincent amusement in his eyes.
"Found somethin ya like buddy?" he laughed
Vincent looked away and stuffed his hands into his pockets muttering a simple "no" trying to keep his eyes away from his partner. It was then that a figure appeared at the top fo the stairs closely followed by Lucrecia. He was short, his hair long and his glasses fit perfectly on his crooked nose. He walked with his hands behind his back and his back hunched over a small smirk on his lips.
"Ah" he exclaimed "The help is here.."
There was no doubt it was Professor Hojo. The two turks looked up as the Professor and Lucrecia descended the stairs. He walked slow and she adjusted her walking pace to match simply so she was not in the professor eyes "out of line". Vincent narrowed his eyes on the professor, he could allready tell that he was a evil little creep just by looking at the smirk on his lips and when the professor stopped before them Edward spoke.
"Turks Stevens and Valentine reporting as requested Prof.."
"yes yes!!" He interupted "I know very well who you are, I suspect the whole town does! Those blue suits are a dead giveaway!"
Edward blinked and Vincent looked over at him, then back at Hojo. The two waited as Hojo started looking them over like he was studying them for something. Eventually he smiled and started walking towards the stairs.
"We are running a simulation tommorow.until then we don't need you. You have accomidations in the local hotel go there and wait till we call you."
The Turks glared at the little creep as he dissapeared out of sight Lucrecia in tow. They then turned and left the mansion through the large doors and started down the path. Both for once had nothing to say as they walked, the sun beat down on them and since they both wore dark colours the heat was absoprbed and caused them to sweat and gasp. They passed the large water tower in the middle of the village and then entered the hotel and stepped up to the desk.
"We have a reservation.." Vincent told the clerk
"Party of two? Stevens and Valentine?"
Vincent nodded.
The clerk started writing something on some forms then after about three minutes he turned around and plucked a key from a board behind him and handed it to Vincent.
"Please enjoy your stay" he smiled
Vincent took the key without saying anything and started up the stairs, Edward followed him. With a quick twist the lock opened and with a jolt so did the door. The two hot and exhausted Turks dissapeared into the room and flopped down onto their beds dropping their guns and holsters on the drawers beside them and lay staring at the roof.
"Perhaps he's just busy.that's why he was being an ass.." Edward finally said breaking the silence.
"Don't count on it" Vincent added
Standing up Vincent walked over to the widnow staring out on the village watching those who passed by. He stood in deep thought wondering about Hojos experiments and what his job was once they got up there but as he wondered about that, at some point in his thoughts always his mind wandered back to Lucrecia. For some reason he was unable to get her out of his mind, it was like she was imprisoned there her smile just wouldn't leave his thoughts.
"Perhaps.." He thought to himself. "Perhaps if I were to talk to her..?"
He kept the thought to himself knowing what Edward would have said and how he would have reacted.
"That's it buddy!" He would have shouted and ran over and nudged Vincent "Get in there!"
Vincent didn't want that kind of hassle. Instead he turned and left the room, Edward looked up and then turned over wanted to sleep. He descended the stairs and left the hotel and started walking down the path towards the mansion but were it turned into the gates he turned away and walked towards the hills. He walked for hours and hours until he came to a point were he didn't want to walk anymore. Thus he turned back and looked at the road that lay ahead of him leading back to Nibelhiem. It was rocky and rough and he hadnt noticed how dangerous it was before. He started walking back when he heard the faint falling of rocks above him, he looked up to see something dart behind a boulder but shrugged and continued on. He heard the rocks fall once more. He was being followed. He increased his speed to a slow jog but his assailant kept up with him then as he stopped and turned around he caught another glimps of it. It looked like a man but had two heads, its arms hung limp at its sides like they were unusable and both sides of it were a different colour, one red and one blue. Vincent blinked and started running and with a roar he heard it leap at him from behind, he growled a little and turned to meet it as it flew through the air at him, he reached into his jacket to grab his gun only to realise that he had left it on the desk by his bed.
