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Key

-(Ch.)POV- POV change

(...) Character's thoughts

0 AN:...0 Author's Note

... Chaos' Thoughts

... Gallian's Thoughts

0 AN: For the purpose of this fan fiction, Gallian and Chaos have been taken as Vincent's dominant beasts. There is a chance that the others will arise occasionally, but it will mainly be these two who have a say. 0

Chapter One

---(Vincent) POV---

Vincent gazed around at his bedroom, cold and empty like his heart. Outside, clouds of grey drifted lazily over the mansion. The evening sun was setting and the sky was burning with a fury that none on the planet had seen for a good many years. No-one appreciated a sight like this as much as Vincent Valentine, but his mood prevented him from so much as glancing upon the fiery disc in the sky. The rest of the gang had left a few days ago, and he was already beginning to miss their company after 30 years in suspended animation.

You miss him the most though. Chaos muttered slyly.

Vincent started. It was rare that his beasts would converse unprovoked, but since Cid had left he had heard them more often. And it made him ever so slightly uncomfortable.

(...what...what do you mean?)

Chaos, within Vincent's mind, gave him an irritated glare, then stalked off to find Gallian.

Vincent just sat there, his mind, or at least the bits he had power over, swimming with thoughts of the pilot. Thoughts of longing, lust and, dare he even consider it, love, threatened to overwhelm him, and tears began to shine in his eyes.

Stop your crying, you big girl! Gallian called from beside Chaos.

Yes. If you'd have just told him before he left...I mean... He lingered after the others had gone. You could have said something...

ANYTHING... to end all this moping.

Vincent absorbed the abuse sullenly.

(You know, I've heard of self-hatred, but this is ridiculous.) He snapped back, feeling the words as they struck home.

Look, all we're saying, is what's the worst that could happen? Chaos said gently.

(He'll... he'd... never speak to me again...) Vincent's thoughts faltered.

Yeah, and you know Vincent. Hard on the surface, but deep down, just a bag of emotions. Gallian pointed out.

But, what's the best that could happen?

Vincent blushed crimson and pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind, not easy, as his two dominating beasts seemed adamant to keep it at the front.

Wow! Who woulda thought it? Vincent Valentine. Blushing! Gallian teased.

Vincent ignored this last remark and, laying down on his bed, waited for the thoughts to cease whilst, unbeknownst to him, a large craft disturbed the grey clouds that were scattered throughout the sunset.

---(Cid) POV---

Cid flew over the mansion in circles, waiting for his mind to come to a satisfactory conclusion for his predicament.

(I should have just said something... the others had gone... we were ALONE...)

He had been trying to decide whether or not he should land and tell Vincent how he felt. In fact, he hadn't left the Nibelheim area since he arrived there a few weeks ago. Secretly, he longed for Vincent to spot the airship flying overhead, but the curtains had been closed since he and the gang had left. It had only been Yuffie and Tifa's constant whining that had resulted in them being opened in the first place. What made it even worse, was the airship itself. It had been built from the remains of the Highwind, but had not been given a name. For some reason, this nagged at Cid as much as his feelings for Vincent, and he spent hours considering various names, then deciding that each one seemed too impersonal.

(Goddamn it!...I'm just gonna do it...I can say...well...I can say I was in the neighbourhood...and...aha!...I wanted a cup of tea!) Cid grinned at his own brilliance and brought the airship to a gentle landing on the outskirts of Nibelheim. Then, wiping the smile off his face and donning what he hoped was a casual expression, he walked to the mansion and knocked on it's heavy wooden doors.

---(Vincent) POV---

A heavy thudding on the door woke Vincent from the sleep that he was rather uneasily drifting into.

(If this is another one of the 'villagers' asking for sugar, I swear I'm going to kill something...)

Chaos opened an eye lazily in the corner of his mind. And if it's someone else?

(Who else would...)Vincent started...(Don't be stupid, why would he be here!)

Chaos shook his head in disgust at Vincent's lack of faith, but watched the scene with interest, intrigued as to the unexpected visitor. Even Gallian looked curious, despite his indifference towards Vincent at the time.

When the old doors creaked open, Vincent's eyes met Cid, who looked as though he was having some sort of internal battle with his muscles. At this Vincent raised an eyebrow and merely escorted him inside without asking for an explanation, whilst Chaos danced around his mind shouting 'I told you so' so loudly that when he spoke, Cid actually cringed.

"WHAT DO YOU..." Chaos stopped singing, "I mean, sorry... what's up?" Vincent finished weakly.

Cid's eyes widened as he tried to string the words together. " I was...err...in the neighbourhood...and well...erm...I just thought... you might like a cup of tea." He finished this just as weakly as Vincent had, and sighed heavily at the realisation of this. Meanwhile, both Gallian and Chaos were grinning inanely at each other and mentally nudging for Vincent to make a move.

"I... suppose that's a valid enough reason. Make yourself at home." Vincent tried to sound indifferent, but this resulted in him sounding terminally ill, and so he settled with mildly curious instead. " Would you mind me asking what you were doing in the neighbourhood as you call it?"

Cid's mouth opened and closed for a few seconds before he replied with an awkwardly phrased "Just...flyin'...an' thinkin' an'...stuff." The sky captain began to blush and Vincent's beasts gave him a stronger nudge.

"Well, since you're here, do you want to stay overnight? You can borrow some stuff..."

"Could I? Oh great! I've got some things..." Cid toned down the eagerness in his voice, " I mean, I've got some of the things I'll need."

By this point, Chaos and Gallian had gotten to be so persistent in their nagging that Vincent just gave in.

" Would you mind... staying in my room like Cloud did when you were all here? I guess...well...I get kind of lonely now."

---(Cid) POV---

(Say something. Anything...)

("Are you comin' on to me?"- NOT that)

"Err...sure. As long as you don't snore!" Cid joked.

"Thirty years spent sleeping... I think I will have gotten over snoring by now." Vincent said solemnly, and at Cid's abashed faced, broke into a smile.

(He has such an amazing smile...I don't think I've seen it before.)

Vincent began to climb the stairs, to make up his room for two people.

"Hey, Vin." Cid called, "You should smile more often."

At this with his back to Cid, still climbing the stairs, Vincent's face broke into a grin, and his beasts smiled all-knowingly.

End Of Chapter

0 An:

Chaos: Woo! We get screen time!

Gallian: raising an eyebrow Quite...

Chaos: Those two are hopeless, Vincent's gonna need a bit more of a push...

Gallian: cackles malevolently And we're just the ones for the job.

They both grin evilly and disappear into their 'Plotting Room'...

Me: That can't be good... O.O" 0