A/N: Ok, new song! My CDs just never end and thus more songs to help inspire this fic!
Thanks reviewers:
One-Winged-Shadow: Oh, don't say that... I don't need more headaches... But I guess you're right; the praise is worth it. Thanks, here's the next chapter!
atomicsquid: Yesh, tetosterone for my poor Vincent... And I have no idea of what to do with our naughty Sephiroth... Erotic yaoi scene...? And why do they attack in the bathroom where I have extra-strength Excedrine? (sp?)
noone: YES! I HAVE THE COMPLETE SET NOW! Of Vincent and Sephy anyway. I'm glad you're so happy I updated. Thanks for the compliment on Seph's complex character. I guess that happens after you play the game for many years. And yes, I meant that... On the Hojo comment. I realized I screwed up after I posted... --;;
whatevergirl: You're the first to pity me about my headaches... I thank you! And I'm continuing, as you can see. Thanks for the compliments!
Lady Guena: Yikes, you're the first to react like that. Well, I love it when people tell me exactly what they think.
Darkmaster 2: Thanks, not many tell me that straight out.
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN IT! LEAVE ME TO MY MISERY! By the way, the new songs are 'No Giving Up', 'The Deep End', 'Dead Skin', and 'The Unknown' by Crossfade. I don't own those either. By the way, those songs aren't listed in order. ;;
"Who the hell would be coming the door at THIS hour, dammit!" Vincent could hear Cid's voice loud and clear. No doubt the neighbors could too.
"Cid, ssh. The neighbors-"
"Oh, who gives a damn what the neighbors think! You'd think they'd give me more respect after I helped save their asses from that fucking meteor-"
"Vincent!" Shara exclaimed, opening the door while Cid ranted.
"Vincent? What the hell are you doing here? And where's tall, silver, and abusive?" Cid pulled Vincent in the house, looking around, as though Sephiroth was standing behind him.
"I… I came on my own." Vincent said quietly. While Cid may not care what the neighbors thought, Vincent was a little more considerate.
"Ah, finally left him. Well, you can stay with us. We have an extra room." Cid gave Shara a look and she nodded, going upstairs to set up the room.
"What about the baby?" Vincent sat down at the kitchen table.
"Shara's been keeping her in OUR room. I sleep on the couch cuz otherwise, I get no sleep. How about you? What brings you to our door at two in the morning?" Cid sat next to him.
"I… Needed a vacation."
"Bullshit. Show me your arms, dammit." Cid pulled Vincent's cloak off, being the only one other than Vincent who knew how it came off. He'd helped Vincent through a lot of scraps and Sephiroth… Well, Sephiroth didn't care how the cloak came off as long as it came off. Cid pulled up Vincent's arms and frowned.
"See? Nothing."
"You walked here, didn't you?" it was more of a statement than a question. Vincent shook his head.
"I walked to the chocobo farm. I rode Alex from then on. You remember her, don't you? The gold one?"
"Hell yeah! She was a beaut to ride during the races!" Cid forgot the whole issue of Vincent while remembering the gold chocobo. Shara came back downstairs.
"Your room's ready, Vincent. Feel free to stay as long as you like." She smiled as he stood, grabbed his cloak and walked upstairs, Cid finally snapping out of memory lane.
"Hey, dammit! I ain't done with you just yet!"
"Cid, let the man sleep. You can tell that he hasn't." Cid calmed down and looked at his wife.
"And we wouldn't want to wake little Ari, would we?" Cid smiled when Shara nodded in relief. "Off to bed with you now. You don't need any beauty sleep but I'm sure it helps. I'll deal with Vincent in the morning."
"If by deal with, I hope you don't mean weapons and materia."
"Dammit, Vincent!" Sephiroth pressed the skip button on the motorcycle's CD player.
/Holding on is harder than it seems/
/When you're reaching for so much more/
/Seems so much easier to just give in/
"Dammit!" another press to the skip button.
/So I'm the King of all these things of this mess I have made/
/Such a waste what a shame my whole life is a fake/
/Well I'm a bore and I'm sure I'm a thorn inside of you that has torn at you for-/
Sephiroth about punched the CD player. He pressed the button again. What was with Vincent and all the depressed songs? Wasn't he HAPPY? Aw, dammit another one!
/Can you hear me/
/Can you see any part of me/
/Can you feel me/
/Can you bleed for me/
This one caught Sephiroth's interest though.
/Can't you see me walkin' in your shoes/
/Can't you feel me steppin' all over your soul/
Umm, Sephiroth was confused.
/Can't you feel me walkin' over your soul/
/Can't you feel me wait in pain/
/Can't you feel me reach into you/
Sephiroth almost fell off Vincent's motorcycle in shock. These… These couldn't be how Vincent FELT could they? Oh, hell… Sephiroth put as much speed as possible into the bike, feeling that every second lost could be one less of Vincent's life.
"BAKA! Why'd you leave if you still love him?" Cid panted, facing Vincent's lovely gun. He never could remember the name of it. Death rifle or something…?
"Revenge."
"What revenge are you gonna get if he doesn't search for you? What if he just takes up screwing… I dunno, Tifa or something!" both shuddered at the thought of it.
"I don't know… I just hope this forces him to realize that I won't wait for him forever." Vincent lowered his gun. A big mistake. Cid pounced on him, spear at his throat in an instant.
"You never did listen to reason, Vincent." Cid shook his head. "I warned you all that he wouldn't change. But you didn't listen to me! You! Of all people!"
"I know! Just shut up, I know!" Vincent's red eyes flashed and Cid found himself lying on his back, his spear across the yard.
"Damn." Vincent ignored him and walked over to the CD player, which had stopped. He looked through Cid's CDs before finally deciding on one. He put it in and played around with it until he found a song he liked.
/I can't get out of this dead skin I can't shed my skin/
/I'm not sure where to begin why can't I begin again/
/I can't get under my dead skin I can't shed my skin/
/Can I sleep 'til then/
"Aw, damn, man. None of your damn depressed shit! In fact, listen to THIS song!" Cid got up and skipped the CD back a song.
/So you found out today your life's not the same/
/Not quite as perfect as it was yesterday/
/When you were just getting in the groove/
/Now you're faced with something new/
/I know it hurts and I know you feel torn/
/But you never gave up this easily before/
/So why do you choose today to give it all away/
/Well it's not so bad ya'll together we all fall/
/We shouldn't waste another day/
/Thinkin' 'bout the things we forgot to say/
/I'm hittin' back ya'll kickin' these four wall/
/Just as hard as I can 'til I can't crawl/
/I won't waste another day with all/
/These silly things swimmin' in my brain/
/There's no giving up now/
/Do you really want to give this all away/
/Can't you ever see things in a different way somedays/
/Such a beautiful thing to throw away/
/You should think things through over and over again/
Vincent paused the CD, looking at the ground. They both heard the rumble of a motorcycle engine and Shara's exclaim of surprise. Cid turned toward the house as he heard his daughter start crying.
"I won't let him find you, if that's what you want."
A/N: Ah, damn! I hadn't meant for it to be that long! By the way, this story probably won't be more than five chapters long. That's basically at the most. Don't hate me about it-Chinese Fairy will KILL me if she finds out that I did this chapter before MELTING OF THE HEART chapter 18. Yeah, she's already threatened me with random anime characters… R&R! Also, yeah, Sephiroth doesn't own about anything… He doesn't even see the need to. If he needs something, he just uses Vincent's. Right…