Disclaimer: I don't any Final Fantasy 7 or any of it's characters etc. Never have. Never will.
Sorrow it took so long to get up. I've had a load of school tests that I have been revising for. I have had to redo this chapter.
Chapter 1:Serenady
(53 years later. The present day.)
Laughter filled Tifa's bar. After the death of Sephiroth, Tifa and Cloud had gone to live in Kalm together and Tifa had opened a new bar, on the ground floor of their house. Right now, however, there were no customers in the bar.
Inside the bar, Tifa and the rest of AVALANCHE were celebrating. It was a year since Sephiroth had been killed and they had all got together at Tifa's bar, to spend a week with their friends and discuss what they had been doing in the last year.
They all sat round a large table that was in the centre of the room. Barrett had Marlene on his lap and was currently talking about how he had become mayor of Corel. Cloud and Tifa sat next to each other with their arms wrapped around each others waist, laughing occasionally at some of Barrett's jokes. Red XIII lay on the floor, swishing his tail from side to side and listening intently to Barrett. Yuffie was sitting to Barrett's left, staring at all the materia that she had acquired in the last year. Cait Sith was making witty comments about what Barrett was talking about and trying to persuade the rest of AVALANCHE to let him read their fortunes. Cid was leaning back on his chair, smoking a cigarette and occasionally adding a comment of his own.
Vincent, however, sat on a bar stool slightly away from the rest of AVALANCHE. His ebony hair was loose and cascaded over his shoulders. His red cloak hung, lightly, on his shoulders and his crimson eyes watched his friends as they laughed and joked. He didn't feel as though he really belonged with the rest of them, laughing and having fun. He sighed to himself as he drummed the metallic fingers of his metal claw on the bar counter. He would always be alone. Or maybe not, he thought as he stood up.
The rest of AVALANCHE suddenly fell silent, as they watched Vincent walk quietly up the stairs, next to the bar, and to the room he would be staying in whilst he was at Tifa's and Cloud's house.
"I wonder what's wrong with him," Yuffie said as Vincent's figure disappeared out of sight.
"I don't know, but we should probably just leave him alone," Tifa suggested.
They all nodded in agreement and returned to their conversation.
Back upstairs, Vincent slowly sat on the edge of the bed that was placed in the corner of his temporary bedroom. He gently closed his eyes and suddenly a pale yellow, almost white looking, aura surrounded his body. He let out another sigh.
"Serenady, come," Vincent whispered gently.
The aura surrounding him started to glow brighter, filling the room with an eerie glow. A bright flash of pure, white light flashed in the centre of the room and slowly faded away to reveal a beautiful woman surrounded by a white aura.
The woman had long black hair that fell over her shoulders. She wore a plain white, ankle-length dress that seemed to glow and her feet were bare. The dress had long billowing sleeves and around her waist she wore a blue sash. Her eyes were a light shade of blue and she wore a small golden tiara on her head. Around her neck was a golden necklace. She also had beautiful, white, downy wings.
The woman floated a few centimetres above the ground . She gently looked over at Vincent and smiled.
"It's good to see you again, Vincent."
AN – Who is this mysterious woman? What will AVALANCHE think when they find out she's here? And how did Vincent manage to summon her? Tune into the next exciting instalment of Memories to find out. Please review.