Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII.
Jenza1202: I'm going to try my hand at writing an interesting, and exciting battle scene. As always R and R, and flame all you want to! It's all good fun, and since the winter months are rolling in around here, it might keep me warmer. This is my third attempt to get this uploaded. my internet has been playing up, lets me on for three minutes and then throws me off. grr. anyways. here it is!
The group gathered in the square. Cid, Reeve and Barret were looking hung over and shouted at everyone who made a noise. Cloud walked around.
"I've changed my minds about the grouping: Myself, the demon, Barret, Reeve and Red, Tifa, Shera, Cid, Aeris and Yuffie."
"&^%$&!" Leave me with a bunch of females ^**^!" Cid said angrily. "If you giggle you *&^^s I'll personally kill you!"
Aeris gave Cloud a confused look, normally Cloud couldn't stand being in the same room as Vincent, but they had put him in his group. She had an idea why, Cloud had sworn to attack the raven haired man, so would do it during the day, if he did. She looked at Vincent who had raised an eyebrow, but was saying nothing.
* * *
Cloud smiled as his group walked up the hill. The ocean of the Sleeping Depths came into view. Reeve was still bemoaning his hangover, as was Barret.
"Tell those &)^^£ Birds to shut up!" Barret said angrily "I )&^^ them all!"
Vincent snorted.
"Barret, there's going on forty million birds out there, you can't kill them all!" he stretched his wings, removing the cramp, and almost hitting a hung over Reeve in the face.
"&(&^ I can try!"
"Watch the wings bird boy!" Reeve said.
Vincent snorted, and fell back, pacing next to Red, hoping for a coherent, logical converstation.
Red yawned and stretched.
"Come on, the sooner we get across the ocean, the better. Are we renting a boat?"
Cloud nodded.
"To save money, we could fly across by Leviathan." Vincent commented.
"We take a boat." Cloud said walking off.
The rest shrugged and followed the blonde haired human.
* * *
Tifa gasped and ran forward and picked up the brown gloves. They were made out of leather, but had metal plates on them. Written on the sides was 'Hands of the Earth'. She smiled and slipped her old gloves off and put them on, smiling as she felt the power in them. She gave a few experimental few punches.
"These are great!" she said laughing, joining the group. "I can't believe the Gods and Goddesses are helping us
Aeris smiled.
"So that's you, Cloud, myself, Yuffie and Vincent."
"You think Vin's alright?" Cid asked. "I mean, with Cloud. they almost had a large fight against each other a few days ago, if, they're together, it might happen again."
"I hope so." Aeris said. 'Vincent, please be okay. Alexander, God of Light, please prevent Cloud from attacking Vincent, Garas, Holy Dragon, please protect Vincent'
* * *
High in the sky, an invisible white dragon was flying. He had heard the Angel's plea.
'Don't worry little one. I always protect my own.' He thought. 'He carries my weapon, he shall be protected. I will protect the final survivor of my people. Besides. he is strong, wise and brave. Cloud would find it very difficult to kill him.
* * *
The group all climbed into the boat, and began to sail it across the Sleeping Depths. On the other side, in the far distance, miles away over sea and land, sticking up from the earth like a dagger, the black mountain of Xuisla could be seen, standing out against the blood red sky.
"&^$& Mountain." Barret said "*&^*^ means trouble when we get there."
Red sat and looked at it.
"Looks impressive. Vincent, I gather since you've been there, and escaped, you have a slight knowledge of the layout?"
Vincent nodded.
"I know my way around. The Dragon Demons had built an underground network of tunnesl, we'll be able to use them to pass through, and to reach the core, where the Dark Lord's resting place was." Vincent said. "The network of tunnels runs all over the continent that awaits on the other side. We can enter it as soon as we reach land and travel that way."
"Handy." Barret said holding his stomach. "Hangover and seasickness does not go down well."
"That the gods that we're not with Yuffie." Reeve said with a snort.
"(&^*^ right short man." Barret said.
