Chapter 5
Vincent sat up and breathed heavily. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked beside him. Linzee was curled up under the blankets. She was facing towards him and she was mumbling in her sleep.
"No Cloud, not today. NO CLOUD. we're not going to breed them today. they don't want to be bred today!. We don't have any females Cloud!. Yes it does matter!. Tifa!."
He thought about his dream for a minute or two and then he stood up and walked out the door. Once in the main room, he saw everyone in their usual places. He found Cid yelling at one of the pilots and pulling another cigarette from his pack. He noted that Cid only had half a pack left. The angelic man walked towards the front of the ship where he found Cloud standing staring out the window. He stood beside him and waited for the dimwit to notice him.
"Oh hey Vincent! We're almost near North Crater now. This place makes me nervous. It brings back a lot of memories you know? A lot of memories that I wish I had forgotten. But you know, I learned a lot from Aeris and."
Vincent knew that Cloud was heading into one of his long philosophical speaches. So he just tuned him out and nodded and agreed everynow and then.
"So then I said, Sephiroth this is between you and me. This is the final showdown. This battle, the battle to end all battles, is for Aeris! And then I kicked some a*#!"
Barret suddenly turned around and became interested in the conversation.
"Cloud Strife, did I just hear you say a%$?! GLAD TO HEAR IT YOU SPIKEY HAIRED SON OF A B*^$#! We're all standing here today because you opened a can of whoop a%# on that f^%$@#* old man but if I hear that God Damned story one more time, I'll open ALL the cans of whoop a^& on you. DON'T THINK I'M JOKING 'CAUSE I'M NOT!"
"BARRET! Just calm down. Cloud did a very VERY brave thing that day. And he can repeat that stupid story as many times as he wants! Alright Cloud? You just keep talking cutie!"
"Thanks Tifa. Now off to North Crater!"
As he finished those words, the airship came to an immediate stop and everyone in the room rolled their eyes.
"Alright kids, we're here. North Crater. Everybody off my goddamn ship!"
Vincent followed the others out of the room but was stopped suddenly by Red XII. They waited for the others to leave the room and Red XIII spoke.
"Vincent, are you sure you should be getting this close to her? Especially so soon?"
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"You know what I speak of. Vincent, we still aren't sure that she isn't still working for Shinra. She's kin with Rude! He is the President of Shinra now."
"I am aware of all of this."
"Then understand what I am saying and don't get to close to her."
"."
"Come one, the others will wonder where we are."
Red XII pranced away, his firey tail dashing back and forth. Vincent walked slowly after him. He went outside and climbed down the ladder. He jumped off, turned around and almost fell straight down. Infront of him stood Linzee. She was wearing a blue shirt that matched her eyes and had no sleeves. She wore black gloves with blue knuckle pad things. She had on a black skirt that was cut off about 8 inches above her knee and as always her pink belt, gunblade and sword were strapped on. She was talking to Tifa and she looked stunning. Cloud nudged and whispered to him.
"Doesn't she look fabulous? Tifa picked out her outfit. I think she likes you Vincent! Oh look, she's coming this way. I'll leave now."
"Hey Vincent! How's it going? Umm.I wanted to thank you for the blanket last night. That was really sweet of you. Their talking about splitting up into 4 pairs and each pair following one set of footprints. I thought we could be parteners."
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"Alright then. As I said last night, your silence means yes to me!"
Linzee bounced back to Tifa and Vincent looked over at Red XII. The wildcat shaked his head and walked away. Cloud, somehow managing to become "leader" once again, spoke loudly so that everyone could hear.
"Alright everyone this is it. We're splitting up into pairs and we'll follow the footprints. PHS each other at random intervals just to check in. If we don't hear from your party for one day and a night then we will assume the worst and head to your trail to try and find you. We don't know what's at the end of these paths, it could be our greatest fears, or our greatest desires. So be prepared for anything. Barret and Red XIII, choose your path. Tifa and Cait Sith, choose your path. Vincent and Linzee, choose your path and me and Cid will take another."
