I do not own FF -7 but I own Sam and Spike. Tarah, Kale, and Angelina own themselves. ((Warning The most of this chapter is boring but it's important that you read it.. Or you could skip it and not know what the hell is going on.))
Chapter 8: The Bloodstone Amulet
The group all sat in the living room of the Hawk Wing which was hovering over Junon.
Cloud: so what are we going to do about Sam and Tifa?
Sephiroth: Tifa's first mission is to kill me… the well…. destroy the world… she will find us… we wait for her to do so.
Tarah: but think of the people she'll kill before she finds us…. She could wreck the planet before she finds us….
Sephiroth: true… but how could we find them?
Spike: I can sense them…
Vincent: and how is that?
Spike: demons can sense other demons….
Tarah: you're a demon!
Spike: a good one I assure you but yes…
Cloud: how can we be sure you won't kill us in our sleep?
Spike: if I wanted you dead I won't have saved you…
Barret: the guy's right if he wanted us dead he could have just let us get blown to bits…
Spike: exactly…
Vincent: what kind of demon are you?
Spike: a vampire.
Barret: oh great this is the last thing we need another vampire.
Yuffie: do you have a problem with vamps Barret?
Barret: hell yeah I do!
Yuffie: might I remind you our leader is a vampire and MY boyfriend so shut the fuck up!
Everyone looked at Yuffie surprised.
Vincent: I've never heard you cuss before…
Yuffie: just because you're not human doesn't mean you shouldn't be treated like one…
Barret: look sorry to both of you…..
Spike: I understand your prejudice…. You don't like things that are a potential treat to your daughter.
Barret: how did you know?
Spike: vamp senses…. I can tell what a person's like in less than an hour of meeting them.
Tarah: oh really then what am I like?
Spike: you're a tomboy gone soft…. new to the whole boyfriend thing… a tough fighter and gentle at the same time…. Kind hearted but if you get pissed everyone should run for the hills…. Is that not like you?
Tarah: …. Woa….. Alright I believe you…
Spike: so where are we going?
Vincent: I think the best place to go is Nebleim and research some more… try to find a way to kill them.
Tarah: the passage said " alone the angel will fail, the key is the loves they left behind" .
Cloud: well one is you… the other is Sam….. but he's evil so how can he help?
Cid: I donno but he must have some part in it.
Cloud: then it's back to my hometown.
( 30 minutes later in the Shinra Mansion)
The group sat in the living room.
Vincent: I think we should have a certain amount of people researching, and a certain amount just hanging around, then they switch so the others can have a break.
Cloud: sounds good.
Vincent: ok… Cloud and me….
Yuffie: why not you and me?
Vincent: no offense but you'd distract me… I would not stop staring… and would not get any work done.
Yuffie blushed.
Yuffie: ok.
Vincent: Spike and Tarah, Barret and Red, Cait Sith, Kale, and Sephiroth, and Shera and Cid… and Aeris I have a special job for you would you be our cook?
Aeris: yes.
Vincent: what will be all you have to do, after we go through all of the groups we'll change them around, but Aeris you'll always be the cook.
Cloud: who will go first?
Vincent: my group, then Cait Sith's, then Cloud's , then Spike's, and then Shera's.
Cloud: for how long will each group be down there?
Vincent: two hours…. Then it's set… Barret let's go…
Vincent and Barret walked up the stairs then into the basement. The rest of the group found places in the living room and turned on the T.V. Spike walked over to Tarah.
Spike: would you like to get something to eat?
Tarah looked up at Spike.
Tarah: I am kinda hungry…. Sure.
Tarah stood up and they walked out to the front of the mansion. Spike lead Tarah to a small café and sat at a table.
Waitress: what can I get you?
Spike: glass of the special red wine…. and 5 piece fried chicken.
Waitress: and for the lady?
Tarah: you won't happen to have a Filet Minon would you?
Waitress: we do and to drink?
Tarah: sprite?
Waitress: have it… ok you're drinks will be right out.
Tarah: so... what made you ask me to something to eat?
Spike: no reason… I just wanted some company.
Tarah: ah.
The waitress came with the drinks then walked off.
Tarah: can I have a taste?
Spike: trust me you wouldn't like it…
Tarah: please?
