Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Final Fantasy 7 franchise. All I own are my Orginal characters, their powers, origin story, and the magical land they come from.
A/N: This story follows the story of Advent Children the video game as well as Dirge of Cerberus. With my own storyline intertwined. Whenever you see text in [...] and Italisided then these are when people are having a telepathic conversation. I'm a little new to Fanfic .net so bear with me. I'm learning how to write and post stories here.
Arthur's P.O.V
Cloud and Esmee charge at each other and with all their strength their weapons clashed creating a powerful gust of wind blow around them. Cloud pushes Esmee back and swings his sword at, but Esmee dodges it in time. Cloud swings his sword left and right trying to land a blow, but Esmee blocks every attack with her staff. Now it's Esmee's turn and she comes into offensive and swings her staff at Cloud which he blocks with his sword. After one attack the other blocks the others attack in perfect sync. The battle seemed to go on forever as Cloud and Esmee are evenly matched in their skills. 'This end now' Cloud and Esmee thought as they summon all their strength for one last attack. They charge one final time as their weapons clashed again; they created a powerful blast that knocked their weapons out of their hands. When the wind died down, they look and see that each other doesn't have their weapons. Then they see that their weapons are in the middle between Cloud and Esmee. Now it became a battle of speed to see who could grab their weapon first. Then in the blink of an eye, both Esmee and Cloud they sprint towards their weapons. Esmee slides towards her staff as Cloud still runs towards his sword. Then in a blink of an eye, Esmee grabbed her staff and pointed one the ends under his chin as cloud grabbed his sword and holds it inches away from the top of her head. This fight ended with a draw. "I guess it's a tie," Esmee said as she looks up at the cloud. "I guess so." He said as he removes his sword away from her head and offered Esmee a hand. She accepts it with a smile and Cloud helps her to her feet. "I want to apologize; Esmee. I didn't mean to sound sexist towards you. I just wanted to see what you can do." Cloud said as he and Esmee walk towards others. "It's okay Cloud just next time; don't be too quick to judge. Things aren't what they seem." Esmee said. "I'll say, you got some skills," Cloud said as they joined the others.
Vincent's POV
After Esmee's Cloud's fight
As I watch Cloud and Esmee make their way to us, I thought back to their fight and I'm surprised by her skills. Tifa was right on her being able to hold her own, but something was bothering me. What is this power that Chaos mentioned? What is it that she's trying to hide? When they joined us, Lazul jumped out of Denzel's arms and jumped into Esmee's as Barrett approached her with a smirk on his face. "Man, oh, man. That was some serious skill; girl. Where did you learn how to fight like that?" he said. "Would you believe me if I said self-taught?" Esmee said as a small blush appeared on her cheeks. "Damn Girl; there's no way you're self-taught," Barrett said just as surprised as me and everyone else. "It's true. When I left home I needed a way to defend myself. I didn't want to rely on Lazul to protect me. So one day on our journey, we came across a fighting school and I saw someone practicing his fighting with a bow staff; and in the shadows, I would mimic his movements." Esmee explained. "Well then you know the right moves girl; we could sure use you and your little fuzzball in battle," Barrett said patting her back hard making her move forward slightly. Cid nodded in agreement and put a hand on Esmee's shoulder. Suddenly I caught myself narrowing my eyes at him, but I quickly changed my expression before anyone could notice. "Barret's right. I haven't seen a fight like that in a long time." He said. Yuffie takes Esmee's hands and smiles. "That was amazing. I have never seen anyone match Cloud's skills like that." She said. "Thanks," Esmee said smiling back. "Oh, now you got me pumped for a battle. I want to fight you now." She said, but before she could pull her weapon out; I place my arm between her and Esmee, surprising her and Esmee. "No," I said then pull my arm back and look into Esmee's eyes. "I'll battle you," I said and then walk out into the field and stand where Cloud stand.