"Oh and Vincent, I almost forgot, here's your new gun. Lots of ammo, really nice. Hope you like it!"
Tifa tossed Vincent a brand new, top of the line, high tech shotgun. He smiled and placed it in his belt. Linzee walked towards him and they walked past Cid who was already fighting with Cloud. Something about making a pit- stop for cigarettes. They went up to the mossy pit and looked in the immense chasm below them. Linzee noticed the slight shiver from the brave, dark, knight. They chose their path and walked on. They encountered many fiends during their walk but nothing huge. Linzee cured Vincent and herself while Vincent did most of the attacking/attack magic. He loved his new weapon and showed it. They walked a long way and never even saw any of the other parties. Eventually it got dark and they decided to rest awhile. Linzee wanted to continue and Vincent said he could but they decided that it would be best if they rested and were full of strength the next day. So they sat close together and talked for awhile. Suddenly, Vincent heard something and stood up. Linzee fell silent and waited for him to make a move. He held a hand out to her and she grasped it and pulled herself up. As soon as she was up she saw what Vincent had heard and been looking at. Not too far ahead of them loomed a gigantic Titan. It had it's back turned to them and so they had the advantage of the first shot. Linzee could see that the first shot would be Vincent's. They crept quietly towards the fiend and got into battle positions. Vincent held up his new pride and pulled the trigger. The immense beast hollered with agony and turned to fight it's competition. Linzee summoned Shiva, who did an ice attack and then was dismissed. The Titan realized that it was being beaten and jumped up and back down creating a huge earthquake. Linzee tumbled over and was out of breath. Vincent was loosing hp quickly but had more to spare then Linzee. He attacked the beast and then put it to sleep. Then he turned to Linzee and asked her if she could still fight or if they should try to run. Linzee said she could fight, Vincent gave her a potion and she used cura magic on them both. Suddenly the creature awoke and Linzee immediately stabbed it several times with her sword. It wailed and swung at Vincent. He toppled over at the force of the great strike but lifted himself up again. Linzee used cure magic on him and he immediately turned into Chaos. He started striking the beast continuously, over and over his gaping claws and fangs struck the Titan. Eventually he came off him and Linzee came out of her shock and used blizzaga on it. It drank a potion and punched her. She was swept back by the blow and fell unconcious. Chaos regarded the fallen girl and jumped on the Titan and scratched and bit and clawed and hit and kicked until finally the beast fell on its back and faded into the night sky. Chaos instantly turned back into Vincent, who ran to Linzee, who was still lying unconcious on the floor. He picked her up with both arms and brought her under a tree where the ground was softer. He sat her up against the tree and stepped away from her. He used Pheonix Down on her, then summoned cura magic for her. Then he crept back towards the limp, fragile body. The dark angel crouched infront of her and gently kissed her lips. He pulled away and slowely, her eyes opened.
".Vincent?"
"I'm here."
"You took care of me"
"I did"
"why?"
"Anything for a friend, right?"
Linzee looked up into his deep red eyes and leaned forward. Vincent wrapped his arms around her waist and she clasped her hands behind his neck as they kissed intensly. All around them the night sounds sounded and the moon gleamed in the blue, velvet sky.
~*Author's note* Ya hi, hello. Okay, I got ideas for this story right after I'd read some of my friend Heather's works. After the Storm. GO READ IT RIGHT NOW IT'S AMAZING. Lol But ya, Hopefully this story isn't a lot like that one but I'm sure there are some similarities. Also, yes, this is weird. Vincent and Linzee have only known each other for like 3 days and they're already making out in the woods together! Well people, That's what love is. It happens as soon as you meet the person and so, these two, as odd a couple as they may be, are allowed to be making out and staring into each other's eyes puppydoggyly after 3 days. Alright? Good. Enjoy!*~ P.S Isn't Vincent just the cutest thing EVER?!?! I love him! Sigh*
Vincent sat up and breathed heavily. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked beside him. Linzee was curled up under the blankets. She was facing towards him and she was mumbling in her sleep.
