I have to mention…I had a lot of trouble with the last chapter. Every time I uploaded it, I noticed a mistake and had to remove it and re-upload the changes. But at least I got it up…--;; Well, here's the third chapter. Please, enjoy.
-Persistence of Love-
Chapter Three-Roar of the Demon
Yuffie was terrified out of her mind, and she screamed in fear as she felt the beast leap on her and pin her to the hard floor, though she managed to shove upward enough to stop it from ripping her throat out. It snarled dangerously in her face, saliva dribbling from its open mouth, sharp incisors inches from her face.
Then from a distance, she heard feet pounding into the floor at a high speed, racing toward her in all haste. Vincent! Who else could it be but the gunman and he was heading her way. The ninja's focus returned to the beast atop of her as it snarled and started to try and tear her throat out again. Whimpering once more, she struggled and fought against with what strength she had left but she sensed that soon it would overpower her.
Vincent darted into the room only seconds later, quickly taking in the situation, before acting on it with his best judgment. Raising the Cerberus, he fired, three hot bullets making their way toward the beast. Its mottled fur bristled at the sound and it turned towards him, growled, and then darted out of the way of the deadly projectiles, before charging at him with a roar.
He fired again, a bullet grazing its ear, before narrowly dodging out of the way of the rampaging monster, its claws ripping a tear into his crimson cloak that flared out behind him. Cursing inwardly, Vincent reloaded the Cerberus quickly as the beast took a sharp turn and made its way toward him again, teeth bared. He fired again, hitting it in the leg, causing it to yelp in pain, before letting out a howl. It echoed in the cavern, and then another howled from some distance away.
Another one was on its way.
Damnit. thought Vincent. Another one?
The second beast charged into view, red eyes gleaming as it came to aid the other that had called it. Both beasts looked at Vincent, and then charged at him simultaneously, tackling him to the ground with tremendous force. A strangled yell escaped Vincent's lips as he hit the floor, though he managed to move his claw in the way as one of them made an attempt at gashing his throat opem.
Yuffie had managed to snap out of her daze to realize that Vincent was in trouble. Glaring, the weaponless ninja jumped to her feet and kicked one of them off, a yelp ringing through the air in response. The other was focused on Vincent, trying to bite through the claw, all while clawing whatever body part it could reach.
Beast number two was back on its feet, its crimson eyes set on Yuffie, and it was personal this time. Gulping, Yuffie charged at it recklessly in attempt to confuse it, which worked for a moment, until it made its way forward and pinned her to the ground, racking her arms and causing blood to flow.
Vincent was fighting the monster with all his strength when the heated smell of blood reached his nose within seconds. Something rumbled within him, the demon inside of him maddened and enticed at the delicious and sweet aroma. An internal roar shook him to the core of his soul as a red aura began to emanate from his body.
His eyes gleamed with cat-like pupils, and his whole body went slack for the scarcest of a moment. The monster atop of him took its chance, forcing his arm out of the way and sending a deadly claw in for a death blow. A demonic roar ripped through the gunman as a heavily clawed arm shot out and grabbed the beast by the throat, stopping it an inch from his own throat.
Chaos was awake and ready to kill.
Rising, the demon threw the beast into a nearby wall, smirking when he heard its back break with a sharp crack that made the other beast freeze. Yuffie lay unconscious from the shock of losing so much blood so quickly. Her arms were a bloody mess, a testament to her attempts of defending herself from the beasts' deadly teeth.
Chaos let out a hiss at the monster before him, warning him that if he continued, he'd end up like his partner. The beast flicked it's eyes to its now dead ally, before growling and turning tail, running quickly from the tunnel and out of sight.
Inside of Chaos's mind, Vincent was enraged that he had taken over his body without his permission.
Chaos! What do you think you're doing!
Helping.
What do you mean helping!? I had everything under control.
Really? You were pinned to the floor, while your mate was being ripped apart.
…that's not the point! And she isn't my 'mate', as you choose to call her!
Host…shut up. I saved your life. And hers.
…I hate you.
I know.
Chaos chuckled darkly, before hurrying over to Yuffie, lifting her gently from the dirt floor. The heated smell of blood reached his nose, but he ignored the temptation of licking it off her arms. It was maddeningly sweet and he could all but taste it. Licking his lips all the same, the demon made his way through the 'maze' and back up the winding stairs.
He didn't want to know how the ninja had gotten lost down here. The exit had been over fifteen feet away from her the whole time. Chaos growled. Humans had a terrible sense of direction. Snorting at that thought, he made his way back into the living room, ignoring the thunderstorm that was still raging outside. Setting Yuffie on the couch, Chaos reverted to Vincent's usual form, while maintaining control. It was fun what he could do when his host wasn't in the way.
Rummaging around in the room, Chaos found a first aid kit and some cure materia in the room, before approaching Yuffie with these things. Setting them down, he contacted Vincent telepathically in his mind.
Host.
What?Are you done yet?
I'm bored and I can't eat the ninja, so you take care of her.
…bloodthirsty monster.
Thank you for the compliment. Now get out here and help her.
That said, Chaos returned control to Vincent.
Newly restored to his body once more, Vincent grabbed the first aid and set to work on Yuffie, ignoring Chaos who was trying to get him to lick off the blood. What the hell was Chaos? A bloody vampire…?
Using the cure materia, he healed up the wound as best he could, before dabbing it with alcohol lightly. Yuffie moaned slightly, shifting in her sleep, before going still once more. Finishing with that, he wrapped up her wounds with bandages, being careful not to wrap them too tightly. Cutting off circulation wouldn't do her any good.
Pulling up a chair, Vincent sat back to keep watch on Yuffie, rain falling hard outside and clattering into the roof loudly, thunder ringing out loudly, lightning lighting up the sky once in a while. And despite this, Yuffie slept on, hardly stirring as time passed and the storm raged.
Suddenly, Vincent noticed a stray strand of hair in her face. Reaching out with a gloved hand, he brushed it away gently. His crimson eyes watched her for signs of movement while doing this, before flicking away.
And with an ear shattering boom, Vincent and Yuffie were thrust into darkness.