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Chapter One - Pain
I do not own FF7. Thank you.
Kohaku Frost
This is an alternate universe fic featuring Vincent Valentine as a wandering vampire and Aeris Gainsborough as the girl who saves his soul.
I try to think about rainbows
When it gets bad
You got to think about something
To keep from going mad
I try to think about big fat roses
When the ship starts going down
But my head is wicked jealous
Don't want to talk about it right now
Long distance, don't talk about
Ex-girlfriends, don't talk about
You without me, don't talk about
The past
In my head
It's only in my head
In my head
It's only in my head
There's just something about you
That gets me in a twist
And sometimes I think that cupid
Is just taking a piss
It only takes one word or idea
To send me in real deep
So if you think you're clever
Use the right words when you talk to me
Long distance, don't talk about
Ex-girlfriends, don't talk about
You without me, don't talk about
The past
In my head
It's only in my head
In my head
It's only in my head
I really think I have a problem
I really can't control myself
Why do I get so suspicious?
Do you want someone else?
'Cause everybody wants everybody else.
In my head
It's only in my head
In my head
It's only in my head "In My Head" No Doubt
Aeris stared at the curtain of rain that Cloud had disappeared into moments before. Five years of marriage down the toilet of rediscovery. Rediscovery of the youth he had thought lost. A youth Aeris hoped would be cut very short. She had signed the divorce papers in a state of shock, but now she was angry. She wanted to make him suffer, but she knew it was hopeless. That he was out of her life permanently was the best she could hope for. She both wanted him to return and never wanted to see him again; these conflicts raged within her, tearing her soul. He had run off with one of her closest friends, but Aeris knew that her friend would value Aeris more than her philandering husband.
Aeris had loved Cloud more than any one she had ever known, but he had thrown that love in her face, leaving her penniless. She still had her house, but her bank accounts had been drained and she had been forced to quit her job because of her boss's constant come-ons. Her best friend, Tifa, owned a florist's shop where she could work, but Aeris just wanted to go back to bed and sleep for a few weeks.
Tifa was beautifully understanding of the pain Aeris was going through. Tifa Lockheart had been left with three children on her ninth anniversary. She had survived the agony, and Aeris could too. Although it would be far from easy.
Aeris walked away from the window and into the bedroom she had shared with Cloud. She would have to get used to being Aeris Gainsborough again, instead of Mrs. Cloud Strife. But it would be something she would enjoy getting used to. Aeris slid open her closet doors and selected a long, kinda tight pink dress that she had worn before she got married. She laid it on the bed and took out another article of clothing. This was a short red jacket that went with the dress in a surprisingly alluring contrast.
She looked back to the window once before going into her bathroom and turning on the shower, letting the water hide her tears.
* * *
Vincent stood in the shadows, waiting for the prostitute to notice him. She wore a blond wig and ridiculously tall black leather boots. But all Vincent was interested in was the blood flowing through her veins; he held no concern for the drugs in her system, his own body would be unaffected. She turned clumsily and he saw her face for the first time. He frowned slightly, she looked no older than sixteen and she was high on something that would most likely kill her by the time she was twenty. He turned sharply on the heel of his boot and walked away, ignoring the girl's shaky "Lookin' for comp'ny, mister?" He half turned and flipped the girl a gold piece, circa 1640, calling over his shoulder, "Go home, finish school and become a chemist; you'll make a lot more money without selling your body."
The girl picked up the coin and stared, watching the midnight hair as it blended into the darkness beyond the streetlamp. She had always been good at science.
Vincent heard the girl's boots click away down the street to the nearest payphone and he heard her picked up the phone, dial, wait a moment then say, "Mother? Can you have Daddy come pick me up?"
He did not smile, for although he saved her from a painful death, he had lost an easy meal. He walked on, silent, unseen within crowds even though he saw every person. Sooner than anyone normal person would have been able to, he had traveled to the wealthier district of the city. He stepped into the encompassing shadows of an alley, watching the people walking by. A lovely young woman with dark brown hair and large eyes timed her steps to those of the blond, spiky haired man next to her.
They stopped in front of his vantage point and he took her hands in his.
"Yuffie, we can be together now; I went through with it, I divorced Aeris!" The happiness was evident in his voice, but the girl's eyes grew wider. Her face went pale and her lips trembled.
"Cloud! H-how could you do that to Aeris!" The man's face fell noticeably, and the girl was shocked. "I didn't even want to continue this, I thought you knew that! I wanted to be your friend, not your lover!" The confusion on his face was evident, but anger was beginning to surface. The girl "Yuffie" was shocked beyond words.
"I was under the impression that if I divorced Aeris, you would love me. Why don't you love me now?" The girl looked at him with anguish.
"Because Aeris the sister I never had! She is an amazing person, and although you're wonderful, she's more fun, and understanding and all that. She's my best friend in the whole world, and she gave me a home when no one else would. She helped me get my life back on track." Cloud didn't seem to be able to accept these words, but he watched as she turned away, hailing a taxi. Yuffie climbed inside and gave the driver an address that Vincent memorized.
A shadow near Vincent separated from the rest as another vampire, one well known to Vincent. She moved to follow the young man, and Vincent drifted back into the shadows, moving from darkness to darkness in the direction of Aeris's house. He would "comfort" the most likely grieving divorcee, giving an end to the pain.
End ~ Chapter One - Pain
Chapter Two coming soon! Please click the lovely little review button and express your opinion! Thank you for reading,
Kohaku Frost
Chapter One - Pain
I do not own FF7. Thank you.
