The two walk into Ajit.

"We should rest here tonight," Vincent says.

"You're right. I need the rest before tomorrow.

"What you're not going to aruge with me about how we should continue?" Vincent asks a little surprised. He half expected to have to convince her to rest.

"No I've learned after all this time that I'm not good to anyone tired or dead. Thank you very much."

"Well that's refreshing," Vincent says and turns to begin setup camp.

Valayris smiles at Vincent as she begins to help him get camp ready.

"Nervous about tomorrow?"

"No, Cloud and the crew took care of the part that would make it nerve racking."

"Ok," Vincent says standing up.

A small pop echoes in the forest followed by Vincent letting out a groan and falls to his knees.

"Vincent," Valayris says rushing to his side, "What happened?"

Vincent's hand jerks from his side. Opening his hand toward Valayris it revealing a large dart.

"Sedatives?" Valayris asks examining the dart.

Valayris turns her eyes away from the dart to Vincent; she notices the color leaving his lips.

"I have a feeling its not," Vincent replies.

Valayris snatches the dart from his hand. Touching the dart sends a shock wave into her system.

"Damnit! It's poison," Valayris replies dropping the dart, "They've poisoned you."

"I'll be fine," Vincent tells her.

"Yes, after I heal you,"

"Do not waste any of your precious energy on me,"

"That line will not work on me Valentine!" Valayris replies sharply.

"Valentine? You've been around Reno too long,"

"Maybe I have," Valayris laughs.

Valayris takes Vincent's hands in hers.

"You're getting...cold," Valayris states her eyes getting teary.

She lays Vincent down flat.

"I just want you to relax," Valayris says wiping the tears from her eyes.

"I'll make you better in no time," Valayris promises.

"Valayris...I...just want you to know..."

Valayris lays her index finger on his lips.

"Shhh, you can tell me later. You're not going anywhere," Valayris assures him.

"But..."

"Have a little faith in me Vincent,"

"I do,"

"Then no worries,"

Vincent's color was beginning to drain from his already pale face.

"Oh please no," Valayris whispers under her breath, "You will not take him."

Valayris gently cups her hand over his mouth and kisses the back of her hand. The two of them glow brilliantly for a brief period of time then it dies away. She looks at him her face full of hope. In response Vincent lets out a ragged cough. Valayris face drops into a frustrated frown.

"Damnit! I underestimated the strength of the poison," Valayris sighs.

Valayris sits up and focuses her magic into her lips. They were glowing brighter then they have ever before. Leaning in slowly she lowers herself inches from Vincent's face. Closing her eyes she presses her lips gently against his. Their lips meet radiating a bright light. The light was so bright that they disappeared in its glory. The lights intensity wanes to reveal the two still connected at the lips. She sits up and looks upon Vincent's face. A little color returns to Vincent's lips.

"Why in the world would someone make such a strong poison?" Valayris asks while her mind ponders.

Valayris gets to her feet and looks out into the nearby brush.

"You think you can weaken me by making me exert lots of magical energy. You think I'll use up all my energy ridding him of this Deep Ground filth. Well I'll show you rouge Deep Ground. Cloud and the crew halted your operations. Didn't you get the memo? Think if you get me it will bring back your operations. I'll heal him and I fight all you scum!" Valayris yells into the distance.

She turns back to Vincent, "Vincent."

He lays there no response. Valayris kneels down next to him.

"Vincent," Valayris coos caressing his cheek.

"Ugh!"

"Can you stand?"

"Why do I feel so weak?"

"Poison my dear, you were poisoned," Valayris explains.

"Can you try to stand?" Valayris asks him.

Vincent struggles and gets to his knees.

"Vincent I need you stand," Valayris says.

Vincent looks up at her just in time to watch her wings unfold.

"I knew you were an angel," Vincent says.

"You're delusional," Valayris laughs.

Vincent gets to his feet with Valayris assistance. Once Vincent is standing Valayris floats to his eye level.

"Close your eyes Vincent," Valayris coos.

Vincent closes his eyes as he feels feathers brush against his cape. He then feels slender arms wrap around his chest.

"Valayris what's goin..." Vincent begins to say yet is interrupted by his lips on his.

A warmth rushes over his body running inside and outside. Yet nothing could beat the soft sensation of Valayris's lips on his. Unexpectedly he feels his feet leave the ground. His arms move and grab onto her waist so not to fall. His black world inside his eyes turns light grey with what he assumed was Valayris's silver light. In this moment he feels the poison rushing out of his system into another object. After feeling his body cleansed he feels them float back to the ground. Once his feet hit the ground he opens his eyes right as Valayris's lips leaves his. Looking at her he sees her floating above him. He plucks her out of the air and wraps his arms around her waist. Holding her he noticed a feather fall from one of her majestic wings and vanish before it ever reaches the ground.

"Your feather,"

"Oh, its ok. I lose feathers when I cure strong diseases and poisons because that's where the disease is stored before it goes away."

"Do they grow back?"

"After a while," Valayris tells him.

Valayris folds her wings in.

"How are you feeling?" Valayris asks.

Vincent in response Vincent's grips tightens around her waist.

"You should rest Vincent, the poison still would have drained you quite a bit," Valayris suggests.

"I'm fine," Vincent tells her pulling her close.

He leans in as Valayris heart begins to beat faster and faster. She watches his lips come closer and closer to hers. In her mind she couldn't help but wonder why she was so nervous she had technically kissed him.

"I mean isn't the contact of two people's lips a kiss," Valayris thinks, "Isn't it?"

Snapping out of her mental rat race Vincent's lips appear centimeters apart from hers. Their lips were about to meet when Vincent's knees buckle pitching his back.

"Vincent!" Valayris cries as Vincent gains his balance, "See you need to rest,""I guess you were right," Vincent replies defeated as he sits down.

"Of course I was right I'm the white mage, healing is my specialty,"

"With your lips?"

"You can't resist my healing kiss,"

"No, I can't but why your lips," Vincent says brushing one of his fingers against her lips.

"It was the easiest place for me to learn to channel my magic too,"

"Ahh I see,"

Thinking about the events earlier, he was so close to kissing her, "Damn Deep Ground," he thinks.

"Vincent?" Valayris asks.

"Huh?"

"Something wrong?" Valayris asks, "You have a deep thinking look on your face."

"Oh its nothing, I thought Cloud said he got rid of Deep Ground?"

"No he said the mission was complete and..." Valayris says looking of the note.

"You should have no Deep Ground incursions," Vincent says, "Wouldn't you think this classifies as a Deep Ground incursions."

"No because I think he meant after I leave you at the border. You can't expect Cloud to get the rouge soldiers that were out after he and the others took down the head quarters. Besides its nothing I couldn't handle."

"Valayris,"

"Have a little faith in Cloud,"

"But..."

"This was written by Cloud I can feel it,"

"But..."

"Will discuss this later. After you rest," Valayris says.

"Yes, ma'am,"

Vincent rests his head back against a tree and drift off to sleep. Valayris places her back against a tree. Snapping her fingers summons her Celestial staff and grips it tightly.

"Never hurts to be safe when you have someone healing," Valayris tells herself admiring her staff, "Specially with the daunting task tomorrow."

Unaware of the healing ritual's toll on her energy Valayris drifts off to sleep as well.

Author's note

"You can't resist my healing kiss," is line from Sudeki, it was the line that made me start creating so I had to use it. Thanks Sudeki for the line