Chapter 5 Part 2: A Day With Vincent
Note: Okay! Here's the Laura and Vincent episode! Of course, if you're a Vincent fan girl, I'd actually just prefer you to tell me that, maybe I'd do you a favor and put in something you'd like to see happen. But then again, who even reads this? This belongs to Squaresoft. Oh yeah, and if you'll notice, this chapter starts up at the same time as the last one did, but follows Laura, aka LadyTifa26. That's not her real name, I actually have no clue to what it is, but she has exams either this week or next week, so, this should make her happy! Oh yeah, and this is where the cuteness in the story truly begins, and make note that I SWEAR nothing SUGARY happens. I mean, disgustingly romantic like my other fanfics. Just cute stuff. It's still funny. Don't worry. And yes, once again, LadyTifa26's permission has been doled out for authorization of this chapter. HUZZAH!
"Yo Laura! Wake up!"
"Hmm? Vinnie?"
"No, it's Cloud. Come on, today, you have weapons lessons."
"Will Vinnie be there?"!", she asked excitedly.
"Probably. Now get up.", he said as he said as he put her clothes at the foot of the bed.
"YAY! VINNIE!", she squealed as she huggled her Vincent plushie, and it made a squeaky noise. She quickly changed and ran down the stairs, where Cloud was standing in the doorway, listening to some yelling coming from next door.
"Uh, oh. Let's bail your friend out before Tifa completely loses it."
"Hmm, for a guy with weird hair, he's kinda nice.", thought Laura as they headed next door for breakfast.
"Tifa! I'm here with Laura!", said Cloud as he opened the door.
"HEY CLOUD!", they all shouted at him.
"Er. . .hi.", he said nervously. Laura sat down next to Rachel while the other three talk, and piled on food.
"What was all the yelling about?", asked Laura.
"I took Mr.Warkster."
"You like chocobos too much."
"You like Vincent too much.", said Rachel with a mouthful of pancake.
"He's MY Vinnie! You take your stupid Cloud!"
"STUPID!? HEY!", yelled back Rachel, jamming some pancake on a fork into Laura's mouth. Laura did the same and they were both tearing up as they could barely take anymore, until Vincent came through the door.
"I got a call from Cid. He wants us to leave now."
"VINNIE!", she squealed with delight as she leapt from her chair and pounced.
"AAUUGGH!"
"See ya' later!", said Aeris as they departed, Laura constrained again on a chocobo. The plan was that they would meet at the end of the day, when everything was finished.
"What did I tell you about controlling yourself?", said Tifa. "For God sakes, you said it yourself, you're 18!" Vincent had a slight smile of satisfaction on his face as Tifa was lecturing Laura.
"OKAY! OKAY! Jesus, don't get your thong in a knot. . .", said Laura.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!", yelled Tifa.
"Cool it Tifa.", said Aeris. "What did we discuss?"
"You never said anything about this one."
"Look, she's taking weapons lessons from me. I'll be the one to keep her little 'habits' under control. Just don't bust an artery yelling at them for having a crush."
"Okay, but if she isn't under control by the end of the day, she's under my jurisdiction.", said Tifa with a slight piercing gaze directed at Laura, who overheard everything and had a sweat mark as well as a very nervous look on her face.
"First, we'll untie you. . .", said Aeris, struggling against the knots that Tifa herself tied personally. "Better?"
"GASP! AIR!", inhaled Laura, returning to her normal color. "Thanks. You know, I always pictured Tifa as a nicer person."
"Oh, she can be nice when she wants to be. . .", said Aeris. "But if you make her angry, which normally isn't very often, you better head for the hills."
"Hmm. . .", Laura looked up ahead at Tifa, who had a more troubled than angry look on her face. "What's up with her now?"
"She didn't think it was a good idea to leave Rachel with Cloud back there. See, she feels more than divine retribution towards people."
"Hey, I know, let's try and cheer her up!", said Laura with a big smile. "She IS after all, my favorite character!"
"I thought Vincent was."
"Nah. Tifa's cooler in the story than him. Come on!"
"Uhhh, That might not be a good idea. . .", said Aeris, her voice shaking a little from nervousness.
"Don't worry about it!", said Laura as she moved her chocobo next to Tifa's.
"Hmmm?", said Tifa as she turned her head to see Laura, stretching her face to extreme proportions, and making weird noises. She gave her a weird look at first, but she smiled a little when she realized what Laura was trying to do.
"Thanks."
"NO PROB!", shouted Laura enthusiastically. "See, you're not the only nice person here.", said Laura to Aeris. Vincent just looked over a little, as if he saw more than just a super-annoying person, but when she returned his gaze, he quickly turned his head.