Kohaku Frost
This is an alternate universe fic featuring Vincent Valentine as a wandering vampire and Aeris Gainsborough as the girl who saves his soul.
I try to think about rainbows
When it gets bad
You got to think about something
To keep from going mad
I try to think about big fat roses
When the ship starts going down
But my head is wicked jealous
Don't want to talk about it right now
Long distance, don't talk about
Ex-girlfriends, don't talk about
You without me, don't talk about
The past
In my head
It's only in my head
In my head
It's only in my head
There's just something about you
That gets me in a twist
And sometimes I think that cupid
Is just taking a piss
It only takes one word or idea
To send me in real deep
So if you think you're clever
Use the right words when you talk to me
Long distance, don't talk about
Ex-girlfriends, don't talk about
You without me, don't talk about
The past
In my head
It's only in my head
In my head
It's only in my head
I really think I have a problem
I really can't control myself
Why do I get so suspicious?
Do you want someone else?
'Cause everybody wants everybody else.
In my head
It's only in my head
In my head
It's only in my head "In My Head" No Doubt
Aeris stared at the curtain of rain that Cloud had disappeared into moments before. Five years of marriage down the toilet of rediscovery. Rediscovery of the youth he had thought lost. A youth Aeris hoped would be cut very short. She had signed the divorce papers in a state of shock, but now she was angry. She wanted to make him suffer, but she knew it was hopeless. That he was out of her life permanently was the best she could hope for. She both wanted him to return and never wanted to see him again; these conflicts raged within her, tearing her soul. He had run off with one of her closest friends, but Aeris knew that her friend would value Aeris more than her philandering husband.
Aeris had loved Cloud more than any one she had ever known, but he had thrown that love in her face, leaving her penniless. She still had her house, but her bank accounts had been drained and she had been forced to quit her job because of her boss's constant come-ons. Her best friend, Tifa, owned a florist's shop where she could work, but Aeris just wanted to go back to bed and sleep for a few weeks.
Tifa was beautifully understanding of the pain Aeris was going through. Tifa Lockheart had been left with three children on her ninth anniversary. She had survived the agony, and Aeris could too. Although it would be far from easy.
Aeris walked away from the window and into the bedroom she had shared with Cloud. She would have to get used to being Aeris Gainsborough again, instead of Mrs. Cloud Strife. But it would be something she would enjoy getting used to. Aeris slid open her closet doors and selected a long, kinda tight pink dress that she had worn before she got married. She laid it on the bed and took out another article of clothing. This was a short red jacket that went with the dress in a surprisingly alluring contrast.
She looked back to the window once before going into her bathroom and turning on the shower, letting the water hide her tears.
* * *
Vincent stood in the shadows, waiting for the prostitute to notice him. She wore a blond wig and ridiculously tall black leather boots. But all Vincent was interested in was the blood flowing through her veins; he held no concern for the drugs in her system, his own body would be unaffected. She turned clumsily and he saw her face for the first time. He frowned slightly, she looked no older than sixteen and she was high on something that would most likely kill her by the time she was twenty. He turned sharply on the heel of his boot and walked away, ignoring the girl's shaky "Lookin' for comp'ny, mister?" He half turned and flipped the girl a gold piece, circa 1640, calling over his shoulder, "Go home, finish school and become a chemist; you'll make a lot more money without selling your body."
The girl picked up the coin and stared, watching the midnight hair as it blended into the darkness beyond the streetlamp. She had always been good at science.
Vincent heard the girl's boots click away down the street to the nearest payphone and he heard her picked up the phone, dial, wait a moment then say, "Mother? Can you have Daddy come pick me up?"
He did not smile, for although he saved her from a painful death, he had lost an easy meal. He walked on, silent, unseen within crowds even though he saw every person. Sooner than anyone normal person would have been able to, he had traveled to the wealthier district of the city. He stepped into the encompassing shadows of an alley, watching the people walking by. A lovely young woman with dark brown hair and large eyes timed her steps to those of the blond, spiky haired man next to her.
They stopped in front of his vantage point and he took her hands in his.
"Yuffie, we can be together now; I went through with it, I divorced Aeris!" The happiness was evident in his voice, but the girl's eyes grew wider. Her face went pale and her lips trembled.
"Cloud! H-how could you do that to Aeris!" The man's face fell noticeably, and the girl was shocked. "I didn't even want to continue this, I thought you knew that! I wanted to be your friend, not your lover!" The confusion on his face was evident, but anger was beginning to surface. The girl "Yuffie" was shocked beyond words.
"I was under the impression that if I divorced Aeris, you would love me. Why don't you love me now?" The girl looked at him with anguish.
"Because Aeris the sister I never had! She is an amazing person, and although you're wonderful, she's more fun, and understanding and all that. She's my best friend in the whole world, and she gave me a home when no one else would. She helped me get my life back on track." Cloud didn't seem to be able to accept these words, but he watched as she turned away, hailing a taxi. Yuffie climbed inside and gave the driver an address that Vincent memorized.
A shadow near Vincent separated from the rest as another vampire, one well known to Vincent. She moved to follow the young man, and Vincent drifted back into the shadows, moving from darkness to darkness in the direction of Aeris's house. He would "comfort" the most likely grieving divorcee, giving an end to the pain.
End ~ Chapter One - Pain
Chapter Two coming soon! Please click the lovely little review button and express your opinion! Thank you for reading,
Kohaku Frost