"What other features have the Dragon Demons constructed? You were well known for your technological abilities and mechanical skills." Red asked, walking over to where Vincent was sitting. "You were the most advanced tribe in the world, combining simple inventions with the powers on nature."
"Apart from the tunnels. we have a system of safe houses in the 'Forest of No Return, and search towers, on Mount Xuisla, inside the tunnel there are bombs planted by every loose rock pile, so if anyone comes to close, we could detonate them, and hold back intruders."
"Safe houses in the Forest of No return?" Cloud scoffed "They call it the Forest of No Return, because people go in, but never come out."
"That is because they believe they will not return, so they get lost." Vincent said. "It is all psychological, if you believe you will get lost, you do get lost in there. The safe houses were built to allow people a safe place to rest. They're all built up in the trees, away from creatures that hunt the ground. They have power, so there are usable phones in them. They use wind power." He added as an after thought, answering Red's next question.
"So." Reeve started "We can pass through the Forest then?"
Vincent nodded "It's not direct to the Mountain, but it will allow us to make our way around the side, then pass through the southern gate into the Marsh Lands, from their we can reach an entrance into the tunnels that will lead direct to the core." He smirked. "If anyone sees us enter the woods, they'll believe we'll get lost, so they won't care."
"Sounds good to me." Barret said.
Reeve and Red nodded.
"It's a good idea. We'll be able to get in undetected and look around the lair. If he has awoken, he will not be there." Reeve said
"Excuse me." Cloud said hotly "I am the leader of this group, I make the plans not you lot."
Barret walked over to Cloud.
"Listen blondie, you maybe the leader, but you won't listen to Vincent, so we do. He knows a underground system of tunnels, and can navigate them, and the 'Forest of no return." He said. "Get over your prejudice and accept him!"
Cloud snorted.
"Accept a demon? You must be kidding me!" he said "He's a minion of evil."
Barret punched Cloud hard, knocking the human backwards, making him fall overboard into the Depths. He didn't surface.
"&%*^!" Barret said.
Having waited a few seconds for the human to surface, Vincent dived into the ocean to hopefully find the blonde haired swords man. Once he was under water, he thanked every god he could think of that he had excellent night vision, and could see in the dark.
'Okay Cloud, where are you?' he thought.
To his left he saw a shape slowly floating downwards. Vincent headed for that, propelling himself quickly through the water, trying to reach the human as fast as he could.
* * *
Up in the boat, Barret, Reeve and Red waited with worry, for Vincent and Cloud to surface.
"Come on Vin." Barret shouted "Find Spike Ass , and get him up here!"
* * *
Vincent grabbed Cloud, and turned around, to head for the surface, and to take in some much needed air. He knew Cloud had been under longer than him, and if he didn't get to the surface soon, he'd die. Kicking his legs, Vincent powered his way to the surface and broke through, pulling Cloud's head up is well. The blonde human was still breathing, but was unconscious. He hauled the human into the boat, with the help of Barret, then grabbed hold of the side, and pulled himself in.
Reeve dumped a Phoenix down on the human and helped him sit up.
"What happened?" Cloud asked.
"You opened your &^*£ gob, I punched you, and he saved you." Barret said, nodding his head to the soaking demon, who was getting his breath back, and wringing out his long hair.
"What?" Cloud asked "He saved me? Why? I would have been fine myself!" He stood up. "This is a perfect place to get rid of the demon. I did not need help from him! None of us do!" He un holstered his sword, and brought it forward, ready to strike the soaking demon.
Vincent knew, that with wet feathers, he wouldn't be as quick in the air, as he usually was, and wouldn't be able to fly as high as he would have wanted to, and that humans had a slight advantage in underwater combat. He quickly got to his feet, and picked up his own weapon, and prepared it for battle, ready to fight against the human again, but not to hurt him, but if the human wanted to kill him, he'd be damned if he didn't go down fighting.
Cloud leaped forward, bring his sword down, but met the right blade of Vincent's Flying Blade. Cloud roared in anger and dashed forward, trying to force the demon into the water.
