Chapter 1: Forgotten love
Tifa sat in Cloud's bedroom, in the town Gwenblach, yelling through the door at her husband, Cloud Strife. She had been in there for two days and Cloud was furious. She had locked herself in there because their marriage was turning sour by the minute, she thought to herself as her eyes drifted to the window which was stained with water. Somehow she could feel Vincent was out there, right where she left him, sitting in the rain. She saw the last look in his eyes before she left, and the last words he yelled to her. His eyes were of pure anguish and his last words were sincere. She hated the thought of leaving him but she had had no choice. She wished Vincent would hear her cry and come for her, but she had told him to stay there. He needed to move on without her and be safe. For once she wished he would break his promise and come for her, but she knew he was obedient and would stay.
Vincent opened his eyes he was sure he had just heard Tifa's voice calling him. In a flash he was up and running despite the fact that his cape weighed a ton, it didn't slow him down. He was sure now he had indeed heard her voice she wanted to be saved from Cloud. He was sure of it. He had no clue where to go, but the voice guided him. He was sure it would lead him to her, if only the voice did not stop. He ran all the way to the next town before stopping to rest. The voice had stopped. Had he lost it on his way here or had it stopped?
Vincent slowed to a halt he stood in a different town not knowing what to expect. He was lost and he knew it, he walked throughout the town hoping to hear Tifa's voice or a sign to guide him. He wandered until he tripped into an oddly shaped lump on the ground...
Suddenly, Tifa realized she didn't have to wait for Vincent to come to her. Besides he probably wouldn't, so she decided to go to him. She quickly jumped off the bed and ran to get a pack full of stuff. She carefully opened the window, which slid open quite easily, for she thought she would need to escape sometime. She squeezed out the window. She went out back to where the chocobos were kept. She had a very special chocobo of her own, Lulu, but she wasn't allowed to ride unless accompanied by Cloud on his favorite chocobo, Buster. She hopped on Lulu and held Buster by a lead rope. Cloud couldn't catch her without Buster and plus if she found Vincent he would need a mount.
Looking back, he saw the strange lump give a twitch. He thought it was ok until 'it' started cussing him out. Vincent quickly helped what appeared to be a drunken man up, while spotting a flashing neon sign 'WIN $500!' He decided it was worth a try, but doubt told him he would need money to win it. He entered the bar with the drunk over his shoulder, and the bar had that rowdy smell of beer. Then he saw it. Two men were circling each other; one was small but compact, the other tall and scrawny. They were both arguing who could defeat B.B....