Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII or Moulin Rouge's story line or songs.
Song: Come What May/Finale
"Shhh! Be quiet, Yuffie!" Someone snapped in the dark. "Don't 'shhh!' me, Cloud! I can't see and Barret stepped on my foot!" The young ninja yelled. There were several hisses in the dark room. Someone was grumbling about how sorry they weren't for stepping on the little brat's foot. "Guys! Quiet! Vincent's coming!" Tifa whispered fiercely. It went deathly quiet. No one was talking or even breathing. They went absolutely silent. Someone sniffed as they waited. They didn't know if Vincent was even at the door yet. Sometimes they hated that he would be so quiet. How he could sneak around without a single noise. Not even a small flap of his cloak. No click of his steel toed boots. None of them ever understanded how he could be so quiet with those things.There was a small crunch right outside the front door and a pause. In the dark, Tifa smirked. She was so glad she had thought of broken glass under the welcome mat. It would have warned them that Vincent was just outside the door. They waited and waited for the door to open and for the confused Vincent to walk into the room. But the door didn't open. The entire group just sat or stood in their places waiting. Tifa bit her lip wondering what was taking Vincent so long to open the door. She wondered if he was just looking at the glass under the welcome mat. He probably was. Trying to figure out why there was broken glass there. 'Come on, Vincent.' She thought impatiently.
Just then the light turned on. "Ahhh! Bright light! I am blinded!" Yuffie cried out. They all jumped and looked around puzzled of who turned the lights on. Tifa spun around in her crouched position and looked over at the wall where the light switch was. And there stood Vincent Valentine looking at them all with a raised eyebrow. His golden claw on the light switch. He had snuck through the back door. "What are you all doing?" He asked in his calm way.
Every single AVALANCHE member looked around at each other before smiling. "Surprise!" They all yelled. Vincent blinked in surprise and stepped back. Tifa jumped to her feet with her hands above her head. "Happy Birthday, Vincent!" She cried out. Vincent was definitely in shock. Every one was cheering or laughing. Wishing him, loudly, Happy Birthday. He had not been prepared for this. "Hey, Vinnie! You were suppose to come through the door!" Yuffie scowled. Everyone laughed while Vincent rose his eyebrow. "What's going on here?" He asked calmly. Tifa hurried forward smiling. "We threw you a surprise birthday party. And by the look on your face, you are surprised." She giggled. Vincent actually blushed with embarrassment for letting himself be caught unguard like that. Every one just laughed and they began talking quickly.
They all ate dinner and listened to music. Tifa kept glancing at the clock on the wall looking very worried. She hoped that He would show up soon. Her actions didn't go unnoticed. Everyone had noticed. "Hey, Tif. Ya okay?" Cid asked as he lit his new cigar. Tifa crinkled her nose as she eyed the death stick with distaste. But then she smiled at everyone. "Hey! Why don't we give Vincent the birthday presents now!" She said cheerfully. Once again, Vincent was surprised. "You all gave me presents?" He asked. Everyone smiled at him. "Of course we did, Vincent. It's your birthday party! And your our friend!" Reeve said merrily. Vincent looked away trying to look like his original self. But Tifa caught sight of something. His eyes were full of emotion. She knew he was deeply touched by this.They sat in the front room giving Vincent his presents. Everyone had given their presents but Tifa. Vincent had just finished unwrapping Yuffie's, which had been a box full of new materia, which was startling. Cloud crinkled his nose as he, and the others, looked at the ninja. "I hope you don't plan on stealing those back, Yuffie." Barret said folding his powerful arms. Yuffie shook her head as she sat in a frog position. "Nope, I'm not going to. I've just opened up a Materia store in Wutai and I have so many Materia that I wanted to give some to Vincent." She said merrily. Vincent didn't smile but his eyes did. He set the box aside. "Thank you, Yuffie. I really do appreciate it." He said. Yuffie smiled brightly. "Your welcome!" Everyone looked around. "Okay, whose turn is it?" Cloud asked. No one spoke. "Well?" Cloud asked. Yuffie pointed at Tifa. "Tifa still hasn't given Vincent something! It's Tifa's turn!" She said. Everyone looked at Tifa who was smiling. "Okay." She stood and stepped into the middle of the circle. She looked directly at Vincent. "Where is it, Tifa? Where's Vincent's &$#$# present?" Cid asked. Tifa looked at him smiling.
"I have it with me. Don't worry." She looked back at Vincent who was looking very curious indeed. She smiled softly and folded her hands together in front of her. "Last week I was in Midgar buying fabric to make you a new cloak, Vincent." she paused. Vincent tilted his head to glance at his red cloak folded over the chair near the table. Then he looked back at Tifa. She had gotten to her knees and pulled something out from under the coffee table. A small bag.
She then pulled out something inside it and held it out to Vincent. It looked like a picture frame. "But instead I found something more. Something that would make a better gift." She said. Vincent slowly took the picture and turned it over to see what it was. His eyes lit up. It was a picture of him, Lucrecia and Dariel.
