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Vincent felt the sun on his face. His head was throbbing. What had happened? He wondered. He slowly opened his eyes only to meet the bright sun in his eyes. He winced and held up a hand to block out the rays of light. He heard someone close by. He turned his head looking at the bartender from the local bar. He was staring down at him with a grave look. "Finally you wake up." He said softly. Vincent groaned as he touched his forehead. He felt a bandage wrapped around his head. He touched it a few times before forcing himself to sit up. He noticed that he had been stripped down to nothing. "Where am I? What happened?" He asked. The bartender sighed as he shook his head. "Your in my home, Mr. Valentine. You had quite a nasty fall the other night. You hit your head pretty hard and have been out for three days." Vincent blinked at the new information. He jerked his head to look at him.

"What! Three days!" He gasped. The bartender nodded. "Don't worry. Your not in trouble. You have a friend downstairs who would like to speak to you. Just a moment." He turned and left the room. Vincent looked around, spying his cloths on a chair close to the bed. Near a piano. He threw the blankets off of him and quickly dressed.

Just as he was pulling on his shirt, someone walked in. It was Professor Gast. He looked very pale and there were bags under his eyes. Like he hadn't been able to sleep for a few days. And it looked like he hadn't been eating either. But it wasn't just his appearance that made Vincent feel uneasy. It was the look in his eyes. "Professor? What's wrong?" Vincent asked. Gast sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. He grabbed the nearest chair and sat down. "I'm afraid everything's wrong, Vincent. I heard what happened to you and came over quickly. I'm glad to see your up and walking. However," He paused looking at the floor. "Three nights ago, you remember Lucrecia was suppose to get Mako and the Jenova cells injected in her, right?" He asked. Vincent nodded as he sat on the bed. Gast lowered his head. "Well, she ended up getting them injected last night. There was terrible fight between Hojo and Dariel."

Vincent blinked. "What? Is Dariel alright?" He asked extremely worried about what was about to be said. Gast shook his head looking down at the floor. "I'm afraid not, Vincent. He attacked Hojo to stop him from giving Lucrecia the shots. He could have killed him if the other assistants didn't stop him." He shook his head. "I'm afraid he has been relieved his duties as Leader of the Turks. And he's going into trial next week for nearly beating Hojo to death. But I've already heard what the jury has decided his fate is to be."

The black haired Turk stared weakly at Gast. "What?" He whispered. Gast looked at him. "I'm afraid his sentence is death, Vincent. Shinra's orders." Vincent lowered his head covering his eyes with his hands. "Damn it! He went to stop Hojo for me! He knew I'm still in love with Lucrecia! He did it for me." His shoulders shook. Gast lowered his head. "I'm sorry, Vincent. I tried to stop him myself but it wasn't good enough. Lucrecia is just heart broken about it. She's also worried about you. When she heard about your accident, she broke down crying." He said. Vincent sighed shaking his head. "So many things are messed up in Shinra, Professor. Shinra is nothing but poison. They spread lies, kill innocent people. Even if they are their rivals. They're monsters, Professor." Professor Gast nodded. "I know, Valentine. That is why I'm breaking ties with them." Vincent looked at him with wide eyes. "What?" He asked. Gast nodded. "You heard me right, Vince. I'm quitting. I think you should do the same. Then they won't have any reason to go after you." Vincent looked at the floor. "I can't quit, Professor. I have to stay."

Gast sighed shaking his head. "I suppose you want to look after Lucrecia. Make sure she's safe after all of this." He said. Vincent nodded. "I have to look after her. I can't stop her even though I should. But I can't." Gast nodded. "I see. I'm also here to deliver a message from the President. He's given you permission to say your farewells to Dariel before he returns to Midgar to receive his sentence." Vincent sighed shaking his head. He stood and finished pulling on his uniform. "Where is he being kept?" He asked as he pulled off the blood red bandage. Professor Gast stood with him and started for the door. "He's in the local jail house being heavily guarded by soldiers. I'm to take you there now." He said. Vincent nodded and followed the scientist.