Vincent easily jumped backward onto the bow of the boat, balancing along it easily, as Cloud followed him, with less agility and ease. Swinging his weapon he managed to disarm Cloud and threw the blue-white sword into the boat, were Reeve and Barret were watching in shock.
"You will pay for that demon!" Cloud said, before making use of the one spell he knew, 'Fire'
The fire spell burnt through the wood, and sent Vincent tumbling into the ocean. He didn't surface.
Barret and Reeve stared into the waters, trying to see where the demon had fallen, but there was no sign of him, just still waters.
Cloud smiled in victory and walked towards his friends, throwing a sleeping dust onto them, causing them to fall asleep. They'd be in port before they woke up, so would be unable to complain about him killing the demon, or to save the demon from his watery grave.
* * *
As soon as Vincent hit the water, he knew he was in trouble. When his wings were wet, generally they became waterlogged as weighed him down. They were already wet from saving Cloud, which he was beginning to regret. He began the transformation into 'Dante', his water dragon form. He knew that in that form, he would be able to breath, for a bit, as he had limited MP, and no ethers or elixirs with him.
'I'm not dying without a fight human. I have to tell Aeris. I have to tell her that I love her.
* * *
Aeris cried out when she saw that Vincent was missing from the group as they arrived. Red, Barret and Reeve looked angry, and Cloud was smiling his cocky grin. She knew what had happened.
"Cloud. you. you killed him." she said, beginning to cry "You killed him! He didn't do anything to you!"
"Yeah!" Reeve said angrily "He saved you life, and you kill him, that is not being grateful! We should have told him to leave you alone!"
"HE IS A DEMON!" Cloud shouted "WHY DO YOU CARE?"
"He is not a demon! He's a Dragon Demon, he's not evil!" Tifa said. "He never defended himself against you, you attacked and injured him, but he didn't harm you." She turned away.
For the rest of the evening, nobody talked to Cloud, who was in deep thought.
* * *
Aeris was sitting, watching the waves lap onto the beach, along with Shera, Cid and Tifa.
"I can't believe that he's dead." she whispered. "I never. I never got the chance to tell him, that I loved him."
Shera gasped, and gave the Angel a hug.
"He'll know now Aeris. he'll know."
"*&^%% Cloud." Cid muttered "*&^*&, kill someone who'd done nothing to him. someone who didn't fight back."
Tifa shook her head.
"Cloud didn't deserve to be blessed by the Goddess Shiva."
Something drifted onto the sands, and Cid got up to see what it was. Within fourteen metres of it, he gasped, than ran towards it, running as fast as he could.
"Vin!" he shouted, knelling down next to the body. "&^&% that's one nasty leg wound." He gently dragged the body away from the tide. "Shera, Aeris, Tifa, its Vincent, he's alive!"
Aeris reached him first, and recoiled at the sight of the leg wound. Bone had snapped, and had gone straight through the skin. It was bleeding heavily.
"He must of transformed." Cid said "Into one that can breathe and fight under the waters. He's been attacked. By the guardian of the ocean." he closed his eyes and cast a healing spell, closing the leg wound, and fixing the bone, muscle and tissue damage. He used a levitation spell to carry the unconscious Dragon Demon back to the camp area.
* * *
Cloud sighed and looked up, looking at Barret.
"You're all right. he didn't do anything." he said.
"(&^% right human." Barret said with a snort. "nothing, and you killed him!"
"Hey Barret, you doubt the winged dude?" a voice called, it was Cid. "Look what the shore washed up. Not in good, shape, but he's alive." He bent stopped the spell, and gently lowed the demon onto the ground
"^$£*&!" Barret said standing up "He's alive? How?"
"He must have transformed into one of the dragon thingies, he's out of MP, so I guess that's the reason." Shera said.
"Is he alright?" Cloud asked
"Just unconscious. he had one heck of a leg wound. Something went after him." Cid said. "Aeris, you want to put his weapon down, and get pillow, blanket and Phoenix Down?"
The Angel smiled and placed the weapon on the ground, before walking towards her pack, to pick out the three requested items. After making sure he was well covered, Aeris sprinkled the phoenix feathers onto his body.