He quickly looked at Tifa, who was smiling brightly. She stood once again and turned slowly to look at everyone. She then left the circle to go to the door. Everyone watched her. She turned back around with her hand on the door knob. "My gift to Vincent, can not be seen exactly. It can not be felt by hands, or be smelt. But it can be heard. My present is a story." She smiled looking at each person. "A story about love. A story about how one man fell in love with someone who was devoted to their work. But she loved him. And he didn't exactly realize it. At times he did. But in the end it ended like the story of Romeo and Juliet. However, Romeo still lives." Her eyes went straight to Vincent who looked very surprised.
"There was a boyA very strange enchanted boy
they say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he"
Everyone looked at her with confusion but interest. They were wondering what Tifa was talking about. And why she was standing at the door, as if someone was behind it.
"And then one dayA magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things
Fools and kings
This he said to me
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
is just to Love and be Loved in return"
Tifa looked at the look on Vincent's face. She shook her head. "I can't tell the story. I know it deep within my heart and I love it. I want to remember it. I can't tell it like two people could." She smiled. "Vincent Valentine, you can tell it to them." She said. Everyone looked at Vincent. There was a soft look on Vincent's face. And he was smiling. "So you found out, hm?" He asked gently. The pretty martial artist nodded. Vincent stood and slowly walked forward. Everyone watched the two. "How? Who told you?" He asked softly. Tifa smiled again and she twisted the door knob. She gave a nod towards it. "He did." And she pulled it open.
Behind the door, stood an old man about 55 years old. His hair was silver white and his face looked like it had been carved from dark wood. His skin was rough and worn down. He looked tired but his emerald green eyes were full of life. There was a spark in his eyes that everyone could see. He was strong looking for an old man. He wore a dark blue uniform with a black trench coat over it. A silver cross hung around his neck. And he was smiling gently with his hands stuffed into his pockets.
Tifa would never forget the look on Vincent's face. The look of surprise, awe, happiness, recognition. Strong emotions were just pouring out of Vincent Valentine. Everyone could feel it. They were surprised that he was showing his emotions. Just because of the old man standing outside smiling at the Ex-Turk. Vincent and the old man just looked at each other. Just stared. They couldn't take their eyes off each other. Then Vincent spoke. "You..." He whispered. The old man nodded. "It's me." He whispered back. Tifa was looking from one man to the other just smiling warmly. "Come on in, Mr. Toulouse. It's a little chilly outside." She said softly. The old man looked at her then nodded. He walked forward stopping in front of Vincent."But I thought you were dead." Vincent said. The man shrugged lazily. "Hey, it takes more to kill Dariel Toulouse. Besides, Satie and the others showed up just before they turned on the gas in the gas room. They broke me out and I've been living as a story teller for many years, Vince." he said. Vincent smiled. "Welcome back, Dariel."
The man looked around the room smiling at the others. "Now, let's all have a seat and I shall tell you a story. With Vincent's permission of course." He said looking at Vincent. Vincent just smiled and nodded. "Go ahead, Dariel. They are my friends and they deserve to know." Dariel Toulouse nodded as he took a seat in a comphy chair. Tifa sat down at the table while watching them with a smile. She was going to hear the story once again. She met Vincent's eyes as he sat down next to her. He smiled before looking at his old friend.
"Now then, the story I'm going to tell you is a great story. A story about a time, a story about a place, a story about the people. But above all things…." Dariel paused looking around at everyone. Everyone was watching him with facination. And it made the man smile even more. "A story about love. A love that will live forever."
The End
- Come What May/Finale -
Never knew I could feel like this
It's like I've never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Every day I'm loving you more and more
Listen to my heart can you hear it sing?
Come back to me and FORGIVE everything!
Seasons may change winter to spring
I Love You, til the end of time
Come what may! Come what may! Come what may! Come what may!
I will Love You
I will Love You
Until my dying day!
Dying day!
Come what may! Come what may!
Come what may
I will Love You until my dying
Vive le vie de Boheme!
No problem! Go back to work!
No matter what you say,
The show is ending our way.
Come on and stand your ground
For freedom, beauty, truth, and Love
How wonderful life is
One day I'll fly away
My gift is my song
The children of the revolution, No you won't fool the children of the revolution
One day I'll fly away
My gift is my song
No you won't fool the children of the revolution. No you won't fool the children of the revolution
Come what may
I will Love You
Come what may
Yes, I will Love You
Come what may
I will Love You
Until my dying day!
THE END
Author's Final Notes about the Story:
I hope you enjoyed this story. I did while I was typing it out. I had gotten the idea for this story after watching the movie, Moulin Rouge, as if you couldn't tell already, and thought it would be a good story to do. So after watching Moulin Rouge a few more times and listening to the soundtrack, I put the story together. Using my very favorite character from the game, Vincent Valentine, whom I am deeply in love with. lol. Tifa Lockhart is also my other favorite character so that was why I have her one of the big parts in this story.
Now don't think this is the last chapter yet. I do have one more I'm putting up. As soon as I was done with this story, I came up with a zangy idea of creating bloopers for the story. Now believe me when I say this, some of them are not that funny but they do have this sort of stupid humor to them. But anyway, I hope you enjoyed this story and I hope you enjoy the dumb bloopers. Please review.