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Song: Come What MayChapter 7.
The only thing that was wrong was, when Vincent went to see Lucrecia in the labs, he wasn't allowed in. There were guards that told him he couldn't go into the lab at all. So he waited and waited outside the labs for her to come out. But she never did come out. It was because she wasn't there.
Vincent hadn't seen Lucrecia for a week now. He had grew abit concerned about her. When he tried to speak to Dariel about it, Dariel was too busy to speak to him right at the moment so he just had to wait. When Dariel did have the time, he couldn't look Vincent in the eye when he answered Vincent's questions.
"Lucrecia can't see you anymore, Vince. I'm sorry." He said. Vincent blinked a few times. "Why not?" He asked. Dariel sighed shaking his head. "She is too into her work right now. She has just begun a very important project and it will take up all her time. She will not find any time to spend with you." he said. Vincent's eyes flashed. "Bullshit! Why didn't she tell me then? Where is she, Dariel?" he asked.
Dariel looked up at Vincent. "I don't know." He said sternly. Vincent shook his head. "Your her brother, Dariel. Of course you know where she is. Just tell me and I'll understand." he said. Dariel looked away. "She is with Hojo and that is all you need to know, Vincent. I'm sorry. But your duty is with the Turks. I suggest you act like a Turk from now on!" he said very harshly.
Vincent stepped back. "What is wrong you? Your so moody all of a sudden." He said. Dariel stood up and pulled out a cigarette.
"Vincent, I have come to conclusion that emotions will just get you killed. There is no such thing as love, Vince. You better get it through your head. Don't be a fool. Your a Turk, so act like it. Stop showing care and consideration for people." he said. Vincent gritted his teeth. He was angry with Dariel. No, he was pissed. He showed it by spinning on his heel and leaving the office by slamming the door behind him. All Dariel did was sigh deeply and closed his eyes. 'Damn you, Shinra. Damn you, Hojo.'
Vincent waited that night in the lobby. He wasn't going to leave until he knew Lucrecia wasn't there. And that was when everything went horribly wrong.
As he sat on the couch just sitting there, he heard her laugh. She was coming down the stairs with the worst person Vincent ever thought of. Hojo. They were arm in arm laughing merrily. Vincent's heart sank to his feet seeing this.
Lucrecia looked ahead and saw him. Her smile faded quickly. Hojo looked forward and frowned himself with annoyance. "Vincent." Lucrecia said. Vincent stood and stepped forward into the light. "Lucrecia, what's going on?" He asked sounding hurt. Lucrecia sighed and looked at Hojo. "Can you give me a minute, my dear Professor?" She said. Hojo nodded with a fake smile. "Of course, love. I'll see you in the car." he said. He shot Vincent a horrible sneer and left the two alone.
Vincent's heart felt heavy. "Lucrecia, where have you been for the past week? And what are you doing with Hojo?" He asked. Lucrecia sighed and stepped forward. "I'm sorry, Vincent. It just wasn't working out. I know you fell in love me, but I couldn't love you back. I've been spending time with Professor Hojo. And he's the one for me." She said. Vincent looked hurt terribly. "But, Lucy. What can he give you that I can not?" he asked shakily.
Lucrecia looked like she was on the verge of tears. "Vincent, you are a Turk. And a Turk are only emotionless killers for ShinRa. I can not live my life knowing that you killed people just b-because it was your job." She stammered. Vincent had tears in his eyes.
"Please, Lucrecia. Don't do this to me. I thought you loved me. You made me believe that you were in love with me." He said. Lucrecia let a tear fall down her cheek. She lowered her head for a minute and looked back up at him wiping her eyes. "How can I love a monster like you." She said softly. She then brushed past him and walked away.
That had cut deep into his heart. Vincent felt his heart just shatter. He stared forward with shock and pain. Listening to Lucrecia's footsteps tap against the ground, he just stood there. His mouth open from pain. His eyes twisted with pain and sorrow. He heard the door close and he staggered backwards against the wall.
His hand over his heart. Tears going down his face. 'She called me a monster. Am I….Am I a monster?' He thought painfully. He put his hand against his head lowering it. He sank to the bench. Trembling terribly.
Dariel had seen the whole thing. He sighed lowering his head and stepped out of his hiding spot in the shadows. Walking towards Vincent. Vincent heard him but didn't look up. Dariel stood in front of his friend. "Do not believe a word she says, Vincent." He said softly. Vincent shuddered. "But she called me a monster. Am I such a creature to make her hate me so?" He asked. Dariel shook his head.