* * *
The first thing Vincent was aware of, was the fact he was warm, dry and his leg didn't hurt. Aeris was sitting next to him, and helped him to sit up.
"Good morning. or good evening as the case may be." Aeris said with a smile. "You okay Vincent?"
"Yeah fine. damned sleep walking snakes. they take a bit out of anything." Vincent said looking at the Angel, before turning to face the ground. "Gods I feel I'm going to break a whole load of rules here."
"Vincent I've got something to tell you." Aeris said not hearing Vincent's last words.
"I love you." Vincent said.
"I love you." Aeris said at exactly the same time.
The both turned and stared at each other, unable to believe what the other had said, before Aeris jumped onto Vincent, and gave him a kiss, so loving that only two true soul mates, and true lovers could give.
Hi, this is going to be my last update this side of the New Year. I'm going away to Miami for Christmas, so won't able to post any new chapters. I hope to get at least two written or at least planned whilst I'm away.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and a brilliant New Year.
Many thanks to:
z-lancer - thanks for your review and support
Narukye - Thanks for you support, and voting for Vincent to win, I hope you enjoyed the outcome of the battle!
The Demonic Angel of Yaoi: Thank you for you inspiring review, I love your two fics, and I really, really hope you get some great chapters up during the holiday, so I have something to look forward to, and to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate when I return to the realm of ice and snow.
Finally a massive thanks to:
Chaos Wolf1 - You're fic Apocalypse Rising is great, and I hope you get it finished soon, thanks for your numerous reviews, and support. Thanks for supporting Vincent, and for being my most dedicated reviewer, and I hope you enjoy the outcome of the battle.
And
Emmy19 - Thanks for your review!!! Keep up the good work on your fic! I hope to see you soon and I hope you have a great Christmas! PS. Thanks for voting for Vincent!
PS. I would really, really, really appreciate it if someone who does fan art can draw a picture of the characters as they are in this story, as I would really like to know how others view them. and I couldn't draw a decent picture for toffee.
Once again, Happy Holidays everyone!
Jenza1202: I'm going to try my hand at writing an interesting, and exciting battle scene. As always R and R, and flame all you want to! It's all good fun, and since the winter months are rolling in around here, it might keep me warmer. This is my third attempt to get this uploaded. my internet has been playing up, lets me on for three minutes and then throws me off. grr. anyways. here it is!
The group gathered in the square. Cid, Reeve and Barret were looking hung over and shouted at everyone who made a noise. Cloud walked around.
"I've changed my minds about the grouping: Myself, the demon, Barret, Reeve and Red, Tifa, Shera, Cid, Aeris and Yuffie."
"&^%$&!" Leave me with a bunch of females ^**^!" Cid said angrily. "If you giggle you *&^^s I'll personally kill you!"
Aeris gave Cloud a confused look, normally Cloud couldn't stand being in the same room as Vincent, but they had put him in his group. She had an idea why, Cloud had sworn to attack the raven haired man, so would do it during the day, if he did. She looked at Vincent who had raised an eyebrow, but was saying nothing.
* * *
Cloud smiled as his group walked up the hill. The ocean of the Sleeping Depths came into view. Reeve was still bemoaning his hangover, as was Barret.
"Tell those &)^^£ Birds to shut up!" Barret said angrily "I )&^^ them all!"
Vincent snorted.
"Barret, there's going on forty million birds out there, you can't kill them all!" he stretched his wings, removing the cramp, and almost hitting a hung over Reeve in the face.
"&(&^ I can try!"
"Watch the wings bird boy!" Reeve said.
Vincent snorted, and fell back, pacing next to Red, hoping for a coherent, logical converstation.
Red yawned and stretched.
"Come on, the sooner we get across the ocean, the better. Are we renting a boat?"
Cloud nodded.
"To save money, we could fly across by Leviathan." Vincent commented.
"We take a boat." Cloud said walking off.
The rest shrugged and followed the blonde haired human.