Author's P.O.V ᴥ
"Aw, no fair Vince. I wanted to fight her." Yuffie said whining. "It's okay Yuffie," Esmee said trying to comfort her. "Uh-oh Esmee, you better watch out. Vincent doesn't play any games." Barrett said in a teasing voice as he warning her. "He's right Esmee; don't underestimate Vincent," Cloud said. "Okay," Esmee said as she puts Lazul on the floor and walks to the other side of the field, across from Vincent. "Remember just like your last battle, we'll be fighting for real and I won't be holding back. Attack me like I'm an enemy." Vincent instructed Esmee as he pulls out his three barreled guns. "Alright, I will." She said as she pulls out her rod and expanded it to its full length 'Even though I don't want to.' She thought as she takes her stance. All is quiet as a breeze of wind blows past them then in a blink of an eye; the silence is cut off by the sound of a gunshot. Esmee dodge as soon as Vincent pulls the trigger. Moving with great speed, Esmee aims to sweep Vincent's legs out from under him. It almost works, but he dodges with just as much speed as she. He lets off a round of shots that she blocks with your bow-staff. This goes on for about fifteen minutes until; Vincent caught Esmee off guard and shoots her staff out of her hand and lands a kick, sending her skidding a few feet away from him. Just as Esmee tries to push herself off the ground, the sound of a gun click comes from behind her. "Looks like I got you," Vincent said in his monition voice. Suddenly images of horrible memories flash before her eyes causing her to begin to tremble. She looks up at Vincent, still trembling, with so much fear that is caught Vincent off guard. "Esmee," he said as he bends down to her level and gently places his gloved hand on her trembling shoulder. The sudden touch brought her back to reality and sees Vincent looking at her. What surprised her the most was that his eyes held concern and worry. "Are you alright?" he asks as he removes his from her shoulder. "Yes, I'm sorry. If I made you worry." Esmee said shyly as she tucks a strand of her hair behind her ear. Suddenly an angry voice roared into Esmee's thoughts. [Get away from her.] Esmee looks over Vincent's shoulder and sees Lazul who changed into his tiger form and charges straight for Vincent, ready to slice him with his claws. "No Lazul!" Esmee cried out as jumps to her feet. Without a second thought and her weapon, she stands in front of Vincent and takes the full blow of Lazul's attack. Sending her skidding a few feet away from Lazul and Vincent. "Esmee" Cried everyone as they watch the scene play out. Lazul runs to her side as leans his head towards her.
Esmee's POV
After Lazul's attack
[Esmee, speak to me.] Lazul said through my thoughts. I open my eyes and see him looking down at me with worry-filled eyes. 'This is the last straw' I thought as I raise my head and look at him with disappointment. "Azure," I said sternly then suddenly I flick him on the nose so hard that he changed back to his true form. He looks at me with sadness and folds his ears back shamefully. I push myself up so I can sit up. I noticed that my bandages have been cut off from my head. I'm guessing he only managed to cut my bandages barely grazing my forehead. "I'm very disappointed in you Lazul," I said as I pull my hood over my head hoping to cover my forehead. "Esmee, Are you alright." Cried Tifa as she and the others rush to my side. Cloud walks to my side and helps me to my feet. "Are you hurt?" He asks. "No, I'm alright," I said as I bend down and pick up my bandages. "Lazul just grazed my forehead, but he cut my bandages though," I explained as I held them out for the others to see. "Well, I'm glad you're okay," Tifa said with a smile of relief. "Sorry for the scare everyone. Lazul can be very protective of me. I'm trying to get him to lighten up, but even that's a challenge." I explained as Lazul jumps on my shoulder. "It's alright, he's just being a good friend by looking out for you," Cloud said as he pets my head. "Right," I said nodding to him. I noticed that Vincent isn't among the group. I look farther back and see him looking down at his feet. I guess he's upset that I got hurt because of him. I walk past the others and stand in front of him. "Vincent, I'm sorry for what almost happened to you again," I said bowing to him. "Are you sure you're alright?" He asks. Again he surprises me with his sudden worry about me. "Yes, I'm fine. He only cut my bandages off my forehead." I explain as I show him my torn bandages. He lifts his head and sees them in my hand and then looks at me. "See," I said smiling him a reassuring smile. He sighs a relief sigh and nods his head showing that he understands. "I'm glad." He said as he looks deep into my indigo eyes with his ruby-red eyes and I feel like he's looking right through my soul. I begin to feel my heart beating fast as it could explode at any moment. "Alright, that's enough excitement for one day. Let's head back to the bar." Tifa said breaking our moment of silence. "Alright, I can't wait to chow down," Cid said as he and the other begin to walk back to the bar. "You said it, Cid. Watching all these fights has made me hungry." Barrett said as he picks up Marlene and puts her on his shoulders. As the others leave, I noticed that Vincent and I are far behind them. I turn and look at him and said, "I don't know about you but I'm starving. Let's go eat." He nodded his head and we follow the other back to the bar.
thanks for making it to chapter 6. my first fight scenes are coming up. wish me luck.