"No. Vincent, you are not a monster. The only problem with Lucrecia is, she is a woman. Women are the most powerful beings on the earth, Vincent. They can make a man think whatever they want. Make them do whatever they want. Lucrecia likes to manipulate men's minds. She is too devoted into science. It is my fault for getting you into this. I just thought if you met Lucrecia, you might be happy. But I was wrong." He said.
Vincent still didn't look up. "Dariel, something is wrong. I just know it. I know that she is hiding something. And you. Why?" He asked with a shaky voice. Dariel felt his heart sinking thinking about it. "I am a Turk, Vincent. As are you. I have to act like one to keep my job. I suggest you do the same from now on. It'll keep you alive longer. Just act, Vince. You don't always have to be emotional and caring. In public, at the Headquarters. Just act like a heartless bastard who doesn't give a damn about anything. Only that you care about what your being paid." He said.
Vincent pinched the bridge of his nose. "But…..that's not me. And it's not you." He said. Dariel smiled faintly. "You don't know the real me, Vincent. The part you know is only the shell of this empty nut. How do you think I got the job of being the Leader of the Turks? I was a heartless bastard and I still am. Please, Vincent. Just do what I say. Be a bastard. Be emotionless. And forget. My. Sister." He said slowly then turned away heading towards the doors.
He only stopped a few paces away. He turned his head looking over his shoulder. "You coming? I'll give you a ride home." He said. Vincent sighed and nodded. He went and joined his best friend.
The next few days, you couldn't really recognize Vincent Valentine. He had a stone cold look on his face when he walked down the halls of the Headquarters. He always had a blank look on his face. When someone called hello to him he just gave them a blank look and walked away.
A few times he nearly ran into Lucrecia. They shared a gaze but then Vincent would turn away giving her a cold shoulder. Lucrecia knew that he was angry. But she was trying to save his life.
She tried to speak to Dariel but he wouldn't. He was totally ignoring her. It made everything even worst. It was like he was mad at her too. Which he was. But that was because of what she called Vincent the night she broke up with him. A monster she had said.
Lucrecia found her comfort in Professor Gast. He was a kind man and was always wondering why she looked down in the dumps. So she told him a few things and he completely understood. "You know, life without love is not life at all. No matter what anyone says. President Shinra or Hojo can say anything other wise. Yes, they have power and could do anything to make your life miserable. But there is one thing they don't have power over." He said. Lucrecia looked up at him from recording the Mako results they were working on.
"And what is that?" She asked softly. Professor Gast smiled reaching over and took her hand. He gently pressed it up against her chest over her heart. "They do not have the power to control your love. Love is the most powerful element that ever existed, Lucy. It is more powerful than death, hatred, fear. And they can't take away that love. Never." He said. Lucrecia smiled softly and then threw her arms around the scientist's neck hugging him tightly.
"You are so like a father I never had, Professor. I wish I had a father like you." She cried against his shoulder. Professor Gast just smiled patting her on the back. "I'm glad to hear that." He said and they went back to work.
Vincent was sitting his room that night. It was completely dark. His eyes were on ShinRa Headquarters. He missed Lucrecia a lot. But he was slowly getting over her. He couldn't date another because his love was with his Lucy. He knew that he couldn't breath without her breathing air into him. He needed her love. But since it couldn't be what he wanted, Vincent had to get over it and live his life alone.
He sat there at his window sill with his shirt unbuttoned and was smoking a cigarette. He didn't usually smoke but since the day Lucrecia left him for Hojo, he felt the urges to. He now knew why Dariel smoked. Because he had the same problem before. Vincent remembered him telling that.
"I was like you when I first joined the Turks." Dariel said while looking over a file. Vincent was leaning against the wall looking out the window when he spoke. His crystal blue eyes went to Dariel. "What?" he asked. Dariel looked up at his friend. "I was like you. I fell in love with a ShinRa employee. It was a forbidden love that couldn't be. We were dating for a few years without anyone knowing. However, when it all ended was when I found her in bed with my mortal enemy." He said.
Vincent looked surprised at Dariel. Dariel laughed harshly. "Never felt so much anger in my life. All the hatred. The pain rushed right to my brain. It was like someone casted a Beserk spell on me." He stopped.