Vincent was lead into the back of the jail. He looked into the cell where Dariel was being kept. Dariel was lying down on the bed. His shirt slightly open. He had a few bruises from his last fight but otherwise, he looked fine. He looked up once Vincent entered. He smiled faintly at him. "Hey, Vince. I suppose you heard, hmm?" He asked. Vincent slowly nodded as he stood behind the bars. Dariel put his feet to the floor. He shrugged. "Ah, I don't care. As long as I got the chance to crack that son of a bitch, Hojo." Vincent smiled faintly. He shook his head. "You shouldn't have done it, Dariel. You should have just left him alone." He said with strong emotion in his voice. Dariel looked up at him. "What, and let that bastard hurt my sister? I don't think so." He motioned for Vincent to sit down. Vincent did what he was told. He looked at the ground. "It wouldn't have mattered. She received the injections last night." Dariel closed his eyes and lowered his head. "Damn it. I told her to just run away." He sighed shaking his head. There was a long silence between them.

The ex-Turk sighed shaking his head. "I hate loving people, Vincent. Love is just what gets you in trouble." Vincent looked at him. He was thinking carefully of what he was going to say. "Maybe. But you want to know something?" He asked. Dariel looked at him.

"What?" He asked. Vincent looked his friend in the eye. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, but be loved in return." Dariel stared at him for a long time. He then smiled softly. "I suppose you are right." He looked over at a soldier that stepped in. "I suppose you have to go now. It's been great knowing you, Vincent. You're a good friend. You know that right?" He asked. Vincent stood and stepped up to the bars. Dariel stood and walked up. They shook hands. "So are you, Dariel. You're my best friend. Thank you for everything." Dariel smiled. "Take care of my sister while I'm gone. And kill that bastard, Hojo, for me." He said. Vincent nodded with a serious look on his face. "That I promise. He will die." He whispered darkly to him. Then he turned and left. Dariel watched him go. "Good bye my friend." He whispered just as Vincent left.

Vincent never really seen Dariel again after that. It was the last time he seen him. He would have went to the trial to see him but something had happened only five days later. Something that would change his life. Forever.

He was always walking around the mansion. Many things had happened over the week. Gast had quit the mission and left Shinra. Vincent never seen him again either. He had been keeping his eye on Lucrecia. She seemed very tired though during her work. She was always going down in the basement to do tests with Hojo. She wasn't looking very good either. But she never said a thing. Then she gave birth.

Vincent was standing outside the door listening to the screams of pain. He wanted to be in there holding Lucrecia's hand. Trying to calm her down while she gave birth to the child. But Hojo wouldn't hear anything of it of him being any where close to Lucrecia. He was shaking as he listened to his beloved in pain. He had both fists clenched tightly as he heard Hojo barking at her. Yelling at her that if the child died, she would pay the consequences. How Vincent wished that man would just fall over dead. The world would have been better off without that sick lunatic.

Finally everything went quiet. Vincent could hear the crying of the baby. A small look appeared on his face as he heard the baby. The baby sounded healthy. He stood there for along time before Hojo walked out carrying a bundle. Vincent's mouth fell. Was the bastard taking the baby away from Lucrecia!

There was no doubt about it. He was taking the baby away. That really enraged Vincent even more. He hated the man more and more. He didn't say anything though. He knew he should have, but he never did. He just turned and went into the room to see the very tired looking Lucrecia. She had passed out from the delivery. And it scared Vincent. He felt tears in his eyes. 'Lucy.' He thought. He went over to her and touched her forehead. She stirred but didn't wake up. Vincent bent down and placed a kiss on her sweaty brow ignoring the looks he was getting from the assisstants. He just bent closer to her ear. "Come what may. I will always love you, till my dying day." He whispered softly. Then he turned and left the room.

He was walking around outside smoking a cigarette. His eyes gazing upward. Not realizing he was being watched by several people. He just looked up at the dying blue sky that was turning black at dusk. His heart was still breaking. So much grief and suffering had began building something up inside him. Inside his mind. He could feel a new presense somewhere inside him but he was never really sure what it was. He didn't know that the jealousy, saddness, anger, all of the emotions he had ever had was creating his inner demons. And it wouldn't be long before they confronted him. There was only one thing that would trigger them. Lucrecia's death.