"HEY! MOVE YOUR &! ASSES OVER HERE!", yelled Cid as they got within view.
"Hey Cid!", waved Laura.
"You sound familiar. Are you the weirdo who called me yesterday about pizza?"
"Uh, nooo. . .that was Rachel."
"Remind me to uh, 'thank' her when she gets here. Now, here's what I want you to do. Aeris and Tifa, you help me with the oil on this thing. Laura and Vincent, you work on replacing the spark plugs. And mind you it IS hard, as the plugs are about 4 ft. tall."
"WHAT?! Me with her?!", cried Vincent.
"Aw, get over it ya' pussy! Now get to work!", he shouted.
"Grrr. . .", said Vincent as he walked away with Laura. "Okay, you are not going to bug me in any way. Got it?"
"Oh, why would I bug you, Vinnie?", she said in an innocent voice.
"We are here to work on this engine, nothing more. Now hand me that wrench over there.", he said as he looked into a control panel on information on how to fix it.
"This one?", she said as she walked over a little, and the thing was particularly large, so she hoisted it on her shoulder, and walked back over.
"No, that one over there.", he said, lifting his head back up and turning around. She turned on her heel and the wrench was over her shoulder, so it hit him with enough force to knock him over.
"GAHH!", he yelled. "Watch it!"
"Sorry. . .", she apologized.
"Grumble. . ."
"Sigh.", she said as she handed him the other wrench.
"Okay, we have to get on top of the engine, and remove 3 of the 16 spark plugs. It says here that those are the only ones that need to be replaced."
"Right. . .", she said. They climbed to the top with all their tools, and they removed all the bolts that held the spark plug, but the plug was so big they had trouble getting it out.
"I'll go and ask Cid if we're doing this right. Just keep trying while I get him."
"Gotcha!", she said. "Gotta prove I can do this to Vinnie. . .", she thought to herself as he climbed down from the ship. "I . . .CAN DO. . .THIS!", she said as she strained herself to try and pick it up. She looked at the wrench and got an idea. "Maybe I can use that as a lever and pry this thing out. . .Vinnie will be so happy!" "Laura." she imagined Vincent saying to her. "Not only is thine beauty incomparable but even greater than the diamond stars themselves, but you are very intelligent as well. . . Come! I shall make you my bride!" "Hee. . .", she thought. "Okay! Time to get you out you stupid spark plug!", she said as she inserted the wrench and pushed down. "YES!" It popped right out, but it began to roll off the side. "NO! Come back!", she cried as she chased after it.
"AAAHHHH!", she heard a pain of agony scream. She looked at where the plug fell to the ground, and Vincent was under it.
"Okay, that was forgivable enough.", he said after someone healed him. "I still need your help. Come on, let's get the second one out. I made sure everyone was clear of the hull, so we're going to use your method of removing these things. Now you insert the wrench, and I'll pry it out."
"Okay!" She was happy she found a way one her own to remove these, even though it DID fall. "Just insert it like so and. . .WHOOPS!" She dropped the wrench into the engine, and it fell all the way through, to where Cid was changing the oil.
"Do, Re, Mi, Ti, La. . .", he hummed the Highwind song. "AAAH!" Panicking, he saw the wrench about to fall on his head vertically.
"Oops.", said Laura. He was fine, because the bolt fitting in the wrench was big enough that it went AROUND his neck, but the ground stopped it, so it only touched the tip of his nose.
"WHO THE HELL TRIED TO KILL ME! I'M GONNA KICK THEIR ASS, RIGHT NOW!"
"Oh, boy. . .", said Laura, knowing she was doomed.
It was dark, and Laura was sitting on top of the Highwind, kicking her feet back and forth. She was sulking, because even though now the Highwind's repairs are completed, she figured that everyone would just hate her, especially Vincent. Rachel and Cloud would be here soon, and when they did, Aeris would give her her lesson.
"Sigh. . .", she said as she laid back and looked into the Milky Way. "Is it a mistake being here?", she mumbled.
"I don't think so.", said a voice.
"Huh?" She looked behind her, and Vincent was standing there, looking down, and he sat beside her.
"What are you doing here? I thought you hated me.", she said.
"You DO get annoying, but I enjoy looking at the sky, too. It releases me of what is troubling me. Besides, it was nice how you settled Tifa down this morning."
"Thanks. I like looking at the sky, too. I would do stuff like this when I have exams back home. I think I like being here more than studying."
"Then why ask if it's a mistake?"
