The Reckoning: Vincent's Goodbye
Chapter III
Vincent walked up the stairs slowly, listening to the music and talking below that he had blocked out while talking to Tifa. 'Nitemare' by Draxsis was playing through the speakers, it was one of his favorite songs. As he walked further down the hallway, he actually began humming to himself the music below, and a faint smile crept across his lips. Vincent actually seemed happy, and believed he understood what Tifa meant. Does she mean she wants me to touch her? That cannot be… But her voice seemed so convincing… As Vincent continued heading down the hallway, another familiar face greeted him as they came out of a room.
"Hello Vincent. It's been a long time." Cloud looked a little intimidated seeing Vincent up close abruptly in the hallway.
"Greetings, Cloud. I don't have time to be talking, I need to relax." Vincent spoke with bitterness in his voice. He never was too fond of Cloud, as he felt something about him that made him quite uncomfortable. The feelings worsened when he had discovered Tifa had strong feelings for Cloud. Vincent kept himself calm and controlled though. He knew that if he honestly wanted to kill Cloud, he could do so easily, not even having to transform into Chaos. But the thought was often so sweet, rending Cloud limb from limb and all.
"Okay… Try not to think too much Vincent. I know you've a bad hab…"
"Cloud, do not speak to me of my faults, errors, or mistakes. I know quite well the pain and suffering I have caused. I need not be reminded. Further still, I do not need your concern, or the concern of anyone else for that matter. Are we clear?"
"Tifa was right, you are too uptight. Maybe if you had a woman in your life you wouldn't be so bad off. Oh wait, I forgot, you had Lucrecia, who left you for Hojo…"
Vincent turned around so quickly Cloud had no time to react before Vincent's claw was wrapped around his throat and his gun was pointed at Cloud's head. "Let me make this easier for you by telling you a story… Lucrecia was the love of my life. She left me for Hojo so that bastard child of mine Sephiroth could live to become an experiment, to be toyed with. I do not blame him for wanting to destroy so much. Look at what happened to him! And as for Lucrecia, you have no right to talk about her, not even to mention her name. You do not know the pain I felt when she left me. I need no more women in my life. I need nothing, no one. I have no feelings; I'm a creature now, thanks to Hojo's experiments as you have seen for yourself. Leave me alone…" Vincent's eyes were changing, and he felt Chaos stirring with him. He had to calm down. Quickly he holstered his pistol and walked into Tifa's room. Sanctuary…
Vincent's facial expression went from one of disgust to one of confusion as he looked about Tifa's room...
A.N.: Sorry, but you will have to wait and see another time what Vincent's looking at. Three chapters down. I'm done for a short while.