* * *
Tifa gasped and ran forward and picked up the brown gloves. They were made out of leather, but had metal plates on them. Written on the sides was 'Hands of the Earth'. She smiled and slipped her old gloves off and put them on, smiling as she felt the power in them. She gave a few experimental few punches.
"These are great!" she said laughing, joining the group. "I can't believe the Gods and Goddesses are helping us
Aeris smiled.
"So that's you, Cloud, myself, Yuffie and Vincent."
"You think Vin's alright?" Cid asked. "I mean, with Cloud. they almost had a large fight against each other a few days ago, if, they're together, it might happen again."
"I hope so." Aeris said. 'Vincent, please be okay. Alexander, God of Light, please prevent Cloud from attacking Vincent, Garas, Holy Dragon, please protect Vincent'
* * *
High in the sky, an invisible white dragon was flying. He had heard the Angel's plea.
'Don't worry little one. I always protect my own.' He thought. 'He carries my weapon, he shall be protected. I will protect the final survivor of my people. Besides. he is strong, wise and brave. Cloud would find it very difficult to kill him.
* * *
The group all climbed into the boat, and began to sail it across the Sleeping Depths. On the other side, in the far distance, miles away over sea and land, sticking up from the earth like a dagger, the black mountain of Xuisla could be seen, standing out against the blood red sky.
"&^$& Mountain." Barret said "*&^*^ means trouble when we get there."
Red sat and looked at it.
"Looks impressive. Vincent, I gather since you've been there, and escaped, you have a slight knowledge of the layout?"
Vincent nodded.
"I know my way around. The Dragon Demons had built an underground network of tunnesl, we'll be able to use them to pass through, and to reach the core, where the Dark Lord's resting place was." Vincent said. "The network of tunnels runs all over the continent that awaits on the other side. We can enter it as soon as we reach land and travel that way."
"Handy." Barret said holding his stomach. "Hangover and seasickness does not go down well."
"That the gods that we're not with Yuffie." Reeve said with a snort.
"(&^*^ right short man." Barret said.
"What other features have the Dragon Demons constructed? You were well known for your technological abilities and mechanical skills." Red asked, walking over to where Vincent was sitting. "You were the most advanced tribe in the world, combining simple inventions with the powers on nature."
"Apart from the tunnels. we have a system of safe houses in the 'Forest of No Return, and search towers, on Mount Xuisla, inside the tunnel there are bombs planted by every loose rock pile, so if anyone comes to close, we could detonate them, and hold back intruders."
"Safe houses in the Forest of No return?" Cloud scoffed "They call it the Forest of No Return, because people go in, but never come out."
"That is because they believe they will not return, so they get lost." Vincent said. "It is all psychological, if you believe you will get lost, you do get lost in there. The safe houses were built to allow people a safe place to rest. They're all built up in the trees, away from creatures that hunt the ground. They have power, so there are usable phones in them. They use wind power." He added as an after thought, answering Red's next question.
"So." Reeve started "We can pass through the Forest then?"
Vincent nodded "It's not direct to the Mountain, but it will allow us to make our way around the side, then pass through the southern gate into the Marsh Lands, from their we can reach an entrance into the tunnels that will lead direct to the core." He smirked. "If anyone sees us enter the woods, they'll believe we'll get lost, so they won't care."
"Sounds good to me." Barret said.
Reeve and Red nodded.
"It's a good idea. We'll be able to get in undetected and look around the lair. If he has awoken, he will not be there." Reeve said
"Excuse me." Cloud said hotly "I am the leader of this group, I make the plans not you lot."
Barret walked over to Cloud.
"Listen blondie, you maybe the leader, but you won't listen to Vincent, so we do. He knows a underground system of tunnels, and can navigate them, and the 'Forest of no return." He said. "Get over your prejudice and accept him!"
Cloud snorted.
"Accept a demon? You must be kidding me!" he said "He's a minion of evil."
Barret punched Cloud hard, knocking the human backwards, making him fall overboard into the Depths. He didn't surface.
"&%*^!" Barret said.
Having waited a few seconds for the human to surface, Vincent dived into the ocean to hopefully find the blonde haired swords man. Once he was under water, he thanked every god he could think of that he had excellent night vision, and could see in the dark.