"No Cloud, not today. NO CLOUD. we're not going to breed them today. they don't want to be bred today!. We don't have any females Cloud!. Yes it does matter!. Tifa!."
He thought about his dream for a minute or two and then he stood up and walked out the door. Once in the main room, he saw everyone in their usual places. He found Cid yelling at one of the pilots and pulling another cigarette from his pack. He noted that Cid only had half a pack left. The angelic man walked towards the front of the ship where he found Cloud standing staring out the window. He stood beside him and waited for the dimwit to notice him.
"Oh hey Vincent! We're almost near North Crater now. This place makes me nervous. It brings back a lot of memories you know? A lot of memories that I wish I had forgotten. But you know, I learned a lot from Aeris and."
Vincent knew that Cloud was heading into one of his long philosophical speaches. So he just tuned him out and nodded and agreed everynow and then.
"So then I said, Sephiroth this is between you and me. This is the final showdown. This battle, the battle to end all battles, is for Aeris! And then I kicked some a*#!"
Barret suddenly turned around and became interested in the conversation.
"Cloud Strife, did I just hear you say a%$?! GLAD TO HEAR IT YOU SPIKEY HAIRED SON OF A B*^$#! We're all standing here today because you opened a can of whoop a%# on that f^%$@#* old man but if I hear that God Damned story one more time, I'll open ALL the cans of whoop a^& on you. DON'T THINK I'M JOKING 'CAUSE I'M NOT!"
"BARRET! Just calm down. Cloud did a very VERY brave thing that day. And he can repeat that stupid story as many times as he wants! Alright Cloud? You just keep talking cutie!"
"Thanks Tifa. Now off to North Crater!"
As he finished those words, the airship came to an immediate stop and everyone in the room rolled their eyes.
"Alright kids, we're here. North Crater. Everybody off my goddamn ship!"
Vincent followed the others out of the room but was stopped suddenly by Red XII. They waited for the others to leave the room and Red XIII spoke.
"Vincent, are you sure you should be getting this close to her? Especially so soon?"
"."
"You know what I speak of. Vincent, we still aren't sure that she isn't still working for Shinra. She's kin with Rude! He is the President of Shinra now."
"I am aware of all of this."
"Then understand what I am saying and don't get to close to her."
"."
"Come one, the others will wonder where we are."
Red XII pranced away, his firey tail dashing back and forth. Vincent walked slowly after him. He went outside and climbed down the ladder. He jumped off, turned around and almost fell straight down. Infront of him stood Linzee. She was wearing a blue shirt that matched her eyes and had no sleeves. She wore black gloves with blue knuckle pad things. She had on a black skirt that was cut off about 8 inches above her knee and as always her pink belt, gunblade and sword were strapped on. She was talking to Tifa and she looked stunning. Cloud nudged and whispered to him.
"Doesn't she look fabulous? Tifa picked out her outfit. I think she likes you Vincent! Oh look, she's coming this way. I'll leave now."
"Hey Vincent! How's it going? Umm.I wanted to thank you for the blanket last night. That was really sweet of you. Their talking about splitting up into 4 pairs and each pair following one set of footprints. I thought we could be parteners."
"."
"Alright then. As I said last night, your silence means yes to me!"
Linzee bounced back to Tifa and Vincent looked over at Red XII. The wildcat shaked his head and walked away. Cloud, somehow managing to become "leader" once again, spoke loudly so that everyone could hear.
"Alright everyone this is it. We're splitting up into pairs and we'll follow the footprints. PHS each other at random intervals just to check in. If we don't hear from your party for one day and a night then we will assume the worst and head to your trail to try and find you. We don't know what's at the end of these paths, it could be our greatest fears, or our greatest desires. So be prepared for anything. Barret and Red XIII, choose your path. Tifa and Cait Sith, choose your path. Vincent and Linzee, choose your path and me and Cid will take another."