"Nobody wants me here. It just feels a little. . .lonely."
"What about Rachel?"
"Well, of course there's Rachel, but I mean everybody else. I don't believe you can talk to one person for the rest of your life."
"It's felt that way for so long. . .", he said. "But the person I've been talking to has been myself."
"Well then talk to me. I could use the company.", she said with a smile. "It'd be fun! We could even swap jokes!" He just looked at her very seriously. "Oh, I guess you're not very good at that, huh?" But he just looked back into the stars, with a little glimmer of something in his eyes. A tear.
"Are we truly alone, are is there something else we haven't seen yet?", he asked.
"Hey hey! Don't get all weepy on me now! Come on, the first step to getting better at talking to people and making friends is to TRY!", she said. "Now try it on me."
"What?"
"Yeah! You sound like you could use the practice with the way you talk! Now ask my name."
"I already know your name."
"Just ASK!"
"Sigh. . . what is your name?"
"Laura. What's yours?"
"Vincent."
"See! That's how you introduce yourself! If you do enough of that, you're not going to be alone like you say you are. As much as we tell ourselves we're alone, it's not true! There's always someone else!"
"But what about me?", he asked.
"I'm talking to you right now. Unless I don't count."
"No you count. . ."
"Then my point is proven. YOU Mr. Valentine, are not alone." He just smiled at the way she proved this.
"Interesting way of making a point."
"Works for me."
"Why aren't you being all clingy like normal?"
"You said you didn't want that, so I'm not gonna do that."
"I'll allow it. BUT just this ONCE."
"Thanks.", she said as she wrapped her arms around him, but not tightly like usual. This time, it was gentle, and her body was warming him as she did so. And he looked up into the stars as he normally did, but he did it this time with a smile.
"LAURA! THEY'RE HERE!", shouted Aeris from below.
"See ya'.", said Vincent. She stood up and brushed herself off, and climbed down the ship, taking her staff with her.
"YEESSS!", she thought. On the inside, she was doing a little victory dance.
"All right, Laura. We are also now going to start your weapons lesson.", said Aeris as Laura got to the ground.
"COOLNESS!", she shouted. Rachel and Cloud stood on the sidelines, watching as Aeris taught her how to hold it correctly and how to stand, basic moves, and some fancy ones.
"Good. Your moves are pretty good for a beginner, and even though your stance could use a little work, you should be fine in regular combat. Which is why I have HER."
"Who?"
"YUFFIE! IT'S TIME!"
"I'm fighting Yuffie?"
"Why not? And besides, she agreed to it."
"Are we ready?", asked Yuffie, brandishing her shuriken.
"Yeah! Go!", announced Aeris.
"YAH!" Yuffie flung her shuriken straight at her, and Laura held her staff horizontally, and as the shuriken hit and spun, all the blows it gave sent sparks until it recoiled back into Yuffie's hand.
"GOOD!", yelled Aeris. "KEEP IT UP!"
"YEAH! GO LAURA!", cheered Rachel.
"EYAH!" Yuffie sent her shuriken back at Laura, and it howled at her.
"YYEEEEK!", screamed Laura. She hit the shuriken back like if they were playing baseball, but instead of going back to Yuffie, it plowed into the side of the ship. "Ooopsss. . ."
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO TO MY SHIP!", screamed Cid, turning a blood red and raising his spear into the air.
"Oh schnikeys. . .", said Laura.
"AAHHH!", screamed Yuffie, as Cid began to chase her with his spear, and Cid came toward Laura as well, then it included Aeris, who then ran toward Rachel and Cloud. They ran across the landscape comically, and somewhere it began playing that weird British chase music they have in Monty Python. First Cid was chasing them with his spear, then they were chasing him with a spear, then they were being chased by Shinra soldiers, then they chased the Shinra soldiers on a Nibel dragon, then Rachel just ran in the middle and A. Nonymous III esq. ran there and they looked at each other, shrugged, and A. Nonymous III esq. began chasing Rachel. Vincent stood up on the Highwind, just looked at their predicament, smiled, and left.
Weird, wasn't it? And I bet you thought it was gonna get REALLY sappy, eh? Well, in someone's opinion probably, but I needed to display that Laura and Rachel were more than just annoying. THEY'RE ANNOYING WITH FEELINGS! And since I'm two days ahead with my posting schedule, if you want anything soon, GIVE ME REVIEWS! Or flamers, BUT IF YOU DO, well, I'm not gonna even say. Oh, and to enhance the comedy of the whole British chase scene, make em' little chibis! Or SD, what's the difference? Next post soon! (If you give me reviews, heh heh. . .)