'Okay Cloud, where are you?' he thought.
To his left he saw a shape slowly floating downwards. Vincent headed for that, propelling himself quickly through the water, trying to reach the human as fast as he could.
* * *
Up in the boat, Barret, Reeve and Red waited with worry, for Vincent and Cloud to surface.
"Come on Vin." Barret shouted "Find Spike Ass , and get him up here!"
* * *
Vincent grabbed Cloud, and turned around, to head for the surface, and to take in some much needed air. He knew Cloud had been under longer than him, and if he didn't get to the surface soon, he'd die. Kicking his legs, Vincent powered his way to the surface and broke through, pulling Cloud's head up is well. The blonde human was still breathing, but was unconscious. He hauled the human into the boat, with the help of Barret, then grabbed hold of the side, and pulled himself in.
Reeve dumped a Phoenix down on the human and helped him sit up.
"What happened?" Cloud asked.
"You opened your &^*£ gob, I punched you, and he saved you." Barret said, nodding his head to the soaking demon, who was getting his breath back, and wringing out his long hair.
"What?" Cloud asked "He saved me? Why? I would have been fine myself!" He stood up. "This is a perfect place to get rid of the demon. I did not need help from him! None of us do!" He un holstered his sword, and brought it forward, ready to strike the soaking demon.
Vincent knew, that with wet feathers, he wouldn't be as quick in the air, as he usually was, and wouldn't be able to fly as high as he would have wanted to, and that humans had a slight advantage in underwater combat. He quickly got to his feet, and picked up his own weapon, and prepared it for battle, ready to fight against the human again, but not to hurt him, but if the human wanted to kill him, he'd be damned if he didn't go down fighting.
Cloud leaped forward, bring his sword down, but met the right blade of Vincent's Flying Blade. Cloud roared in anger and dashed forward, trying to force the demon into the water.
Vincent easily jumped backward onto the bow of the boat, balancing along it easily, as Cloud followed him, with less agility and ease. Swinging his weapon he managed to disarm Cloud and threw the blue-white sword into the boat, were Reeve and Barret were watching in shock.
"You will pay for that demon!" Cloud said, before making use of the one spell he knew, 'Fire'
The fire spell burnt through the wood, and sent Vincent tumbling into the ocean. He didn't surface.
Barret and Reeve stared into the waters, trying to see where the demon had fallen, but there was no sign of him, just still waters.
Cloud smiled in victory and walked towards his friends, throwing a sleeping dust onto them, causing them to fall asleep. They'd be in port before they woke up, so would be unable to complain about him killing the demon, or to save the demon from his watery grave.
* * *
As soon as Vincent hit the water, he knew he was in trouble. When his wings were wet, generally they became waterlogged as weighed him down. They were already wet from saving Cloud, which he was beginning to regret. He began the transformation into 'Dante', his water dragon form. He knew that in that form, he would be able to breath, for a bit, as he had limited MP, and no ethers or elixirs with him.
'I'm not dying without a fight human. I have to tell Aeris. I have to tell her that I love her.
* * *
Aeris cried out when she saw that Vincent was missing from the group as they arrived. Red, Barret and Reeve looked angry, and Cloud was smiling his cocky grin. She knew what had happened.
"Cloud. you. you killed him." she said, beginning to cry "You killed him! He didn't do anything to you!"
"Yeah!" Reeve said angrily "He saved you life, and you kill him, that is not being grateful! We should have told him to leave you alone!"
"HE IS A DEMON!" Cloud shouted "WHY DO YOU CARE?"
"He is not a demon! He's a Dragon Demon, he's not evil!" Tifa said. "He never defended himself against you, you attacked and injured him, but he didn't harm you." She turned away.
For the rest of the evening, nobody talked to Cloud, who was in deep thought.
* * *
Aeris was sitting, watching the waves lap onto the beach, along with Shera, Cid and Tifa.
"I can't believe that he's dead." she whispered. "I never. I never got the chance to tell him, that I loved him."