"Oh and Vincent, I almost forgot, here's your new gun. Lots of ammo, really nice. Hope you like it!"
Tifa tossed Vincent a brand new, top of the line, high tech shotgun. He smiled and placed it in his belt. Linzee walked towards him and they walked past Cid who was already fighting with Cloud. Something about making a pit- stop for cigarettes. They went up to the mossy pit and looked in the immense chasm below them. Linzee noticed the slight shiver from the brave, dark, knight. They chose their path and walked on. They encountered many fiends during their walk but nothing huge. Linzee cured Vincent and herself while Vincent did most of the attacking/attack magic. He loved his new weapon and showed it. They walked a long way and never even saw any of the other parties. Eventually it got dark and they decided to rest awhile. Linzee wanted to continue and Vincent said he could but they decided that it would be best if they rested and were full of strength the next day. So they sat close together and talked for awhile. Suddenly, Vincent heard something and stood up. Linzee fell silent and waited for him to make a move. He held a hand out to her and she grasped it and pulled herself up. As soon as she was up she saw what Vincent had heard and been looking at. Not too far ahead of them loomed a gigantic Titan. It had it's back turned to them and so they had the advantage of the first shot. Linzee could see that the first shot would be Vincent's. They crept quietly towards the fiend and got into battle positions. Vincent held up his new pride and pulled the trigger. The immense beast hollered with agony and turned to fight it's competition. Linzee summoned Shiva, who did an ice attack and then was dismissed. The Titan realized that it was being beaten and jumped up and back down creating a huge earthquake. Linzee tumbled over and was out of breath. Vincent was loosing hp quickly but had more to spare then Linzee. He attacked the beast and then put it to sleep. Then he turned to Linzee and asked her if she could still fight or if they should try to run. Linzee said she could fight, Vincent gave her a potion and she used cura magic on them both. Suddenly the creature awoke and Linzee immediately stabbed it several times with her sword. It wailed and swung at Vincent. He toppled over at the force of the great strike but lifted himself up again. Linzee used cure magic on him and he immediately turned into Chaos. He started striking the beast continuously, over and over his gaping claws and fangs struck the Titan. Eventually he came off him and Linzee came out of her shock and used blizzaga on it. It drank a potion and punched her. She was swept back by the blow and fell unconcious. Chaos regarded the fallen girl and jumped on the Titan and scratched and bit and clawed and hit and kicked until finally the beast fell on its back and faded into the night sky. Chaos instantly turned back into Vincent, who ran to Linzee, who was still lying unconcious on the floor. He picked her up with both arms and brought her under a tree where the ground was softer. He sat her up against the tree and stepped away from her. He used Pheonix Down on her, then summoned cura magic for her. Then he crept back towards the limp, fragile body. The dark angel crouched infront of her and gently kissed her lips. He pulled away and slowely, her eyes opened.
".Vincent?"
"I'm here."
"You took care of me"
"I did"
"why?"
"Anything for a friend, right?"
Linzee looked up into his deep red eyes and leaned forward. Vincent wrapped his arms around her waist and she clasped her hands behind his neck as they kissed intensly. All around them the night sounds sounded and the moon gleamed in the blue, velvet sky.
~*Author's note* Ya hi, hello. Okay, I got ideas for this story right after I'd read some of my friend Heather's works. After the Storm. GO READ IT RIGHT NOW IT'S AMAZING. Lol But ya, Hopefully this story isn't a lot like that one but I'm sure there are some similarities. Also, yes, this is weird. Vincent and Linzee have only known each other for like 3 days and they're already making out in the woods together! Well people, That's what love is. It happens as soon as you meet the person and so, these two, as odd a couple as they may be, are allowed to be making out and staring into each other's eyes puppydoggyly after 3 days. Alright? Good. Enjoy!*~ P.S Isn't Vincent just the cutest thing EVER?!?! I love him! Sigh*