Dark Valentine



Vincent and Linzee ran up the basement stairs and through the hidden door in the bedroom, past the study and through the hallway. Down both stairwells and into the "lobby" area of the Shinra Mansion. Suddenly, Linzee made Vincent stop.

"Vincent.did you ever read the papers that Hojo left here?"

"No."

"Would you like to? Cloud and them were supposed to meet us here anyways and they're not here."

"Fine."

They walked into the hallway to the right and found 4 pages scattered on the floor. Basically, it told of how Vincent was once a Turk and was experimented on by Hojo. Hojo then left him in the basement because he was a failed experiment and left a game to find Vincent. You had 4 clues (one of them was written in invisible ink) which told you how to get numbers which you had to punch into the safe in the room next to the green room and when you opened the safe you got the key to Vincent's room. Linzee watched as Vincent read the papers. When he was done he looked up at her. She jumped back because the expression on his face frightened her.

"Vincent.I didn't know that they would make you so..I'm sorry to have shown you...don't be to mad Vince."

"How did you know these were here?!"

"I.I wrote them. That's how I know about you. I was Hojo's assistant..I.I know all about Lucrecia and Cloud and them...I joined Shinra after Hojo died because my brother became the new President. But I watched in shadows whenever you guys had come to see Hojo and I listened so I know.I know everything..I DO know everything..sometimes I wasn't even around Hojo or you guys but I could still see everything that was going on with you..I saw.I saw.I saw you...I saw Lucrecia..I saw her."

"Lucrecia..beautiful Lucrecia..what did you see her do?"

Linzee stood there, a blank expression on her face. Suddenly her face went pale. Her lips looked dry, her eyes filled with tears. She looked directly at Vincent with those blue glazy eyes.

"I saw Lucrecia when you talked to her. I saw her cry when you left. I saw her talk to Hojo. I saw him kiss her. I saw her take his knife. I.I."

Linzee started sobbing and crying. Vincent looked nervous and worried. Suddenly, Linzee looked as though she were going to faint. Her knees started to buckle and endless streams of tears flooded down her cheeks. Vincent ran to her and she fell into his arms. He lay her on the ground with his knees bent underneath her. He gently slapped her face. She just lay there, paler than paper. There were damp lines on her face where the tears had fallen only moments before. Vincent looked up and thought to himself. He finally realized what Linzee had tried to tell him. Vincent let out a horrible animal like cry and let his head fall onto Linzee's stomach. He wrapped the two of them in his cloak.

"Vincent, we're sorry."

Vincent looked up, it was Cloud. He looked around the room to see Tifa, Barret, Red XIII, Cid and Cait Sith. When did they come? He thought to himself. He looked down at Linzee. She started to blink her eyes. She looked up at him and said only loud enough that Vincent alone could hear her.

"I'm sorry Vincent. She told me to tell you that you were the only one and that she would meet you in the after life. She told me.she loved you."