Shera gasped, and gave the Angel a hug.
"He'll know now Aeris. he'll know."
"*&^%% Cloud." Cid muttered "*&^*&, kill someone who'd done nothing to him. someone who didn't fight back."
Tifa shook her head.
"Cloud didn't deserve to be blessed by the Goddess Shiva."
Something drifted onto the sands, and Cid got up to see what it was. Within fourteen metres of it, he gasped, than ran towards it, running as fast as he could.
"Vin!" he shouted, knelling down next to the body. "&^&% that's one nasty leg wound." He gently dragged the body away from the tide. "Shera, Aeris, Tifa, its Vincent, he's alive!"
Aeris reached him first, and recoiled at the sight of the leg wound. Bone had snapped, and had gone straight through the skin. It was bleeding heavily.
"He must of transformed." Cid said "Into one that can breathe and fight under the waters. He's been attacked. By the guardian of the ocean." he closed his eyes and cast a healing spell, closing the leg wound, and fixing the bone, muscle and tissue damage. He used a levitation spell to carry the unconscious Dragon Demon back to the camp area.
* * *
Cloud sighed and looked up, looking at Barret.
"You're all right. he didn't do anything." he said.
"(&^% right human." Barret said with a snort. "nothing, and you killed him!"
"Hey Barret, you doubt the winged dude?" a voice called, it was Cid. "Look what the shore washed up. Not in good, shape, but he's alive." He bent stopped the spell, and gently lowed the demon onto the ground
"^$£*&!" Barret said standing up "He's alive? How?"
"He must have transformed into one of the dragon thingies, he's out of MP, so I guess that's the reason." Shera said.
"Is he alright?" Cloud asked
"Just unconscious. he had one heck of a leg wound. Something went after him." Cid said. "Aeris, you want to put his weapon down, and get pillow, blanket and Phoenix Down?"
The Angel smiled and placed the weapon on the ground, before walking towards her pack, to pick out the three requested items. After making sure he was well covered, Aeris sprinkled the phoenix feathers onto his body.
* * *
The first thing Vincent was aware of, was the fact he was warm, dry and his leg didn't hurt. Aeris was sitting next to him, and helped him to sit up.
"Good morning. or good evening as the case may be." Aeris said with a smile. "You okay Vincent?"
"Yeah fine. damned sleep walking snakes. they take a bit out of anything." Vincent said looking at the Angel, before turning to face the ground. "Gods I feel I'm going to break a whole load of rules here."
"Vincent I've got something to tell you." Aeris said not hearing Vincent's last words.
"I love you." Vincent said.
"I love you." Aeris said at exactly the same time.
The both turned and stared at each other, unable to believe what the other had said, before Aeris jumped onto Vincent, and gave him a kiss, so loving that only two true soul mates, and true lovers could give.
Hi, this is going to be my last update this side of the New Year. I'm going away to Miami for Christmas, so won't able to post any new chapters. I hope to get at least two written or at least planned whilst I'm away.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and a brilliant New Year.
Many thanks to:
z-lancer - thanks for your review and support
Narukye - Thanks for you support, and voting for Vincent to win, I hope you enjoyed the outcome of the battle!
The Demonic Angel of Yaoi: Thank you for you inspiring review, I love your two fics, and I really, really hope you get some great chapters up during the holiday, so I have something to look forward to, and to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate when I return to the realm of ice and snow.
Finally a massive thanks to:
Chaos Wolf1 - You're fic Apocalypse Rising is great, and I hope you get it finished soon, thanks for your numerous reviews, and support. Thanks for supporting Vincent, and for being my most dedicated reviewer, and I hope you enjoy the outcome of the battle.
And
Emmy19 - Thanks for your review!!! Keep up the good work on your fic! I hope to see you soon and I hope you have a great Christmas! PS. Thanks for voting for Vincent!
PS. I would really, really, really appreciate it if someone who does fan art can draw a picture of the characters as they are in this story, as I would really like to know how others view them. and I couldn't draw a decent picture for toffee.
Once again, Happy Holidays everyone!