I got some help with my story. I wanna thank Academy and everyone else who took their time to read and review for helping me with a few things. I updated the chapters so now they look a little more decent. None of the plot's changed, though.

Disclaimer

I don't own any of these characters (though if I had a choice, it would be Cid's sexy ass forever). These people belong to Square-Enix. I like the name Squaresoft better because of that kid who whispered it after the commercials:)

Chapter 1 - Cid Loses It

" I can't believe you feel that way" Shera screamed at Cid after they went through an hour long debate about the two of them having a child together.

"I'm sorry, Shera" Cid replied. "I just don't want any kids right now. I won't have time to take care of them when there's work that needs to be done on my new airship."

"So that ridiculous airship is more important to you than raising a family together?"

"Hold on! Where the HELL do you get off calling my fuckin' job fuckin' ridiculous? I don't recall your ass bringing any damn money in this fuckin' hellhole!"

"How dare you use those words with me? Need I remind you that I am the only woman on this planet who actually and honestly CARES for you!"

"You call this shit you're handing me CARE? Hell, I can do this my DAMNED self!"

"Well, why don't you?" With this comment, Shera stormed out, only to find she stormed out to the bathroom. She literally walked through the door and outside to her car. On her way out, she gave Cid a cold stare that was known to stop a child from crying and the sun from shining. "I want a divorce!"

Nearly a month later, the divorce was final. The judge amazingly ruled in Shera's favor and left her with everything but what Cid was wearing that day. This meant that he had to give up his prized airship, the Highwind. This may have hurt him more than losing anything else.

Cid used some of the money he had left to buy one new outfit, and used the rest for hotels. Soon, his pockets emptied and ended up wondering the world thinking why all of this started.

"I can't fuckin' believe that sleazy, skank ass bitch!" He popped his last cigarette in between his lips and lit it using a fire materia he had hidden from Shera. His walk landed him in the old Midgar. No one had been there in nearly three years. Surely Cid would find some peace here.

Cid made his way into the church Cloud had described to him long ago. Like Cloud said to him, the lake of water that was as clear a blue as Cid's eyes seemed to sooth the heart and clear the mind of all clutter. After a while, Cid began to fall asleep.

"Cid?" a somewhat familiar voice called out to him. Cid broke from his trance to find a red blur coming closer to him. As it drew ever closer Cid fell into a fighting stance, but then dropped it in amazement at who it appeared to be. His vision began to clear, and in a shy moment, he believed that he saw a woman surrounded by a faint white light. This could only be one person, but how? How could...she...be talking with him? Let alone coming towards him. The image of her began to shake violently up and down, as if he himself was being shaken. Then he found himself in the dark. Unaware of where he was, Cid rose to his feet ready to battle.

"Calm your nerves" a voice told him. This voice was different from the voice he heard before, so Cid assumed that the whole vision of Aerith was a dream. Cid began to look around for the body of which the voice belong to. It called out again.

"Up here." Cid looked up above his head to find his good friend, Vincent Valentine hovering upside down over him.

"Wh...Where the hell did you come from?" Cid asked with a lost glare on his sleep beaten face. Vincent gave him nothing but a unyielding glare. He seemed somewhat annoyed with the question.

"You know very well that this place is infested with all kind of demons that you cannot defend yourself against" Vincent stated, breaking an almost one-minute silence. "Why did you come here?"

"Hey!" Cid snapped back immediately. "I asked your ass a question first!"

"That may be true," the dark man replied, "but the question I ask of you is more important."

Cid hesitated at first, then spoke. "I guess I came here to die."

"That sounds like something Cloud would have said."

"Well, it's the truth, dammit! My marriage fell apart. I'm broke. I'm smoke free. I stink. Not to mention that my beloved airship is gone! My life is over. I don't have much of a choice but to die."

Vincent gave Cid a stare that only Vincent can pull off, his eyes barely seen in the shadows created by the moon shining on the church's rugged and damaged roof.

"So you want to give up because you have found what the rest of us have felt for years? Just like you to run away."

"I ain't fuckin' scared uh nothin'! And ain't nothin' gon change about that!"

" Or so you say. You don't even know what it is you're running from. How can you not be afraid of it?"

In that moment, Cid had calmed down and pondered what it was Vincent was talking about.

"Cid, I am sorry that your life isn't in the best of shape right now. Let me offer you to...live with me."

Cid's face switched from puzzled to shocked. He was certain that Vincent had never inviting anyone to do anything with him, and here he offered Cid an invitation into his home.

"You feelin' alright, man" Cid asked Vincent. "Did you just ask me to live with you?"

"Do you want me to leave you here" Vincent asked as an alternative. "I have no problem doing so if that is what you truly want."

"Damn...I..uh...thank you." Cid almost pinched himself to see if he was still awake. He wasn't too sure if Vincent was really sincere, but he didn't stop to ask about it.

"I'm going to ask that you follow at least ten feet away from me" Vincent said without turning back to look Cid in the face.

"Yeah? Why the hell not" Cid asked.

"Because...if nothing else you said is true...you stinking needs not to be proven."

Cid looked ready to pummel the capped man with a barrage of fists, but instead gave a gesture of disapproval. "Fuck you!"

I would love for you to...

This is my first fanfic. Cid's my FAVORITE character, and him falling for Vincent seems so fitting (Though, I'd rather he fall for me!)

Every review is welcome into open arms. Thanks. In the meantime, I'll be working on Chapter 2.