Spike handed her the glass and she took a sip, then gave it back to Spike.
Tarah: it's good.
Spike started busting out laughing.
Spike: you aren't a vampire are you miss?
Tarah: no…. why?
Spike: that was blood you just drank luv'.
Tarah gave him a grossed out look.
Tarah: a café severs blood!
Spike: this ain't a normal café…. It's one for demons.
Tarah: oh…. Wait will my food have something weird in it?
Spike: no it's normal… it serves humans too.
Tarah: ah…
Tarah took a sip of her sprite and it tasted normal.
Spike: so how did it taste?
Tarah: the blood?
Spike: yeah.
Tarah: surprisingly like cake…
Spike started laughing again.
Tarah: I just wished you had told me it was blood before you let me taste it…
Spike: I told you that you wouldn't like it… that was my warning….
Tarah: oh…
The food finally came and they began to eat. Then a tall man walked over to them, he had short black hair, blue eyes that glowed with mako, and was wearing a long black leather trench coat.
: I didn't expect to see you around Spike.
Spike: Xander… long time no see.
Xander: and who is this young lady?
Tarah: name's Tarah.
Xander: it is a pleasure to meet you lady Tarah.
Xander kissed her hand. The pulled up a chair and sat at the table, and the waitress came back over.
Xander: the special red wine please…
Waitress: ok anything else?
Xander: no that's it.
Waitress: it'll be right out.
Tarah: so you're a vampire too?
Xander: how did you guess?
Tarah: you ordered the special red wine…
Xander: girl's smart… but I don't smell any vampire in you…
Spike: I told her…. After she tasted some…
Xander: did you know it was blood?
Tarah: not till after…
Spike: and she thought it tasted good.
Xander: A human with a taste for blood rarely see any of them around… most of them spit it out.
Tarah: I'm weird that way.
Xander: weird can be good.
Spike: well what have you been up to Xander?
Xander: I'm looking for the Bloodstone Amulet…
Spike: the Bloodstone Amulet what the hell do you want that thing for!
Xander: you know the end is near…. Every demon around sense it…. I want to get the stone so I can prevent it.
Tarah: what's the Bloodstone Amulet?
Spike: it's a Amulet that gives a vampire unbelievable power…. More or less makes them immortal.
Tarah: sounds like something we could use…
Spike: yeah…
Tarah: maybe we should tell the others they could help you find it.
Xander: I wouldn't mind a little help…
They finished their food then went into the mansion.
Cloud: you're back.
Tarah: we found something we could use…
Cid: spill the beans…
(ten minutes later)
Cloud had got Vincent and Barret, and Xander had explained what the Bloodstone Amulet was and how it worked.
Vincent: sounds like something we could really use….
Xander: I would be honored to help get it… together we could stop the evil threatens the world…
Cloud: I think we should do it…
Vincent: yes but we need someone people here… so who goes?
Xander: if we take to many it would be to hard to move…. Only three or four would be enough.
Spike: I'm going….
Tarah: so am I…
Red: I will too…
Vincent: then it's settled… Cid can I have you're PHS?
Cid handed him the PHS then Vincent gave it to Tarah.
Cid: press and hold 1 to call Vincent…just don't do the 9...
Tarah: ok…
Vincent: I suggest you leave in the morning.
Xander: good idea…
Not long after the group went to sleep.
( that morning)
The group all sat in the living room watching T.V. while Tarah as still getting ready.
Spike: what could be keeping her?
Xander: you know girls… their hair has to be prefect….
Spike: yeah….
Just then Spike caught the sent of blood from upstairs.
Spike: do you smell it?
Xander: I do…
Spike: I'll go check.
Spike walked up the stairs and followed the sent to Tarah's room and knocked on the door.
Spike: are you alright?
Tarah: I'm fine.
Spike: are you hurt?
Tarah: no….why?
Spike: I smelled blood coming from here.
Tarah: oh…
Spike: if it is not you then who is it?
Tarah: it's mine…
Spike: I thought you said you were not hurt…
Tarah: I'm not…
Spike: then how is it yours?
Tarah: girl thing…..
Spike: I see… we are waiting in the living room.
Spike went back down stairs.
Xander: well?
Spike: girl thing…
Xander: oh…
Not to long after Tarah came down.
