Disclaimer: Okay, here's chapter four. One more chapter and this story should be finished thanks to a very wonderful idea from Tifa Carbuncle. I'll be using her idea and dedicating the whole next chapter to her so stay turned.

Well, anywho, I hope you like this chapter. It's kinda angsty just like the next one will be. I hope you like it! Drop a review my way once you're done!

We arrived at North Corel about midday. After Vincent and I found some stables for Ace and Dante we rode the Gondola up to the Golden Saucer then went to the Ghost Hotel. Vincent got two rooms for the night and we went into our respective rooms to get settled. Afterwards, we headed down to the lobby to figure out where to go next.

"So, where do you wanna go?" I asked, twirling around in front of him.

He shrugged his shoulders. "It doesn't really matter to me."

"Okay, um, how about we go to Wonder Square?" I asked, stopping in front of him.

"Why not?" He said, shrugging his shoulders once again.

"Okay, come on! Let's go!" I said, tugging on his arm.

We walked out of the hotel and over to the tombstones. I stepped on the one that had 'Wonder' printed on it and stepped next to it. I let out a cry of excitement as the floor dropped from under me and I went sliding through the tube.

I jumped out of the tube when I reached Wonder Square. I looked back at Vincent appeared behind me.

"That is so fun! I'll never get over that!" I said, laughing.

"It isn't that much fun," Vincent said, walking by me.

"Oh, lighten up!" I said, walking after him.

Vincent walked over to the Battle Simulator and I went over to the Snowboarding game. When I finished, I went and watched Vincent play the Battle Simulator. He won of course.

"Why don't you try?" He asked, stopping next to me.

I shrugged my shoulders and stepped onto the platform. The game started up and immediately I threw my hands up in front of me. The hologram in front of me threw the first punch, which I blocked easily. I did a roundhouse kick and knocked him out. That hologram vanished and another appeared in front of me. It tried kicking me but I jumped to the side and brought my elbow down on its back sending it to the ground. It got back up and tried to punch me. I ducked it and sent an uppercut to its chin, knocking it out.

I backed up and bounced on the balls of my feet as the next hologram appeared in front of me. It rushed me and tried an uppercut. I blocked and sent an open palm strike to his chest then I hit him with a roundhouse. Yet again, I knocked the hologram out.

"Careful, the next one's the hardest," Vincent advised.

I nodded and got into my stance. The last hologram appeared in front of me and my jaw dropped. I had to fight a sumo wrestler. Great, I'm gonna be here all night.

The sumo hologram charged at but I jumped to the side and stuck my foot out, tripping it. I walked around behind him and bounced around on the balls of my feet waiting for it to get up. It got up and turned around and sent an amazingly fast punch to my jaw, it threw my head to the side to avoid the blow but it clipped on the chin.

Gosh, for a hologram it sure can hit.

I took in a deep breath and put my hands up in front of me. I rushed at it and did Beat Rush followed by Somersault, Waterkick, Meteodrive, Dolphin Blow, Meteor Strike and finally, bringing my fist behind me and concentrating I pummeled the hologram with Final Heaven.

The sumo wrestler disappeared and I dropped my fists. I looked at Vincent who was standing in front of me with a small smile on his face. I walked off of the platform and stood next to him.

"Not bad," he said, patting me on the back.

"Yeah, considering I haven't practiced in a while," I said, smiling at him. "Well, what next?" I asked, when we stopped next to the different tubes.

He shrugged his shoulders once again. "Doesn't matter."

"You're not much help!" I said, putting my hands on my hips. "Well, how about we watch the show at the Event Square?"

"As long as we don't have to star in it," he said, rather dryly.

"Yeah, it was funny but once was enough!" I said, walking toward the tube labeled 'Event.'

"You've done it once before?" Vincent asked, making me stop in my tracks.

That was the once question that I dreaded he would ask. Might as well tell him, Lockheart. I turned around and looked at him.

"Yeah, it was before we found you. Cloud and I snuck out and we played the leads in the play. It was fun."

"I'm sorry for bringing up such a touchy subject."

"Oh, no. It's all right," I said, before jumping into the tube.

Vincent and I watched the show in Event Square then we went back to the hotel.

"Will you be . . . . .okay for tonight?" Vincent asked me before I walked into my room.

"Yeah, but I might, you know, come in and talk with you for a while before I got to bed, is that alright?"

"Of course."

