Healing Souls

Author: Kira-chan

Part: 1/?

Disclaimer: I own not. Not making any money either

Rating: R for now.

Warnings: Yaoi!! Lots off it! Small hints of Yuri. Slight amount of swearing in this chapter.

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Part one: Trickster Chocobo

::Cloud::

I chuckled lightly as I came out of the house to find out what the ruckus is all about. I get to the field where I let the chocobos roam and stopped. I grin in utter amusement. It seems the Blaze, my prize chocobo, had pulled off another daring prank and was currently being chased by his victim. Silly Bird. You'd think the others would be more wary of his tricks. For all that he is a prize racing chocobo he gets bored easily. Blaze is a very deep gold almost bronze chocobo. He's incredibly fast and agile… And as his current situation indicates he's too smart for his own good..

I smirk in amusement as Blaze was pushed into a large puddle that was left over from last night's rains. Blaze glares half-heartedly at the other chocobo and shook himself out, spraying water everywhere. Did I forget to mention that he loves getting revenge too? He's so good natured that he loves to spread the joy around. He also loves to pull off any prank that his bird brain can come up with. Which, I'll admit, Is a hell of a lot. He's one reason I'm glad Vincent convinced me to follow my dreams.

It's been a little over a year, more like a year and two months since the fall of meteor and Se… HIS death. I've hung the Ultima weapon in the living room of the modest two story house Vincent and I live in. The house is situated in a secluded part of the Costa De Sol Beach Front. I Thank Holy daily for that small miracle. It seems that after Meteor I became REALLY famous. While it's nice to be recognized for my efforts in stopping world destruction, but I wasn't the only one there. Besides I don't think the general populous could understand what I had to sacrifice to save them. Certainly nobody in my home town would have if they where still alive. Vincent wanted to go back there. To Shinra mansion. I, of course, flatly refused . For a brief moment I thought his mind had snapped in two. We talked about it a great length. When I finally told him what happened in the mansion … He went silent. By the planet, I thought he would reject me. Yell at me for being a slut or something. I should have known better because he didn't do that. He just looked at me in understanding and pulled me into his warm embrace. Vincent was the one who suggested we live here. Where is good because for all that I'm a mountain boy I prefer the warm sunny climate.

You know, Now that I look back on that moment, I find it really interesting that the home wasn't the only suggestion he made. His other suggestion was not really that, it was sort of a really insistent like 'you will do it or else' type of Turk suggestion that I stop fighting. I couldn't understand why he would ask me that. I still don't know what his motives where for asking me to do that. Especially when we spar everyday.. That day, I asked him

Why. He said,

[small flashback]

We where sitting in a private corner of Tiffa's new bar, Seventh Heaven. The corner was nice and dark so people couldn't really see that much of us. Which was fine by us. I was confused. Nothing new there. I've been going through a constant haze of confusion, sadness and depression ever since I escaped from that torture mansion. I just had to ask him why. Why was he doing this? Why did he care so much about me? Why was he asking me to give up fighting? It's all I've ever know, it seems.

He looked at me intently with his ruby eyes, "Cloud. When was the last time you just stopped and enjoyed yourself? When did you ever just have fun with no cares or worries to weigh you down?"

I squirmed in my chair, raking through what memories I had retained of my past. I blinked at him. "I don't think I every did. I was the runt. The one everybody used, abused and had been blamed for everything gone wrong. Bastards….." I sighed and leaned back in my chair, fiddling with my half empty glass. "I had a little fun when I secretly road a motorcycle really fast."

'Ya, so fast that I nearly crashed after hitting a tree. That was after those stupid idiots had ran off the road. ' I added silently to myself.

Vincent nodded, as if he knew this, "I noticed that you lost yourself in the chocobo races at Gold Saucer. Each time you won, you had this special sparkle in your eyes and you laughed for real. You pour everything you are into the race and your chocobos. Doesn't that tell you anything?"

I jumped and looked at him with a slightly guilty flush. I had thought that nobody noticed my enjoyment of those races. Trust Vincent to notice, He's an ex-Turk after all.

[end small flashback]

… Trust Vince to also be the voice of reason. Doesn't he ever get tired of being right???? Alas, he was right again. I love chocobos very much and had spent an incredible amount of time on them. So much that a few complained about it. I take very good care of them. I'm told by Chocobo Bill that they where the best birds around… Better stop that thought right there. No need to get a bigger ego than I already have.

Hmmm. I think the next time Vincent goes out I should convince him to ride Blaze. I chuckle softly. I'd really like to see the look an Vince's face when Blaze takes off. Heh.

I shook my head as I return to out house. I've got a chocobo racing tournament to get ready fore. Blaze must feel it from me because he's always restless before a race. Hmm I wonder which of my swords I should bring. Probably the Ultima Weapon. Strange that I still have it, I couldn't part with the sword for some reason. I don't know why really, but I get this feeling like… Like I'm going to need it more then ever. I haven't told the others of this gut instinct of mine. I don't want to worry them yet.

I step through the back door of the house and wind my way to the living room. Back to my interrupted book and … "What the HELL?" I yelped.

There atop the mantle of the fire place the Ultima Weapon was glowing an iridescent mirage of colours.

Tbc

Authors notes: I know I know!!! I'm sorry for leaving it for so long. But I've been busy. You'll have to offer Sephiroth some treat though. He smacked me upside the head with masamune to get me going. Thanks for the reviews I've gotten so far! And sorry it's short!