Vincent stared. "What happened?" He asked. Dariel looked back at the file. "I killed them both of course." He said. Vincent gave him a reproachful look. "Dariel, did you ever stop to think why she was sleeping with him? What if it was a different cause?" he asked. Dariel nodded. "Oh. It was. It's just jealousy was too powerful for me and it took over everything. So happens the guy she slept with was blackmailing her. He demanded that she bed with him or he would…..well, I couldn't tell you that. It's not really appropiate for you to know." He said. Vincent smiled and shook his head. "Then don't tell me." He said. Dariel smiled and nodded.
Vincent was just sitting there looking at the lights of the city. Towards the ShinRa Headquarters. He knew Lucrecia was there with Hojo. Or was she? He didn't know and it didn't matter anymore. Vincent sighed while smoking his cigarette. His tired blue eyes went up to the stars. He was trying to remember how Lucrecia used to sing.
"The only way your loving me, baby,
is if you pay a lovely fee."
Vincent sighed lowering his eyes. "I must be going crazy." He said to himself. He flicked his cigarette away and stared off. He felt a tear burning his eyes. He looked off towards the apartments again to where he knew Lucrecia live. It caught his breath on what he saw.
He could see Lucrecia leaning against the railing. She was looking off towards Vincent's home. Vincent leaned forward to see her better. He wished he could swallow her up and never let her go. He sighed softly.
"Never knew I could feel like this.
Like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss,
Every day I love you more and more."
He gripped the railing tightly with his hands. He was shaking a little as he stared off towards Lucrecia.
Lucrecia saw Vincent standing there at his balconey looking towards her but she couldn't tell if it was her he was looking at.
"Listen to my heart, can you heart it sing?
Come back to me, and forgive everything.
Seasons may change, winter to spring.
But I love you until the end of time."
She sighed lowering her head and leaning against the side. It was hard on her to see Vincent again. Whenever she saw him, she wanted to tell him that she still loved him.
"Come what may.
Come what may.
I will love you until my
Dying day."
They both went into their rooms and closed the doors. Vincent looked towards his dresser where there was a picture of Lucrecia. She was smiling like an angel. Her brown locks curved nicely with her angelic face. Vincent went over and took it.
Lucrecia was looking at the papers for the Project Jenova. She remembered every word that Hojo had told her about it. And it haunted her. She didn't want to tell Dariel what she was to do. She knew that if he knew, he would try and stop everything. She looked at a picture of Vincent and sighed.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place,
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace.
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste.
It all revolves around you."
She had softly sang. She sighed again and recalled the worlds. 'To complete this project we would need an offspring. So therefore you will need to be impregnanted. You will have to sleep with me so we can finish this.' Hojo had said to her in private. It totally made her shiver just thinking about it. She didn't want to give birth to anything of Hojo's. She didn't even like him. But she knew that she had to do something. Which only gave her one idea.
She smiled running her hand through her bangs. Standing she went to her closet and grabbed her jacket. She pulled it on and walked out of her home.
Vincent had taken off his shirt and pulled on his sweat pants. He was to have an early start in the morning. His eyes still on Lucrecia as he got dressed.
"And there's no mountain too high.
No river too wide.
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side.
Storms may gather, and stars may collide.
But I love you until the end of time."
Vincent nearly broke down saying those words. He went over and sat down on his bed running his hand through his hair. Tears filling his eyes. He wished he could have his angel in his arms right then.
Come what may.
Come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Lucrecia was walking through the doors of the apartment buildings. She went right to the reciptionist desk. "Excuse me. But can you tell me where I can find Vincent Valentine's apartment?" She asked softly. The man behind the desk looked stunned at her and swallowed hard. "Room 45." He said and Lucrecia left towards the elevator.
Oh, come what may, come what may.
I will love you.
I will love you.
I will love you until the end of time.
Vincent was lying in the darkness looking up at his ceiling. He felt so depressed just staring into nothing. He didn't know that he would soon have a visitor. His eyes slowly fell and he was almost asleep.
Come what may.
Come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
There was a soft knock on the door jolting Vincent awake from his sleep. He sighed and shook his head. He didn't want to be bothered. So he kept silent rolling over onto his side and tried to go back to sleep. There was another soft knock and again Vincent ignored it. He tightly closed his eyes and tried to sleep.
But then there was a sound that made his eyes shoot open and a shiver go up his spine. The door slowly opened. 'Shit. A tresspasser that thinks he can just walk into my place.' He thought. He slowly reached under his pillow grabbing his gun and slowly pulling out. He gave the count of three and sat up quickly making the tresspasser gasp with shock. Vincent aimed and pulled back the hammer of his gun ready to fire.