Tarah: I'm ready.
Vincent: please be careful… I hope I'm not sending you to your deaths…
Red: we'll be careful.
Tarah, Spike, Xander, and Red all headed out of the town at toward the river between Nebleim and Cosmo Canyon.
(an hour later)
They had come to the stream and decided to take a small rest.
Xander: from here we walk along the river bank will me find a cave….
Spike: what's in it?
Xander: a shortcut to the Amulet
Tarah: sounds good.
Xander: It'll take around a day to get there.
Tarah: long road ahead of us.
Xander: are we ready to move again?
They all nodded and got up and moved along the river bank towards the mountains.
( 10 minutes before sunset )
Xander: we'll stop here for the night.
They had come to a small flat space surrounded by mountains and the river beside it.
Xander: we only have two tents….
Red: I'll sleep outside…
Spike: I'll sleep outside too…
Tarah: you can sleep in the tent with me if you would like to Spike.
Spike: if it doesn't cause any problems…
Tarah: not at all.
Spike: we're in Brinth pass right Xander?
Xander: yeah…
Spike: Tarah I'd like to show you something…
Tarah: ok…
Spike began climbing up the side of a mountain and Tarah followed, about 100 feet up they came to a path that lead up the mountain. The followed it until they came to an old two story house sitting on a cliff overlooking a large lake. On the edge of the cliff there was a bench they walked over to it and sat down. The cliff and the bench faced the setting sun which was a red half circle slowly growing smaller in the distance.
Tarah: it's beautiful….
Spike: there's something I wanna ask you…
Tarah: what is it?
Spike: ever since I saw you… I've had this weird feeling… and the last time I felt it was when I was alive…. Before I was a vampire…. When I was with Malon…
Tarah: who's Malon?
Spike: an old girlfriend…
Tarah: so you like me?
Spike: yes… I.. haven't felt this way in such along time… I was wondering if you'd….go out with me?
Tarah smiled.
Tarah: I'd love to… see I felt the same when I first saw you.
As he sun set they got up and walked back to camp, and not long after went into their tents.
Spike: you don't mind sharing a tent with me?
Tarah: I have no problem and you can keep me warm…
Spike blushed.
Tarah: ah so vampires can blush….
Spike blushed even deeper.
Tarah: it's easy to embarrass you…
Spike: not usually…. only you can….
Tarah: I'm special.
Spike: yes you are…
Tarah blushed.
Spike: you look cute when you blush…
Tarah blushed deeper.
Tarah: stop it.
Spike started laughing.
Spike: Xander's gonna want us up earlier tomorrow we better get some sleep.
Tarah: good night Spike.
Spike: good night Tarah.
Spike wrapped one of his arms around Tarah's waist and pulled her close to him and then fell asleep.
(that morning)
Spike lazily opened his eyes and sat up careful not to wake Tarah. He slowly crawled out of the tent and started gathering wood for a fire. After gathering enough to last all day he piled the wood and lit the fire. He sat by the fire and took out a cigarette then took out a lighter flipped it open and lit his cigarette then shoved his lighter back in his pocket. Not to long after Red walked over.
Red: good morning.
Spike: same to you.
Xander walked out of his tent and sat next to Spike.
Xander: give me one…
Spike took out a cigarette and lit it and handed it to Xander.
Xander: we should reach the cave around noon.
Spike: anything we need to watch out for?
Xander: the slayer will be there.
Red: slayer?
Spike: every generation a slayer is born to kill vampires and demons… and the best part is all the slayers are girls…
Red: think we can handle her?
Spike: not to brag but I've killed three slayers in my life time I'm sure we can.
Red: you used to be evil?
Spike: yeah sure did… me and Xander both.
Red: what changed you?
Spike: that's something I'd like to keep to myself.
Red: understood…
Tarah's tent opened and she walked over and sat next to Spike.
Tarah: those things will kill you.
Spike: …. Can't kill what's already dead luv'.
Tarah: oh, right.
Spike put his cigarette out and stood up, Xander followed suit.
Xander: we should get going.
The group got up took down the tents packed their stuff then left.
(a/n: I hope I didn't confuse you. If you are confused give me an unsigned review stating your question(s) and your email I'll send you the answer(s).