I nodded my head then stepped into my room. I got into my pajamas then sat down on my bed. I flipped on the small TV and watched a late night show. After it was over I flipped the TV off and decided to go chat with Vincent.

I walked out of my room to Vincent's across the hall. I pushed the door open and walked in. Vincent was standing in front of his bed with his shirt off. He turned to look at me and what I saw on his chest will haunt me for the rest of my days. Back in Corel, he was standing in front of a window so all I could see was his silhouette but now . . . . .

There was a large scar on his chest that looked like a jagged 'X' with a line going horizontally through it. Like someone had opened his chest up. The points went from just below his shoulder to his hip.

I gasped and backed up against the door, holding my hand in front of my mouth. Hojo had done that no doubt.

Upon seeing the expression on my face, Vincent ran towards me and clamped his hand over mine. A very fearful look was evident in his eyes.

"Please," he begged. "Do not scream."

I closed my eyes to prevent the tears from falling but they leaked through and fell down my cheeks. I began to shake my head, trying to tell him that I wouldn't scream. That only made him press his hand down harder.

"Please, Tifa, I beg of you," he pleaded.

I opened my eyes and found that tears were falling from Vincent's eyes as well. I took his hand off my mouth and shook my head again. I carefully raised my hand and traced one line of the scar with my index finger. He raised his human hand and grabbed mine, taking it away from his chest.

I absentmindedly traced the line of my scar. It went from my left shoulder going in between my breasts to the bottom of my rib cage. A silent reminder of what Sephiroth did to me.

"I have a scar too," I said, quietly.

I lifted the right corner of my shirt up so he could see a part of it. He stared at it for a few minutes before he reached his hand up and ran his finger over the thick purplish line. He took his hand away and I put my shirt back down.

We stood in silence for a while just staring at each other. I walked towards him and wrapped my arms around his neck. I buried my face into his neck and hoped that he wouldn't push me away. I cringed and squeezed his neck tighter when he lifted his arms but relaxed when he wrapped them around my waist.

"I'm sorry," I whispered. "I should have knocked."

He shook his head. "You would have found out sooner later."

I nodded to tell him that I understood. He placed his human hand in my hair and weaved his fingers through it.

"I have something I wish to tell you," he said, his voice shaky. "You don't have to answer right away. I just want you to know."

"Go ahead," I said, right shoulder with my left hand.

"I . . . .I, uh, I love you, Tifa. I just wanted you to know."

I bit my bottom lip and shut my eyes tightly. Could I love him back? Maybe when I get over Cloud I could love him but not now. Not yet.

"Thank you for telling me, but I can't yet. Not until I have some closure," I said, quietly, looking down.

His grip around my waist tightened slightly. "I understand. Take as long as you wish. I'll always be here for you."

Vincent released me and I backed away from him, rubbing the back of my hand over my eyes.

I stared at his chest again, which only reminded how sick and twisted Hojo was. I looked into his eyes for a sign or something. Biting my bottom lip, I wrapped my arms around his neck again and brushed my lips against his. He wrapped his arms around my waist once again and pushed his lips against mine.

I was surprised, to say the least. I thought he'd push me away and tell me to leave him alone for the remainder of the night but, no, instead he does the total opposite. But I'm not complaining.

I ended up spending the night in Vincent's bed. We talked silently and made out a few times. I finally went to sleep at about one in the morning. Gosh, is this gonna come back and bite me in the butt or what?

I woke up the next morning and Vincent was sitting on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands. I moved behind him and softly put a hand on his back. He turned to look at me and managed a wry half smile.

"If we want to be back to Nibelheim by late afternoon we better start getting ready," he said, rising from the bed and walking over to his bag, pulling out his clothes.

"Of course," I said, getting out of the bed and walking out of Vincent's room.

I walked into my room and pulled out a pair of khaki cargo pants and a short-sleeved red shirt. I put my clothes and boots on then after slinging my bag over my shoulder I left my room and entered Vincent's room once again.

He was in the middle of buckling up his cape when I walked in. He grabbed his bag and walked towards me.

"Do you have your key?" He asked, pulling his out of his pocket.

I fished around inside my pocket and pulled it out, shaking it around in front of his face.

"Yep."

"Let's go then," he said, stepping out of the room and locking it.

I followed him down the stairs and turned my key in with this then we walked out of the hotel and left the Golden Saucer. We got on our chocobos and began the long journey through the mountains back to Nibelheim.