Chapter III is done! WHEE! So happy. This is a short chapter that is going to be intertwined with Chapter IV, so pay attention. Umm... Please keep in mind I am writing this story very late at night, so If something doesn't make sense, well... sorry 'bout that. Sorry.

Lyrics From: Guidepost

III: Start Walking

In the passing time

Christmas, usually a time of joy & excitment. But, for Cloud & Vincent, it is a time of high tension & suspence. Tonight, there visiter was to arrive. Vincent was, truth, a bit nervous, but Cloud was more than nervous. More of a, nervous wreck. Not the fact that this could be his old Childhood friend who died; more or less it was the fact that she was dead that creeped him out a bit.

I'll go to see you so

About three weeks after the incident, Cloud went back to his childhood home to make sure that Iivy was indeed dead. When he arrived at the Cemetary, there is stood. A tombstone reading "Here lies Iivy Ivback..."

"So..." Cloud said to his friends grave. "Is this the gost of you are something Iivy? 'Cause, I can only imagine. If you are still the same person now, that you were back when, we are in for a journey we will never forget." Cloud said as he sat down. After couping with the death of his girlfriend, Cloud had devolped this habit of talking to graves. He claimed that they helped him whenever he had troubles. He talked with Iivy for nearly two hours before returning home. Gentle white flakes now covered the ground. But, with this new snow, came new things. Vincent had, for some reason, turned back to his normal easily aggitated, cynical self after the letter had been recieved.

I become myself

After the clock had read 11:45, Vincent was the one to speak.

"Now, listen. If this girl turns out to really be your "dead" friend, don't make a big deal out of it..."

"Again." They both said at the same time. Cloud knew that Vincent would say this. It had been the only thing important that Vincent actually said during the four months of prepeation for the meeting. It was getting a bit annoying.

"I just don't want our chance to find out whats going on to be gone if we mess this up." Although Vincent didn't notice, Cloud had noted that Vincent said 'we' and not 'you'. That meant that Cloud knew that Vincent was going to keep himself in check as well. As Cloud was walking by Vincent to go get ready, Cloud stopped to ask him something.

"Vincent?"

"Yeah..." Vincent replied Monotoned

"A few months ago, the las t time we visited Midgar..." Clous studdered

"What about it?" Vincent said. "Did you feel anything?"

"No... but, I did feel like you had something to tell me, but you weren't letting it out. What was it?" Cloud asked. Vincent, shocked that Cloud remembered this, when even more pale for a second.

"Well, I..." Vincent started. "I..." Before he could finish, the clock rang 12 times. Just then, some one knocked at the door."Can we talk later?" Vincent asked Cloud nodded & took his place sitting on a chair next to the sofa while Vincent went to answer the door. "Hello." he said as he opened the door. "I wasn't expecting anyone tonight; please come in."

"Thank you." The girl replied. Cloud watched the door, hoping to see the girl before she sat down. He caught a tiny glimps of her read hair, the her white cloak. Apperently, she had pulled it over he head because when she arrived in the area where Cloud was, here eyes were covered once more. The girl sat on the table, paying no mind to the flower vase she nearly knocked over. " I assume you both know why I am here?" she asked. Vincent & Cloud looked at each other confused.

"Actually..." Cloud started.

"Yes, we do." Vincent said. Cloud looked to his friend & the girl smirked.

"Good." she said. "That will save a lot of time. Now, I want to get straight to the point... so gentleman..." she said, pulling off her cloak. Cloud turned immediatly around. When the girl pulled off her cloak, it revealed her beautiful long darkened red hair & stunning emerald colored eyes. "Now..." she said "Let's start "walking"."

I can start walking, on the path leading to the future...

Ok, please keep details in mind when reading this short chapter. They will play a part later in the story. Just thought I'd give ya a heads up.